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CITY OF RICHMOND
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
BYLAW NO. 7897
EFFECTIVE DATE - JUNE 27, 2005
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
This is a consolidation of the bylaws listed below. The amendment bylaws have been combined
with the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a legal document.
Certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all interpretations and
applications of the bylaws on this subject.
AMENDMENT BYLAW
EFFECTIVE DATE
Bylaw 8231
May 14, 2007
Bylaw 8485
September 14, 2009
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CITY OF RICHMOND
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
BYLAW NO. 7897
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE
BUILDING AND SAFETY STANDARDS
1.1
General Prohibitions............................................................................1
1.2
Fire Protection......................................................................................3
1.3
Tenancies ..............................................................................................3
PART TWO
REMEDIATION REQUIREMENTS
2.1
Owner Obligations...............................................................................3
2.2
Inspection and Certification Requirements.......................................4
2.3
Occupancy ............................................................................................4
2.4
Alterations ............................................................................................4
PART THREE FEES
3.1
Establishment of Fees ..........................................................................5
PART FOUR
NOTICES AND INSPECTIONS
4.1
Role of the Inspector............................................................................6
4.2
Discontinuance of Service....................................................................6
PART FIVE
VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.....................................................7
PART SIX
INTERPRETATION...........................................................................7
PART SEVEN
FAILURE TO COMPLY..................................................................12
PART EIGHT
SEVERABILITY & CITATION......................................................12
Schedule A
Inspection, Confirmation & Re-Occupancy Fees................................13
Schedule B
Letter to Property Owner .....................................................................14
Schedule C
Notice...................................................................................................15
Schedule D
Service Fees .........................................................................................16
Schedule E
Certification Form................................................................................17
Schedule F
Re-Occupancy Permit..........................................................................18
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City of Richmond
Bylaw 7897
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & REPAIR
BYLAW NO. 7897
The Council of the City of Richmond enacts as follows:
PART ONE: BUILDING AND SAFETY STANDARDS
1.1
General Prohibitions
1.1.1 A person must not, other than when authorized by the owner or operator of an
electrical or water distribution system, disconnect from such electrical or water
distribution system, a meter installed for the purpose of ascertaining the
consumption of electricity or water.
1.1.2 A person must not:
(a)
divert or install exhaust vents of hot water tanks or furnaces so that they
exhaust into or within a building, instead of by way of an exhaust vent
constructed or installed in compliance with applicable safety enactments;
(b)
construct or install any obstruction of an exit or an access to an exit
required under the Building Regulation Bylaw or other safety
enactment;
(c)
remove fire stopping that is provided or required under a safety
enactment to contain the spread of fire within a building; or
(d)
undertake an alteration to a building for the purpose of establishing or
operating a grow operation.
1.1.3 If, as a result of the use of a parcel as a grow operation or controlled substance
property,
(a)
the supply of electricity, water, or natural gas to the parcel has been
disconnected by the City or any other lawful authority; or
(b)
unauthorized alterations have been made to structural, electrical, water
or gas systems, equipment, appliances, or other accessories of any kind
on the parcel; or
(c)
a hazardous condition exists on the parcel,
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a person must not permanently reconnect the supply of electricity, water, or
natural gas and, subject to the Residential Tenancy Act, a person must not use or
occupy the parcel until:
(i)
the parcel has been inspected by the building official and all
other lawful authorities having jurisdiction over the supply of
electricity, water, or natural gas, for compliance with all health
and safety requirements in the bylaws of the City, and any
provincial statute or regulation relating to building, electrical,
water, health, gas, or fire safety;
(ii)
the owner has obtained all permits, approvals or authorizations
required to carry out the work necessary to bring the parcel into
compliance with the bylaws of the City, and all provincial statutes
and regulations;
(iii)
all of the work referred to in this section has been completed and
inspected by the building official and all other lawful authorities
having jurisdiction, and the parcel is in compliance with the
bylaws of the City, and all applicable provincial statutes and
regulations; and
(iv)
the owner has paid all service fees and other fees imposed by
Schedule A of this bylaw and other relevant City bylaws in
relation to the inspection of the parcel, and the issuance of
permits, and the Manager, Building Approvals has issued a
re-occupancy permit for the parcel (Schedule F).
1.1.4 The building official or fire inspector may post a notice containing the words
"Unsafe - Do Not Enter or Occupy" in a conspicuous place at the entrances to a
controlled substance property in respect of which:
(a)
the fire inspector or the Manager, Building Approvals has made an order to
vacate, or
(b)
Council has made an order to vacate under the Community Charter.
1.1.5
A person must not:
(a)
interfere or obstruct the building official or fire inspector from posting a
notice referred to in subsection 1.1.4; or
(b)
remove, alter, cover, or mutilate a notice posted under subsection 1.1.4,
except with the permission of the building official or fire inspector,
whichever is applicable.
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1.1.6 No Person may cause or allow a building to become subject to the growth of
mould or fungus arising from, or in relation to, the cultivation of marijuana
plants, or the production of amphetamines or other controlled substances in
such building.
1.2
Fire Protection
1.2.1 An owner or occupier of real property must:
(a)
undertake any action directed by a fire inspector for the purpose of
removing or reducing any thing or condition that the fire inspector
considers is a fire hazard or increases the danger of fire; and
(b)
permit entry by an inspector, who attends the real property at any
reasonable time, to determine whether there is compliance with this bylaw.
1.3
Tenancies
1.3.1 Every owner of residential premises or other building that is subject to a
tenancy agreement must inspect such residential premises or other building at
least once every three months to ascertain whether this bylaw has been
contravened.
1.3.2 Every owner of residential premises or other building that is subject to a
tenancy agreement who has knowledge of a contravention of this bylaw, in
relation to the residential premises or other building, must:
(a)
within 48 hours of the discovery of the contravention, deliver written
notice to the City of the particulars of the contravention, and
(b)
within two months of the delivery of the notice, subject to the Residential
Tenancy Act, take any action necessary to bring the residential premises
or other building into compliance with this bylaw.
PART TWO: REMEDIATION REQUIREMENTS
2.1
Owner Obligations
2.1.1 If a building has been used for a grow operation, and the City has delivered to the
owner of such building, at the address shown on the Assessment Roll, a Letter to
Property Owner (Schedule B), the owner of the building must, within fourteen
days after the grow operation has been removed, subject to the Residential
Tenancy Act:
(a)
either remove and dispose of all carpets and curtains in the building, or
have all carpets and curtains in the building cleaned by a professional
cleaner;
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(b)
have all air ducts cleaned by a professional cleaner or by a duct cleaning
company, if the building is heated by forced air heating; and
(c)
either remove all mould or water-damaged materials such as, but not
limited to, drywall or gyproc, or have all walls and ceilings in the building
cleaned and disinfected by a professional cleaner.
2.2
Inspection and Certification Requirements
2.2.1 After a professional cleaner has been engaged by the owner and has complied
with the requirements of section 2.1, an individual or corporation certified by the
Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists or the American Board of
Industrial Hygiene must inspect the building and provide a written Certification
Form (Schedule E) to the Manager, Building Approvals, confirming that the
requirements of section 2.1 have been satisfied, and that the building is
substantially free of any pesticides, fertilizers, toxic substances, moulds, or fungi,
prior to the occupancy or re-occupancy of the building.
2.3
Occupancy
2.3.1 After a grow operation has been removed from a building and until the remedial
measures prescribed by section 2.1 have been completed and written certification
has been provided in accordance with section 2.2, the building must not be
occupied by any person.
2.3.2 Before a building is re-occupied after removal of a grow operation, the owner
must notify the prospective occupants in writing that a grow operation has been
removed and that the requirements of this bylaw have been met.
2.4
Alterations
2.4.1 A building must not be re-occupied after the removal of a grow operation until:
(a)
a building permit has been obtained for any proposed or remediation work,
including an alteration, which requires a permit under the Building
Regulation Bylaw;
(b)
the building complies with the requirements of British Columbia
Building Code, the British Columbia Fire Code, the Safety Standards Act
of British Columbia, the City's Building Regulation Bylaw, this bylaw,
all as amended from time to time, and all other health and safety
requirements established by law;
(c)
the owner has paid all service fees and other fees due and owing under this
or any other bylaw of the City;
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(d)
the Manager, Building Approvals has confirmed that a satisfactory
occupancy inspection of the residential premises by the City's Building
Approvals Department has been completed; and
(e)
a re-occupancy permit (Schedule F) has been issued.
PART THREE: FEES
3.1
Establishment of Fees
3.1.1 The following fees apply under this bylaw:
(a)
each time an Inspector enters on a parcel to carry out an inspection in the
exercise of authority by the City to regulate, prohibit or impose
requirements under this bylaw, or another safety enactment, the owner
must pay the administration and inspection fee specified in Schedule A, and
such fee must be paid before confirmation is provided under clause (d) of
subsection 2.4.1.
(b)
for each inspection prior to the issuance of a re-occupancy permit, the
owner or occupier must pay the re-occupancy permit fee specified in
Schedule A;
(c)
to obtain a re-occupancy permit, the owner must pay the fees specified in
Schedule A;
(c.1) for a special safety inspection, the owner or occupier must pay the fee
specified in Schedule A; and
(d)
in addition, every owner whose parcel is used for a grow operation or
controlled substance property must pay to the City all service costs
incurred by or on behalf of the City, calculated in accordance with
Schedule D and which are deemed to be service fees as identified in
Schedule D, unless that owner has delivered to the City notice pursuant to
subsection 1.3, prior to any entry by the City onto the parcel.
3.1.2 Every person required to pay any fee or service fee under this bylaw may within 30
days of receipt of an invoice demanding payment, appeal the amount of the invoice
by notifying the Director, City Clerk's Office in writing. The person shall be
afforded the opportunity to be heard by Council to determine if the fee or service
fee should be paid.
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PART FOUR: NOTICES AND INSPECTIONS
4.1
Role of the Inspector
4.1.1 Subject to the provisions of the Community Charter, an Inspector may attend or
request the attendance of one or more other Inspectors to enter onto and inspect a
parcel, if the Inspector:
(a)
believes the real property is not in compliance with this bylaw;
(b)
is concerned for the health, safety, or possible injury to a tenant, an
occupant, or the public; or
(c)
believes there is property damage to a building which may affect the health
or safety of a tenant, an occupant, or the public.
4.1.2 Subject to the provisions of the Community Charter, an inspector may:
(a)
inspect and determine whether all regulations, prohibitions and
requirements under this bylaw or other safety enactments are being met
in relation to any matter for which the Council, a municipal officer or
employee or a person authorized by the Council has exercised authority
under this or another enactment to regulate, prohibit or impose
requirements;
(b)
coordinate a special safety inspection of a parcel or parcels;
(c)
carry out a special safety inspection of a parcel or parcels pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this subsection;
(d)
take action authorized under Part Seven; and
(e)
inspect, disconnect or remove a water service pursuant to subsection 4.2.
4.1.3 The Manager, Building Approvals or a person acting under the direction of the
Manager, Building Approvals may post a Notice (Schedule C) on any building
which has been used for a grow operation, advising of the provisions of this
bylaw.
4.1.4 A person must not interfere with an inspection or proposed inspection under
subsection 4.1.2, or remove or deface any notice posted under subsection 4.1.3.
4.2
Discontinuance of Service
4.2.1 The City may discontinue providing water service to a parcel if the water is being
used for, or in relation to, a grow operation on the parcel, provided the City:
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(a)
gives the owner and occupier of the parcel seven days written notice of an
opportunity to make representation to Council with respect to the proposed
discontinuance of the water service; and
(b)
after the persons affected have had an opportunity to make representation to
Council, the City must give the owner and occupier seven days written
notice of any proposed discontinuance of the water service.
PART FIVE: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
5.1
Any person who:
(a)
violates or who causes or allows any of the provisions of this bylaw to be
violated; or
(b)
fails to comply with any of the provisions of this, or any other applicable bylaw
or statute; or
(c)
neglects or refrains from doing anything required by this bylaw; or
(d)
makes any false or misleading statement,
is deemed to have committed an infraction of, or an offence against this bylaw, and is
liable on summary conviction, to the penalties provided for in the Offence Act, and each
day that such violation is caused or allowed to continue constitutes a separate offence.
PART SIX: INTERPRETATION
6.1
In this bylaw, unless the context requires otherwise:
ALTERATION
means any change made to the structural, gas,
plumbing, ventilation mechanical or electrical
components of a building.
AMPHETAMINES
include
dextroamphetamines
and
methamphetamines.
BUILDING
means a structure or portion of a structure,
including foundations and supporting structures
for equipment or machinery or both, which is
used or intended to be used for supporting or
sheltering a use, occupancy, persons, animals, or
property.
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BUILDING REGULATION
means the current Building Regulation Bylaw of
BYLAW
the City.
BUILDING OFFICIAL
means the General Manager, Urban Development
for the City, and every employee or agent
appointed by the City to inspect buildings in
respect of building, plumbing or gas safety
standards.
CONSTRUCT/CONSTRUCTION means to build, erect, install, repair, alter, add,
enlarge,
move,
locate,
relocate,
reconstruct,
demolish, remove, excavate or shore.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
means a "controlled substance" as defined and
described in Schedules I, II, or III of the
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (R.S.C.
1996, c. 19), but does not include a controlled
substance that is permitted under that Act or
otherwise lawfully permitted under the Business
License Bylaw.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
means:
PROPERTY
(a) a parcel contaminated by chemical or
biological materials used in, or produced by,
the trade or manufacture of a controlled
substance; or
(b) a building altered to trade or manufacture a
controlled substance; or
(c) a parcel which has been used for the
manufacture, growing, sale, trade or barter of
a controlled substance therein or thereon;
and
which does not meet applicable safety standards
under the British Columbia Building Codes, Gas
Code and Electrical Code per B.C. Safety
Standards Act, British Columbia Fire Code,
Health Act, or other applicable safety regulations
including any bylaw requirements of the City all
as amended from time to time.
COUNCIL
means Council of the City.
CITY
means City of Richmond.
FIRE CHIEF
means the person who is appointed to be head of
the Richmond Fire Rescue Department and every
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person
designated
by
Council
under
the
Community Charter by name of office or
otherwise to act in the place of the Fire Chief.
FIRE INSPECTOR
means the Fire Chief and every member of the
Richmond Fire Department or any other person
designated by the Fire Chief by name or office or
otherwise.
GROW OPERATION
means the cultivation of marijuana plants or the
production of amphetamines, or the production
of other controlled substances.
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
means:
(a) any real or potential risk of fire;
(b) any real or potential risk to the health or
safety of persons or property;
(c) any unapproved or unauthorized building
alteration; or
(d) repairs needed to a building,
arising or resulting from the use or contamination
of a parcel as a controlled substance property.
INSPECTOR
means:
(a)
a fire inspector;
(b)
the City's Manager of Building Approvals
and every employee or agent authorized by
the City to inspect buildings in respect of
building,
plumbing,
electrical
or
gas
standards;
(c)
the Chief Licensing Inspector and licensing
inspectors
(d)
a bylaw enforcement officer;
(e)
other persons designated by Council by
name of office or otherwise to act in the
place of persons, officers, or employees
referred to in clauses (a) through (d).
MANAGER
means the Manager, Community Bylaws, the
Chief Licensing Inspector, or the Manager,
Building Approvals.
OCCUPIER
means a person occupying a property within the
City and includes the registered owner of the
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property where the owner is the person
occupying or if the property is unoccupied.
OWNER
includes the registered owner in fee simple of real
property located in the City and those persons
defined as "owner" in the Community Charter.
PARCEL
means includes land and any improvement
comprised in a parcel.
PESTICIDES
means a substance or mixture, including a
chemical, used to destroy, prevent, repel or
mitigate fungi or animal pests or microorganisms
such as bacteria or viruses, and includes
herbicides, fungicides, or other substances used to
control pests, plant regulators, defoliants or
desiccants.
PROFESSIONAL CLEANER
means an individual or corporation that is
experienced
and
qualified
in
removing
contaminants from buildings and is licensed to
carry on business in the City.
RE-OCCUPANCY PERMIT
means permission or authorization through the
issuance of Schedule F by the Manager, Building
Approvals to re-occupy any building, in respect
of which the Manager, Building Approvals has
issued an order to cease occupancy because of a
hazardous condition.
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES
means any building that may lawfully be
occupied as a dwelling unit by one or more
persons.
SERVICE COSTS
means all direct and indirect costs incurred:
(a) by the Richmond Fire Rescue Department;
(b) by the Richmond detachment of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police;
(c) by the City's Business Licensing Department
and Building Approvals Department;
(d) under a contract for services by an
independent contractor, service provider,
consultant or agent, including without
limitation, a qualified electrical inspector, a
hazardous
materials
professional,
a
professional engineer, a health professional, a
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person retained to carry out construction or
demolition;
(e) for associated administration and overhead
expenses in relation to an inspection of a
parcel that has apparently been used for a
grow operation or controlled substance
property;
(f) or the lawful dismantling, disassembly,
demolition,
removal,
clean-up,
transportation, storage and disposal of
structures, equipment, substances, materials
and other paraphernalia associated with a
grow operation or with the use, trade,
business or manufacture of any controlled
substance;
(g) for the replacement of consumables used, or
the replacement of equipment following
exposure to contaminants; and
(h) as a result of the analysis of the materials
found at the property and the health and
safety conditions at the parcel,
all of which are determined in accordance with
Schedule D of this bylaw;
SPECIAL SAFETY
means an inspection coordinated with any
INSPECTION
municipal departments, provincial or federal
authorities, and independent professionals or
contractors as may be necessary to ascertain
hazardous conditions or contraventions that may
exist under the British Columbia Building Code,
the British Columbia Fire Code, the Safety
Standards Act, the Health Act, bylaws of the City
or other applicable enactments, but does not
include an inspection pursuant to an emergency
call for police, fire or ambulance services or an
inspection carried out under a warrant as part of a
criminal investigation.
STRUCTURE
means all or part of a construction, whether fixed
to, supported by, sunk into, or located in, land,
water or airspace, and includes freestanding sign
structures over 3.0 m in height and supporting
structures for such signs, and includes a sewage
holding tank, but excludes landscaping, paving, a
fence, or a retaining wall under 1.0 m in height.
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TENANCY AGREEMENT
means an agreement, whether written or oral,
express or implied, having a predetermined
expiry date or not, between a landlord and tenant
respecting possession of residential premises.
PART SEVEN: FAILURE TO COMPLY
7.1
If an owner or occupier of a parcel fails to comply with a requirement of the City under
this bylaw or another safety enactment, the City, within the time specified in the order or
notice, may enter on the parcel and take such action as may be required to correct the
default, including to remediate the parcel or to have the parcel attain a standard specified
in any safety enactment, at the expense of the owner or occupier who has failed to
comply, and may recover the costs incurred as debt.
7.2
If the owner has failed to pay the cost to the City incurred under section 7.1 before the
31st day of December in the year that the corrective action was taken, the service costs
must be added to and form part of the taxes payable on the property as taxes in arrears.
PART EIGHT: SEVERABILITY AND CITATION
8.1
If any part, section, subsection, clause, or subclause of this bylaw is, for any reason, held to
be invalid by the decision of a Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision does not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw.
8.2
This bylaw is cited as "Property Maintenance & Repair (Grow-Op) Bylaw No. 7897",
and comes into force and effect on July 1st, 2005.
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SCHEDULE A to BYLAW NO. 7897
INSPECTION, CONFIRMATION & RE-OCCUPANCY FEES
The following fees apply to all inspections and related administrative actions carried out under
this Bylaw:
1.
Other than an inspection for the purpose of a re-occupancy permit, each time an
inspector enters on a parcel to inspect pursuant to section 4.1.2(a), the owner or
occupier must pay to the City:
(a)
$300.00; and
(b)
an additional $300.00 for each subsequent inspection undertaken if the owner or
occupier has failed to undertake any action ordered by a fire inspector, the City,
or a person authorized under this bylaw to order the action.
2.
Each time a special safety inspection is carried out pursuant to section 4.1.2(c), the
owner or occupier must pay to the City $4,200.00.
3.
Before confirmation is provided under section 2.4.1(d), the owner or occupier must pay
all applicable fees under the City's Building Regulation Bylaw and any amendments
thereto; and
4.
To obtain a re-occupancy permit, the owner or occupier must pay to the City $500.00
for up to two inspections by a building official and, if necessary, $120.00 for each
subsequent inspection.
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SCHEDULE B to BYLAW NO. 7897
LETTER TO PROPERTY OWNER
Re: Property Maintenance & Repair (Grow-Op) Bylaw 7897
This letter is to notify you that Richmond's "Property Maintenance & Repair (Grow-Op) Bylaw
No. 7897" establishes regulations concerning the cleaning and remediation of buildings that have
been used for marijuana grow operations or amphetamine production.
The City has been advised by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that the building at (insert
address) was in use as a marijuana grow operation (or amphetamine production operation) which
has been removed by the police.
The bylaw requires that within 14 days, all carpets and curtains in the premises must be removed
or cleaned, any forced air heating ducts in the premises must be cleaned, and all walls and
ceilings must be cleaned and disinfected. That work must be carried out by a Professional
Cleaner with experience in removing contaminants from buildings. The Professional Cleaner
must hold a license to carry on business in Richmond.
After the cleaning is completed, an individual or corporation certified by the Canadian
Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists or the American Board of Industrial Hygiene
must certify that the premises are safe for human occupancy.
Until the cleaning and certification have been completed, subsection 2.3.1 of the bylaw prohibits
occupancy by any person. Before occupancy, you are required to notify prospective occupants
that the requirements of the bylaw have been satisfied.
We enclose a copy of the bylaw for your reference. If you have any questions concerning the
regulations in the bylaw, please call the City's Business Licensing, Permits and Bylaws
Department at (insert telephone number).
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SCHEDULE C
NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE THAT these Premises have been used as a marijuana grow operation (or an
amphetamine production operation).
Pursuant to Richmond's "Property Maintenance & Repair (Grow-Op) Bylaw No. 7897", no
person may occupy these premises until cleaning and remediation have been completed in
accordance with that bylaw and the Manager, Building Approvals or his designate has confirmed
that a satisfactory occupancy inspection has been completed.
It is an offence to remove or deface this notice.
Any inquiries should be directed to Manager, Building Approvals (insert name and telephone
number of appropriate City official).
____________________________________
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SCHEDULE D
SERVICE FEES
A.
Staff Costs (2 hour minimum charge) All fees charge shall be the hourly wage paid for
the individual attending as determined by the applicable working/collective agreement or
pay grid for nonunion staff plus an amount of $15.00 per hour per person which equates
to the additional personnel and equipment costs incurred by the City for each hour of
service provided.
Constable R.C.M.P
Bylaw Enforcement Officer
Bylaw Enforcement Supervisor
Senior Building Official
Building Official
Fire Fighter
B.
Equipment
Costs
Fire Truck
$300.00 /hr or part thereof
Replacement of Equipment by
Cost to City
Exposure to contaminants
Replacement of Consumable Equipment
Cost to City
Analysis and Tests of materials or
Cost to City
Conditions found at the property
C.
Administration
Administration and Overhead costs of 15% shall be charged on all of the above fees.
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SCHEDULE E
CERTIFICATION FORM
TO:
City of Richmond
FROM:
(insert name of professional cleaner)
RE:
Premises at (insert address)
This is to certify that in accordance with sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the "Property Maintenance &
Repair (Grow-Op) Bylaw No. 7897", the professional identified in this certification:
(a) meets the requirements for a professional inspector under section 2.2 of the bylaw;
(b) has completed an inspection of the Premises on
(date); and
(c) the Premises are remediated in accordance with section 2.3 and as such, are
substantially free from any pesticides, toxic chemicals, moulds, or fungi normally
associated with and found in a "Grow Operation" premises, and that the Premises are
fit for human use and occupancy.
The undersigned professional may be contacted at: (insert business telephone number).
CERTIFIED AS OF ___________________(insert date)
(insert name of professional inspector)
________________________
Authorized Representative
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SCHEDULE F
RE-OCCUPANCY PERMIT
Address of Building:
Legal Description:
Approved Occupancy (use):
The Building remediated under the authority of Building Permit Number: __________
is approved for Re-occupancy.
This Permit confirms that inspections pursuant to Property Maintenance and Repair (Grow-Op)
Bylaw No. 7897 have been completed and remediation requirements have been satisfied. This
Permit is not a warranty that the subject Building complies with all Municipal and Provincial
Regulations governing Building Construction nor that it is without defect. It is only a formal
comment on the remediated condition of the Building at the date of issue only.
This certificate must be affixed to a conspicuous and permanent place in the said building and
must not be removed.
Manager, Building Approvals
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