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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITVOF ROSSLAND
BYLAWNO. 2696
A BYLAWTO PROVIDE FOR REGULATIONSGOVERNING OUTDOOR WATER USE WITHIN THE
CITYOF ROSSLAND.
WHEREAS the Community Charter a Council may, by Bylaw, establish and regulate a service
to all or part of the City;
AND WHEREAS Council wishes to conserve potable
water
and therefore
regulate the use of
potable water outdoors within the City of Rossland to manage potable water demand,
improve the efficiency of use and reduce consumption;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Rossland, in open
meeting
assembled, hereby
ENACTSAS FOLLOWS:
1.
CITATION
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Outdoor
Water
Use Regulation Bylaw No.
2696, 2019''.
2.
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Automatic" means the irrigation system
has a programmable
controller attached to it such
that a specific amount
of water
is distributed at a set time;
"By Hand" means to apply water
by hand with a spray nozzle attached to a flexible hose
with an outside diameter of no more than 25 mm, the spray nozzle must be equipped
with a with a spring-- loaded shut off valve;
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means the person(s) duly appointed as such to enforce City
Bylaws;
"Drip Irrigation" means an automatic
in--groundirrigation method that uses lower
pressure and flow than traditional
in»ground
automatic
systems
(also known as "Micro
Irrigation");
"Fire Danger Rating" is a Provincial indicator of the risk of a wildfire starting;
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"In-Ground |rrigation" means a buried-pipe irrigation system that distributes water
through
sprinkler heads;
"Irrigation" means the application or distribution of water
to landscaping;
"Landscaping" means any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land with
plants. it includes hanging baskets, flower beds, lawns, fairways, fields or any other area
consisting
primarily of sod or turf, shrubs, trees, and vegetable/edible
gardens;
"Low Head Drainage" means water
draining out of an irrigation
system
after the system
is
turned off, that results from the installation of an irrigation
system
on a slope;
"Manual" means to apply water by hand or with a simple timer attached to a flexible
hose with an outside diameter of no more than 25 mm with a spring-loaded
automatic
shutoff;
"Municipal" or "Municipa|ity" means the City of Rossland;
"Municipal Officer" means the City's Chief Administration Officer, Manager of Operations
or
any designated
staff member;
"overspraw
means water that lands beyond the planted or target
area;
"Parce|"
means parcel of land within the Municipality;
"Permit" means a Permit issued under Section
7 (iv) ofthis
Bylaw;
"Person" includes a corporation,
partnership or party, and the personal or other legal
representatives
of a person to whom the context
can apply according to law;
"Sensor Driven Automated Irrigation Systems" means programmable
automatic
inv
ground irrigation
systems
that incorporate
best landscaping practices and environmental
data in order to determine
optimal water
use;
"Waste" means to purposelessly use water,
such as but not limited to leaving a
flowing hose unattended,
leaving a broken irrigation head unattended,
or
oversaturation
ofa landscape; and
"Water" means
potable
water
supplied by the City of Rossland.
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Bylaw No; 2595
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SECTION3.0: GENERAL
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Schedule "A":Outdoor Water
Use Restriction Stages is attached
to and hereby forming
part
of this Bylaw.
No person
shall waste or allow to be wasted, water supplied by the Municipality.
No person
shall use or allow water
use contrary
to the Outdoor
Water Use Restrictions as
set out in Schedule "A".
Overspray
resulting from the effect of wind or an act of vandalism shall not be considered
an offense.
SECTION 4.0: ENFORCEMENTAND PENALTIES
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Designated Municipal staff are authorized to enter on any parcel at all reasonable times to
ascertain
whether the regulations and directions of this Bylaware being observed.
The Municipal Bylaw Officer staff are authorized
to enter
on any parcel at all
reasonable times to ascertain whether the regulations and directions of this Bylaw are
being observed.
Any person who violates any provision of this Bylawshall be deemed to have committed
an offence against this Bylaw and shall be liable;
The fine for violating any provision of this Bylaw shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for
each offence and shall be liable to a fine or penalty not exceeding
two-thousand
five-
hundred
($2,500).
Each day during which an offence under this Bylaw continues is a new and separate
offence.
SECTION 5.0: DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY
5.1
The Municipal Officer and those designated
to act on behalf ofthe Municipal Officer, are
hereby authorized to determine the applicable Water
Restriction Stage, provide notice
of Schedule "A":Outdoor
Water Restriction Stages, or extend exemption
durations.
SECTION 6.0: NOTICE OF WATER RESTRICTIONSTAGE
6.1
The Municipal Officer may issue a notice conserving
the use of water
as set out in
Schedule "A", Outdoor
Water
Restriction
Stages, attached hereto and forming
part of
this Bylaw.
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3 of 7
6.2
As Per 6.1, notice shall be considered sufficiently given if published
or circulated
within the City via standard methods of communication which may include one or all
of thefollowing
communication
methods: Municipal website, printed media, social
media, and local radio broadcasting.
6.3
Except in emergency
circumstances,
the Municipality shall provide notice of an
impending Stage increase at least one (1) week prior to enforcement
commencing.
SECTION 7.0: EXEMPTIONS FROM OUTDOOR WATER USE RESTRICTION STAGES
7.1
The following are exempt
from the Schedule "A": Outdoor Water Use Restriction Stages:
i.
A person that uses water to facilitate normal business activities related to health
and safety;
ii.
Sampling at and flushing of water
mains and/oroperational activities related to
City infrastructure as required.
iii.
A person can apply for an exemption
permit upon submitting an application
that clearly states the reason(s) to which an exemption
is required,
the period
oftime the exemption
shall last and any other details that support
the need for
an exemption.
During Stages
1 El2 Water Restrictions, permit applications will
be forwarded to a Municipal Officer for review and decision.
During Stages 3 &
4 Water Restrictions, permit applications willbe forwarded to Council and upon
a resolution of Council be granted
or denied.
SECTION8.0: SEVERABILITY
8.1
If any provision ofthis Bylaw is determined
by a court of competentjurisdiction
to be
unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from this Bylaw and shall not
affect the validity of any remaining
provision of this Bylaw.
SECTION 9.0: REPEAL
9.1
The City of Rossland "Water Service Amendment Bylaw No. 2173(2), 2002" is repealed.
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ENACTMENT
This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon adoption of this bylaw.
READA FIRSTTIME
this 15"'day of April,2019
READA SECONDTIME
this 6"'day of May, 2019
READATHIRD TIME
this 6"'day of May, 2019
FINALLVADOPTED
this 22""day of May, 2019
Mayor
3
dministrative Officer/
Corporate
Officer
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Use Restrictions
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