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TOWN OF SIDNEY
BYLAW NO. 1942
A BYLAW TO REGULATE, PROHIBIT OR IMPOSE REQUIREMENTS RESPECTING
NUISANCES, NOXIOUS OR OFFENSIVE TRADES, AND HEALTH AND SAFETY.
WHEREAS the Council of The Town of Sidney wishes to enact a bylaw to regulate, prohibit and
impose requirements respecting nuisances, noxious or offensive trades, and health and safety
matters;
AND WHEREAS the alteration of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical wiring and
equipment, gas piping and fittings, appliances and accessories in or on controlled substance
properties creates danger to occupiers and neighbours of controlled substance properties and
risks to the health and safety of the occupiers and neighbours;
AND WHEREAS controlled substance properties that contravene applicable standards under
the Building Code, British Columbia Fire Code, Health Act, Safety Standards Act or other
applicable enactments, including bylaw requirements of the Town, create risks to the health and
safety of occupiers, and reduce the value of neighbouring properties;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Sidney enacts as follows:
Part 1 Citation
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as Town of Sidney Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw
No. 1942.
Part 2 Severability
2.1
If a portion of this bylaw is found invalid by a court, it will be severed and the remainder
of the bylaw will remain in effect.
Part 3 Definitions
3.1
In this bylaw,
"amphetamines" include dextroamphetamines and methamphetamines;
"alteration" means any change made to the structural, mechanical or electrical
components of a building that has not been made with a permit under the authority of the
Town's building regulation bylaw;
"building" means any structure or construction for any use or occupancy;
"Building Code" means the British Columbia Building Code 1998 adopted by the Minister
responsible under the Community Charter, as amended or reenacted from time to time;
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"Building Inspector" means the chief building official for the Town, and every building
inspector appointed by the Town to inspect buildings or structures in respect of building,
plumbing, gas, or electrical standards;
"controlled substance" means a "controlled substance" as defined or described in
Schedules I, II or III of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, 1996 c. 19, as
amended from time to time, but does not include a controlled substance permitted under
that Act;
"controlled substance property" means
(a)
a parcel contaminated by or that contains trace amounts of chemical or
biological materials used in or produced by the trade or manufacture of a
controlled substance,
(b)
a building or structure altered to manufacture, grow, store, sell, trade or
barter a controlled substance, or
(c)
a parcel which has been or is being used for the manufacture, growing,
storage, sale, trade or barter of a controlled substance,
which does not meet applicable standards under the Building Code, British Columbia
Fire Code, Health Act, Safety Standards Act or other applicable enactments including
any bylaw requirements of the Town, as amended from time to time;
"dangerous goods" means those products or substances regulated by the Transportation
of Dangerous Goods Act and its Regulations, both as amended from time to time;
"Fire Chief" means the person who is appointed to be head of the Town's fire and rescue
services and every person designated by Council by name of office or otherwise to act in
the place of the Fire Chief;
"flammable and combustible liquid" for the purposes of this Bylaw is as classified under
the British Columbia Fire Code, as amended from time to time;
"grow operation" means the cultivation of marijuana plants or mushrooms that are
controlled substances or the production of amphetamines;
"hazardous condition" means:
(a)
any real or potential risk of fire,
(b)
any real or potential risk to the health or safety of persons or property, or
(c)
any contravention of the Building Code, British Columbia Fire Code,
Health Act , Safety Standards Act or bylaws of the Town all as amended
from time to time;
"inspector" means
(a)
the Fire Chief, and every person appointed by Council or the Fire Chief,
as applicable, to be an officer or employee of the Town's fire and rescue
service,
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(b)
the Building Inspector,
(c)
a peace officer,
(d)
the Director of Engineering and Works,
(e)
a bylaw enforcement officer,
(f)
the deputy of a person, officer or employee referred in paragraphs (a) to
(e),
(g)
other persons designated by Council by name of office or otherwise to act
in the place of the persons, officers or employees referred to in
paragraphs (a) to (f);
"owner" includes the lessee, licensee, tenant, caretaker, user or other occupier of a
building or a part of a building, or the agent of the owner;
"parcel" includes any improvement on a parcel;
"pesticide" 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,
and plant regulators, defoliants or desiccants;
"professional cleaner" means an individual or corporation experienced and qualified in
removing from buildings contaminants, including pesticides, fertilizers or chemicals used
to manufacture amphetamines or to grow controlled substances, moulds or fungi, if the
removal is required under sections 6.3 and 6.4, and may include the owner;
"residential premises" means any building or part of a building which may be occupied
lawfully as a dwelling unit by one or more persons;
"service fee" means a fee imposed under Section 8.2 and Schedule A in respect of all
direct and indirect costs incurred by the Town in relation to the inspection, investigation
or remediation of a parcel that contains or has contained a grow operation, and for
removal of a grow operation, materials associated with a grow operation or by-products
resulting from a grow operation, and includes
(a)
administration and overhead associated with the inspection and removal,
(b)
costs incurred for the lawful dismantling, disassembly, removal, clean up,
transportation, storage, and disposal of equipment, substances, materials
or other paraphernalia associated with the use, trade, business or
manufacture,
(c)
costs incurred to replace consumables used, or to replace equipment
following exposure to contaminants,
(d)
costs incurred for the analysis of the materials found at the property and
the health or safety conditions at the property,
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(e)
costs incurred in respect of the property under a contract for services for
an independent contractor or agent, including without limitation, a
professional engineer, a consultant, a person retained to carry out
construction or demolition, a health professional, an electrical inspector,
or a hazardous materials professional,
(f)
costs incurred by the Town's peace officers for the forensic investigation
and inspection of the property, securing of the property, accompanying
inspectors on or in the property, or otherwise lawfully attending at the
property,
(g)
costs incurred by the Town's fire and rescue service to inspect the
property, take any action under section 5.2, or respond to a fire caused by
(i)
an alteration made in relation to a grow operation, or
(ii)
the manufacture or growth of a controlled substance,
(h)
costs incurred by the Town for cleaning, maintaining or repairing the
Town's sanitary or storm sewers, water mains, roadways, sidewalks or
other Town property in relation to impacts of a grow operation;
"special safety inspection" means an inspection coordinated with other such
departments, jurisdictions, and contractors as is necessary to ascertain hazardous
conditions or enactment contraventions that may exist under the Building Code, Fire
Code, Health Act, bylaws of the Town or other enactments, all as amended from time to
time,
"structure" means an erection, addition, demolition, excavation or other construction,
"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 premises, including residential premises,
"utility" means a lawful provider of an electrical, water or natural gas service from a
distribution system to consumers.
Part 4 Building, Health, Safety, Nuisance and Noxious Trade Regulations
4.1
A person, other than
(a)
a utility, or
(b)
a person to whom a disconnection or bypass permit lawfully required by
the Town has been issued,
must not disconnect or bypass a meter installed for the purpose of ascertaining
consumption of electricity, water or natural gas from an electrical, water or natural gas
distribution system.
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4.2
If as a result of the use of a parcel as a controlled substance property:
(a)
the supply of electricity, water or natural gas to the parcel has been
disconnected by the Town, a utility, any other lawful authority, or any
person,
(b)
alterations or repairs have been made to a building or to electrical, water
or natural gas systems, equipment, appliances or other accessories of
any kind on the parcel contrary to, or without lawful authority under, a
Town bylaw, or
(c)
a hazardous condition exists on the parcel, then
a person other than a person referred to in section 4.1(a) or (b) must not 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 the person has complied with
paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 4.3.
4.3
Without limiting section 4.2, a person must not use or occupy a parcel described in
section 4.2 until in respect of the parcel
(a)
a special safety inspection of the parcel coordinated by the Building
Inspector has been carried out under section 5.6,
(b)
the owner has:
(i)
obtained all permits, approvals or authorizations required to carry
out, and
(ii)
has carried out or caused to be carried out,
the work necessary to bring the parcel into compliance with this bylaw
and other applicable bylaws and applicable provincial enactments, as
amended from time to time,
(c)
remedial measures prescribed by section 6.3 of this bylaw have been
completed and written certification has been provided to the Building
Inspector under section 6.4,
(d)
if required under an enactment, including the Town's building bylaw, the
owner has retained a professional engineer holding a valid licence under
the Engineers and Geoscientists Act and the professional engineer has
certified in writing that the building safety requirements required under
applicable enactments have been complied with,
(e)
the owner has paid all service fees and other fees imposed under this
bylaw and other relevant Town bylaws in relation to the inspection of the
property and the issuance of permits, and
(f)
the Building Inspector has removed the "Do not occupy" order posted
under section 5.1.
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4.4
A person must not alter a structure or building in a way that facilitates the manufacture or
growth of a controlled substance or for the purpose of establishing or operating a grow
operation.
4.5
A person must not divert or install exhaust vents for hot water tanks or furnaces to
exhaust into or within a building except by way of an exhaust vent constructed or
installed in compliance with applicable provincial and Town enactments.
4.6
A person must not store dangerous goods in a building in quantities greater than
permitted under the British Columbia Fire Code as amended from time to time.
4.7
A person must not
(a)
construct or install any obstruction of an exit or an access to an exit
required under the Building Code or other enactment, as amended from
time to time, or
(b)
remove fire stopping provided or required under an enactment, as
amended from to time, to contain the spread of fire within a building.
4.8
A person must not cause or allow a building to become subject to the growth of mould or
fungus arising from or in relation to a grow operation in the building.
4.9
A person must not cause, allow or permit
(a)
a nuisance as a result of his or her use of occupancy of a parcel,
(b)
water, rubbish or unsightly matter to collect or accumulate in, on, under or
around a parcel owned, used or occupied by him or her.
4.10
A person must not cause, allow or permit in a building the manufacture, growing,
storage, transfer or disposal of a substance that emits odours, fumes or particulate
matter that disturbs the enjoyment, comfort or convenience of individuals.
4.11
A person must not
(a)
interfere with or obstruct the Building Inspector or the Fire Chief from
posting a notice referred to in section 5.1; or
(b)
remove, alter, cover or mutilate a notice posted under section 5.1,
except with the prior written permission of the Building Inspector or Fire Chief, as
applicable.
Part 5 Powers of Building Inspector, Fire Chief and Inspectors
5.1
If the Building Inspector or Fire Chief has reason to believe that all or part of a parcel is a
controlled substance property, and
(a)
the Fire Chief has ordered every occupier of a controlled substance
property to vacate, or
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(b)
Council has ordered every occupier of the controlled substance property
to vacate under the Community Charter,
the Building Inspector or Fire Chief may post a notice in the form of Schedule D in a
conspicuous place at the entrances of the parcel and deliver to the owner of the parcel a
notice that the parcel is unsafe and that no person may enter or occupy the parcel.
5.2
The Fire Chief may
(a)
enter on real property and inspect premises for conditions that may cause
a fire, increase the danger of a fire or increase the danger to persons or
property from a fire,
(b)
take measures to prevent and suppress fires, including the demolition of
buildings and other structures to prevent the spreading of fires,
(c)
order the owner of real property to undertake any actions directed by the
Fire Chief for the purpose of removing or reducing any thing or condition
that person considers is a fire hazard or increases the danger of fire,
(d)
order every occupier of a controlled substance property to vacate the
property until the "Do not occupy" notice posted by the Fire Chief under
section 5.1 has been removed by the Building Inspector under this bylaw,
(e)
without limiting paragraphs (a) to (d), exercise the powers of the Fire
Commissioner under section 25(1) to (4) of the Fire Services Act, and for
these purposes that section applies.
5.3
Subject to the Community Charter, an inspector may enter on real property to:
(a)
inspect
and
determine
whether
all
regulations,
prohibitions
or
requirements under this bylaw or other enactments are being met in
relation to any manner for which the Council, a municipal officer or
employee or a person authorized by the Council has exercised authority
under this or another act to regulate, prohibit or impose requirements,
(b)
to carry out a special safety inspection under section 5.6,
(c)
take action authorized under sections 9.1 and 9.2 of this Bylaw, or
(d)
inspect or disconnect or remove a water service under section 10.1 of this
Bylaw.
5.4
Subject to section 7.2, and the Community Charter, the Building Inspector or an
inspector may attend at the parcel from time to time during the course of work required
by or contemplated under this bylaw to ascertain that the work required of the owner is
taking place and to monitor the work done by the owner.
5.5
The Building Inspector may on behalf of the Town:
(a)
acknowledge receipt of evidence from the owner of completion of work
referred to in section 4.3, 6.3 and 6.4;
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(b)
receive the written certification, documents and fees referred to in section
4.3 and 6.4.
5.6
The Building Inspector may
(a)
coordinate a special safety inspection of the controlled substance
property; and
(b)
deliver to the owner of the parcel a letter in the form of Schedule B.
5.7
When an owner has complied with the requirements listed in paragraphs (a) to (f) of
section 4.3, the Building Inspector must remove the "Do not occupy" notice posted under
section 5.1.
Part 6 Duty of registered owner
6.1
Every person who is registered in the Land Title Office as the title holder of a parcel that
contains premises, a building or a structure that is subject to a tenancy agreement made
after the enactment of this bylaw who has inspected the premises at a time when there
is a contravention of this bylaw, in relation to the premises, building or structure, must
(a)
within 24 hours of the discovery of the contravention, deliver written
notice to the Building Inspector of the particulars of the contravention, and
(b)
subject to the Residential Tenancy Act, within two months of the delivery
of the notice, take such action as may be necessary to bring the premises
into compliance with this bylaw.
6.2
Every owner or occupier of real property must undertake any action directed by the Fire
Chief for the purpose of removing or reducing any thing or condition that the Fire Chief
or the other authorized person considers is a fire hazard or increases the danger of fire.
6.3
If a building has been used for a grow operation, the owner of the building must, within
fourteen (14) days after delivery by the Town of a letter under section 5.6(b), subject to
the Residential Tenancy Act
(a)
remove and dispose of all carpets and curtains in the building,
(b)
if the building is heated by forced air heating, have the furnace, all air
ducts, main distribution ducts, venting, and filtering cleaned by a
professional cleaner or by a duct cleaning company, and
(c)
have all walls, floors and ceilings in the building replaced or cleaned and
disinfected by a professional cleaner.
6.4
After a professional cleaner has completed requirements of section 6.3 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 written
certification in the form of Schedule C to the Building Inspector that the requirements of
section 6.3 have been satisfied and the building is substantially free of any pesticides,
fertilizers, toxic chemical contamination, moulds or fungi, prior to the occupancy or
re-occupancy of the building, and United States Standard S-500 as amended from time
to time applies to mould removal. [in small municipalities where there are no Board
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certified persons, the owner must provide written notice instead of certification to the
Building Inspector]
6.5
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.
6.6
Neither the removal of a "Do not occupy" order posted under section 5.1 nor the
issuance of a building permit under this bylaw nor the acceptance or review of plans,
drawings or specifications or supporting documents, or any inspections made by or on
behalf of the Town, will in any way relieve the owner from full and sole responsibility to
perform work required or contemplated under this bylaw or the Building Code and all
other applicable codes, standards and as amended from time to time.
6.7
It is the full and sole responsibility of the owner (and where the owner is acting through a
representative, the representative) to carry out the work in respect of which a permit was
issued or which is required prior to removal of a "Do not occupy" order posted under
section 5.1 in compliance with this bylaw and all other applicable codes, standards and
enactments, including the Building Code, as amended from time to time.
Part 7 Town Reliance
7.1
Neither the issuance of a building permit nor a removal of a "Do not occupy" order
posted under section 5.1 under this bylaw nor the acceptance or review of plans,
drawings or specifications or supporting documents nor any inspections made by or on
behalf of the Town constitute in any way a representation, warranty, assurance or
statement that the Building Code, this bylaw or any other applicable codes standards or
enactments have been complied with.
7.2
When a professional engineer, architect or other person provides certification or other
documentation to the Town under this bylaw that the work required by or contemplated
by this bylaw substantially conforms to the requirements of this bylaw and that the
building complies with the health and safety requirements of the Building Code, BC
Electrical Code, this bylaw and all other health and safety requirements established by
applicable enactments as amended from time to time and as applicable, the Town will
rely solely on the documentation as evidence of conformity with these requirements and
not on its receipt of plans, monitoring of the work, acknowledgement of completion, or
removal of a "Do not occupy" notice under section 5.7.
Part 8 Fees
8.1
The following fees apply under this bylaw:
(a)
each time one or more Inspectors enters on a parcel to carry out an
inspection in the exercise of authority by the Town to regulate, prohibit or
impose requirements under this bylaw or another enactment, or to attend
at the parcel under sections 5.3, 5.4 or 5.6, the owner must pay the Town
the administration and inspection fee stipulated in Schedule A;
(b)
for a special safety inspection, the owner or occupier must prior to
inspection pay the Town the fee stipulated in Schedule A.
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8.2
Without limiting section 8.1, every owner whose parcel is used as a controlled substance
property must pay the Town all service fees incurred by or on behalf of the Town in
respect of the parcel.
8.3
Despite section 8.2, if any owner inspects and reports a contravention under section
6.1(b)(i) of this bylaw, service fees arising in respect of the contravention are waived in
respect of that incident, unless the owner discovers the contravention after a peace
officer discovers the contravention.
Part 9 Default
9.1
If an owner of a parcel fails to comply with a requirement of the Town under this bylaw or
another enactment, the Town, by its officers, employees or agents 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 bring it up to a
standard specified in an enactment, at the expense of the owner or occupier who has
failed to comply, and may recover the costs incurred as debt.
9.2
If the owner has failed to pay the Town's costs of acting in default under section 9.1
before the 31st day of December in the year that the correction of the default was
effected, the costs must be added to and form part of the taxable payable on the
property as taxes in arrears.
Part 10
Discontinuance of Service
10.1
The Town 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, subject to the requirements that the
Town must:
(a)
give the owner of the real property seven (7) days' written notice of an
opportunity to make representations to Council with respect to the
proposed discontinuance of the water service, and
(b)
after the persons affected have had an opportunity to make
representations to Council, the Town must give the owner seven (7) days'
written notice of any proposed discontinuance of the water service.
Part 11
Offence and Penalty
11.1
Every person who contravenes any provisions of this bylaw commits an offence
punishable upon summary conviction and is liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000.00.
11.2
If an offence is a continuing offence, each day that the offence is continued constitutes a
separate and distinct offence.
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Part 12
Schedules
Schedule A - Fees
Schedule B - Letter to Property Owner
Schedule C - Certification Form
Schedule D - Notice - Do not occupy
Introduced and read a first time the 15th day of October, 2008.
Read a second time the
15th day of October, 2008.
Read a third time the
15th day of October, 2008.
DEPOSITED with the Minister of Health this 28th day of November, 2008.
NOTICE GIVEN UNDER Section 59 of the Community Charter this 23rd day of February, 2009.
Reconsidered and finally adopted the 23rd day of February, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
MAYOR
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATOR
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SCHEDULE A
Fees
Administration and Inspection Fees
Each time the Town, by its officers, employees, peace officers, or agents enters on a parcel to
inspect, in the exercise of the Town's authority to regulate, prohibit or impose requirements
under this Bylaw, or another enactment, or to attend at the parcel under section 5.4, the owner
must pay the Town a fee of:
(a)
$500.00 per inspection;
(b)
An additional $500.00 for a subsequent inspection undertaken if the owner or
occupier has failed to undertake action ordered by the Fire Chief, the Council or
a person authorized under the bylaw to order the action;
(c)
$500.00 for a special safety inspection with inspectors.
Service Fees
The following hourly rates will be charged for personnel and equipment utilized in respect of a
controlled substances property. Depending on the day of the week and the time of day that
such personnel are required, the hourly rates may be charged at time-and-a-half or double-time.
Fire Personnel
Hourly Rate
Fire Chief
$70
Deputy Fire Chief
$55
Assistant Fire Chief
$55
Fire Inspector
$45
Firefighter
$25
Fire Apparatus
Hourly Rate
Engine
$200
Aerial Apparatus
$650
Rescue Apparatus
$100
Small Vehicles
$25
RCMP
Hourly Rate
Inspector
$60
Staff Sergeant
$50
Other RCMP Members
$40
RCMP Vehicles
$10
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Town Staff
Hourly Rate
Senior Building Inspector
$55
Building Inspector
$45
Bylaw Enforcement Officer
$45
Other Town Staff
At actual rates
Town Vehicles
Hourly Rate
Cars
$6.00
Light Trucks
$8.00
Other Town Vehicles
Per fleet rate
In the event that the Town requires the work of a third party, or contracted equipment, the rate
charged will be Cost Plus 10%
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SCHEDULE B
Letter to Property Owner
SUBJECT:
Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 1942
This letter is to notify you that the Town of Sidney's Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw
No. 1942 establishes regulations concerning the cleaning and remediation of residential
premises that have been used for marijuana grow operations or amphetamine production.
The Town is aware that residential premises at {insert address} were in use as a marijuana
grow operation {or amphetamine production operation} which has been removed by the police.
The bylaw requires that within fourteen (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 residential premises.
After the cleaning is completed, a qualified professional must certify that the premises are free
from pesticides, fertilizer, toxic moulds, chemicals and fungus, and United States Standard
S-500 applies to removal of mould.
Until the cleaning and certification have been completed, section 15 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 Town's Building Department at 250-656-1725.
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SCHEDULE C
Certification Form
TO:
The Town of Sidney
FROM:
[insert name of professional cleaner]
RE:
residential premises located at [insert address]
This is to certify that in accordance with Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw
No. 1942 the professional identified in this certification:
(1)
Meets the certification requirements for an inspector under section 6.3 of the
Bylaw; and
(2)
Has completed an inspection of the residential premises on
_________________; and
(3)
The residential premises are substantially free of any pesticides, fertilizers and
toxic chemicals, moulds or fungi, in accordance with United States Standard
S-500.
The undersigned professional may be contacted at :[ insert business telephone number].
CERTIFIED AS OF ________________________[insert date]
[Insert Name of professional cleaner]
__________________________
Authorized Representative
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SCHEDULE D
Notice - Do Not Occupy
TAKE NOTICE THAT these premises have been used as a controlled substance operation.
Pursuant to Town of Sidney Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 1942, no person may
occupy these premises until cleaning and remediation have been completed in accordance with
that bylaw and the Building Inspector 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 [insert name and telephone number of appropriate Town
official].
__________________________
[insert title]
Town of Sidney