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TOWN OF SIDNEY
BYLAW NO. 1269
(CONSOLIDATED)
Amendment Bylaws incorporated as listed at the end of the document.
A BYLAW TO IMPOSE A CHARGE AGAINST THE OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF
REAL PROPERTY FOR THE USE OF A SEWERAGE SYSTEM
WHEREAS the Community Charter allows municipalities to impose a charge against the owner
or occupier of real property for the use of the Municipal Sewage System and collection thereof;
AND WHEREAS the Town of Sidney Council deems it necessary to impose such a charge;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Sidney in open meeting assembled, enacts as
follows:
1.
This Bylaw may be sited for all purposes as the "Town of Sidney Sewer Service
Charges Bylaw 1269, 1995."
2.
Where a sewer connection has been installed to real property within the Town of Sidney's
sewer system and where plumbing is installed on the premises and is connected to this
system, a sewer system service charge as set forth in Schedule "A" of this bylaw shall be
charged against the owner or occupier of the land or real property.
3.
The sewer service charges payable under Schedule "A" of this bylaw shall be levied as
specified in the Schedule, or from the first day of the month following the issuance of a
Certification of Occupancy or any change of use.
Sewer service charges shall be invoiced quarterly. If the charges remain unpaid thirty
one days after the due date indicated on the invoice, there shall be payable a penalty of
five percent (5%) of the current billing amount.
4.
The remedies for the collection of arrears of sewer service charges imposed pursuant to
this bylaw shall be as provided by the Community Charter.
5.
The Town shall not be liable for any interruption in or discontinuance of service provided
by sewer facilities installed and maintained by the Town.
6.
Bylaw No. 423 and amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
Bylaw No. 1269 - Sewer Service Charges (Consolidated) Page 2
Introduced and read a first time the 13th day of March, 1995.
Read a second time the 13th day of March, 1995.
Read a third time the 13th day of March, 1995.
Reconsidered and finally adopted the 27th day of March, 1995.
original signed___________________
original signed______________
MAYOR
CLERK
(amendment -01)
Bylaw 1315, February 1996 superseded by Bylaw 1376
(amendment -02.1)
]
(amendment -02.2)
] Bylaw 1376, March 1997
(amendment -02.3)
]
(amendment - 03)
Bylaw 1443, March 1998
(amendment - 04)
Bylaw 1530, February 1999
(amendment - 05)
Bylaw 1609, March 2000
(amendment - 06)
Bylaw 1677, April 2001
(amendment - 07)
Bylaw 1708, December 2001
(amendment - 08)
Bylaw 1720, March 2002
(amendment - 09)
Bylaw 1764, March 2003
(amendment - 10)
Bylaw 1811, February 2004
(amendment - 11)
Bylaw 1883, February 2006
(amendment - 12)
Bylaw 1917, February 2007
(amendment - 13)
Bylaw 1933, February 2008
(amendment - 14)
Bylaw 1953, March 2009
(amendment - 15)
Bylaw 1970, March 2010
(amendment - 16)
Bylaw 2001, March 2011
(amendment - 17)
Bylaw 2019, April 2012
(amendment - 18)
Bylaw 2082, Mrch 2015
(amendment - 19)
Bylaw 2209, March 2021
(amendment - 20)
Bylaw 2225, March 2022
(amendment - 21)
Bylaw 2253, April 2023
(amendment - 22)
Bylaw 2271, March 2024
(amendment - 23)
Bylaw 2286, April 2025
Bylaw No. 1269 - Sewer Service Charges (Consolidated) Page 3
SCHEDULE "A"
A quarterly service charge for sewer service shall be applied to all real properties as follows:
1.
A rate applied to water consumption of $10.70 per 1,000 gallons with a minimum
quarterly charge of $25.00.