By-Law 4-2010 - Regulate the Deposit of Waste on Public or Private Property — full text

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## RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF STRATHCLAIR ## BY-LAW NO. 4-2010 Being a he-law ofthe Rural Municipulinof Strathcluir for regulating the deposit of waste on public or private property and regulating und controlling the use of Waste Disposal Grounds ## WHEREAS: - A. Council of the Rural Municipality of Strathclair deems it necessary and expedient that the depositing of waste on public and private property and the use of Waste Disposal Grounds be regulated and controlled: - B. Section 232(1) of The Municipal Act. S.M. 1996, c.58 empowers a municipality to pass by-laws respecting the safety, health, protection and well-being of people. and the safety and protection of property: - C. Section 250(2) empowers a municipality to maintain and operate services and facilities: - D. Suhsections 252(1)(a) and (c) authorize a municipality to set terms and conditions in respect of users of services and facilities. including setting. charging and collecting fees and other charges. and to refuse to provide the service to users who fail to comply with the terms and conditions; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Rural Municipality of Strathclair in council assembled enacts as follows: ## 1. Definitions: ## "authorized user" means - a) an owner of real property shown on the Municipality's tax roll, and/or a person authorized by an owner of real property. - c) a person whn is authorized to use the Waste Disposal Grounds by agreement with the Municipality: - b) A resident of the R.M of Strathclair. 4. "re-useables" means items that are made of metal or real wood 5. "waste" includes non-hazardous rubhish. litter. junk. junked. obsolete or derelict motor vehicles, or obsolete or derelict equipment. appliances or machinery, slimes, tailings, waste of domestic or municipal or mining or factory or industrial origin. effluent or sewage, human or animal waste. solid or liquid manure. or waste product of any kind whatsoever. 2. The Public Works Foreman and an employee hired as landfill worker shall be a designated officer of the Municipality, and shall have all the powers and authority of a designated officer set out in sections 239. 242 and 245 of the Municipal Act for administering and enforcing this bylaw. The Municipality may appoint Landfill employees hy resolution. 3. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited waste upon any public or private property in the Municipality, including a highway. 4. A person may only deposit waste in a container suitable for the purpose. 5. Only an authorized user can access and deposit waste at a Waste Disposal Ground, and may do so only in accordance with the requirements of this by-law, including: - a. every owner of real property in the Rural Municipality of Strathclair must provide proof of residency or property ownership upon request of the Landfill worker. - b. every person authorized by a real property owner to deposit waste must provide proof of authorization and/or identification if requested by the Landfill worker. - only on the days and during such hours of opcration as the Municipality may from time to time determine and set by resolution. The Municipality will post a sign at a Waste Disposal Ground advising of its days and hours of operation. - the authorized user must demonstrate the nature and type of the waste to be deposited if requested. The Landfill worker may otherwise refuse entry to the Waste Disposal - C. only as and where directed by the Landfill worker. and the waste must be deposited upon. immediately adjacent to. er as near as is reasonably possible to waste previously deposited at the Waste Disposal Ground - f. the authorized user must pay the applicable fees set out in Schedule "A". - g. subject to 6. if the waste to be deposited is metallic waste it must be deposited within the separate area or areas of the Waste Disposal Ground designated by the Municipality for the depositing of such waste. - h. Re-useable waste must he deposited within the separate area of the Waste Disposal Ground designed by the Municipality for the depositing of such waste - i. the depositing of rubber tires will require removal of the rims. The rim shall be deposited in the metal bin and the rubber tire in the arca designated for tires. 6. No person shall: - a. cause a disturbance in or near a Waste Disposal Ground by - ii. being drunk. or - i. fighting. screaming. shouting. swearing. using insulting or obscene language. - iii. impeding or molesting other persons. - b. Loiter at the Waste Disposal Ground or in any way obstruct persons who are in the site or working at the Waste Disposal Ground. - C. Disturh the peace and quiet of the Landfill worker or authorized users at the Waste Disposal Ground by using fircarms or by other disorderly conduct: - No person shall remove. damage. obliterate. render illegible, deface. or otherwise interfere with a sign or notice to which reference is made in this by-law. 7. ## Fees 8. Commercial/ Non-Residential/Organized Deposits: The assessment of fees for deposits of commercial/non-residential waste shall be $40.00 per metric tonne. Organic waste will not be assessable for this fee provided it has no non-organic matter included. For example manure hauled by the Strathclair Auction Mart will not be charged this fee provided there is no twine. ## Enforcement 9. Where the Landfill worker is of the opinion there is a violation of this by-law, the Landfill worker may advise the person of the violation, and what must be done to remedy the violation. Where the vinlation is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Landfill worker, the Landfill worker may refuse the person access to the Waste Disposal Ground and order them to remedy anything done in violation of the by-law. 10. The person must comply with the Landfill worker's order immediately. If the person fails to comply with the Landfill workers order. the Landfill worker may remedy the violation. The costs of an action or measure taken by the Municipality under this paragraph are an amount owing to the Municipality by the person who violated this by-law and may be collected by the Municipality in the same manner as a tax may be collected or enforced under the Municipal Act. 11. No person shall permit waste to remain on or at a Waste Disposal Ground after having deposited it there in contravention of this by-law. 12. All loads in open box vehicles or trailers must he tarped. Untarped loads are subject to a fine of $25.00. Repeat offences are $50.00. 3. Any person who violates a provision of this by-law. in addition to being subject to the fees set out is also guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $1.000.00. PONE AND PASSED in Council duly assembled in the Council Chambers. 127 Minnedosa St. in Strathclair. Manitoha. this 7'' day of July 2010.   Ken Wagy Alean READ A FIRST TIME THIS 9" day of Junc A.D. 2010 READ A SECOND TIME THIS 9'" day of June A.D. 2010 READ A THIRD TIME THIS 7" day of July A.D. 2010 Resolution # 193-2010 Resolution # 194-2010 Resolution # 248-2010 ## RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF STRATHCLAIR BY-LAW NO. 4-2010 ## SCHEDULE "A" - DEPOSIT FEES BY TYPE AND VOLUME ## FREE OF CHARGE: ## Residential Recyclables Scrap metal Dil Burnable items such as leaves, grass clippings. branches, etc Household garbage hag Tires with no rims The following applicable fees shall he charged as noted: ## COMMERCIAL WASTE: 40.00/tone ## FOR THE FOLLOWING BEING DEPOSITED AT THE SCRAP METAL AREA: Fridges. Freczers Air ('onditioners Tagged Freon removed No Charge Untagged $40.00 per item