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CITY OF THOMPSON
BY-LAW NUMBER 1714-2006
[As amended by AM B/Ls 1751-2007, 1776-2008,1814-2009 and 2055-2025]
BEING A BY-LAW OF THE CITY OF THOMPSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REGULATING THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, SOLID
WASTE, ASHES AND OTHER REFUSE AND THE THROWING OR
DEPOSITING OF LITTER IN THE CITY OF THOMPSON.
WHEREAS Section 345 of the Municipal Act, RSM 198 C. M225 authorizes
Municipalities to pass by-laws for prohibiting, restricting, controlling and
regulating the placing or depositing of dirt, manure, paper, filth, rubbish or other
refuse on any private or public property, including a highway, and for compelling the
owner of any private property on which there has been deposited anything
hereinbefore mentioned or the person who placed or deposited or who is
responsible for the placing or depositing of anything hereinbefore mentioned on
private or public property to remove it and, at his own expense, to place or
deposit it in a disposal area, either in outside the municipality, designated by the
Council
NOW THEREFORE be it enacted as a by-law of the City of Thompson as
follows:
I.
1.
DEFINITIONS:
a)
"ANIMAL" means any creature not humane.
b)
"ANIMAL AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES" means manures, crop
residues and like materials from agricultural pursuits, stables, kennels,
veterinary establishments and other such premises.
c)
"APARTMENT BLOCK" means a residential building having not less than
four separate suites or living quarters.
d)
"ASHES" means cold residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and
other like materials for the purpose of cooking, heating buildings, and
disposing of waste combustible materials.
e)
"AUTOMATED COLLECTION" means the collection of waste or
recyclable materials by a system of mechanical lifting and tipping of
receptacles into specifically designed vehicles.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
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Page 2
f)
"BULKY WASTES" means large items of refuse including appliances,
furniture, auto parts under 60 pounds, large crates and tree cuttings not
exceeding three feet in length or four inches in diameter in bundles not
exceeding 60 pounds.
g)
"CITY" means the City of Thompson.
h)
"CITY OPERATED RECYCLING DEPOT" means a recycling depot
established by the City for residential use only.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
i)
"COUNCIL" means the Council of the City of Thompson.
j)
"CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES" means waste building
materials and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair,
demolition or fire in houses, commercial buildings and other structures.
k)
"COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS" means banks, offices, hotels,
restaurants, retail stores, drugstores, barber shops and similar business
establishments and premises which are not owned by or under the central
control and jurisdiction of the City and are not occupied by authorized
employees and officials of the City for the purpose of carrying out City
business.
l)
"DESIGNATED OFFICER" means the City Inspector or person or
persons designated from time to time by the City Council.
m)
"DIRT" means natural soil, earth, sand and stone.
n)
"FILL MATERIAL" means material from excavations, streets or driveway
renovations, or other similar activity, which is exclusively comprised of
concrete or asphalt smaller than 300mm (11.8 inches) in any direction,
cinder blocks, gravel, dirt, or other similar biologically and chemically inert
materials, which is free of any steel, garbage, litter, etc.; and includes
industrial fill material and residential fill material.
o)
"GARBAGE" means animal and vegetable waste, including food
packaging material with residual food materials, resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking and serving of food in household
institutions and commercial concerns; and market wastes resulting from
handling, storage and selling of foods in wholesale and retail stores and
markets.
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Page 3
p)
"INDUSTRIAL REFUSE" means wastes arising from, or incidental to the
manufacture, processing or like operation in factories, processing plants,
industrial processes and manufacturing operations and includes wastes
such as putrescent garbage from food processing plants and condemned
foods and produce.
q)
"LITTER" means animal and agricultural wastes, lawn and garden
wastes, snow, sand, gravel, ashes, construction and demolition wastes,
dead animals, garbage, industrial refuse, rubbish, solid wastes or refuse,
bulky wastes and abandoned or unattended shopping carts, including, but
not limited to street cleanings, containers, packages, bottles, cans or parts
thereof, and any deserted or discarded articles, product or goods of
manufacture.
r)
"LITTER RECEPTACLE" means a container in which the public may
deposit litter.
s)
"MANUAL COLLECTION" means collecting waste by manually tipping
cans or lifting bags into a Waste Collection Vehicle.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
t)
"MULTIPLE FAMILY PREMISES" for the purpose of this By-law means a
premises, or part thereof, used as a place of abode, of five, or more,
separate units and may also mean a premises of four, or less, separate
units when part of a larger complex.
[AM B/L 1776-2008]
u)
"OTHER WASTES" means wastes, other than these herein defined, as
determined by the Designated Officer.
v)
"PERSON" includes individual firm, association, partnership and
corporation.
w)
"PLACE OF WORSHIP" means a building or premises dedicated to
religious worship by a group registered and recognized under lase as a
church or religious organization including: chapels, churches, missions,
synagogues, temples and so on: and may include as accessory uses a
hall or Sunday School when wholly operated by the religious organization:
but shall not include: group day care centers, parochial schools,
residential care facilities, residential schools, monasteries, convents,
recreational and private non-profit clubs, auditoriums or halls in separate
building or cemeteries.
x)
"PREMISES" means a building or part thereof which is used by a person,
corporation, firm, partnership, institution or association.
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Page 4
y)
"PRIVATE NON-PROFIT CLUB" means a non-profit corporation
chartered by The Canada Corporation Act, or an association consisting of
persons who are bonafide members paying annual dues, which owns, or
leases a building or portion thereof, the use of such premises being
restricted to members and their guests.
z)
"PUBLIC AREA" means any area owned or operated by private or public
interests, but excluding those areas referred to as Public Places, that is
used or held out for the use by the public, including but not limited to,
school grounds, parking lots, and the necessary passageways thereon;
roadways and pedestrian ways on private property.
aa)
"PUBLIC PLACE" means any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards,
alleys or other public ways and any and all public parks, squares, spaces,
grounds and building which are owned by or under the control and
jurisdiction of the City.
bb)
"RECYCLABLE MATERIALS" means materials of a recyclable nature to
be removed from the waste stream, as approved by Council and
established in Schedule 'A' of this by-law.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
cc)
"RECYCLING COLLECTION CART" means a cart that is supplied by the
City of Thompson designed to place recyclable materials into then rolled
to a collection point and emptied by an Automated Collection truck.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
dd)
"RESIDENTIAL PREMISES" for the purpose of this By-Law means a
premises, or part thereof, used as a place of abode, up to and including
four separate units.
ee)
"RUBBISH" means "combustibles", consisting of miscellaneous burnable
materials such as paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood excelsior, bedding,
rubber, leather and plastics, "non-combustibles", consisting of
miscellaneous materials that are not burnable such as tin cans, metals,
ceramics, metal foils and glass; and "yard rubbish" consisting of prunings,
grass, clippings, weeds, leaves, general garden wastes, exclusive of solid
wastes otherwise classified herein.
ff)
"SHOPPING CART" means any wagon, cart or device designated to be
either drawn or propelled by means of human power and intended
principally for the conveyance of produce or merchandise in and about
retail stores.
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Page 5
gg)
"SOLID WASTES OR REFUSE" means the useless, unwanted, or
discarded solid materials resulting from normal community activities
including semi-liquid or wet wastes or animal or Agricultural Wastes with
insufficient moisture and other contents to be free flowing.
hh)
"STREET" means any public highway, lane, park, square, subway,
bridge, wharf, thoroughfare or way or any part thereof.
ii)
THE WORDS "DEPOSIT", "MAINTAINED" include respectively
depositing, placing, maintaining or delivering either personally or by
means of a servant or agent.
jj)
"UNSANITARY CONDITION" means any nuisance or condition, matter or
thing which in the opinion of the Designated Officer may be injurious to
health or which in the opinion of the Designated Officer may result in the
creation of a garbage control problem or a nuisance.
kk)
"VEHICLE" means motor vehicle, watercraft, aircraft or any other means
of transportation.
ll)
"WASTE COLLECTION CART" means a cart that is supplied by the City of
Thompson designed to place waste into then rolled to a collection point and
emptied by an Automated Collection truck.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
II.
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, SOLID WASTE, ASHES AND
OTHER REFUSE.
2.
RIGHT OF ENTRY TO PRIVATE PROPERTY
The Designated Officer/Officers may enter any grounds, yards or vacant lots for
any purpose related to the administration of this part of this by-law.
3.
LANDS TO BE KEPT CLEAN
The owner or occupant of any grounds, yard or vacant lot including single family or
multiple family residences, commercial, industrial or business premises shall
cause the same to be kept free of solid wastes. The Designated Officer may
enter upon such property for the purpose of removing any solid wastes, bulky
wastes, garbage and litter allowed to continue thereon contrary to this or any
other By-Law, and the cost of such removal may be recovered from the owner or
added to taxes.
Consolidated Solid Waste By-Law No. 1714-2006
Page 6
4.
STORAGE OF SOLID WASTES
The owner of every multiple family premises, commercial, residential and or
industrial building shall be responsible to ensure the provision and maintenance of
the required containers to hold all garbage, rubbish and ashes.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
5.
SUITABLE CONTAINERS
Containers for solid wastes shall meet the following requirements:
a) Containers for manual pick-up - Single Family Premises:
[AM B/L 1776-2008]
(i)
Shall be made of plastic material or other approved rust-resistant
material, watertight, not larger than 36 inches in height and 24
inches in width or a capacity not exceeding ten cubic feet, weighing
not more than 25 pounds, and equipped with close fitting cover and
handles;
(ii)
All solid wastes or refuse must be placed in plastic bags inside of
containers for manual pick-up. Plastic bags that are designated for
yard use and are of adequate strength that are securely tied or
otherwise adequately closed up so that the contents thereof cannot
escape may be used for yard rubbish (ie. grass, clippings, leaves,
etc.) and may be placed outside of containers for pick-up.
(iii)
In the case of containers supplied under (i), the combined weight of
the container and its contents shall not exceed 60 pounds.
(iv)
No person shall place solid wastes for pick-up in any container
other than those which conform to this article unless such other
container is approved by the designated officer.
(v)
No person shall construct or place or leave adjacent to a street, any
stationary container for the purpose of storing solid wastes or any
other material.
a) Containers for automated collection - Single Family Premises:
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
(i)
The Occupant of Single Family Premises shall be provided with a
Waste Collection Cart if they are party to Automated Collection
service.
Consolidated Solid Waste By-Law No. 1714-2006
Page 7
(ii)
The City will provide the initial Waste Collection Cart to the
Premises:
(a)
Only one Waste Collection Cart shall be permitted and
collected from each premises on the approved collection
day. It is the responsibility of the occupant to dispose of any
additional waste at the landfill site.
(b)
The cart is to remain at the premises at all times.
(c)
The City may, at the time of collection or any other time,
remove, repair, or replace any obsolete, damaged or non-
serviceable carts;
(d)
If the Waste Collection Cart is lost stolen, or damaged the
Occupant shall be responsible for purchasing a replacement
cart from the City or pay for the cost of repairs;
(e)
The City owns all Waste Collection Carts.
(iii)
A Waste Collection Cart must not be overfilled and its lid must be
able to close at all times.
(iv)
The Waste Collection Cart shall be cleaned out regularly by the
occupant of the premises to avoid build-up of odours.
(v)
No person shall place waste in any Waste Collection Cart without
the permission of the occupant of the premise.
(vi)
The City reserves the right to withhold collection of Waste where
the Waste Collection Cart does not meet the necessary
requirements or is in a depilated, unsafe, or in an unsanitary
condition.
b) Containers for mechanical pick-up - Multiple Family Premises:
[AM B/L 1776-2008]
(i)
Shall be of metal construction equipped with a plastic cover and of a
configuration compatible for pick up by City of Thompson
collection equipment.
(ii)
Minimum capacity of containers based on one pick up per week.
a) For buildings containing from one (1) to ten (10) dwelling units
- one-half (1/2) cubic yard per dwelling unit.
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Page 8
b) For buildings containing more than ten (10) dwelling units -
one third (1/3) cubic yard per unit.
The minimum capacity of containers based on one pick-up per
week shall be one half (1/2) cubic yards per dwelling to a maximum
sized bin of eight (8) cubic yards.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
a) Any deviation from the required size of container requires
approval from the Designated Officer.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
(iii)
Where containers do not meet the required capacity, the
designated officer of the City shall provide notice to the owner
requiring:
a) That the container be replaced with an approved container of
adequate capacity as specified in subsection 5(b)(ii), or;
b) That the building owner shall arrange for pick-up as often as
necessary to prevent overflow and spillage of material from
the container.
c) Containers for mechanical pick-up - Business and Commercial Premises:
(i)
Shall be of metal construction equipped with a plastic cover.
(ii)
Shall be of sufficient capacity to contain all material deposited
therein without spillage.
(iii)
Shall be scheduled for pick-up as often as necessary to prevent
overflow and spillage of material from the container.
(iv)
Where containers mentioned in (c) are deemed by the designated
officer of the City to be overflowing and causing material to be
spilled, said Officer shall provide notice to the building owner in
writing that the building owner shall immediately arrange for pick-up
as often as necessary to prevent spillage of material from the
container.
d) Where the owner fails to comply with the requirements of a notice as referred to
in 5(b)(iii) or 5(c)(iv) within 24 hours of receipt the designated officer may
cause additional garbage container pick-ups to be made as necessary and
the cost of said pick-ups shall be borne by the owner.
Consolidated Solid Waste By-Law No. 1714-2006
Page 9
e) All containers and surrounding areas shall be maintained in a condition
satisfactory to the designated officer of the City of Thompson and shall be
kept clean and free of odour.
f) Containers showing signs of deterioration, rust or general unsightliness due to
peeling or deterioration of paint may be required by the designated officer of the
City of Thompson, to be painted more frequently than the time period stated
in this section.
6.
PLACEMENT OF CONTAINERS AND BULKY WASTE FOR PICK-UP
(i) Waste and recycling containers for automated collection pick-up shall be placed
at the curb or immediately adjacent to the street not earlier than 8 o'clock p.m.
the day immediately preceding designated garbage pick-up and not later than 8
o'clock a.m. on the morning designated for pick-up and shall be removed
forthwith after pick-up is completed.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
(a)
All containers must be placed on a flat surface and in an area
cleared of any obstacles including snow. The City reserves the right
to withhold collection of waste or recyclable materials when
containers are not properly placed.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
(ii) In the case of property with an adjacent back lane, containers and bulky waste
shall be placed in an unobstructed and unenclosed area on the property being
serviced immediately adjacent to the back land and shall be easily accessible
from the back lane so that collection forces are not required to enter private
property.
(iii) In the case of property not served by a back lane, containers and bulky waste
shall be placed for collection on refuse pick-up days and by such time as is
designated by the designated officer, on the property being serviced immediately
adjacent to the street.
(iv) Any appliances, refrigerator or other container which has a snap lock or similar
device shall have the door removed prior to its being put out for pick-up.
Consolidated Solid Waste By-Law No. 1714-2006
Page 10
7.
STORAGE OF CONTAINERS
a) Containers shall be stored in a manner approved by the Designated Officer, such
that there is no harbourage for rodents in or near the containers. Containers
shall be held upright so that they will prevent animals from scattering the
contents. The owner or occupant of the premises shall immediately clean up any
spillage or scattering.
b) The roadway providing access across private property to the containers specified
in paragraph 5(b) shall be of such a design and structural strength to prevent
damage to the roadway by the collection vehicle and to the collection vehicle.
c) Where stands and equipment handling containers are provided for garbage,
adequate steps shall be provided to permit the ease of garbage deposit for
persons using same.
d) Collection shall not be made from or containers returned to, any location or stand
which, in the opinion of the Designated Officer, is unreasonable, inconvenient, or
dangerous to the personnel and equipment carrying out collection. Containers
shall be emptied by the City only at locations approved under this By-Law.
e) All containers for business or commercial mechanical pickup shall be placed in
an enclosure, which shall be constructed of at least three sides. designed to
conceal the containers from view.
[AM B/L 1776-2008, 1814-2009] [A/M B/L 2055-2025]
i) At the discretion of the Designated Officer, a container located in an
industrial zone shall not be required to be enclosed when the container is
situated in a fenced compound at the side or rear of the property.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
f) Where applicable and where business or commercial mechanical pickup services
are provided it is the responsibility of the property owners to ensure that all
enclosures surrounding containers for mechanical pickup, in the case of four
sided construction, are closed at all times except on the morning of pickup. Four
sided enclosures that are not opened on the morning of pickup will not be picked
up and an additional fee may be charged if it is requested that the city equipment
return to provide this service.
[AM B/L 1776-2008, 1814-2009]
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Page 11
8.
GARBAGE TO BE WRAPPED
All garbage shall be strained to eliminate liquids and enclosed in sufficient paper or
other like substance to completely enclose the contents and prevent any
leakage or spillage and shall be securely tied or fastened prior to placement in
containers.
All animal waste and sawdust shall be double bagged before disposing in a
refuse container.
Tree cuttings shall not exceed three feet in length or four inches in diameter in
bundles not exceeding 60 pounds.
9.
ASHES NOT BE MIXED WITH GARBAGE/RUBBISH
Ashes shall be stored in enclosed, non-combustible containers for a minimum of
forty-eight hours after removal from stoves or barbecues before being placed out
for collection.
Cold ashes shall be placed for collection in disposable containers and shall not
be mixed with other garbage.
10.
UNAUTHORIZED HANDLING OF SOLID WASTES
No person other than the owner or agent thereof, unless lawfully authorized to do
so, shall pick over, interfere with, disturb, remove or scatter any solid wastes
howsoever placed for collection.
11.
REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF WASTES
a) The open burning of any solid waste is expressly prohibited unless approved by
the Designated Officer.
b) In the case of containers for manual pick-up automated collection, the City will
remove and dispose of all garbage, rubbish and ashes from all residential
premises on a once-per-five working day cycle.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
Consolidated Solid Waste By-Law No. 1714-2006
Page 12
c) In the case of containers for multiple family premises, business or commercial
mechanical pick-up, the City will remove and dispose of all garbage, rubbish and
ashes from apartment blocks, places of worship, private non-profit clubs and
City-owned facilities on a three-day-per week basis for an appropriate fee as set
out in the City of Thompson Inspections and Enforcement Services Fee and Fine
Schedule.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
d) The City will not remove solid wastes from premises other than in Articles 11(b)
and11(c), and the owners of such non-serviced premises shall arrange for
contract collection and disposal as individually required.
e) The City will remove and dispose of bulky wastes from all residential premises
upon request. Removal of such bulky wastes shall be at the determination of the
Designated Officer and the City shall levy an appropriate fee as set out in the
City of Thompson Inspections and Enforcement Services Fee and Fine Schedule
for said service.
[AM B/L 1776-2008, 1814-2009]
f) The City may contract out the collection of any portion of the solid wastes
generated within the City to any firm or individual.
g) The City will not remove construction and demolition wastes or any other wastes
deemed to be hazardous by the Designated Officer unless specified to do so
under Article 26 of this By-Law.
h) In the event that any owner or occupant of any property shall fail to comply with any
of the provisions or conditions as set out herein, the City shall not be required
to remove refuse from the premises and the removal thereof shall be the sole
responsibility of the owner or occupant.
12.
CONVEYANCE OF WASTES
No person shall convey or cause to be conveyed any solid or liquid wastes in a
vehicle that is not properly constructed and covered so as to prevent the contents
thereof from escaping.
13.
UNAUTHORIZED DISPOSAL OF WASTES
With the exception of those litter containers provided for the use of the public for the
disposal of litter, no person shall dispose of any solid or liquid wastes by placing
or leaving them upon any private or public property or upon or inside any container
located on said private or public property unless authorized to do so by the owner
or agent of said property and in conformance with this by-law.
Consolidated Solid Waste By-Law No. 1714-2006
Page 13
14.
COMPOSTERS
The owner of a composter shall not allow said composter to emit offensive
odours.
15.
RECYCLABLE WASTES
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
Containers for recyclable materials shall be separated from regular garbage
collection by a minimum distance of one (1) meter and shall be easily identifiable
by City personnel.
(i)
The Occupant of Single Family Premises shall be provided with a
Recycling Collection Cart if they are party to Automated Collection
service.
(ii)
The City will provide the initial Recycling Collection Cart to the
Premises:
(a)
Only one Recycling Collection Cart shall be permitted and
collected from each premises on the approved collection
day. It is the responsibility of the occupant to dispose of any
additional recyclable materials at a City Operated Recycling
Depot.
(b)
The cart is to remain at the premises at all times.
(c)
The City may, at the time of collection or any other time,
remove, repair, or replace any obsolete, damaged or non-
serviceable carts;
(d)
If the Recycling Collection Cart is lost stolen, or damaged
the Occupant shall be responsible for purchasing a
replacement cart from the City or pay for the cost of repairs;
(e)
The City owns all Recycling Collection Carts.
(iii)
Recyclable materials must be placed loosely in the Recycling
Collection Cart and not tied in bags.
(iv)
A Recycling Collection Cart must not be overfilled and its lid must
be able to close at all times.
(iv)
The Recycling Collection Cart shall be cleaned out regularly by the
occupant of the premises to avoid build-up of odours.
Consolidated Solid Waste By-Law No. 1714-2006
Page 14
(v)
No person shall place any objects, including those listed in
Schedule 'A' to this by-law, in any Recycling Collection Cart without
the permission of the occupant of the premise.
(vi)
No item other than those approved by Council in Schedule 'A' to
this by-law, as it exists or as amended, shall be placed in a
Recycling Collection Cart or deposited at a City Operated Recycling
Depot.
(a)
The City reserves the right to monitor the contents of
Recycling Collection Carts and City Operated Recycling
Depots with the use of video cameras.
(i) In the case where items other than those listed in
Schedule 'A' to this by-law are found in a Recycling
Collection Cart the Occupant of the premises shall be
subject to a fine as stated in the City of Thompson Fee
and Fine Schedule, as it exists or as amended.
(ii) In the case where a person is found to be depositing
items other than those listed in Schedule 'A' to this by-law
at a City operated recycling depot the person shall be
subject to a fine as stated in the City of Thompson Fee
and Fine Schedule, as it exists or as amended.
(vii)
The City reserves the right to withhold collection of recyclable
materials where the Recycling Collection Cart does not meet the
necessary requirements or is in a depilated, unsafe, or in an
unsanitary condition.
Council may from time to time make regulations requiring the type of containers
used and the separation of specific recyclable wastes. For a list of recyclable
materials, refer to Schedule "A".
[AM B/L 1776-2008]
III.
THROWING OR DEPOSITING OF LITTER
16.
LITTERING
No person shall dump, deposit, drop, throw, discard or leave or cause or permit the
dumping, depositing, dropping, throwing, discarding or leaving of litter upon any
public place or public area or upon private property or upon or into any body of
water unless:
Consolidated Solid Waste By-Law No. 1714-2006
Page 15
(i)
Said litter is placed into a litter receptacle or a container as required
under this by-law except that bulky wastes, construction and demolition
wastes, dead animals, industrial refuse, abandoned or unattended
shopping carts, shall not be deposited in a litter receptacle.
(ii)
Said litter is deposited at a disposal site or in a location designated for
the purpose during collection days or specified cleanup days, or,
(iii)
Said litter consisting of dead animals is disposed of in accordance with
instructions issued by the designated officer.
(iv)
Litter consisting of abandoned or unattended shopping carts is
deposited at the retail store owning the shopping carts, or,
(v)
Said person is involved in an emergency situation.
17.
ALLOW LITTER TO ACCUMULATE
No owner or tenant in control of real property shall allow litter to accumulate upon
that property in such a manner as to be unsightly or in such a manner that said litter
may be blown to the real property or public space.
18.
PERSONS OWNING OR OCCUPYING PROPERTY
(i) Persons owning or occupying property shall keep said property together with
the sidewalk, boulevards at the front and sides and the lane at the rear of
their property free of litter.
(ii) No person owning or occupying property shall dump, place, leave or deposit any
grass, sand, gravel, stones, snow, rubbish, or other material removed from
said property on any street or other public or private except as and in the manner
allowed by this by-law for the purpose of regular garbage collection by City
forces.
19.
PLACEMENT AND SERVICING OF RECEPTACLES IN PUBLIC AREAS
(i) Owners and tenants in lawful control of public areas shall provide approved
litter receptacles in appropriate and easily accessible locations and shall be
responsible for the servicing and maintenance of these receptacles.
Litter receptacles shall be of a minimum capacity of 9 cubic feet and
satisfactory to the Designated Officer of the City of Thompson as to type,
construction and appearance.
Consolidated Solid Waste By-Law No. 1714-2006
Page 16
(ii) Persons owning or occupying places of business to which the public enters
and exits said business directly from the outdoors shall provide at least one
container with a minimum capacity of 9 cubic feet outside each entrance/exit for
the purpose of containing litter.
(iii) Persons owning or operating commercial malls with common entrances and
containing multiple occupancies where no containers are provided pursuant
to part (i) shall provide outside each of the principal entrances/exits to the
building, a minimum of two containers each with a minimum capacity of 9
cubic feet for the purpose of containing litter.
(iv) Persons owning or operating commercial or retail establishments where
parking is provided for the public for the purpose of carrying on business in
said commercial or retail establishment shall provide litter containers of the
capacity specified in (i) as follows:
- For parking lots with a capacity of 5 to 50 vehicles one litter container
shall be provided at a conspicuous location in the parking lot.
- For parking lots with a capacity in excess of 50 vehicles, one litter
container shall be provided for each additional 100 vehicles or portion
thereof. Said containers shall be distributed evenly throughout the parking
lot in conspicuous locations.
(v) Persons owning or operating commercial establishments where containers
are provided pursuant to this section shall cause said containers to be
emptied as often as necessary to prevent overflow and spillage of contents.
(vi) Failure to comply with section (v) shall constitute a violation of this by-law.
20.
MERCHANTS AND PROPERTIES OF PLACES OF BUSINESS
Persons owning or occupying places of business shall keep said property
together with the sidewalks and boulevards at the front and sides and the lane at
the rear of the business premises free of litter.
The use of plastic shopping bags by merchants and proprietors of places of
business will be phased out by the year 2010.
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21.
DISCARDED CARTON
All discarded cartons, containers and papers of a kind used in any business, that
are found within a 100 meter distance from the place of business shall be
presumed to have been used for the sale of goods sold in that place and to have
been discarded by patrons thereof.
22.
PROPRIETOR TO PICK UP CARTONS AND CONTAINERS
Every proprietor of a place of business such as is mentioned in section (19) shall
keep his premises and all public or private lands, streets, lanes or passageways
within a distance of 100 meters from his premises free of all discarded cartons,
containers or papers by collecting and disposing of same at such times and in
such manner as will be satisfactory to the Designated Officer of the City of
Thompson.
23.
SHOPPING CARTS
No person shall remove a shopping cart from the property of its owner nor shall any
person abandon or leave a shopping cart in any location other than within the
boundaries of its owner's property.
Shopping carts found abandoned or unattended on any public or private property
other than the property of their owner shall be impounded by the City and
appropriate fee charged to the owner for their impoundment as per the City of
Thompson Fee and Fine Schedule.
[AM B/L 2055-2025]
It is the responsibility of owners of shopping carts to provide proper storage
area(s) for shopping carts and also for the proper return of them to their
designated storage areas after each use.
24.
NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE
Where the Designated Officer deems that a property owner or person has not
complied with Sections 14 to 21 23 of this By-Law, the Designated Officer shall
provide notice to the owner, in writing, that the owner shall comply with said
provisions within 24 hours.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
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Page 18
25.
COUNCIL TO SET FEES AND CONDITIONS
From time to time, Council may by resolution, set fees and any conditions it
deems appropriate to the City of Thompson Fee and Fine Schedule.
[AM B/L 1776-2008]
IV.
ENFORCEMENT
26.
REMEDIAL WORK CARRIED OUT BY CITY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
Where any owner, agent, lessee or occupier has been given a notice, order or
direction by the Designated Officer, or otherwise by the City, to do any act or
thing to remedy any situation or condition existing on his property contrary to any
part of this by-law and subsequently neglects or refuses to comply with such
order or direction within the time specified, the Designated Officer may order the
work carried out and charge the cost of the work done to the owner, agent,
lessee, or occupier and in default of payment:
(i) Recover the cost as a debt due to the City;
and/or
(ii) Charge the cost against the land concerned as taxes due and owing in
respect of that land and recover the costs as such.
27.
GENERAL PENALTIES
Penalties will be assess in accordance with the terms and provisions of the City of
Thompson Compliance By-law No. 1735-2007.
[AM B/L 1751-2007]
28.
SCHEDULES
Council may, by Resolution, make any changes it deems appropriate to the
Schedules attached to this By-law.
[AM B/L 1814-2009]
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Page 19
By-Law Number 1425-92, previously in force in the City of Thompson is
hereby repealed.
Read a first time this
16th
day of January, 2006 A.D.
Read a second time this
13th
day of February, 2006 A.D.
Read a third time this
27th
day of February, 2006 A.D.
Done and passed by the Council of the City of Thompson in regular session
assembled this 27th day of February, 2006 A.D.
The City of Thompson
Per: _____________________________
Mayor
Per:_____________________________
City Manager
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Page 20
SCHEDULE "A"
TO THE CITY OF THOMPSON
BY-LAW NUMBER 1714-2006
REMOVED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND PLACED IN THE CITY OF THOMPSON FEE AND
FINE SCHEDULE
[AM B/L 1776-2008]
Containers for Mechanical Pick-Up:
$3.13 per cubic yard (yd3)
*New rates to be phased in over a 3-year period at 33.3% per year:
Effective July 1, 2006
$1.76 per cubic yard (yd3)
Effective July 1, 2007
$2.34 per cubic yard (yd3)
Effective July 1, 2008
$3.13 per cubic yard (yd3)
Churches and Charitable Institutions:
50% discount on the above rates
Removal of Bulky Wastes:
$71.00/hour (minimum half hour charge,
rounded to nearest half hour). Hourly rate is
for two men and a half-ton truck.
$25.00 flat fee for large item pickup
During Spring/Fall Clean-Up Programs. If more than one item, then charge is per hourly
rate as above.
Pick-Up and Impound Shopping Carts: $15.00 per cart
Enclosures around containers for mechanical bin pick-up shall be in place by October
31, 2006.
Plastic shopping bags as used by merchants and proprietors of places of business shall
not be used after January 1, 2010.
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Page 21
SCHEDULE "A" (formerly SCHEDULE "B")
TO THE CITY OF THOMPSON BY-LAW NUMBER 1714-2006
[AM B/L 1776-2008, ****-2009]
LIST OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS:
Paper
White or coloured office paper, newspapers, flyers,
phone books, magazines, catalogues, shredded
paper, etc.
Boxboard
Cereal boxes, detergent boxes, shoe boxes,
toothpaste boxes, milk and juice containers, tissue
boxes, frozen food boxes, toilet paper rolls, etc.
Cardboard (corrugated)
Packing boxes, clean pizza boxes, appliance boxes,
etc.
Plastics
No. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 plastics
Aluminum, Steel and Tin
Food and beverage cans, etc.
Glass
Plain or coloured bottles and jars (no lids), etc.
Ink / Desk Jet Cartridges Home or office (do not crush)