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MUNICIPALITY OF THE COUNTY OF INVERNESS
SEWER SERVICE CHARGE BYLAW
BY-LAW NO. 43
BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the Municipality of the County
of Inverness that By-Law No. 43, Sewer Service Charge By-Law, be enacted as
follows:
In this by-law, unless the context otherwise specifically indicated otherwise:
(a)
"Council" means the Council of the Municipality of the County of
Inverness.
(b)
"Municipality" means the Municipality of the County of Inverness.
(c)
"Clerk" means the Clerk Treasurer of the Municipality of the
County of Inverness.
(d)
"Engineer" means the Engineer for the Municipality and includes
the Director of Public Works.
(e)
"Building" means any dwelling, house, shop, store, office of any
building which would require sewerage services.
(f)
"Owner" means the owner or authorized agent of property that is in
the area serviced by a public sewer system.
(g)
"Sewer" means a pipe, conduit, drain, open channel, or ditch used
for the collection and transmission of wastewater, stormwater, or
uncontaminated process or cooling water.
(h)
"Sewer system" means all pipes, mains, equipment, buildings and
structures for collecting, pumping or treatment of wastewater and
operated by the Municipality, but does not include a storm sewer.
(i)
"Storm Sewer" means a sewer and all related structures designed
exclusively for the collection and transmission of uncontaminated
water, stor-mwater, drainage from land or from any watercourse or
any other them.
U)
"Year" means the fiscal year of the Municipality.
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This electronic version of this By-law is provided by the Clerk of the Municipality of the County of Inverness for your convenience and personal
use only. Formatting of this electronic version may differ from the official, printed version. Where accuracy is critical, please consult the Clerk's office.
2.
Every owner of lands in the Municipality
(a)
on which any building is connected to a sewer system;
(b)
which can be serviced by a municipal sewer system;
shall pay to the Municipality an annual "Sewer Service Charge" for the
construction and maintenance of the sewer system.
3.
The Annual Sewer Service Charge shall be determined by calculating the
assessed value of property times the rate deemed required for operation
and maintenance of the sewerage system.
4.
5.
6.
(1)
Sewer services charges shall be levied on the owners of all
properties liable to pay the same commencing in the year following
the year in which a sewer has been installed or upgraded.
(2)
For the purposes of this by-law, a sewer has been installed or
upgraded when the Municipal Engineer has certified to the Council
that the system or project of which the sewer forms part is
substantially complete.
( 1)
The Sewer Service Charge shall be due and payable on the date set
by Municipal Council.
(2)
The Sewer Service Charge, if not paid by the due date, shall bear
interest at the same rate as charged on unpaid taxes.
(1)
The Sewer Service Charge is a lien on the whole of the property
subject to the sewer service charge in the same manner and with
the same effect as rates and taxes under the Municipal
Government Act.
(2)
The Sewer Service Charge and interest thereon may be sued for
and collected in the same manner as other rates and taxes.
(3)
Land is liable to be sold for unpaid sewer service charges in the
same manner and with the same effect as for unpaid rates and
taxes pursuant to the Municipal Government Act.
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7.
(1)
Every person connecting to the sewer system shall make
application to the Municipality for said connection.
(2)
Nothing in this Section means that the Municipality is responsible
for any part of a sewer connection that is not in a public street,
highway or sewer easement.
8.
This Bylaw shall take effect on the first day of January, 2008.
Thereinafter all sewer service charges shall be levied as provided for in
this By-law.
9.
Notwithstanding Section 10, any person who at the date this By-law
takes effect owes an outstanding sewer charge for the installation of an
existing sewer system, the provisions of By-law No. 30, the Capital Cost
of Sewer and Water Construction, shall apply until the said charge is
paid in full.
10.
Nothing in this by-law shall affect the operation of the provisions of By-
law No. 30, the Capital Cost of Sewer and Water Construction.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the foregoing By-law
Is a true copy of a By-Law duly passed at a duly
called meeting of the Municipal Council of the
Municipality of the County of Inverness duly
held on the
4th
day of February
2008.
GIVEN under the hands of the Warden and
Clerk and under the Seal of the Municipality of
the County of Inverness this 11th day of
February A.D., 2008.
Chief
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Date of First Reading:
Date of Advertisement of
Notice of Intention to Amend:
Date of Second Reading:
Date of Advertisement of
Passage of By-Law:
Date of Mailing to Minister
a Certified Copy of By-Law:
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Monday, January 7, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Monday. February 11, 2008
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