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By~law Number 26~56
The Corporation of the Township of Clearview
Being a By~law to amend Sewer Use By~law 00~13
(Amend Sewer Use By~law)
Whereas Section 8 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.0. 2001, c.25, as amended,
provides that the powers of a municipality shall be interpreted broadly so as to
confer broad authority on the municipality to enable municipality to govern its
affairs as it considers appropriate and to enhance the municipality's ability to
respond to municipal issues;
And Whereas Section 9 of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that a municipality
has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person for the purpose
of exercising its authority under this or any other Act;
And Whereas Section 11 (1) and (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, permits a lower~
tier municipality to provide any service or thing that the municipality considers
necessary or desirable for the public, including passing by~laws for those matters;
And Whereas Section 87 of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides authority that a
municipality may enter on land, at reasonable times, to inspect the discharge of
any matter into the sewage system of the municipality or into any other sewage
system the contents of which ultimately empty into the municipal sewage system
and may conduct tests and take samples for this purpose;
And Whereas Sections 78 to 93 of the Municipal Act, 2001 as amended, provides
municipalities with specific powers with respect to the provision of public utility
services to the municipality;
And Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Clearview passed
By~law 00~13, to control discharges to the municipal sewage works within the
Township;
And Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Clearview was
presented with a staff report at the August 10, 2026, meeting, recommending
amendments to By~law 00~13 outlining requirements for connections to the
sanitary/sewage systems, including timelines to do so;
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And Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Clearview deems it
desirable and necessary to amend By~law 00~13 to reflect these changes;
Now Therefore Council of the Corporation of the Township of Clearview hereby
enacts
as follows:
By~law 26~56
Page 2 of 3
That the below Section 13 "Connections" be added to By~law 00~13,
including the following subsections:
13. Connections
13.1
13.2
13.3
13.4
Every owner of a property located within a Municipal Sanitary
Sewer System area who wishes to connect an existing building
to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System shall apply in writing to
the Township. All applications for connection to the Municipal
Sanitary Sewer System shall be accompanied by the Connection
Fee as set out in the Township's Fees and Charges By~law or
applicable local area servicing by~laws.
No person shall proceed with the construction, or any work
related to the connection to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer
System until the application is approved to the satisfaction of
the Director of Public Works.
Every existing or new building constructed or used for
commercial, industrial, or residential purposes on a property
located within an area serviced by the Municipal Sanitary Sewer
System is required to connect to the system. An application for
connection to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System must be
filed with the Township prior to the issuance of a building permit
and must be accompanied by the connection fee set out in the
Township's Fees and Charges By~law or applicable local area
servicing by~laws.
Every existing or new building constructed or used for
commercial, industrial, or residential purposes on a property
located within an area where the Municipal Sanitary Sewer
System has been extended is required to connect to the system
within five (5) years of receiving notice from the Municipality.
The Township of Clearview will send notice to the owner by
registered mail to the owner's last known address, said notice:
(a) requiring the connection to be made, and;
(b) advising the owner that if the owner fails to make the
connection as required, the Township of Clearview has the right
to make it at the owner's expense and to recover the expense
by action or in like manner as municipal taxes.
An application for connection to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer
System must be filed with the Township prior to the issuance of
a building permit and must be accompanied by the connection
fee set out in the Township's Fees and Charges By~law or
applicable local area servicing by~laws.
By~law 26~56
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13.5
If the owner of a building fails to make a connection required by
this by~law within five (5) years of receiving written notice, the
Township of Clearview may make the connection at the expense
of the owner, and for this purpose may enter in and upon the
property of the owner.
13.6
The Township reserves the right to refuse any application for
connection to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System, if the
existing system is at capacity or where excess capacity has been
allocated to other properties within the Municipal Sanitary Sewer
System Area.
13.7
Where the sanitary works must be extended from the sanitary
main to the property line in order to provide for a new sanitary
service connection, the owner shall, in addition to the
Connection Fee, be responsible for the cost of the installation of
the works from the sanitary main to the property line. An
estimate of this cost shall be provided by the Director of Public
Works, or designate, at the time of application, and the owner
shall deposit said amount with the Township prior to issuance of
the Connection Permit. In the event that the actual cost exceeds
the fee, the owner shall be invoiced the difference. If payment
of said invoice is not received within ninety (90) days, the
outstanding balance may be added to the tax roll and collected
in the same manner as taxes.
13.8
Every property connected to a Municipal Sanitary Sewer System
shall have its own individual connection.
2. That in all other aspects By~law 00~13 shall remain in force and effect.
3. That this by~law shall take force and effect upon the passage hereof.
By~law Number 26~56 read a first, second and third time and finally passed
this 10¢" day of August, 2026.
Douglas Measures, Mayor
Sasha Helmkay, Director of Legislative Segrices/CIerk