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THE CORPORATION OF THE TO'vVNSHJP OF NORTH DUNDAS
BY-LAW NO:; 3 b -2000
BEING a By-law of the· Corporation of the Township of North Dundas
requiriiig properties and streets to be maintained in a safe condition and kept clcc,r
of waste.
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WHEREAS the Municipal Act R.S.O. 1990, chapter M.-45, section 210,
paragraphs 80 and 82, 135 and 136, provides that the Council of any Municipality
may enact a By-law requiring yards to be put in a safe condition, requiring and
regulating the filling up, draining, cleaning and clearing of any grounds, yards and
vacant lots and prohibiting the use of land for the dumping or disposal of garbage
refuse or domestic or industrial waste, prohibiting littering of private and
Corporation property and prohibiting the storing of inoperative or unlicensed
vehicles.
AN.D WHEREAS the Council of the Township _of North Dundas deems
it necessary to enact such a By-law;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of
North Dundas enacis as follows:
I.
INTERPRETATION
In this By-law,
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c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
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Corporation means the Corporation of the Township of Nor!h
Dundas.
-- Ground Cover means organic or non-organic materials applied to
prevent the erosion of the soil, e.g., concrete, flagstone., gravel,
asphalt, grass or other form oflandsca.ping.
. Lawn
means organic ground cover normally used for yards
surrounding buildings.
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer means the officer in charge
of By-law enforcement for the Cof]Joration of the Township of
Nqrth Dundas or his/her authorized subordinates or assistants.
Noxious weeds means a plant that is designated under the Weed
Control Act as a noxious weed.
Property shall mean any private or public lands including yards or
vacant lots.
Residential Zone shall mean properties that a.re zoned residential
as per the zoning By-law of the Corporation oftheTownship
of
Noiih Dundas.
Street means any highway, road, a.venue, parkway, driveway,
square, piace, bridge, viaduct or trestle and includes the ,vhole
road allowance from lot line to lot line which includes the ditch
gutter, gravel and grassed portions.
Unsafe Conditions means any condition that would cause undue
or unexpectedhaza.rd to the life, lilnb or health of any person
authorized or expected to be on or about the premises,
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shall include refuse, garbage or debris of any kind
whatsoever and without limiting the generality of the foregoing
includes rubbish, inoperative or unlicensed vehicles .or boats or
aircrafts and mechanical ~quipment, automobile and mechanical
part, furnaces, water and fuel tanks, furniture, paper, cartons,
crockery, glassware, plastic, ca:ns, garden refuse, grass clippings,
- trees, tree branches, earth or rock, fill material from construction
- or demolition projects, old clothing .and bedding, riofrigerators,
freezer's or similar appliances, whether operable or inoperable.
Weed Insnector means a person appointed under Section 6 ofthe
Weed Control Act.
Yard means the land other than a publicly-owned land around and
appurtenant t<? the whole o_r any part of the property and used, or
capable of being used; in connection with the propert:\i whether or
not the land is owned by the owner of the building.
2.
YARDS
a)
- All yards shall be kept in a neat and tidy condition and no person
shall dump, throw, place or deposit any waste mate1ial in any yard
or cause such material to remain therein.
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b)
No person shall dump, throw, place or deposit any rubbish,
garbage and other debris on any property .
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
. The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shall keep
the yard free of objects imd conditions that are health, fire or
accident hazards.
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The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shall keep
the yard free of heavy undergrowth and noxious plants such as
ragweed, poison ivy, poison oak, etc., and excessive growth of
grass, weeds and other vegetation.
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shall keep
- the lawn at maximum height of 4 inches.
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The owner, tepilnt, occupier or licensee of any property shall keep
the property free of dead, decaying or damaged frees or other
natural growth and the branches and limbs thereof which create an
unsafe or unsightly condition.
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shall keep
the property :free of wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, unused· or,
unlicensed vehicles, trailers, boat_s, aircrafts or other machinery or'
any part thereof and junk.. and refuse of any kind, except in· an
establishinent licensed or iffiithorized
to conduct and, operate such
a business and then only in an arrangement such as to prevent an
unsafe condition or an unsightly condition out of character with the
surrounding environment.
The owner, tenant, occupi!r or licensee of any property shall keep
the property free of dilapidated or coliapsed stmctures or erections
·-and.any unprotected well or other unsafe conditions or unsightly
- condition out of character with the surrounding e11vir?nment.
3.
REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, ETC.
4.
a)
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shall
remove self-locking or self-latching devices on refrigerators,
freezers or similar appliances which are stored or left on porches,
decks, or in any rear yard, side yard or similar areas.
All refrigerators stored cir left on porches, decks, or in any rear
yard, side yard or similar areas shall be:
i)
in good working order
ii)
secured with and external locking device
iii)
locked at all times except when actually 111 use and
supervised.
b)
The owner, tenant, occupier orlicensee of any property who places
·refrigerators, freezers or similar appliances out on roadways for
disposal thereof, shall remove therefrom all doors without limiting
the generality of the foregoing including all sliding, swinging,
springing, spring loaded, and pull-to-open doors.
LANDSCAPING
a).
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shail
rnaintai_n hedges,.' planting, trees or other landscaping, in a living
condition, or shall replace these ifno longer alive with equivalent
landscaping, so as to carry out their intended function and maintain
an attractive appearance.
b)
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shall
provide suitable groundcoverto prevent erosion of the soil. Where
grass fonns a part of the groundcover, and such grass is no longer
in a living condition, such dead areas shall be resodded or reseeded
as often as required so as to restore the grass to a living condition.
c)
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any prope1iy shall
maintain areas within the yard not covered by buildings or
~tructures, sidewalks, driveways and parking areas to a standard at
least compatible with the abutting and adjoining properties.
d)
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shall
maintain in good repair areas used for vehicular traffic, parking
and facilities for loading and unloading such areas shail be free of
potholes and adequately drained.
5.
RUBBISH
a)
The owner, tenarrt, occupier or licensee of any property shall
maintain and provide sufficient receptacles to contain all gi,rbage,
rubbish, ashes and waste. The receptacles shall be made of metal
or plastic, made of watertight construction and provided with a
tight fitting cover.
b)
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shall keep
the property free of all refuse or litter.
c)
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of a non-rcsickntial
building, shall provide sufficient receptacle to contain all refi.1se
and litter as may be. left by customers or other members of the
public.
6,
,cjSASSAGEWAYS
( a)
The owner, tenant, occupier or licensee of any property shall
maintain steps,. walks, driveways, parking spaces. and similar areas
of a yard in a condition so·as to afford safe passage under normal
use and weather conditions.
7.
PRIVATE PROPERTY
NI private property shall be kept clear ofwaste and no person shall clumiJ,
throw, place, or deposit .any waste material on any pri\rate· JXOJ)erty or
cause such material to remain thereon.
8.
TOWNSHIP PROPERTY AND STREETS
(a)
No person shall dump, throw, place, or deposit any waste material,
refuse or debris on ariy street or any property belonging to the
Corporation without prior written approval of the Council of the
Corporation of the Township ofNorth Dundas
(b)
No person shall cause or permit or allow any snow to be dumped,
thrown, placed, pushed or deposited onto any street or other
property within the municipality without prior written authority
from the owner or occupant of such property.
9.
Nothing in the By-law shall be deemed to give any person the authority to
dump, throw, place or deposit any waste material or garbage on any street
or property within t!;ie boundaries of the municipality ..
10.
Nothing in this By-law shall be deemed to interfere with the filling or
raising of land with earth or rock -fill done in the course of building
operations or the disposal of waste on ariy lands which have been
designated for that purpose By-law of the Corporation.
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When any property is not m·aintained pursuant to the requirements of this
By-law, the Corporation shall send a notice by registered mail or personal
service to the owner or occupant at their last known address requiring
them to make the property conform to the requirements of this By-law and
the notice shall specify the tim~ allowed for compliance.
12.
Where notice has been sent by the Corporation pursuant to Section l J of
this By-law and the requirements of the notice have not been complied
with, the Corporation may cause t)1e work to be done and the Corporation
may recover the expense, of such work by action or in a like manner as
. municipal taxes,
13.
PENALTY
Every person who contravenes or causes or permits any contravention of
any of the provisions of this By-law is guilty of an offence and· on
conviction is liable to a fine as provided for in the Provincial Offences
Act.
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14.
In addition to the imposition of a fine or other remedy, a court of
competent jurisdiction may, uponconviction of an offence under this By-
law, issue an order prohibiting the cpntinuation or repetition of the
violation by the person convicted.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME, this
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READ A THIRD TIME, this
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CLERK
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In addition to the imposition of a fine or other remedy, a court of
competent jurisdiction may, upon conviction of an offence under this By-
law, issue an order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the
violation by the person convicted.
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