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## THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PENETANGUISHENE
## BY-LAW NUMBER 2025-08
Being a By-Law to Regulate the Town of Penetanguishene Water Works Utility, to Establish Fees and Charges for Water Works and Wastewater Services Provided
and to Repeal By-law 2015-64 and all amendments to By-law 2015-64
WHEREAS pursuant to section 9 of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001, chapter 25 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 pursuant to section 8. (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001, chapter 25 the powers of a municipality under this or any other Act shall be interpreted broadly so as to confer broad authority on the municipality to enable the municipality to govern its affairs as it considers appropriate to enhance the municipality's ability to respond to municipal issues;
AND WHEREAS section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, authorizes a lower tier municipality to pass by-laws with respect to public utilities;
AND WHEREAS section 80 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended authorizes a municipality, at reasonable times, to enter on land to which it supplies a public utility to inspect, repair, alter or disconnect the service pipe or wire, machinery, equipment or other works used to supply the public utility and to shut off or reduce the supply of the public utility;
AND WHEREAS section 81 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, authorizes a municipality to shut off the supply of a public utility to land if fees or charges payable by the Owners or occupants of the land for the supply of the public utility to the land are overdue; to provide reasonable notice of the proposed shut-off and to recover all fees and charges payable despite shutting off the supply of the public utility;
AND WHEREAS section 82 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, provides that a municipality is not liable for damages caused by the interruption or reduction of the amount of a public utility supplied to a municipality or to the land of any person as a result of an emergency or a breakdown, repair or extension of its public utility if, in the circumstances, reasonable notice of its intention to interrupt or reduce the supply is given;
- 21.1 This By-law shall come into force and take effect on the date of passing.
## 22. REPEAL
- 22.1 THAT By-laws 2023-70, 2023-04, 2020-57, 2019-08 and 2015-64 are hereby repealed and replaced in their entirety with this By-law.
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed by Council this 12 th day of March, 2025.
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MAYOR Doug Rawson
CLERK Kelly Cole
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Service Fee
## Application Form Responsible Department
Required Price per meter package Ileter Angle/Straight Size
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| Temporary $196.15 flat rate | Application for | Public Works |
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| construction Use of a Municipally- owned fire hydrant for water supply extension (indexed annually) $35 per connection per day plus unit charge per m3 of water | Fire hydrant use permit | Public Works |
| Private fire hydrant inspection Private fire hydrant obtained $200 per hydrant Materials + 15% | | Public Works Public Works |
| repairs Private fire hydrant administration fee $50.00 | Private hydrant | Fire |
| annual inspection | inspection report | |
| Private Fire Hydrant Curb stop/curb box $32.96/month (indexed annually) $1,000 (refundable) | Application for | Public Works Public Works |
| completion security | municipal service | |
| Bulk water purchase Commercial metered consumption rate | Application for the purpose of bulk water | Public Works |
| Fire protection sprinkler system Reconsideration of large water $4.00/m3 annually) $20.00 | Bulk Water Station Fee $41.02/month (indexed purchase Appeal in writing | Public Works Finance |
| consumption billing | | |
| Water meter testing Test water meter at $75.00 $75.00 | n/a Written request | Public Works Public Works |
| Water service Actual cost with a | Application for | Public Works |
| installation fee (up to 50mm diameter) deposit of $7,500.00 | water service | |
| Turning water supply on or off other than a new service 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday to Friday $50.00 | | Public Works |
| Water meter installation inspection All other days/times $225.00 $50.00 per inspection/visit | | Public Works |
| Water meter removal and reinstallation Final Billing Fee $100.00 removal $100.00 inspection $25.00 | | Finance |
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