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NO.
"City" means
A By-law to provide for the maintenance of grasses and weeds.
WHEREAS Council wishes to
de by by-1 aw for
maintenance
grasses and
weeds on private land within the urban area to
iminate conditions which are or
could become or cause public nuisances as a result
neglect or improper yard
maintenance;
THE
ST. CATHARINES enacts as follows:
1.
In this By-law:
"Counci 1" means the
1 of The Corporation
the City
St.
nes;
"land" means
wi
n the urban area of the City in
vate ownership
and includes grounds, yards and vacant lots;
"occupant" means a person or persons over the age of
ghteen years in
possession of land;
"Owner" includes:
(i)
both the owner in trust and benefici
owner of land;
(ii) the person managing or receiving the rent of the land or premises thereon;
and,
(iii) a 1essee or occupant of
1and means an
, owner or agent
thereof;
"Weed Inspector" means a person appointed by Council to administer
enforce
the provisions of the Weed Control Act;
2.
This By-law shall not apply to land designated Environmental Protection
under the
ty's Official Plan.
3.
Every owner of land shall cut and remove from the land all grasses and
weeds exceeding 20 em in height.
4.
Where grasses or weeds exceeding
em in height have
been
or
removed in accordance with this
law the Weed Inspector may give the owner of
the land written notice to make the land conform with the requirements of this
By-law within seventy-two hours by delivering such notice personally to the owner
or by registered mail sent to
last known address
the person to whom the
notice is to be given or to that person's agent.
5.
Where anything required to
done in accordance with this By-law is not
done by the person directed or
red to do it, Counci 1 hereby directs that such
matter or thing may be done by the City or its agent under the
rection of the Weed
Inspector, at the owner's expense, and the City may recover the expense incurred in
doing so by action or by adding the costs to the tax roll and collecting them in the
same manner as taxes.
6.
The costs of work done by the City under this By-law, and any expenses
and administration fees in connection therewith, shall be pursuant to the
schedule of rates and fees as approved by Council from
me
time.
7.
The Weed Inspector appointed
the
ty shall be responsible for the
administration and enforcement of this By-law.
8.
occupant, owner
land and agent of an owner of land is jointly
and severally liable to ensure that the standards prescribed by this By-law are
met.
9.
Every person who contravenes any provision of
s By-law is guilty of
an offence and is liable upon conviction to a
ne as provided for under the
Provincial Offences Act.
It is hereby declared that each and every of the foregoing provisions
of this By-law is severable and that if any provisions of this By-law should, for
any reason, be declared, invalid by any court, it is the i
on and desire of
this Council that each and every
the then remaining provisions hereof shall
remain in
1 force and effect.
Read a first time
day
PRIL
Read a second time this
f'f11-1
day of
Read a third
me and passed this I
day of
2004.
CLERK
MAYOR