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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF WASAGA BEACH
BY.LAW NO. 202443
A By-Law to provide for the maintenance of land in a clean and clear condition and to
repeal by-law 2019-14.
WHEREAS Section 127 of the MunicipalAct, 2001, S.O. 2001 , c.25, as amended,
provides that a municipality may require the owner or occupant of land to clean and
clear the land, not including buildings, or to clear refuse or debris from the land, not
including buildings;
AND WHEREAS the Town has passed an Administrative Monetary Penalties System
By-law;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Wasaga Beach
HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
1.0 DEFINITIONS
1.1 All words used in this by-law shall be interpreted as defined in this by-law.
Where definitions are not provided herein, the words shall be defined as
provided firstly in the most current editions of the Building Code Act and
the Ontario Building Code, and the Ontario Fire Code. Finally, any
remaining words shall be defined in the Dictionary in the context of the by-
law application.
1.2
'AMPS By-law' means the Town's Administrative Monetary Penalties By-
law, as may be amended from time to time;
1.3 'Director' means the General Manager - Development Services, or
his/her designate or successor.
2.0 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
2.1 No owner or occupant shall fail to keep his or her land free and clear of all
garbage, refuse, domestic or industrial waste of any kind, and shall
ensure that his or her land is free and clear of infestation, as outlined
in Schedule'A'.
2.2 No owner or occupant shall fail to trim or cut weeds or turf grass, whether
dead or alive, that is more than 30 cm in height.
2.3 No owner or occupant shallfail to keep vegetation other than weeds and
turf grass, trimmed and kept from becoming unreasonably overgrown,
supporting infestation, under grown causing erosion or in a fashion that
may affect safety, visibility, or the passage of the general public.
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2.4 Exterior property areas shall be kept in a neat and tidy condition, and free
from:
2.4.1 injurious insects, termites, rodents, vermin and other pests;
2.4.2 noxious weeds and excessive growths of other weeds and grass;
2.4.3 dead, decayed, or damaged trees, or other natural growth and the
branches and limbs thereof which creates an unsafe or unsightly
condition;
2.4.4 domestic storage such as firewood, building materials, garden
equipment and materials, unless such is stored neatly, but not in
the front, interior or exterior side yard setbacks;
2.4.5 storage or placement of trash, organics or recycling receptacles in
the interior or exterior side yard setbacks;
2.4.6 suitable ground cover shall be provided to prevent erosion of the
soil, Where grass from a part of the ground cover, and such grass
has been killed due to the application of calcium chloride or other
chemical to adjacent walkways or driveways, or for other reasons,
such dead areas shall be re-sodded or re-seeded as often as
required so as to restore the grass to a living condition.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
3.1 Landscaping and general maintenance of the exterior property areas
shall not detract from the landscaping and the general maintenance
of the neighbourhood of which they are a part;
3.1.1 Sufficient lighting or exterior property areas shall be provided to
minimize any danger to persons using existing walkways, and to
alert persons with respect to anyone who may be loitering adjacent
to an area which the occupants of the premises or the public are
likely to use;
3.1.2 Artificial lighting standards and fixtures shall be kept in a safe
condition, in working order and in good visual condition;
3.1.3 Recreational areas shall be kept in a safe, usable condition, and
equipment provided in connection therewith shall be safe and
operable;
Communalwalkways, driveways, ramps, parking areas and outside
stairs and landings shall be promptly cleared of snow and appropriate
measures shall be taken to minimize the risk of persons slipping or
vehicles skidding on icy surfaces;
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3.3 Areas used for vehicle traffic and parking shall be paved with bituminous
concrete or equivalent surfacing, or shall be surfaced with crushed stone
or other suitable and reasonably dust-free substance, and shall be free
from ponding and puddles and otherwise in good repair;
3.4 Paved communal parking areas shall be provided with suitable markings,
such as painted lines, to indicate parking spaces, entry and egress for
vehicles, maintained so as to be clearly visible;
3.5 Walkways shall be repaved, resurfaced or regraded as often as necessary
to maintain a reasonably smooth, slip-free and safe.
4.0 DERELICT MOTOR VEHICLES
4.1 No owner shall use any property for the parking or storage of the
following:
4.1.1 derelict motor vehicles or motor vehicles that are unfit to be
operated on a highway due to damage or poor repair;
4.1.2 a motor vehicle that is not licensed for operation for the current year
pursuant to the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act;
4.1.3 motor vehicle parts or components on lands used for human
habitation.
4.2 Section 4.1 does not apply to those properties that comply with all
applicable land use criteria which permits the retail, wholesale, repair and
wrecking of motor vehicles or a competition or hobby vehicle located in a
fully enclosed building.
4.3 wrecked, dismantled, inoperative, discarded, unused or unlicenced
vehicles or trailers, except in an establishment licenced or authorized 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;
4.4 machinery or any parts thereof, or other objects or parts thereof, or
accumulations of material or conditions that create an unsafe condition or
an unsightly condition out of character with the surrounding environment;
5.0
ENFORCEMENT
5.1 lf a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer is satisfied that a violation or
contravention of the By-Law has occurred, the Municipal Law Enforcement
Officer shall serve written notice in accordance with sections 444,445 &
446 of the MunicipalAct, 2001, as may be amended from time to time.
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Failure to abide by a notice will result in penalties under the Town's AMPS
By-law
5.2 Where a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer deems a violation of this By-
Law to constitute a hazard to the public, the Municipal Law Enforcement
Officer may, without notice, cause the violation to be remedied at the
expense of the owner. The Town shall not be responsible for any damage
that may be sustained by the property of the owner.
5.3 Any notice given under this By-Law may be given by regular mail or
personaldelivery. Delivery by regular mail shall be deemed to have been
affected five (5) days aftermailing.
5.4 The Town may recover its costs of remedying a violation of this By-
Law by invoicing the owner, by instituting court proceedings or by
adding the cost to the tax roll in the same manner as municipal taxes.
The exercise of any such remedy shall not preclude the exercise of
any other available remedy.
6.0 PENALTY
6.1 Any person who contravenes any provision of this By-law, including
Schedule "A" will be subject to the Town AMPS By-law.
6.2 A director or officer of a corporation who knowingly concurs in the violation
or contravention by the corporation of any provision of this By-law will be
subject to the Town AMPS By-law.
7.0 SEVERABILITY
7.1 When a court of competent jurisdiction declares any section or part of this
By-law invalid, the remainder of this By-law shall continue in force unless
the court makes an order to the contrary.
8.0 DELEGATION
8.1 The Director is authorized to make minor housekeeping amendments to
this by-law that that do not alter the meaning or intent in any way.
9.0 SHORT TITLE
9.1 This By-Law shall be referred to as the "Clean Neighbourhoods By-law"
1O.O REPEAL
10.1 By-law #2019 is hereby repealed.
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11.0 EFFECTIVE DATE
11.1 This By-Law shall come into force and take effect on the day it is passed
THE CORPORATTON OF THE TOWN OF WASAGA BEACS ,.
Brian Sinitnlnlaylor
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Schedule'A'
ln this By-law, Refuse includes but is not limited to the following
Household appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, freezers,
washers, dryers, air conditioners and dishwashers, and television
sets and their component parts
Household furniture such as beds, bed springs, mattresses,
tables, chairs and their component parts
Barrels, boxes, water and fueltanks (empty only)
Motor vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, bicycles, trailers, go-
karts, boats, or vessels, all-terrain vehicles which are in a
wrecked, discarded, inoperative or dismantled condition, in whole
or in part, and their component parts
Boulders, bricks, concrete, asphalt, glass scrap wood, scrap
metal, scrap wire, paint cans, cardboard, paper, plastics,
Styrofoam, roofing shingles (scrap), discarded clothes or cloth
and canvas
Felled trees, tree stumps, branches, brush, leaves, bagged or
piled grass and weeds, hedge cuttings, open compost piles and
garden waste
Household refuse, (bagged or not) not set out for collection,
scrap construction materials, dead animal carcasses, animal
feces
Tires, wrecked, dismantled, discarded playground
equipment, beverage containers, fast food bags, containers
and wrappings
lndustrial, commercial or any hazardous liquid waste (i.e. motor
oil, gasoline)
Waste from demolished buildings, discarded signs and placards
Straw, hay and manure
Excavated materials (i.e. earth, gravel)