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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST NIPISSING
LA CORPORATION DE LA MUNICIPALITY DE NIPISSING OUEST
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BY-LAW 2025/05
BEING A BY-LAW WITH RESPECT TO SETTING
THE WATER AND SEWER RATES
WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST NIPISSING FOR THE YEAR 2025
WHEREAS Part ll, Section 10. (2) 3. of the Municipal Act provides for single-tier municipalities to pass by-
laws respecting financial management of the municipality and its local boards; and
WHEREAS Section 398 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 provides that: 'The Treasurer of a local
municipality may add fees and charges imposed by the municipality, to the tax roll for the following
property in the local municipality and collect them in the same manner as municipal taxes';
(1)
In the case of fees and charges for the supply of public utility, the property to which the public
utility was supplied;
AND WHEREAS Section 391 (3) of the Municipal Act provides that: The costs included in a fee or charge
may include costs incurred by the municipality or local board related to administration, enforcement and
the establishment, acquisition and replacement of capital assets;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Nipissing deems it desirable
and expedient to revise and amend its water and sewer rates for the year 2025;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL FOR THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST NIPISSING
ENACTS AS PER SCHEDULES ATTACHED HERETO AND FORMING PART OF THE BY-LAW:
(1)
THAT all Single-Family dwellings in the Municipality be charged the same flat fee for water and
sanitary sewer services as follows:
Single Family
Dwelling
Term
Water service
$714.72
year
Sanitary sewer service
$893.40
year
Both water and sewer
$1,608.12
year
(2)
THAT all Multiple dwellings in the Municipality be charged the same flat fee for water and
sewers services as follows:
First dwelling
Each Additional
Dwelling
Term
Water service
$714.72
$357.36
year
Sanitary sewer service
$893.40
$446.70
year
Both water and sanitary sewer
$1,608.12
$804.06
year
(3)
THAT all Cache Bay residents not connected to sanitary sewer services, the annual sanitary fee
shall be:
$357.36
(4)
THAT all Cache Bay residents not connected to sanitary sewer services, the sanitary annual rate
for multiple-dwellings is as follows:
$357.36 year for the first dwelling and
$178.68 year for each addition dwelling
(5)
THAT all Residential and Commercial pools be charged the following fee: $87.34 year
(6)
THAT all Buildings within the Municipality of West Nipissing, other than Residential Buildings be
charged for the use of municipal water and sewer based upon Schedule "A" of rates attached.
(7)
THAT the following water rate be the one charged to all clients within the Municipality of West
Nipissing who have water meters.
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(a) All metered services
Industrial, Commercial and Residential
$1.8404 per m3
(b) All Commercial Water Tankers
$1.8404 per m3
(8)
THAT the Sanitary Sewer surcharge rate charged to all clients within the Municipality be the water
rate multiplied by 1.25
(9)
THAT non-payment of outstanding charges will be handled as follows:
9.1
In case of non-payment of assessed rates or charges by any owner or consumer when the
same becomes due and payable, the Collector's office will charge a monthly interest
charge of 1.25% of the outstanding balance to the account on the (1st) day of each month.
9.2
When a consumer has neglected to pay the assessed rates or charges for ninety (90) days,
the arrears balance, including any interest charges and administrative fee, shall be added
to the tax roll and shall become due and payable, and shall be collected as if the same had
originally been imposed and formed part of such tax levy.
9.3
Penalties and interest on the principle outstanding amount in default of the utility charges
so added to the tax roll shall continue to be computed until the clearance of the tax roll
balance.
9.4
An administration fee of $25.00 shall be added to the outstanding utility charge before
the total outstanding balance is added to the tax roll.
(10)
THAT By-law 2024/20 be hereby repealed.
(11)
THAT this By-Law shall be retroactive to the first day of the Year 2025.
ENACTED AND PASSED THIS 23rd DAY OF JANUARY 2025 AS WITNESSED BY THE SEAL OF THE
CORPORATION AND THE HANDS OF ITS PROPER OFFICERS.
KATHLEEN THORNE-ROCHON
MAYOR
MELANIE DUCHARME
CLERK
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SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NO. 2025/05
BEING A BY-LAW WITH RESPECT TO SETTING THE WATER AND SEWER RATES
WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST NIPISSING FOR THE YEAR 2024
1
Bath tubs or showers
Hotels and Motels & Institutions
174.39
Each additional
81.20
2
Basins
141.93
Each additional
Institutions & Commercial
61.07
3
Bait Dealers & Minnow Ponds
Min. ponds with Cont. Flow
812.68
Min. Ponds with Reg. Systems
406.57
4
Barber Shops
First chair
174.39
Each additional
101.87
5
Building (during const.)
New commercial building
675.01
New residential building
134.89
New industrial building
2,033.64
6
Bakeries
Each
609.83
7
Banks
Each
406.57
8
Beauty Salons, Spa's and Other
Health Related Businesses
First Chair
174.39
- Each additional
101.87
9
Brewer's Warehouse
Each
1,227.23
10
Steam Boilers
Manufacturing establishments
406.57
11
Bowling Alleys
First lane
163.58
Each additional lane
61.07
12
Water closets (toilets)
Stores, offices, restaurants, bars
122.11
Each additional
73.30
Manufacturing establishment
203.30
Hotels, Motels, Institutions
101.87
Schools, public buildings, (Halls)
101.87
Each additional
81.27
Continuous Flow
174.39
13
Churches
Base Rate - First 2,000 sq. ft.
122.11
Each additional 1,000 sq. ft.
26.94
(Based on main floor area)
14
Golf Course
Base rate (no irrigation)
162.51
15
Club Rooms
Base rate
162.51
16
Curling Rinks
Base rate
813.04
17
Cleaning, Drying,
Base rate
406.57
Pressing Shops
18
Fountains (drinking)
Self Closing
243.06
Continuous Flow
609.83
Ornamental display - public
243.06
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SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NO. 2025/05
BEING A BY-LAW WITH RESPECT TO SETTING THE WATER AND SEWER RATES
WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST NIPISSING FOR THE YEAR 2024
Ornamental - swimming pools
243.06
Ornamental - private property
121.70
In restaurant
283.82
19
Gas Station, Service Station
Base rate
609.83
Car Wash Manual
Each bay
483.28
Car Wash
Semi-automatic
1,518.71
20
Garages
Base rate
609.83
21
Greenhouses
Private- per season
122.11
Commercial - per person
506.24
22
Hospital West Nipissing Flat Rate
12,149.05
23
Car Wash
Base rate
609.83
Manual each bay
483.28
Semi-automatic
1,518.71
24
Hotels, Motels, Boarding Houses
Each room
40.87
Bars in hotels
567.62
Cocktail lounges
1,012.46
25
Home for the Aged
Base rate first 2,500 sq. ft.
122.11
Each additional 1,000 sq. ft.
61.07
26
Central heating system (hot water)
Hotel, commercial establishments,
industrial
203.28
27
Private Hydrants
Each per year
1,227.23
28
Liquor Store
Base rate
717.19
29
Laundromats
Base rate
203.30
Each additional washing machine
203.30
30
Municipal Buildings and Government
buildings
Base rate
326.06
31
Market
Base rate
245.50
32
Offices
Printing
230.15
Dental
First Chair
487.08
Each additional chair
203.30
Law
Base rate
122.11
Medical
Base rate
212.56
All others
Base rate
122.11
33
Schools, Day Care buildings
Base rate
1,012.46
Each additional room
61.07
34
Photograph Galleries
Base Rate
567.62
35
Pool rooms & billiards
Base rate
101.87
36
Restaurants and Chip stands
No seating inside
487.08
With seating inside
1,012.46
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SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NO. 2025/05
BEING A BY-LAW WITH RESPECT TO SETTING THE WATER AND SEWER RATES
WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF WEST NIPISSING FOR THE YEAR 2024
37
Rinks & Skating
Closed
813.04
Open - Institutions
609.83
Open - Commercial
2,022.36
38
Stores
General, provisions groceries
283.82
Confectionery
406.57
Drug Stores
406.57
Department Stores
813.04
Dry Goods & Hardware
283.82
Stationery Stores
283.82
Butcher Shop
364.39
Shoemaker & Tinsmith Shops
163.58
Butcher Shops with grocery store
487.08
39
Swimming pools
Maintenance fee
87.33
40
Siphon Water
Each
506.29
41
Taxi Stands
Base rate
203.30
42
Tubs (wash)
In Hotels & Commercial
122.11
Each additional
61.07
43
Theatres or Bingo Halls
Each
364.58
Hall attached to Church or School
303.70
44
Tourist Cabins
Each single cabin without water
service from system
32.86
Each single cabin with water service
from system
50.95
Double cabins to be treated as two (2)
cabins when calculating water rates
45
Urinals Self Acting Only
Hotels, motels, public buildings,
schools, etc.
182.74
46
Warehouses
Base rate
203.30
47
Welders
Base rate
203.30
48
Washer (Commercial Building)
Automatic washer/dishwasher
69.76
49
Jacuzzi
Hotels & Motels
244.09
50
Outside taps
Each tap
34.92
51
Shut off and turn on water box
Each time during regular hours
104.12
52
Buildings with sprinkler systems
Base rate
519.23
53
Ice machines in building
Base rate
129.85
54
Manufacturing buildings & Industrial
Building (no water meter)
Base rate
1,012.46