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September 14, 2023
CITY OF MEADOW LAKE
SNOW REMOVAL BYLAW
BYLAW NO. 07/2022
with amendments up to and including Bylaw No. 09/2023 passed September 11, 2023.
by City Council.
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CITY OF MEADOW LAKE
BYLAW NO. 07/2022
SNOW REMOVAL BYLAW
A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF MEADOW LAKE TO REGULATE THE CLEARING OF
SNOW, ICE AND DEBRIS FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY, PUBLIC SIDEWALKS,
AND ROADWAYS.
WHEREAS Section 8 of The Cities Act grants a city the power to pass any bylaw for
city purposes that it considered expedient for matters including those respecting the
safety, health and welfare of people traveling and the management of streets and
roads;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Meadow Lake, in the Province of
Saskatchewan, in open meeting hereby enacts as follows:
PART I - INTRODUCTION
1.
Title
This Bylaw shall be known and may be cited as the Snow Removal Bylaw.
2.
Purpose
The purpose of this Bylaw is to establish the responsibilities of the City and
residents for snow removal, to facilitate the safe passage of pedestrians and
motorists, and to prevent damage to public property. The snow removal
procedures of the City are further detailed in the City's Snow Removal Policy.
3.
Definitions
Whenever in this bylaw, the following words or terms are used, they shall,
unless the text otherwise provides, be held to have the following meanings:
a) "Adjacent" means next to or alongside.
b) "City" means the City of Meadow Lake.
c) "City Manager" means the person appointed as the City Manager and
Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Meadow Lake and includes any
duly authorized representative or designate of such person.
d) "Debris" includes glass, loose dirt, mud or organic material likely to
interfere with pedestrian traffic;
e) "Designated Official" means a person designated by the City Manager or
Council to inspect and enforce bylaws pursuant to The Cities Act or the
Bylaw Enforcement Officer Bylaw, or a peace officer.
f) "Occupant" means any person inhabiting or occupying a building of any
use, whether residential or commercial.
g) "Owner" means a person who has any right, title, estate, or interest in a
property.
h) "Public Works Manager" means the person appointed as the Public Works
Manager for the City of Meadow Lake and includes any duly authorized
representative or designate of such person.
i) "Municipal Property" means a park, municipal reserve, buffer strip,
environmental reserve, utility parcel, drainage ditch, or other parcel of land
maintained by the municipality.
j) "Roadway" means that part of a street adapted to the use of or ordinarily
used by vehicles;
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k) "Sidewalk" means the public pathways, paved or otherwise, intended
primarily for use by the general public for pedestrian traffic, including those
along streets and walking paths.
l) "Street" means a street as defined in The Cities Act.
PART II - REGULATIONS
4.
Snow Removal Generally
a) No person shall place any snow, ice, dirt or other debris or obstruction
shoveled, swept or cleaned from private property onto any street, sidewalk,
or municipal property.
b) No person shall move snow, ice, dirt, or other debris or obstruction onto
any neighboring private property.
c) Each owner and occupant of property shall ensure that when clearing or
removing snow or ice or other loose debris, they shall refrain from causing
injury or unduly interfering with any person lawfully using the sidewalk,
street or municipal property and shall refrain from causing damage to the
sidewalks, streets, or municipal property.
d) Each owner and occupant of property shall ensure that snow disposal be
undertaken in such a manner that it does not create a hazard or interfere
with the use of streets, sidewalks or municipal property.
e) No person shall deposit, store or stockpile snow on private property in a
manner which is deemed by the Designated Official to be unsafe for
motorists or pedestrians, including stockpiling snow within a sight triangle
at intersections.
5.
Sidewalks
a) To avoid a large accumulation of snow on the street, any snow removed
off the sidewalk is to be placed on the owner's adjacent private
property.
b) Where there is no ability to remove snow onto private property, the City
or any contractors hired by the City for this purpose, may push snow
from the sidewalks into the street provided it does not create a hazard
or interfere with the use of the roadway and is removed promptly
thereafter.
c) No owner or occupant shall have water drain from their property in a
manner that creates ice buildup on a sidewalk such that the ice
becomes a hazard to pedestrians.
d) No person shall lay an extension cord across or otherwise obstruct a
sidewalk.
e) Where a sidewalk exists, each property Owner and Occupant is
responsible for sidewalk snow removal adjacent to their property to the
standards indicated by the City...
i. The owner or occupant of a property adjacent to a sidewalk,
shall clear or remove, or cause to be cleared or removed, all
snow, ice and/or other loose debris from any sidewalk adjacent
their property within forty-eight (48) hours of the time when the
snow, ice or other loose debris was formed or deposited
thereon.
ii. Subsection 5(e) notwithstanding, the owner or occupant of a
property adjacent to a sidewalk, in the areas listed in Appendix
"D" of the City's Snow Removal Policy, are exempted from this
requirement, but if they choose to voluntarily undertake snow
removal of their adjacent sidewalk, they must abide by the
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sidewalk snow removal standards of Section 5 and may not
interfere with City snow removal efforts.
f) The City shall clear or remove or cause to be cleared or removed all
snow or ice or other loose debris from any Priority 1 sidewalk as shown
in Appendix D of the Snow Removal Policy within twenty-four (24)
hours, and Priority 2 within forty-eight (48) hours, of the time when the
snow, ice or other loose debris was formed or deposited thereon.
g) With respect to properties adjacent to the asphalt walking path along
Third Street East, the obligation of each owner and occupant set out in
s. 5(e) hereof is subject to the City's Snow Removal Policy. If, and only
if, the City assumes responsibility for sidewalk snow removal in this
area pursuant to the City's Snow Removal Policy, the owner/occupant
is not required to comply with the provisions of s. 5(e).
h) No person using a power-driven device or manual device to clear or
remove snow or ice or other loose debris from the sidewalk, shall
cause injury to or unduly interfere with any person lawfully using the
sidewalk, or cause damage to the sidewalk or curbs.
i) Section 4(a) notwithstanding, any owner or occupant who has been
required under Section 5 to do snow removal on their adjacent
sidewalk, shall make every effort to clear or remove snow, ice or other
loose debris from a sidewalk by causing it to be placed upon their own
private property. If this is impractical, the person may place the snow
or ice or other loose debris from the sidewalk in boulevard or roadway
adjacent to the sidewalk but must do so in a manner that does not
create a hazard or interfere with the use of the roadway or cover
storm drains or cause difficulty for those parking on the road.
6.
Snow Dump
a) The City snow dump is under the control and direction of the Public Works
Manager.
b) No person shall deposit snow at the City snow dump without the prior
consent of the Public Works Manager. Use of the snow dump may be
denied where a person has not complied with this bylaw.
c) No person shall deposit any material other than clean uncontaminated
snow and ice at the snow dump.
d) No person shall use the snow dump for any reason other than depositing
snow and ice.
7.
Other Regulations
a) Any landscaping, trees, shrubs, plants, fencing, ornaments, flower beds or
any other structure or material that is above the normal grade of the lot and
is placed between the curb and the front lot line of the owner's property is
placed at the owner's risk. The City will not be responsible for any damages
to property within the municipal right-of way caused by the grading or
pushing of snow during snow removal.
i. Where non-permanent items or fixtures such as ramps, yard
ornaments, flower pots and such have been placed between the
curb and the front lot line of the owner's property, they must be
removed on or before October 1st each year and may not be
placed or replaced until on or after April 1st of each year.
ii. The City recommends in all cases under 7(a) that property
owners flag any permanent item or structure so they can be seen
in the winter for snow removal purposes; provided, however, that
the City is not liable for damage to any such items or structures
whether or not they have been flagged.
b) No person shall interfere with the City's snow removal equipment,
including by driving through an active worksite where signage is in place.
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PART III - ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
8.
Order to Remedy Contraventions
a) If a Designated Officer finds that a person is contravening this Bylaw, the
Designated Officer may, by written order, required the owner or occupant
of the property to which the contravention relates to remedy the
contravention.
b) Orders given under this Bylaw shall comply with Section 328 of The Cities
Act.
c) Orders given under this Bylaw shall be served in accordance with Section
357 of The Cities Act.
d) A person may appeal an order made pursuant to this section in accordance
with Section 329 of The Cities Act.
9.
City Remedying Contravention
a) The City may, in accordance with Section 330 of The Cities Act, take
whatever actions or measures are necessary to remedy a contravention of
this Bylaw.
b) In an emergency, the City may take whatever actions or measures are
necessary to eliminate the emergency in accordance with the provisions
of Section 331 of The Cities Act.
c) Any unpaid costs and expenses incurred by the City in remedying a
contravention of this bylaw may be recovered by either:
i. Civil action for debt in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance
with Section 322 of The Cities Act; or
ii. Adding the amount to the taxes on the property on which the work is
done in accordance with Section 333 of The Cities Act.
10.
Penalties
a) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Bylaw or fails to
comply with an order given under this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and
liable to the penalties as listed in Schedule A attached to this Bylaw.
b) Any person found guilty of an infraction of this Bylaw, or any part thereof,
for which no penalty is prescribed in Schedule A shall be liable on summary
conviction to the penalties prescribed by the General Penalty Bylaw of the
City.
11.
Summons
a) Where any person has committed or is alleged to have committed a
contravention of this bylaw, the Designated Official may serve on such
person a Summons which shall detail the contravention, fine amount and
method of payment.
b) If voluntary payment of the amount specified on the Summons is made to
City Hall within 30 calendar days of the date of the Summons, the person
alleged to have committed the offence shall not be liable to prosecution for
the offence indicated.
c) Where the City receives voluntary payment of the amount prescribed
under Schedule A within the time specified, the person receiving the
Summons shall not be liable to prosecution for the alleged contravention.
d) Voluntary payment of a Summons shall not exempt that person from
compliance with the requirements of this Bylaw.
e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from
exercising his or her right to defend a charge of contravention of any
provision of this Bylaw.
PART IV- GENERAL
12.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this
bylaw is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of
competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and
independent provision and the holding of the Court shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions.
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13.
Bylaw 9/2021 is hereby repealed.
14.
This bylaw shall come into force on the date of final passage.
Introduced and read a first time this 26th day of September, 2022.
Amended and read a second time this 11th day of October, 2022.
Read a third time and adopted as amended this 11th day of October, 2022.
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SCHEDULE A - PENALTIES
Section
Offence
Penalty
1st Offence
Subsequent
Offences
4(a)
Clearing snow, ice or other
debris onto municipal
property.
*plus costs to restore to
previous condition
$150.00
$250.00
4(c)
Causing damage to municipal
property through snow
removal.
*plus costs to restore to
previous condition
$150.00
$250.00
4(d)
Creating a hazard or
interfering with the use of
municipal property through
snow removal.
*plus costs to remove the
hazard
$150.00
$250.00
4(e)
Stockpiling snow in a manner
deemed to be hazardous to
motorists or pedestrians.
*plus costs to remove the
hazard
$150.00
$250.00
5(c)
Having hazardous ice buildup
on a sidewalk due to property
drainage.
*plus costs to remove the
hazard
$150.00
$250.00
5(d)
Laying an extension cord
across a sidewalk.
$20.00
$20.00
5(e)
Failure to clear and remove
snow from a sidewalk.
*plus costs to enforce an
issued Order to Remedy
$25.00
$50.00
6(b)
Use of the City snow dump
without prior authorization of
the City.
$150.00
$250.00
6(c)
Leaving material other than
clean snow or ice at City
snow dump site.
*plus costs to restore to
previous condition
$150.00
$250.00
6(d)
Using the snow dump for
non-permitted uses.
$150.00
$250.00
7(a)(i)
Failure to remove non-
permanent fixture placed
between curb and property
line.
$50
$100
7(b)
Interfering with snow removal
equipment.
$150.00
$150.00