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VI) open excavations on property; g) "occupant" means an occupant as defined in The Municipalities Act; h) "owner" means an owner as defined in The Municipalities Act; i) "property" means land or buildings or both; j) "structure" means anything erected or constructed, the use of which requires temporary or permanent location on, or support of, the soil, or attached to something having permanent location on the ground or soil; but not including pavements, curbs, walks or open air surfaced areas.
v) junked vehicles; and
iv) untidy and unsightly property;
il1) land that is overgrown with grass and weeds;
public safety;
ili) the amenity of the neighborhood and includes:
1) a buidicupin a unding orat a dated sad is an inminent danger to il) people's use and enjoyment of their property; or affects or may adversely affect:
i) the safety, health or welfare of people in the neighborhood;
· "nuisacion of building and or ctures in ore within a Muniy, that adversely il) is located on private land, but that;
1. is not within a structure erected in accordance with any bylaw respecting the inoperative or abandoned condition; and
2. is in a rusted, wrecked, partly wrecked, dismantled, partly dismantled, I. has no valid license plates attached to it; or i) either:
In this Bylaw: a) "Designated Officer" means an employee or agent of the Municipality appointed by Council to act as a municipal inspector for the purposes of this bylaw. b) "building" means a building within the meaning of The Municipalities Act; c) "Municipality" means the Town of Stoughton; d) "Council" means the Council of the Town of Stoughton; e) "junked vehicle" means any automobile, tractor, truck, trailer or other vehicle that Definitions The purpose of this bylaw is to provide for the abatement of nuisances, including property, activities, or things that adversely affect: a) the safety, health or welfare of people in the neighborhood; b) people's use and enjoyment of their property; or c) the amenity of a neighborhood.
1. This bylaw may be cited as The Nuisance Abatement Bylaw.
Short Title The Council of the Town of Stoughton, in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
A bylaw of the Town of Stoughton in the Province of Saskatchewan, to provide for the abatement of nuisances with in the Town of Stoughton.
BYLAW # 383/10
TOWN OF STOUGHTON
NUISANCE ABATEMENT BYLAW
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12. Notwithstanding the generality of Section 5, no person shall cause or permit any junked vehicle to be kept on any land owned by that person.
- Junked Vehicles
or buildings to become untidy and unsightly.
11. Notwithstanding the generality of Section 5, no person shall cause or permit any land Untidy and Unsightly Property mown grass.
10. This section shall not apply to any growth which forms part of a natural garden that has been deliberately planted to produce ground cover, including one or more species of wild flowers, shrubs, perennials, grasses or combinations of them, whether native or non-native, consistent with a managed and natural landscape other than regularly
- For the purpose of this section, "overgrown" means in excess Of 0.20 meters in height.
8. Notwithstanding the generality of Section 5, no owner or occupant of land shall cause or permit the land to be overgrown with grass or weeds.
Overgrown Grass and Weeds
7. Notwithstanding the generality of Section 5, no person shall cause or permit an unoccupied building to become damaged or to deteriorate into a state of disrepair such that the building is an imminent danger to public safety.
Unoccupied Buildings neighbourhood; or c) is substantially detrimental to the amenities of the neighbourhood.
a) is dangerous to the public health or satety;
b) substantially depreciates the value of other land or improvements in the or structure to deteriorate into a ruinous or dilapidated state such that the building or structure:
Notwithstanding the generality of Section 5, no person shall cause or permit a building Dilapidated Buildings person.
5. No person shall cause or permit a nuisance to occur on any property owned by that
Nuisances Prohibited Generally
4. Unless otherwise specified, the owner of a property, including land, buildings and structures, shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this Bylaw.
Responsibility
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23. No person shall obstruct a designated Officer who is authorized to conduct an inspection under this section, or a person who is assisting a Designated Officer.
22. Inspections under this Bylaw shall be carried out in accordance with Section 362 of The Municipalities Act.
21. The inspection of property by the Municipality to determine if this Bylaw is being complied with is hereby authorized.
## Inspections
20. The Administrator for the Town of Stoughton is hereby authorized to further delegate the administration and enforcement of this Bylaw to the Town Superintendent and/or any other designate for the Town of Stoughton.
19. The administration and enforcement of this Bylaw is hereby delegated to the Administrator for the Town of Stoughton.
## Enforcement of Bylaw
18. Fences shall be maintained in a safe and reasonable state of repair.
## Fences
17. Any refrigerator or freezer left in a yard shall first have its hinges, latches, lid, door or doors removed.
- Refrigerators and Freezers
16. Materials referred to in Section 15 shall be elevated at least 0.15 meters off the ground and shall be stacked at least 1.0 meter from the property line.
15. Any building materials, lumber, scrap metal, boxes or similar items stored in a yard shall be neatly stacked in piles and elevated off the ground so as not to constitute a nuisance or harborage for rodents, vermin or insects.
## Outdoor Storage of Materials
b) any dead or hazardous trees;
c) any sharp or dangerous objects;
property owned by that person:
a) an infestation of rodents, vermin or insects;
14. Notwithstanding the generality of Section 5, no person shall cause or permit on any
## Maintenance of Yards
13. Notwithstanding the generality of Section 5, no person shall cause or permit any basement, excavation, drain, ditch, watercourse, pond, surface water, swimming pool or other structure to exist in or on any private land or in or about any building or structure which is dangerous to the public safety or health.
Open Excavations
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33. A Designated Officer who has reason to believe that a person has contravened any provision of this Bylaw may serve on that person a Notice of Violation, which Notice of Violation shall indicate that the Municipality will accept voluntary payment in the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) to be paid to the Municipality within seven (7) clear days from the date of the Notice of Violation.
c) fail to comply with any other provision of this Bylaw.
the authority of this Bylaw; or
32. No person shall:
a) fail to comply with an order made pursuant to this Bylaw;
b) obstruct or interfere with any Designated Officer or any other person acting under
## Offences and Penalties
31. Any unpaid expenses and costs incurred by the Municipality in remedying a contravention of this Bylaw may be recovered either: a) by civil action for debt in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with Section 368 of The Municipalities Act; or b) by adding the amount to the taxes on the property on which the work is done in accordance with Section 369 of The Municipalities Act.
Recovery of Unpaid Expenses and Costs
30. In an emergency, the Municipality may take whatever actions or measures are necessary to eliminate the emergency in accordance with the provisions of Section 367 of The Municipalities Act.
whatever actions or measures are necessary to remedy a contravention of this Bylaw.
29. The Municipality may, in accordance with Section 366 of The Municipalities Act, take
- Municipality Remedying Contraventions
28. A person may appeal an order made pursuant to Section 24 in accordance with Section 365 of The Municipalities Act.
Appeal of Order to Remedy
27. If an order is issued pursuant to section 24, the Municipality may, in accordance with Section 364 of The Municipalities Act, give notice of the existence of the order by registering an interest against the title to the land that is the subject of the order.
- Registration of Notice or Order
(b) or (c) of The Municipalities Act.
26. Orders given under this Bylaw shall be served in accordance with Section 390 (1)(a), Act.
25. Orders given under this Bylaw shall conform with section 364 of The Municipalities
24. It a designated Officer finds that a person is contravening this Bylaw, the Designated Officer may, by written order, require the owner or occupant of the property to which the contravention relates to remedy the contravention.
Order to Remedy Contraventions
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R. C. Miskolczi, Town Administrator Certified a true copy of Bylaw #383/10 adopted by resolution of council on the 16st day of November, 2010.
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R. C. Miskolczi, Town Administrator Heather Balon-Barmann, Mayor
38. This Bylaw shall come into force on the day of its final passing.
Coming Into Force
37. Bylaw # 342/06, the Nuisance Abatement Bylaw: and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
Repeal of Former Bylaws
36. Every person who contravenes any provision of Section 31 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction: a) in the case of an individual, to a fine of not more than $10,000.00; b) in the case of a corporation, to a fine of not more than $25,000.00; c) in the case of a continuing offence, to a maximum daily fine of not more than $2,500.00 dollars per day.
35. Payment of any Notice of Violation does not exempt the person from enforcement of an order pursuant to Section 24 of this Bylaw.
34. Where the Municipality receives voluntary payment of the amount prescribed under Section 32 within the time specified, the person receiving the Notice of Violation shall not be liable to prosecution for the alleged contravention.
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