Community Standards Bylaw 32M2023
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| Section | Penalty | Offence |
|---|---|---|
| Part 2 - Remedial Orders | Penalty: | Offence: |
| Section: 2(3) | Penalty: $500 | Offence: Failure to Comply with Remedial Order |
| Part 4 - Untidy Properties | Penalty: | Offence: |
| Section: 7(1) Nuisance Property | Penalty: $500 | Offence: Cause or Permit Nuisance on Premises |
| Parking in Front Yard | Penalty: | Offence: |
| Section: 8 | Penalty: $400 | Offence: Improper parking in front of house |
| Section: 9(1) | Penalty: $400 | Offence: Recreational Vehicle parked on Premises in front of house beyond permitted time |
| Section: 10 | Penalty: $400 | Offence: Trailer parked on Premises in front of house |
| Refrigerator/Freezer | ||
| Section: 11(2) Outside and not locked | Penalty: $500 | Offence: Refrigerator or Freezer Improperly Stored |
| Fires on Premises | ||
| Section: 12 | Penalty: $750 | Offence: Prohibited or Non-Compliant Fire |
| Section: 13 | Penalty: $750 | Offence: Unsupervised Fire |
| Section: 14(1) | Penalty: $750 | Offence: Burn Prohibited Materials |
| Section: 14(2) | Penalty: $750 | Offence: Outdoor fire when prohibited |
| Section: 18(2) | Penalty: $2,500 | Offence: Contravene order of Fire Chief that prohibits building or igniting a fire in a Fire Pit or Portable Fire Receptacle on a Premises |
| Section: 18(2) | Penalty: $1,000 | Offence: “Young Person” (as defined in the Youth Justice Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. Y-1, as amended) contravening an order of the Fire Chief that prohibits building or igniting a fire in a Fire Pit or Portable Fire Receptacle on a Premises |
| Graffiti | ||
| Section: 19(1) | Penalty: $5,000 | Offence: Person applying Graffiti |
| Section: 19(1) | Penalty: $1,000 | Offence: “Young Person” (as defined in the Youth Justice Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. Y-1, as amended) applying Graffiti |
| Section: 19(2) | Penalty: $150 | Offence: Failure to remove Graffiti |
| Charity Collection Sites | ||
| Section: 20 | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Dump or Scavenge at Charity Collection Site |
| Composting | ||
| Section: 21 | Penalty: $500 | Offence: Improper Composting |
| Noise | ||
| Section: 23 | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Noise which disturbs a Person |
| Section: 24(1) | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Continuous Sound in excess of prescribed Sound Level |
| Section: 25(2) | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Continuous Sound in excess of prescribed Sound Level |
| Section: 26(1) | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Continuous Sound in excess of prescribed Sound Level |
| Section: 27 | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Non-Continuous Sound in excess of prescribed Sound Level |
| Section: 28(1) | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Operate prohibited equipment or device during Night-time |
| Section: 28(3) | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Load Truck during Night-time |
| Section: 28(6) | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Use Signalling Device during Night-time |
| Section: 28(7) | Penalty: $300 | Offence: Idle Truck more than 20 minutes in Residential Development |
| Section: 30(1) | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Continuous Sound in excess of prescribed Sound Level |
| Section: 30(2) | Penalty: $250 | Offence: Non-Continuous Sound in excess of prescribed Sound Level |
| Outdoor Speakers & Concerts | ||
| Section: 31(1)&(3) | Penalty: $500 | Offence: Operate Outdoor Speakers when prohibited |
| Section: 32(1) | Penalty: $500 | Offence: Outdoor concert in excess of prescribed Sound Level |
| Nuisance escaping property | ||
| Section: 35(1) | Penalty: $300 | Offence: Direct water flow to adjoining Premises |
| Section: 36 | Penalty: $300 | Offence: Light directed to adjacent dwelling house |
| Section: 37(1) | Penalty: $300 | Offence: Flyers/Debris escaping Premises |
| Section: 37(3) | Penalty: $100 | Offence: Deposit Flyer contrary to sign |
| Section: 37(4) | Penalty: $300 | Offence: Distribute Flyer contrary to sign |
| Section: 37(6)(a) | Penalty: $1000 | Offence: Deposit or distribute a Graphic Image not contained in a sealed opaque envelope |
| Section: 37(6)(b) | Penalty: $1000 | Offence: Deposit or distribute a Graphic Image without the legible warning |
| Section: 37(6)(c) | Penalty: $1000 | Offence: Deposit or distribute a Graphic Image without identifying the sender and sender’s address |
| Maintenance | ||
| Section: 41(1) | Penalty: $300 | Offence: Structure not in Good Repair |
| Addressing | ||
| Section: 42(1) | Penalty: $300 | Offence: Improper address or failure to address front of property facing street |
| Section: 42(2) | Penalty: $300 | Offence: Improper address or failure to address the rear of property adjacent to Lane |