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THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW 2008-114
being a By-law to control the dumping of fill,
removal of fill and alteration of grades
Passed by Council on: June 23, 2008
Consolidation as of: June 17, 2013
Amendment
AMENDING BY-
LAW DATE AMENDMENT DETAILS
Adding the following Sections-1.9.1,
1.10.1, 1.19.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 2.5,
5.7, 6.5, 9.2 and 9.3
Amending the following Sections:
1.3, 5.2(b), 5.2(f), 5.2(f.1), 5.2(h),
2012-022 March 26, 2012 3.2, 3.2(d), 3.2(e), 3.3, 5.5 and 6.2
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OFFICE CONSOLIDATION OF BY-LAW 2008-114
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NO. 2008-114
being a By-law to control the dumping of fill, removal of
fill and alteration of grades
WHEREAS section. 142 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
authorizes a municipality to prohibit or regulate the dumping of fill, removal of
topsoil and alteration of grades;
AND WHEREAS Council has approved Report #EGD-022-08 which recommended
that this By-law be passed.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
hereby enacts as follows:
1. Interpretation....................................................................................................1
2. General Prohibitions .......................................................................................3
3. Exceptions........................................................................................................3
4. Specific Prohibitions and Regulations.........................................................5
5. Issuance of a Permit........................................................................................5
6. Permit Requirements ......................................................................................7
7. Permit Expiry and Renewal............................................................................8
8. Permit Revocation ...........................................................................................8
9. Enforcement.....................................................................................................8
10. Remedies and Penalties.................................................................................8
11. General Provisions..........................................................................................9
1. Interpretation
1.1 "Applicant" means each Person who seeks or obtains a Permit.
1.2 "Conservation Authority" means the Central Lake Ontario
Conservation Authority, the Ganaraska Region Conservation
Authority or the Kawartha Lakes Conservation Authority, whichever
Authority has jurisdiction over land to which the By-law applies.
1.3 "Contaminated Fill" means
(a) any Soil that does not meet the Table 1 Standards, unless the
Applicant has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director
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that the existing ambient soil quality of the receiving site does
not meet Table 1 Standards or that the Placing or Dumping of
Soil that meets Table 2 Standards would not have a detrimental
effect on ground water;
(b) any Fill that contains putresible material; and
(c) bio-solids created by the paper manufacturing process, either
in the form of pure paper fibre bio-solids or as mixed with other
material to form products known as "nitro-sorb", "sound sorb",
or other products with similar composition.
1.4 "Director" means the Municipality's Director of Engineering Services.
1.5 "Dumping" shall be broadly interpreted for this by-law to include
stripping, removing, moving, transporting, importing, exporting or
placing of any Fill or Topsoil into, out of or upon lands within any
single or adjacent properties within the Municipality.
1.6 "Fill" means any type of material deposited or Placed on lands and
includes Soil, stone, concrete less than 0.1 cubic metres in size which
does not contain steel reinforcement, construction materials, asphalt,
sod or turf either singly or in combination.
1.7 "Finished Grade", means the elevation of the ground surface of land
upon which Fill has been Placed or Dumped or after alteration of the
Grade has occurred.
1.8 "Grade" means the elevation of an existing ground surface, except
where the Placing or Dumping of Fill or the alteration of the then
existing ground surface has occurred in contravention of this By-law
in which case Grade means the elevation of the ground surface as it
existed prior to such Placing or Dumping of Fill on or alteration of the
existing ground surface occurring.
1.9 "Inspector" means any of the following staff members of the
Municipality: Director of Engineering Services, Manager of
Transportation and Design, Manager of Construction, Design
Engineer in the Municipality's Department of Engineering Services,
Roads Supervisors in the Municipality's Department of Operations,
and such Municipal Law Enforcement officers as may be appointed
by the Municipality from time to time.
1.9.1 "Large Fill Operation" means an operation that involves the Placing or
Dumping more than 500m3 of Fill.
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1.10 "Lot" means a lot or block shown on a registered plan of subdivision
of land and the land is not within a registered plan of subdivision. Lot
means a parcel of land owned by an Owner.
1.10.1 "Minor Fill Operation" means an operation that involves the Placing or
Dumping less than 100m3 of Fill.
1.11 "Municipality" means the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
and includes all areas within its territorial limits.
1.12 "Normal Agricultural Practice" includes sod-farming, greenhouse
operations and nurseries for horticultural products but does not
include the sale, exchange or other disposition of Topsoil.
1.13 "Owner" means each registered owner of land
(a) for which a Permit is sought or obtained; or
(b) in respect of which there is or may be contravention of
i) this By-law;
ii) an order made pursuant to subsection 144(5) of the
Municipal Act, 2001; or
iii) a court order made pursuant to subsection 144(18) of
the Municipal Act, 2001.
1.14 "Permit" means a permit issued by the Director pursuant to the
provisions of this By-law.
1.15 "Person" includes a natural individual and their heirs, executors,
administrators or other legally appointed representatives, a
corporation, partnership or other form of business association.
1.16 "Place" means the distribution of Fill on lands to establish a Finished
Grade higher or lower than the Existing Grade and "Placing" and
"Placed" in relation to Fill have the same meaning.
1.17 "Ponding" means the accumulation of surface water in an area not
having drainage therefrom where the lack of drainage is caused by
the Placing or Dumping of Fill or the alteration of the Grade.
1.18 "Proposed Grade" means the proposed elevation of the ground
surface of land upon which any Fill is proposed to be Placed.
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1.19 "Retaining Wall" means a wall designed to contain and support Fill
which has a Finished Grade higher than that of adjacent lands.
1.19.1 "Small Fill Operation" means an operation that involves the Placing or
Dumping of between 100 and 500m3 of Fill.
1.20 "Soil" means material commonly known as earth, Topsoil, loam,
subsoil, clay, sand or gravel or any combination thereof.
1.21 "Swale" means a shallow depression in the ground sloping to a place
for disposal for the purpose of providing a method of drainage of
surface water.
1.21.1 "Table 1 Standards" means the standards set out in Table 1 of the
"Soil, Ground Water and Sediment Standards for Use under Part
XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act' published by the Ministry of
the Environment dated April 15, 2011, as amended from time to time.
1.21.2 "Table 2 Standards" means the standards set out in Table 2 of the
"Soil, Ground Water and Sediment Standards for Use under Part
XV.1 of the Environmental Protection Act' published by the Ministry of
the Environment dated April 15, 2011, as amended from time to time.
1.22 "Topsoil" means those horizons in a Soil profile, commonly known as
the "O" and the "A" horizons, containing organic material and includes
deposits of partially decomposed organic matter such as peat.
1.23 "Zoning By-law" means a by-law passed by the Municipality pursuant
to section 34 of the Planning Act and includes the Municipality's
Zoning By-law 84-63, as amended or superseded from time to time
and the Municipality's Oak Ridges Moraine Zoning By-law 2005-109
whichever is applicable to any land to which this By-law applies.
2. General Prohibitions
2.1 No Person may Place or Dump Fill or Topsoil or cause or permit Fill
or Topsoil to be Placed or Dumped in the Municipality except in
accordance with this By-law.
2.2 No Person may remove Soil or cause or permit the removal of Soil
except in accordance with this By-law.
2.3 No Person may alter the Grade or cause or permit the Grade of any
land in the Municipality to be altered except in accordance with this
By-law.
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2.4 Where a Permit has been issued, no Person may, except in
accordance with the provisions of that Permit,
(a) Place or Dump Fill or cause or permit Fill to be Placed or
Dumped;
(b) remove Soil or cause or permit the removal of Soil; or
(c) alter the Grade of any land or cause or permit the Grade of
any land in the Municipality to be altered.
2.5 No Person shall Place of Dump Fill or Topsoil or cause or permit Fill
or Topsoil to be Placed or Dumped anywhere in the Municipality
unless (a) the source of the Fill or Topsoil is a Lot within the
Municipality or (b) the Fill has been taken from within a municipal
road allowance or municipal easement as part of a municipal
construction or reconstruction project undertaken by or on behalf of a
municipality.
3. Exceptions
3.1 The provisions of this By-law do not apply to the extent that the
Placing or Dumping of Fill, removal of Topsoil or alteration of the
Grade of land is:
(a) undertaken by the Municipality or a local board of the
Municipality;
(b) on residential properties for the purpose of swimming pool
installations;
(c) imposed after December 31, 2002 as a condition to the
approval of a site plan, a plan of subdivision or a consent
under section 41, 51 or 53 respectively, of the Planning Act or
as a requirement of a site plan agreement or a subdivision
agreement executed and in good standing entered into under
those sections;
(d) imposed after December 31, 2002 as a condition to a
development permit authorized by regulation made under
section 70.2 of the Planning Act or as a requirement of an
agreement entered into and in good standing under that
regulation;
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(e) undertaken by transmitter or distributor, as those terms are
defined in section 2 of the Electricity Act, 1998, for the purpose
of constructing and maintaining a transmission system or a
distribution system, as those terms are defined in that section;
(f) undertaken on land described in a licence for a pit or quarry or
a permit for a wayside pit or wayside quarry issued under the
Aggregate Resources Act;
(g) undertaken on land in order to lawfully establish and operate
or enlarge any pit or quarry on land,
i) that has not been designated under the Aggregate
Resources Act or a predecessor of that Act, and
ii) on which a pit or quarry is a permitted land use under a
by-law passed under section 34 of the Planning Act;
(h) undertaken as an incidental part of drain construction under
the Drainage Act or the Tile Drainage Act;
(i) undertaken in accordance with a permit issued by the
Municipality's Chief Building Official pursuant to the Building
Code Act, 1992 as amended for the erection or demolition of a
building or structure, provided the Director and the Chief
Building Official are satisfied that the permit application
provides sufficient information to determine compliance with
the provisions of this By-law;
(j) undertaken in accordance with an order issued pursuant to the
Municipality's Property Standards By-law as amended from
time to time; or
(k) Contractor's Yard which imports, processes, used and/or calls
organic or granular material and which complies with the
Municipality's Zoning By-law.
3.2 The provisions of this By-law do not apply to the extent that Topsoil is
Placed on lands zoned for residential use within the meaning of the
Zoning By-law for the purpose of lawn dressing, landscaping, adding
to flower beds or vegetable gardens, provided that:
(a) the elevation of the land within 0.3 metres of the property line
is not changed;
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(b) there is no change in the location, direction or elevation of any
natural or artificial watercourse, open channel, Swale or ditch
used to drain land;
(c) the functionality of any drainage infrastructure is not impeded;
(d) the Dumping or Placing of Topsoil on a Lot which is 0.1
hectares or less, provided that the volume of Topsoil Dumped
or Placed does not exceed 10 cubic metres in any consecutive
12 month period; and
(e) the Dumping or Placing of Topsoil on a Lot which is greater
than 0.1 hectares in area, provided that the volume of Dumped
or Placed Topsoil does not exceed 20 cubic metres in any
consecutive 12 month period.
3.3 The provisions of this By-law do not apply to the extent that Topsoil is
removed or placed as an incidental part of bona fide Normal
Agricultural Practice up to a maximum of 100 cubic metres.
3.4 The provisions of this By-law do not apply in an area to the extent of
any conflict with a regulation made under section 28 of the
Conservation Authorities Act respecting the Placing or Dumping of
Fill, removal of Topsoil or alteration of the Grade of land in such area.
3.5 The provisions of this By-law do not apply in an area to the extent to
any conflict with a regulation made under Ontario Regulation 140/02
—The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan respecting the Placing
or Dumping of Fill, removal of Topsoil or alteration of the Grade of
land in such area.
4. Specific Prohibitions and Regulations
4.1 No Person may Place or Dump Fill or cause or permit Fill to be
Placed or Dumped and no Person may remove Topsoil or cause or
permit the removal of Topsoil and no Person may alter the Grade of
any land or cause or permit the Grade of any land to be altered within
the Municipality in any of the following circumstances:
(a) where the Owner has not consented in writing to the Placing
or Dumping of Fill or to the removal of Topsoil or to alteration
of the Grade;
(b) where the Fill is Placed or Dumped or the Grade is altered for
storage purposes and such storage is not permitted pursuant
to the Zoning By-law;
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(c) where the Placing or Dumping of Fill is in contravention of any
Federal, Provincial or Municipal laws, by-laws, notices,
regulations, permits or agreements;
(d) where the Placing or Dumping of Fill or alteration of the Grade
will result in changing any Grade established by a grading and
drainage plan approved by the Director including, without
limitation, a grading and drainage plan approved by the
Director in relation to any subdivision, re-zoning, site plan or
building permit approval, and such Placing or Dumping or Fill
or alteration occurs without a valid Permit therefore;
(e) where Municipal pavement, ditches, culverts, sidewalks,
facilities or other infrastructure or services are, or may be, in
any way impacted. The Municipality may invoke its right to
post a No Heavy Trucks route in the event that a hauler is
damaging Municipal infrastructure;
(f) where the Fill includes material from the demolition of any
structure, toxic or hazardous materials, glass, raw sewage,
Contaminated Fill, construction refuse or debris; or
(g) where the Placing or Dumping of Fill or alteration of the Grade
is on or with respect to any land zoned within any of the Open
Space or environmental protection zones provided in the
Zoning By-law, unless either approval therefore has been
issued by the Conservation Authority with jurisdiction over
such land, or a Permit has been issued pursuant to this By-
law.
5. Issuance of a Permit
5.1 The Director is hereby authorized and directed to issue a Permit
where an Applicant has satisfied the requirements of this By-law.
5.2 An Applicant shall submit the following to the Director:
(a) a completed application in the form prescribed from time to
time by the Director in accordance with the information
required in this By-law. The Director at his sole discretion may
require proof of liability insurance showing the Municipality as
an additional named insured. The proof of insurance must be
submitted in a form satisfactory to the Director of Finance.
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(b) Permit fees shall be as follows:
Minor Fill Operation $250
Small Fill Operation $500
Large Fill Operation $1,000 plus $1.00/m3 of Fill
(c) when required by the Director in order to assess the impact of
the Fill or alteration on the environment affected, a Fill-control
plan, which shall include any or all of the following as shall be
specified by the Director:
i) a key map showing the location of each Lot, including
the nearest major intersection and north arrow;
ii) the Lot's boundaries and area (expressed in hectares)
of each such lot or parcel of land;
iii) the existing and proposed use of the land and the
location and use of the buildings and other structures
adjacent to each Lot;
iv) the location, dimensions and use of any building and
other structures existing or proposed to be erected on
each Lot;
v) the location of lakes, streams, wetlands, channels,
ditches, other watercourses and other bodies of water
on and within a minimum of 30 metres beyond each
Lot's boundaries;
vi) the location of all Regulatory Flood Lines and
Conservation Authority Fill Regulation lines;
vii) the location and identification of the predominant
existing Soil types on the Lot;
viii) the species, Grade at base and size of all trees greater
than 250 millimetres in calliper, all shrubs, trees and
hedges within three (3) metre(s) of the property line and
driveways on each Lot and all easements and rights-of-
way over, under, across or through the Lot;
ix) the location and dimensions of any existing and
proposed storm water drainage systems and natural
drainage patterns on and within a minimum of 30
metres beyond each Lot's boundaries;
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X) the location and dimensions of utilities, structures,
roads, highways and paving located within a minimum
of 30 metres beyond each Lot's boundaries;
A) the existing topography on the Lot and extending a
minimum of 30 metres beyond the Lot's boundaries;
xii) the Proposed Grades of each Lot;
xiii) the location and dimensions of all proposed land
disturbance activities, including construction of access
roads;
xiv) the location and dimensions of all temporary Soil, dirt or
Fill stockpiles;
xv) the location, dimensions, design details and design
calculations of all construction site erosion control
measures that may be necessary to minimize the
impact of the proposal;
xvi) a schedule of the anticipated starting and completion
dates of each land disturbance or land development
activity;
xvii) provisions for the maintenance of the construction site
erosion control and dust control measures during
construction and after as required;
xviii) a plan of proposed external haul routes and daily
schedule for hauling, including a plan showing signage
as required by the Director;
xix) the scale of drawing, ranging from 1:250 to 1:1000 as
deemed appropriate (each drawing control plan to be in
metres);
xx) an indication on the drawing of directions of overland
water flow and overland flow route;
xxi) any information, plans or studies required by Ontario
Regulation 140/02.
(d) Proposed Grades and drainage system to be used upon
completion of the Placing or Dumping of Fill on a Lot;
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(e) a description of the proposed Fill, including a list of the
sources and geotechnical reports as to content and quality,
prepared by qualified experts in that regard;
(f) a certificate of the Owner, Applicant and each qualified expert
referenced in section 5.2(e) certifying that the Fill contains no
Contaminated Fill;
(f.1) such other studies and reports as are necessary to properly
assess the application, including studies and reports required
under the Clarington Official Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan, and fees to cover the peer review of such
studies and reports if deemed necessary by the Director;
(g) a plan showing the design details to proper scale of any
Retaining Wall that may be required and the dimensions of
any materials to be used in construction of such Retaining
Wall; and
(h) security in a form and in an amount satisfactory to both the
Director and the Director of Finance to secure the proper
Dumping or Placing of Fill as described in the Permit and all
work required as a condition of Permit issuance including
erosion and sediment control, signage, mud cleanup, dust
control and road damage.
5.3 The Director shall have the Authority to designate all truck routes and
trucking schedules, including any revisions, in order to minimize
impacts to the public and Municipal infrastructure. Public notification
and signage may also be required by the Director.
5.4 Any person Dumping Fill or Topsoil or altering grades within the
municipality shall implement and maintain an approved mud tracking
and dust control program. Such program shall be provided in writing
to and be approved by the Director and shall include the provision of
mud mats and dust control measures at both the removal and
dumping sites, and the continuous monitoring thereof. Emergency
contact names and numbers shall also be provided to the Director.
Where mud and dust are not controlled to the satisfaction of the
Director, the Director may, without notice, have such mud or dust
controlled by Municipal forces or a third party contractor and such
costs, including a 30% management and administration charge, shall
be paid by the applicant upon invoicing. Any associated Permit may
also be considered revoked, until such invoices are fully paid and any
additional letters of credit provided, to the sole discretion of the
Director.
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5.5 The Director may draw upon the security posted pursuant to
paragraph 5.2(h) to recover the costs incurred by the Municipality in
performing any required work which the Owner or the Applicant has
failed to perform or emergency work (as determined by the Director)
that the Municipality is required to undertake on the Owner's behalf.
5.6 The issuance of a Permit does not relieve the Owner or the Applicant
from the obligation to secure all other applicable approvals.
5.7 Prior to issuing any Permit, the Director may require an Applicant
seeking a Permit to hold an information meeting at the Applicant's
expense. The time,-location and manner of providing notice of such
meeting shall be determined by the Director.
6. Permit Requirements
6.1 The Director may, prior to the issuance of a Permit, require the
Owner or Applicant or both to enter into an agreement which may be
registered on title to the Lot containing such requirements of this By-
law as the Director considers necessary to ensure that the alteration
of land or the Placing or Dumping or removal of Fill is done in
accordance with the prevailing design standards of the Municipality
and proper engineering principles, and that prior to the
commencement of the Placing or Dumping of Fill, a mud tracking and
dust control program containing measures considered to be
appropriate by the Director to control mud tracking and dust both on
the Lot or other land from which the Fill is proposed to be removed
and on the land on which Fill is to be Placed or Dumped and the truck
routes proposed to be used by the Applicant, if any, to move the Fill
to the Lot on which it is proposed to be Dumped or Placed.
6.2 Requirements contained in an agreement may include the Owner or
Applicant releasing and indemnifying the Municipality, certifying that
the Fill contains no Contaminated Fill, posting with the Municipality
the required security and where, in the opinion of the Director,
extensive activities are proposed, certification by a geotechnical
engineer or other similarly qualified Person, both prior to the issuance
of a Permit and upon completion of the work. All such certification
shall state that the Owner or Applicant can and has complied with all
of the obligations and conditions contained in the applied for and
issued Permit.
6.3 The Director may, from time to time and at the Applicant's expense,
require the testing of any Fill by a qualified expert retained by the
Municipality. Dumping and/or Fill Removal may be suspended
pending test results at the direction of the Director.
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6.4 The Director may require the Applicant to install such site remediation
measures, including Topsoil, seeding, sodding and installation of
berms and landscaping, as are necessary to minimize the visual
impact of Fill or Grade alteration proposals and to provide for
stabilization of the altered grades.
6.5 The Director may require a lot grading certificate upon completion of
the work described in any Permit and may require the Owner or
Applicant to post security to ensure delivery of such certificate.
7. Permit Expiry or Renewal
7.1 A Permit shall expire 90 calendar days after the day on which it is
issued pursuant to this By-law.
7.2 A Permit may be renewed at any time prior to its expiry for an
additional 90 day period by an Applicant making a written application
to the Director accompanied by a payment of 50% of the original
Permit fee, provided that the Permit requirements imposed by this By-
law and any agreement made pursuant to paragraphs 6.1 and 6.2
respecting the Permit proposed to be renewed are not amended or
changed.
8. Permit Revocation
8.1 It is a condition of each Permit that the Permit may be revoked by the
Director under the following circumstances:
(a) if it was obtained on mistaken, false or incorrect information;
(b) if it was issued in error;
(c) if the Owner or Applicant requests in writing that it be revoked;
(d) if the terms of an agreement under this By-law have not been
complied with; or
(e) if an Owner or an Applicant fails to comply with the provisions
of this By-law or with an order requiring work to be done to
correct any contravention of this By-law.
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9. Enforcement
9.1 Inspectors are hereby authorized to carry out inspections in relation
to this By-law and are delegated such powers as are within the
jurisdiction of the Municipality in order to administer and enforce this
By-law including, without limitation, the power to make orders
requiring the discontinuance of activities and requiring work to be
done to correct contraventions of this By-law.
9.2 If an Owner fails to carry out any work required by an order issued
under section 9.1, the work may be done by the Municipality at the
Owner's expense and the cost of such work shall be added to the tax
roll and collected in the same manner as property taxes.
9.3 If requested by the Director or a Municipal By-law Enforcement
Officer, an Owner shall be required to produce documentation in a
form acceptable to the Director showing the amount of Fill being
deposited and the source of the Fill pursuant to a Permit.
10. Remedies and Penalties
10.1 Each person who Places or Dumps Fill or who causes or permits Fill
to be Placed or Dumped contrary to this By-law or to a Permit shall
forthwith remove such Fill and restore the existing Grade of the land.
10.2 Each Person who removes Topsoil contrary to this By-law or to a
Permit shall forthwith rehabilitate the land from which the Topsoil was
removed including the replacement on the land of Topsoil and the
restoration of the Existing Grade of the land.
10.3 Each Person who alters the Grade of land or who causes or permits
the alteration of the Grade of land contrary to this By-law or to a
Permit shall forthwith restore the land to its original condition including
the Existing Grade of the land.
10.4 Where an Owner fails to do any work required in an order issued
pursuant to this By-law within the period specified, the Director may
cause the work to be done at the Owner's expense and, for this
purpose, the Director, Inspectors and the Municipality's employees
and agents may enter on the Owner's land at any reasonable time.
10.5 Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of
an offence and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine as set out in
the Provincial Offences Act.
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10.6 Should any section, clause, or provision of this By-law be declared by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not
affect the validity of this By-law as a whole or any part thereof, other
than the part so declared to be invalid.
11. General Provisions
11.1 The provisions of this By-law shall apply to all lands and premises
within the Municipality.
11.2 All references to legislation in this By-law are references to legislation
of the Province of Ontario, as amended from time to time, including
successor legislation, whether enacted prior to or subsequent to the
enactment of this By-law.
11.3 This By-law shall be administered by the Director of Engineering
Services.
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 23rd day of June, 2008.
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