CGUIlcii Gf the City Gf Fort St. John enacts Ra foi]owa:
FARY
i, - YKYXE
This Bylaw xnay be cited for ail purposes as "Sidewalk Clear3ng Bylaw No, l962, 2008".
PART
2 - DEFYNiYIONS
"City" xneans the City ot Fort St. John
CoxxlxncIcial Zone I1Maxls the zones designated Cl, C2, C2ga, Bxld C3, undcx' thc City
Gf Fort St, John Zoning Bylaw Nc. l303, l996
Real Pllopc3."'tyIncaxls lRIld Rnd lxxlprovcnMxlts, but excludes land Rxld 1Ixlpl'GvcnMnts
owned by thc City Gf Fort St. John
"Residential
Zone" rneaxla the zones designated
Rl., RlA,
R2, R3, R4RAR,
RMl,
and
RM2 under the City of Fort St. John ZOI3ing Bylaw No. ].303, l.996
ix tcrpI'c tati on.
The aingulai includes the plural and vice versa Bnd wards importing
inclu.de the ether gender and corporations.
B.gender
Corresponding Meanings
OOMr gi BIDlxlatlcBl forIDS Qf dcf3xlcd woI'da Gr cxpx'csslGDs have corx'cspoxl llxlg
mcaxungs.
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lf Bxly section or portion of this Bylaw ia held to be ixivalid 4y any court, thc
Dlvalld scctloxl QI"portloxl ShBHbc scvcrcd Bnd Shall Ilot affect QM validity Gf 'tlM
rcxnaindcr of this BylRw.
l.. Nothing in this Bylaw relieves B.person fxoxn conlplying vdth Gthex' applicable
bvlRws.
2. Every owxlcx'ox'occuplcx' Gf I'cBl pl"opcx'tywl'3.1ch
is RdjBccilt to lRDd that 18
covered 111pBx't by R sidewalk ahRil rclYlovc Bll lcc Rnd snow GI.'other loose debris
from. that portion of the sidewalk that fronts, aboutsGr lies adjacent to the Owner
Qr occupier 8 real propcx'Xy, within 48 houI'8 after thc lcc Qx'snow Gl Other debris
Ra bccxl deposited.
3. The owner or occupier of real property Bdjacen.t to a Sidexvalk or pathway may
rcmove icc Rxld snow froxn thc sldcwalk Gr pRthway Rdjaccn't to th,c Ical px'opcxty
Bxld place it QH the highway or boulevardbut shall not rexnove any ice or arrow
fronl the real property Bnd place it on t1ilehighway or bou.levard.
4. Every Owner or occupier of real property where an awning extends froln 8.
pox'ilon Gf 'thc I'cai property Gvcl 8 hxghway Gx'Sldcwa ik Bl'lal! kccp 'thc awning
frcc f1 oxxl snow
PARY FIVE
OFFEMCE,
ox' lcc.
PE%AX YVES AKD EMFORCEMENY
inspections for Coxnpliance
5. Every City cInplovcc 18 authorized, Rftcx' taking reasonable Steps to inform thc
owxlcr Qx'Qcc'uplcx', to cntcI" at Bli reasonable tlxncs llpon real px'opcx'tv to
ascertain whether cr Hct the regulations or diirections in this Bylaw are being
obeyed.
6. No persons Shall obstruct 8. City employee from entering real property for thc
purposes of inspecting the real property to detcrmiinc xvhcther or Hot there ha.s
been
8 vloiatlon
Gf 'this BvlRw.
7. Axly pcx'BQH.
who contrBvcxlcs Bnv px"ovlslon.Gf 'this Bylaw colr!HlltB Rxl offcx'lcc BHd
18llablc to 8 fine Gf Ilot less than. 5 i00.00 Gxlchundred do1lBI'8!Rnd Hot Hlox'c
than $10,000.00
ten thousand. doDars!,
8. This Bylaw is designated under section 264 of the Comxxxxxnxxg
Chxxrtcr 88 a bylaw
enforceable by ticket information in the forxn prescribed.
DCBign.a'tlOXl
Gf Bylaw
9 This
BVlaw 18 dcsxgxxatcd pux'Buant 'to Bcctloxl 264 Qf thc Communxty Chartcx"
S.B.C. c, 26 as 8. bylaw that may be enforced 'by meaHB of a ticket in the form.
pll cscribcd.
Dcslg'nation. Gf Bylaw EHforccmcnt Offxccrs
1IG. Bylaw Enforcement Officers and members, cf the RCMP are designated to
cniox'cc this bvlRW by Incaxls of 8. tlckct pUXBUBnt to scctloxl 264 of thc
Coxnmuxlity Charter.
11, Yhe words or expressions listed in Schedule "A" of this bylav' in the "'Deaignated
Exprcasloxl colUHlxl Rx'cRuthorXzcd to l3c UScd Gxl B tlckct pUrsURHt to scci3QIl
264! c! of the CGIDIDunity Charter to deSiignate all offerlce against the
respective scctloD Gf thlS bylsLw appcarlxlg Qpposlic ln thc Scc'iion colun'ln, YlM
RIDGUDtSappearing Dl thc Fine colunxn arc thc uncs sct pllrsuant to scctlon
265 of the Coxnlnunity Charter for contravention. oi' the respective section of this
BvlBw' Rppcarlng Gpposltc 3DtlM scctlon. ColuIDD.
l 2. CQUDcll lMI'clly dclcgRtcs to ltS Bylaw Enforccxncnt Off lccl'8 ItS alltllorliy to x'cfcx'
any dl8putcd IHUDICEpBl'iEckct ln fox'D3atloxlUnder BDy bylRw to 'ihc Pl"GvU'lclal
Court.
13. if an. Owner or occupier hs.S not colnplicd with the rcquirenlellt to clear ice and
Snow and debris lxnposed by Section 2 of this bylaw, the City, by itS exnployee8
Bnd / Gl CGDtlactGI'8, 38 authorized to do thc x3cccssBrywork Bnd charge thc
owner for the work. if the fee for the work is not paid, it can be added. to the
Owner'8
'iBxc8.
ElM fcc ioI' rclnoval
Gf sxlow Bnd 3cc Rnd otlME
debriS
froDI
3'cBl
property shall be $85.00 eighty-Ave dollarS! per hour,
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