The
Council of the Town of Cupar, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as
follows:
SHORT
TITLE:
1.
This Bylaw may be cited
as the Domestic Waste Bylaw.
INTERPRETATION/LEGISLATION:
1.
(a)
"Council" means to the council of the Town of
Cupar
(b)
"Domestic Waste" means
decomposing mineral, vegetable or animal waste resulting from the
handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food;
(c)
"Liquid Domestic Waste"
means waste which contains animal, mineral or vegetable matter in solution or
suspension;
(d)
"Refuse" means all
waste including rubbish, street cleaning and yard clippings but not domestic
waste;
(e)
"Bulk Refuse" means
wood, trees, shrubs, stumps, branches;
(f) "Designated Area" means
site within the waste transfer ground set aside for rubbish,
wood and/or bulk refuse, and metals;
(g)
"Municipality" means Town
of Cupar
(h)
"Public Highway" means
a road allowance or a road, street or lane in the Town of Cupar or an entry
road
to the waste transfer site.
(i) "Whites" means large
metallic objects including major appliances, water heaters, stoves, furnaces,
washers,
dryers, refrigerators,
deep freezes, microwaves, dishwashers, bed
springs, fencing and gates.
(j)
"Waste Transfer Site"
means the municipal site located within SE-29-23-16-W2M
GENERAL:
1.
Domestic wastes in the
Town of Cupar shall be removed to a designated transfer site approved by the
Saskatchewan Environmen and the Council of the Town by:
(a)
An employee of the Town of Cupar or
(b)
Any individual person
who has a contract with the Town of Cupar for that purpose or
(c)
Approved Municipal
Contractors with current agreements with the Town of Cupar.
2. All domestic waste
consisting of: animal, mineral, vegetable or other substance, providing the
same contains no liquid domestic waste.
For the purpose of being collected and taken to a designated waste
transfer ground it shall be kept in disposable, properly secured
garbage bags
for that purpose and placed in sturdy receptacles complete with a secured lid.
3.
All removal of brush
and bulk refuse shall be the responsibility of the property owner for disposal
within the approved waste transfer site.
FEES
AND SCHEDULES:
1.
Each household within
the Town of Cupar must have an approved waste receptacle from the Approved
Waste
Collector contracted with the Town. A fee for pick up service will be charged
as per Schedule "A"
hereto attached and forming part of this Bylaw;
2.
Each commercial
business in the Town of Cupar served by an industrial waste receptacle shall
pay a fee for the pick up
service as
per schedule "A" hereto attached and
forming part of this Bylaw;
3. At year end any monies
in arrears owing to the Town of Cupar for the garbage collection services may
be transferred and added
to the tax account pertaining to the said property;
AND WHEREAS: In accordance with the
Municipalities Act: Section
(1) A council may add the following amounts to the tax roll
of a parcel of land:
(b) unpaid
charges for a utility service provide to the parcel by a public utility that
4.
If the property owner
neglects to comply with the proper methods of preparation of waste, the
Administration of the Town of Cupar will be
advised by Council to issue a
written notice stating a deadline date to comply with the correct methods of
disposal, including a copy
of this Bylaw.
If the corrective action has not be adhered to by the deadline date
Council may order the contracted Waste Collector
to cease collection and
service for waste disposal until this bylaw is complied with.
5.
The proprietors or
managers of commercial businesses including garages or filling stations,
welding shop, plumbing and heating shop,
trucking companies or other trade
related business shall keep their premises free from accumulation of junk and
trade litter, by keeping
the same in a suitable container or covered shed and
removing same regularly to the waste collection site at the expense of the
proprietor
or property owner.
6.
A fee according to
Appendix "A" hereto attached and forming part of this Bylaw; must be paid prior
to the disposal of the waste.
7. Scrap tires are not allowed at the waste collection site. They must be disposed of thru the Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Association or their
designated collector as per Bylaw 11-97 – To Control the Disposal of
Scrap Tires.
8.
The proprietor or
manager of all cafes, restaurants, similar eating establishments or grocery
stores shall use only approved covered
garbage containers described in the
General Section, Subsection 2, or otherwise approved by the municipal staff for
the
storage of domestic wastes.
9.
All tree branches,
metals and whites shall be deposited in the designated areas of the waste
transfer site.
10. Asphalt shingles, cement, manure, grain, petroleum
wastes, slaughter house wastes, dead animals, household wastes and
other
comparable wastes shall not be deposit at the waste transfer site.
11. Liquid domestic wastes shall not be deposited in the
waste transfer site. Subject to
the approval of Saskatchewan Environment,
liquid wastes shall be disposed by:
a)
tanking and depositing
in a Saskatchewan Environment approved disposal site or system;
b)
spreading and
incorporation onto agricultural land with approval of the Saskatchewan
Environment and the land owner.
12. No person shall place, dump, or dispose of any
metals, whites, or bulk refuse near or over the gate or fence at the
Waste
Transfer Site or on any public roadways.
13. No person shall remove, disturb, or take away any
material, object or thing from the waste transfer site without permission.
The
municipality shall own and have the sole right to dispose of all refuse
collected and delivered to the waste transfer site.
14. No person shall operate any vehicle transporting
refuse or rubbish over any public highway unless the load is
completely
enclosed or covered with a tarpaulin or secured in such a manner that it shall
be impossible for any part of
the said load to escape.
15. Absolutely no burning is allowed at the waste
transfer site unless carried out by the Municipality or its representative.
A
permit or letter of approval is required from Saskatchewan Environment.
16. No person shall deface, destroy, or alter any signs,
gates, locks or fencing at the waste transfer site.
17. For the purpose of recycling, the Town of Cupar shall
provide approved containers for miscellaneous paper and
corrugated cardboard at
a designated address in the Town of Cupar; the papers and paper boxes for
recycling
must be clean, folded and placed in the recycling containers labeled
and supplied by the Council.
18. Council may from time to time, by resolution
designate Approved Municipal Haulers and Commercial Haulers.
19. A person who infringes on any of the provisions of
this bylaw or fails to comply therewith shall be liable on summary
conviction
to a penalty of not less than $300.00.
The imposition of such penalty for failure to comply with any of the
provisions for this bylaw shall not relieve the person in default from carrying
out the work therein mentioned, but he
or she shall be liable on summary
conviction to within 30 days pay the fine imposed or it will be applied to his
property tax in the Town of Cupar.
Bylaw No.
9-2007 of the Town of Cupar is hereby repealed
Mayor
Administrator
Certified
a true copy of
Bylaw
11-2010 adopted by
Resolution
of Council
____
day of _________
_______________________________
Administrator
APPENDIX
A
FEES AND CHARGES
Effective:
October 14, 2010
|
Residential
Waste Collection and Pick Up Services |
$7.00
per month $3.50
per ½ month |
|
Commercial
Waste Collection and Pick Up Services |
$7.00
per month $3.50
per ½ month |
|
Rates
charged for the transfer of metals, appliances or furniture |
Minimum:
Up to one half ton truck load - $5.00 Maximum:
Loads larger than one half ton truck load - $10.00 |