Election void ; (b) Regional Fire Department. 332. (9) to finance or assist a company or association in the financing of the erection of a stadium or rink building; (c) defining the class or kind of shops to which the regulations apply or that are exempt from the regulations. Urban experiences rarely get this beautiful. providing for the opening of shops for the serving of customers under exceptional circumstances; and. The costs payable by the city negotiator under subsection (11) shall be paid by the city. (6) the boundaries of all lands which it is proposed to deal with and the owners of the lands; (e) 116. cause serious interference with traffic. (6) (1)In this section, "public nuisance" includes buildings or erections erected or constructed and excavations made and all matters and things done or created in contravention of this Act, or of an order, rule, regulation or by-law made by the council under this Act. We recommend updating your browser to its most recent version at your earliest convenience. 313. 310. to seize and impound dogs or other domestic animals which may be found straying or at large in a street or public place or park of the city, including Bowring Park, or in an open field or common from which free access can be had, and to enter a premises for the purpose of capturing an animal found straying or at large or recapturing an animal which escapes from his or her control; (b) In making regulations under subsection (1) the council may adopt the whole or a portion of the National Fire Code of Canada or another code, with or without modification and supplements or amendments to the Code, but where the city has been exempted from the application of section 8 of the Fire Protection Services Act, The park shall be managed for and on behalf of the city by a committee known as the Bowring Park Committee, in this section referred to as the committee, and composed of the mayor, as chairperson, and 9 members: (a) (2) 171. (14) Councillors liable (1)The council may fix and impose rates or charges for water supplied to steamers, vessels, tugboats, or ships for drinking or boiler or other purposes on the basis of flat rate charges, or at rates per gross registered tonnage or at rates per 4,500 litres of water supplied, and to provide for the measuring of quantities of water so supplied by meter or in another manner determined by the council. After 5 years from the 1st issue of guaranteed securities the company, at the request of the council, shall establish the board of trustees and a difference which may arise respecting the terms of the instrument establishing the board shall be settled by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. (b) (7) Power to enter building Estimates 264. is convicted of an offence for which a summons referred to in subsection (1) or (2) was issued; and, (b) "by-laws" means by-laws made by the council under this section. and upon delivery to the Minister of Environment and Lands by the council or its lessees of plans and specifications showing to his or her satisfaction that any of the lands are reasonably necessary for that use and issue of his or her certificate accordingly, those lands shall vest in the council, and in respect of those waters and lands vested in the council under this subsection, the council shall have the following powers: (a) A person who refuses or fails to obey an order referred to in subsection (1) shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding $100 and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days. 21. The appellant shall, not less than 14 days before the hearing of the appeal, serve upon the city clerk a written notice of the day appointed for the hearing. Seal (2) Legislative implementation give reasonable particulars of the repairs required to be made or that the land shall be cleared and left in a graded and levelled condition; and. (3) (2) 372. Subject to the right of appeal to the court of revision the special appraisement of the annual rental value of property shall be the basis upon which all taxes, rates and assessments, fixed, imposed and established under this Act and based on annual rental values, shall be calculated and the special appraisement shall continue to apply to the property until the special appraisement is varied by a new appraisement made under the provisions of this Act. A person who refuses to vacate a building, or who obstructs or interferes with a person in the discharge of his or her duties under this section, is guilty of an offence against this Act and shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding $100 and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days. to empower the building inspector to issue permits for the erection, repair, equipment, occupancy, or change of use, removal, or demolition of buildings and to provide for the revocation or cancellation of the permits; (c) 326. 340.9 The money to be annually raised by, or paid over to the council shall be applied to the payment of all sums required to be spent in the execution of the powers and trusts vested by law in the city, its council, boards, committees and officers. A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a rule, regulation or by-law of the council made under this Act or who fails to comply with an order made by the council or an official of the city under this Act shall, in addition to all other penalties provided by this Act, be liable to a fine of not more than $5 for every day during which the contravention or non-compliance continues, which penalty shall be imposed by a Provincial Court judge upon the complaint of the city. give reasonable particulars of the repairs required to be made, or that the land shall be cleared and left in a graded and levelled condition, and state the period of time within which the repairs are to be made or the clearing is to be done, which period of time will be the period of time that the building inspector considers appropriate. The owners of premises on Water Street along the front of which sidewalks of concrete or other similar material have been laid shall keep the sidewalks in front of their premises in good repair, and where an owner fails to do so within 1 month after notice given by the city engineer, the council shall have power to effect the repair, and to recover the cost of the repair from the owners in an action for work and material supplied. Bonding of employees for the sweeping, cleaning and watering of the streets, gullies and drains; (c) Where, by the alteration of a street, under a law, a portion of land, not embraced within the new line of the street, is adjoining to, or extending along the frontage of another proprietor that portion of land shall be set off to, and shall be taken by the adjoining proprietor to the extent of his or her frontage, at a valuation to be ascertained by the arbitration. Festival of Thanksgiving and Leave-taking Services was held Sunday, April 23, 2023, at St. John's Windish Lutheran Church in Bethlehem. generally, to give effect to the purpose of sections 340.1 to 340.24. The council may in its discretion waive the tax in the case of athletic games and artistic, scientific or educational exhibitions or entertainments on proof that the profits are to be applied to the promotion of athletics, art, science or education, and not to the private gain of a person or company. Local ordinances set by cities and counties, and sometimes subdivision rules called Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), regulate fencing. 277. 179. Nothing in this section prevents the bargaining committee of an association from containing a member of the fire department. Shop closing River 399. a statement of the particulars of the act, omission, conduct, disorder or neglect constituting each offence, and. Retrospective tax 252. a building, or extension to an existing building, subject to the written recommendation of the city manager that a permit be issued for the building or extension. (1)The council is empowered to install a main sewer pipe line in or in the vicinity of Portugal Cove Road lying outside the boundaries of the city and within 1.6 kilometres of the city and to connect that sewer pipe line with the sewer system of the city. 373. The occupant of a dwelling shall thoroughly cleanse all the rooms, passages, stairs, floors, windows, doors, walls, ceilings, water-closets, cellars and other parts in the dwelling to the satisfaction of the health officer, and shall keep the parts of the dwelling in a cleanly condition at all times. Water resources (6) The council shall have power by rules, regulations or by-laws. A board of arbitrators under this section shall consist of a chairperson and 2 other arbitrators. to attend meetings of the council at the request of the council, and to attend meetings of the town planning commission and a committee of citizens appointed to assist the council in planning matters, and to advise those bodies; and. (1)A copy of the National Fire Code of Canada or other code, and supplements and amendments thereto, signed by the Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs shall be kept on record in the Office of the Fire Commissioner. to prepare, construct and equip parking lots; (d) (3) and to impound and store the waters of that river and of the lakes and ponds within the catchment area of that river for the purpose of supplying water to the city or to an area outside the city. assist in carrying out the improvement, enhancement, beautification and maintenance of municipal or public lands in the business improvement area; and. (3) Report of commission to prepare all legal documents required by the city; (d) 62. prescribing the form of licences for the purposes of paragraph (b) and the fees to be paid for those licences and stipulating the conditions and circumstances under which the licences may be issued, suspended or cancelled; or. (6) The assisted company may accept legacies, gifts and devises of property. A violation notice issued to a person under this section shall state on that notice. (1)A person entitled to notice under subsection 392 may within 10 days of the service on him or her of the notice, or, where the notice is mailed, within 14 days of the date appearing on that notice, appeal, (a) (a) Where the council becomes the purchaser at a sale the auctioneer shall deliver to the city clerk a written certificate signed by the auctioneer and certifying to the purchase, and the council shall by resolution confirm the purchase and register a copy of the resolution, certified under the seal of the city, in the Registry of Deeds, at which time the title to the property shall vest in the city free of all encumbrances and section 90 shall apply to the property. (6) 1. (a) (4) (2) 70. Fire code those codes and standards shall comply with the requirements of section 9 of that Act and shall be equivalent to or of a higher standard than the codes or standards adopted under section 8 of the Fire Protection Services Act Corporation A vacancy occurring in the membership of the court of revision shall be filled by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. (2) 318. 41. It shall be the duty of the council to set apart annually out of the city revenue a sum sufficient to cover the expenses of the reasonable and proper maintenance and operation of the park in consonance with the manner in which it has been maintained and operated, and to pay the sum to the committee in the instalments and at the times that may be agreed upon between the committee and the council. (2) Where a debt is incurred or money is spent by the council or under its authority beyond the amount authorized by the Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, the members of the council voting for it shall be jointly and individually liable to a person who sues for it. (1)Where the council determines by resolution that land, either with or without buildings on it, or an interest in lands, situated in or near the city, is, or may be required by the city for a public work or service of the city or for the purpose of a land assembly, land development, housing or building project or a parking area or lot approved by the council or for the purpose of the erection by the council, or by the government or another public body or corporation under arrangement with the council, of dwelling houses under a housing scheme which the council considers necessary or desirable, the council may contract for the purchase of the land or interest in the land with the owner. 22. All natural streams and watercourses flowing through the city within the city limits shall be under the control and at the disposal of the council in the manner and for the purpose that the council may determine. A provision of an Act relating to the city which by a section of a subsequent Act was repealed but continued in effect as a by-law or regulation made by the council shall continue as the by-law or regulation and may be. 214. Box 908St. 203. (5) The estimated amount of the licence fee shall be paid on the acceptance of the contract, and the balance, shall be paid by or refunded to the contractor or builder on the completion of the contract.