SECTION l4 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
l4.l Administration
This Bylaw shall be administered by the Building Inspector or any other official of the City of Revelstoke who may be appointed by Council.
l4.2 Permits & Licenses
The Administrator of this Bylaw shall not issue any permit or licence for a building, structure or use which violates any provisions of this Bylaw.
l4.3 Utilities Required Before Commencement
No building shall be constructed, erected or occupied on any lot until;
(l) a sufficient supply of pure and wholesome drinking water is
present, as required by the Sanitary Regulations pursuant to
the Health Act;
(2) an access permit other than a provisional permit has been
granted by the Ministry of Transportation, Communication
and Highways; and
(3) on any lot not serviced by a community sewer system, a permit
is issued under provisions of the Sewage Disposal Regulations.
l4.4 Inspection
The Administrator of this Bylaw or any other official of the City who may be appointed by Council, is hereby authorized to enter, at all resonable times, upon any property or premises to ascertain whether the provisions of this Bylaw are being obeyed.
l4.5 Enforcement
(l) Every person who violates any provision of the Bylaw or who
causes, suffers or permits any contravention of its regulations, shall be deemed to be guilty of an infraction
thereof and shall be liable to the penalties herein imposed.
(2) Where the administrator of this Bylaw is of the opinion that an infraction exists, and has confirmed his opinion by
inspection of the property, he shall give to the Owner, Agent
or the responsible person written notice specifying the
violation, and ordering the cessation thereof.
(3) In the event or failure to comply with the notice within the
time specified, the person shall be given an opportunity to
demonstrate to the Council that the failure was due to other
than willful negligence and the Council shall determine
whether to seek penalties and costs by due process of law.
l4.6 Penalties
Any person who violates the provisions of this Bylaw is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars $200)
for each infraction or offence, and also the cost of prosecution. Each day that a violation or infraction exists or is permitted to exist, shall constitute a separate offence under this Bylaw. Upon conviction the magistrate may direct that no prosecution may be made with respect to continuance of this violation for such period of time as he directs.
l4.7 Bylaw Amendments
(l) This Bylaw shall not be amended or repealed except after a
Public Hearing under Section 720 of the Municipal Act.
(2) An application for rezoning shall be treated as an
application to amend this Bylaw.
(3) Any person applying to have this Bylaw amended shall apply
in writing to the Administrator of this Bylaw describing
the proposed change and furnishing reasons in support of
the application. In addition, if such application is for an
amendment to the Official Zoning Map, it shall include a
legal description and the location of the property sought
to be rezoned, name and address of the owners of the
property and if the applicant is not the owner, a statement
from the owner as to the applicant's interest in the
property to be reclassified.
(4) Every application for rezoning shall be accompanied by a
fee specified in the City of Revelstoke Bylaw No. l237,
l982 and amendments thereto.
(5) No application for an amendment to this Bylaw shall be again
considered by Council where the request change has been denied within the six (6) month period immediately preceding
the filing of such application.
(6) Notice of the Public Hearing shall be mailed to the owners
and occupiers of all real property within a distance of one
(l) block as specified in Bylaw No. 96l.
l4.8 Bylaw Amendment Procedure
This Bylaw may be amended in the following manner.
(l) The body of the Bylaw may be amended by way of page replace-
ment, noting on the page the amendment year Bylaw number
and section number for reach amended subsection. Following
are examples illustrating the additions and deletions:
(a) [amended l982; Bylaw 204; section 2]
(b) [added l982; Bylaw 2l5; section 1]
(c) [repealed l982; Bylaw 6l0; section la]
l4.8 Bylaw Amendment Procedure (cont.)
(2) These amended pages may be inserted into the existing Bylaw
and for consolidation purposes, be considered as part of the
existing Bylaw.
(3) These amendments must still comply with the requirements
of Section 720 of the Municipal Act.
l4.9 Board of Variance
The Board of Variance shall hear and determine any appeal resulting from the enforcement of this Bylaw upon the grounds referred to, and in the manner provided for, inSection 727 of the Municipal Act, as amended from time to time.
l4.l0 Severability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause of phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Bylaw.
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