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R�PORT TO COUNCIL
FROM: Bruce Taylor DATE: Mey 1, 2000
City Clerk
REPORT NUMBER: CL 19-00
SUBJECT: Noxious Weeds
RECON;MENDATION:
That Report CL 19-00 regerding Noxious Weeds be received; and
That the Councii of the Corporation of the City of Pickering authorizes the publication of a Public
Notice regerding the destruction of wecds under the provision of the Weed Control Act, R.S.O.
1990 Chapter W.5 of the Province of Ontario and directs the Regional Weed Inspectors to cause
noxious weeds or weed seeds to be destroyed in such a manner es they may deem proper, and
That tha expenses incurred by the said Weed Inspectors in the discherge of their duties shell be
placed an the Collcetor's Roll of the City of Pickering egainst the respective parcels concemed
and that such amount ahell be collected in the same manner as taxes under the Municipal Act.
ORiGIN:
Letter deted April 14, 2000 from the Region of Durham
AUTHORITY:
The Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990 Chapter W.5
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Current Year - None
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
Attached to this report is wrrespondence from the Regfon of Durhem requesting Council to pass
a resolution to authorize the publication of e notice to have all lend owners to destmy various
weeds and to authoriu Regionet Weed Inspectore to enforcc tha provisions of the Wxd Control
Act.
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Kepart to Council CL 19-00 ' Dete: May 1, 2000
•1 SubJect: Noxio!�sWeeds Page 2 187
This notia is published annually end givea lha Regional Weed Inepectoro the authoriry to enter
upon privato property; to cut any noxioue weeds and to put thae wets on the municipel tex bill.
The notice will be placed in the newspaper on May 16 2000 and will include the stetement
advising tha pubUc that the dandeliuns vnd goldenrod are not considered to be noxious weeds.
ATTACFIIvIENTS:
1. Cortespondence from the Region of Durhem deted April 14, 2000
Prepazed B •
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ruce Taylor
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v.ti aua.Ul.,...� In accordance with the Weed Control Acl R.S.O. 1990, Chapler W.S, lhe Regional
. commi.ebner Munlcipa�ity ot Durham is reaponsible for the eniorcement of the Act wilhin lhe Region.
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aieene vuoie our rot As allowed for under section 18 of the Act, lhe Region requires Ihat your Coundl pass a
� • resolutlan direcUng th : Reglonal Weed Inspeclor(s) to: � ' �,
a Destroy any noxbus weeds or weed seeds on any subdivided por�ons of the
munlcipailty and on lots not exceeding 10 acres. ,
. o The municipality advertise id a nowspaper having general circulalion in your
municiprsflty not(ce of thls acUon. •,
Enciosed Is a suggested 'Nolice lo Property Owners' to destroy noxiaus weeds and a
suggosled resolution directlng Ihe Regional Weed Inspectors to enforoe lhe provislons of •
. • Ihe Weed ConVol AcL In your municipatity. •We ahali requlre certifled copiea o( lh��
NoUce to Properly Owners end tho resolution, Tha Notico to Property Ownei�•
' ehould be advertieed In a newspaper belwoen May 15, 2000 and May 19, 2000.
. Pleaae note on the draft NoQco to Property Ownera that wo ask you to typb in tho
• Munlcipality and Clerk's nama. •
Wa are again enclosing general InfortnaUon conceming weed cortrol for 2000.
� We wouW elso request your co-operaUan In providing access to your assessment rocords
in order lhef the fnspectors may detertnine Fropeity ownership (n your municlpallty. .
Thank you (or your continued co-operation. .
• Yours Uuly, . '. . . .
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Tho follo�ving have been appoinlal Regionai Wecd Inspcctors Cor 2000 with
their areas of reaponeibility indicated:
jpgpGC(Qt Pri� Areas
Vem Mason Ciry of Pickering
Town ofAjax
Townships of Uxbridgc, Scugog and Brock
Reg Perker Municipnliry of Clarington
Dan Adams . Town of Whitby
City of Oshuwa
Mike Slocombe Region of Durham
'1`he inspcetors may be reached by cnlling the Region oF Durham, Works
Department at: (905) 668-7721, extension 5219 or 1-800-372-1103.
Sation 3, of the Act states that "every person in possession of land shall
destroy nll noxious wceds on i1". Regional Wced (nspcctors can issue ordcrs
lo destroy noxious wceds hll1 they have oo aulhority to ordcr weeds to be
destroyed that are pot on the No:iaus Weed List. Thc schedule of weeds
in tho Regulalion lists 23 specics of pla�its as noxious weeds nnd they are as
follows:
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t. Poison ivy
2. Poison Hemlcek
3. Cnnada Thistle
4. Nodding'Ihisllc
5, Bull Thistic
6. Sow Thistle
7. Scotch ThisUe
8. Russian Thistle
9. Colt's Foot
10. Common Barberry
11. Tuberous Velchling
l2. Proso Millet, black aceded
13. Ragwced
14. Milkwecd
15. Johnson Gcass
16. Wild Carrot
17. GoaCs•Beard
18. European Buckthom
19. Dodder
20. Knapwced
2l. Yellow Rocket
22. Cypress Spurge
23. LcaCy Spurge
Dandelton� eod Coldeerod sre eot coesidered noxtou� weeds, under thc Weed
Cantrol Act. Dandelions and Goldenrod are easily controlled with 2 4•D, Killex, etc.
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3. Whero a munidpallry has appointed a"Municipai" Weed Inspalor under
Soction 8 of tho Act, it may by bylaw designate additional weeds as noxioua
in all or part of tho municipality. Such a by-law rcquirea epproval of the
Minister.
4. Regional Weed Inspectors may, in some instances, not be ablo to order weeds
to bo cut that the public may da�n should be destroyed. Section 22 of the
Act exempts from its requiremenW those weeds, which are faz cnough away
&om eny land used for agricultural or horticultural purposes that they do not
interfere with thnt use,
S. In order to comply wilh the provisions of Section l5 of the Act, a stalement
of tha expenses incurted by the Regional Weed [nspector, which has not been
paid within filteen (15) days aRer request for payment shall be presented to
the Council of lhe Municipality in which the land is locatecl,
Section 15 oC the Act reads as follows:
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If nn order served under Section 13 is not complied with, the inspector
may cause the noxiaus wceds or weed secds lo bc destroyed in the
prescribed mnnner.
Inspectors shall keep a rccord of thc cxpcnses incurred wder
subsection (l) wiQi rospcct to each pazccl of land.
Thc expenscs shall be submitted to thc clerk of the municipality who
shall have u stntement of qic expcnses nnd n natice requesting
payment scrved on the person in possession of Ihe Innd nnd on its
awncr.
'fhc statement end noticc shall be serviccd in the same manner as an
order undcr scction 13.
ICthc person upon whom a statcment and noticc wcre served fails to
pay the amount set out in thc statement within fi4een (15) days aRer
Ihe service of the notice, the clerk shall give the statement to the
Councii of Ihc Municipnlity in which thc land is located, nnd thc
Council shall ordcr lhc amount to be paid out of the gcneral funds for
tho municipaliry.
?hc amount paid by the municipality sliall be dcemed to be taxcs and
shall be addcd to lhe coilector's roll againsl lhe receptive parcels
concerned and collectal in ihe samc manner and with lha same
prioritics as municipal taxes 1968, c.51.s.15.
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO DESTROY �YOXIOUS WEEDS
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Notico is hereby givrn to al! pe�sons in possession of land, in accordance with the Wecd Control
Act, RS.O.1990, Chapte; W.S, Sxdons 3, t 6 and 23, that wless noxious weeds growing on the'u
lands withltt the Municip�lity of � ace datroyed by Junc 1,1999, and tluoughout
tho season thereafter, tl.e weed inspector may enter upon the said lands and have the weeds
destroyed, charging the c�sts against the land, and that such emounts shall be collected by the
municipaliry in the sarne mwner as taxes under the Municipal Act.
0 Dandelioas and Goldea Rod are not noxious weeds wder tho Weed Control Act.
�For furlher informatloa regardtng enforcement cail t6e Regiou o[Durham at 905-66&77Z1 �
or 1-800-372-1103.
(Name)
Clerk
Municipalily
Sugge�ted Resolutton
RESOLUTION OF THE COUIYCIL OF THE AREA MUMCIPALITY
� MOVED BY:
BY:
Resolved that this Council aulhorizes the publication of a Public Nodce, regarding the daWcdon
of weeds undec tha pmvision oCihe Wad Control Act, RS.0.1990 Chepter W.5 of the Pcovince
of Ontario and dirocb Ihe Regional Weed inspato�a ro cause noxious weeds or weed seeds to be
dptroyed in suc6 a menner as they may deem proper and that the expenses incurred by the said
Weed Inspectors in thc discharga of their dutios shail be placcd on the Colicctors Roli oC this
municipality against the respcctive pa�els concaned and that such amounts ahall bo collxted in
the same mannor aa taxa undu The Municipal Act.
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