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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 5330/98THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. 5 3 3 0 / 9 8 Being a by-law to prohibit the littering of private or Town property. WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 210.82 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter M.45, the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Picketing, being the council of a local municipality, may pass by- laws for prohibiting the throwing, placing, or depositing of refuse or debris on private property or on property of the municipality without authority from the owner or occupant of such property; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 320 of the Act, the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Picketing, being the council of a municipality, may pass by-laws for providing that any person who contravenes a by-law of the Council passed under the authority of the Act is guilty of an offence; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. In this by-law, (a) "private property" means those buildings, structures, lands and premises within the Town of Pickering that are not owned or occupied by the Town; (b) "Town" means The Corporation of the Town of Pickering"; (c) "Town property" includes: (i) buildings and structures within the Town of Picketing of which the Town is the owner, lessee or licensee; and (ii) lands and premises within the Town of Picketing of which the Town is the registered owner, lessee or licensee; and (iii) lands and/or premises within the Town of Picketing, the ownership of which has been vested in the Town through statute or otherwise; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes those roads and road allowances under the jurisdiction of the Town, whether open or closed. No person shall throw, place or deposit refuse or debris on private property without authority from the owner or occupant of such property. No person shall throw, place or deposit refuse or debris on Town property without authority from the Council of the Town or the General Manager of the Town. Every person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction thereof is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000.00, exclusive of costs, which shall be recoverable under the provisions of The Provincial Offences Act and all the provisions of the said Act shall apply to any prosecution for any offence under the provisions of this by-law. By-law 4171/93 is hereby repealed. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 15th day of June, 1998. TCW'q OF Pt'L,,~, ..~ Bruce Taylor, Clerk