HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3818/70THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICMRING
BY-LAW NUMBER 3b'! F/7d
Being a By-law to regulate garbage dumps and the
depositing of garbage, refuse, waste or any other
material on private or public property in the
Township of Pickering and to prohibit the creating
of nuisances within the Township.
WHEREAS the Corporation of the Township of Pickering,
has purguant to the Municipal Act, Section 379 (1), paragraphs 75 to
78 and 112, authority to enact this By-law.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Township of Pickering
enacts as follows;
1. (a) The dumping and unloading or placing of any garbage,
refuse, waste, second-hand material, or combustible
material in any place in the Township of Pickering,
without any authority in writing from the Council is
prohibited.
(b) The dumping, or unloading or placing of any material
which by reason of its creating a nuisance either from
smell or from burning thereof, causing smoke, smell, or
any other objectionable figure, is prohibited in the
Township.
(c) This shall not prevent the owner of any land using his
property for the purpose of dumping, unloading or placing
of any material which arises, develops or originates
on his own property, providing he complies with the
other provisions of this By-law.
2. The Council may permit the dumping of ashes alone provided that
such ashes are kept in a proper manner by keeping level and
free of any material that gives an untidy appearance and that
at least six inches (6") of clean earth is put on top of not
more than every six feet (6') of ashes and that between the
first of April and first of December of each year, ashes and
clean earth deposited on any land shall not exceed fifty
per cent (507) of ashes.
3. No land shall be filled in such a manner as to block or interfere
with the normal flow or seepage of surface water, water-course or
storm waters.
4. It shall be the duty of all owners or occupants of the Township
to keep any lands used, owned or occupied by such a resident or
owner, in a clean and sanitary condition and no waste paper,
garbage or any unsightly conditions shall be allowed to remain.
5. Any person convicted of a breach of any of the provisions of this
By-law shall forfeit and pay at the discretion of the convicting
Magistrate a penalty not exceeding, (exclusive of costs) the sum of
$300.00 (Three Hundred Dollars) for each offence. Every such
penalty shall be recoverable under "The Summary Convictions Act",
all the provisions of which shall apply hereto.
6. By-law Number 3532 be and the same is hereby repealed.
BY-LAW read a First, Second and Tkird time and PASSED this /,u_kday of
Ja7i'e_ 1470. \
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