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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBylaw 1572 - Rural Adressing BylawBYLAW NO 1572 of Kneehill County A BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR A RURAL ADDRESSING SYSTEM WHEREAS, the Council of Kneehill County deems it expedient and proper under the authority and in accordance with Section 58 of the Municipal Government Act Statutes of Alberta 2000 M 26 as amended to pass a bylaw requiring the owners or occupants of a building or a parcel of land to display the numbers assigned to their land, building, units, or sub -units in a standardized format and NOW THEREFORE the Council of Kneehill County in the Province of Alberta duly assembled enacts as follows 1 This Bylaw may be referred to as the "Rural Addressing Bylaw" 2 In this Bylaw a "Approach" means any driveway or road leading from a Township, Range Road, or Highway into a dwelling b Building Inspector" means that person appointed as a Safety Codes Officer by the County pursuant to Section 27 of the Alberta Safety Codes Act c Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means those persons appointed by the County pursuant to this Bylaw, the Municipal Government Act or a Community Peace Officer d "Community Peace Officer" means a person employed as a Community Peace Officer by the County e County" means Kneehill County f Council means the municipal council of Kneehill County g "Development Authority" means those persons appointed as the Development Authority by the County h Dwelling means any structure that requires an address pursuant to this bylaw "Highway" means any primary highway thoroughfare, street, road, avenue, parkway driveway or square whether a publicly or privately owned, any part of which the public is ordinarily entitled to or permitted to use for the passage or parking of vehicles "Owner" means i in the case of land, any person who is registered under the Land Titles Act, R S.A 2000, Chapter L 4, as amended, as the owner of land or ii in the case of property other than land any person who is in lawful possession thereof k "Occupant" means a person residing at a property and shall include both an owner and person renting the property "Parcel of Land" means i any unsubdivided block or any lot or any part of such a block or lot, in any area of land of which a plan of subdivision is registered in a land titles office, 1512. Bylaw 1596�ural Addressing Page 1 of 6 ii in the case where a building affixed to the land that would without special mention be transferred by a transfer of land has been erected on two (2) or more lots or parts thereof all those lots iii if there is no such plan of subdivision a quarter (1/4) section of land according to the system or surveys under the Surveys Act, R S.A , 2000 Chapter S-26 1, as amended, or any other area the description of which has been approved by the property land titles office or iv all the land forming part of any railway irrigation or drainage right of way m "Road right of way" means a road allowance established by a survey made under the Alberta Surveys Act or ii a road widening road diversion, highway, road, street, avenue, lane, alley, walkway, or other public Rights of Way as shown on a plan of survey registered in the North Alberta Land Registration District or the South Alberta Land Registration District n "Rural Address Sign means a sign which complies with the requirements of Sections 10, 11 and 13 of this bylaw o "Structure" means a house, building or mobile unit that may be built or placed on land P "Subdivision Authority" means those persons appointed as a Subdivision Authority by the County q Subdivision Rural Address Sign" means a sign which complies with the requirements of Sections 17 18 and 19 of this bylaw r Subdivision Rural Address Street Sign mean a sign which complies with the requirements of Sections 20, 21 and 22 of this bylaw s "Subdivision Rural Address Map Sign" means a sign which complies with the requirements of Sections 14, 15 and 16 of this bylaw t "Violation Tag" means a tag as defined under Section 10)(ii) of the Provincial Offences Procedures Act R S.A 2000 c P-34, Violation Ticket Regulation as amended u "Violation Ticket means a tag as defined under Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedures Act R S.A 2000 c P 34 as amended 3 Oil and gas industry sites regulated by the Alberta Energy & Utilities Board, are exempt from this bylaw 4 Hamlets commercial, recreational and other industrial development sites are exempt from this bylaw 5 Hamlets, commercial, recreational and other industrial development sites who wish to post their rural address must do so in accordance with this bylaw and at their own cost 6 All parcels of land in the County supporting residential development will have a rural address assigned to it by the County The address will be posted in accordance with this bylaw as required, or in a manner deemed most appropriate by the Chief Administrative Officer or designate Bylaw 1580 Rural Addressing Page 2 of 6 7 That the cost associated with placement of signage at the primary access to lands with existing residential development and the cost of such sign, will be expended from the general revenues of Kneehill County until December 31, 2008 8 That the cost associated with the placement and provision of a rural address sign for residential development taking place after January 1, 2009, shall be the responsibility of the property owner, developer or occupant 9 Every Owner who obtains subdivision approval from the Subdivision Authority shall be responsible for the cost associated with the placement and provision of a rural address sign for residential development taking place after January 1, 2009 Entrance signage requirements for multi lot residential or country residential subdivisions shall be at the discretion of the Municipal Planning Commission 10 The cost associated with the placement and provision of rural address signage for developments and subdivisions taking place after January 1, 2009 shall be in accordance with Kneehill County's Master Rates Bylaw as amended, with this amount will be added to the cost of the appropriate development permit or subdivision application 11 A Rural Address Sign is to be posted at each approach which leads to one (1) or more dwellings 12 The Rural Address Sign shall display the address assigned by the County pursuant to this bylaw The sign shall be no smaller than forty-five (45) cm by twenty (20) cm with a blue diamond reflective background Text shall be white and minimum height of nine (9) cm 13 The Rural Address Sign shall be affixed along the approach where it is observable from the Township Range Road or Highway 14 No residential, commercial, recreational, or industrial development shall continue to use a number or other description if notified in writing by the County that such residential commercial recreational or industrial development or primary access to such structure is not numbered or described in accordance with this bylaw 15 Written notice pursuant to Section 15 of this bylaw shall be sent, by regular mail, to the owner or occupier The notice shall require alteration of the number, within thirty (30) days of the notice to a correct number or description designated by the County 16 If an owner or occupant fails to erect or remedy a Rural Address Sign, a Subdivision Rural Address Sign a Subdivision Rural Address Map Sign or a Subdivision Rural Address Street Sign in accordance with this bylaw or those requirements as set out by the Municipal Planning Commission, after being notified in writing by the County, the County may erect and or remedy the sign and recover any associated costs from the owner 17 Written notice of any infraction of the bylaw may be to the owner or occupant Such infraction shall be corrected within thirty (30) days of the date of the notice Offences 18 No person shall a) fail to post a Subdivision Rural Address Map Sign, or a Subdivision Rural Address Street Sign as required by the Municipal Planning Commission and described in the bylaw or Bylaw 1580 Rural Addressing Page 3 of 6 b) deface or remove a sign pla within the County or C) obstruct any sign placed by made object whether tempor by reason of this bylaw from any location son of this bylaw by any natural or man- or not d) Place any additional signage on the signpost hosting the rural address 19 Any person who, in any way contravenes or causes suffers or permits a contravention of any provision of this bylaw Is guilty of an offence and Is liable, on summary conviction to a penalty prescribed In Schedule A of this bylaw, or where no penalty Is specified to a minimum fine of one hundred ($100 00) dollars All penalty amounts are exclusive of cost identified in Section 17 Enforcement 20 A Community Peace Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer for the purposes of this bylaw may a) Issue a Violation Tag or Notice to any person who contravenes any section(s) of this bylaw or b) access any land, reserve or structure, at any time for inspection or enforcement activities 21 If the fine specified on a Violation Tag Is not paid within the prescribed time period than a Bylaw Enforcement Officer Is hereby authorized and empowered to lay a complaint and Issue a Summons by means of a Violation Ticket 22 23 Notwithstanding Section 22 of this by authorized and empowered to Immed Person who the Bylaw Enforcement has contravened any provision of this Where the County has Issued a Violas contravention for this bylaw notwith against the person on the Violation - provide that Person with fourteen bylaw Where a person falls to compl Issue an additional Violation Tag or VI 24 Where any person contravenes the TWELVE (12) month period, the ; second contravention shall double it Schedule A aw, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer Is hereby ately Issue a Violation Tag or Ticket to any Officer has reasonable grounds to believe bvlaw on Tag or Violation Ticket to a person for a standing whether or not the fine Imposed ag or Ticket Is paid, the County may also 4) days within which to comply with the f within fourteen (14) days the County may dation Ticket game section of this bylaw twice within a eclfied penalty payable in respect of the the amount as shown In accordance with 25 Where any person contravenes the 'same section of this bylaw three or more times within a TWELVE (12) month period, the specified penalty payable in respect of the third or subsequent contravention shall be triple the amount as shown in accordance with Schedule A 26 This bylaw shall take effect on the day of final passing thereof Bylaw 1580 Rural Addressing Page 4 of 6 SCHEDULE "A" A person issued a Violation Tag or Violation Ticket pursuant to this bylaw shall be subject to the following fines SPECIFIED SECTION DESCRIPTION PENALTY Section 28 (a) Fail to Post Signage as prescribed By MPC Section 28 (b) Deface/Remove Rural Address Sign Section 28 (c) Obstruct Rural Address Signature Bylaw 1580 Rural Addressing $ 7500 $15000 $10000 Page 6 of 6 COUNCILLOR WITTSTOCK moved first reading of Bylaw 1572 on February 12 9nns CARRIED Reeve Chief Administrative Officer COUNCILLOR HOPPINS moved second reading of Bylaw 1572 CARRIED Reeve Chief Administrative Officer COUNCILLOR PAINTER moved consideration be given to hold third reading C RRIED UNANIMOUSLY 4.4 — Reeve Chief Administrative Officer COUNCILLOR HOLSWORTH moved third readingByl,tqaw X72 Reeve /�Mt --E� Chief Administrative Officer Bylaw 1580 Rural Addressing Page 5 of 6