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KNEEHILL COUNTY
COUNCIL RESTRUCTURING OF THE LAND USE BYLAW MINUTES
October 31, 2000
A meeting of the Kneehill County Council was held on Tuesday October 31, 2000
commencing at 8 30 A.M
The following w
Marylea Lowen
Otto Hoff
Marl Vetter
James Hanger
Richard Vickery
Glen Wagstaff
Jennifer Deak
Lonnie McCook
Barb Reimer
ere present at the meeting
Councillor Division One
Councillor Division Two
Councillor Division Four
Councillor Division Five
Councillor Division Six
Councillor Division Seven
Administrator
Assistant Administrator
Development Officer
! Barb Long Recorded the minutes
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Reeve Hoff called the meeting to order at 8 40 A.M
The review of the Land Use Bylaw Draft 1, continued from the October 17, 2000
meeting with the following changes and amendments noted as well as areas identified for
further discussion
iPart V11— General Land Use Regulations
Page 49 — Under Rural Subdivision and Development Policies —Item 38(b) —
delete
Page 49 Under Highway Commercial Development 39(1) Remove `and
should not be located on better agricultural lands ' Under 39(2b) change to
�I read `the development provides suitable accesses /engineered service roads so
as to not interfere with traffic, or create hazard to traffic
j Page 50 — Under Topographic Features 40 add attached map, showing
topographic features, as Exhibit 1 Under 40(2b) (ii) change to read, `shall be
satisfactory to the Development Officer/Municipal Planning Commission "
Under 40(4d), it was suggested that a save harmless agreement for provision
of emergency services, when access into a development is difficult be added
however this issue will be discussed in greater length at a future meeting.
The need to have a Dirt Road Policy was presented by Mr Wagstaff and discussed in
depth Mr Wagstaff advised he felt the County needs to be fair and consistent, and the Co
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current "site specific" decisions the County makes regarding ratepayer requests for the D11- A00
development of dirt roads is not consistent Mr Wagstaff further suggested consideration 1�1
of the same policy as used for undeveloped road allowances — the County will pay 50%
of the costs to build a road to County standards to a maximum of $15 000 00 to all
ratepayers requesting a road to access a residence and /or development Council will
think further about this issue and discuss at a future meeting
The meeting recessed from 10 10 A.M until 10 30 A M
Page 53 Under Signs Item 41 (4), change to read "All signs and structures
located on County property, shall be kept in a safe, clean and tidy condition
and if not so kept, may be required by resolution o Council to be renovated or
removed
Page 54— Under Items Prohibited or Restricted to Yards — Item 43(2) change
to read Livestock shall not be maintained or kept at any density on parcels of
land within any Hamlet with the exception of horses, which can be allowed in
Hamlet General District as a discretionary use Note Add to Hamlet General
Item 26(3) Discretionary Uses on page 37
It was noted that throughout the draft LUB the Development Officer/Municipal Planning
Commission should be interchangeable
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COUNCIL RESTRUCTURING OF THE LAND USE BYLAW MINUTES
October 31, 2000
Page 55 — Under Mobile Home Parks — Item 46(3), change "a hard surfaced
durable base' to read "durable base " Item 46(6) remove "visitor parking
shall be dispersed throughout the park and clearly identified."
Page 55 — Under Hamlet Development — Item 47 Council discussed in length
the County's position on the development of new hamlets and how to identify
the areas that are no longer classified as hamlets but are surveyed as such
Ms. Reimer distributed a draft of the requirements and uses of this type of
area for Council's review and input and advised she would look into a name
for this type of district
Page 56 — Under Intensive Livestock Operations Item 48(1) Change the last
sentence to read "The application shall be circulated to Alberta Agriculture,
food and Rural Development for a technical evaluation
A suggestion was made that the existing Intensive Livestock Operators, that do not have
test wells in place, should be required to supply periodic water tests to the County, at the
landowner s expense, from their water well, to ensure there is no contamination
The review of the draft Land Use Bylaw will continue at the next session on Page 56,
item 2, under Intensive Livestock Operations
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oct00. pTERMS 11/23/00
KNEEHILL COUNTY
TERM DEPOSITS
31 Oct -00
Da
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Certificate
Number
Rate %
# of Days
Invested
Amount
Invested
Maturity Date
Current Year
Interest
Interest Due
on Maturity
Cashed
In /Reinvested
29 -A
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48
6
90
1,000,000.00
27 Nov -00
14 794.52
14 794.52
30 -A
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49
6
90
1000,000.00
28- Nov -00
14,794.52
14,794.52
31 -Aug' -00
50
6
90
1,000,000.00
29- Nov -00
14 794.52
14 794.52
31 A06-00
53
6
120
2,000,000.00
29- Dec -00
39,452.05
39,452.05
31 -A
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54
6
150
1 000,000.00
28- Jan -01
20,219 18
24,657 53
25-Sep-00
56
6
90
1000,000.00
24- Dec -00
14,794.52
14,794.52
25- Sep -00
58
6
120
2,000,000.00
23- Jan -01
32,21918
39,452.05
25 -S -00
65
6
150
1,500,000.00
22- Feb -01
24 164.38
36,986.30
29 -S -00
107
6
150
1,000,000.00
26- Feb -01
1 15,452.051
24,657 53
11,500,000.00
190,684.93
224,383.56
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paid on date deposited but not on date it matures
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KNEEHILL COUNTY
BANK RECONCILIATION AS AT OCTOBER 31st, 2000
OUTSTANDING CHEQUES
As At October 31 st 2000
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531.25 81.06
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TOTAL OUTSTANDING PAYROLL CHEQUES 38,392.68
TOTAL OUTSTANDING GENERAL CHEQUES 24,918.92
TOTAL 63,311 60
O TSTANDING LOANS $ 0.00
C H ON HAND DEPOSITED $ 92,672 14
SUBMITTED TO CO U CI IS 574 DAY OF 2000
MUN ADMIN
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KNEEHILL COUNTY BYLAW
BEING A BYLAW Or THE COUNTY OF KNEEHILL IN THE PROVINCE OF
ALBERTA FOR THE PREVENTION OR EXTINGUISHING OF FIRES, FOR THE
PROTECTION OF THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PERSONS AND
THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY FROM INJURY AND DAMAGE
BY FIRE
Whereas sections 7 and 8 of the Municipal Government Act R.S A 1994 and
amendments thereto provide that Council may pass bylaws for the prevention and
extinguishing of fires the preservation of life and property, the protection of persons
from injury or destruction by fire and for the prevention of and the protection from fires
generally within the municipality and
Whereas the Forest and Prairie Protection Act R S A and amendments
thereto grants certain additional powers to the municipality and pursuant to s.s 158(b) of
the Municipal Government Act (supra) Council can pass bylaws for the prevention of
prairie or running fires and for the enforcement and provisions of the Forest and Prairie
Protection Act (supra) and
Whereas the Council and the municipality of Kneehill County pursuant to the
powers granted to it under the Municipal Government Act (supra) and the Forest and
Prairie Protection Act (supra) wishes to provide for the prevention regulation and control
of the lighting of fires within the County of Kneehill and for the preservation of life and
property from damage or destruction of fire on the terms hereinafter provided
NOW THEREFORE The Council of the municipality of Kneehill County, in Council,
duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows
SECTION 1 NAME OF BYLAW
1 1 This bylaw may be cited as the `Fire Bylaw'
SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS
2 1 in this Bylaw
a)' Apparatus' shall mean any vehicle machinery, device equipment or material used for
Firefighting as well as any vehicle used for transporting firefighters and /or supplies
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b) `Coordinator" shall mean the Regional Fire/ Disaster Services Coordinator
c) "Council' , shall mean the Council of the County of Kneehill
d) "County' shall mean the County of Kneehill
e)" Department" shall mean the Fire and Disaster Services Department of the County
and shall include the District Fire Departments
f) "Deputy' shall mean the Deputy Chief of a District Fire Department
g) "District Fire Department' shall mean a municipal fire department providing coverage
to a designated area in the Municipal District through a formal agreement with the
Municipal District or any firehall operated by the Municipal District
h)' Equipment' shall mean any tools, contrivances devices or materials used by the
department to combat an incident or other emergency
i) "Fire Chief shall mean the chief of a district fire department
j) "Fire Guardian shall mean a person named or appointed as Fire Guardian pursuant to
the Forest and Prairie Protection Act (supra)
k) "Fire Permit' shall mean a permit issued by a Fire Guardian pursuant to the Forest and
Prairie Protection Act (supra) or this By Law or both allowing for the setting of an
outdoor fire, a structure fire or an incinerator fire within the County
1) "Fire Protection' shall mean all aspects of fire safety including but not limited to fire
Prevention firefighting or suppression, pre fire planning fire inspection public
education and information training or other staff development and advising
m) "Incident' shall mean a fire or situation where an explosion is imminent or any other
situation where there is a danger or a possible danger to life or property or both and to
which the Department has responded
n)' Incinerator Fire" shall mean a fire that is confined within a non combustible structure,
container or barrel with openings having covered with a heavy gauge metal screen having
a mesh size not larger than 7 millimeters and which is used for the purpose of burning
refuse, protecting stock from insects or for protecting garden plots from frost
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o) "Member' shall mean any member of the Department
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p) "Outdoor Fire' shall mean any other fire other than that defined as a Incinerator Fire or
Structure fire and Shall include fires involving humus soil, farm produce bush, grass,
feed straw, coal or any fire that has escaped or spread from a building structure,
machine, vehicle or incinerator An Incinerator fire without the required metal screen
shall be deemed an outdoor fire
q) "Running Fire shall mean a fire burning without being under the proper control of any
person
r)' Structure Fire" shall mean a fire confined to and within any building structure,
machine or vehicle which will or is likely to cause the destruction of or damage to such
building, structure machine or vehicle
S t) "Violation Ticket' shall mean a ticket issued for an offence committed against any of
the provisions of this bylaw and shall be in the form prescribed by the Provincial
Offences Procedure Act R S A 1980 c.P 21 5
A- u) "Warning Ticket" shall mean an infraction notice issued by the Fire Guardian for the
purpose of informing someone of an infraction under this bylaw
SECTION 3 THE DEPARTMENT
3 1 There shall be a department for the County of Kneehill
3 2 The department shall be responsible for carrying out such duties obligations and
responsibilities as may be assigned to the Department from time to time by Council
or County Administration and without limiting the generality of the foregoing may
include
a) preventing and extinguishing of fires
b) investigating the cause of fires
c) preserving life and property and protecting persons and property from
injury or destruction by fire
d) providing rescue and related emergency services
e) preventing prairie or running fires and enforcing the provisions of the
Forest and Prairie Protection Act
f) preventing combating and controlling incidents
g) controlling and mitigating incidents involving dangerous goods
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SECTION 4 THE FIRE AND DISATER SERVICES COORDINATOR
4 1 The Coordinator is authorized to perform and carry out such duties and
responsibilities as shall be assigned to the coordinator from time to time by Council
or County Administration, or pursuant to any Act of this bylaw
4 2 The Coordinator, or any other Member in charge at an incident is empowered to
cause a budding structure or thing to be pulled down demolished or otherwise
removed if he deems it necessary to prevent the spread of fire to other buildings
structure or things
43 The Coordinator or any other Member in charge at an incident is empowered to
cause the Department to enter on any land or premises including adjacent land or
premises to combat control or deal with an Incident in whatever manner he deems
necessary
4 4 The Coordinator, or any other Member in charge at an incident may at his /her
discretion establish boundaries or limits and keep persons from entering the area
within the prescribed boundary or limits unless authorized to enter by him/her
45 No person shall enter the boundaries or limits of an area, prescribed in accordance
with section 4 4 unless he has been authorized to enter by the Coordinator or the
Member in charge
SECTION 5 FIRE GAURDIANS
5 1 Each year before the 1''l day of March the Council shall appoint a sufficient number
of Fire Guardians to enforce the provisions of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act
(supra) and this by law within the boundaries of the County
The Coordinator shall provide Council with a list of nominees
5 2 The Coordinator may limit the authority and power of the Fire Guardians through a
written description of their duties
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SECTION 6 POWERS OF THE FIRE GUARDIANS
6 1 Unless otherwise limited by the Coordinator, each Fire Guardian shall have the
authority and power to
a) issue a Fire Permit in respect of any land within the County
b) issue a Fire Permit unconditionally or impose conditions upon the applicant
which the Fire Guardian considers appropriate
c) may suspend or cancel at any time a Fire Permit and on receiving notice of the
suspension or cancellation the person concerned shall immediately extinguish
any fire set pursuant to his or her permit
d) direct the operations of extinguishing or controlling the fire or the operations to
preserve property
e) enforce the provisions of the Forest and Prairie Protection Act (supra) and this
Bylaw within the boundaries of the County
SECTION 7 FiRE PERMITS
7 1 In addition to any Fire Permit required under the Forest and Prairie Protection Act
(supra) an additional Fire Permit shall be required under this Bylaw for the period
from March 1 to December 31 in each calendar year
72 Not withstanding clause 7 1 of this Section, any fire permit issued pursuant to the
Forest and Prairie Protection Act (supra) during the fire season, shall be deemed for
all purposes to be a fire permit issued pursuant to this Bylaw
73 An application for a Fire Permit for an Outdoor Fire or a Structure shall be made to a
Fire Guardian in writing and the Fire Guardian shall receive and consider the
application and having done so he may, in his absolute discretion, issue the applicant
a Fire Permit
7 4 When issuing a Fire Permit a Fire Guardian may issue the Fire Permit
unconditionally or he may impose conditions considered appropriate
7 5 Fire Permits issued pursuant to this By Law are valid for such period as shall be
determined and set by the Fire Guardian issuing the permit and the Fire Permit shall
have endorsed thereon the period of time for which the said permit is valid
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7 6 Each application for a Fire Permit shall contain the following information
a) the name and address of the applicant
b) the legal description of the land on which the applicant proposes to set a fire
c) the type and description of material which the applicant proposes to burn
d) the period of time the Fire Permit is valid
SECTION 8 EXEMPTIONS
8 1 A Fire Permit is not required under this Bylaw for the following
a) an Incinerator Fire or
b) an Outdoor Fire that is set for the purpose of cooking or obtaining warmth
8 2 This Bylaw does not apply to any Industrial or Commercial type incinerator that is
required to be licensed under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
8 3 This Bylaw does not apply to fires that are set for the purpose of training firefighters
8 4 This Bylaw does not apply to controlled burns in County landfill sites
SECTION 9 RECOVERY OF FIREFIGHTING COSTS
9 1 Where the Department has taken any action whatsoever for the purpose of
extinguishing a fire or responding to a fire call or incident in or outside the County or
for the purpose of preserving life or property from injury or destruction by fire or
other incident on land within or outside of the county, including any action taken by
the Department on a false alarm the County Administrator may in respect of any
costs incurred by the Department in taking such action, if the County Administrator
feels that proper grounds for doing so exist, charge any costs so incurred to the
owner or occupant of the land in respect of which the action was taken
9 2 The costs and fees to be charged by the Department for services rendered pursuant to
this Bylaw shall be determined by Council by resolution from time to time
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93 In the event that the owner or occupant of any land within the County shall feel
aggrieved by any action taken by the County Administrator pursuant to Section 9 1
such owner or occupant shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date of
mailing of notice of the action taken by the County Administrator to appeal to
council the action taken by the County Administrator and the decision of Council on
any such appeal shall be final and binding upon the owner or occupant of the land
and shallinot be subject to any further appeal
94 In respect of land within the County, in the event that the amount levied by the
County Administrator shall be not paid within sixty (60) days after the mailing of a
notice by the County Administrator pursuant to Section 9 1 or in the event of an
appeal within sixty (60) days of the date of mailing of the decision of Council on the
appeal the amount levied and unpaid shall be charged against the land upon which
the fire was started as taxes due and owing in respect of that land
SECTION 10 OFFENCES
10 1 No person shall light an Outdoor Fire or a Structure Fire unless he is the holder of a
subsisting Fire Permit if required under this Bylaw or the Forest and Prairie
Protection Act (supra) or both
10 2 No person shall permit an Outdoor Fire or Structure Fire to be ht upon land that is
owned or occupied by him or under his control except when such fire is permitted
pursuant to this Bylaw
10 3 When a fire is lit under the circumstances described in Section 10.2 the owner or
occupier of the land or the person having control of the land upon which such fire is
lit shall
a) extinguish the fire immediately or
b) where he is unable to extinguish the fire immediately, report the fire to the
Department
10 4 No person shall either directly or indirectly personally or through an agent servant
or employee kindle a fire and let it become a Running Fire on any land not his own
property or allow a Running Fire to pass from his property to the property of
another
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10 5 No person shall light an Outdoor Fire or an Incinerator Fire without first taking
sufficient precaution to ensure that the fire can be kept under control at all times
10 6 No person shall conduct any activity that involves the use of fire that might
reasonably be expected to cause a fire unless he exercises reasonable care to
prevent a fire from occurring
10 7 No person shall conduct open burning within 15 meters of a structure
10 8 No person shall burn household or garden waste in those areas with regular trash
collection
10 9 No person shall
a) provide false incomplete or misleading information on or with respect to the
Fire Permit application
b) interfere with the efforts of persons authorized in this Bylaw to extinguish
fires or preserve life or property
c) interfere with the operation of the Department s equipment or apparatus
required to extinguish fire or preserve life and property
d) damage or destroy the Department s property
e) falsely represent himself as a Member or wear or display any emergency
services badge cap button, insignia or other paraphernalia for the purpose of
such false representation
SECTION 11 PENALTIES
11 1 Any person who fails to hold a subsisting Fire Permit when one is required under
this Bylaw is guilty of an offense and is liable to a fine of $100 00 on summary
conviction for the first offense in any calendar year to a fine of $200 00 on
summary conviction for the second offense in any calendar year and a fine of
$300 00 on summary conviction for the third and each subsequent offense in any
calendar year
11 2 A person who fails to comply with any provision contained in this Bylaw, except
for the failure to hold a subsisting Fire Permit which is otherwise provided for
under Section 11 1 of this Bylaw is guilty of an offense and is liable to conviction
to a fine of not less than $1 000 00 and not more than $2 500 00
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11 3 Where a person who is authorized to do so as provided for in Section 6 1(e) of this
Bylaw has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has committed a breach of
any of the provisions of this Bylaw he may issue and serve such person with a
Violation Ticket or a Warning Ticket
l 1 4 Service of such Violation Ticket or Warning Ticket shall be sufficient if
a) personally served or
b) left for him at his last or most usual place of abode with a person who is
apparently at least 16 years old
SECTION 12 SEVERABILITY
12 1 Should any section or part of this Bylaw be found to have been improperly enacted
for any reason then such section or part shall be regarded as severable from the rest
of this Bylaw and this Bylaw remaining after such severance shall be effective and
enforceable as if the section found to be improperly enacted had not been enacted as
part of this Bylaw
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KNEEHILL COUNTY
FIRE PERMIT PERMIT NUMBER
Issued under the Forest and Prairie Protection Act. R.S.A. 19__c. r__ The Regulations thereunder and Bylaw No.
Instructions for completing the permit REGULATIONS
Please print all required infornudion It is the responsibility of the applicant to be familiar with and abide
I 'Sc legal land description on pennil by the regulations of the Forest and Prairies Protection Act (supra),
While copy goes to permitlee yellow to the Fire Chief the regulations thereunder and Bylaw No.
Fax copy to the County Fire t )Ilice
� permission to burn on ny land and to obtain
See the back or permit for further regulations--
PERMIT IS NULL AND VOID UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED BY A FIRE
GUARDIAN AND MAY BE CANCELLED AT ANY TIME
This pernut authorizes thL 0%%Ilcr IessCL
Name
occupant (circle one)
Mailing Address
To klndlL fires on the following lands for the purpose of burning Telephone No.
I,ol Block
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Plan on
Section
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20_ Expires 20
CONDITIONS OF PERMIT
1)
2)
Pemutice is responsible for the safe control of the burning herein authorized
11'inds
must be less than KPll
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A niininunn ofone adult must he in attendance at all times
4)
Sullicient loots, equipment and quantities of water must be readily available for the size of the bum being
conducted
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6)
Pemikice must Conrad the fire Gaurdian before bunting buildings
Ville huming is wilhui i kilometer
of primary or secondary highway the pemiittee is responsible to
post S,\ OKE signs suhjeo to the appropriate works departme'nt's approval
7)
I'emtiltee must remove SMOM'sign when the bum is complete
9)
9)
Consideration nnist he given to neighbours as to avoid physical discomfort as a result of burning
I his pennil does not authorize burning
of prohibited debris as defined by the Alberta Environment
Protection Enhancement Act
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I'his Perini iS null and void should a fire ban he posted and upon notification ofsuch a ban the permittec
hall cease and cxlinguish all burning
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Additional eunsiJeratinns.
THE PERM ITTEE AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND SAVE HARMLESS KNEEHILL COUNTY FROM ALL
LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OPERATIONS AUTHORIZED BY THIS FIRE PERMIT
THE PERMITTEE AGREES TO PAY THE COST OF FIGHTING ALL FIRES CAUSED BY WILFUL
VIOLATION OF ANY CONDITION SET OUT IN THIS FiRE PERMIT
i HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS ABOVE AND REGULATIONS ON THE
REVERSE SIDE AND i ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY
Pertnittee Signature
TO BE COMPLETED BY FIRE GUARDIAN ONLY
Date issued
Fire Guardian
(print name)
Fire Guardian
signature
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APPLICABLE PROVINCIAL REGULATIONS
EXTRACTS FROM THE FOREST AND PRAIRIE PROTECTION ACT OF ALBERTA 1980
Section 19 (3) Afire permit is valid only for the period for which it was issued
(4) A forest officer or fire guardian issuing a fire permit may endorse on the permit any special fire
control conditions with which the applicant must comply in addition to the provisions of this Act
and the regulations
Section 20 A fire permit may he suspended or cancelled at any time by a forest officer or fire guardian and upon receiving notice of
the suspension or cancellation the person concerned shall immedi tely extinguish any fire set pursuant to his permit.
Section 21 (I) For the purpose of fire control the Minister may by order
(a) suspend or cancel within any part or all of Alberta all fire permits or
(h) prohibit the lighting or require extinguishing of a fire set other than under the authority of
a fire permit
(2) •111e order made pursuant to subsection (1) shall he immediately published at least twice a day for not
less than hvo consecutive love by such radio and television stations as are considered by the Minister most likely to bring the matter
to the attention of the public
(3) In any area allcctcd by an order made pursuant to subsection (1) every person shall immediately
proceed to extinguish every open outdoor lire lit by him or under his authority and every fire located on land occupied or owned by
him
Section 22 No person shall
(a) light an outdoor lire without first taking sufficient precautions to ensure that the fire can be kept under
control at all times
(b) light an outdoor fire when weather conditions are conducive to a fire readily escaping out of control at all
times
(c) fail to take reasonable steps to control a fire for the purpose of preventing it from spreading onto land
other than his own
(d) deposit discard or leave any burning matter or substance to a place where it might ignite other matter and
result to a fire
(e) conduct in a forest protection area any activity that involves the use of fire that might reasonably be
expected to cause a fire, unless he exercises reasonable care to prevent a fire from occurring
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EXTRA('T FROM Tin., FOREST AND PRAIRIE. PROTECTION A(-r OF ALBERTA REGULATIONS PART 1
Section 4 liver• person who sets a fire under the authority of a permit shall.
(a) Keep the permit at the site of the fire
(h) Produce and show the permit to an officer on request
(c) Keeps the lire under control
(d) Extinguish the lire before the expiration ofthe permit or upon cancellation ofthe permit
(e) I lave a reasonable person in attendance at the fire at all times, except as may be otherwise authorized by
a forest officer
PROHIBITED DEBRIS
"Prohibited Debris" as defined in the Air 1-'missions Regulation ofthe Frivironniental Protection and Enhancement Act mean any
inflammable waste that. when burned, may result in the release of dense smoke, onensive odors or toxic substances and includes but is
not limited to-
a) animal manure
b) pathological waste
c) non - wooden material
d) waste material from building or construction sites, excluding wooden material that do not contain wood
preservatives
C) combustible material in automobile bodies
1) tires
g) rubber or plastic or anything with rubber or plastic attached to scrap steel
h) solid waste Thom sawmills with an annual production in excess of 6324 cubic metres of lumber
i) used oil
j) wood or wood products containing substances for the purpose of preserving wood
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DEBRIS DISPOSAL
Obtain Firs Permit from local authorities or beast
yet, haul debris to a land fall site.
Barrel in good condition.
Ground clean and maintained for 3 metres
Help combustion Steel rod; or pipes will hold
burning matrrW up and give a better buns. ,Utah
holes not larger dun S rmn in diameter.
Mesh size of screen not
larger than 7 trim
Weights to hold
screen on barrel
Keep fire figbtmg
tools on hand
Never leave your
fire unartendcd.
ASH DISPOSAL
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3 Let sit for 2 -3 days
before disposat
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pit.
Note- Burning Barrel Conditions
Three Rules before h3vance
1) 7mm screen mesh on top C /.").
2) 3m (mineral Boil or rack, 10").
3) 30m from trees or sbrubs.
Land and Forest Service
2 Soak vgth water.
Pre Permitlssuance Guidelines
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KNEEHILL COUNTY
Box 400 232 Main Street Three Hills AB TOM 2AO (403) 443 5541
BYLAW VIOLATION WARNING TAG
This Warning Tag is issued for breach of
Bylaw
At Lot
Township
Description of Offence
Section
Block plan
Range
Name of Owner /Occupant/Lessee
Mailing Address
Telephone
Date of Offence
Signature of Issuer
Time
This tag is issued as notice that you have been found in violation of Kmeehill
County Bylaw and to warn you that further violations of said
Bylaw may result in a Violation Ticket being issued
Distribution Occupant District Fire File County Fire File
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that Ih person named above committed the offence as that the person named abov committed the offence as
indicated and certify that I served an Offence Notice per. in cared and that I served Summons personally upon
sonally upon the person charged on the offence date. or th person charged on the offence date.
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