TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL 
 
BYLAW NO. 652, 2007  
 
Amended by Bylaw 958 
 
 
A BYLAW TO REGULATE, PROHIBIT OR IMPOSE REQUIREMENTS 
RESPECTING HEALTH AND SAFETY ON PROPERTY 
 
 
WHEREAS the Council of the Town of View Royal wishes to enact a bylaw to 
regulate, prohibit and impose requirements respecting health and safety matters 
on property; 
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of View Royal enacts as follows: 
Part 1 Citation 
1.1 
This Bylaw may be cited as Safe Premises Bylaw No. 652, 2007. 
Part 2 Severability 
2.1 
If a portion of this bylaw is found invalid by a court, it will be severed and 
the remainder of the bylaw will remain in effect. 
Part 3 Definitions 
3.1 
In this bylaw, 
“amphetamines” include dextroamphetamines and methamphetamines; 
 
“building” means any structure or construction for any use or occupancy; 
 
“Building Bylaw” means the Town of View Royal Building Bylaw; 
“Building Code” means the British Columbia Building Code; 
“Building Inspector” means the chief building official for the Town, and 
every building inspector appointed by the Town to inspect buildings or 
structures; 
 “Electrical Code” means the British Columbia Electrical Code Regulation; 
 

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“Fire Chief” means the person who is appointed to be head of the Town’s 
fire and rescue services and every person designated by Council by name 
of office or otherwise to act in the place of the Fire Chief; 
 
“Fire Code” means the British Columbia Fire Code;  
 
 
“Fire Services Act” means the Fire Services Act of British Columbia; 
 
“grow operation” means the cultivation of marijuana plants or production of 
amphetamines on a parcel;  
 
“hazardous condition” means a contravention of any regulation in Part 4 of 
this bylaw; 
 
“hazardous conditions requirement list” means a list of hazardous 
conditions present on a parcel, and any work required to address or 
remove those hazardous conditions, prepared or compiled by the Building 
Inspector following an inspection or special safety inspection, and which 
may be in the form of Schedule B; 
 
“hazardous substance” means a substance listed in Schedule “E;” 
 
"IICRC" means the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration 
Certification; 
“inspector” means: 
(a) 
the Fire Chief, and every person appointed by Council or 
the Fire Chief, as applicable, to be an officer or employee 
of the Town’s fire and rescue service, 
(b) 
the Building Inspector, 
(c) 
a peace officer, 
(d) 
an Electrical Safety Officer, 
(e) 
a bylaw enforcement officer, 
(f) 
a representative from Vancouver Island Health Authority,  
(g) 
the deputy or designated alternate of a person, officer or 
employee referred in paragraphs (a) to (f), 
(h) 
other persons designated by Council by name of office or 
otherwise to act in the place of the persons, officers or 
employees referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f); 

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 “owner” includes, in addition to the definition in the Community Charter, 
the lessee, licensee, tenant, caretaker, user or occupier of a building or a 
part of a building, or the agent of the owner; 
 “professional cleaner” means an individual or corporation experienced 
and qualified in removing contaminants, including pesticides, fertilizers or  
chemicals used to manufacture amphetamines or to grow controlled 
substances; 
“registered owner” means a person who is registered in the Land Title 
Office as the title holder of a parcel; 
“residential premises” means a building on a parcel that is used or may be 
used as a residence, including any buildings that may be accessory to a 
residential use, including a garage or garden shed; 
“special safety inspection” means an inspection coordinated by the 
Building Inspector for the purpose of determining the presence of any 
hazardous conditions, and may be conducted or coordinated with the 
Royal Canadian Mounted Police and other authorities; 
“Town” means the Corporation of the Town of View Royal; 
 
“unauthorized alteration” means any change made to the structural, 
mechanical natural gas system, or electrical components of a building that 
requires a building permit, but for which no building permit has been 
issued pursuant to the Building Bylaw, and which results in an increased 
risk to health or safety on a parcel; 
“utility” means a lawful provider of an electrical, water or natural gas 
service from a distribution system to consumers. 
3.2 
All references to an enactment in this bylaw refer to that enactment as it is 
in force from time to time. 
Part 4 Hazardous Conditions 
4.1 
No owner may occupy or permit the occupancy of a building where a 
meter installed for the purpose of ascertaining consumption of electricity, 
water or natural gas from an electrical, water or natural gas distribution 
system has been disconnected or bypassed, except where such 
disconnection has been specifically permitted or required by the Town, a 
utility, or a government authority. 
4.2 
No owner may occupy or permit the occupancy of a building where 
exhaust vents for hot water tanks or furnaces exhaust into or within a 
building.  

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4.3 
No owner may occupy or permit the occupancy of a residential premises 
where a hazardous substance is present inside a building in an amount 
that exceeds the limits set out for that hazardous substance, either in 
volumetric quantity or parts per million, in Schedule E of this Bylaw. 
4.4 
No owner may occupy or permit the occupancy of a building where: 
(a) 
an exit or access to an exit required under the Building 
Code  is blocked or obstructed; or 
(b) 
the number of electrical circuits or connections to an 
electrical service exceeds the amount permitted under the 
Electrical Code or another enactment. 
4.5 
No owner may occupy or permit the occupancy of a building where there 
is an unauthorized alteration. 
Part 5 Health & Safety Requirements 
5.1 
If a hazardous condition exists for a building with a grow operation, no 
owner may use or occupy or permit the occupancy of the building until: 
(a) 
the owner has paid the Special Safety Inspection Fee as 
described in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958; 
(Bylaw No. 958, 2016) 
 
(b) 
a special safety inspection of the building coordinated by 
the Building Inspector has been carried out; 
(c) 
the Building Inspector has issued a hazardous conditions 
requirement list; 
(d) 
the owner has obtained all building permits, approvals or 
authorizations required to carry out any work identified in 
the hazardous conditions requirement list;  
(e) 
the owner has carried out or caused to be carried out all 
the work stated in the hazardous conditions requirements 
list within ninety days from the date of the hazardous 
conditions requirements list; 
(f) 
the Building Inspector has inspected the building and 
determined that the work required in the hazardous 
conditions requirement list has been completed in 
accordance with all requirements of this Bylaw, the Building 
Bylaw,  the  Building Code, the Fire Code and all other 

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applicable enactments and that no hazardous condition 
remains in the building; and 
(g) 
the Building Inspector has removed any notices under Part 
6 and issued a new occupancy permit for the building 
pursuant to the Building Bylaw. 
5.2 
Where a hazardous condition exists on a parcel which affects the 
structural integrity of a building on the parcel, the Building Inspector may 
include in the hazardous conditions requirements list a requirement that 
the owner must obtain a report from a qualified professional engineer 
certifying that the building is safe for occupancy; 
5.3 
Where a hazardous condition involving a hazardous substance is found in 
a building, the Building Inspector may include in the hazardous conditions 
requirements list any or all of the following requirements: 
(a) 
that the owner must clean or remove and dispose of all 
carpets and curtains in a building; 
(b) 
if a building is heated by forced air heating, the owner must 
have the furnace, all air ducts, main distribution ducts, 
venting, and filtering cleaned by a professional cleaner or 
by a duct cleaning company;  
(c) 
the owner must have all walls, floors, ceilings and any other 
spaces, components, or assemblies, as required, in the 
building cleaned and disinfected by a professional cleaner 
or replaced;  
(d) 
the owner must provide a certificate report in the form 
prescribed in Schedule C, from a person certified by the 
IICRC, or another recognized Canadian certification 
program, certifying that the building or residential premises 
meet the standards of this bylaw for the removal of all 
hazardous substances. 
Part 6 Powers of Building Inspector, Fire Chief and                 
Inspectors 
6.1 
Subject to s. 16 of the Community Charter, an inspector may enter on real 
property to: 
(a) 
inspect and determine whether there is compliance with 
regulations under this bylaw; 

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(b) 
to carry out a special safety inspection; or 
(c) 
take action authorized under s. 17 of the Community 
Charter. 
6.2 
If the Building Inspector or Fire Chief has reasonable grounds to believe 
that all or part of a building contains a hazardous condition, the Building 
Inspector or Fire Chief may post a notice in the form of Schedule D in a 
conspicuous place at the entrances of the parcel or a building on the 
parcel and deliver to the owner of the parcel a notice that the building is 
unsafe and that no person may enter or occupy the building. 
6.3 
A person must not: 
(a) 
interfere with or obstruct the Building Inspector or the Fire 
Chief from posting a notice under this Part; 
(b) 
remove, alter, cover or mutilate a notice posted under this 
Part; or 
(c) 
occupy a building or premises until the Building Inspector 
has removed the  notice posted under this Part, except with 
the prior written permission of the Building Inspector. 
 
Part 7 
Town Reliance 
7.1 
Neither the removal of a notice posted under this bylaw, nor the issuance 
of a building permit under this bylaw, nor the acceptance or review of 
plans, drawings or specifications or supporting documents, or any 
inspections made by or on behalf of the Town, will in any way relieve the 
owner from full and sole responsibility to perform work required or 
contemplated under this bylaw or the Building Code and all other 
applicable enactments, nor do they constitute in any way a representation, 
warranty, assurance or statement that the Building Code, this bylaw or any 
other applicable codes standards or enactments have been complied with. 
7.2 
When a professional cleaner, engineer, architect or other person provides 
certification or other documentation to the Town under this bylaw that the 
work required by or contemplated by this bylaw substantially conforms to 
the requirements of this bylaw, the health and safety requirements of the 
Building Code, Electrical Code, or any other health and safety 
requirements established by applicable enactments, the Town may rely 
solely on the documentation as evidence of conformity with these 
requirements and not on its receipt of plans, monitoring of the work, 
acknowledgement of completion, or removal of a notice. 

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Part 8 
Duty of Registered Owner 
8.1 
Every registered owner of a parcel that contains a residential premises 
that is subject to a tenancy agreement and who is aware of or has 
attended the residential premises at a time when there is a contravention 
of this bylaw must: 
(a) 
within 24 hours of the discovery of the contravention, 
deliver written notice to the Building Inspector of the 
particulars of the contravention; and 
(b) 
take such action as may be necessary to bring the 
premises into compliance with this bylaw. 
8.2 
Where an owner inspects and reports a contravention under section 8.1 of 
this bylaw that the Town or its inspectors were unaware of, the Special 
Inspection Fee arising in respect of the contravention shall be waived in 
respect of that building. 
8.3 
The owner must notify all prospective occupants in writing that the property 
was subject to remedial work required under Part 5 of this bylaw. 
8.4 
It is the full and sole responsibility of the owner to carry out any work 
required pursuant to this bylaw in compliance with this bylaw and all other 
applicable codes, standards and enactments, including the Building Code. 
8.5 
It is the full and sole responsibility of the owner to carry out any work 
required pursuant to this bylaw on or before ninety days from the date of 
the hazardous conditions requirements list issued under Part 5 of this 
bylaw.  
Part 9 
Fees 
9.1 
Any fees imposed under this Bylaw are due and payable within forty-five 
(45) days of invoice and, if not paid on December 31st of the year in which 
they are imposed, may be added to and form part of the taxes payable on 
the real property as taxes in arrears. 
 
Part 10 
Offence and Penalty 
10.1 Every person who contravenes any provisions of this bylaw commits an 
offence punishable pursuant to the Offence Act upon summary conviction 
and is liable to a fine not less than $5,000 and not exceeding $10,000. 

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10.2 
If an offence is a continuing offence, each day that the offence is 
continued constitutes a separate and distinct offence. 
Part 11 
Schedules 
Schedule A – Fees   
Schedule B – Hazardous Conditions Requirements List 
Schedule C – Certification Form 
Schedule D – Notice 
 
Schedule E – Hazardous Substances 
 
 
 
 
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2008.  
 
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2008. 
 
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2008. 
 
DEPOSITED WITH THE MINISTER OF HEALTH THIS 17TH DAY OF APRIL, 
2008. 
 
NOTICE GIVEN UNDER SECTION 59 OF THE COMMUNITY CHARTER THIS 
23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2008 AND THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 2008. 
 
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CLERK AND 
SEALED WITH THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS 6th DAY OF 
MAY, 2008. 
 
 
    ______________________________ 
Mayor 
 
 
______________________________ 
Clerk 

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SCHEDULE A 
 
(Deleted by Bylaw No. 958, 2016) 
 

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SCHEDULE B 
 
Hazardous Conditions Requirements List 
 
Date: _______________ 
 
Re:  _______________[Property Address] (the “Property”) 
 
Pursuant to the Town of View Royal’s “Safe Premises Bylaw No. 652, 2007” a 
special safety inspection has been carried out on the above Property, and the 
Property has been posted with a Notice that it may not be occupied due to 
hazardous conditions on the Property.   
 
No person is permitted to occupy the Property until the Notice has been 
removed.  If you wish to reoccupy the Property, you are required to perform the 
following works, and provide the following certifications, as indicated:  
 
 Provide evidence from the following utility providers that the Property has 
been properly connected to the utility: 
 Gas  
 Water 
 Electricity 
 Vent all furnace/hot water tank/gas appliances in accordance with the 
Building Code 
 Provide/Restore all egress points as required under the Building Code 
 Bring all electrical panels and circuits up to standards in Electrical Code 
 Provide a report from a qualified professional engineer certifying that the 
building is safe for occupancy  
 Clean or remove and dispose [circle one] of all carpets and curtains 
 Have the furnace, all air ducts, main distribution ducts, venting, and 
filtering cleaned by a professional cleaner or by a duct cleaning company 
 Have all walls, floors, ceilings, and any other spaces, components, or 
assemblies, as required, in the building cleaned and disinfected by a 
professional cleaner or replaced [circle one] 
 Provide a certificate report in the form prescribed in Schedule C of the 
Bylaw, from a person certified by the IICRC, or another recognized 
Canadian certification program, certifying that the property meets the 
standards of this bylaw for the removal of all hazardous substances 

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You are required to obtain the necessary permits from the Town or other 
agencies as applicable prior to performing any of the above works. 
Until the above requirements above have been completed, and the Building 
Inspector has re-inspected the Property and removed the Notice, the Bylaw 
prohibits occupancy of the Property by any person.  
 
You are required to complete this work on or before ___________________ 
[insert date for compliance], ninety days from the date of this notice. Failure to 
complete the work by this date may, in accordance with the Community Charter, 
result in Council invoking remedial action requirements; fulfilling the requirements 
at the registered owner’s expense; or both.   
 
We enclose a copy of the Bylaw for your reference. If you have any questions 
concerning the regulations in the Bylaw, please call the Town’s Building 
Department at 479-6800. 
 

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SCHEDULE C 
 
Certification Form 
 
TO: 
The Town of View Royal 
FROM: 
[insert name of professional cleaner] 
RE: 
residential premises located at [insert address] 
This is to certify that in accordance with “Safe Premises Bylaw No. 652, 2007”, 
the professional identified in this certification: 
 
(1) Meets the certification requirements for an inspector under the IICRC; 
and 
 
(2) Has completed an inspection of the residential premises on 
_________________; and 
 
(3) The residential premises are substantially free of any hazardous 
substances in accordance with “Safe Premises Bylaw No. 652, 2007”. 
The undersigned professional may be contacted at : [insert business telephone 
number]. 
 
CERTIFIED AS OF ________________________[insert date] 
 
[Insert Name of professional cleaner] 
__________________________ 
Authorized Representative 
 

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SCHEDULE D 
 
Notice 
 
TAKE NOTICE THAT all or part of this building contains a hazardous condition 
and is unsafe. 
 
Pursuant to Town of View Royal “Safe Premises Bylaw No. 652, 2007”, no 
person may occupy these premises until cleaning and/or repairs have been 
completed in accordance with that Bylaw and the Building Inspector has 
confirmed that a satisfactory occupancy inspection has been completed. 
 
It is an offence to remove or deface this notice. 
 
Any inquiries should be directed to the Building Inspector at 479-6800. 
 
 
 
 
__________________________ 
Building Inspector [or Fire Chief] 
Town of View Royal 
 
 
 

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SCHEDULE E 
 
Hazardous Substances 
 
Hazardous Substance 
Maximum Stored in Container  
designed for storage of that 
substance 
Maximum ppm 
in air 
Acetic Acid 
0.5 Litres 
10 ppm 
Acetone 
1.0 Litres 
250 ppm 
Ammonia Solution (>50% 
ammonia 
0.0 Litres 
25 ppm 
Ammonia Solution (35%-
50%) 
0.125 Litres 
 
25 ppm 
Ammonia Solution (10%-
35%) 
5.0 Litres 
25 ppm  
Ammonia, Anhydrous 
0.0 Litres 
25 ppm 
Carbon Monoxide 
0.0 Litres 
25 ppm 
Chloroform 
5.0 Litres 
2 ppm 
Ethanol 
1.0 Litres 
1000 ppm 
Ethyl Ether 
0.0 Litres 
400 ppm 
Hexane 
1.0 Litres 
20 ppm 
Hydrochloric Acid 
1.0 Litres 
2 ppm 
Iodine Azid (Dry) 
0.0 Litres/Kilograms 
0 ppm 
Iodine Monochloride 
1.0 Kilograms 
0.1 ppm 
Iodine Pentaflouride 
0.0 Kilograms 
0.1 ppm 
Isopropyl Alcohol 
1.0 Litres 
220 ppm 
Methanol 
1.0 Litres 
200 ppm 
Methylamine, Anhydrous 
0.125 Litres 
5 ppm 
Methylamine, Aqueous 
Solution 
1.0 Litres 
5 ppm 
 
Methylamine Dinitramine 
0.0 Litres 
0 ppm 
Methylamine Perchlorate 
(dry) 
0.0 Litres/Kilograms 
 
0 ppm 
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 
1.0 Litres 
50 ppm 
Nitroethane 
5.0 Litres 
100 ppm 
Phosphine 
0.0 Litres 
0.3 ppm 
Propane 
1.0 Litres 
1000 ppm 
Thionyl Chloride 
0.0 Litres 
1 ppm 
Toluene 
1.0 Litres 
20 ppm 
Xylene 
1.0 Litres 
100 ppm