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View Royal's Bylaw 601 requires permits for secondary suites. Specifically, it addresses 'Type 2' permits, which were issued before September 1, 2007, for suites that didn't initially meet building code standards. The bylaw no longer allows new Type 2 permits. However, existing Type 2 permits can be renewed indefinitely. Holders of these permits must display them visibly within the suite. Failure to comply with the bylaw can result in fines, with increasing penalties for repeat offenses. The bylaw outlines penalties for violations and general provisions for severability and interpretation. This bylaw affects owners of properties with secondary suites that were not initially code-compliant and obtained a permit before the specified date.
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2005Town of View Royal
Adopted 2005
Official adoption year of Bylaw No. 601
Document Outline
Secondary Suites Permit Bylaw No. 601, 2005
1. CITATION
1.1
2. INTERPRETATION
2.1 Definition of Type 2 Permit
3. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
3.1 No new Type 2 Permits after September 1, 2007
4. RENEWAL OF PERMITS
4.1 Renewal of Existing Type 2 Permits
5. POSTING OF PERMITS
5.1 Permit Display Requirement
6. FORMS
6.1 Clerk Authority to Prescribe Forms
7. PENALTY
7.1 Fines for Contravention
8. SEVERABILITY AND HEADINGS
8.1 Severability Clause
8.2 Headings for Convenience Only
9. COMING INTO FORCE
9.1 Effective Date
10. ADOPTION
SCHEDULE A
Deleted by Bylaw No. 958, 2016
Full Text
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL
BYLAW NO. 601
Amended by Bylaw No. 958 and 1125
A BYLAW TO IMPOSE AN ANNUAL PERMIT REQUIREMENT
IN RESPECT OF SECONDARY SUITES
The Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
1. CITATION
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as “Secondary Suites Permit Bylaw No. 601, 2005”.
2. INTERPRETATION
2.1
In this bylaw, a Type 2 Permit is a permit issued before September 1, 2007, for a
secondary suite that does not comply with the B.C. Building Code.
(Bylaw No. 1125, 2023)
3. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS
(Bylaw No. 1125, 2023)
3.1
No Type 2 permit shall be issued after September 1, 2007.
4. RENEWAL OF PERMITS
(Bylaw No. 1125, 2023)
4.1
For certainty, a Type 2 permit issued before September 1, 2007 may be renewed
indefinitely.
5. POSTING OF PERMITS
5.1
Every Type 2 secondary suite permit holder must post a copy of the permit at a
conspicuous location in the suite.
(Bylaw No. 1125, 2023)
6. FORMS
6.1
The Clerk may prescribe the form of permits for the purposes of this Bylaw.
(Bylaw No. 1125, 2023)
7. PENALTY
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7.1
Any person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw commits an offence punishable on
summary conviction and shall be liable to a fine of not more than $1,000.00 for a first
offence and for each subsequent offence to a fine of not more than $2,000.00 A separate
offence is deemed to be committed on each day during which the contravention occurs or
continues.
8. SEVERABILITY AND HEADINGS
8.1
Any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Bylaw, which is for any reason
held to be invalid by the decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction, may be severed
from the balance of this Bylaw without affecting the validity of the remaining portions of this
Bylaw.
8.2
Section headings do not form part of this Bylaw. They are included for convenience only
and must not be used in interpreting this Bylaw
9. COMING INTO FORCE
9.1 This Bylaw will come into force and effect on January 1, 2007.
10. ADOPTION
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 21st DAY OF JUNE, 2005.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 21st DAY OF JUNE, 2005.
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 17th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2006.
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CLERK AND SEALED WITH THE
SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS 7th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2006.
MAYOR
CLERK
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SCHEDULE A
Deleted by Bylaw No. 958, 2016