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Attachment 2: A BYLAW TO AMEND THE FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW PERTAINING TO FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY (Bylaw No. 1054)
Amendment bylaw updating fire-related fees, including false alarm penalties and service recovery costs.
Bylaw No. 1054, 2026False Alarm fees: 1st ($0), 2nd ($150), 3rd ($500)Stand By Fee: $250.00/hrFire Investigation Fee: $150.00/hr if damage exceeds $5,000
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL BYLAW NO. 1054
A BYLAW TO AMEND THE FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW PERTAINING TO FIRE PROTECTION AND LIFE SAFETY
The Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
This Bylaw may be cited as “Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1054, 2026”
The Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting all fees and charges listed under the heading “Fire” in Schedule A and replacing with the following:
Fire
| Item | Item Detail | Fee | Fee Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engines and Truck Company Reimbursement Rates | Reimbursement rates for fire apparatus. | Based on the current BCWS Reimbursement Rates | As per Bylaw 954 |
| False Alarm | First false alarm | $0.00 | As per Bylaw 954 |
| Second false alarm | $150.00 | As per Bylaw 954 | |
| Third and subsequent | $500.00 | As per Bylaw 954 | |
| Inspection Fee | Special request inspection | $100.00 | As per Bylaw 954 |
| Stand By Fee | Property reference unable to attend alarm incident | $250.00/hr. | As per Bylaw 954 |
| Fire Investigation Fee | Damage exceeds $5000 requiring report | $150.00/hr. | As per Bylaw 954 |
| File Search Fee | Requests for incident or code information | $100.00 | As per Bylaw 954 |
| Incident involving Controlled Substances | Illegal use/cultivation fire incidents | Actual Costs | As per Bylaw 954 |
| Hazardous Materials Incidents | Damage/contamination to equipment | Actual Costs | As per Bylaw 954 |
| Securing Vacant Premises | Failure to secure within 24 hours | Actual Costs | As per Bylaw 954 |
| Securing Premises after a Fire | Failure to secure openings after fire | Actual Costs | As per Bylaw 954 |
| Demolishing Structure | Ordered demolition for safety | Actual Costs | |
| Accumulation of Combustible Materials | Failure to prevent accumulation | Actual Costs | |
| Securing premises after Forced Entry | Costs after forced entry (false alarm) | Actual Costs | |
| Mutual Aid Cost Recovery | External fire service response costs | Actual Costs | |
| Fire and Dangerous Goods Incidents | Fire caused or loss due to fireworks | Actual Costs | |
| Cleanup and disposal of dangerous goods | Actual Costs | ||
| Display Fireworks Permit | Permit for a display Fireworks Show | $75.00 | |
| Fireworks Permit | Permit for a Fireworks | $1 | As per Bylaw 640 |
| Pyrotechnics Fire Safety Plan Review | $150.00 |
READ A FIRST TIME THIS DAY OF , 2026
READ A SECOND TIME THIS DAY OF , 2026
READ A THIRD TIME THIS DAY OF , 2026
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CORPORATE OFFICER, AND SEALED WITH THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS DAY OF , 2026.
MAYOR
CORPORATE OFFICER
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(1)Extracted from: 2026 06 16 Council Meeting - Agenda - Pdf(562 pages total)