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Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 1176, 2026

July 7, 2026Pages 16–244 sectionsOriginal PDF

Updates the Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw schedule and fine amounts for various offences including zoning, building, and noise control violations.

Bylaw No. 1176$200 fine for obstructing authorized officials$500 fine for growing marijuana plants for personal use$1,000 fine for production/distribution/sale of recreational marijuanaFines of $100 for most home-based business violations

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL

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BYLAW NO. 1176

A BYLAW TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL TICKET INFORMATION BYLAW PERTAINING TO CHANGES TO THE HOME OCCUPATION REGULATIONS

The Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

CITATION

  1. This Bylaw may be cited as “Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 1176, 2026”.

AMENDMENTS

  1. Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 643, 2007 is amended as follows:

a) By repealing Section 5 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

  1. The words of expressions set forth in Column 1 of Schedules 2 through 23 of this Bylaw designate the offence committed under the Bylaw section number appearing in Column 2 opposite the respective words or expressions.

b) By repealing Section 6 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

  1. The amounts appearing in Column 4 of Schedules 2 through 23 are the fines set pursuant to Sections 265(1)(a) and (b) of the Community Charter for the corresponding offences deigned in Column 1.

c) By repealing Schedule 1 in its entirety and replacing it with the following Schedule 1:

SCHEDULE 1

COLUMN 1 - SCHEDULES COLUMN 2 - DESIGNATED BYLAWS COLUMN 3 - DESIGNATED BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Schedule 2 Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 986, 2018 Chief Administrative Officer
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer
Animal Control Officer
Schedule 3 Fire Services Bylaw, 1992, No. 114 Bylaw Compliance Officer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer
Fire Chief
Local Assistant to the Fire Commissioner
Schedule 4 Tree Protection Bylaw No. 1069, 2022 Director of Engineering
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 5 Truck Route Bylaw No. 456, 2002 Bylaw Compliance Officer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer
Schedule 6 Building Bylaw No. 1111, 2023 Building Inspector
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 7 Building Sprinkler Bylaw No. 500, 2002 Bylaw Compliance Officer
Building Inspector
Fire Chief
Schedule 8 Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 512, 2003 Building Inspector
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 9 Noise Control Bylaw, 2003, No. 523 Bylaw Compliance Officer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer
Schedule 10 Business License Bylaw No. 952, 2016 Business License Inspector
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 11 Streets Bylaw No. 980, 2019 Director of Engineering
Fire Chief
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 12 Animal Control Bylaw No. 614, 2005 Bylaw Compliance Officer
CRD Animal Control Officer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer
Schedule 13 Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 640, 2006 Fire Chief
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer
Schedule 14 Safe Premises Bylaw No. 652, 2007 Fire Chief
Building Inspector
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Electrical Safety Officer
Representative from Vancouver Island Health Authority
Peace Officer
Schedule 15 Addressing Bylaw No. 825, 2012 Chief Administrative Officer
Director of Development Services
Director of Protective Services
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 16 Soil Deposit/Removal Bylaw No. 869, 2013 Chief Administrative Officer
Director of Development Services
Director of Protective Services
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 17 Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 Bylaw Enforcement Officer
Schedule 18 Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 985, 2017 Approving Officer, Director of Engineering, Building Inspector, Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or designate
Schedule 19 Storm Water Regulation Bylaw No. 902, 2015 Director of Engineering
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 20 Official Community Plan No. 811, 2011 Approving Officer
Director of Development Services
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 21 Sign Bylaw No. 950, 2018 Approving Officer
Director of Development Services
Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 22 Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw No. 1087, 2022 Bylaw Compliance Officer
Schedule 23 Secondary Suite Permit Bylaw No. 601, 2005 Bylaw Compliance Officer
Director of Development Services

d) By renumbering Schedules 2 to 23 in accordance with the amended Schedule 1 in this Bylaw.

e) By repealing Schedule 2 ‘Land Use Bylaw No. 35’ and its amendments in its entirety.

f) By deleting Schedule 10 title “Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No.580, 2004” and replace it with the following title “Business License Bylaw No. 952, 2016”.

g) By repealing Schedule 18 in its entirety and replacing it with the following Schedule 17:

SCHEDULE 17

ZONING BYLAW NO. 900, 2014 (Amendment Bylaw No. 994, 1006, 1176)

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OFFENCE SECTION AMENDMENT BYLAW FINE
Obstruct entry of authorized official 1.3.2 $200
Prohibited use or occupation of lot, building or other structure 3.1.1 $100
Unlawful non-conforming lot, building or other structure 3.1.3 $100
Prohibited placement, construction, sinking into, erection, movement, siting, alteration or enlargement of lot, building or other structure 3.2.2 $100
Subdivision not conforming to bylaw, or subdivision violating bylaw 3.2.3 $100
Lot not satisfying minimum requirements of zoning 3.3.1.a $100
Accessory use not permitted 3.3.1.b $100
Use not lawfully established and ongoing 3.3.1.c $100
Use not permitted in the zone 3.3.1.d $100
Use prohibited within municipality 3.3.1.e $100
Use not contained within a building or other structure 3.3.1.f $100
Keeping livestock where prohibited 3.3.2.a $100
Prohibited operation of a food cart 3.3.2.b $100
Prohibited float home 3.3.2.c $100
Prohibited live-aboard vessel 3.3.2.d $100
Prohibited vacation rental 3.3.2.e $100
Prohibited use of recreation vehicle as permanent dwelling 3.3.2.f $100
Prohibited mobile home 3.3.2.g $100
Prohibited drive-thru 3.3.2.h $100
Prohibited mobile business 3.3.2.i $100
Prohibited storage use 3.3.2.j $100
Production or distribution or sale of recreational marijuana 3.3.2.k 994 $1,000
Growing of marijuana plants for personal recreational use 3.3.2.k 994 $500
Anchoring or mooring of liveaboard vessel exceeding 48 hrs. 3.3.2.l $100
Anchoring or mooring of liveaboard vessel more than 72 hrs. within 30-day period 3.3.2.m $100
Temporary buildings or other structures not removed within 30 days 3.3.3.a $100
Utilities not conforming to setbacks and siting rules of zone 3.3.3.c $100
Polling station use exceeding 60 days 3.3.3.h $100
Geothermal heat exchanger not conforming to setbacks and siting rules of zone 3.3.3.k $100
Solar panels not conforming to height regulations and setbacks of zone 3.3.3.l $100
Solar panels projecting below roofline 3.3.3.l $100
Community care facility not permitted 3.3.3.m $100
Prohibited garden suite and secondary suite on one lot 3.3.4 $100
Floor Space Ratio exceeded 3.4.1 $100
Lot coverage exceeded 3.4.2 $100
Lot subdivided or developed with more lots or units than identified in the zone 3.4.3.a $100
Lot developed with more square footage than identified in the zone 3.4.3.c $100
Building or structure placed, constructed, sunk into, erected, moved, sited, altered or enlarged in prohibited manner 3.5.1 $100
Inadequate maintenance of sight line triangle 3.6.1 $100
Prohibited antenna or satellite installation 3.7.1 $100
Antenna or satellite installation projecting more than 1m into setback 3.7.1.a $100
Antenna or satellite installation projection located within 0.6m of lot line 3.7.1.a $100
Antenna or satellite installation more than 2m high 3.7.1.b $100
Antenna or satellite installation exceeding maximum height permitted for the building 3.7.1.c $100
Cornice, leader, gutter, window well or eave projecting more than 1m into setback 3.7.2.a $100
Cornice, leader, gutter, window well or eave located within 0.6m of lot line 3.7.2.a $100
Chimney, bay window, heating or ventilation equipment, balcony, open porch or ornamental feature projecting more than 0.5m into setback 3.7.2.b $100
Chimney, bay window, heating or ventilation equipment, balcony, open porch or ornamental feature wider than 2m per building face 3.7.2.b $100
Sunlight control projection more than 1m into setback 3.7.2.c $100
Sunlight control projection within 0.6m of lot line 3.7.2.c $100
Sunlight control projection more than 4m per building face 3.7.2.c $100
Heat pump projecting more than 1.5m into rear yard setback 3.7.2.d $100
Park and school grounds structures in yards abutting residential lots 3.7.3 $100
Park and school grounds structures closer than 6m to lot line 3.7.3 $100
Building, mobile home, structure or part thereof constructed, moved, extended or located within 15m from the natural boundary of the sea 3.8.2.a $100
Building, mobile home, structure or part thereof constructed, moved, extended or located within 30m from the natural boundary of any lake, pond, marsh or stream 3.8.2.b $100
Building or other structure placed, constructed, sunk into, erected, moved, sited altered or enlarged in a manner which exceeds the height specified for the zone 3.9.1 $100
Height of the face of any building or other structure from adjacent finished grade is more than 2.5m higher than the maximum height permitted in the zone 3.9.7 $100
More than one secondary suite per lot 4.1.1 $100
More than two home office-based business per dwelling unit 4.2.1.a 1176 $100
More than one minor home-based business per lot 4.2.1.b 1176 $100
More than one major home-based business per lot 4.2.1.c 1176 $100
Non-resident engaging in home office home-based business 4.2.2.a 1176 $100
Home-based business not accessory to the residential use of the dwelling unit 4.2.2.b 1176 $100
Home-based business not carried out within the dwelling unit or accessory building 4.2.2.c 1176 $100
Prohibited alteration to the dwelling changing the residential character of the building 4.2.2.d 1176 $100
Required off-street parking for home-based business not provided 4.2.2.e 1176 $100
Home-based business producing offensive noise, smoke, dust, odour, glare, exhaust, flammable/explosive vapour or gasses, toxin, or contamination. 4.2.2.f 1176 $100
Prohibited sale or display of goods, wares, merchandise or foodstuffs 4.2.2.g 1176 $100
Prohibited storage of materials outside the dwelling unit or accessory building 4.2.2.h 1176 $100
Prohibited on a lot with a daycare, small, or licensed facility 4.2.2.i 1176 $100
Prohibited brewery home-based business use 4.2.2.j.i 1176 $100
Prohibited café home-based business use 4.2.2.j.ii 1176 $100
Prohibited catering home-based business use 4.2.2.j.iii 1176 $100
Prohibited clubs home-based business use 4.2.2.j.iv 1176 $100
Prohibited combustion engine servicing and repair home based business use 4.2.2.j.v 1176 $100
Prohibited daycare, large home-based business use 4.2.2.j.vi 1176 $100
Prohibited distillery home-based business use 4.2.2.j.vii 1176 $100
Prohibited kennel home-based business use 4.2.2.j.viii 1176 $100
Prohibited medical clinic home-based business use 4.2.2.j.ix 1176 $100
Prohibited pharmacy home-based business use 4.2.2.j.x 1176 $100
Prohibited radio dispatch service home-based business use 4.2.2.xi 1176 $100
Prohibited restaurant home-based business use 4.2.2.j. xii 1176 $100
Prohibited retail store home-based business use 4.2.2.j.xiii 1176 $100
Prohibited salvage and recycling lot home-based business use 4.2.2.j. xiv 1176 $100
Prohibited storage lot home-based business use 4.2.2.j.xv 1176 $100
Prohibited transient accommodation home-based business use 4.2.2.j.xvi 1176 $100
Home office home-based business occupying more than 37m² or 20% of the floor area of the dwelling unit 4.2.3.a 1176 $100
Home office home-based business generating client or customer visit(s) 4.2.3.b 1176 $100
Minor home-based business occupying more than 74m² or 40% of the floor area of the dwelling unit 4.2.4.a 1176 $100
Minor home-based business generating more than two client or customer visits per day 4.2.4.b 1176 $100
Major home-based business occupying more than 93m² or 40% of the floor area of the dwelling unit 4.2.5.a 1176 $100
More than one non-resident employee engaged in the major home-based business 4.2.5.b 1176 $100
Major home-based business generating more than five client or customer visits per day 4.2.5.c 1176 $100
Prohibited secondary suite or garden suite on same lot as a major home-based business 4.2.5.d 1176 $100
Prohibited operation of a bed and breakfast 4.2.5.e 1176 $100
Bed and breakfast has more than two sleeping units operating 4.2.5.e.i 1176 $100
Bed and breakfast have more than five clients or customers visiting 4.2.5.e.ii 1176 $100
Prohibited operation of a bed and breakfast on a lot with a daycare or licensed facility 4.2.5.e.iii 1176 $100
More than 4 chickens kept on a lot 4.4.1.a $100
Chickens kept under the age of 4 months 4.4.1.a $100
Keeping of rooster 4.4.1.b $100
Sale of eggs or meat 4.4.1.c $100
Slaughter of chickens 4.4.1.d $100
Henhouse not located in rear yard 4.4.1.e $100
Henhouse not set back a minimum of 3m from property line 4.4.1.e $100
Chickens not contained in rear yard 4.4.1.f $100
More than 2 beehives on a lot 600m² or less in size 4.4.3.a $100
More than 4 beehives on a lot larger than 600m² 4.4.3.b $100
Top of beehive less than 2.4m above ground level 4.4.3.c.i $100
Beehive entrance not directed away from neighbouring lot 4.4.3.c.ii $100
Beehive not situated appropriately behind fence or hedge 4.4.3.c.ii $100
Beehive located closer than 7.5m from rear, side or flanking lot line 4.4.3.c.iii $100
Prohibited location of Adult entertainment 4.5.1.a $200
Adult entertainment not sufficiently enclosed 4.5.1.b $100
Accessory building or other structure erected on a lot without principal building on lot 4.6.1 $100
Accessory building with length or width greater than 7.5m 4.6.2.a $100
Accessory building not set back a minimum of 1.2m from a property line 4.6.2.b $100
Accessory building located within the front yard or flanking yard 4.6.2.c $100
Accessory building separated from the principal building by less than 2.4m 4.6.3 $100
Residential heat pump within the front, side or flanking yard 4.6.4 $100
Residential heat pump located within 3m of a side or flanking lot line 4.6.4 $100
Total lot coverage of all accessory buildings exceeding 60m² or 10% of the lot area 4.6.6 $100
Metal storage container used as an accessory building or other structure 4.6.7 $100
Height of accessory building or other structure exceeding 4.5m 4.6.8 $100
More than one unlicensed vehicle stored on residential lot 4.7.1 $100
Unlicensed vehicle not stored in rear yard, garage or carport 4.7.1 $100
Storage of material, vehicle or boat In front, side or flanking yard 4.7.2 $100
Vehicle in excess of 7.5m in length parked in a front yard or flanking yard 4.7.3 $100
Lot used as wrecking yard or junk yard 4.7.4 $100
Vehicle or equipment greater than 5000kg gross vehicle weight parked in residential zone 4.7.5 $100
Fence in residential or rural residential zone exceeding 2m in height 4.8.1 $100
Fence abutting agriculture or commercial zone exceeding 2.5m in height 4.8.2 $100
Fence in front yard or flanking yard exceeding 1.2m 4.8.3 $100
Fence in commercial or industrial zone exceeding 2m in height 4.8.4 $100
Fence in institutional zone exceeding 2.5m in height 4.8.5 $100
Fence in outdoor recreation facility exceeding 6m in height 4.8.5 $100
Prohibited barbed wire fencing 4.8.6 $100
Guard rail constructed with less than 50% unobstructed clear space 4.8.8 $100
Retaining wall exceeding height of 1.2m 4.8.9 $100
Reinforced retaining wall spaced at less than 1:1 ratio 4.8.10 $100
Unreinforced retaining wall spaced at less than 1:2 ratio 4.8.11 $100
Combined height of fence and retaining wall more than 2m 4.8.11 $100
Off-street parking and loading space not provided 5.1.1 $100
Required off-street parking and loading spaces not located on same lot 5.2.1 $100
Required off-street parking and loading areas located closer than 1.2m from any lot line 5.2.2.a $100
Required off-street parking and loading areas not surfaced with a permanent surface 5.2.2.b $100
Fences or curbs not provided 5.2.2.c $100
Individual parking spaces, maneuvering aisles, entrances and exits not clearly marked 5.2.2.d $100
Maximum gradient and cross slope exceeded 5.2.2.e $100
Surface drainage not appropriately directed 5.2.2.f $100
Lighting not placed to minimize light falling on abutted lots 5.2.2.g $100
More than two off-street parking spaces located in a front yard in a residential zone 5.3.1 $100
Off-street loading spaces interfering with traffic on adjoining or abutting highways 5.3.2 $100
Off-street loading spaces not located in an appropriate manner 5.3.2 $100
Total requirements for off-street parking not the sum of requirements for all uses on lot 5.4.1 $100
Parking facilities counted as parking facilities for other use on the same or any other lot 5.4.2 $100
Off-street loading space counted as off-street parking space 5.4.3 $100
Required off-street parking space too small 5.5.1 $100
Required off-street parking space clearance too low 5.5.1 $100
Parallel parking space too small 5.5.2 $100
More than 30% of required off-street parking provided as small car spaces 5.5.3 $100
Small car space not marked 'Small Car Only' 5.5.3 $100
Off-street recreational vehicle parking spot too small 5.5.4 $100
Required off-street loading space too small 5.5.5 $100
Required off-street loading space overhead clearance too short 5.5.5 $100
Access to off-street parking and loading space less than 6m or more than 9m 5.6.1 $100
Driveway access for a detached garage in rear or side yard less than 2.6m in width 5.6.2 $100
Obstructed maneuvering aisle 5.7.1 $100
Maneuvering aisle not large enough 5.7.1 and Table 5.1 $100
Carport parking spaces not used for parking of motor vehicles 5.8.1 $100
Parking space for secondary suite less than 6m from highway intersection 5.8.1 $100
Parking space for secondary suite not surfaced with permanent material 5.8.2.a $100
Parking space for secondary suite not adequately screened 5.8.2.b $100
Parking space for secondary suite not accessed by existing driveway 5.8.2.c $100
Minimum number of off-street parking spaces not provided 5.10 and Table 5.2 $100
Minimum number of off-street loading spaces not provided 5.10 and Table 5.3 $100
Minimum number of Class 1 bicycle parking spaces not provided 5.11.1 and Table 5.4 $100
Minimum number of Class 2 bicycle parking spaces not provided 5.11.1 and Table 5.4 $100
Mobility scooter parking impeding or restricting pedestrian movements 5.12.2 $100
Inadequate provision of electric vehicle charging station 5.13.1 $100
Inadequate provision of energized electric bicycle space 5.13.3 $100
Inadequate provision of energized electric vehicle space 5.13.4 $100
Minimum number of accessible parking spaces not provided 5.14.1 and Table 5.5 $100
Required accessible parking space is too small 5.14.2 $100
Use, siting, size, density or other regulation not conforming to regulations within Zone Table 6,7,8,9,10,11, 12, and 13 $500
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EFFECTIVE DATE

  1. This bylaw comes into force on January 1, 2027.

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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