Bylaw No. 1095 - A Bylaw to Amend Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 986, 2018

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL BYLAW NO. 1095

A BYLAW TO AMEND PARKS AND PUBLIC PLACES BYLAW NO. 986, 2018

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

1. This Bylaw may be cited as “Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 986, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 1095, 2022”.

2. Parks and Public Places Bylaw No. 986, 2018 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) By adding to Section 1.0 “INTERPRETATION” in alphabetical order:

“Refuse” means all manner of rubbish, trash, garbage, litter, debris, rubble, demolition waste, discarded or disused objects or construction materials, materials or items, junk, unused or dismantled electronic devices, machinery, old, discarded or unused mechanical or metal parts, glass or plastic bottles or objects, tin cans or other metal containers, paper, glass, pipes, dilapidated furniture, inoperative appliances and other similar things, and unused wood or wood products;

“Structure” means anything constructed or erected on a property, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground, but does not include landscaping, walkways, driveways, or parking lots;

(b) By renumbering Sections 18.0 to 23.0 to Sections 19.0 to 24.0;

(c) By adding the following section immediately after Section 17.0:

18.0 OVERNIGHT SHELTER

18.1 A person must not place, secure, erect, use, or maintain in place, in a Park Area, a structure, improvement or overhead shelter, including a tent, lean-to, or other form of overhead shelter constructed from a tarpaulin, plastic, cardboard or other rigid or non-rigid material;

18.2 except between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;

18.3 at any time within 100 metres of: (a) a playground, tennis court, sports field, or dugout (b) a footpath or road within a Park Area, (c) washroom facilities, picnic shelters or gazebos (d) a horticultural display area or community garden (e) a Beach (f) an Environmentally Sensitive Area.

18.4 Where there is no accessible overnight shelter accommodation available within the Town of View Royal or vicinity thereof, a person who has neither a fixed address nor a predictable safe residence to return to on a daily basis may, subject to the restrictions set out in Sections 18.2 and 18.3, erect and occupy a temporary overnight shelter in a Park Area excluding the following Park Areas:

• Aldersmith Park
• Baur Park
• Burchill Park
• Burnside/Watkiss Park
• Caton Lane Park
• Chalmers Court Park
• Chancellor Park
• Chilco Park
• Craigflower Creek Park
• Duffus Trail Park
• Eagle Creek Park
• Edwards Park
• Evelyn Heights Park
• Francis View Park
• Game Nature Park
• Garry Oak Meadows Park
• Glenairlie Park
• George's Corner Park
• Heddle Park
• Helmcken Centennial Park
• Highbank Park
• Jalan Park
• Kelvin Grove Park
• Knockan Hill Park
• Knollwood Park
• Lime Kiln Park
• Marler Park
• Mellor Park
• Newstead Park
• Nursery Hill Park
• Parkcrest Park
• Parson Bridge Park
• Price Park
• Richards Island
• Robin Hill Park
• Seabird Park
• St. Giles Park
• Stoneridge Wetland Park
• Thetis Lake Overflow
• Welland Legacy Park
• Wilfert Park

(d) By changing the name of Section 20.0 from “Removal” to “Removal and Impoundment”;

(e) By adding the following section immediately following Section 20.2:

20.3 The Director, a person authorized by the Director, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, the Chief Administrative Officer, or a police officer on behalf of the Town may cause the removal, detention or impounding of any Refuse, Structure, tent, object, obstruction, thing, or chattel placed on a Park Area in contravention of this Bylaw.

20.5 If it appears to the Director that the Refuse, a Structure, tent, object, obstruction, thing, or chattel other than a vehicle that has been impounded under this Bylaw has no market value, the Director may cause the prompt disposal of it, otherwise the person entitled to possession of the impounded thing may recover it by paying the Town the applicable removal and impoundment fees set out in Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 958, 2016.

20.6 If a Structure, tent, object, obstruction, thing, or chattel other than a vehicle remains unclaimed after thirty (30) days of its impoundment, the Director may cause the thing to be sold at public auction and the Town’s Director of Finance must apply the proceeds of an auction sale held under this Section in the following manner: (a) firstly, deduct the costs of the auction; (b) secondly, deduct the fees payable to the Town under Section 20.5; (c) finally, pay the surplus, if any, to the person entitled to possession if that person’s identity and location are known.

20.7 The Town’s Director of Finance must apply the surplus referred to in Section 20.6 (c) in the following manner if the identity or location of the person entitled to the surplus is not known: (a) hold the surplus for one (1) year from the date of the auction; and (b) pay the amount of the surplus into the Town’s General Revenue if the surplus is not claimed within one (1) year from the date of the auction.

20.8 An amount paid into General Revenue under Section 20.7 (b) is forfeited to the Town.

20.9 An action taken under this Section does not preclude the prosecution of a person who contravenes a provision of this Bylaw.

READ A FIRST TIME THIS 19th DAY OF JULY, 2022.

READ A SECOND TIME THIS 19th DAY OF JULY, 2022.

READ A THIRD TIME THIS 19th DAY OF JULY, 2022.

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 , 2022.

MAYOR

CORPORATE OFFICER