BYLAW NO. 1150 (Public Notification)
Bylaw amendment transitioning public notice requirements to electronic email distribution.
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL BYLAW NO. 1150
A BYLAW TO AMEND THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION BYLAW IN RELATION TO METHOD AND TIMING FOR DELIVERY OF NOTICES
The Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
The Town of View Royal Bylaw No. 1106, cited as “Public Notification Bylaw No. 1106, 2023” is hereby amended by:
a) deleting the “Direct Delivery of Public Notice” definition in Section 2;
b) replacing Section 3 (a) that states “Direct Delivery of Public Notice to persons and businesses in the area affected by the subject matter of the notice” in its entirety with the following:
“(a) Electronically by distributing through the Town’s email subscription service;”;
c) adding the following after Section 3:
“4. TIMING OF NOTICE
The notice given under Section 3 of this bylaw must be published at least seven (7) days before the matter for which the notice is required unless the Community Charter, Local Government Act or any other enactment provides otherwise.
5. ADDITIONAL NOTICE
The public notice requirements in this bylaw are minimum requirements and do not prevent the Town of View Royal from providing additional published notice as may be deemed appropriate by the Corporate Officer.
6. SEVERABILITY
If any part, section, sub-section, clause or sub-clause of this bylaw is, for any reason, held to be invalid by the decision of a Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision does not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw.”
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Public Notification Bylaw No. 1106, 2023, Amendment Bylaw No. 1150, 2024”.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 1st DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 1st DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 1st DAY OF OCTOBER, 2024
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 ______, 2024
MAYOR
CORPORATE OFFICER
