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Copyright © 1997: City of St. John's,
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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In pursuance of the powers vested in it under and by virtue of the City of St. John's Act and all other powers enabling it, the City of St. John's enacts the following By-Law relating to the prohibition of littering in the City of St. John's.
BY-LAW
1. This By-Law may be cited as the "St. John's Anti-Litter By-Law".
2. For the purposes of this By-Law:
(a) "Commercial Property" shall mean any property or building that is used or designed for use for business, commercial, industrial or institutional purposes.
(b) "Residential Property" shall mean a dwelling and the yard around it, and all accessory buildings, out buildings, fences, barriers, retaining walls or other erections therein and thereon, or vacant land within a residential zone.
3. No person shall obstruct, litter or befoul any street, sidewalk or public place in the City of St. John's with any refuse, debris, litter, garbage or any unsanitary, offensive or injurious substance or article of any kind, or place, leave or keep on any street, sidewalk or public place in the City of St. John's any dilapidated or unsightly vehicle, machine, article or thing.
4. The owner of Commercial Property shall keep the street, sidewalk and drainage ditch or curb and gutter abutting or adjacent to his or her property free of refuse, debris, litter, garbage, and any unsanitary, offensive or injurious substance or article of any kind.
5. (1) The Director of Building and Property Management may cause any article or thing placed, left or kept in or upon any street, sidewalk, drainage ditch, curb or gutter, or public place in contravention of this By-Law to be removed and disposed of at an appropriate sanitary disposal location.
(2) The Director of Building and Property Management may cause the cost of any such removal and disposal as provided for in subsection (1) to be billed to the property owner responsible pursuant to the provisions of sections 4 and 5 and such cost shall then become a debt owed to the City of St. John's.
6. Any person who contravenes the provisions of this By-Law shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon summary conviction to a penalty as provided for in Section 403 of the City of St. John’s Act, or where a violation notice is issued, to a penalty as provided for in Section 403.2 of the City of St. John’s Act. (Amended 11/05/2007; #1508)
7. The Anti-Litter By-Law enacted by Council on June 13, 1984 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. |
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