REPORT TO THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FROM THE CORPORATE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT GOOD NEIGHBOUR BYLAW

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October 26, 2017 REPORT TO THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FROM THE CORPORATE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT ON GOOD NEIGHBOUR BYLAW PURPOSE To seek Council s input on the development of a Good Neighbour Bylaw to update and consolidate several nuisance-type restrictions and requirements under one comprehensive bylaw. The intent of the Good Neighbour Bylaw is to outline the responsibilities of homeowners and occupants to protect and improve the quality of life for residents, promote civic responsibility, and encourage good relationships between neighbours. COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN Livability - ensure Kamloops maintains a high quality of life while meeting the challenge of a growing community by establishing community standards and ensuring that citizens can enjoy their home and property without being negatively affected by neighbours SUMMARY Many BC municipalities have enacted Good Neighbour Bylaws; however, the bylaws scope and content vary extensively. These bylaws generally contain requirements regarding unsightly property maintenance, graffiti, noxious weeds, noise regulations, panhandling, and litter. These bylaws also often include nuisance abatement fees and excess service call fees, which may be used as compliance tools in situations where owners and occupants repeatedly fail to meet reasonable community standards set out in the bylaw and other legislation. RECOMMENDATION: For Council discussion. DISCUSSION In addition to seeking legal advice, Administration reviewed similar bylaws from other jurisdictions, including Abbotsford, Armstrong, Campbell River, Clearwater, Courtenay, Hope, Lake Country, Mission, Nanaimo, Oliver, Osoyoos, Penticton, Rossland, Saanich, Surrey, Vancouver, Vernon, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Williams Lake, and Qualicum. S:\DCS\Jobs (c3)\286563_good Neighbour Bylaw_REP\286564_Good Neighbour Bylaw_REP.docx

GOOD NEIGHBOUR BYLAW October 26, 2017 Page 2 The proposed City of Kamloops Good Neighbour Bylaw (Attachment A ) combines elements from the following two existing City bylaws, which will be rescinded upon adoption of the new bylaw: Noise Control Bylaw, No. 24-42, 2007 Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 24-37, 2000 Further, the proposed bylaw regulates three main categories of conduct: noise unsightly properties nuisance behaviour In accordance with the draft Good Neighbour Bylaw, City staff will be able to issue Compliance Orders and corresponding abatement or excessive nuisance calls, as outlined below. Nuisance Abatement Fees The proposed bylaw updates current provisions that authorize the issuance of Compliance Orders, which require an owner or occupant to bring the property into compliance within a stipulated time period. If the owner or occupant of the property does not comply with the Compliance Order, that person shall be responsible for the costs and expenses incurred by the City to remove, clean up, and dispose of the specified objects and/or materials, including any cost of repairs to damaged City equipment, vehicles, or property. The owner or occupant may also be subject to nuisance abatement fees, which are calculated on a cost-recovery basis, are levied against a property owner, and may be recovered as property taxes. Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees A property that generates multiple nuisance complaints may be designated a nuisance property. Specifically, under the proposed bylaw, a nuisance property designation may occur when a property attracts more than one nuisance service call within a 24-hour period or more than three nuisance service calls within a 12-month period. A nuisance service call includes, but is not limited to, a response from Bylaw Services, the RCMP, or Kamloops Fire Rescue as the result of a nuisance complaint. This approach places the onus on owners of rental properties, in particular, to ensure properties are managed and maintained in a reasonable manner. A working group consisting of staff from Bylaw Services, the RCMP, Kamloops Fire Rescue, the Development and Engineering Services Department, and other stakeholders will be responsible for designating nuisance properties. When a property has been deemed a nuisance property, the owner of the property will be provided with written notice of the City s intent to charge for subsequent service calls. The charges will be calculated on a cost-recovery basis, levied against a property owner, and may be recovered as property taxes. S:\DCS\Jobs (c3)\286563_good Neighbour Bylaw_REP\286564_Good Neighbour Bylaw_REP.docx

GOOD NEIGHBOUR BYLAW October 26, 2017 Page 3 Reconsideration/Appeal Process If the owner or occupant of a property disagrees with the issuance of a Compliance Order or with a demand for payment of abatement or excessive nuisance service call fees, the said owner or occupant may apply to Council for reconsideration within 10 days. D. R. Duckworth, P.Eng., MBA Corporate Services and Community Safety Director Concurrence: M. Kwiatkowski, P.Eng., Development and Engineering Services Director Author: J. Ramsay, Community Safety and Enforcement Manager Approved for Council JR/lm/kjm Attachment S:\DCS\Jobs (c3)\286563_good Neighbour Bylaw_REP\286564_Good Neighbour Bylaw_REP.docx

Attachment "A" CITY OF KAMLOOPS BYLAW NO. A BYLAW TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF KAMLOOPS AND PROVIDE FOR THE COST RECOVERY OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT WHEREAS Council desires to protect quality of life for its citizens, promote civic responsibility, and encourage good relationships between neighbours; AND WHEREAS, pursuant to the Community Charter, Council may, by bylaw, regulate, prohibit and impose requirements in relation to the protection and enhancement of the well-being of the City, including, without limitation, in relation to nuisances, disturbances, and other objectionable situations, as well as in relation to noise, vibrations and any other matter that is liable to disturb the quiet, rest, enjoyment, comfort or convenience of individuals or the public; AND WHEREAS, pursuant to the Community Charter, Council may, by bylaw, impose costs and recover costs of taking action in the event of a default by a person who fails to take action as lawfully directed; NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the City of Kamloops, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 1. This bylaw may be cited as the Good Neighbour Bylaw No., 201. 2. The following bylaws of the City and their amendments are hereby repealed: a) City of Kamloops Noise Control Bylaw, No. 24-42, 2007. b) City of Kamloops Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Bylaw No. 24-37, 2000. 3. This bylaw is divided into the following divisions: Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four Division Five Division Six Division Seven Division Eight Division Nine Division Ten Interpretation Definitions Noise and Idling Regulations Community Improvement and Unsightly Property Compliance Orders and Abatement Fees Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees Reconsideration Entry and Inspections Offences and Penalties Schedules {}

BYLAW NO. Page 2 DIVISION ONE INTERPRETATION 100. If any provision of this bylaw is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision may be severed from the bylaw and such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw. 101. Words or phrases defined in British Columbia s Interpretation Act, Community Charter or Local Government Act, or any successor legislation shall have the same meaning when used in this bylaw or its Schedules unless otherwise defined in this bylaw. Unless otherwise stated, and notwithstanding the case used (upper case or lower case), when words or phrases that are defined in Division Two of this bylaw are used in the body or Schedules of this bylaw, they have the meaning ascribed to them as set out in Division Two of this bylaw. 102. The headings contained in this bylaw are for convenience only and are not to be construed as defining or in any way limiting the scope or the intent of the provisions of this bylaw. 103. Any enactment referred to herein is a reference to an enactment of British Columbia and regulations thereto, as amended, revised, consolidated or replaced from time to time and any bylaw or Council policy referred to herein is a reference to an enactment of the City of Kamloops, as amended, revised, consolidated or replaced from time to time. DIVISION TWO DEFINITIONS 200. In this bylaw and its Schedules, unless the context requires otherwise: ABATEMENT FEES are fees calculated and imposed in accordance with Division Five and Schedule A of this bylaw; "ACCUMULATION" means a collection, either built-up, gathered, scattered, amassed or piled, as the case may be, and Accumulate shall have a corresponding meaning; BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER means the persons duly appointed by Council as such and includes any peace officer; CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER means the person duly appointed by City Council as such, and any person delegated to assist in carrying out his/her duties under this bylaw; CITY" means the City of Kamloops; "COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE" means any Motor Vehicle having a Gross Vehicle Weight in excess of five thousand five hundred kilograms (5,500 kg) or a length in excess of seven and one-half metres (7.5 m), but does not include buses, emergency medical service vehicles, fire apparatus, Police, or vehicles owned by or operated for the City; COMPLIANCE ORDER means an order issued pursuant to Section 500 of this bylaw; "CONTAINER" includes a dumpster, garbage can, garbage bin or other receptacle designed, intended or used to hold Rubbish or other discarded materials or debris;

BYLAW NO. Page 3 CORPORATE OFFICER means the person duly appointed by City Council as such, and any person delegated to assist in carrying out his/her duties under this bylaw; "COUNCIL" means the municipal council of the City of Kamloops; "DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES DIRECTOR" means the person duly appointed by City Council as such, and any person delegated to assist in carrying out his/her duties under this bylaw; EXCESSIVE NUISANCE SERVICE CALL FEES means the fees calculated and issued in accordance with Division Six of this bylaw; "GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT" means the number of kilograms derived by adding the weights on all of the axels of a vehicle; "IDLE" means running the engine of a Commercial Motor Vehicle while the Commercial Motor Vehicle is not in motion, and Idling has a corresponding meaning; "INSPECTOR" means anyone who is authorized by the City Council or the Chief Administrative Officer to enter and inspect Property in accordance with this bylaw; "MOBILE WORKSHOP" means a Motor Vehicle containing equipment that must be operated inside or in association with the Motor Vehicle; "MOTOR VEHICLE" means a vehicle that is designed to be self-propelled, and includes all ancillary parts, components, and equipment attached thereto, but does not include a motorized wheelchair or a vehicle operated upon rails or tracks; NOISE includes any loud outcry, clamour, shouting, disturbance or movement or any sound that is loud or harsh or undesirable; NOXIOUS WEED means any weed designated by regulation to be a Noxious Weed pursuant to the British Columbia Weed Control Act; NUISANCE means any conduct, activity or condition which unreasonably interferes with a Person s use and enjoyment of a public area or of land he or she owns or occupies, or which annoys or gives trouble, or is offensive, irritating or a pest to anyone within the City; NUISANCE SERVICE CALL means any City or Police response to any Nuisance that occurred or was maintained or permitted in, on or near Property, including any abatement thereof; PERSON includes a natural person, a company, corporation, partnership, firm, association, society, or party and the personal or other legal representatives of a person to whom the context can apply according to law; POLICE means the Kamloops City Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; "PROPERTY" means all real property, including, but not limited to, front yards, side yards, backyards, driveways, walkways and sidewalks, together with any and all structures or fences located thereon;

BYLAW NO. Page 4 "RESIDENTIAL AREA" means any single family, two family or multiple family residential zone provided for in the City s Zoning Bylaw; "RUBBISH" means decaying or non-decaying solid and semi-solid wastes, including, but not limited to, both combustible and non-combustible wastes, such as paper, trash, refuse, cardboard, waste material, cans, glass, bedding, mattresses, crates, rags, barrels, boxes, lumber not neatly piled, scrap iron, tin and other metal, scrap paving material, construction and demolition waste, unlicensed, dilapidated, unused or stripped automobiles and other vessels, tires, machinery, mechanical or metal parts, discarded or dilapidated appliances, discarded or dilapidated furniture, ashes from fireplaces and on-site incinerators, yard clippings and brush, wood, dry vegetation, dirt, weeds, dead trees and branches, stumps, overgrown vegetation and trees which may harbor insect or rodent infestations or may become a fire hazard, and piles of earth mixed with any of the above; and "UNSIGHTLY", in addition to its common dictionary meaning and regardless of the condition of other properties in the neighbourhood, includes Property having any one or more of the following characteristics: a) the placement, storage or Accumulation of Rubbish, filth or any other discarded materials or debris, that is visible to a person standing on a public highway or on or in nearby Property; b) the untidy placement, storage or Accumulation of building materials on a site where construction is not taking place, except where they are not visible from a public highway or from nearby Property; c) landscaping that is dead, characterized by uncontrolled growth or lack of maintenance, or is damaged; d) fences characterized by holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, cracking, peeling, rusting or any other evidence of physical decay or neglect or excessive use or lack of maintenance; e) a lowering in quality of the condition or appearance of a structure or parts thereof characterized by holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, cracking, peeling, rusting or any other evidence of physical decay or neglect or excessive use or lack of maintenance; or f) any other similar conditions of disrepair, dilapidation, or deterioration. DIVISION THREE NOISE AND IDLING REGULATIONS General Noise Regulations 300. No Person shall make or cause, or permit to be made or caused, any Noise in or on private Property or in any public place which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of any Person or Persons in the neighbourhood or vicinity. 301. No Person being the owner, tenant, or occupant of Property shall allow or permit such Property to be used in such a manner that Noise or sound which occurs thereon or

BYLAW NO. Page 5 emanates therefrom, disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of any Person or Persons in the neighbourhood or vicinity. 302. No Person shall play or operate any radio, stereophonic equipment or other instrument, or any apparatus for the production or amplification of sound either in or on private Property or in any public place in such a manner as to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of any Person or Persons in the neighbourhood or vicinity. Idling Restrictions 303. No Person shall cause or permit a Commercial Motor Vehicle to Idle in a Residential Area for more than three (3) consecutive minutes. 304. Section 303 of this bylaw does not apply to: a) buses, fire apparatus, police, or emergency medical service vehicles while engaged in operational activities, including training and patient transfer activities; b) Commercial Motor Vehicles participating in an emergency activity; c) Commercial Motor Vehicles that remain motionless because of an emergency, traffic conditions (including congestion and signals), weather conditions, or mechanical difficulties over which the driver has no control; d) Commercial Motor Vehicles where Idling is required as part of the repair process or to prepare the vehicle for service; e) armored vehicles where a Person remains inside the vehicle while guarding the contents of the vehicle or while the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded; f) Commercial Motor Vehicles engaged in a parade or race or any other such event authorized by Council; or g) Mobile Workshops. Construction Hours 305. No Person shall, on any day before 07:00 hours or after 22:00 hours, construct, erect, reconstruct, alter, repair, or demolish any building, structure, or thing or excavate or fill in land in any manner which disturbs the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of any Person or Persons in the neighbourhood or vicinity. 306. Where it is impossible or impractical to comply with this section, the Development and Engineering Services Director may give written approval to carry on the work that is found to be necessary at designated hours. 307. Responsibility for obtaining written approval lies with the Person carrying on the work.

BYLAW NO. Page 6 Other 308. Notwithstanding the provisions of Division Three of this bylaw, a Person may perform: a) works of an emergency nature for the preservation or protection of life, health, or Property, but the onus shall be on the Person performing the work to show cause that the work was of an emergent nature; b) perform pesticide application before 07:00 hours on any day while working within the City and in compliance with the Pesticide Use Control Bylaw No. 26-4, 2016 and the Integrated Pest Management Act and its regulations. DIVISION FOUR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND UNSIGHTLY PROPERTY Property Maintenance 400. An owner or occupier of Property must not cause, permit, suffer or allow the Property to become or remain Unsightly. 401. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an owner or occupier of Property must not cause, permit, suffer or allow on or around the Property: a) unsanitary conditions, or an Accumulation of other offensive or unwholesome materials, substances or objects; b) an Accumulation of standing water; c) an Accumulation of Noxious Weeds; d) an infestation of caterpillars, termites or other noxious or destructive insects or rodents; or e) Rubbish to overflow from or Accumulate around any Container situate on Property. 402. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in respect of Property for which a Building Permit has been issued by the City, no Person shall cause, permit or allow demolition waste, construction waste or trade waste to Accumulate on Property. 403. Every owner or occupier of Property must remove or cause to be removed from the Property any and all of the things or conditions mentioned in Sections 400, 401 and 402 of this Bylaw, as well as any and all other Unsightly, offensive, unsanitary or unwholesome or noxious things or conditions of any kind, on a regular basis or when directed to do so by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or an Inspector. General Prohibition Against Nuisances 404. No Person shall cause any Nuisance within the City. 405. No owner or occupant of Property shall permit or allow Property he or she owns or occupies to be used so as to cause a Nuisance.

BYLAW NO. Page 7 DIVISION FIVE COMPLIANCE ORDERS AND ABATEMENT FEES Compliance Orders 500. If, in the opinion of a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or an Inspector, the owner or occupant of Property fails to comply with a requirement of this bylaw, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Inspector may issue a Compliance Order requiring that the owner or the occupant bring the Property into compliance with this bylaw within such time as the Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Inspector considers appropriate in the circumstances. 501. A Compliance Order must state: a) the civic address of the subject Property; b) the legal description of the subject Property; c) the particulars of the non-compliance to be remedied, and the specified time by which that non-compliance must be remedied; and d) that if the owner or occupant fails to comply with the terms of the Compliance Order within the time specified, the City may, without further notice, at all reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, enter the Property and bring about such compliance at the cost of the defaulting owner or occupier, and the cost of such work shall be added to the taxes of the Property, and the owner or occupant or both may be subjected to prosecution for an offence under this bylaw. 502. Service of a Compliance Order is deemed sufficient: Abatement Fees a) in the case of the owner, on the day on which it is personally delivered, or on the fifth business day after being mailed by regular post to the address shown on the current year s Property assessment roll; and b) in the case of the occupant, on the day on which it is personally delivered, or the day on which it is posted on the Property, or on the fifth business day after being mailed by regular post to the address of the Property. 503. If the obligations imposed by the terms of a Compliance Order are not performed within the time period set out therein, the City, by its employees, agents or contractors, may at all reasonable times and in a reasonable manner enter the Property and bring about such compliance at the cost of one or more of the following: a) the occupant of the Property from which the non-compliance of this bylaw arises; and/or b) the owner of the Property from which the non-compliance of this bylaw arises,

BYLAW NO. Page 8 all of which said costs shall be calculated and invoiced as Abatement Fees in accordance with Schedule A. Such Abatement Fees shall consist of all costs and expenses incurred by the City to achieve compliance with this bylaw including, without limitation, administrative costs, the costs to attend the Property by City employees and its contractors, the costs of removal, clean up and disposal, and the cost of repairs to damaged City equipment, vehicles or Property. Cost Recovery 504. If an Owner or occupier defaults in paying the Abatement Fees referred to in Section 503 to the City within thirty (30) days after receipt of demand for payment from the City, the City may either: a) recover from the owner or occupier of the Property, in any court of competent jurisdiction, the Abatement Fees as a debt due to the City; or b) direct that the amount of the Abatement Fees be added to and form part of the Property tax roll as a charge imposed in respect of work done or services provided to the Property of the owner. DIVISION SIX EXCESSIVE NUISANCE SERVICE CALL FEES 600. Where a member of the Police, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or other City employee is required to respond to a Property for: (a) (b) more than one Nuisance Service Call within a twenty-four (24) hour period; or more than three Nuisance Service Calls within a twelve (12) month period, the owner of the Property shall be liable to pay an Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fee calculated in accordance with the amounts prescribed in Schedule A of this bylaw for each additional Nuisance Service Call responded to at the same Property within the twelve (12) month period following the date of the notice referred to in Section 602. 601. Despite Section 600, where legal title to a Property is transferred, Nuisance Service Calls made before the date that the new owner obtains legal title to the Property shall not apply to a determination under Section 600 whether Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees are payable. The new owner shall, in any event, be liable for all unpaid Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees imposed against the Property in respect of past Nuisance Service Calls. 602. Before imposing an Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fee, written notice shall first be provided to the owner of the Property: (a) (b) describing in reasonable detail the nature of the Nuisance conduct, activity or condition that occurred, or was maintained or permitted in, on or near the Property; and advising the owner that Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees will be imposed for each additional Nuisance Service Call to the same Property and that the imposition of such fees is in addition to the City s right to seek other legal remedies or actions for abatement of the Nuisance.

BYLAW NO. Page 9 603. Service of the notice referred to in Section 602 is deemed sufficient on the day on which it is personally delivered to the owner, or on the fifth business day after being mailed by regular post to the address shown on the current year s Property assessment roll. 604. Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees must be paid by the owner on receipt of a demand for payment from the City. If the amount of each demand is not paid in full before the 31st day of December in the year received, on written notice to the owner, the City may either: (a) recover from the owner or occupier of the Property, in any court of competent jurisdiction, the Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees as a debt due to the City; or (b) direct that the amount of the Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees be added to and form part of the Property tax roll as a charge imposed in respect of work done or services provided to the Property of the owner. DIVISION SEVEN RECONSIDERATION 700. A person may request that Council reconsider: a) the issuance or terms of a Compliance Order; b) a demand for payment of Abatement Fees; or c) a demand for payment of Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees, by submitting a written request for reconsideration to the City s Corporate Officer in accordance with Section 701 of this bylaw. 701. All requests for reconsideration must: a) be submitted in writing to the Corporate Officer within: (i) (ii) ten (10) days of the Compliance Order being served in accordance with Section 502 of this bylaw; or ten (10) days of the demand for payment of Abatement Fees or the demand for payment of Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees is issued by the City, as the case may be; and b) include a description of the grounds upon which the request for Council reconsideration is made. 702. Upon receipt of a compliant written request for reconsideration, the Corporate Officer shall schedule the time, date, and place for Council to hear the matter. 703. Upon reconsidering an order or demand issued under this bylaw, Council may confirm, set aside or alter the order or demand, as it may deem appropriate in the circumstances.

BYLAW NO. Page 10 DIVISION EIGHT ENTRY AND INSPECTIONS 800. In accordance with Section 16 of the Community Charter, Bylaw Enforcement Officers and Inspectors shall have the authority to enter onto and into Property to inspect and determine whether all regulations, prohibitions and requirements established by this bylaw are being met. 801. No Person may obstruct, hinder or prevent any Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Inspector from entering onto or into Property for the purposes of inspecting or determining whether all regulations, prohibitions and requirements established by this bylaw are being met. 802. The owner or occupier of Property shall, upon request, give to a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Inspector such assistance as they may require in carrying out an inspection or in determining whether all regulations, prohibitions and requirements established by this bylaw are being met. 803. Neither the City, nor any Bylaw Enforcement Officer, nor any Inspector who inspects any Property under this bylaw, nor any other Person who performs any work on behalf of the City in accordance with this bylaw, is liable for any damages caused by their actions. DIVISION NINE OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 900. No Person shall do any act or suffer or permit any act or thing to be done in contravention of this bylaw. 901. Every Person who violates any provision of this bylaw, or who permits any act or thing to be done in contravention of this bylaw, or who fails to do any act or thing required by this bylaw, shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this bylaw and: a) shall be liable to a fine set out in the City of Kamloops Municipal Ticket Utilization Bylaw; or b) shall be liable to a fine of not less than the amount identified in Schedule "B" attached hereto, in addition to any other penalty imposed under this bylaw; c) where a specific penalty has not otherwise been designated, shall be liable to a fine and/or penalty provided under the Community Charter of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100) and not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), plus the costs of prosecution, and any other order imposed pursuant to the Community Charter; or d) any combination of the above. 902. Each day that an offence against this bylaw continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct offence. 903. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this bylaw shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other penalty or remedy imposed pursuant to this bylaw, along with any other applicable statute, law, or legislation.

BYLAW NO. Page 11 DIVISION TEN SCHEDULES 1000. The following Schedules are attached to and form part of this bylaw and are enforceable in the same manner as this bylaw: Schedule A Abatement Fees Schedule B Fine Schedule READ A FIRST TIME the day of, 201. READ A SECOND TIME the day of, 201. READ A THIRD TIME the day of, 201. ADOPTED this day of, 201. KEN CHRISTIAN MAYOR MARIA MAZZOTTA CORPORATE OFFICER

SCHEDULE A ABATEMENT FEES 1. For the purposes of calculating Abatement Fees and Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees, the following rates will be charged for every hour or portion thereof in which any City or Police personnel, vehicles or equipment are used: PERSONNEL DESCRIPTION REGULAR HOURLY RATE (9:00AM to 4:00PM, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays) AFTER HOURS RATE (weekends and 4:01PM through 8:59AM, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays) HOLIDAY RATE (Statutory holidays) City Staff Bylaw Services Manager $53.92 Assistant Supervisor $36.55 Bylaw Services Officer $30.71 Senior Building Official $50.24 Building Official $41.89 Staff Other - Various Police Staff Sergeant $54.00 Sergeant $49.00 Corporal $45.00 Constable $41.00 Kamloops Fire-Rescue Fire Chief $80.00 Deputy Fire Chief Assistant Fire Chief $63.70 Lieutenant $50.78 Captain $55.31 Platoon Captain $57.58 Fire Inspector/Investigator I (4 th yr) $46.22 Fire Inspector/Investigator I (10 th yr) $47.60 Fire Inspector/Investigator I (15 th yr) $48.99 Fire Inspector/Investigator II $53.32 Fire Inspector/Investigator III $58.08 Project Coordinator/Investigator $58.08 Life Safety Educator/Investigator $58.08 Chief Fire Prevention Officer/Investigator $60.46 Engineering/Public Works Manager $57.92 Foreman $53.31 Utility Worker $45.89 {}

BYLAW NO. Page 13 Labourer $26.47 Vehicles and Equipment City Car $510/month City Truck Light $646/month City Truck - Service $646/month City Vehicle - Other $646/month Fire Truck Engine $773.91 Fire Vehicle Hazmat $912.97 Fire Vehicle Aerial $989.05 Fire Vehicle Tender $760.81 Fire Vehicle Command $228.24 Fire Vehicle Bush $684.73 Fireboat Police Ford Explorer Police Ford Taurus City Equipment Other - Various 2. For the purposes of calculating Abatement Fees and Excessive Nuisance Service Call Fees, all work carried out by a contractor on behalf of the City will be charged as the actual cost of the contract rate plus 10%.

BYLAW NO. Page 14 SCHEDULE B FINES Column 1 OFFENCE Column 2 SECTION Column 3 PENALTY Noise which disturbs 300 $100 Allowing Noise which disturbs 301 $100 Amplified sound which disturbs 301 $100 Idling 303 $100 Construction Noise 305 $100 Allow Unsightly Property 400 $100 Unsanitary, unwholesome or offensive conditions 401(a) $100 Standing water 401(b) $100 Noxious Weeds 401(c) $100 Infestation 401(d) $100 Permit Rubbish to Accumulate around Container 401(e) $100 Demolition, construction or trade waste 402 $100 Nuisance 403/404 $100