By-law Enforcement Clause Samples
The By-law Enforcement clause establishes the authority and procedures for ensuring compliance with the organization's by-laws. It typically outlines who is responsible for monitoring adherence, the steps for investigating potential violations, and the possible consequences or penalties for non-compliance. This clause serves to maintain order and accountability within the organization by providing a clear mechanism for addressing breaches of internal rules.
By-law Enforcement. The regular hours of work for full-time By-law enforcement shall be eight
By-law Enforcement. In lieu of the premium set out above, By-Law Officers required to handle property and other material while enforcing the by-laws related to sheltering in parks and public spaces shall be paid a minimum of one (1) hour per day at time and one-quarter (1¼). In the event that there is a requirement to enforce the no camping by-law beyond one (1) hour the employee shall be paid the premium of one-quarter (1/4) time in addition to the employee’s regular rate of pay for the actual hours worked.
By-law Enforcement in Un-assumed Subdivisions All by-laws remain in force and effect regardless of the stage a development has reached. The responsibility for responding to certain by-law infractions resides with the Owner prior to assumption while other infractions are managed by municipal by-law enforcement. In general, by-law compliance during build out is dealt with on a complaint driven basis. Municipal by-law enforcement prior to assumption typically pertains to prohibited activities, such as: • Noise Complaint; • Parking infraction; and • Property Standards By-law infractions that pertain to construction activity are managed by Development Services similar to maintenance deficiencies. Owners and, by extension, builders, trades, contractors and subcontractors, are to follow applicable By-Laws and Council Policies as they pertain to: • Street Cleaning; • Construction/working outside of allowable hours; or • Construction Traffic Should lack of compliance persist, Development Services can engage the By-law Enforcement group to further pursue the matter with the Owner. Per section 5, Standard of Work, of the standard Subdivision Agreement Template, the Owner is responsible to maintain all right-of-ways in compliance with applicable City By-Laws prior to the time of assumption. These items typical apply to physical works within the municipal right-of-way, for example: • Driveway Widths; • Boulevard landscaping; • Boulevard obstructions; or • Drainage By-law Infractions The onus is on the Owner to educate the builders and homeowners of applicable by-laws and work with them to correct physical by-law infractions. At the time of assumption, all municipal right-of ways are to be in compliance with the City By- Laws. Recognizing there are multiple parties involved in correcting these physical deficiencies, if at the time of assumption the Owner can demonstrate that all reasonable efforts have been exhausted to work with builders and homeowners to bring the road into compliance; the City may consider a small allowance for limited minor deficiencies to pass assumptions to be further pursued by City By- Law enforcement following assumption.
By-law Enforcement to take such action within its power short of legal action to enforce the terms of the Act, the Declaration, the By-Laws, and the Rules and amendments to any of the foregoing which may be in force from time to time subject to the direction of the Board, and to initiate legal action as directed by the Board at the expense of the Corporation.