HomeMy Public PortalAbout23-060 - By-law to Amend Property Standards By-lawTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LEEDS AND
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS
BY-LAW NO. 23-060
BEING A BY-LAW TO AMEND BY-LAW 22-046 BEING A BY-LAW TO
PRESCRIBE STANDARDS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND
OCCUPANCY OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF LEEDS
AND THE THOUSAND ISLANDS.
WHEREAS the Council of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand
Islands has enacted Property Standards By-law No. 22-046 to prescribe
standards for the maintenance and occupancy of property;
AND WHEREAS Council deems it expedient to amend By-law No. 22-046 to add
provisions to address repeated by-law infractions and responsibilities of property
owners;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Township of
Leeds and the Thousand Islands hereby enacts as follows:
1. THAT Section 10.4 is deleted and replaced with the following new
Section 10.4:
10.4 Each Person who contravenes any provision of this By-law or fails
to comply with an order issued in accordance with this By-law,
shall, upon issuance of a penalty notice in accordance with
Administrative Monetary Penalty By-law 22-044, be liable to pay to
the Township an administrative penalty. If a Person receives a
penalty notice in accordance with the Administrative Monetary
Penalty By-law for a contravention of the Property Standards By-
law, the following tiered penalty system applies:
(a) for a single contravention, the Person shall be liable to pay to
the Township the tier one (1) administrative penalty in the
amount for that contravention as established by Schedule C to
the Administrative Monetary Penalty By-law.
(b) if the Person receives a second penalty notice for a
contravention of the Property Standards By-law within twelve
(12) months from the date of the penalty notice containing a tier
one (1) administrative penalty amount, the Person shall be liable
to pay to the Township a tier two (2) administrative penalty
amount for that contravention in the amount of the tier one (1)
penalty plus $100.
(c) if the Person receives a third penalty notice for a contravention
of the Property Standards By-law within twelve (12) months from
the date of the penalty notice containing a tier two (2)
administrative penalty amount, the Person shall be liable to pay
to the Township a tier three (3) administrative penalty amount
for that contravention in the amount of the tier two (2) penalty
plus an additional $150.
(d) If the Person receives any subsequent penalty notices for
further contravention of the Property Standards By-law within
twelve (12) months from the date of the penalty notice containing
a tier three (3) administrative penalty amount, the Person shall
be liable to pay to the Township a tier three (3) administrative
penalty amount for that offence.
2. AND THAT the following new Section 11 be added to the by-law:
11. RESPONSIBILPf OF PROPERTY OWNER
Every owner of property and every officer or director of a corporation
that owns property within the Township of Leeds and the Thousand
Islands has a duty to take all reasonable care to prevent occupants
and users of their property from breaching the provisions of this By-
law;
(a) Every person who has a duty under this section and who fails
to carry out that duty is guilty of an offence.
(b) A director or officer of a corporation is liable to a conviction
under this section whether or not the corporation has been
prosecuted or convicted.
3. AND THAT the remaining sections of the by-law be renumbered
accordingly;
4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This by-law shall come into force and effect upon the date of passing.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2023.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 2023.
The Corporation of the Township of Leeds and fH^ ThoL^sar^l Islands
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T^i ry F^de^, Deputy Mayor
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Megdn Shannon, Clerk