respecting the closing of shops within the meaning of the Shops Closing Act
(6)
9. the restriction or prohibition of the use of water in the city. Action where arrears
304. 59. (6)
, and the St. John's
The order of a Provincial Court
404. The current Development Regulations were approved by Council in 1994 under the authority of the Newfoundland and Labrador Urban and Rural Planning Act. (2)
All that area situated and being in the districts of Ferryland and Harbour Main bounded and abutted as follows: By a line starting at the mouth of Mobile River and running in a general northwesterly direction for a distance of 15 miles more or less along the divide between the area drained by Mobile River and the area drained by Witless Bay River and Pierres Brook; then turning and running in a general southwesterly direction for a distance of 13 miles more or less along the divide between the area drained by the Mobile River and the area drained by rivers flowing into Conception Bay and St. Mary's Bay; then turning and running in a general easterly direction along the divide between the area drained by the Mobile River and the area drained by Tors Cove River for a distance of 17 miles more or less to the place of commencement (the area containing 50 square miles more or less). A person may appeal a conviction under this section to the Trial Division upon, (a)
River
Public nuisances
(d)
IV., Cap. (3)
Where a person proposes to appeal under subsection (1), he or she shall, within 30 days after the notice to him or her of the order from which the person proposes to appeal, serve on the city clerk a written notice of intention to appeal. written notice of an intention to make an application under this subsection shall be given to the occupier of the commercial property; and. (7)
Nothing contained in subsection (9) shall affect or be considered to have affected the liability of the occupier for a water tax imposed on the occupier under this section and the council shall have a right of action against the owner or the occupier or both for the amount of water tax.
(6)
250. deduction from a rent or other amount payable by the occupier to the person so liable. 342. A member of the council shall not be liable under section 302 after 12 months from the date the debt is incurred or of the expenditure is made. 408. The council may substitute full property value for rental value as a basis of appraisement.
Water rates
Acquisition of park land
Pensionable service
(2)
The city clerk shall have power with the assent of the council to take part in all debates of the council or its subcommittees, but shall not be allowed to vote, or move, or second a resolution. do all other things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the objects of the board. to submit to the council at each weekly or monthly meeting a summary of all the amounts received since the last period of accounting, showing the source from which the amounts have been received and a comparison with a similar period in the previous year; (g)
For the purpose of this section "occupier" means the person in actual occupation of the premises or part of the premises of the premises who is listed in the appraisement books of the city as owner, lessee or tenant of the premises and who has, or shares with another occupant, the use or benefit of water supplied to a part of the premises from the water supply of the city. You will need your "Parcel ID" number, which can be found at the Property Appraiser website, to begin the permit process. Planning and Development Services John Murphy Building (City Hall Annex), 4th floor 10 New Gower Street P.O. 262. and a copy of this plan shall be kept in the vault of the Registry of Deeds and shall be brought up to date at intervals of 6 months; (b)
the tax may be based upon and form the percentage of the appraised annual rental vale of the premises or part of them as the council may determine; (b)
All members of the St. John's Transportation Commission, the St. John's Traffic Commission, the Quidi Vidi Park Commission, the St. John's Playgrounds Committee and the St. John's Zoning Appeal Board, shall be considered to be appointed for a period of 1 year only starting on January 1 in each year and shall retire from office on December 31 in every year and a member may be reappointed. (10)
(3)
340.22
355. Lien
A person who contravenes this section is liable to a penalty not exceeding $20 or, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days.
The council may borrow by way of loan by the issue and sale of bonds of the city a sum not exceeding $2,000,000 at the interest rate and upon the terms and conditions that the council may consider appropriate. (5)
a member of the Naval, Military or Air Forces on full pay or in actual service; and. The Public Utilities Board upon hearing an application of a municipal authority under subsection (1) may, (a)
(8)
The money to be annually raised by, or paid over to the council shall be applied to the payment of all sums required to be spent in the execution of the powers and trusts vested by law in the city, its council, boards, committees and officers. Further exemptions
to inspect all dwelling houses which he or she has reason to believe are in a dilapidated or insanitary condition, and to order that the houses are to be abated as a nuisance or are to be repaired or cleansed; (f)
day of
The council shall have power to alter, widen, or improve an existing street in the city, and shall assess against a building site on the street 1/2 the proportion of the cost of the alteration that the frontage of the building site bears to the length of the street frontage so altered, widened or improved. sectional plans of the city on a scale of 13.33 m to 2.5 cm, showing the buildings, position and depth of all water pipes, sewers and private drains, manholes, gullies, gas mains, electric light and telegraph conduits and all other underground works; (e)
provide those hatch-coverings, coal chutes, or cellar openings that may be required, and shall keep them level with a sidewalk, and in good repair. 372. Lake
"tax-exempt fuel oil" means fuel oil purchased or received in the city for use or consumption outside the limits of the city, but shall not include fuel oil delivered to the operators of a ship, other than a ship engaged in the province coastal shipping trade or a fishing vessel, trawler or craft the catch of which is processed in the province. Parks and Recreation Commission
In this section "occupier" means the person in possession of or having control over the property or that part of the property into which or upon which entrance was refused. Where the office of a member appointed by the Board of Trade becomes vacant the board shall appoint another person to serve for the remainder of the term of the member being replaced. (a)
for the inspection of buildings and the ordering of alterations and improvements that the council may consider necessary in the interests of public safety; and. attempt to commit, or aid, counsel or procure another person to commit an act specified in this subsection. and, (a)
Planning, Building, Infrastructure and Heritage Conservation. Before February 1 of each year the council shall prepare and provide to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council a statement of all expenditures on account of a special loan or grant during the previous year, and shall provide a detailed account of the loan or grant, where so required. Where the land to be so given is not considered an equivalent for the land appropriated to the street, the proprietor shall be paid the sum that may, with the land, be an equivalent for the land appropriated. (2)
(1)A horse, cow, calf, swine, sheep, goat, fowls, geese or ducks shall not be kept in a dwelling or part of a dwelling. (1)The owner of a building situated on a portion of the street through which a main water pipe is laid shall be entitled to a supply of water for domestic purposes, and no more, and, on application to the city engineer, to have a service pipe 1.905 centimetres in diameter connecting the building to the water main, the cost of the pipe shall be at the expense of the owner and the owner shall pay for the pipe and installation and all connections and the costs that the council may determine.
(b)
(e)
(i)
(ii)
265. (3)
The council may make appropriations and expenditures out of the funds of the city for the measures that it may consider expedient or desirable for the prevention of disease and the improvement of the general standard of health of children and of the public generally within the area. or to the positioning of buildings in relation to streets or proposed streets and existing buildings; (c)
372. "bus" means a vehicle adapted to carry more than 6 adult passengers in addition to the driver; and. The City of St. John\'s is Canada\'s most easterly city and the capital city of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Where the house or building is not destroyed or removed in obedience to a direction given under subsection (2), the council may destroy and remove the house or building and collect the cost of destruction or removal as a debt due by the owners to the council. Where action has been taken for the recovery of taxes due on a property and the property upon execution has not realized the whole of the taxes and the costs of action, and the council is satisfied that the defendant has no other assets available for execution, the council may, with the approval of the auditor general, annul the unpaid balance of the taxes and write it off from its books.
Applications to occupy a building for the same or different type of occupancy as the last approved use. Misuse of water
Where the arbitrator whose appointment is revoked under subsection (8) is not the chairperson, the council shall, by order, direct the party concerned to appoint another arbitrator and that party shall within 30 clear days after the date of the order appoint another arbitrator, but where that party refuses or neglects to appoint an arbitrator within the time limited, subsection (4) shall, with the necessary changes, apply. Subsection (2) shall have effect retrospectively so as to authorize the repayment by the council without interest of all sums paid by the owners of properties exempt under subsection (2) for charges or assessments imposed by the council in respect of civic improvements effected by the council since January 1, 1933
(5)
Where a vacancy occurs in the office of the deputy mayor, a councillor who wishes to run for election as the deputy mayor in a by-election shall first resign as a councillor.
(7)
(3)
The council shall have power to borrow the sum of money that may be authorized by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council for the purpose of building a public library, and to provide for the upkeep and management of the public library out of the public funds of the city, and to receive donations for that purpose. 187. 340.15
Development control
224. 4.
100. 140.
271. For the purpose of subsection (1), preservation of documents and records may be in microfilm form from the original, after which the original may be destroyed, and the microfilm form shall be considered to have the same effect as if it were the original. 89. Notwithstanding subsection (2), where 50% or more of the members of the fire department belong to an association, a request made under subsection (2) shall be made by that association, and subsection (2) shall apply to that request.
(4)
181. (2)
(ii)
The council may appoint a board to be known as the Zoning Appeal Board consisting of those members appointed by the council and the board shall hear and determine appeals in respect of the use of land or buildings within the city or within 1.6 kilometres of the limits of the city the use of which is restricted or otherwise controlled by a by-law of the city. to set apart in or adjoining the streets of the city stands for the use of licensees and regulate the use of those stands; (g)
to prohibit a person other than a licensee from driving a vehicle for hire within the city limits; (h)
Public Utilities Board
Sale
judge within 2 days of his or her intention to appeal; and. Extra pipes
(a)
(1)In the interval between appraisements, it shall be the duty of the appraisers to make special appraisement of the annual value of a house or building newly constructed or extended; or where because of change of rent or for another reason the appraisers in their discretion consider it necessary or desirable or where the council directs, that a special appraisement of land or a building be made, the appraisers shall do so.
an animal that has been seized by the impounder may, with the permission of the city clerk, be immediately destroyed. 340.14
280. For more information about codes, standards and related construction topics, follow the links below (all links are to external websites that are not part of, or controlled by, St. Johns County). Where the repair or clearance required by subsection (5) is not done within the period of time specified, the council may carry out the repair or clearance and the cost of the work done may be levied against the commercial property as a debt due to the city or charged against the land concerned as taxes owing in respect of that land and may sue for and recover the cost of the repair or clearance. In January in every year the assessors and appraisers appointed under subsection (1) shall begin to determine and set and record the annual rental values of all assessable land, dwellings, buildings, wharves and marine works within the limits of the city. Where there is an error in the name of a person assessed, rated, or taxed, the rate or tax assessed to the person may be collected from the person intended to be rated or taxed, where he or she is rateable or taxable. to fix and impose appropriate fines for the breach or non-observance of rules and regulations made in the exercise of the powers under this section. 232. 340.8
(m)
knowingly gives the appraisers false information with regard to his or her ownership of a property, or to the rent which he or she derives from or pays for a property, or to the cost of property, or. Career with City of Fort St. John. (a)
Scales of fares
Where the compensation payable in respect of a house or premises has to be assessed and, (a)
"council" means the St. John's
(11)
The council may in cases of financial need agree to defer the payment of a person's tax for the period and upon the conditions that it considers just.
346. (2)
refuses to permit the appraisers to enter and inspect the premises occupied by him or her for the purpose of assessing the value of the premises. 1974 No14 s5; 1986 c42 Sch A; 2001 cN-3.1 s2; 2013 c16 s25, 400.
are continued as a corporation by the name of the City of St. John's
(2)
(2)
prohibit or regulate and license the sale of articles in the streets and public places; (c)
. Election void
Where, after reasonable inquiry, neither the owner of a building or his or her agent can be found in the city, the council may demolish the building and remove the debris and the cost of the demolition may be recovered from the owner at the suit of the council as a civil debt. 362.
286. The following property shall be exempt from the payment of taxes, charges or assessments fixed, levied or imposed under this Act. Regulations of buildings
151. . 340.11
172. (3)
(9)
Schedule D
273.
The council is empowered to acquire additional lands and properties and include the lands and properties as part of the park and place them under the management of the Bowring Park Committee. "transient dealer" means a non-resident of the city who occupies premises in the city for temporary periods, and who offers for sale goods or merchandise; and. 8. The copy of the National Fire Code of Canada or other code referred to in subsection (1) as signed by the minister is the code adopted or varied by the council under section 353.3, notwithstanding that a revised code has been made. Presiding officer
(1)A person entitled to notice under section 397 may within 10 days of the service on him of the notice, or, where the notice is mailed, within 14 days of the date appearing on that notice appeal.
22.
(2)
Private sewage house
years from the 1st issue of guaranteed securities the Company, at the request of the council, shall pass the by-law and a difference which may then arise respecting the terms of the by-law shall be settled by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. Approval of poles, sewers, etc. Recovery of rates
Mortgaged property
to attend meetings of the council at the request of the council, and to attend meetings of the town planning commission and a committee of citizens appointed to assist the council in planning matters, and to advise those bodies; and. make a reasonable effort to come to an agreement for the purpose of making an agreement in writing defining, determining and providing for. to issue permits for all persons or corporations requiring to dig in, or upon, or otherwise obstruct the public streets for a lawful purpose, and to see that the streets are restored to their original condition, in accordance with this Act, or by-laws made under this Act; (k)
All the members of the committee except the city clerk, city engineer and city comptroller shall hold office for a 4 year term. 1 Ord. 69. 262.
157. 232. 225. Orders for possession
15.2
to inspect a work during its erection, alteration, or repair and where the building has been erected, altered, or repaired in accordance with the plans as approved by the city engineer, and with the requirements of this Act or of a by-law passed under this Act to issue a certificate to that effect but in the case of a newly erected building the certificate shall take the form, as in Schedule D, of a permit to occupy the building; and. 49. Subsection (1) shall not apply to the property known as Fort
RSN1970 c40 s342; 1978 c45 s14; 2012 c26 s13. It shall be the duty of the city engineer to inspect the plumbing fixtures of houses where waste of water was detected during the examination referred to in section 120, and to order the repair of service pipes, or the plumbing fixtures where they are found to be faulty. The council may prescribe the duties and functions of a city official, except where those duties and functions have been prescribed by this Act. 127. For the purpose of providing for the repayment of amounts that may be spent under section 182 in the making of water and sewage connections and constructing water-closets, troughs and sinks, the council may assess upon the premises in which the works have been performed, and the owner shall pay to the council a sum which, by equal annual instalments that may be determined by the council, will suffice to liquidate within a period not exceeding 20 years, or a lesser period that may be agreed between the council and the owner, the cost of the works, together with the fire insurance premiums of the closets and fittings, and interest at a rate to be fixed by the council. other facilities or services of a regional nature that are designated by order of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. 282. is not entitled to have paid for him or her by the council, nor shall the council pay, into the pension fund of the city or on behalf of that employee a contribution for past contributory service of the employee as an established civil servant. proposals as to lines of sewers and pipes, mains or conduits, for the supply of water, gas and electricity. 164. (a)
Repair permits are issuedwhen minor work is being carried out without any structural changes taking place. to enter into agreement with a corporation, group or person and upon the terms and conditions that the council may consider appropriate for the development of the area or a part of the area for industrial, commercial, office, hotel, apartment or housing purposes or for the provision of public or private parking lots or for any use or purpose which the council considers desirable and to lease to a corporation, group or person all or a part of the area for the period of years and at the rental and upon the terms and conditions that the council may determine; (e)
332. The council shall build public water closets, baths, catch-basins, and wash-houses in the localities that it may consider advisable. (1)Titles to Crown lands within the limits of the city shall be inspected and a record made. Insurance
58. The objects of a board shall be to. A person shall not within the city limits slaughter cattle the flesh of which is intended to be used for human food otherwise than within a building approved by the council for use as a slaughterhouse or abattoir, under a penalty not exceeding $100 or in default of payment imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days. (4)
(2)
the contravention to which the notice applies; (b)
Different regulations may be made under this section, (b)
368. 408. 70. (2)
A person who contravenes this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250 for each day during which the contravention continues, and in addition, in the case of an operator, is liable for all licence fees payable under subsection (4). Water receptacle
The council shall affix upon the building or erection at each end of every street a plate containing the name of the street. 276. on whether the water supply should be fluoridated or not and shall set the date for the holding of the plebiscite. (2)
. (1)The commission appointed under section 304 shall hold office for the time that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may decide, and may receive the compensation, and may spend those sums for offices, clerks, accountants and experts that the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may direct. for the purpose of an athletic playing field for the period and on the terms and conditions that the council considers appropriate. (1)Where in the opinion of the council or the mayor it appears desirable in the public interest to do so because of the city's being affected in whole or in part by. the use to which land in different zones may be put; and. the owner of the lands shall pay to the council before approval of the development or subdivision the entire cost of curbs, gutters, sidewalks and catch basins on that side of the street or portion of the street which abuts the lands and the entire cost of curbs, gutters, sidewalks and catch basins on the other side of the street shall be assessed against the properties on that side of the street, opposite whose frontages the curbs, gutters, sidewalks and catch basins are installed in the proportions which the respective frontages of the properties bear to the total frontages on that side of the street opposite which the curbs, gutters, and catch basins are installed; and. Subsections (3) and (5) of this section may be applied by the city to taxes and assessments which became and become due to the city before and after January 1, 1976
The guarantee shall be signed by the mayor and city clerk, and upon its being so signed the city shall become liable for the payment of the principal and interest of the securities guaranteed, according to the tenor of the guarantee. "taxpayer" means the person or company liable for payment of taxes; and. 241. (1)Requisitions for the purchase of materials, or for contracts for work shall be made in writing and shall be signed by the official in charge of the department for which they are required. (3)
"fuel oil" means and includes furnace oil, stove oil, bunker fuel oil and diesel fuel oil; (c)
Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the council, (a)
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