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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Bylaw 30/2024 Community Standards Bylaw Amendments
Presented by: Aaron Giesbrecht, Manager Policing Services, Emergency Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That Bylaw 30/2024 be read a third time.
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SUMMARY
Bylaw 30/2024 was presented to Council on December 3, 2024 and received both 1st and 2nd reading. It is now before Council for consideration of its 3rd and final reading.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
At the December 3, 2024 Council meeting, Bylaw 30/2024 Community Standards Bylaw Amendment was given first and second reading, as amended. Please see below the approved amendment:
BL-24-043
That Bylaw 30/2024 be amended by deleting section 2(d) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
2(d) Adding the following definition as subsection (v): "Weed" means:
a. a noxious or prohibited noxious weed as defined in the Weed Control Act, or
b. a plant that is commonly known as a weed including but not limited to chickweed and stinkweed but does not include clover provided that the clover is:
i. planted in such a way that it is contained within a defined flower bed, shrub bed, or container such as a planter, barrel or pot, or
ii. planted as a lawn alternative and kept under the Grass height standard set in section 5(2)(f).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Amendments to the Community Standards Bylaw are being considered as per direction provided to Administration from Council that looks to increase a wider scope of landscaping options that residents can consider such as but not limited to food crops, pollinating gardens, rain gardens, and xeriscaping.
On December 3, 2024, Council provided 1st and 2nd readings to Bylaw 30/2024. Additionally, prior to second reading, Council directed that the word "dandelion" be removed as an example of a weed in the new proposed definition of "weed".
This amendment does not change the application o...
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