Animals

By-law BEAC-008[PDF]

By-law CA-04-2003-05 [PDF]


By-law to license and regulate the keeping of dogs, cats and other animals

SECTION 2 :
2.1 It is forbidden to permit any animal to run at large within the confines of the City and any person, whether the owner and/or any person who has the care and/or custody thereof (whether temporarily or otherwise), shall be guilty of an offence under this By-law and shall be liable to the penalties provided in this By-law.

In addition, the animal control officer shall seize and/or impound any animal running at large.

2.2 Notwithstanding the provision of section 2.1 of this by-law, dogs accompanied by their keepers may, from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 A.M. throughout the year run at large in the City parks in those areas which are designated as dog runs by official signs of the City.

2.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2.1 and 2.2 of this by-law, dogs accompanied by their keepers may from 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. throughout the year run at large in the Borough parks in those areas which are designated as dog runs by official signs of the City.

SECTION 6 :
6.1 Every person who shall have or keep a dog in the City shall immediately, on becoming owner or otherwise possessing or having under his or her control any dog, and thereafter on or before the 1st day of January in each year cause such animal to be registered and numbered at City Hall and shall obtain from the animal control officer and/or the City representatives a license tag and shall cause the said animal, continuously thereafter, to wear around its neck a collar to which shall be attached, continuously, such license tag for the license year then current. In order to obtain a license for the keeping of a dog, the keeper of such dog shall deposit with the City:

6.1.1 An application, in writing, signed by him, setting out particulars, the breed, sex and colour of the dog and the markings or other description necessary to identify it.

6.1.2 A certificate signed by a veterinary surgeon that the dog has been inoculated against rabies and other communicable diseases, inoculation to have taken place not more than thirty-six (36) months prior to obtaining a license. Within thirty (30) days of the expiration of such certificate, the owner or keeper of the dog must deposit a new certificate and failure to do so, will constitute a contravention to the present by-law.

6.2 The annual license fee for the service of registering each such dog shall be $24.00. The fee will not be reimbursed if the dog dies during the course of the year nor if there is a change of residence.

6.4 In the event of the loss of a license tag issued in conformity with the aforementioned conditions, the licensee may have such license tag replaced by establishing such loss to the satisfaction of the animal control officer and/or the City representatives and on payment, for each new license tag so issued, of a sum of $5.00.

6.7 The license fee for any dog or cat that has been spayed shall be 50% of the prescribed license fee. In order to benefit from this reduction, the owner or keeper shall deposit a certificate signed by a veterinary surgeon attesting that the animal has been spayed. The reduction also applies to any dog or cat that has been spayed during the course of the year and the reimbursement shall be prorated in accordance with the number of complete months remaining in the year upon deposit of the certificate.

SECTION 13 :
13.2 The keeper of an animal that has soiled any private or public property by its feces shall clean forthwith by all appropriate means such faces from such property, failing which he shall be deemed to have infringed this By-law.

SECTION 20 :
It is prohibited to intentionally keep, feed or attract raccoons, squirrels, crows, pigeons, gulls or other wild animals anywhere in the City.

Bicycle

By-law 755 [PDF]

Bicycle By-law

SECTION 1 :
Every owner of a bicycle to be used on any public street in the City shall immediately upon acquiring said bicycle and before using it or permitting it to be used on any public street in the City, have the said bicycle numbered and registered with the City, and obtain a registration certificate and a license tag or plate both of which shall remain as a permanent registration and plate as long as the bicycle remains the property of the applicant.

Nuisance

By-law BEAC-033[PDF]

By-law to secure the peace, order, good government, health, general welfare and improvement of the municipality and to control and abate nuisances

The following are declared to be nuisances and are prohibited:

- The presence, on any lot, of branches, brush, scrap-iron, rubbish, papers, empty bottles, rotting wood or any waste matter.

- Any construction, building, repairing or alteration to any building or part of a building or to any motor vehicle, boiler, engine or machinery at any place on Sunday and during statutory or public holidays, or any other day between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

- Dumping in or on Lake Saint-Louis or in or on any stream, ditch, street, public or private property of any carcass, offal, garbage, grass cuttings, leaves, tree branches, earth, refuse or other noxious or unsightly thing or matter.

- Throwing on any street, public or private property any rubbish of any kind, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any paper, paper bag, tin can, bottle, wrapper, cigarette butt or any container of any nature whatsoever.

- Cutting, damaging or defacing any tree on private or public property except when such cutting is necessary to prevent injury to persons or for the purpose of preserving the health of the tree, subject to any permit required

- Urinating, defecating or spitting in public or private property.

- the use of markers between May 1st and October 31st and which are:

• made of any material other than concrete
• any color than white
• higher than 250 mm.
• longer than 200 mm.
• placed on the asphalt pavement
• fixed to the ground in any way
• spaced closer than 3 meter

- The use or operation of any chain-saw, leaf blower, lawn blower, grass trimmer, hedge trimmer or other similar devices on Sunday and during statutory or public holidays before noon or after 4:00 p.m., or any other day between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Pesticides

By-law 783 [PDF]


Ordinance 04-041 [PDF]


By-law concerning the application of pesticides

The use of pesticides for esthetic purposes is cause for concern to more and more citizens. The adoption of the provincial Pesticide Management Code in March 2003 recognizes this and imposes restrictions on the use and sale of pesticides. Montreal City Council unanimously passed a pesticide by-law applicable across the island at the April 2004 meeting. Our City Council adopted an ordinance at the meeting of May 4, 2004 specifying that this by-law come into effect immediately and further limiting some of its provisions.

The rule:
The use and application of pesticides is prohibited outside buildings on the whole territory of the City.

The use of a biological control agent, as designated by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, mineral oil or active ingredients authorized under schedule II to the Pesticides Management Code is permitted except for the control of vegetation.

The exception:
The use of pesticides is permitted within a radius of 5 m of food company warehouses and production plants to ensure vermin control, subject to the issue of a permit.

Permits:
A temporary pesticide permit is valid for a period of 3 days; the pesticide application must be carried out between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday;
Clear explanatory signs must be posted on the site for 72 hours before and after the application, using signs provided by the City.
City Council authorizes the inspector to issue a permit for use of pesticides in case of emergencies and health hazards, in all areas. The use and application of herbicides to destroy weeds is prohibited except for public health reasons.

This by-law and ordinance aim to protect the health of residents while allowing some flexibility in methods to preserve the beauty of our gardens and green spaces. A total ban does not address problems such as wasp nest or ant infestations, but there are several non-toxic solutions available to resolve these types of situations. The Public Works inspectors would be pleased to advise you on the types and uses of ecological products as well as local sources of supply.

Public Properties

By-law 854 [PDF]

By-law to control and regulate the use of certain public properties within the confines of the City of Beaconsfield.

SECTION 2 :
The possession of drinking of alcoholic beverages on City property by a person is prohibited unless such person has obtained a facility permit or is a member of a community group which has obtained a facility permit.

SECTION 3 :
The presence upon or within the confines of the parks hereinafter mentioned between the hours of ten in the evening and seven in the morning is prohibited:

a) Memorial Park
b) Centennial Park excluding the Hall located therein
c) Lakeview Park
d) Angell Bay Park
e) St. Louis Park
f) St. James Park

SECTION 4 :
The presence within the confines of the Recreational Complex between the hours of one in the morning and seven in the morning is prohibited.

SECTION 5 :
The presence upon or within the confines of any other City property between the hours of eleven in the evening and seven in the morning is prohibited.

SECTION 6 :
The presence upon or within the confines of public property known as the Skatepark between the hours of nine in the evening and nine in the morning, is prohibited.

Snow Removal

By-law BEAC-035 [PDF]


SECTION 4 : Applicable obligations during snow removal

4.1 During snow removal operations of driveways, walkways and private parking lots, the snow removal contractor must blow or lift the snow and deposit it on both sides of the private driveway, walkway or parking lot on the front or side yard. Without restriction of the general sense of the above-mentioned, it shall be forbidden for anyone:

1) To transport, push, deposit, allow or tolerate that the snow originating from the driveway, walkway or a parking lot be carried, pushed and laid on the opposite side of the public road.

2) To accumulate, to allow or to tolerate that snow or ice be accumulated on private land, on public property or on the public right-of-way at public road intersections in such a way as to obstruct the visibility of drivers.

3) To accumulate, to allow or to tolerate that snow or ice be accumulated on private land or on public property at a height exceeding three (3) metres.

4) To throw, push, blow or deposit, or to allow or tolerate that snow or ice be thrown, pushed, blown or deposited in any way in a radius of one (1) metre of a fire hydrant.

5) To deposit or to leave, on public property or on the public right of way, any object that may hinder snow removal operations carried out by the City.

6) To throw, push, blow or deposit, or to allow or tolerate that snow or ice be thrown, pushed, blown or deposited in any way on any public property or on the public right-of-way.

7) The posts must be placed after October 15 and removed before April 15.

SECTION 5 : Owners' Obligations

5.1 Any owner, who hires a snow removal contractor to carry out the snow removal of his driveway, walkway and/or parking lots, must assure himself that he has obtained a valid permit for the current year duly issued by the City.

Solicitation

By-law 737 [PDF]

By-law to regulate and control door to door sales, solicitation and distribution of advertising material.

SECTION 1 : Door to door distribution of advertising material

1.2 No one shall distribute advertising material door to door on private property without holding a distribution permit issued by the City of Beaconsfield. Such permit shall be issued to the distributor on an usual basis upon payment of a fee of $100,00.

1.4 No one shall place or cause to be placed advertising material on the public domain.

SECTION 2 : Door to door sales

2.1 No peddler, book agent, canvasser, vendor or public crier shall do business door to door in the municipality without holding a sales permit issued by the City of Beaconsfield. Such permit shall be issued on an annual basis upon payment of a fee of $100,00.

2.2 No peddler, book agent, canvasser, vendor or public crier shall at any time do business door to door in any residential zone of the municipality, except on behalf of a Beaconsfield non-profit community organization.

SECTION 3 : Door to door solicitation of donations

3.1 No one shall solicit donations door to door in the municipality without holding a soliciting permit issued by la Ville de Beaconsfield. Such permit shall be issued on an annual basis upon payment of a fee of $100,00.

3.2 No one shall at any time solicit donations door to door in any residential zone of the municipality, except on behalf of a Beaconsfield non-profit community organization.

Tariff Rates

By-law BEAC-050 Tariffs [PDF]

By-law decreeing the rates of the exigible tarrifs for the financing of certain goods, services or activities offered by the City of Beaconsfield


Installation of a water meter / new construction
This amount includes the supply and installation of such meter, the inspection of the water and sewer network connections and the opening of the curb box.

• $300/ 5/8" meter
• $350/ 3/4" meter
• $400/ 1" meter
• $620/ 1 ½" meter
• $720/ 2" meter
• $1,070/ 3" meter
• $1,325/ 4" meter

Temporary parking sticker (permit Free of charge)
A temporary parking sticker (permit) may be obtained by residents or guests on the following conditions:

• The permit will be valid for one (1) night at a time only from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.;
• The permit must be displayed in rear window of the vehicle it is issued to;
• No permit will be issued if it is snowing, if snow is forecast, or if snow clearing or other roadwork is planned;
• No permit will be issued for parking on main thoroughfares unless there is a lane for this purpose;
• The permit holder must respect all signage, fire hydrants, etc.
• There will be a maximum of three (3) permits issued per vehicle, per address, per year;
• Permits may be picked up by residents at City Hall during regular office hours, delivered by the Municipal Patrol until end of shift or picked up at the Pointe Claire dispatch office after hours. (If a permit is not displayed, there is no guarantee that Police will not issued a ticket).

Bicycle license

• Permanent license tag or plate $7.50
• Replacement following change of address, or replacement when the original plate is damaged or destroyed $2.50

Garage sale: $10/2 sales/year
Product Safety: Consult the Garage Sale Fact Sheet at the Health Canada web site.

Confirmation of taxes : $10/confirmation

Special pick-up at resident's request

• Crew with 6 wheel truck $180/per pick-up
• Crew with 10 wheel truck $235/per pick-up

Branch pick-up
Tariff for the following periods:

• $60/30 minutes : January 1st to March 31st, July 1st to August 31st and November 1st to December 31st
• $35/15 additional minutes
  

List of tariffs for facilities, services and activities [PDF]

Trees

PROTECTING OUR TREES

It is prohibited to fell any tree located on private property within the territory of the Beaconsfield without having first obtained a permit for this purpose.

A certificate of authorization can be issued in the following circumstances:

a) the tree is dead or has an irreversible disease;
b) the tree is dangerous to the health or safety of citizens;
c) the tree or the roots cause noticeable damage to the property;
d) the tree impedes new construction or landscaping authorized under the zoning by-law;
e) the tree impedes the growth of other surrounding trees as part of a grove;
f) the tree must be felled to allow execution of municipal works.

In all cases, the applicant must justify the request. If the tree is not more than 10 cm (4 in.) in diameter measured at a height of 1.5 m (5 ft.) from the ground, an authorization is not required.

The owner, not the City of Beaconsfield, is responsible for collection of the branches and trunk of a felled tree.

Every tree that is felled must be replaced on the property on the condition that there is sufficient space to plant the tree.

Every tree located on a private landsite for which a building permit has been issued and the felling of which has not been authorized, must have its trunk protected with boards to a minimum height of 2 metres placed at the location determined as the protection perimeter and left in place for the duration of the work (construction, renovation, landscaping, in-ground pool).