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                                 POLICY REPORT
                                     OTHER    

                                      Date:  May 15, 1997
                                      Dept. File No.1.40.97.05
                                      C.C. File No. 5809-1

   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services

   SUBJECT:  Sprinkling Regulations


   RECOMMENDATION

        A.   THAT the cost of sprinkling permits for new lawns as laid out
             in section 6.2 of By-Law 7109 be increased  from $30.00 to
             $33.00.

                     B.   THAT other minor amendments to By-law 7109 referred to
             in this report be approved by Council.

                     C.   That the Director of Legal Services be instructed to
             bring forward the approval amendments to this By-law.


   COUNCIL POLICY

        On May 4th, 1995, Council approved having the Lawn
        Sprinkling By-law go into effect automatically each year on
        June 1st, without the need for annual approval or
        notification from the GVRD.


   PURPOSE

        The purpose of this report is to update By-law 7109,  A
        By-law to prohibit the watering of lawns , to reflect
        revised Council policy since its inception.  In addition,
        minor ambiguities are being corrected and a fee is being
        increased to reflect inflation.


   DISCUSSION

                     1)   By-law 7109 is amended in Section 3 by amending clause
             3 (Prohibition) from:
              No person shall, between the last Saturday of May and
             September 30th in every year 

             To read:

              No person shall, between June 1st and September 30th
             in every year 

        2)   By-law 7109 is amended in Section 4 by:

             (a) Amending clause 4.1 from:

                                         4.1   Following receipt by the City Clerk in
                       writing from the Commissioner of the GVRD
                       that in accordance with the WSRP a reduction
                       in water use is necessary requiring Stage 11
                       restrictions under the WSRP and after the
                       notification prescribed  by Section 5, no
                       person shall sprinkle or allow sprinkling
                       except at premises.. 

             To read:

                                         4.1   No person shall sprinkle or allow sprinkling
                       except at premises.. 

             (b)  Amending clause 4.4 from:

                        health, fire and safety standards. 

             To read: 

                        health, fire and safety requirements. 

                3)   By-law 7109 is amended in Section 6 by:

                  Amending Section 6.2 from:

                        The City Engineer... 

             To read:

                        The City Engineer or a designate of the City
                       Engineer..  



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