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1. "Building Material" means material or debris which may result from the construction, renovation or demolition of any building or other structure and includes, but is not limited to, wood, gypsum board, roofing, vinyl siding, metal packaging material and containers of building material, gravel, concrete and asphalt and any earth, rocks and vegetation displaced during such construction, renovation or demolition of any building or other structure;
2. "Carry On" means to carry on, continue, operate, perform, keep, hold, occupy, or use a thing, object or practice;
3. "Chief Administrative Officer" means a Municipal official in the responsible role of Chief Administrative Officer, and includes anyone designated and authorized to act on his behalf;
4. "Peace Officer" means a person so designated, and includes any inspector designated by Council or the Chief Administrative Officer, to perform the duties of the Peace Officer with respect to the enforcement of this Bylaw;
5. "Control" in reference to weeds means:
   1. Cut, mow or carry out measures designed to inhibit propagation of the weed, or
   2. Destroy the weed if specified by a Peace Officer or Weed Inspector employed by the M.D. of Provost, or
   3. Carry out other measures as prescribed by a Peace Officer or Weed Inspector employed by the M.D of Provost;
6. "Council" means the Council of the Municipal District of Provost;
7. "Court" means the Provincial Court of Alberta;
8. "Garbage" means any household or commercial rubbish including, but not limited to, boxes, cartons, bottles, cans, containers, packaging, wrapping material, waste paper, cardboard, food, discarded clothing or fabric and discarded household items;
9. "Highway" is as defined in the Traffic Safety Act;
10. "Including" when introducing a list of items, does not limit the meaning of the words to those items or to items of a similar kind;
11. "Notice" means a notice issued pursuant to this Bylaw to remedy a condition that is not in compliance with any provision of this Bylaw;
12. "Owner" means:
    1. a person who is registered under the Land Titles Act as the owner of a parcel of land, or
    2. a person who is recorded as the owner of a property on the tax assessment roll of the Municipal District, or
    3. a person who has purchased or otherwise acquired a parcel of land, whether he has purchased or otherwise acquired the land directly from the owner or from another purchaser, and has not yet become the registered owner thereof; or
    4. a person holding himself out as the person having the powers and authority of ownership of a property or premises or who for the time being exercises the power and authority of ownerships; or
    5. a person controlling a property or premises under construction, or
    6. a person who is the occupant of a property or premises pursuant to a rental or lease agreement, license or permit;
13. "Person" means an individual or any business entity including a firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or society;
14. "Premises" means any land situated in whole or in part within the Municipal District including the external surfaces of all buildings and land immediately adjacent to any building or buildings and includes any land or buildings owned or leased by the Municipal District of Provost;
15. "Provincial Offences Procedure Act" means the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter P-34, and the regulations thereof, as amended or replaced from time to time;
16. "Residential Building" means a structure used as a residence containing one or more dwelling units, including a house, multi-family dwelling, apartment building, hospital, lodging house, hotel, motel, mobile home, tent, trailer, motor home, camper or recreational vehicle of any type;
17. "Residential Development" means any land that is the site of one or more residential buildings, including farms, ranches, and other land that is used for purely agriculture purposes;
18. "M.D." means the Municipal District of Provost No. 52, a municipal corporation in the Province of Alberta, and where the context so requires means the area of land within the corporate boundaries thereof;
19. "Unsightly Premises" means any property or part of it which is characterized by visual evidence of a lack of general maintenance and upkeep by the excessive accumulation on the premises of:
    1. garbage, animal or human excrement, sewage, the whole or part of an animal carcass, dirt, soil, gravel, rocks, petroleum products, hazardous materials, disassembled equipment or machinery, broken household chattels or goods, or
    2. the whole or any part of a vehicle or vehicles which are not registered with the Motor Vehicle Registry for the current year and are inoperative by reason of disrepair, removed parts or missing equipment, or
    3. equipment or machinery which has been rendered inoperative by reason of disassembly, age or mechanical condition, including household appliances, or
    4. animal material, ashes, building material, garbage and yard material as defined in this Bylaw, or
    5. any other form or scrap, litter, trash or waste of any kind;
20. "Vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in the Traffic Safety Act;
21. "Yard Material" means waste material or an organic nature formed as a result of gardening, horticultural pursuits, or agricultural activities and includes grass, tree and hedge cuttings, waste sod and decomposing plants, leaves and weeds.

1. The general condition and state of tidiness of the neighboring or surrounding premises; and
2. The location and permitted use of the premises and whether or not the premises is located within a Residential Development; and
3. The period of time the premises has been in the state complained of; and
4. Whether or not the premises is undergoing construction or renovation, and the period of time that such activity has been ongoing; and
5. Any other circumstances or factors relating to the premises which the Court deems are relevant to the said determination.

1. Eradicate or control all weeds and grass on a premises, and on any boulevard which abuts or adjoins the premises, including up to the center lanes or alleys at the rear or side of the premises;
2. Prune or remove any and all trees that, due to a deterioration of condition or for any other reason, interfere with any public utility or public works, and are a public safety hazard;
3. Remove or prune any shrub owned by him which is, or could be, a nuisance to any person using any publicly owned or maintained sidewalk or street;
4. Prevent stagnant water from remaining on any such premises and becoming a breeding place for mosquitoes or other pests;
5. Cut or mow the grass on any boulevard or street, situated on M.D. owned land adjoining, or abutting or adjacent to premises owned or occupied by him, to prevent such grass from growing to such a height as to be unsightly, having regard to the height of the grass on adjacent or surrounding premises;
6. Remove from such property any dead grass or brush or rubbish which may by untidy or unsightly, or may harbor vermin or pests thereon;
7. Cut the grass on such property before said grass reaches such a height as to be unsightly, having regard to the height of the grass on adjacent or surrounding property.

1. Allow dandelions or noxious weeds ( as defined in the Noxious Weed Act ) to grow on occupied or unoccupied premises;
2. Suffer or permit trees growing on private property to interfere or endanger the lines, poles, conduits, pipes, sewers, or other works of the M.D.;
3. Allow blight or disease of the trees or shrubs or vegetable or plant life liable to spread to other trees or shrubs or plant life within the M.D. to go unchecked;

1. Issuing the person a Violation Ticket pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act; or
2. Swearing out an information and Complaint against the person.

1. Allow the person to pay the specified penalty as provided for in sections 10.1 and 10.2 of this Bylaw by indicating such specified penalty on the Violation Ticket; or
2. Require a Court appearance of the person where the Peace Officer believes that such appearance is in the public interest, pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.