By Emily Keller

city council

City approves changes to Display of Address Bylaw

Jan 27, 2020 | 8:53 PM

Amendments to the Display of Address Bylaw were approved at City Council on Monday.

The bylaw is meant to ensure that deliveries and emergency services can locate the correct addresses.

Chris Manuel, Director of Protective & Social Services, says the bylaw has existed for a while but needed to be updated.

“There’s the enforcement clause in the bylaw, the means in which bylaw officers would go about enforcing the bylaw if there was a violation if somebody refused to put up an address. It was just outdated legislation, so it had to be amended to coincide with changes to the provincial offences procedures act.”

Before the changes, a home or building owner was given 30 days to correct it if they are found in violation of the bylaw and will be issued a $250 ticket if they do not.

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Manuel says that the person issued the ticket was also summoned to attend court.

“If you didn’t attend court, a warrant could be issued for your arrest. Now, it’s like a speeding ticket where if you don’t attend court, it essentially just goes to collection and registries will withhold services until you pay the fine.”

As well, the ticket will now increase to $500 for a home or building owner if they are found to be in violation of the bylaw for a second time in a calendar year.