Administrative Monetary Penalty System

Type
Bylaw
Bylaw No.
2023-56

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ALFRED AND PLANTAGENET

BY-LAW 2023-56

WHEREAS Subsection 102.1(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended (""Municipal Act, 2001""), provides that a municipality may require a person to pay an Administrative Penalty if the municipality is satisfied that the person failed to comply with any by-laws respecting the parking, standing, or stopping of vehicles;

AND WHEREAS Section 434.1(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that a municipality may require a person, subject to such conditions as the municipality considers appropriate, to pay an Administrative Penalty if the municipality is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with a by-law passed under the Municipal Act, 2001;

AND WHEREAS Section 391 of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes a municipality to impose fees or charges on persons for services or activities provided or done by or on behalf of it;

AND WHEREAS Section 23.2, 23.3, and 23.5 of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides that a municipality may delegate its administrative and hearing powers;

AND WHEREAS Section 15.4.1(1) of the Ontario Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23 as amended, authorizes the Township to require a person, subject to such conditions as the municipality considers appropriate, to pay an Administrative Penalty if the municipality is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with a By-law of the municipality;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet considers it desirable and necessary to provide for a system of Administrative Penalties and Administrative Fees for its Designated By-laws, or portions of its Designated By-laws;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet is of the opinion that the delegations of legislative power under this By-law to the Clerk, the Hearings Officers and the Screening Officers are of a minor nature having regard to the number of people, the size of the geographic area, and the time period affected by the exercise of such delegated power;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet considers it desirable and necessary to provide for a system of Administrative Penalties and Administrative Fees for the Designated Township By-laws, or portions of the Designated Township By-laws;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet enacts the following:

READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023.

Signed by Yves Laviolette, Mayor, and by Annie Rochefort, Clerk.

SCHEDULE "B"

Administrative Fees

  • MTO Search Fee: $10.00
  • Late Payment Fee: $25.00
  • NSF Fee: $25.00
  • Screening Non-appearance Fee: $50.00
  • Hearing Non-appearance Fee: $100.0
  • Plate Denial Request Fee: $22.00
  • Service by Registered Mail Fee: $15.00
  • Title Search Fee: $40.00
  • Adjudication Fee: $25.00

*Note: Fees listed in Schedule ""B"" of this By-law will be subject to Harmonized Sales Tax (H.S.T.) where applicable.

SCHEDULE "C"

Request for a Review Form

View the form to request a review by a screening or hearings officer.

SCHEDULE "D"

Request for Extension to Obtain a Screening Form

View the form to request an extension to obtain a screening.

SCHEDULE "E"

Request for Extension to Obtain a Hearing Form

View the form to request an extension to obtain a hearing.