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MAYOR & COUNCIL
CITY MANAGER
CITY SOLICITOR
MANAGER, BYLAW
& LICENSING
Manager Bylaws Ed Warzel
Sr. Bylaw Officer
Rick Bamford
Sr. Bylaw Officer
Dave Hornung
12 Clerical Staff
Bylaw Supervisor
Leagh Gerllays
Bylaw Supervisor
Terry Sampietro
15 Commissionaires
Parking Enforcement
23 General Duty
Enforcement Officers
6 Animal Control
Officers
2 Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement Officers
1 Soil Deposition
Enforcement Officer
SPCA
1 Massage Parlour
Enforcement Officer
1 Secondary Suite
Enforcement Officer
Hours of Operation
Bylaw officers work 4 days on and 3 days off
MONDAY - FRIDAY
• Dayshift 08:00 – 17:30
• Evening Shift 12:00 – 21:30
WEEKENDS
• 08:00 – 17:30
• Signed on with RCMP and carry portable radios
• After hours urgent calls are directed to the
RCMP
Areas of Responsibility
DISTRICTS
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D1(Whalley) – 4 Officers
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D2 (Guildford/Fleetwood/PortKells) –
3 Officers
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D3 (Newton) – 4 Officers
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D4 (Cloverdale) – 3 Officers
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D5 (South Surrey) – 2 Officers
General Information
• Bylaw investigations are complaint based as
well as self generated
• Compliance is the ultimate goal
• Each bylaw officer has a specific zone in the
City and deal with most of the issues within
that zone.
RCMP Involvement
• RCMP have authority to enforce most bylaws
• Urgent after hours calls are directed to the
RCMP to determine priority
• RCMP may attend investigations with bylaw
officer for a variety of reasons, including to
ensure officer safety
Bylaw Investigations
In 2010, City of Surrey Bylaw Enforcement
Officers recorded 10081 investigations; 9771
of those investigations have been resolved.
Investigative
Procedures
Complaint received
Inspection conducted by bylaw officer
Bylaw officer will determine bylaw infraction
Property owner spoken with to advise what must be done to
gain compliance
• Deadline given after the property owner has been notified of
the problem
• If compliance has not been gained after the deadline has
lapsed, the City may proceed either with charges, fines or
cost recovery (which forms a part of the property taxes of the
property if the property owner does not pay) or involve other
agencies.
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ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
CITY HALL – BYLAW DEPT.
MON – FRI 08:00 – 20:00
SAT/SUN 08:00-19:00
 Animals at large/Animal Infractions
 Dog Bite Investigations
 Dangerous Dog designations
 CALL INFO
SURREY SPCA
Contracted Out
6706 152 St 604-597-5655
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Care of Animals (in distress)
 Cruelty to Animal
 Euthanasia
 Veterinarian Services
PARKING
ENFORCEMENT
• Contract to the Commissionaires
• 15 Commissionaires
• 7 days/week
• (604) 591- 4352 messages picked up twice a day
during the week
• Blocked Driveway/Roadway – directed to RCMP after
hours
MOST COMMON
BYLAWS
Unsightly Properties – including Graffiti
 Zoning Violations
 Secondary Suites
 Noise
 Abandoned Residences
 Soil Dumping
 Overweight Vehicles on Res. Properties
 Business Licenses
 Controlled Substance Bylaw
 Highway & Traffic Bylaw
Unsightly Properties
Defined as an accumulation of junk,
discarded materials and garbage, dead
landscaping, uncontrolled growth of
landscaping, and deterioration of fences,
buildings or other structures
Includes Graffiti
SECONDARY SUITES
On December 13, 2010, Council approved changes
to the Zoning By-law to permit one secondary suite
in each single family home in Surrey, under certain
conditions.
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limit of one secondary suite per property
prohibition on secondary suites on properties with a coach house
prohibition on secondary suites in semi-detached or duplex building
requirement to provide one additional off-street parking space.
• A Secondary Suite is defined as a second dwelling unit (self-contained
living quarters including cooking equipment and a bathroom), located
within the structure of an owner-occupied single family dwelling.
NOISE COMPLAINTS
• The Noise Bylaw intent is to regulate noise
that disturb the quiet, peace, rest,
enjoyment, comfort, or convenience of the
neighbourhood
• RCMP will attend parties and construction
‘after hours’ (priority based)
• Construction Noise allowed 07:00-20:00
• NOT ALLOWED ON SUNDAYS
• Private Property Owners allowed on Sunday if it
is not for “Profit or Gain”
ABANDONED PROPERTIES
• Insecure Residence, Bylaw Officer will
contact the owner to board up – if not the
Fire Dept is contacted to board up at the
owners expense (under the Fire Act)
• In extreme cases a Bylaw Officer can order
to Demolish if owners are non-compliant
ABANDONED
VEHICLES
UNITOW 13065 76 Ave
 One Bylaw Officers deals with all
unlicensed vehicles on city
roadway.
 Authority given under Highway &
Traffic Bylaw to tow vehicle as
abandoned
 Vehicle towed after 72 hours
Soil Deposition
In order to ensure that placement of materials on sites does not
affect neighboring properties or local storm water system
operations and is in conformance with the Agricultural Land
Reserve requirements, the City of Surrey requires soil permits for
fill material to be placed on properties within the City
Soil Permits are required for deposition or removal of soil in
excess of 15m3 (slightly less than 3 single {5 – 6m3} truck
loads) or soil placed to a depth of 0.5m (whichever is less) on a
given property. Under certain conditions a Notice of Intent letter
from the City of Surrey may be approved for volumes between
15 and 100m3.
Permits require fees and bonding and permit must be posted on
site.
Exemptions: soil volumes associated to building permits
Considerations: ALR related Soil Permits
Overweight Vehicles in
Residential Zone
An overweight vehicle is defined as any
vehicle with a licensed gross vehicle weight
exceeding 5000 kilograms.
Overweight vehicles are not permitted on any
residential property in Surrey
Agricultural zoned properties have limited
restrictions on OWV
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
CVE
 By-law Enforcement Officers work with Provincial Motor Vehicle
inspectors and the RCMP
 Trailers must be hooked up to a vehicle with motive power
when parked on a city street
 Heavy Commercial Vehicle is any vehicle with a licensed gross
vehicle weight over 5000 Kilograms
prohibits the parking from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM on any street
can only park temporarily in a residential area for the purpose of loading or
unloading at any time of day
 A Heavy Truck is any commercial vehicle with a licensed gross
vehicle weight over 10,000 KG
not allowed in residential areas for the purpose of deliveries between 7:00 PM and
7:00 AM
If the delivery destination is off a truck route, arrival and
departure from the destination must be the most direct route
from the NEAREST truck route to your delivery point
TRUCK ROUTES
RECOVERY HOMES
• Defined as a building which contains sleeping units for
persons receiving on-site care and support for recovery
from alcohol or drug dependency which is regulated
under the Community Care Facility Act, R.S.B.C. 1996,
c.60.
• Care Facilities and Alcohol & Drug Recovery Houses
which accommodate no more than 10 persons where
not more than 6 of whom are persons in care, may be
located in any residential Zone
ROOMING HOUSE
Where boarders or lodgers are permitted, the following conditions shall
apply:
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Not more than 2 patrons shall be accommodated within 1 dwelling
unit;
No cooking facilities or other facilities for the keeping of food shall be
provided for within the bedrooms intended for the said operation;
Parking of cars, trucks, house trailers, campers or boats operated by
the patrons shall be provided for within the lot; and
Where more than 2 patrons are accommodated, a valid business
license has been issued for the use.
Where the bed and breakfast use and boarders or lodgers are permitted
the maximum number of patrons accommodated for both uses shall not
exceed 6.
The bed and breakfast use and boarders or lodgers are not permitted in a
building containing a secondary suite.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BYLAW
 Cost recovery in place to pay for resources on
Grow Ops & Clandestine Labs (cooking drugs)
EFSIT (Electrical Fire Safety Team)
 Mitigate safety risks
 Inspectors determine if grow was/is on site
 Most Grow Ops have been dismantled upon reinspection
 Red notice posted on front door – no occupancy until
remediation
 Basic cleanup is approx. $5000
Health Enhancement Centers
and Body Rub Parlours
 Bylaw Dept with RCMP support have been
working together in eradicating sexual
activity in Commercial Businesses in the City.
 Must have evidence of ‘engaging in
misconduct’ in accordance with the Business
or Premise to suspend/cancel Business
License
 License holder has the right to be heard and
reconsidered by Council
FALSE ALARMS
 City to recoup money spent on
sending RCMP & Fire to false
alarms
 If fines are not paid they are
added to taxes
$105 Fine ($80 if paid within 14 days)
AUTHORITIES
• Community Charter
•Sec 16 Authority to enter on or into property
•(2)
The authority may be exercised by officers or
employees of the municipality or by other persons
authorized by the council
•(3) Authority to enter on property, and to enter into
property, without the consent of the owner or occupier
• 4(a) reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, and
must take reasonable steps to advise the owner or occupier
before entering the property
List of all City Bylaws
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