Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw

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City of Langford 
Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw 1009 

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City of Langford 
 
Nuisances (Controlled Substance) Bylaw 1009 
 
 
Table of Contents 
 
 
 
Page # 
 
Part 1 
Citation ................................................................................................... 1 
Part 2 
Severability ............................................................................................. 1 
Part 3 
Definitions ............................................................................................... 2 
Part 4 
Building, Health, Safety, Nuisance and Noxious Trade Regulations ...... 5 
Part 5 
Powers of Building Inspector, Fire Chief and Inspectors ........................ 8 
Part 6 
Duty of registered owner....................................................................... 10 
Part 7 
City Reliance ........................................................................................ 11 
Part 8 
Fees...................................................................................................... 12 
Part 9 
Default .................................................................................................. 12 
Part 10 
Discontinuance of Service ................................................................. 13 
Part 11 
Offence and Penalty.......................................................................... 13 
Part 12 
Schedules ......................................................................................... 14 
SCHEDULE A ................................................................................................... 1 
SCHEDULE B ................................................................................................... 1 
SCHEDULE C ................................................................................................... 1 
SCHEDULE D ................................................................................................... 1 
 
 

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City of Langford 
 
Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw 1009 
 
A Bylaw to regulate, prohibit or impose requirements respecting nuisances, 
noxious or offensive trades, and health and safety. 
 
WHEREAS the Council of the City of Langford wishes to enact a bylaw to 
regulate, prohibit and impose requirements respecting nuisances, noxious or 
offensive trades, and health and safety matters; 
AND WHEREAS the alteration of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical 
wiring and equipment, gas piping and fittings, appliances and accessories in or 
on controlled substance properties creates danger to occupiers and neighbours 
of controlled substance properties and risks to the health and safety of the 
occupiers and neighbours; 
AND WHEREAS controlled substance properties that contravene applicable 
standards under the Building Code, British Columbia Fire Code, Health Act, 
Safety Standards Act or other applicable enactments, including bylaw 
requirements of the City, create risks to the health and safety of occupiers, and 
reduce the value of neighbouring properties; 
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Langford enacts as follows: 
Part 1 Citation 
1.1 
This Bylaw may be cited as Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw 
No. 1009. 
Part 2 Severability 
2.1 
If a portion of this bylaw is found invalid by a court, it will be severed 
and the remainder of the bylaw will remain in effect. 

 
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Part 3 Definitions 
 
3.1 
In this bylaw, 
“amphetamines” include dextroamphetamines and methamphetamines; 
“alteration” means any change made to the structural, mechanical or 
electrical components of a building that has not been made with a permit 
under the authority of the City’s Building Regulation Bylaw; 
“building” means any structure or construction for any use or occupancy; 
“Building Code” means the British Columbia Building Code 1998 adopted 
by the Minister responsible under the Community Charter, as amended or 
reenacted from time to time; 
“Building Inspector” means the chief building official for the City, and every 
building inspector appointed by the City to inspect buildings or structures 
in respect of building, plumbing, gas, or electrical standards; 
”controlled substance” means a “controlled substance” as defined or 
described in Schedules I, II or III of the Controlled Drugs and Substances 
Act, 1996 c. 19, as amended from time to time, but does not include a 
controlled substance permitted under that Act; 
”controlled substance property” means 
(a) 
a parcel contaminated by or that contains trace amounts of 
chemical or biological materials used in or produced by the trade or 
manufacture of a controlled substance,  
(b) 
a building or structure altered to manufacture, grow, store, sell, 
trade or barter a controlled substance, or 
(c) 
a parcel which has been or is being used for the manufacture, 
growing, storage, sale, trade or barter of a controlled substance, 
which does not meet applicable standards under the Building Code, British 
Columbia Fire Code, Health Act, Safety Standards Act or other applicable 
enactments including any bylaw requirements of the City , as amended 
from time to time; 
”dangerous goods” means those products or substances regulated by the 
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and its Regulations, both as 
amended from time to time; 

 
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“Fire Chief” means the person who is appointed to be head of the City’s 
fire and rescue services and every person designated by Council by name 
of office or otherwise to act in the place of the Fire Chief; 
“flammable and combustible liquid” for the purposes of this Bylaw is as 
classified under the Fire Code (British Columbia), as amended from time 
to time; 
“grow operation” means the cultivation of marijuana plants or mushrooms 
that are controlled substances or the production of amphetamines;  
“hazardous condition” means: 
(a) 
any real or potential risk of fire, 
(b) 
any real or potential risk to the health or safety of persons or 
property, or 
(c) 
any contravention of the Building Code, British Columbia Fire Code, 
Health Act , Safety Standards Act or bylaws of the City all as 
amended from time to time; 
“inspector” means 
(a) 
the Fire Chief, and every person appointed by Council or the Fire 
Chief, as applicable, to be an officer or employee of the City’s fire 
and rescue service, 
(b) 
the Building Inspector, 
(c) 
a peace officer, 
(d) 
the City Engineer, 
(e) 
a bylaw enforcement officer, 
(f) 
the deputy of a person, officer or employee referred in paragraphs 
(a) to (e), 
(g) 
other persons designated by Council by name of office or otherwise 
to act in the place of the persons, officers or employees referred to 
in paragraphs (a) to (f); 
“owner” includes the lessee, licensee, tenant, caretaker, user or other 
occupier of a building or a part of a building, or the agent of the owner; 
“parcel” includes any improvement on a parcel; 

 
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”pesticide” means a substance or mixture, including a chemical, used to 
destroy, prevent, repel or mitigate fungi or animal pests or microorganisms 
such as bacteria or viruses, and includes herbicides, fungicides or other 
substances used to control pests, and plant regulators, defoliants or 
desiccants; 
“professional cleaner” means an individual or corporation experienced and 
qualified in removing from buildings contaminants, including pesticides, 
fertilizers or  chemicals used to manufacture amphetamines or to grow 
controlled substances, moulds or fungi, if the removal is required under 
sections 6.3 and 6.4, and may include the owner; 
“residential premises” means any building or part of a building which may 
be occupied lawfully as a dwelling unit by one or more persons; 
“service fee” means a fee imposed under Section 8.2 and Schedule A in 
respect of all direct and indirect costs incurred by the City in relation to the 
inspection, investigation or remediation of a parcel that contains or  has 
contained a grow operation, and for removal of a grow operation, 
materials associated with a grow operation or by-products resulting from a 
grow operation, and includes 
(a) 
administration and overhead associated with the inspection and 
removal, 
(b) 
costs incurred for the lawful dismantling, disassembly, removal, 
clean up, transportation, storage, and disposal of equipment, 
substances, materials or other paraphernalia associated with the 
use, trade, business or manufacture, 
(c) 
costs incurred to replace consumables used, or to replace 
equipment following exposure to contaminants,  
(d) 
costs incurred for the analysis of the materials found at the property 
and the health or safety conditions at the property, 
(e) 
costs incurred in respect of the property under a contract for 
services for an independent contractor or agent, including without 
limitation, a professional engineer, a consultant, a person retained 
to carry out construction or demolition, a health professional, an 
electrical inspector, or a hazardous materials professional, 
(f) 
costs incurred by the City’s peace officers for the forensic 
investigation and inspection of the property, securing of the 
property, accompanying inspectors on or in the property, or 
otherwise lawfully attending at the property, 

 
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(g) 
costs incurred by the City’s fire and rescue service to inspect the 
property, take any action under section 5.2, or respond to a fire 
caused by  
(i) 
an alteration made in relation to a grow operation, or 
(ii) 
the manufacture or growth of a controlled substance, 
(h) 
costs incurred by the City for cleaning, maintaining or repairing the 
City’s sanitary or storm sewers, water mains, roadways, sidewalks 
or other City property in relation to impacts of a grow operation; 
”special safety inspection” means an inspection coordinated with other 
such departments, jurisdictions, and contractors as is necessary to 
ascertain hazardous conditions or enactment contraventions that may 
exist under the Building Code, Fire Code, Health Act, bylaws of the City or 
other enactments, all as amended from time to time, 
“structure” means an erection, addition, demolition, excavation or other 
construction, 
“tenancy agreement” means an agreement, whether written or oral, 
express or implied, having a predetermined expiry date or not, between a 
landlord and tenant respecting possession of premises, including 
residential premises, 
“utility” means a lawful provider of an electrical, water or natural gas 
service from a distribution system to consumers. 
Part 4 Building, Health, Safety, Nuisance and Noxious 
Trade Regulations 
4.1 
A person, other than 
(a) 
a utility, or 
(b) 
a person to whom a disconnection or bypass permit lawfully 
required by the City has been issued, 
must not disconnect or bypass a meter installed for the purpose of 
ascertaining consumption of electricity, water or natural gas from an 
electrical, water or natural gas distribution system.  
 

 
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4.2 
If as a result of the use of a parcel as a controlled substance property: 
(a) 
the supply of electricity, water or natural gas to the parcel has been 
disconnected by the City, a utility, any other lawful authority, or any 
person, 
(b) 
alterations or repairs have been made to a building or to electrical, 
water or natural gas systems, equipment, appliances or other 
accessories of any kind on the parcel contrary to, or without lawful 
authority under, a City bylaw, or; 
(c) 
a hazardous condition exists on the parcel, then  
a person other than a person referred to in section 4.1(a) or (b) must not 
reconnect the supply of electricity, water or natural gas and, subject to the 
Residential Tenancy Act, a person must not use or occupy the parcel, until 
the person has complied with paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 4.3. 
4.3 
Without limiting section 4.2, a person must not use or occupy a parcel 
described in section 4.2 until in respect of the parcel 
(a) 
a special safety inspection of the parcel coordinated by the Building 
Inspector has been carried out under section 5.6,   
(b) 
the owner has: 
(i) 
obtained all permits, approvals or authorizations required to 
carry out, and 
(ii) 
has carried out or caused to be carried out, the work 
necessary to bring the parcel into compliance with this bylaw 
and other applicable bylaws and applicable provincial 
enactments, as amended from time to time, 
(c) 
remedial measures prescribed by section 6.3 of this bylaw have 
been completed and written certification has been provided to the 
Building Inspector under section 6.4, 
(d) 
if required under an enactment, including the City’s building bylaw, 
the owner has retained a professional engineer holding a valid 
licence under the Engineers and Geoscientists Act and the 
professional engineer has certified in writing that the building safety 
requirements required under applicable enactments have been 
complied with,  
(e) 
the owner has paid all service fees and other fees imposed under 
this bylaw and other relevant City bylaws in relation to the 
inspection of the property and the issuance of permits, and 

 
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(f) 
the Building Inspector has removed the “Do not occupy” order 
posted under section 5.1. 
4.4 
A person must not alter a structure or building in a way that facilitates 
the manufacture or growth of a controlled substance or for the purpose 
of establishing or operating a grow operation. 
4.5 
A person must not divert or install exhaust vents for hot water tanks or 
furnaces to exhaust into or within a building except by way of an 
exhaust vent constructed or installed in compliance with applicable 
provincial and City enactments.  
4.6 
A person must not store dangerous goods in a building in quantities 
greater than permitted under the British Columbia Fire Code as 
amended from time to time.  
4.7 
A person must not 
(a) 
construct or install any obstruction of an exit or an access to an exit 
required under the Building Code or other enactment, as amended 
from time to time, or 
(b) 
remove fire stopping provided or required under an enactment, as 
amended from to time, to contain the spread of fire within a 
building. 
4.8 
A person must not cause or allow a building to become subject to the 
growth of mould or fungus arising from or in relation to a grow 
operation in the building. 
4.9 
A person must not cause, allow or permit  
(a) 
a nuisance as a result of his or her use of occupancy of a parcel, 
(b) 
water, rubbish or unsightly matter to collect or accumulate in, on, 
under or around a parcel owned, used or occupied by him or her. 
4.10 A person must not cause, allow or permit in a building the 
manufacture, growing, storage, transfer or disposal of a substance that 
emits odours, fumes or particulate matter that disturbs the enjoyment, 
comfort or convenience of individuals. 
4.11 A person must not 
(a) 
interfere with or obstruct the Building Inspector or the Fire Chief 
from posting a notice referred to in section 5.1; or 
(b) 
remove, alter, cover or mutilate a notice posted under section 5.1,  

 
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except with the prior written permission of the Building Inspector or Fire 
Chief, as applicable. 
Part 5 Powers of Building Inspector, Fire Chief and 
Inspectors 
5.1 
If the Building Inspector or Fire Chief has reason to believe that all or 
part of a parcel is a controlled substance property, and 
(a) 
the Fire Chief has ordered every occupier of a controlled substance 
property to vacate, or 
(b) 
Council has ordered every occupier of the controlled substance 
property to vacate under the Community Charter,  
the Building Inspector or Fire Chief may post a notice in the form of 
Schedule D in a conspicuous place at the entrances of the parcel and 
deliver to the owner of the parcel a notice that the parcel is unsafe and 
that no person may enter or occupy the parcel. 
 
5.2 
The Fire Chief may 
(a) 
enter on real property and inspect premises for conditions that may 
cause a fire, increase the danger of a fire or increase the danger to 
persons or property from a fire, 
(b) 
take measures to prevent and suppress fires, including the 
demolition of buildings and other structures to prevent the 
spreading of fires, 
(c) 
order the owner of real property to undertake any actions directed 
by the Fire Chief for the purpose of removing or reducing any thing 
or condition that person considers is a fire hazard or increases the 
danger of fire, 
(d) 
order every occupier of a controlled substance property to vacate 
the property until the “Do not occupy” notice posted by the Fire 
Chief under section 5.1 has been removed by the Building 
Inspector under this bylaw, 
(e) 
without limiting paragraphs (a) to (d), exercise the powers of the 
Fire Commissioner under section 25(1) to (4) of the Fire Services 
Act, and for these purposes that section applies. 

 
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5.3 
Subject to the Community Charter, an inspector may enter on real 
property to: 
(a) 
inspect and determine whether all regulations, prohibitions or 
requirements under this bylaw or other enactments are being met in 
relation to any manner for which the Council, a municipal officer or 
employee or a person authorized by the Council has exercised 
authority under this or another act to regulate, prohibit or impose 
requirements, 
(b) 
to carry out a special safety inspection under section 5.6, 
(c) 
take action authorized under sections 9.1 and 9.2 of this Bylaw, or 
(d) 
inspect or disconnect or remove a water service under section 10.1 
of this Bylaw. 
5.4 
Subject to section 7.2, and the Community Charter, the Building 
Inspector or an inspector may attend at the parcel from time to time 
during the course of work required by or contemplated under this bylaw 
to ascertain that the work required of the owner is taking place and to 
monitor the work done by the owner. 
5.5 
The Building Inspector may on behalf of the City: 
(a) 
acknowledge receipt of evidence from the owner of completion of 
work referred to in section 4.3, 6.3 and 6.4; 
(b) 
receive the written certification, documents and fees referred to in 
section 4.3 and 6.4. 
5.6 
The Building Inspector may 
(a) 
coordinate a special safety inspection of the controlled substance 
property; and 
(b) 
deliver to the owner of the parcel a letter in the form of Schedule B. 
5.7 
When an owner has complied with the requirements listed in 
paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 4.3, the Building Inspector must remove 
the “Do not occupy” notice posted under section 5.1. 

 
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Part 6 Duty of registered owner 
6.1 
Every person who is registered in the Land Title Office as the title 
holder of a parcel that contains premises, a building or a structure that 
is subject to a tenancy agreement made after the enactment of this 
bylaw who has inspected the premises at a time when there is a 
contravention of this bylaw, in relation to the premises, building or 
structure, must 
(a) 
within 24 hours of the discovery of the contravention, deliver written 
notice to the Building Inspector of the particulars of the 
contravention, and 
(b) 
subject to the Residential Tenancy Act, within two months of the 
delivery of the notice, take such action as may be necessary to 
bring the premises into compliance with this bylaw. 
6.2 
Every owner or occupier of real property must undertake any action 
directed by the Fire Chief for the purpose of removing or reducing any 
thing or condition that the Fire Chief or the other authorized person 
considers is a fire hazard or increases the danger of fire. 
6.3 
If a building has been used for a grow operation or for clandestine lab 
purposes, the owner of the building must, within fourteen (14) days 
after delivery by the City of a letter under section 5.6(b), subject to the 
Residential Tenancy Act: 
(a) 
Engage a Certified Industrial Hygienist with experience in mould or 
methamphetamine remediation to develop a remediation plan and 
oversee professional clean up of the premise(s) utilizing current 
remediation guidelines specific to the conditions found, 
(b) 
Remove and clean or dispose of all carpets and curtains in the 
building, 
(c) 
if the building is heated by forced air heating, have the furnace, all 
air ducts, main distribution ducts, venting, and filtering cleaned by a 
professional cleaner or by a duct cleaning company, and 
(d) 
have all walls, floors and ceilings in the building replaced or 
cleaned and disinfected by a professional cleaner. 
6.4 
After a professional cleaner has completed requirements of section 6.3 
an individual or corporation certified by the Canadian Registration 
Board of Occupational Hygienists or the American Board of Industrial 
Hygiene must inspect the building and provide written certification in 
the form of Schedule C to the Building Inspector that the requirements 

 
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of section 6.3 have been satisfied and the building is substantially free 
of biological or chemical contamination residuals above typical 
residential levels prior to occupancy. 
6.5 
Before a building is re-occupied after removal of a grow operation, the 
owner must notify the prospective occupants in writing that a grow 
operation has been removed and that the requirements of this bylaw 
have been met. 
6.6 
Neither the removal of a “Do not occupy” order posted under section 
5.1 nor the issuance of a building permit under this bylaw nor the 
acceptance or review of plans, drawings or specifications or supporting 
documents, or any inspections made by or on behalf of the City, will in 
any way relieve the owner from full and sole responsibility to perform 
work required or contemplated under this bylaw or the Building Code 
and all other applicable codes, standards and as amended from time to 
time. 
6.7 
It is the full and sole responsibility of the owner (and where the owner 
is acting through a representative, the representative) to carry out the 
work in respect of which a permit was issued or which is required prior 
to removal of a “Do not occupy” order posted under section 5.1 in 
compliance with this bylaw and all other applicable codes, standards 
and enactments, including the Building Code, as amended from time to 
time. 
Part 7 City Reliance 
7.1 
Neither the issuance of a building permit nor a removal of a “Do not 
occupy” order posted under section 5.1 under this bylaw nor the 
acceptance or review of plans, drawings or specifications or supporting 
documents nor any inspections made by or on behalf of the City 
constitute in any way a representation, warranty, assurance or 
statement that the Building Code, this bylaw or any other applicable 
codes standards or enactments have been complied with. 
7.2 
When a professional engineer, architect or other person provides 
certification or other documentation to the City under this bylaw that 
the work required by or contemplated by this bylaw substantially 
conforms to the requirements of this bylaw and that the building 
complies with the health and safety requirements of the Building Code, 
BC Electrical Code, this bylaw and all other health and safety 
requirements established by applicable enactments as amended from 
time to time and as applicable, the City will rely solely on the 
documentation as evidence of conformity with these requirements and 

 
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not on its receipt of plans, monitoring of the work, acknowledgement of 
completion, or removal of a “Do Not Occupy” notice under section 5.7. 
Fees 
7.3 
The following fees apply under this bylaw: 
(a) 
each time one or more Inspectors enters on a parcel to carry out an 
inspection in the exercise of authority by the City to regulate, 
prohibit or impose requirements under this bylaw or another 
enactment, or to attend at the parcel under sections 5.3,  5.4 or 5.6, 
the owner must pay the City the administration and inspection fee 
stipulated in Schedule A;  
(b) 
for a special safety inspection, the owner or occupier must prior to 
inspection pay the City the fee stipulated in Schedule A. 
7.4 
Without limiting section 8.1, every owner whose parcel is used as a 
controlled substance property must pay the City all service fees 
incurred by or on behalf of the City in respect of the parcel. 
7.5 
Despite section 8.2, if any owner inspects and reports a contravention 
under section 6.1(b)(i) of this bylaw, service fees arising in respect of 
the contravention are waived in respect of that incident, unless the 
owner discovers the contravention after a peace officer discovers the 
contravention. 
Part 8  
Default 
8.1 
If an owner of a parcel fails to comply with a requirement of the City 
under this bylaw or another enactment, the City, by its officers, 
employees or agents within the time specified in the Order or notice, 
may enter on the parcel and take such action as may be required to 
correct the default, including to remediate the parcel or bring it up to a 
standard specified in an enactment, at the expense of the owner or 
occupier who has failed to comply, and may recover the costs incurred 
as debt.  
8.2 
If the owner has failed to pay the City’s costs of acting in default under 
section 8.1 before the 31st day of December in the year that the 
correction of the default was effected, the costs must be added to and 
form part of the taxable payable on the property as taxes in arrears. 

 
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Part 9  
Discontinuance of Service 
9.1 
The City may direct water and electrical suppliers to discontinue 
providing water and electrical service to a parcel if the water and/or 
electricity is being used for or in relation to a grow operation on the 
parcel, subject to the requirements that the City must: 
(a) 
give the owner of the real property 7 days’ written notice of an 
opportunity to make representations to Council with respect to the 
proposed discontinuance of the water service and electrical service, 
and  
(b) 
after the persons affected have had an opportunity to make 
representations to Council, the City must give the owner 7 days 
written notice of any proposed discontinuance of the water service 
and electrical service. 
Part 10 
Offence and Penalty 
10.1 Every person who contravenes any provisions of this bylaw commits 
an offence punishable upon summary conviction and is liable to a fine 
not exceeding $10,000.00. 
10.2 If an offence is a continuing offence, each day that the offence is 
continued constitutes a separate and distinct offence. 

 
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Schedules 
Schedule A - Fees 
Schedule B - Letter to property owner  
Schedule C - Certification Form 
Schedule D - Notice 
 
READ A FIRST TIME this  
  17th  day of July, 2006. 
 
READ A SECOND TIME this   17th  day of July, 2006. 
 
READ A THIRD TIME this  
15th  
day of January, 2007. 
 
DEPOSITED with the Minister of Health this 16th day of October, 2006. 
 
NOTICE GIVEN UNDER Section 59 of the Community Charter this 8th day of 
February, 2007. 
 
ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Langford this 5th day of March, 2007.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mayor  
 
 
 
 
Clerk Administrator 
 

 
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SCHEDULE A 
 
Fees 
 
1. 
Inspection 
 
Each time the City by its officers, employees, peace officers, or agents enters on 
a parcel to inspect, in the exercise of the City’s authority to regulate, prohibit or 
impose requirements under this Bylaw or another enactment or to attend at the 
parcel under section 5.4, the owner must pay the City a fee of: 
 
(a) 
$500.00 per inspection; 
 
(b) 
an additional $500.00 for a subsequent inspection undertaken if the 
owner or occupier has failed to undertake action ordered by the Fire 
Chief, the Council or a person  authorized under the bylaw to order 
the action; 
 
(c) 
$500.00 for a special safety inspection with inspectors. 
 
 
2. 
Fire Services 
 
 
(a) 
Engines 
$600.00 per hour, per engine 
 
 
(b) 
Quint Devices 
$1,315.00 per hour, per device 
 
 
(c)  
Rescue Vehicles 
$540.00 per hour, per vehicle 
 
 
(d) 
Special Operations  Trailers 
$360.00 per hour, per trailer 
 
 
(e) 
Duty Chiefs and Vehicles 
$180.00 per hour, per vehicle 
 
3, 
Police (RCMP 
 
(a) 
Police Officer (RCMP) Services 
(i) 
Dismantling 
 
Regular Hours 
$52.00 per hour, per member 
 
1.5 Overtime 
$78.00 per hour, per member 
 
2.0 Overtime 
$104.00 per hour, per member 

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(ii) 
Drug Disposal 
 Regular Hours 
$52.00 per hour, per member 
 1.5 Overtime 
$78.00 per hour, per member 
 2.0 Overtime 
$104.00 per hour, per member 
 
(b) 
Police (RCMP) Exhibit Custodian 
 
 
(i) 
Drug Disposal  
 Regular Hours 
$28.00 per hour, per member 
 Overtime Hours 
$56.00 per hour, per member 
(ii) 
Equipment Disposal 
 Regular Hours 
$28.00 per hour, per member 
 Overtime Hours 
$56.00 per hour, per member 
4. 
Building Inspector  
 
Regular Hours 
$54.00 per hour, per inspector 
 
Call Out  
$430.00 per hour, per inspector 
5. 
Bylaw Officer 
 
Regular Hours 
$43.00 per hour, per officer 
 
Call Out  
$345.00 per call out, per officer 
6. 
Other Service Fees 
 
The actual cost of any other service fees incurred. 
7. 
Administration and Overhead Fee 
 
An additional administration and overhead fee of 15% of items (1) to (6). 
 
 

 
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SCHEDULE B 
 
LETTER TO PROPERTY OWNER 
 
Re: Nuisance, (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 1009 
 
This letter is to notify you that the City of Langford’s “Nuisance (Controlled 
Substance) Bylaw No. 1009 establishes regulations concerning the cleaning and 
remediation of residential premises that have been used for marijuana grow 
operations or amphetamine production. 
 
The City is aware that residential premises at {insert address} were in use as a 
marijuana grow operation {or amphetamine production operation} which has now 
been removed by the police. 
 
The bylaw requires that within 14 days, all carpets and curtains in the premises 
must be removed or cleaned, any forced air heating ducts in the premises must 
be cleaned, and all walls and ceilings must be cleaned and disinfected. That work 
must be carried out by a professional cleaner with experience in removing 
contaminants from residential premises.  Specifically, you must:  
(a) 
Engage a Certified Industrial Hygienist with experience in mould or 
methamphetamine remediation to develop a remediation plan and oversee 
professional clean up of the premise(s) utilizing current remediation 
guidelines specific to the conditions found, 
(b) 
if the building is heated by forced air heating, have the furnace, all air 
ducts, main distribution ducts, venting, and filtering cleaned by a 
professional cleaner or by a duct cleaning company, and  
(c) 
have all walls, floors and ceilings in the building replaced or cleaned and 
disinfected by a professional cleaner. 
 
After the cleaning is completed, a qualified professional must inspect the building  
and provide written certification in the form of Schedule C to the Building 
Inspector that the requirements of section 6.3 of the Bylaw have been satisfied 
and the building is substantially free of biological or chemical contamination 
residuals above typical residential levels prior to occupancy. 
Until the cleaning and certification have been completed, section 4.3 of the Bylaw 
prohibits occupancy by any person. Before occupancy, you are required to notify 
prospective occupants that the requirements of the bylaw have been satisfied. 
 

Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 1009 
Schedule B 
Page 2 of 2 
 
 
We enclose a copy of the bylaw for your reference. If you have any questions 
concerning the regulations in the bylaw, please call the City’s Building 
Department at (250)474-6692. 
 

 
:  
 
SCHEDULE C 
 
 
Certification Form 
 
 
TO: 
The City of Langford 
FROM: 
[insert name of professional cleaner{] 
RE: 
residential premises located at [insert address] 
This is to certify that in accordance with “Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw 
No. 1009 the professional identified in this certification: 
 
(1) Meets the certification requirements for an inspector under section 6.3  
of the Bylaw; and 
 
(2) Has completed an inspection of the residential premises on 
_________________; and 
 
(3) The residential premises are substantially free of any pesticides, 
fertilizers and toxic chemicals, moulds or fungi, in accordance with 
United States Standard S-500. 
The undersigned professional may be contacted at :[ insert business telephone 
number]. 
 
CERTIFIED AS OF ________________________[insert date] 
 
[Insert Name of professional cleaner] 
__________________________ 
Authorized Representative 
 

: 
SCHEDULE D 
Notice 
TAKE NOTICE THAT these premises have been used as a controlled substance 
operation. 
Pursuant to City of Langford “Nuisance (Controlled Substance) Bylaw No. 1009, 
no person may occupy these premises until cleaning and remediation have been 
completed in accordance with that bylaw and the Building Inspector has 
confirmed that a satisfactory occupancy inspection has been completed. 
It is an offence to remove or deface this notice. 
Any inquiries should be directed to [insert name and telephone number of 
appropriate City official.] 
__________________________ 
[insert title] 
City of ___________