SECTION 6:                                          ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

6.1        ENFORCEMENT

 a)        Enforcement of the provisions of this by-law shall be in accordance with the Building Code Act, as amended, or any successor legislation.

6.2        ADMINISTRATION

PROPERTY STANDARDS COMMITTEE

a)         A Property Standards Committee for The Corporation of the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie is hereby constituted.

b)         The Members of the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie shall be the Members of the Property Standards Committee.

c)         The Members of the Property Standards Committee shall hold office for the term of the Council of which they are Members.

APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY

a)         The Municipal Clerk shall be the Secretary for the Property Standards Committee.

b)   The Secretary shall keep on the file records of all official business of the committee, including records of all applications and minutes of all decisions respecting those applications and Section 74 of The Municipal Act, as amended, applies with necessary modifications to the minutes and records.

APPOINTMENT OF PROPERTY STANDARDS OFFICER

a)   The office of Property Standards Officer is hereby created, and the person appointed from time to time, by by-law, to this office shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this by-law, subject to review by the foregoing Committee.

ACTING ON PROPERTY STANDARDS COMPLAINTS

a)         The Property Standards Officer will investigate any signed, written complaints received and, where a violation of the Property Standards By-law is confirmed, will act upon the matter to have it comply with the By-law.

b)         Standard reporting forms will be available for written complaints.

            PENALTIES

a)         In addition to any penalties that may be imposed under the Building Code Act, any person who fails to comply with an order which has been issued by the Property Standards Officer, and/or the Property Standards Committee, and/or a judge, is guilty of an offence and upon conviction thereof, is liable to a penalty of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per day for each day that person is in contravention of such order.

b)         Any person who obstructs or interferes with the Property Standards Officer, or anyone acting under his authority, in the performance of his duties under this by-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction thereof, is liable to a fine not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) exclusive of costs.

SEVERABILITY

            If any provision of this by-law is declared invalid for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this by-law still continues in force.

SECTION 7:  EFFECTIVE

7.1:       EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROPERTY STANDARDS BY-LAW

            a)         This by-law shall take effect July 1, 2000.