Bylaw Enforcement
Through education and enforcement, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer works with residents, businesses and visitors to achieve bylaw compliance and foster a safe, healthy and respectful community.
The goal of bylaw enforcement is to achieve voluntary compliance through education and the provision of information in order to preserve the quality of life of citizens in Rossland. The City’s Bylaw Enforcement Officer investigates and responds to complaints received from citizens about bylaw violations in Rossland.
Respecting the rights of our neighbours and ensuring that our property values are maintained is an important aspect of community living. While there are certain areas of enforcement that are safety related and require proactive enforcement, the majority of the bylaws are enforced on a complaint only basis.
Common examples of activities or issues that are regulated by municipal bylaws include:
property conditions, including graffiti, excessive noise, signs (unauthorized placement/construction), business licensing, zoning (property use), amongst others.
Bylaw Enforcement
The goal of bylaw enforcement is to achieve voluntary compliance through education and the provision of information in order to preserve the quality of life of citizens in Rossland. The City’s Bylaw Enforcement Officer investigates and responds to complaints received from citizens about bylaw violations in Rossland.
Respecting the rights of our neighbours and ensuring that our property values are maintained is an important aspect of community living. While there are certain areas of enforcement that are safety related and require proactive enforcement, the majority of the bylaws are enforced on a complaint only basis.
Common examples of activities or issues that are regulated by municipal bylaws include:
property conditions, including graffiti, excessive noise, signs (unauthorized placement/construction), business licensing, zoning (property use), amongst others.
Bylaws
The Community Charter authorizes us to make statutory laws or bylaws for our municipality regulating parking, noise, signs, lawn watering, land-use, and more. Council enacts bylaws that are created, interpreted and administered by a number of City departments. The Bylaw Enforcement Officer promotes, facilitates and enforces general compliance with bylaws that pertain to the health, safety and welfare of the community.
Amendments to the bylaws will be updated as soon as possible following a Council Meeting. Official certified copies can be obtained from Corporate Services.
The link below contains the City’s most widely used bylaws. Please note that bylaws are subject to amendment and the following bylaws are provided online for information or research purposes only. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy the bylaws posted on this web site; however, these are not official versions of City of Rossland bylaws and these documents are not admissible in a court of law.
View Frequently Requested Bylaws
Compliance, Enforcement Notices & Fines
Ultimately, when efforts at obtaining voluntary compliance with City Bylaws have failed, Bylaw Enforcement Officers must decide whether the issuance of a fine is necessary.
The City of Rossland is introduced the Bylaw Notice Enforcement System in 2020, which allows the City to deal with bylaw disputes such as dog control or water restriction violation tickets at the local level, rather than through the Provincial Court System.
The system is set out in the Provincial Government’s new Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act. It is intended to resolve disputes in a simple, cost-effective manner. The Bylaw Enforcement System improves efficiency in the areas of paying and collecting fines as well as deliver a streamlined process to the public.
