City of Calgary releases survey on Community Standards Bylaw
Posted Aug 29, 2016 7:36 am.
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Not everyone is a good neighbour, and while you can’t legislate courtesy, the city tries to do the next best thing with the community standards bylaw.
It hasn’t been reviewed since 2004 but a survey has been released to get a sense of what’s working, what’s not working and what potential changes need to be made.
The bylaw covers anything that could be considered a neighbourhood nuisance such as fire pits, weeds and grass and untidy properties.
Chief Bylaw Officer Alvin Murray tells City noise is also under review and how the city measures it.
“Currently, we only measure on the ‘A scale’ but that doesn’t cover bass, so now we’re looking at the ‘C scale’, so we’re looking for some input from citizens as to their thoughts on that,” he explained.
Mary Ann Houston with the City of Calgary says they’re also looking at fines, which haven’t gone up in 12 years.
“We want to know if a), Calgarians are aware that there are fines or b), if they think that fine is a deterrent because if the fine is too low and it’s not deemed a deterrent then it’s not going to ensure compliance among citizens,” she said.
The results of the short survey will be compiled in October and presented to committee. Recommendations will go to council in November.
