Whereas the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act provides for an efficient ticket and adjudication process that local governments have successfully implemented through the issuance of bylaw notices to obtain compliance with a variety of bylaw violations; And whereas the administrative burden and cost of the Municipal Ticket Information system prevents the practical use of municipal ticketing to obtain compliance with local government bylaws; And whereas the development industry may not be in compliance with local government bylaws related to the well-being of the neighbourhoods adjacent to their developments, and the current penalty amounts of bylaw notices are not significant enough to bring the development community into compliance with local government bylaws: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request the Attorney General and Deputy Premier for the Province of British Columbia increase the maximum allowable penalty provided in Section 6 of the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act from 500 to 3,000.
