Bylaws

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The most commonly used bylaws are available on this site. Should you require information related to a bylaw not available on the website, please contact the Town Hall at 250-428-2214 or email.

Please be aware that the bylaws may not be complete due to pending updates or revisions, and therefore, are provided for reference purposes only. Only the printed version of a bylaw certified by the Corporate Officer or designate is the official version. The Town of Creston does not warrant the accuracy or the completeness of the on-line data and in no event will the Town of Creston be liable or responsible to any person for damages of any kind arising out of the use of the bylaws contained here. These bylaws should not be used for any legal purposes.

It is the responsibility of the person using this information to ensure that it accurately reflects current bylaw provisions.

Bylaw Notice Enforcement

As of January 1, 2013 the Town of Creston has implemented a Bylaw Notice Adjudication Process. See some of the pertinent documents below:

Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form

Once complete, please print out the Bylaw Enforcement Complaint Form (PDF) and bring to Town Hall.

Creston Bylaws

  1. Alarms Bylaw No. 1932
  2. Animal Care and Responsibility Bylaw No. 1826
  3. Board of Variance No. 1563
  4. Building Bylaw No. 1394
  5. Business Licence Bylaw No. 1793
  6. Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1760
  7. Cemetery Regulations and Operations Bylaw No. 1824
  8. Clean Air Bylaw No. 1878
  9. Commercial Vehicle Licencing Repeal Bylaw No. 1857
  10. Council Procedures Bylaw No. 1875
  11. Delegation of Authority Bylaw No. 1855
  12. Development Cost Charges (Alice Siding) Bylaw No. 1463
  13. Drainage Bylaw No. 1417 (PDF)
  14. Emergency Management Bylaw No. 1960
  15. Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763
  16. Fire Prevention and Hazard Control Bylaw No. 1931
  17. Fire Service Bylaw No. 1928
  18. Firearms Bows and Paintball Regulations Bylaw No. 1725 (PDF)
  19. Fireworks Regulation Bylaw No. 1778 (PDF)
  20. Five Year Financial Plan (2023-2027) Bylaw No. 1970
  21. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw No. 1761
  22. Growing Communities Fund Reserve Establishment Bylaw No. 1972
  23. Heritage Designation Bylaw No. 1531 (PDF)
  24. Highway Encroachment Agreement Bylaw No. 1419 (PDF)
  25. Inspection and Testing of Fire Protection Equipment Bylaw No. 1930
  26. Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw No. 1890
  27. Latecomer Charges and Interest Rate Bylaw No. 1277 (PDF)
  28. Liquid Waste Admission Bylaw No. 0840 (PDF)
  29. Local Government Election and Assent Voting No. 1926
  30. Mobile Home Parks Bylaw No. 1393 (PDF)
  1. Murals Bylaw No. 1503 (PDF)
  2. Noise Control Bylaw No. 1389
  3. NW Blvd Local Area Plan Bylaw No. 1845
  4. Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1854
  5. Open Burning Bylaw No. 1929
  6. Parking Lot Bylaw No. 1895
  7. Parks Trails and Public Places No. 1788
  8. Permissive Tax Exemption (2023-2025) Bylaw No. 1967
  9. Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1813
  10. Property Purchase Reserve Fund Expenditure Bylaw No. 1919
  11. Protective Services Building Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1872
  12. Rental Standards of Maintenance Bylaw No. 1951
  13. Residential Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 1944
  14. Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 1918
  15. Sewer Frontage Tax Bylaw No. 1051 (PDF)
  16. Sewer Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1440
  17. Sign Bylaw No. 1797 (PDF)
  18. Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959
  19. Special Events Bylaw No. 1477 (PDF)
  20. Tax Rates Bylaw No. 1971, 2023
  21. Traffic Regulations Bylaw No. 1546 (PDF)
  22. Truck Regulations Bylaw No. 1784 (PDF)
  23. Water District Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1807
  24. Water Frontage Tax Bylaw No. 1050
  25. Water Rates and Regulations Bylaw No. 1439
  26. West Kootenay Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw No. 1846
  27. Works and Services Bylaw No. 1170 - Appendix A (PDF)
  28. Works and Services Bylaw No. 1170 - Appendix B (PDF)
  29. Works and Services Bylaw No. 1170, 1990
  30. Zoning Bylaw No. 1958