Municipal Law Enforcement Officers are responsible for enforcing by-laws dealing with peace and order, respect of others and properties, cleanliness of properties and parking.
They are also responsible for the issuance of business licences, taxi permits and authorization for car washes and fundraising events.
Complaints
To file a complaint on By-laws enforced by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, you may do so by contacting them at 613 632-0106, just press '5'. Anonymous complaints are not accepted, nor the ones made on our Facebook page, complainant must provide his full contact information. Complainant identification is kept confidential, unless legal actions need to be undertaken, and therefore the complainant’s testimony is required.
Parking Tickets
Parking tickets issued by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officers may be paid in person at the Finance Department (Door 3) at the Town Hall or by mail. Sorry, we do not offer online payment at the moment.
You may contest a parking ticket by filling the back of the ticket within 15 days and deposit it or mail it to the Municipal Law Enforcement Department, otherwise a guilty plea will be rendered by the Judge if fine unpaid. Appeals are made at the Ontario Provincial Offences Court in L’Orignal.
Winter parking
Parking within the Town is prohibited between midnight and 7:00 a.m. from November 15 to April 15. Check signs before parking as certain streets may have additional restrictions.
Cats
The Town does not have any shelter for lost cats and does not require their registration. However, owners of cats must ensure that their cats remain on their property.
Fundraising
Charities may hold fundraising activities; however they must obtain an authorization from the Municipal Law Enforcement Department to ensure eligibility of the organization. Garage sales are free of charge for eligible organizations. However, the renting of tables is not authorized.
The Corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury does not guarantee that the bylaws are up to date at all times and assumes no responsibility with respect to differences that may exist between the official text and the text that appears on this site.
To check the applicable measures, please consult the official text at the Clerk’s Office of the Town of Hawkesbury.
If you do not find the by-law you are looking for, please contact the Clerk’s Office at 613-632-0106 extension 2226.
You will find in alphabetical order, by-laws that concern the day-to-day living of our residents, taxpayers and visitors.
Administration fees - 59-2019- Animal control 36-2020
- Animals, keeping of certain - 13-2007
- Backflow, prevention into the public water supply - 59-2012
- Bicycle licences - 125-96
- Business licences - 30-2004 (including fees)
- Code of Conduct for members of Council and of Local boards - 33-2019
- Construction, demolition, change of use and inspections permit fees - 2-2018
- Council meetings procedures - 20-2005 (Consolidated)
- Discharge of waste in municipal sewage works – 18-81
- Exotic animals – 13-2007
- False alarms (police) – 45-2008
- False alarm (fire) - 11-2019
- Feeding wild animals – 6-2012
- Fences (including swimming pool fences) – 35-2013
- Fire, open sky – 16-2001
- Fire routes – 26-96
- Fireworks - 31-96
- Garage sales – 40-2013
- Garbage and recycling – 86-96
- Noise – 59-2012
- Parking – 27-2005 (schedules not included)
- Parks and loitering - 23-2009
- Planning fees – 4-2017
- Posters, pictures or handbills, distribution – 76-91
- Prohibiting the littering and dumping on private, public and municipal properties - 25-2020
- Property disposal, rules – 22-2012
- Property standards – 50-2001
- Signs - 75-2001
- Signs, municipal elections – 22-2010
- Site Plan Agreements – 22-2013
- Store opening, Good Friday – 1-98
- Streets, use and care – 47-89
- Water, use (including car wash) – 32-2006
- Taxis – 37-2004
- Traffic_28-2005.pdf (schedules not included)
- Terraces on sidewalk on Main Street – 34-2008
- Water meter – 61-2008
- Water, use (including car wash) – 32-2006
- Yards, kept clean – 14-2007