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The City of Ottawa's By-law and Regulatory Services Branch (BLRS) (''Services des Règlements Municipaux'' in French) is a uniformed municipal law enforcement agency providing regulatory services to the residents and visitors of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ==History== The current conceptualization of By-law Services came into existence on January 1, 2001 when the ''City of Ottawa Act, 1999'' amalgamated the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton and the former municipalities of Ottawa, Nepean, Kanata, Gloucester, Vanier, Cumberland, West Carleton, Goulburn, Rideau, Osgoode, and Rockcliffe Park into the single-tier municipality of Ottawa. As a result, the regulatory and parking enforcement services of these former municipalities were consolidated within the City of Ottawa By-law and Regulatory Services Branch. By-law Services provides regulatory services to help protect the public health, safety and property rights of citizens by maintaining a standard quality of life through timely and effective enforcement of by-laws enacted by city council and other pieces of provincial legislation delegated to the city by the provincial government. These enforcement activities may include: yard maintenance, property standards and zoning, noise control, animal care and control, parking and traffic enforcement, graffiti management, taxi licensing and inspections, nuisance abatement, and business licensing. These enforcement and regulatory activities provided by the Service are similar to Code Enforcement Officers in the United States. However, Code Enforcement is narrower in scope and only encompasses what is considered as property standards and zoning. Call volumes for bylaw enforcement has increased over the years. In 2005, the City received 53,718 by-law complaints and this has increased to approximately 73,000 in 2011. This increase in call volume can be attributed to the introduction of 3-1-1 in 2005. Contact with the Service may be initiated by phone through 3-1-1 or online through ServiceOttawa. Employees at the branch who conducts enforcement activities are known as bylaw enforcement officers. Under s. 15(2) of the ''Police Services Act, 1990'', by-law officers are deemed to be peace officers for the purpose of enforcing municipal by-laws. By-law Services, along with the Ottawa Fire Service, the Ottawa Paramedic Service, and the Security & Emergency Management Branch fall under the umbrella of the Emergency & Protective Services Department that reports to the Deputy City Manager of City Operations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ottawa By-law Services」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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