2022 R12 – Clothesline Act
- Year: 2022
- AVICC Number: R12
- UBCM Number: NR45
- Powell River
Whereas the British Columbia Clean Energy Act set provincial objectives to reduce BC Hydro’s expected increase in demand by 66% through demand-side measures by 2020;
And whereas clothes dryers are one of the highest energy consuming household appliances:
Therefore be it resolved that the UBCM request the Province of British Columbia enact a Clothesline Act to ensure that no law, by-law, covenant or agreement prevents, prohibits or unreasonably restricts the installation or use of a clothesline outdoors at a single-family dwelling; or on the ground floor of a multi-unit residential building; or clothes drying racks on any outdoor balconies.
- Year: 2022
- AVICC Number: R12
- Sponsor: Powell River
- Resolution Type: Provincial
- Category: Environment
- AVICC Decision: Endorsed
- AVICC Action: Forwarded to UBCM
- AVICC Response link
- UBCM Number: NR45
- UBCM Decision: Endorsed
- Provincial Response:Ministry of Housing For many owners and renters, drying clothes outside is the best choice. However multi-unit residential buildings vary in type and can range from duplexes to townhome complexes to high-rises. In some situations, outdoor clothes drying can pose safety concerns; for example, in a high-rise condo if laundry falls from a balcony onto traffic below. That said, the Office of Housing and Construction Standards will investigate the feasibility of this suggestion.
- UBCM Response link
The AVICC acknowledges that we are grateful to live, work, and play on the traditional territories of theCoast Salish, Nuu-Chah-Nulth and Kwak-Waka’wakw Peoples