Off-Highway Vehicle Bylaw - Bylaw 001-2023

Athabasca, Alberta · adopted 2023-01-27

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BYLAW001-2023 BYLAW001-2023BEINGA BYLAWOFTHETOWNOFATHABASCA,INTHEPROVINCEOF ALBERTA,TO PROVIDEFORTHEOPERATIONOF OFF~H|GHWAY VEHICLESWITHINTHECORPORATELIMITSOF THE TOWNOFATHABASCA WHEREAS WHEREAS WHEREAS Pursuantto Section7oftheMunicipalGovernmentAct,RSA. 2000,c. M-26,a Councilmaypass a bylawfor municipalpurposesrespectingwildand domesticanimalsand activitiesinrelationto them;and Pursuantto Section120(5)ofthe Traf?cSafetyAct,R.S.A.2000,c. T-6,a bylawmay prescribetermsandconditionsforOff--Highway Vehicles,includingspeedlimitsand routes;and theCounciloftheTownofAthabascanowdeems itnecessary andexpedientto establish regulationsinrelationto theuse ofOff-HighwayVehicleswithinthelimitsoftheTown. NOWTHEREFORE,THECOUNCILOFTHETOWNOFATHABASCA,INTHEPROVINCEOFALBERTA,DULY ASSEMBLED,ENACTSAS FOLLOWS: SHORTTITLE ThisBylawwillbe citedas the"Off--Highway VehicleBylaw". REGULATIONS 1. Nopersonshalloperatean off-highwayvehiclewithinthelimitsoftheTownofAthabasca. 2. Notwithstanding1.above,snowvehicleswillbe permittedsubjecttothefollowing: Snowvehicleareto beoperatedonthe designatedroute,as attachedto andforminga partofthis bylawas Schedule Transportingthevehicleto andfromthedesignatedrouteshallbe donebythe shortestand most directroute, Thedesignatedrouteshallonlybe usedduringthe hoursof7:00a.m. and 11:00p.m. Nopersonoperatinga snowvehicleshallexceeda speed of30kilometersperhourwithinthelimits oftheTown. Allrulesandregulationsas prescribedintheTrafficSafetyActmust be adheredto at alltimes. OperatorsofsnowvehiclesusethedesignatedroutewithintheTownlimitsat theirownrisk. 3. AnypersonwhocontravenesthisBylaw,inanypart,shallbesubjecttoa fineof$150.00forthefirstoffence and$200.00 forthesecondorsubsequentoffence.FinesundertheTrafficSafetyActare alsoineffect. £t?._a€4 CAO Mayor BYLAW001-2023 BYLAW24-97ANDANYAMENDMENTS THERETOAREHEREBYREPEALED. THISBYLAWSHALLTAKEFULLFORCEANDEFFECTUPONDATEOFFINALREADING. READA FIRSTTIMETHIS10" DAYOFJANUARY,A.D.2023. READASECONDTIMETHIS24'" DAYOFJANUARY,A.D.2023. YOR I CHIEFADMINISTRATIV _,, EOF CER READATHIRDANDFINALTIMETHIS24"'DAYOFJANUARY,A.D.2023. OR CHIEFADMINISTRATIVE OFF Schedule "A" at/5