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BYLAW 3276-23
CITY OF CAMROSE
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF CAMROSE,
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO REGULATE
AND CONTROL TRAFFIC WITHINTHE CITY OF CAMROSE
WHEREAS The Traffic Safety Act, being Chapter T6 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 2000, as
amended,
authorizes
a Municipal Council of a municipality to make bylaws to govern the use and
operation
of vehicles,
pedestrians
and highways
which are
under its direction, control and
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Camrose, inthe Province ofAlberta duly assembled,
hereby enacts as follows:
PART I - TITLE,DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.
SHORT TITLE
This Bylaw may be called the "Camrose
Traffic Bylaw."
2.
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw, all definitions and interpretations
of the Traffic Safety Act shall apply and the
following definitions shall apply:
"Alley" means
a narrow Highway intended chiefly to give access
to the rear of
buildings and parcels of land.
"Bicycle" means a vehicle composed
of two wheels held in a frame one behind the
other, propelled by pedals and steered with handlebars
attached to the front wheel
including E-Bicycles.
"Bylaw Enforcement
Officer"
means a Bylaw Enforcement Officer appointed by
the City of Camrose.
"Chief of Police"
means
a municipal official appointed by Council as the Chief of
Police of the Camrose
Police Service, or anyone appointed to act in their stead.
"City" means the Corporation of the City of Camrose,
or the corporate
limits of the
City of Camrose,
as the context requires.
"City Manager"
means
a municipal official appointed
by Council as the City
Manager,
or anyone appointed to act in their stead.
"Commercial
Vehicle"
means a Vehicle owned by a registered company or person
and being used in person to conduct business.
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Has an integrated motor for propulsion;
2.10.2
Must not be more powerful than 500 watts;
2.10.3
Has fully operational pedals;
2.10.4
May not be primarily electronically propelled; and
2.10.5
Has a maximum speed of 32 km/h;
"Emergency
Vehicle"
means
fire--fightingvehicles,
public utility vehicles
while
actually being used in an emergency,
police vehicles, ambulances,
or a Vehicle
being used by a medical doctor responding to an emergency
call.
"E--Scooter" means a vehicle that:
2.12.1
Has steering handlebars
and a hand break;
2.12.2
is designed
to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the
ground;
2.12.3
is equipped with a standing
surface
and is to be operated
by a single
occupant from a standing position;
2.12.4
Is not equipped with a seating surface, and is not designed
to be operated
from a seated position;
2.12.5
is capable of being propelled by muscular power;
2.12.6
Has one or more electric motors that have, singly or in combination,
the
following characteristics:
2.12.6.1
The total continuous
power rating, measured
at the shaft of
each motor, of 500W or less;
2.12.6.2
Power assistance
immediately ceases
when the brakes
are
app?ed;
2.12.6.3
Has a headlamp
and red tail lamp; and
2.12.6.4
Has at least one red reflector mounted on the rear.
"General
Manager
of infrastructure"
means a municipal official appointed by the
City Manager as the General Manager of Infrastructure,
or anyone appointed to act
in their stead.
"Heavy Vehicle"
means a Vehicle, or a Vehicle with a Trailer attached,
having a
maximum gross vehicle weight of 4500 kg or more, or exceeding
10.7m in total
length, Recreation Vehicles excepted.
"Highway"
means any thoroughfare,
street, road, trail, avenue, parkway, driveway,
viaduct, lane, Alley, square, bridge, causeway,
trestle way or other place or any part
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if a Highway right of way is contained
between fences
or between a fence
and one side of the Roadway,
all the land between the fences,
or all the
land between the fence and the edge ofthe Roadway,
as the case may be,
but does not include a place declared
by regulation not to be a Highway.
"Holiday"
means any day officially proclaimed a Holiday by any Federal. Provincial,
or Municipal authority, and which is in effect in the City of Camrose.
"Industrial
Zone" means the area ofthe City east ofthe CN tracks and including 39
Street to the north city limitand 54 Avenue from 39 Street to 46 Street, as shown in
Schedule
"2--C".
"Micro-mobility
Device" means
any mode of sing|e~user transportation
that has
wheels including roller blades, skateboards of any type, nonmotorized scooters, and
Shared E--Scooters, and other similar devices, but not including Bicycles nor privately
owned E--Scooters,
"Peace
Officer"
means
a member
of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police, a
member of the Camrose
Police Service, or special constable.
"Pedestrian"
means
a person afoot or a person in a wheelchair and has the right of
way on any Sidewalk.
"Permit"
means permission in written or electronic format, granted by the General
Manager
of Infrastructure
as authorized
in this Bylaw, to carry on the activity
specified therein.
"Public
Vehicle"
means
a Vehicle operated
on a Roadway by or on behalf of a
person for the transportation
of:
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Passengers,
2.22.2
Goods, or
2.22.3
the Vehicle itself,
but does not include a private passenger
Vehicle.
"Recreation
Vehic|e"
("RV") means
a Vehicle
used
or intended for primarily
recreational use, and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, includes any
motor home, holiday trailer, Trailer, camper, tent trailer, any van or bus converted for
use as a Recreation Vehicle, boat trailer, ATVtrailer, ski-do trailer or non--commercial
utilitytrailer.
"Registrar"
means the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services
for the Province of
Alberta and includes any person who, on the directions of the Registrar, is acting on
behalf of the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services.
"Roadway"
means that part of a Highway intended for use by vehicular traffic.
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"Scooter"
means a foot propelled footboard with two wheels and a long steering
handle but does not include Scooters
forthe
physically challenged nor E--scooters.
"Shared
E-Scooter"
means
an E--Scooter, which is owned by a business
whose
primary function is the operation
of E--Scooters within the City of Camrose,
as
established
in the Business License Bylaw.
"Traffic
Control
Device"
shall mean any sign, signal, marking or device placed,
marked or erected
for the purpose
of regulating, warning or guiding traffic and
Pedestrians.
"Trailer"
means a Vehicle so designed
that it may be attached
to or drawn by a
motor vehicle and intended to transport property or persons.
"Vehicle"
means a device in, on or by which a person orthing may be transported or
drawn on a Highway and includes a combination of Vehicles but does not include a
wheelchair or similar device.
3.
Rules for Operation
of Vehicles
(Refer to Schedule
"3" for Specified
Penalties)
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
Funeral Procession
Any Vehicle in a funeral procession, except the lead Vehicle, may during daylight
hours, enter an intersection without stopping as long as itis done in accordance with
the Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulation of the Traffic Safety Act.
Speed
Limits
The speed limits for all Roadways
in the City are specified in Schedule
"1" of this
Bylaw.
Passing
on a Bridge
No driver of a Vehicle shall overtake and pass any other moving Vehicle, proceeding
in the same direction, on any bridge having not more than two lanes for traffic.
Maximum Weight
on Bridge
No person shall operate upon a bridge with or without a load, a Vehicle weighing
more than the permitted maximum weight as specified by the General Manager of
infrastructure.
Weight
Certificate
In case of any dispute arising as to the weight of any Vehicle, the same shall be
weighed upon a certified scale, and the certificate of the person weighing the
Vehicle shall be deemed conclusive.
Securing
Loads
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Metal Spikes,
Lugs, or Cleats
and Studded
Tires
Unless a Permit to do so has been issued by the General Manager
of
Infrastructure, no personshall
operate on any Roadway:
3.7.1
A Vehicle or Trailer having metal spikes, lugs, or cleats or bands
projecting from the surface of the wheel or tire of such Vehicle; or
3.7.2
Any Vehicle or Trailer having skids or tracks.
3.7.3
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Vehicles equipped with
studded tires that are designed
to increase traction on ice or packed
snow.
3.7.4
The provisions of this section shall not apply to construction
equipment
involved in the construction of municipal services or Roadways
on the
said Highway and under the direction of the City's Engineering
Services
department.
Heavy Vehicle
Off Truck Route
No person shall, without a Permit, operate
a Heavy Vehicle on any Roadway in the
City, except on a Roadway designated
as a truck route as specified in Schedule
"2~
A" of this Bylaw.
3.8.1
The General Manager of Infrastructure may issue Permits to the operators of
Vehicles referred to in Section 3.8 herein for the purpose of allowing Heavy
Vehicles on Roadways other than those designated as truck routes within the
City of Camrose,
in accordance
with Section 4 of this Bylaw.
Heavy Vehicle
Exemptions
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.8 herein, the following Heavy
Vehicles are hereby authorized to be operated
on Roadways other than truck
routes:
3.9.1
Tow trucks, while actually being operated for the purpose of servicing
disabled Vehicles.
3.9.2
Public passenger
Vehicles being operated for the purpose of receiving or
delivering passengers
provided that the most direct route to or from the
nearest truck route is used.
3.9.3
Public utilityVehicles
being operated for the purpose of installing,
servicing, or repairing public utilities.
3.9.4
City owned or other Vehicles
being operated in the service of the City.
3.9.5
Commercial Vehicles delivering or collecting goods, provided that the
most direct route to or from the nearest truck route is used, and if such
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No person shall, without a Permit, load or unload a Vehicle, designed forthe purpose
of carrying other motor Vehicles
for delivery to commercial businesses
on any
Highway other than an Alley or service road within the City of Camrose.
3.10.1
The General Manager of infrastructure
may issue Permits to the operators
of Vehicles referred to in Section 3.10 herein for the purpose of loading or
unloading
other Vehicles
on a Roadway within the City of Camrose
in
accordance
with Section 5 of this Bylaw.
3.11
Engine Retarder
Brakes
No person shall operate engine retarder brakes within the City limits.
3.12
Operation
of School
Buses
The operator of a school bus shall not activate the alternately flashing red lamps and
stop arms on the school bus while loading or unloading passengers
on any Highway
where such Highway has been constructed with Curbs and gutters.
3.13
Riding on Roadway
No person shall ride any Micro--mobilityor any other similar device on any Roadway.
4.
PARKING
4.1
Unauthorized
Stopping
or Parking
Unless required or permitted by this Bylaw or the Traffic Safety Act, or by a Traffic
Control Device, or in compliance with the directions of a Peace
Officer, or other
authorized person, orto avoid conflict with othertraffic,
or with a Permit as approved
by the General Manager of infrastructure,
a driver shall not stop or park a Vehicle at
the following locations:
4.1.1
Ambulance
and Fire Driveways:
in any driveway designated
for use by
ambulances
or fire fighting vehicles,
Emergency
Vehicles
excepted
as
authorized by the Fire Chief, or
4.1.2
Restricted
Parking:
where parking is restricted to designated
Vehicles as
indicated on a sign or painted Curb placed at that location by authority of the
City Manager,
or
4.1.3
Emergency
Exits: where such Vehicle willobstruct, or in any way interfere
with, the use of any doonNay intended to be used as a fire or emergency
exit
from any building, provided that
such
doorway
is marked
by a sign,
authorized by the Fire Chief, indicating an Emergency
Exit or Fire Exit, or
4.1.4
Passenger
Loading:
in an area marked by signs, authorized by the City
Manager,
designating
a passenger
loading zone,
except
while actually
engaged
in taking on or discharging
passengers,
or
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Disabled
Persons
Parking
No person shall park a Vehicle in an area designated
as a parking place for the use
of persons with disabilities, unless:
4.2.1
The Vehicle displays a handicap
placard or license plate that is issued or
recognized by the Registrar, and
4.2.2
The Vehicle is operated by, or is being used to transport, a disabled person.
Disabled
Persons
Loading
Zone
No person shall stop a Vehicle in an area designated
as a loading zone for the
use of persons with disabilities, unless:
4.3.1
The Vehicle displays a handicap placard or license plate that is issued or
recognized by the Registrar, and
4.3.2
The Vehicle is operated by, or is being used to transport, a disabled
person.
Stop for Passengers
No driver, except while actually taking on or discharging
passengers,
shall park a
Vehicle on any portion of a Roadway marked by a Traffic Control Device as "No
Parking".
Park in AlleylObstruct
Alley
No driver shall park in any Alley, except that:
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A Commercial Vehicle may park thereon for a period not exceeding thirty (30)
minutes while actually engaged
in loading or unloading goods, or
4.5.2
A Vehicle other than a Commercial Vehicle may park thereon for a period not
exceeding ten (10) minutes while actually engaged
in loading or unloading
goods or passengers.
4.5.3
No driver shall park in an Alley in such a manner as to prevent other persons
or Vehicles from passing the parked Vehicle.
Time Limit Parking
No person shall park a Vehicle for a longer period oftime than that indicated on any
sign placed in a parking area by authority of the City Manager.
Unattached
Trailer
No person shall, without a Permit, park a Trailer upon any Roadway unless said
Trailer is attached
to a Vehicle by which it may be legally towed.
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No person
shall, except
in case
of emergency
or mechanical
failure or with an
approved Permit, stop or park a Vehicle upon any Highway in a manner that may
impede or obstruct the free movement of traffic or may constitute a hazard to other
persons or Vehicles using the street.
Heavy Vehicle
Parking
In Residential
Districts
No person
shall, without
a Permit, park any
Heavy Vehicle
or any type
of
construction or farming machine or equipment on any Highway, in the City, in an
area designated
in the City of Camrose
Land Use Bylaw as a residential district or
which abuts a residential development.
4.10.1 Section 4.10 shall not apply to:
4.10.1.1
Recreation Vehicles, or
4.10.1.2
Commercial Vehicles while actually loading or unloading goods, or
4.10.1.3
Construction
equipment
being
used
during
construction
or
improvement
of property, provided that such equipment is parked
adjacent to the property where such work is being done.
Recreational
Vehicle
Parking
On Public Property,
including
roadways:
In Subsection
4.11, capitalized terms carry the same definition as the Land Use
Bylaw.
4.11.1 May 15*to Nov 15'--An RV may be parked on a roadway for a maximum of
48 hours as long as itdoes not impede the normal traffic flow of the road or
sidewalk. Once the maximum 48 hours has been reached, the RV must be
moved to an off--streetlocation for at least 48 hours, before it can return to
the street.
4.11.2 Nov 2""to April 30"'
-- RVs are prohibited from parking on public property,
including roadways.
Parking
-- Fire Lanes
No person
shall, without a Permit, park a Vehicle
upon a Highway providing
Emergency Vehicle access, Emergency Vehicles exempted, where such Roadway is
marked by signs, approved by the Fire Chief, on or near the Highway.
Angle Parking
Over 6.3 Meters
No person shall, where angle parking is permitted or required, park any Vehicle, or
combination of Vehicle and Trailer, exceeding
6.3 meters in length.
Temporary
Signs
No person shall park or allow a Vehicle to remain parked where
temporary
or
portable signs authorized
by the General
Manager
of Infrastructure
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Sidewalk or Roadway in such a manner as to obstruct a Sidewalk or Roadway. Nor
shall such device be parked in a way deemed to be a public nuisance.
Separate
Parking
Offence
In the event that a Vehicle remains parked after a traffic tag has been issued for a
violation of this Bylaw, for a further period of time exceeding
that indicated on the
sign, a separate
offence shall be deemed to have been committed.
Chalking
Tires
For the purposes of this part, itshall be lawful for any person authorized to enforce
this Bylaw to place an erasable chalk mark on the tread face of a tire on any Vehicle
found parked on any Roadway or City owned parking lot.
5.
EXTRAORDINARYUSE OF HIGHWAYS (Refer to Schedule
"3" for Specified
Penalties)
5.1
5.2
Application
for Permit
5.1.1
Every person who desires to obtain a Permit, included as Schedule
"4-A"
herein, as required inthis Bylaw shall make application therefore in writing to
the City's Engineering Services Department and provide such information as
may be requested
by the issuing authority.
5.1.2
A Permit shall not be valid until it has been signed
by both the General
Manager
of infrastructure and the Chief of Police, and the permit fee has
been paid, pursuant to Section 5.5 herein.
5.1.3
Notwithstanding
the above, the City may also choose to utilize internal or
external software, whether online or electronic, to issue Permits.
Permit Required
for Overweight
Vehicle
5.2.1
Overweight
Restrictions
No person shall operate, or allow the operation of, a Vehicle on any Highway,
other than
48 Avenue
(Highway 13) or 68 Street
and Camrose
Drive
(Provincial Highway 13A) or the Camrose
Industrial Zone within the City, it
such Vehicle is in excess of the weight limitsestablished by the TrafficSafety
Act Commercial Vehicle Dimension and Weight Regulation, as amended
from time to time, without having first obtained from the City a Permit to do
SO.
5.2.2
Permits
The General Manager of Infrastructure
may issue Permits forthe operation of
Heavy Vehicles or auto carriers on Highways otherthan
those designated as
truck routes as specified in Schedule
"2-A" hereof and in so doing may
specify such conditions, as amended, necessary
with respect to the safety of
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5.6
5.7
No person shall operate, or allow the operation of, a Vehicle on any Roadway
within the City, other than 48 Avenue (Provincial Highway 13) or within the
Camrose
industrial Zone, when the width ofthe Vehicle and/or load exceeds
the limits prescribed inthe Traf?c SafetyActCommerciai
Vehicle Dimension
and Weight Regulation, as amended
from time to time, without having first
obtained from the City, a Permit to do so.
5.3.2
Over-heightl
Over-length
No person shall operate, or allow the operation of, a Vehicle on any Roadway
within the City other than 68 Street and Camrose
Drive (Provincial Highway
13A) or within the Camrose
Industrial Zone when the height or length of the
Vehicle and/or load exceeds
the limits prescribed in the Traffic Safety Act
Commercial Vehicle Dimension and Weight Regulation, as amended
from
time to time, without having first obtained from the City a Permit to do so.
Vehicle
Dimensioning
Restrictions
on Oversize
Vehicle
Routes
Notwithstanding
Sections
402 or 403 herein, no person shall operate,
or allow the
operation of a Vehicle on an approved
route, as outlined in Sections
5.2 and 5.3,
without a Permit when one or more of the dimensions
of the said Vehicle are in
excess
of those values found in Schedule
"2-B"herein.
Fees for Permits
5.5.1
Every person who desires
to obtain a Permit, where required under this
Bylaw, shall pay a fee as prescribed inthe City of Camrose Annual Fees and
Charges
Bylaw.
5.5.2
in addition to the Permit fee, described in the City of Camrose
Annual Fees
and Charges
Bylaw, the said Permit holder shall reimburse the City for any
additional costs incurred by the City as a result of the actions for which the
Permit was obtained.
Permit Offence
Any person who violates any of the conditions contained in a Permit issued pursuant
to this Bylaw, or who fails to obtain a Permit where required by this Bylaw, shall be
guilty of an offence.
Failure to Produce
Permit
Any person who is the authorized holder of a Permit where required by this Bylaw,
shall carry such a Permit with them while engaged
in that activity and shall produce
the permit to a Peace
Officer on demand.
Any person who fails to produce said
Permit willbe subject to a Fine as enumerated
in Schedule
"3"herein.
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AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS
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General
Manager
of Infrastructure
The General
Manager
of Infrastructure
is hereby
authorized
to undertake
the
following duties and responsibilities under this Bylaw:
6.2.1
Load Limits
Prescribe
load
limits on Roadways
in the
event
of unfavorable
road
conditions and on any bridge and arrange for the necessary
placement
of
signs to notify the motoring public.
6.2.2
Permits
for Extraordinary
Use of Highways
Issue "Extraordinary Use of Highway Permits" and establish such conditions
as they deem necessary
to ensure the protection of persons
and property
and without the undue interference
to the flow of Pedestrians
and traffic.
6.2.3
Temporary
Speed
Limits
Designate temporary maximum speed limits in respect to any Highway under
construction or repair, or in a state of disrepair, or during a special event.
6.2.4
Temporary
Signs
for Snow
Removal
and Street
Cleaning
Cause moveable signs to be placed on or near a Roadway to restrict parking
to facilitate snow cleaning, street cleaning, or other Public Works operations.
6.2.5
Traffic Control
Devices
Prescribe
the location and placement
of every Traffic Control Device and
traffic control signal inthe City and shall keep a record of such locations and
placements;
such records to be available to the public for inspection during
normal business
hours.
7.
AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICERS (Refer to Schedule
"3" for Specified
Penalties)
7.1
Impoundment
of Vehicle
and Release
7.1.1
Any Peace Officer is hereby authorized to remove and impound, or cause to
be removed and impounded any Vehicle or Trailer, parked on any Roadway,
parked in contravention of any provision of this Bylaw.
7.1.2
Any Vehicle impounded under this Section may be released to the owner or
his agent upon proof that any charges
or costs imposed for towing and/or
storage
have been paid.
7.2
Removal
of Vehicle
for City Purposes
7.2.1
Any Peace
Officer of the City of Camrose
is hereby authorized to remove or
cause to be removed, any Vehicle or Trailer, legally parked on any Roadway
which may interfere with public works operations being carried on bythe City.
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7.3.1
A Peace
Officer
may place
in or upon
any Vehicle
found
parked
in
contravention of this Bylaw, a notice in the form prescribed by the Lieutenant
Governor in Council, to be known as a Parking Tag.
7.3.2
A Bylaw Enforcement
Officer may issue a notice in the form prescribed by
the Lieutenant Governor in Council, to be known as a Parking Tag, for any
contravention of Section 4 of this Bylaw.
Parking
Tag Not Paid
in the event that a Parking Tag is not paid within seven days (7) of the issuance
thereof, a Peace Officer may lay an information with respect to the alleged breach for
which the Parking Tag was issued.
Seizure
7.5.1
A Peace Officer may seize any Bicycle, Micro--mobi|ityDevice, or any similar
device, that is operated,
parked or left in contravention ofthis Bylaw and such
device, may be impounded for a period not exceeding
sixty (60) days.
7.5.2
Any Bicycle, Micro-mobility Device, or any similar device that has been
impounded
may be redeemed
by the owner at the end of the impounded
period upon payment to the City of a storage fee as enumerated
in Schedule
"3"herein.
7.5.3
Any Bicycle Micro--Mobi|ityDevice, or any similar device, which has been
impounded and not redeemed
by the owner withinsixty (60) days ofthe date
of expiration of the period of impoundment, shall become the property ofthe
City.
8.
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1
8.2
Visibility at Intersection
No owner or occupant of any land within the City shall allow any hedge or shrub or
tree or fence or sign or a structure or thing located thereon, within 4.6 meters of a
Roadway intersection, to be of such a height as to interfere withthe good visibilityof
any person using the Roadway adjacent to such land.
Notice to Remedy
Visibility
8.2.1
The General Manager of Infrastructure, or anyperson appointed by them to
act in their stead, may by written notice, require any person who contravenes
Section 8.1 herein to remedy the condition within ten (10) days and ifsuch
person fails to comply with said notice, the General Manager of infrastructure
may direct employees or agents ofthe City to enter any property and remedy
such
condition and charge
the cost of the work done
to the owner
or
occupant
as a debt due and owing the City.
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Hitch-Hiking
Except in cases
of City--approved public or private transit service, no person shall
stand upon or walk along a Highway for the purposes
of soliciting a ride from the
driver of any Vehicle.
8.4
Obstruction
of Sidewalks
No person shall, without a Permit, place any object on a municipal Sidewalk which
willimpede the progress of Pedestrian
safety.
8.5
Highway Signslconstruction
SignslBarricades
No person shall tamper with or remove any construction sign, Highway sign or any
barricades
without first obtaining
authorization
from the General
Manager
of
Infrastructure
or their designate.
8.6
Construction
andlor
Maintenance
Construction or maintenance Vehicles, Trailers and equipment are exempt from the
provisions of this Bylaw with respect to parking, stopping and oversize restrictions if
required for, and participating in, construction of maintenance
on municipal right of
way and a Traffic Safety Plan is in place which has been approved by the General
Manager of lnfrastructure.
9.
PENALTIES
9.1
Speed
Penalty
The penalties provided by the Traffic Safety Act, relating to speed violations shall
apply herein.
9.2
General
Penalty
Except as otherwise provided herein, any person who contravenes
any provision of
this Bylaw is guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on Summary
Conviction to a fine
of not less
than
two hundred
($200.00)
dollars or more than
one thousand
($1,000.00)
dollars and in default
of payment to be imprisoned for a term not
exceeding
sixty (60) days.
9.3
Specified
Penalties
Every person
who contravenes
any provision of this Bylaw, as enumerated
in
Schedule
"3" herein,
is guilty of an offence
and shall be liable on Summary
Conviction to the penalty specified therein for such offence and indefault of payment
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
sixty (60) days.
9.4
Penalty
in Lieu
9.4.1
Notwithstanding any other provisions for penalties, a Peace
Officer may, in
a breach of this Bylaw, issue a
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9.5
9.6
9.7
specified thereon and, in the event, that such penalty is not paid within seven
(7) days, a Peace Officer may thereafter lay an Informationwith respect to the
breach for which said form or notice was issued.
9.4.3
When a voluntary penalty ticket is issued by a Peace
Officer for an offence
which is not enumerated in Schedule
"3"herein, the monetary penalty shall
be the minimum fine that may be imposed
under the Section
9.2 of this
Bylaw.
Traffic Ticket Summons
A Peace Officer may, in lieu of laying an information with respect to an offence under
this Bylaw, issue
a ticket in the form prescribed by the Lieutenant
Governor
in
Council and the provisions of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, Chapter P-34,
RSA 2000, and all amendments
thereto, respecting the issuance
of said ticket shall
apply herein.
Owner
Responsible
The owner of a motor Vehicle or Trailer which is involved in any contravention ofthis
Bylaw, is guilty of an offence unless the owner proves to the satisfaction of thejudge
that at the time of the offence, the motor Vehicle or Trailer was not being driven or
was not parked or left by the owner or by any other person with the ownersconsent,
expressed
or implied.
Certificate
Prima Facie Proof
9.7.1
In a prosecution under this Bylaw or any order made under this Bylaw, a
certificate purporting to be issued and signed
by an inspector
under the
Weights and Measures Act (Canada) and bearing a date not more than one
year either before or after the date of the offence charged, shall be admitted
in evidence
as prima facie proof of the facts stated in the certificate without
proof of the signature or official character ofthe person signing the certificate.
9.7.2
Notwithstanding
Subsection
9.7.1, in a prosecution
under this Bylaw, a
certificate purportedly signed by a Peace Officer or a person appointed by the
Weights and Measures Board stating:
9.7.2.1 That the weight was measured on a portable scale of either:
9.7.2.1.1
the gross weight of:
a)
a Public Vehicle, or
b)
a combination of Vehicles and the load being carried
thereby,
Oi"
9.7.2.1.2
The gross axle weight transferred
to the road through any
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shall be admitted in evidence as prima facie proof of the facts stated therein
without proof of the signature
or official character
of the person signing the
certificate.
10. EFFECTIVE DATE
10.1
This Bylaw shall come into effect on the date of final passing thereof and Bylaw
3274-23 is hereby rescinded.
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11. LIST OF SCHEDULES
11.1
Schedule
1
-- Speed Limits
11.2
Schedule
2--A
-- Truck Routes
11.3
Schedule
2-B
-- Vehicle Dimension Restrictions on Specified Routes
11.4
Schedule
2~C
--- Camrose
Industrial Zone
11.5
Schedule
3
-- Schedule
of Specified Penalties
11.6
Schedule
4--A--rExtraordinary Use of Highways Permit
READ a FIRST time in COUNCIL this E]
day of AUGUST, A.D. 2023.
MAYOR
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ACTING CITY MANAGER
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READ a SECOND time in COUNCIL this 2_§*_"day of AUGUST, A.D. 2023.
ACTING CITY MANAGER
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READ a THIRDtime and FINALLY PASSED InCOUNCIL this g§t_hday of AUGUST, A.D.
2023.
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MAYOR
ACTING CITY MANAGER
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- SCHEDULE "1"---SPEED LIMITS
(Referred to in Section 3.2)
No Person shall drive on any City Roadway in excess of the speed limits listed in Schedules "1--A"though "1--
G", as outlined below.
SCHEDULE "1-A"
SPEED LIMIT
-- 20 KM/HR
1.
No person shall drive a Vehicle on any Alley in the City at a speed exceeding 20 km/hr.
2.
No person shall operate a Micro--mobilitydevice on a sidewalk or paved trail at a speed exceeding 20
km/hr.
SCHEDULE "1-B"
SPEED LIMIT
--- 30 KM/HR
1.
For north and south bound traffic on 38A Street between the North service road along 48 Avenue and
48A Avenue.
For north and south bound traffic on 50 Street between 48 Avenue and 51 Avenue.
For east and west bound traffic on 39 Avenue between Parkview Drive and 53 Street.
For east and west bound traffic on 44 Avenue between 55 Street and 56 Street.
For east and west bound traffic on 45 Avenue between 53 Street and 56 Street.
For north and south bound traffic on 56 Street between 44 Avenue and 45 Avenue.
For north and south bound traffic on 55 Street between 44 Avenue and 45 Avenue.
For north and south bound traffic on 54 Street between 45 Avenue and 46 Avenue.
.
For east and west bound traffic on 47A Avenue between 38 Street and 41 Street.
0.
For east and west bound traffic on 48A Avenue between 38A Street and 41 Street.
1.
Within designated playground or school zones, during the hours when these zones are in effect.
SCHEDULE "1-C"
SPEED LIMIT
-- 50 KM/HR
1.
The maximum speed limiton all Roadways inthe City of Camrose
is 50 km/hr unless otherwise specified
in this Bylaw.
SCHEDULE "1-D"
SPEED LIMIT
--- 60 KM/HR
1.
For north and south bound traffic on Exhibition Drive (Range Road 201) between Camrose
Drive and
Highway 26.
2.
For north and south bound traffic on 39 Street between the North % line of S.E. 27--46--20~W4M
to the
North 'Aline of S.E. 11-47--20--W4at the north City Limits.
For east and west bound traffic on Camrose
Drive from 68 Street, to a point 0.4 km east of 50 Street.
For north and south bound traffic on 68 Street from 48 Avenue south to Township Road 464.
For north and south bound traffic on 68 Street between 48 Avenue north to the South 'Alineof S.E. 9-47-
20--W4M.
For north and south bound traffic on Parkview Drive from 39 Avenue south to Camrose
Drive.
For east and west bound traffic on 48 Avenue from a point 0.12 km west of 68 Street to a point 0.15 km
Street,
2izE
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SCHEDULE "1-E"
SCHEDULE "1-F"
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
SPEED LIMIT
--- 70 KMIHR
For east and west bound traffic on 48 Avenue from a point 0.33 km east of Range Road 204/205
to a
point 0.15 km west of 73 Street.
For east and west bound traffic on 48 Avenue from a point 25m east of Highway 26 to ExhibitionDrive.
For east and west bound traffic on Highway 13 from Exhibition Drive to a point 0.41 km east of Exhibition
Drive.
SPEED LIMIT
-- 80 KMIHR
For north and south bound traffic on Exhibition Drive (Range Road 201) from Camrose
Drive to the South
'Aline of NW. 25-46--20--W4at the south City Limits.
For north and south bound traffic on 50 Street from Camrose
Drive to Township Road 463.
For north and south bound traffic on 53 Street from the north City Limitssouth to the South 'Aline ofthe
S.E. 10--47--20--W4.
For east and west bound traffic on 'Camrose Drive from Highway 13 to a location 0.4 km east of 50
Street.
For east and west bound traffic on Township Road 463 from Range Road 203 to Range Road 202 at the
east City Limits.
For North and South bound traffic on Range Road 201 (39 Street) from 0.51 km south of the North 'Aline
of S.E. 11--47--20~W4M
to the North 'Aline of S.E. 11--47~20--W4M
at the north City Limits.
For north and south bound traffic on Range Road 202 (39 Street) from the North 'Alineof S.E. 27-46-20
W4M to the South 'Aline of N.E. 15~46--20--W4M
at the south City Limits.
For north and south bound traffic on Range Road 200 from Highway 26 to Township Road 471 at the
north City Limits.
For east and west bound traffic on Township Road 471 from Range Road 200 to a point 0.4 km east of
the CNR right of way.
For north and south bound traffic on Range Road 200 (Driedmeat Lake Road) from Highway 13 to the
South 'Aline of N.E. 25-46~20--W4i\/Iat the south City Limits.
For east and west bound traffic on Township Road 464 from 0.48 km west of 50 Street to Range Road
202 at the east City Limits.
For north and south bound traffic on Range Road 203 from Township Road 463 to the South 'Aline of
N.W. 15--46--20~W4M
at the south City Limits.
For north and south bound traffic on Range Road 204 (68 Street) from Township Road 464 to the South
'Aline of 21--46~20~W4Mat the south City Limits.
.
For north and south bound traffic on Range Road 203 (68 Street) from the South 'Aline of S.E. 9-47-20-
W4M to the North 'Aline of S.E. 9--47--20-W4Mat the north City Limits.
For east and west bound traffic on Township Road 464 from 68 St to Range Road 205 at the west City
Limits.
For north and south bound traffic on Range Road 205 from 48 Avenue (Highway 13) to Township Road
464 at the south City Limits.
For north and south bound traffic on Range Road 204 from 48 Avenue (Highway 13) to the North 'Aline
of S.E. 5-47-20~W4M at the north City Limits.
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2.
For east and west bound traffic on Highway 13 from 0.41 km east of Exhibition Drive to Range Road 200
at the east City Limits.
3.
For east and west bound traffic on Highway 26 from a point 0.45 km east of the Highway 26 I 48 Avenue
intersection to the East 'Aline of NW 36--46--20--W4M
at the east City Limits
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SCHEDULE "2-A"
-- TRUCK ROUTES
(Referred to in Section 3.8)
Avenues:
a
Township Road 463 from Range Road 203 to Range Road 202 at the east City Limits
-
Township Road 464 from 68 St to Range Road 205 at the west City Limits
-
Township Road 464 from 0.48 km west of 50 Street to Range Road 202 at the east City Limits
-
Camrose
Drive from Highway 13 to 68 Street
0
Marier Drive from 53 Street to 68 Street
-
48 Avenue / Highway 13 and the service roads paralleling 48 Avenue from the east City Limits to the
west City Limits
-
48A Avenue from 51 Street to 53 Street
-
Highway 26 from the east City Limits to 48 Avenue
-
49 Avenue from 48 Street to 51 Street
-
50 Avenue from 66 Street to 68 Street
-
51 Avenue from 39 Street to 53 Street
o
52 Avenue from 56 Street to 53 Street
0
54 Avenue from 39 Street to 53 Street
-
Airport Road from 47 Street to the Camrose Airport parking lot
-
Township Road 471 from Range Road 200 to the CNR right of way
Streets:
0
Range Road 200 (Driedmeat Lake Road) from Highway 13 to the South 'Aline of N.E.25-46-20-W4M at
the south City Limits
-
Exhibition Drive (Range Road 201) from the south City Limits to Highway 26
-
Range Road 200 from Highway 26 to Township Road 471 at the north City Limits.
-
39 Street (Range Road 202/201) from the south City Limits to the north City Limits
o
46 Street from 48 Avenue to 51 Avenue
-
47 Street from 52 Avenue to Airport Road
o
48 Street from 48 Avenue to 52 Avenue
-
49 Street from 49 Avenue to 51 Avenue
-
50 Street from Township Road 463 to 48 Avenue
o
51 Street from 48 Avenue to 51 Avenue
-
53 Street from Marier Drive to 48 Avenue
-
53 Street from 48A Avenue to the north City Limits
o
Range Road 203 from Township Road 463 to the south City Limits
0
Parkview Drive from Camrose
Drive to Marier Drive
o
66 Street from 48 Avenue north to 50 Avenue
-
68 Street (Range Road 204/203) from the south City Limits to the north City Limits
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SCHEDULE "2--B"
--
VEHICLE DIMENSION RESTRICTIONS ON SPECIFIED ROUTES
(Referred to in Section 5.4)
In addition to any Permits which may be required for oversized Vehicles, pursuant to Sections 5.2 or 5.3
herein, Permits must be obtained for Vehicles traveling on the following routes ifone or more of the
dimensions of the Vehicle are in excess
of those limits outlined below:
1.
For 48 Avenue
(?ghway
13);
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Maximum allowable width without Permit
6.5 metres wide
2.
For 68 Street I Camrose
Drive (Highwa_3?3_A)_:
-
Maximum allowable height without Permit
6.0 metres high
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SCHEDULE "2-C"
-- CAMROSE INDUSTRIALZONE
(Referred to in Section 2.17)
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SCHEDULE "3"
-- SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIED PENALTIES
(Referred to in Section 9.3)
OFFENCE
Passing On Bridge
Maximum Weight On Bridge
Securing Loads
Metal Spikes, Lugs or Cleats and Studded Tires
Heavy Vehicle Off Truck Route
Unload or Load Auto Carrier
Engine Retarder Brakes
Riding on Roadway
Ambulance and Fire Driveways
Restricted Parking
Emergency
Exits
Passenger
Loading
Commercial Loading
Disabled Persons
Parking
Disabled Persons Loading Zone
Stop for Passengers
Park in Alley/Obstruct Alley
Time Limit Parking
Unattached Trailer
Reserved Taxis
Obstruct Traffic
Heavy Vehicle Parking
-- Residential District
Recreational Vehicle Parking
-- Residential District
Parking Fire Lanes
Angle Parking over 6.3 Metres
Temporary Signs
Bicycle Parking
Separate
Parking Offence
Failure to Obtain Permit
Permit Offence
Failure to Produce Permit
Storage Fee of Seized Bicycle,
Micro--mobilityDevice or any similar device
Visibilityat Intersection
Hitch Hiking
SECTION
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.7.1, 3.7.2
3.8.1
3.10
3.11
3.13
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
5.2.1, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.4
5.6
5.7
7.5.2
8.2
8.3
PENALTY
$
50.00
$ 200.00
$150.00
$ 200.00
$ 100.00
$
50.00
$ 100.00
$
20.00
$100.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$100.00
$100.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$150.00
$100.00
$ 30.00
$ 50.00
$ 30.00
$ 50.00
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
$
50.00
$
20.00
$ 100.00
$
50.00
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SCHEDULE "4-A"
-- EXTRAORDINARY USE OF HIGHWAYS PERMIT
(Referred to in Section 5.1)
CITY OF CAMROSE
---
Phone:
(780) 672-4428
5204-50 Avenue.Camrose_
AB T4V D58 --
Fax: (780) 672-6316
ENGINEERING DEPARIMEIT
Email: ewinm .mm
EXTRAORDINARYUSE OF HIGHWAYS PERMITNO.
APPLICATIOR:
Name
Company
I Organization
Address
Phone: Bus.
Date of Appfaca?on
Phons
R5.
DESCRIPTION: EXTRAORDINARYUSE OF HIGHWAYS
Purpose
Vetiicie Description
Mare
Ya:
mum: us.
Pmmoe
Size orVehicle
Height
Weight
El1dA'O<I'
Load:
Width
No. of A3695
Driver of Vexicle
Op. Lie Ho.
an namean Aeneas
Applécantfs
Siqnarmre
FERIMT:
Permissiun is hereby granted to the Applicant fortine Extraordinary
Use at Highways farthe purpose as noted above and is
sutgect tn the {elbowingrxmd?inns:
1. Locaziortmoute
2 Permit Vaiid for Period:
to
omeanonme
Dmeanamre
3. The App?cant shall contact the following companies for permission it the purpose ofthis pemit involves the crossing over and
imderthe
fac?hies
as noted bémtr:
a) Telephone
LinaIPoies
--
b) Paws
Lines'PoIes -
c) Trai?c Signslsignalslsidewalksl?oadovayslfrees
- City of Cammse, Engineering
Dept.
d) R&§t£IZy (kossings
-- Canadian
National andlor Canadian Paci?c
e) Cable TV
--
4. Any or all damages
to public or private pruperty shalt be the responsbié?ty
of the Applicant.
5. This pmnir. or:
copy thereof. must be in the possession oleach
operator
of eadri vehicle requiring a parnit.
and each
operatnraf
each vehicle shall produce this permftto a Peace O?iceron
demand.
6. The Appslicantshal emure and be responsible for 11 necessary
precautions
to protect the public during the term of this permit.
and wimom restricting the generality of the foregoing. shall include:
:1 Erec?onof?ags
orFlar-5
I: Flagme-n-Dérec£VehicutarTra£?c
U Erec?on ofFlasrrinuLight
l:I Flagmen
-- Direct Pedestrian Tral?c
D Erea?on of Barricades
I! Use of Pilot Vehicle
D Erec?on of Warning
Signs
ll Placement
of plants. ?res or o?ta
material me!
E! Noti?cation in Camrose
City Police
roadway. sidewak,
boulevard or part:
when Extraordinary Use at Highways begins
D Po?oe Escort required
7. Otherconditiura'
(SpeciI'y)
8. This Permit 605
not relieve tbeApplicant
fmrn obtaining any other permits required under any Fe-deal. Prrwirseialat
MunicipalStatute or any City of Cammse
Bylaw.
0. This Permitis not valid unless signed by the City Engineer and the Chief ofPolice.
APPUCAHVSDECLARATION:
Ihearby make application to the Cityof Cammse for an EXTRAORDINARYUSE OF HIGHWAYPERI!!!' for the purposes as
described above.
Shouid this application be apprmred. I am aware that I mm'! abide by the conditions ofthis perrni: and that
violation ofsuch oom§tion(s)
may resmtin the canoe?a?on of sameand
pmseoution for my or all such violations. I furlher agree
that I willindemnify and save harmless the City of Camrose in the eventafany
legal adieu or suit being commenced against the
Cityofcammse
duetonegligenceonmypanunderthetemts
ofthis pem?t.
Representing
8|gtIz!lrEOf}pp1B'I!
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Date o(Appllt'.£Ilm