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Town of Coaldale
Traffic Control Bylaw 843-R-03-22
June 27, 2022
BYLAW 843-R-03-22
TOWN OF COALDALE
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
BEING A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF COALDALE TO
REGULATE AND CONTROL TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF
DANGEROUS GOODS
WHEREAS by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by the Traffic Safety Act and the
Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act, the Council of the Town of
Coaldale may pass a Bylaw providing for the regulation and control of vehicle, animal
and pedestrian traffic;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Coaldale, in the Province of Alberta, deems
it expedient to pass such a Bylaw;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Coaldale duly assembled hereby
enacts as follows:
1.
TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Traffic Control Bylaw".
2.
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
a.
Alley means a narrow highway intended chiefly to give access to the rear of
buildings and parcels of land.
b.
Bicycle means any cycle propelled by human power on which a person can
ride, regardless of the number of wheels it may have.
c.
Boulevard means:
i.
That part of a highway that is not roadway; and
ii.
That part of a sidewalk that is not especially adapted to the use or
ordinarily used by pedestrians.
d.
Chief Administrative Officer means the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
or Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of the Town.
e.
Council means the elected officials forming the municipal council of the
Town.
f.
Crosswalk means
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i.
That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the
connection of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the
highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from
the edge of the roadway, or
ii.
Any part of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly
indicated for pedestrian crossing by signs or by line or other markings
on the road surface.
g.
Curb means the actual curb, if there be one, and should there be no curb in
existence, shall mean the division of a highway between that part thereof
intended for the use of vehicles and that part thereof intended for the use of
pedestrians.
h.
Dangerous Goods means any product, substance, or organism specified in
the regulations pursuant to the Dangerous Goods Transportation Handling
Act, RSA 2000, Chapter D-4, or included by its nature in any of the classes
listed in said regulations.
i.
Engine Brake means a device used in a truck or truck tractor to slow or
brake the said vehicles by means of closing the exhaust valves on the
engine of the said vehicles, or other similar devices.
j.
Fire Chief means the Fire Chief for the Town of Coaldale and/or his
designate.
k.
Heavy Vehicle means a motor vehicle, alone or together with any trailer,
semi-trailer, or other vehicle being towed by the motor vehicle with a
registration gross weight of 5,000 kilograms or more and/or exceeding 11.0
metres in total length.
Notwithstanding the above, a public passenger vehicle shall be deemed to
be excluded from the definition of a "heavy vehicle" for the purpose of
Section 8(a) - Designated Truck Routes.
l.
Highway means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway,
alley, driveway, viaduct, lane, square, bridge, causeway, trestle-way or other
place, whether publicly or privately owned, any part of which the public is
ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the passage or parking of vehicles
and includes:
i.
A sidewalk (including a boulevard portion thereof)
ii.
Where a ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with a roadway, the ditch;
and
iii.
Where a highway right of way is contained within fences or between a
fence and one side of a roadway all the land between the fences or all
the land between the fence and edge of the roadway as the case may
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be but does not include a place declared within this bylaw not to be a
highway.
m.
Intersection means the area embraced within the prolongation or
connection of:
i.
The lateral curb lines or, if none,
ii.
The exterior edges of the roadways of two or more highways which
join one another at an angle whether or not one highway crosses the
other.
n.
Loading Zone means a portion of a highway marked with a traffic control
device or marking permitting parking therein for a period necessary to load
or unload goods.
o.
Motor Vehicle means
i.
A vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power, or
ii.
A moped, but does not include a bicycle, a power bicycle, an aircraft,
an implement of husbandry or a motor vehicle that runs only on rails.
p.
Off-Highway Vehicle means any motorized mode of transportation built for
cross-country travel on land, water, snow, ice or marsh or swamp-land or on
other natural terrain and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
includes, when specifically designed for such travel.
q.
Owner with respect to a vehicle:
means the person who owns a vehicle and includes any person renting a
vehicle or having the exclusive use of a vehicle under a lease that has a
term of more than 30 days or otherwise having the exclusive use of a
vehicle for a period of more than 30 days.
r.
Parade or Procession means the assembly of more than ten persons or
ten vehicles utilizing a highway but does not include funeral processions or
military exercises provided such funeral processions or military exercises
are being carried out pursuant to the provisions of the Traffic Safety Act.
s.
Parking Stand means a portion of the highway set apart by the Town as a
place where a vehicle may be parked and where the context requires,
including a parcel, lot or place set apart for the public parking of vehicles.
t.
Passenger Loading Zone means a space or section of a highway marked
with a traffic control device or marking permitting parking therein for a period
necessary to load or unload passengers.
u.
Peace Officer means:
i.
a police officer under the Police Act;
ii.
a member of a police service under the Police Act;
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iii.
a peace officer appointed under the Peace Officer Act;
iv.
a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
v.
Pedestrian means a person afoot, a person in a wheelchair or a person
operating a motorized scooter designed for mobility-challenged persons.
w.
Playground Zone means:
That portion of a highway identified as a playground zone by a traffic control
device in the manner prescribed by regulations which,
i.
begins at the point where there is a traffic control device
indicating the playground zone or the commencement playground
zone, and
ii.
ends at the point where there is a traffic control device
indicating a greater rate of speed or the end of the zone.
x.
Private Passenger Vehicle means a vehicle used solely for personal
transportation:
i.
Including the transportation of goods which are the property of the
Owner and intended for the use or enjoyment of the Owner or
members of their household; but
ii.
Not including the transportation of goods in connection with any line of
business except that of a salesman conveying cases or display goods
which are not for delivery or re-sale.
y.
Public Vehicle means a vehicle operated on a highway for the
transportation of:
i.
Passengers.
ii.
Goods; or
iii.
The vehicle itself but does not include private passenger vehicle.
z.
Roadway means that portion of a highway intended for vehicular traffic.
aa.
Sidewalk means that part of a highway especially adapted for the use of or
ordinarily used by pedestrians and includes that part of a highway between
the curb line (or the edge of the roadway, where there is no curb line) and
the adjacent property line, whether or not paved or improved.
bb.
Sign means any sign as defined in the Land Use Bylaw 677-P-04-13
cc.
Special Event means any gathering or event taking place in the Town of
Coaldale on roadways or public land including walks/runs, fundraising
events, car shows, block parties, festivals and any activity undertaken by
one or more persons which may limit access to Coaldale roadways or public
land.
dd.
Town means the municipal corporation of the Town of Coaldale, in the
province of Alberta or where the context requires a duly authorized official of
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the municipal corporation of the Town of Coaldale or where the context
requires the area that is contained in the boundaries of the Town of
Coaldale.
ee.
Trailer means a vehicle so designated that it may be attached to or drawn
by a vehicle and intended to transport property or persons and includes any
trailer that is designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living
abode or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, but does not
include machinery or equipment used in the construction or maintenance of
highways.
ff.
Traffic Control Device means any sign, signal, marking, or device whether
manually, electrically or mechanically operated placed, marked or erected
under the authority of this bylaw for the purpose of regulating, warning or
guiding traffic.
gg.
Vehicle means a device in, on or by which a person or thing may be
transported or drawn on a highway and includes a combination of vehicles
but does not include a mobility aid.
3.
SPEED LIMITS
a.
On any day no driver shall drive a vehicle within a playground zone at a
greater rate of speed than 30 kilometres per hour between the hours of 7:30
am and 9:00 pm.
b.
The Town shall cause signs to be posed indicating a greater or lesser speed
for vehicles than that prescribed by the Act or indicating that the prescribed
speed limit has ceased to apply.
c.
No person shall drive a vehicle in an alley at a greater speed than 20
kilometres per hour.
d.
The Town may post signs along a highway under construction or repair or in
a state of disrepair to fix a maximum speed limit applicable to all vehicles or
to any class or classes of vehicles traveling over any part of the highway.
4.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
a.
The Town may prescribe where Traffic Control Devices are to be located,
including Traffic Control Devices restricting the speed of vehicles.
b.
The Town shall place Traffic Control Devices at such locations and may
from time to time alter the location for the following purposes:
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i.
To divide the surface of a highway into traffic lanes marked by solid or
broken lines;
ii.
To prohibit "U" turns at intersections;
iii.
To prohibit left-hand turns or right-hand turns;
iv.
To designate a roadway or portion thereof as a one-way street;
v.
To designate school zones and playground zones;
vi.
To designate a truck route;
vii.
To control entry to a highway by means of a "stop" sign or "yield" sign;
viii.
To designate a crosswalk;
ix.
To designate parking stands for use of any particular class of vehicle;
x.
To close or restrict the use of any highway, subway, bridge or
overpass or any part of any highway, subway, bridge or overpass
either as to the full width thereof or as to part of the width thereof with
respect to any class or classes of vehicles or with respect to any class
or classes of pedestrians;
xi.
To prohibit, restrict or regulate the parking of vehicles or any particular
class of vehicles on any highway or other public place or any portion
thereof during such hours as may be determined;
xii.
To designate and mark guidelines for angle or parallel parking on any
highway or other public place or any portion thereof.
c.
The Town shall cause a record to be kept of the location of all Traffic Control
Devices, which record shall be open to public inspection during normal
business hours.
d.
Notwithstanding any provision of this bylaw, all Traffic Control Devices
placed, erected, or marked in the Town prior to the passing of this bylaw
shall be deemed to be duly authorized Traffic Control Devices until altered
pursuant to the provisions of the bylaw.
5.
SPECIAL EVENTS, PARADES AND PROCESSIONS
a.
Any person desiring to hold a special event, parade, or procession within the
Town on public lands shall at least thirty days prior to the time they desire to
hold the same, make an application to the Town, Community Services
Department, for a Special Events Permit in the form provided by the Town.
b.
The Town may issue a Special Events Permit or, for any reason which
appears to be proper may refuse to issue a Special Events Permit. In the
case of a refusal, an applicant has a right to appeal to the Town.
c.
No person shall hold or take in any Parade or Procession unless a Special
Events Permit has been issued for said Special Event, Parade or
Procession by the Town.
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d.
Where a Special Events Permit has been issued pursuant to this section,
the Community Services Manager or designate, shall:
i.
Fix the hour and route of the Special Event Parade or Procession
ii.
Give such directions to the applicants in regard to such Special Event
Parade or Procession as in the opinion of the Community Services
Manager or designate will prevent any necessary or unreasonable
obstruction of a highway and tend to prevent a breach of peace.
iii.
Make the necessary arrangements for the proper policing of the
highways in connection with such Special Event, Parade or
Procession; and
iv.
May cause such temporary barriers or Traffic Control Devices as may
be deemed necessary to be erected.
e.
The Town shall establish fees for Special Event Permits, and support
services for Special Events.
f.
An applicant for a Special Event Permit shall pay the applicable application
fee as set out in the Rates and Fees Bylaw, and shall reimburse the Town
for any associated Support Fees levied in accordance with the Rates and
Fees Bylaw.
g.
The Town, the CAO or his designate may at their discretion may waive any
fee associated to a Special Event.
h.
If a funeral procession is in the process of formation or proceeding along
any highway, a Peace Officer may regulate all traffic in the vicinity, and all
persons whether on foot or in vehicles shall obey the order and direction of
said Peace Officer.
i.
Before a funeral procession enters an intersection marked by a stop sign the
first vehicle in the funeral procession shall come to a complete stop in the
manner required by the bylaw and shall not proceed into the intersection
until it is safe to do so. Any vehicle that follows in the funeral procession
may then enter the intersection without stopping provided its headlamps are
alight and four-way emergency flashing lights are activated. The provisions
of this section shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by a
Peace Officer.
j.
No pedestrian nor person driving a vehicle or riding or driving a horse shall:
i.
Break through the ranks of a military or funeral procession; or
ii.
Break through the ranks of an authorized parade or procession; or in
any way obstruct, impede or interfere with the parade or procession.
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6.
FIRES
a.
In case of a fire within the Town, a Peace Officer or member of the fire
department may designate in any manner a line or lines near the location of
the fire beyond which no member of the public shall pass, and no authorized
person whether on foot, on horse or in a vehicle shall cross such line or
lines.
b.
The Chief Officer of the Fire Department or a Peace Officer or any persons
acting under their instructions shall have the right to move or cause to be
moved any vehicle which they may deem necessary to move or have moved
for the purpose of carrying out any emergency duty, work or undertaking of
the Fire Department.
7.
SNOW VEHICLES / OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
a.
No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle as defined in the Traffic
Safety Act on any portion of a highway.
8.
HEAVY VEHICLES
a.
No person shall operate a heavy vehicle on a highway other than a highway
designated as a truck route as per Schedule "A" of this bylaw.
b.
The following do not contravene Section 8(a) of this bylaw if a heavy vehicle
is operated on the shortest route between the premises or location
concerned and the nearest truck route by persons:
i.
Delivering or collecting goods or merchandise to or from the premises
of bonafide customers;
ii.
Travelling to or from the business premises of the owner of the heavy
vehicle;
iii.
Moving a house for which the necessary moving permits have been
issued by the Town;
iv.
Travelling to or from a licensed repair facility for the purpose of
repairing a heavy vehicle;
v.
Pulling a disabled vehicle from a highway prohibited to heavy vehicles;
or
vi.
Driving heavy vehicles engaged in lawful public works or essential
services requiring them by the very nature of such work to deviate
from established truck routes.
c.
A heavy vehicle operated pursuant to Section 8(b) of this bylaw shall not
exceed a speed of thirty kilometres per hour.
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d.
No person shall park a heavy vehicle upon any highway in the Town of
Coaldale, except as listed in areas as outlined in Schedule "A" and where no
other parking prohibition is in place.
e.
Notwithstanding Section 8(d), where a person wants to operate a heavy
vehicle (tractor unit only) off a truck route to their residence and park the unit
on their own property for the purpose of cleaning and re-stocking between
the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm only (no overnight parking permitted), a
permit may be obtained from the Town.
f.
The off-route permit fee will be as specified in the Rates and Fees Bylaw, is
valid for a period of 1 (ONE) calendar year beginning January 1 through
December 31 of any given year and may be pro-rated for any portion of a
given year at the discretion of the Town.
9.
MAXIMUM WEIGHT
a.
For the purpose of this section "Maximum Weight" means:
i.
The maximum weight permitted for a vehicle and load pursuant to the
official registration certificate issued by the Province of Alberta for
such vehicle; or
ii.
If there is no such Official Registration Certificate or Interim
Registration Certificate for the vehicle then combined weight of the
vehicle and the heaviest load that may be carried in accordance with
Commercial Vehicle Weights and Dimension Regulation, the Province
of Alberta Traffic Safety Act and Regulations thereunder;
b.
No person shall drive or have on a highway a vehicle or combination of
attached vehicles with a weight including any load thereon in excess of the
maximum weight.
c.
If in the opinion of a Peace Officer there is a contravention of Section 9(a) of
this bylaw, the Peace Officer may:
i.
require the driver of the vehicle to allow the weight to be measured by
means of a portable scale.
ii.
When a portable scale is used to measure weight under Section 9(a),
A Peace Officer shall advise the driver of the vehicle that the driver
has the right to take the vehicle forthwith to a vehicle inspection station
or other weigh scale that is capable of measuring the weight of the
vehicle on a stationary scale that is certified under the weights and
measures Act (Canada),
iii.
Order the driver or other person in charge or control of the vehicle or
combination of attached vehicles to the nearest adequate weigh scale
to determine the weight of such vehicle or combination of attached
vehicles and load.
iv.
Retain the weigh slip or slips produced at the weigh scale; and
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v.
Require that any load or portion thereof in excess of maximum weight
shall be removed before the vehicle or combination of attached
vehicles is again taken upon a highway.
d.
A weigh slip retained by a Peace Officer pursuant to Section 9(c) of this
bylaw may be submitted as evidence in court and shall be prima facie proof
of the authenticity of the weigh slip, of the particulars thereon, and of the
accuracy of the weigh scale.
e.
A person driving or in charge or control of a vehicle or combination of
attached vehicles shall, when requested by a Peace Officer, produce the
official registration certificate or interim registration certificate issued by the
Province of Alberta indicating the maximum weight for such vehicle or
combination of attached vehicles.
f.
An official registration certificate or interim registration certificate produced
pursuant to Section 9(e) of this bylaw may be submitted in evidence in court
and shall be prima facie proof of the authenticity of such certificate and of
the particulars thereon.
10.
DANGEROUS GOODS
a.
No person shall park a vehicle used primarily for the conveyance of
dangerous goods:
i.
Upon a highway; or
ii.
Upon property within fifteen metres of a building except during the time
such vehicle is necessarily motionless while delivering gasoline or oil
to garages, retail dealers in gas and oil, or residential dwellings.
b.
No person shall operate a vehicle conveying dangerous goods on a highway
other than a highway designated as a dangerous goods truck route as per
Schedule "B" of this bylaw.
c.
Notwithstanding Section 10(b), where a person is required to transport
dangerous goods off a designated dangerous goods route, a Dangerous
Goods Permit, may be issued by the Fire Chief and/or his designate, by
telephoning or writing to:
i.
Coaldale & District Emergency Services, Fire Chief
Box 1571
Coaldale, AB T1M 1N3
Phone (403) 345-1330 or;
ii.
Town of Coaldale
1920 - 17th Street
Coaldale, AB T1M 1M1
Phone (403) 345-1300
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d.
This bylaw shall not apply to the following quantities of dangerous goods
being transported for delivery within the Town:
i.
Dangerous goods for which a placard is not required by the
Dangerous Good Transportation and Handling Act and Regulations;
ii.
Fuel in the tank or tanks of the carrier vehicle, provided the fuel is
carried in permanently mounted tanks with direct lines to the fuel
system of the vehicle; or
iii.
In any case where a special permit is issued by the Fire Chief of the
Town pursuant to this bylaw.
e.
No vehicle transporting dangerous goods shall stop within the Town except:
i.
To load or unload dangerous goods;
ii.
In compliance with a valid permit and/or with directions of a Peace
Officer or Traffic Control Device;
iii.
Due to mechanical failure of the vehicle or an accident involving the
vehicle. If this occurs, the driver must inform the Coaldale
Detachment, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Coaldale and
District Emergency Services of the nature of the dangerous goods; or
iv.
To refuel or repair the vehicle provided the routes to a particular
service station or garage conform to those routes described in this
bylaw.
v.
At a permitted storage location - meaning any area which is at least
25.0 metres away from the nearest residential institutional or assembly
occupancy and is approved by the Fire Chief.
f.
When requested by a Peace Officer, a driver of a vehicle transporting
dangerous goods shall produce:
i.
A bill of lading; or
ii.
A permit issued pursuant to this bylaw; or
iii.
An industrial waste report; or
iv.
Documents indicating the origin and destination of the vehicle and a
description of the dangerous goods.
g.
Documents obtained by a Peace Officer pursuant to Section 10(f) of this
bylaw may be submitted in evidence in Court and shall be prima facie proof
of the authenticity of such documents and the particulars thereon.
11.
PEDESTRIANS
a.
No pedestrian shall cross 20 Avenue from the east-most lateral sidewalk line
at 17 Street to the west-most lateral sidewalk line at 20 Street except at an
intersection.
b.
At a crosswalk at an intersection marked with lines a pedestrian shall cross
either of the intersecting highways of the intersection within the limits of such
lines.
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c.
Where crosswalks are marked in a playground zone, no person shall cross
any street or avenue within a playground zone except within the limits of a
marked crosswalk.
d.
No pedestrian shall be upon a roadway in a manner as impeding or likely to
impede traffic upon such roadway.
e.
No pedestrian shall stand upon or walk along a roadway for the purpose of
soliciting a ride.
f.
No pedestrian shall stand on a highway in such a manner as to annoy or
inconvenience any other person lawfully upon such highway.
g.
No pedestrian shall stand on a highway in such a manner as to obstruct the
entrance to any building.
h.
No person shall stand in a group of three or more person or so near to each
other on a highway as to obstruct the entrance to buildings or to obstruct or
prevent other persons using such a highway and forthwith after the request
has been made by a peace Officer or other person duly authorized to do so,
shall disperse and move away.
i.
Nothing in Section 11(h) of this bylaw shall be construed as prohibiting the
assembly of persons for the purpose of watching a parade or procession
duly authorized by the town.
j.
No person shall race or cause a race upon a roadway unless so authorized
by the Town in writing.
12.
PARKING
a.
No person shall park a public vehicle on a roadway unless the public vehicle
is parked in a specifically designated public vehicle parking area.
b.
Notwithstanding Section 12(a) of this bylaw, no person shall park a public
vehicle on a roadway, parking lane or shoulder portions of a highway
except;
i.
When the public vehicle is incapable of moving under its own power;
ii.
Where some other emergency arises; or
iii.
As is otherwise permitted by this bylaw.
c.
No public vehicle shall remain at a standstill on a highway for longer than
one minute at any place within ten metres of an intersection.
d.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit police vehicles,
ambulances or vehicles engaged in highway repair, maintenance or
inspection work or by employees of the Town or applicable government
agencies in carrying out their work from parking upon a roadway when it is
advisable to do so:
i.
To prevent accidents;
ii.
To give warning of hazards or of persons on the highway;
iii.
To remove injured persons;
iv.
To repair the roadway; or
v.
For similar purposes.
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e.
Section 12(a) of this bylaw does not prohibit the driver of a vehicle of a
public utility from parking the vehicle upon a roadway when it is advisable or
necessary to do so for the purposes of the construction, repair, maintenance
or inspection of public utility facilities adjacent to, along, over or under the
highway.
f.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the driver of a school
bus from parking the school bus on a roadway for the purposes of loading or
unloading passengers if they cannot park off the roadway and still have
suitable space available on the ground for the passengers being loaded or
unloaded.
g.
Unless required or permitted by this bylaw, by the Act, by a Traffic Control
Device, in compliance with the directions of a Peace Officer, or to avoid
conflict with traffic, a driver shall not stop or park his vehicle:
i.
On a sidewalk or boulevard;
ii.
Any part of a crosswalk;
iii.
Within an intersection other than immediately next to the curb in a "T"
intersection;
iv.
At an intersection nearer than five metres to the projection of the
corner property line immediately ahead or immediately to the rear,
except when the vehicle is parked in a space where a parking metre or
other Traffic Control Device indicates parking is permitted;
v.
Within 5.0 metres upon the approach to any stop sign or yield sign;
vi.
Within 5.0 metres of any fire hydrant located at a curb;
vii.
Within 5.0 metres of the point on a curb nearest a fire hydrant;
viii.
Within 1.5 metres of access to a garage, private road, driveway, or
vehicle crossway over a sidewalk;
ix.
Within 5.0 metres of the nearside of a marked crosswalk;
x.
Alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction so as to
obstruct traffic;
xi.
On a bridge or in any subway or approaches thereto;
xii.
At any other place where a Traffic Control Device prohibits parking or
stopping during such times as stopping or parking is so prohibited; or
xiii.
On the roadway side of a vehicle parked or stopped at the curb or
edge of the roadway.
h.
The Town is hereby authorized and empowered to mark portions of
highways where parking is:
i.
Restricted to any particular class or classes of vehicles;
ii.
Prohibited at any time; or
iii.
Restricted to specified time limits on any day of the week.
i.
No person shall park a vehicle for any period of time exceeding the time limit
so designated.
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j.
No person shall park a vehicle other than a vehicle of such class or classes
on the portions of a highway as marked.
k.
No person shall park a vehicle in an alley except for a period of time as may
be reasonably necessary for the loading and unloading of passengers or
goods from the vehicle, provided that a vehicle does not prevent other
vehicles or pedestrians from passing along the alley.
l.
The Town is hereby authorized and empowered to mark portions of
highways as passenger loading zones and loading zones.
m.
Except when loading or unloading passengers, no person shall park or
stand a vehicle for any period of time at:
i.
A passenger loading zone or loading zone;
ii.
A "No Parking" area; or
iii.
The front of a main entrance or doorway of a public building.
n.
No person shall park a vehicle in a loading zone for longer than fifteen
minutes.
o.
No person shall park any trailer (whether designed for occupancy by
persons or for the carrying of property or equipment), upon any highway
unless the said trailer is attached to a vehicle, by which it may be propelled
or drawn and when so attached, the trailer shall be deemed part of the
vehicle and subject to the laws and regulations pertaining to vehicles, except
recreational trailers designed for occupancy by persons, registered in the
Town of Coaldale and parked in front of the Registered Owners residence,
for a maximum of 72 consecutive hours, for the period between Victoria Day
and Thanksgiving Day of any given year.
p.
The Town is hereby authorized and empowered to mark such parts of
highways as may be necessary to provide adequate, safe and convenient
stopping places for buses. The Town may designate and cause to be
marked any such bus stop as a "No Parking" area.
q.
No person shall park a vehicle in a designated bus stop zone other than a
bus that is loading or unloading passengers or goods.
r.
No person shall park a vehicle, other than an authorized vehicle, in any
parking space, upon property owned by the Town where such space has
been reserved by the Town and legibly marked for a vehicle operated by an
employee of the Town.
s.
No person shall park a vehicle upon land owned or controlled by the Town
except in such parts a may be designated with a sign or signs permitting
vehicle parking.
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t.
No person shall angle park a vehicle which exceeds six metres in overall
length upon any highway except such locations as having been designated
and marked by signs permitting such parking.
u.
Where parking guidelines are visible on a roadway no driver shall park a
vehicle except within the limits of the lines designating a parking stand.
v.
No person shall park a vehicle with the side thereof parallel to the curb or
edge of the roadway when angle parking is permitted or required.
w.
No vehicles may be parked at an angle to the curb in a cul-de-sac unless
that vehicle is parked in such a manner as not to interfere with the free flow
of traffic in the cul-de-sac.
x.
No person shall park a vehicle so that the bumper or side of the vehicle is
closer than sixty centimetres to the bumper or side of another vehicle except
where a vehicle is parked in a parallel parking zone.
y.
No person shall park or leave any vehicle on private land or property that
has been clearly marked as such by a sign or signs erected by the owner or
their agent, unless such person has obtained the permission of the owner,
tenant, occupant or person in charge or control of said land or property.
z.
An owner, tenant, occupant or person in charge or control of a private
roadway or property personally satisfied that a vehicle is in violation of
Section 12(y) of this bylaw may report to Coaldale and District Municipal
Enforcement the license number and location of the vehicle. Any person
making such a report to Coaldale and District Municipal Enforcement shall
give their own name and address.
aa.
No person shall park a vehicle in that part of the driveway which lies
between a curb or roadway and the property line which runs parallel to the
said curb or roadway.
bb.
Unless specifically required, permitted, or prohibited by other provisions of
this bylaw, no person shall park any vehicle:
i.
On any highway for a period of more than 72 consecutive hours;
cc.
No person shall park a vehicle or trailer on a highway when such highway or
any portion thereof is being maintained, repaired or working on in any matter
whatsoever, including the removal of snow.
dd.
Any person empowered to enforce the provisions of this bylaw is hereby
authorized to place an erasable chalk mark on the tread face of the tire of a
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parked or stopped vehicle without that person or the Town incurring liability
for doing so.
ee.
In the event that a vehicle or trailer is parked in violation of this bylaw, any
Peace Officer, without liability, may cause such vehicle or trailer to be
removed to a place designated by the Town. The owner of a vehicle or
trailer so moved shall pay to the Town and/or to a contracted operator upon
demand, the cost of removing such vehicle or trailer, storage or other
charges incurred in respect thereof and such cost shall be in addition to any
fine or penalty in respect to any such violation.
ff.
Parallel Parking - when parking on a roadway, a person may only park a
vehicle:
i.
With
(i)
The sides of the vehicle parallel to the curb or edge of the
roadway, and
(ii)
The right wheels of the vehicle not more than 500 millimeters
from the right curb or edge of the roadway, or
ii.
In the case of a one-way highway where parking on either side is
permitted, with
(i)
The sides of the vehicle parallel to the curb or edge of the
roadway,
(ii)
The wheels that are the closest to a curb or edge of the roadway
not more than 500 millimetres from that curb or edge, and
(iii)
The vehicle facing in the direction of travel authorized for the
highway.
gg.
Notwithstanding Section 12(ff), a person may park a motorcycle:
i.
At an angle, other than perpendicular, to the curb or edge of the
roadway, and
ii.
With
(i)
A wheel of the motorcycle not more than 500 millimetres from
the curb or edge of the roadway, and
(ii)
The motorcycle angled in the direction of travel authorized for
the traffic lane that is adjacent to the lane on which the
motorcycle is parked.
hh.
Section 12(ff) does not apply where angle parking is permitted or required.
ii.
No person shall park a vehicle:
i.
Such that the vehicle interferes with the use of a fire or emergency exit
from a building; or
ii.
In the entranceway to a Fire Hall, Police Station, or Hospital.
jj.
A person in charge or control of a garage, service station, or other premises
where repairs or installations are made to vehicles for compensation shall
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not leave or cause or suffer or permit to be left on a highway a vehicle left in
their possession.
kk.
No owner or operator of any vehicle incapable of being moved under its own
power shall cause or permit such vehicle to be parked on a highway.
ll.
Subsection 12(kk) of this bylaw does not apply to a vehicle parked because
of a breakdown or other emergency if the person in charge or control of the
vehicle can establish that they have taken immediate action to arrange for
the removal of the vehicle forthwith.
mm. Where vehicle parking spaces are outlined in paint or by other material
divisions, every driver of any vehicle using same, shall park their vehicle
wholly within the limits of each individual space.
nn.
No person shall permit a vehicle to stand unattended upon a grade or slope
without first having:
i.
Effectively set the brake thereon; and
ii.
Turned the front wheel to the nearest curb or edge of the roadway in
such a manner as to impede any movement of the vehicle.
13.
ACCESSIBLE PARKING
a.
The Town is hereby authorized and empowered to establish such parking
stands as deemed necessary for the exclusive use of disabled persons who
operate or travel by vehicle.
b.
An owner or operator of a vehicle used for the transportation of a disabled
person may apply to the Alberta Registries for a portable placard identifying
the vehicle as being used for the transportation of disabled persons and that
the motor vehicle may be parked in a parking stand for disabled persons.
The placard must be of a minimum size of 85 millimetres by 85 millimetres.
c.
A placard issued pursuant to Section 13(b) of this bylaw, or a placard issued
pursuant to similar provision outside the Province of Alberta, or a license
plate issued to the vehicle, or any bonafide medium which will identify a
vehicle as a vehicle used for the transportation of a handicapped person,
must be displayed on the vehicle, to indicate that the vehicle may be parked
in a parking stand designated by the Town for the use of a handicapped
person.
d.
The operator of a vehicle not identified by a placard issued pursuant to
Section 13(b) of this bylaw shall not stop or park the vehicle in a parking
stand designated by the Town as being for the use of disabled persons.
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14.
TEMPORARILY CLOSING TRAFFIC
a.
In any case where by reason of an emergency or of any special
circumstances the CAO, Fire Chief, Manager of Community Policing or his
designate, may in the public interest close to traffic and pedestrians any
portion of a highway.
15.
REMOVAL AND IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES
a.
A Peace Officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be
removed any vehicle or trailer:
i.
operated or parked in contravention of any provision of this Bylaw;
or
ii.
where emergency conditions may require such removal.
b.
When a vehicle or trailer is removed or caused to be removed pursuant
to Section 15(a) such vehicle or trailer may be removed to a place
designated by the Director, where it will remain until claimed by the
owner thereof or his agent.
c.
No impounded vehicle shall be released to its owner or his agent until
the impounding charge and removal charge on the vehicle have been
paid. The Town is not responsible for impounding, towing or removal
charges.
d.
Notwithstanding anything herein contained, in conjunction with snow
removal, street cleaning or road repair operations, carried on by the
Town employees or contractors, the Town may tow or remove vehicles
from the street being cleaned, cleared or repaired and, without
impounding them, may remove them to an adjacent street, or impound
them as per Section 15(a) and 15(b).
16.
SHOPPING CARTS
a.
Every owner of a business premises shall display therein at a conspicuous
place a sign stating that shopping carts cannot be removed from said
premises or its parking area pursuant to this bylaw.
b.
Every owner of a shopping cart shall have the company name painted,
printed or stamped therein or plainly attached by a plate or similar device so
as to readily identify the ownership of the shopping cart.
c.
No customer or other persons shall remove a shopping cart from any
premises or parking area referred to in this section.
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d.
If Town personnel find a shopping cart abandoned on Town property, they
may take possession of it and store it under Town care and the owner may
recover the said shopping cart on payment of the specified fee in the Rates
and Fees Bylaw.
17.
ELECTRICAL CORDS
a.
No person shall cause an electrical extension cord to be conveyed across a
sidewalk unless the electrical extension cord is:
i.
Conveyed above the surface of the sidewalk at a height of not less
than 2.15 metres;
ii.
Of a grade approved for outdoor use; and
iii.
Supported and conveyed above a sidewalk by a sturdy device of a
nonconductive material not susceptible to wind action.
b.
A Bylaw Officer or Peace Officer may issue an order to remove an electrical
extension cord and portable supporting device.
c.
Upon failure of the owners, Lessees, Tenants or Agents of the owner to
comply with the aforementioned order, A Bylaw Officer or Peace Officer
may:
i.
Enter upon the property immediately to remove the electrical extension
cord and portable supporting device if a hazard exists;
ii.
Within five days of the order enter upon the property to remove the
electrical extension cord and portable supporting device; and
iii.
Charge the cost of the work done to remove the electrical cord and
portable supporting device against the property as taxes due and
owing and collectible in the same manner as taxes.
18.
SNOW ROUTES & STREET CLEANING ROUTES
a.
No person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked on a highway
marked as a snow route.
b.
The Town shall declare a snow route by advertising on radio or by posting
signs.
c.
A snow route shall be in effect for 72 hours unless extended by a further
declaration for another 72 hours.
d.
A vehicle parked on a marked snow route is subject to immediate removal at
the expense of the owner of the vehicle.
e.
No person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked on a highway
designated by the Town as a "Street Cleaning Route".
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f.
The Town shall declare a street cleaning route in effect by advertising on
signs posted on the affected roadways and entrances to the community, and
by posting on the Town's social media web accounts a minimum of 48 hours
prior to commencement of work.
g.
A street cleaning route shall be in effect between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm each
day until street cleaning is completed and the signs have been removed.
h.
A vehicle parked on a signed street cleaning route is subject to immediate
removal at the expense of the owner of the vehicle in addition to any other
sanction specified in this bylaw.
19.
OBSTRUCTION TO VISION
a.
No sign shall be placed in a public road, easement or laneway or sited in
such a manner which causes confusion with or obstructs the vision of any
traffic control sign, signal, light or other traffic device.
b.
No sign shall be located or placed in such a manner that it will create a
traffic hazard
c.
No sign shall be located or placed in such a manner that it will create a
hazard to pedestrians
20.
BICYCLES / SKATEBOARDS
a.
No person over the age of ten years shall ride a bicycle or skateboard on a
sidewalk or boulevard.
b.
No person shall ride a bicycle having a wheel diameter in excess of fifty
centimetres on any sidewalk except where permitted so by a Traffic Control
Device.
c.
No person shall park a bicycle on a sidewalk or boulevard except where
cycle stands are available.
d.
Any recovered or seized bicycle or power cycle becomes the possession of
the Town if unclaimed after 45 days. Bicycles or power cycles shall be
disposed of at the direction of the Manager of Community Policing, by public
auction, donation to local charitable organization or recycling.
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21.
ANIMALS
a.
No animals, except small pets on a leash, shall be ridden, driven or walked
in or on a sidewalk, boulevard, park or any other public place, except for a
roadway or alley.
b.
Section 21(a) of this bylaw shall not apply to rodeos, parades, or other
activities approved in writing by the Town.
c.
A driver or a person in charge of a horse-drawn vehicle on a highway shall
remain upon such vehicle while it is in motion or shall walk beside the horse
drawing such vehicle.
22.
MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES
a.
Every person shall be guilty of an offense who coasts on a highway on a
sled, toboggan or skis.
b.
No person operating a vehicle shall pass or attempt to pass a school bus
with flashing red lights activated.
c.
Every person shall comply with a Traffic Control Device or direction of a
school patroller.
d.
No person shall, without authorization from the Town, deposit snow, ice,
earth, rocks, trees, or other substances or objects on a highway.
e.
The Town may remove unauthorized deposits of snow, ice, earth, rocks,
trees, or other substances or objects on a highway and charge the expenses
to do so to the person responsible, in addition to any fine or penalty
imposed.
f.
Every person shall be guilty of an offence who washes a vehicle upon any
highway or drains the radiator of any vehicle upon a highway or washes a
vehicle near a highway so as to result in water, slush or ice forming upon the
highway.
g.
No person shall load or unload goods across a highway except where
loading zones have been established.
h.
No person shall place any sign, notice or structure upon a highway or
boulevard or upon abutting public lands including public walks unless
authorized by the Town to do so.
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i.
Any sign, notice or other object placed on or beside a highway or upon
abutting public lands including boulevards and sidewalks shall be subject to
removal and immediate disposal by the Town without any notice or warning
to the owner thereof.
j.
Sidewalks adjacent to business premises shall be kept clear of matter,
liquids or substances as may be or become a hazard to pedestrians
including water, mud, slush, ice and snow.
k.
No person shall cast, project or throw stones or balls of snow or ice, or other
missiles dangerous to the public, or use a bow or arrow, catapult or other
such contraptions on or near a highway or public place.
l.
No person shall drive across open land owned by the Town.
m.
No person shall wilfully remove, throw down, deface or alter, injure or
destroy a Traffic Control Device placed, marked or erected on or beside a
highway.
n.
No person shall place or cause to be placed any hand bill or other
advertising matter on or in a vehicle without the permission of the owner or
the person charge of the vehicle.
o.
No person shall break, tear, or remove any pavement, sidewalk, curbing,
macadamizing or other road surface, or cause excavation in or under a
highway for any purpose without first having obtained permission from the
Town. Having obtained permission such work shall be under the inspection
of the Town and the pavement, sidewalk, curbing, macadamizing or other
road surface shall be replaced and re-laid in a manner compatible with the
installation prior to breakage, tearing or removal.
p.
No person shall park on a highway, a vehicle displayed for sale.
q.
No person shall park or drive a vehicle on a sidewalk or boulevard.
r.
No person shall stand in groups or sit or lounge upon chairs, benches or
other things on any street, sidewalk, parking lot, parks or any property
owned by the municipality in the Town so as to obstruct the free use of the
street or sidewalk by pedestrians except at approved parades or special
events.
s.
No person shall crowd, jostle or startle pedestrians on the street or sidewalk
so as to create discomfort, disturbance or confusion.
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t.
No person shall advertise the sale of any article, matter or thing by the
blowing of any horn, crying, hallooing or creating any other discordant noise
in any of the streets in the Town.
u.
A Peace Officer, Fire Chief, or designate, Town Operations Manager or
designate may in any case where any of them deems it necessary or
advisable to do so may authorize the placing or setting up of barricades and
other safeguards including warning lights, reflectors, signs and other safety
devices on, in, or about, along or across any street, sidewalk, parking lot,
parks or any property owned by the municipality, within the Town or on, in,
about, along or across any part of any such street. Persons not authorized
to do so, either by A Peace Officer, Fire Chief, or designate, Town
Operations Manager or designate shall not remove, displace, tear down,
overthrow, injure, damage or interfere in any way with any such barricade or
safeguard placed or setup as aforesaid.
v.
No person shall deface or disfigure any building, wall, fence, railing, sign,
monument, post, telegraph, telephone, electric light ole or other property in
the said Town by cutting, breaking, daubing with paint or other substance or
bill posting or in any way injure or deface the same.
w.
No person shall deposit or leave or allow to fall upon any street, parking lots,
parks or any property owned by the municipality in the Town any tacks,
nails, glass or other sharp or pointed material liable to injure the tires of any
vehicle or the feet of any person passing on the said streets.
x.
No person shall post or put up any indecent placard, writing or picture or
write any indecent words or make any indecent picture or drawing on any
public or private building, wall, fence, sign monument, post, sidewalk or
pavement in any of the streets, parks or other public places of the Town.
y.
No person shall cast, project or throw any stones or balls of snow or ice or
other missiles in any of the streets or public places of the Town.
z.
No person shall destroy or injure any trees, shrubs, plants or flowers or
injure the lawn on any boulevard, public park or public garden in the Town.
aa.
No person shall unnecessarily blow horns, ring bells or make any other
disturbances in the streets or use loud blasphemous, abusive or grossly
insulting language, or sing or shout in a boisterous manner or commit any
nuisance by collecting, loitering or standing as idlers on any public sidewalk,
street or parking lots within the said Town.
bb.
No person shall, except in the case of an emergency, use an engine brake
of any kind to slow or stop a motor vehicle.
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cc.
No person shall fight on any public sidewalk, street, parking lot, park,
boulevard, highway or any property owned by the municipality within the
said Town.
23.
PENALTIES (VEHICLE)
a.
If a vehicle is driven, used, parked or left in contravention of any provision of
this bylaw the owner of the vehicle is guilty of an offence and liable for the
penalty provided herein unless they prove to the satisfaction of the Court
that at the time of the contravention the vehicle was not driven, used, parked
or left by them or by any other person with their consent, expressed or
implied.
24.
PENALTIES (BYLAW)
a.
A person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an offense
and liable to the penalties set out in;
i.
the Rates and Fees Bylaw.
ii.
on summary conviction to a fine of not less than $300.00 and not more
than $10,000.00.
b.
Where a Peace Officer or Bylaw Officer believes a person has committed a
breach of this bylaw, a Municipal bylaw violation tag, a violation ticket
pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act
c.
A Municipal violation tag shall be in a form approved by the Town.
d.
If a Municipal violation tag is not paid within 21 days, a Peace Officer or
Bylaw Officer is authorized and empowered to issue a violation ticket
pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.
e.
Service of any such notice or tag shall be sufficient if it is:
i.
Personally served
ii.
Served by regular mail
iii.
Attach to the vehicle in respect to which the office is alleged to have
been committed.
Upon issuance of a tag for breach of any of the sections of the Bylaw the
penalties as per the Rates and Fees bylaw apply.
f.
A person served with a violation ticket pursuant to Section 24(b) of this
bylaw may make a voluntary payment in respect of the summons served
within the violation ticket as per the Rates and Fees Bylaw.
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25.
SEVERABILITY
a.
Each separate provision of this bylaw shall be deemed independent of all
other provisions herein. Should any provision of this bylaw be declared
invalid, all other provisions herein shall remain valid and enforceable.
26.
REPEAL OF BYLAWS
a.
Bylaw 570-R-11-06 and any amendments thereof are hereby repealed.
27.
EFFECTIVE DATE
a.
This bylaw shall come into effect upon third and final reading.
READ a FIRST time this 14th day of March, 2022, for Traffic Control Bylaw 843-R-03-
22.
Mayor, Jack Van Rijn
Town CAO, Kalen Hastings
Motion: 93-2022
READ a SECOND time this 27th day of June, 2022, for Traffic Control Bylaw 843-R-03-
22.
Mayor, Jack Van Rijn
Town CAO, Kalen Hastings
Motion: 245-2022
READ a THIRD and FINAL time this 27th day of June, 2022, for Traffic Control Bylaw
843-R-03-22.
Mayor, Jack Van Rijn
Town CAO, Kalen Hastings
Motion: 246-2022
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SCHEDULE "A"
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8 - HEAVY VEHICLES
The following highways are designated Truck Routes:
1.
20 Street - From the South Boundary to the North Boundary.
2.
#3 Crowsnest Highway - From the West Boundary to the East Boundary
3.
The area east of Highway 845 to 8 Street and north of Highway 3 to the north
boundary, but excluding the community of Station Grounds
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SCHEDULE "B"
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10
DANGEROUS GOODS TRUCK ROUTE
1. Highway #845 from the South Boundary to the North Boundary
2. #3 Crowsnest Highway - From the West Boundary to the East Boundary
3. 18 Avenue from 11 Street to Highway #845
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