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REVISED BYLAW 3:2016
of the TOWN OF IRRICANA
in the PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
Being a bylaw of the Town of lrricana, in the Province of Alberta to regulate traffic,
parking and the use of any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway,
driveway, , lane, alley, square, bridge, , or other place or any part of any of them,
whether publicly or privately owned including and sidewalks within the boundary
of the municipality.
WHEREAS Council deems it necessary to regulate traffic within the Town;
AND WHEREAS the Traffic safety Act R.s.A. 2000 c. T-6 and the Municipal
Government Act R.S.A. 2000 c. M-26 provide authority for the Town to regulate such
matters;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of lrricana, in the Province of Alberta,
duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
TITLE:
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Traffic Bylaw".
Part I - DEFINITIONS
Except where otherwise defined in this Bylaw or in a context otherwise required by
this Bylaw, all defined terms shall have the same meaning as is ascribed to them
in the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter T-6, and all amendments and
Regulations thereto.
a. "Alley" means a narrow highway providing access to the rear of buildings and
parcels of land;
b. "CAO' means the Chief Administrative Officer appointed by Council in
accordance with the Municipal Government Act;
c.
"Council" means the Council of the Town of lrricana,
d. "Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway,
driveway, lane, alley, square, bridge, or other place or any part of any ofthem,
whether publicly or privately owned, that the public is ordinarily entitled or
permitted to use for the passage or parking of vehicles and includes:
i.
a sidewalk, including a boulevard adjacent to the sidewalk,
ii.
if a ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with the roadway, the ditch, and
iii. 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 of the
land between the fence and the edge of the roadway, as the case may be,
but does not include a place declared by regulation not to be a Highway
"Parade or Procession" means any group of pedestrians numbering more than
(10) and marching or walking on the street or any group of vehicles numbering
ten (10) or more
f. "Public Park" shall mean the public recreation center or area, and other public
areas, created, established, designated, maintained, provided or set aside by
the Town, for purposes of public rest play, recreation, enjoyment, orassembly,
and all buildings, facilities and structures thereon or therein
g. "Playground" shall mean an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially
by children, containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings or
other such play structures
h. "Peace Officer" means any member of the RCMP, Community Peace Office, or
Bylaw Enforcement Officer
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"Temporary Peace Officer" means a Peace Officer designated by the CAO or
councilfor emergency purposes of not more than twelve (12) hours.
"Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle used or intended for use as a
shelter, and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, includes any
motor home, holiday trailer, camper, tent trailer or any van or bus converted for
use as a recreation vehicle.
k. "Town" means the Town of lrricana.
l. "Traffic Control Device" means any authorized sign, signal, marking or
device placed, marked or erected for the purpose of regulating, warning or
guiding traffic or pedestrian movement, whether of a permanent or temporary
nature, and includes a school crossing guard or patrol.
m. "Truck Route" means the Highways within the Town that have been posted with
signs indicating Truck Route (Appendix "B").
n. "Slow Moving Vehicle" includes any vehicle or equipment, any animaldrawn
vehicle or any other machinery designed for use at speeds less than 30
kilometers per hour and which normally travels or is used at speeds of less
than 30 kilometers per hour.
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"Vehicle" means an object defined as defined as under the Traffic SafetyAct
Part II - AUTHORITIES
The power to prescribe the necessity and location of Traffic Control Devices within
the Town is hereby delegated to the CAO. The CAO may delegate this authority as
needed. Any change within the location of any Traffic Control Devices, shall be
subject to public notification.
The Town, its agents, servants and employees, shall not be deemed to be in
contravention of this Bylaw in performing any duties or work required to be done by
the Town which might othenrvise contravene this Bylaw
The Council may, by resolution, designate any Highway to be a Truck Route or
part of a Truck Route. A record of such Truck Routes approved by the Council shall
be kept by the CAO.
a. Temporary Traffic Control Devices may be placed on a Highway by Town
authorized road maintenance personnel in the course of their duties.
b. Town employees may without notice remove or cause to be removed
vehicles, Recreational Vehicles or trailers from any Town Highway when
maintaining or repairing same, or if snow is being removed or the streets
are being cleaned.
No person shall place or cause to be placed any unauthorized structure or
object which projects into or obstructs the use of any Highway, roadway,
sidewalk, boulevard or Alley.
Town authorized employees may remove or cause to be removed any
unauthorized structure or other object in subsection (a) and the charges for
removal and storage of any such structure or other object shall be paid
9y tne owner or other person responsible and shall be in addition to any
fine or penalty imposed, or any payment in lieu of prosecution initiated under
this Section.
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Part lll - RULES FOR THE OPERATION OF VEHTCLES
7. Every person operating a motor vehicle, a bicycle, a tractor, motorized farming
equipment or othertype of vehicle upon a Highway in the Town shall, insofar as they
are applicable, obey the rules of the road as set out in Use of Highway and Rules
of the Road Regulation AR 304/2002 of the Traffic Safety Act.
8. The maximum speed limit within Town boundaries is 30 kilometers per hour
9. Every person operating a motor vehicle, a bicycle, a tractor, motorized farming
equipment or any other type of vehicle upon a Highway in the Town shall not
impede traffic except when accompanied by a pilot vehicle following behind:
a. A slow moving vehicle during daylight on any street with a posted maximum
speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour; or
b. A slow moving vehicle that is accompanied by a pilot vehicle following behind.
Part lV - RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PEDESTRIANS
10.
Every person shall, insofar as they are applicable, obey the rules for
pedestrians as set out in Part 3 of the Use of Highway and Rules of the
Road Regulation AR 304/2002 of the Traffic Safety Act RSA 2000 c. T-6 as
amended.
No pedestrian, except as permitted by this Bylaw, shall cross any Highway at
any point other than a crosswalk. The driver of a vehicle is not relieved from
exercising due care in any event.
No person shall cross at an intersection if a Traffic Control Device prohibits
the crossing
Part V - PARKING
11.
a.
Every person parking a motor vehicle, a tractor, farming equipment or any
other type of vehicle upon a Highway in the Town shall, insofar as they are
applicable, obey the parking regulations as Traffic Safety Act RSA 2000 c. T-
6 as amended and the regulations thereunder.
b. No person shall park a vehicle at any place where a Traffic Control Device
prohibits stopping or parking during the times stopping or parking is so
prohibited.
c.
No person shall park a vehicle within five (5) meters of an entrance of a
playground between the hours of 8:30 am to 8:30 pm seven days aweek
d. No person shall park a vehicle within five (5) meters from the near side of a
marked crosswalk.
No person shall park a vehicle at any place where a temporary Traffic
Control Device prohibits stopping or parking during the times stopping or
parking is so prohibited.
12. No person shall park a vehicle in an Alley unless a sign directs or permits
otherwise. Alleys maybe used for such period of time as may be reasonably
necessary for loading or unloading of passengers or goods, provided the vehicle
concerned does not obstruct the Alley as to prevent other vehicles or persons from
passing along the Alley.
a. No person shall park a vehicle on private land which has been clearly marked
as such by a sign erected by the owner, tenant or their agent unless such
person has obtained the permission of the owner, tenant, occupant or person
in charge of the said private land.
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b. An owner, tenant, occupant or person in charge of private land, if satisfied
that any person is violating the prohibition set forth in sub-section (a) of this
Section may report to a Peace Officer the license number and location of the
illegally parked vehicle; any person making such a report to a Peace Officer
shall give his own name and address.
14. No person shall park in an area where a sign, curb painting or pavement painting
indicates that it is for the exclusive use of persons with disabilities who display on
their vehicles a handicap placard or license plate that is issued or recognized by the
Province of Alberta.
15. No person shall park any vehicle upon any land owned by the Town except on such
part thereof as the CAO may designate by a sign or signs for vehicular parking.
16. Recreational vehicles and trailers will be allowed to park on the street in front of the
registered owner's residence unless the recreational vehicle poses a traffic orsafety
hazard. The recreational vehicle or trailer may not be permitted to park on a public
street location if at the discretion of a Peace Officer the recreational vehicle is
considered a traffic or public safety hazard. Recreational vehicles or trailers parked
on private property must be fully contained within the property. No portion of a
recreational vehicle or trailer may be permitted to protrude into a public street,
laneway or sidewalk.
17. no person shall park a vehicle or a vehicle with a trailer attached thereto other than a
recreation vehicle, if the overall length of the vehicle or vehicle and trailer attached
thereto exceeds 8 meters, upon any highway at any hour of the day or night when
such vehicle or vehicle and trailer would be located either in front of or across
from or on the flanks of residential property.
18. Unless required or permitted by this Bylaw or by a Traffic Control Device, or in
compliance with the directions of a Peace Officer, or to avoid a conflict with other
traffic, a driver shall not stop or park his vehicle
a. On a sidewalk, or the boulevard portion of a highway,
b. On a crosswalk or on any part of a crosswalk,
c. ln such a manner as to obstruct access to a garage, private road, or driveway,
d. On any bridge, culvert or approach thereto,
e. Within an intersection, other than immediately next to the curb in a "T"
intersection,
f. At an intersection nearer than 4.5 meters to the projection of the corner
property line immediately ahead or immediately to the rear, except when his
vehicle is parked in a space where a parking meter or other Traffic Control
Device indicates parking is permitted,
g. Within 4.5 meters on the approach to a Stop sign or Yield sign,
h. Within 4.5 meters of any fire hydrant, or when the hydrant is not located at the
curb, within 4.5 meters of the point on the curb nearest the hydrant.
19. A person being in charge or control of a garage, service station, or other premises
where repairs or installations are made on vehicles for compensation shall notleave
or cause or permit to be left on any street a vehicle, which is left in his possession
for carrying out the repairs or making installations or for any other purpose
whatsoever nor any vehicles which are the property of the said garage, service
station, of other premises where repairs or installations are made.
n. Any vehicle that is deemed abandoned as per the Traffic Safety Act will be fined
and/or towed as per schedule A.
Part Vl - SPECIAL CLASSES OF VEHTCLES
21. For the purpose of Part Vl - Special Classes of Vehicles, a "Heavy Vehicle" is defined
as a vehicle which exceeds a gross vehicle weight of 5,500 kg, or a vehicle with trailer
which exceeds a gross vehicle weight of 5,500 kg, or a vehicle with or without a trailer
that exceeds 7 meters in total length but does not include a recreationalvehicle.
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a. No person shall operate a heavy vehicle on a Highway other than a
Truck Route (Appendix "B") except as authorized in sub-section (b)
b. A person operating a heavy vehicle shall, for the purposes of obtaining
goods from or delivering goods to a location off a designated Truck Route,
take the most direct route between the delivery or collection point and a
designated Truck Route
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a. No vehicle or trailer having metal spikes, lugs, cleats or bands projecting
from the surface of the wheel or tire, or having caterpillar tracks or skids,
may be operated on any Highway within the Town
b. The forgoing restriction shall not apply to studded tires on passengervehicles.
24. Part Vl of this Bylaw shall not apply to Town vehicles or vehicles under hire by the
Town for snow removal, road building or maintenance, or maintenance of Town
property.
%. No person shall drive a heavy vehicle or other industrial vehicle over or upon any
curb, gutter or sidewalk so as to cause damage to the curb, gutter or sidewalk.
Part Vll - RULES FOR PARADES AND PROCESSIONS
n. No person shall hold or take part in a Parade or Procession without first having
obtained a permit from theTown.
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a. Any person desiring to hold a Parade or Procession within the Town shall, at
least twenty (20) calendar days before the time they desire to hold the same,
make application in writing to the Town furnishing the following information:
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the name and address of the applicant and, if such applicant is an
organization, the names and addresses of the executives thereof;
the nature and object of such Parade and Procession;
the day, date and hours during which same will be held; and iv)
the intended route thereof.
b. The CAO may specify the hours and route of the Parade or Procession and
give such directions to the applicants in regard to such Parade or Procession
as in his/her opinion will prevent any unnecessary or unreasonable
obstruction to the highway or tend to prevent a breach of the peace.
c. During such Parade or Procession, all pedestrians not taking part
therein shall be restricted to the use of the sidewalk.
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Part Vlll - SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, ROLLERBLADES, BICYCLES, AND
HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES
n. The driver or other person in charge of any 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.
n. No person shall use, ride, propel or operate a bicycle, rollerblades, skateboard, in-
line skates or scooter on any sidewalk in the Town at any time. Baby strollers,
children's wagons, walking aids, such as motorized wheelchairs or electricscooters,
and bicycles that have a wheel diameter less than fifty centimeters, are exempted
from this provision.
30. Notwithstanding any penalty specified, any person who operates a bicycle or
skateboard within the corporate limits of the Town in contravention of any of the
provisions of this Bylaw or any other Bylaw of the Town, or any Act of Alberta,
may have the said bicycle or skateboard impounded by and at the discretion of
any Peace Officer for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days.
Part lX - POWER OF PEACE OFFICER
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31. Any Peace Officer is hereby authorized to control and regulate vehicles and highway
traffic on all Highways within the Town.
9.. A Peace Officer is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this Bylaw.
a. A Peace Officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle
or trailer operated or parked in contravention of any provision of this Bylaw,
or where emergency conditions may require such removal from a Highway.
b. Such vehicle may be seized and removed to a suitable place where it will
remain until claimed by the owner thereof or his agent.
c. No seized vehicle shall be released to its owner or his agent until the
storage and removal charges on the vehicle have been paid; such charges
shall be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed in respect of any such
violation or to any payment made in lieu of prosecution as provided. The
Town is not responsible for towing or storage charges.
33. Any Peace Officer or any member of the Fire Department may, in case of fire or
other emergency, designate a point beyond which no person shall pass.
U. No pedestrian or person operating a vehicle shall stand or park so as to prevent
or impede access to the zone of a fire or other emergency, or pass beyond a point
designated by a Peace Officer or member of the fire department.
Part X - MISCELLANEOUS
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No person shall allow hedges or shrubs on private property to grow to a height
in excess of one (1) meter within five (5) meters from the front property line or
three (3) meters from the side property line at a Highway intersection,
whether planted before or after the date of the passing of this Bylaw, to ensure
good visibility for safe traffic flow.
No person shall erect or cause to be erected, built, placed or replaced a
fence, wall or other object on private property to a height in excess of one
(1) meter within five (5) meters from the front property line or three (3) meters
from the side property line at a Highway intersection, whether erected, built,
placed or replaced before or after the passing of this bylaw, to ensure good
visibility for safe traffic flow.
No person shall load or unload goods or merchandise across a sidewalk or boulevard
where loading and unloading facilities have been provided on the premises to which
the goods are being delivered or from which they are being taken.
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37. Residences with a back alley will keep their garbage and recycling bins in the
alley for pickup. Bins may be stored in the attey oulside the resideice fence. Any
bin should be placed as close to the residencefence as possibre.
38. No person other than a Town employee in the normal course of his/her duties shall
mark any curb with paint or any other substance.
39. No person shall stand or park any vehicle on any Highway for the purpose of
maintaining or repairing such vehicle except for emergency repairs.
4. No person shall wash or drain any vehicle or article in such a manner as to result in
mud, grease, oil, ice or any item being placed upon a Highway, boulevard or
sidewalk.
41. No person shall place, or shall cause or allow to be placed upon a highway or Town
property any snow, ice, dirt, gravel, concrete, material, equipment, or other
obstruction.
42. Every person shall comply with any traffic control device or direction of a Peace
Officer.
43. No person shall place or leave on/or cross on/or above any part of a highway,
sidewalk, boulevard, or any other Town property, a cord or cable that may transmit
electrical energy from a private property to any part of the afore mentioned property
where a vehicle may park.
4. No person who owns, operates, or controls a vehicle equipped with engine retarder
brakes shall allow such brakes to be engaged in any area within the Town where the
use of engine retarder brakes is prohibited by signage placed by the Town, the
Provincial Government, or other proper authority.
The owner of a vehicle which is involved in any contravention of this Bylaw is
guilty of an offense unless he proves to the satisfaction of the judge that, at the
time of the offense, the vehicle was not being driven or was not parked or left
by him or by any other person with his consent, expressed or implied.
b. "Owner" as used in this section means the person named on the Certificate of
Registration.
rc. Any person violating a provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and is liable
to pay the amount as set out in the Town General Penalties - Appendix "A" of this
Bylaw.
47. A Municipal Tag may be issued in respect of a bylaw offence:
a. Where a Municipal Tag is issued in respect of an offence, the Municipal Tag
must specify the fine amount established by the bylaw for the offence;
b. A person who commits an offence may, if a Municipal Tag is issued in respect
of the offence, pay the fine amount established by the bylaw for the offence
and if the amount is paid on or before the required date, the person will not be
prosecuted for the offence.
8. A Violation Ticket pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act R.S.A. 2000,
Chapter P-34 may be issued in respect of an offence. lf a Violation Ticket is issued
in respect of an offence, the Violation Ticket may:\
Specify the fine amount established by the bylaw for the offence;
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Require a person to appear in court without the alternative of making a
voluntary payment.
49. A person who commits an offence may:
a. lf a Violation Ticket is issued in respect of the offence; and
b. lf the Violation Ticket specifies the fine amount established by the bylaw for
the offence; make a volunta
ualto the s
d fine.
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50. lt is the intention of the Town Council that each separate provision of this Bylaw
shall be deemed independent of all other provisions, and it is further the intention
that if any provision of this Bylaw be declared invalid, all other provisions shall
remain valid and enforceable.
Any costs levied as per schedule "A" may be done as at the rates of Town and/or
designated towing companies and billed direct.
Bylaw No. 14:2010 and 1:2010 are hereby repealed
THIS BYLAW WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON THE DAY ON WHICH IT IS FINALLY
PASSED.
READ A FIRST TIME lN COUNCIL THIS 22stDAY OF October AD, 2019
READ A SECOND TIME lN COUNCIL THIS 22st DAY OF October AD, 2019.
GIVEN UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR A THIRD READING THIS 22St DAY OF
October AD,2019
READ A THIRD TIME lN COUNCIL AND PASSED THIS 22stDAY OF October AD, 2019
MAYOR Frank Friesen
CHIEF ADMINISTRATI
OFFICER
Ted Coffey
TRAFFIC BYLAW #3=2016
Appendix "A"
Specified Penalties
Section 6(a) Place Unauthorized Structure obstructing
Roadway/S idewal UBou levard
......$250.00
Section 9 Slow moving vehicle
Section 11 general parkinq
Section 1 1(c) Park within 5 meters of Playground Entrance_
Section 11(d) Park within 5 meters of sidewalk
Section 12 Park in All
Section 13(a) Park on Private Land (posted
Section 14 Park in Handicapped Stall
Section 15 Park on Town Land
Section 16 Park Unattached Trailer
Section 17 Parklarge Trailer
Section 20 Abandoned Vehicle Costs
Section 22(a) Park a Heavy Vehicle on Hig
Section 23(a) Operate a Heavy Vehicle off Truck Route
Section 24(a) Operate a Vehicle with lugs or spikes on Hig
Section 25 Driving on Curb or Sidewalk
Section 27 Fail to obtain Parade Permir
Section 28 Fail to abide by Parade Permit
$s0.00
$100.00
$250.00
$250.00
$100.00
$100.00
$150.00
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
$50.00 +
$150.00
$150.00
$1000.00
$1000.00
$100.00
$100.00
Section 29 Person in charge of Horse drawn Vehicle
FailtoremainuponorbesideSuchVehicle$100.00
Section 30 Operate a bicycle on a Sidewalk (excess of 50 cm diameteD_$t 00.00
Section 31 Fail to use Consideration of Others while
Roller-skating/Rollerblading/SkateboardingonSidewalk-$100'00
Section 35 Pedestrian or Vehicle impedes access to Emergency Zone_$100.00
Section 36(a) Allow trees/shrubs/hedges to grow within 1 .2 m (a ft.) of
the property line
$100.00
Section37Load/UnloadacroSSSidewalk$100'00
Section 38 Unauthorized person erect Traffic Sign
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Section 39 Unauthorized person mark Curb
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Section 40 Repair a Vehicle on H
$150.00
Section 41 Wash or drain any vehicle/article, placing mud/grease/oil/ice on
h ig hway/bou levard/sidewal k
$200.00
Section 43 Fail to comply with traffic control device or Peace Officer_$55.00
Section 44 Electrical Cords over Sidewal
100.00
Section 45 Use of Engin e Retarder Brakes
100.00
TRAFFIC BYLAW #3:2016
Appendix "B"
Truck Routes
1/. As per map/discussion
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