Recreational Vehicle Parking – Bylaw 843-17 — full text

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## TOWN OF MANNING, ALBERTA BY-LAW 843 - 17 ## RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING BYLAW A By-law of the Town of Manning, in the Province of Alberta for the purpose of establishing regulations to control and manage recreation vehicle parking pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Chapter M26, and Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000. WHEREAS Council of the Town of Manning, in the Province of Alberta, deems it necessary to establish regulations to control and manage recreational vehicle parking; NOW THEREFORE PURSUANT to Sections 7, 230, 606 of the Province of Alberta Municipal Government Act, the Town of Manning Council, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows: ## SEVERABILITY If any provision of this by-law is declared invalid because of any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this by-law or any documents which form part of this by-law or an application thereof to any person or circumstance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby, but shall remain in force. ## SECTION 1 - SHORT TITLE AND APPLICABILITY - 1.1 This bylaw may be cited as the "RV Parking Bylaw". - 1.2 This bylaw applies to all persons in the Town of Manning parking a recreational ## SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS - 2.1 CORNER LOT means a corner lot as defined by the Town of Manning Land Use Bylaw. - 2.2 CURB means the actual curb or division point between the street and the sidewalk, boulevard or property. - i. In the case of land, any person who is registered under the Land Titles Act as the owner of land, or - 2.3 OWNER means: - ii. In the case of property other than land, any person who is in lawful possession thereof, or - ili. In the case of vehicles, "owner" includes any person renting a motor vehicle or having the exclusive use of it. - 2.5 PARK or PARKING means allowing a vehicle, whether occupied or not, to remain motionless in one place, except; when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, or when complying with a direction given by a peace officer or traffic control device. - 2.4 PARKING STALL means a driveway that leads to an attached garage, or that leads to a detached garage, carport or a parking pad located in the front, side or rear yard. - 2.6 PEACE OFFICER means a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. - 2.7 PUBLIC ROAD means any public road as defined by the Town of Manning Land Use Bylaw. - 2.9 YARD, FRONT means front yard as defined by the Town of Manning Land Use Bylaw. - 2.8 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE means a vehicle, portable structure, trailer or watercraft that can be towed, hauled, carried on a vehicle or trailer, or driven. It is designed to be used for travel or recreational purposes, and includes a motor home (class A or C), travel trailer, fifth wheel trailer, tent trailer, truck camper, boat, canoe, kayak, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, jet-ski or another similar vehicle. A trailer designed to carry an item listed above is not a recreational vehicle. - 2.10 YARD, SIDE means a side yard as defined by the Town of Manning Land Use Bylaw. ## SECTION 3 - RV PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY - 3.1 Within a residential parcel, a recreational vehicle may be parked - 3.1.2 in a side yard parking stall, provided a minimum 1.8 metre (6 feet) side yard remains unobstructed, and - 3.1.1 in a front yard parking stall, and - 3.1.3 in a rear yard. Parking of any recreational vehicle on the lawn or other areas of the Front Yard or Side Yard is prohibited. - 3.2 Recreational Vehicles may not be parked to within 30 cm of the interior edge of the sidewalk, or to within 2.0 m of the curb if there is no sidewalk. ## SECTION 4 - RV PARKING ON PUBLIC ROADS - 4.1 Seasonal restrictions: From November 1 to April 1, recreational vehicles are prohibited from parking on any public road. - 4.2 An owner or operator of a recreational vehicle must not park the recreational vehicle on a public road in the Town for longer than 12 hours, except in the area of the public road immediately adjoining the owner or operator's place of residence. - 4.3 An owner or operator of a recreational vehicle must not park the recreational vehicle on the area of the public road immediately adjoining the owner or operator's place of residence for a period of more than 96 consecutive hours. In this case, the recreational vehicle shall be removed from the public road location for at least 48 consecutive hours before it may be parked again on a public road. - 4.4 · A recreational vehicle parked on a public road shall not be occupied. - 4.5 When parking on a public road the driver shall park their vehicle with the side thereof parallel to the curb or edges of the public road and shall park in the direction of the flow of traffic. - 4.6 Subsection 10 does not apply where angle parking is permitted or required. - 4.7 An owner or operator of a recreational vehicle must not park the recreational vehicle on any public road in the Town in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to other persons using the public road. ## SECTION 5 - ENFORCEMENT - 5.1 A person who contravenes this bylaw is guilty of an offence. - 5.2 In the case of an offence that is of a continuing nature, a contravention constitutes a separate offence in respect of each day, or part of a day, on which it continues and a person guilty of such an offence is liable to a fine in an amount not less than that established by this bylaw for each such day. - 5.3 In order to determine the time which the recreational vehicle has been parked in a location where parking is restricted a Peace Officer charged with the enforcement of parking prohibitions and restrictions may place an erasable chalk mark on the tread face of the tire of the parked recreational vehicle without such Peace Officer or the Town incurring any liability for so doing. - 5.4 No person shall remove an erasable chalk mark placed under Subsection (5.3) while the vehicle remains parked in the location where it was marked. - 5.5 A person who is guilty of an offence under Subsection (5.1) is liable to a fine of $50.00. - 5.6 If the Peace Officer believes, on reasonable grounds, that a person is contravening any provision of this bylaw, the Peace Officer may, by written order, require any person responsible for the contravention to remedy it. - 5.7 The written order may: - 5.7.1 Direct a person to stop doing something, or to change the way in which the person is doing it; - 5.7.2 Direct a person to take an action or measures necessary to remedy the contravention of the bylaw and, if necessary, to prevent a re-occurrence of the contravention; - 5.7.3 State a time within which a person must comply with the directions; - 5.7.4 State that if the person does not comply with the directions within the specified time, the Town will take the action or measure. - 5.7.5 Direct a person to pay a fine, established under Subsection (5.1). - 5.8 A person named in and served with an order issued pursuant to this section shall comply with an action or measure required to be taken within the time specified. ## SECTION 6 - GENERAL - 6.1 Without restricting any other power, duty or function granted by this bylaw, the Peace Officer may: - 6.1.1 Carry out inspections to determine compliance with this bylaw. - 6.1.2 Take steps or carry out actions required to enforce this bylaw. - Take steps or carry out actions required to remedy a contravention of this 6.1.4 Establish forms for the purposes of administering this bylaw ## SECTION 7 - EFFECTIVE DATE - 7.1 This bylaw shall come into full force and effect upon the date of the third and final reading. READ A FIRST TIME this 12th day of April, 2017 READ A SECOND TIME this 14th day of June, 2017 READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME this 14th day of June, 2017   X-Awalka. Sunni-Jeane Walker, Mayor Chief Administrative Officer