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SUMMER VILLAGE OF NORGLENWOLD
TRAFFIC BYLAW
BY-LAW #275-23
A Bylaw of the Summer Village of Norglenwold in the Province of Alberta for the
regulation and control of motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic within the
boundaries of the Summer Village.
WHEREAS by authority of the Municipal Government Act, Chapter M-26, R.S.A.
2000, and amendments thereto, the Council of the Summer Village of
Norglenwold may pass a bylaw for the health, safety, and welfare of people and
protection of property in, on, or near public lands;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Summer Village of Norglenwold deems
it necessary and in the public interest to pass a bylaw to regulate and enforce all
manner of traffic within the Summer Village, including penalties;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Summer Village of Norglenwold, in the
Province of Alberta, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
This Bylaw may be referred to as the Traffic Bylaw.
SECTION 1.0 - DEFINITIONS
1.1
"Act" means the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter T-6 as amended
or repealed and replaced from time to time;
1.2
"Bicycle" means a mechanical device propelled by muscular power on
which a person may ride;
1.3
"Bus" means a motor vehicle that is designed for carrying eleven (11) or
more persons, including the driver;
1.4
"CAO" means the Chief Administrative Officer, or his/her designate, that is
appointed by Council;
1.5
"Crosswalk" means any part of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere
distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by signs or by any other marking
on the road surface;
1.6
"Council" means the elected municipal Council of the Summer Village of
Norglenwold;
1.7
"Ditch" means any area that is designed or artificially shaped for water
drainage;
1.8
"Emergency Vehicle" means a motor vehicle used:
a) used for police/peace officer duty;
b) by a fire department;
c) as an ambulance; and
d) for purposes relating to maintenance of a public utility;
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1.9
"Gross Weight" means:
a) in respect of a single axle of a vehicle, the total weight that a single axle
transmits to a roadway;
b) in respect of an axle group of a vehicle, the sum of the weights transmitted
to a roadway by all of the axles within the axle group;
c) in respect of a tire of a vehicle, the total weight that the tire transmits to a
roadway; and
d) in respect of a vehicle, the total weight of a vehicle or combination of
vehicles calculated as the sum of the weights transmitted to a roadway
through each of the axles;
1.10 "Heavy Vehicle" means any vehicle with the exception of recreational
vehicles, with or without a load, exceeding any of the following criteria:
a) two (2) axles;
b) six (6) meters in length;
c) a gross weight of 4500 kilograms;
1.11 "Motor Vehicle" means any vehicle propelled by any power other than
muscular power;
1.12 "Municipal Land" means any property owned by the Summer Village
including but not limited to:
a) ditches;
b) parks;
c) green spaces; and
d) municipal reserve property;
1.13 "Obstruction" means an obstacle or event which interferes with, or prevents
the vision, passage, or use of any public property by vehicles or pedestrians;
1.14 "Off-Highway Vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is designed for cross-
country travel on natural terrain including but is not limited to land, water,
snow, ice, marsh, or swamp land;
1.15 "Operator" means a person who drives or operates a vehicle as the owner
thereof or as an agent, employee, user, or servant of the owner;
1.16 "Parking Permit" means a document issued by the Summer Village
authorizing a operator to park on public roadways or lands;
1.17 "Peace Officer" means a person who is:
a) a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer;
b) a Community Peace Officer;
c) a Bylaw Enforcement Officer; and
d) any other person appointed by Council to enforce the provisions of this
Bylaw;
1.18 "Pedestrian" means a person on foot, in a wheelchair or using rollerblades,
skateboards, or non-motorized scooters;
1.19 "Person" means any individual, business, partnership, firm, corporation,
occupant of a residence, or owner of a vehicle;
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1.20 "Provincial Offences Procedure Act" means the Provincial Offences
Procedure Act, c P-34, R.S.A. 2000, as amended or repealed and replaced
from time to time;
1.21 "Recreational Vehicle" means any vehicle designed for travel with
temporary living accommodation for holidays or camping purposes;
1.22 "Road Ban" means the gross axle weight allowance permissible on public
roadways within the boundaries of the Summer Village;
1.23 "Roadway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, driveway,
lane or any other place or part of them, whether publicly or privately owned,
that the public is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the passage of
vehicles;
1.24 "Special Event" means any public or private event, gathering, celebration,
festival, competition, contest or similar type of activity that takes place in
whole or in part on a public roadway which may involve pedestrians,
bicycles, or vehicles where traffic flow could be obstructed;
1.25 "Speed Limit" means the maximum allowable speed a motor vehicle is able
to travel within the boundaries of the Summer Village indicated by a traffic
control device or as stipulated in Section 2.3 of this Bylaw;
1.26 "Summer Village" means the municipal corporation of the Summer Village of
Norglenwold, the territory contained within the corporate limits, its
administration, and staff;
1.27 "Traffic Control Device" means any sign, signal, marking, or device placed,
marked or erected under the authority of the Summer Village and this Bylaw
for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic;
1.28 "Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power that is designed to transport
property and is meant to be towed by another vehicle;
1.29 "Vehicle" means a mechanical device in, on or by which a person or
property may be transported either under its own propulsion or drawn on a
roadway and can include a combination of thereof;
1.30 "Violation Ticket" means a ticket issued pursuant to Part 2 of the Provincial
Offences Procedure Act;
Section 2.0 - General
2.1
Any schedules attached to this Bylaw, will form a part of this Bylaw.
2.2
Nothing in this Bylaw will operate to relieve any person from complying with
any Provincial or Federal regulations, or other Summer Village Bylaws.
2.3
The maximum allowable speed limit in the Summer Village of Norglenwold
shall be 30km/h unless otherwise specified by a traffic control device.
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2.4
Nothing in this Bylaw prohibits any emergency vehicle as well as vehicles
engaged in roadway maintenance and inspection, or Summer Village staff
from being parked on the roadways in the performance of their duties.
Section 3.0 - Traffic Control Devices
3.1
All "no parking" zones shall be indicated by traffic control devices installed by
the Summer Village.
3.2
The Summer Village shall have appropriate traffic control devices installed
and maintained to regulate traffic and speed limits.
3.3
The location, style, and placement of all traffic control devices shall be
determined in accordance with standards derived from the Transportation
Association of Canada.
3.4
No person shall contravene any traffic control device within the Summer
Village under authority of this Bylaw.
3.5
No person shall be permitted to remove or tamper with any traffic control
device that is installed or placed within the boundaries of the Summer
Village.
Section 4.0 - Summer Village Parking
4.1
No operator of:
a) a heavy vehicle;
b) any type of construction machinery or heavy equipment;
c) a bus;
d) a recreational vehicle; or
e) a trailer;
shall park or be permitted to be parked on any public roadway or municipal
land within the boundaries of the Summer Village.
4.2
No person shall park a vehicle in a "no parking" zone unless authorized by
the Summer Village for a special event or temporary contractor parking
pertaining to a development by being issued a parking permit.
4.3
Parking on a public roadway shall be permitted when standing in obedience
to a peace officer.
4.4
A vehicle left parked in the same location on a public roadway or municipal
land in excess of 72 hours shall be deemed to have been abandoned for the
purposes of this Bylaw. A peace officer may cause the vehicle to be
removed and impounded at the operator's expense. In lieu of, or addition to,
the removal and impounding of the abandoned vehicle, a peace officer may
elect to issue a violation ticket to the operator of the vehicle.
Section 5.0 - Off-Highway Vehicles
5.1
A peace officer, Summer Village staff, or agent of the Summer Village may
operate an off-highway vehicle on public roadways or municipal lands where
such operation is required in performance of their duties.
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5.2
No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle between the hours of 22:00
of any day until 07:00 the next day succeeding.
5.3
No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle in any area marked by a off-
highway vehicle prohibited sign.
5.4
Off-highway vehicles are prohibited from all municipal reserve and
environmental reserve areas.
5.5
Off-highway vehicles are permitted to operate on all public roadways with a
maximum speed limit of 20kmh.
5.6
No person shall operate or ride as a passenger of an off-highway vehicle
without wearing head protection in the form of a helmet.
5.7
All off-highway vehicles operated on public property must:
a) have a certificate of registration issued under the Traffic Safety Act;
b) display a license plate issued under the Traffic Safety Act; and
c) be insured as defined under the Traffic Safety Act.
Section 6.0 - Restrictions
6.1
No vehicle shall be permitted to operate engine retarder brakes within the
boundaries of the Summer Village.
6.2
No operator shall exceed the vehicle weight restrictions, commonly referred
to as the "Road Ban", established by the Summer Village on all public
roadways within the Summer Village of Norglenwold as outlined in Schedule
"B" of this Bylaw.
6.3
No person shall place, pile, or store any snow, ice, gravel, dirt, or other
obstruction on any public roadway or municipal land.
6.4
Any person placing or causing to be placed any snow, ice, gravel, dirt, or
other obstruction on all public roadways and municipal lands shall remove or
cause the removal thereof in any event no later than 24 hours after
notification to do so by a peace officer or the CAO or his/her designate.
After 24 hours, a peace officer may issue a violation ticket or elect to have
the Summer Village remove the obstruction and perform all necessary
repairs. The Summer Village's expenses required to remediate the issue
may be charged to the property tax of the land subject to the order under
Section 553 of the Municipal Government Act.
6.5
No person shall operate a vehicle having spikes, metal tracks, chains, lugs,
corks, grousers, skids, or bands that connects to their vehicle that will make
contact on any public roadway. This prohibition does not apply to studded
winter tires.
6.6
No person shall leave a vehicle unattended on a public roadway while it is
supported by a jack or similar device.
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Section 7.0 - Violations & Penalties
7.1
Any Peace Officer, in that Officer's sole discretion, is hereby authorized and
empowered to issue a violation ticket to any person whom the Peace Officer
has reasonable and probable grounds to believe has contravened or failed
to comply with any provision of this Bylaw. In this Bylaw, Peace Officer shall
have the same definition as contained in the Provincial Offences Procedure
Act and all amendments thereto.
7.2
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this
Bylaw is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine, as outlined in Schedule
"A" of this Bylaw.
7.3
Service of such violation ticket shall be sufficient if it is:
a) personally served;
b) mailed to the address of the registered owner of the vehicle;
c) attached to the vehicle in respect of which an offence is alleged to have
been committed; or
d) mailed to the address of the registered owner of the property in respect of
which an offence is alleged to have been committed.
7.4
Upon production of a violation ticket issued, pursuant to this Bylaw, within
fourteen (14) consecutive days from the date of issue, together with the
payment, to the Summer Village of the penalties as provided in Schedule A
of this Bylaw, the person to whom the violation ticket was issued shall not be
liable for prosecution for the contravention in respect of which the violation
was issued.
AND THAT this Bylaw shall repeal Bylaw No. 207-12 and No. 146-96 and shall take
full force and come into effect from and after the date of 3rd Reading thereof.
INTRODUCED AND GIVEN FIRST READING this 17th day of February 2023.
GIVEN second reading this 24th day of March 2023.
GIVEN THIRD AND FINAL READING this 24th day of March 2023.
Cyril Gurevitch, K.C., Mayor
Tanner Evans, CAO
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SCHEDULE "A"
PENALTIES
Penalties that will be accepted by the Summer Village in lieu of prosecution.
The Penalties shall apply to:
Section
Offense
Penalty
2.3 & 5.5
Driving beyond posted speed limit
Traffic Safety Act
3.5
Illegal removal or tampering of traffic control
devices
$200 per occurrence
4.1 & 4.2
Illegal parking
$100 per occurrence
4.4
Abandoned vehicle on public roadway or
municipal land
$350 per occurrence
5.2
Operating off-highway vehicle between
22:00 and 7:00
$200 per occurrence
5.3 & 5.4
Operating off-highway vehicle in prohibited
area
$250 per occurrence
6.1
Use of engine retarder brakes
$250 per occurrence
6.2
Violation of vehicle weight restrictions
Traffic Safety Act &
Commercial Vehicle
Dimension and Weight
Regulation Act
6.3
Depositing obstructions on public roadways
and municipal lands
$200 per occurrence
6.5
Use of prohibited tire/wheel accessories
$150 per occurrence
6.6
Leaving a vehicle unattended on a jack or
similar device
$150 per occurrence
SCHEDULE "B"
ROAD VEHICLE WEIGHT RESTRICTION
Time of Year
Road Ban
March 15 - May 31
50% G.V.W.
June 1 - March 14
90% G.V.W.