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## TOWN OF PICTURE BUTTE BYLAW #961-25
BEING A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF PICTURE BUTTE, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS TO REGULATE VEHICLE, ANIMAL AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC;
WHEREAS the Traffic Safety Act authorizes a municipality to regulate and control vehicle, animal and pedestrian traffic and parking on the highways and on other property within the municipality:
WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act allows a municipality to pass Bylaws and delegate authority with respect to highways under its direction, control and management and transport thereon;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Picture Butte, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
## PART 1 - TITLE
- 1.1 This Bylaw may be cited as "The Traffic Bylaw".
## PART 2 - DEFINITIONS
The definitions contained in Section I of the Traffic Safety Act of Alberta, Section 1 of the Commercial Vehicle Dimension and Weight Regulation of Alberta, and Section 1 of the Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulations of Alberta shall apply to this Bylaw unless specifically set out herein:
- 2.1 "ACT" means the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. T-6 and amendments thereto;
- 2.2 "ALLEY" means a narrow highway intended chiefly to give access to the rear of buildings and parcels of land and is considered a highway for the purposes of this Bylaw;
- 2.3 "BOULEVARD" means the portion of highway between the curb lines or lateral lines of a roadway and the adjoining property lines, exclusive of the sidewalk; also that portion of a street between the curb lines or lateral lines of a divided roadway;
- 2.4 "BYLAW OFFICER" means the Municipal Enforcement Officer employed by the Town of Picture Butte to enforce town bylaws
- 2.5 "CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER" means the person appointed by Council in accordance with Section 205 of the Municipal Government Act and is referred to throughout this Bylaw as CAO;
- 2.5 "COUNCIL" means the Council of the Town of Picture Butte;
- 2.6 "COMMERCIAL VEHICLE" means a commercial vehicle as defined in the Act. A public passenger vehicle shall be deemed to be excluded from the definition of a Commercial Vehicle while engaged in the transportation of passengers;
- 2.7 "CROSS-WALK" means;
- 2.7.1 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
- 2.7.2 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;
- 2.8 "CURB" means the actual curb, if there is one, and if 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;
- 2.9 "EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME" means the amount of time determined at the discretion of a Peace Officer;
- 2.10 "HEAVY VEHICLE" means a motor vehicle, alone or together with any trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle being towed by the motor vehicle with a registration gross weight of 5000 kilograms or more and/or exceeding 11.0 metres in total length. A public passenger vehicle shall be deemed to be excluded from the definition of a Heavy Vehicle while engaged in the transportation of passengers.
- 2.11 "HIGHWAY" means a highway as defined in the Act;
- 2.12 "IDENTIFICATION PERMIT" means a coloured symbol supplied by the CAO upon acceptance of application to the owner of a motor vehicle in relation to Part 9(9.3);
- 2.13 "MOTOR VEHICLE" means a motor vehicle as defined in the Act;
- 2.14 "OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE" as defined in the Act, 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,
- 2.14.1 4-wheel drive vehicles,
- 2.14.2 low pressure tire vehicles,
- 2.14.3 cycles and related 2-wheel vehicles,
- 2.14.4 amphibious machines,
- 2.14.5 all terrain vehicles,
- 2.14.6 miniature motor vehicles,
- 2.14.7 snow vehicles,
- 2.14.8 minibikes, and
- 2.149 any other means of transportation that is propelled by any power other than muscular power or wind,
## BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE
- 2.14.10 motor boats, or
- 2.14.11 any other vehicle exempted from being an off-highway vehicle by regulation;
- 2.15 "OPERATOR" means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle;
- 2.16 "OWNER" means owner as defined in the Act;
- 2.17 "PARADE or PROCESSION" shall mean any group of pedestrians (excepting a military or funeral procession) numbering more than 15, marching or walking on a highway or a procession of vehicles on a highway (excepting a military or funeral procession) numbering 10 or more or a procession or march organized for the purpose of entertainment of spectators, displays, inspection or promotion of a cause or purpose;
- 2.18 "PARK" means to allow a vehicle (whether occupied or not) to remain in one place except:
- 2.18.1 When standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading, or
- 2.18.2 When standing in obedience to a Peace Officer or traffic control device.
- 2.19 "PASSENGER LOADING SPACE" means a space or section of highway marked with a sign or marking authorized by the Council, permitting parking therein for the period necessary to load or unload passengers;
- 2.20 "PEACE OFFICER" means a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Municipal Police Officer, Police Constable, Peace Officer, or member of law enforcement agency;
- 2.21 "PROPERTY LINE" means as located on a real property report for the property in question;
- 2.22 "RECREATION TRAILER" means any trailer that is designed, constructed, modified or equipped as a temporary dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place. Recreation trailers include any travel trailer, fifth wheel trailer, camper not mounted on a truck or any other trailer or object which a Peace Officer deems to be a recreation trailer;
- 2.23 "RECREATION VEHICLE" means any vehicle that is designed, constructed, modified or equipped as a temporary dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place. Recreation vehicles include any motorhome, camper mounted on a truck or any other vehicle or object which a Peace Officer deems to be a recreation vehicle;
- 2.24 "ROADWAY" means that portion of the highway intended for vehicular traffic within the Town;
- 2.25 "SIDEWALK" means a sidewalk as defined in the Act;
- 2.26 "TOWN" means the Corporation of the Town of Picture Butte or the area contained within the corporate boundaries of the Town, as the context requires;
- 2.27 "TRAFFFIC" means pedestrians, animals or vehicles while using the highway for the purpose of travel;
- 2.28 "TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE" means a traffic control device as defined in the Act;
- 2.29 "TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL" means a traffic control device signal as defined in the Act;
- 2.30 "TRAILER" means a trailer as defined in the Act;
- 2.31 "TREE" shall mean any type of tree or other woody vegetation;
- 2.32 "TRUCK LOADING SPACE" means a space or section of the highway marked for use for the loading or unloading of goods;
- 2.33 "VEHICLE" means a vehicle as defined in the Act;
- 2.34 "VIOLATION TAG" means a document authorized by the Town of Picture Butte and issued pursuant to Part 20 of this Bylaw;
- 2.35 "VIOLATION TICKET" means where a Peace Officer or other authorized official of the Town of Picture Butte believes that any person has committed a breach of any of the Sections of this Bylaw, they may cause a violation ticket to be served upon such person pursuant to Part 2 or Part 3 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, R.S.A. 2002, c. P-34;
## PART 3 - SPEED LIMITS
- 3.1 Pursuant to the provisions of the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. T-6 and amendments thereto, the maximum speed for the highways within commercial and industrial areas of the Town limits is Fifty (50) kilometres per hour.
- 3.2 Pursuant to the provisions of the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. T-6 and amendments thereto, the maximum speed for the highways within residential areas of the Town limits is Forty (40) kilometres per hour.
- 3.3 Pursuant to the provisions of the Traffic Safety Act, section 107(5), the prescribed hours during which a playground zone is in effect in the Town is increased to the period beginning at 7:00 am and ending at 11:00 pm daily.
- 3.4 The Council shall cause signs to be posted indicating a greater or lesser speed than that prescribed by the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. T-6 or indicating that the prescribed speed limit has ceased to apply.
- 3.5 No person shall drive a motor vehicle, in any alley or highway intended chiefly to give access to the rear of buildings and parcel of land at a greater rate of speed than Twenty (20) kilometres per hour.
- 3.6 The Council may by signs posted along a highway, fix a maximum speed limit in respect of any part of the highway under construction or repair or in a state of disrepair applicable to all vehicles or to any class or classes of vehicles while travelling over that part of the highway.
- 3.7 Notwithstanding Section 3.4, the Town has the authority to temporarily reduce the speed limit for the safety of workers.
- 3.8 Speed limits for all highways and alleys in the Town are shown on the map in Schedule "D".
## PART 4 - TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- 4.1 Council may by resolution direct and may from time to time alter the location of such traffic control devices for the following purposes:
- 4.1.1 To divide the surface of a roadway into traffic lanes marked by solid or broken lines;
- 4.1.2 To prohibit "U" turns at any intersection;
- 4.1.3 To designate any intersection or other place on a highway as an intersection or place at which no left hand turn or right hand turn shall be made;
- 4.1.4 To designate as a one-way street any roadway or portion thereof;
- 4.1.5 To designate "School Zones" or "Playground Zones";
- 4.1.6 To designate truck routes;
- 4.1.7 To set apart a street, highway or part of a highway and to control entry to any highway by means of a "stop" sign or "yield" sign;
- 4.1.8 To designate a crosswalk upon any highway;
- 4.1.9 To designate parking stands for use of any particular class of vehicle;
- 4.1.10 To close or restrict the use of any highway, 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;
- 4.1.11 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 he may determine;
- 4.1.12 To designate and mark guide lines for angle or parallel parking on any highway or other public place or any portion thereof.
- 4.2 The CAO shall cause a record to be kept of the location of all traffic control devices. Those records shall be open to public inspection during normal business hours.
- 4.3 Notwithstanding any provision of the Bylaw all traffic control devices placed, erected or marked in the Town of Picture Butte prior to the passing of the Bylaw shall be deemed to be duly authorized traffic control devices until altered pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.1.
- 4.4 No unauthorized person shall place upon any highway or upon any structure abutting a highway any sign, mark or notice relating to parking or the use of the highway.
- 4.5 No unauthorized person shall remove, deface or alter in any way any traffic control device placed, erected or marked pursuant to this Bylaw.
## PART 5 - PARADES AND PROCESSIONS
- 5.1 Any person desiring to hold a parade or procession within the Town of Picture Butte shall, at least 5 working days prior to the time they desire to hold the same, make application in writing to the CAO for a permit and in such application shall furnish to the CAO information with respect to the following, namely:
- 5.1.1 The name and address of the applicant, and if such applicant is an organization, the names, addresses and occupations of the executive thereof;
- 5.1.2 The nature and object of such parade or procession;
- 5.1.3 The day, date and hours during which same will be held;
- 5.1.4 The intended route thereof;
- 5.1.5 The approximate number of persons who will take part therein;
- 5.1.6 The approximate size, number and nature of flags, banners, placards or such similar things to be carried therein and particulars of signs, inspections and wording to be exhibited thereon; and such written application shall bear the signatures and addresses of the persons who will be in control of such parade or procession and who undertakes to be responsible for the good order and conduct thereof;
- 5.1.7 Proof of minimally $2,000,000.00 (two million dollars) in liability insurance with the Town named as "Additional Insured"
- 5.2 The CAO may issue a permit with or without conditions, or for any reason that appears to him/her proper, may refuse to issue a permit.
- 5.2.1 In the case of a refusal, the applicant has a right of appeal to Council who may; grant or refuse permission for the parade or procession
- 5.3 Where a permit has been issued pursuant to Section 5.2 the CAO shall fix the hour 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 street or sidewalk and tend to prevent a breach of the peace and may erect or cause to be erected such temporary barriers or traffic control devices as he/she deems necessary.
- 5.3.1 A copy of the permit will be forwarded to the Police, Peace Officer, Fire Chief, and Director of Operations
- 5.4 If any funeral procession is in process of formation or proceeding along any highway, any 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 the Peace Officer so regulating traffic.
- 5.5 Before a funeral procession enters upon, crosses or turns into a highway designated and marked as a through traffic street by a stop sign the first vehicle in the funeral procession shall come to a complete stop in the manner required by this Bylaw and shall not drive the vehicle into the intersection until it is safe to do so.
- 5.6 No person driving any vehicle or riding or driving a horse shall drive or ride through, nor shall any pedestrian walk through the ranks of any military or funeral procession (the vehicles of which have their lights on), nor through the ranks of any other authorized parade or procession, or in any way obstruct, impede or interfere with the same.
- 5.7 No person shall take part in the organization or conduct of a parade or procession that forms up, attempts to form up or is carried on without a permit having been issued pursuant to Section 5.2.
- 5.8 No person shall fail or refuse to comply with the conditions set forth in the permit issued pursuant to 5.3.
## PART 6 - FIRES
- 6.1 In case of a fire within the Town, any 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 unauthorized person, whether on foot, on horse or in a vehicle shall cross such line or lines.
- 6.2 The Fire Chief of the Fire Department or any person acting under his instructions shall have the right to move or cause to be moved any vehicle which he may deem necessary to move or have moved for the purpose of carrying out any duty, work or undertaking of the Fire Department in an emergency situation.
## PART 7 - VEHICLES WITH LUGS
- 7.1 No person shall drive, propel, or move on any highway any vehicle having metal spikes, lugs, cleats or bands projecting from the surface of the wheel or tire of such vehicle, or any vehicle
having a caterpillar tread.
- 7.1.1 Studded winter snow tires shall be exempt from Section 7.1
## PART 8 - OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
- 8.1 No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle, as defined in the Traffic Safety Act, within the boundaries of the Town unless such use is expressly permitted by Council or the CAO.
## PART 9 - COMMERCIAL VEHICLES & HEAVY VEHICLES
- 9.1 For the purpose of Section 9.2, a "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" while engaged in the transportation of passengers.
- 9.2 No person shall operate a heavy vehicle on a highway within the limits of the Town of Picture Butte other than a highway in the Town of Picture Butte which is designated as a truck route in Schedule "A", which Schedule is hereby incorporated into and made part of this Bylaw.
- 9.3 The following shall be deemed to not be operating a heavy vehicle in contravention of Section 9.2 if the heavy vehicle is being operated on the shortest permitted route between the premises or location concerned and the nearest truck route by:
- 9.3.1 persons delivering or collecting goods or merchandise to or from the premises of bona fide customers;
- 9.3.2 persons going to or from business premises of the owner of the heavy vehicle concerned;
- 9.3.3 persons going to or from business premises for the servicing or repairing or the heavy vehicle;
- 9.3.4 persons pulling a disabled vehicle from a highway prohibited to heavy vehicles;
- 9.3.5 persons moving a house for which the necessary moving permits have been issued by the Town;
- 9.3.6 persons driving a heavy vehicle engaged in lawful public works or essential services requiring them by the very nature of such work to deviate from established Truck Routes.
- 9.4 No person shall park any commercial vehicle, bus, truck tractor or tractor trailer of the design capacity of more than one (1) tonne or a length of more than six (6) metres upon any highway except where such parking is expressly permitted or except for the purpose of loading or unloading such vehicles.
- 9.5 No person shall park a commercial vehicle or a heavy vehicle within the municipal boundaries of the Town in areas designated in the Land Use Bylaw as residential zones unless permitted under Section 9.3.
- 9.6 Unless a permit is obtained from the CAO, no person shall drive or move or cause to be driven or moved on any street, any vehicle which exceeds the dimension or weight requirements prescribed by the COMMCERCIAL VEHICLE DIMENSION AND WEIGHT REGULATION, as amended or substituted, under the Alberta Traffic Safety Act.
- 9.7 An Identification Permit shall be obtained from the CAO by:
- 9.7.1 persons moving a house for which the necessary permission has been received by the CAO, upon the payment of a prescribed fee which will be set by resolution of Council.
9.7.1.1 The application for an Identification Permit may be refused if all the requirements of this Bylaw are not met or if there are outstanding taxes owing on the property to be moved.
- 9.8 No person shall utilize engine retarder brakes while operating a commercial vehicle or heavy vehicle within the limits of the Town of Picture Butte.
- 9.9 Designated parking for commercial vehicles and heavy vehicles shall be at the following locations:
- 9.9.1 Shoulder of eastbound and westbound lane on Highway Avenue located adjacent to and across from the Gas King. Parking must be between the signs and must comply with any conditions on the signs. This location is identified on the map in Schedule "A" by the letter "A".
- 9.9.2 Shoulder of eastbound lane on Highway Avenue located between the Community Centre and the North County Recreation Complex. Parking must be between the signs and comply with any conditions on the signs. This location is identified in Schedule "A" by the letter "B".
- 9.9.3 Graveled parking lot located on the corner of Highway Avenue and Factory Drive, adjacent to the UFA. Parking must not block or be in any entrance or exit to said businesses as well as in or on any approaches to any highway and must comply with conditions on signs. Overnight parking at this location is permitted. This location is identified in Schedule "A" by the letter "C".
- 9.9.4 The road right-of-way for Industrial Drive immediately adjacent to Rogers Avenue. Parking must not block or be in any entrance or exit to adjacent businesses as well as in or on any approaches to any highway and must comply with conditions on signs. Overnight parking at this location is permitted. This location is identified in Schedule "A"by the letter "D"
## PART 10 - MAXIMUM WEIGHTS
- 10.1 For the purposes of this Section "maximum weight" means:
- 10.1.1 The maximum weight permitted for a vehicle and load pursuant to the official registration certificate issued by the Province of Alberta for such vehicles.
- 10.2 No person shall drive or have on the roadway a vehicle or combination of attached vehicles with a weight including or excluding any load thereon, in excess of maximum weight.
- 10.3 Wherever in his/her opinion, there is a contravention of Section 10.2, a Peace Officer may order the driver or other person in charge or control of a vehicle or combination of attached vehicles suspected of being on a roadway in contravention of such Section to take such vehicle or combination of attached vehicles to the nearest adequate weight scale to determine the weight of such vehicle or combination of attached vehicles and load thereof. The weight slip or slips shall be given to the Peace Officer and may be retained by him/her, and if the weight of any loaded vehicle or combination of attached vehicles is in excess of maximum weight, the Peace Officer, in addition to any prosecution for contravention of Section 10.2, may 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.
- 10.4 A weight slip given to a Peace Officer under Section 10.3 and submitted by him/her in evidence in court shall be prima facie proof of the authenticity of the weight slip and of the particulars thereon submitted in evidence and of the accuracy of the weight scale used.
- 10.5 A person driving or in charge or control of a vehicle or combination of attached vehicles suspected by a Peace Officer of being on a roadway in contravention of Section 10.2 shall, when requested by the Peace Officer, produce for such officer's inspection any official registration certificate or interim registration certificate for such vehicle or vehicles that may have been issued by the Government of the Province of Alberta showing the maximum weight of such vehicle or combination of attached vehicles.
- Particulars obtained by a Peace Officer from a registration certificate produced to him/her under Section 10.5 and submitted by him/her as evidence in court shall be prima facie proof of the authenticity of such certificate and of the particulars thereon submitted in evidence.
## PART 11 - PEDESTRIANS
- 11.1 No person or persons shall stand on any highway, crosswalk or sidewalk in such a manner as to:
- 11.1.1 obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic,
- 11.1.2 annoy or inconvenience any other person lawfully upon such highway, crosswalk, or sidewalk,
- 11.1.3 obstruct the entrance to any building.
- 11.2 No person shall run upon a roadway in such a manner as to impede traffic.
- 11.3 No person shall stand upon or walk along a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any private vehicle.
## PART 12 - PARKING
- The Council will designate properly marked portions of highways where parking is restricted to any particular class or classes of vehicles. No person shall park a vehicle other than a vehicle of such class or classes on the portion on the portion of a highway as marked.
- 12.2 The Council may designate and cause to be properly marked portions of highways upon which parking is prohibited at any time. No person shall park where prohibited.
- 12.3 The Council may designate portions of the highway for parking of vehicles limited to a specified time limit and cause the same designation to be properly marked by signs.
- 12.4 No person shall park a vehicle on a portion of highway marked pursuant to Section 12.3, for a time in excess of the period so marked.
- 12.5 No person shall park a vehicle in an alley. Alleys, however, may be used for such period of time as may be reasonably necessary for the loading or unloading of passengers or goods from a vehicle, provided that the vehicle concerned in such loading or unloading of passengers or goods does not so obstruct the lane as to prevent other vehicles or persons from passing along such alley while the loading or unloading of passengers or goods is taking place.
- 12.6 The Council may designate portions of the highway as a passenger loading or unloading space and may cause such space to be marked with a sign designating the area as a "loading zone".
- 12.7 Except when actually taking on or discharging passengers, no person shall park or stand a vehicle for any period of time at a passenger loading zone, at a "no parking" area or in front of a main entrance, exit or doorway of a public building.
- 12.8 The Council may designate and cause to be properly marked by signs, portions of the highway as truck loading or unloading spaces.
- 12.9 No person shall park a vehicle in a truck loading or unloading space for a period of time longer than fifteen minutes and will be indicated with signage.
- 12.10 No person shall park any vehicle upon any land owned by the Town of Picture Butte which the Town uses or permits to be used as a playground, recreation area or public park except in designated parking areas.
- 12.11 No person shall park any vehicle, recreation vehicle, recreation trailer or any other class of trailer in their front yard other than on their driveway.
12.11.1 Refer to the Town of Picture Butte Land Use Bylaw for the definition and regulations pertaining to driveways.
- 12.12 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.
- 12.13 No person shall park his/her vehicle with the side thereof parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway when angle parking is permitted or required by means of a sign or parking guidelines.
- 12.14 Council may designate and cause to be properly marked by signs, portions of the highway to permit angle parking. When angle parking is permitted or required, a driver shall park his vehicle with one front wheel not more than 500 millimeters from the curb or edge of the roadway and with its sides between and parallel to any two of the visible parking guidelines, or at an angle of between 30 and 60 degrees to the curb or edge of the roadway where no parking guidelines are visible.
- 12.14.1
A person may park a motor cycle at an angle, other than perpendicular, to the curb or edge of the roadway, and with a wheel of the motor cycle not more than 500 millimeters from the curb or edge of the roadway, and the motor cycle angled in the direction of travel authorized for the traffic lane that is adjacent to the lane on
## which the motor cycle is parked.
- 12.15 Except for a roadway designated as a cul-de-sac, all parking on any highway will be parallel parking unless specified by a traffic control device.
- 12.16 Notwithstanding Section 12.14 of this Part, no vehicle may be parked at an angle to the curb in a cul-desac unless that vehicle is parked in such a manner as not to interfere with the free flow of traffic in the cul-de-sac.
- 12.17 When parking on a roadway, a driver shall park his vehicle facing the direction of travel authorized for that portion of the roadway on which the vehicle is parked, with its sides parallel to an its wheels not more than 500 millimeters from the curb or edge of the roadway.
- 12.18 No person shall park any vehicle on any highway within the Town for any period of more than 72 consecutive hours.
- 12.19 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 within the Town.
- 12.20 No vehicle operator shall drive or park a vehicle upon any highway in such a manner as to block, obstruct, impeded or hinder traffic thereon. Where the obstruction is unavoidable due to mechanical failure, the operator will not be in breach of this section provided he promptly takes measures to clear the faulty vehicle from the highway.
- 12.21 The Council may establish, sign or otherwise designate such parking stalls or zones within the Town as Council deems necessary for the exclusive parking of vehicles bearing a valid disabled placard or license plate issued or recognized by the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services.
- 12.22 The owner, tenant, occupant or person in control of private property within the Town to which vehicles driven by the public generally have access may designate parking spaces for the exclusive parking of vehicles bearing a valid disabled placard or license plate issued or recognized by the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services. The signage and markings used to so designate such parking spaces shall be in a form similar to that approved and used by the CAO.
- The owner or operator of a motor vehicle which is not identified by a disabled persons placard or license plate that is issued or recognized by the Solicitor General for persons with disabilities shall not stop or park or permit the stopping or parking of the vehicle in a parking space designated for disabled parking.
- 12.24 Where, pursuant to Sections 12.22 and 12.23, the vehicle is identified by disabled persons placard, the owner or operator shall have such placard visibly displayed while the vehicle is stopped or parked in a parking space designated for Disabled Parking.
- 12.25 Except as required or permitted by this Bylaw, by a traffic control device, or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer, or to avoid conflict with other traffic, a driver shall not stop or park his vehicle:
- 12.25.1 on a sidewalk, boulevard or median except under special circumstances and by request to the Town, when authorized by the CAO;
- 12.25.2 on a crosswalk or on any part of a crosswalk;
- 12.25.3 within an intersection other than immediately next to the curb in a T-intersection;
- 12.25.4 at an intersection nearer than 5 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 meter or other traffic control device indicates parking is permitted;
- 12.25.5 within 5 metres from the stop sign or yield sign;
- 12.25.6 within 5 metres from any fire hydrant, or when the hydrant is not located at the curb, within 5 metres of the point on the curb nearest the hydrant.
- 12.25.7 within 1.5 metres from an access to a garage, private road or driveway or a vehicle crossway over a sidewalk;
- 12.25.8 within 5 metres from the near side of a marked crosswalk;
- 12.25.9 alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when the stopping or parking would obstruct traffic;
- 12.25.10 on any bridge or culvert or on the approaches to either of them;
- 12.25.11 at any place where a traffic control device prohibits stopping or parking, during the times stopping or parking is so prohibited;
- 12.25.12 on the roadway side of a vehicle that is parked or stopped at the curb or edge of the roadway;
- 12.25.13 at or near the site of any fire, accident or other emergency, if stopping or parking would obstruct traffic or hinder emergency vehicles or peace officers, or emergency services workers
- 12.25.14 unattended on a highway while it is supported by a jack or similar device and if one or more wheels have been removed from the vehicle or part of the vehicle is raised;
- 12.25.15 which does not display a valid registered license plate or which displays a license plate that is expired.
- 12.26 No person shall cover a vehicle with a tarp, cover, or other similar device while it is parked on a highway in Town or on any other Town owned or public property.
12.26.1 Boats that are securely tarped shall be exempt from 12.26
- 12.27 Any person who is empowered to enforce the provisions of this Bylaw is hereby authorized to place an erasable chalk mark on the tire of a parked or stopped vehicle without that person or the municipality incurring liability for doing so.
## PART 13 - RECREATION VEHICLES, TRAILERS & SPECIAL CLASSES OF VEHICLES
- 13.1 No person shall park any Recreation Vehicle or Recreation Trailer upon any highway within the Town for any extended period of time.
- 13.1.1 Notwithstanding Section 13.1, a person may park a recreation vehicle or recreation trailer upon the area of the street that is immediately adjoining the owner or operators place of residence. This shall be valid for a period not to exceed 72 hours and for the purposes of cleaning, loading and unloading only. This section is only valid during the common camping season months in this region of May through September provided that in so doing no obstruction is caused to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
- 13.1.2 For the purpose of Section 13.1.1 a recreation trailer or recreation vehicle shall be deemed to be continuously parked unless the recreation trailer or recreation vehicle has been moved to a suitable off-street location for at least 48 consecutive hours.
- 13.1.3 Subject to Section 13.1.1, at no time shall a recreation vehicle or recreation trailer have their slides extended out while parked on any public street in the Town.
- 13.1.4 A recreation vehicle or recreation trailer parked on a public street shall not be occupied or be used as a dwelling or sleeping accommodation.
- 13.2 Notwithstanding Section 13.1, no person shall park any other class of trailer (whether designed for occupancy by persons or for the carrying of goods, equipment or livestock) upon any highway unless the said trailer is attached to a vehicle by which is may be propelled or drawn and when so attached the trailer shall be deemed part of the vehicle and subject to the regulations pertaining to vehicles throughout this Bylaw.
- 13.3 The registered owner will be held liable for any charges or penalties under Part 13.
## PART 14 - PARKING ON TOWN PROPERTY
- No person shall operate or park any vehicle upon any land owned by the Town which includes but is not limited to a playground, boulevard, recreation or public park, or any utility right-of-way, except on such part thereof as the CAO may designate by a sign or signs for vehicle use or parking.
- 14.2 Whether a sign exists or not, the CAO or a Peace Officer has the authority to ask someone to remove their vehicle from Town Property at any time for any reason.
## PART 15 - TOWN PARKING LOTS
- 15.1 Council may, by resolution, designate such Town owned lands as it deems necessary as Town parking lots.
- 15.2 No person shall park a vehicle in a Town owned parking lot in contravention of the prohibitions stated on any sign.
- 15.3 No person shall continue to park in a Town parking lot if asked to leave by a Town employee or a Peace Officer.
- 15.4 No person shall store any vehicle in any Town parking lot without a permit or authorization from the Chief Administrative Officer. A vehicle shall be deemed to be stored when it remains in the parking lot for 24 consecutive hours or longer. Any vehicle so stored may be removed and stored by the Town and the costs thereof shall be charged to and shall be payable by the owner, in addition to any fine or penalty imposed in respect to any such violation.
- 15.5 The Town shall not be liable for any loss or damage howsoever caused that may occur to any personal property, including a vehicle while any vehicle is parked on any Town parking lot, upon any Town lands, or as a result of any removal and/or storage pursuant to contravening the regulations found under Part 15.
## PART 16 - TEMPORARY CLOSING OF HIGHWAYS
- 16.1 In any case where by reason of any emergency or of any special circumstances which in the opinion of the CAO makes it desirable and in the public interest to do so, the CAO may:
- 16.1.1 temporarily close in any area of the Town, any highway in whole or in part to traffic, or
- 16.1.2 temporarily suspend in any area of the Town, parking privileges granted by the provision of this or any other By-Law, and the CAO may for such period of time as he deems necessary to meet such emergency or special circumstances, take such measure for the temporary closing of such highway or the suspension of parking privileges and place barricades or post appropriate notices on or near the highway concerned as he may consider to be necessary in the circumstances.
- 16.2 The Town, after clearly posting or signing a roadway or public parking lot a minimum of twelve (12) hours prior may cause a roadway or public parking lot to be cleared of vehicles for the purpose of street cleaning, snow removal, parades or processions, or highway repair. In such cases, the Town may tow and impound vehicles blocking street cleaning, snow removal, parades or processions, or repair equipment at the vehicle owner's expense. All costs for the removal and storage are a lien upon the vehicle, which may be enforced in the manner approved by the Possessory Liens Act R.S.A. 2000 c. P19.
## PART 17 - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES
- 17.1 No person shall drive, propel or move on or over any highway within the Town, any vehicle or other type of equipment or thing(s) which damages or is likely to damage the highway.
- 17.2 Every person shall be guilty of an offence who:
- 17.2.1 Coasts on any highway on a sled, toboggan, skis, or roller blades which is being towed by a vehicle,
- 17.2.2 Washes, repairs, or services a vehicle on or near any roadway, sidewalk, boulevard, or alley within the Town in a manner that allows water, slush, ice, mud, cement, refuse, debris, tar, oil, grease, antifreeze or other vehicle fluids to flow onto or enter upon the roadway, sidewalk, boulevard or alley, or enter any storm water system. Person(s) responsible for such shall be liable for clean-up and/or repair costs.
- 17.2.3 Places or deposits, or allows the placement or deposit, of any object, refuse, building or other materials, dumpsters, snow, earth, sand, gravel, sod, or any other matter on a roadway, alley, sidewalk, or boulevard within the Town, excepting vehicles and materials for which specific permission has been granted by the CAO. Person(s) responsible for such shall be liable for cleanup and/or repair costs.
- 17.3 No owner or occupant of private property in the Town shall build, place, erect or continue the existence of fences, walls, or other objects on private property to or adjacent to and within 6.1 metres from a street intersection when such fences, walls or other objects interfere with good visibility for safe traffic flow.
- 17.3.1 A Peace Officer may serve by regular or registered mail a notice in writing upon any person required to comply with the provisions of 17.3.
- 17.3.2 The notice in writing shall set forth:
- 17.3.2.1 A description of the land on or adjacent to which the remedial action is required;
- 17.3.2.2 The condition that is not in compliance with the Bylaw, including reference to the applicable provision of the Bylaw;
- 17.3.2.3 Remedial action required;
- 17.3.2.4 A deadline for compliance.
- 17.3.2.5 The person served with a notice pursuant to the provisions of 17.3 may appeal the notice in writing within 14 days of the issuance of the notice to the Municipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board upon payment of the applicable fee.
- 17.3.2.6 No person shall fail to satisfactorily comply with a notice issued pursuant to Section 17.3 within the specified deadline.
- 17.3.2.7 In default of the owner or occupant failing to comply with a notice from a Peace Officer or an order from the Municipal Subdivision and Development Appeal Board pursuant to the provisions of 17.3, the Town may do the work, and where applicable do the work at the expense of the person in default.
- 17.3.2.8 The expenses incurred by the Town for the work done, where applicable may be recovered with costs by action in any Court of competent jurisdiction or in a like manner as property taxes.
- No Person being the Owner of a Property within the Town of Picture Butte shall permit or allow any Tree(s) located on their property to constitute a hazard to pedestrians or motor vehicle traffic. When branches or foliage from Tree(s) are a public safety hazard or are not providing enough clearance over streets, alleys, pathways or sidewalks, the Owner of the Property must prune or remove the trees for the following issues:
- 17.4.1 interference with distribution of light from street lamps; or
- 17.4.2 interference with the safe view of a traffic control device that cannot reasonabl be placed otherwise or elsewhere; or
- 17.4.3 trees which are dead or partially dead; or
- 17.4.4 ees which are leaning over the street such as to provide less than 4.27 metres ( eet) vertical clearance as measured at the curb line; ‹
- 17.4.5 trees which are growing over a sidewalk such as to provide less than 2.44 metres (8 feet) vertical clearance; or
- 17.4.6 trees which are growing over a sidewalk or curb such as to provide less than 30.5 centimeters (1 foot) horizontal clearance from the edge of a sidewalk or curb; or
- 17.4.7 trees which have been vandalized; or
- 17.4.8 trees which have lost their structural stability and are deemed a hazard.
- 17.5 Any notice served pursuant to this Bylaw will be deemed to have been sufficiently served in the case of an offence if:
- 17.5.1 Served personally upon the person to whom it is directed, or
- 17.5.2 Posted or left at a conspicuous location on the property or vehicle, or
- 17.5.3 If mailed by regular or registered mail to the address of the person to whom the notice was directed, or to the owner of the private property involved using the address on record with the Town of Picture Butte, or to the registered owner of the vehicle using the address on record with the Alberta Motor Vehicle Branch.
## PART 18 - SCHOOL BUSES
- 18.1 School bus operators shall only be permitted to pick-up and drop-off students at the following locations:
- 18.1.1 In front of any public or separate school within the Town of Picture Butte.
- 18.1.2 At any designated and marked bus stop locations within the Town of Picture Butte. See Schedule "B".
- 18.2 Unless permitted by a sign, school buses shall not be permitted to be parked on public streets within the Town at any time unless engaged in the picking-up or dropping-off of passengers.
- 18.3 The Town allows for school busses to be parked on private property during the calendar months of September - June. The school bus must be parked entirely on the private property of the owner or operator of the school bus and must not encroach on or over Town or other public property.
- 18.3.1 Subject to 18.3, if the Town receives two or more written complaints from separate surrounding neighbours in regards to a school bus being parked in accordance with 18.3, the school bus in question must be removed from that property and taken to an alternative suitable location.
- Contravention of the regulations found in PART 18 shall be punishable by a fine amount set out in the Service Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw. Fines will be issued to the operator of the school bus. Any charges or costs incurred by the Town for having to tow a school bus will be sent to the school division that owns and/or is in control of the school bus.
## PART 19 - HORSES AND HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES
- The use of horses and horse drawn vehicles shall be limited in the Town to be operated on the truck route found in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw. The rider, driver, operator or person in charge of any horse or horse drawn vehicle shall remain upon such horse or horse drawn vehicle while it is in motion, or shall walk beside the horse or horse drawn vehicle.
- 19.1.1 Subject to 19.1, horses and horse drawn vehicles shall be permitted to be off of the truck route, found in Schedule "A", during an approved permit for a parade or procession under Part 5 of this Bylaw or during Jamboree Days or similar events as approved by the CAO.
- 19.2 The rider, driver, operator or person in charge of any horse or horse drawn vehicle must be capable of maintaining effective control of the animal(s) at all times.
- 19.3 No horse or horse drawn vehicle shall interfere with or cause safety concerns for other traffic, vehicles and pedestrians.
- 19.4 The rider, driver, operator or person in charge of any horse or horse drawn vehicle is responsible to remove any manure deposited by the horse from any highway or public property.
## PART 20 - PENALTIES AND POWERS OF PEACE OFFICERS
## PROSECUTION OF OFFENCES
- 20.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Bylaw, a person who is guilty of an offence under this Bylaw or the regulations for which a penalty is not otherwise provided is liable to a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00) Dollars and of not more than Two Thousand Five Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars and in default of payment is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months without the option of a fine.
- 20.2 The levying and payment of any penalty, or the imprisonment for any period as provided for in this Bylaw shall not relieve a person from the necessity of paying any fees, charges, or costs for which he is
liable under the provisions of this Bylaw.
- Where a vehicle is driven, used, parked or left in contravention of any provision of this Bylaw or as shown in the Service Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw, the owner of the vehicle is guilty of an offence and liable for the contravention and the penalty provided herein unless there is evidence before the court that at the time of the contravention, the vehicle was not driven, used, parked or left by him or by any other person with his consent, express or implied.
- 20.3.1 Where any Peace Officer believes that a person has contravened any provision of this Bylaw he may serve upon:
- 20.3.1.1 such person a Violation Ticket referencing the section contravened or;
- 20.3.1.2 the registered owner of the motor vehicle a Violation Ticket referencing Section 160 (1) of the Act and the section of the Bylaw contravened
in accordance with the provisions of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act R.S.A. 2002 c. P-34.
- 20.4 The specified penalty payable in respect of a contravention of a provision of this Bylaw is as provided for in the Service Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw, said Bylaw being hereby incorporated into and made part of this Bylaw.
- 20.5 Notwithstanding Part 20(20.3), a Peace Officer may issue a Municipal Violation Tag or Breach of Bylaw Notice, in a form approved by the CAO, referencing the section of the Bylaw contravened, to the alleged offender, or to the registered owner of any vehicle involved in a contravention of this Bylaw.
- 20.6 Service of any such notice or tag shall be sufficient if it is:
- 20.6.1 personally served
- 20.6.2 served by regular or registered mail
- 20.6.3 attached to the vehicle in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed.
- 20.7 The penalty payable to the Town in respect of a contravention of this Bylaw, to be indicated on any such Parking Violation Tag or Breach of Bylaw Notice issued, is as provided for in the Service Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw. Upon payment to a person authorized by the Town Council to receive such payment, an official receipt for the payment shall be issued and such payment shall be accepted in lieu of prosecution.
- 20.8 Where payment of the penalty for a tag or notice issued for breach of any of the sections of this Bylaw is received within the time allowed for payment by a person authorized by the Town to receive such payment, such payment shall be accepted in lieu of prosecution.
- 20.9 If the person upon whom any such tag is served fails to pay the required sum within the time limit, the provisions of this section for acceptance of payment in lieu of prosecution do not apply.
- 20.10 Nothing in this Section shall:
- 20.10.1 Prevent any person from exercising his right to defend any charge of committing a breach of any of the provisions of this Bylaw.
- 20.10.2 Prevent any Peace Officer in lieu of serving a Violation Ticket, notice or tag or any other person from laying information or a complaint against another person for committing a breach of any of the sections listed in the said Schedules, or
- 20.10.3 Prevent any person from exercising any legal right such person may have to lay information or complaint against any other person (whether such other person has made a payment under the provisions of this Bylaw or not) for breach of any of the sections listed in the said Schedules.
- 20.11 Where any person has made payment pursuant to the provisions of this section and is prosecuted for the offence in respect of which such payment has been made, such payment shall be refunded.
- 20.12 No person other than the owner or driver of a vehicle shall remove any Violation Ticket, notice or tag placed on or fixed to such vehicle by a Peace Officer in the course of his/her duties.
- 20.13 No person shall willfully obstruct, hinder or interfere with a Peace Officer or any other person authorized to enforce and engaged in the enforcement of the provisions of this
Bylaw.
## REMOVAL AND IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES
- 20.14 A peace officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle or trailer:
20.14.1
20.14.2
operated or parked in contravention of any provision of this Bylaw; or
where emergency conditions may require such removal from a highway.
- 20.15 Such vehicle or trailer may be removed to a place designated by the Chief Administrative Officer, where it will remain until claimed by the owner thereof or his agent.
- 20.16 No impounded vehicle shall be released to its owner or his agent until the impounding charges 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 hereinafter provided. The Town is not responsible for impounding, towing or removal charges.
## PART 21 - SEVERABILITY
- 21.1 It is the intention of the Town Council that each separate provision of this Bylaw shall be deemed independent of all other provisions herein and it is further the intention of the Town Council that if any provisions of this Bylaw be declared invalid all other provisions thereof shall remain valid and enforceable.
## PART 22 - REPEAL
- 22.1 Bylaw #398-71, Bylaw #576-82, Bylaw #795/06, Bylaw #831/13, and Bylaw #852-16 and any amendments thereto of the Town of Picture Butte are hereby rescinded.
## PART 23 - COMMENCEMENT DATE
- 23.1 This Bylaw comes into force upon the date of the passing of the third and final reading and rescinds Bylaw No. 852-16 Traffic Bylaw
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 15" DAY OF October 2024
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 284 DAY OF April 2025
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 284 DAY OF April 2025
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## SCHEDULE "A"
## Commercial Vehicle Regulations
Part 1 Truck Route Map
Part 2 Commercial Vehicle Parking Map
Designated parking area locations in Town for Commercial Vehicles and Heavy Vehicles. Locations are posted and identified by signs. See Part 9(9.9) of this regulation for specific information regarding these
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## SCHEDULE "B"
## Designated School Bus Stops:
- 7" Street N. between Crescent Avenue and Gibbons Avenue, directly across from St. Catherine's School identified on the attached diagram as the letter "A"
- Northridge Avenue between 7* Street N. and 6* Street N, north of Dorothy Dalgliesh School Grounds identified on the attached diagram as the letter "B"
- Crescent Ave. between 4" and 5'h Street N., south of church on corner of 4'h Street N. and Crescent Ave. identified on the attached diagram as the letter "C"
- Cowan Avenue between 4'h Street S. and 3'd Street S., across from the Lions Park identified on the attached diagram as the letter "D"
- 6'' Street S. between Centennial Avenue and Maple Crescent, beside the United Church identified on the attached diagram as the letter "E"
- Maple Estates entrance located at the East end of the estate park identified on the attached diagram as the letter "F"
- Gibbons Avenue on the north side of the street at the intersection with 9*h Street N (Sunset Park), identified on the attached diagram as the letter "G"
NOTE: See the Attached Diagram on Reverse Side
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## SCHEDULE "C"
## Parking Regulations
The following areas are hereby designated as angle parking: as per section 12.14:
- The north side of the 400 block of Highway Avenue between 4 Street N and 5 Street N
- Both sides of the 200 and 300 block of Highway Avenue between 2 Street N and 4 Street N
- The east side of the 200 block of 4 Street N from Highway Avenue to Crescent Avenue
- The west side of the 100 block of 4 Street N from addresses 108 to 120
- Both side of Jamieson Avenue from addresses 314 to 212
- Both side of 3 Street N from Jamieson Avenue to Crescent Avenue
Parking within the road surface is prohibited in the following areas as per section 12.2:
- Highway Avenue from addresses 940 to 847
- Highway Avenue from addresses 201 to 130
- Rogers Avenue in from address 612 to Highway Avenue
- 4 Street N between the aquatic centre parking lot and outdoor arena parking lot
- Rogers Avenue from 4 Street S to Factory Drive
- 3 A Street S from Rogers Avenue towards the south
- Factory Drive from Rogers Avenue to Highway Avenue
The following parcels of land are hereby designated as parking lots as per section 15.1:
- 3;16;8210996 (Roll Number 369000): The parking lot for the recreation and aquatic centre
- 5;16;8711311 (Roll Number 364000) & 4;16;8711311 (Roll Number 365000): The parking lot for the community centre
- 1;1;RW189 (Roll Number 727000): The parking lot for the outdoor arena and Lions Park
- 1;13;5655HM (Roll Number 571000): The south parking lot for the Harry Watson Ball Park and Fish and Game Building
- Parcel L and Parcel M of 5747FV (Roll Numbers 572000 & 573000): The north parking lot for the Harry Watson Ball Park and Picture Butte Dog Park
- 1;1;545FM (Roll Number 351000): The parking lot for 8-unit residential dwelling at 612 Rogers Avenue
The following number of parking stalls will be designated for vehicles displaying a valid disabled placard as per section 12.21:
- 2 Stalls for the North County Recreation Complex
- 2 Stalls for the Cor Van Raay Community Aquatic Centre
- 1 Stall for the Town of Picture Administration Building and Municipal Library
- 1 Stall for the Picture Butte Community Centre
- 1 Stall for the Family Medical Centre on Jamieson Avenue
- 1 Stall for the pharmacy on Jamieson Avenue
The following highways are hereby designated as one-way streets as per section 4. 1.4:
- 3 Street N between Highway Avenue and Crescent Avenue in the north direction only
- 3 Street N between Highway Avenue and Jamieson Avenue in the south direction only
## SCHEDULE «D"
Speed Limits Map
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