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A BYLAW OF THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF POPLAR BAY RESPECTING
ROAD USE AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS
BYLAW NO. 197
WHEREAS,
the Municipal Government Act being Chapter M-26 of the Revised Statutes of
Alberta, 2000, Part 2, section 7 and 8 and amendments
thereto, authorizes
the Council of a
municipality
to pass bylaws pertaining to the protection of people, property and transportation
systems, and
WHEREAS, it has been found necessary to limit speed of traffic and to restrict parking within the
boundaries of the Summer Village of Poplar Bay; and
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Council of the Summer Village of Poplar Bay in the
province of Alberta, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
1.1
Section 1 - Name
Thisby-lawshallbeknownasthe"RoadUseandParkingRestrictionBylaw".
2.1
Section 2 - Definitions
In this Bylawthefollowingterms(unlessthe contextspecificallyrequiresotherwise)shall
havethefollowingmeanings:
(a)
"Chief Constable" means the Chief Constable of the bylaw enforcement service.
(b) "Council" means the Council of the Summer Village of Poplar Bay.
(c) "Highway", including road allowance, means any thoroughfare, street, highway, road,
lane, trail, avenue, parkway, driveway, viaduct, lane, alley, square, bridge, causeway,
trestle way or other place, developed or undeveloped, whether publicly or privately
owned, any part of which the public is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the
passage or parking of vehicles.
(d) "Peace Officer" means a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a Special
Constable, or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, as defined in the Alberta Traffic Safety
Act Sec 3d 190.
(e) "Person" means any individual, corporation, society, association, partnership or firm.
(f)
"Public Vehicle" means a vehicle operated on a highway by or on behalf of a person
for the transportation of:
a.
passengers,
b.
goods, or
c.
the vehicle itself, but does not include a private passenger vehicle.
(g) "Summer Village" means the Summer Village of Poplar Bay.
(h) "Vehicle" means a device in, on, or by, which a person or thing may be transported or
drawn on a highway.
Section 3 - Regulations
3.1 Speed:
The maximum speed limit on any highway within the boundaries of the Summer Village of
Poplar Bay shall be either 30 or 50 kilometers per hour on a seasonal basis as
determined by policy #11-2005.
3.2 Off Highway Vehicle/ATV's:
An off-highway vehicle may be operated on all roads within the municipal boundaries of
the Summer Village, in accordance with this bylaw, provided that the owner and operator
are licenced and the off-highway vehicle is registered and insured as provided for in the
Alberta Traffic Safety Act. (Also subject to provisions of the bylaw to control the use of
reserves, parks and pathways #201)
Off-highway vehicles in the Summer Village are prohibited from operating between the
hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
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SUMMER VI~GE
OF POPLAR BAY
Road Use and Parking Restrictions bylaw #197
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Operators of all vehicles and off-highway vehicles shall be responsible for all damage
incurred by operation of their vehicles in any reserve or park.
3.3 Parking:
No motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall park:
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In such a manner as to obstruct a private driveway, or
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On the travel portion of the highway within the boundaries qf the Summer Village, or
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In any part of the Summer Village of Poplar Bay posted "NO PARKING", or
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On any reserve. (Also subject to provisions of the bylaw to control the use of
reserves, parks and pathways#201)
Section 4 - Permits, Offenses and Penalties
4.1 Thepenaltiesfor violationsof thisbylawareasfollows:
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Speed:as setbytheAlbertaTrafficSafetyAct.
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Parking: (a) obstructing a private driveway, a fine of $50.00
(b) on the travel portion of the highway within the boundaries of the
summer village a fine of $50.00
(c) in any area posted :NO PARKING a fine of $50.00
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Operation: (a) outside allowable hours fine (see Noise Bylaw #191)
(b) damage (Also subject to provisions of the bylaw to control the use of
reserves, parks and pathways#201)
(c) unlicensed or not registered as per the Alberta Traffic Safety Act
4.2 Vehicles contravening any of the parking provisions of this bylaw are also liable to be towed
away at the expense of the registered owner.
Section 5 - Severability
of Bylaw Provisions
5.1 Each separate provision of this Bylaw shall be deemed independent of all other provisions,
and if any provisions of this Bylaw be declared invalid, all other provisions shall remain valid
and enforceable.
Section 6 - Repeal
6.1 This Bylaw repeals bylaw #96.
Section 7 - Effective Date
7.1 This Bylaw shall come into force on the date of the final reading.
Read a first time 10th,day of May 2006, AD.
Read a seconQ..tjmEf>;1~tIJ;,day
of June, 2006, AD.
Read a thirslll1'lefafi'dfi~Uy"passed this 18th,day of August, 2006, AD.
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