Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta
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BYLAW NO. 99/028
BEING A BYLAW OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WOOD BUFFALO TO PROVIDE
FOR THE REGULATION OF PARK AND RECREATION AREAS WITHIN THE FORT
MCMURRAY URBAN SERVICE AREA - WARD 1
WHEREAS, by virtue of the power conferred on it by the Municipal Government Act, S.A. 1997,
c. M-26.1, as amended, the Council of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, in the Province
of Alberta, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
SECTION 1. - SHORT TITLE
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Parks and Recreation Bylaw" for Fort Murray urban service
area, Ward 1 of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
SECTION 2. - DEFINITIONS
2.1
"Bylaw Officer" means any Police Officer, Bylaw Officer or Special Constable for the
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
2.2
"Council" means the council for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
2.3
"Facilities" means any building and/or lands owned or operated by the Regional
Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
2.4
"Highway Traffic Act" means the Highway Traffic Act being Chapter H-7 of the Revised
Statues of Alberta 1980, as amended or superseded from time-to-time.
2.5
"Municipal Bylaw" means any law passed by the Council of the Regional Municipality of
Wood Buffalo for any area contained within the boundaries of the Regional Municipality of
Wood Buffalo.
2.6
"Municipality" means the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, a Municipal Corporation
of the Province of Alberta, and where the context so requires means the area contained
within the corporate boundaries of the said Municipality.
2.7
"Park" means any land within zone of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo which is
designated as a park, campground, trail or recreation area by the council of the Regional
Municipality of Wood Buffalo as identified in Schedule "A".
2.8
"Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, joint stock company, society,
or association.
2.9
"Post" means to erect, place, or mark appropriate control devices for the purpose of
regulating, warning or guiding traffic or pedestrian movement and activities.
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2.10
"Self Propelled Vehicle" means any vehicle propelled by human power on which a
person may ride, regardless of the number of wheels it has.
2.11
"Sign" means any device posted under the direction of the Superintendent of Parks and
Recreation to control traffic and pedestrian movement or activities.
2.12
"Superintendent of Parks and Recreation" means the person in charge of the Parks and
Recreation Division of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo or their designate.
2.13
"Violation Ticket" means a ticket issued pursuant to Part 2 of the Provincial Offenses
Procedure Act, S. A. 1988, c. P-21.5, as amended, and regulations thereunder.
SECTION 3. - Self Propelled Vehicle
3.1
Any person who is operating a self propelled vehicle on any trail within a park will:
a)
be in control of the movement of the self propelled vehicle,
b)
yield the right-of-way to all other users,
c)
ride to the right hand side of the trail within a park; and
d)
equip the self propelled vehicle with brakes, a bell or horn, and a head lamp and tail
lamp.
3.2
Any person who is operating a self propelled vehicle on any trail within a park will not,
a)
ride to the side of another self propelled vehicle traveling in the same direction
except when overtaking and passing the other self propelled vehicle;
b)
use the self propelled vehicle to carry more persons at one time than the number for
which it was designed and equipped.
3.3
A self propelled vehicle operated on a trail will be equipped in the same manner as if the
trail were a highway and the Highway Traffic Act applied to the self propelled vehicle.
3.4
No person shall:
a)
operate a self propelled vehicle unless he/she is wearing safety helmet securely
attached to his/her head.
b)
ride as a passenger on a self propelled vehicle unless he/she is wearing safety
helmet securely attached to his/her head.
c)
operate a self propelled vehicle on which a passenger is riding unless the passenger
is wearing safety helmet securely attached to his/her head.
d)
buy, sell or offer for sale any safety helmet intended for the use of operators or
passengers of self propelled vehicles unless it conforms to the specifications
prescribed by the regulation.
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SECTION 4. - SIGNS
4.1
No person within a park will disobey any sign.
4.2
The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation will designate areas in a park where signs will
be posted to ensure compliance of all Municipal Bylaws.
SECTION 5. - MUNICIPAL BYLAWS
5.1
Any person engaging in any activity in a park within Fort McMurray Urban Service Area -
Ward 1 will abide by all other municipal Bylaws while within the Park.
SECTION 6. - WATER
6.1
No person within a park shall enter a body of water located in or flowing through a park.
6.2
Section 6.1 shall not apply to:
a)
a person authorized by the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to enter a body
of water;
b)
bodies of water designated by the Municipality for a specific use by the public; and
c)
a person authorized by the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation to use a boat
or craft of any nature or kind on the water as they deem necessary and upon the
terms and conditions specified.
6.3
Swimming/bathing/cleansing is permitted only in areas posted by signs to allow such
activity.
SECTION 7. - PARK USE
7.1
No person within a park will interfere with the use of a designated area within a park by a
person or group to which exclusive use has been granted.
7.2
The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation may:
a)
designate areas of a park as an area which may be licensed to the exclusive use of
a person or a group, and the conditions upon which exclusive use may be made of
an area;
b)
exclude an area from use by the public,
c)
make regulation for the orderly use of facilities within a park,
d)
make regulations for the orderly use of a park, including the prohibition of activities
in a park or a portion of a park which not otherwise prohibited by this Bylaw.
e)
designate off leash dog areas and areas prohibited by dogs.
7.3
Areas designated under Section 7.1 will be posted with signs.
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SECTION 8. - PUBLIC GATHERINGS
8.1
The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation may authorize any person or group within a
park to:
a)
operate an amplifying system;
b)
make a public address, demonstrate, or do anything likely to cause a public
gathering; or
c)
take part in any procession, drill, performance, ceremony, concert or public
gathering.
8.2
The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation may make regulations:
a)
stating the criteria to be considered by the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
in approving an application made under this Section; and
b)
outlining the appeal process from a decision made by the Superintendent of Parks
and Recreation under this Section.
SECTION 9. - CAMPING
9.1
No person within a park will camp or erect a tent.
9.2
The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation may designate an area in a park within Zone
where camping is permitted and will post signage to reflect this.
SECTION 10. - FIRES
10.1
No person within a park will start or permit to be started any fire unless it is confined to
fireplaces or appliances provided in the park for that purpose or in any portable appliance,
and then only at such locations within a Park that allow for such.
10.2
No person within a park will leave a fire unattended.
10.3
The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation may designate an area in a park to allow for
fires in a fireplace or portable appliances by posting signage to reflect this.
SECTION 11. - SALE OF GOODS AND SERVICES
11.1
No person within a park will make available for sale goods or services:
a)
unless such activity is permitted and licensed by other Municipal Bylaws; and the
Superintendent of Parks and Recreation has first given written approval.
11.2
The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation may make regulations governing the sale of
goods and services in a park.
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SECTION 12. - HOURS OF OPERATION
12.1
The Superintendent of Parks and Recreation shall designate hours of operation specific to
a park area and signage will be posted to reflect the hours of operation within a park.
SECTION 13.
13.1
A Bylaw Officer, Parks staff or authorized persons shall not be in violation of the Urban ATV
Bylaw by operating off-highway vehicles within the urban service area of the Regional
Municipality of Wood Buffalo.
SECTION 14. - PENALTIES
14.1
Any person in contravention of any section of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and is upon
summary conviction liable to the penalties imposed pursuant to the General Penalty By-
Law.
14.2
Where there has been a breach of this Bylaw, a Byaw Officer is hereby authorized and
empowered to issue a Violation Ticket pursuant to part 2 of the Provincial Offenses
Procedure Act.
SECTION 15. - GENERAL
15.1
Should any provision of this Bylaw be invalid, then such invalid provision may be severed
and the remaining Bylaw shall be maintained.
15.2
This Bylaw will be passed and come into effect when it has received third and final reading
and has been signed by the Mayor and Regional Clerk.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 9TH DAY OF MARCH, 1999.
READ A SECOND THIS 22ND DAY OF JUNE, 1999, AS AMENDED.
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME THIS 22ND DAY OF JUNE, 1999, AS AMENDED.
CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY
MAYOR
DATE
REGIONAL CLERK
REGIONAL CLERK
DATE
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SCHEDULE "A"
DESIGNATED AREAS
PARKS:
(A.G.T.) Shell Park
Alberta Drive Pocket Park
Borealis Park Centre
Centennial Park Campground
J. Howard Pew Memorial Park
Ptarmigan Park/Waterways
Sitikaw Park
Snye Park
All Borealis Parks Trails
ADOPT-A-PARKS:
Adrian Crescent
Athabasca Crescent
Beale Crescent
Birch Road
Bird Crescent
Burns Place
Caldwell Crescent
Clennel Crescent
Biggs Avenue
Cornwall Drive
Cowley Bay
Windsor Drive
Duncan Drive
Ermine Crescent
Gladue Bay
Hillcrest Drive Park
Hinge Bay
Hinge Road
Piven Place
Riedel Street
Rock Bay
Rose Bay
Roundel Place
Silverdale Garden
Waterways
Whiteoak Gardens
PLAYGROUNDS IN PARKS:
Aspenhill Drive
Barber Drive
Beattie Road
Biggs Avenue
Bird Crescent
Brett Drive
Brooks Place
Centennial Drive
Deep Road
Father Beauregard
Frank Spragins
Greyling Terrace
Ross A. Hennigar
Simcoe Way
Windsor Drive
PLAYGROUNDS IN SCHOOL YARDS:
Beaconhill (2)
Birchwood
Clearwater
Dickinsfield
Dr. K.A. Clark
Father J. A. Turcotte
Good Shepherd
Greely Road Elementary
Sister Mary Philips
St. Paul's School
St. Gabriel Elementary
St. Anne Elementary
Thickwood Elementary
Timberlea
Westview (2)
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SCHEDULE "A"
SPORTSFIELDS:
Soccer/Rugby Fields:
Beacon Hill
Birchwood
Clearwater School
Corless
Dr. K.A. Clark
Father Mercredi
Greely Road
Gregoire Park
J. Howard Pew
MacDonald Island
St. Paul's School
St. Gabriel
St. Gabriel
St. Anne's School
Thickwood
Water Treatment Plant
Westwood
Ball Fields:
Abasand
Beacon Hill
Birchwood (2)
Dickinsfield
Dr. K.A. Clark
Father Turcotte
Father Mercredi
Good Shepherd
Greely Road (2)
Gregoire (2)
J. Howard Pew
Keyano
Riedel Street
Ron Morgan Little League Park
Ross A. Hennigar
Sister Mary Phillips
St. Paul's
St. Anne
Thickwood
Timberlea Athletic Park
Westview
All open green areas designated as Municipal Reserve land.