Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Roads and Transportation Bylaw No. 25/020
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta
· No. 25/020
· adopted 2025-07-08
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BYLAW NO: 25/020
A BYLAW OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WOOD BUFFALO TO CONTROL
AND REGULATE THE USE OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN THE
URBAN AND RURAL SERVICE AREAS OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF
WOOD BUFFALO, THE TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS MOVING THEREON AND THE
PARKING OF VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAYS.
WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act provides that municipality has the direction,
control and management of certain roads within its boundaries because it has entered
into one or more agreements with the Minister of Transportation and Economic
Corridors;
AND WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act provides that a council may pass
bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the safety, health and welfare of people and
the protection of people and property, as well as for people, activities and things in, on
or near a public place or a place that is open to the pubic;
AND WHEREAS the Traffic Safety Act provides that the council of a municipality may,
with respect to a highway under its direction, control and management, make bylaws
that are not inconsistent with the act;
AND WHEREAS the Minister, pursuant to section 2 of the Highways Development and
Protection Act, may by order, designate any existing highway as a provincial highway,
and has the direction, control, and management of all provincial highways;
AND WHEREAS the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act provides that a
local authority may make bylaws with respect to highways under its direction, control and
management, designating the route and time of travel of vehicles transporting dangerous
goods, prohibiting the carriage of dangerous goods, and specifying restrictions or
conditions to ensure the safe transportation in or by a means of transport, safe storage
and controls necessary for public safety;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, duly
assembled, enacts as follows:
PART 1. TITLE
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as the ""Roads and Transportation Bylaw 2025".
PART 2. APPLICATION
2.1.
This Bylaw shall not apply to:
(a)
provincial highways as defined in the Highways Development and
Protection Act; or
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(b)
public roads within Indian Reserves pursuant to clause 9(c) of the
transportation transitional funding agreement between the Province of
Alberta and the Municipality.
2.2.
For certainty, this Bylaw only applies to Public Places and highways under the
direction, control and management of the Municipality, including:
(a)
the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road and ice bridges;
(b)
the La Loche Winter Trail and ice bridges;
(c)
the highways at the Fort Chipewyan Airport;
(d)
the segment of Highway #48 between Fort Fitzgerald and the border
separating the Northwest Territories and Alberta;
(e)
the segment of Highway #49 comprising the west access to Wood Buffalo
National Park from Highway #48 to the Wood Buffalo National Park
boundary, exclusive of the bridge;
(f)
the segment of Highway #50 from the east access to Wood Buffalo National
Park from Highway #48 to the Wood Buffalo National Park boundary; and
(g)
the Conklin Airstrip and the Janvier Airstrip.
PART 3. DEFINITIONS
3.1
In this Bylaw, all words shall have the same meaning as the Traffic Safety Act,
unless otherwise defined below.
3.2
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words, terms,
and phrases have the corresponding meaning:
(a)
"Chief Administrative Officer" includes the Person appointed to the position
of chief administrative officer of the Municipality in accordance with the
Municipal Government Act, or that Person's designate or delegate;
(b)
"Council" shall mean the Council of the Regional Municipality of Wood
Buffalo;
(c)
"Crosswalk" means a designated portion of a roadway for pedestrians to
use when crossing a highway, and which may be unmarked at an
Intersection or marked with a Traffic Control Device, pavement markings or
other similar markings to create visual or physical separation between the
portion of the roadway intended for pedestrian crossings;
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(d)
"Curb" means the physical edge of a roadway or another similar point that
divides a roadway and a boulevard or sidewalk;
(e)
"Dangerous Goods" means any product, substance or organism specified
in or included by its nature in any of the classes listed in the regulations
under the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act for which a
placard is required to be displayed in accordance with Part 4 of the said
Regulations;
(f)
"Dangerous Goods Route" means a highway so designated in Schedule 1
and Posted in accordance with this bylaw;
(g)
"Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act" means Dangerous
Goods Transportation and Handling Act, RSA 2000, c D-4;
(h)
"Disabled Person Vehicle" means a vehicle identified as such by either an
Alberta license plate starting with the letter "A" or an official placard, clearly
displayed in the vehicle bearing the international symbol of the disabled;
(i)
"Driveway" means any areas used or constructed to provide access
between private property and a highway, starting at the edge of roadway to
the private property line;
(j)
"Heavy Vehicle" means a vehicle or a combination of attached vehicles and
trailers, with or without a load, exceeding:
(i) two axles;
(ii) eleven (11) metres in length;
(iii) a maximum allowable weight of 7,000 kilograms; or
(iv) a combination of attached vehicles or trailers, that is registered for
a weight exceeding 8,000 kilograms,
but does not include a municipal service vehicle.
(k)
"Highways Development and Protection Act" means the Highways
Development and Protection Act, SA 2004, c H-8.5;
(l)
"Miniature Vehicle" has the same meaning as the Traffic Safety Act, and for
the purpose of this Bylaw includes electric scooters, pocket bikes, golf carts,
motorized skateboards, go-carts, Personal transporters;
(m)
"Mobile Unit" means:
(i) any vacation trailer, house trailer or relocatable trailer; or
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(ii) any structure, whether ordinarily equipped with wheels or not, that is
constructed or manufactured to be moved from one (1) point to
another by being towed or carried and to provide living
accommodation for or other use by one (1) or more Persons;
(n)
"Municipal Government Act" means the Municipal Government Act, RSA
2000, c M-26;
(o)
"Municipal Tag" means a tag or similar document issued by the Municipality
pursuant the Municipal Government Act, that alleges a bylaw offence and
provides a Person with the opportunity to pay an amount to the Municipality
in lieu of prosecution for the offence;
(p)
"Municipality" means the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo;
(q)
"Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or
connection of
(i) the lateral Curb lines, or
(ii) if there are not any lateral Curb lines, the exterior edges of the
roadways of two (2) or more highways which join one another at an
angle whether or not one highway crosses the other;
(r)
"Operator" means the registered owner thereof or if not the registered
owner, the Person driving or in the position of control over the vehicle;
(s)
"Parade or Procession" means a group of vehicles, animals, pedestrians or
combination thereof on a highway which is likely to block, obstruct, impede,
hinder or otherwise interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic on a
highway excluding a funeral procession;
(t)
"Parade Marshall" means the Person designated as "parade marshall" for
the purpose of guiding a Parade or Procession;
(u)
"Park", "parked", and "parking" or any word or expression of similar
connotation or import shall mean a vehicle remaining stationary in one place
whether or not the vehicle is occupied, excluding vehicles stationary in one
place:
(i) while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers; or
(ii) in compliance with the Traffic Control Device or the direction of a
Peace Officer;
(v)
"Passenger Loading or Unloading Zone" shall mean an area on the vehicle
portion of a highway Posted with a Traffic Control Device authorized by the
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Chief Administrative Officer permitting Parking therein of a period
necessary to load or unload passengers, provided such period is fifteen (15)
minutes or less, except in front of a hotel when only ten (10) minutes Parking
may be allowed and the Traffic Control Device shall indicate the time or
times when the space is restricted to these purposes;
(w)
"Peace Officer" means a Peace Officer as defined in the Traffic Safety Act
and includes a Bylaw Enforcement Officer as appointed by Council from
time to time;
(x)
"Person" means any individual, corporation, society, association,
partnership or firm;
(y)
"Post" or "Posted" means to erect, place or mark one (1) or more Traffic
Control Devices;
(z)
"Public Place" means any land owned or leased by the Municipality, other
than a highway, that the public is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use,
including:
(i) parks, as defined in the Parks and Recreation Bylaw;
(ii) Parking lots, and
(iii) land developed, used or managed by the Municipality for public
utilities;
(aa)
"Rural Service Area" has the same meaning as Order in Council 817/94;
(bb)
"Service Station" shall mean any facility that carries on the business of
servicing or repairing automobiles.
(cc)
"Street Furniture" means every curb, sidewalk, pole, traffic sign, waste
receptacle, bus bench, bus enclosure, tree, plant, grass, hydrant, fence,
utility, utility service or any other property belonging to the Municipality
capable of being marked, defaced or damaged;
(dd)
"Taxi Zone" means a portion of a roadway adjacent to the curb authorized
and Posted for the exclusive use of taxicabs or taxicab companies;
(ee)
"Track" or "Tracked" means to allow, cause or permit any dirt, soil, mud,
gravel, sand, clay, lime, fertilizer, manure, substance or material of any
nature or kind whatsoever to become loose or detached or blow, drop, spill
or fall from any vehicle, appurtenances, or tires onto any highway or land in
the vicinity of any highway;
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(ff)
"Traffic Control Device" includes those devices described in the Traffic
Safety Act, and any authorized sign, signal, marking, device, or other means
of communicating permitted traffic, including the stopping of motor vehicles
or the movement of pedestrians;
(gg)
"Traffic Safety Act" means the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, c T-6;
(hh)
"Transit Vehicle" shall mean a bus designed to carry more than 15
passengers, including the driver, and equipped with facilities to allow
extended travel without stopping;
(ii)
"Transit Zone" means the area parallel to the curb side of the roadway for
transit vehicles to stop for the purpose of allowing passengers to enter and
exit the transit vehicle, and includes the fifteen (15) meters of either side of
a sign identifying the area as such an area;
(jj)
"Urban Service Area" has the same meaning as Order in Council 817/94;
(kk)
"Violation Tag" means a tag or similar documents issued by the Municipality
pursuant to the Municipal Government Act;
(ll)
"Violation Ticket" means a ticket issued pursuant to Part II of the Provincial
Offences Procedure Act, RSA 2000, c P-34;
(mm) "Winter Road" means a roadway or ice bridge within the Municipality that is
open on a seasonal basis subject to the direction of the Municipality
specifically including, but not limited to, the Fort Chipewyan Winter Road
and the La Loche Winter Trail;
(nn)
"Winter Road Update" means the public service announcement regarding
the winter roads issued by the Municipality from time to time;
(oo)
"Work Zone" means an area designated by Traffic Control Devices as a
work zone for the purpose of maintenance, construction, or repairs on or
near a highway.
3.3
In this Bylaw:
(a)
words importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa, and
words importing the neuter gender include the masculine and the feminine
genders and vice versa;
(b)
any reference to "including" means "including, but not limited to";
(c)
unless expressly stated otherwise, a reference to a "Section" is a reference
to a section in this bylaw, a reference to a "Part" is a reference to a part in
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this bylaw, and any reference to a "Schedule" is a reference to a schedule
to this Bylaw;
(d)
unless expressly stated otherwise, a reference to an enactment is a
reference to an enactment of Alberta and its regulations, as amended,
revised, consolidated, or replaced from time to time, and a reference to a
bylaw or policy is a reference to a bylaw or policy of the Municipality, as
amended, revised, consolidated, or replaced from time to time; and
(e)
a reference to the current title of a position includes the position as it may
be renamed from time to time, or if the position is modified or eliminated,
any references in this Bylaw to the modified or eliminated position are
intended to be a reference to any other position with those functions and
responsibilities that most closely resemble the position described in this
Bylaw.
PART 4. OPERATION OF VEHICLES
4.1
Every Person shall obey the instructions of Traffic Control Devices unless
otherwise directed by a Peace Officer or Parade Marshall during a Parade or
Procession.
4.2
When signaled or directed to stop by a Peace Officer, a driver shall promptly bring
the vehicle to a stop, furnish to the Peace Officer any information respecting the
driver or the vehicle that the Peace Officer requires and shall remain stopped until
permitted by the Peace Officer to leave.
4.3
No Person shall stop a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be left upon any highway in
such a manner to block, obstruct, impede or hinder traffic on the highway unless
the Person has been granted the authority in writing to do so by the Chief
Administrative Officer, Council or by operation of law, and then only in strict
compliance with the authority granted.
4.4
Notwithstanding section 4.3, where the obstruction caused by a vehicle is
unavoidable due to mechanical failure, the Person will not in breach of Section 4.3
provided the Person promptly takes measures to remove such vehicles from the
highway.
4.5
No Person shall drive or walk on or over newly installed thermal inlay, painted line,
epoxy, or other material, on any roadway in a designated Work Zone marked by a
Traffic Control Device.
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PART 5. RESERVED LANES
5.1.
The Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to designate specific traffic lanes
as being reserved all or part of the time for use only by a particular class of
vehicle and shall cause a Traffic Control Device identifying the reserved lanes
and class of vehicle to be Posted.
5.2.
For the purposes of this Part, if a lane is reserved under 5.1 for use by a shuttle
vehicle, "shuttle" shall mean a municipal passenger or commercial vehicle
designed to carry nine (9) or more passengers, including the driver, that is used
or intended to be used to transport passengers.
5.3.
When a specific traffic lane is designated as being reserved for use only by a
particular class of vehicle a Person shall not operate a vehicle of a class other
than the particular class permitted in that traffic lane.
5.4.
Nothing in this Part prohibits a vehicle of a class other than that permitted in the
traffic lane from crossing that traffic lane to enter or exit from adjacent driveways
or intersecting roadways.
PART 6. PEDESTRIANS
6.1
Subject to Section 6.2, no pedestrian shall cross a highway in the Urban Service
Area or in a hamlet at any point other than at a Crosswalk.
6.2
No pedestrian shall cross at a Crosswalk if a Traffic Control Device prohibits such
a crossing.
6.3
No pedestrian shall cross:
(a)
a highway on a bridge;
(b)
within one hundred (100) metres in any direction from the approach to a
bridge;
except at a Crosswalk with a Traffic Control Device permitting such a crossing at
that location.
6.3
No Person shall stand in a group of three (3) or more Persons or so near to each
other on any highway as to obstruct the entrance to buildings or to obstruct or
prevent other Persons using such highways and forthwith after request has been
made by a Peace Officer, shall disperse and move away.
6.4
Nothing in this Bylaw shall be construed as prohibiting the assembling of Persons
for the purpose of watching a duly authorized Parade or Procession.
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PART 7. PARKING
7.1.
No Person shall Park or permit a vehicle to be parked on a highway contrary to a
Traffic Control Device or in a manner that impedes the flow of traffic.
7.2.
Unless permitted by a Traffic Control Device, a Person shall not Park or permit a
vehicle to be parked on any winter road or portion thereof.
7.3.
Unless required or permitted by the Traffic Safety Act, this Bylaw or by a Traffic
Control Device, or in compliance with the directions of a Peace Officer, or to avoid
conflict with other traffic, no Person shall stop or Park a vehicle.
(a)
at an Intersection nearer than ten (10) metres to the projection of the curb
or edge of the roadway line immediately ahead or immediately to the rear;
(b)
within ten (10) metres of a stop sign or yield sign;
(c)
within five (5) metres of any fire hydrant, or when the hydrant is not located
at the curb, within five (5) metres of the point on the edge of the roadway
nearest the hydrant;
(d)
within ten (10) metres of a Crosswalk;
(e)
on any sidewalk or boulevard;
(f)
facing oncoming traffic; or
(g)
on any bridge or within 10 metres of any bridge.
(h)
within one and one-half (1.5) metres of an access to a garage, private road,
Driveway, or other type of vehicle crossway over a sidewalk;
7.4.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Bylaw, the Chief Administrative Officer
is hereby authorized to cause moveable signs to be Posted on or near a highway
to indicate "No Parking", or "Street Maintenance" and when so Posted, such signs
shall take precedence over all other Traffic Control Devices.
7.5.
No Person shall Park or permit to be parked a vehicle on a highway from the time
signs referred to in Section 7.4 have been Posted, until such signs have been
removed.
7.6.
No Person shall Park or permit to be parked, a vehicle on the Posted portion of
such highway during the ninety-six (96) hour period following the time the Traffic
Control Devices were Posted where the vehicle was parked prior to the Posting of
the Traffic Control Devices as described in Section 7.4.
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7.7.
No Person shall Park or operate a vehicle in contravention of any sign or Traffic
Control Device Posted in accordance with Sections 7.4 and 7.5. No Person shall
Park or permit to be parked, a vehicle on the roadway side of a vehicle already
parked at the curb or edge of a roadway.
7.8.
Any vehicle Parked contrary to this Bylaw may be towed away at the owner's sole
expense.
7.9.
Except when actually taking or discharging passengers, no Person shall Park a
vehicle in a Passenger Loading or Unloading Zone.
7.10. No Person shall Park a vehicle on any alley unless a Traffic Control Device
otherwise permits, except for the following purposes:
(a)
The loading or unloading of goods from a commercial vehicle for a period
not exceeding thirty (30) minutes;
(b)
The loading or unloading of goods or passengers from a vehicle other than
a commercial vehicle for a period not exceeding five (5) minutes.
7.11. Notwithstanding Subsections 7.10 (a) and (b) above, no Person, while loading or
unloading passengers or goods, shall Park in such a manner as may obstruct the
passage of other vehicles along the alley.
7.12. Where a Traffic Control Device restricts the parking of vehicles to a specific time
limit, it shall be an offence to Park a vehicle in excess of the time or dates Posted,
except for the following class of vehicle(s):
(a)
vehicles being used by Government employees and identified as such
(Municipal, Provincial or Federal);
(b)
marked public utility vehicles, while the Operators are actually engaged in
the course of their employment (utility companies are ATCO Electric, ATCO
Power and Telus or representatives of utility companies); and
(c)
vehicles used by elected Government officials and identified as such.
7.13. Section 7.12 above shall only apply between the hours of 09:00 and 18:00, and
shall not apply on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday unless otherwise indicated by a
Traffic Control Device.
7.14. No Person shall Park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked on private property
without the permission or authorization of the owner of the private property or a
Person having lawful possession or control of the private property.
7.15. Where a parking area is provided on private land, used for commercial or industrial
purposes, for the parking of the vehicles of Persons who are customers or patrons
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of or who is clearly designed as being set aside for parking only of vehicles of
customers or patrons of or Persons doing business with the owner, tenant,
occupant or other Person in charge of the land, a Person who is not immediately
after being parked or leaving the vehicles either a customer or patron or Person
doing business with the owner, tenant, occupant or Person in charge of the said
land as indicated in the designation unless he has verbal or written permission
from the said owner, tenant, occupant or other Person in charge, shall not Park or
leave his vehicle on the parking area so designated.
7.16. No Person shall Park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked on any land owned
by the Municipality which the Municipality uses or permits to be used as a
playground, recreation area, utility lot, or public park, except in such areas
designated or Posted for parking.
7.17. No Person shall Park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked in any parking
space upon land owned or controlled by the Municipality where such space has
been reserved, as indicated by a Traffic Control Device, for a vehicle operated by
a municipal employee, officer, or Council Member.
7.18. No Person shall Park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked in any parking lot
owned by the Municipality in contravention of a Traffic Control Device Posted in
the said parking lot.
7.19. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked, any trailer upon any highway unless
the said trailer is attached to a vehicle by which it may be propelled or drawn and
when so attached, the trailer shall be deemed part of the vehicle and subject to the
provisions pertaining to vehicles.
7.20. No Person shall occupy or permit any other Person to occupy a Mobile Unit upon
a highway or upon municipal property unless such property has been designated
for use as a Mobile Unit Park.
7.21. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked a vehicle that is not a taxicab, in an
area Posted as a Taxi Zone.
7.22. No Operator of a taxicab shall leave his taxicab unattended for a period exceeding
five (5) minutes in an area Posted as a Taxi Zone.
7.23. The Operator of a taxicab, except when answering a call, shall not Park the taxicab
upon any roadway other than within a Taxi Zone, unless such taxicab is displaying
a "Not for Hire" sign, and the Operator is out of the taxicab.
7.24. Notwithstanding the establishment of a Taxi Zone on a roadway, an Operator of a
taxicab stopping or parking in such a zone shall comply with the requirements of
the Traffic Safety Act and this Bylaw.
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7.25. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked a vehicle on any highway for more
than forty- eight (48) consecutive hours unless otherwise permitted by the Chief
Administrative Officer in writing.
7.26. Except for emergency vehicles, no Person shall Park or stop or permit to be parked
or stopped, a vehicle on any highway, Public Place or private property in space
Posted as a fire lane.
7.27. Nothing in this part shall be construed as to allow parking contrary to any other
provision of this Bylaw.
7.28. A Person being in charge or control of a garage, Service Station, radio shop or
other premises where repairs or installations are made to vehicles for
compensation, shall not Park or permit to be parked a vehicle which is left in his
possession for the carrying out of repairs or installations or for any such related
purpose, on a highway unless specifically required or permitted by:
(a)
Another provision of this or another Bylaw;
(b)
A Traffic Control Device; or
(c)
The Traffic Safety Act.
7.29. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked, a vehicle on any highway or on private
land, in space Posted for parking for Disabled Person Vehicle unless such vehicle
is properly displaying identification as a Disabled Person Vehicle.
7.30. Where a Traffic Control Device upon a highway restricts Parking thereon to
residents, no Person not a resident of the said area, shall Park or permit to be
parked a vehicle:
(a)
At anytime; or
(b)
In excess of the time so designated and Posted on a Traffic Control Device,
unless such vehicle displays a permit issued by the Chief Administrative
Officer.
7.31. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked a vehicle other than a transit vehicle
in a Transit Zone.
7.32. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked, a vehicle in such a manner so as to
obstruct a fire or emergency exit.
7.33. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked, a vehicle in such a manner so as to
obstruct the entrance or exit of a hospital, firehall, police station, or ambulance
station.
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7.34. A Person shall not Park or stand a vehicle or permit such vehicle to remain parked
in such a manner as to interfere with the proper operation of any vehicle used by
the Fire Department or any other emergency vehicle.
7.35. Any vehicle parked contrary to Section 7.34 may be towed away at the owner's
expense. When it is practicable, such a vehicle shall be removed so that it is left
nearby to minimize inconvenience to the owner.
7.36. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked, a vehicle or trailer on any highway
unless the subsisting license plate issued for that vehicle is displayed on that
vehicle in accordance with the Traffic Safety Act.
Parallel Parking
7.37. When parking a vehicle on a roadway, a Person may only Park:
(a)
with the sides of the vehicle parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, and
the right wheels of the vehicle not more than five hundred (500) millimeters
from the right curb or edge of the roadway; or
(b)
in the case of a one-way highway where parking on either side is permitted,
with the sides of the vehicle parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, the
wheels that are the closest to a curb or edge of the roadway not more than
five hundred (500) millimeters from that curb or edge, and the vehicle facing
in the direction of travel authorized for the highway.
7.38. Notwithstanding Section 7.37, a Person may Park a motorcycle
(a)
at an angle, other than perpendicular, to the curb or edge of the roadway,
and
(b)
with the nearest wheel of the motorcycle not more than five hundred (500)
millimetres from the curb or edge of the roadway, and the motorcycle angled
in the direction of travel authorized for the traffic lane that is adjacent to the
lane on which the motorcycle is parked.
7.39. Section 7.37 does not apply where angle parking is permitted or required by a
Posted sign.
Angle Parking
7.40. When a sign indicates that angle parking is permitted or required, and parking
guidelines are visible on the roadway:
(a)
a Person may only Park a vehicle with the vehicle's sides centered between
and parallel to any two of the guidelines; and
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(b)
in the case of a vehicle other than a motorcycle, with one front wheel not
more than five hundred (500) millimetres from the curb or edge of the
roadway; or
(c)
in the case of a motorcycle, with the nearest wheel of the motorcycle not
more than five hundred (500) millimetres from the curb or edge of the
roadway, and the motorcycle angled in the direction of travel authorized for
the traffic lane that is adjacent to the lane on which the motorcycle is parked.
7.41. When a sign indicates that angle parking is permitted or required, and no parking
guidelines are visible on the roadway:
(a)
a Person may only Park a vehicle with the vehicle's sides at an angle of
between thirty (30) and sixty (60) degrees to the curb or edge of the
roadway; and
(b)
in the case of a vehicle other than a motorcycle, with the nearest wheel not
more than five hundred (500) millimetres from the curb or edge of the
roadway; or
(c)
in the case of a motorcycle, with the nearest wheel of the motorcycle not
more than five hundred (500) millimeters from the curb or edge of the
roadway, and the motorcycle angled adjacent to the lane on which the
motorcycle is parked.
Advertising on Highways
7.42. Unless authorized by a permit from the Chief Administrative Officer, a Person shall
not do any of the following on a highway:
(a)
display any goods for sale;
(b)
offer any goods for sale;
(c)
sell any goods; or
(d)
Park a vehicle that is being displayed for sale or that is displaying advertising
directing Persons to a commercial premises.
PART 8. SPECIAL CLASSES OF VEHICLES
8.1
No Person shall angle Park any vehicle or trailer which singly or together exceeds
six (6) meters in overall length upon any highway, except at such locations as have
been authorized by the Chief Administrative Officer.
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8.2
No Person shall Park or permit to be parked, a vehicle or a vehicle with any type
of trailer attached thereto upon any highway if the overall length of the vehicle or
the vehicle with the trailer exceeds 6.8 metres under the following conditions:
(a)
Between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;
(b)
At anytime when the said vehicle or vehicle and trailer are parked either in
front or across from or on the flankage of residential property.
8.3
Section 8.2 of this Part shall not apply as to prohibit such vehicle from being parked
adjacent to the curb on a highway for the purpose of unloading and loading goods
to or from premises abutting such highway, provided that if the loading or unloading
is taking place during a period of restricted visibility, then the vehicle and its trailer
shall have all front and rear parking lights illuminated.
8.4
No Person shall Park or permit to be parked a truck-tractor unit on any highway
within the Municipality whether or not a trailer is attached to the truck-tractor or not.
8.5
No Person shall:
(a)
Park, or permit to be Parked, a vehicle on a highway, where that vehicle
contains Dangerous Goods;
(b)
Park or permit to be parked, a vehicle within 15 metres of any building,
where that vehicle contains Dangerous Goods.
8.6
Section 8.5 above does not apply where the vehicle is parked while loading or
unloading the dangerous goods in the ordinary course of business.
8.7
With the exception of Dangerous Goods Routes, no Person shall operate or permit
a vehicle to be operated in the Municipality where that vehicle contains Dangerous
Goods, unless:
(a)
that vehicle is being operated for the loading and unloading of Dangerous
Goods within the Municipality; and
(b)
the vehicle is being operated on the most direct and practicable route from
the primary highway to or from the premises of customers.
8.8
Any Person desiring to operate a vehicle carrying Dangerous Goods on a highway,
other than in compliance with Section 8.7 of this part, must first obtain approval
from the Chief Administrative Officer. The Chief Administrative Officer, using his
discretion, may provide his approval subject to conditions.
8.9
No Person shall operate a vehicle or trailer or combination thereof on a highway
under the direction, control and management of the Municipality other than in
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accordance with the weight and load limitations as specified in the Traffic Safety
Act.
8.10 Notwithstanding Section 8.9 above, the Chief Administrative Officer may:
(a)
Issue a single trip or an open permit to an applicant for any number of trips
and for such a period of time as he deems advisable, with permit conditions
applied describing routing, time of day or other restrictions as deemed
necessary for the safe movement of the load or loads;
(b)
Issue a permit to an applicant who telephones, or provides by electronic
transmission, the information required for a permit.
8.11 No Person shall operate a vehicle in respect of which an overload or over-
dimensional permit is issued pursuant to the Traffic Safety Act on a highway under
the direction, control and management of the Municipality unless:
(a)
the Chief Administrative Officer has given approval;
(b)
the Owner, Operator, driver or mover of the vehicle shall agree to be
responsible for all damages which may be caused to the highway by reason
of driving, operating or moving of any such vehicle upon the highway; and
(c)
if requested by the Chief Administrative Officer, the Owner, Operator, driver,
or mover of the vehicle Posts a bond sufficient to cover the cost of repairing
possible damages to the highway, landscaping and Street Furniture in an
amount satisfactory to the Chief Administrative Officer.
8.12 In case of any dispute arising as to the weight of any vehicle, the same shall be
weighed upon a certified scale and the weighing of the vehicle shall be deemed to
be conclusive.
8.13 Unless a permit to do so has been issued by the Chief Administrative Officer, no
Person shall operate on a highway:
(a)
A vehicle or trailer having metal spikes, lugs, cleats, or bands projecting
from the surface of the wheel or tire on such vehicle;
(b)
Any vehicle or trailer having skids or tracks; or
(c)
Any vehicle or trailer having chains attached to the tires.
8.14 No Person shall engage a vehicle's engine retarder brakes within two (2)
kilometers of a residential property within the Municipality.
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PART 9. TRUCK ROUTES
9.1
No Person shall operate or permit the operation of a Heavy Vehicle on a highway
other than a highway specified in Schedule 2 (Truck Routes).
9.2
The following Persons shall not be deemed to be operating a vehicle in
contravention of this part if the vehicle was being operated on the most direct and
practicable route between the premises or location concerned and nearest truck
route:
(a)
Persons delivering or collecting goods, merchandise or passengers to or
from the premises of bona fide customers;
(b)
Persons going to or from premises for the servicing or repairing of a Heavy
Vehicle;
(c)
Persons pulling a disabled vehicle from a highway prohibited to Heavy
Vehicles;
(d)
Persons going to or from business premises of the owner of the Heavy
Vehicle concerned where that Person has received the required approval
under the authority of the Municipality's Land Use Bylaw; or
(e)
Persons operating a vehicle owned by or contracted by the Municipality and
presently in the service of the Municipality.
9.3
Any Person desiring to haul materials or equipment on any roadway, excluding a
truck route, shall make an application to the Chief Administrative Officer for a route
permit and such application shall contain the following information:
(a)
the name and address of the Person;
(b)
the day, date, and hours during which the haul will be undertaken;
(c)
the route the haul will take; and
(d)
the Person responsible for any drainage or street cleaning required.
9.4
Any person desiring to haul over dimensional loads on any roadway that require a
Traffic Control Device to be turned, shall make an application to the Chief
Administrative Officer for a route permit and such application shall contain the
following information:
(a)
the name and address of the Person;
(b)
the day, date, and hours during which the haul will be undertaken;
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(c)
the route the haul will take;
(d)
the dimensions of the haul, including specific widths and heights; and
(e)
the Person responsible for any drainage or street cleaning required.
9.5
The Chief Administrative Officer may issue a route permit, and if issued, shall set
forth conditions as to speed, weight restrictions, covering the load, time restrictions,
maintenance and repairs to highways resulting from hauls made pursuant to a
route permit, or such other conditions as may be appropriate for the area for which
the holder of a route permit shall abide by.
9.6
A Person who holds a permit shall be responsible for all costs and expenses
incurred by the Municipality for the repair of any curb stops, valves, hydrants,
sidewalks, curbs, pavement, landscaping and any other such appurtenances to
highways resulting from hauls made pursuant to any permits issued under this
Bylaw.
9.7
The Chief Administrative Officer may, at his discretion, cancel or suspend a permit
without notice, and may consider factors including, but not limited to weather,
environmental hazards, and vehicular traffic.
9.8
The Chief Administrative Officer has authority to:
(a)
Prohibit the use on a highway by a Heavy Vehicle, or by a class or classes
thereof, for a period or periods that the Chief Administrative Officer
determines;
(b)
Limit or restrict the speed of a Heavy Vehicle, or of a class or classes
thereof, using a highway for a period or periods that the Chief Administrative
Officer determines; and
(c)
Increase, limit or restrict the maximum gross weight that may be borne by a
Heavy Vehicle or combination of vehicles on a highway for a period or
periods that the Chief Administrative Officer determines.
PART 10. PARADES AND PROCESSIONS
10.1. No Person shall hold, join, march or participate in any Parade or Procession unless
a permit has been obtained from the Chief Administrative Officer.
10.2. The Chief Administrative Officer may issue a Parade permit to a Person under this
part where the Person has complied with the requirements of Section 10.3 below.
10.3. Any Person desiring to hold a Parade or Procession within the Municipality shall,
at least two (2) weeks prior to the time he desires to hold the Parade or Procession,
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make an application in writing to the Chief Administrative Officer containing the
following information:
(a)
The name and address of the Person wishing to sponsor a Parade or
Procession and, if the Person is an organization, then the name and address
of the contact Person;
(b)
The day, date, and times during which the Parade or Procession will be
held;
(c)
The route of the Parade or Procession and written certification from the
Police Department that such route is satisfactory to the Police Department;
(d)
The approximate number of Persons and vehicles participating in the
Parade or Procession;
(e)
The nature and object of the Parade or Procession;
(f)
The approximate size, number and nature of flags, banners, placards, and
such other similar items to be carried or displayed;
(g)
The wording and symbols to be exhibited on the items listed in Subsection
(f) above; and
(h)
Proof of liability insurance.
10.4. The Chief Administrative Officer may unconditionally approve, approve with
conditions or refuse an application for a Parade Permit.
10.5. Where a Parade Permit is granted allowing floats, vehicles, or animals to be placed
in or on the route of a Parade or Procession, the Person or Persons sponsoring
the Parade or Procession shall indemnify and save harmless the Municipality from
and against any and all claims for injury to any Person or Persons and damage to
any real or Personal property arising by reasons of or in any way connected with
the entry, placing, or operation of the vehicles, floats, or animals in the Parade or
Procession, and whether arising out of, directly or indirectly caused by any act or
omission, of the Municipality its authorities or agents.
10.6. Where a Parade Permit has been granted:
(a)
The Chief Administrative Officer may temporarily close for all or some types
of traffic all or portions of the highway along or near the route set out in the
permit for the anticipated time of the Parade or Procession and for such
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additional time as necessary to clear the highway or highways of normal
traffic; and
(b)
The Chief Administrative Officer may temporarily suspend parking and
loading privileges on all or a portion of the highways on the proposed route
of the Parade or Procession.
10.7. No Parade or Procession shall obstruct any highway for a longer period than is
required.
10.8. Any vehicle in a funeral procession, except the lead vehicle, may, during the
daylight hours, enter an Intersection without stopping if:
(a)
The headlamps of the vehicle are alight,
(b)
The vehicle is traveling immediately behind the vehicle in front of it so as to
form a continuous line of traffic, and
(c)
The passage into the Intersection can be made in safety.
10.9. A Peace Officer, Parade Marshall or Person designated to control traffic by the
Parade Marshall may regulate and direct traffic in the vicinity of any Parade or
Procession and all Persons shall obey the orders and directions of the Peace
Officer, Parade Marshall or Person designated to control traffic by the Parade
Marshall. The Person controlling traffic must be identifiable as a Person designated
to control traffic in accordance with all applicable legislation.
10.10. No pedestrian or Person operating any vehicle (excluding emergency vehicles) or
riding a horse shall break through the ranks of any authorized Parade or
Procession.
PART 11. AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
11.1. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby delegated the authority to prescribe
where Traffic Control Devices are to be Posted, including, but not limited to Traffic
Control Devices restricting the speed of vehicles.
11.2. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate any highway for
through traffic purposes. Such highway shall be properly Posted if stop signs or
yield signs are erected at all Intersections of such highways and urban park trail
systems.
11.3. The Posting of Traffic Control Devices by the Chief Administrative Officer is hereby
deemed to be made pursuant to this Bylaw.
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11.4. The Chief Administrative Officer shall maintain a record of all the locations of Traffic
Control Devices which shall be open to public inspection during normal business
hours.
11.5. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to establish marked
Crosswalk on any highway and thereafter to cause the marks or Traffic Control
Devices, or both, to be Posted or installed for the Crosswalk.
11.6. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate any highway
Intersection or other place on a highway as a place at which no left-hand turn or
no right-hand turn or both shall be made and shall cause the same to be Posted.
11.7. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate any Intersection
or other place on a highway, including, but not limited to where a railway right- of-
way crosses a highway, as a place where U-turns are prohibited and shall cause
the same to be Posted.
11.8. The Council may designate a highway or any portion thereof, for one-way traffic
only and instruct the Chief Administrative Officer to cause the same to be Posted.
11.9. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate school zones
and playground zones and shall cause the same to be Posted.
11.10. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate Transit Zones
and shall cause the same to be Posted.
11.11. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate any highway
upon which no parking is permitted and to cause the same to be Posted.
11.12. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate a portion of a
highway or Public Place where parking is limited or prohibited to a period of time
or wholly prohibited, or prohibited to a class or classes of vehicles, or both, and to
cause the same to be Posted.
11.13. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate Municipality
employee parking areas and to cause the same to be Posted.
11.14. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate angle or parallel
parking on any highway and to cause the same to be Posted.
11.15. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate the non-
standard distance a vehicle may be parked from an Intersection and cause the
same to be Posted.
11.16. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to Post truck routes or
dangerous goods routes as approved by the Council and described in Schedules
2 and 3 attached to and forming part of this Bylaw.
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11.17. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to impose limitations or
restrictions on loads traveling on highways and cause the same to be Posted.
11.18. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate the maximum
loading permitted on any highway or bridge and to cause the same to be Posted.
11.19. The Chief Administrative Officer shall Post, as the Chief Administrative Officer
considers necessary to notify Persons using the highway(s) of the prohibition,
increase or restriction of load limitations.
11.20. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to close or open any existing
median or divider on any highway.
11.21. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to issue, or revoke permits
on behalf of the Municipality under this Bylaw.
11.22. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate Taxi Zones and
shall cause the same to be Posted.
11.23. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate temporarily
closure of any street, road, lane or public highway or any part thereof at any time
where a construction or maintenance project on or adjacent to the highway or
Public Place may create a hazard and shall cause the same to be Posted.
11.24. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate Mobile Unit
parking areas and shall cause the same to be Posted.
11.25. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate public parking
lots and shall cause the same to be Posted.
11.26. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to designate temporary road
closures and shall cause the same to be Posted.
11.27. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to divide any highway into
lanes and to designate those lanes for through traffic, or for left turning or right
turning traffic only or for any combination of through, left turning or right turning
traffic and shall cause the same to be Posted.
11.28. The Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to require security for
performance in an acceptable form on any and all work and activities that affects
highways. Such security shall be in the amount to fully recover the cost or repair
for unacceptable or sub-standard performance.
11.29. The Chief Administrative officer may be sub-delegate any or all of his powers,
duties and functions under this Bylaw.
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PART 12. WINTER ROADS
12.1. The Chief Administrative Officer shall issue Winter Road Updates to the public
advising of road conditions including, but not limited to road openings, road
closures, load limits, speed limits, construction, and operating restrictions relating
to the operation of vehicles on the winter roads.
12.2. The Chief Administrative Officer shall Post the Winter Roads as described by a
Winter Road Update.
12.3. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Bylaw, no Person shall operate a
vehicle in contravention of any Winter Road Update or Traffic Control Device
Posted along a Winter Road.
12.4. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Bylaw, no Person shall operate a
vehicle in excess of the Posted weight on any ice bridge.
PART 13. DRIVEWAYS
13.1. Notwithstanding owner or occupant of any premises or lot within the Municipality,
who shall require to drive any vehicle across any sidewalk or boulevard for the
purpose of entering the premises or lot, may cause to be constructed in place of
the sidewalk and/or boulevard to be crossed, and of full width thereof, a Driveway,
so designed and maintained as to be suitable for pedestrians using the sidewalk
and vehicles using the Driveway. No construction of such a Driveway shall
commence unless a permit for the crossing has first been obtained from the Chief
Administrative Officer.
13.2. Every Person who obtains a permit for a Driveway shall comply with all terms and
conditions of the permit.
13.3. The Chief Administrative Officer shall permanently close any Driveway or revoke
any permit. The owner shall remove the Driveway within thirty (30) days of notice.
13.4. The owners of properties served by a Driveway shall be responsible for its
maintenance or replacement, except that part of the Driveway known as the
sidewalk which runs parallel to the street. The Chief Administrative Officer shall be
the sole judge of what constitutes disrepair, a condition which requires either repair
or complete replacement of the Driveway.
13.5. The Chief Administrative Officer shall give written notice to the registered or
assessed owner of the property served by a Driveway in disrepair. The owner shall
take the corrective measures directed by the Chief Administrative Officer within
thirty (30) days of the mailing of said notice.
13.6. The Chief Administrative Officer may close and fill in all unused Driveways and
charge the cost thereof to the owner of the property served by said Driveway,
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provided that the Chief Administrative Officer shall have given thirty (30) days
notice of intention to do so, in writing, to the registered or assessed owner of such
property.
13.7. The Chief Administrative Officer may issue temporary Driveway permits to
temporarily serve construction sites or special events, provided that the applicant
or the owner of the property thus permitted will undertake to indemnify and save
harmless the Municipality by reason of the existence of said temporary Driveway.
13.8. If, in the opinion of the Chief Administrative Officer, any portion of the Curb,
sidewalk, boulevard or other Street Furniture is damaged by the temporary use
allowed pursuant to a permit under this section, the applicant, its principal or the
owner of the property served by the said Driveway shall repair the damage within
thirty (30) days of written notice from the Chief Administrative Officer.
PART 14. USE OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC PLACES
14.1. In the event that any load or any portion thereof becomes loose or detached or
blows, drops, spills or falls from any vehicle onto any highway, it shall be the duty
of the driver of the vehicle forthwith to take all reasonable precautions to safeguard
traffic and also to remove such material from such highway.
14.2. The Chief Administrative Officer may order the Person who left, or allowed to be
left or placed litter or load, to remove same within a period of twenty-four (24) hours
and, in default, the Chief Administrative Officer shall cause the litter to be removed.
In cases where an immediate public hazard is created, in the opinion of the
Municipality or its duly authorized representative, notice as provided for above is
not required.
14.3. No Person shall drive, operate or permit to be driven or operated, any vehicle or
equipment of any nature or kind in such a manner as to Track substance or material
upon a highway.
14.4. Any Person who Tracks upon a highway shall be liable to clean up or remove the
substance or material Tracked upon the highway.
14.5. No Person shall drive, operate or permit to be driven or operated any vehicle or
equipment of any nature or kind which is involved in the transport of any dirt, soil,
mud, gravel, sand, clay, lime, fertilizer, manure, substance or material of any
nature or kind whatsoever where there is less than seventy-five (75) millimetres
from the top edge of the side containment structure of the vehicle or equipment to
the highest point of the surface of the transported material.
14.6. No Person shall drive, operate or permit to be driven or operated any vehicle or
equipment of any nature or kind which is involved in the transport of any dirt, soil,
mud, gravel, sand, clay, lime, fertilizer, manure, substance or material of any
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nature or kind whatsoever excluding snow, unless the transported material is
completely covered and secured by a tarpaulin or similar covering.
14.7. Except as authorized by Council, no Person shall encroach, place or construct any
permanent object so that it encroaches or obstructs any highway, or other Public
Place.
14.8. The Chief Administrative Officer or his designate may approve temporary
encroachments for up to thirty (30) days, which impose only minor controlled
impact on traffic or parking, with conditions including suspension of existing or
imposing temporary parking restrictions.
14.9. Any Person placing or causing any obstruction to be placed in or upon any
highway, curb or Public Place shall remove or cause the removal of such
obstruction within twenty-four (24) hours of his being notified to do so by the Chief
Administrative Officer. After the expiration of the said twenty-four (24) hours, the
Chief Administrative Officer shall remove or cause the removal of such obstruction.
14.10. Except as authorized by the Chief Administrative Officer, no Person shall break,
tear or remove any planking, pavement, sidewalk, curbing, concrete, cement or
other road surface nor make any excavations in or under any street, lane, park or
Public Place in the Municipality without first obtaining a Utility Installation/Street
Occupancy Permit.
14.11. Every Person who obtains a Utility Installation/Street Occupancy Permit shall
comply with all terms and conditions of the Utility Installation/Street Occupancy
Permit.
14.12. The Chief Administrative Officer may establish and levy service charges for any
work done by the Municipality or its agents as a requirement under the Utility
Installation/Street Occupancy Permit, except to recover costs for permit
administration and inspection.
14.13. No owner, tenant or occupier of any property shall erect, obstruct, use, or permit
to remain upon or along the boundary of his lane or premises near any highway in
the Urban Service Area in the Municipality, any fence wholly constructed of barbed
wire.
14.14. Where a fence, in the Urban Service Area, is partly constructed of barbed wire, the
barbed wire part shall be no closer to the ground than 1.6 metres.
14.15. The owner, assessed owner, tenant or occupant of any land adjoining any highway
or Public Place in the Municipality shall cause all trees, shrubs and bushes which
overhang the highway or Public Place to be properly trimmed, and cut back, so as
to prevent the obstruction of pedestrians or vehicles and/or the interference with
good visibility for safe traffic flow.
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14.16. Any Person who fails to comply with Section 14.15 shall be given notice in writing
by the Chief Administrative Officer. If the overhanging tree, shrub or bush is not
trimmed or cutback as directed within twenty-four (24) hours after being served
notice, the Municipality may have out said work carried out.
14.17. All owners, occupants or tenants of land or premises with a commercial
designation under the Land Use Bylaw, shall remove or cause to be removed and
cleared away snow, ice, dirt, debris or other obstruction from any sidewalk
adjoining their commercial property owned or occupied by them, such removal to
be completed within forty-eight (48) hours of the time when the snow, ice, dirt, or
other obstruction was formed or deposited thereon.
14.18. Where a Person being the owner, occupant or tenant of any lands or premises fails
or neglects to comply with direction given by the Municipality under this Part, in
addition to any other remedy available for non-compliance with this Part, the
Municipality may cause the identified repairs or removal to be completed. The cost
thereof shall be paid to the Municipality upon demand. Failing payment such cost
shall be added to the tax roll of the property.
14.19. No Person shall remove dirt, debris or any other material from any sidewalk by
causing such material to be placed upon any other portion of the highway or other
Public Place.
14.20. No Person shall place, or permit to be placed, any snow, ice, dirt, debris or other
material removed from private property onto the highways or other Public Place of
the Municipality except as authorized in writing by the Chief Administrative Officer.
14.21. No Person shall play on any street or lane within the Municipality.
14.22. No Person shall cast, project or throw any stones or other projectiles dangerous to
the public or use bow and arrow, catapult or other such contrivance on, onto or
across any highway or other Public Place.
14.23. No Person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle on or across any boulevard,
sidewalk, Public Place, or other publicly owned lands, not designated for vehicular
use, without the written permission of the Chief Administrative Officer.
14.24. No Person responsible for the delivery of construction materials or who is
responsible for a construction site shall permit materials delivered to the site to
remain on a roadway or sidewalk beyond the end of the workday.
PART 15. MINIATURE VEHICLES
15.1. No Person shall operate a Miniature Vehicle in a Public Place, including on
pathways.
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PART 16. OFFENCES AND POWERS OF PEACE OFFICERS
16.1. Any Person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and
is liable upon conviction to a fine as set out in Schedule 3 (Penalties and Fines). If
there is no specific fine listed in Schedule 3 (Penalties and Fines) for a particular
offence, the fine shall be $120.00.
16.2. A Peace Officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed, any
vehicle, Miniature Vehicle, or trailer:
(a)
parked in contravention of a provision of this Bylaw; or
(b)
where emergency conditions require that the vehicle or trailer be removed.
16.3. Any vehicle, Miniature Vehicle, or trailer removed pursuant to Section 16.2 above
may be moved to:
(a)
a nearby highway; or
(b)
a place designated by the Municipality where it will remain impounded until
claimed by the owner.
16.4. No impounded vehicle, Miniature Vehicle, or trailer shall be released to its owner
or his agent until the removal and impounding charges have been paid.
16.5. All charges for removal and impounding 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 provided for in this Bylaw.
16.6. In order to determine the time which a vehicle has been parked in a location where
parking is restricted to a specific time, a Peace Officer may place a chalk mark on
the tread face of the tire of a parked or stopped vehicle without the Peace Officer
or the Municipality incurring any liability relating thereto.
16.7. A Peace Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a violation tag to
any Person, who the Peace Officer has reasonable and probable grounds to
believe has contravened any provision of this Bylaw.
16.8. A violation tag may be issued to such Person:
(a)
Personally;
(b)
by mailing a copy to such Person at his last known Post office address;
(c)
by leaving it for the defendant at his residence with a Person on the
premises who appears to be at least 18 years of age; and
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(d)
attached or left upon the vehicle in respect to which the offence is alleged
to have been committed.
16.9. Where a contravention of this Bylaw 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.
16.10. Where a violation tag is issued pursuant to this Bylaw, the Person to whom the
violation tag is issued may, in lieu of being prosecuted for the offence, pay to the
Municipality the penalty specified on the violation tag.
16.11. Where the payment referred to in Section 16.10 is received within seven (7) days
of date of issuance of the municipal tag, the penalty set out in Schedule 5 attached
hereto and forming part of this Bylaw shall be reduced by 40% and such reduced
payment shall be accepted in lieu of prosecution of the offence.
16.12. Nothing in this Bylaw shall prevent a Peace Officer from immediately issuing a
violation ticket.
16.13. In those cases where a violation tag has been issued and if the penalty specified
on the violation tag has not been paid within the prescribed time, then a Peace
Officer is hereby authorized to issue a violation ticket pursuant to Part III of the
Provincial Offences Procedure Act, to any Person who the Peace Officer has
reasonable grounds to believe has contravened any provision of the Bylaw.
16.14. Notwithstanding any provision of this Bylaw, a Peace Officer is hereby authorized
and empowered to immediately issue a violation ticket pursuant to Part II or Part
III of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, to any Person who the Peace Officer
has reasonable grounds to believe has contravened any provision of this Bylaw.
16.15. After the issuance of a violation ticket concerning a vehicle for a first violation of
this Bylaw, should the vehicle remain parked in excess of the time permitted on the
Traffic Control Device for a further period, then a second violation ticket may be
issued.
16.16. Any Person to whom a violation ticket has been issued may make a voluntary
payment in respect of the violation ticket by delivering the violation ticket along with
an amount equal to that specified for the offence as set out in this Bylaw, to the
Provincial Court office specified on the violation ticket. The violation tag shall be in
form approved by the Chief Administrative Officer.
16.17. If a vehicle is involved in an offence under this Bylaw, the owner of that vehicle is
guilty of an offence.
16.18. Section 16.17 does not apply if the owner of the vehicle satisfies the court that, at
the time that the vehicle was involved in an offence:
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(a)
in the case of a vehicle that was in motion, the owner of the vehicle was not
driving the vehicle, and no other Person was driving the vehicle with the
owner's expressed or implied consent, and
(b)
in the case of a vehicle that was parked, the owner did not Park the vehicle,
and no other Person parked the vehicle with the owner's expressed or
implied consent.
PART 17. MISCELLANEOUS
17.1. No Person shall erect or cause to be erected, build or place a fence, wall or other
object on private property within five (5) metres of a highway Intersection.
17.2. No Person shall continue the existence of a fence, wall or other object on private
property within five (5) metres of a highway Intersection.
17.3. The Chief Administrative Officer may require a Person who contravenes Sections
17.1 and 17.2 of this Part to remove or reduce the contravening fence, wall or other
object at his sole expense.
17.4. Where a Person being the owner, occupant or tenant of any lands or premises fails
or neglects to comply with the Municipality, in addition to any other remedy
available for non-compliance with this Part, may cause the identified repairs to be
completed. The cost thereof shall be paid to the Municipality upon demand. Failing
payment such cost shall be added to the tax roll of the property.
17.5. No Person shall load or unload goods or merchandise across a sidewalk or
boulevard where loading facilities have been provided at the premises to which the
goods or merchandise are being delivered or where an alley is available.
17.6. No Person shall be upon the roadway on roller skates, in-line skates, skateboard,
riding on a coaster, sled, skis, toy vehicle, tricycle, or a similar device except while
crossing such roadway at a Crosswalk or Intersection.
17.7. Section 17.6 does not apply to a Person riding a bicycle.
17.8. A Person riding a bicycle on any sidewalk, footpath or walkway where pedestrians
are also allowed, shall ride the bicycle only in such a way that it will not interfere
with a pedestrian lawfully on or using the said sidewalk, footpath or walkway and
shall at all times obey all Traffic Control Devices.
17.9. No Person traveling on a bicycle shall cling to or attach himself or his device to a
vehicle on a roadway.
17.10. No Person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a roadway having in tow any of the
vehicles or devices referred to in Sections 17.6.
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17.11. No Person operating a business premises to which entry or exit for vehicles is
made by a Driveway located between the highway curb and the private property
line shall allow water, mud, slush, ice, snow, to remain on the public sidewalk or
other portion of such Driveway but will keep the Driveway clean and clear of all
such matter, liquids or substances.
17.12. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked any vehicle on any highway for the
purposes of effecting repairs to the vehicle, excepting only to effect emergency
repairs in the case of a breakdown not allowing a vehicle to be moved.
17.13. No Person shall Park or permit to be parked on any highway, any non-operative
motor vehicle.
17.14. Section 17.13 does not apply to a vehicle which has been parked because of a
breakdown or other emergency if the Person in charge or control of the vehicle can
establish that he has taken immediate action to arrange for the prompt removal of
the vehicle.
PART 18. ADMINISTRATION
18.1. Should any provision of this Bylaw be found to be invalid by a court of law, the
invalid portion of the Bylaw shall be severed from the remainder of the Bylaw and
the severing shall not invalidate the whole of this Bylaw.
18.2. All Traffic Control Devices which are in place on the effective date of this Bylaw
shall be deemed authorized for the purposes of this Bylaw.
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(Repeal and) Coming Into Force
18.3 Upon this Bylaw coming into effect, Bylaw No. 02/079 and all amendments thereto
are hereby repealed.
18.4 This Bylaw comes into effect on the day it is passed.
Read a first time this 24th day of June
, 2025.
Read a second time this 8th
day of July
, 2025.
Read a third and final time this 8th
day of
July
, 2025.
Signed and Passed this
8th
day of
July
2025.
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SCHEDULE 1
DANGEROUS GOODS ROUTES
ON
FROM
TO
Tolen Drive
Traffic Circle
King Street
King Street
Tolen Drive
Clearwater River
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SCHEDULE 2
TRUCK ROUTES
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SCHEDULE 3
PENALTIES AND FINES
SECTION NO. OFFENSE
FINE ($)
4.1
Failure to obey Traffic Control Device
$172.00
4.2
Failure to follow direction of Peace Officer
$120.00
4.3
Obstructing traffic without authority
$120.00
4.5
Driving or walking over thermal inlay or painted line in
Posted "Work Zone"
$200.00
+ repair cost
5.3
Operating a vehicle of a class other than a particular
class permitted in a reserved lane
$172.00
5.3
Improper use of reserved lanes
$500.00
6.1
Jaywalking
$120.00
6.2
Walking across where Traffic Control Device prohibits
$120.00
6.3
Pedestrian crossing at or near bridge
$120.00
6.4
Improper highway blockage
$120.00
7.1
Parking contrary to a Traffic Control Device or impeding
traffic
$120.00
7.2
Unlawful Parking - Winter Road
$120.00
7.3
Parking where not permitted
$120.00
7.5
Parking after Posting "No Parking" or "Street
Maintenance" signs
$120.00
7.9
Parking a vehicle in a Posted "Passenger Loading or
Unloading Zone"
$120.00
7.10
Parking a vehicle on any Alley
$120.00
7.12
Parking a vehicle in excess of Posted Time Limits
$120.00
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7.14
Illegal Parking a vehicle on Private Property
$120.00
7.15
Parking on Private Property used for industrial and
commercial purposes
$120.00
7.17
Parking a vehicle in a Municipal Reserved Stall
$120.00
7.19
Parking an Unattached Trailer on Highway
$120.00
7.20
Occupancy of Mobile Unit on Highway or Municipal
Property
$120.00
7.21
Parking vehicle in a Posted "Taxi Zone"
$120.00
7.26
Parking in a Posted "Fire Lane"
$120.00
7.28
Service stations Parking vehicles on street
$500.00
7.29
Parking vehicle in stall Posted for a Disabled Person(s)
Vehicle
$500.00
7.30
Parking vehicle in a Restricted Residential area
$120.00
7.31
Parking vehicle in a "Transit Zone"
$120.00
7.32
Parking vehicle in an "Emergency Exit"
$120.00
7.33
Parking in the entrance to hospital or emergency
response station.
$120.00
7.34
Parking in a "Fire Lane"
$120.00
7.36
Parking a vehicle without subsisting licence plate displayed.
$120.00
7.37
Failure to parallel Park.
$120.00
7.40
Failure to angle Park.
$120.00
7.42
Unauthorized advertising on highway.
$120.00
8.1
Vehicle exceeding 6 m.
$120.00
8.2
Vehicle exceeding 6.8 m.
$120.00
8.5
Illegal Parking of Dangerous Goods
$1,000.00
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8.7
Improper route for Dangerous Goods
$1,000.00
9.1
Operating Heavy Vehicles off specified "Truck Routes"
$200.00
9.5
Violation of provisions of route permit.
$200.00
10.1
No valid parade permit.
$120.00
10.10
Breaking through ranks of a funeral procession.
$120.00
10.10
Breaking through the ranks of any authorized parade or
procession.
$120.00
12.3
Driving road when prohibited/contravening winter Road
bulletin.
$500.00
12.4
Driving an overweight vehicle on an ice bridge.
$1000.00
13.1
Construction of driveway without a permit.
$500.00
13.8
Damage to any Street Furniture.
$500.00 + repair/
replacement cost
14.1
Littering where the amount of litter is less than or equals
twenty
(20) kilograms in weight or one half (0.5) cubic metres in
volume.
Min $500.00
+ clean-up cost
Littering where the amount of litter exceeds twenty (20)
kilograms in weight or one half (0.5) cubic metres in
volume.
Min $1000.00
+ clean-up cost
14.3
Tracking onto Municipality streets or land.
Min $500.00
+ clean-up cost
14.5
Transport of material where there is less than 75
millimetres from the top edge of the containment
structure.
$500.00
+ clean-up cost
14.6
Transport of unsecured load.
$500.00
+ clean-up cost
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14.7
Place or construct encroachments or obstruction to
highway or Public Place.
Min $500.00
+ repair cost
14.10
Operating without excavation permit.
Min $5000.00
+ repair cost
14.14
Fence constructed wholly of barb wire along highway.
$120.00
14.15
Plants Overhanging Highway.
$120.00
14.17
Failure to clean sidewalk (commercial)
$120.00
14.20
Failure to clear snow and ice of awning extending over a
highway
$120.00
14.21
Playing on street or lane.
$120.00
14.23
Driving/operating a motor vehicle on or across any
publicly owned lands not designated for vehicular use.
$500.00
+ repair costs
15.1
Operating Miniature Vehicle in a Public Place.
$500.00
17.5
Loading/unloading across sidewalk when other facilities
are available.
$120.00
17.11
Commercial business not cleaning sidewalks and/or
Driveway.
$120.00
17.12
Repairing vehicles on roadway.
$500.00
17.13
Non operative motor vehicle Parked on highway.
$500.00