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BYLAW437-2024
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GENERALTRAFFIC BYLAW
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PURPOSE:
A Bylaw of Saddle Hills County,
in the Province
of Alberta, to control and provide
regulations
and penalties
pertaining
to highways, roadways and streets
within the Saddle Hills
County, forthe orderly and safe movement
of vehicular and pedestrian
traffic and for the parking
of vehicles on the said highways, roadways and streets.
WHEREAS:
Pursuant
to the provisions of the Municipal Government
Act, RSA 2000, Chapter M-26,
and amendments
thereto,
the Provincial Offences Procedures
Act, RSA 2000, Chapter P-34 and
amendments
thereto,
the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, Chapter T-6 and amendments
thereto,
the Council may provide for the control, regulations, and penalties for the traffic and pedestrians
moving on Saddle Hills County highways, roadways and Streets,
and for the parking of vehicles
thereon.
NOW THEREFOREthe Council of Saddle HillsCounty
in the Province of Alberta, enacts
as follows:
1.
DEFINITION
a.
"Act" means
the
Municipal
Government
Act,
RSA 2000,
Chapter
M--26, and
amendments
thereto,
the Provincial Offences Procedures Act, RSA 2000, Chapter P--
34 and amendments
thereto,
the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, Chapter T-6 and
amendments
thereto.
b.
"Alley" means
a narrow
highway intended
chiefly
to give access
to the
rear
of
buildings and parcels of land.
c.
"Bicycle" includes any cycle propelled by muscular power upon which a person may
ride, regardless
of the number of wheels it may have.
d.
"Boulevard" means, that part of a highway in an urban area that:
i.
is not a roadway; and
ii. that
part
of the sidewalk that
is not
especially adapted
to the use of or
ordinarily used by pedestrians.
e.
"Centre Line" means:
i. the centre
of a roadway measured from the curbs, or in the absence of curbs,
from the edges of the roadway;
ii. in the case of a highway:
1.
that
is an offset
centre
highway as designated
by a traffic
control
device;
2.
that is a highway having a certain number of traffic lanes for traffic
moving
in a certain
direction at all times
or at specified times
as
designated
by a traffic control device;
3.
the line dividing the lanes for traffic moving in opposite directions; or
4.
in the case of a divided highway, that portion ofthe highway separating
the roadways for traffic moving in opposite directions.
f.
"County" means Saddle HillsCounty.
g.
"Council" means the Saddle HillsCounty Council duly assembled and acting as such.
h.
"County Administrator"
means
the Chief Administrative
Officer of the County
or
his/herdesignate.
i.
"Crosswalk" means:
i. that part of a roadway at an intersection
included within the connection
ofthe
lateral line of the sidewalks on opposite
sides of the highway measured from
the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the roadway; or
ii.
any part of a roadway
at an intersection
or elsewhere
distinctly indicated for
pedestrian
crossing
by signs or by lines or by other
marking
on the road
surface.
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"Curb"means the actual curb, ifthere is one, and ifthere is 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.
"Developed Trail" means
an identifiable trail, thoroughfare,
path, viaduct, lane,
causeway, sidewalk, whether privately or publicly owned, that the public is ordinarily
entitled or permitted to use for the passage of pedestrians, bicycles, or person using
a mobility aid, that is identifiable by the following characteristics:
i. has a surface width equal to or greater
than (1) meter, and
ii. has a developed surface such as concrete,
pavement,
cold mix or other paving
derivatives, gravel or similar granular materials, mulch or maintained grass
surface.
"Driver" or "Operator" means a person who is driving or is in actual physical control
of a vehicle.
. "Equipment" means any device, machinery,
apparatus
or tool, whether manually,
electronically or mechanically operated.
"Emergency" means a present
or imminent event that requires prompt, co-ordination
action or special regulation of persons or property,
to protect
the health, safety and
welfare of people and to limit damage to property.
"Emergency Vehicle" means:
i. a vehicle operated by a law enforcement agency;
ii. a fire fighting or other type of vehicle operated by the fire protection service
of a municipality;
iii. an ambulance operated
by a person
or organization
providing ambulance
services;
iv. a vehicle operated as a gas disconnection unit of a public utility;
v.
a vehicle designated
as an emergency
response
unit under the Vehicle
Equipment Regulation, AR122/2009.
"Highway" means any thoroughfare,
street,
road, trail, avenue, parkway, driveway,
viaduct, lane, alley, square,
bridge, causeway, trestle way or other place, whether
public or privately owned, any part of which the public is ordinarily entitled or
permitted to use for the passage or parking of vehicles, and
i. includes:
1.
a sidewalk including a boulevard adjacent to the sidewalk;
2.
if a ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with the roadway, the ditch;
3.
if a highway right-of--wayis contained between fences or between a
fence and one side of the roadway, allthe land between the fences, or
all the land between the fence and the edge of the roadway, as the
case may be;
ii. but does not include a place declared by the Lieutenant Governor in Council
not to be a highway.
"Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of:
i. the lateral curb lines, or if none;
ii. the exterior edges of the roadways, or two or more highways which join one
another at an angle whether or not one highway crosses the other.
"Owner" means the person who owns a vehicle and includes any person renting a
vehicle or having the exclusive use thereof under a lease that has a term of more than
30 days or otherwise having the exclusive use of a vehicle for a period of more than
30 days.
"Park" when prohibited, means allowing a vehicle to remain stationary
in one place,
except:
i. while actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers;
or
ii. when complying with a direction given by a Peace Officer or traffic control
device.
"Peace Officer" means a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a Peace
Officer appointed pursuant
to the Peace Officer Act or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer.
"Pedestrian" means a person on foot or a person in or on a mobility aid.
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v.
"Roadway" means that part of a highway intended for use by vehicular traffic.
w. "Sidewalk" means that part of a highway especially adapted to the use of or ordinarily
used by pedestrians and includes that part of a highway between the curb linethereof
(or the edge of the roadway, where there is no curb line) and the adjacent property
line, whether or not paved or improved.
x.
"Stop" means:
i. when required, a complete cessation from vehicular movement;
and
ii. when prohibited, any halting even momentarily of a vehicle whether occupied
or not,
except
when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in
compliance with the direction of a Peace Officer or traffic control device.
y.
"Traffic Control Device" means any sign, signal, marking or device placed, marked or
erected for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.
2.
"Traffic Lane" means:
i. outside an urban area, a longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of
sufficient width to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles but
does not mean a parking lane;
ii. inside an urban area, a longitudinal
division of a roadway into a strip of
sufficient width to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles; and
iii. whether or not the division is indicated by lines on the road surface.
aa. "Trailer" means a vehicle so designed that it:
i.
may be attached to or drawn by a motor vehicle or tractor;
ii. is intended to transport
property
or persons; and
iii. includes any vehicle defined by regulation as a trailer but does not include
machinery or equipment
solely used in the construction
or maintenance of
highways.
bb. "Truck"means a motor vehicle designed and intended for the transportation
of goods
or carrying of loads.
cc. "Urban Area" means a town, village or hamlet or residential subdivision.
dd. "Vehicle" other than an off-highway vehicle, means a device in, on or by which a
person
or thing
may be transported
or drawn on a highway and includes a
combination of vehicles but does not include a mobility aid.
ee. "Work" means grading, snow clearing, gravelling, oiling, paving, adding dust control
or other similar substances, obstructing the roadway with any material, causing
damage to the roadway, culverts, watering the roadway, or otherwise changing the
contour
of the roadway.
2.
PEDESTRIANS
a.
No person shall cross any highway at a point where a sign prohibits such crossing.
b.
No person shall stand, sit or lie on any highway in such a manner as to obstruct
vehicular or pedestrian traffic or so as to annoy or inconvenience any other person or
vehicle lawfully upon the highway.
c.
Nothing in Section 4 (b) shall be construed as prohibiting the assembling of persons
for the purpose of watching a parade or procession
duly authorized by the County
Council.
d.
Nothing shall be construed
as prohibiting the
congregating
or assembling
of
individuals to attend and listen to street
preaching or public speaking so long as the
proceedings thereat
are peaceable and orderly and sufficient space is left on the
highway to allow free movement
of traffic; but should any highway at or near such
assembly become in consequence
thereof so obstructed as to impede such traffic, the
persons so obstructing or impeding shall forthwith move away upon being requested
to do so by any Peace Officer.
e.
No person shall place/park or use a vehicle, trailer, equipment,
etc. so as to obstruct
or impede traffic on a highway.
f.
Any person who conducts street
preaching, public speaking or other public assemblies
must provide for the free and orderly movement
of pedestrians and traffic.
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3.
PARKING
a.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any highway in such a manner that any part of
the vehicle is within three (3) metres
of the centre of the highway, provided that the
foregoing
shall only apply to highways where the portion thereof intended for
vehicular traffic is twelve (12) metres
or more in width.
No person shall park a vehicle for any period of time upon any highway infront of any
buildings in the course of erection
or repairs when such parking will impede or
obstruct traffic.
Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Bylaw, the Council or their authorized
representatives
may cause movable traffic control devices to be placed on a highway
for any reasonable purpose.
. After such signs are placed on a highway, no unauthorized person shall park or leave
a vehicle on the portion so prohibited to parking for so long as traffic control device
remains.
When any
emergency
snow
removal or highway clearing commences
on the
designated highway, then the owner of any vehicle parked on such highway may be
charged with unlawful parking and the vehicle may be removed.
Ifthe County is unable to locate the owner or operator
of a vehicle parked contrary
to the provisions of this Bylaw, the County may cause the illegally parked vehicle to
be towed to a compound and stored there until such time as the owner or operator
retrieves the said vehicle. Allcosts of removal and storage
are a debt owing to the
towing company by the owner.
in the event that an owner of a motor vehicle does not claimsuch vehicle, the storage
and removal charges may be collected pursuant
to the provisions of the Traffic Safety
Act.
In the event that an owner of any other vehicle does not claim such vehicle, the
storage
and removal charges may be collected pursuant
to the provisions of the
Municipal Government
Act.
Where a traffic control device so indicates, no person shall park or operate
any vehicle
upon any land owned or maintained by the County, which the County uses or permits
to be used as a playground or recreation area or public park.
No person shall park any vehicle upon any land owned by the County, which the
County uses or permits to be used as a public campground, in excess of twenty-four
(24) hours in locations where traffic control devices are located indicating such a time
limitation for parking.
No person shall park any trailer (whether designed for occupancy by persons or for
the carrying of goods or equipment),
upon any highway unless the said trailer is
attached to a vehicle by which 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.
No person shall park a vehicle in an alley.
. Provided that a vehicle does not obstruct an alley so as to prevent
safe passage of
emergency
vehicles, other vehicles, and pedestrians, an alley may be used for the
loading or unloading:
i. of goods from a commercial vehicles for a maximum of thirty (30) minutes; or
ii. of goods or passengers from vehicles other than a commercial vehicle for a
maximum of ten (10) minutes.
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space, or any part thereof, on private or on
public property,
that is marked or designated with a traffic control device indicating
that the parking space is for the usage of a person with disabilities, unless:
i. the vehicle displays a valid handicap placard or license plate issued by, or
recognized in reciprocity by the Province of Alberta; and
ii. the vehicle is operated by, or being used to transport,
a disabled person;
Anyone contravening the provisions of this section is guilty of an offence and liable to
a specified penalty, towing and removal from the handicapped parking space, or both.
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4.
PRESCRIBEDSPEEDLIMITS
a.
C.
Speed limits on highways or portions thereof, not specifically described in Schedule A
shall remain as per the Traffic Safety Act.
In accordance with Section
108 of the Traffic Safety Act, Vehicle speeds
on
classifications of highways or portions of highways under the direction, control and
management
of Saddle HillsCounty shall be prescribed as per Schedule A attached
and forming part of this Bylaw.
The County Administrator shall cause the same to be so designated by traffic control
devices.
5.
SPECIALCLASSES0F VEHICLES
a.
No person shall park a vehicle or combination of vehicles used for the conveyance of
dangerous goods as defined pursuant
to the Dangerous
Goods Transportation
and
Handling Act
i. for longer than two (2) hours upon a highway at any time unless the area is
designated as a parking area for vehicles used to convey dangerous goods.
ii. this section shall not apply where a vehicle or combination of vehicles is
obliged to be parked while making deliveries in the course of its ordinary
business and having a warning notice clearly displayed.
No person shall operate
a vehicle or combination of vehicles over or on any highway
within the County in excess of their allowable axle weights or certificate weight
without obtaining a permit as specified in Section 62 of the Alberta Traffic Safety Act
prior to the operation
of the overloaded vehicle.
No person shall operate
a vehicle or combination of vehicles in excess of the load
limits, or the size limits on any highway within the County without first obtaining a
permit as specified in Section 62 of the Alberta Traffic Safety Act prior to the operation
of the overloaded vehicle.
No person shall operate
or park a truck on any highway within the County where signs
have been erected indicating that truck traffic is prohibited:
i. for the purpose of this section truck means a vehicle or trailer or a vehicle
trailer combination in excess of 8000 kg tare weight or exceeding (7) meters
in overall length;
ii. the following shall be exempted:
1. trucks loading and unloading at destinations within the County, using
the shortest distance from and to a truck route;
2.
a holder of a Development Permit issued pursuant
to the Land Use
Bylaw which authorizes such use; and
3.
emergency
vehicles (fire-fighting equipment,
snow removal, road
repairs and construction/utility repair).
No person, except with permission of the County, shall operate
or park upon or over
any paved or graveled highway any vehicle or traction engine having metal cleats,
metal tracks, tire chains or other metal devices attached to its wheels or made a part
thereof.
No person,
except
with a permit or Road Maintenance
Agreement
issued by the
County, shall operate
or park upon or over any highway any vehicle, load, building,
machine, contrivance
or things which may obstruct traffic, or which would exceed the
maximum weight limitations or any other object or thing which in the opinion of the
County Administrator
could have some adverse effect on the highway, or persons
using the highway.
Before granting
a permit to move the load, object or thing over any highway as
prescribed in this section, the County Administrator may direct the applicant as to
conditions and route, under which such load, object or thing may be moved:
i. failure to obtain a permit is an offence; and
ii. failure to comply with the conditions of a permit is an offence.
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3. The County may issue a permit in special cases for the operation of a particular type
of vehicle or its load, or the movement
of any other class of traffic otherwise
prohibited by this Bylaw:
i. the County may require the owner, operator,
driver, or mover of such vehicle
and/or load, or any of them as a condition precedent
to obtaining such a
permit, to agree to be responsible for alldamages which may be caused to the
highway by reason of driving, operation
or moving of any such vehicles and/or
load upon the highway, and the County may, as a condition precedent to the
granting
of such permit,
require
a bond SUFFICIENTto cover the cost of
repairing such possible injury or damage to the highway. Failure on the part
of the holder of the permit, the owner, or the operator,
driver or mover of the
vehicle and/orload, to comply with the condition set out in such permit shall
constitute a breach of this bylaw; and
ii. nothing in this Bylawshall be construed as to require the entering into of an
agreement
by the County.
The County Administrator or Designate, is hereby appointed officers of the County to
issue permits on behalf of the County under this part.
6.
AUTHORITYOF THECOUNTYADMINISTRATOR
a. The Council hereby delegates
to the County Administrator the power to prescribe
where traffic control devices and traffic control signals are to be located. Without
restricting the generality of the foregoing, traffic control devices and traffic control
signals shall be deemed to mean and include allstop signs, control signals, yield signs,
speed limit signs, weight signs and other signs regulating the use of any roadway or
highway located within the boundaries ofthe County and falling within thejurisdiction
of the said County.
Without restricting the generality of the foregoing section, the County Administrator
is hereby authorized to designate any highway for through traffic purposes.
Such
highway shall be properly marked if stop
signs or yield signs are erected
at all
intersections of such highway.
The County Administrator is hereby authorized to designate safety zones and cause
the same to be marked by traffic control devices.
The County Administrator is hereby authorized to designate the location of crosswalks
upon any highway and cause the same to be marked by traffic control devices.
The County Administrator is hereby authorized to designate any highway intersection
or other place on a highway as a place at which no left hand or right hand turn or both
shall be made, and cause the said place to be marked with appropriate
traffic control
devices.
The County Administrator is hereby authorized to designate any intersection or place
on a highway, including a place where a railway right-of--waycrosses a highway, as a
place where U-turns are prohibited and shall cause the same to be marked with an
appropriate traffic control device.
When the Councilhas approved of any highway or part of a highway being designated
for one way traffic, the County Administrator shall cause the same to be marked with
traffic control devices.
The County Administrator is hereby authorized to:
i. temporarily close the whole or a part of a highway during an emergency,
or
where a construction
or maintenance project is on or adjacent to the highway,
ii. temporarily suspend parking in any area to which parking is normally allowed,
and shall cause such highway or area to be marked with appropriate
traffic control
devices.
The County Administrator is hereby authorized to designate any highway or roadway
as one to be divided into traffic lanes of such number as they consider proper.
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The County Administrator is hereby authorized to designate "School Zones" and
"Playground Zones". Such zones shall be marked by traffic control devices and traffic
control signals posted along the highway, or by markings on the pavement
or by lights
posted or suspended over the highway. A record of the locations of such zones shall
be kept by the County Administrator.
k. The County Administrator is hereby authorized to designate or prescribe:
i. in accordance with Section 108 of the Traffic Safety Act, vehicle speeds on any
highway or portion of a highway and shall cause the same to be so designated
by traffic control devices;
ii. any boulevard upon which parking is permitted and shall cause traffic control
devices to be erected so designating;
iii. passenger
or truck loading spaces and shall cause the same to be marked by
traffic control devices;
iv.
"BusStops" including "School Bus Stops" and shall cause the said areas to be
marked by traffic control devices;
The County Administrator is hereby authorized to designate:
i. distance from any intersection within which no parking is permitted;
ii. portion of a highway where parking is limited to a period of time;
iii. parking area for County employees;
iv.
areas for angle parking of any highway,
and shall cause the appropriate traffic control devices to be erected.
. The County Administrator is hereby authorized to prohibit or restrict by traffic control
devices the movement
of vehicles from a private driveway onto a highway or from a
highway onto a private driveway where such prohibition or restriction is deemed
advisable in the public interest and for better regulation of traffic.
7.
MISCELLANEOUS
a.
No person shall allow trees, hedges or shrubs on private property
within twenty-five
(25) feet
or seven decimal sixty-two
(7.62)
metres
of a highway right-of--way
boundary, whether planted before or after the date of the passing of this bylaw, to
grow to such a height that good visibilityfor safe traffic flow isthereby interfered with.
The County Administrator may require any person concerned to comply with the
provisions of Section 9 (a) hereof within ten days of being notified so to do. if the
person
fails to comply with such notice the
County
Administrator may direct
employees or agents
of the County to enter
upon the private property
to carry out
the necessary work, and may charge the cost of so doing against the person in default,
or to the tax role of the property
No person shall pass beyond a point designated by a Peace Officer or a member of a
fire department
near the location of an emergency.
No person shall allow himself to be drawn by a moving vehicle upon a highway while
riding upon a sleigh, toboggan, skis, bicycle, trailer or other conveyance.
No person owning or occupying land within the County to which entry or exit for
vehicles is made onto a highway shall allow water, mud, slush, ice, or snow to be on
the highway and let such materials remain on the highway.
A Peace Officer may order a person contravening
subsection (a) to clean up or
otherwise cause such material referred to in subsection (a) to be removed when in
the opinion of the Peace Officer the materials may cause damage to the highway or
cause a hazard to other users of the highway. Failure to comply with such order is an
offence.
No person operating
a motor vehicle shall cause materials listed in subsection (a) to
be tracked on the highway when in the opinion of the Peace Officerthe materials may
cause damage to the highway or cause a hazard to other users of the highway.
For the purposes of this section, where it is apparent
the material originated from the
land, the person owning or occupying the land shall be responsible.
No person shall conduct any form of work on any highway without prior written
permission from the County Administrator or designate.
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For the purposes of this section, where it is apparent
the work or equipment used in
such work originated from a parcel of land, the owner or occupier of said land shall
be responsible.
No person shall park a vehicle, or trailer or otherwise place any object where a part
or portion of the vehicle, trailer or object protrudes onto a highway in any way where
it may cause a safety hazard to any pedestrian or vehicle.
No person shall operate
a vehicle or park where a sign or signs have been placed
prohibiting such operation.
m. No person shall operate
or park a vehicle on any developed trail.
8.
EXEMPTIONS
3.
Enforcement, Emergencies, and Maintenance operations conducted by, or approved
by the County, are considered to be exempted operations
under this bylaw provided
that they otherwise meet the requirements
of the Traffic Safety Act.
i. Enforcement:
Publicsafety, prevention,
education and enforcement patrols
by Peace Officers are exempted from the provisions of this bylaw.
ii. Emergencies: The provisions of this bylaw shall not apply so as to restrict in
any way the operation
of a vehicle by a Peace Officer; member of any Fire
Service, member of any Emergency Medical Service; member of any Search
and Rescue
Service; or
any
person
acting
under the
authority
of any
Emergency Management
Agreement
in an emergent
situation while in the
performance of their official duties.
iii. Maintenance:
The provisions of this bylaw shall not apply so as to restrict in
any way the operation
of maintenance or other required usage of a vehicle
including but not limited to: mowing, surveying, road maintenance
or repair,
trail maintenance or repair, garbage pick-up, weed spraying, snow removal, or
any other activity approved or authorized by the County.
9.
OFFENCESAND PENALTIES
a.
A person who contravenes
any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an offence and is
liable upon summary conviction to a fine in an amount
not less than $100.00 and not
more than $10,000.00.
When a vehicle isdriven, used, parked or left in contravention of any provision of this
bylaw, the owner of the vehicle is responsible for the contravention
and liable for the
penalty provided herein unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or
ProvincialCourt Judge trying the case 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,
expressed or implied.
10. VIOLATIONTICKETS
a.
The offences under this bylaw in respect
of which a voluntary penalty may be made
b.
C.
are set out in the attached Schedule B. The specific amount of the penalty payable is
set out in the column headed "Specified Penalties".
Aviolationticket as distributed by the Province of Alberta and set out in the Provincial
Offences Procedures Act and Regulation may be issued by a Peace Officer for any
contravention
of this bylaw.
A violation ticket is deemed sufficiently served if the processes under the Provincial
Offences Procedures Act and Regulation have been followed.
11. EXERCISEOF DISCRETION
a.
The County has the discretion to enforce this bylaw, and is not liable of any outcomes
should a Peace Officer not decide to enforce this bylaw if acting in good faith.
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12. SEVERABILITY
a.
Should any provisions
of this bylaw become
invalid, void, illegal or otherwise
not
enforceable, it shall be considered
separate
and severable
from the bylaw and the
remainder shall remain in force and be binding as though such provision had not been
included.
13. RESCIND
a,
That Saddle HillsCounty
Bylaws No. 409-2022
is hereby rescinded.
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REEVE:Alvin Hubert
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CHIEFADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER: Cary Merritt_
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SCHEDULE'A'
PRESCRIBEDSPEEDLIMITS
Speed limits as prescribed in the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, Chapter T-6 shall apply on all
highways, roads, school zones and playground zones in Saddle HillsCounty with the following
exceptions:
1.
100 km/houron all paved County Roads, excluding school zones, playground zones and speed
reduction zones in communities:
a.
Range Road 84 from Highway 681 to Township Road 822
b.
Range Road 93 from Highway 681 to Township Road 830
c.
Range Road 115 (Pilsworth Road) from Highway 49 to Highway 681
Range Road 120 (Cotillion Road) from Township Road 812 to Township Road825
Range Road 131 from 800 metres North of Highway 49 to Township Road 793
Township Road 801 from 800 metres
West of Highway 719 to Range Road 131
Township Road 812 from Highway 719 to Range Road 120
. Township Road 764 from Highway 731 to 100 meters
east of Range Road 70.
2.
50 km/hourin speed
reduction zones
on County
roads in or near
urban areas, and
communities excluding school zones and playground zones:
a.
Range Road 60 at Woking for 800 metres
North from Highway 677
b.
Range Road 100 at Savanna for 400 metres
North Highway 681
c.
Range Road 131 at Bay Tree for 400 metres South from Highway 49
d.
Range Road 131 at Bay Tree for 1030 metres North from Highway 49
e. Township Road801 at Bonanza for 400 metres
East and West from Highway 719
3.
As otherwise posted for safety reasons or within transition zones.
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SCHEDULE'B'
SPECIFIEDPENALITIES
Exceed posted speed limit.
penalty
listing
Park a vehicle used for the conveyance
of dangerous goods on a
5 (a)(i)
highway that is not designated as a parking area for such vehicles for
longer than two hours
5 (b)
Operate a vehicle on a highway in excess of their allowable
$ 200 00
weights/certificate weight without obtaining a permit
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a vehicle In excess of load/SizelimitsWithout obtaining a
$ 200.00
5 200.00
5 (d)
Operate a truck on a highway where signs prohibit
$ 200.00
$250 0°
tracks/tirechains/othermetal devices attached to its wheels
'
Failto obtain a permit to operate/park
a vehicle/load/
building/machine/contrivance/or
things which obstruct
traffic/exceedsthe maximum weight limitationsand could have
some adverse effect on the highway
5 (f)(ii)
Failto comply with conditions of a permit
250.00
Pass beyond a point deSIgnated by a Peace Officer/member of a fire
$ 300.00
department near the location of an emergency
7 (d)
Allowhimself to be drawn by a movmg vehicle on a highway while
5 100 00
riding upon a sleigh/toboggan/skis/ bicycle/trailer/other
conveyance
'
Allowwater/mud/slush/ice/snow
to be pushed/ dep05ited onto a
highway
S10000
7 (f)
Failto comply with an Order issued pursuant
to s.8(E)(a)
200.00
5(f)(i)
$ 250.00
Stand/sit/lie on highway so as to obstruct vehicular/pedestrian
traffic or annoy/inconvenience
any person/ vehicle lawfully on the
highway
when requested
to do so by Peace Officer
street preaching/public speaking/public assembly
where parking impedes/obstructs traffic
movable traffic control deVIces
commences
designated as a playground/recreation
area/public park
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Park on land owned by the County which is used as a public -
3 (j)
campground in excess of 24 hours where prohibited by a traffic
100.00
control device
Park a vehicle in a handicapped parking space when unauthorized
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7 (g)
Trackwater/mud/slush/ice/snow
on highway
200.00
'
Conduct any work on any County highway without permisswn
200.00
7 (k)
Parkvehicle/trailerwhich protrudes
onto a highway
100.00
Operate/park a vehicle where a Sign has been placed prohibiting
such operation
Operate/park a vehicle on any developed trail
7 (I)
200.00
7 (m)
200.00
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