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C-1123-20
TRAFFIC BYLAW
Enacted December 17, 2020
As Amended By:
Bylaw C-1198-22 - Enacted May 9, 2022
Bylaw C-1261-23 - Enacted May 23, 2023
Bylaw C-1267-23 - Enacted September 12, 2023
Bylaw C-1323-24 - Enacted May 27, 2024
Bylaw C-1357-24 - Enacted August 26, 2024
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THE CITY OF SPRUCE GROVE
BYLAW C-1123-20
TRAFFIC BYLAW
WHEREAS pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, cM-26, and
amendments thereto, a municipality may pass bylaws respecting the safety, health and welfare
of people and the protection of people and property;
WHEREAS pursuant to the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000 cT-6, and amendments
thereto, a municipality may pass bylaws with respect to Highways under its direction, control
and management;
WHEREAS the City of Spruce Grove wishes to regulate Pedestrian, animal and
vehicular traffic within its corporate limits;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council for the City of Spruce Grove, duly assembled hereby
enacts as follows:
Section 1 - Definitions
Section 2 - Rules of the Road
Section 3 - Speed
Section 4 - Parking
Section 5 - Rights and Duties of Pedestrians
Section 6 - Horse Drawn Vehicles
Section 7 - Parades and Processions
Section 8 - Highway Obstructions
Section 9 - Sale of Goods
Section 10 - Advertising on Highways
Section 11 - Posting Signs
Section 12 - Heavy Vehicles
Section 13 - Off-Highway Vehicles
Section 14 - Dangerous Goods
Section 15 - Miscellaneous
Section 16 - Authority of City Manager
Section 17 - Permits
Section 18 - Offence and Penalties
Section 19 - Enforcement
Section 20 - Severability
Section 21 - Effective Date
Section 22 - Repeal of Bylaw C-911-15
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1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
"Act" means the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000 cT-6, as amended.
1.2
"Alley" means a narrow Highway intended chiefly to give access to the rear of
buildings and parcels of land.
1.3
"Arterial Road" means a road in an urban environment that is designed for high
volume and/or high capacity to carry thoroughfare traffic and is subject to controlled
or limited access. Roads are designated as arterial as per the City's road
classification hierarchy.
1.4
"Bicycle" means any cycle propelled by human power upon which a Person may ride,
regardless of the number of wheels it may have.
1.5
"Boulevard" means that part of a Highway that:
(a)
is not a Roadway; and
(b)
is not especially adapted to the use of or ordinarily used by Pedestrians and
includes the landscaped road allowance adjacent to a Roadway. (Bylaw C-
1323-24, May 27, 2024)
1.5.1 "Boulevard Garden" means a garden with plants cultivated in the strip of land between
the Sidewalk and the Roadway. (Bylaw C-1323-24, May 27, 2024)
1.6
"City" means the municipal corporation of the City of Spruce Grove in the Province of
Alberta or where the context so requires, the area contained within the boundaries of
the City of Spruce Grove.
1.7
"City Manager" means the administrative head of the City.
1.8
"Commercial Vehicle" means a Vehicle operated on a Highway by or on behalf of a
Person for the purpose of providing transportation but does not include a Private
Passenger Vehicle.
1.9
"Council" means the Council of the City of Spruce Grove elected pursuant to the Local
Authorities Election Act, RSA 2000 cL-21, as amended.
1.10 "Crosswalk" means:
(a)
that part of a Roadway at an Intersection included within the connection of
the lateral line of the Sidewalks on opposite sides of the Highway measured
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from the curbs, or in the absence of curbs or Sidewalks, from the edges of
the Roadway; or
(b)
any part of a Roadway at an Intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for
Pedestrian crossing by Traffic Control Devices or by line or other marking on
the road surface.
1.10.1 "Disturbing Noise" means any sound or volume of noise caused by or emanating from
a Motor Vehicle that annoys or disturbs humans, or endangers the health and safety
of humans and includes but is not limited to:
(a)
the revving of an internal combustion engine;
(b)
the squealing of tires;
(c)
rapid acceleration;
(d)
loud roaring or explosive sounds;
(e)
sounds from a radio, stereo, television, or other device within the Motor
Vehicle;
(f)
any sound that exceeds Sound Levels of 92 decibels (dba) or more as
measured by a Sound Level Meter at 50 CM from the Point of Reception
while the Motor Vehicle's engine is idling; or
(g)
any sound that exceeds Sound Levels of 96 decibels (dba) or more as
measured by a Sound Level Meter at 50 CM from the Point of Reception
while the Motor Vehicle's engine is at any RPM greater than idle. (Bylaw C-
1198-22, May 9, 2022)
1.11 "Driveway Aid" means a commercially produced rubber ramp that is designed to be
placed on the Highway in order to assist with access to a driveway. A ramp made of
any material other than rubber or a ramp that is not commercially produced does not
constitute a Driveway Aid and will be considered an obstruction under section 8.1.
1.11.1 "Electric or Motorized Scooter" means a vehicle ridden while standing that consists
of a narrow footboard mounted between or atop two wheels tandem that has an
upright steering handle attached to the front wheel, and that is primarily propelled by
an electric, combustion engine, or other means, other than human propulsion. (Bylaw
C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
1.11.2 "Electric Vehicle" means a vehicle that is powered entirely or partially by electricity
from a battery that requires charging, but does not include an Electric or Motorized
Scooter, or a Power Bicycle. (Bylaw C-1267-23, September 12, 2023)
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1.12 "Emergency Access" means any location designated by a Traffic Control Device as a
fire lane, Emergency Access, or Emergency Access route or otherwise being for the
use of Emergency Vehicles.
1.13 "Emergency Vehicle" means:
(a)
a vehicle operated by a police service as defined in the Police Act, RSA
2000 cP-17, as amended;
(b)
a fire-fighting or other type of vehicle operated by the fire protection service
of a municipality;
(c)
an ambulance operated by a Person providing ambulance services;
(d)
a Vehicle operated as a gas disconnection unit of a public utility;
(e)
a Vehicle designated by a regulation enacted pursuant to the Act as an
emergency response unit; or
(f)
a Peace Officer Vehicle.
1.14 "Funeral Car" means a Vehicle that forms part of a funeral procession.
1.15 "Heavy Vehicle" means a Vehicle (with or without a load) or a Vehicle with a Trailer
attached, having a weight of five thousand (5,000) kilograms or more or exceeding
eleven (11) metres in total length but excludes:
(a)
Recreational Vehicles;
(b)
school buses;
(c)
Public Passenger Vehicles;
(d)
public utility Vehicles being operated for the purpose of installing, servicing
or repairing public utilities; and
(e)
any Vehicles owned or leased by or in service of the City and employed on
the business of the City on any Highway.
1.16 "Heavy Vehicle Route" means the Heavy Vehicle Routes shown in Schedule 2 of this
bylaw.
1.17 "Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway, driveway,
viaduct, lane, Alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestleway, or other place or any part
of any of them, whether publicly or privately owned, that the public is ordinarily entitled
or allowed to use for the passage or Parking of Vehicles, and includes:
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(a)
a Sidewalk, including a Boulevard adjacent to the Sidewalk;
(b)
if a ditch lies adjacent to or parallel with the Roadway, the ditch; and
(c)
if a Highway right of way is contained between fences or between a fence
and one side of the Roadway, all land between the fences, or all the land
between the fence and the edge of the Roadway, as the case may be.
1.18 "Implement of Husbandry" means:
(a)
a tractor designed and used for agricultural purposes; or
(b)
a Vehicle designed and adapted exclusively for agricultural, horticultural,
aquaculture or livestock raising operations.
1.19 "Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of:
(a)
the lateral curb lines; or,
(b)
if there are no lateral curb lines, the exterior edge of the Roadways
of two or more Highways that join one another at an angle whether or not one
Highway crosses the other.
1.20 "Loading Zone" means a portion of the Roadway adjacent to the curb designated by
a Traffic Control Device for the loading and unloading of passengers, merchandise
or other materials.
1.21 "Loiter" means to wait around idly or without apparent reasonable purpose, or in a
manner that impedes or interferes with the enjoyment of a property by others.
1.22 "Median" means a physical barrier or area that separates lanes of traffic travelling on
a Highway.
1.23 "Mobility Aid" means a device used to facilitate the transport, in a normal seated
orientation, of a Person with a physical disability.
1.24 "Moped" means a Vehicle that:
(a)
is propelled by an electric motor or an engine that has a displacement of not
more than 50 cubic centimeters; and
(b)
is a limited speed motorcycle under the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations
(Canada) (C.R.C., c. 1038).
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1.25 "Motor Vehicle" means a Vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power
or a Moped but does not include a bicycle, a power bicycle, an aircraft, an Implement
of Husbandry, or a Motor Vehicle that runs only on rails.
1.26 "Municipal Ticket" means a tag or similar document issued by the City pursuant to
the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, cM-26, as amended, for the purposes of
notifying a Person that an offence has been committed for which a prosecution may
follow.
1.27 "Obstruction" means an encroachment, excavation, structure, material or other
obstacle, including a tree, shrub or hedge, that:
(a)
interferes with or prevents the vision, passage, maintenance or use of
Highway by Vehicles or Pedestrians; or
(b)
interferes with or prevents the proper operation of a public work.
1.28 "Off-Highway Vehicle" means any motorized mode of transportation built for cross-
country travel on land, water, snow, ice or marsh or swamp land or on other natural
terrain and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes, when specifically
designed for such travel:
(a)
4-wheel drive Vehicles;
(b)
low pressure tire Vehicles;
(c)
motorcycles and related 2-wheel Vehicles;
(d)
amphibious machines;
(e)
all-terrain Vehicles;
(f)
miniature Motor Vehicles;
(g)
snow Vehicles;
(h)
minibikes; and
(i)
any other means of transportation that is propelled by any power other than
muscular power or wind;
but does not include:
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(j) motor boats; or
(k) any other vehicle exempted from being an Off-Highway Vehicle by regulation.
1.29 "Open Space Area" means any of the following:
(a)
any land in the City which is owned, developed, used, leased, controlled or
managed by the City as a public park, athletic facility, natural area,
playground or recreational area, including, without restricting the generality
of the foregoing, all lands in the City which are jointly controlled or managed
by the City and an education authority;
(b)
any reserve land acquired by the City through the subdivision process or
otherwise;
(c)
any land used as a Highway buffer strip, whether on a permanent or
temporary basis;
(d)
any land designated by resolution of Council as an Open Space Area;
(e)
any land developed by the City as part of a pathway system;
(f)
any land developed by the City as a part of its storm water drainage system,
including, but not limited to, storm water management facilities, naturalized
ponds, bio swales, ditches, and drainage channels;
(g)
any land owned, developed, used, leased or managed by the City as an off-
leash dog park;
(h)
exterior areas including lawns, plazas, landscaped areas and Parking areas
of all City owned or operated facilities that are made available for the public
to use for a recreational or social purpose; and
(i)
any Public Utility Lot.
1.30 "Parade, Procession or Special Event" means any gathering or march on a Roadway
organized for the purpose of entertainment of spectators, display, inspection or for
the promotion of a cause or a purpose, which has the potential to block, obstruct,
impede, hinder or interfere with the free flow of Vehicles or Pedestrians.
1.31 "Park" means allowing a Vehicle (whether occupied or not) to remain standing in one
place, except:
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(a)
when standing temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading passengers; or
(b)
when standing in obedience to a Peace Officer or Traffic Control Device.
1.31.1 DELETED (Bylaw C-1267-23, September 12, 2023)
1.32 "Pathway" means a hard surfaced walkway constructed or maintained by the City as
a part of a pedestrian circulation system. (Bylaw C-1267-23, September 12, 2023)
1.33 "Peace Officer" means a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a Peace
Officer appointed under the Peace Officer Act, SA 2006 cP-3.5, as amended, a bylaw
enforcement officer appointed under the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, cM-
26, as amended or any other person who is, in the execution of their duties,
responsible for the preservation and maintenance of the public peace.
1.34 "Pedestrian" means a Person afoot, a Person in or on a Mobility Aid, and users of
inline skates, roller skates, skateboards and non-motorized scooters.
1.35 "Person" means any individual, corporation, society, association, partnership, firm or
other legal entity.
1.36 "Permit" means written permission issued by the City Manager to undertake an
activity on a Highway or Public Property that is otherwise regulated, restricted or
prohibited by this bylaw.
1.37 "Playground Area" means a section of Roadway adjacent to a playground that is
designated by a Playground Area Traffic Control Device which alerts drivers that
children may be near and that caution must be used when driving through the
Playground Area. The rate of speed does not change in a Playground Area.
1.38 "Playground Zone" means a section of Roadway adjacent to a playground that is
designated by a Playground Zone Traffic Control Device which:
(a)
commences from the point where there is a Traffic Control Device indicating
the Playground Zone and ends at the point where there is a Traffic Control
Device indicating a greater rate of speed, or the end of the Playground Zone;
and
(b)
is in effect during the period commencing at 8:30 a.m. and ending one (1)
hour after sunset seven (7) days a week.
A Playground Zone is separate and distinct from a Playground Area.
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1.39 "Private Passenger Vehicle" means a Vehicle used solely for personal transportation:
(a)
including the carriage of goods intended for the use or enjoyment of the
owner of the Vehicle or members of the owner's household; but
(b)
not including, in respect of a Person's business, work or employment, the
carriage of passengers or of goods, except for sample cases or display goods
that are conveyed by a salesperson and that are not for delivery or resale.
1.39.1 "Point of Reception" means the location on a Motor Vehicle where Sound Levels are
measured with a Sound Level Meter. (Bylaw C-1198-22, May 9, 2022)
1.40 "Power Bicycle" means a power-assisted bicycle under the Motor Vehicle Safety
Regulations (Canada) (C.R.C., c. 1038).
1.41 "Public Passenger Vehicle" means a Commercial Vehicle used solely for the
transportation of passengers.
1.42 "Private Property" means any property within the City not owned by, occupied, leased
or under the jurisdiction of the City, Government of Alberta or Government of Canada.
1.43 "Public Property" means any property within the City owned by, occupied, leased or
under the jurisdiction of the City, Government of Alberta or Government of Canada.
1.44 "Recreational Vehicle" means a Vehicle designed to provide temporary living
accommodations for travel, vacation or recreational use, and to be driven, towed or
transported.
1.45 "Registrar" means the Registrar of Motor Vehicle Services and includes any Person
who, on the directions of the Registrar, is acting on behalf of the Registrar of Motor
Vehicle Services.
1.46 "Residential" means any lands districted as residential under the City's Land Use
Bylaw, as amended.
1.47 "Roadway" means that part of a Highway intended for use by vehicular traffic.
1.47.1 "RPM" means the revolutions per minute of a Motor Vehicle engine. (Bylaw C-1198-22,
May 9, 2022)
1.48 "School Zone" means a section of Roadway adjacent to a school that is designated
by a School Zone Traffic Control Device which:
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(a)
commences from the point where there is a Traffic Control Device indicating
the School Zone and ends at the point where there is a Traffic Control Device
indicating a greater rate of speed, or the end of the School Zone; and
(b)
is in effect during the period commencing at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 4:30
p.m. on any day school is held.
1.49 "Second and Subsequent Offence" means a continuation or contravention of the
same offence for each day the said offence is committed, or in the case of a specified
Time period, the Time period equal to the original posted allowed Time.
1.50 "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 line, or
where there is no curb line, the edge of the Roadway, and the adjacent property line,
whether or not it is paved or improved.
1.51 "Sign" means a poster, device, structure, or fixture intended for advertising or calling
attention to any Person, matter, object, or event.
1.52 "Snow Route" means the Snow Routes shown in Schedule 3 of this bylaw.
1.53 "Street Furnishing" means poles, Traffic Control Devices, waste receptacles,
benches, transit shelters, fire hydrants, trees, plants, grass, utilities, planters, Bicycle
racks, mail boxes or other similar property placed or located on a Highway.
1.53.1 "Sound Calibrator" means any coupler-type sound calibrator that conforms with the
applicable standards of the American National Standards Institute ("A.N.S.I."). (Bylaw
C-1198-22, May 9, 2022)
1.53.2 "Sound Level" means the sound pressure measured in decibels using the "A"
weighted network of a Sound Level Meter with fast response. (Bylaw C-1198-22, May 9,
2022)
1.53.3 "Sound Level Meter" means any Type 2 or better integrating instrument (as
established by the standards of A.S.N.I.) that measures Sound Levels, and which is
properly calibrated by a Sound Calibrator. (Bylaw C-1198-22, May 9, 2022)
1.54 "Taxi" means a Motor Vehicle:
(a)
that has a seating capacity of not more than ten (10) Persons, including the
Person operating the Motor Vehicle; and
(b)
that is used to transport passengers and their baggage to a requested
destination on a fee for service basis.
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1.55 "Time" means either Mountain Standard Time or Mountain Daylight Saving Time
whichever is proclaimed to be in effect by the Province of Alberta.
1.56 "Transit Zone" means a place where transit passengers are received for
transportation or delivered after transportation by a Public Passenger Vehicle, which
place is marked by a "Transit Zone" or "Bus Stop" Traffic Control Device and
continues for 20 meters from such Traffic Control Device along the curb against the
flow of traffic.
1.57 "Traffic Control Device" means any sign, signal, marking or device placed, marked or
erected under the authority of the Act or this bylaw for the purpose of regulating,
warning or guiding traffic.
1.58 "Traffic Control Signal" means a Traffic Control Device, whether manually, electrically
or mechanically operated by which traffic is directed to stop or proceed.
1.58.1 "Trail" means a walkway constructed or maintained by the City and surfaced with
either gravel aggregate or crushed shale. (Bylaw C-1267-23, September 12, 2023)
1.59 "Trailer" means a Vehicle so designed that it may be attached to or drawn by a
Vehicle and is intended to transport property or Persons but does not include
machinery or equipment used in construction or maintenance of Highways.
1.60 "Turfgrass" means various grass species that are grown as a ground cover to form a
lawn.
1.61 DELETED. (Bylaw C-1198-22, May 9, 2022)
1.62 "Vehicle" means a device in, upon, or by which a Person or thing may be transported
or drawn upon a Highway.
1.63 "Verge" means a paved or unpaved strip of land on the edge of an Alley.
1.64 "Violation Notice" means a notification detailing an offence or contravention of the Act
or this bylaw and may be in the form of a Municipal Ticket or Violation Ticket.
1.65 "Violation Ticket" means a ticket issued pursuant to Part II or Part III of the Provincial
Offences Procedure Act, RSA 2000, cP-34, as amended.
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2.
RULES OF THE ROAD
2.1
Every Person operating a Motor Vehicle, an Implement of Husbandry or any other
type of Vehicle on a Highway shall in so far as they are applicable obey the rules of
the road set out in this section, except:
(a)
when otherwise instructed by any applicable Traffic Control Device, Traffic
Control Signal;
(b)
when otherwise directed by a Peace Officer; or
(c)
where a Peace Officer is not present, the Person driving and the other
personnel of an Emergency Vehicle, if the circumstances so require, have
the powers of a Peace Officer with respect to traffic control and direction to
the extent necessary to enable them to efficiently perform their duties.
2.2
Every driver shall obey the instructions of any applicable Traffic Control Device or
Traffic Control Signal.
2.3
Notwithstanding anything in this section, every driver shall obey the directions of any
Peace Officer directing traffic.
2.4
If any or all of the lights of a Traffic Control Signal are not operating properly or are
not operating at all, every driver shall use the Roadway in the vicinity of the Traffic
Control Signal with due care and caution.
2.5
Notwithstanding anything in this section:
(a)
when a Person is stationed, or a Traffic Control Device or barricade is
erected on a Highway to direct traffic in conjunction with any construction,
repair work or other work on the Highway or land adjacent to the Highway; or
(b)
when a Person is giving directions or a Traffic Control Device or barricade is
displayed for the purpose of directing traffic with respect to the transportation
of an over dimensional load on a Highway or land adjacent to a Highway,
every Person shall obey the directions given by the Person or, when no Person is
giving directions, the directions shown on the sign or barricade.
2.6
No Person shall turn a Vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction, commonly
referred to as a U-turn:
(a)
on a Roadway between Intersections;
(b)
at a place where a Traffic Control Device prohibits a U-turn;
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(c)
at an Intersection controlled by a Traffic Control Signal except where the
Traffic Control Device allows a U-turn;
(d)
at an Alley Intersection;
(e)
at any other Intersection unless the movement can be made in safety; or
(f)
at an Intersection where one or more of the Highways is an access to a public
or private facility to which the public normally has access.
2.7
A driver about to enter upon a Highway shall, unless the Intersection of the two
Roadways is marked with a "yield" Traffic Control Device or a "merge" Traffic Control
Device, bring the Vehicle to a complete stop:
(a)
before entering upon the Intersection Roadway at a point no further than
three (3) meters from the intersecting Roadway;
(b)
if there is a marked Crosswalk on the near side of the Intersection,
immediately before entering upon the Crosswalk; or
(c)
if there is a marked stop line on the near side of the Intersection, at the stop
line.
2.8
Notwithstanding section 2.7, a driver emerging from an Alley or driveway shall stop
the Vehicle before driving onto a Sidewalk crossing and shall yield the right of way to
any Pedestrian on the Sidewalk or Sidewalk crossing and a driver entering an Alley
or driveway shall yield the right of way to any Pedestrian on a Sidewalk or Sidewalk
crossing.
3.
SPEED
3.1
Notwithstanding any speed limit prescribed by the Act or this bylaw, no driver
shall drive at any rate of speed that is unreasonable having regard to all the
circumstances of the case, including but without restricting the generality of the
foregoing:
(a)
the nature, condition and use of the Highway;
(b)
the atmospheric, weather, or other conditions that might affect the vision of
the driver or control of the Vehicle;
(c)
the amount of traffic that is or might reasonably be expected to be on the
Highway; and
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(d)
the mechanical condition of the Vehicle or any equipment of the Vehicle.
3.2
Unless otherwise posted by approved Traffic Control Devices no Person shall:
(a)
drive a Vehicle at a speed in excess of forty (40) kilometres per hour on a
Highway; (Bylaw C-1357-24, August 26, 2024)
(b)
drive a Vehicle in any Alley at a speed in excess of twenty (20) kilometres per
hour;
(c)
drive a Vehicle in a Playground Zone in excess of thirty (30) kilometres per
hour; or
(d)
drive a Vehicle in a School Zone in the excess of thirty (30) kilometres per
hour.
4.
PARKING
4.1
Parking Restrictions
(a)
Unless required or allowed by the Act or by a Traffic Control Device, or in
compliance with the directions of a Peace Officer, or to avoid conflict with
other traffic, a driver shall not stop or Park their Vehicle:
(i)
on a Sidewalk or Boulevard;
(ii)
on a Crosswalk or any part of a Crosswalk;
(iii)
within an Intersection other than immediately next to the curb in a T-
Intersection;
(iv)
at an Intersection nearer than five (5) meters to the projection of the
corner property line immediately ahead or immediately to the rear,
except where the Vehicle is Parked in a space where a parking meter
or other Traffic Control Device indicates Parking is allowed;
(v)
within five (5) meters of a "stop" Traffic Control Device or "yield" Traffic
Control Device, in the case of an approach to said Traffic Control
Device;
(vi)
within five (5) meters of any fire hydrant, or when the fire hydrant is
not located at the curb, within five (5) meters of the point on the curb
nearest the fire hydrant;
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(vii)
within one point five (1.5) meters of an access to a garage, private
road or driveway, or a Vehicle crossing over a Sidewalk;
(viii)
within five (5) meters of the near side of a marked Crosswalk;
(ix)
alongside or opposite any street excavation or Obstruction when the
stopping or Parking would obstruct traffic;
(x)
on any bridge or in an underpass or on the approaches to either of
them;
(xi)
at any other place where a Traffic Control Device prohibits stopping or
Parking;
(xii)
on the Roadway side of a Vehicle Parked or stopped at the curb or
edge of the Roadway, commonly referred to as "double parking"; or
(xiii)
at or near the site of any fire, explosion, collision or other incident, if
stopping or Parking would obstruct traffic or hinder Peace Officers, fire
fighters, ambulance attendants, rescue officers or volunteers.
(b)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle for any period of time whatsoever at the
following locations:
(i)
where the Vehicle may in any way interfere with the use of a doorway
intended as a fire or emergency exit from any building abutting the
Highway, in the entrance way to any fire hall or to any police station or
the ambulance entrance way to any medical facility; or
(ii)
in any area or place where a Traffic Control Device indicates that
Parking there is restricted to a special class of Vehicles including:
(A)
small cars having a wheelbase of two hundred and seventy
(270) centimeters or less;
(B)
Emergency Vehicles;
(C) tour line vehicles;
(D) Funeral Cars;
(E)
school busses;
(F)
bookmobiles; and
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(G) Taxis; and
(H) Electric Vehicle (Bylaw C-1267-23, September 12, 2023)
4.2
Abandoned Vehicle
(a)
No Person shall abandon a Vehicle on a Highway. A Vehicle left standing for
more than seventy two (72) consecutive hours shall be deemed to have been
abandoned at that location.
(b)
No Person shall abandon a Vehicle on Public Property or Private Property
without the express or implied consent of the owner or Person in lawful
possession or control of the property.
4.3
Alley Parking
(a)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle in an Alley unless:
(i)
a Traffic Control Device allows such Parking; or
(ii)
the Vehicle is a Commercial Vehicle with hazard warning lights alight
and in the process of loading and unloading goods.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection 4.3(a)(ii), a Commercial Vehicle shall not be
Parked in an Alley for more than thirty (30) minutes.
(c)
Nothing in this section allows a Person to Park a Vehicle in an Alley in a
manner that blocks or obstructs the movement of traffic.
4.4
Angle Parking
(a)
When a Traffic Control Device or pavement markings indicates that angle
Parking is allowed or required and pavement markings are visible on the
Roadway, a driver shall Park their Vehicle:
(i)
with its sides within and parallel to any two (2) of immediately adjacent
marked lines;
(ii)
in the case of a Vehicle other than a motor cycle, with one front wheel
not more than five hundred (500) millimeters from the curb or edge of
the Roadway; and
(iii)
in the case of a motor cycle:
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(A)
with a wheel of the motor cycle not more than five hundred (500)
millimeters from the curb or edge of the Roadway; and
(B)
with the motor cycle angled in the direction of travel authorized
for the traffic lane that is adjacent to the lane on which the motor
cycle is Parked.
(b)
When a Traffic Control Device indicates that angle Parking is allowed or
required but no pavement markings are visible on the Roadway, a driver shall
Park their Vehicle:
(i)
with its sides at an angle between thirty (30) and sixty (60) degrees to
the curb or edge of the Roadway;
(ii)
with one front wheel not more than five hundred (500) millimeters from
the curb or edge of the Roadway; and
(iii)
in the case of a motor cycle:
(A)
with a wheel of the motor cycle not more than five hundred
(500) millimeters from the curb or edge of the Roadway; and
(B)
with the motor cycle angled in the direction of travel authorized
for the traffic lane that is adjacent to the lane on which the motor
cycle is Parked.
4.5
City Owned Parking Lot
(a)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle on a City owned Parking lot in contravention
of the prohibitions stated on a Traffic Control Device.
4.6
Disabled Parking
(a)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle on a Highway in any location designated
by a Traffic Control Device as being for the use of Persons with disabilities
unless the Vehicle:
(i)
displays a valid disabled parking placard or license plate issued or
recognized by the Registrar; and
(ii)
is being used for the transportation of a Person with a disability.
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4.7
Emergency Access
(a)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle on a Highway in any location designated
by a Traffic Control Device as an Emergency Access.
4.8
Loading Zone
(a)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle in a Loading Zone except:
(i)
for a period not exceeding five (5) minutes or as designated by a
Traffic Control Device for the purpose of and while actively engaged
in loading or unloading passengers;
(ii)
for a period not exceeding thirty (30) minutes or as designated by a
Traffic Control Device and for the purpose of and while actively
engaged in, loading or unloading of merchandise or other materials.
4.9
Loitering in a Motor Vehicle
(a)
No Person shall Loiter in a Motor Vehicle which is Parked on Public
Property.
4.10 Maintenance and Construction
(a)
Notwithstanding any other provisions in the bylaw, the City may cause "No
Parking" Traffic Control Devices to be placed on or near a Highway for
maintenance or construction purposes and when the Traffic Control Devices
are placed on or near a Highway no Person shall Park or leave a Vehicle on
the Highway contrary to the provisions of such Traffic Control Devices.
4.11
Open Space Area Parking
(a)
A Motor Vehicle shall not be Parked in an Open Space Area except in a
developed Parking lot or other area specifically designated by a Traffic
Control Device for the Parking of Motor Vehicles, unless they have obtained
a Permit.
4.12
Parallel Parking
(a)
When Parking on a Roadway, and unless angle Parking is allowed or
required and Traffic Control Devices are in place indicating so, a driver shall
Park their Vehicle with the sides of it parallel to the curb or edge of the
Roadway, and:
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(i)
with the right hand wheels of it not more than five hundred (500)
millimeters from the right hand curb or edge of the Roadway; or
(ii)
in the case of a one-way Highway where Parking on either side is
allowed, with the wheels closest to a curb or edge of the Roadway not
more than five hundred (500) millimeters from the curb or edge of the
Roadway and with the Vehicle facing the direction of travel authorized
for that Highway.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection 4.12(a), a motorcycle may be Parked:
(i)
at an angle, other than perpendicular, to the curb or edge of the
Roadway;
(ii)
with a wheel of the motorcycle not more than five-hundred (500)
millimetres from the curb or edge of the Roadway; and
(iii)
with 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.
4.13
Pavement Markings
(a)
Where a Vehicle Parking space is indicated by pavement markings, a Vehicle
occupying such Parking space shall be Parked within the limits of the
pavement markings.
4.14
Private Property
(a)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle on privately owned property which has been
clearly marked by a Traffic Control Device, to which Vehicles driven by
members of the public generally have access unless permission or
authorization of the owner or Person having possession or control of the
property has been given for such Parking.
4.15
Recreational Vehicle
(a)
No Person shall Park a Recreational Vehicle on a Highway with any slides
extended.
(b)
A Recreational Vehicle Parked on a Highway shall not be occupied as a
dwelling unit.
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(c)
A Recreational Vehicle may not be Parked on a Highway for more than 72
consecutive hours; and
(d)
A Recreational Vehicle shall be removed to an off-Highway location for at
least 48 consecutive hours before it may be Parked again on a Highway.
4.16
School Bus
(a)
No Person shall Park a school bus in a Residential area between the hours
of 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
4.17
Snow Routes
(a)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle, or allow a Vehicle to be Parked on a
Highway marked as a Snow Route when a Snow Route Parking ban has
been declared in effect by the City Manager.
(b)
A Snow Route is in effect until the portable notification Traffic Control
Devices are removed.
(c)
Reasonable notice of a Snow Route Parking ban is met if one or more of
the following occurs:
(i)
posting of a Traffic Control Device on the Highway;
(ii)
posting on the City webpage;
(iii)
posting on a City media site;
(iv)
radio station announcement; or
(v)
publishing in the local newspaper.
4.18
Time Restrictions
(a)
Where a Traffic Control Device restricts the Parking of Vehicles to a certain
period of Time, it shall be an offence to Park a Vehicle in excess of the Time
so designated and marked on the Traffic Control Device.
(b)
After the issuance of a Violation Notice to a Vehicle under subsection 4.18(a)
for a first offence, if a Vehicle remains Parked in excess of the Time allowed
on the Traffic Control Device for a Time period equal to the original posted
allowed Time, a Second and Subsequent Offence shall be deemed to have
been committed.
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4.19
Trailers
(a)
No Person shall Park any Trailer upon any Highway unless the 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
requirements set out in the Act and this bylaw pertaining to Vehicles.
4.20
Transit Zone
(a)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle within a Transit Zone.
4.21
Vehicle on Jack
(a)
No Person shall leave a Vehicle unattended on a Highway if the Vehicle has
been placed on a jack or other similar device, and:
(i)
one or more wheels have been removed from the Vehicle; or
(ii)
part of the Vehicle is raised.
5.
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PEDESTRIANS
5.1
No Pedestrian, shall cross or attempt to cross, from one side of a Roadway to
another at any point other than within a Crosswalk.
5.2
No Pedestrian shall cross at a Crosswalk if a Traffic Control Device or Traffic
Control Signal prohibits the crossing.
5.3
Passengers of school buses who are unloading from a school bus will be allowed
to cross a Highway at a place other than a designated Crosswalk when the flashing
stop light and stop arm are activated by the school bus operator.
5.4
No Pedestrian shall conduct themselves or otherwise position themselves in such
a manner so as to obstruct, interfere with, prevent the passage of, or
inconvenience vehicular or Pedestrian traffic on a Highway, or at an entrance to a
building.
5.5
Section 5.4 does not apply to Persons participating in or assembled to watch a
Parade, Procession or Special Event for which a Permit has been issued pursuant
to this bylaw.
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5.6
No Pedestrian shall hitchhike or stand upon or walk along a Highway for the
primary purpose of soliciting gratuitous transportation from operators of passing
Vehicles.
5.7
A Pedestrian shall not walk on a Roadway except:
(a)
when crossing the Roadway where allowed by this bylaw;
(b)
where there is no Sidewalk;
(c)
when the Sidewalk cannot be used safely;
(d)
to enter, exit or load a Vehicle, in which case the Pedestrian shall use the
most direct route from the Sidewalk to the Vehicle; or
(e)
in the case of Pedestrian using a Mobility Aid, where there is no safe way of
gaining access to the Sidewalk or the Sidewalk is obstructed with snow or
ice.
6.
HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES
6.1
The driver or other Person in charge of any horse drawn Vehicle on a Highway shall
remain upon such Vehicle while it is in motion, or shall walk beside the horse
drawing such Vehicle.
6.2
The driver or other Person in charge of any horse drawn Vehicle must be capable
of maintaining effective control of the horse(s) at all times.
6.3
The driver or other Person in charge of any horse drawn Vehicle is responsible to
remove any manure deposited by the horse from any Highway or Public Property.
7.
PARADE, PROCESSION OR SPECIAL EVENT
7.1
No Person shall hold or take part in any Parade, Procession or Special Event unless
a Permit has been issued for the Parade, Procession or Special Event.
7.2
During a Parade, Procession or Special Event, all Pedestrians not taking part therein
shall be restricted to the use of the Boulevard and Sidewalk.
7.3
Notwithstanding section 7.1, funeral and military processions do not require a Permit.
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8.
HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTIONS
8.1
Obstruction on Highways
(a)
No owner of a Vehicle or Person operating a Vehicle shall stop a Vehicle or
allow a Vehicle to be left upon any Highway in such a manner as to block,
obstruct, impede, or hinder Vehicle or Pedestrian movement thereon. Where
the Obstruction is unavoidable due to mechanical failure the operator will not
be in breach of this subsection provided that immediate actions are taken to
remove the Vehicle from the Highway.
(b)
No Person shall Park an inoperable Vehicle on any part of a Highway.
(c)
No Person shall make, place, cause or allow an Obstruction of any kind in,
upon or above a Highway unless they have obtained a Permit authorizing
the placement of the Obstruction.
(d)
Any Person who makes, places, causes or allows an Obstruction of any kind,
upon or above a Highway shall produce the Permit for inspection upon the
request of a Peace Officer.
(e)
Any Person who fails to obtain or comply with the provisions of a Permit
pursuant to subsection 8.1(c) may be issued a Violation Notice and shall
cause the removal of the Obstruction.
(f)
Where an Obstruction of any kind exists in, upon, or above a Highway, and
in the opinion of a Peace Officer, creates an unsafe condition, the City shall
be entitled to take such measures as are required to remedy the Obstruction.
(g)
Any expenses incurred by the City to remedy the Obstruction may be
recovered from the Person by whom, or by whose authority the Obstruction
was so made, placed, caused or allowed or from the owner of the object
which constitutes the Obstruction.
8.2
Landscape Obstructions
(a)
No Person shall allow trees, hedges, shrubs or other vegetative growth
on Private Property owned by them within five (5) metres of a Highway
Intersection, whether planted before or after the date of the passing of
this bylaw, to grow to such a height, overhang or breadth that they
interfere with good visibility for safe traffic flow.
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(b)
No Person shall allow trees, hedges, shrubs or other vegetative growth
on Private Property owned by them whether planted before or after the
date of the passing of this bylaw, to grow to such a height, overhang or
breadth that they interfere with the safe and convenient use of a
Highway, public Sidewalk or public Pathway.
(c)
The owner of Private Property that abuts a Highway that is also an Alley
shall maintain the Verge of the Alley so to not allow any type of
vegetation to grow to such a height, overhang or breadth that it
interferes with the safe and convenient use of the Alley.
(d)
The owner of Private Property shall provide ongoing maintenance of
the Turfgrass within a Boulevard that abuts their Private Property unless
the Boulevard is part of an Arterial Roadway by:
(i)
keeping
Turfgrass
to
a
maximum
height
of
15
cm;
(ii)
removing any accumulation of fallen leaves or other debris; and
(iii) keeping Boulevards free of landscape developments including but
not limited to rocks, shrubs, concrete, rubber, plastic, wood, metal,
or any such thing other than Turfgrass unless a permit is obtained
for the development and maintenance of a Boulevard Garden.
(Bylaw C-1323-14, May 27, 2024)
(e)
DELETED (Bylaw C-1323-14, May 27, 2024)
(f)
Only the City may cause a tree to be planted in a Boulevard on Public
Property and all such trees shall remain the property of the City.
8.3
Debris on a Highway
(a)
No Person shall place, or allow to be placed, any substance or thing on a
Highway.
(b)
No Person shall wash a Vehicle upon a Highway or so near to a Highway as
to result in depositing mud or creating slush or ice upon a Roadway or
Sidewalk.
(c)
No Person operating business premises to which entry or exit for Vehicles is
made by a crossing located between the Highway curb and the Private
Property line shall allow water, mud, slush or ice to remain on the Roadway
or Sidewalk portion of such crossings, and they shall keep the same clean
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and clear of all such matter, liquids or material as may be or become a
hazard to Highway users.
8.4
Snow and Debris on Sidewalks
(a)
All Persons shall remove or cause to be removed and cleared away snow,
ice, dirt, debris or other materials from any Sidewalks adjoining Private
Property owned by them.
(b)
The removal of snow, ice, dirt, debris or other materials from the Sidewalk
shall be completed within forty-eight (48) hours of the Time when the snow,
ice, dirt, debris or other material was formed or deposited thereon.
(c)
Any Person who fails to obtain or comply with subsection 8.4(a) or (b) may
be issued a Violation Notice and/or the City may cause the Sidewalk to be
cleaned and the costs and expenses thereof shall be paid to the City upon
demand; failing payment, such costs and expenses shall be added to the tax
roll for the property in question.
(d)
No Person shall remove snow, ice, dirt, debris, or other materials from a
Sidewalk by causing such material to be placed upon any other portion of
the Roadway or other Public Property adjacent to such property.
(e)
No Person shall place, or cause to be placed any snow, ice, dirt, debris or
other material removed from Private Property onto Highways or other Public
Property. When a Person has removed clean snow from their Sidewalk or
Private Property, they may deposit it at a designated collection area, after
first obtaining a Permit.
8.5
Tracking of a Substance on a Highway
(a)
No Person shall drive, operate or allow to be driven or operated, any Vehicle
or equipment of any nature or kind in such a manner as to track a substance
or material upon a Highway.
(b)
Any Person who tracks a substance or material upon a Highway shall, in
addition to the penalties specified, be liable to clean up or remove the
substance or material tracked upon the Highway in default of which the City
may clean up or remove such substance or material at the expense of the
Person who tracked the substance or material.
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8.6
Industrial / Commercial Waste and Storage Containers
(a)
No Person shall place, cause or allow an industrial / commercial waste or a
storage container upon a Highway unless they have obtained a Permit.
8.7
Driveway Extensions and Seasonal Prohibition of Driveway Aids
(a)
No Person shall place, cause or allow a Driveway Aid upon a Highway
from November 1 to April 30.
(b)
No Person shall extend the length of a driveway past Private Property into
or through City right-of-way abutting to City infrastructure unless Permits are
obtained.
(Bylaw C-1323-24, May 27, 2024)
9.
SALE OF GOODS
9.1
No Person shall offer, sell or display goods or place any temporary or permanent
structure relating to the offering, selling or displaying of such goods on a Highway,
unless they have obtained a Permit.
10.
ADVERTISING ON HIGHWAYS
10.1 No Person shall Park on a Highway a Vehicle displayed for sale or a Vehicle
displaying advertising directing Persons to any Private Property, business or
commercial establishment unless a Permit is first obtained from the City. This section
shall not apply to Vehicles advertising a garage sale.
10.2 No Person shall place or allow to be placed a Sign upon a Highway or upon abutting
Public Property including public walks and trails which displays advertising directing
Persons to any Private Property, business or commercial establishment, unless they
have obtained a Permit.
10.3 Any Sign placed on or beside a Highway or upon abutting Public Property without a
Permit shall be liable for removal by the City and must be claimed within thirty (30)
days of the Signs removal. A charge of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) shall
be levied for its recovery.
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11.
POSTING SIGNS
11.1 No Person shall post to or affix a Sign on any Street Furnishing, unless they have
obtained a Permit.
11.2 The City may remove and destroy any Sign posted or affixed in contravention of
section 11.1, at the expense of the Person who caused or authorized the sign to be
posted or affixed.
11.3 In the absence of evidence to the contrary, if the Sign indicates that the event therein
is being promoted by a specific Person, then that Person shall be presumed to have
authorized and caused its posting or affixing.
11.4 In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the Person who is promoted by a Sign
shall be presumed to have authorized and caused its posting or affixing.
12.
HEAVY VEHICLES
12.1
Heavy Vehicle Routes
(a)
No Person shall operate or Park a Heavy Vehicle in a Residential area
subject to the exemptions in section 12.2.
(b)
No Person shall operate or Park a Heavy Vehicle on a site used for
Residential purposes subject to the exemptions in section 12.2.
(c)
No Person shall operate or Park a Heavy Vehicle on any Highway in the City
except on a Highway designated as a Heavy Vehicle Route, subject to the
exemptions in section 12.2.
12.2
Exemptions
(a)
The following shall not be deemed to be operating a Heavy Vehicle in
contravention of 12.1 if the Heavy Vehicle is being operated on the most
direct and practicable route between the premises or location concerned and
the nearest Heavy Truck Route:
(i)
Persons delivering or collecting goods or merchandise to or from the
premises of bona fide customers;
(ii)
Persons going to or from business premises relating to registering
or maintenance of the Heavy Vehicle in non-Residential areas only;
(iii)
Persons moving a building for which a Permit has been obtained;
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(iv)
Persons going to or from a licensed commercial premises for the
servicing or repairing of the Heavy Vehicle; or
(v)
Persons retrieving a disabled Vehicle from a Highway prohibited to
Heavy Vehicles.
12.3
Persons that have more than one delivery, collection or service in the same area of
City may make all deliveries, collections or services that is not on a Heavy Vehicle
Route can use alternative routes provided they are the safest or most direct between
a Heavy Vehicle route and the carrier's delivery or pick-up location(s).
12.4
Heavy Load Permits
(a)
No Person shall operate or be allowed to operate a Vehicle within the City
in excess of the weight or size limits established by the Act, unless they
have obtained a Permit.
(b)
A Permit or copy of same must be in possession of the operator of the said
Vehicle and such Permit or copy of same shall be produced to a Peace
Officer or representative of the City on demand.
(c)
Any Person desiring to obtain a Permit under subsection 12.4(a) shall apply
for the Permit in Person.
(d)
Notwithstanding section 12.2, the City Manager may:
(i)
issue an open Permit to an applicant for any number of trips and / or
for such a period of time as they deem advisable; or
(ii)
issue a Permit to an applicant who phones or emails the information
required for a Permit, providing that such an applicant has previously
signed an agreement to pay all damages caused to the Highway, or
any works made or done over, upon or under the Highway, as a
result of the operation and conveyance or movement of the Heavy
Vehicle.
12.5
Weight Limits and Disputes
(a)
Where a Traffic Control Device designates the maximum load allowed, no
Person shall operate a Vehicle weighing, with or without load, in excess of
the weight limit designated.
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(b)
In case of any dispute arising as to the weight of any Vehicle, the Vehicle
shall be weighed upon a certified scale, and the certificate of the scale
operator weighing the Vehicle shall be deemed conclusive.
12.6
Tracked Vehicles
(a)
No Person shall operate on a Highway, unless they have obtained a Permit:
(i)
a Vehicle or Trailer having metal spikes, chains, lugs, cleats or bans
projecting from the surface of the wheel or tire of such Vehicle; or
(ii)
a Vehicle having skids or not using triple grouser or flat surface
tracks.
12.7
Heavy Vehicle Parking
(a)
A Heavy Vehicle must be Parked so that all parts of the Vehicle are within
the Public Property or Private Property boundaries and does not project out,
over, or onto a Highway or obstruct vehicular or Pedestrian traffic.
(b)
No Person shall angle Park any Vehicle which exceeds six (6) meters in
length upon a Highway except at such locations as designated by a Traffic
Control Device.
(c)
No Person shall Park a Heavy Vehicle on a Highway in front of, across from,
or on the flankage of a Residential property.
12.8
The use of engine retarder brakes is prohibited within the City.
13.
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
13.1 No Person shall operate or allow anyone to operate an Off-Highway Vehicle on a
Highway or Public Property within the City, unless they have obtained a Permit.
13.2 Section 13.1 shall not apply to:
(a)
a Person engaged in the act of loading and unloading an Off-Highway
Vehicle from or onto a Trailer or Vehicle;
(b)
any Peace Officer in the performance of their duties;
(c)
any Vehicles owned or leased by or in service of the City and employed on
the business of the City, or;
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(d)
a Person driving an Off-Highway Vehicle in accordance with section 120(3)
of the Act.
13.3 No Person shall operate or allow anyone to operate an Off-Highway Vehicle on
Private Property unless permission or authorization of the owner or Person having
possession or control of the property has been given for such operation of an Off-
Highway Vehicle.
14.
DANGEROUS GOODS
14.1 All Vehicles carrying Dangerous Goods shall be operated and Parked in compliance
with the City's Transportation of Dangerous Goods Bylaw, as amended.
15.
MISCELLANEOUS
15.1
Bicycles, Power Bicycle, Scooters, Electric or Motorized Scooter, Roller Blades,
Skateboards, Sleds, Toboggans, Skis or Similar Device - Safe Operation (Bylaw C-
1261-23, May 23, 2023)
(a.1) Electric or Motorized Scooters
(i)
No Person shall operate or permit another Person to operate an
Electric Scooter that has not received a Permit to authorize the
operation of an Electric or Motorized Scooter within the City.
(ii)
A Person shall only operate or permit another Person to operate an
approved Electric or Motorized Scooter on a Sidewalk, Pathway, or
Trail.
(iii)
No Person shall operate or permit another Person to operate an
Electric or Motorized Scooter contrary to any permits, authorizations,
agreements, or other conditions associated with the Electric or
Motorized Scooter. (Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
(a)
Bicycle and Power Bicycle Conduct
(i)
A Person riding a Bicycle or a Power Bicycle in an Open Space Area
or on a Highway shall:
(A) yield the right of way to slower moving Persons;
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(B) alert Persons about to be overtaken by sounding a bell, horn or
other audible warning device a reasonable amount of time before
overtaking;
(C) use reasonable care when overtaking another Person; and
(D) travel under control and at a reasonable rate of speed having
regard to the nature, condition and use of the Open Space Area
or Highway.
(b)
No Person shall ride or use or propel a Bicycle, Power Bicycle, scooter,
Electric or Motorized Scooter, roller blades, skateboard, sled, toboggan, skis
or similar device in such a way as to create a hazard to the public or without
due consideration of other Highway users. (Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
(c)
No Person shall leave a Bicycle, Power Bicycle, scooter, Electric or
Motorized Scooter, rollerblades, skateboard, sled, toboggan, skis or similar
device on a Highway or attached to any Street Furnishings where it unduly
impedes Pedestrian traffic or impedes access to doorways. (Bylaw C-1261-
23, May 23, 2023)
(d)
No Person operating a Vehicle on a Highway shall knowingly draw or tow by
that Vehicle any Person riding or using a Bicycle, Power Bicycle, scooter,
Electric or Motorized Scooter, rollerblades, skateboard, sled, toboggan, skis
or similar device. (Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
(e)
No Person shall directly or indirectly become or remain attached to a Vehicle
by means of riding or using a using a Bicycle, Power Bicycle, scooter,
Electric or Motorized Scooter, rollerblades, skateboard, sled, toboggan, skis
or similar device. (Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
(f)
No Person shall ride or use a Bicycle, Power Bicycle, scooter, Electric or
Motorized Scooter, rollerblades, skateboard, sled, toboggan, skis or similar
device that is being pushed or towed by a Vehicle. (Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23,
2023)
15.2
Crossing Sidewalks, Boulevards and Medians
(a)
A Person shall not operate a Motor Vehicle so as to cross a Sidewalk,
Boulevard or Median except at a crossing authorized by the City.
15.3
Damage to Highway
(a)
No Person shall cause any damage to a Highway in the City.
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(b)
Any expenses incurred by the City to remedy damage to a Highway may be
recovered from the Person by whom, or by whose authority the damage was
caused.
15.4
Littering
(a)
No Person shall dispose of any refuse or place any substance or thing on a
Highway or Public Property except in designated disposal or recycle
receptacles.
15.5
Load Security
(a)
No Person shall drive or pull onto or upon a Highway a Vehicle containing a
load unless such load is completely covered by a tarpaulin or other covering
device secured in such a manner that no portion of the said load can escape,
blow, drop, spill or fall onto a Highway or land adjacent thereto.
(b)
In the event that any load, or any portion thereof, or other materials not
defined in a load becomes loose or detached, or blows, drops, spills or falls
from any Vehicle onto a Highway, it shall be the duty of the driver of the
Vehicle to take all reasonable precautions to safeguard traffic and also to
remove such materials from the Highway.
(c)
If a driver fails to remove material from the Highway as required under
subsection 15.5(b) the City may cause the removal. Any expenses incurred
by the City to cause the removal may be recovered from the driver or
registered owner of the Vehicle.
15.6
Loading and Unloading
(a)
No Person shall load or unload goods or merchandise across a Sidewalk or
Boulevard where loading and unloading facilities have been provided on the
premises to which the goods or merchandise are being delivered or from
which they are being taken.
15.7
Disturbing Noises
(a)
A person must not make, continue, or allow to be made or continue any
Disturbing Noise.
(b)
Subsection 15.7(a) does not apply to persons operating emergency vehicles.
(Bylaw C-1198-22, May 9, 2022)
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15.8
Open Space Areas
(a)
No Person shall operate a Motor Vehicle and no Owner shall allow their Motor
Vehicle to be operated in an Open Space Area except on a Roadway, unless
they have obtained a Permit.
15.9
Stunting
(a)
No Person shall perform or engage in any stunt or other activity which is
likely to distract, startle or interfere with users of a Highway.
(b)
No Person shall drive a Vehicle so as to perform or engage in any stunt or
other activity on a Highway that is likely to distract, startle or interfere with
other users of the Highway.
15.10
Use of Flashing Lights and Stop Arm - School Buses
(a)
An operator of a school bus shall not activate the flashing lights and stop
arm of the bus while loading or unloading passengers in the designated
School Bus Parking, loading and unloading or transfer areas of school
ground Parking lots.
16.
AUTHORITY OF CITY MANAGER
16.1
The City Manager is hereby delegated the authority to:
(a)
prescribe where Traffic Control Devices, either permanent or temporary are
to be located;
(b)
authorize the placing, marking or erection of Traffic Control Devices. The
City Manager shall cause such devices to be placed correctly such that they
are clearly recognizable in all reasonable light and weather conditions;
(c)
designate Crosswalks upon any Highway in the City, and to mark same;
(d)
to designate Highway Intersections or other places on a Highway as a place
at which no left hand turn or no right hand turn or both may be made, and
shall cause the said place to be indicated by a Traffic Control Device
provided however that a Traffic Control Device may allow for special classes
of Vehicles to make such turns.
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(e)
designate any Intersection or place on a Highway, including a place where
a railway right of way crosses a Highway, as a place where "U-turns" are
prohibited and shall cause same to be marked with Traffic Control Devices;
(f)
designate any Highway or any part of a Highway for one-way traffic and
shall cause the same to be marked with Traffic Control Devices;
(g)
designate any Highway as one that is closed temporarily in whole or in part
to traffic, and shall cause the Highway to be marked as such;
(h)
designate any Roadway as one to be divided into traffic lanes of such
number as are considered proper;
(i)
designate angle Parking, parallel Parking or no Parking on any Highway and
to cause the same to be marked by Traffic Control Devices;
(j)
reduce weight limits upon Highways in the case of unfavourable road
conditions provided however that:
(i)
when an emergency situation or pressing requirement exists, Heavy
Vehicles exceeding the posted percentage gross Vehicle weight may
operate on posted Highways subject to being given a Permit signed
by the City Manager, or an Enforcement Services Officer, or a
member of the RCMP, and;
(ii)
Vehicles weighing up to and including three thousand (3,000)
kilograms will be allowed to operate loaded without a Permit.
(k)
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 the better regulation of traffic;
(l)
designate "School Zones" and "Playground Zones" and cause such zones
to be marked with Traffic Control Devices;
(m)
designate portions of any Highway where a school bus is allowed to use
flashing lights or a stop arm;
(n)
establish Vehicle speed limits on Roadways and cause Traffic Control
Devices to be erected indicating those speed limits;
(o)
prescribe where emergency or construction Traffic Control Devices are to
be located on any Highway, and cause the same to be marked;
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(p)
designate Transit Zones and cause such zones to be marked with Traffic
Control Devices;
(q)
designate distances from any Intersection within which no Parking is allowed
and cause same to be marked with Traffic Control Devices;
(r)
designate certain Parking locations for the exclusive use of Persons with
disabilities and cause same to be marked by pavement markings or Traffic
Control Devices;
(s)
designate Highways or any portion thereof as passenger or Commercial
Vehicle Loading Zones for such Time limits as appropriate and cause same
to be parked by Traffic Control Devices;
(t)
designate portions of a Highway where Parking is limited to a period of Time
and cause same to be marked by Traffic Control Devices.
(u)
authorize the creation of any Vehicle access onto a Highway;
(v)
designate Highways as restricted for the purposes of this bylaw;
(w)
designate Highways as Heavy Truck Vehicle routes;
(x)
designate Highways as Snow routes and declare Snow Route Parking bans;
(y)
close any existing Median on a Highway;
(z)
issue and establish terms and conditions to be met for a Permit under any
section of this bylaw that requires a Permit; and
(aa)
delegate any powers, duties or functions under this bylaw to an employee of
the City.
17.
PERMITS
17.1 The City Manager may in his/her sole discretion refuse to issue a Permit or issue
a Permit with or without conditions.
17.2 A Person to whom a Permit has been issued pursuant to this bylaw, and any
Person carrying out an activity otherwise regulated, restricted or prohibited by this
bylaw pursuant to such Permit, shall comply with any terms or conditions forming
part of the Permit.
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17.3 A Person shall not make any false or misleading statement or provide any false or
misleading information to obtain a Permit pursuant to this bylaw.
17.4 If any term or condition of a Permit issued pursuant to this bylaw is contravened or
if a false or misleading statement or false or misleading information was provided
to obtain the Permit, the City Manager may immediately cancel the Permit.
17.5 The onus of proving a Permit has been issued in relation to any activity otherwise
regulated, restricted or prohibited by this bylaw is on the Person alleging the
existence of such a Permit and the Permit shall be made available upon request
of a Peace Officer.
17.6 Any Person who violates the provisions of a Permit under this bylaw is guilty of an
offense.
17.7 Where a Permit is required under this bylaw and a Person has not obtained a
Permit, such Person is guilty of an offense.
18.
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
18.1 Any Person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an offence and
is liable upon summary conviction, to a specified penalty for that offence as set out in
Schedule 1 to this bylaw.
18.2 Notwithstanding Schedule 1 of this bylaw, any Person who commits a Second and
Subsequent offence under this bylaw, where the Second or Subsequent fine is not
otherwise specified in Schedule 1, is liable on summary conviction to double the fine
set out in Schedule 1 to this bylaw, for that offence.
18.3 A person who is guilty of an offence is liable to a fine in an amount not less than that
established in Schedule 1, and not exceeding $10,000.00 or to an order of
imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
19.
ENFORCEMENT
19.1
Each Peace Officer is hereby authorized to enforce this bylaw.
19.2
Any Peace Officer is hereby authorized to remove, cause to be removed and
impound any Vehicle where:
(a)
the Vehicle is Parked in contravention of a provision of this bylaw; or
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(b)
where emergency conditions require the removal of the Vehicle from a
Highway.
19.3
No impounded Vehicle shall be released to its owner or agent until the impound
fees and removal charges against the Vehicle have been paid.
19.4
The impound fee and removal charge shall be in addition to any fine or penalty
imposed by the provisions of this bylaw.
19.5
Where a Vehicle is impounded or stored pursuant to a contravention of this bylaw
and is not claimed by its owner, it may be disposed of in accordance with provincial
laws.
19.6
A Peace Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a Violation Notice
to any Person who is believed on reasonable and probable grounds to have
contravened any provisions of this bylaw.
19.7
A Municipal Ticket shall be deemed to have been sufficiently served if:
(a)
served personally upon the accused;
(b)
mailed to the last known address of the registered owner of the Vehicle
concerned; or
(c)
attached or left upon the Vehicle or property in respect of which the offence
is alleged to have been committed.
19.8
A Municipal Ticket shall be in a form approved by the City, and shall state:
(a)
the name of the Person;
(b)
the offence;
(c)
the appropriate penalty for the offence as specified in this bylaw;
(d)
the due date at which time the penalty is required to be paid; and
(e)
any other information as may be required by the City.
19.9
Where a Municipal Ticket has been issued to a Person pursuant to this bylaw, the
Person to whom the ticket has been issued to may in lieu of prosecution of the
offence, pay the City the specified penalty set out on the Municipal Ticket by the
due date listed on the Municipal Ticket.
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19.10 In those cases where a Municipal Ticket has been issued and the penalty specified
on the Municipal Ticket has not been paid within the prescribed time, a Peace
Officer is authorized and empowered to issue a Violation Ticket pursuant to Part II
or Part III of the Provincial Offences Procedures Act, RSA 2000, c. P-34, as
amended.
19.11 Nothing in this bylaw shall prevent a Peace Officer from immediately issuing a
Violation Ticket pursuant to either Part II or Part III of the Provincial Offences
Procedures Act, RSA 2000, c. P-34, as amended.
19.12 If a Person has been prosecuted for the offence specified in the Violation Ticket
and has been convicted of such, then the fine imposed shall not be less than the
original amount indicated on the Violation Ticket.
19.13 Where a Vehicle is driven, used, Parked or left in contravention of any provisions
of this bylaw, the owner of the Vehicle is responsible for the contravention and
liable to the penalty provided herein unless they prove to the satisfaction of the
Provincial judge trying the case, that at the Time of the contravention, the Vehicle
was not driven, used, Parked, or left by any other Person with their consent,
express or implied.
20.
SEVERABILITY
20.1
Every provision of this bylaw is independent of all other provisions and if any provision
is declared invalid by a Court, then the invalid provisions shall be severed and the
remainder provisions shall remain valid and enforceable.
21.
EFFECTIVE DATE
21.1
This bylaw shall come into force and effect when it receives third reading and is duly
signed.
22.
REPEAL OF BYLAW C-911-15
22.1
Bylaw C-911-15, and all its amendments, are hereby repealed.
22.2
Any action or proceeding taken or any charge or offence ticket issued under any of
the preceding bylaw shall be continued to completion, and notwithstanding the final
passage of this bylaw, the preceding bylaws shall apply to any such action,
proceeding charge or offence ticket.
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First Reading Carried 09 November 2020
Second Reading Carried 23 November 2020
Third Reading Carried 14 December 2020
Date Signed 17 December 2020
__________________________
Mayor
__________________________
City Clerk
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SCHEDULE 1 - FINES
OFFENCE
SECTION
FINE
Rules of the Road
Disobeying Traffic Control Device
2.2
$172.00
Disobeying Peace Officer
2.1(b), 2.1(c), 2.3
$172.00
Undue Care - Inoperable Traffic Control Signal
2.4
$172.00
Disobeying Flagman
2.5
$172.00
Driving Infractions
U-Turns
2.6
$115.00
Failure to Stop
2.7
$287.00
Yield to Pedestrians
2.8
$575.00
Parking
Parking on Sidewalk / Boulevard
4.1(a)(i)
$57.00
Parking on Crosswalk
4.1(a)(ii)
$57.00
Parking within Intersection
4.1(a)(iii)
$57.00
Parking within 5 Metres near Intersection
4.1(a)(iv)
$57.00
Parking within 5 Metres near Stop/Yield Sign
4.1(a)(v)
$57.00
Parking within 5 Metres of Fire Hydrant
4.1(a)(vi)
$115.00
Parking within 1.5 Metres of Garage or
Private Road
4.1(a)(vii)
$57.00
Parking within 5 Metres of Crosswalk
4.1(a)(viii)
$57.00
Parking Alongside or Opposite Street
Excavation or Obstruction
4.1.(a)(ix)
$57.00
Parking on any Bridge Approaches
4.1(a)(x)
$57.00
Parking where Traffic Control Device prohibits
Parking
4.1(a)(xi)
$57.00
Double Parking
4.1(a)(xii)
$57.00
Obstructing site of Fire Locations
4.1(a)(xiii)
$250.00
Interfering with Entrance to Fire Hall or
Medical Facility
4.1(b)(i)
$250.00
Parking Restricted to Classes of Vehicles
4.1(b)(ii)
$57.00
Abandoned Vehicle
4.2
$57.00
Parking in Alley
4.3
$57.00
Improper Angle Parking
4.4
$57.00
Parking in City Owned Parking Lots
4.5
$115.00
Unauthorized Disabled Parking
4.6
$250.00
Parking in Emergency Access
4.7
$250.00
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Parking in Loading Zone
4.8
$57.00
Loitering in a Motor Vehicle
4.9
$100.00
Parking during Maintenance and
Construction
4.10
$115.00
Parking in Open Space Area
4.11
$57.00
Improper Parallel Parking
4.12
$57.00
Parking Outside Pavement Markings
4.13
$57.00
Unauthorized Parking on Private Property
4.14
$57.00
Recreational Vehicle - Slides Extended on
Highway
4.15(a)
$115.00
Recreational Vehicle - Occupied on a Highway
4.15(b)
$57.00
Recreational Vehicle - Parked for More than 72
Hours on Highway
4.15(c)
$57.00
Recreational Vehicle - Not Removed to Off-
highway Location
4.15(d)
$57.00
School Bus Residential Parking - Hours
4.16
$57.00
Parking on Snow Route
4.17(a)
$115.00
Parking during Time Restrictions
4.18
$57.00
Unattached Trailer
4.19
$115.00
Parking in Transit Zone
4.20
$57.00
Leaving Vehicle on Jack
4.21
$57.00
Pedestrians
Jay Walking
5.1, 5.2, 5.7
$57.00
Obstructing Traffic
5.4
$57.00
Hitchhiking
5.6
$57.00
Horse Drawn Vehicles
Failure to Control of Horse Drawn Vehicle
6.1, 6.2
$57.00
Failure to Clean Up After Horse
6.3
$57.00
Parades, Processions or Special Events
Unauthorized Parade, Procession or Special
Event
7.1
$250.00
Pedestrians Restricted to Sidewalk
7.2
$115.00
Highway Obstructions
Obstructing Traffic
8.1(a)
$57.00
Obstruction on Highway
8.1(b), 8.1(c)
$115.00
Obstruction on Boulevard
8.2(a), 8.2(b), 8.2(c)
$115.00
Debris on a Highway
8.3(a)
$172.00
Washing Vehicle Leaving Debris on
Roadway/Sidewalk
8.3(b)
$57.00
Business Premise Allowing Debris
8.3(e)
$115.00
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Snow and Debris on Sidewalks
8.4(a), 8.4(b)
$115.00
Snow or Debris on Highway/Public Property
8.4(d), 8.4(e)
$172.00
Tracking of Substance on Highway
8.5(a)
$230.00
Unauthorized Industrial/Commercial Waste and
Storage Container
8.6
$115.00
Driveway Aid Upon a Highway During Seasonal
Prohibition
8.7
$115.00
Sale of Goods
Unauthorized Selling of Goods on Highway
9.1
$115.00
Advertising on Highways
Unauthorized Advertising on Highway
10.1, 10.2
$115.00
Posting Signs
Unauthorized Posting of Sign on Street
11.1
$115.00
Heavy Vehicles
Operate or Park Heavy Vehicle in Residential
Area
12.1(a)
$230.00
Operate or Park Heavy Vehicle on Site used
for Residential Purposes
12.1(b)
$230.00
Driving Heavy Vehicle off Heavy Vehicle Route
12.1(c)
$230.00
Failure to Use Most Direct Route
12.3
$230.00
Unauthorized Overweight or Oversized Vehicle
12.4(a), 12.5(a)
$230.00
Failure to Produce Permit
12.4(b)
$230.00
Unauthorized Tracked Vehicle
12.6
$230.00
Obstruction of Traffic
12.7(a)
$230.00
Angle Parking at Undesignated Location
12.7(b)
$230.00
Parking on Flankage of Residential Property
12.7(c)
$230.00
Use Engine Retarder Brakes in City Limits
12.8
$230.00
Off-Highway Vehicles
Unauthorized Off-Highway Vehicle on
Highway/Public Property
13.1
$250.00
Unauthorized Off-Highway Vehicle on Private
Property
13.3
$250.00
Miscellaneous
Improper Bicycle Conduct
15.1(a)
$57.00
Unauthorized operation of an Electric or
Motorized Scooter (Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
15.1(a.1)(i)
$57.00
Operate Electric or Motorized Scooter Where
Prohibited (Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
15.1(a.1)(ii)
$57.00
Operate Electric or Motorized Scooter Contrary to
Conditions (Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
15.1(a.1)(iii)
$57.00
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Bicycle, Scooter, Electric or Motorized Scooter,
Roller Blades, Skateboard, Sled, Toboggan, Skis -
Hazardous Use (Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
15.1(b), 15.1(d), 15.1(e),
15.1(f)
$57.00
Bicycle, Scooter, Electric or Motorized Scooter,
Roller Blades, Skateboard, Sled, Toboggan, Skis -
Impeding Pedestrian Traffic
(Bylaw C-1261-23, May 23, 2023)
15.1(c)
$57.00
Motor Vehicle Crossing
Sidewalk/Boulevard/Median
15.2
$172.00
Damage to Highway
15.3(a)
$115.00
Littering
15.4
$115.00
Unsecured Load
15.5(a)
$230.00
Failure of Removal of Unsecured Load from
Highway
15.5(b)
$230.00
Loading/Unloading Across Sidewalk/Boulevard
15.6
$115.00
Disturbing Vehicular Noise (Bylaw C-1198-22, May
9, 2022)
15.7
$250.00
Unauthorized Motor Vehicle Off Roadway in
Open Space Area
15.8
$172.00
Stunting
15.9
$172.00
Activation of School Bus Flashing Lights/Stop
Arm
15.10
$57.00
Permits
Non-compliance with Terms and Conditions
17.2
$250.00
Making/Providing False or Misleading
Statement/Information
17.3
$500.00
Failure to Produce Permit
17.5
$115.00
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SCHEDULE 2 - HEAVY VEHICLE ROUTES
This Consolidation is not an Official Bylaw. It is prepared by the City Clerk's Office for reference only.
SCHEDULE 3 - SNOW ROUTES
(Bylaw C-1267-23, September 12, 2023)