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Village of Veteran
Traffic Control Bylaw #519-15
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VILLAGE OF VETERAN
BYLAW 519-15
TRAFFIC CONTROL BYLAW
A BYLAW OF THE VILLAGE OF VETERAN IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA FOR
THE PURPOSE OF REGULATING AND CONTROLLING PEDESTRIAN, ANIMAL
AND MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC.
WHEREAS, the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter M-26, as amended, and the
Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, Chapter T-6, as amended, provides that a council may adopt
bylaws in relation to the use of highways under direction, control and management of the
municipality; and
AND WHEREAS, the Council of the Village of Veteran deems it advisable to pass a bylaw for
the purpose of regulating, controlling and managing highways within the Village of Veteran;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Village of Veteran duly assembled, enacts as follows:
1. TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Traffic Control Bylaw"
2. DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw unless the context otherwise requires, all terms and definitions shall be those which
are defined in the current Traffic Safety Act (Alberta), Regulations and subsequent amendments,
the Municipal Government Act (Alberta) and subsequent amendments, and the Dangerous Goods
Transportation and Handling Act (Alberta), Regulations and subsequent amendments are those in
this bylaw. For clarification:
"Alley" shall mean a narrow highway intended chiefly to give access to the rear of buildings and
parcels of land.
"Boulevard" shall mean that portion of a Highway which is located on either side of the actual
driving surface of the highway and is that portion of the edge of the driving surface to the
property line.
"Chief Administrative Officer" shall mean the Chief Administrative Officer, (C.A.O.) of the
Village of Veteran
"Council" shall mean the Municipal Council of the Village of Veteran.
"Crosswalk" shall mean that part of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation of
curb and property lines at intersections, or any other part of a roadway indicated as a pedestrian
crossing by lines or other markings on the surface thereof.
"Curb" shall mean the actual curb, if there is one, and if there is no curb in existence, shall mean
the division of a highway between the roadway and the sidewalk or boulevard as the case may
be.
"Heavy Vehicle" means a vehicle, or a vehicle with a trailer attached, with or without a load of
4,504 kg. (10,006.16lbs) gross vehicle weight or more, or exceeding 6.5 m (21.3') in overall
length, recreation vehicles exempt.
"Highway" or "Highways" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway, viaduct,
lane, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestleway, or any other place, or any part of any of them,
whether publicly or privately owned, any part of which the public is ordinarily entitled or
permitted to use for the passage or parking of vehicles, and includes:
a) The sidewalks and the boulevard adjacent to the sidewalk,
b) The ditch, if any, lying adjacent to, and parallel with, the roadway, the ditch, and
c) If the highway right of way is fenced, all the land between the fences or between the
fence and the roadway as the case may be.
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"Lane" or "Laneway" means a highway used to provide access to properties in addition to the
access provided by a frontage and/or flankage highway, including alleys and any Village utility
lot to which the public is permitted access.
"Municipal Tag" means a tag or similar document issued by the Village pursuant to the
Municipal Government Act that alleges a bylaw offence and provided a person with the
opportunity to pay an amount to the Village in lieu of prosecution for the offence.
"Off-Highway Vehicle" means an off-highway vehicle as defined in he Traffic Safety Act.
"Parade" or "Procession", with the exception of a military parade or funeral procession, means
any group numbering more than twenty (20) people marching or walking in the street or any
group of vehicles or combination of pedestrians and vehicles which together exceed more than
ten (10).
"Park", "Parked", and "Parking" or any word or expression of similar connotation, meaning or
import, shall mean the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon a highway other than
temporarily in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signals or signs.
"Peace Officer" shall mean a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a Special
Constable, or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer appointed for or by the Village, or an authorized
employee of the Village.
"Pedestrian" shall mean a person standing or walking or a foot passenger.
"Person" shall include a corporation, partnership, firm or organization.
"Recreation Trailer" includes any trailer that is designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling
place, either permanently or temporarily, but does not include machinery or equipment used in
the construction or maintenance of highways.
"Roadway" shall include that portion of the street intended for vehicular traffic within the
Village.
"Sidewalk" shall mean that part of a highway primarily intended for the use of pedestrians and
shall include the space lying between an established curb line and the production thereof and the
nearest lot line.
"Street Intersection" or "Intersections" shall be and mean the whole area situated between the
prelongation of the boundary lines of two or more highways which join one another at an angle
and whether such highways cross each other or not.
"Tractor" means a truck with a short chassis and no body used in a motor vehicle and intended to
transport property, persons or animals.
"Trailer" means a vehicle so designed that it may be attached or drawn by a motor vehicle and
intended to transport property, persons or animals.
"Vehicle" means any device in, or on by which a person or thing may be transported or drawn on
a highway, including a combination of vehicles, but excluding a mobility aid being used to
facilitate the transport, in a normal seated orientation, or a person with a physical disability.
"Village" means the Village of Veteran, in the Province of Alberta
3. RULES FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLES
3.1
Any vehicle parked on a highway must be registered and insured, as
Uninsured Vehicles
required pursuant to the Traffic Safety Act.
3.2
A vehicle in a funeral procession except the lead vehicle, may during
Funeral Processions
daytime hours, enter an intersection without stopping if:
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a.
The headlamps and hazard warning lights are alight, and
b. The vehicle is travelling immediately behind the vehicle in front of it
so as to form a continuous line of traffic.
c.
The passage into the intersection can be made in safety.
3.3 1. No person shall hold or take part in any parade or procession without
Rules for Parades etc.
first obtaining permission from the C.A.O., subject to such terms and
conditions as the C.A.O. deems advisable.
2. Every member of a parade or procession and the organization and
leaders thereof shall be guilty of an offence for each and every
violation of this section.
3. Any person desiring to hold a parade or procession within the Village
shall require permission from the C.A.O or Village Council prior to
holding the event and shall provide the following information:
a.
The name and address of the applicant, if such applicant is an
organization, the names, addresses and occupation of the executive
thereof,
b. The nature and object of such parade or procession,
c.
The day, date and hours during which same will be held,
d. The intended route thereof,
e.
The approximate number of persons and vehicles taking part
therein.
4. The provision of this part does not apply to any person participating in
a military or funeral procession.
Pedestrians
5. During such parade or procession, all pedestrians not taking part
Watching
therein shall be restricted to the use of the sidewalk area.
Not to Obstruct
6. No parade or procession shall obstruct any highway for a longer period
than is reasonably necessary.
3.4
No person shall drive a vehicle upon any part of the lands, parking lots
Speed on Village
and driving areas owned by the Village at a speed in excess of (40)
Owned Land and
kilometers per hour or in excess of any speed limit sign posed upon the
Roadways
properties.
3.5
No person shall operate a heavy traffic vehicle on any highway in the
Truck Route
Village, except on a highway designated as a truck route, as enumerated in
Schedule "B", attached thereto.
3.6
1. Despite Part 3.5, the following heavy vehicles are authorized to be
Exceptions
operated on highways in residential areas:
a.
Public Passengers Vehicle being operated for the purpose of
receiving or delivery passengers.
b. Any emergency vehicles being operated in the service of public
interest, or during an emergency.
c.
Any public utility vehicles being operated for the purpose of
installing, servicing, or repairing public utilities.
d. Village owned vehicles being operated in the service of the Village.
e.
Commercial vehicles delivering or collecting good, provided that
the most direct route, from the truck route, is used and such
deliveries or collections are made between the hours of 7:00am and
11:00pm on any one day.
3.7
No person shall operate engine retarder brakes on diesel powered
Engine Retarder
vehicles within the Village of Veteran Limits.
Brakes
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4. PARKING
4.1
Every person who parks a vehicle upon any highway, where parking
Parking Within
spaces are marked for angle or perpendicular parking, shall park
Spaces
wholly within the marked parking space.
4.2
1. Unless required or permitted by this Bylaw, the Traffic Safety Act, by
Parking
a traffic control device, in compliance with the directions of a peace
Restrictions
officer or other authorized person, or to avoid conflict with other
traffic, a driver shall not stop or park his vehicle:
Painted Curb
a. On a highway adjacent to a curb or sidewalk that has been marked
by being painted a solid color;
Sidewalk
b. On a sidewalk or boulevard;
Crosswalk
c.
On a crosswalk or any part of a crosswalk;
Ambulance and Fire
d. In any driveway designated for use by ambulances or fire fighting
Driveways
vehicles, emergency vehicles excepted;
Emergency Exit
e.
Where such vehicle will obstruct, or in any way interfere with the
use of any doorway intended to be used as a fire or emergency exit
from any building.
Intersections
f.
Within an intersection other than immediately next to the curb in a
"T" intersection;
g. At an intersection nearer than five (5) metres (16.4 feet) to the
projections of the corner line immediately ahead or immediately to
the rear except when the vehicle is parked in a space where a
traffic control device indicates parking is permitted;
Stop/Yield
h. Within five (5) metres (16.4 feet) upon any approach to any stop or
yield sign;
Fire Hydrant
i.
Within five (5) metres (16.4 feet) of any fire hydrant, or when the
hydant is not located at the curb, within five (5) metres, (16.4 feet)
of the point on the curb nearest to the hydrant;
Crosswalk
j.
Within five (5) metres (16.4 feet) of the near side of a marked
crosswalk;
Street Excavation
k. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when
stopping or parking would obstruct traffic;
No Park Zone
l.
At any other place where a traffic control device prohibits stopping
or parking, during such times as stopping or parking is so
prohibited;
Edge or Curb
m. On the roadway side of a vehicle parked or stopped at the curb or
edge of a highway;
Obstructions
n. In such a manner as to obstruct access to a garage, private road or
driveway or obstruct the free and safe passage of any vehicle along
a highway;
Cul-De-Sac
o. At any angle to the curb in a cul-de-sac unless that vehicle is
parked in such a manner as not to interfere with the free flow of
traffic in the cul-de-sac.
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Storing Vehicles
q. No person shall use any of the highways in the Village for storing
any registered or unregistered motor vehicle or implement between
the months of November 1st and April 1st.
4.3
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space where a sign, curb
Handicap Parking
painting or pavement painting indicating that is for the exclusive use of
persons with disabilities who display on their vehicles a handicap placards
or license plate that is issued or recognized by the Province of Alberta .
4.4
No driver shall park in any alley, except a commercial vehicle engaged in
Parking in an Alley
loading or unloading goods or passengers.
4.5
1. No person may park a tractor with or without a trailer or any Heavy
Parking Heavy Vehicles
Vehicle in a residential area.
In Residential Areas
Exceptions
2. This section shall not apply:
a.
Commercial Vehicles, recreational vehicles, or trailers while
actually loading or unloading goods, or;
b. Construction equipment being used during construction or
improvement of property provided that such equipment is parked
adjacent to the property where such work is being done.
4.6
1. When parking on a highway, a driver shall park the vehicle with the
Parking on a Highway
sides parallel to the curb edge or edge of the highway, and
a.
With the right hand wheel thereof not more than 500mm (19.7
inches) from the right hand curb or edge of the highway, or;
b. This section does not apply where angle parking is permitted or
required.
4.7
1. No person shall abandon a vehicle on a highway.
Abandoning a Vehicle
2. No person shall abandon a vehicle on public or private property
without the express or implied consent of the owner or person in
lawful possession or control of the property.
72 Hour Limit
3. A vehicle left standing, at a location referred to in subsection 1 or 2,
for more than 72 consecutive hours shall be deemed to have been
abandoned.
Exceptions
4. Where the abandonment or obstruction is unavoidable due to
mechanical failure, the operator will not be in breach of this section
provided they take measures to clear the faulty vehicle from the
highway.
5. Nothing in this section shall be construed as to allow parking contrary
to other provisions of this Bylaw.
4.8
No person shall park or drive any vehicle upon any land owned by the
Parking at Playground
Village of Veteran which the Village uses or permits to be used as a
Or Recreation Area
playground, recreation area, utility or public park, buffer strip, land held
fore resale, or any land in reserve, or on any boulevard unless permission
has been obtained from the C.A.O. or Village Council.
4.9
The C.A.O., Peace Officer, or authorized employee of the Village is
Prohibited Parking
authorized to designate those portions of highways within the Village of
Veteran upon which parking is prohibited, and if applicable, the hours
during parking is prohibited and such area shall be plainly indicated by
signs or other appropriate means.
4.10
1. Despite any other provision in the Bylaw, the C.A.O., or authorized
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No Parking
employee of the Village, may cause "No Parking" signs to be placed
Street Maintenance
on or near a roadway for roadway maintenance or construction
purposes.
2. When emergency snow removal, street cleaning or other work
commences on the signed portion of the highway, the owner of any
vehicle parked after the placement of the appropriate signs shall be in
contravention of this section and the vehicle maybe be towed at the
owner expense.
4.11
1. For the purpose of this section, "trailer" shall include:
Trailers
a.
Any recreation trailer, house trailer, horse trailer, motor home or
relocatable trailer, or,
b. Any structure, whether ordinarily equipped with wheels or not, that
is constructed or manufactured to be moved from one point to
another by being towed or carried and to provide living
accommodations for or other use by one or more persons.
2. No person shall park a recreation vehicle or trailer, whether attached or
unattached, upon any highway between the months of November 1st
and April 30th.
3. No person may park a recreation trailer so that it is wholly or partly on
or
4. No trailer parked on any highway shall be used for occupancy at any
time.
5. No person shall park any attached or unattached trailer with the trailer
pull-outs or slides extended on a highway except for the purpose of
loading or unloading during daylight hours only, and only if it is
located on that portion of highway that lies immediately adjacent to
the property it is being loaded from or unloaded to.
Exceptions
6. Recreation trailers may be parked on highways only if there is ample
room on either side of the street for two way traffic, and the said trailer
is not blocking or restricting access to private or public property
between the months of May 1st to October 31st.
4.12
1. No person shall leave a vehicle unattended on a highway if the vehicle
Unattended Vehicles
has been placed on a jack or similar device; and
a.
One or more of the wheels have been removed from the vehicle,
or;
b. Part of the vehicle is raised.
4.13
1. The operation of a vehicle or trailer used in conveyance of dangerous
Dangerous Goods
goods shall be restricted to designated highways, as enumerated in
Schedule "B", attached thereto.
2. Parking of vehicles or trailers carrying dangerous goods will be
restricted to designated highways.
a.
Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to allow the parking,
stopping or operation of a vehicle or trailer within any residential
area, or district as defined in the Land Use Bylaw of the Village of
Veteran.
b. No person shall park a vehicle or a trailer used for the conveyance
of dangerous goods nearer than twenty (20) metres (65 feet) to a
building likely to contain persons or valuable goods.
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Exceptions
3. This section shall not apply where a vehicle is obliged to be parked for
the purposes of loading its cargo and such vehicle is clearly marked
with a warning notice identifying the nature of the cargo.
4.14
No person being in charge or control of a garage, service station, radio
Servicing
stop or other premises where repairs or installations are made on vehicles
for compensation shall leave or cause or permit to be left on any street a
vehicles which is left in their possession for carrying out the repairs or
making installations or for any other purposes whatsoever.
4.15
1. For purposes of this Part, it shall be lawful for any person authorized
Chalking Tires
to enforce this Bylaw to place an erasable chalk mark on the tread face
of a tire on any vehicle found parked on any highway or Village owned
parking lot.
2. The Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or authorized employee of the
Village, shall cause an erasable mark to be placed across the tread face
of the tire in order to establish the amount of time the vehicle has
remained stationary.
4.16
1. The Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or authorized employee of the
Towing
Village, is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed any
vehicle;
a.
Parked in contravention of a provision of the Bylaw; or
b. Where emergency conditions may require such removal from a
highway.
2. Any vehicle removed under this section may remain impounded until
claimed by the owner.
a.
No impounded vehicle shall be released to its owner until all
impounding charges and any fine or penalty imposed in respect of
the Bylaw, have been paid to the Village;
3. This section shall not apply where an exemption has been given in
writing by the C.A.O.
PART 5 USE OF STREETS AND PUBLIC PLACES
5.1
No person shall place, permit to be placed, or throw any substance or
Littering
thing of any kind, including cement from construction sites, on any
highway, boulevard or sidewalk.
5.2
1. Any sign, notice or other object placed on or beside a Village highway
Signage
or upon abutting public lands, including boulevards and sidewalks
shall be liable to a fine, removal and immediate disposal by the Village
without notice or warning to the owner thereof, with the exception of
real estate signs being used for the purposes of selling residential and
commercial properties.
Exemption
2. Anyone placing a "Garage Sale Signs" upon Village boulevards must
remove the signs after the event has taken place.
5.3
1. No person shall drain lubricating oils or any other fluids associated
Vehicle Fluids
with the operation of a motor vehicle upon a highway.
2. No person shall wash a vehicle on any highway so as to result in mud,
slush, or ice forming or being deposited on the highway.
5.4
No person shall place, or permit to be placed an electrical extension
Electrical Extension
cord across a sidewalk or boulevard, unless it is clearly marked.
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Cords
5.5
1. All persons within the Village shall remove or cause to be removed
Snow, Ice & Debris
any snow, ice, debris or other materials from any sidewalk
adjoining the property owned or occupied by them; such removal is to
be completed within 48 hours of the time when the snow, ice, dirt or
other obstruction was formed or deposited thereon.
2. No person, except a Village employee, shall throw, or cause or allow
to be thrown, any snow, ice, dirt, rocks on a highway, sidewalk,
boulevard, or any publicly owned, operated or controlled land or
property within the Village.
3. No person, except a Village employee, shall use, or cause or allow to
be used, any mechanical device to propel projectiles onto a highway,
boulevard or sidewalk or any publicly owned, operated or controlled
land or property within the Village.
Ice Build-Up
4. If water drips from an awning, eaves trough, or any other area of a
building and is depositing upon any highway or sidewalk, the owner or
occupier of the premises shall clean the sidewalk or highway portion
thereof to prevent ice from forming.
5.6
The Village may, after the 48 hours, remove and clear away all snow,
Expenses Charged
dirt, debris and other material required to be removed pursuant to this
Bylaw and the expenses and costs thereof shall be paid to the Village upon
demand. Failure to make payment of the expenses and costs may result in
the Village adding the unpaid amount to the tax roll for the property.
5.7
No person shall pass beyond a point designated by a Peace Officer or a
At a Fire
member of the Fire Department near the location of a fire.
5.8
1. No person shall place any goods, wares, merchandise, or any other
Sidewalk
articles upon a sidewalk or highway outside of a shop, warehouse or
Obstructions
building so as to obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic without prior
permission of the C.A.O. or Village Council.
Exemptions
2. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to interfere with a
moderate use of a portion of such highway or sidewalk for a
reasonable time, during taking in or delivering of goods, wares,
merchandise or articles or with permission from the C.A.O. or Village
Council.
5.9
1. No person shall stand in a group of 3 or more persons or so near to
Pedestrians
each other on a highway as to obstruct the entrance to buildings or to
obstruct or prevent other persons using such highway.
2. No person shall conduct himself or otherwise position himself on a
highway in such a manner as to obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic
or inconvenience another person upon the highway.
Hitch Hiking
3. No person shall stand upon or walk along a roadway for the purpose of
soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle.
5.10
1. No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle within the Village,
Off-Highway
except as provided in this section.
Vehicles
2. Off-highway vehicles are permitted to operate on a highway solely for
the purpose of loading or unloading an off-highway vehicle from or
onto a trailer or vehicle or into a building or property.
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3. Peace Officers or employees of the Village are authorized to operate
off-highway vehicles on any highway within the Village while
performing their official duties.
4. A person who is granted permission by the C.A.O. or Village Council
is authorized to operate an off-highway vehicle within a specified
route and time period.
5.11
1. No person shall operate a heavy vehicle on or across any sidewalk
Damage to Sidewalks
except at a curb or approved crossing without first planking the
sidewalk to ensure the sidewalk will not be damaged.
2. No person shall cause any damage to any Village sidewalk by striking,
picking or cutting, whether or not such person is engaged in removing
snow or ice from the sidewalk.
3. Where damage is caused by a person's actions as described in
subsections (1) and (2), the Village may repair such damage and
charge all associated costs to that person.
5.12
1. No person shall drive or drag any vehicle or thing on a highway in
Damage to Highways
any way that may cause damage to the highway or any improvements
thereon.
2. No person shall damage or remove any earth, gravel, concrete,
pavement or other roadway appurtenance or make any excavation
within or under any highway within the Village without having first
obtained permission from the C.A.O, or Village Council.
a.
Where permission has been granted to excavate under subsection
(2), any person engaged in the subsequent work shall take adequate
precautions to protect the public from the work, including the
placement of barricades, fences, lighting and any other measures
deemed necessary by the C.A.O. or Village Council.
b. Where permission has been granted under subsection (2), any
person engaged in the subsequent work shall assume all
responsibility for any and all accidents or damages that may occur
as a result of the work.
c.
Where damage is caused by a person's actions as described in this
section, the Village may repair such damage and charge all
associated costs to that person.
3. No person shall drive through or over or break down any snow berms
piled on Village Streets.
6. MISCELLANEOUS
6.1
1. No person shall place or cause to be placed any hand bill or other
Hand Bills
advertising matter on or in a vehicle without permission of the owner
or the person in charge of the vehicle.
2. Subsection (1) applies whether the vehicle is on a highway or on any
public or privately owned property.
6.2
No persons shall climb or interfere with any street furniture, trees,
Park Benches
protection system or any other utility system of the Village of Veteran.
6.3
No person shall willfully remove, throw down, deface of alter,
Damage to Signs
damage or destroy a traffic control device placed, marked or erected on a
highway.
6.4
No person shall erect, build, or allow the growth of trees, shrubs or
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Obstruction of
any other thing to in any way obstruct the visibility of a traffic
Traffic Control
control devices or signs.
Devices or Signs
6.5
The owner, tenant or occupier of any land adjoining any highway
Obstruction Trees
or public place in the Village of Veteran shall cause all trees,
& Shrubs
shrubs and bushes which overhang on the sidewalk of the street, lane or
public place to be properly trimmed and cut back, so as to prevent
obstruction on the sidewalk, highway or public place to pedestrians or
vehicles.
6.6
1. Every person operating a bicycle on a highway, shall, in so far as
Bicycles
they are applicable, comply with the provisions and requirements of
the Traffic Safety Act, except:
a.
When otherwise instructed by any applicable traffic control device
or,
b. When otherwise directed by a Peace Officer.
6.7
No person shall ride a bicycle with a wheel diameter greater than 50
Bicycle on
centimeters on any sidewalk within the Village of Veteran.
Sidewalks
6.8
No person shall ride, coast or propel any cart, sled, toboggan, skis,
Restricted Areas
skates, roller blades or skate boards or any other similar device in an
unsafe manner on any sidewalk within the Village of Veteran.
6.9
A Peace Office, or authorized employee of the Village may seize
Seize/Impound
any bicycle or skateboard that is operated, parked or left in
contravention of this Bylaw and such bicycle or skateboard may
be impounded for a period not exceeding 60 days.
6.10
1. A bicycle or skateboard that has been impounded may be
Storage Fee
redeemed by the owner at the end of the impound period upon
payment to the Village of a storage fee of $20.00.
2. Subsection (1) shall not apply when a bicycle or skateboard has been
stolen and is being claimed by the owner.
6.11
Any bicycle which has been impounded and not redeemed by the
Unclaimed Bicycles
owner within 30 days of the date of the expiration of the period of
impoundment shall become the property of the Village of Veteran.
7. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS
7.1
The C.A.O. or authorized employee of the Village is hereby
Traffic Control
authorized to:
Devices
1. Prescribe the location and placement of every traffic control device
and traffic signal in the Village and shall keep a record of such
locations and placement and such records shall be available to the
public for inspection during regular business hours.
2. Designate crosswalks upon any highway and to cause same to be
marked with signs, or lines painted on the surface of the highway.
3. Designate any highway intersection or other place on a highway as a
place at which no left hand turn, or right hand turn, or both, shall be
made, and shall cause the said place to be signed, barricaded or
otherwise restricted.
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4. Designate any intersection or place on a highway as a place where U-
turns are prohibited and shall cause such area to be marked with signs
prohibiting U-turns.
5. Designate any area as one in which parking privileges are temporarily
suspended in whole or in part to traffic and shall cause such area to be
marked with signs.
6. Designate the temporarily closing of such highway for emergency or
special circumstances and place barricades and/or post appropriate
notices on or near the highway concerned.
7. Designate School Zones and Playground Zones and shall cause such
zones to be marked with signs posted along the highway, or by
markings on the pavement or both, posted or suspended over the
highway.
8. Designate any boulevard upon which parking is permitted and shall
cause signs permitting such parking to be erected thereon.
9. Determine the format of the municipal tags, notices and other forms
required to administer this bylaw.
7.2
Where Council has approved of any highways, or part of a highway
One Way Traffic
being designated for one way traffic, the C.A.O. may cause the same to be
marked with signs.
7.3
Despite any other provision in this Bylaw, the C.A.O. may cause
Moveable Signs
moveable signs to be placed on or near a highway.
8. AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICERS
8.1
1. Any Peace Officer, or authorized employee of the Village, is hereby
Towing
authorized to remove and impound, or cause to be removed and
impounded, any vehicle or trailer, parked on any highway when in
contravention of any provision of this Bylaw or when interfering with
snow removal or other public works being carried out by the Village.
2. No person shall attempt to prevent or in any way interfere with the
impounding of any vehicle.
3. An impounded vehicle may be removed to and stored at a place
designated by the Village. The Village shall not be liable for any
damages sustained by the vehicle or losses from the vehicle during the
removal operation or while it is in storage.
Impoundment and
4. Any vehicle impounded under this Section may be released to the
Release of Vehicles
owner or their agent upon proof that any municipal tag, charges or
costs imposed for towing and/or storage have been paid.
8.2
A municipal tag may be issued by the Peace Officer to any person who
Municipal Tag
contravenes any provisions of this Bylaw, and served as per Section 8.3,
and the tag shall require the payment to the Village for the specified
amount for that particular breach of this Bylaw.
8.3
1. A municipal tag shall be deemed to be sufficiently served:
Deemed Served
a.
If served personally on the accused, or
b. If mailed to the address of the registered owner of the vehicle
concerned, or the person concerned, or,
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c.
If attached to or left upon the vehicle in respect of which the
offence is alleged to have been committed.
8.4
1. In those cases where a municipal tag has been issued and the
Violation Ticket
penalties specified on the municipal tag have not been paid within the
prescribed time, then a Peace Officer is hereby authorized and
empowered to issue a Violation Ticket, pursuant to Part 2 of the
Provincial Offense Procedure Act, R.S.A. 2000, c.P-34 as amended.
2. Notwithstanding Section 8.2 of this Bylaw, a Peace Officer is hereby
authorized and empowered to immediately issue a Violation Ticket to
any person whom the Peace Office has reasonable and probable
grounds to believe has contravened any provision of this Bylaw.
9. PENALTIES
9.1
Except as otherwise provided herein, every person who contravenes any
General Penalty
provision of this Bylaw, is guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on
conviction to a fine not less than One Hundred ($100) dollars or more than
Five Hundred Dollars ($500) dollars.
9.2
Every person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw, as enumerated
Specified Penalties
in Schedule "A", attached thereto, is guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to the penalty specified therein for such offense.
9.3
When a voluntary penalty ticket is issued by a Peace Officer for an
Voluntary Payment
offence which is not enumerated in Schedule "A", attached thereto, the
monetary penalty shall be the minimum fine that may be imposed under
Section 9.1 of this Bylaw.
9.4
Any person who contravenes any section of this Bylaw for a second
Second and
and subsequent time within a twelve (12) month period is guilty of a
Subsequent Offences
second and subsequent offence and liable to the fines as outlined in
Schedule "A".
10. GENERAL
10.1
It is the intention of the Council that each separate provision of this Bylaw
Severability
shall be deemed independent of all other provision, and if any provision of
this Bylaw be declared invalid, all other provisions shall remain valid and
enforceable.
10.2
The Village of Veteran's Bylaw #485-06 is hereby repealed.
Repeal
10.3
This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect upon passing of the
Effective Date
third and final reading.
Read a first time in Council this 13th day of October, 2015.
Read a second time in Council this 13th day of October, 2015.
Read a third time in Council and finally passed this 13th day of October,
2015.
_____________________
____________________
Patrick Gorcak
Debbie Johnstone
Mayor
C.A.O.
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SCHEDULE 'A'
FINES
First Offence
$100
Second Offence - if offence occurs within one year of first offence;
$250
Third Offence - if occurs within one year of second offense;
$500
SCHEDULE 'B'
HIGHWAYS DESIGNATED AS TRUCK ROUTES
HIGHWAY
FROM
TO
Railway Avenue
Highway 12
Sec. Highway 884
Wheatbelt Road
Railway Ave.
Highway 12
(Sec. Highway 884)