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City of Portage la Prairie
Traffic By-Law 25-8784
CITY OF PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE
TRAFFIC BY-LAW NO. 25-8784
BEING A BY-LAW of the City of Portage la Prairie, in Manitoba, for the regulation of traffic
and parking and the use of Streets, Sidewalks and Bicycle Lanes in the City.
WHEREAS the City of Portage la Prairie is empowered under The Municipal Act, The
Highway Traffic Act; and the Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act to
regulate traffic and parking and the use of Streets, Sidewalks and Bicycle Lanes by-law
and to impose penalties for the violation of such by-law;
AND WHEREAS
it is deemed expedient and in the public interest to regulate traffic and
parking and the use of Streets, Sidewalks and Bicycle Lanes in the City of Portage la
Prairie.
NOWTHEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE IN OPEN
SESSION ASSEMBLED, HEREBY ENACTS AS A BY-LAW AS FOLLOWS:
INTERPRETATION, DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATION
1. Interpretation
a)
Pedestrians and all Persons driving, operating or using in any way a Vehicle on
any Street, Public Walkway, Off Street Parking Area, other public property, or on
Private Property (where and to the extent as authorized by this By-Law), within the
limits of the City shall in all respects conform to the provisions of this By-Law, save
and except where provisions of this By-Law are inconsistent with provisions of
relevant
Provincial
or Federal Statutes
in which
case the provisions of such
Statutes shall override the provisions of this By-Law.
b)
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Federal or Provincial Statute in this
By-Law shall be to the most up-to-date version of the said Statute.
2. Continuing Consolidation
The Manager of Administration may cause to be prepared and printed, and kept
up to date, a continuing consolidation of this By-Law, and indices and appendices
thereto, and may make such arrangements with respect thereto, and with respect
to matters incidental thereto, as may be required.
a)
Where a continuing
consolidation
of this By-Law
is
prepared,
all approved
revisions thereto shall bear the designation and be located as follows:
b)
1) When a specific portion has been amended or replaced by an amending by
law, the designation '[AM. B/L #]' shall be inserted immediately following the
affected block of text.
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2) When a specific portion has been repealed or deleted by an amending by-law,
the designation '[REP. B/L #]' shall be inserted adjacent to the current section,
subsection, paragraph or clause number in place of the removed text.
3) When a new portion has been enacted herein by an amending by-law, the
designation '[EN. B/L #]' shall be inserted immediately following the added
block of text.
4) When any of the designations referred to in paragraphs 1), 2) and 3) above
are inserted within the text of this by-law, the figure '#' shall be replaced by the
actual number of the respective amending by-law.
5) Where more than one clause, paragraph,
or subsection of any particular
section
is affected by the same amending by-law, the designation may be
placed at the end of each clause, paragraph, or subsection so affected or, at
the left aligned margin of the paragraph, subsection, or section so affected,
whichever is deemed to have more clarity in each particular instance.
3. List of Schedules
Attached to and forming part of this By-Law are the following schedules:
Schedule "A" -
Schedule "B" -
Schedule "C" -
Schedule "C-1 " -
Map of Truck Routes
Schedule "D" -
Schedule "E" -
Dangerous Goods Truck Routes
Dangerous Goods Prohibited Truck Routes
Truck Routes
No Parking Areas
Time Limited Parking
Schedule "E-1" -
Map of Time Limited Parking on Streets
Schedule "E-2" -
Map of Time Limited Parking in Lots
Schedule "F" -
Request for Parade or Street Closure
Speed Limit Zones
Schedule "G-1" -
Reduced Speed School Zones
Schedule "H" -
Schedule "I" -
Schedule "G" -
One-Way Streets and Lanes/Alleys
Public Pathways and Bicycle Lanes
4. Amendment of Schedules
The Traffic Authority may from time to time, by resolution, amend each and every
schedule attached to this By- Law.
5.
Citation
This By-Law shall be known as the "City of Portage la Prairie Traffic By-Law".
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6.
Definitions
a)
Unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires,
words and expressions in this By-Law have the same meaning as the same words
and expressions in The Highway Traffic Act of the Province of Manitoba.
b)
In this By-Law:
Act" means The Highway Traffic Act of the Province of Manitoba.
1)
Alley" means a Lane as defined hereinafter.
2)
"Approach" means that portion of a Curb, Sidewalk, Bicycle Lane or Boulevard
improved or designed for the passage of vehicular traffic.
3)
"Arterial Roadway" means a Roadway used primarily for through traffic and
usually on a continuous route.
4)
"Banner" means any Sign, other than a Traffic Control Device, constructed of
cloth, plastic or similar material, and erected across or adjacent to a Street for
the sole purpose of promoting the Municipality
in general or a recognized
charitable organization, but shall not include commercial advertising Signs.
5)
"Bicycle" means a device having any number of wheels upon which a Person
sits astride, and which is propelled solely by human muscular power through
use of pedals.
6)
"Bicycle Lane" means the portions of the roadway designated
for use of
bicycles, mobility scooters, and other small wheel self-propelled
or power
assisted
transportation
devices
that
allow
for a maximum speed
of 32
kilometers per hour.
7)
"Boulevard" means that portion
of a Street not meant for vehicular traffic
between the Curb lines or the lateral lines of the Roadway and the adjoining
property line, including the Sidewalk; and that portion of a Street between the
Curb lines or lateral lines of the Roadways of a divided Street and includes
Medians as hereinafter defined.
8)
"Bus" means a Motor Vehicle designed to carry 11 or more Persons including
the Driver.
9)
10)"Bus Lane" means a Traffic Lane reserved primarily or solely for Buses, either
in transporting, loading or unloading passengers and so designated by Traffic
Control Devices.
11)"Bus Stop" means a designated portion of a Roadway adjacent to the Curb or
road edge, where there is no Curb, reserved for the loading and unloading of
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passengers of Buses; and where the Parking, standing and stopping by all
other Vehicles is prohibited.
12)"Business" includes every trade, occupation, profession or venture conducted
or carried on with a view to profit or gain.
13)"Business Day" means
all days excluding Saturdays, Sundays and
Public
Holidays.
14)"By-Law" means this City of Portage la Prairie Traffic By-Law.
15)"Cite" or "Cited" means the issuance of a Traffic Citation in relation to violation
of parking offences.
16)"City" means the area contained within the boundaries of the City of Portage
la Prairie.
17)"City Manager" means the City Manager or the Chief Administrative Officer for
the Municipality as appointed by by-law and anyone acting or authorized to act
on their behalf.
18)"Collector Roadway" means a Roadway with Intersections at grade and direct
access to abutting property, and on which geometric design and traffic control
measures are used to expedite the safe movement of through traffic.
19)"Council" means the elected Council of the Municipality.
20)"Crosswalk" means that
part of a Street
in an
Intersection or elsewhere
distinctly indicated for Pedestrian crossing by Traffic Control Device or by lines
or other markings on the surface thereof and shall include the area adjacent to
an Intersection which
is unmarked but has a Sidewalk on both sides of the
Roadway.
21)"Curb" means a vertical or sloping Structure along the edge of a pavement or
shoulder forming part of a gutter, strengthening or protecting the edge, and
clearly defining the edge to Vehicle operators. The surface of the Curb facing
the general direction of the pavement is called the "face".
22)"Curbside Parking" means to Park in a Parking Lane.
23)"Dangerous Goods" means any product, substance or organism, including
hazardous wastes, as referred to in the most recent version of The Dangerous
Goods Handling and Transportation Act of Manitoba and the regulations
hereto.
24)"Dangerous Goods Truck Routes" means Truck Routes designed
for the
purpose oftransporting Dangerous Goods.
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25)"Designated Highway", for the purpose of this By-Law, means any Provincial
Highway or portion thereof within the City for which the City Manager
is
designated
as
the
Traffic Authority
but
for which
the
Province
provides
maintenance, construction and Traffic Control Devices.
26)"Designated Parking Space" means a parking space being for the sole use of
Vehicles displaying a Physically Disabled Person's Parking Permit.
27)"Director of Corporate Services" means the Director of Corporate Services for
the Municipality and any one acting or authorized to act on their behalf.
28)"Director of Operations" means the Director of Operations for the Municipality
and any one acting or authorized to act on their behalf.
29)"Director of Public Safety" means
the
Director
of Public Safety
for the
Municipality and any one acting or authorized to act on their behalf.
30)"Driver" means a Person who drives or is in actual physical control of a Vehicle.
"Driver" and "Driving" have a corresponding meaning.
31)"Driveway" means the same as "Approach".
32)"Emergency Vehicle" means:
i)
a Vehicle used by a police force;
a Vehicle used by a community safety program;
iii)
a Vehicle used by a fire department;
iv)
a Vehicle used by an ambulance service;
V)
an authorized Emergency Vehicle;
Vi)
a Vehicle used to respond to emergencies and operated under the
authority of a government emergency organization;
vii)
a Vehicle used for the purpose of maintaining a public utility or bylaw
and designated as an emergency Vehicle by the Traffic Authority;
viii)
a Vehicle not ordinarily used for emergency purposes that is operated
by a volunteer, part-time or on-call firefighter or emergency medical
responder for the purpose of responding to a fire, medical or other
emergency.
33)"Encroachment" means any projection of a fence, wall, or other fixture, whether
authorized or not, onto an adjacent Street.
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34)"Fire Department" means the Fire Department of the Municipality.
35)"Fire Lane" is a Traffic Lane reserved primarily for use by Emergency Vehicles
and so designated by Traffic Control Devices.
36)"Holiday" or "Public Holiday" means any Public Holiday proclaimed by Canada
the Province of Manitoba or the Municipality.
37)"Horse" includes mule, ox or other beast of burden.
38)"lntersection" means the area embraced within the straight production of the
lateral boundary lines of two or more Streets that join one another at an angle,
whether or not such Street crosses the other, including roundabouts.
39)"Lane" means a Street which is not numbered, named or otherwise designated.
40)"Loading Zone" means a designated portion of a Street adjacent to the Curb
or road edge, reserved for the exclusive use of Vehicles, including taxicabs,
during the loading or unloading of passengers or goods.
41)"Manager of Administration" means the Manager of Administration
for the
Municipality and anyone acting or authorized to act on their behalf.
42)"Mayor" means the duly elected Mayor of the Municipality, or in their absence,
the Deputy Mayor, and in the absence of the Deputy Mayor, means the Acting
Deputy Mayor.
43)"Median" means that portion of a divided Street separating the travelled ways
for traffic in opposite directions.
44)"Motor Vehicle" means a Vehicle not run upon rails that is designed to be self-
propelled, including motorcycles, mopeds, snowmobiles and off-road Vehicles,
but excluding farm tractors and self-propelled implements of husbandry.
45)"Motorized Mobility Aid" means a device which is specifically manufactured or
modified for operation by a physically disabled Person and which has:
i)
a maximum speed capability of not more than 15 kilometers per
hour;
ii)
maximum width of not more than 81 centimeters; and
iii)
a maximum mass of not more than 226 kilograms; and
iv)
includes a motorized wheelchair.
46)"Municipality" means the incorporated entity known as the City of Portage la
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47)"MUTCDC" means Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada.
48)"Off Street Parking Area" means a parking area owned or operated by the
Municipality.
49)"Officer" means Community Safety Officer, Police Officer, or any member of
the RCMP, or such other Person authorized to act by the RCMP Officer in
Charge or by the Municipality to enforce this By-Law, and includes employees
of a company or of the Municipality that have been assigned responsibility by
the Municipality for enforcing this By-Law.
50)"Parade" means any procession or body of Pedestrians, excepting members
of Her Majesty's Armed Forces, standing, marching or walking anywhere on a
Roadway, or any group of Vehicles, except a funeral or wedding procession or
Vehicles of Her Majesty's Armed Forces, standing or moving anywhere on a
Street and shall include all animal drawn Vehicles used for the conveyance of
one or more Persons.
51)"Park" means to Stand a Vehicle whether occupied or not, except when
it is
caused to Stand temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in,
loading or unloading, or in obedience to an Officer or a Traffic Control Device,
and "Parking" has a corresponding meaning.
52)"Parking Lane" means an auxiliary Traffic Lane primarily or exclusively for the
parking of Vehicles and shall be part of a Roadway as defined hereinafter.
53)"Parking Stall" means a space intended for the parking of a single Vehicle in
an Off Street Parking Area or in a parking
lot located on Private Property
designated by lines painted on the surface of the parking area or by some other
means.
54)"Pedestrian" means a Person afoot, or a Person in a wheelchair or a child's
carriage or physically disabled Person operating a motorized mobility-aid.
55)"Person" means any individual and includes corporation, firm, partnership and
association or company and utilities.
56)"Physically
Disabled
Person's
Parking
Permit" means
a
valid
physically
disabled person's parking permit issued under The Act.
57)"Police Service" means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
58)"Private Property" means any property other than a 'Street' or an 'Off Street
Parking Area'as defined elsewhere herein.
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59)"Provincial Highway" for the purpose of this By-Law, means any Provincial
Trunk Highway or Provincial Road or portion thereof within the City for which
the Minister of Infrastructure of the Province of Manitoba is designated as the
Traffic Authority.
60)"Public Pathway" means a public right-of-way to be used solely by Pedestrians
and non-motorized Vehicles and does not include a Street or Lane.
61)"Public Walkway" means a path or Lane intended for the use of Pedestrians
only and not located within a Street right-of-way.
62)"RCMP Officer in Charge" means the Officer in Charge for the Police Service
for the Municipality and anyone acting or authorized to act on their behalf.
63)"Reduced Speed School Zone" means a portion of highway that is designated
by a Traffic Authority as a school zone that has a reduced maximum permitted
speed at specific times or at all times.
64)"Roadway" means the
portion
of a
Street that
is
improved, designed
or
ordinarily used for vehicular traffic and includes that portion thereof that, but
for the presence of a safety zone, would be ordinarily so used and may contain
more than one Traffic Lane but does not include the shoulder; and where a
Street includes two or more separate Roadways, the term "Roadway" refers to
any one Roadway separately and not all of the Roadways collectively.
65)"School" means
a public School or a private School as defined in the The Education
Administration Act; or
i)
an educational institution established under the Indian Act (Canada)
or under any other Act of the Parliament of Canada,
but does not include a post-secondary educational institution.
66)"School
Bus"
means
a
Vehicle
that
is
designed
and
classified
by
the
manufacturer as a School Bus and used for the purpose of transporting pupils
and other authorized Persons to or from School or to or from approved School-
related activities.
67)"Sidewalk" means that portion of a Street between the Curb or the edge of a
Roadway and the adjacent property line that is improved or any other portion
of a Street improved and contained within a raised Curb intended for the use
of Pedestrians.
68)"Sign"
means
any
writing
(including
letter,
word
or
numeral),
pictorial
representation (including illustration or decoration), emblem (including device.
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symbol or trademark), banner, pennant or any other figure of similar character
which:
is a Structure or any part thereof, or is attached to, painted on or in
any other manner represented on or in a building or other Structure;
i)
and
is used to identify, direct attention to, or advertise.
ii)
69)"Skateboard" means any platform or similar object suspended over two or
more wheels and designed to be propelled by human power, the wheels
attached to which are no larger than 150 millimeters in diameter.
70)"Special Parking Permit" means a permit issued by the Municipality to allow for
parking which would not normally be permitted.
71)"Speed Limit Zone" means a Street within the City which has a limit on the
speed at which a Vehicle may travel other than 50 kilometers per hour.
72)"Street" means any public right-of-way, including a Designated Highway or a
Provincial Highway, providing primary access to abutting property, used as a
public thoroughfare for Vehicles and
Pedestrians including
Streets under
construction or repair, and where the context so requires, includes the whole
of the area between the boundaries of the Streets as recorded
in the Land
Titles Office and includes all Lanes and Alleys.
73)"Structure" means anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on or
below the ground, or attached to something having a fixed location on the
ground and, without affecting the generality of the above, shall include such
things as buildings, walls, paved portions of Roadways and Sidewalks, Utility
housing,
buried wires and
cables.
Utility poles.
Utility duct
lines, sewers,
watermains, and, as well, the appurtenant fixtures thereof, fences, projecting
Signs, Signs, billboards, poster panels, light standards, chutes, areaways. Bus
shelters. Bus benches, vending machines and similar items.
74)"Superintendent of Public Works" means the Superintendent of the
Public
Works Division of the Operations Department of the Municipality and any one
acting or authorized to act on their behalf.
75)"Time Limited Parking" means free Vehicle parking on designated Streets and
Municipality- owned lots subject to a time limit of 2 hours on streets, and 3
hours in lots.
76)"Traffic Authority" means the City Manager or their designate.
77)"Traffic Citation" means a Summons and/or Information Offence Notice and is
the form issued in relation to violation of parking offences.
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78)"Traffic Control Device" means a Sign, signal, light. Pedestrian corridor. School
corridor, marking or device, not inconsistent with The Act, placed or erected by
the Traffic Authority for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.
79)"Traffic Control Light" means the light shown by a Traffic Control Signal.
80)"Traffic Control Signal" means a Traffic Control Device, whether manually,
electrically, or mechanically operated, by which, when operating,
traffic
is
directed to stop and to proceed.
81)"Traffic Lane" means a strip of Roadway intended to accommodate a single
line of moving Vehicles.
82)"Traffic Sign Directory" means a database of Traffic Control Devices in the City
which is maintained by the Director of Operations.
83)"Trailer" means a Vehicle designed for carrying chattels, and for being towed
by a Motor Vehicle or other Vehicle.
84)"Truck", means a Motor Vehicle or semi-trailer Truck that is not a delivery car
and that is constructed or adapted to carry goods, wares, and merchandise,
freight or commodities, but not passengers or luggage.
85) "Truck Route" means the route of travel prescribed for Trucks and other heavy
Vehicle traffic and may include RTAC Truck Routes.
86)"Truck Tractor" means a Motor Vehicle designed and used primarily for towing
other Vehicles, and not so constructed as to carry a load other than the Driver
thereof and a part of the weight of any Vehicle so towed including the load
thereon.
87)"Utility" means any corporation, company, department of the Municipality, or
other legal entity established for the purpose of and engaged in the supplying
of a service to the community at large through the distribution or collection of
electrical energy, steam, gas, water, wastewater, solid waste, refuse, or the
supply of communications, and signal services.
88)"Vehicle" means a device, in, upon, or by which a Person or thing is or may be
transported or drawn upon a Street. Reference to a "Vehicle" in provisions
respecting the stopping, standing, or parking of Vehicles shall be deemed to
include the whole Vehicle or any portion thereof. The term "Vehicle" shall
include the following:
i)
a Motor Vehicle;
an implement of husbandry that is not a Motor Vehicle;
ii)
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iii)
a Bicycle;
but does not include:
i)
a device designed to be moved by human power other than a Bicycle
or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;
ii)
a Motorized Mobility Aid.
89)"Written Permission" means, where no official form
is supplied, a letter of
authorization issued by a designated official of the Municipality.
7.
Application
a)
The MUTCDC is hereby adopted as the standard for all Traffic Control devices
within the City.
b)
All existing Traffic Control Devices, whether set out in the Traffic Sign Directory or
not, are hereby acknowledged and the locations of and information set out thereon
are approved.
TRAFFIC CONTROL AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
8.
Traffic Authority
a) The City Manager shall be the Traffic Authority for all Streets within the City,
including private properties where the intention to have this By-Law apply to such
property is shown by the posting of a notice thereon but excepting all other Private
Property and those Highways designated as Provincial Highways.
b) The Traffic Authority shall exercise
all the powers authorized by the Act, The
Municipal Act and The Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act and all
powers as designated in this By-Law.
c)
The Traffic Authority may enter into agreements with private parties providing for
the enforcement of some or all of the provisions of this By-Law.
The location of all Traffic Control Devices other than those Traffic Control Devices
located on Provincial Highways and Designated Highways by the Province of
Manitoba Department of Highways shall be approved by the Traffic Authority.
d)
The location of Traffic Control Devices on Designated Highways, as determined
by the Municipality, shall be approved by the Minister of Infrastructure or their
designate.
e)
f)
The location of Traffic Control Devices on Provincial Highways is not subject to
this By-Law.
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g)
Notwithstanding the approval of the location of existing Traffic Control Devices by
the passage of this By- Law, the Traffic Authority may, by resolution during a duly
constituted meeting of Council, authorize any locational changes to any or all
Traffic Control Devices within the control of the Traffic Authority as the Traffic
Authority determines to be reasonable.
9.
Traffic Control Devices
a)
With the exception of temporary Traffic Control Devices referred to in Section 10,
no Traffic Control Device shall be installed on a Street within the jurisdiction of the
Municipality without the prior approval of the Traffic Authority.
b)
Subsection
a) above
shall
not apply
to
Designated Highways
or
Provincial
Highways.
c)
Those private properties with an internal Street system shall have installed, at the
owner's expense, Traffic Control Devices at each point where the internal Street
system interconnects with a City Street.
d)
The placement of any Traffic Control Device in contravention of this By-Law by
any Person, shall bean offence and such Traffic Control Device shall be removed.
10. Temporary Traffic Control Devices
a) The RCMP Officer
in Charge or the
Director of Operations
shall place and
maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, temporary Traffic Control Devices
for the purpose
of
prohibiting
or
regulating
traffic where
a
Parade,
Street
construction, repair, painting, snow removal or emergency occurs.
b) The Minister of Highways and Transportation, or his designate shall have the
same authority as the RCMP Officer in Charge or Director of Operations as
referred to
in subsection
a) above over Provincial Highways and Designated
Highways.
c) When workmen of any Utility or private firms are authorized to do work in, upon,
or under any Roadway within the City, they shall, at their own expense, supply and
place
Traffic
Control
Devices
in
the
manner
approved
by
the
Director
of
Operations. Such Traffic Control Devices shall be cleaned, maintained, repaired
and replaced as often as
is necessary to provide protection to the public to the
satisfaction of the Director of Operations.
d)
The announcement of temporary parking restrictions imposed under subsection
a) above, may be communicated using current advertising methods at least 6
hours before the parking prohibition comes into effect, if feasible, and/or portable
Traffic Control Devices may be placed on affected Streets by 17:00 hours on the
previous day and at least 12 hours prior to the parking prohibition taking effect.
Such temporary Traffic Control Devices shall be placed a minimum of four per
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block (two per side of each block).
Where any temporary
parking
restriction
is announced and
affected
Streets
indicated
with
the
appropriate
Traffic
Control
Devices
in
accordance
with
subsection d) above, any Vehicle parked within the affected area at or following
the time such temporary parking restrictions take effect may be Cited and/or towed
from the area at the owner's expense. The towing of any Vehicle pursuant to this
paragraph shall be subject to the provisions of Section 56.
e)
f)
Notwithstanding subsection d) above, where an emergency situation occurs the
immediate
placement of
portable
Traffic
Control
Devices
shall
be deemed
sufficient notice.
Where a situation occurs which prevents proper notification and signage of Streets
as outlined in subsection d) above, the Municipality may have Vehicles which are
lawfully parked within the affected area towed to the nearest available parking
area.
The
Person
responsible
for ordering
the
Vehicle
to
be
towed
shall
immediately notify the RCMP Officer in Charge of such action stating where the
Vehicle was removed
from, where
it was
relocated
to, the reason
for such
relocation, and a description of the Vehicle involved. The RCMP Officer in Charge
shall then take all reasonable steps to notify the owner of such action and advise
where the Vehicle was relocated to. Under such circumstances, the Municipality
shall be responsible for all related towing charges and any Traffic Citations issued
as a result of such emergency parking prohibition. Vehicles which are unlawfully
parked may be Cited and/or towed from the area at the owner's expense. The
towing of any unlawfully parked Vehicle pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject
to the provisions of subsection 56.
g)
GENERAL USE PROVISIONS
11. Vehicles in Funeral Processions
All Vehicles in a funeral procession shall be indicated as such by the headlamps and
four-way flashers being lighted. Upon approaching a Traffic Control Signal showing a
red
Traffic Control
Light or a stop
Sign, the
Driver of
all Vehicles
in a funeral
procession shall cause the Vehicle to slow down or stop as may be necessary for
safety, but may then proceed cautiously past the Traffic Control Signal or stop Sign,
and the Driver of each of the Vehicles in the procession shall have the right of way
over all other Vehicles upon the Street at the Intersection or place where the signal or
stop Sign is situated. In the event any Vehicle is separated from the procession the
four-way flashers should be disengaged and normal driving practices resumed unless
and until such Vehicle is again in direct line with the procession at which time the four
way flashers should again be lighted. The lead Vehicle
in a procession shall use
flashing yellow lights.
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12. Horses and Domestic Animals
a)
It shall be an offence for any Person to ride, lead or drive a Horse on, across, or
along any Street, Boulevard, Sidewalk or Bicycle Lane unless Written Permission
to do so has first been obtained from the Director of Public Safety. On Roadways
situated
in undeveloped areas within the City, and where
in the opinion of an
Officer such action does not constitute a hazard to Pedestrian or vehicular traffic,
the Officer, in his sole discretion, may choose not to compel compliance with this
Section.
Notwithstanding subsection a), any Person who takes part in a Parade authorized
in accordance with Section 30, may ride or lead a Horse along the Parade route.
b)
Any Person who brings a domestic animal onto any Street, Boulevard, Sidewalk
or Bicycle Lane shall be solely responsible to keep it under control and to avoid it
causing injury to any Person or property. Such Person shall immediately clean up
and remove any fecal or other waste material deposited by their animal.
c)
Any Person who brings a Horse or Horses and sleigh or wagon onto any Street,
Boulevard or Sidewalk shall be responsible to ensure adequate safety measures
are taken, in accordance with provisions in the Act.
d)
Where a Vehicle is towed by an animal, reflectors shall be placed on the animal's
harness in such a manner as to be seen by oncoming traffic.
e)
Subject to subsections a) and b), every Person riding, leading or driving a Horse
shall be subject to all of the provisions of this By-Law relating to the operation of
Vehicles.
f)
13, Bicycles
Every Person riding a Bicycle shall be subject to all of the provisions of this By-
Law relating to the operation of Vehicles.
a)
The erection and use of Bicycle parking racks on the Sidewalk or Boulevard
portion of a Street must be authorized by the Director of Operations.
b)
The penalty for violation of the restrictions set out in this Section shall be as set
out in Section 61.
c)
14. Pedestrian's Rights and Duties
Where an Officer has reasonable and probable grounds for believing that a Pedestrian
has committed or is committing a breach of a provision of this By-Law that relate to
Pedestrian traffic, he may require the Pedestrian to stop, and there and then to state
correctly their name and address, and to prove their identity to the satisfaction of the
Officer.
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15. Soliciting Rides on a Street
It shall be an offence for any Person to stand on a Street for the purpose of soliciting
a ride from the Driver of a Vehicle except when hailing a local Vehicle for hire.
16. Device Restrictions on a Street
It shall be an offence for any Person to ride upon or use any cart, coaster, skateboard,
roller skates, roller blades, sleigh, skis, snowboard, skates, toboggan, toy Vehicles,
or similar device on a Street where
it interferes with Pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
17. Other Regulations
It shall be an offence for any Person to operate an off-road Vehicle or all-terrain
Vehicle on a Street within the City unless authorized pursuant to current version
of The Off-Road Vehicles Act.
a)
No Person operating a Vehicle shall use engine retarder brakes in the City, except
to avoid or reduce the impact of a collision or in the case of such other emergency.
The existence of the by-law provision is noted on large roadside Signs at each
highway entrance into the City.
b)
All time references
in this By-Law are on a twenty-four hour clock basis: 00:00
hours being midnight and 12:00 hours being noon however, time references on
Traffic Control Devices may be shown on a twelve hour clock designating a.m. or
p.m. as required.
c)
Hour designations shall be deemed to refer to Daylight Savings Time when such
is in current use in the City, and at all other times, to Central Standard Time.
d)
Routes for Truck Travel
All Trucks shall be operated only over and along the Streets or sections of
Streets set forth as Truck Routes on Schedule "C" hereto or on such other
routes as designated by the Traffic Authority.
1)
Notwithstanding paragraph
i.) above. Trucks with a gross Vehicle weight of
less than 5,773 kilograms (12,727 lb.) may travel on all Streets within the City.
2)
Notwithstanding paragraph
i.) above, any Truck may operate on any Street
where necessary to conduct Business at a destination point, provided that
Truck Routes are used until reaching the Intersection nearest the destination
point. Upon leaving the destination point, a Truck shall return by the shortest
route to a Truck Route.
3)
Weight restrictions contained in this By-Law shall apply to all Streets in the City
with the exception of those Streets set out on Schedule "C" hereto which shall
4)
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be governed by weight restrictions contained in the Act or Regulations thereto.
5)
All routes identified or designated as Truck Routes under this By-Law shall be
identified by the placement of Traffic Control Devices adjacent thereto.
All Streets and/or sections of Streets designated as Truck Routes may be used
as such
for the
full 24 hours of each day of the year unless otherwise
designated. The Director of Operations shall keep and maintain a current map
setting out the Streets or portions of Streets designated as Truck Routes and
copies of the map shall be available to the public at no charge. Such map shall
also show those Streets,
if any, from which all Trucks are prohibited.
6)
Where, at any time, conditions arise whereby, in the opinion of the Director of
Operations, the Street is or is likely to be damaged by the operation of any
class of Vehicle, the Director of Operations may order, subject to subsection
5) below, an immediate discontinuance of the operation of any class of Vehicle
or
all Vehicles over that Street or portion of Street until such time as the
Director of Operations re-opens the Street or portion of Street.
7)
8)
Prior to making an order under subsection 4) above for any Provincial Highway
or Designated Highway, the Director of Operations shall first receive approval
of the Minister of Highways and Transportation or his designate.
The Traffic Authority may by resolution prohibit the operation of any Truck on
any Street or Lane.
9)
18, Transportation of Dangerous Goods
It shall be an offence for any Truck or other Vehicle carrying Dangerous Goods,
notwithstanding such Vehicle's gross Vehicle weight, to travel over or along any
Streets
or sections
of Streets
within
the
City
other than those designated
as
Dangerous Goods Truck Routes on Schedule "A" hereto.
19. Excavations
It shall be an offence for any Person to cut, break, tear up or remove any road
surface or make any excavation in or under any Street, Boulevard, or Sidewalk for
any purpose.
a)
b)
Subsection
a)
shall
not apply
to the Department of Highways,
its agents or
employees with respectto Provincial Highways or Designated Highways;
Notwithstanding subsection
a) and
subject
to subsection
d), the
Director of
Operations may issue an excavation permit, in a form approved by the Director of
Operations,
for the purpose of a Street or Boulevard
cut,
or construction of
Roadways, Approaches, Sidewalks, road grades, drainage ditches, or repair to
and construction of water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer lines, natural gas, electric
c)
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and telecommunication services.
d)
Prior to commencing excavation, an applicant shall apply
to the Director of
Operations, in a form approved by the Director of Operations, for an excavation
permit and shall:
1) Make payment of a permit fee, in the amount set out in the current Fees and
Charges Schedule, together with any other prescribed fees;
2)
Make application for excavation permits for sewer, water, gas or other Utility
service connections at least 48 hours prior to commencement of the work
except in the case of emergency repair work when immediate notice shall
suffice;
3)
Make application for excavation permits for Utility Structures at least seven
days prior to commencement of the work except in the case of emergency
repair work when immediate notice shall suffice. Such
plans as may be
required showing alignment, grade and structural details ofthe proposed work
shall be supplied to the Director of Operations for inspection and approval
before an excavation permit is issued. Changes in alignment or grade must be
approved by the Director of Operations before being carried out in the field and
"revised as constructed" plans shall be submitted upon completion ofthe work.
e)
The Director of Operations has the authority to:
1) deny the issuance of any excavation permit where in their opinion
it is in the
public interest to do so. Any such denial of permit may be appealed to the
Traffic Authority;
2)
cancel any excavation permit which has been issued under their authority at
any time,
if the permit holder or their agent(s) fail to comply with any of the
imposed requirements or conditions under which said permit was originally
issued.
20. Driveway Permits
Notwithstanding section 19, any Person wishing to construct a Driveway Approach
shall make application to the Director of Operations for a Driveway permit. The permit
shall be in such form as authorized by the Director of Operations, and issuance of
such permit shall be subject to:
a)
payment of an application fee as set out in the Municipality's Fees and Charges
Schedule; and
b)
compliance with all regulations and conditions contained on said permit.
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21. Working In or Upon Any Roadway
a)
In the interest of public safety, any Person desiring to work in or upon any Street
within the jurisdiction of the Municipality must request permission from the Director
of Operations at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of work. No work shall
proceed without prior Written Permission of the Director of Operations.
b) The Director of Operations shall have the authority to restrict the hours during
which such work shall be conducted on Arterial and Collector Roadways so as to,
in his opinion, minimize the disruption oftraffic.
c)
For any work which would render a Street impassable to Emergency Vehicles,
notice shall be given to the RCMP Officer in Charge and Director of Public Safety
to ensure there is no disruption to emergency services.
d)
With respect to work on Provincial Highways, the Director of Operations shall
require 12 hours notice from the Minister of Infrastructure of any work to be done
on a Provincial Highway by agents or employees of the Province of Manitoba. The
Director of Operations may accept a lesser period of notice
if her/she deems
it
appropriate.
22. Damaging Structures in Streets
It shall be an offence for any Person to damage any Structure in, upon or under
any Street.
a)
b)
It shall be an offence for any Person, other than a duly authorized employee or
agent of the owner of the Structure, to climb, break, cut, willfully destroy, tear
down, paint or deface or interfere with any Utility housing, or any light, power,
telegraph, telephone, police or fire alarm or signal pole or tower or any other pole,
tower, wire or cable or any guy wire or other support or accessory thereto.
23. Nuisance and Dangerous Conditions
a)
It shall be an offence for any Person to place any Structure, or other obstruction
in or upon any Streetand any Person who has placed any such building. Structure
or obstruction
in or upon any such land previous to the passing of this By-Law
shall remove such
building. Structure or other obstruction after being given a
reasonable time
to do
so
by
the
Municipality,
subject
to
existing
or future
Encroachment agreements as authorized by the Traffic Authority, and in the event
that an emergency arises requiring such building. Structure or other obstruction to
be moved forthwith the RCMP Officer in Charge shall direct that such building.
Structure or obstruction be removed and the cost of such removal shall become a
charge against the owner thereof and may be assessed and collected by the
Municipality in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes. This restriction shall
not apply
to approved Traffic Control Devices or other approved
Structures
installed or erected in accordance with the provisions of this By-Law or the Act.
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It shall be an offence for any Person to throw, pile, deposit, or leave any articles,
merchandise, water or material of any kind in or upon any Street or Boulevard or
to carry out or permit any action causing or resulting in the creation of a nuisance
or dangerous condition in or on any Street or Boulevard, but this section shall not
be construed
to
interfere with the reasonable use
of a portion of a Street or
Boulevard for a reasonable time during the taking in or delivery of goods, wares,
or merchandise
as
provided
for herein,
or as may
be
required
under the
Municipality's Solid Waste By-Law, as amended.
b)
It shall be an offence for any Person other than a Utility to place or leave on or
across any part of a Street, an unattended electrical cord or cable that is intended
to be used for transmitting electrical energy from Private Property to or across a
Street unless the cord has been raised a minimum of 2.2 meters above the grade
level and extends across only a Sidewalk and/or a Boulevard and the installation
is temporary.
c)
24. Special Events
a) The Manager of Administration may, at their discretion, authorize the temporary
use of Streets and/or Sidewalks for special events such as Sidewalk sales, block
parties and other like events.
Any Person desiring to hold such an event as referred to in subsection a) above,
shall make application
to the Manager of Administration for permission
for a
Special Event. Authorization for such event shall be subject to:
b)
Payment of an application fee in the amount set out in the Fees and Charges
Schedule;
1)
2)
Compliance with all conditions and regulations imposed for said Special Event;
and
3)
Payment of any additional fees respecting such authorization as determined in
the sole discretion of the Traffic Authority as same may pertain
to each
individual application.
25. Remedial Action
The Director of Operations, Community Safety Officer, or RCMP Officer in Charge
may abate, remedy, remove or repair any nuisance or dangerous condition in a Street
or remove any unauthorized Structure, pole, post or material in a Street or erect and
maintain any barricades or other protective device in a Street for the purpose of
preventing a breach of this By-Law or to prevent a hazardous condition in a Street
resulting from an action contrary to this By-Law or a failure to act in accordance with
this By-Law. The cost of any remedial actions undertaken
in accordance with the
above authority may be charged to the Person responsible for the contravention of
this By-Law and collected in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes.
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26. Snow, Ice or Dirt - Business Premises
a)
All Business premises fronting or abutting on any Street or public place within the
City shall be subject to certain requirements. These requirements shall primarily
be the responsibility of the occupant of the Business premises, and
if there is no
occupant, the
responsibilities
shall be the responsibility
of the landowner or
Person having charge or care of the land.
b)
Before 10:00 each day, following every fall of snow, hail or rain which shall have
frozen on the Sidewalk, or after a fall of snow or ice off any building, cause the
same to be removed entirely off the Sidewalk fronting or abutting the premises
and
in the event the ice or snow shall be so frozen that removal would damage
the Sidewalks, every such Person shall strew the Sidewalk with salt, sand or other
like substances.
c)
Before
10:00 each
day, remove from
the Sidewalk fronting
or abutting
the
premises all dirt and other obstructions.
d)
If said snow, ice, dirt or other obstruction has not been removed as set out in
subsections b) and c), the Superintendent of Public Works may cause such ice,
dirt or obstruction to be removed at the expense of the responsible party and shall
file with the Director of Corporate Services, at the end of each month, a statement
showing the sums expended by the Municipality for such work. The Director of
Corporate Services shall thereupon cause the sums so expended to be charged
to the occupant of the Business premises or charged against each respective lot
or parcel of land on the tax roll next prepared thereafter, and the same may be
recovered by the Municipality in the same manner as other municipal taxes.
27. Snow or Ice - All Properties
a)
It shall be an offence for any Person to remove from any Private Property, public
property. Street, Boulevard, Sidewalk or Bicycle Lane any snow or ice and deposit
same on any Street, Boulevard, parking lot, public place. Sidewalk or Bicycle Lane
in such a manner that could negatively impact drainage, or create a hazardous
condition for either vehicular or Pedestrian traffic, or otherwise impede the snow
removal efforts of the Municipality or Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation.
b)
Subsection a) shall not apply to the Municipality, the Department of Highways,
their agents or employees who are actively engaged
in snow removal from
Streets, Boulevards or Sidewalks in the course of their employment or fulfillment
of contract.
c) Any Person occupying a property where a building abuts the property line adjacent
to a Street in such a manner that snow cannot be cleared onto the property may
pile the snow at the Curb line of the Street in such a manner that both vehicular
and Pedestrian traffic can pass only if a hazardous condition is not created when
snow is piled in this manner.
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GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
28. Speed in City
a)
Unless otherwise identified
in this By-Law and indicated on the Street by the
appropriate Traffic Control Device,
it shall be an offence for any Person in control
of a Vehicle to travel on any Street at a speed greater than 50 kilometers per hour.
b)
Exceptions to the restriction on Vehicles travelling on any Street at a speed greater
than 50 kilometers per hour include:
1) Those Speed Limit Zones as identified in Schedule "G", which shall instead
have the speed limit as specified in the said Schedule;
2) Those Reduced Speed School Zones as identified in Schedule
which
shall instead have a speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour.
29. Avoiding Conflict With Fire Apparatus
a)
It shall be an offence for any Person, except by direction of the Director of Public
Safety to drive or bring any Vehicle within 30 meters of any fire apparatus on route
to or at the scene of a fire.
b)
In the event of a fire or other emergency,
if there are Vehicles lawfully parked in
the vicinity, the Municipality may have any Vehicle towed to the nearest available
parking area. The Person responsible for ordering the Vehicle to be towed shall
immediately notify the RCMP Officer in Charge of such action stating where the
Vehicle was removed
from, where
it was relocated
to, the reason
for such
relocation, and a description of the Vehicle involved. The RCMP Officer in Charge
shall then take all reasonable steps to notify the owner of such action and advise
where the Vehicle was relocated to. Under such circumstances, the Municipality
shall be responsible for all related towing charges. Vehicles which are unlawfully
parked shall be removed at the owner's expense in accordance with Section 56
herein.
30. Parades
a)
It shall be an offence for any Person to hold, take part in, or be a member of a
Parade, unless the Parade is under the direction or control of a Parade organizer
and the Parade received prior authorization by the issuance of a permit from the
Director of Public Safety, the form of which is shown in Schedule "F" hereto.
b) A Person desiring to hold a Parade shall apply to the Director of Public Safety in
writing
for
a
permit
not
less
than
48
hours
before
the
time
set
for
the
commencement of the Parade, and shall, when making their request, supply all
such information as the
Director of Public Safety may require and pay any
applicable fee as detailed in the Municipality's Fees and Charges By-Law. The
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Director of Public Safety shall forthwith provide the RCMP Officer in Charge with
a copy of all Parade permits issued.
c)
Unless so directed by an Officer,
it shall be an offence for any Person, other than
the operator of an Emergency Vehicle, to drive a Vehicle through a Parade.
31. Driving Through Barricaded Streets
Unless otherwise directed by an Officer or Traffic Control Device, it shall be an offence
for any Person to drive a Vehicle, except Vehicles engaged in related construction,
on any portion of a Street roped, barricaded or otherwise indicated by the proper
authority as being closed to traffic temporarily or permanently.
32. Vehicles Not to Damage Roadways
It shall be an offence for any Vehicle having corrugated or flanged metal wheels, or
any device which is dragged or hauled without wheels, or any thing so constructed or
loaded in such a manner as to damage the Roadway, to be driven or hauled along,
upon or across any of the Roadways in the City. Should
it be unavoidable to operate
over any of the Roadways, the owner or operator of the said Vehicle shall first obtain
Written Permission from the Director of Operations and shall be responsible for any
damage done to the pavement or other surface of any Roadway. Such repairs will be
carried out by the Municipality and the costs paid by the owner and/or operator of the
Vehicle which damaged the Roadway.
33. Vehicles - No Loud Speaker
It shall be an offence for any Person to use a loud speaker on or from any Vehicle on
the Roadway unless authorized and directed by the Director of Public Safety.
34. "U"-Turns Restricted
What is commonly known as a "U"-Turn, or to turn a Vehicle so as to proceed in the
opposite
direction
at
or
in
a
place,
shall
not
be
permitted
in
the
following
circumstances:
a)
At any place that is not an Intersection;
If a Traffic Control Device prohibits the making of a "U"-Turn;
b)
c)
There is a signalized Intersection; or
d)
There is a 3-way or 4-way stop;
Where to do so would interfere with other traffic or Pedestrians; or
e)
At any place on Saskatchewan Avenue between 5th Street E and 4th Street W,
f)
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inclusive.
35. One-Way Streets
Drivers of Vehicles on one-way Roadways as designated by Traffic Control Devices
shall drive only in the direction indicated by a Traffic Control Device or devices located
on, or adjacent to, the said Roadway. All such one-way Roadways are listed
in
Schedule "H" attached hereto.
36. Blocking Intersection
Notwithstanding any Traffic Control Device indication to proceed,
it shall be an offence
for any Driver of a Vehicle to enter an Intersection unless there is sufficient space on
the other side of the Intersection to accommodate the Vehicle without obstructing the
passage of Pedestrians or other traffic.
37. Loading and Unloading Vehicles
a) The following portions of Streets shall be designated as Loading Zones;
1) West side of Tupper Street S at 35 Tupper Street S;
2)
East side of Tupper Street S at 44 Tupper Street S;
3) West side of Royal Road N at 59 Royal Road N;
4)
North Side of Saskatchewan Avenue W at 1746 Saskatchewan Avenue W;
and
East Side of 2^'^ Street SW in front of 36 2^'' Street SW
5)
b)
Restrictions on the use of Loading Zones shall be in force between 08:00 and
18:00 from Monday through Saturday inclusive except where otherwise posted.
c)
It shall be an offence for a Person to:
1) Cause a Vehicle to occupy a Loading Zone, as identified by a Traffic Control
Device, for a continuous period in excess of fifteen (15) minutes while Loading
Zone restrictions are in effect;
2)
Cause a Vehicle to occupy a Loading Zone for a purpose other than the loading
or unloading of passengers or goods;
3) Cause a Vehicle to occupy a Loading Zone designated as a "Passengers Only"
Loading Zone
for any
purpose
other than
the
loading
or
unloading
of
passengers and their luggage.
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38. Deliveries to Be Made in Lane
Notwithstanding any other provision of this By-Law, where there is a Lane adjacent to
a commercial property, a Person operating a Vehicle to make a delivery or collection
from such property shall use the Lane
if Lane side delivery facilities are available.
It
shall be an offence for a Person to permit a Vehicle to occupy a Lane continuously for
a period in excess of fifteen (15) minutes for any purpose if less than 2.4 meters is left
for the passage of other vehicular traffic through the Lane.
39. Vehicles Backed to Curb
On Roadways which are Curbed,
it shall be an offence for any Driver of a Vehicle
actually engaged in loading or unloading to park or stop the Vehicle backed up to the
Curb. At all other locations
it shall be an offence for any Driver of such a Vehicle to
park or stop the Vehicle in any manner other than parallel to the Roadway unless the
Vehicle
is completely clear of the marked Lanes of such Roadway and does not
interfere with either Pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Such Person shall promptly remove
such Vehicle, or promptly move
it so as to be properly parked, when loading or
unloading has been completed.
40. Parking of Moving Vans, or Other Similar Motor Vehicle Intended for Such
Purpose, and Loads of Materials
a)
Regardless of the restriction on Curbside Parking, a Driver of a moving van or
other similar Motor Vehicle intended for such purpose, may park for the immediate
purpose of loading
or unloading household goods and furniture to a private
residence or apartment, subject to subsection b) below, on any Street other than
an Arterial Roadway or Collector Roadway.
b)
It shall be an offence for any Person to conduct the work of loading or unloading
a moving van in such a way as to obstruct Vehicles and Pedestrians upon a Street.
Except as provided in subsection d) below,
it shall be an offence for any Person
to handle any load including construction and other material(s), machinery and
equipment, to or from a Vehicle on a Roadway except when the Vehicle is standing
or stopped in the Parking Lane of a Street, or,
if there is no Parking Lane, in the
Lane closest to the property line of the Street, and any such work shall be done
without
interference
to
Pedestrian
or vehicular
traffic.
If any load cannot be
handled in compliance with this provision. Written Permission from the Director of
Operations must be obtained prior to handling the load.
c)
Should the nature of the load be such
that,
in the opinion of the Director of
Operations, the safety and convenience of the public requires more protection, the
Director of Operations may, with or without application from an interested party,
order in writing, all at the cost of the applicant or Person wishing to load or unload:
d)
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1) Which Street shall be used for the \A/ork;
2) Which portion of such Street may be temporarily closed;
3) The time or times when the work may be done;
The required degree of advance advertising, Traffic Control Devices, flagmen
and special measures needed to protect the safety and convenience of the
public;
4)
5) The deposit or surety required to be placed with the Municipality in advance, if
any, to defray actual costs to the Municipality including overhead charges.
e) When an order has been made pursuant to subsection d) above, with respect to
any load,
it shall be an offence for any Person to handle such load on any Street
except in accordance with such order.
41. Standing for Loading and Unloading Bus Passengers
a)
Bus Stops so designated by Traffic Control Devices for the loading and unloading
of Bus passengers shall be at such locations as may, from time to time, be
designated by the Traffic Authority.
b)
Each Bus Stop shall be of such dimensions as the Traffic Authority shall deem, in
each particularcase, necessary.
c)
Bus Stops adjacent to an Intersection shall be identified by a single Traffic Control
Device at that end of the Bus Stop furthest from the Intersection while other Bus
Stops shall be identified by two Traffic Control Devices located one at each end
of the Bus Stop.
d)
It shall be an offence for any Person to stop or stand or Park a Vehicle, other than
a Bus, in a Bus Stop or Bus Lane. Vehicles in violation may be Cited and/or towed
away in accordance with the provisions of this By-Law.
42. Transportation of Wastes
Solid wastes must be properly contained and secured to prevent loss of materials
during transport. The Driver transporting wastes shall be responsible for the collection
and disposal of any materials which have fallen from a transport Vehicle. The Driver
shall also be responsible for any damages caused by the loss of uncontained wastes
while in transit.
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43. Method of Standing or Parking of Vehicles
Unless otherwise required by Traffic Control Devices or by other provisions of this By-
Law,
it shall be an offence for any Person to stop, stand or Park a Vehicle, except an
Emergency Vehicle, on any Roadway other than parallel with the Curb, headed in the
direction of vehicular traffic movement in the adjacent Traffic Lane with the Curb-side
wheels of the Vehicle or Bus within 45 centimeters of the Curb, and a clear space of
1 meter left ahead and behind. This provision shall not be enforced if:
Two Vehicles are parked less than
1 meter apart if both Vehicles have sufficient
space separating them from any further Vehicles so as to be able to freely exit
from the parking space
a)
Snow has accumulated to such an extent that Vehicles cannot park adjacent to
the Curb, in which case a Vehicle shall park within 45 centimeters of the snowbank
so long as the Vehicle is stopped or parked in compliance with Section 45 hereof.
b)
44. Angie Parking
a)
It shall be an offence for any Person to park a Vehicle diagonally on any Roadway
except where Traffic Control Devices indicate that a Vehicle may be so parked.
b)
Notwithstanding Subsection a),
it shall be an offence for any Person to Park, stand
or stop a Vehicle exceeding 6 meters in length diagonally at any time.
45. General Standing and Parking Prohibitions
Except when authorized by the Traffic Authority, no Person shall obstruct or
encumber any Street, Sidewalk or Bicycle Lane by placing thereon any goods,
wares or merchandise or other articles, outside of any shop, warehouse, or other
building, which shall project over any portion of the Sidewalk, Bicycle Lane or
Street beyond the line, or front, of such Person's property, but the provisions of
this section shall not be construed to interfere with the use of the portion of such
Street, Sidewalk or Bicycle Lane for a reasonable time during the taking
in or
delivering of goods, wares or merchandise.
a)
No Person, or Persons shall Stand in groups, or sit, or lounge, on a Street or
Sidewalk in such a manner as to cause, or to be likely to cause, any obstruction
to the free use of said Street or Sidewalk by any other Person.
b)
No Person shall Park any Vehicle:
c)
1)
In a Lane, on a Sidewalk, on a Boulevard or Bicycle Lane;
2) On any Street for a period of time longer than 72 hours;
3)
At the entrance to a Lane or to any Approach leading into public or private
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premises so as to obstruct the ingress or egress of Vehicles;
4)
Within an Intersection, or within 3 meters of an Intersection;
5)
Within 3 meters of a fire hydrant or when the hydrant is not located at the Curb,
within 3 meters of the point on the Curb nearest the hydrant;
6)
On a Crosswalk, or within 3 meters of the Approach side of a Crosswalk;
7) On the Roadway side of a Vehicle stopped or parked at the Curb of a Street;
8) On a Roadway with the left side of the Vehicle to the Curb, except in a one
way Street;
9)
Upon any bridge, overpass or other elevated Structure;
10)Within 15 meters of any portion of a Street or Lane underneath a bridge,
overpass or other elevated Structure;
11)ln any Off-Street Parking Area for a period of time longer than 48 consecutive
hours.
Schedule "D" hereto lists restrictions on the parking of Vehicles on Streets and
portions of Streets at certain times and in certain situations. All such restrictions
shall be supported by the appropriate Traffic Control Devices. No Person shall
park a Vehicle:
d)
At any time on Streets listed in Schedule "D" Section A;
1)
2)
Except if the Vehicle
is a Bus, at any time on Streets listed in Schedule "D"
Section B;
3) Monday through Saturday on the Street listed in Schedule "D" Section C;
4) Without a Special Parking Permit, between 9:00 and 18:00, Monday through
Friday on the Streets listed in Schedule "D" Section D.
e)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle on a Street, without permission of the Traffic
Authority, when such Vehicle displays and/or advertises goods for sale.
f)
No Person shall Park a Vehicle for a period of time longer than 1 hour on the North
side
of Lome Avenue
E
between
3'^'^
Street NE
and
4*^
Street
NE
which
encompasses the parking spots available to the public who are utilizing the Public
Safety Building to conduct Business.
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46. Parking of Large Trucks, Buses, Trailers and Recreational Vehicles
a)
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this By-Law:
No Driver of a Vehicle with a Trailer or semi-trailer attached shall park such a
Vehicle between
5*^ Street E and
Street W, on Saskatchewan Avenue,
between the hours of 08:00 and 23:00 on any day;
1)
No Person shall Park or leave a semi-trailer detached from the Truck Tractor
on any Street within the City, or on any Parking lot owned by the Municipality;
2)
3)
No Person shall stop, stand or Park a Truck rated of greater weight capacity
than one tonne, a Trailer (excluding a Recreational Trailer), or a Bus having a
capacity for more than 20 passengers on any Street for more than 2 hours;
No Person shall Park or leave any recreational Trailer, including a motor home,
a bus which has been converted into a motor home, a fifth wheel whether or
not it is connected to a Motor Vehicle, or any other recreational Vehicle, on any
Street outside of time-limited parking areas for more than 48 hours.
4)
It shall be an offence for any Person to Park a Vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
in excess of 5773 kg at any time on any Street in the City other than:
b)
1) On a Truck Route; or
2) On Saskatchewan Avenue W from 8**^ Street W, and Saskatchewan Avenue E
from
5*^ Street E to City limits, when the Vehicle
is engaged
in loading or
unloading pursuant to Section 40 hereof.
47. Exemptions to Parking Provisions
The provisions of this By-Law, relating to stopping, standing or Parking shall not apply
to:
Vehicles
of the Community Safety Program,
Police
Service and/or the
Fire
Department while used in the course of duty (excepting paid breaks);
a)
Vehicles of, or employed by, the Municipality while in use in connection with work
of necessity being done on or near a Street requiring them to stop, stand, or be
parked in contravention of any such provisions;
b)
Other clearly marked Vehicles of the Municipality parked in time limited parking
zones while the Drivers
of the Vehicles are engaged
in municipal business
(excluding paid breaks);
c)
Vehicles of, or employed by, the Government of Manitoba, the Government of
Canada,
or a public Utility,
if such Vehicles have the owner's name painted
d)
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thereon, or can otherwise be identified as such, and are actually engaged in work
of necessity on
or
near
a
Street
requiring
them
to
stop
or be
parked
in
contravention of any such provisions;
e) Any other Vehicles identified by a valid Special Parking Permit issued by the
Traffic Authority insofar as same is provided in accordance with the terms set out
on the permit;
f)
Armoured Vehicles while used in the course of duty, provided a Driver remains in
the Vehicle at all times, is prepared to move the Vehicle if required, and the Vehicle
is not parked or stopped in such a manner as to constitute a hazard.
g)
Vehicles clearly displaying a Physically Disabled Person's Parking Permit, while
parked in a Designated Disabled Parking Space;
h)
Vehicles displaying Veteran license plates, while parked in time limited parking
zones.
48. Parking for Disabled Persons
a)
All Designated Parking Spaces shall be clearly designated as such using Signs or
pavement markings on the Street or the parking lot in which the designation is to
apply.
b)
Designated Parking Spaces may be used in parking lots or facilities that are public
or private, but to which the public has access.
No Person shall stop, stand or Park a Motor Vehicle in a Designated Parking
Space, or in a manner that makes a Designated Parking Space inaccessible,
unless the Vehicle displays a Physically Disabled Person's Parking Permit.
c)
49. Special Parking Permits and Special Parking Zones
a)
Special Parking Permits
The
Traffic Authority may,
at their discretion,
authorize
the issuance
of
temporary Special Parking Permits.
1)
2) The Traffic Authority may,
at their discretion, designate special groups or
categories of Vehicle operators and upon determination that an individual falls
within such group or category, issue to that individual a Special Parking Permit
authorizing that individual, or such other individual operating a Vehicle on their
behalf, a permit allowing parking according to the terms set out on the permit,
notwithstanding other provisions of this By-Law.
Special Parking Permits shall be attached to the permit holder's Vehicle in a
3)
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way that is clearly visible.
4) The
fee
for a Special Parking Permit shall be determined by the
Traffic
Authority and set out in the Fees and Charges Schedule.
5)
Special Parking Permits issued by
City
Hall are required
to Park on the
following streets around the Manitoba Development Centre, where marked
with Traffic Control Devices:
Royal Road N from 7th Avenue to Dickens Avenue
i)
ii)
Midland Street from 7th Avenue to Dickens Avenue
iii)
2nd Street NE from 7th Avenue to Dickens Avenue
iv)
Dickens Avenue from Tupper Street to 3rd Street NE
Special Parking Permits are free to residents of the Streets listed, upon proof
of residency, for as long as he/she remains a resident. A maximum of 3
Special
Parking
Permits may be issued
per household. Special
Parking
Permits must be displayed visibly on the residents' Vehicles when parked on
said Streets, during the hours indicated on the Traffic Control devices.
6)
It shall be an offence for any Person other than a Person to whom such Special
Parking Permit has been issued, to Park a Vehicle
in contravention of this
section.
b)
Special Parking Zones
1) The Traffic Authority may designate, at their discretion, special parking areas
where parking shall be restricted, for example, to restrict parking to special
classes of Vehicles such as Buses or to the residents of a specific area of the
City.
2)
Establishment of School Bus Zones
School Bus zones so designated by Traffic Control Devices for the
loading and unloading of School Bus passengers shall be at such
locations as may, from time to time, be designated by the Traffic
Authority.
i)
Each School Bus zone shall be of such dimensions as the Traffic
Authority shall deem, in each particular case, necessary.
ii)
School Bus zones adjacent to an Intersection shall be identified by
a single Traffic Control Device at that end of the Bus zone furthest
from the Intersection while other School Bus Stops shall be identified
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by two Traffic Control Devices located at each end of the Bus Stop.
3)
It shall be an offence for any Person to stop, stand or Park a Vehicle, other
than a School Bus, in a School Bus zone during the hours 08:30 to 09:30, and
from 15:00 to 16:30. Vehicles in violation may be Cited and/or towed away in
accordance with the provisions of this By-Law.
50. Parking Prohibition to Accommodate Snow Clearing
a) Whenever weather conditions are restricting Motor Vehicle
traffic flow due to
severe weather conditions, the Traffic Authority may prohibit or restrict parking on
any City Streets for snow plowing and other purposes. Such parking restrictions
may be put into effect on Streets as necessary by declaring the parking restriction
in a manner prescribed
hereinafter. This restriction shall remain
in effect until
terminated by announcement by the Traffic Authority. The Minister of Highways
and Transportation, or his designate, shall have the same powers as the Traffic
Authority over Provincial Highways.
b)
Upon such a severe weather declaration being made:
1)
Parking a Vehicle on any portion of a Street within the limits of the City on the
days stated in the Declaration is an offence in accordance with Section 56 of
this By-Law and the Vehicle may be towed in accordance with Section 56;
2) The Manager of Administration shall advertise such declarations using
all
methods
of advertising
currently
being
used
by
the
Traffic
Authority
to
broadcast information to the residents of the Municipality;
3) The Manager of Administration shall release a copy of the Declaration to all
local media;
4)
During the time the parking prohibition is in effect, the Director of Operations
may direct that a Vehicle parked on a Street in contravention of the prohibition
be towed to the nearest Street that has been cleared. The Person responsible
for ordering the Vehicle to be towed shall immediately notify the ROMP Officer
in Charge of such action stating where the Vehicle was removed from, where
it was relocated to, the reason for such relocation, and a description of the
Vehicle involved. The RCMP Officer in Charge shall then take all reasonable
steps to notify the owner of such action and advise where the Vehicle was
relocated to.
c)
From November 1 to April 30 in each year Parking on Streets shall be limited for
routine snow clearing. During this period no Person shall Park a Vehicle on any
portion of a Street on the Business Day prior to residential garbage collection for
that Street, until such time as the employees or contractors acting on behalf of the
Municipality have completed snow clearing for the said Street.
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d) The Traffic Authority may further restrict Parking as required after providing 24
hours notice via the erection of Traffic Control Devices which shall advertise the
limit on parking.
51. Time Limited Parking
a)
Time Limited Parking applies to certain Streets and lots in the City's downtown
area. All Time Limited Parking shall be indicated by the appropriate Traffic Control
Device.
b) Time Limited Parking shall only be in force Monday through Friday during the
hours of 9:00 to 18:00 on those days.
c)
Parking in designated Time Limited Parking in excess of 2 hours on streets or 3
hours in lots or any unauthorized parking in Time Limited Parking Streets or lots
will be subject to ticket or tow at a cost outlined in the current Fees and Charges
Schedule.
d) Time Limited Parking will be monitored by:
1)
Using mobile licence plate recognition and Vehicle recognition technology; or
2) Any other methods as determined at the discretion of the Traffic Authority.
e)
Upon detection of a Motor Vehicle parked in violation of this By-Law regarding
Time Limited Parking, a Traffic Citation shall be issued by one of the following
manners:
1) By mail to registered owner of the Motor Vehicle; or
2)
By a ticket conspicuously affixed to the Motor Vehicle.
f)
The
Traffic Citation
shall
contain
the
license
plate number and
such
other
information describing the Vehicle as the Officer determines to assist in identifying
the owner or operator of the Vehicle.
g)
If a Vehicle for which a Traffic Citation has been generated has not been moved
following another maximum free parking period, an Officer may generate a second
Traffic Citation.
This
shall continue for each additional maximum free parking
period the Vehicle is not moved.
h) The Traffic Authority, the RCMP Officer in Charge, the Director of Operations
and/or the Director of Public Safety may override the provisions of this By-Law
and impose more restrictive provisions on stopping, standing or Parking pursuant
to their discretionary powers as set out herein or elsewhere where required in the
interest of public safety or convenience.
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52. Time Limited Parking on Streets
a) The Streets to which Time Limited Parking applies are listed on Schedule "E"
hereto, and are displayed on the map in Schedule
No Person shall Park a
Vehicle in the same space on any of the said Streets for longer than 2 hours.
b) Whenever due to any special circumstances, an Officer considers that any Time
Limited Parking on Streets should be temporarily discontinued, they may cause to
be placed or erected on such Street, a Sign or Signs directing "NO PARKING",
with such additional wording thereon as he/she may deem necessary, provided
the Officer may permit said parking space to be used for any lawful purpose.
53. Time Limited Parking in Lots
a) The
lots owned by the Municipality identified
in Schedule "E-2" shall be Time
Limited Parking.
b)
Lots identified in Schedule "E-2" shall be considered separate lots for the purpose
of enforcing Time Limited Parking.
Monthly and daily parking will be permitted by a purchased pass issued by the
Traffic Authority only. Passes can be purchased electronically as indicated on the
Traffic Control Devices, or in person at City Hall or from other authorized parking
pass vendors.
c)
d) The Traffic Authority may authorize the rental of parking spaces as detailed in the
Municipality's Fees and Charges Schedule in the Time Limited Parking lots.
54. Parking Offences
a)
Notwithstanding any Traffic Citation which may already have been issued with
respect to a Vehicle which is found Parked, stopped or standing in violation of any
parking restriction contained in this By-Law, each additional observed violation or
period of violation shall constitute a separate offence if the continuing offence is a
time related offence. All other parking offences shall constitute a separate offence
every twenty-four hours after the issuance of the first Traffic Citation.
b)
For the purpose of this section, a "time related offence" is any breach of a provision
of this By-Law which restricts the time a Vehicle may be parked, or left standing
on a Street or off-Street Parking area within the City.
c) The owner of a Vehicle shall be responsible for the actions required by the Driver
of a Vehicle for all Stopping, Standing and Parking violations and shall be liable
for any violation of any provision by the Driver of their Vehicle.
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55. Liens and Judgements Respecting Outstanding Traffic Citation(s)
The Traffic Authority may, by resolution, establish a policy to initiate proceedings by
lien
or
by judgement for the
collection
of
outstanding
Traffic
Citations.
Such
proceedings shall be in accordance with the provisions of The Summary Convictions
Act.
56. Removal, Impounding and Return of Vehicles
a) Any Vehicle may be towed from a Street or from an off-Street parking area when,
in the opinion of an Officer, the Vehicle;
Is impeding traffic flow;
1)
Is restricting access to or from a Street;
2)
Is a hazard to other Vehicle operators;
3)
Is a hazard to Pedestrians;
4)
5)
Is a hazard to private or public property;
Is parked on a Street during a parking restriction in accordance with Section
46 of this By-Law;
6)
7)
Has been parked on a Street for longer than 72 hours;
Has been parked for longer than 48 consecutive hours in accordance with
Section 45 or Section 46.
8)
Where the same Vehicle has been Cited previously for the same or similar
offences so as
to constitute,
to the Officer involved, a course of conduct
contrary to the provisions of this or other By-Laws, the Act or The Municipal
Act, or alternatively, such prior breach may be a continuing offence where the
Vehicle has not been moved since being Cited previously.
9)
b) Any Vehicle shall be towed from a Street or from an off-Street Parking area when
it:
occupies or partially occupies a Fire Lane or other emergency access Lane
1)
occupies a Bus Stop or Bus zone
2)
3)
occupies a railway crossing
is parked within 3 meters (9.84 feet) of a fire hydrant
4)
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5)
is double parked
6)
is parked in an area designated "no Parking
7)
is parked on a Street during a parking restriction
in accordance with Section
50 of this By-Law
8)
is a currently unregistered Vehicle
9)
is parked on a Boulevard
10) is otherwise obstructing traffic or creating a hazard
Any Person requesting the release of an impounded Vehicle shall;
c)
1)
Sign a receipt for its return;
2)
Pay the cost of removal; and
3)
Pay any cost of storage accrued.
d)
Until
all outstanding charges are paid, any amounts owing as a result of an
impounded vehicle constitute a lien on the Vehicle, which may be enforced in the
same manner as a garage keeper's lien in accordance with the provisions of The
Garage Keeper's Act.
It shall be the duty of the Traffic Authority to keep a record of each Vehicle
removed or impounded in accordance with this By-Law. The record shall include
a description of the Vehicle,
its license plate number, the date and time of its
removal, where
it was removed from,
its location, the name and address of its
owner and last operator,
if known,
its final disposition, and the parking violation
involved.
e)
f)
This Section shall be supplemental to any other provision of law granting Officers
authority to remove Vehicles.
57. Parking on Private Property
a)
It shall be an offence for any Person to Park or leave a Vehicle on Private Property
or any Off Street Parking area on which there is erected and maintained a Traffic
Control Device indicating:
1) That the parking of Vehicles thereon is prohibited;
2)
That parking of Vehicles
is prohibited without the permission of the owner,
occupant or the Person
in charge
or
control
of the
property,
and
such
permission has not been obtained;
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3)
That parking
of Vehicles thereon during the period indicated, without the
permission of the owner, occupant or the Person in charge or control of the
property, and such permission has not been obtained, is prohibited;
4) That the posted area
is designated as a Designated Parking Space, unless
that Vehicle is displaying a Physically Disabled Person's Parking Permit;
5)
That the posted area is designated as a Fire Lane.
b) The owner, occupant or Person
in charge or control of Private Property who
wishes to take advantage of the regulations
in this Section for the purpose of
keeping Persons or unauthorized Persons from parking or leaving Vehicles on the
property or within certain Parking Stalls shall erect and maintain thereon clear and
legible Signs, at least 18 inches square with printed letters at least 2 inches high
which
indicate
that the provisions of this By-Law
shall apply
to the
Private
Property. The Sign shall reference this By-Law by name and number, and any
such Sign that references the Municipality's previous By-Law 01-8105, shall still
be in full force and effect.
c) On Private Property that is subject to this By-Law, the owner or occupant may
decide:
1)
To prohibit parking;
2)
Restrict parking to certain users, such as customers or physically disabled
Persons; or
3)
Restrict parking to certain days or times.
d)
in cases where special permits are issued
to designate certain Persons as
authorized users of a private parking area or Parking Stall, such as Physically
Disabled Person's Parking Permits, the Sign which restricts parking in that area
or stall shall also state that a permit must be displayed. The Private Property owner
or occupant shall accordingly allow any Vehicle displaying a Physically Disabled
Person's Parking Permit to park in a Designated Parking Space.
e)
For the purpose of this Section, an unauthorized parked Vehicle shall mean any
and all Vehicles parked or left standing on Private Property contrary to subsections
a), b) or c) above.
The Private Property owner or occupant shall establish a suitable system for the
allocation of authorized or reserved parking spaces on each property and shall be
responsible for determining whether or not any specific Vehicle is authorized to
Park in a particular Parking Stall.
f)
g)
It shall be an offence for any Person to Park a Vehicle in such a lot in a manner
that makes
a
Designated
Parking
Space
inaccessible,
unless
a
Physically
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Disabled Person's Parking Permit
is displayed
in the Vehicle and
is used
in
accordance with the Act and the regulations of the Act.
h)
For the purpose of this Section and Section 58, any revenues generated from fines
collected as a result of the enforcement of these sections shall be paid to and
retained by the Municipality to help cover the costs of such enforcement.
58. Off Street Parking Lots
a) Where stalls or allotments are designated or marked out within any Off Street
Parking Area, every Person parking a Vehicle within any such area shall Park so
that the Vehicle shall conform to the direction of parking and be wholly within the
boundaries of such stall or allotment. Failure to do so shall constitute an offence
under this By-Law.
b)
It shall be an offence for any Person to Park a Vehicle in an Off Street Parking Lot,
whether lined or unlined, in such a manner as to impede the free flow of traffic
within
such
lot,
or
in
a manner
that makes a
Designated
Parking
Space
inaccessible, unless a Physically Disabled Person's Parking Permit is displayed
in the Vehicle and
is used
in accordance with the Act and the regulations under
the Act.
c)
It shall be an offence for any Person to Park a Vehicle in a Parking Stall in an Off
Street Parking Lot if such stall has been designated as no parking or if there are
parking restrictions in place for which the Person and Vehicle do not apply.
59. Parking Violations
a)
Vehicles parked
in violation of Sections 57 and 58 may,
at the option of the
property owner, be towed from the property and impounded.
b) The towing of any Vehicle pursuant to this section shall be subject to provisions
of Section 56.
c)
The Police Service shall be notified by the towing contractor of the removal of a
Vehicle pursuant to this section and such notice shall include the following details;
make, model, and
license plate number of the Vehicle, date and time of
its
removal, where
it was removed from, its final disposition and the parking violation
involved.
PENALTIES
60. Liability
a) Any Person who violates, contravenes, disobeys or refuses, omits, neglects, fails
to observe, obey or comply with any or all provisions of this By-Law is guilty of an
offence and
is liable on summary conviction as per the Municipal Act. Excepting
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that any Person who contravenes or fails to comply with Reduced Speed School
Zone restrictions is guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to fines
and suspensions as calculated in accordance with the Act.
Any body corporate or other entity shall be liable for the violation of this By-Law
by an officer, employee, or agent acting on behalf of the said entity in the course
of their employment or agency.
b)
Where an offence as alleged in this Section is a parking violation, the specific fines
for such violations are set out in the Municipality's General and Parking By-Law
Enforcement By-Law.
c)
61. Contravention by Bicycle Operator
Where any Person
in charge or control of a Bicycle commits any infraction of the
regulations contained herein respecting Bicycles, an Officer may, upon observing any
such infraction, seize such Bicycle and impound same for a period of thirty days. The
owner of any such Bicycle so impounded may recover same by:
a)
providing sufficient proof of ownership to the Police Service; and
b)
paying a fine in accordance with the Municipality's General and Parking By-Law
Enforcement By-Law.
REPEAL
62. Repeal of By-Laws
a)
This By-Law repeals By-Law No. 20-8705.
For greater certainty, any Traffic Control Device or Sign referring to By-Law No.
20-8705 shall be read to reference this By-Law and any such reference to By-Law
No.
20-8705
shall
not otherwise
render
the
Traffic Control
Device
or Sign
ineffective as a valid legal reference to the City of Portage la Prairie Traffic By-
Law.
b)
The repeal of By-Law No. 20-8705 in the last subsection shall not revive any by
law or any provision of any by-law repealed by them, nor shall the said repeal
prevent the effect of any saving clause in the said by- law or the application of any
of the said by-law or any other by-law or provision of law formerly in force to any
transaction
matter or thing
anterior to
the said
repeal
to which they would
otherwise apply.
c)
The repeal of By-Law No. 20-8705 shall not affect:
d)
1) Any penalty, forfeiture or liability incurred before the time of such repeal, or any
proceedings for enforcing the same, had, done, completed or pending at the
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time of such repeal;
2) Any action, suit, judgment, decree, certificate, execution, process, order, rule
or any proceeding, matter or thing whatever, respecting the same had, done,
made, entered, granted, completed, pending, existing or in force at the time of
such repeal;
3) Any act, deed, right, title, interest, grant, assurance, registry, rule, regulation,
contract, lien, charge, matter, or thing had, done, made, acquired, established
or existing at the time of such repeal;
4) Any office, appointment, commission, salary, allowance, security, duty, or any
matter or thing appertaining thereto at the time of such repeal;
5) Any bond,
note, debenture,
debt,
or other obligation made, executed,
or
entered into by the Municipality at the time of such repeal;
6)
Nor shall any such repeal defeat, disturb, invalidate, or prejudicially affect any
other matter or thing whatsoever had, done, completed, existing or pending at
the time of such repeal.
63. Coming into Force
This By-Law shall come into full force and effect on the
??"dav of
2025.
DONE AND PASSED by the Council of the City of Portage la Prairie duly assembled this
^day of OcJfike n 2025.
M
Manager of Administration
first time this /(J day of
Read a second time this.71lav of
Or
Read a third time this Dy day
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SCHEDULE "A'
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By-Law No. 25-8784
DANGEROUS GOODS TRUCK ROUTES
1.
3'^^ Street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue E and 5**^ Avenue
2.
4*^ Avenue NE between 14*^^ Street NE and Stephens Avenue
3.
4*^ Avenue NE between Tupper Street N and 5*'^ Street NE
4.
4*^ Street NE between Lome Avenue E and Alfred Avenue
5.
5*^ Avenue NE and NW between 3'^'^ Street NE and 12**^ Street NW
6.
Street SE between Saskatchewan Avenue E and Crescent Road E
7,
6*'^ Avenue NW between 8*'^ Street NW and 15**^ Street NW
8.
8*^ Street NW between Saskatchewan Avenue W and Richardson Boulevard
9.
10*^ Street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue E and Fisher Avenue E
10.14*'^ Street NE between 6*^ Avenue NE and 4'^ Avenue NE
11.14*^ Street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue E and CNR tracks
12.24**^ Street between Saskatchewan Avenue W and Park Drive
13.25*'^ Street between Saskatchewan Avenue W and Park Drive
14.Alfred Avenue E between 3^'^ Street NE and 4*^ StreetNE
15. Angle Road between Saskatchewan Avenue E and Highway #1
16. Berkley Avenue between McDonald Street and Phillips Street
17. Crescent Road W between 18'*^ Street SW and West City limits
18. Fisher Avenue E and W between 10**^ Street NE and 8*'^ Street NW
19. Highway #240 between Highway #1 and City Limits
20. Jolin Place
21. Lincoln Avenue between McDonald Street and the east City limits
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22. Lome Avenue E between 10*^ Street NE and 14*^ Street NE
23. Lome Avenue E between 3'^^ Street NE and 4*^ Street NE
24. MacDonald Street between Berkley Avenue and Richardson Boulevard
25. McCain Avenue between Phillips Street and Westco Drive and Westco Drive to the
east City limit
26. Pacific Avenue E and W between 8*^ Street NW and 3^^* Street NE
27. Park Drive between 18*'^ Street NWand Sissons Drive
28. Park Drive between 24*^ Street NW and 25'*^ Street NW
29. Phillips Street between 6*^ Avenue NE and McCain Avenue
30. Richardson Boulevard between McDonald Street and the west City limits
31. River Road between 5*'^ Street SE and Highway #1
32. Saskatchewan Avenue E and W between the west City limits and the east City limits
33. Sissons Drive between 24*'^ Street and Park Drive
34. Stephens Avenue between Saskatchewan Avenue E and McCain Avenue
35. Trenton Avenue between 3^^* Street NE and Stephens Avenue
36.Tupper Street N between Saskatchewan Avenue and Richardson Boulevard
37. Westco Drive between 6*'^ Avenue NE and McCain Avenue
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By-Law No. 25-8784
DANGEROUS GOODS PROHIBITED TRUCK ROUTES
1.
Henderson Drive between Meighen Avenue and Bridge Road
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TRUCK ROUTES
1.
3'^'' Street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue and 5*^ Avenue
2.
Avenue between 14^^ Street NE and StephensAvenue
3.
4'*^ Avenue between Tupper Street and 5'^ Street NE
4.
4*'^ Street NE between Alfred Avenue and Lome Avenue
5.
5**^ Avenue between 3''^ Street NE and 12"^ Street NW
6.
Street SE between Saskatchewan Avenue E and Crescent Road E
7.
Avenue between 8*'^ Street NW and 15*'^ Street NW
8.
8*^ Street NW between Saskatchewan Avenue and Richardson Boulevard
9.
Street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Fisher Avenue
10.12*^ Street NE between Lome Avenue and CNR tracks
11.14*^ Street NE between 6*^ Avenue and 4'*^ Avenue
12_i4th street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue and CNR tracks
13.18*^ Street NW between Saskatchewan Avenue and the west City limits
14.18'*^ Street SW between Saskatchewan Avenue and Crescent Road
15.24*'^ Street between Saskatchewan Avenue and Park Drive
16.25*^ Street between Saskatchewan Avenue and Park Drive
17. Alfred Avenue between
3'''^ Street NE and 4*^ Street NE
18. Angle Road south between Saskatchewan Avenue and Highway #1
19. Berkley Avenue between MacDonald Street and Phillips Street
20. Crescent Road between 18**^ Street SW and west City limits
21. Fisher Avenue between 10**^ Street NE and 8*^ Street NW
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22.Jolin Place
23. Lincoln Avenue between MacDonald Street and the east City limits (joint boundary
road)
24. Lome Avenue between 3'^'' Street NE and 4*'^ Street NE
25. Lome Avenue between 10'^ Street NE and 15'^ Street NE
26. MacDonald Street between Richardson Boulevard and Berkley Avenue
27. McCain Avenue between Phillips Street and Westco Drive and Westco Drive to the
north City limit
28. Pacific Avenue between 8*^ Street NW and
3'^'* Street NE
29. Park Drive between 25"^ Street and 18*^^ Street NW
30. Phillips Street between
Avenue and McCain Avenue
31.PR240 between Highway #1 and south City limits
32. Provincial Highway No. 240 from Saskatchewan Avenue to the South City limits
33. Richardson Boulevard between MacDonald Street and the west City limits
34. River Road between 5*'^ Street SE and Highway #1
35. Saskatchewan Avenue between the west City limits and the east City limits
36. Sissons Drive between 24*'^ Street and Park Drive
37. Stephens Avenue between Saskatchewan Avenue and Lincoln Avenue
38. Trenton Avenue between 3'''^ Street NE and Stephens Avenue
39.Tupper Street between Saskatchewan Avenue and the north City limits
40. Westco Drive between
Avenue and McCain Avenue
41. Royal Road S
42. Crescent Road E to Royal Road
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MAP OF TRUCK ROUTES
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A. NO PARKING AREAS
1.
East side of 3'''^ Street NW between
Avenue and
Avenue
2.
Both sides of 4''^ Avenue between 1®* Street NW and
3'''^ Street NW
3.
South side of 5'^ Avenue between 3''^ Street NE and 11*'^ Street NW
4.
North side of 6**^ Avenue between 3'''^ Street N.E. and Westco Drive and between 8*^
Street NW and
1
Street NW
5.
The south side of 6**^ Avenue to a No Parking zone from 3'''^ Street NE to a point 10
meters to the east and between Tupper Street and 15*^ Street NW
6.
North side of 7**^ Avenue between Tupper Street and 8*^ Street NW
7.
North side of Dickens Avenue between Tupper Street and 3'''^ Street NE
8.
North side of McCain Street between Phillips Street and Westco Drive
9.
West side of Phillips Street between McCain Street and
Avenue
10. North side of Fisher Avenue between 4**^ Street NE and 13**^ Street NW
11 .North side of Lome Avenue between 8**^ Street NW and 12*'^ Street NE, as marked by
Traffic Control Devices.
12. South side of Lome Avenue between 8'^ Street NWand Royal Road
13. South side of Lome Avenue between
3'''' Street NE and 12'^ Street NE
14. North side of Lome Avenue between 8*'^ Street NW and 14'^ Street NW
15.North side of McKay Avenue between 14**^ Street NWand 18'^ Street NW
16.South side of Gigot Avenue between 12*^ Street NWand 13*^ Street NW
17. East side of 13*^ Street NW between Saskatchewan Avenue and the Sidewalk along
the south side of Fort la Reine School
18. West side of 12**^ Street NW between Saskatchewan Avenue and the Sidewalk along
the south side of Fort la Reine School
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19. West side of 18*^ Street NW between McKay Avenue and Saskatchewan Avenue
20. West side of 18*^ Street SW between Saskatchewan Avenue and Crescent Road
21. East side of
Street SW between Crescent Road and Dufferin Avenue West
22. North side of St. George Avenue between Strathcona Road and 4*'^ Street SW
23. East side
of Strathcona Road between
St. George Avenue and Saskatchewan
Avenue
24. West side of 3''^ Street SW between Dufferin Avenue and Saskatchewan Avenue
25. South side of Crescent Road between 5**^ Street SE and west City limits
26. West side of 20*^ Street SW between Crescent Road and Saskatchewan Avenue
27. East side of Crescent Road E from Bridge Road to a point on the eastern limit of said
Crescent Road distant northerly thereon 738 feet from Bridge Road
28. East side of Crescent Road E from River Road to a point on the eastern limit of said
Crescent Road distant northerly thereon 1,249 feet from Bridge Road
29. West side of Crescent Road east between Bridge Road and River Road
30. North side of Wilkinson Crescent between Bridge Road and Armstrong Street
31. North side of Queen Avenue from 5^^ Street SE to a point on the northern limit of
Queen Avenue distant westerly thereon 160 feet from the western limit of 9**^ Street
SE
32. East side of 9**^ Street SE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Queen Avenue
33. East side of 5*^ Street SE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Countess Avenue
34. West side of 6*^ Street SE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Countess Avenue
35. North side of Duke Avenue between
3'''^ Street SE and 4*'^ StreetSE
36. West side of 4'*^ Street SE between Duke Avenue and Countess Avenue
37. South side of Prince Avenue between 2'^'^ Street NE and
3'"'' Street NE
38. East side of Royal Road between Fisher Avenue and Lome Avenue
39. Both sides of 24*^ Street between Saskatchewan Avenue and Park Drive
40. Both sides of 25*^ Street between Saskatchewan Avenue and Park Drive
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41. Both sides of 2"'^ Street NE between Prince Avenue and Saskatchewan Avenue
42. East side of 2'^'^ Street NE between Dickens Avenue and Princess Avenue
43. North side of Duke Avenue between Royal Road and 3'''^ Street SE
44. Both sides of Howie Avenue between Royal Road and 3'^'' Street SE
45. West side of Tupper Street between Saskatchewan Avenue and rear Lane north of
same
46. West side of 2'^^ Street NW between 4*^ Avenue and 5*^ Avenue
47. West side of 12*^ Street SW between Saskatchewan Avenue and north entrance to
cul-de-sac
48. North side of Saskatchewan Avenue between 9*'^ Street NE and 100 feet east
49. East side of lO*'^ Street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Lome Avenue E
50. East side of Tupper Street between 4*^ Avenue and 5*^ Avenue
51. North side of Crescent Road between House 2036 and west City limits
52. East side of 8'*^ Street NW between 6*^ Avenue NW and Richardson Boulevard
53. West side of 5*^ Street SE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Countess Avenue
54. North side of Countess Avenue between 5*^ Street SE and 6**^ Street SE
55. East side of 4*'^ Street NE between 6*^ Avenue and the rear Lane north of
Avenue
56. East side of Bridge Road between Wilkinson Crescent and Caithness Street
57. South side of Meighen Avenue between River Road and Roe Street
58. North side of Meighen Avenue between Roe Street and Armstrong Street
59. South side of Alfred Avenue between
3'''^ Street NE and 4*^ Street NE
60. Both sides of Cambridge Street from a point distant southwesterly thereon 500 feet
from the southwestern limit of Gertrude Avenue to the southwestern limit of Wardlow
Avenue
61. South side of Hazel Bay
62. North side of Caledonia Street
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63. North side of Seneca Street
64. South side of Caithness Street
65. East side of Alexander Avenue
66. West side of Webster Avenue
67. West side of 8*'^ Street NW from Saskatchewan Avenue to the north limit of Lot 21,
Plan 100
68. East side of 8*^ Street SW from Saskatchewan Avenue to the north limit of Lot 65
Plan 31
69. North side of Crescent Road E from Royal Road to a point 120 meters to the east
70. North side of Crescent Road E from Portage Avenue to 3'^'^ Street E
71. North side of Crescent Road E from
3'''* Street E to a point 50 meters to the east (to
the easterly lot line of 425 Crescent Road E)
72. North side of Crescent Road E from 5*'^ Street E to a point 30 meters to the west (to
the #1 Broadway entrance)
73. North side of Crescent Road W (30 meters east of 4**^ Street SW)
74. North side of Crescent Road between 3'''' Street SE and Portage Avenue
75. North side of Crescent Road (30 meters east of 3'"'^ Street SE (House #425))
76. South side of Crescent Road E (Crescent Road E to cul-de-sac)
77. South side of Lome Avenue between 8"^ Street and 11*'^ Street NW
78. South side of Lome Avenue between 11*'^ Street and 14*^ Street NW
79. Both sides of Royal Road S from International Drive to Pelechaty Drive
80. Both sides of International Drive from Royal Road to George Hill Drive
81. North side of Dufferin Avenue between 2'^'^ and 3'^'^ Street SW Monday to Friday 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
82. North side of Crescent Road E from Royal Road to Tupper Street
83. West side of Tupper Street S from Dufferin Avenue to Crescent Road
84. East side of the southerly 10 meters of Tupper Street S
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85. North side of Queen Avenue from 5*^ Street SE to 9'^ Street SE
86. South side of Queen Avenue from a projection of the east limit of 6*^ Street SE to the
west Approach of the Hospital parking lot; a distance of approximately 15 meters
87. North side of Princess Avenue from 2'^'* Street NE to 3^^ Street NE
88.Southside of Queen Avenue from between the west and east Approaches to the
hospital public parking lot
89. No parking on the west side of Pelechaty Drive from Royal Road South to Brandon
Avenue
90. No parking on the Royal Road causeway to Island Park
91. No parking on both sides of River Road from 5**^ Street SE to the southerly City limits
92. No parking from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the North side of Dufferin Avenue west of
Street SW up to and including 420 Dufferin Avenue W
93. No parking on both sides of 8*^ Street NW between Fisher Avenue and 4"^ Avenue
94. No parking on the east side of Pelechaty Drive from the edge of pavement on Royal
Road S to a point 30 meters south
95. No parking on the north side of Alfred Avenue, from
3'^'^ Street NE to a point 62.5
meters east
96. East Side of 1®* Street SW between Saskatchewan Avenue and Dufferin Avenue
97. South side of Dufferin Avenue E, east of 9*'^ Street SE
98. Both sides of Royal Road S from Crescent Road to a point 30 meters to the north
99. No parking on the south side of Qxford Common from
River Road
to the most
northwest corner of Oxford Common
100. No parking on the north side of Oxford Common from River Road to a point 20
meters west of the intersection of River Road and Oxford Common
101. No parking on the west side of 3'"'* Street S from Duke Avenue to Crescent Road
B. NO PARKING, BUS LOADING ONLY
1.
North side of 7**^ Avenue by LaVerendrye School (8:00-9:00 am and 3:00-4:00 pm)
2.
North side of St. George Avenue by PCI Collegiate (8:30-9:30 am and 3:00-^:30 pm)
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3.
4*^^ Street SW by PCI and Prince Charles School (8:30-9:30 am and 3:00-4:30 pm)
4, West side of 6*^ Street SE by Victoria School (8:00-9:00 am and 3:00-4:00 pm)
5.
LaVerendrye School - on the north side of
Avenue at LaVerendrye School from
the west Driveway egress to a point 30 meters to the west
6.
Turnout on
Avenue in front of North Memorial (8:30-9:30 am and 3:00-4:30 pm)
7.
South side of Gigot Avenue between 12*^ Street NW and 13'^ Street NW (8:00-9:00
am and 3:00-4:00 pm)
8.
East Side of 17*'^ Street SW between Saskatchewan Avenue W and the back lane
next to Arc Industries (8:30-9:15 am and 3:30-4:00 pm)
9.
North side of Dufferin Avenue, between 3'''^ Street SW and
Street SW
C. NO PARKING EXCEPT ON SUNDAYS
1.
South side of Lome Avenue between 11**^ Street and 14'^ Street NW
D. PARKING ALLOWED BY PASSES ONLY BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. AND 6:00 P.M.
No parking all days between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm except with permit
1.
Royal Road N from 7*^ Avenue to Dickens Avenue
2.
Midland Street from 7*'^ Avenue to Dickens Avenue
3.
2'^^ Street NE from 7*'^ Avenue to DickensAvenue
4.
South side of Dickens from Tupper Street N to 3'''^ Street NE
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By-Law No. 25-8784
Time Limited Parking on Streets
1.
Both sides of Saskatchewan Avenue between 3'"'^ Street E and 2'^'^ Street W
2.
North side of Saskatchewan Avenue W between 6*^ Street W and 7*^ Street W
3.
Both sides of Saskatchewan Avenue W between 11
Street W and 20'^ Street W
4.
Both sides of Royal Road N between Saskatchewan Avenue and Lome Avenue
5.
Both sides of Royal Road S between Saskatchewan Avenue and Countess Avenue
6.
Both sides of Tupper Street N between Saskatchewan Avenue and Lome Avenue
7.
Both sides of Tupper Street S between Saskatchewan Avenue and Dufferin Avenue
8.
Both sides
of Saskatchewan Avenue between
Street E and
3'"'^ Street E and
between 2'^'' Street W and 4*'^ Street W
9.
West side of 5^*^ Street SE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Dufferin Avenue
10. Both sides of 4**^ Street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Princess Avenue
11. East side of
Street SE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Countess Avenue
12. West side of 3'^'^ Street SE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Countess Avenue
13. East side of 3'^'^ Street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Lome Avenue
14. West side of 3'^'^ Street NE between Saskatchewan Avenue and Lome Avenue
15. West side of 1®* Street SW between Saskatchewan Avenue and Dufferin Avenue
16. Both sides of 1®* Street NW between Saskatchewan Avenue and Lome Avenue
17. Both sides of 2"^^ Street SW between Saskatchewan Avenue and Dufferin Avenue
18. Both sides of 2'^'^ Street NW between Saskatchewan Avenue and Lome Avenue
19. East Side of 3'^'^ Street SW between Saskatchewan Avenue and Dufferin Avenue
20. South side of Dufferin Avenue between 3'"'' Street SW and 4'^ Street SW
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21 .West side of 16'^ Street SW between Saskatchewan Avenue W and rear Lane
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Map of Time Limited Parking on Streets
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Map of Time Limited Parking in Lots
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By-Law No. 25-8784
Request for Parade of Street Closure
Portage^Pr^irig
REQUEST
Parade Permit or Street Closure
Under the City's Trafifc Bytaw, a Parade Permit is required for parade events.
Submit this form to the Director of Public Safety/Fire Chief at 124 3'"
Street NE, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 1N7 or email the Administrative
Assistant at [email protected].
If a street closure is required for the event, the application must be made
to the City of Portage la Prairie at least six weeks in advance.
You are responsible for making arrangements with the Portage la Prairie RCMP at
204-857-4445 concerning this event.
Parade Name:
Proposed Date:
Start Time:
Street Closure:
Group Name:
Contact Person:
Mailing Address:
Contact Number:
Contact Email:
Proposed Route or Area: (List streets affected or provide a sketch of the route.)
Conclusion Time:
Yes
No
Applicant's Signature:
Date:
Approved By:
Date:
Special Conditions (Office Use)
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Speed Limit Zones
Location
Speed
Limit
1.
Saskatchewan Avenue E from a point 50 meters east of Angle Road to the
easterly City limit
70 km/h
2. Saskatchewan Avenue W from the west right of way of 20^*^ Street W to 22'^'^
Street W (or its production southerly across Saskatchewan Avenue)
60 km/h
3.
Southbound on PR 240 from a point 50 meters south of Meighen Avenue to a
point 200 m north of Old Bridge Road
70 km/h
4.
Southbound on PR 240 from a point 200 meters north of Old Bridge Road to the
Assiniboine River
90 km/h
5.
Northbound
on PR 240 from Assiniboine River
to
the south end
of Hwy 1A
overpass
90 km/h
6.
Northbound on PR 240 from south side of overpass to a point 50 m south of
Meighen Avenue
70 km/h
7.
Northbound on PR 240 from a point 50 meters north of 8*^ Avenue to a point 1000
m north
70 km/h
8.
Northbound on PR 240 from the
1000 meters
point north
of 8'^ Avenue to
Richardson Boulevard
90 km/h
9.
Southbound on PR 240 from Richardson Boulevard to the 1000 meters point north
of 8*^ Avenue
90 km/h
10.Southbound on PR 240 from the 1000 meters point to a point 50 meters north of
8*^ Avenue
70 km/h
11 .International Drive (Island Park)
30 km/h
12. George Hill Drive (Island Park)
30 km/h
13. Massey Crescent (Island Park - by the deer pens)
30 km/h
14. Brandon Avenue east of George Hill Drive (Island Park)
30 km/h
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30 km/h
15. Royal Road south of Crescent Road (across bridge and into Island Park)
16-Eastbound on McCain Avenue 500 meters east of Westco Drive to east City
Limits
70 km/h
17. Westbound on McCain Avenue from east City Limits to a point 500 meters east
of Westco Drive
70 km/h
18. MacDonald Street (west side of Industrial Park, runs north and south)
60 km/h
60 km/h
19. Scott Avenue
60 km/h
20.Old Bridge Road
70 km/h
21. Stephens Avenue north of Canadian Pacific Rail to the north City Limits
70 km/h
22. Angle Road
70 km/h
23. Henderson Drive from Bridge Road to the west City limits
24. Highway Number One South Service Road a) from the West city limits to Old
Bridge Road and b) the east limit of River Lot 108 to the east City limits
70 km/h
25. Highway Number One North Service Road from a point 1000 meters west of
Angle Road to Angle Road
70 km/h
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Reduced Speed School Zones
Speed
Limit
Prescribed
Times
Name of School
Streets/Highways
Ecole Arthur Meighen School
30 km/h
Hwy 240 South (River Road) from
Crescent Road East to Meighen Avenue
All Times
Northbound River Road:
Warning Sign: 150m from South property line
Speed Sign: 50m from South property line
End Sign: 20m North of North property line
Southbound River Road:
Warning Sign: 15m South of Crescent
Road/River Road Junction
Speed Sign: 10m North of North property line
End Si^^^T^^^^^^^^^v^r^ine
Crescentview School
30 km/h
Crescent Road E from River Road to
Bridge Road
All Times
Northbound Crescent Road:
Warning Sign: 162m from South property line
Speed Sign: 62m from South property line
End Sign: 36m North of North property line
Southbound Crescent Road:
Warning Sign: 136m North of North property
line
Speed Sign: 36m North of North property line
End Sign: 62m South of South property line
Bridge Road Westbound:
Warning Sign: 30m East of Crescent Road
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a)
Gigot Avenue from 11*^ Street NW to
14'h Street NW
b)
1
Street NW from Lome Avenue to
Saskatchewan Avenue
c)
13*^ Street N.W. from Lome Avenue to
Saskatchewan Avenue
All Times
Fort la Reine School
30 km/h
Gigot Avenue: Eastbound:
Warning Sign: 153m West of West property
line
Speed Sign: 33m West of West property line
End Sign: 53m East of 12*^ Street NW
Gigot Avenue Westbound:
Warning Sign: 15m West of 10^^ Street NW
Speed Sign: 53m East of 12^'^ Street NW
End Sign: 40m West of 13^^ Street NW
12*'^ Street NW: Northbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: 18m North of Saskatchewan
Avenue
End Sign: 53m North of Gigot Avenue
12^^ Street: Southbound:
Warning Sign: 20m South of Lome Avenue
Speed Sign: 50m North of Gigot Avenue
End Sign: On Saskatchewan Avenue Corner
13*^ Street NW: Northbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: 30m North of Saskatchewan
Avenue
End Sign: 80m North of Gigot Avenue
13^>^ Street Southbound:
Warning Sign: 10m South of Lome Avenue
Speed Sign: 80m North of Gigot Avenue
End Sign: 13m North of Saskatchewan
Avenue
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a)
7*^ Avenue from the midway point
between 2^^^ and 3'''' Street NW to the
midway point between
and
Street NW
La Verendrye School
30 km/h
All Times
7^^ Avenue: Westbound:
Warning Sign: 173m East of East property
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Speed Sign: 30m East of East property line
End Sign: 16m West of West property line
7^'' Avenue: Eastbound:
Warning Sign: 118m West of West property
Speed Sign: 16m West of West property line
End Sign: 32m East of East oropertv line
line
line
a)
6**^ Avenue from Oak Bay to 3'''^ Street
NE
b)
Street NE from 6'^ Avenue to Scott
Avenue
North Memorial School
30 km/h
All Times
6^^ Avenue: Westbound:
Warning Sign: 15m West of Oak Bay
Speed Sign: 33m East of East property line
End Sign: 48m West of 4^^ Street NE
6^^ Avenue: Eastbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: 43m West of 4^^ Street NE
End Sign: 33m East of East property line
4^^ Street Northbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: N/A
End Sign: Om on North Property line
4^^ Street Southbound:
Warning Sign: 194 North of North property
line
Speed Sign: 44m North of North property line
End Sign: N/A
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Dufferin Avenue from 2*^^ Street SW
to 4'h Street SW
4**^ Street SW from Dufferin Avenue to
Crescent Road W
St. George Avenue from 4**^ Street SW
to Cochrane Street
Strathcona Road from St. George
Avenue to Saskatchev\/an Avenue
3'''* Street SW from Dufferin Avenue to
Saskatchewan Avenue
All Times
30 km/h
a)
Portage Collegiate Institute
b)
c)
d)
e)
Dufferin Ave: Westbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: 10m West of 2'^'^ Street Sl/l/
End Sign: N/A
Eastbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: N/A
End Sign: 10m West of 2'^^ Street S14/
4^^ Street: Northbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: 39m South of Dufferin Avenue
End Sign: N/A
4^^ Street: Southbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: N/A
End Sign: 33m North of Crescent Road
St. George Avenue Westbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: 34m West of Strathcona Road
End Sign: 34m west of Strathcona Road
St. George Avenue Eastbound:
Warning Sign: 10m East of 7^^ Street S14/
Speed Sign: 34m West of West property line
End Sign: N/A
Strathcona Road Northbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: N/A
End Sign: N/A
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Strathcona Road Southbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: OM on North property line
End Sign: N/A
3^^ Street Northbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: N/A
End Sign: N/A
3^^ Street Southbound:
Warning Sign: N/A
Speed Sign: 10m North of North Property line
End Sign: N/A
Yellowquill School
30 km/hr
Crescent Road W
All Times
Crescent Road Westbound:
Warning Sign: 178m East of East property
line
Speed Sign: 77m East of East property line
End Sign: 48m West of West property line
Crescent Road Eastbound:
Warning Sign: 137m West of West property
line
Speed Sign: at West property line
End Sign: 77m East of East property line
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One-Way Streets and Lanes/Alleys
ONE-WAY STREETS
1.
International Drive, Brandon Avenue to George Hill Drive
2.
George Hill Drive, International Drive to Brandon Avenue
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Westbound on South side of Saskatchewan Avenue
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Royal Road to Tupper Street
b) Tupper Street to 1
Street W
c)
1
Street W to
Street W
d)
2"^* Street W to 3^'^ Street W
4.
Eastbound on North side of Saskatchewan Avenue
a)
Street W to 2"'^ Street W
b)
2'^'^ Street W to
Street W
c)
1
Street W to Tupper Street
d) Tupper Street to Royal Road
e) Royal Road to 2'^^ Street E
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Public Pathways and Bicycle Lanes
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