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TRAFFIC BY-LAW NO. 2254
A By-Law of the City of Steinbach to regulate Traffic, Parking, and the orderly use of public
streets.
November 5, 2024 - First Reading
January 21, 2025 - Second and Third Reading
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: AUTHORITY, ENACTMENT AND DEFINITIONS ........................................................................... 4
1.
Authority ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.
Enactment ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.
Title ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4.
Provincial and Federal Legislation ..................................................................................................... 4
5.
Definitions ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
PART 2: TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ............................................................................................................. 7
6.
Traffic Control Standard ........................................................................................................................... 7
7.
Installation and Maintenance ................................................................................................................ 7
8.
Protection of Traffic Control Devices ................................................................................................ 7
9.
Directional Arrows ...................................................................................................................................... 7
10.
Temporary Traffic Control Devices .................................................................................................... 7
PART 3: HEAVY/ COMMERCIAL VEHICLES .................................................................................................... 8
11.
Designated Routes ....................................................................................................................................... 8
12.
Heavy Vehicle Restrictions ...................................................................................................................... 8
13.
Spring Weight Restrictions ..................................................................................................................... 8
14.
Determination of Weight .......................................................................................................................... 9
PART 4: RESTRICTED USE OF STREETS ......................................................................................................... 9
15.
Temporary Street Closure ....................................................................................................................... 9
16.
Parades ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
17.
Funeral Processions .................................................................................................................................. 10
18.
Transporting Material ............................................................................................................................. 10
19.
Prohibited Obstructions ......................................................................................................................... 10
PART 5: MOVING VIOLATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 11
20.
Hitchhiking ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
21.
Engine Retarder Brakes .......................................................................................................................... 11
PART 6: PARKING & STOPPING ..................................................................................................................... 11
22.
Stopping and Parking Provisions Not Exclusive ........................................................................ 11
23.
Parking at Curb ............................................................................................................................................ 12
24.
Parallel Parking ........................................................................................................................................... 12
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25.
Limited Time Street Parking ................................................................................................................ 12
26.
No Stopping .................................................................................................................................................... 12
27.
Stopping or Parking in Loading Zones ............................................................................................ 13
28.
Parking Meters ............................................................................................................................................. 13
29.
Parking Stalls Reserved for Physically Disabled Persons .................................................... 13
30.
Parking Prohibited .................................................................................................................................... 14
31.
Prohibited Vehicles ................................................................................................................................... 14
32.
Snow Clearing ............................................................................................................................................... 15
33.
Parking Exemptions .................................................................................................................................. 15
PART 8: SPEED LIMITS ...................................................................................................................................... 15
34.
Speed in City .................................................................................................................................................. 15
PART 7: ENFORCEMENT ................................................................................................................................... 16
35.
Contravention by Owner or Operator ............................................................................................. 16
36.
Reference to Time ...................................................................................................................................... 16
37.
Marking Tires ............................................................................................................................................... 16
38.
Placing and Removal of Tickets .......................................................................................................... 17
39.
Removal and Impoundment of Vehicles ........................................................................................ 17
40.
Remedies and Penalties .......................................................................................................................... 18
PART 8: SEVERABILITY .................................................................................................................................... 18
PART 9: REPEAL .................................................................................................................................................. 18
Schedule A: Penalty Fines ................................................................................................................................ 19
Schedule B: Speed Limit Zones ...................................................................................................................... 21
Schedule C: Reduced Speed School Zones .................................................................................................. 22
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PART 1: AUTHORITY, ENACTMENT AND DEFINITIONS
1. AUTHORITY
The City of Steinbach is empowered under Part 7 of the Municipal Act S.M. 1996 c.58; Parts III, IV
and VI of the Highway Traffic Act RSM 1985/86 c.H60; and the Dangerous Goods Handling and
Transportation Act RSM 1987 c.D12 to regulate traffic and parking and the use of Streets and
Sidewalks by by-law and to impose penalties for the violation of such by-law.
2. ENACTMENT
Now therefore, the Council of the City of Steinbach enacts as By-Law the following:
3. TITLE
This By-Law shall be known as and may be cited as the "Steinbach Traffic By-Law"
4. PROVINCIAL AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION
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 must 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
will override the provisions of this by-law.
5. DEFINITIONS
In this By-Law, except where otherwise required, words shall be given the same meaning as may be
defined by the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act.
In this By-Law:
5.1.
"Alley" means a Lane as defined hereinafter.
5.2.
"Approach" means that portion of a Curb, Sidewalk or Boulevard improved or designed
for the passage of vehicular traffic.
5.3.
"Block" means the area of a street between one intersection and the next intersection.
5.4.
"Boulevard" means the portion of a street, on either side or in the center of the street,
that:
is adjacent to the roadway or its shoulder;
is maintained for the purpose of improving the appearance or safety of the street;
is not intended to be used to carry vehicular traffic; and
is not a shoulder.
5.5.
"Bus" means a motor vehicle that:
is designed, constructed or modified for the principal purpose of carrying passengers;
and
has a seating capacity of at least 11 persons, including the driver.
5.6.
"City" means The City of Steinbach or the area contained within the boundaries thereof.
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5.7.
"City Manager Designate" means the person or persons designated by the City Manager
of the City who have been given authority over sections of this By-Law.
5.8.
"Curb" means the actual curb to a street and where no curb exists, it means the dividing
line between that part of a street intended for the use of vehicles and that part of a street
intended for use by pedestrians.
5.9.
"Disabled person's parking permit" means a parking permit issued under the
Manitoba Highway Traffic Act.
5.10. "Driveway" means the same as "Approach".
5.11. "Heavy Vehicle" means:
a motor vehicle with a gross weight registration exceeding 4,536 kilograms (10,000
lbs); or
any vehicle, including any combination of motor vehicle, trailer and load with a weight
exceeding 4,536 kilograms (10,000 lbs).
5.12. "Holiday" means New Year's Day, Louis Riel Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day,
Terry Fox Day (Civic Holiday), Labour Day, Truth and Reconciliation Day Thanksgiving
Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
5.13. "Industrial Zone" means parcels designated as such by the City of Steinbach Zoning By-
Law.
5.14. "Lane" means a street which is not numbered, named or otherwise designated.
5.15. "Motorized Mobility Aid" means a device which is specifically manufactured or
modified for operation by a physically disabled person and which has:
a maximum speed capability of not more than 15 kilometers per hour;
a maximum width of not more than 91 centimeters (36 inches), and
a maximum mass of not more than 226 kilograms (500 lbs.), and includes a motorized
wheelchair.
5.16. "Parade" means any group of pedestrians marching or walking on any street except
members of the Armed Forces and/ or any group of vehicles proceeding on a street
under a common leadership (except funeral processions or Armed Forces Vehicles).
5.17. "Parking Meter" means a mechanical device or digital program designed for the
purpose of automatically gauging and indicating the time within which a vehicle is, or
may be, parked in a metered space and installed thereat pursuant to this By-Law.
5.18. "Pedestrian" means any person on foot, in a wheelchair, in a child's carriage, or a
physically disabled person operating a motorized mobility-aid.
5.19. "Penalty Notice" means a penalty notice issued under the Municipal By-Law
Enforcement Act in respect of a contravention of this By-Law.
5.20. "Person" means any individual and includes corporation, firm, partnership and
association or company and utilities.
5.21. "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
Highways and Transportation of the Province of Manitoba is designated as the Traffic
Authority, and for which the provisions of this by-law are applicable.
5.22. "Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicle designed for camping or other recreational
purposes. It includes, but is not limited to, a motorhome, a truck on which a camper has
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been installed, a camping or travel trailer, and any trailer carrying recreational
equipment such as a boat or other watercraft, a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle or other
off-road vehicle.
5.23. "Reduced Speed School Zone" means a portion of a highway that is designated by a
traffic authority under section 98.1 of the Manitoba Highway Traffic Act as a school zone
that has a reduced maximum permitted speed at specific times or at all times.
5.24. "Roadway" means the portion of a street that is improved or ordinarily used for
vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder.
5.25. "School" means
a public school or a private school as defined in The Manitoba Education
Administration Act, or
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.
5.26. "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.
5.27. "Spring Weight Restrictions" are limits that restrict the weights of vehicles allowed to
be operated upon streets that do not have concrete pavements during periods of the year
when damage to such streets is reasonably expected to occur by the City Manager
Designate.
5.28. "Street" means any public right-of-way, including a road, 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.
5.29. "Traffic Control Device" means a sign, signal, light, pedestrian corridor, school corridor,
marking or device, not inconsistent with the Highway Traffic Act, placed or erected by
the City Manager Designate for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic, but
does not include a parking meter.
5.30. "Traffic lane" means a strip of roadway intended to accommodate a single line of
moving vehicles.
5.31. "Trailer" means a vehicle designed for carrying goods or persons and for being towed by
a motor vehicle.
5.32. "Vehicle" means a device, in, upon, or by which a person or thing is or may be
transported or drawn upon a street but does not include a device designed to be moved
solely by human muscular power or a motorized mobility aid.
5.33. "Work of Necessity" means work that is required to repair, replace, maintain or
improve infrastructure belonging to the City, the Province of Manitoba, or other public
utilities.
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PART 2: TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
6. TRAFFIC CONTROL STANDARD
The Transportation Association of Canada's Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada Manual is
hereby adopted as the standard for all traffic control devices within the City. Traffic Control Devices
in existence at the time this By-Law is passed may be permitted by City Council or the City Manager
Designate.
7. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
7.1. The City Manager Designate is hereby authorized to install and maintain traffic control
devices for the purpose of control, warning, guidance, information and direction of traffic
in conformity with the provisions of this By-Law or any traffic requirements approved by
City Council.
7.2. No person may install a traffic control device on public property unless given written
approval by the City Manager Designate. The placement of any traffic control device in
contravention of this By-Law is an offence and such traffic control device(s) will be
removed.
7.3. The City Manager Designate will keep a record of the location of all traffic control devices
and zones where parking or stopping is restricted or prohibited by a traffic control device.
The record will be available for inspection at the administration office of the City during
normal business hours.
7.4. A person may request the City to install or remove a traffic control device. Requests must
be made in writing and may be reviewed by City Council in a public meeting.
8. PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
No person may damage, deface, remove, obscure, or interfere with any traffic control device placed
or maintained by the City for the purpose of traffic or parking control.
9. DIRECTIONAL ARROWS
Where a sign indicates parking or stopping restrictions by directional arrow, that restriction will
continue in the direction of the arrow to the next street intersection unless interrupted by a similar
sign with an opposite facing arrow.
10.
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
10.1. The City Manager Designate will place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained,
temporary traffic control devices for the purpose of prohibiting or regulating traffic in
conformity with the provisions of this By-Law or any traffic requirements approved by
Council.
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10.2. Any person undertaking work authorized by the City of any form within a street or in any
way interfering with or obstructing the normal use of a street must place and maintain a
temporary traffic control device as directed by the City Manager Designate.
PART 3: HEAVY/ COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
11.
DESIGNATED ROUTES
A City Manager Designate will determine and keep a record of heavy vehicle routes, road
classifications, and spring weight restrictions placed on streets within the City. This record will be
available for inspection at the administration office of the City during normal business hours and on
the City website.
12.
HEAVY VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS
No person may operate a heavy vehicle on any street except:
12.1. while such a heavy vehicle is travelling on a designated heavy vehicle route;
12.2. while such a heavy vehicle is making collection or delivery, provided that the operator
proceeds by the most direct route to or from the point of collection or delivery, to or from
the nearest heavy vehicle route;
12.3. while such a heavy vehicle is proceeding to or from a business premises located in an
industrial zone, provided that the operator proceeds by the most direct route to or from
the business premises, to or from the nearest heavy vehicle route;
12.4. while such heavy vehicle is being operated in the service of the City.
13.
SPRING WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
13.1. Timing of Spring weight restrictions will be set by a City Manager Designate and will be
posted on the City website.
13.2. The City Manager Designate will place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained,
temporary traffic control devices for the purpose of indicating that spring weight
restrictions are in effect.
13.3. Heavy vehicle axle loadings will be restricted to 65% of legal axle loadings or as indicated
with a traffic control device when spring weight restrictions are in effect except on
specified heavy vehicle routes.
13.4. No person may operate any heavy vehicle that exceeds permitted spring weight
restrictions within the City except where a permit has been obtained from the City
Manager Designate to allow passage of that heavy vehicle over specified City streets at a
specified time.
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14.
DETERMINATION OF WEIGHT
Any person operating a vehicle must comply with a request of a Police Officer, Peace Officer, Special
Constable or By-Law Enforcement Officer to immediately proceed to a weigh scale and allow the
vehicle to be weighed for the purpose of determining:
14.1. if the vehicle exceeds the weight limits allowed for when spring weight restrictions are in
effect; or
14.2. if the vehicle exceeds the weight limits allowed for on streets not designated as heavy
vehicle routes.
PART 4: RESTRICTED USE OF STREETS
15.
TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE
15.1. The City Manager Designate is authorized to temporarily:
Close the whole or any part of a street at any time for any purpose considered
necessary;
Prohibit parking on the whole or any part of a street at any time for any purpose
considered necessary.
15.2. Where a street is temporarily closed or parking is temporarily prohibited on a street, the
street must be signed or barricaded to provide notice of the temporary closing or
prohibition.
15.3. No person may drive or park a vehicle on any street which has been temporarily closed,
except where permitted by the City Manager Designate who closed the street.
16.
PARADES
16.1. A person who desires to hold a parade must apply in writing to the City Manager
Designate requesting a letter of authorization at least 21 days before the time set for the
commencement of the parade.
16.2. The parade application request must include:
the date and time at which the parade is intended to take place;
the locations of formation and dispersal;
the exact route to be followed;
the estimated length of time for the parade to pass a given point; and
any other provision as may be required by the City Manager Designate.
16.3. No person may hold, take part in, or be a member of a parade unless:
the parade is under the direction or control of a marshal or organizer; and
the parade has been authorized in writing by the City Manager Designate.
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16.4. The City Manager Designate may issue a letter of authorization for a parade subject to any
directions they impose as to time, marshalling and route to be followed.
16.5. Every parade permit is subject to compliance with all By-Laws of the City.
16.6. Any deviation from the terms and directions stated in the Letter of Authorization except as
authorized by the City Manager Designate is an offence and will cause authorization of a
parade to become void and of no effect.
16.7. The City Manager Designate may require payment of a fee for the purpose of publishing
due notice of the parade and for such diversion of traffic as is deemed necessary as a result
thereof.
16.8. No person may cross through or in any way obstruct or interfere with a parade or
assembly for which a parade has been authorized except:
if directed by a police officer or;
if operating an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance, City Fire Department vehicle,
or vehicle belonging to the RCMP.
17.
FUNERAL PROCESSIONS
The driver of every vehicle in a funeral procession indicated as such by the four-way flashers of all
motor vehicles therein being lighted upon approaching a traffic control signal showing a red traffic
control light, or a stop sign, 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. The driver of
each of the other 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.
18.
TRANSPORTING MATERIAL
18.1. All material of any kind being transported over any street or lane must be transported in
such a manner and in such containers that no part of the material, while in transit may
find its way onto the surface of the street or lane. The owner or operator is responsible for
the removal of any material or items falling onto the street or lane.
18.2. No person may place any item or material that will obstruct any street, lane, drain,
sidewalk, boulevard, or any other public space. Any person who has placed such an item
or material is responsible for removing it.
18.3. No person may litter on any street, lane, sidewalk, boulevard or other public property.
19.
PROHIBITED OBSTRUCTIONS
No person may:
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19.1. Place or leave any cord or cable across any street, lane, or sidewalk except for the purpose
of traffic counts authorized by the City Manager Designate.
19.2. Build or construct any crossing in, on, or across any street, boulevard, sidewalk, drain,
gutter, or any other public place in the City without written permission from the City
Manager Designate.
19.3. Obstruct or allow bushes, shrubs, plants or trees to obstruct, interfere with or interrupt
the free passage of traffic on any street, lane or sidewalk.
19.4. Place or dump snow, earth, gravel, sand or other material on a street, drain, sidewalk,
boulevard, or any other public space except where permitted by the City Manager
Designate.
19.5. Place, erect or leave any structure, item, sign or signage on a City street, drain, sidewalk,
boulevard or any other public space unless:
it is to promote a candidate running in a municipal, provincial or federal government
election during an active campaign period; or
it is owned and installed by the City of Steinbach.
permission is granted in writing by the City Manager Designate.
City employees may remove and dispose of any structure, item, sign or signage that does
not comply with this by-law or any other City By-Law from any street, lane, sidewalk,
boulevard, drain, or any other public space and the cost of doing so may be charged to the
applicable person or organization.
PART 5: MOVING VIOLATIONS
20.
HITCHHIKING
No person standing or walking on a public street, sidewalk or boulevard may solicit a ride from the
operator of a vehicle by word, gesture, or any action whatsoever.
21.
ENGINE RETARDER BRAKES
No person operating a vehicle may 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.
PART 6: PARKING & STOPPING
22.
STOPPING AND PARKING PROVISIONS NOT EXCLUSIVE
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The provisions of this By-Law dealing with restrictions on stopping or parking may not relieve any
person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions, prohibiting or limiting the
stopping or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
23.
PARKING AT CURB
No person may park a vehicle upon a street except:
23.1. at the right-hand curb on a two-way street;
23.2. at either curb on a one-way street;
23.3. parallel to or alongside the curb unless angle parking is indicated by signs or markings;
23.4. in the direction of traffic on that side of the street; and
23.5. if such parking is not otherwise prohibited by this By-Law.
24.
PARALLEL PARKING
24.1. No person may parallel park:
with the front or rear wheel nearest the curb more than 0.45 metres (1.5 feet) from
that curb;
within one metre (3.2 feet) of any vehicle previously parked in front of or behind the
vehicle.
24.2. The operator of a motorcycle must park the vehicle at an angle of forty-five degrees to
the curb and have the rear wheel within 0.3 metres (12 inches) of the curb.
25.
LIMITED TIME STREET PARKING
Where limited time street parking is established, no person may:
25.1. park any vehicle upon any street for a time that exceeds the limit indicated by parking
signage; or
25.2. move any parked vehicle to another spot on the same block at the expiration of the time
allowed for by parking signage.
26.
NO STOPPING
26.1. No person may stop a vehicle on any street so as to interfere with or interrupt the
passage of traffic.
26.2. No person may stop a vehicle on any street in a traffic lane, except where required by
traffic, a traffic control device, or as directed by a police officer or peace officer.
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27.
STOPPING OR PARKING IN LOADING ZONES
27.1. No vehicle may be stopped or parked in a loading zone unless it is in the process of being
loaded or unloaded.
27.2. No vehicle may remain in a loading zone, even if it is in the process of being loaded or
unloaded, for longer than the length of time specified on the signage designating the
loading zone.
28.
PARKING METERS
28.1. The City Manager Designate may place and maintain or cause to be placed and
maintained parking meters on or near streets or portions of streets and on City owned
properties containing public parking lots.
28.2. The City Manager Designate will keep a record of the location of all parking meters and
City owned parking lots that are equipped with parking meters. The record will be
available for inspection at the administration office of the City during normal business
hours.
28.3. No person may park a vehicle in a parking lot equipped with a parking meter(s) for
longer than the period of time for which payment was made.
28.4. No person may deposit in a parking meter any slug or other substitute for a coin of legal
tender in Manitoba.
28.5. No person may deface, damage or tamper with the working of any parking meter or
parking lot signage.
28.6. Parking meter fees are not required in City owned parking lots:
between the hours of 5:00pm and 8:00am;
on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays;
to service vehicles marked as belonging to the City or the RCMP.
28.7. Each vehicle must be parked entirely within the boundary of a single parking stall as
determined by painted lines, poles or signs.
29.
PARKING STALLS RESERVED FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS
29.1. No person may park a vehicle in any parking stall marked by signs, painted lines or poles
reserving the spot for physically disabled persons unless a valid disabled person's
parking permit is displayed.
29.2. The disabled person's parking permit must be used and displayed in the vehicle in
accordance with The Highway Traffic Act of Manitoba and the regulations under that Act.
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30.
PARKING PROHIBITED
No person may park a vehicle for any period of time:
30.1. where it is double parked;
30.2. on any portion of a boulevard, sidewalk or crosswalk;
30.3. within a street intersection;
30.4. in a traffic lane of any street;
30.5. on any street where parking has been temporarily prohibited;
30.6. on any back lane or alley for more than 15 minutes;
30.7. any place where signage indicates parking is prohibited;
30.8. in any posted fire lane;
30.9. within 3 meters (10 feet) of a fire hydrant;
30.10. within 9 meters (30 feet) of a stop sign or traffic light;
30.11. within 3 meters (10 feet) of the approach side of any sidewalk or crosswalk;
30.12. obstructing any private approach or driveway;
30.13. any place where a curb is painted yellow upon direction of the City Manager Designate;
30.14. in the opposite direction of traffic
31.
PROHIBITED VEHICLES
The following are prohibited from parking on any street, lane or City owned parking lot at any time:
31.1. any recreational vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer or tractor, or heavy vehicle not actively
loading or unloading for more than two hours unless parked for use by tradespeople
actively working on premises in the immediate area;
31.2. any unlicensed vehicle, or vehicle with expired registration;
31.3. any snowmobile, dirt bike, all-terrain vehicle, golf cart or similar vehicle;
31.4. any bus not actively picking up or dropping off passengers;
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31.5. any vehicle displaying a sign on which the advertising copy is not fixed and may be
changed while the vehicle is in motion or while it is stopped or parked on a street;
31.6. any vehicle displayed for sale;
31.7. any vehicle being used for the purpose of displaying goods for sale;
31.8. any vehicle which is not in running condition or which is under repair.
32.
SNOW CLEARING
32.1. No person may park or stop a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked or stopped on any
street or portion of a street during and after snowfall events which will require the
removal of accumulated snow. Persons may resume parking on streets after snow
removal operations have been completed.
33.
PARKING EXEMPTIONS
The provisions of this By-Law prohibiting or regulating stopping and parking do not apply to:
33.1. Emergency vehicles such as ambulances, Steinbach Fire Department vehicles or vehicles
belonging to the RCMP.
33.2. Vehicles belonging to or employed by the City while in use in connection with work of
necessity being done on or near a street.
33.3. Vehicles belonging to the Government of Manitoba, the Government of Canada, or a
public utility where they are:
clearly identified as such;
actively engaged in work of necessity that requires them to stop or be parked in
contravention of this by-law;
not stopped or parked in a lot equipped with a parking meter(s).
PART 8: SPEED LIMITS
34.
SPEED IN CITY
34.1. Unless otherwise identified in this By-Law and indicated by an 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.
34.2. Exceptions to the restriction on Vehicles travelling on any Street at a Speed other than 50
kilometers per hour include:
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Speed Limit Zones identified in Schedule "B", which shall instead have the speed limits
specified therein;
Reduced Speed School Zones identified in Schedule "C", which shall instead have a
speed limit of 30 kilometers per hour from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday,
from September 1 through to and including June 30 of the following year, not
including statutory holidays.
PART 7: ENFORCEMENT
35.
CONTRAVENTION BY OWNER OR OPERATOR
35.1. If a vehicle is in contravention of a provision of this By-Law, the operator of the vehicle is
in contravention of that provision and is liable to pay any fine or administrative penalty
imposed in respect to that contravention.
35.2. If a vehicle is in contravention of a provision of this By-Law, an owner of the vehicle who
was not the operator is also responsible for that contravention and is liable to pay any
fine or administrative penalty imposed in respect of that contravention unless the owner
establishes that the vehicle was in the possession of the operator without the owner's
consent.
35.3. If both the owner of a vehicle and its operator are liable for the same contravention, a
penalty notice may be issued to either of them or separate penalty notices may be issued
to each of them. If they are each issued a penalty notice, each is liable for the amount
payable under the notices issued.
35.4. If a trailer connected to a motor vehicle is in contravention of this By-Law, the operator
and the owner of the motor vehicle are liable for that contravention.
36.
REFERENCE TO TIME
A reference to a time in this By-Law or on any traffic control device that prohibits or regulates
stopping or parking on a street or in a City owned parking facility is a reference to the time
determined in accordance with The Official Time Act of the Province of Manitoba.
37.
MARKING TIRES
37.1. A City Manager Designate or person authorized by the RCMP with the enforcement of
this By-Law may place an erasable mark on the tread face or side of any tire of any
parked vehicle.
37.2. No person may obstruct justice by physically removing or erasing a mark placed on the
tread face or side of a tire of any parked vehicle by a City Manager Designate or person
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authorized by the RCMP until the vehicle has been moved through the nearest
intersection.
37.3. Digital photographs are acceptable evidence for determining whether a vehicle has been
parked in contravention to this By-Law.
38.
PLACING AND REMOVAL OF TICKETS
38.1. No person, other than a City Manager Designate or person authorized by the RCMP with
the enforcement of this By-Law, may place a Penalty Notice ticket, Provincial Offence
Ticket, or Warning Notice on any vehicle.
38.2. No person, other than the owner or operator of a vehicle may remove a Penalty Notice
ticket, Provincial Offence Ticket, or Warning Notice from a vehicle.
38.3. Penalty Notice Tickets may be delivered by registered or ordinary mail to the address
indicated in the records of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for any contravention of this
By-Law.
a notice that is sent by ordinary mail is deemed to have been given to the person seven
days after the day it is mailed.
a notice that is sent by registered mail is deemed to have been given to a person on the
day that it is delivered to their address.
39.
REMOVAL AND IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES
39.1. A Steinbach By-Law enforcement officer, Police Officer or other City Manager Designate
may at their discretion immediately remove or cause to be removed and impounded any
vehicle that is:
stopped or parked in contravention of a provision of this By-Law;
stopped or parked in a manner that causes it to interfere with removal of snow from a
street by an authorized person;
stopped or parked in a position that causes it to interfere with the work of emergency
workers such as paramedics, fire fighters or police officers;
determined to be abandoned on or near a street by A Steinbach By-Law enforcement
officer, Police Officer or other City Manager Designate.
39.2. Any person requesting the release of an impounded vehicle must:
present appropriate identification which corresponds to the vehicle's ownership and
registration;
sign a receipt for its return;
pay the cost of removal;
pay any cost of storage accrued.
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39.3. Until paid, charges listed in section 39.2 of this By-Law 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 Manitoba Garage Keeper's Act.
40.
REMEDIES AND PENALTIES
40.1. Subject to the Administrative Penalties By-Law, or a By-Law implemented under the
authority of the Provincial Offences Act, any person who contravenes or disobeys, or
refuses or neglects to obey any provision(s) of this By-Law is guilty of an offence and is
liable to the fines listed in Schedule "A".
40.2. Where a corporation commits an offense against this By-Law, each person who is
authorized, or consented to, connived at, or knowingly permitted or acquiesced in, the
doing of the act that constitutes offence, is likewise guilty of the offense and liable to the
penalty for which provision is made in section 40.1.
40.3. Where the contravention, refusal, neglect, omission, or failure, continues for more than
one day, the guilty person is liable to a separate offense for each day it continues.
PART 8: SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this By-Law is for any reason
held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and the holding of the Court shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of the By-Law.
PART 9: REPEAL
The following By-Laws are hereby repealed:
Steinbach Reduced Speed School Zone By-Law No. 2050
Steinbach Speed Limits By-Law No. 2123
Steinbach Traffic By-Law No. 2164
DONE AND PASSED in Council duly assembled, this 21st day of January, 2025.
_______________________________
Mayor
_______________________________
City Manager
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SCHEDULE A: PENALTY FINES
Steinbach Traffic By-Law No. 2254
Fine
Provision
Contravention
Full Fine
($)
Discounted
Fine ($)
s. 8
Damaging, defacing, removing, obscuring or interfering with
a traffic control device
1000
500
s. 12
Contravention of Heavy Vehicle Restrictions
1000
500
s. 13
Contravention of Spring Weight Restrictions
$25 for every 50kg
overweight, and an
additional $200
surcharge if paid later
than 15 days after ticket
issue date.
s. 13.4
Fail to obtain a permit for an over-weight heavy vehicle
500
250
s. 14
Fail to comply with request to stop or weigh a vehicle
500
250
s. 15.3
Driving or parking a vehicle on a temporarily closed street
100
50
s. 16
Failure to obtain a Letter of Authorization for a parade
200
100
s. 16.6
Failure to follow Letter of Authorization for a parade
200
100
s. 18
Failure to adequately cover and or secure a load
80
40
s. 18, 19.4,
19.5
Dumping or placing snow, earth, sand, rock, signage, any
items or other material on a street, lane, sidewalk, drain,
boulevard or any other public space.
100
50
s. 19.1
Placing or leaving any cord or cable across a street, lane or
sidewalk
80
40
s. 19.3, 26
Obstructing traffic on any street, lane or sidewalk
100
50
s. 21
Use of engine retarder Brakes within the City
100
50
s. 23, 24
Improperly parked
80
40
s. 25
Parking beyond time limit (limited time street parking)
80
40
s. 27
Improperly Parked in a loading zone
80
40
s. 28
Parking beyond time limit (paid parking space)
80
40
s. 28.4,
28.5
Damaging, defacing, removing, obscuring or interfering with
proper operation of a parking meter
1000
500
s. 28.7
Parking outside the boundaries of a single parking stall
80
40
s. 29
Failure to display a valid disability parking permit
250
250
s. 30, 31
Parking where parking prohibited
80
40
s. 30.1
Double parked
80
40
s. 30.2
Parking on a boulevard, sidewalk or crosswalk
80
40
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Steinbach Traffic By-Law No. 2254
Fine
Provision Contravention
Full Fine
($)
Discounted
Fine ($)
s. 30.3
Parking within an intersection
80
40
s. 30.4
Parking in a traffic lane of any street
80
40
s. 30.5
Parking where prohibited by temporary traffic control device
80
40
s. 30.6
Parking in a back lane or alley for more than 15 minutes
80
40
s. 30.8
Parking in a fire lane
80
40
s. 30.9
Parking within 3 metres of a fire hydrant
80
40
s. 30.10
Parking within 9 metres of a stop sign or traffic light
80
40
s. 30.11
Parking on or within 3 metres of the approach side of a side
walk or cross walk
80
40
s. 30.12
Parking in front of a driveway or approach
80
40
s. 30.13
Parking in front of a yellow curb
80
40
s. 30.14
Parking in the opposite direction of traffic
80
40
s. 31
Parking a prohibited vehicle other than a heavy vehicle on a
street or lane
80
40
s. 31
Parking a Heavy Vehicle on a street or lane
500
250
s. 31.2
Parking an unlicensed vehicle or vehicle with expired
registration
80
40
s. 32
Interfering with snow clearing operations
80
40
s. 37.2
Removing chalk marks from tire
100
50
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SCHEDULE B: SPEED LIMIT ZONES
Highway
Location From
Location To
Speed Limit
Ebenfeld Road
2 miles north of PTH 52
West
2.5 miles north of PTH 52
West
90 km/h
Twin Creek Road
PTH 52 West
2.5 miles north of PTH 52
West
70 km/h
Keating Road
Park Road West
1.5 miles north of Park Road
West
70 km/h
Keating Road
PTH 52 West
Park Road West
60 km/h
Clear Springs Road
West
PTH 12 North
Keating Road
70 km/h
Acres Drive
Keating Road
PTH 12 North
60 km/h
Industrial Road
Acres Drive
Park Road West
60 km/h
Clear Springs Road
West
Twin Creek Road
Ebenfeld Road
70 km/h
Park Road West
PTH 12 North
Keating Road
60 km/h
Park Road West
Keating Road
1.75 miles west of Keating
Road
70 km/h
McKenzie Blvd
0.26 miles west of Bush
Farm Road
PTH 12 North
60 km/h
Old Tom Road
Loewen Boulevard
Park Road East
60 km/h
Clear Springs Road
East
PTH 12 North
0.5 miles east of PTH 12
North
60 km/h
Park Road East
PTH 12 North
Old Tom Road
60 km/h
Loewen Boulevard
Old Tom Road
Hirschfeld Road North
70 km/h
Bush Farm Road
PTH 52 West
2.5 miles south of PTH 52
West
70 km/h
Hanover Road West Brandt Street
Bush Farm Road
70 km/h
Hespeler Street
North
Main Street
Loewen Boulevard
60 km/h
Hespeler Street
South
Main Street
0.5 miles south of Main Street
60 km/h
Hespeler Street
South
0.5 miles south of Main
Street
1.5 miles south of Main Street
70 km/h
Hirschfeld Road
North
Main Street
Loewen Boulevard
60 km/h
Hirschfeld Road
South
Main Street
Hanover Road East
70 km/h
Hanover Road East
Brandt Street
Hirschfeld Road South
70 km/h
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SCHEDULE C: REDUCED SPEED SCHOOL ZONES
Name of School
Speed
Limit
Reduced Speed Locations
Prescribed Times
Woodlawn
Elementary School
411 Henry Street
30
km/h
Henry Street - where the school
property line abuts the street -
between the most southeasterly
limit of 456 Henry Street and the
northwesterly limit of 388 Henry
Street.
Barkman Avenue - where the
school property line abuts the
street - between the most
easterly limit of 501 Penner
Street and the most
southwesterly limit of 364
Barkman Avenue.
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
September 1 through June
30 of the following year,
not including statutory
holidays.
Southwood
Elementary School
155 Barkman Avenue
30
km/h
Barkman Avenue - where the
school property line abuts the
street - between the most
southwesterly limit of 175
Barkman Avenue and the most
southwesterly limit of 128
Barkman Avenue.
Third Street - where the school
property line abuts the street -
between a point that is 30 meters
northwest of the most
southeasterly limit of 155
Barkman Avenue and the most
northwesterly limit of 392 Third
Street.
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
September 1 through June
30 of the following year,
not including statutory
holidays.
Stonybrook Middle
School
77 Lumber Avenue
30
km/h
Lumber Avenue - where the
school property line abuts the
street - between a point that is
10 meters southwest of the most
north-easterly limit of 342
Fourth Street and the most
southwesterly limit of 50
Lumber Avenue.
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
September 1 through June
30 of the following year,
not including statutory
holidays.
Park Hill Elementary
School
91 Parkland Drive
30
km/h
Parkland Drive - where the
northeast corner of 91 Parkland
Drive abuts the street and where
Parkland Drive meets the
northern side of Rosebrook
Trail.
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday to Friday
September 1 through June
30 of the following year,
not including statutory
holidays.