Snow Clearing Regulations (Amended 2021) — Town of Rocky Harbour — full text

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PO Box 24 Rocky Harbour, NL A0K 4N0 P (709) 458-2376 F (709) 458-2293 [email protected] www.rockyharbour.ca SNOW CLEARING REGULATIONS 1. These regulations may be cited as the Town of Rocky Harbour Snow Clearing Regulations 2018 2. Interpretations: In these regulations: a) "Council" means the Town Council of Rocky Harbour b) "Municipality" means the Town of Rocky Harbour c) "Highway" means highway as defined by the highway traffic and for the purposes of these regulations means a highway under the jurisdiction of Council d) "Street Reservation" means the land reserved by council for a highway, street, lane or sidewalk e) "Vehicle" means a device in or upon which a person or property may be transported or drawn upon a highway. 3. During the period from and including the first day of November in each year to and including the 30 (thirtieth) day of April in the succeeding year, no person shall park an unattended vehicle upon any street reservation within the Municipality between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 8:00 am. a) No person shall throw or deposit snow in any way onto any street reservation or highway within the Municipality. b) No person shall throw or deposit snow in any onto, in front of or within 5(five) meters either side of any fire hydrant in the Municipality. 4. At any time during a snow storm and for the twelve hours thereafter, no person shall park an unattended vehicle or part thereof on any street reservation within the Municipality. 5. Any unattended vehicles on any street within the Municipality in contravention of these regulations may be removed or impounded by the Council and the cost of such removal and impounding may be recovered from the owner as a civil debt. 6. Due to staffing and financial constraints the sidewalks are to be cleared on an as needed basis this will be determined by the Public Works staff. 7. Any person who violated any of the provisions of these regulations is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty of not less than $50.00. 8. Prosecution under these regulations may be taken summarily by any RCMP Officer. PO Box 24 Rocky Harbour, NL A0K 4N0 P (709) 458-2376 F (709) 458-2293 [email protected] www.rockyharbour.ca 9. These regulations were amended by Council at a meeting held on the 16th day of November, 2021 and came into effect on the 17th day of November, 2021. 10. All previous adopted Snow Clearing regulations are hereby repealed.