Consolidated Regulations 2009 - Town of South River — full text

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Consolidated Regulations 2009 1 Table of Contents Interpretation ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 Animal Control...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Anti-Litter .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Fence Construction ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Road Reservations and Improvement Lines ...................................................................................................... 6 Signage ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Snow-clearing ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Bicycle Helmet ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Water & Sewer System ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Bonfire .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Sales from Vehicles ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Traffic................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2 Interpretation Throughout these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: "Act" means The Municipalities Act, 1999 and amendments thereto. "Authorized Receptacles" means a litter storage or collection receptacle as required by the Council. "Bonfire" means large open air fire as takes place on or about November 5th of each year. "Council" means the Town Council of The Town of South River. "Highway" means highway as defined by the Highway Traffic Act and for the purpose of these regulations means a highway under the jurisdiction of Council. "Impounder" means any person appointed as such by the Council to impound animals. "Litter" means any noxious substance, waste or unsanitary matter, refuse, garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, paper wrappings, cardboard boxes, tin cans, leaves, wood, bedding, crockery, all forms of glass, cement bags, and bags of all descriptions and other matter of things which if thrown or deposited herein prohibited tends, or is likely to cause or causes unsightliness within the Town or creates a danger to health, welfare, or public safety and includes apparently abandoned vehicles and appliances and parts thereof. "Main Road" means all roads within the Town which are one kilometer or more in length. "Municipality" means the Town Council of The Town of South River. "Park" (v) means to allow a motor vehicle to remain on a highway in a stationary position whether or not the operator remains in control. Provided that a vehicle shall not be deemed to be so parked if it is stopped for the immediate taking up or discharging of passengers or for such time as may be actually necessary for the loading or unloading of goods or for repairing such vehicle when repairs thereto on a highway are necessary. "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind. "Secondary Road" means all roads within the Town which are not classed as Main Roads. "Signs" means any display of business advertising, location signs, private directional signs. "Street Reservation" means the land reserved by Council for a highway, street, lane or sidewalk. "Tires" means a hoop of rubber as used on all types of automobiles and other modes of transportation, as being attached to wheels. "Town Clerk" means the Town Clerk of The Town of South River. "Vehicle" means a device in or upon which a person or property may be transported or drawn upon a highway. 3 Animal Control The following regulation has been revised by The Council under the provisions of The Act and were approved by Council on the 29th day of April, A.D., 1997. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Animal Control Regulations. 2. From and after the date of the passing of these regulations, no person shall keep any dog, other than a puppy not more than three (3) months old, within the limits of the Town, unless such dog has been registered with the Town and licensed. 3. The Council may appoint licensing officers who shall keep records of all dogs licensed by them and the associated fees collected. 4. Fees to be paid with the annual tax bill shall be in the amount of ten dollars ($10) per dog. 5. License tags will be issued by licensing officers and supplied by the Council. 6. The owner of every licensed dog shall immediately, upon receiving the license, attach it to a strong, durable collar, which shall be kept upon the dog's neck at all times when it is outside the enclosed premises of the owner. 7. Every license issued in accordance with the foregoing shall be valid until December 31 of each year. 8. An Impounder may seize and impound any dog found at large and enter any premises for the purpose of recapturing any dog that may escape from his control. 9. Any dog found damaging private property may be seized by the injuriously affected person or persons and held for collection by the Impounder. 10. When a dog has been impounded, the Impounder shall make a record of such impounding in a book kept for that purpose, and may then, inform the owner that such dog has been impounded. 11. The owner may recover an impounded dog on such proof of his ownership of the dog as the Impounder may require, and upon payment of all fees in connection with the impoundment and keep of the dog and upon payment of licensing costs where the dog has not been licensed. 12. The following seizing and impounding fees shall be paid by the owner of dogs seized or impounded: a. Keep $5 per day b. First impoundment of a licensed dog $0 c. First impoundment of a non-licensed dog $25 plus the licensing fee d. Second time impounding $25 e. Third time impounding Dog will be destroyed 13. The Impounder shall keep any unclaimed dog which is licensed in the pound for a period of twenty- four (24) hours and after the expiration of such period, the dog may be sold or destroyed; however the Impounder may destroy immediately any dog which is found to be unlicensed, untethered, the owner of which is unknown or has been impounded three times or more during the calendar year. 14. Any person who has custody, charge, or possession of any dog or who is the owner of any house or premises where a dog is kept or permitted to live or remain shall be deemed to be the owner of the dog for the purposes of these regulations unless he proves that he is not the owner of the dog. 15. All dogs must be suitably tethered at all times or otherwise confined to the enclosed premises of the owner. When outside the enclosed premises of the owner, dogs must be on a leash and accompanied by a person capable of controlling and restraining such a dog. 16. Prosecution under these regulations may be taken summarily by any member of the Council or by any officer of the police or by any person authorized by the Council to act on its behalf. 17. Where any person is authorized to destroy a dog under these regulations he shall do so in a manner which is as humane as possible, that is to say in a manner approved by the SPCA. 4 18. The carcass of any dog which has been destroyed shall be disposed of by burying or burning. It shall not be placed in the sea or any other body of water. 19. Any person who is found guilty of an offence under these regulations or who acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any provision thereof, or neglects or refuses to do so, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) or in default of payment of the fine to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days or to both such fine and imprisonment. 20. All previously adopted Animal Control Regulations or amendments thereto made by the Council are hereby repealed. 21. This regulation shall come into effect on the 29th day of April, A.D., 1997. Anti-Litter The following regulation has been revised by The Council under the provisions of The Act. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Anti-Litter Regulations. 2. Litter in public places: No person shall throw or deposit litter upon any street, road, sidewalk or other public place within the Town except in authorized receptacles for collection. 3. Placement of litter in receptacles so as to prevent scattering: Persons placing litter in authorized receptacles shall do so in such a manner so as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any road, sidewalk or other public place, or upon private property or water body. 4. Sweeping litter into gutters prohibited: No person shall sweep into or deposit into any gutter, street, road or other public place within the Town the accumulation of litter from any building or lot or from any public or private sidewalk, area or driveway. Persons owning or occupying property shall keep the sidewalk area in front of their premises free of litter. 5. Business Houses responsibility: No person owning or occupying a place of business shall sweep into or deposit into any gutter, street, road or other public place within the Town the accumulation of litter from any building or lot, from any public or private sidewalk, area or driveway. Persons owning or occupying places of business within the Town shall keep the sidewalk or parking area free of litter, provided however that nothing in this Section or in Section 9 shall prohibit persons from watering sidewalks, gutters, or streets fronting their premises in order to minimize or control the spreading and flow of dust. 6. Litter thrown by persons in vehicles: No person while a driver or passenger in a vehicle shall throw or deposit litter of any description upon any street, road, or other place upon any private property within the Town. 7. Truck loads causing litter: No person shall drive or move any truck or other vehicle within the Town unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded so as to prevent any load, contents or litter from being blown or deposited upon any street, lane, or public or private property. 8. Litter in parks: No person shall throw or deposit litter in any park within the Town except in authorized receptacles and in such a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street or any part of the park or any other public place or private property. Where authorized receptacles are not provided, all such litter shall be carried away from the park by the person responsible for its presence and properly disposed of elsewhere as provided herein. 9. Litter in waterways: No person shall throw or deposit litter in any ditch, pond or steam or other body of water in any park or elsewhere within the Town. 10. Posting notices prohibited: No person shall post or affix any notice, poster or other matter or device calculated to attract the attention of the public to any lamp post, public utility pole, tree or upon any public structure or building except as may be authorized by the Council or required by law. 11. Litter on private property: No person shall throw or deposit litter on any private property within the Town, whether the property is owned by such person or not, except that the owner or person in 5 control of private property may maintain authorized receptacles for collection in such a manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place or upon any private property. 12. Order for disposal of litter: The Town Clerk is empowered and authorized to order the owner or occupier of any private property within the Town to properly dispose of any or all litter located on such property. Such order shall be by means of a notice signed by the Town Clerk and served upon the owner or occupier. 13. Council may carry out directions: If any notice issued and served under Section 182 of The Act is not complied with or is not so far complied with as the Council regards as reasonable within the time named in the notice, the Council may carry out the directions contained in the notice through its officers, agents, employees or contractors and recover the cost of so doing as a civil debt from the person on whom the notice was served. 14. Enforcement: It shall be the duty of any person assigned by the Council to enforce this regulation: a. To report the name and address of any person observed or reliably reported to have violated any of the provisions of this regulation. b. To report the time and nature of the violation of the Regulation and any circumstances being relevant to the violation. c. To serve upon the person violating any provision of this Regulation a notice that the person concerned has violated a provision of the Regulation and instructing such person to carry out any order in regard to such violation. d. To furnish the Town Clerk with a duplicate of each notice of violation. 15. Penalty: Every person served with a notice of violation shall carry out the instruction contained in such notice. Failure to comply with instructions within the time stated in such notice will make the person liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) and in default of payments of such penalty to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days. 16. Not withstanding paragraph 15, charges may also be laid under Sections 17(1) and 24(1) of the Waste Material Disposal Act. 17. All Municipal Litter Regulations previously adopted are hereby repealed. 18. These Regulations shall come into effect on the 22nd day of February, A.D., 1994. Fence Construction The following regulation has been made by The Council under the provisions of The Act and were approved by Council on the 6th day of January A.D., 1987. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Fence Regulations 1987. 2. All fences erected within the jurisdiction of the Town shall be constructed of materials which meet the approval of Council. 3. No fence shall be erected within the Town, or major repairs made thereto, unless a written permit is issued by Council to the builder or owner. 4. Except with the prior written approval of the Council, no person shall erect a fence: a. Within twenty (20) feet of the center line of any main road within The Town. b. Within fifteen (15) feet of the center line of any secondary road within The Town. 5. Shoves and posts supporting fences shall be placed on the side of the fence remote from the road, street, highway or lane along which the fence is erected and in such a manner so as not to be a danger or hindrance to the general public. 6. All persons owning or occupying land abutting any road, street, lane or highway within the Town shall be required to keep and maintain all fences in a state of good repair. 6 a. Any and all repairs to fences or walls constructed of concrete, rock, or stone shall only be affected by the owner or builder obtaining a written permit from Council. b. All fences must be suitable finished to the satisfaction of Council. c. Fences which extend to the harbour shall be constructed in compliance with all relevant regulations of the Department of Environment and Conservation and Small Craft Harbours. d. The Council may order the owner or apparent owner of any fence or wall to remove it if it poses a real or perceived danger to public safety. e. The Council may order the owner or apparent owner of any fence or wall to effect such repairs as may be necessary to ensure the public's safety and the compliance with this regulation. 7. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Regulation shall be guilty of an offense and is liable upon summary conviction to the penalties enumerated in Section 443 of The Municipalities Act and all amendments thereto. 8. All previously adopted Fence Regulations for the Town are hereby repealed. Road Reservations and Improvement Lines The following regulation has been made by The Council under the provisions of The Act and were approved by Council on the 6th day of January A.D., 1987. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Road Reservations and Improvement Lines Regulations 1987. 2. Roads within the Town shall be divided into two classes: a. Main Roads b. Secondary Roads 3. A street reservation of forty (40) feet in width shall be maintained on all main roads. 4. A street reservation of thirty (30) feet in width shall be maintained on all secondary roads. 5. All newly constructed roads shall be classed as main roads. 6. No person shall within the Town: a. Erect a fence, post, boundary marker or other such erection: i. Within twenty (20) feet of the center line of any main road. ii. Within fifteen (15) feet of the center line of any secondary road. b. Erect a dwelling or any building or other structure or place a mobile home: i. Within fifty (50) feet of the center line of any main road. ii. Within forty-five (45) feet of the center line of any secondary road. 7. Anyone who violates any of the provisions of this regulation shall be guilty of an offense and shall be liable on summary conviction to the penalties enumerated in Section 443 of The Act. 8. This order shall come into effect on the 6th day of January A.D., 1987. 7 Signage The following regulation has been made by The Council under the provisions of The Act. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Sign Regulations 1987. 2. No person shall erect a sign within the Town except in accordance with the terms of a license issued by the Council. 3. Signs may be erected only after a license has been issued by Council. 4. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) is to be paid to Council upon application for the erection of a sign within the Town. 5. All signs must be approved by Council and must be erected at a minimum distance of five (5) feet inside the street reservation for the particular street involved. 6. Not withstanding paragraph 5, all signs along the Conception Bay Highway must also have approval from the Department of Municipal Affairs - Development Control. 7. All visible surfaces of a sign must be painted, including the posts, and all signs must be free standing (no braces). 8. Council may order a halt to construction, removal or repair of a sign erected without a license or not in accordance with the terms thereof or the regulations. 9. This regulation shall come into effect on the 2nd day of March, A.D., 1987. Snow-clearing Pursuant to the authority delegated by the Minister of Transportation under Sections 210 and 211 of the Highway Traffic Act 1970, the Town Council of South River has made the following regulations. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Snow Clearing Regulations 1987. 2. No person shall, at any time, park any vehicle on any street or street reservation in such a manner as to interfere with, hinder or obstruct snow clearing or ice control operations or the normal safe flow of traffic. 3. Any unattended vehicle parked on any street reservation within the Municipality in contravention of these regulations may be removed and impounded by the Council, and the cost of such removal and impounding may be recovered from the owner as a civil debt. 4. No person shall push or plough snow onto the street reservation within the Municipality. 5. Council will not be liable for damage to any fence which is not the required distance from the street center. 6. Any person who violates any of the provisions of these regulations is guilty of an offense and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty as prescribed by the Highway Traffic Act 1970. 7. Prosecution under these regulations may be taken summarily by Council, any Council Employee, specifically authorized by the Council and by any police officer. 8. These amended regulations were adopted by resolution of Council at a meeting held on the 22nd day of February, 1994 and come into effect on that date. 9. All previously adopted Snow Clearing Regulations are hereby repealed. 8 Bicycle Helmet The following regulation has been made by The Council under the provisions of The Act and were approved by Council on the 29th day of October A.D., 2002. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Bicycle Helmet By-law. 2. General Terms a. No person shall ride on or operate a bicycle on a street unless that person is wearing a bicycle helmet that is designed for bicycling use and is approved by the Canadian Standards Association, the Snell Memorial Foundation or the American National Standards Association. b. Members of religious communities who, in accordance with their beliefs are required to wear headdress are exempt from the provisions of this by-law. c. Persons who, for medical reasons, cannot wear a bicycle helmet and have provided confirmation of same from a licensed physician are exempt from the provisions of this by-law. 3. No parent or guardian of a person under the age of twelve shall authorize or knowingly permit that person to ride on or operate a bicycle on a street unless that person is wearing a bicycle helmet as required by section 2. 4. Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is guilty of an offense and is on summary conviction liable to a minimum fine of twenty-dollars ($20) up to a maximum fine of forty-five dollars ($45). 5. This by-law comes into effect on the 29th day of October, 2002. Water & Sewer System The following regulation has been made by The Council under the provisions of The Act and were approved by Council on the 10th day of June A.D., 1996. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Water and Sewer System Regulations. 2. Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: a. "Customer" means any person, firm or corporation whose property is connected to the system. b. "Service" means water supply and/or sewer collection service supplied to a customer. c. "System" means water supply and/or sewer collection system owned by the Town. 3. Every owner of occupier or both of a building or part thereof that is within the municipality and within sixty (60) meters of the system shall have such building or part thereof connected to the system. 4. No service shall be provided by the system except in accordance with a written request to Council. 5. Water Specifications a. Service lines for water supply shall be 19mm type K copper for a single family residential unit or such greater size as may be approved by Council for multiple residential units and commercial buildings. b. Service lines for water supply shall be installed at a minimum depth of 1.5m unless otherwise approved by Council. 6. Sewer Specifications a. Service lines and all types of connections and cleanouts for sewer collection shall be 100mm PVC SDR28 or equivalent for a single family residential unit or such greater size as may be approved by Council for multiple residential units and commercial buildings. b. Service lines for sewer collection shall be installed at a minimum depth of 1.5m unless otherwise approved by Council and may be installed lateral with the service line for water supply in the same trench. c. Council requires that all residents install backflow protectors. 9 d. The grade for a service line for sewer disposal shall be a minimum of 2% and shall be as much as possible in a continuous straight line without sags or crests; but where a bend is necessary it shall with the use of a cleanout flue. 7. There shall be one only service line for water supply and one only service line for sewer disposal to each building unless otherwise approved by Council. 8. Other Specifications a. Service lines from the main to the property line shall be installed by Council at the customer's expense and may be installed by Council from the property line to the building at the customer's expense. b. Service lines from the property line to the building shall be installed by the customer or his representative only with the prior approval in writing of Council. c. Service lines installed by the customer shall be subject to inspection by Council prior to backfilling and for this purpose the customer shall pay a permit/inspection fee in an amount to be fixed by Council. 9. Where Council installs a service line for the customer, the cost of such installation shall be paid before the service connection is completed. 10. No customer shall have his property connected to the system where such customer is in arrears of taxes payable to Council. 11. No person except an employee of Council or other representative engaged for that purpose shall connect service lines to the system, and this person shall be present during the complete installation of all service lines. 12. Representatives of Council shall upon giving adequate prior notice, have the right of access to all parts of a customer's property or premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting and repairing service lines or for the purpose of installing, reading, inspecting, repairing or removing meters and Council shall have the right to suspend service to any customer who refuses such access. 13. If repairs are required to a service line between the main and the property line, it shall be at the Council's expense. 14. In the event of a leak in a water supply service line, Council may discontinue the supply of water to the service line if such action is necessary to prevent wastage of water; and, except in the case of an emergency, the customer shall be given adequate prior notice of Council's intention to discontinue the supply of water. 15. No person shall indiscriminately use water nor shall he sell or give water to any person except under such conditions or for the purposes as may be approved by Council in writing. 16. No person shall dispose of chemicals of such materials not normally used by a household into a service line for sewer disposal. 17. No person shall interfere in any manner with any part of the system. 18. Pursuant to Section 448 of the Act, every person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these regulations is guilty of an offense and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or in default of payment to a period of imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days or to both such fine and period of imprisonment. 19. These regulations were adopted by resolution of Council at a meeting held on the 10th day of June 1996, and shall come info effect on this date. 20. All previous Water and Sewer System Regulations are hereby repealed. 10 Bonfire The following regulation has been made by The Council under the provisions of The Act and were approved by Council on the 16th day of October A.D., 1990. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Regulations 1990. 2. Bonfires are permitted, but only with a written Council permit and under adult supervision. 3. Bonfires shall be held in designated areas only. 4. Designated areas must be approved by the Council and the local Fire Department. 5. Bonfires must be extinguished and not left to burn overnight. 6. Absolutely no tires are to be burned. 7. The permit holder is responsible for ensuring that the fire is extinguished. 8. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Regulation shall be guilty of an offense and is liable upon summary conviction to the penalties enumerated in Section 250 of the Act and all amendments thereto. 9. This Regulation shall come into effect on the 16th day of October, A.D., 1990. Sales from Vehicles The following regulation has been made by The Council under the provisions of The Act (Sections 233(1) and 448) and were approved by Council on the 3rd day of September A.D., 1996. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Sales from Vehicles Regulations. 2. Interpretation In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires: a. "Stand" means trailer, portable booth, tables, truck beds, etc.. b. "Goods/Food" means household goods, clothing, crafts, vegetables, all edible produce including meats, poultry and fish. 3. No persons shall sell goods or food from a vehicle or stand within the municipality unless a permit has been approved by the Council. When a permit is issued, the following conditions apply: a. No stands will be permitted on any road reservation. b. Stands must be a minimum of 10m from any road reservation, and 50m from any intersection. c. The safe flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic must not be impeded. d. Signage not to be placed on road reservation. 4. This regulation applies to a vehicle whether it is self-moving or drawn by another vehicle or person, or is temporarily or permanently stationary. 5. Under this regulation, a person who: a. Contravenes or fails to comply with the Act or a regulation or order made under this Act; or b. Tears down, removes or damages a regulation, order or notice posted by The Town of South River is guilty of an offense and liable on summary conviction, where a penalty is not otherwise provided, to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) and not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or in default of payment to a period of imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or to both a fine and a period of imprisonment. 6. These regulations were adopted and passed by South River Town Council at a meeting held on the 3rd day of September A.D., 1996 and shall come into effect on this date. 7. All previous Sales from Vehicles Regulations are hereby repealed. 11 Traffic Pursuant to authority delegated by the Minister of Highways under Section 209 of the Highway Traffic Act 1962, the Town Council of South River has made the following regulations. 1. These regulations may be cited as The Town of South River Traffic Regulations 1967. 2. No person shall drive any motor vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit within the limits of the Town. 3. a. The Council may cause or permit traffic signs to be placed on or near any highway within the limits of the Town. b. Traffic signs erected or authorized under Subsection (1) of these regulations may be signs for any of the following purposes: i. To regulate the movement of traffic. ii. To indicate the route to be followed by traffic. iii. To restrict or prohibit the use of any part of any highway other than a main highway designated as such by the Minister of Highways within the limits of the Town. iv. To indicate maximum speed limits in any area or on any part of any highway within the limits of the Town, so that vehicles driven in excess of such speed shall be taken to have failed to conform to the indication given by the sign. v. To restrict or prohibit the parking of vehicles in any area or on any part of any highway within the limits of the Town. vi. To restrict or prohibit temporarily the use of any highway other than a main highway designated as such by the Minister of Highways or any part of any highway within the limits of the Town, whenever owning to the likelihood of danger to the public or serious damage to the highway, it appears to the Council to be necessary; and to limit the loads of vehicles owning to condition of any highway; if the Council deems it necessary; provided that the sign shall not apply to any person granted a permit in writing by the Council to use the highway in case of emergency. vii. To warn users of the highway of the need for special caution. viii. To convey information to users of the highway within the limits of the Town. c. Any person who fails to comply with the direction or prohibitions given by any such signs shall be guilty of an offense against these regulations. 4. No person shall park any vehicle used as a taxi on the highway for the purpose of soliciting business, except in a place designated by the Council for that purpose. 5. No public service vehicles operating within the town for hire or reward shall stop anywhere on any highway to solicit business except at designated stops and passengers may enter or leave such public service vehicles at the aforementioned stops only. 6. Signs to indicate where public service vehicles may stop but only for the purpose of taking up or setting down passengers shall have inscribed thereon the words "Bus Stop" and no vehicle, other than a public service vehicle, shall stop within twenty-five (25) feet of any such sign. 7. No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in the view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purpose to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or sign, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or sign. 8. No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic control device or sign. 9. No person shall park any motor vehicle on the highway at any time in such a way as to interfere with, hinder, or obstruct the normal flow of traffic. 10. The driver of a commercial motor vehicle loading or unloading freight within the Town shall, if possible, pull such motor vehicle off the highway into some private parking space, where this is not possible the driver shall, when loading or unloading freight, pull in as near as possible to the curb and load or unload as quickly as possible, but in no case shall a driver place a commercial motor vehicle in such apposition as to hinder or obstruct the normal flow of traffic. 12 11. When a commercial motor vehicle has to cross the sidewalk or highway to load or unload freight, the driver of such vehicle shall, before crossing, stop and give fair warning to pedestrians either by hand or sounding the horn that he is going to cross, and after such is given, he shall proceed to cross such sidewalk very slowly. 12. The driver of every vehicle shall, or approach of any fire fighting apparatus, bring his vehicle to a stop as near the right hand curb or side drain as possible, and shall at night dim the lights of his vehicle. 13. When a fire is in progress in any area within the Town, no driver of any vehicle shall drive or place any such vehicle within two hundred yards of any such fire or in such a place as to obstruct in any way the free working of the fire apparatus; provided however, that this regulation shall not apply to fire fighting apparatus, vehicles of police, medical doctors or nurses or to ambulances. 14. No person shall sound the horn of a motor vehicle except for the purpose of giving warning of the vehicle's approach and every driver of a motor vehicle shall refrain from excessive or unnecessary sounding of the horn. 15. No person shall park any motor vehicle on any street in such a way as to interfere with, hinder or obstruct snow clearing operations. 16. Prosecution under these regulations may be taken summarily by any police officer. 17. Any person who violates any of the provisions of these regulations shall be guilty of an offense and shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) or in default of paying such penalty to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days. 18. These regulations shall come into effect on the 6th day of June A.D., 1967.