Cape Breton Regional Municipality Streets By-law (T1)
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
· adopted 1995-11-21
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CAPE BRETON REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY
By-LawT1
STREETS
1. (
1)
Anyperson proposing tosetoutanyshadeorornamental treewithinthelimitsofany
streetintheRegional Municipality shallfirstapplyforthepermission oftheDirector of
Engineering & Public Works.
2)
Theapplication shallspecify theintended location ofthetrees.
3)
TheDirector ofEngineering & Public Works shallgrantpermission unless theplanting
willinterfere withtheefficient flowoftrafficorwillimpede theviewoftrafficatany
intersection.
2.
Noowner oroccupant ofanybuilding shallpermit water, iceorsnowtopour, driporfallfrom
theroofsoreavesofthebuildings oranypartthereof uponanystreetorsidewalk.
3.
Noowneroroccupant ofanylandsintheRegional Municipality shallpermit watertoflow
fromthelandsowned oroccupied ontoanystreetorsidewalk.
4.
Noperson shallobstruct anystreetorsidewalk intheRegional Municipality inanyfashion
whatsoever. Thisshallinclude, butnotbelimitedto, placing snowinoruponanystreetor
sidewalk intheRegional Municipality soastocause anyimpediment tofootorvehicular
passage, parking ortraffic.
5. (
1)
Noperson shallerectorplaceanysignorotherstructure, whether moveable ornot,
within thelimitsofanystreetintheRegional Municipality.
2)
Subsection (1) doesnotapplytoasignorawning thatprojects overasidewalk or
otherpartofthestreetallowance, excepting thetravelled way, ataminimum heightofnotless
thansevenfeet.
3)
Subsection (1) doesnotapplytoamovable signsituate onthesidewalk infrontofa
placeofbusiness, thatrelatestothebusiness carried onwithin, andthatdoesnotimpede the
movement ofpedestrians.
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Streets By-Law
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6.
Where asidewalk orstreet hasbeenbroken orotherwise injured inconsequence ofthe
erection, demolition, alteration orrepairofanybuilding, theowner ofthebuilding shallrepair
thesametoastandard notlessthanthatoftheadjacent sidewalk orstreet.
7.
Noperson shallmove anyheavyloadoverordeposit anyheavyloadonanysidewalk unless
thesidewalk hasbeenfirstprotected byacovering ofboards notlessthanoneinchthick.
8.
Noperson shalldraganyload, orpermit anyloadorpartthereoftodrag, onanystreetinthe
Regional Municipality.
10.
Noperson shallthrowordeposit, orpermittobethrown ordeposited, anydirt, filth, litter,
rubbish orothermatter onanystreetintheRegional Municipality.
11.
Failuretocomply withanyoftheprovisions ofthisBy-Lawshallconstitute abreach thereof
andmake theoffender subject tothepenalties outlined inBy-lawG-1oftheCapeBreton
Regional Municipality, the "Penalties By-Law" so-called.
12.
AnyBy-Laworanyprovision thereof passed andapproved byanyformer Municipality
withintheboundaries oftheCounty ofCapeBreton priortoJuly31, 1995which conflicts
withoractscontrary totheprovisions ofthisBy-Lawarehereby repealed withthisBy-
Lawbecoming lawandanyother provisions of suchBy-Lawshereby ratified and
confirmed insofar astheyarenotinconflict withthisBy-Law.
THISISTOCERTIFY thattheforegoing isatruecopyofaBy-
Lawdulypassedinthemanner prescribed bylawatadulycalled
meeting oftheCouncil oftheCape Breton Regional Municipality
th
heldonthe21stdayofNovember, 1995, andamended onthe18
dayofJune, 1996.
Municipal Clerk
CapeBreton Regional Municipality