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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH
BY-LAW NUMBER 32-2012
BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE INSTALLATION OF ENTRANCEWAYS
TO PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM TOWNSHIP ROAD ALLOWANCES
WHEREAS Councils of municipalities may pass by-laws prohibiting the obstruction of
any drain or water course, and permitting and regulating the size and type of construction
for culverts and bridges which cross any drain or water course on a public highway:
AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to regulate the installation of entrance ways
over ditches and water courses upon any public highway which forms part of the
Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Road System:
NOW THEREFORE the Corporation of the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
ENACTS as follows:
1.
All persons requiring an entrance or driveway to their property from the
Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Road Allowance are required to
obtain a permit from the office of the Clerk of the Township, the issuing of
such permit being subject to the approval of the Public Works Superintendent.
2.
The diameter and gauge length and type of culvert to be used shall be
determined by the Public Works Superintendent but in no case shall the
culvert, if required, be less than 400 mm in diameter and 6 metres in length.
The culvert shall be new corrugated metal pipe of approved type or an
approved plastic culvert. In no case shall the culvert, if required, be less than
400 mm in diameter and 6 metres in length without the consent of the Public
Works Superintendent.
3.
The location of the entrance way must be approved by the Township Public
Works Superintendent, having in mind sight distances along the road, tree
location, shrubs, buildings or other structures.
4.
The construction of all entrance ways shall be carried out by a Contractor
under the supervision of the Public Works Superintendent.
5.
A permit will not be issued, nor any work commenced, until the owner pays in
advance to the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh the permit fee of
$35.00 and the refundable deposit of $300 plus H.S.T., which shall be
refunded to the owner within 30 days upon completion, and approved by the
Public Works Superintendent.
6.
The tiling and covering of a roadside ditch for the improvement of a front
lawn or for any other purpose shall be considered, for the purpose of this By-
Law, as an entrance way and shall not be undertaken until a permit is
obtained.
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ASHFIE:LD - COLf>ORNE: -WAWANOSH
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7.
No person shall apply asphalt or concrete surface to that portion of a driveway
on the road allowance until a permit has been issued by the Township. No
charge shall be made for permits for this purpose and the work shall be carried
out under the supervision of the Township Public Works Superintendent.
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8.
The Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh shall maintain and replace
from time to time as required, all culverts meeting the requirements of this
By-Law. The maintenance of the driveway portion of the driveway shall be
the responsibility of the owner.
9.
No person shall put in driveway or culvert extensions without a permit.
10.
If the owner neglects or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this
By-law, the Township shall remove the obstruction and install a proper
entrance way and any expense incurred in so doing shall be recovered from
the owner by appropriate action.
11.
Any person convicted of a breach of any of the provisions of this By-law shall
forfeit and pay, at the discretion of the convicting Magistrate, a penalty not
exceeding the sum of $300.00 for each offence, exclusive of costs.
Read a FIRST and SECOND time this 15th day of May 2012.
Read a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 15th day of May 2012.
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Original signed by
Reeve, Ben VanDiepenbeek
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Original signed by
Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer, Mark Becker
Application For a New Entrance
(Includes modifications to an existing entrance)
82133 Council Line, R.R. #5
Goderich, Ontario N7A 3Y2
PHONE: 519-524-4669
FAX:
519-524-1951
E-MAIL: [email protected]
Name Of Applicant: ___________________________________________ Date: _________________________________
Mailing Address:
Postal Code:
Telephone: ____________________________________________________ Email: ________________________________
Location of Proposed Entrance:
Township Road Name: ________________________________________ Side of Road: N S E W
Lot: ____________________________________________________________ Concession: __________________________
Property Roll Number: _________________________________________________________________________________
Type of Entrance:
Field
Farm
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Temporary
Sketch of Area:
Sketch to include:
- Approximate total length of frontage (also show buildings)
- Any other entrances to property
- Distance between existing and proposed entrances including any nearby entrances on other
properties
- Other features: i.e. intersections, curves, etc.
Please forward application to Thomas McCarthy, Public Works Superintendent:
[email protected] Ashfeild-Colborne-Wawanosh Logo
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Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
By-Law No. 32-2012
"Schedule B"
ENTRANCE POLICIES
The Township Road Department shall consider the following criteria when reviewing all
applications for new entrances or alterations to entrances:
a)
protection of the public through the orderly control of traffic movements onto
and from Township roads.
b)
Maintenance of the traffic carrying capacity of the Township road network
c)
Protection of the public investment in Township road facilities.
d)
Minimizing township expenditures on maintenance of private entranceways.
e)
Providing legal access onto Township roads from adjacent private property
DEFINITIONS
Field Entrance:
provides access to agricultural fields.
Farm Entrance:
provides access to farm buildings and agricultural lands.
Residential Entrance:
provides access to residential facilities of four units or less.
Commercial/Industrial Entrance:
provides access to a development where goods are
manufactured or sold to the public and includes
residential facilities of five or more units.
Temporary Entrance: provides access to properties for a limited period not to exceed one
year for the purpose of construction, repairs or improvement on
that property or to facilitate a staged development.
LOCATION OF ACCESSES
The Township may restrict the placement of an access onto the Township road in the
interest of public safety. New accesses must be located so as to provide:
a)
No undue interference with the safe movement of public traffic, pedestrians, or
other users of the highway.
b)
Favourable vision, grade, and alignment conditions for all traffic using the
proposed access to the Township road.
In general, new entrances will not be permitted at the following locations:
a)
Along a lane which is identified for the purpose of an exclusive vehicular turning
movement.
b)
In close proximity to intersections.
c)
Within daylight triangles at intersections.
d)
Where the following minimum sight distance requirements are not met:
Speed Limit
Minimum Sight Distance
50 km/hr
135 metres
60 km/hr
165 metres
70 km/hr
180 metres
80 km/hr
200 metres
90 km/hr
210 metres
Note: Sight distance shall be measured from an eye height of 1.05 metres measured 3.0
metres from outer edge of the traffic lane to passenger car lights designated as 0.60
metres above the roadway surface.
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DESIGN STANDARDS
Entrance Grade:
The finished surface of the access must drop away from the edge
of the highway driving surface at a slope of not less than 2% to at
least the edge of shoulder rounding.
Field Entrance:
Shall be surface with at least 150 mm pit run gravel (Gran.
"B"), and where a culvert is required its length must be sufficient
to provide a 1:1 slope up from the ditch invert to an entrance width
of 6.0 metres.
Farm or Residential
Entrance:
Shall be surfaced with at least 150 mm crushed gravel (Gran. "A"),
and where a culvert is required its length must be sufficient to provide a
1:1 slope up from the ditch invert to an entrance width of 6.0 metres.
Commercial/Industrial
Curbs and/or Headwalls:
No curb or headwall can extend above the surface of the
roadway shoulder within the limits of the shoulder and its
rounding. All curbs and headwall are constructed at the
sole expense and risk of the applicant.
Maintenance
Entrances:
Property owners having access to a Township road are fully responsible
for the maintenance of the access including the removal of snow and ice
and keeping the portion of the access within the highway in a safe
condition for vehicular traffic.
A culvert installed under the terms of the access permit shall become the property of the
Township upon acceptance of the work and all subsequent maintenance, repairs,
alterations, etc., shall, be the responsibility of the township except where the culvert
crosses a municipal drain in which case the maintenance will be the responsibility of the
Township with costs shared in accordance with the By-law.
Curb and Gutter:
Where curb and gutter exists at the location of the proposed
entrance, the applicant will be required to construct a curb cut at
the entrance location if required. The existing curb shall be
removed and replaced using material acceptable to the Public
Works Superintendent or altered in accordance with the Public
Works Superintendent's requirements. The area between the curb
and sidewalk is to be paved with hot-mix asphalt, concrete or
paving stones, in accordance with the Public Works
Superintendent's requirements.
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Number and Width of Accesses:
a)
It will be the policy of the Township Road Department to limit the width of
accesses to discourage the construction of entrances wider than that required for
the safe and reasonable use of the entrances.
b)
Limit the number of accesses to a property to the number required for the safe and
reasonable access to the Township road and in general conformity with the
following:
residence
-one per property / two for corner lots
farm buildings
-one per farm
farm entrance
-minimum one field entrance per farm with additional field
entrances where natural obstructions within the field
prevent reasonable access across the field.
commercial/industrial entrances
-two with a minimum spacing of 30 metres
between entrances
Refundable Deposit:
A refundable deposit in the amount of $300.00 plus H.S.T. shall be collected prior to
issuance of the permit. This deposit shall be refunded to the applicant upon acceptance
of the entrance by the Public Works Superintendent less any amounts expended to bring
the entrance up to Township standards.
Permit Fee:
That a fee in the amount of $35.00 be collected prior to issuance of the permit.
Cancellation of Permit:
Where the entrance has not been constructed and accepted by the Township within one
year of the date of the permit, then the permit shall be null and void.