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OFFICE CONSOLIDATION
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF CALEDON
BY-LAW NO. 91-86
A by-law to regulate the encumbering of
highways during construction or repair.
WHEREAS paragraph 1 of section 210 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, c.302 (as
amended) authorizes the Council to pass by-laws for the purpose of regulating the temporary
occupation of highways or portions thereof during the construction or repair of
any work thereon.
NOW THEREFORE the council of The Corporation of the Town of Caledon ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1.
In this by-law,
(a) "permit'' means a Permit for the Installation/Relocation of Public Utilities and the
General Conditions set out on the permit.
2.
No person shall commence the construction or repair of any work over, on or under
any highway in the Town of Caledon if the same will, or is likely to require the
temporary occupation, obstructing, or encumbering of part or all of such highway
until,
(a) a Permit is obtained from the Director of Public Works for the Town of Caledon;
and
(b) signs and barricades have been erected; and
(c) alternate routes have been established.
3.
The Permit referred to in Section 2 of this By-law shall be in the form annexed
hereto as Schedule "A" and includes amendments to the form on Schedule "B".
4.
An application for a Permit shall be made at least forty-eight (48) hours before the
applicant commences any work referred to in Section 2.
5.
Upon obtaining such Permit, and before commencing work, the applicant shall
provide and maintain throughout the course of the work.
(a) a reasonable alternate route for through traffic and a suitable by-road for all
owners or occupants who cannot obtain access to their property by any other
public road together with adequate direction signs;
(b) at either or both ends of the portion of the highway closed or partially closed, as
the case may be, a substantial barricade or barricades shall be placed upon which
shall be exposed between sunset and awn, such red or amber flashing lights. In
addition, signs shall be posted indicating the alternate route.
6.
All barricades, signs and lights shall be placed according to the Ministry of
Transportation of Ontario's Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, section A-5
"Temporary Conditions" or according to designs approved by the Director of Public
works. All costs for the said signage and lights shall be at the expense of the
applicant.
This is a consolidation of the Town's by-law to regulate the encumbering
of highways during construction or repair as amended by By-law 2026-
066. The following consolidation is an electronic reproduction made
available for information purposes only and is not an official version of the
by-law. Official versions of all by-laws can be obtained from the Town
Clerk by calling (905) 584-2272. If there are any discrepancies between
this consolidation and By-laws 91-86 and 2026-066 the by-laws shall
prevail.
7.
In the event that work is not completed by the date provided for in the Permit an
application shall be made for an extension of time, at least seven (7) days prior to the
expiry date stated on the Permit.
8.
If the barricades, signs, ana lights provided for herein are :10t installed and
maintained, or if the road allowance is not restored or reinstated 1n accordance with
the General Conditions stated on the permit, then the Director of Public Works shall
carry out all necessary work as required at the cost and expense of the Permit holder,
and the permit shall be deemed to have been cancelled, and the work shall not be
recommenced until a new Permit is obtained and proper barricades, signs, lights and
restoration as the case may be, are completed in accordance with the provision
hereof and the same are approved by the Director of Public Works.
9.
Every person who contravenes any provisions of this by-law is guilty of an offence,
and liable upon conviction to a fine of not more than $5,000.00, exclusive of costs, in
respect of each offence.
9.1
Every Person who contravenes any provision of this By-law, including an Order
issued under this By-law, is guilty of an offence and is liable to pay the Town an
Administrative Penalty and any Administrative Fees, where applicable, pursuant to
the Administrative Monetary Penalty System By-law 2024-086, as amended.
10.
By-law No. 74-36 is hereby repealed.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME, AND PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL, THIS
26th DAY OF August 1991.
[Section 9.1,
added, By-
law 2026-066
effective June
23, 2026]
91·86
PERMIT FOR INSTALLATION/RELOCATION
OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
P O BOX 1000. CALEDON £AST. ONT. LDN 1 EO
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IMPORTANT - SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CONOlT!ONS
SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
REVERSE SIDE:
I PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORK STA)(E OUTS MUST BE OBTAINED FROM ALL unUTIES IN THE TOWN OF CALE DON. ALL PIPE, CABLE. ETC. THAT IS EXPOSED OR
UNDERMINED MUST BE SUPPORTED. BACKFILLED ANO COMPACTED TO THE SATISFAC'l'ION Of THE UTILITY INVOLVED !sea o,on
2. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. MUST BE NOTIFIED 48 HOURS BEFORE WORK IS TO COMMENCE.
3. WHEN WORKING. A COPY Of TH1S PERMIT, CONDITIONS AND STAKEOUTS MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL 'flMES.
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l 6. A ONE YEAR GUARANTEE OF THE RESTORATION WILL DATE FROM THE TIME OF INSPECTION ANO ACCEPTANCE OF THE REPAIRS BY TH£ DIRECTOR OF PUSLIC
WORKS.
NOTE:
FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RENDER THIS PERMIT VOID
PERMIT NO.
SCHEDULE "A"
SCHEDULE "B"
Amendment to
Permit for Installation/Relocation
of Public Utilities
GENERAL CONDITIONS
4.
In grassed areas adjacent to homes, sodding is required.
All other areas must be covered with a seed & mulch mixture.
Topsoil must be replaced to a mini.mum of 50 mm depth and new
sod must be counter sunk to match existing sod.
9.
Property owners and/or residents must receive a minunum of
24 hours written notice prior to temporary closing of access
to homes and businesses.
Access can only be closed to a
maximum of 24 hours.
10. All signs are to be placed as per the Ministry of
Transportation Manual of. Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
section A-5 "temporary conditions".
12. Hot Mix and surface treated pavement must be restored as per
detail "Trench Restoration".
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MIN. 40 lllffl Hl 3
0.5 m COLO PLANE
EXISTING PAVEMENT
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MIN. 150mm GRANULAR -A-
SAWCUT EXISTING
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----+--- GRANULAR .A, BEDDING
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OR EQUIVALENT
TRENCH RESTORATION
13. Granular bedding, cover, backfill and base courses must be
compacted using mechanical tampers or vibrators to obtain a
minimum dry density of 100% of the maximum dry density as
determined by current M.T.O. procedure.
PERMIT It
CONTRACTOR ------------
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SIGNATURE
UTILITY