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By-law 14-2026 - Control Traffic and Parking
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GREATER MADAWASKA
BY-LAW 14-2026
Being a consolidated By-law to regulate and control traffic and the parking of vehicles
in The Township of Greater Madawaska
WHEREAS section 11 of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25, authorizes a municipality
to pass By-laws prohibiting or regulating parking on highways;
AND WHEREAS the County of Renfrew by By-law 63-20 authorizes a lower tier
municipality to enforce the provisions of By-law 9-20.
AND WHEREAS section 181 of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as
amended, prohibits the placing of snow, ice, or other materials on a highway where it
may obstruct or interfere with the safe use of the highway;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Greater Madawaska
deems it necessary to regulate and control traffic and the parking of vehicles on
highways;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Greater Madawaska
deems it necessary to regulate and prohibit the depositing of snow and ice onto
municipal roads and related infrastructure in order to support safe winter road
maintenance operations and public safety;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Greater
Madawaska enacts as follows:
1. That Schedule A attached hereto and forming part of this By-law setting out the
control of traffic and parking of vehicles is hereby approved.
2. That should any part of the By-law, including any part of the schedule and
appendices be determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or of
no force and effect, it is Council's intention that such invalid part of the By-law shall
be severable and that the remainder of this By-law including the remainder of the
schedule and appendices, as applicable, shall continue to operate and to be in
force and effect.
3. That this By-law supersedes all previous resolutions and By-laws with respect to
the control of traffic and parking of vehicles as outlined within Schedule A.
4. That By-laws 49-2020, 70-2020, 16-2021, 08-2026 are hereby repealed.
5. That this By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of final passing
thereof.
READ a first and second time this 19th of March 2026.
READ a third time and passed this 19th of March 2026.
Rob Weir, Mayor
Robin Emon, Clerk
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SCHEDULE A
BY-LAW 14-2026
Table of Contents
Interpretation ................................................................................................................ 3
1.
Title ................................................................................................................... 3
2.
Definitions ......................................................................................................... 3
3.
Time .................................................................................................................. 4
4.
Appendices and Severability ............................................................................. 4
Parking ......................................................................................................................... 4
5.
Method of Parking ............................................................................................. 4
6.
Parking and Stopping Prohibited at Any Time ................................................... 5
7.
Designated "No Parking" Areas......................................................................... 5
8.
Restricted Parking ............................................................................................. 5
9.
Parking on Municipal or Privately Owned Lands ............................................... 6
10.
Municipal Parking Lots ................................................................................... 6
11.
Winter Parking and Snow Restrictions ........................................................... 6
12.
Municipal Vehicles Exemption ....................................................................... 7
13.
Emergency Prohibition ................................................................................... 7
14.
Designated Parking Spaces for Persons with Disabilities .............................. 7
15.
Authorized Signs and Parking Control Devices ............................................. 7
Traffic ........................................................................................................................... 8
16.
Obey Signals ................................................................................................. 8
17.
Temporary Changes ...................................................................................... 8
Offences & Penalties ................................................................................................... 8
18.
Parking Infraction Notice ................................................................................ 8
19.
Penalties ........................................................................................................ 8
20.
Removal of Illegally Parked Vehicles ............................................................. 9
21.
Enforcement And Authority ............................................................................ 9
APPENDIX A No Parking ........................................................................................... 10
APPENDIX B Restricted Parking ............................................................................... 11
APPENDIX C Fines .................................................................................................. 12
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Interpretation
Unless specifically modified or changed herein, words or expressions used in this By-
law have the same meaning as given or used in the Highway Traffic Act, Chapter H.8,
R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
1. Title
This By-law shall be known and may be cited as "The Parking By-law"
2. Definitions
For the purpose of this By-law, the following definitions shall apply:
By-law Enforcement Officer means a person so appointed by the Municipality
under the Police Services Act.
Corner means the point of intersection of curbs or edges of the portion of the
highway for vehicular traffic.
Curb shall include the edge of the travelled portion of the highway.
Designated Parking Space means a parking space designated under this By-
law for the exclusive use of a vehicle displaying a permit in accordance with the
requirements of the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made there under
and this By-law as amended.
Driveway means improved land on a highway which provides vehicular access
between a highway to a laneway or a parking area on adjacent land.
Highway includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway,
driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct, or trestle, designed and intended for, or
used by, the general public for the passage of vehicles.
Highway Direction means the direction that a highway is deemed to run for the
purposes of this By-law and is not necessarily the direction the highway runs in
its entire length.
Intersection means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of
the lateral curb lines or, if none, then of the lateral boundary lines of two or more
highways which join one another at an angle, whether or not one highway
crosses the other.
Laneway means improved land adjacent to the highway that provides access
between a highway and a parking area or other destination.
Municipality means The Corporation of the Township of Greater Madawaska.
Obstruct Traffic means to park a vehicle in a manner that obstructs the orderly
flow and safe passage of traffic moving on a highway in any direction.
Park or Parking means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except
when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
Parking Lot (Public or Private) means any open area or portion of a structure,
other than a street or highway intended for the temporary parking of vehicles
whether its use involves the payment of a fee or otherwise.
Parking Space means a part of the highway, the use of which is designated by
signs or posts or lines or other markings on the highway or any other area used
for the purpose of parking a vehicle.
Permit means an Accessible Parking Permit issued under the Highway Traffic
Act; a permit, number plate or other marker or device issued by another
jurisdiction and recognized under that Act; or a short-term parking permit issued
by the Township of Greater Madawaska during extenuating circumstances.
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Persons with Disabilities means a person who has applied for and has met the
requirements and has been issued an accessible parking permit in accordance
with the Highway Traffic Act.
Police Officer, Constable, Special Constable means a person so appointed by
the Ontario Provincial Police.
Sidewalk means that portion of a highway between the curb lines and the
property line of the lot abutting the highway and which is intended for the use of
pedestrians.
Sign means any sign or marking on a highway, curb or sidewalk or other device
placed or erected under the authority of the By-law for the purpose of regulating,
warning or guiding traffic and parking; or for the purpose of the removal of snow.
Stand or Standing means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
except for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging
passengers.
Stop or Stopping means the halting of a vehicle, even momentarily, except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the
directions of a Police officer or of a traffic control sign or signal.
Township of Greater Madawaska means The Corporation of the Township of
Greater Madawaska.
Unsigned Highway means a highway or portion of highway with no posted signs
restricting or not permitting the parking of vehicles.
Vehicle includes an automobile, truck, motorcycle, motorized snow vehicle, bus,
trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road-building machine and any vehicle
drawn, propelled or driven by any kind or power, including muscular power, but
does not include vehicles running only upon rails.
3. Time
Notwithstanding the Time Act, Chapter T. 9, R.S.O. 1990 as amended, so long
as the time commonly observed in the municipality is one hour in advance of
Standard Time, the times mentioned in this By-law shall be reckoned in
accordance with the time so commonly observed and not Standard Time.
4. Appendices and Severability
a) The Appendices A, B and C attached to this By-law shall be read with and
form part of this By-law. All measurements contained in the attached
Appendices are referenced from the nearest intersecting highway limit
unless otherwise specified therein.
b) Should any part, section, subsection or portion of this By-law be repealed
or declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, the same
shall not affect the validity of the By-law as a whole or in part thereof,
except for that which was declared to be invalid.
Parking
5. Method of Parking
a) Direction
No person shall park a vehicle on any highway, other than a one-way
street, unless on the right-hand side of the street, having regard for the
direction in which the vehicle had been proceeding. The nearest front and
rear wheels of the parked vehicle shall be parallel to and not less than 30
cm (1 foot) from the edge of the highway. Notwithstanding, the distance
between the wheels and the highway edge shall not apply where angle
parking is specifically authorized by this By-law.
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b) Within Parking Space
Individual parking spaces may be defined by the Township of Greater
Madawaska by painted lines or other suitable marks on the surface of the
parking lot or highway. Where such parking spaces are so defined, it shall
be unlawful to park a vehicle other than within the confines of the parking
spaces so defined.
6. Parking and Stopping Prohibited at Any Time
No person shall park or stop, or cause to be parked or stopped any vehicle in any
of the following places at any time of the day unless such stopping is explicitly
permitted by painted lines on the pavement, signs or other municipal markings or
at the direction of a Police Officer:
a) On any sidewalk;
b) In any intersection;
c) In a turning basin;
d) In front of a public driveway;
e) Within 9 metres of any intersection;
f) On any bridge;
g) On any highway in such a manner as to obstruct traffic;
h) In such a position as to prevent the convenient departure of any other
vehicle previously parked or standing;
i) In front of the entrance to a fire station;
j) On any Yield Lane or within 5 metres of any Yield Lane;
k) On any curb;
l) Adjacent to any median strip constructed on the highway;
m) In front of a private driveway;
n) Within 0.5 metres of a public driveway;
o) Within 0.5 metres of a private driveway;
p) Within 15 metres of a controlled intersection;
q) On the approaches to any bridge;
r) In front of an entrance to a building where large assemblies are being held
for a reasonable time immediately before and following such
assemblages.
7. Designated "No Parking" Areas
a) Those highways and portions of highways named and described in
Appendix A hereto attached shall be designated "No Parking" areas.
b) Where signs to that effect are on display, no person shall park a vehicle at
any time within the highway or portion of highway named or described in
Appendix A as "No Parking" areas.
c) In the event of a conflict between a provision in the By-law made under
this section and a provision of any other section, the provision that is the
most restrictive of parking prevails.
8. Restricted Parking
a) Those highways or portions of highways named and described in
Appendix B hereto attached shall be designated as "Restricted Parking"
areas.
b) Where authorized signs to that effect are on display, no person shall park
a vehicle within the highway or portion of highway named or described in
Appendix B for a period longer than specified, during the time period for
which such parking restrictions are in effect as indicated on the said
Appendix.
c) No person shall park on any highway, a heavy vehicle, in excess of 5,000
kg vehicle weight, for a period longer than two hours.
d) No person shall park on any unsigned highway for a period longer than 24
hours.
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e) In the event of a conflict between a provision in the By-law made under
this section and a provision of any other section, the provision that is the
most restrictive of parking prevails.
9. Parking on Municipal or Privately Owned Lands
a) No person shall park or leave any vehicle on municipally or privately
owned or controlled property without the written consent of the Township
of Greater Madawaska or the property owner.
b) Vehicles parked on municipally or privately owned lands, in accordance
with the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be parked with the
consent of the Township of Greater Madawaska or property owner.
c) Where signs have been erected and are on display, no person shall park
or leave any vehicle in the off-street parking lots or vacant lands adjacent
to and associated with municipal facilities unless such person is an
employee or elected official of the Township of Greater Madawaska
engaged in municipal business or such person is, at the time the vehicle is
parked or left, actively participating in the activities currently being
provided in or on the municipal property or engaged by such patron to
provide transportation.
d) Notwithstanding Section 12, signs may be posted by the Township of
Greater Madawaska defining certain parking spaces within the lands
associated with the facilities as being reserved for use by certain classes
of vehicles and such use shall be clearly marked on the sign. No person
shall park any vehicle other than the class of vehicles marked on the sign,
in any parking space so reserved.
e) Vehicles parked on municipally or privately owned or controlled lands,
contrary to the provisions of this section shall be deemed to be parked
without the consent of the Township of Greater Madawaska or the
property owner or occupier unless and until written consent is otherwise
provided by the CAO or Clerk of the municipality, property owner or
occupier.
f) No person shall operate or permit the operation of motor vehicles,
motorized snow vehicles and other conveyances of every description and
whatever the motive power, in a public park. This section shall not apply to
any area within a public park that is designed and designated as a
highway or parking area for vehicular traffic.
10. Municipal Parking Lots
a) No person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked in
such a manner that it is not wholly within the area designated as a parking
space unless the vehicle is of such length as to render it impossible to
park it in one parking space. In this case, the adjoining parking space
may, be used but in no case shall any person park a vehicle or permit a
vehicle to remain parked in such a manner as to obstruct the parking lot
entrance, exit or highway that is laid out for the movement of vehicles
through the parking lot.
b) The CAO or designate shall be authorized to impose temporary parking
regulations on a municipal parking lot owned or occupied by the Township
of Greater Madawaska during an emergency, a construction, repair or
maintenance project, a special event or in other special circumstances.
Signs will be erected stating the length of time of the closure.
11. Winter Parking and Snow Restrictions
a) No person shall park or stand a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain
parked at any time on any municipal road, street, or snowplow turnaround
from December 1 in any year to March 31 of the following year, both dates
inclusive.
b) No person shall park or stand a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain
parked on any highway at any time when the highway is specially marked
with signs indicating snow removal or when such person has received
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verbal or written notice from a representative of the Township of Greater
Madawaska indicating the prohibition of parking.
c) No person shall push, blow, shovel, place or deposit snow, ice or slush
from private property onto any municipal road, street, highway, sidewalk,
shoulder, boulevard, or snowplow turnaround. For greater certainty, this
section applies whether snow, ice or slush is deposited manually or by
mechanical means. This shall be enforced according to the Township's
current Refuse and Debris By-law
d) Section 11a) and 11b) shall be enforced by the By-law Enforcement
Officer(s) and/or the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) by issuing Parking
Tickets as defined in Short Form Wording and Set Fines.
12. Municipal Vehicles Exemption
Any vehicle owned by the Township of Greater Madawaska and any authorized
emergency vehicle shall be permitted to park in any parking space, provided always
that said vehicle displays on the exterior of the vehicle, a recognized symbol of the
Township of Greater Madawaska or wording displaying the ownership of the vehicle
and is being used in the performance of municipal duties. This exemption also
includes the personal vehicles of volunteer firefighters when on duty.
13. Emergency Prohibition
a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained, herein, a Police
Officer, Public Works Supervisor or designate, during any emergency or
special circumstance may:
i. prohibit any or all parking on a highway within the area affected by
the emergency or special circumstances;
ii. authorize the erection of temporary "No Parking" signs or
barricades on any highway or portion of highway; or
iii. declare that any vehicle already parked is parked illegally
regardless of the time permitted for parking such vehicle under the
provisions of this By-law.
b) Where possible, the owner or driver of a vehicle declared to be illegally
parked shall be notified by a Police Officer or By-law Enforcement Officer
that such parking has been prohibited and shall be ordered to remove the
vehicle within a time specified.
c) Where the owner or driver notified under section 13(b) to remove the
vehicle does not do so, or where the owner or driver cannot immediately
be located, the said vehicle declared to be parked illegally may be revoked
and impounded forthwith by an order of a Police Officer or By-law
Enforcement Officer in accordance with Section 20 of this By-law
"Removal of Illegally Parked Vehicles". Where in the opinion of the Officer,
the vehicle owner has not voluntarily contravened the order, the costs
associated with the towing and impounding will be borne by the Township.
14. Designated Parking Spaces for Persons with Disabilities
a) No person shall park a vehicle in a designated "Parking Space for Persons
with Disabilities" when a properly marked sign is displayed unless a valid
accessible parking permit is displayed on the front dash of the vehicle or
the front of an extended sun visor so as to be clearly visible from the
exterior of the vehicle.
b) The vehicle is operated by the holder of an accessible parking permit or by
a person engaged to pick up or transport the holder of an accessible
parking permit.
c) No person shall use or display an accessible parking permit in any fashion
other than for which the permit was issued.
15. Authorized Signs and Parking Control Devices
a) The Township of Greater Madawaska shall erect all authorized signs and
other parking control devices necessary for the lawful implementation and
enforcement of this By-law.
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b) No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in the view of any
highway, any sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an
imitation or resembles any authorized sign or parking control device.
c) No person shall damage, deface or tamper with any authorized sign or
other parking control device and no unauthorized person shall move, or
remove the same.
Traffic
16. Obey Signals
Every person shall promptly obey all signals given either by a Police Officer or a By-
law Enforcement Officer or a traffic control device or a traffic signal.
17. Temporary Changes
Absolute control of street traffic is vested in the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The
OPP of the Township of Greater Madawaska shall have the power to make
temporary changes in the traffic regulations as may be necessary from time to time,
in order to provide for emergency and other special occasions. Such temporary
changes shall be effective for a period not exceeding ten (10) days unless validated
by a By-law of the Council of the Township of Greater Madawaska.
Offences & Penalties
18. Parking Infraction Notice
a) Where a vehicle is found to be in contravention of the parking or stopping
provisions of this By-law, the Issuing Officer may issue and place on the
vehicle, a serially numbered Parking Infraction Notice, in the form
prescribed by the Provincial Offences Act.
b) The serially numbered Parking Infraction Notice shall state:
i. The license number of the vehicle;
ii. The nature of the alleged infraction;
iii. The date, time and place of the alleged infraction;
iv. The set fine provided therein, on Appendix C on this By-law, for the
violation and
v. A statement that the owner shall within fifteen (15) days' pay the
set fine provided for the infraction by taking it or mailing it to the
Township of Greater Madawaska Municipal Office.
c) The Parking Infraction Notice mentioned in Section 18(b) above shall be
prepared as required and the Issuing Officer shall attach one copy to the
vehicle and retain the other copy for further processing in accordance with
the Provincial Offences Act, Chapter P.33, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
d) If payment is not made in accordance with the procedure set out on the
Parking Infraction Notice provided for in Section 18(b)v. above, the
Provincial Offences Act shall apply.
19. Penalties
a) Any person violating any of the provisions of this By-law is guilty of an
offence and on conviction shall be liable to a penalty pursuant to the
Provincial Offences Act, Chapter P.33, R.S.O. 1990 as amended.
b) The driver of a vehicle, not being the owner, is liable to any penalty
provided under this By-law.
c) The owner of the vehicle may be charged with and convicted of an offence
under this By-law for which the driver of the vehicle is subject to be
charged unless, at the time of the offence, the vehicle was in the
possession of some person other than the owner without the owner's
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consent and on conviction the owner is liable to the penalty prescribed or
provided for the offence.
d) Set fines may be established for certain offences contained in this By-law.
Such set fines shall be established pursuant to the Provincial Offences Act
and shall become effective upon the approval of same by the Chief Judge
of the Provincial Offences Court.
20. Removal of Illegally Parked Vehicles
a) A police officer, By-law enforcement officer or an officer appointed for
carrying out the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act, upon discovery of
any vehicle parked or left in contravention of this By-law, may cause it to
be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place and all costs
and charges for removing, caring and storage thereof, if any, are a lien
upon the vehicle which may be enforced in the manner provided by Part III
of the Repair and Storage Liens Act, Chapter R.25, R.S.O. 1990 as
amended.
b) The Township of Greater Madawaska will not be liable for damages that
may occur to vehicles being moved under the provisions of Section 20(a).
21. Enforcement And Authority
The provisions of this By-law shall be enforced by By-law Enforcement Officer(s)
and/or the OPP.
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APPENDIX A
BY-LAW 14-2026
No Parking
Highway
Side(s)
From
To
Period
County Road 508
Calabogie Road
South side
1000 metres
east of Eagle's
Nest Lookout
Trail
1000 metres west
of Eagle's Nest
Lookout Trail
At all times
County Road 511
Lanark Road
East and
West Side
Intersection of
Mill Street
Intersection of
Madawaska Street
At all times
County Road 508
Calabogie Road
North side
1000 metres
East of Eagle's
Nest Lookout
Trail
1000 metres West
of Eagle's Nest
Lookout Trail
At all times
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APPENDIX B
BY-LAW 14-2026
Restricted Parking
Highway
Side(s)
From
To
Period
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APPENDIX C
BY-LAW 14-2026
TOWNSHIP OF GREATER MADAWASKA
PART II PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT
Item Short Form Wording
Offence
Creating
Provision or
Defining
Offence
Voluntary
Payment
Payable
within 7
days
Set
Fine
1.
Park facing wrong direction
Section 5.a)
$30.00
$50.00
2.
Park outside defined space
Section 5.b)
$30.00
$50.00
3.
Park on a sidewalk
Section 6.a)
$30.00
$50.00
4.
Park in an intersection
Section 6.b)
$30.00
$50.00
5.
Park in a turning basin
Section 6.c)
$30.00
$50.00
6.
Park in front of a public driveway
Section 6.d)
$30.00
$50.00
7.
Park within 9 metres of an intersection
Section 6.e)
$30.00
$50.00
8.
Park on a bridge
Section 6.f)
$30.00
$50.00
9.
Park in a manner that obstructs traffic
Section 6.g)
$30.00
$50.00
10.
Park in a manner to prevent the
convenient departure of other vehicle
Section 6.h)
$30.00
$50.00
11.
Park in front of the entrance to a fire
station
Section 6.i)
$30.00
$50.00
12.
Park in a yield lane or within 5 metres of
a yield lane
Section 6.j)
$30.00
$50.00
13.
Park on a curb
Section 6.k)
$30.00
$50.00
14.
Park adjacent to any median strip on the
highway
Section 6.l)
$30.00
$50.00
15.
Park in front of a private driveway
Section 6.m)
$30.00
$50.00
16.
Park within .5 metres of a public
driveway
Section 6.n)
$30.00
$50.00
17.
Park within .5 metres of a private
driveway
Section 6.o)
$30.00
$50.00
18.
Park within 15 metres of a controlled
intersection
Section 6.p)
$30.00
$50.00
19.
Park on the approach to a bridge
Section 6.q)
$30.00
$50.00
20.
Park in front of an entrance to a building
where large assemblies are being held
Section 6.r)
$30.00
$50.00
21.
Park in a designated No Parking area
Section 7.b)
$30.00
$50.00
22.
Park a heavy vehicle in excess of 5,000
kg for more than 2 hours
Section 8.c)
$30.00
$50.00
23.
Park on any unsigned highway for longer
than 24 hours.
Section 8.d)
$30.00
$50.00
24.
Park on municipally-owned property
without consent
Section 9.a)
$30.00
$50.00
25.
Park on private property without consent
Section 9.a)
$30.00
$50.00
26.
Park in Reserved space
Section 9.d)
$30.00
$50.00
27.
Fail to park within defined space-
Municipal Lot
Section 10.a)
$50.00
$75.00
28.
Park a vehicle at any time from
December 1 to March 31
Section 11.a)
$30.00
$50.00
29.
Park on a highway specially marked with
snow removal signs
Section 11.b)
$30.00
$50.00
30.
Park a vehicle in a designated Parking
Space for Disabled Persons - No Permit
Section 14.a)
N/A
$300.00
31.
Park a vehicle in a designated Parking
Space for Disabled Persons - No Permit
Visible
Section 14.a)
$50.00
$75.00
NOTE
The penalty provision for the offences indicated above is Section 19.a) of
By-law 14-2026, a certified copy of which has been filed.