By-law 67.2021 - Regulate Traffic and Parking

Ignace, Ontario · adopted 2021-09-20

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The Corporation of the Township of Ignace By-law 67.2021 Being a By-law to Regulate Traffic and Parking Within the Township of Ignace Whereas, pursuant to the Municipal Act, S.o. 2001, c25, s.27(1) as amended, and the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8, s. 195(4) as amended, Council may pass By--|awsto regulate traf?c and parking on Municipal Highways. Whereas, the Township of Ignace Final Zoning By-law Section 3, s.s. 3.25 Parking does provide set regulations and definitions pertaining to parking within the Township of Ignace. Now Therefore, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Ignace hereby enacts as follows: 1.0 Definitions Boulevard means all parts of the highway, save and except any roadway, shoulder, driveway or sidewalk. By-law Enforcement Of?cer means an Officer appointed by the Municipality or designate for enforcing or carrying out the provisions of this By-law. Corner with reference to a highway intersection, means the point of intersection of the prolongation of the lateral curb lines, or in the absence of curbs, the prolongation of the edges of the roadways. Crosswalk means that part of a highway at an intersection that is included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway pedestrian crossing by signs or by lines or other markings on the surface. Disabled Parking Permit means a permit issued by the Ministry of Transportation for a person with a disability or a permit, number plate or other marker or device issued by another jurisdiction and recognized under the Highway Traf?c Act. Driveway means the improved land on a highway which provides vehicular access from the roadway to a Ianeway or 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. Intersection means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or ifnone, then of the lateral boundary lines of two or more highways that join one another at an angle, whether or not one highway crosses the other. The Corporation of the Township of |gnace_By-law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking | 1 Kings Highway means a highway so designated under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act. Ministry means the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. Motor Vehicle includes an automobile, motorcycle and any other vehicle propelled or driven othen/vise than by muscular power; but does not include a motorized snow vehicle, traction engine, farm tractor, self-propelled implement of husbandry or road building machine within the meaning of the Highway Traf?c Act. Municipality means the Corporation of the Township of lgnace. Park or Parking, when prohibited, means the standing 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. Pedestrian means a person on foot, in a wheeled chair, baby carriage, or a child's play vehicle propelled by muscular power. Perpendicular Parking means vehicles shall stand at an angle of about ninety degrees (90°) to the curb and with the wheel touching or within 0.30 metres (O.3m) of the curb. Plaza Parking means the lgnace Town Plaza; all paved portions within the parking lot from East Street to McLeod Street and Hwy 17 (a.k.a. Main Street) to the lane behind the plaza. Police Force means (the lgnace Detachment of) the Ontario Provincial Police. Roadway means that part of a highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder, and where a highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term "roadway" refers to any one roadway Shoulder means that portion of the highway lying adjacent to the roadway where there is no barrier curb, and which is improved to support a stopped vehicle. Sidewalk means that portion of a highway between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. Stand or Standing, when prohibited, 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, when prohibited, means the halting of a vehicle, even momentarily, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflictwith other traf?c or in compliance with the directions of a Constable or other Police Officer or of a traffic control sign or signal. T h e Co rp or ati on of the Township of |gnace_By-law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking |2 Traf?c includes pedestrians, ridden, led or herded animals, vehicles, motorized snow vehicles and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any portion of a highway for the purposes of travel. Vehicle includes a motor vehicle, motorized snow vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road-building machine and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power. 2.0 General 2.1 Abbreviation In the schedules to this By-Law, the following abbreviations, definitions and symbols stand for the words respectively set forth opposite thereto as follows: Ave. - Avenue St. - Street Rd. - Road No. - Number A.M. - Ante Meridian P.M. - Post Meridian M. -- Metre A.K.A. -- Also Known As 2.2 Distances Where a distance is used in this By-Law as from, to or within a specified distance of an object, structure, land, intersection or part of a highway, such distance shall be measured along the curb or edge of the roadway, from a point in such curb or edge of roadway opposite such object, structure, land, or intersection, unless the context otherwise requires. 3.0 General Regulations 3.1.1 Where there is a barrier curb, on the right-hand side of the roadway having regard to the direction in which the vehicle was travelling, with its right front and rear wheels parallel to and not more than 0.30 meters (0.3m) away from the curb; or 3.1.2 Where there is a shoulder, on the right side of the roadway, having regard to the direction in which the vehicle was travelling, with the right front and rear wheels parallel to and as near as is practicable to the right edge of the shoulder. 3.2 Final Zoning By-law 3.2.1 Section 3.25 Parking describes the regulations 4.0 Stogging Prohibited No person shall park or stop any vehicle or permit any vehicle to remain stopped on any highway: The Corporation of the Township of lgnace_By-law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking | 3 4.1 on or partly on or over a sidewalk or footpath; 4.2within an intersection or crosswalk; 4.3adjacent to or across the roadway from any obstruction in the roadway, when such action would impede the free flow of traffic; 4.4 on the roadway side of any stopped or parked vehicle; 4.5on any boulevard; or 4.6in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of traffic. 5.0 Parking Prohibited No person shall park a vehicle in any of the following places: 5.1 within three meters (3m) of an intersection; 5.2 within three meters (3m) of a fire hydrant; 5.3 on a boulevard; 5.4 on or so as to overhang a sidewalk or footpath in a manner that obstructs that sidewalk or footpath, or obstructs access to travel on it; 5.5 in front of or within two meters (2m) of a laneway or driveway or curb cut thereto; 5.6 so as to obstruct a vehicle in the use of any lane way or any public or private driveway; 5.8 on any highway in such manner as to obstruct traf?c; 5.9 in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of traf?c; 5.10 on a roadway where the roadway is six meters (em) or less in width; 5.11 in such a manner as to interfere with any highway flushing, cleaning operations or the removal of snow; 5.12 in such manner as to interfere with any sidewalk cleaning, repair, snow plowing or snow removal; 5.13 so as to interfere with the formation of a funeral procession; 5.14 within an intersection or crosswalk; T he C or p or at io n of the Township of |gnace_By-law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking |4 5.15 on land owned or occupied by the Municipality, without written consent of the Municipality, for a period longer than 24 hours; 5.16 on property owned by the Municipality where parking by the public is not authorized; 5.17 an area posted as a ?re route; 5.18 in front of or within eight metres (8m) of a property on which there is a fire hall; 5.19 in front of or within three metres (3m) of the main entrance to, or any emergency exit from, any public house, hotel, motel, hospital, nursing home, church, auditorium or other building or enclosed space in which persons may be expected to congregate in large numbers; 5.20 within fifteen metres (15m) of the end of the roadway on a dead-end highway. 6.0 Snow Removal No person shall park or permit any vehicle to be parked on any highway between the hours of 7:00 am and 6:00 pm daily from November 1st to April 30th inclusive of the following year. 7.0 Parking Prohibited -- Special Circumstances 7.1 If, for some temporary period, the safety of the public, the proper movement of traflic, or the proper and safe performance of some vital function to the Municipality requires the prohibition or limitation of parking on a highway in excess of that provided herein, such prohibition or limitation of parking on such highway during such times and days as is shall be given to indicate such prohibition or limitation. 7.2 When authorized signs are on display or public notice has othen/vise been given under Subsection 7.1, no person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked on the highway at any time during which such parking is so restricted, and a vehicle already parked when such signs are erected, or notice given, shall be removed forthwith at the expense of the registered vehicle owner. 8.0 Fogy-Eight Hour Limit on Parking Subject to all of the provisions of this By-Law relating to the parking of vehicles, no person shall park a vehicle on any highway for any consecutive period exceeding forty-eight (48) hours. T he C or p or at io n of the Township of |gnace_By-law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking |5 9.0 Parks, Beaches and Municipal Progegty 9.1 No person shall park any vehicle in the travelled portion of any roadway in any Public Park or Municipal Property, except for the purpose of allowing persons to enter or to descend from such vehicle. 9.2 No person shall park any vehicle in any Public Park or Municipal Property, except in places designated for that purpose, and/or written permission is granted by the Municipality permitting that person to park at the Public Park or Municipal Property. 9.3 No person shall park any vehicle between DUSK and DAWN in any Public Park or Municipal Property, unless written approval from the Municipality is obtained. 9.4 No person shall park a commercial vehicle over 11,000 kg on Municipal Property (Town Plaza, Travel Centre, Beaches etc.) without prior written consent from the Municipality. All deliveries are to be made from the rear of the said buildings. 10.0 VEHICLES CROSSING SIDEWALKS, BOULEVARDS AND CURBS 10.1 Vehicles on Sidewalks Prohibited No person shall drive a vehicle upon a sidewalk or footpath along a highway, except to cross to a permanent or temporary driveway authorized by the Municipality. 10.2 Curb and Sidewalk Depressions No person shall drive a vehicle over a raised curb or sidewalk, except at a place where there is a ramp, mountable curb, or depressed curb. driveway or other designated vehicular crossing. 11.0 EXEMPTIONS - MUNICIPAL VEHICLES 11.1 The provisions of this By-Law, does not apply to vehicles operated by or on behalf of the Municipality while engaged in the performance of cleaning, clearing, maintenance, repair, construction or other work on any highway. 11.2 Sections 3 through to Section 10 of this By-Law shall not, in the case of emergency, apply to ambulances, police, ?re department or other Municipal vehicles. 12.0 Conflicting Private Signs 12.1 No person shall place, maintain or display upon or make visible from any highway, any sign, signal, marking or device which: 12.1.1 conceals a traf?c control device, traf?c signal from view; The Corporation of the Township of |gnace_By-law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking | 6 12.1.2 interferes with the effectiveness of a trafficcontrol device, traffic signal; 12.1.3 purports to be, in an imitation of, or resembles any of?cial or authorized sign, traf?c signal or traf?c control device; or 12.1.4 conflicts with any section of this By-Law. 13.0 DEFACING SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS 13.1 No person shall move, deface, remove or in any manner, interfere with any sign, traffic signal, marking or other traf?c control device placed, erected or maintained by the Municipality or Police Force, pursuant to the provisions of this By-Law. 14.0 OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 14.1 Any fine imposed or offence created by this By-Law is subject to and shall be governed by the provisions of The Provincial Offences Act R.S.O. 1990, c. P33, and amendments thereto. 14.2 Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of the sections or sub- sections of this By-Law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine as provided for by the Provincial Offences Act. 14.3 Ifthe owner of a vehicle was not the driver of the vehicle at the time of the contravention of the by-law, the owner is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine unless, at the time of the offence, the vehicle was in the possession of some person other than the owner without the owner's consent. 15.0 TOWING - ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES provisions of this or any other By-Law of The Corporation of the Township of Ignace, the Municipalityor member ofthe Police Force may cause the vehicle to be moved or taken to, and placed or stored in a suitable place, and all costs and charges for removing, carrying and storage thereof, if any, are a lien upon the vehicle which may be enforced in the manner provided by the Repair and Storage Lien Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter R.45. 16.0 ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES 16.1 Where a vehicle is found parked, standing or stopped in contravention of the provisions of this By-Law, a Police Officer, By-Law Enforcement Officer or other person duly appointed to enforce this By-Law, so finding the vehicle, may attach to the vehicle, a parking ticket in the form of a serially numbered notice stating: 16.1.1 the permit number and/or a concise description of the vehicle; Th e C or p or at io n of the Township of |gnace_By-law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking |7 16.1.2 that the vehicle is unlawfully parked, stopped or standing, as the case may be; 16.1.3 the date, time and place of the alleged offence; 16.1.4 the address of the Municipal Office. 16.2 When a parking ticket is issued, itshall be completed in duplicate, and the Police Of?cer, By-Law Enforcement Of?cer or other person duly appointed to enforce this By-Law, shall attach one copy to the vehicle and deliver the other copy to the Corporation of the Township of Ignace. 16.3 An early payment period of 7 days from the date of infraction shall be allowed; and a voluntary payment of set fines within 15 days of date of infraction shall be allowed, except where a ticket is issued for violation of parking in a designated parking space for disabled persons, where there shall be only the set fine. 16.4 The seven- and fifteen-day periods after a ticket has been issued shall include all statutory holidays and weekend days. 16.5 The owner or operator ofa ticketed vehicle may attend in person at the Municipal Office for payment or mail the ticket by prepaid mail, together with the applicable sum, to the Municipal Office, as designated on the ticket. 16.6 The failure to issue a parking ticket to, attach a parking ticket to, or place a parking ticket upon a vehicle found in contravention of this By-Law, shall not prejudice any prosecution for an offence hereunder. 17.0 Enforcement 17.1 This By-law shall be enforced by the By-law Officeror such person(s) designated by the Municipality. 18.1 This By-law applies to all highways and parts of highways under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the Township of Ignace. 19.0 Validig If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision or any part of a provision, in the By-Law to be invalid, or to be of no force and effect, it is the intention of Council in enacting this By-Law that each and every provision in this By-Law authorized by By-Law be applied and enforced in accordance with the terms to the extent possible according to law. 20.0 Effective Date This By-law shall come into force on the date of its passing. T h e C or po rat io n of the Township of |gnace_By-law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking |8 21.0 Regeals This By--iawrepeais and rescinds any pre vio us By- laws pertaining toparking within the Township of Ignace with the exce ptio n of By-law 40.2021. Read a First and Second Time This 20"'Day o f S e p t e 2021. Read a Third and Final Time This 20"'Day of 2021. Penny Lucas, Mayor Lyndag lby, Clerk Th e C o r p o ra ti o n of the Township of |gnace_By-law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking |9 Short Form Wordin - Parking within three meters (3m) of an intersection; Parking within three meters (3m) of a fire hydrant; Provision CreatinIDefinm the Offence $50.00 boulevard; Parking on or so as to overhang a sidewalk or footpath in a manner that obstructs that sidewalk or footpath, or obstructs access to travel on it; Parking in front of or within two meters (2m) of a Ianeway or driveway or curb cut thereto; Parking so as to obstruct a vehicle in the use of any lane way or any public or rivate drivewa ' Parking in such a position that will prevent the convenient removal of any other vehicle previously parked or standing; highway in such manner as to obstruct traffic; Parking in such a manner as to interfere The Corporation of the Township of Ignace Schedule "A" to By-law 67.2021 Part I of the Provincial Offences Act Set Fine Schedule 1 Section 5.1 2 Section 5.2 3 Section 5.3 4 Section 5.4 5 Section 5.5 6 Section 5.6 7 Section 5.7 8 Section 5.8 9 Section 5.9 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 The Corporation of the Township of Ignace By law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking | 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 with the movement of traf?c; Parking on a roadway where the roadway is six meters (6m) or less in width; Parking in such a manner as to interfere with any highway ?ushing, cleaning operations or the removal of snow' Parking in such manner as to interfere with any sidewalk cleaning, repair, snow plowing or snow removal Parking so as to interfere with the formation of a funeral rocession; Parking within an intersection or crosswalk' No person shall park or permit any vehicle to be parked on any highway between the hours of7:00 am and 6:00 pm daily from November 1st to April 30th inclusive of the commercial vehicle over 11,000 kg on Municipal Property (Town Plaza, Travel Centre, Beaches etc ) without prior written consent from the Munici alit No person shall drive a vehicle upon a sidewalk or footpath along a highway except to cross to a permanent or temporary driveway authorized by the Munici alit . Section 5.10 Section 5.11 Section 5.12 Section 5.13 Section 5.14 Section 6.0 Section 10.1 $50.00 $100.00 $100.00 $150.00 $100.00 $100.00 $150.00 The Corporation of the Township of Ignace By law 67.2021 Traf?c and Parking | 11 P Y a vehicle over a raised curb or sidewalk, except at a place where there is a ramp, mountable curb, or depressed curb. No person shall drive I No person shall drive any vehicle on any boulevard, except for the purpose of directly crossing a boulevard crossing. Posting a sign concealing traf?c control device or traf?c Posting a sign which interferes with traffic control device or traffic signal. l ?9 $100.00 18 Section 10 2 $100.0 19 Section 10.3 $100.0 20 Section 12.1.2 21 Section 12 1.3 NOTE: the general penalty provision for the offences listed above is S e ct io n 14 of By-Law 67.2021, a certified copy of which has been filed and Section of the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c P.33. 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