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Traffic & Parking By-law 2026-11 1
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
BY-LAW NO. 2026-11
BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, allows municipalities to pass
By-Laws respecting highways under their jurisdiction, including parking and traffic on such
highways and regarding parking on municipally owned and privately owned lands;
AND WHEREAS the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as amended, authorizes
municipalities to, among other things, pass By-Laws prescribing community safety zones and rates
of speed for motor vehicles on highways under their jurisdiction and provides regulations for
accessible parking for persons with disabilities;
AND WHEREAS Section 102.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2006, c. 32, as amended,
provides that a municipality may require a person to pay an administrative penalty if the
municipality is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with any by-laws respecting the
parking, standing or stopping of vehicles;
AND WHEREAS Section 101(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2006 c.32 provides
that if a municipality passes a by-law regulating or prohibiting the parking or leaving of a
motor vehicle on land, it may provide for the removal and impounding or restraining and
immobilizing of any vehicle, at the vehicle owner's expense, parked or left in
contravention of the by-law and subsection 170 (15) of the Highway Traffic Act applies
with necessary modifications to the by-law;
AND WHEREAS Section 429(2)(a) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2006 c. 32
provides that a municipality may designate an offence as a continuing offence and
provide for a minimum and maximum fine for each day or part of a day that the offence
continues;
AND WHEREAS Section 3 of 0.Reg. 333/07 requires a municipality to pass a by-law establishing
a system of administrative penalties that meets the requirements of the regulation and designates
the by-laws respecting parking, standing or stopping of vehicles, or the parts of such by-laws, to
which the system of administrative penalties applies;
AND WHEREAS Section 425 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. provides that a municipality
may pass by-laws providing that a person who contravenes a by-law of the municipality passed
under this Act is guilty of an offence;
AND WHEREAS the Municipality of Killarney deems it desirable to enact a By-law to regulate
traffic and parking within the Municipality;
NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
DEFINITIONS
In this By-Law:
a.
"Accessible parking permit" means a:
i. valid accessible parking permit issued by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation under
the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act; or
ii. valid permit, number plate or other marker or device bearing the international symbol
of access for the disabled which has been issued by a jurisdiction outside of Ontario;
b.
"Accessible parking space" means a parking space clearly marked and identified with a
sign or symbol and provided for the exclusive use of motor vehicles operated by or used for
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conveying a disabled person and displaying a permit in accordance with the provision of
the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made thereunder;
c.
"Authorized emergency vehicle" includes Fire Department vehicles, Police vehicles,
ambulances, and any other emergency vehicles of Federal, Provincial or Municipal
departments or of public or private utilities;
d.
"Authorized sign" means any sign or other device placed or erected on a highway under
the authority of this By-Law for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic or
parking;
e.
"Boulevard" means that part of a highway situated between the roadway and the property
lines of the lots abutting the highway and includes the shoulder but does not include a
sidewalk, if a sidewalk is present;
f.
"Commercial Vehicle" means a vehicle having attached to it a truck or delivery body and
includes a hearse, casket wagon, bus and tractor used for hauling purposes on a highway;
g.
"Crosswalk" means:
i. 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 measured from the curbs
or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the roadway, or;
ii. Any portion of a roadway, at an intersection or elsewhere, distinctly indicated for
pedestrian crossings by traffic control devices or by lines or other markings on the
surface of the road;
h.
"Cul-de-sac" means a highway terminating in a turn-around.
i.
"Driver" means every person who drives a vehicle on a highway or is in actual physical
control of a vehicle;
j.
"Fire Chief" means a Fire Chief appointed by the Council of the Municipality of
Killarney, or such person as they may designate to carry out their duties under this By-law;
k.
"Fire Route" means any public or private highway, lane, ramp or other means of the
vehicular access to or egress from a building or structure, designated as such under the
authority of this By-Law for the rapid conveyance of authorized emergency vehicles in an
emergency and may include part of a parking lot;
l.
"Gross Weight" means the combined weight of a vehicle and load;
m.
"Heavy Vehicle" means a commercial vehicle, having a gross weight of five tonnes or
more;
n.
"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;
o.
"Highway Traffic Act" means the Highway Traffic Act R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8 as amended;
p.
"Intersection" means an area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the
lateral curb lines or, in none, 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;
q.
"Municipal Law Enforcement Officer" means a person appointed by the Council of the
Municipality of Killarney to enforce this By-Law.
r.
"Municipality" means the Corporation of the Municipality of Killarney.
s.
"One-Way Street" means a highway upon which vehicular traffic is limited to movement
in one direction;
t.
"OPP" means the Ontario Provincial Police;
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u.
"Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except
while standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or
unloading merchandise or passengers;
v.
"Pedestrian" means a person on foot, a person in a wheelchair or other remedial device, a
person on a conveyance with wheels of a diameter of 50 cm or less, a child in a carriage,
stroller or play vehicle;
w.
"Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, organization or corporation;
x.
"Provincial Offences Act" means the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O 1990, c. P. 33, as
amended;
y.
"Roadway" means the part of the 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 separately and not
to all the roadways collectively;
z.
"Sidewalk" means a part of or a strip of land, paved or otherwise, wholly or partially
above or below ground, whether in, on or alongside a highway or not and that is designed
and intended for the general public for pedestrian travel;
aa. "Superintendent of Public Works" means any person appointed by the Municipality of
Killarney to govern the placement, removal and maintenance of traffic control devices;
bb. "Time" means whenever times are named in this By-Law, they shall mean Standard Time
or Daylight Savings Time, whichever shall be in official current use in the Municipality.
cc. "Traffic" includes pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other means of
transportation, either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel.
dd. "Traffic Control Device" means any authorized sign, signal-light traffic control system,
traffic signal, marking, or device, placed or erected by the authority of Council for the
purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic;
ee. "Transit Vehicle" means any vehicle operated on a highway by, for or on behalf of any
person for the transportation for compensation by passengers, but does not include taxicabs
or carpool vehicles;
ff.
"U-Turn" means to turn a vehicle within a roadway in order to proceed in the opposite
direction to the direction in which the said vehicle was proceeding immediately prior to
said turn;
gg. "Vehicle" means any means of transportation whether muscular propelled or otherwise
but does not mean a pedestrian, heavy vehicle, transit vehicle, authorized emergency
vehicle or any vehicle actively being operated and used by the Municipality of Killarney.
2.
AUTHORIZED SIGNS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
2.1.
The Superintendent of Public Works is authorized to place or erect, and to maintain such
traffic control devices as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this By-Law
or as are required to warn or guide traffic for the safety or convenience of the public.
2.2.
Unless otherwise permitted herein, no person shall place or cause to be placed,
maintained or displayed upon or in view of any highway any sign, signal, marking or
device which purports to be or is in imitation of or resembles any traffic control device.
2.3.
All signal light traffic control systems heretofore or hereafter erected on a highway under
the jurisdiction and control of the Municipality of Killarney shall be erected and operated
in the manner prescribed by Section 133 of the Highway Traffic Act.
2.4.
Signal light traffic control systems shall be erected and used at the intersections and places
named and described in Schedule "A" to this By-Law.
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2.5.
No person shall alter, damage or otherwise obstruct or interfere with any traffic control
devices without prior authorization from the superintendent of public works.
3.
PARKING AND STOPPING
3.1.
No person shall park any vehicle on any highway or portion thereof unless:
a. that parking is on the right side of the highway having regard to the direction of
traffic; and,
b. the right front and right rear wheels of the vehicle, or in the case of a vehicle with only
two wheels, the front wheel and the rear wheel of the vehicle are not more than fifteen
centimeters (15cm) from the right curb; or,
c. where there is no curb, with the right front and right rear wheels of the vehicle, or in
the case of a vehicle with only two wheels, the front wheel and the rear wheel of the
vehicle parallel to and as near to the right hand limit of the highway as is practical
without parking on a sidewalk, or any part of the highway where grass is grown which
is not intended for the use of vehicles.
3.2.
The provisions of Section 3.1 shall not apply to prevent the parking of a vehicle on the left
side of a one way street.
3.3.
The provisions of Section 3.1 shall not apply to prevent the angle parking of a vehicle on
highways or portions of highways where angle parking is permitted.
3.4.
When parking on the left side of a one way street no person shall park any vehicle on any
portion of that street unless:
a. the left front and left rear wheels of the vehicle, or in the case of a vehicle with only
two wheels, the front wheel and the rear wheel of the vehicle are not more than fifteen
centimeters (15cm) from the left curb; or,
b. where there is no curb, with the left front and left rear wheels of the vehicle, or in the
case of a vehicle with only two wheels, the front wheel and the rear wheel of the
vehicle parallel to and as near to the left hand limit of the highway as is practical
without parking on a sidewalk, or any part of the highway where grass is grown which
is not intended for the use of vehicles.
3.5.
Where angle parking is permitted under this By-Law, no person shall park a vehicle:
a. except at the angle with the roadway indicated by appropriate markings or signs;
b. with an overall length of more than six meters (6m).
3.6.
No person shall park a vehicle facing otherwise than the direction of the flow of traffic on
the side of the highway that the vehicle is parked on unless they are angle parked in
accordance with Section 3.5.
PARKING PROHIBITED
3.7.
No person shall at any time park a vehicle in any of the following places:
a. Within a section of highway designated as a fire route;
b. Within six metres (6m) of a fire hydrant or dry hydrant measured laterally along the
roadway from a point at the edge of the roadway immediately adjacent to the hydrant;
c. On or overhanging a sidewalk;
d. On a boulevard;
e. On any centre boulevard or centre strip separating two roadways or adjacent to either
side or ends of such a centre boulevard or strip;
f. Within an intersection;
g. Within nine metres (9m) of any intersection measured laterally along the roadway
from the nearest corner of the intersection to the nearest part of the vehicle to said
corner;
h. Within nine metres (9m) of a stop line at an intersection;
i. In front of or within two metres (2m) of the entrance to a private driveway or so as to
prevent the egress or ingress to or from such driveway;
j. In front of or within three metres (3m) of an entrance or exit from a public lane or
driveway;
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k. Unless otherwise specified, on any bridge, or in any subway or underpass, or the
approaches thereto, or in the absence of an obvious approach thereto, within 5 metres
of any bridge, subway or underpass;
l. In such a location as to prevent the convenient removal of any other vehicle
previously parked
m. On any highway, other than Channel street, for longer than six consecutive hours;
n. On Channel Street for longer than two (2) consecutive hours;
o. On any highway or section of highway having an overall operational width of less
than six metres (6m);
p. On any private property without the consent of the owner of said private property;
q. On any private property in contravention to any posted or advertised regulations for
the parking on that property;
r. On municipal property without the consent of the Chief Administrative Officer, or
any other Municipal Official authorized to grant such consent;
s. In any area designated by a traffic control device as a no parking area;
t. On any parts of the highways named and described in Schedule "B" to this By-Law
where authorized signs to that effect have been displayed.
PARKING RESTRICTED
3.8.
Where authorized signs to that effect are displayed no person shall park a vehicle on any
of the parts of the highways names and described in Columns 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Schedule
"C" to this By-law; during the hours and days set out in Column 5 of the said Schedule.
3.9.
Where authorized signs are displayed, no person shall park a vehicle on any of the parts
of the highway named and described in Columns 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Schedule "D" to this
By-law, during the hours set out in Column 5 for a longer period than as set out in
Column 6 of the said Schedule.
3.10. No person shall park a vehicle on any highway during the hours of 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
from November 1st in one year, to March 31st of the following year, inclusive.
3.11. No person shall park a commercial vehicle or commercial trailer whether attached to a
vehicle or not, having a capacity in excess of two tonnes in rating as prescribed by the
relevant Provincial Statutes, on any highway between the hours of 9:00 p.m. one day and
7:00 a.m. the following day.
3.12. No person shall park a commercial vehicle or commercial trailer whether attached to a
vehicle or not, having a capacity in excess of two tonnes in rating as prescribed by the
relevant Provincial Statutes, excepting motor buses, on any highway other than Channel
Street at any time for longer than two consecutive hours or on Channel Street at any time
for longer than one hour.
CUL-DE-SACS AND DEAD-END HIGHWAYS
3.13. When authorized signs are posted, no person shall park or stop a vehicle:
a. within the turning basin of a cul-de-sac; or
b. within fifteen (15) metres of the end of the roadway on a dead-end highway.
PARKING PROHIBITED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE
3.14. No person shall park a vehicle on any highway for the purpose of:
a. Displaying it for sale;
b. Storing it;
c. Washing, servicing, painting or repairing it except where such repair is necessary for
the removal of the vehicle from the highway; or
d. Advertising.
LOADING ZONES - COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
3.15. Where authorized signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall park a vehicle
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and holidays on
any of the parts of the highway named and described in Schedule "E" to this By-law,
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except for the loading of merchandise by commercial vehicles providing that such loading
and unloading shall not exceed thirty minutes.
LOADING ZONES - SCHOOL BUSES
3.16. The highway or portions of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule "F" of this By-law
at the school or institution set out in column 2 of the said Schedule are hereby designated
as school bus loading zones as provided in subsection 13 of Section 175 of the Highway
Traffic Act.
ANGLE PARKING
3.17. Angle parking in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 hereof is permitted on the
parts of the highways named and described in Columns 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Schedule "G" to
this By-law at the angle to the roadway set out in Column 5 of the said Schedule.
STOPPING PROHIBITED
3.18. In specified places where authorized signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall
stop a vehicle at any time on any parts of the highway named and described in Schedule
"H" to this By-law during the hours set out in Column 5 of the said Schedule.
ACCESSIBLE PARKING
3.19. No person shall park or stop any vehicle in an accessible parking space or area which is
designated as being reserved for accessible parking, unless a valid accessible parking
permit has been issued to that person and the permit is displayed in accordance with the
provisions of the Highway Traffic Act.
3.20. No person shall have on his or her possession, or have on display in any vehicle, an
accessible parking permit which is not their own, fictitious, altered, or fraudulently
obtained.
3.21. Every person having possession of an accessible parking permit shall, upon the demand of
a Police or Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, surrender the permit for reasonable
inspection to ensure that the provisions and regulations of this By-Law are being
complied with.
3.22. A Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or police officer to whom an accessible parking
permit has been surrendered may retain it until disposition of the case if the officer has
reasonable grounds to believe that the permit:
a. Was obtained under false pretenses;
b. Has been defaced or altered;
c. Has expired or been cancelled;
d. Is being or has been used in contravention of the regulations of this By-Law or other
Provincial Legislation.
3.23. Every owner or operator of each public/private parking area in which signs are located
pursuant to this by-law shall be responsible for the procurement, installation and
maintenance of said signs, and for ensuring that said signs conform with the Ontario
Regulations made under the Highway Traffic Act.
EMERGENCY PROHIBITION OF PARKING
3.24. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Ontario Provincial
Police, the Superintendent of Public Works of the Corporation or the Fire Chief during
any emergency, road repair, construction, or special circumstances deemed sufficient
therefore may suspend any or all parking on any highway within the area affected by
these special circumstances, by authorizing the erecting of a "No Parking" sign, and the
OPP or the Superintendent of Public Works of the Corporation, as the case may be,
during such emergency, or other circumstances may declare that any vehicle already
parked is being parked illegally regardless of the time permitted for parking such vehicle
under the provisions of this By-law provided, however, that in the event the owner or
driver of such vehicle is personally notified by a police officer that parking at such place
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has been suspended, and further, that the owner or driver of such vehicle is allowed a
reasonable period of time to remove the said vehicle.
3.25. No person shall park a vehicle upon any highway or designated part of any highway that
has had parking suspended thereupon under section 3.22.
EXCEPTIONS
3.26. Sections 3.7, 3.8 and 3.9 shall not apply to prevent the parking of a vehicle in an area on
any highway that has been clearly indicated as an area where parking is allowed by
authorized sign(s) and lines painted on the highway by The Municipality so long as said
vehicle is parked in compliance with any restrictions written on said authorized sign(s)
and said vehicle is parked entirely within said lines. No person shall park a vehicle in
contravention of any restrictions posted on said authorized signs and/or not entirely
within said lines.
3.27. The provisions of Section 3 shall not apply to:
a. A postal vehicle actually engaged in loading mail into pr from a postal box or private
mail box;
b. A vehicle engaged solely for the transportation of money for commercial
establishments while engaged in delivering or picking up money;
c. Transit vehicles engaged in picking up or unloading passengers;
d. Authorized emergency vehicles actively engaged in responding to an emergency; or
e. Vehicles actively being operated and used by the Municipality.
4.
OPERATION OF VEHICLES
EMERGING FROM A LANE OR DRIVEWAY
4.1.
No person shall drive a vehicle emerging from a driveway, lane, lot or building without
yielding the right-of-way to all pedestrians and vehicles prior to driving onto the sidewalk
or shoulder.
VEHICLES ON SIDEWALK
4.2.
No person shall drive a vehicle on a sidewalk except for the purpose of directly crossing
the sidewalk to enter or exit from a driveway, lane, lot or building.
4.3.
No person shall drive a vehicle onto a raised curb except at a place where there is a ramp.
FUNERAL AND OTHER PROCESSIONS
4.4.
No person shall intersect a funeral or other properly organized procession while it is in
motion except under the direction of a police officer or to avoid conflict with other traffic.
EXCESS LOADS
4.5.
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Municipality is hereby appointed and
authorized to issue, on behalf of the Municipality, permits as prescribed under Section
110 of the Highway Traffic Act with full power and authority to grant or refuse any such
permit and to attach such terms and conditions to the permit as may be attached by virtue
of the Highway Traffic Act.
4.6.
The provisions of Sections 122 and 123 of the Highway Traffic Act are hereby declared to
be in force generally from March 15th to May 31st or any date as deemed fit by the
Superintendent inclusive in each and every year in respect of all highways within the
Municipality except on the parts of the highways named and described in Schedule "I" to
this By-Law.
4.7.
No person shall operate a vehicle in contravention of this Section 4.6.
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TURNING MOVEMENTS
4.8.
Where a U-turn is not otherwise prohibited, no person operating a vehicle shall make a
U-turn unless the U-turn can be made safely and without interfering with other traffic.
4.9.
Where official signs are displayed, no person operating a vehicle shall make a U-turn at
any location or intersection named and described in Schedule "J" to this By-law.
4.10. Where official signs to that effect are displayed, no person operating a vehicle in any
intersection or portion of highway set out in Column 1 of Schedule "K" to this By-law
proceeding in the direction or emerging from a property set out in Column 2 of this said
Schedule, shall turn the vehicle in the direction set out in Column 3 of the said Schedule,
during the times or days set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule.
ONE-WAY STREETS
4.11. The highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule "L" to this By-Law, between the limits set
out in Columns 2 and 3 of the said Schedule are hereby designated for one-way traffic
only in the direction set out in Column 4 of said Schedule.
THROUGH HIGHWAYS
4.12. The parts of the highways named and described in Schedule "M" of this By-Law are
designated as "Through Highways" as defined in subsection 1 of Section 1 of the
Highway Traffic Act.
4.13. A highway or part of a highway designated in Subsection 1 of Section 1 of the Highway
Traffic Act as a "through highway" shall not include any intersections forming part of
that highway where traffic control signal devices are installed.
STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS
4.14. The intersections of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule "N" to this By-Law are
designated as intersections where stop signs shall be erected facing oncoming traffic
traveling in the direction(s) of travel and on the highways indicated in Column 2 of said
Schedule.
YIELDS AT INTERSECTIONS
4.15. The intersections of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule "O" to this By-Law are
designated as intersections where yield signs shall be erected facing oncoming traffic
traveling in the direction(s) of travel and on the highways indicated in Column 2 of said
Schedule.
TRUCK ROUTES
4.16. The parts of the highways named and described in Schedule "P" to this By-Law are
hereby designated as "Truck Routes".
4.17. No person shall operate a heavy vehicle on any highway within the Municipality other
than on the parts of highways defined as truck routes unless that vehicle is operating as a
commercial vehicle and is engaged in the delivering, receiving, loading or unloading of
goods, wares, merchandise or materials or is proceeding to or from a garage or other
premises for the purpose of storage or repair of such vehicle and provided that:
a. Deviation from a truck route is made at a point nearest to the destination by way of
highways; and
b. Return to a truck route is done so by way of the shortest possible route.
4.18. The provisions of Section 4.16 shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, school
buses or vehicles being actively operated by the Municipality.
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DESIGNATED FIRE ROUTES
4.19. The parts of the highways named and described in Schedule "Q" of this By-Law are
hereby designated as Fire Routes.
4.20. No person shall erect, construct or otherwise place any object within a fire route that
would obstruct said fire route.
4.21. Every owner of designated lands on which a fire route is located shall erect and maintain
along such fire route one or more signs in such manner and in such number as to
reasonably inform the users of such fire route that the lands concerned have been
designated as a fire route and that parking is prohibited thereon, but no fewer signs than
one per every fifty feet.
DESIGNATED LANES
4.22. Where the highways listed in Column 1 of Schedule "R" to this By-Law have been
divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic between the limits of said highways indicated
in Column 2, each of the lanes indicated in Column 3 is, during the days or times
indicated in Column 4, designated for traffic moving in the direction(s) indicated in
Column 5.
4.23. Where the highways or parts of highways listed in Column 1 of Schedule "S" to this By-
Law have been divided into clearly marked lanes for the traffic between the limits set out
in Columns 2 and 3 of said Schedule, the centre lane thereof is hereby designated for left
turns only.
5.
PRESCRIPTION OF DIFFERING RATES OF SPEED
5.1.
Where authorized signs to that effect are displayed, the maximum rate of speed on any of
the highways named and described in Columns 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule "T" to this By-
Law shall be the rate of speed prescribed in Column 4 of said Schedule.
6.
AUTHORIZED SIGNS
6.1.
For the purposes of this By-Law, authorized signs shall be of the type illustrated in the
Ontario Traffic Manual Book 5, the Ontario Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
and the Canadian Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
7.
PENALTIES
7.1.
Administrative monetary penalty system:
a.
The Administrative Monetary Penalties By-law (AMPS By-Law) as amended applies
to those provisions of this by-law that regulate the parking, standing or stopping of
vehicles as designated by the council of the Municipality.
b.
Where a provision of this by-law has been designated for enforcement under the
AMPS By-Law as amended, no proceeding in respect to such a contravention shall be
commenced under the provincial offences act, R.S.O 1990, c.P.33, as amended.
c.
All provisions of this by-law not designated for enforcement under the AMPS By-Law
as amended, shall remain enforceable under the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O 1990,
c. P.33.
d.
For greater certainty, nothing in the By-Law limits the authority of police or municipal
law enforcement to enforce non-designated provisions of this by-law by issuing a
Provincial Offences Act offence notice.
e.
Every person who contravenes a provision of this by-law not designated for
enforcement under the AMPS By-Law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is
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liable to a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $5000.00 exclusive of costs
and such penalty shall be recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c. P.33, as amended.
7.2.
The AMPS By-Law applies to each administrative penalty issued pursuant to this By-Law.
7.3.
Each person who contravenes any provision of this By-Law shall, upon issuance of a
Penalty Notice in accordance with the AMPS By-Law, be liable to pay to the Municipality
an administrative monetary penalty.
7.4.
This By-Law shall be designated under the AMPS By-Law, as amended, only in respect to
provisions related to the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles.
OWNER LIABLE
7.5.
The owner of any vehicle found to be parked in contravention of Section 3 of this By-Law
is guilty of an offence and is liable to a fine whether or not the owner is found to have been
in possession of the vehicle at the time of the offence, unless the vehicle is found to be in
the possession of any other individual unlawfully, and without the knowledge of the owner
of said vehicle.
VOLUNTARY PAYMENT OF PENALTIES
7.6.
When a vehicle is found to be parked or stopped in contravention of Section 3 of this By-
Law, the police officer or municipal law enforcement officer so finding the vehicle may
issue a summons or attach to the vehicle a penalty notice in the form of a serially numbered
notice, stating:
a.
the license number or permit of the vehicle;
b.
the date, time, place and nature of the alleged offence;
c.
the procedure for making voluntary payment of the penalty, the amount of which
shall not be less than the prescribed amounts set out in the AMPS By-Law and shall
be indicated on the face of the ticket; and,
d.
that in the event of failure to make such a payment as is indicated within the
prescribed time, the procedures provided pursuant to Ontario Regulation 333/07 of
the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, may be followed.
7.7.
The owner or operator of a vehicle may, within five (5) days, exclusive of weekends and
Holidays, after the day of the alleged offence, report to or mail to the Municipality of
Killarney at 32 Commissioner St, Killarney, ON, P0M 2A0, to pay to the Municipal
Treasurer or to other such persons authorized to receive such payment the amount showing
on the face of the ticket, which shall be accepted as payment of the penalty in full
satisfaction in respect of the alleged offence, and a receipt therefore shall be given to the
person making the payment.
7.8.
The Municipal Treasurer shall receive monies collected under this Section and may pay or
authorize the deduction of a service fee to institutions for tickets collected by those
institutions.
7.9.
If a voluntary payment is not made within seven (7) days but is made on or before fifteen
(15) days after the penalty was served, the amount owing shall be the amount described in
Column 4 of Appendix 14 of the AMPS By-Law as amended.
7.10. If a voluntary payment is not made in accordance with the procedure provided in Section
7, the procedure provided in Ontario Regulation 333-07 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as
amended, may be followed and additional administrative fees may apply to the penalty for
MTO searches and defaulted fine submission.
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REMOVAL OF VEHICLE
7.11. Anytime a vehicle is found parked in contravention of any part of this By-Law, a police
officer or municipal law enforcement officer may order the removal and impounding or the
restraining and immobilizing of any vehicle, at the owner's expense.
ONTARIO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT TO GOVERN
7.12. The provisions of this By-Law shall be subject to the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act,
as amended, and to any regulations made thereunder and any reference in this By-Law to
the Highway Traffic Act or any provision thereof shall be deemed to be a reference to the
Highway Traffic Act or provisions there of as amended or re-enacted from time to time and
all Regulations made under the said Act.
POWER OF ENTRY
7.13. Any municipal law enforcement officer may, without warrant and at any reasonable time,
enter onto any lands for the purpose of enforcement of any provision of this By-Law.
7.14. No person shall hinder or otherwise obstruct, nor attempt to hinder or otherwise obstruct,
whether directly or indirectly, a municipal law enforcement officer or police officer or other
agent of the Municipality of Killarney in their lawful exercise of power or duty under this
By-Law.
ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTY SYSTEM
7.15. The AMPS By-Law applies to each administrative penalty issued pursuant to this By-Law.
7.16. Each person who contravenes any provision of this By-Law shall, upon issuance of a
penalty notice in accordance with the AMPS By-Law, be liable to pay to the Municipality
an administrative monetary penalty.
CONTINUING OFFENCES
7.17. Every instance of offence committed under this By-law shall constitute a separate offence.
Each day that a contravention of this By-law continues shall constitute a separate and
distinct offence.
8.
SCHEDULES
8.1.
Schedules "A" to "V" inclusive which are attached hereto are hereby made a part of this
By-Law and shall be constructed herewith.
9.
SEVERABILITY
9.1.
It is hereby declared that each and every of the foregoing provisions of this By-Law is
severable and that, if any provision of this By-Law should for any reason be declared
invalid by any Court, it is the intention and desire of council that each and every of the
then remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
10.
REPEAL
10.1. This By-Law shall supersede and repeal By-law No. 2024-24 and any by-law inconsistent
with this by-law.
11.
JURISDICTION
11.1.
The provisions of this By-Law shall only apply to those highways in the Municipality
which are under the jurisdiction of the Municipality.
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12.
ENACTMENT
12.1. This By-Law shall be known as the "Traffic and Parking By-Law".
12.2. This By-Law shall come into force and take effect on the date it is passed.
READ A FIRST, AND TAKEN AS READ A SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY
PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL THIS 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026.
ORIGINAL DOCUMENT SIGNED
____________________________________
Michael Reider, Mayor
ORIGINAL DOCUMENT SIGNED
____________________________________
Candy Beauvais, Clerk-Treasurer
By signing this By-law on March 11th , 2026, Mayor Michael Reider will not
exercise Strong Mayor Powers to veto this By-law.
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
PLACEMENT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEM DEVICES
(1)
Location
(2)
Area Municipality
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "B" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
PARKING PROHIBITED AT ANY TIME
(1)
Highway
(2)
Side
(3)
Between
Ontario Street
South
Both
Ontario Street West and Southern Extent of Highway
Ontario Street
West
Both
Tilley Street and Western Extent of Highway
St. Paul Street
Both
Tilley Street and Western Extent of Highway
Bay Street
Both
Ontario Street East and Northern Extent of Highway
HWY 637
Both
100 metres in both directions from the entrance of "The Crack"
trail entrance of Killarney Provincial Park.
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "C" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIC PLACES AT STATED TIMES
(1)
Highway
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
(5)
Restricted days or times
Channel
Street
North
Eastern Extent of
Highway
Tilley Street
November 01 to March
31 Inclusive
Lighthouse
Road
Both
Eastern Extent of
Highway
Airport Road
Between 10 PM and 6
AM the following day
Perry Avenue Both
Highway 637
Western Extent of
Highway
Between 10 PM and 6
AM the following day
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "D" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
PARKING RESTRICTED IN SPECIFIC PLACES AT STATED TIMES
(1)
Highway
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
(5)
Restricted days or
times
(6)
Period
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "E" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
LOADING ZONES
(1)
Highway
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
NIL
Traffic & Parking By-law 2026-11 18
MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "F" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONES
(1)
Highway
(2)
School or Institution
St. Paul Street
St. Joseph Street
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "G" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
ANGLE PARKING PERMITTED
(1)
Highway
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
(5)
Angle to Roadway
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "H" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
STOPPING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES AT STATED TIMES
(1)
Highway
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
(5)
Times
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "I" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
EXCESS LOADS
(1)
Highway
(2)
From
(3)
To
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "J" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
"U" TURNS PROHIBITED
(1)
Location
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "K" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
TURNS PROHIBITED
(1)
Highway
(2)
Direction of Travel
(3)
Turn Direction
(4)
Restricted Times and Days
NIL
Traffic & Parking By-law 2026-11 24
MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "L" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
ONE WAY STREETS
(1)
Highway
(2)
From
(3)
To
(4)
Direction of Travel
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "M" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
THROUGH HIGHWAYS
(1)
Highway
(2)
From
(3)
To
NIL
Traffic & Parking By-law 2026-11 26
MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "N" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS
(1)
Intersection
(2)
Direction of Travel
Noble St and Charles St
East on Noble St
Charles St and Noble St
South on Charles St
Ontario St West and Tilley St
East and West on Ontario St West
Ontario St South and Ontario Street West
North on Ontario St South
St. Paul St and Tilley St
East and West on St. Paul St
Commissioner St and Tilley St
East and West on Commissioner St
Channel St and Tilley St
East and West on Channel St
Tilley St and Channel St
North on Tilley St
Charles St and Channel St
South on Charles St
Commissioner St and Charles St
East and West on Commissioner St
St. Paul St and Charles St
East and West on St. Paul St
Ontario St East and Charles St
West on Ontario St East
Stanley St and St. Paul St
South on Stanley St
Stanley St and Ontario St East
North on Stanley St
Perry Ave and Hwy 637
East on Perry Ave
Cemetery Rd and Hwy 637
West on Cemetery Rd
Brazier Rd and Hwy 537
North on Brazier Rd
Gauthier Rd and Hwy 537
North on Gauthier Rd
Traffic & Parking By-law 2026-11 27
MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "O" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
YIELDS AT INTERSECTIONS
(1)
Intersection
(2)
Direction of Travel
Airport Road and Lighthouse Road
West on Lighthouse Road
Airport Road and Ontario Street East
West on Airport Road
Traffic & Parking By-law 2026-11 28
MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "P" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES
(1)
Highway
(2)
From
(3)
To
NIL
Traffic & Parking By-law 2026-11 29
MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "Q" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED FIRE ROUTES
(1)
Location/Highway
(2)
Building Name
(3)
Side of
Highway
(4)
Route
Channel Street
N/A
Both
Between Tilley Street and the Western
Extent of Channel Street
Channel Street
N/A
South
Between Tilley Street and the Eastern
Extent of Channel Street
Commissioner Street
Killarney Firehall
Both
Between 50 Metres West of the Firehall
and Charles Street
Charles Street
N/A
Both
Between Commissioner Street and
Channel Street
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "R" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED TRAFFIC LANES
(1)
Highway
(2)
Between
(3)
Lane or Lanes
(4)
Time or Days
(5)
Direction
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "S" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED CENTRE LANES FOR LEFT TURNS ONLY
(1)
Highway
(2)
From
(3)
To
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "T" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
HIGHER OR LOWER RATES OF SPEED THAN THAT PERSCRIBED
BY THE HIGHWAY TRAFFC ACT
(1)
Highway
(2)
From
(3)
To
(4)
Length of
Road Segment
(5)
Maximum
rate of
speed
Charles St
Noble St.
Channel St.
.7
50
Charles St.
Noble St.
Dead end
.25
50
Noble St.
Charles St.
Tilley St.
.4
50
Tilley St.
Noble St.
Channel St
.65
50
Tilley St.
Channel St.
Dead End (Sportsman Inn)
.05
50
Channel St.
Tilley St.
Dead End
.25
50
Channel St.
Tilley St.
Charles St.
.35
50
Channel St.
Charles St.
Dead End (Pitfield's Store)
.2
50
Commissioner St.
Tilley St.
Dead end
.2
50
Commissioner St.
Tilley St.
Charles St.
.35
50
Commissioner St.
Charles St.
Bay St (undeveloped)
.2
50
St. Paul St.
Tilley St.
Dead End
.2
50
St. Paul St.
Tilley St.
Charles St.
.35
50
St. Paul St.
Charles St.
Bay St (undeveloped)
.2
40
Ontario St. East
Charles St.
Bay St.
.5
50
Bay St.
Ontario St East
Dead End
.3
50
Ontario St West
Tilley St.
Dead End
.2
50
Ontario St West
Tilley St.
Ontario St. South
.2
50
Ontario St. South
Ontario St. West
Dead End
.1
50
Stanley St.
Ontario St. East
St. Paul St.
.2
50
Bay St
(undeveloped)
St. Paul St.
Commissioner St.
.2
50
Bay St.
(undeveloped)
Commissioner St.
Channel St.
.2
50
Perry Ave
Hwy 637
Dead End
1.5
50
Lighthouse Rd
Airport Rd
Lighthouse
1
50
Airport Rd
Ontario St East
Airport
1.3
50
Braizer Rd
Hwy 537
Dead End
1
50
Gauthier Rd
Dead End
Unorganized Trail
.25
50
Hartley Bay Rd
Hwy 400
Hartley Bay Heli Pad
15
60
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "U" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
Set Fine Schedule
PART I Provincial Offences Act
ITEM COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining
Offence
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
1
Place or cause to be placed any sign purporting to
be a Traffic Control Device
2.2
$150.00
2
Alter, Damage, Obstruct, or interfere with any
Traffic Control Device
2.5
$380.00
3
Possess or display a fictitious, altered or
fraudulently obtained disabled parking permit
3.20
$305.00
4
Fail to remit a disabled parking permit upon
demand for inspection
3.21
$305.00
5
Fail to yield the right of way to pedestrians or
other vehicles before driving onto a sidewalk or
shoulder
4.1
$305.00
6
Drive on a sidewalk
4.2
$305.00
7
Drive onto a raised curb
4.3
$150.00
8
Intersect a funeral or other organized procession
4.4
$150.00
9
Operate a vehicle in contravention to half-load
restrictions
4.7
$350.00
10
Fail to make a u-turn safely
4.8
$150.00
11
Make a u-turn contrary to posted signs
4.9
$150.00
12
Make a turn contrary to posted signs
4.10
$150.00
13
Operate a heavy vehicle on a highway not
designated as a truck route
4.17
$380.00
14
Obstruct a fire route
4.20
$300.00
15
Fail to maintain posted fire signs
4.21
$300.00
16
Obstruct an Officer
7.14
$380.00
*NOTE: The penalty provision for the offences indicated above is Section 7 of By-Law 2026-11, a certified copy of
which has been filed.
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MUNICIPALITY OF KILLARNEY
SCHEDULE "V" TO BY-LAW 2026-11
Traffic and Parking By-Law
Set Penalty Amounts
ITEM COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining
Offence
COLUMN 3
Early Voluntary
Payment Payable
Within 7 Days
COLUMN 4
Set Fine
1
Fail to park on the right
side of a highway
3.1 (a)
$35.00
$50.00
2
Fail to park parallel and
within 15 cm of a curb
3.1 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
3
Fail to park as near to the
right hand limit of a
highway as practical
3.1 (c)
$35.00
$50.00
4
On a one way street fail to
park within 15 cm of a
curb
3.4 (a)
$35.00
$50.00
6
On a one way street, fail to
park as near as practical to
the left hand limit of the
highway
3.4 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
7
When angle parking, fail
to park at the angle
indicated
3.5 (a)
$35.00
$50.00
8
Angle park a vehicle over
6m in length
3.5 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
9
Fail to park facing the
flow of traffic
3.6
$35.00
$50.00
10
Park within a fire route
3.7 (a)
$50.00
$75.00
11
Park within 6m of a
hydrant
3.7 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
12
Park on a sidewalk
3.7 (c)
$35.00
$50.00
13
Park on a boulevard
3.7 (d)
$35.00
$50.00
14
Park on a centre boulevard
or strip
3.7 (e)
$35.00
$50.00
15
Park within an intersection
3.7 (f)
$35.00
$50.00
16
Park within 9m of any
intersection
3.7 (g)
$35.00
$50.00
17
Park within 9m of a stop
line at an intersection
3.7 (h)
$35.00
$50.00
18
Park within 2 metres of a
private driveway
3.7 (i)
$35.00
$50.00
19
Park within 3 metres of a
public lane
3.7 (j)
$35.00
$50.00
20
Park on any bridge,
subway, underpass or
approaches thereto
3.7 (k)
$35.00
$50.00
21
Park as to prevent the
convenient removal of
another vehicle
3.7 (l)
$35.00
$50.00
22
Park for a period longer
than 4 consecutive hours
3.7 (m)
$35.00
$50.00
23
Park on Channel Street for
a period longer than 2
consecutive hours
3.7 (n)
$35.00
$50.00
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24
Park on a highway with an
operational width less than
6m
3.7 (o)
$35.00
$50.00
25
Park on private property
without consent
3.7 (p)
$35.00
$50.00
26
Park on private property in
contravention to posted
rules
3.7 (q)
$35.00
$50.00
27
Park on municipal
property without consent
3.7 (r)
$35.00
$50.00
28
Park in any area
designated as a no parking
area
3.7 (s)
$35.00
$50.00
29
Park in contravention to
posted signs on highways
described in Schedule B
3.7 (t)
$35.00
$50.00
30
Park in contravention to
posted signs on highways
described in Schedule C
3.8
$35.00
$50.00
31
Park in contravention to
posted signs on highways
described in Schedule D
3.9
$35.00
$50.00
32
Park on any highway
between 6am and 6pm
between November 01 and
March 31
3.10
$35.00
$50.00
33
Park a commercial vehicle
on any highway between
9pm and 7am
3.11
$35.00
$50.00
34
Park a commercial vehicle
on any highway for longer
than 2 consecutive hours
3.12
$35.00
$50.00
35
Park a vehicle within a
cul-du-sac
3.13(a)
$35.00
$50.00
36
Park a vehicle within 15
metres of the dead end of a
roadway
3.13(b)
$35.00
$50.00
37
Park a vehicle for the
purpose of displaying it
for sale
3.14 (a)
$35.00
$50.00
38
Park a vehicle for the
purpose of storing it
3.14 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
39
Park a vehicle for the
purpose of washing or
servicing it
3.14 (c)
$35.00
$50.00
40
Park a vehicle for the
purpose of advertising
3.14 (d)
$35.00
$50.00
41
Park in contravention to
posted signs on highways
described in Schedule E
3.15
$35.00
$50.00
42
Park on any highway
described in Schedule H
during specified hours
3.18
$35.00
$50.00
43
Park in a disabled parking
space without a disabled
parking permit on display
3.19
N/A
$305.00
444
Park on a highway that has
had parking suspended
3.25
$35.00
$50.00
45
Park in contravention to
posted restrictions
3.27
$35.00
$50.00
*NOTE: The penalty provision for the offences indicated above is Section 7 of By-Law 2026-11, a certified copy of
which has been filed.