By-law No. 2000-126 - Prohibit or Regulate the Obstructing, Encumbering, Injuring or Fouling of Highways, Bridges, Ditches or Culverts — full text

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## TOWNSHIP OF LANARK HIGHLANDS ## BY-LAW NO. 2000-126 ## BEING A BYLAW TO PROHIBIT OR REGULATING THE OBSTRUCTING, ENCUMBERING, INJURING OR FOULING OF HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, DITCHES OR CULVERTS WHEREAS The Municipal Act R.S.O. 1990 Chapter M.45 Section 314. (1) provides that councils of all municipalities may pass bylaws: Subsection 1. For prohibiting or regulating the obstructing, encumbering, injuring or fouling of highways or bridges; AND WHEREAS the said Municipal Act, Section 314. (1) provides that councils of all municipalities may pass bylaws: Subsection 6. For prohibiting the obstruction of ditches or culverts upon highways; AND WHEREAS in accordance with Section 13 of the Restructuring Order 'all bylaws and resolutions of the former municipalities and their local boards shall become the bylaws and resolutions of the new Township and its local boards and shall remain in effect in the areas of the former municipalities for five years, or until amended or repealed by the council or board of the new Township"; AND WHEREAS the Council deems it advisable to prohibit the obstruction, etc of highways, bridges, ditches or culverts within the Township of Lanark Highlands; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Lanark Highlands ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:- 1. THAT the obstructing, encumbering, injuring or fouling of any highways (as defined by the Municipal Act) or bridge within the Township of Lanark Highlands is hereby prohibited. 2. THAT the parking of any vehicle on the road allowance of any highway, road or street where the said vehicle obstructs or interferes with public travel, or where the said vehicle obstructs or interferes with the winter snow removal operation within the Township of Lanark Highlands is hereby prohibited. 3. THAT the building or maintaining of fences on any highway or street, or the placing or depositing of firewood or logs, or any other thing calculated to obstruct it, or to obstruct or interfere with public travel, on any highway, street or bridge within the Township of Lanark Highlands is hereby prohibited. 4. THAT the obstruction of ditches or culverts upon highways or streets within the Township of Lanark Highlands is hereby prohibited. 5. Any person who contravenes this bylaw shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine of not less that $50.00 plus costs, and not more than $300.00 plus all costs, and such penalty shall be recoverable under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act. READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this 7th day of March 2000. READ a THIRD TIME SHORT and PASSED this 7th day of March 2000.  Reeve - Lawrence McDermott  : · ## Bylaw No. 2000-126 (as amended) ## A Bylaw to Prohibit or Regulating the obstruction, encumbering, injuring or fouling of highways, bridges, ditches or culverts =2=555 Fores | Item | Column 1 Short Form Wording | Column 2 Offence Creating Provision | Column 3 Set Fine (Includes costs) | |--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | 1. | Obstructing, encumbering or fouling of any highway or bridge. | Section 1 | $ 95.00 | | | Building or maintaining a fence on any highway or street | Section 3 | $ 95.00 | | | lacing or depositing firewood o ogs on any highway, street o bridge | Section 3 | $ 115.00 | | | Obstruction of ditch or culvert on any highway or street | Section 4 | $115.00 | NOTE: The penalty provision for the offences indicated above is Section 5 of the Bylaw 2000-126 (as amended). A certified copy of which has been filed. ITAWA, ONTARI January 24, 2001 FER I : 2002 Ms. Mary Kirkham AMCT MO MY ED Clerk/Planning Secretary Box 340 The Corporation of the Township of Lanark Highlands Lanark, Ontario KOG 1KO Dear Ms. Kirkham: RE: Set Fines - Provincial Offences Act - Part I Township of Lanark Highlands, Lanark County Enclosed herewith are copies of the Orders and copies of the schedules of set fines for By-law Nos. 2000-113, 2000-114. 2000-126, 2000-127 and 2000-144, the By-laws indicated in the schedules. The setting of the fines does not constitute my approval of the validity of the By-laws or of the short form of wording used to describe the offences. I have forwarded the original Orders and the schedules of the set fines to Justice of the Peace C. Mckechnie, together with certified copies of the By-laws. Yours truly,  Haul R. Bélanger Regional Senior Justice Enclosures  RÉGION DE L'EST COUR DE JUSTICE DE L'ONTARI PALAIS DE JUSTICE 161, RUE ELGIN, 5e ÉTAGI OTTAWA (ONTARIO K2P 2L1 TELEPHONE / TÉLÉPHONE (613) 239-152 FAX / TÉLÉCOPIEUR (613) 239-157 ## PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT ## Part I IT IS ORDERED pursuant to the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act and the rules for the Ontario Court of Justice that the amount set opposite each of the offences in the schedules of offences under the Provincial Statutes and Regulations thereunder and Municipal By-law Nos. 2000-113, 2000-114, 2000126, 2000-127 and 2000-144 of the Township of Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, attached hereto is the set fines, including costs, for those offences. This Order is to take effect January 24, 2001. Dated at Ottawa this 24** day of January, 2001.  .. . . Paul R. Bélanger, Regional Senior Justice Ontario Court of Justice East Region