By-law 33-2025 to Regulate and Control Parking and Traffic
McMurrich/Monteith, Ontario
· adopted 2025-07-15
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MCMURRICH/MONTEITH
BY-LAW NO. 33-2025
BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE AND CONTROL PARKING
AND TRAFFIC FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF MCMURRICH/MONTEITH
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended Section 11(3)
paragraph 1 authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws respecting its Highways, including
Parking and Traffic on Highways;
AND WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. c. 25, Section 10(2) authorizes the
Council of a Municipality to pass By-laws respecting health, safety, and well-being of
persons;
AND WHEREAS the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990c H-8, as amended, provides that
Council of a Municipality has the power to make By-laws to regulate, govern, and control
Parking within the boundaries of the said municipality;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of McMurrich/
Monteith hereby enacts as follows:
1.0
DEFINITIONS
1.1
"Accessible Parking Permit" means a permit issued to a person who meets the
requirements of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario pursuant to the Highway
Traffic Act, R.S.O 1990 c. H.8.
1.2
"Authorized Sign" means any sign or Roadway, curb or sidewalk markings or
other device placed or erected on a Highway under the authority of this By-law
for the purpose of regulating Parking.
1.3
"By-law Enforcement Officer" means a person appointed by the Council of the
Township of McMurrich/Monteith for the purpose of enforcing the By-laws of the
Township.
1.4
"Commercial Motor Vehicle" means a motor Vehicle having permanently
attached thereto a truck or delivery body and includes ambulances, hearses,
casket wagons, fire apparatus, buses, and tractors used for hauling purposes on
the Highways.
1.5
"Corner" means a point of intersection of curbs or edges of the portion of the
Highway used for vehicular Traffic.
1.6
"Council" means the Council of The Corporation of The Township of McMurrich/
Monteith.
1.7
"Designated Fire Route" means any private Roadway, lane, ramp or other
means of vehicular access to or egress from a building and it may include part of
a Parking lot set aside for use by authorized emergency Vehicles.
1.8
"Designated Parking Space" means a Parking space designated for the sole
use of Motor Vehicles displaying a valid Accessible Parking Permit.
1.9
"Highway" (See "Street")
1.10 "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 that join one another at an angle, whether or not one Highway
crosses the other.
1.11 "Motor Vehicle" includes an automobile, motorcycle, motor assisted bicycle
unless otherwise indicated in this By-law and any other Vehicle propelled or
driven otherwise than by muscular power; but does not include a streetcar or
other Motor Vehicles running on rails, traction engine, farm tractor, self-propelled
implement of husbandry or road building machine within the meaning of the
Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990 and amendments thereto.
1.12 "One Way Street" means a street upon which vehicular Traffic is limited to
movement in one direction.
1.13 "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.
1.14 "Pedestrian" means a person afoot, an invalid, and children in wheeled
carriages.
1.15 "Police Officer" means a member of the Ontario Provincial Police or a person
authorized by the Commander of the Ontario Provincial Police Detachment to
regulate or direct Traffic.
1.16. "Public Works Superintendent" means the authority over the Township's
Public Works or authorized representative.
1.17 "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 of the Roadways collectively.
1.18 "School Purpose Vehicle" means a Vehicle operated under contract with a
Board of Education that meets all the Standards of the Highway Traffic Act and
Regulations.
1.19 "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 or merchandise.
1.20 "Stop" or "Stopping" when prohibited, means the halting of a Vehicle, even
momentarily, whether occupied or not, 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.
1.21 "Street" or "Highway" includes a common and public Highway, street, avenue,
Parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is
intended for or used by the general public for the passage of Vehicles and
includes the area between the lateral property lines thereof.
1.22 "Traffic" includes Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, Vehicles, street cars,
bikes and other conveyances either singly or together while using any street for
purposes of travel.
1.23 "Traffic Control Device" means any sign; or Roadway, curb, or sidewalk
marking; or other device erected or placed under the authority of the Municipal
Council for the purpose of guiding or directing Traffic.
1.24 "Traffic Signal" means any device manually, electrically or mechanically
operated for the regulation of Traffic.
1.25 "Through Highway" means any Highway or part of a Highway designated as
such by the Minister of Transportation or by By-law of the Township and, every
such Highway shall be marked by a Stop sign or yield sign, right-of-way sign in
compliance with the Regulations of the Ministry.
1.26 "Township" means the Corporation of The Township of McMurrich/Monteith and
shall be defined as the lands a premises within the corporate limits.
1.27 "Vehicle" includes a Motor Vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road
building machinery, and any Vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of
power, including muscular power.
2.0
GENERAL
2.1
Application of By-law - Save where otherwise specifically provided, the
provisions of this By-law shall apply to:
a) all Highways and parts of Highways under the jurisdiction of the Township
of McMurrich/Monteith.
b) all public lanes or alleys that have been established by a By-law of the
Township of McMurrich/Monteith.
2.2
Enforcement - The Ontario Provincial Police or a By-law Enforcement Officer
shall enforce the provisions of this By-law.
2.3
Obedience to Traffic Signs and Signals - Every person shall promptly obey all
signals given either by a Police Officer or by a Traffic Control Device or a Traffic
Signal.
3.0
METHOD OF PARKING
3.1
Parallel - No person shall Park a Vehicle on any Street unless on the right-hand
side of the Street, having regard for the direction in which the Vehicle had been
proceeding and unless the right-front and right-rear wheels or runners of the
Vehicle are parallel to and a distance respectively not more than six inches from
the edge of the Roadway, unless prevented from doing so by an accumulation of
snow in winter.
3.2
Angle - Where angle Parking is permitted, no person shall Park a Vehicle except
at an angle of forty-five degrees with the edge of the Roadway and so that the
front end of the Vehicle is nearest to the edge of the Roadway.
3.3
Right Angle - Where right-angle Parking is permitted, no person shall Park a
Vehicle except at an angle of ninety degrees with the edge of the Roadway.
3.4 One-way Streets - Where Parking is permitted on a one-way street, a person
may Park a Vehicle facing only in the direction in which it was proceeding and
with the left-front and left rear wheels parallel to and distant not more than six (6)
inches from the edge of the Roadway, provided that this provision shall not apply
where Parking on the right-hand side of a one-way street is specifically
authorized by By-law.
3.5
Parking Spaces - Where Parking spaces are distinctly marked on a street no
person shall Park a Vehicle except within the marked area so that no part of the
Vehicle encroaches on an adjacent Parking space, aisle or Traffic lane unless
the Vehicle cannot be accommodated in one Parking space.
4.0
PARKING & STOPPING REGULATION
4.1
Parking Prohibited - General
a)
No person shall Park a Vehicle in any of the following places:
i. in front of or within one point five (1.5) metres of the entrance to a
driveway or so as to prevent ingress to or exit from such driveway;
ii. within an Intersection;
iii. within three (3) metres of a fire hydrant;
iv. within a Designated Fire Route;
v. within fifteen (15) metres of any railway track which crosses the
Roadway or is adjacent to a Roadway;
vi. within nine (9) metres of an intersecting Roadway
vii. on any bridge and/or any trestle, or the approaches thereto;
viii. in such a position as will prevent the convenient removal of any
other Vehicle previously Parked or Standing;
ix. on the approaches, turning, or ramp areas to any Public Boat
Launching Ramp in such a manner as to interfere with the
launching or landing of any watercraft;
x. on any Highway for the purpose of repairing, washing, or
maintenance of a Vehicle, save when such use of the Highway is
unavoidable through emergency;
xi. on any Highway for the purpose of soliciting, vending, buying or
selling goods and/or service otherwise permitted by By-law;
on any roads so as to obstruct or prohibit snow removal operations
xii. on any Highway if it is immobile or unlicensed for the current year
b)
No Vehicle shall Stand or Park on any street within the Township where
the effect of the Standing or Parking would obstruct the passage of
Vehicles on the street.
c)
No person shall Park a Vehicle in such manner as to obstruct or hinder
the snowplows or other vehicles engaged in winter maintenance
operations during the months of November 1st to April 15th, on a Highway
under the jurisdiction of the Township of McMurrich/Monteith. Any vehicle
so parked or abandoned will be towed away at the owner's expense.
Neither will the Township nor any of its contractors be liable for damages
caused to such unlawfully parked vehicles by equipment engaged in
winter maintenance operations.
4.2
Parking Prohibited - In specific places where Authorized Signs displayed
No person shall Park a Vehicle or any part of a Vehicle in any area where Parking
is prohibited by Authorized Signs. Drivers are responsible for complying with
posted signage.
4.3
Loading and Unloading Commercial Vehicles
a) No person engaged in the loading or unloading of a commercial Vehicle
shall permit their Vehicle to Stand for a period longer than the actual
loading or unloading required.
b) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this By-law, where a
lane is located at the rear or to the side of the premises to or from which
the loading or unloading is to be carried out, the loading or unloading shall
be made from the lane.
c) Wherever possible, Vehicles shall be loaded or unloaded from the side
and be Parked within six (6) inches of the curb.
4.4
Stopping Prohibited - In Specific Places where Authorized Signs displayed
No person shall Stop a Vehicle, unless otherwise permitted in this By-law, on any
Highways or parts of Highways, on the side or sides of Highways unless
Authorized Signs have been erected.
4.5
Stopping Prohibited - General
a) No person shall Stop a Vehicle in any of the following places:
i. within a Designated Fire Route;
ii. on, under or within thirty (30) metres of a bridge, elevated structure,
tunnel and/or underpass;
iii. on a Highway alongside another Vehicle which is Stopped, Standing or
Parked except where such Stopping, Standing or Parking is in
compliance with Traffic control signals, Authorized Signs or other lawful
Traffic control method.
4.6
Parked on Private or Municipal Property without Consent
a) No Vehicle shall be Parked on Private Property or Municipal Property
without the consent of the owner or adult occupant of the property.
b) Notwithstanding 4.6 (a), overnight Parking is permitted where Authorized
Signs have been erected, so long as the Vehicle is removed by 9:00 a.m.
the following day.
4.7
Accessible Parking Regulations
a) A Designated Parking Space shall be distinctly indicated in accordance
with the requirements of the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made
thereunder.
b) No person shall Park, Stop or Stand a Vehicle in a designated accessible
Parking space, or be entitled to the benefit of an exemption under this By-
law, unless a currently valid Accessible Parking Permit has been issued to
that person or to a passenger being picked up or transported in such
Vehicle, and such permit is displayed on or in the Vehicle in accordance
with the Highway Traffic Act.
c) Every person having possession of an Accessible Parking Permit shall, on
the demand of a Police Officer, police cadet, municipal law enforcement
officer or an officer appointed for carrying out the provisions of the Highway
Traffic Act, surrender the permit for reasonable inspection to ensure
compliance with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act, the regulations
made thereunder and this By-law.
d) No person shall hinder or obstruct, or attempt to hinder or obstruct, any
person exercising a power or performing a duty under the Highway Traffic
Act, the regulations made thereunder and this by-law
4.8
Temporary "No Parking" or "No Stopping" Signs
a) The Ontario Provincial Police, Public Works Department, By-law
Enforcement Department may erect or cause to be erected "No Parking"
and "No Stopping" signs in such places and for such temporary periods as
may be reasonably necessary or advisable and no person shall Park or
Stop their Vehicle in accordance with said Authorized Signs.
b) Pursuant to the above section, no unauthorized person may remove,
alter, injure, obstruct or otherwise interfere with an Authorized Sign
erected.
4.9 Exemptions
a) The provisions of this By-law respecting Parking, Stopping or
Standing of Vehicles shall not apply to:
i. Emergency Vehicles where the operator is engaged in the
performance of their duty;
ii. Motor Vehicles forming part of a funeral cortege, provided that all
such Vehicles are Parked only on one side of the Highway at one
time;
iii. a Motor Vehicle that has been rendered immobile due to
mechanical failure, provided that the owner of said Vehicle has
removed the Vehicle within twenty-four (24) hours of the breakdown
and so long as the Vehicle is not impeding Traffic;
iv. a municipally owned or leased Vehicle, where the operator is
engaged in work on behalf of the Township;
v. a Motor Vehicle during any emergency which includes and is not
limited to fire, flood, or other natural disaster, road repairs or
maintenance, or public utility maintenance or repair and any
circumstances in which Section 134 of the Highway Traffic Act,
R.S.O., 1990, applies.
vi. A Motor Vehicle being used by a contractor actively engaged in
work on a property, provided that such Vehicle is not impeding
Traffic of creating a hazard and that reasonable efforts have been
made to minimize disruption.
b) Any person may make application to CAO and/or Clerk/Treasurer to be
granted an exemption from the time limited Parking regulations. The
request must provide specific dates, times, locations and reasons for the
exemption. A non-refundable application fee, as set out in the Fees and
Charges By-law, shall accompany the request. Council, by resolution,
may refuse, allow or alter the requested exemption. Breach by the
applicant of any of the terms or conditions of any exemption granted by
Council shall render the exemption null and void.
5.0
TRAFFIC REGULATION
5.1 Through Streets - Through Highways as defined in the Highway Traffic Act.
Every operator or driver of Vehicle shall, immediately before entering or crossing
any one of these streets, bring the Vehicle to a full Stop.
5.2 Rates of Speed (Km/h)
The rate of speed on all Township Highways shall be a maximum of sixty (60)
kilometers per hour, unless otherwise posted. Refer to By-law 48-19 Schedule
"A" which includes designated speed on all Township Highways that are
otherwise posted and shall form part of this By-law.
5.3
Community Safety Zones
When Authorized Signs have been erected and are on display, the Highways or
parts of Highways are designated as Community Safety Zones.
5.4
Turn Movement Prohibition
When Authorized Signs have been erected and are on display prohibiting a
U-turn, no person operating a Vehicle shall disobey the sign and execute a
U-turn.
6.0
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
6.1
The Public Works Superintendent, and/or designate, is hereby authorized and
directed to erect and maintain such signs, Traffic control signals, markings,
barricades, Traffic Control Devices and other structures and equipment as are
required to give effect to this By-law and as are required to regulate, direct, warn
or guide Pedestrian and vehicular Traffic for the safety and convenience of the
public.
6.2
The Public Works Superintendent, and/or designate, is authorized to temporarily
remove or otherwise annul such Parking regulation signs and other Traffic
Control Devices as may be necessary to accommodate the interests of the
Township.
6.3 Save as may be otherwise more specifically provided in this By-law or the
Highway Traffic Act, it shall be an Offence against the provisions of this By-law
for any person to fail to comply with the directions of any Official Traffic Sign or
Traffic Control Device Regulating Traffic on a Highway.
7.0
ENFORCEMENT
7.1.
Where a Vehicle is found Parked in violation of the provisions of this By-law, the
By-law Enforcement Officer so finding the Vehicle may attach to the Vehicle a
Certificate of Parking Infraction which states:
a) the license number of the Vehicle and any other identification tag
marking, if any, of such Vehicle.
b) the date, time and location when such Vehicle is Parked in
violation of any of the provisions of this By-law.
c) that the Vehicle has violated the provisions of the By-law and nature of the
alleged offence.
d) that the owner or operator thereof may report to the Corporation within
fifteen (15) days after the date the Certificate of Parking Infraction was
issued to make voluntary payment of the penalty indicated on said
certificate.
7.2
The owner of a Motor Vehicle may be charged with and convicted of an offence
for contravention of any provision of this Bylaw 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
consent.
7.3
Vehicle Towing
In addition to any other penalties provided for in this By-law, a By-law
Enforcement Officer, Public Works Superintendent, Fire Department Chief and/or
designate, or Ontario Provincial Police, where a Vehicle is in contravention of this
By-law, at their discretion, may cause the Vehicle to be removed, taken away and
stored in a suitable place and all costs and charges incurred are the responsibility
of the owner of said Vehicle and shall be a lien, upon the Vehicle, which lien may
be enforced in the manner provided for by the Repair and Storage Liens Act,
R.S.O., 1990, Chapter R.25, as amended.
8.0 PENALTIES
8.1 Every person and/or owner and/or occupant who contravenes and/or directs
another person(s) to contravene and/or permits another person the doing of any
act which contravenes any of the provisions of this By-law is guilty of an offence
and may be subject to:
a) fees or charges as per the current Fees and Charges By-law and/or
b) upon conviction is liable to a fine, to a maximum of $5,000 (five thousand
dollars) for each offence exclusive of the costs, as prescribed by the
Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 33, as amended.
And further, in addition to any other remedy and to any other penalty the person
convicted may also be prohibited from continuing or repeating the offence in
accordance with the provisions of section 442 of the Municipal Act.
9.0 SCHEDULES
The schedules to this By-law shall be deemed to form part of this By-law.
10.0 SEVERABILITY
If any section or sections of this By-law or parts thereof are found by a court of
law to be illegal or beyond the power of Council to enact, such section or sections
or parts thereof shall be deemed to be severable, and all other sections or parts
of this by-law shall be deemed to be separate and independent therefrom and to
be enacted as such.
11.0 CONFLICT
If a provision of this By-law conflicts with an Act or regulation or another By-law
the provision that is the most restrictive shall prevail.
13.0 EFFECTIVE DATE
This By-law shall come into force and take effect upon the date of its passing.
14.0 ADMINISTRATION
That the Clerk of the Township of McMurrich/Monteith is hereby authorized to
make any minor modifications or corrections of an administrative, numeric,
grammatic, semantic, or descriptive nature or kind to the By-law and schedule(s)
as my be deemed necessary after the passage of this By-law, where such
modifications or corrective do not alter the intent of the By-law.
15.0 SCHEDULE B
Part II Offences short form wording and set fines for such offences.
Once the by-law has been approved, the short form wording and set fines will be
applied for with the Provincial Offences Courts to have them approved.
These offences can be issued as Part II ticketing on the persons committing the
offences on the day of the offence, or within thirty (30) days of the offence.
Read a First, Second, and
Third time, passed, signed
and the Seal of the Corporation
affixed hereto, this 15th day of
July, 2025
_Original Signed by:____________
Glynn Robinson, Mayor
_ Original Signed by:____________
Cheryl Marshall, Clerk
Schedule "A"
TO BY-LAW 33-2025
REGULATE AND CONTROL PARKING
AND TRAFFIC
Prohibited Parking
Street
Period
Snowplow Turn-Arounds
November 1st to April 15th
Lake Access
At All Times
Municipal Roads
November 1st to April 15th
Schedule "B"
TO BY-LAW 33-2025
REGULATE AND CONTROL PARKING
AND TRAFFIC
Part II Provincial Offences Act
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
Park face wrong side.
3.1
$50.00
$75.00
2
Park not at a 45 degree angle.
3.2
$50.00
$75.00
3
Park not at a 90 degree angle.
3.3
$50.00
$75.00
4
Park on wrong side of one way
street.
3.4
$50.00
$75.00
5
Park not wholly within a
Parking space.
3.5
$50.00
$75.00
6
Park obstructing driveway.
4.1(a)(i)
$50.00
$75.00
7
Park within intersection.
4.1(a)(ii)
$50.00
$75.00
8
Park within 3 m of fire hydrant.
4.1(a)(iii)
$50.00
$75.00
9
Park within fire route.
4.1(a)(iv)
$50.00
$75.00
10
Park within 15 m of railway
tracks.
4.1(a)(v)
$50.00
$75.00
11
Park within 9 meters of an
intersecting Roadway.
4.1(a)(vi)
$50.00
$75.00
12
Park on a bridge.
4.1(a)(vii)
$50.00
$75.00
13
Park obstructing other Vehicle.
4.1(a)(viii)
$50.00
$75.00
14
Park obstructing public boat
launch and ramp.
4.1(a)(ix)
$50.00
$75.00
15
Park for the purpose of
repairing, washing or
maintenance of Vehicle.
4.1(a)(x)
$50.00
$75.00
16
Park for the purpose of
soliciting.
4.1(a)(xi)
$50.00
$75.00
17
Park obstructing snow removal.
4.1(a)(xii)
$50.00
$75.00
18
Park immobile or unlicensed
Vehicle.
4.1(a)(xiii)
$50.00
$75.00
19
Park obstructing Traffic.
4.1(b)
$50.00
$75.00
20
Park during prohibited times.
4.1(c)
$50.00
$75.00
21
Park in prohibited area.
4.2(a)(i)
$50.00
$75.00
22
Park in public lane.
4.2(a)(ii)
$50.00
$75.00
23
Park in cul-de-sac.
4.2(a)(iii)
$50.00
$75.00
24
Park within 15 meters of dead
end.
4.2(a)(iv)
$50.00
$75.00
25
Park within 30 meters of
intersection controlled by
Traffic control signals.
4.2(a)(v)
$50.00
$75.00
26
Park within 15 meters of
intersection.
4.2(a)(vi)
$50.00
$75.00
27
Stand commercial Vehicle
longer than loading and
unloading time.
4.3(a)
$50.00
$75.00
28
Stop within no Stopping area.
4.4
$50.00
$75.00
29
Stop within fire route.
4.5(a)(i)
$50.00
$75.00
30
Stop within 30 meters of bridge,
elevated structure, tunnel or
underpass.
4.5(a)(ii)
$50.00
$75.00
31
Stop alongside a previously
Stopped Vehicle.
4.5(a)(iii)
$50.00
$75.00
32
Park on private property
without consent.
4.6(a)
$50.00
$75.00
33
Park on municipal property
without consent.
4.6(a)
$50.00
$75.00
34
Park in a designated accessible
Parking space without a valid
permit.
4.7(b)
n/a
$300.00
Note: The general penalty provision for the offences listed above is Section 8. Of
By-law ____-25, a certified copy of which has been filed.
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MCMURRICH/MONTEITH
Appendix "A"
Parking Exemption Request Form
Under Parking By-law 33-2025
Applicant Information
Full Name: _______________________________
Mailing Address: __________________________________________
Phone Number: __________________________________________
Email Address: ____________________________________________
Exemption Details:
Requested Location(s):
Requested Dates: __________________________
Requested Times: Start: __________ AM/PM End: __________ AM/PM
Reason for Request:
(Please provide detailed explanation of why exemption is needed.)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
Additional Notes or Supporting Documentation (if applicable):
Exemption application fee as per Fees & Charges By-law must be paid
when application is submitted.
Declaration:
I understand that by submitting this application it does not guarantee
approval. If granted, I agree to comply with all terms and conditions set
out by Council. I acknowledge that any breach of such conditions will
render the exemption null and void.
Signature: _______________________
Date: _________________