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CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD
PARKING BY-LAW NO. 28-17
BEING a by-law to regulate parking in the Village of Merrickville-Wolford
WHEREAS pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, Councils of local
municipalities may pass by-laws to regulate and control the parking of vehicles within
their jurisdiction;
AND WHEREAS various provisions of the Highway Traffic Act, 1990, as amended,
apply to by-laws passed by Councils of local municipalities respecting the prohibition,
regulating and controlling of the parking, standing and stopping of vehicles on
highways;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Merrickville-Wolford
deems it expedient to regulate and control the parking of vehicles in the municipality
of Merrickville-Wolford;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Merrickville-
Wolford enacts as follows:
1.
Definitions:
i)
Unless specifically modified or changed herein, words or expressions
used in this by-law have the same meaning as given or used in the
Highway Traffic Act, 1990, as amended.
ii)
"Corporation" means the Corporation of the Village of Merrickville-
Wolford.
2.
i)
No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle upon
any highway or portion thereof as designated in 'Schedule A' to this By-
law when so posted by sign.
ii)
No person shall stop any vehicle or any other motorized appliance upon
any highway or portion thereof as designated in section 10 of Schedule 'A'
to this by-law when so posted by sign.
iii) No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle upon
any highway or any portion thereof for a longer period of time than
indicated on any traffic sign governing that portion of highway.
3.
No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle on any
highway within three meters (10 feet) of a point in the edge of the roadway and
nearest a fire hydrant.
4.
No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle in such a
manner as to obstruct:
i)
a sidewalk;
ii)
a driveway of any kind;
iii)
an intersection;
iv) the movement of traffic upon any highway; or
v)
in a position or place that prevents or is likely to prevent the removal of
any vehicle already on the highway.
5.
No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle on or
within 100 meters (325 feet) of any bridge.
6.
No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle on any
highway other than on the right-hand side of the highway having regard to the
normal direction of travel, where not prohibited by this by-law or any other law.
7.
No person shall park or leave parked any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow
vehicle on a highway that is:
i)
inoperable for a period in excess of eight hours; or
ii)
derelict for any period of time whatsoever.
8.
No person shall park a vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle on any
boulevard, median, park or property owned or controlled by the Corporation
except in areas designated by the Corporation.
9.
No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle:
i)
in any area signed and designated as angle parking or reversed angle
parking at an angle not less than 40 degrees and not greater than 50
degrees;
ii)
in the case of an area clearly marked into parking spaces, within a
parking space so that any part of the vehicle encroaches on a
contiguous parking space; or
iii)
In a reversed angle parking area with the vehicle facing toward the
curb.
10.
No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle on any
portion of any highway signed as 'No Parking Police Only' at any time except a
vehicle of the Ontario Provincial Police.
11.
No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle on any
highway between the hours of 2 o'clock and 6 o'clock a.m. during the months
from the 15th day of November of any year until the 15th day of April in the
following year.
12.
Section No. 11 shall take precedence over all other sections of this by-law.
13.
Any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle once having been issued a
parking infraction notice under any section of this by-law by an officer so
appointed may cause it to be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a
suitable place and all costs and charges for removing, care and storage
thereof, if any, are a lien upon the vehicle, which may be enforced in the
manner provided by section 52 of the Mechanics Lien Act R.S.O. 1980,
Chapter 261, or any replacement legislation.
14.
No person shall park any vehicle, bicycle or motorized snow vehicle on any
highway at any time when:
i)
temporary street cleaning signs are posted; or
ii)
temporary snow removal signs are posted
15.
All sections of this by-law do not apply to any emergency vehicle in the lawful
performance of duty or to any vehicle of the Corporation or its officers,
servants or agents.
16.
Every person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of an
offence and on conviction is liable to a fine as provided for in the Provincial
Offences Act R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 33.
17.
There shall be fines as set in Schedule 'B'.
18.
There shall be a voluntary payment for each parking infraction notice issued
as set out in 'Schedule B' to this by-law.
19.
Nothing as set out in section 17 and 18 above shall prevent the Corporation
from applying to the Court for higher fines for repeat offences.
20,
Section 17 may be amended by resolution of Council from time to time.
This by-law shall come into force and effect on the day of passing
By-Law Nos. 17-89, 10-89, 6-87, 11-81, 27-89,16-17 and any preceding by-law
regulating parking or any other section of any by-law incom;istent with this by-law
shall be and are hereby repealed on the date that this by-law comes into force.
READ a first and second time this 81h day August, 2017
READ a third and final time and passed this 81h day of August, 2017
Signed by:
CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF MERRICKVILLE-WOLFORD
'SCHEDULE A' TO BY-LAW NO. 28-17
COLUMN I
COLUMN II
COLUMN Ill
COLUMN IV
Street
Side
Between
Prohibitions
1. Brock Street
North
St. Lawrence St. and Read Anytime
West
St.
2. Brock Street
South
Read St. and a point 100
Anytime
West
meters (325 feet) east of
Read St.
3. Main Street
North
Read St. and the pillars to Anytime
West
the Fair Grounds
4. Read Street
West
Main St. West, for
Anytime
approximately 146.3metres
( 480 ft.) south to the
southerly side of closed
intersection at Brock St.
West, being the 100 and
200 block of Read St.
5. Drummond
North and
Contiguous to the
During School
Street
South
Merrickville Public School
Hours
East
lands
a) on the north side of
Drummond Street from the
corner of Julia Street
westward the distance of
the bus loading zone on the
south side and from the
easterly edge of the
crosswalk on Drummond
Street at the school to the
intersection of Julia Street
b) on the west side of Julia
Street from the intersection
with Drummond Street East
to the intersection of Brock
St. East
6. All Intersections
North, East,
Any intersection or
Anytime
South, West
intersecting highway and a
point up to nine metres (29
feet) at the edge of the
roadway
7. Highway#43
Both
Swing Bridge to westerly
Anytime
Connecting Link
Village Limits
also known as Mill
Street and
Broadway West
8. Highway#43
Both
From a point 125 meters
Anytime
Connecting Link
(400 feet) east of the
also known as Main
Church Street intersection
Street East and
to the easterly Village
Rideau Avenue
Limits
9. St. John Street
10. Wellington
Street East
11. Wellington
Street East
12. Read Street
Both
North
North
West
Intersection with Main St.
Anytime
West
north to Rideau Canal
Between a point 39 metres Anytime
( 128ft.) east of the
intersection with St.
Lawrence Street easterly a
further 46 metres ( 149ft.)
east of the intersection
Intersection with St.
Anytime
Lawrence St. easterly to a
point 39 metres ( 128ft.)
east of the intersection
Contiguous to Ste.
During School
Marguerite-Bourgeoys
Hours
Separate School between
intersection of Brock Street
West southerly to
intersection with unopened
portion of Drummond
Street West
SCHEDULE 'B' TO BY-LAW NO. 28-17
Corporation of the Village of Merrickville-Wolford
Part II Provincial Offences Act
ITEM
COLUMN 1
COLUMN2
COLUMN3
COLUMN4
Short form wording
Provision
Voluntary
Set Fine
creating or payment
defining
within 15
offence
days
1.
Park, No Parking Zone,
2{i)
$35.00
$45.00
Signs
2.
Stopped, No Stopping
2{ii)
$35.00
$45.00
Zone Signs
3.
Park, Limited Time Zone
2{iii)
$35.00
$45.00
Signs
4.
Park, Police Parking Only,
10
$35.00
$45.00
Signs
5.
Parked within 3 metres of
3
$45.00
$60.00
Fire Hydrant
6.
Park, obstruct sidewalk
4 {i)
$40.00
$52.50
7.
Park obstruct driveway/
4 {ii)
$40.00
$52.50
intersection/traffic/other
vehicle
8.
Park with 100 metres of
5
$40.00
$52.50
bridge
9.
Two-way street - parked
6
$25.00
$30.00
facing wrong direction
10.
Park, inoperable vehicle,
7 {i)
$25.00
$30.00
11.
Park, derelict vehicle
7 {ii)
$25.00
$30.00
12.
Park in non-designated
8
$25.00
$30.00
parking area
13.
Fail to park entirely in a
9{ii)
$25.00
$30.00
single parking space
14.
Parked on street during
11
$40.00
$52.50
Winter Parking restriction
15.
Parked where temporary
14{i)
$40.00
$52.50
signs displayed for street
cleaning
16.
Parked where temporary
14{ii)
$50.00
$65.50
signs displayed for snow
removal
17.
Fail to park at reverse
9(iii)
$30.00
$45.00
angle
in designated area
The general penalty provision for the offences listed above is section 16 of By-Law
28-17, a certified copy of which has been filed.