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MUNICIPALITY OF MIDDLESEX CENTRE
BY-LAW 63-2020
Being a By-law to regulate the use of the municipal right of way in the
Municipality of Middlesex Centre.
MUNICIPAL RIGHT OF WAY BY-LAW
WHEREAS Section 11(3)1. of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended
(the "Municipal Act, 2001"), authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws respecting
highways;
AND WHEREAS Section 27(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended (the "Municipal Act, 2001"), states that a municipality may pass by-laws in
respect of a highway only if it has jurisdiction over the highway;
AND WHEREAS Section 35 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended
(the "Municipal Act, 2001"), states that a municipality may pass by-laws removing or
restricting the common law right of passage by the public over a highway and the
common law right of access to the highway by an owner of land abutting a highway;
AND WHEREAS Section 128 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended
(the "Municipal Act, 2001"), provides that a local municipality may prohibit and regulate
with respect to public nuisances, including matters that, in the opinion of Council are or
could become public nuisances;
AND WHEREAS Section 425 of Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended
(the "Municipal Act, 2001"), provides that a municipality may pass by-laws providing that
a person who contravenes a by-law of the municipality is guilty of an offence;
AND WHEREAS Section 436 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended
(the "Municipal Act, 2001"), provides that a municipality has the power to pass by-laws
providing that the municipality may enter on land at any reasonable time for the purpose
of carrying out an inspection to determine whether or not a by-law of the municipality is
being complied with;
AND WHEREAS Section 446 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as
amended (the "Municipal Act, 2001"), the municipality has the authority under this or
any other Act or under a by-law to direct or require a person to do a matter or thing, the
municipality may also provide that, in default of it being done by the person directed or
required to do it, the matter or thing shall be done at the person's expense.
AND WHEREAS Section 446 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended (the "Municipal Act, 2001"), provides that the municipality may recover the
costs of doing a matter or thing under subsection (1) from the person directed or
required to do it by action or by adding the costs to the tax roll and collecting them in the
same manner as property taxes.
AND WHEREAS Section 446 (5) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended (the "Municipal Act, 2001"), The costs include interest calculated at a rate of
15 per cent per annum or such lesser rate as may be determined by the municipality,
calculated for the period commencing on the day the municipality incurs the costs and
ending on the day the costs, including the interest, are paid in full.
AND WHEREAS the Ontario Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. P15, as amended,
provides that Council may appoint Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officers to enforce all
municipal by-laws; and
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AND WHEREAS the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, s.61, as amended
(the Provincial Offences Act), every person who is convicted of an offence is liable to a
fine of not more than $5,000.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the
Municipality of Middlesex Centre HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
DEFINITIONS
"Boulevard" means all parts of a municipal right of way save and except the roadway,
shoulder and/or walkway;
"Cleared" means the removal of weeds or grass more than 6 inches in height.
"Driveway" means an access within a municipal right of way facilitating or supporting
vehicular travel (continuous, intermittent or temporary) between the roadway and a
private property;
"Director" means the Director of Public Works & Engineering, authorized
representative or officer;
"License" means a license or permit issued granting permission to do work approved
by the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, County of Middlesex, Ministry of
Transportation, or the jurisdiction with authority to grant approval;
"Municipal Right of Way" means land owned by The Corporation of the Municipality of
Middlesex Centre as opened or unopened road allowances for the purposes of
operating a public highway under the Municipal Act, 2001, a public walkway, municipal
services or public utilities, but excludes Municipal lands owned or operated as parkland,
creeks and watercourse, and related public trail systems;
"Municipality" means The Corporation of the Municipality of Middlesex Centre or the
geographic area as the context requires;
"Newspaper" shall include any publication containing news, current events, feature
articles or advertising;
"Officer" means a Police Officer, By-law Enforcement Officer, Building Inspector or
Chief Building Official as appointed by the Council of the Municipality.
"Owner" means the holder(s) of a legal tile to property, or tenants residing at the
property.
"Permitted Feature" means a building, structure, sign, tree, pole or any other item that
was granted permission by the Municipality to be located on the municipal right of way.
"Person" shall include an individual, partnership, and corporation.
"Roadway" means that part of the municipal right of way that is improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular traffic;
"Settlement Area" means a settlement area as identified in the municipality's Official Plan as
amended;
"Walkway" means that part of a municipal right of way, outside of the roadway, set
aside by the Municipality for the use of pedestrians; and
"Vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road-building
machine, bicycle and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power,
motorized snow vehicle, off road vehicle, including muscular power, but does not
include a street car.
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2.
General Provisions
a)
Prior to doing any work within a municipal right to way, every person shall obtain
a Road Occupancy Permit, upon submitting an application in a form provided by
the Director, and shall pay the applicable fees under the Fees & Charges By-law
and will comply with the terms and conditions.
b)
Prior to construction of a new entrance or modification of an existing entrance,
every person shall obtain a Road Entrance Permit, upon submitting an
application in a form provided by the Director, and shall pay the applicable fees
under the Fees & Charges By-law and will comply with the terms and conditions.
c)
Urban Driveway entrances shall comply with specifications outlined in the
municipality's Infrastructure Design Standards Manual and Figures, as updated
from time to time.
d)
Rural Driveway entrances shall comply with specifications outlined in the
municipality's Infrastructure Design Standards Manual and Figures, as updated
from time to time.
e)
Every owner shall keep the land cleared on the municipal right of way adjacent to
their property within a settlement area.
f)
No person shall construct a driveway which exceeds the grade/elevation of the
asphalt at the edge of the roadway.
3.
GENERAL PROHIBITIONS
No person unless authorized by by-law, license or written permission provided by the
Director shall:
a)
Place equipment or materials of any kind upon or within a municipal right of
way;
b)
Close a municipal right of way in whole or in part;
c)
Undertake any activity that negatively impacts the use & function of a municipal
right of way;
d)
Deface or place graffiti on any permitted feature within a municipal right of way;
e)
Permit or cause oils, chemicals or substances to be deposited or spilled on a
municipal right of way including spillage of any substances from a vehicle;
f)
Encumber or damage a municipal right of way by any means;
g)
Permit or cause any materials to be transferred from private property onto or
across a municipal right of way within 75 metres of an intersection;
h)
Obstruct a drain, gutter, water course or culvert along or upon a municipal right of
way;
i)
Place or throw any material, including snow and ice, onto a municipal right of
way;
j)
Display or exhibit merchandise or articles of any nature kind within a municipal
right of way;
k)
Solicit or sell any real or personal property or merchandise within a municipal
right of way;
l)
Remove or alter any material, equipment or device placed within a municipal
right of way by the Municipality;
m)
Permit any building or structure, clothing storage bins to be moved into a
municipal right of way;
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n)
Allow any box for the dispensing of newspapers or other consumer products on
the municipal right of way;
o)
Install or construct a culvert within any municipal right of way;
p)
Construct, widen, remove or alter any driveway or curb cut within a municipal
right of way;
q)
Allow any part of a tree, shrub, sapling, hedge or any other plant to extend over
or upon any municipal right of way, so as to interfere with, impede or endanger
persons using the municipal right of way;
r)
Construct, plant or maintain any form of garden or plant material within a
municipal right of way;
s)
Permit or cause the discharge of water directly onto a municipal right of way;
t)
Congregate, sit or stand so as to obstruct the free passage of either pedestrian
or vehicular traffic on any walkway or roadway regulated by this by-law;
u)
Pull down, destroy, deface or in any way interfere with, any municipal
infrastructure, including but not limited to, any post, surveyor's mark, bench mark,
traffic sign, roadway name sign, sign board, regulatory sign, traffic signal, traffic
cone, or any other traffic control device, affixed or placed on a municipal right of
way;
v)
Permit any flood light to directly or indirectly illuminate a municipal right of way
that may cause a safety concern or nuisance;
w)
Bring a vehicle on a municipal right of way unless mud, clay, lime, fertilizer,
manure or similar material has been removed to ensure an obstruction or
dangerous condition or nuisance is not created;
x)
Load a vehicle as to permit or cause the contents thereof to fall, spill or be
deposited upon or cause damage to a municipal right of way;
y)
Plant, grow, cultivate or maintain any crop on the municipal right of way;
z)
Permit any animal to defecate on the municipal right of way without picking it up;
aa)
Permit an obstruction or fence as to interfere with a municipal right of way;
bb)
Attach any sign, handbill, poster, or item to any tree, hydro pole, traffic light or
object located on the municipal right of way;
cc)
Cause or permit a fire on the municipal right of way;
dd)
Permit any plants, trees, hedges, shrubs, tall grass, fences, or pile rocks, snow or
any material within two (2) metres of any fire hydrant;
ee)
Fail to keep land cleared on municipal right of way adjacent to property within a
settlement area;
ff)
Remove or trim trees, in a way that may damage the tree, on municipal right of
way;
gg)
Load or unload a farm tractor, trailer or other commercial vehicles on right of
ways for the purpose of farm or commercial operations within 75 metres of an
intersection;
hh)
Access properties at locations other than designated driveways;
ii)
Construct concrete or paving stone driveway less than 1.5 m from the edge of an
abutting asphalt roadway with no curb.
4.
EXEMPTIONS
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a)
Notwithstanding Section 3 p) of this by-law, driveways within unassumed plans of
subdivision may be constructed in accordance with the approved plans for that
subdivision.
b)
Notwithstanding Sections 3 p) of this by-law, an owner of driveway is required
and permitted to perform routine maintenance on the portion of their driveway
within the municipal right of way to ensure it's in good working order and safe
condition.
c)
The prohibitions contained in this by-law do not apply to an employee or an agent
of the Municipality when engaged in the delivery of a municipal service.
d)
The prohibitions contained in this by-law do not apply to employee or agents of
Emergency Medical Services, Ontario Provincial Police, and Middlesex Centre
Fire Department, who are acting within the scope of their duties.
e)
Utilities may be exempt from paying fees for a license, at the discretion of the
Director.
5.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERMITS
a)
Every person shall comply with the terms and conditions of a license issued by
the Municipality in accordance with the Use of Municipal Right of Ways.
6.
COST TO RESTORE LANDS - NOT REPAIRED AS SPECIFIED IN THE
LICENSE
a)
Where the cost of repairing and restoring the municipal right of way exceeds any
amount held on deposit or posted as security, the excess amount of the costs
shall be a debt owing to the Municipality, and in addition to any other remedy
available to it, the Municipality may recover the excess amount of the costs by
action or by adding the excess amount of the costs to the tax roll of the license
holder's lands and collecting them in the same manner as taxes.
7.
NOTICE, RIGHT TO REPAIR & ADD TO TAXES
a)
If a person fails to comply with any provisions of this by-law, they shall be given
notice in writing from the Director indicating the particulars of the contravention,
the location, required action to repair or restore and a specific time wherein
compliance must be achieved. If the required action is not completed within the
specified time frame, the Municipality may do the work or arrange for the work to
be done and may recover all expenses, including administrative fees, from the
person by action, or collect them in the same manner as municipal taxes.
b)
The notice in Section 7 a) may be given by personal service or sent by registered
mail to the last address known address as verified in the Municipality's records
system.
8.
REPAIRS DUE TO EMERGENCY & PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES
a)
In any case where the action of a person contravenes this by-law and that action
poses a danger to the public, the notice under Section 7 is not required and the
Director or any person authorized to enforce this by-law may immediately take
the following action:
i)
remove and dispose of any item, structure or material placed or deposited
on a municipal right of way contrary to this by-law and take any necessary
steps to repair or reinstate the municipal right of way; and
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SCHEDULE "A"
TO BY-LAW NO. 63-2020
MUNICIPALITY OF MIDDLESEX CENTRE
SET FINE SCHEDULE
PART 1 - PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT
By-law No. 63-2020 (Municipal Right of Way By-law)
Item
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
COLUMN
3
Set Fine
1
Construct a driveway which exceeds the grade/elevation of
of the roadway.
Section 2 (f)
$105.00
2
Place equipment/material on municipal right of way
Section 3(a)
$105.00
3
Close a municipal right of way in whole or in part
Section 3(b)
$105.00
4
Activity that negatively impacts the use of a municipal right of way
Section 3(c)
$105.00
5
Activity that negatively impacts the function of a municipal right of
way
Section 3(c)
$105.00
6
Deface or place graffiti on any permitted feature within a municipal
right of way
Section 3(d)
$105.00
7
Permit oils to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
8
Permit chemicals to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of
way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
9
Permit substances to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of
way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
10
Permit spillage of any substances from a vehicle onto a municipal
right of way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
11
Cause oils to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
12
Cause chemicals to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of
way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
13
Cause substances to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of
way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
14
Cause spillage of any substances from a vehicle onto a municipal
right of way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
15
Encumber a municipal right of way
Section 3(f)
$150.00
16
Damage a municipal right of way
Section 3(f)
$300.00
17
Permit materials to be transferred from private property onto a
municipal right of way within 75 metres of intersection
Section 3(g)
$150.00
18
Cause materials to be transferred from private property onto a
municipal right of way within 75 metres of intersection
Section 3(g)
$150.00
19
Obstruct a drain on a municipal right of way
Section 3(h)
$150.00
20
Obstruct a gutter on a municipal right of way
Section 3(h)
$150.00
21
Obstruct a water course on a municipal right of way
Section 3(h)
$150.00
22
Obstruct a culvert on a municipal right of way
Section 3(h)
$150.00
23
Materials placed/thrown on municipal right of way
Section 3(i)
$105.00
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Item
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
COLUMN
3
Set Fine
24
Display merchandise or articles within a municipal right of way
Section 3(j)
$105.00
25
Exhibit merchandise or articles within a municipal right of way
Section 3(j)
$105.00
26
Solicit/sell on a municipal right of way
Section 3(k)
$105.00
27
Remove material placed within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
28
Remove equipment place within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
29
Remove device placed within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
30
Alter material placed within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
31
Alter equipment placed within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
32
Alter device placed with a municipal right of way by the municipality
Section 3(l)
$300.00
33
Permit building onto a municipal right of way
Section 3(m)
$300.00
34
Permit structure onto a municipal right of way
Section 3(m)
$200.00
35
Permit clothing storage bin onto a municipal right of way
Section 3(m)
$200.00
36
Permit consumer products on a municipal right of way
Section 3(n)
$105.00
37
Permit newspaper box on a municipal right of way
Section 3(n)
$105.00
38
Install a culvert within a municipal right of way
Section 3(o)
$200.00
39
Construct a culvert within a municipal right of way
Section 3(o)
$200.00
40
Construct a driveway or curb cut within a municipal right of way
Section 3(p)
$105.00
41
Widen a driveway or curb cut within a municipal right of way
Section 3(p)
$105.00
42
Remove a driveway or curb cut within a municipal right of way
Section 3(p)
$105.00
43
Alter a driveway or curb cut within a municipal right of way
Section 3(p)
$105.00
44
Allow tree to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
45
Allow shrub to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
46
Allow sapling to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
47
Allow a hedge to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
48
Allow plant to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
49
Construct a garden or plant material within a municipal right of way
Section 3(r)
$50.00
50
Plant a garden or plant material within a municipal right of way
Section 3(r)
$50.00
51
Maintain a garden or plant material within a municipal right of way
Section 3(r)
$50.00
52
Discharge water onto a municipal right of way causing hazardous
condition
Section 3(s)
$200.00
53
Obstruct the free passage of pedestrian or vehicle traffic on any
walkway or roadway
Section 3(t)
$200.00
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Page 9
Item
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
COLUMN
3
Set Fine
54
Pull down, destroy, deface any municipal infrastructure on a
municipal right of way
Section 3(u)
$105.00
55
Permit flood light to directly or indirectly illuminate a municipal right
of way
Section 3(v)
$105.00
56
Operate vehicle with wheels depositing mud, clay, lime, and similar
material, fertilizer, manure, or similar material onto a municipal right
of way
Section 3(w)
$105.00
57
Load vehicle as to permit contents to fall onto a municipal right of
way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
58
Load vehicle as to permit contents to spill onto a municipal right of
way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
59
Load vehicle as to permit contents to deposit onto a municipal
right of way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
60
Load vehicle as to cause contents to fall onto a municipal right of
way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
61
Load vehicle as to cause contents to spill onto a municipal right of
way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
62
Load vehicle as to cause contents to deposit onto a municipal
right of way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
63
Plant any crop on municipal right of way
Section 3(y)
$300.00
64
Grow any crop on municipal right of way
Section 3(y)
$300.00
65
Cultivate any crop on municipal right of way
Section 3(y)
$300.00
66
Permit animal to defecate on municipal right of way
Section 3(z)
$50.00
67
Permit obstruction on municipal right of way
Section 3(aa)
$105.00
68
Permit fence on municipal right of way
Section 3(aa)
$200.00
69
Attach sign on municipal right of way
Section 3(bb)
$105.00
70
Attach handbill on municipal right of way
Section 3(bb)
$105.00
71
Attach poster on municipal right of way
Section 3(bb)
$105.00
72
Attach item on municipal right of way
Section 3(bb)
$105.00
73
Cause fire on municipal right of way
Section 3(cc)
$200.00
74
Permit fire on municipal right of way
Section 3(cc)
$105.00
75
Permit plants within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
76
Permit hedges within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
77
Permit shrubs within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
78
Permit tall grass within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
79
Permit fences within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
80
Permit rock piles within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
81
Pile snow within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
82
Pile material within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
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Item
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
COLUMN
3
Set Fine
83
Fail to clear municipal right of way adjacent to property in settlement
area
Section 3 (ee)
$105.00
84
Remove tree on municipal right of way
Section 3(ff)
$305.00
85
Trim tree in way that may damage on municipal right of way
Section 3(ff)
$105.00
86
Load farm tractor, trailer or commercial vehicle on right of way 75
metres from intersection.
Section 3(gg)
$200.00
87
Unload farm tractor, trailer or commercial vehicle on right of way 75
metres from intersection.
Section 3(gg)
$200.00
88
Fail to access property other than designated driveway
Section 3(hh)
$105.00
89
Construct driveway 1.5 m from edge of roadway
Section 3 (ii)
$105.00
9
Fail to comply with a license
Section 5(a)
$200.00
Note: The general penalty provision for the offences listed above is Section 9(a) of By-law _____-2020,
a certified copy of which has been filed.
SCHEDULE "A"
TO BY-LAW NO. 63-2020
MUNICIPALITY OF MIDDLESEX CENTRE
SET FINE SCHEDULE
PART 1 - PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT
By-law No. 63-2020 (Municipal Right of Way By-law)
Item
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
COLUMN
3
Set Fine
1
Construct a driveway which exceeds the grade/elevation of
of the roadway.
Section 2 (f)
$105.00
2
Place equipment/material on municipal right of way
Section 3(a)
$105.00
3
Close a municipal right of way in whole or in part
Section 3(b)
$105.00
4
Activity that negatively impacts the use of a municipal right of way
Section 3(c)
$105.00
5
Activity that negatively impacts the function of a municipal right of
way
Section 3(c)
$105.00
6
Deface or place graffiti on any permitted feature within a municipal
right of way
Section 3(d)
$105.00
7
Permit oils to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
8
Permit chemicals to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of
way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
9
Permit substances to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of
way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
10
Permit spillage of any substances from a vehicle onto a municipal
right of way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
11
Cause oils to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
12
Cause chemicals to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of
way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
13
Cause substances to be deposited or spilled on a municipal right of
way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
14
Cause spillage of any substances from a vehicle onto a municipal
right of way
Section 3(e)
$300.00
15
Encumber a municipal right of way
Section 3(f)
$150.00
16
Damage a municipal right of way
Section 3(f)
$300.00
17
Permit materials to be transferred from private property onto a
municipal right of way within 75 metres of intersection
Section 3(g)
$150.00
18
Cause materials to be transferred from private property onto a
municipal right of way within 75 metres of intersection
Section 3(g)
$150.00
19
Obstruct a drain on a municipal right of way
Section 3(h)
$150.00
20
Obstruct a gutter on a municipal right of way
Section 3(h)
$150.00
21
Obstruct a water course on a municipal right of way
Section 3(h)
$150.00
22
Obstruct a culvert on a municipal right of way
Section 3(h)
$150.00
23
Materials placed/thrown on municipal right of way
Section 3(i)
$105.00
24
Display merchandise or articles within a municipal right of way
Section 3(j)
$105.00
25
Exhibit merchandise or articles within a municipal right of way
Section 3(j)
$105.00
26
Solicit/sell on a municipal right of way
Section 3(k)
$105.00
By-law No. 63-2020
Page 2
Item
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
COLUMN
3
Set Fine
27
Remove material placed within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
28
Remove equipment place within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
29
Remove device placed within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
30
Alter material placed within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
31
Alter equipment placed within a municipal right of way by the
municipality
Section 3(l)
$200.00
32
Alter device placed with a municipal right of way by the municipality
Section 3(l)
$300.00
33
Permit building onto a municipal right of way
Section 3(m)
$300.00
34
Permit structure onto a municipal right of way
Section 3(m)
$200.00
35
Permit clothing storage bin onto a municipal right of way
Section 3(m)
$200.00
36
Permit consumer products on a municipal right of way
Section 3(n)
$105.00
37
Permit newspaper box on a municipal right of way
Section 3(n)
$105.00
38
Install a culvert within a municipal right of way
Section 3(o)
$200.00
39
Construct a culvert within a municipal right of way
Section 3(o)
$200.00
40
Construct a driveway or curb cut within a municipal right of way
Section 3(p)
$105.00
41
Widen a driveway or curb cut within a municipal right of way
Section 3(p)
$105.00
42
Remove a driveway or curb cut within a municipal right of way
Section 3(p)
$105.00
43
Alter a driveway or curb cut within a municipal right of way
Section 3(p)
$105.00
44
Allow tree to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
45
Allow shrub to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
46
Allow sapling to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
47
Allow a hedge to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
48
Allow plant to extend over or upon municipal right of way
Section 3(q)
$50.00
49
Construct a garden or plant material within a municipal right of way
Section 3(r)
$50.00
50
Plant a garden or plant material within a municipal right of way
Section 3(r)
$50.00
51
Maintain a garden or plant material within a municipal right of way
Section 3(r)
$50.00
52
Discharge water onto a municipal right of way
Section 3(s)
$200.00
53
Obstruct the free passage of pedestrian or vehicle traffic on any
walkway or roadway
Section 3(t)
$200.00
54
Pull down, destroy, deface any municipal infrastructure on a
municipal right of way
Section 3(u)
$105.00
55
Permit flood light to directly or indirectly illuminate a municipal right
of way
Section 3(v)
$105.00
56
Operate vehicle with wheels depositing mud, clay, lime, and similar
material, fertilizer, manure, or similar material onto a municipal right
of way
Section 3(w)
$105.00
By-law No. 63-2020
Page 3
Item
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
COLUMN
3
Set Fine
57
Load vehicle as to permit contents to fall onto a municipal right of
way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
58
Load vehicle as to permit contents to spill onto a municipal right of
way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
59
Load vehicle as to permit contents to deposit onto a municipal
right of way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
60
Load vehicle as to cause contents to fall onto a municipal right of
way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
61
Load vehicle as to cause contents to spill onto a municipal right of
way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
62
Load vehicle as to cause contents to deposit onto a municipal
right of way
Section 3(x)
$150.00
63
Plant any crop on municipal right of way
Section 3(y)
$300.00
64
Grow any crop on municipal right of way
Section 3(y)
$300.00
65
Cultivate any crop on municipal right of way
Section 3(y)
$300.00
66
Permit animal to defecate on municipal right of way
Section 3(z)
$50.00
67
Permit obstruction on municipal right of way
Section 3(aa)
$105.00
68
Permit fence on municipal right of way
Section 3(aa)
$200.00
69
Attach sign on municipal right of way
Section 3(bb)
$105.00
70
Attach handbill on municipal right of way
Section 3(bb)
$105.00
71
Attach poster on municipal right of way
Section 3(bb)
$105.00
72
Attach item on municipal right of way
Section 3(bb)
$105.00
73
Cause fire on municipal right of way
Section 3(cc)
$200.00
74
Permit fire on municipal right of way
Section 3(cc)
$105.00
75
Permit plants within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
76
Permit hedges within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
77
Permit shrubs within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
78
Permit tall grass within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
79
Permit fences within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
80
Permit rock piles within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
81
Pile snow within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
82
Pile material within two metres of fire hydrant
Section 3(dd)
$105.00
83
Fail to clear municipal right of way adjacent to property in settlement
area
Section 3 (ee)
$105.00
84
Remove tree on municipal right of way
Section 3(ff)
$305.00
85
Trim tree in way that may damage on municipal right of way
Section 3(ff)
$105.00
86
Load farm tractor, trailer or commercial vehicle on right of way
within 75 metres of intersection.
Section 3(gg)
$200.00
87
Unload farm tractor, trailer or commercial vehicle on right of way
within 75 metres of intersection.
Section 3(gg)
$200.00
88
Access property from location other than designated driveway
Section 3(hh)
$105.00
By-law No. 63-2020
Page 4
Item
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining Offence
COLUMN
3
Set Fine
89
Construct driveway 1.5 m from edge of roadway
Section 3 (ii)
$105.00
90
Fail to comply with a license
Section 5(a)
$200.00
Note: The general penalty provision for the offences listed above is Section 9(a) of By-law 63-2020,
a certified copy of which has been filed.