Road Occupancy, Fouling, and Entrance Permit By-law 035-2020
Milton, Ontario
· adopted 2020-05-25
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MILTON
BY-LAW NO. 035-2020
A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, WIDENING,
ALTERING OF ENTRANCES TO AND THE OCCUPATION OR FOULING OF ROAD
ALLOWANCES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE TOWN
WHEREAS Sec t ion 9 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, (the
"Municipal Act, 2001") provides that a municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and
privileges of a natural person;
AND WHEREAS Sections 11(2) & (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 permits a
municipality to pass by-laws respecting the matters dealing with its public assets and
highways;
AND WHEREAS Section 44(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, provides that a municipality
that has jurisdiction over a highway or bridge shall keep it in a state of repair that is
reasonable in the circumstances, including the character and location of the highway or
bridge;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Milton hereby enacts
as follows:
PART I
DEFINITIONS
1.
In this By-law:
(1) "Abutting Property" means a property abutting a Road Allowance;
(2) "Applicant" means any person who has applied for a Permit under this By-law;
(3) "Curb Line" means the edge of the traveled portion of the Road Allowance
which shall be the outer edge of the curb, or where no curb exists, the edge of
asphalt or in the case of a gravel road, 0.5 m before the start of the foreslope
of the ditch;
(4) "Corporation" includes a company, corporation, cooperative, partnership, firm,
sole proprietorship, association, society, organization, any other legal entity
that is not an Individual;
(5) "Director" means the Town's Director of Infrastructure, the holder of a
successor position at the Town, or their designates;
(6) "Derelict Vehicle" means a Vehicle that:
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(i) is not licensed or eligible to be licensed by virtue of a current valid
Safety Standards Certificate having been issued for that vehicle;
(ii) is in a state of disrepair by reason of missing doors, glass or body
parts;
(iii) is inoperative by reason of removed wheels battery motor
transmission or other parts or equipment necessary for its operation;
or
(iv) otherwise appears inoperable or incapable of use as a means of
lawful transportation.
(7) "Election Sign" means any sign promoting, opposing or taking a position with
respect to:
(i) Any candidate or political party in an election under the Canada
Elections Act, the Election Act (Ontario), or the Municipal Elections Act,
1996;
(ii) An issue associated with a person or political party in an election
under the Canada Elections Act, the Election Act (Ontario), or the
Municipal Elections Act, 1996; or
(iii) A question, law or by-law submitted to the electors under the
Canada Elections Act, the Election Act (Ontario), or the Municipal
Elections Act, 1996;
Such signs are subject to the applicable Town of Milton Election Sign By-law,
as may be amended from time to time;
(8) "Entrance" means any driveway, lane, ramp, private road, or any other
structure or facility, used as a means of access to a Town Road Allowance,
including any point at which a curb is interrupted or depressed to provide
access from the traveled portion of a Town Road Allowance to an Abutting
Property;
(9)
"Frontage" means, where the side lot lines are parallel, the distance
measured along the front lot line between the side lot lines. Where the side
lot lines are not parallel, the distance measured from a point on each side lot
line that is located equal to the required front yard from the front lot line or the
hypothetical intersection of the front lot line and the side lot line.
(10) "Individual" means a natural person;
(11) "Intersection" means the location where two or more Road Allowances
converge;
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(12) "Material" includes, but is not be limited to, earth, gravel, sand, ashes, snow,
rocks, ice, signs, fences, hedges, trees, bushes, leaves, organic matter of any
kind, waste, refuse, litter and rubbish;
(13) "Owner" means any Person who is the registered or beneficial owner of a
property or who leases, rents, occupies, maintains, manages, receives rent
from or otherwise controls a property;
(14) "Permit" means a permit issued by the Town pursuant to this By-law or
under a repealed By-Law of the Town to which this By-Law is a successor;
(15) "Permit Holder" means the Person to whom a Permit has been issued, or
transferred to with the consent of the Director;
(16) "Person" includes an Individual and a Corporation;
(17) "Public Authority" includes the Town, Region of Halton, Halton District and
Halton Catholic School Boards, the Crown in Right of Ontario, the Crown in
Right of Canada or any of their ministries, agencies, boards or Crown
corporations.
(18) "Public Property" means property that is owned, leased or rented by a Public
Authority.
(19) "Private property" means property which is privately owned and is not Public
Property;
(20) "Restricted Entrance" means any Entrance that is approved and constructed
for directionally controlled traffic;
(21) "Road Allowance" includes all road allowances, highways, streets, roads,
parkways, avenues, lanes, boulevards, squares, roundabouts, trails, paths,
walkways, bridges, viaducts, trestles or other structure forming part of a
highway, used by or intended for use by the general public for the passage of
persons or vehicles;
(22) "Road Occupancy" means:
(i) the use of the Town Road Allowance for any work and/or
construction related activities;
(ii) the obstruction of a Town Road Allowance or hindrance of the
passage of persons or vehicles;
(iii) the installation or construction of utilities or Services carried out
within a Town Road Allowance;
(iv) the discharging, releasing, depositing, dumping or storage of any
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Material or substance within a Town Road Allowance, including
without restriction, containers (bins or otherwise), Derelict Vehicles,
or any other item or thing; or
(v) any other alteration of a Town Road Allowance, including any
alteration to grading, landscaping or trees;
(23) "Services" means all servicing on any lands and easements owned or held
by the Town, including, water, wastewater and storm water facilities, roads,
structures, fencing, boulevard grading, sodding, tree planting, landscaping,
walkways, driveways, street lights, erosion control work, street signs, traffic
control devices;
(24) "Town" means The Corporation of the Town of Milton;
(25) "Town Road Allowance" means a Road Allowance under the jurisdiction of the
Town;
(26) "Town Standards" means those standards, requirements and specifications
set out in the Town's Engineering and Parks Standards Manual and Right of
Way Construction Standards Manual as may be amended from time to time
and all other applicable policies and by-laws of the Town as may be amended
from time to time, including without limitation, applicable zoning by-laws;
(27) "Treasurer" means the Town's Treasurer, or their designate ;
(28) "Urban Area" means those lands within the Urban Expansion Area Boundary
as set out in the Town's Official Plan;
(29) "Rural Area" means those lands outside the Urban Expansion Area
Boundary as set out in the in force and effect Town's Official Plan. This area
includes hamlets and rural settlement areas such as Moffat and
Campbellville;
(30) "Vehicle" includes a motor vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, a
trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road building machine, bicycle and any
vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power, including muscular
power, but does not include a motorized snow vehicle, street car, cars of
electric or steam railways running only upon rails or power-assisted bicycle.
PART II
PROHIBITIONS
2.
No person may construct, install, widen, or alter any Entrance without a Permit.
3.
No person may, without a Permit, undertake a Road Occupancy, or do, allow,
permit or cause to be done any of the following:
(a) foul a Town Road Allowance;
(b) excavate, damage, encumber or alter any Town Road Allowance, including
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any pavement, sod or curbing;
(c) obstruct or otherwise interfere with public travel or use of a Town Road
Allowance;
(d) obstruct or interfere with the functioning of any appurtenance to a Town
Road Allowance;
(e) deposit, store, park or plant any Material, Derelict Vehicle, item or thing,
within a Town Road Allowance;
(f) discharge, release, spill, leak, pour or spill, oils, chemicals or other
substances onto a Town Road Allowance, whether directly or indirectly;
(g) cause a public nuisance in or upon a Town Road Allowance by fire, vapour,
dust, smoke, noise or any other means whatsoever;
(h) throw, push, plow, dump or otherwise deposit snow or ice from Private
Property onto Public Property or a Town Road Allowance;
(i) construct or maintain a gate or door which opens or swings over a
Town Road Allowance;
(j) walk, ride, drive, travel upon or otherwise disturb a newly constructed
sidewalk or pavement within a Town Road Allowance before it has been
opened for use by the public;
(k) enter an area within a Town Road Allowance that has been closed to the
public for construction, maintenance, emergency or other similar purposes,;
(l) move or remove a barricade, street sign, traffic sign or traffic control
devices, within a Town Road Allowance; and
(m) post a notice, handbill, sticker, placard or advertisement in or upon a Town
Road Allowance.
4.
Any Person employing or using trucks, graders, loaders, construction vehicles or
other vehicles in any operation which involves the passage of such vehicles to or
from any property, whether for building purposes or otherwise, shall at once remove
from the Town Road Allowance or from any other Public Property, all material which
may fall from such trucks, graders, loaders or other vehicles or their or otherwise be
tracked onto a Town Road Allowance or Public Property.
5.
Where a Permit has been issued, no person shall construct, install, widen or alter
any Entrance, undertake any Road Occupancy or any other activity or thing
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prohibited by Section 3, except in accordance with the plans, specifications,
documents, and any other information submitted to the Town and relied upon by the
Town in issuing the Permit and in accordance with any applicable terms or
conditions of the Permit.
6.
An Entrance, if authorized by a Permit, shall be used to provide access to the
Abutting Property for which the Permit was issued and shall not be used,
constructed, installed, widened or altered for any other purpose.
7.
No equipment, materials, goods, Vehicles, Derelict Vehicles or things shall be
placed, stored, deposited within an Entrance.
8.
No Person shall place or cause or allow to be placed an Election Sign within a Town
Road Allowance that interferes with traffic, traffic sight lines, road service or
maintenance.
9.
A property in Milton's Urban Area with a principle residential use shall not have an
Entrance on more than one lot line.
PART III
EXCEPTIONS
10. Notwithstanding Sections 2 and 3, within registered plans of subdivision whose
Road Allowances have not yet been assumed by the Town pursuant to section
31(4) of the Municipal Act, 2001, no Permit is required for:
(a) the construction of an Entrance; or
(b) conducting work and/or construction related activities;
provided the Entrance, and/or construction related activities are conducted in
accordance with the drawings, plans and specifications approved by the Town in
connection with the registration of the plan of subdivision;
11. Sections 2, 3 and 4 do not apply so as to prohibit the Town its agents contractors
and employees, and Persons authorized by the Town in writing from altering,
depositing material upon, or excavating, any Road Allowance within the Town, in
the course of their normal operations, or in the course of Town authorized
infrastructure related projects and improvements.
12. Sections 3(e) and 7 do not apply to a Vehicle, other than a Derelict Vehicle, that is
parked in accordance with the Town's by-laws regulating parking.
13. Subject to Section 8, this By-law does not restrict the placement of an Election Sign,
provided such signs are removed within 72 hours (3 days) immediately following
11:59 p.m. of the day of the election.
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PART IV
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND RELOCATION
14. Every Entrance located on a Town Road Allowance shall be maintained in good
condition by the Owner at his or her own expense in accordance with Town
Standards and shall be free and clear of all obstructions.
15. The Town may alter, construct or remove any Entrance, or Road Occupancy within
a Town Road Allowance without notice, or compensation to any Person, including
any Permit Holder or Owner. This right also extends to a third-party utility service,
provided the work by the third party utility service is approved by the Town.
PART V
APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS
16. The following persons may apply to the Director for a Permit:
(a) the registered or beneficial Owner of an Abutting Property, may apply for
a Permit to authorize an Entrance; or
(b) a Person may apply for a Permit to authorize a Road Occupancy.
17. Except as provided in Section 18, an application for a Permit shall:
(a) be in such form as approved by the Director;
(b) contain all such information and documents as may be required by the
Director; and
(c) include the following non-refundable fees in accordance with the Town's
User Fee By-law as amended:
i. an application fee;
ii. a minimum of one (1) inspection fee; and
iii. inspection fees for any additional inspections as may be deemed
necessary by the Director.
(d) if required by the Director, a detailed estimate of costs for any proposed
Entrance or Road Occupancy, including the costs of restoring the Town
Road Allowance, which shall be subject to review and approval by the
Director; and
(e) an executed agreement to indemnify and save harmless the Town from
all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, demands and costs
whatsoever arising by reason of the Applicant, his/her agents or
employees and contractors doing, failing to do, or doing incorrectly or
negligently anything the Applicant is required to do under the terms of the
Permit or this By-law in such form as approved by the Director.
18. Where a Permit is required for an Entrance, and a complete application has been
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submitted for Site Plan Approval or Site Alteration in respect of the Abutting
Property, the Applicant is exempt from the Permit application requirements set out
in Subsections 17 (b) and (c).
PART VI
PERMIT APPROVAL
19. Prior to the issuance of a Permit, the Applicant shall:
(a) complete all application requirements set out in Section 17;
(b) deposit with the Town financial security in the amount of 100% of the
combined total of:
i. the cost estimate approved under Subsection 17 (d); and
ii. the estimated cost of any work to be performed by a Town
contractor, including curb cuts and culverts.
any financial security deposited with the Town must be in a form acceptable
to the Town's Treasurer;
(c) provide any additional documents of information requested by the
Director;
(d) obtain and provide the Director with proof of all permits, approvals and
authorizations required for the Road Occupancy or Entrance, including
any required by the Halton Region Conservation Authority, the Credit
Valley Conservation Authority, the Grand River Conservation Authority,
the Niagara Escarpment Commission, the Ministry of Transportation, the
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and the Ministry of the
Environment, Conservation and Parks or any other Public Authority; and
(e) demonstrate compliance with applicable Town Standards.
20. The Town of Milton's Official Plan, as amended from time to time, may dictate that
access to certain Town Road Allowances and or Town Road Allowance
classifications is not to be permitted and in such instance, notwithstanding any other
provision in this By-law, no Permit shall be issued under this By-law.
21. After considering an application for a Permit, the Director may:
(a) issue a Permit, subject to such terms and conditions as the Director
deems appropriate, provided that the Director is satisfied that Section 19
of this By-law has been complied with and the issuance of the Permit
would not be contrary to Section 20; or
(b) decline to issue a Permit.
22. A Permit expires ninety (90) days after the date of issuance, if the work which is the
subject of the Permit, has not commenced within that time. After the expiration of
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the ninety (90) day period, a new Permit including payment of the applicable fees
must be obtained before proceeding with such work.
23. The work which is the subject of the Permit must be completed by the date set out
in the Permit. If no date is set out in the Permit, work must be completed within (30)
days of commencement of work.
24. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-Law, the Director may revoke, alter
or amend a Permit after issuance if the Director has reason to believe it is in the
public interest to do so.
25. The Town will return any financial security to the Permit Holder, in accordance with
the Town's financial policies when, the Entrance or Road Occupancy which are the
subject of the Permit, are completed in conformity with the Town's Standards and
to the satisfaction of the Director; any applicable warranties with respect to the work
conducted under the Permit have expired; and all other terms and conditions of the
Permit have been satisfied.
26. A Permit Holder may not assign or transfer a Permit without the consent of the
Director.
PART VII
PERMIT CONDITIONS
27. In addition to any terms or conditions imposed by the Director, the following
conditions apply to all Permits:
(a) the Permit Holder shall be responsible for obtaining location and stakeout
information for all utilities and Services prior to the commencement of
construction and shall be responsible for any damage to existing utilities
and Services within the Town Road Allowance when such damages arise
out of the work undertaken by the Permit Holder;
(b) all costs associated with the constructing, installing, repairing, widening
or altering a Town Road Allowance incurred as a consequence of any
Permit issued, as determined by the Director, shall be the responsibility
of the Permit Holder;
(c) all construction, installation, repair or other work performed in connection
with a Permit shall meet all applicable Town Standards;
(d) the Permit Holder shall ensure that upon the earlier of
a. completion of the work authorized by the Permit; or
b. expiration of the Permit;
the Road Allowance shall be returned to a clean and unencumbered state
and shall be fully rehabilitated to the satisfaction of the Director; and
(e) all drains, catch basins, ditches, culverts and watercourses shall be
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installed, and maintained in accordance with Town's Standards and the
requirements of the following agencies, as applicable: the Halton Region
Conservation Authority, the Credit Valley Conservation Authority, the
Grand
River
Conservation
Authority,
the
Niagara
Escarpment
Commission, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Natural
Resources and the Ministry of the Environment.
28. In addition to any terms or conditions imposed by the Director and the terms and
conditions in Section 27, the following conditions apply to all Permits for Entrances:
(a) all Entrances shall extend sufficiently onto the Abutting Property to allow
parking on the Abutting Property and not on the Road Allowance;
(b) all Entrances within the urban boundary must have a hard surface
(consisting of such material as is approved by the Town, including
asphalt, concrete, patterned concrete, interlocking brick, or paving
stone);
(c) the minimum distance at the Curb Line between Entrances on the same
property Frontage shall be:
i. a minimum of 15 meters for Urban Area lots;
ii. a minimum of 30 meters for Rural Area lots; or
iii. at the discretion of the Director or delegate for
commercial/industrial/institutional lots;
(d) any Entrance to a commercial or industrial property shall conform to the
Town's Site Plan Approval process;
(e) ramping is not permitted in lieu of an Entrance; and
(f) all Entrances shall have unobstructed visual sightlines for entry/exit to
any part of the Road Allowance including sidewalks and/or bike trails
PART VIII
ORDERS AND POWERS
29. The Director and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers appointed by the Town shall
have all powers necessary to carry out the administration and enforcement of this
By-law, including without limitation, issuing Orders. For clarity, where Part VIII of this
By-Law provides that the Town may take any action or do anything:
(a) the action or thing may be taken or done at the direction of either the Director
or a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, unless this By-Law specifies
otherwise;
(b) the Director or a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may enlist such forces
as deemed appropriate to undertake that action or thing, including without
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restriction, third party contractors, agents or suppliers of goods and services.
30. Where the Town has reason to believe that any Person is or will be in contravention
of this By-law, or any term or condition of a Permit, the Town may issue a Stop
Work Order directing the activities cease immediately upon service of the Order on
the Person or Persons listed in the Order.
31. Where the Town has reason to believe that any Person is in contravention of this
By-law, or any term or condition of a Permit, the Town, may issue a Work Order
directing the Person or Persons to take such actions as are necessary to comply
with this By-law or the Permit as the case may be, within ten (10) days of the
service of the Order upon the Person or Persons listed in the Order.
32. Where the Town has reason to believe that a contravention of this By-law or any
term or condition of a Permit, which may result in the issuing of a Work Order,
poses a risk to public health or safety, the Work Order may provide that the actions
set out therein be taken immediately.
33. Any Person to whom an Order is issued pursuant to this By-law shall comply with
the terms of such Order.
34. Where the Person or Persons to whom a Work Order is issued fails to perform the
work required by the Order within the time stipulated in the Order, the Town may
without further notice perform such work as it deems appropriate.
35. The Town may at any time without issuing an Order, and without notice or
compensation to any Person:
(a) remove, repair or alter any Entrance or Road Occupancy for which a Permit
has not been issued; or
(b) remove, repair, alter or take any other corrective action or work with respect
to anything that has not been constructed, repaired, undertaken, stored,
placed, planted or deposited in accordance with this By-law or a Permit
issued under this By-law.
36. Where the Town undertakes any removal, repair, alteration, corrective action or
work pursuant to Section 34 and 35:
(a) anything removed may be destroyed or disposed of without notice or
compensation to any Person; and
(b) a Permit Holder, Owner and any other Person the Town reasonably
determines is in contravention of this By-law or any term or condition of a
Permit shall be jointly and severally responsible for all costs of the Town
incurred in the exercise of the powers thereunder, including administrative
costs and interest. Such costs, as determined by the Director, shall constitute
a charge under the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 as amended, and
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may be added to the tax roll of Property held by the Permit Holder, Owner
or other Person in the manner provided for therein.
PART IX
SERVICE
37. An Order may be served by any of the following means:
(a) delivered personally;
(b) posted on an Abutting Property;
(c) emailed to the last known email address of the Person to whom the Order
is directed;
(d) deposited in the mailbox or mail slot of the Person to whom the Order is
directed;
(e) sent by prepaid regular mail to the last known address of the Person to
whom the Order is directed or
(f) sent by registered mail to the last known address of the Person to whom
the Order is directed.
38. Where service is effected by:
(a) regular mail, it shall be deemed to be made on the fifth (5th) day after the
date of mailing;
(b) registered mail, it shall be deemed to be made on the second (2nd) day after
the date of mailing;
(c) any other means, it shall be deemed effective on the day the document
served was delivered, posted, emailed or deposited;
(d) service by multiple means, it shall be deemed effective on earliest
applicable date set out in Subsections (a)-(c).
PART X
ENFORCEMENT
39. For the purpose of ensuring compliance with this By-law, a Municipal Law
Enforcement Officer or a Police Officer may, at all reasonable times, enter upon
and inspect any land, including without limitation Private Property, to determine
whether or not the following are being complied with:
(a) this By-law;
(b) a direction or order made under this By-law; or
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(c) a prohibition order made under s. 431 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
40. A Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or a Police Officer may, for the purposes of
the inspection under Section 39:
(a) require the production for inspection of documents or things relevant to the
inspection;
(b) inspect and remove documents or things relevant to the inspection for the
purpose of making copies or extracts;
(c) require information in writing or otherwise as required by the officer from
any person concerning a matter related to the inspection; or
(d) alone or in conjunction with a person possessing special or expert
knowledge, make examinations or take tests, samples or photographs
necessary for the purposes of the inspection.
41. Any cost incurred by the Town in exercising its authority to inspect, including but
not limited to the cost of any examination, test, sample or photograph necessary
for the purposes of the inspection, shall be paid by the Owner of the property
where the inspection takes place.
42. An Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or a Police Officer may undertake an
inspection pursuant to an order issued by a provincial judge or justice of the peace
under section 438 of the Municipal Act, 2001 where he or she has been prevented
or is likely to be prevented from carrying out an inspection under Sections 39 and
40 of this By-law.
43. No person shall hinder or obstruct, or attempt to hinder or obstruct, a Municipal
Law Enforcement Officer, or a Police Officer from carrying out inspections of land
to ensure compliance with this By-law
44. Sections 39, 40 and 42, do not restrict the authority of the Director, Town
Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, Town employees, agents, contractors and
other Persons authorized by the Town from entering upon Town Road
Allowances, including Entrances, at any time to conduct inspections or for any
other Town purpose.
PART XI OFFENCES
45. Every Person who contravenes any provision of this By-law or an Order issued
pursuant to this By-Law is guilty of an offence, and, upon conviction is liable to a
fine in accordance with the penalty provisions of the By-Law.
46. Where a contravention of a provision of this By-law or an Order is committed on or
continues for more than one day, the Person who commits it is liable to be
convicted for a separate offence for each day on which it is committed or
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continued. For clarity, in the case of an Order, a contravention continues for every
day or part of a day past the date set out in the Order by which the work must be
complete or action taken, as the case may be.
47. Where a contravention of this By-law has occurred, the Owner or Permit Holder
may be charged with and convicted of an offence for which any Person subject to
this By-law may be charged and, on conviction, the Owner or Permit Holder is
liable to pay the penalty prescribed for the offence.
48. An Owner or Permit Holder is not liable under Section 47 where the Owner or
Permit Holder establish that:
(a) the contravention of this By-law was without the knowledge and consent
of the Owner or Permit Holder, as the case may be;
(b) upon becoming aware of the contravention, the Owner or Permit Holder,
as the case may be, took all reasonable steps to stop and rectify the
contravention of this By- law; and
(c) in the case of a contravention of an Order, the Owner or Permit Holder
was not named in the Order.
PART XII
PENALTY
49. Every Person who is convicted of an offence contrary to this By-law is liable,
(a) on a first conviction to a fine of not more than $10,000, in the case of an
Individual, and to a fine of not more than $50,000 in the case of a
Corporation; and
(b) on any subsequent conviction, to a fine of not more than $25,000 in the
case of an Individual, and to a fine of not more than $100,000 in the case of
a Corporation.
50.
Despite Section 49, a Person convicted of a continuing offense is liable to a fine of
no less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) and no more than Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000) for each day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues.
51. Where a conviction is entered for contravention of the By-law, in addition to any
other remedy or any penalty provided by law, the court in which the conviction has
been entered, and any court of competent jurisdiction thereafter, may make an
order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by the Person
convicted.
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PART XIII SEVERABILITY
52. When a court of competent jurisdiction declares any section or part of this By-
law invalid, the remainder of this By-law shall continue in force unless the court
makes an order to the contrary.
PART XIV SHORT TITLE
53. This By-law may be cited as the Town of Milton Road Occupancy, Fouling and
Entrance Permit By-law.
PART XV
REPEAL
54. By-law No. 080-2019 and By-law No.115 - 2005, as amended are repealed upon
the coming into force and effect of this By-law.
PART VI
EFFECT
55. This By-law comes into force and effect on the day it is passed.
PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL ON MAY 25 , 2020
Mayor
Gordon A. Krantz
Deputy Clerk
Meaghen Reid