By-law 1975-190 (Respecting Motorized Snow Vehicles), as amended by 1989-339 — full text

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BY-LAW NI~IBER 1975-190 ~----- A BY-LAW RESPECTING NOTORTZED SNOI, VEHICLES THE CORPORATTON OF THE CITY OF PETERBOROUGH BY THE COUNCTL THEREOF ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1, In this hy-1aw: (a) "hlghwfJ:,!" includes a common and public. highway, street, avenue, parkW[:lY~ drivew~y, square, place, bridge. viaduct or trestle, designed and intended [or or used hv. the general public for the passage of vehicles (b) "mo tor i 7,ed SIlO'h) ve.hicle It means a sel f -p rope11 ed vell lela des i gned to be driven primarily on snow (c) "holidav ll means Sullcla-y, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Net.] Years' Day (d) "Corporation ll medtlS the Corporation of the City of Peterborough (c) "limits of the CLJrporation tl means the territorial limits of the Corporation of tIle City ot PetE'rborOlJgll ~. No person shall havt~, keep, operClte or drive a motorized snow vehicle in and I 1..1pC111 any land owned ~ occupied or under the management and ,control of th(~ Corporatton I other than in and upon <:1 public high\v('ly or in any area designC'lted for the -pRrking of such motorized snow vehicle. '3. No person shall operate or dri.ve a motorized sum:" vehicle within the limits of the Corpora t Lon unless such motorized snow vehicle is equipped with a red pennant -.~uch pOTluant being attached to the top of an aerial at least 60 inches above ttle lowest p()int of the vehicle and having mirdmum dimensions 0 f 6 inches by 9 inches" L1 - Notwithstand:ing the provisions of Section 2 herein, no person shall operate or drive a motorized snow vehicle within the limits of the Corporation between the hours of 11:00 o'clock in the afternoon and 7:00 o'clock in the forenoon of the next following day. 5, The provi sions of Section q do not apply het"een the hours of 11: 00 0' C1oc k and 12:00 o'clock in the afternnon of the day immediately preceeding any Saturday or holiday and between the hours of 12:01 o'dock and 1:00 o'clock in the forenoon of any such SalurdtlY or holiday. -2 6, j\jot TJ7itbstanding the pl~o\lislons Of Section 2~ 3, :.. and 5 herein~ ~1 servant, ag(:nt or emj)loyec of the Corporation may operate or drive a motorized snow vehicle at any Lime and :at any pLace within i:he limits of the Corporation if such vehLcle is d_ctually engaged in vH,:rL<. undertakell bv (.-,or on beh,,:1J.f or the Corpor<:itLon, 7, TiH~ Oh'ner of a motori.':12d snow vehicle shall incur th.(;.' penalties pruvided [or any contr2vcnLlon of this -lalrJ unless :Jt the ti.rrn:' of contravention tjH:\ motorized STH'VJ \/1':'.hLcle \tJ<1S in tile possession oi' some person other t-han the 0'\(,;"'110"1' \;J:lthout the Oh'fler1S consent, :Jnd tile dr5ver or opf::rator. of the llIoL"orized snm,7 vehicl.e noL being the (1\tJner ~::,hali d.LSO incur the pCilaltles provided herein. 8" r:VCJ:"\' pt:(son \01:10 k.llu·,ving.1y or unknmo:ringly trespasses on public Lond \Jhile operat1.ng ;'1 l1HJLurized SIlO\;.' \Jchlcle is guilt\, of aLl offence and on summary conv'iction Ls .Li.able Li.) .1 U.ne. not exceeding $50CLOO. 9. Everv person ,,110 conrr"vclIes any of the provisions of this by-law is guilty of an of£en('(;' dnd Oil sunnnary COl1viction ""here d Cine for l!t(-' contraventio1l is not. otherwise PL'ovLdcd for he-rei!1. is Liable to a fin,:;. not exceeding :,UUO,OO. PASSED THIS L7th DAY OF 197 11 " (SEALED) I CER'C'U'Y the foregoing to b(~ a true ,~:opy oj -1;1\" Number 1975-190 oj the Curporation (1f the City of Peter-ih\]'c-.(.lgh \...,llicb \;j(;lS pds~ed tllYOugh all t!1l'f'.::e ri2.adings i:!le tbereof at d m~~E:-lin.\}. held 11, 1975.