What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?
In the City of Port Colborne, Ontario, street obstruction: No person shall damage, construct or re-construct a sidewalk, curb, apron driveway, boulevard, culvert, ditch, or signage without written permission.; sidewalk or boulevard use: Owners must clear snow/ice from abutting sidewalks within 48 hours of storm cessation; no snow deposited on highway or boulevard.; reduced speed zones: School zones: 40 km/h when flashing amber beacons on display per Schedule "X" hours; public parks: 20 km/h; truck route rule: Reduced load 5 tonnes per axle on designated highways March–April (Sched. Y) and year-round (Sched. Z). Source: By-law No. 7008/46/22 - Boulevard Maintenance and Snow/Ice Removal; By-law No. 89-2000 (re-enacted) - Regulating Parking and Traffic on City Roads, verified 2026-08-29.
No person shall damage, construct or re-construct a sidewalk, curb, apron driveway, boulevard, culvert, ditch, or signage without written permission.
s. 3.10
sidewalk or boulevard use
Owners must clear snow/ice from abutting sidewalks within 48 hours of storm cessation; no snow deposited on highway or boulevard.
s. 4.1, s. 4.4(a)
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Requires owners/occupiers to maintain boulevards and to clear snow and ice from sidewalks and building roofs; regulates boulevard damage/obstruction and driveway aprons.
By-law No. 89-2000 (re-enacted) - Regulating Parking and Traffic on City Roads
adopted bylaw
reduced speed zones
School zones: 40 km/h when flashing amber beacons on display per Schedule "X" hours; public parks: 20 km/h
s. 501.03.01; s. 501.04
truck route rule
Reduced load 5 tonnes per axle on designated highways March–April (Sched. Y) and year-round (Sched. Z)
s. 601.01; s. 601.02
street obstruction
No person shall drive, operate, or park on any barricaded highway marked as prohibited or restricted
s. 702.01
sidewalk or boulevard use
Bicycles prohibited on sidewalks in designated areas (Sched. BB) except at crossings; motor vehicles on boulevards only at driveways
s. 705.06; s. 703.04
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Consolidated Traffic and Parking By-law covering speed limits, school-zone flashing-period limits (40 km/h), 20 km/h park speed, traffic movement, signage and stopping/standing rules.