Traffic & streets — Port Hope, Ontario

What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?

In the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario, default speed limit: 50 km/h; reduced speed zones: 40 km/h on designated school-area streets (Schedule 'M'); community safety zones double fines, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. January–December except July–August (Schedule 'N'); truck route rule: Trucks prohibited on Schedule 'O' streets except to deliver or pick up goods to immediately adjacent property; street obstruction: Roll-off containers or boarding on public property require prior express written permission of Policing Authority or Director of Works and Engineering; advance fee required. Source: By-law No. 39/2008 (Consolidated) - Traffic Control By-law, verified 2026-08-29.

By-law No. 39/2008 (Consolidated) - Traffic Control By-law adopted bylaw
default speed limit 50 km/h Schedule 'M': "All highways under the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Port Hope are Maximum 50 Km/hr unless designated otherwise."
reduced speed zones 40 km/h on designated school-area streets (Schedule 'M'); community safety zones double fines, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. January–December except July–August (Schedule 'N') Schedule 'M' (s. 12.1); Schedule 'N' (s. 12.2): "From 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. January through December each year except for the months of July and August"
truck route rule Trucks prohibited on Schedule 'O' streets except to deliver or pick up goods to immediately adjacent property s. 13: "No person shall operate a truck other than to deliver or pick-up goods to or from a property immediately adjacent to the streets shown on Schedule 'O'"
street obstruction Roll-off containers or boarding on public property require prior express written permission of Policing Authority or Director of Works and Engineering; advance fee required s. 10.2: "No person shall locate a roll-off refuse container or boarding on public property, except with the prior express written permission"; s. 10.3: "upon payment in advance of a fee"
sidewalk or boulevard use No vehicle shall be driven on a sidewalk except personal assistance vehicles for handicapped persons, or at a driveway s. 20: "No vehicle, with the exception of a personal assistance vehicle for a handicapped person, shall be driven upon any sidewalk except at a driveway"
fine range Part I set fines: $25.00; Part II voluntary payment (within 7 days): $30.00–$300.00; Part II set fines: $40.00–$300.00 Schedule 'A', Part I Set Fine Schedule; Part II Set Fine Schedule (items 1–45)
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Consolidated Traffic and Parking By-law for the Municipality of Port Hope: prescribes speed limits on the highways listed in Schedule 'M', designates Community Safety Zones on the specific posted sections listed in Schedule 'N' (where moving-violation fines are doubled), sets school bus loading zones in Schedule 'F' and prohibits through truck traffic on the streets in Schedule 'O', along with

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