What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?
In the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, street obstruction: No person shall engage in Road Occupancy, Road Closure, or Road Cut without first obtaining a Municipal Consent Permit.; street obstruction: No person shall obstruct, encumber, injure or foul any street; street occupation for building requires a permit.; sidewalk or boulevard use: Vehicles prohibited on boulevard; vehicles may not cross sidewalk except at a regular crossing.; truck route rule: Heavy trucks (>13 tonnes) prohibited on signed streets; Core Area accessible only via nearest Class 'A' truck route.. Source: Road Cuts By-law 2020-70 (Office Consolidation, Sept 18 2023); Streets and Related Matters By-law 2008-131 (Office Consolidation, May 1 2024); Traffic By-law 77-200 (consolidated Feb 23, 2026), verified 2026-08-29.
| street obstruction | No person shall engage in Road Occupancy, Road Closure, or Road Cut without first obtaining a Municipal Consent Permit. | s. 2b.(1), 2b.(2), 2b.(3) |
Regulates Municipal Consent, Road Occupancy, Road Closure and Road Cuts (excavation) within City street allowances; a permit is required to excavate, trench, or occupy a City road.
| street obstruction | No person shall obstruct, encumber, injure or foul any street; street occupation for building requires a permit. | s. 9(1); s. 10(1) |
| sidewalk or boulevard use | Vehicles prohibited on boulevard; vehicles may not cross sidewalk except at a regular crossing. | s. 5(4)(a); s. 9(1)(j) |
Regulates City street and boulevard maintenance to prevent nuisances and accumulation of waste/debris, and permits regulated private use of boulevards (e.g. for gardens).
| truck route rule | Heavy trucks (>13 tonnes) prohibited on signed streets; Core Area accessible only via nearest Class 'A' truck route. | s. 41(1), s. 42(1) |
| street obstruction | No parking alongside street excavations or obstructions; no driving on barricaded streets; no parking to obstruct traffic. | s. 5(11), s. 8, s. 29 |
| sidewalk or boulevard use | No person over age 10 may ride bicycle on sidewalk; vehicles prohibited on boulevards except at driveway crossings. | s. 52(7), s. 34(3) |
Comprehensive traffic and parking regulation with schedules for Community Safety Zones, increased/decreased speed limits, truck routes and heavy-truck restrictions, turn prohibitions, stop/yield signs, and pedestrian crossovers city-wide.