By-Law 43-2024, Being a By-Law to Designate Community Safety Zones in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula
South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
· adopted 2024-07-02
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The Corporation of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula
By-Law Number 43-2024
Being a By-Law to Designate Community
Safety Zones in the Town of South Bruce
Peninsula
Whereas Subsection 214.1(1) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.8, as
amended, authorizes the council of a municipality to designate by by-law part of a
highway under its jurisdiction as a community safety zone, if in council's opinion public
safety is of special concern on that part of the highway;
And whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula
deems it expedient and necessary to designate parts of highways in its jurisdiction as
community safety zones.
Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Town of South Bruce
Peninsula enacts as follows:
1. Definitions
For the purpose of this by-law, the following definitions shall apply:
1.1.
"Council" means the Council of the Corporation of the Town of South Bruce
Peninsula.
1.2.
"Highway" means a highway as defined in the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario,
R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.8, as amended from time to time.
1.3.
"Motor Vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act of
Ontario, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.8, as amended from time to time.
1.4.
"Official Signs" means a sign approved by the Ministry of Transportation and
placed or erected on a highway or elsewhere pursuant to the provisions of this
by-law.
2. Designation
2.1.
Where official signs are erected or placed on highways in accordance with the
regulations of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.8, as amended
from time to time. The highways set out in Column 1 and limits as defined in
Column 2 and Column 3 of Schedule "A" are hereby designated as Community
Safety Zones and shall be enforced during the period of times, days, or months
as set out in Column 4 to the said Schedule "A".
3. Penalty
3.1.
Every person who commits an offence under specified sections of the Highway
Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.8, as amended, on part of a highway
designated as a community safety zone when it is in effect is liable on conviction
to the fines set out in Section 214 of the Highway Traffic Act.
4. Severability
4.1.
Should any section, sub-section, clause, paragraph or provision of this by-law
including any part of Schedule "A" be declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be ultra vires, invalid, or illegal for any reason, the same shall not
affect the validity of the by-law as a whole.
5.
Effect
5.1
This by-law shall come into full force and effect upon the final passing
Read a first and second time this 2nd day of July, 2024.
Read a third time and finally passed this 2nd da
The Corporation of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula
By-law Number 43-2024
Schedule "A"
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Highway Name
Between
Speed Limit
Times
Elsinore Road and Bruce
Effective 24 hours a
Silver Lake Road
Road 13
50 km/h
day, 7 days a week,
every month