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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY
OF ST..GHARLES
BY-LAW 2026-18
BEING A BY.LAW TO REGULATE TRAFFIC AND PARKING IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF ST..CHARLES
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 , c. 25, as amended, allows
municipalities to pass By-Laws respecting highways under their jurisdiction, including
parking and traffic on such highways and regarding parking on municipally owned and
privately owned lands;
AND WHEREAS the Highway Traffic Acf, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as amended,
authorizes municipalities to, among other things, pass By-Laws prescribing community
safety zones and rates of speed for motor vehicles on highways under their jurisdiction
and provides regulations for accessible parking for persons with disabilities;
AND WHEREAS Section 102.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2006, c.32, as
amended, provides that a municipality may require a person to pay an administrative
penalty if the Municipality is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with any By-
Laws respecting the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles;
AND WHEREAS Section 101(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2006, c. 32, as
amended, provides that if a municipality passes a By-Law regulating or prohibiting the
parking or leaving of a motor vehicle on land, it may provide for the removal and
impounding or restraining and immobilizing of any vehicle, at the vehicle owner's
expense, parked or left in contravention of the By-Law and subsection 170 (15) of
the Highway TrafficAcf applies with necessary modifications to the By-Law;
AND WHEREAS Section 429(2)(a) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2006, c. 32,
as amended, provides that a municipality may designate an offence as a continuing
offence and provide for a minimum and maximum fine for each day or part of a day that
the offence continues;
AND WHEREAS Section 3 of O.Reg .333107 requires a municipality to pass a By-
Law establishing a system of administrative penalties that meets the requirements of the
regulation and designates the By-Laws respecting parking, standing or stopping of
vehicles, or the parts of such By-Laws, to which the system of administrative penalties
applies;
AND WHEREAS Section 425 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 , S.O. 2006, c. 32, as
amended, provides that a municipality may pass By-Laws providing that a person who
contravenes a By-Law of the Municipality passed under this Act is guilty of an offence;
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AND WHEREAS the Municipality of St.-Charles deems it desirable to enact a By-
Law to regulate traffic and parking within the Municipality;
NOW THEREFORE, Council for the Corporation of the Municipality of St.-Charles
hereby enacts as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
ln this By-Law:
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"Accessible Parking Permit" means a:
i. valid Accessible Parking Permit issued by the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation under the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act: or,
ii. valid permit, number plate or other marker or device bearing the
international symbol of access for the disabled which has been issued
by a jurisdiction outside of Ontario;
o'Accessible Parking Space" means a parking space clearly marked and
identified with a sign or symbol and provided for the exclusive use of motor
vehicles operated by or used for conveying a disabled person and
displaying a permit in accordance with the provision of lhe Highway Traffic
Act and the regulations made thereunder;
"Authorized Emergency Vehicle" includes Fire Department vehicles,
Police vehicles, ambulances, and any other emergency vehicles of Federal,
Provincial or Municipal departments or of public or private utilities;
"Authorized Sign" means any sign or other device placed or erected on a
highway under the authority of this By-Law for the purpose of regulating,
warning or guiding traffic or parking;
"Boulevard" means that part of a highway situated between the roadway
and the property lines of the lots abutting the highway and includes the
shoulder but does not include a sidewalk, if a sidewalk is present;
"Gommercial Vehicle" means a vehicle having attached to it a truck or
delivery body and includes a hearse, casket wagon, bus and tractor used
for hauling purposes on a highwaY;
"Crosswalk" means:
i. that part of a highway at an intersection that is included within the
connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the
highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the
edges of the roadway; or,
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ii. any portion of a roadway, at an intersection or elsewhere, distinctly
indicated for pedestrian crossings by traffic control devices or by lines or
other markings on the surface of the road;
"Cul-de-Sac" means a highway terminating in a turn-around;
"Director of Operations" means any person appointed by the Municipality
of St.-Charles to govern the placement, removal and maintenance of traffic
control devices;
"Driver" means every person who drives a vehicle on a highway or is in
actual physical control of a vehicle;
"Fire Chief" means a Fire Chief appointed by the Council of the
Municipality of St.-Charles, or such person as they may designate to carry
out their duties under this BY-Law;
"Fire Route" means any public or private highway, lane, ramp or other
means of the vehicular access to or egress from a building or structure,
designated as such under the authority of this By-Law for the rapid
conveyance of authorized emergency vehicles in an emergency and may
include part of a parking lot;
"Gross Weight" means the combined weight of a vehicle and load;
"Heavy Vehicle" means a commercial vehicle, having a gross weight of
five (5) tonnes or more;
"Highway" includes a common and public highway, street, avenue,
parkway, driveway, Square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, designed and
intended for, or used by, the general public for the passage of vehicles;
,, H ig hway TrafficAcf ' means the Hrglh way TrafficAcf, R.s.o. 1 990, c. H.8,
as amended;
"lntersection" means an area embraced within the prolongation or
connection of the lateral curb lines or, in none, then of the lateral boundary
lines of two or more highways that join one another at an angle, whether or
not one highway crosses the other;
"Municipality" means the Corporation of the Municipality of St.-Charles;
"Municipal Law Enforcement Officer" means a person appointed by the
Council of the Municipality of St.-Charles to enforce this By-Law;
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"One-Way Street" means a highway upon which vehicular traffic is limited
to movement in one direction;
"OPP" means the Ontario Provincial Police;
"Park" or "Parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or
not, except while standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers;
"Pedestrian" means a person on foot, a person in a wheelchair or other
remedial device, a person on a conveyance with wheels of a diameter of 50
cm or less, a child in a carriage, stroller or play vehicle;
"Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, organization or
corporation;
"Provincial Offences Act" means lhe Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O
1990, c. P. 33, as amended;
"Roadway" means the part of the highway that is improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder and,
where a highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term
roadway refers to any one roadway Separately and not to all the roadways
collectively;
,,Shoulder" means the portion of the highway or municipal road allowance
lying between the outer edge of the roadway and the outer edge of the
traveled surface, dedicated to non-vehicular travel, emergency stopping,
drainage and incidental use, but not ordinarily used for through vehicular
traffic.
"sidewalk" means a part of or a strip of land, paved or othenruise, wholly
or partially above or below ground, whether in, on or alongside a highway
or not and that is designed and intended for the general public for pedestrian
travel;
"Time" means whenever times are named in this By-Law, they shall mean
Standard Time or Daylight Savings Time, whichever shall be in official
current use in the Municipality;
"Traffic" includes pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and
other means of transportation, either singly or together while using any
highway for the purpose of travel;
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Traffic Control Devicen' means any authorized sign, signal-light traffic
control system, traffic signal, marking, or device, placed or erected by the
authority of Council for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic;
"Transit Vehicle" means any vehicle operated on a highway by, for or on
behalf of any person for the transportation for compensation by passengers,
but does not include taxicabs or carpool vehicles;
gg. "U-Turn" means to turn a vehicle within a roadway in order to proceed in
the opposite direction to the direction in which the said vehicle was
proceeding immediately prior to said turn;
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"Vehicle" means any means of transportation whether muscular propelled
or othenrvise but does not mean a pedestrian, heavy vehicle, transit vehicle,
authorized emergency vehicle or any vehicle actively being operated and
used by the Municipality of St.-Charles.
2.
AUTHORIZED SIGNS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
2.1. The Director of Operations or designate is authorized to place or erect, and to
maintain such traffic control devices as may be necessary to give effect to the
provisions of this By-Law or as are required to warn or guide traffic for the safety
or convenience of the public.
2.2. Unless otherwise permitted herein, no person shall place or cause to be placed,
maintained or displayed upon or in view of any highway any sign, signal, marking
or device which purports to be or is in imitation of or resembles any traffic control
device.
2.3. All signal light traffic control systems heretofore or hereafter erected on a highway
under the jurisdiction and control of the Municipality of St.-Charles shall be erected
and operated in the manner prescribed by Section 133 of the Highway Traffic AcL
2.4. Signal light traffic control systems shall be erected and used at the intersections
and places named and described in Schedule "A" to this By-Law.
2.5. No person shall alter, damage or otherwise obstruct or interfere with any traffic
control devices without prior authorization from the Director of Operations or
designate.
3.
PARKING AND STOPPING
3.1. No person shall park any vehicle on any highway or portion thereof unless
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that parking is on the right side of the highway having regard to the direction
of traffic; and,
the front and rear wheels of the vehicle closest to the side of the highway
that is to be parked on are not more than fifteen centimeters (15 cm) from
the right curb; or,
where there is no curb, with the front and rear wheels of the vehicle closest
to the side of the highway that is to be parked on are parallel to and as near
to the right hand limit of the highway as is practical without parking on a
sidewalk, or any part of the highway where grass is grown which is not
intended for the use of vehicles.
3.2. The provisions of Section 3.1 shall not apply to prevent the parking of a vehicle on
the left side of a one-way street.
3.3. The provisions of Section 3.1 shall not apply to prevent the angle parking of a
vehicle on highways or portions of highways where angle parking is permitted.
3.4
When parking on the left side of a one-way street, no person shall park any vehicle
on any portion of that street unless:
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the left front and left rear wheels of the vehicle, or in the case of a vehicle
with only two (2) wheels, the front wheel and the rear wheel of the vehicle
are not more than fifteen centimeters (15 cm) from the left curb; or,
where there is no curb, with the left front and left rear wheels of the vehicle,
or in the case of a vehicle with only two (2) wheels, the front wheel and the
rear wheel of the vehicle parallel to and as near to the left hand limit of the
highway as is practical without parking on a sidewalk, or any part of the
highway where grass is grown which is not intended for the use of vehicles.
3.5
Where angle parking is permitted under this By-Law, no person shall park a
vehicle:
a.
except at the angle with the roadway indicated by appropriate markings or
signs; and,
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with an overall length of more than six meters (6 m).
3.6. No person shall park a vehicle facing otherwise than the direction of the flow of
traffic on the side of the highway that the vehicle is parked on unless they are angle
parked in accordance with Section 3.5.
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PARKING PROHIBITED
g.7. No person shall at any time park a vehicle in any of the following places:
a.
within a section of highway designated as a fire route;
within six metres (6m) of a fire hydrant or dry hydrant measured laterally
along the roadway from a point at the edge of the roadway immediately
adjacent to the hydrant;
c.
on or overhanging a sidewalk;
on a boulevard;
on any centre boulevard or centre strip separating two (2) roadways or
adjacent to either side or ends of such a centre boulevard or strip;
within an intersection;
within nine metres (9m) of any intersection measured laterally along the
roadway from the nearest corner of the intersection to the nearest part of
the vehicle to said corner;
within nine metres (9m) of a stop line at an intersection;
in front of or within two metres (2m) of the entrance to a private driveway or
so as to prevent the egress or ingress to or from such driveway;
in front of or within three metres (3m) of an entrance or exit from a public
lane or driveway;
unless otherwise specified, on any bridge, or in any subway or underpass,
or the approaches thereto, or in the absence of an obvious approach there
to, within five metres (5m) of any bridge, subway or underpass;
in such a location as to prevent the convenient removal of any other vehicle
previously parked;
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on any highway for a longer period than four (4) consecutive hours;
on any highway or section of highway having an overall operational width
of less than six metres (6m);
on any private property without the consent of the owner of said private
property;
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on any private property in contravention to any posted or advertised
regulations for parking on that property;
on municipal property without the consent of the Chief Administrative
Officer, or any other Municipal Official authorized to grant such consent;
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in any area designated by a traffic control device as a no parking area;
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on any parts of the highways named and described in Schedule "B" to this
By-Law where authorized signs to that effect have been displayed; or,
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on any highway or section of highway having no shoulder;
PARKING RESTRICTED
3.8. Where authorized signs to that effect are displayed no person shall park a vehicle
on any of the parts of the highways named and described in Columns 1,2,3, and
4 of Schedule "C" to this By-Law; during the hours and days set out in Column 5
of the said Schedule.
3.9
Where authorized signs are displayed, no person shall park a vehicle on any of the
parts of the highway named and described in Columns 1,2,3, and 4 of Schedule
"D" to this By-law, during the hours set out in Column 5 for a longer period than as
set out in Column 6 of the said Schedule.
3.10. No person shall park a vehicle on any highway in the Municipality, between the
hours of 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. from November 1st in one year, to March 31st of the
following year, inclusive.
3.11. No person shall park a commercial vehicle or commercial trailer whether attached
to a vehicle or not, having a capacity in excess of two (2) tonnes in rating as
prescribed by the relevant Provincial Statutes, on any highway between the hours
of 9:00 p.m. one day and 7:00 a.m. the following day.
3.12. No person shall park a commercial vehicle or commercial trailer whether attached
to a vehicle or not, having a capacity in excess of two (2) tonnes in rating as
prescribed by the relevant Provincial Statutes, excepting motor buses, on any
highway at any time for longer than two (2) consecutive hours.
CUL-DE-SACS AND DEAD-END HIGHWAYS
3.13. When authorized signs are posted, no person shall park or stop a vehicle
a.
within the turning basin of a cul-de-sac; or,
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within fifteen metres (15m) of the roadway on a dead-end highway.
PARKING PROHIBITED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE
3,14. No person shall park a vehicle on any highway for the purpose of:
a.
displaying it for sale;
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storing it;
c.
washing, servicing, painting or repairing it except where such repair is
necessary for the removal of the vehicle from the highway; or,
d.
advertising.
LOADING ZONES - COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
3.15. Where authorized signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall park a vehicle
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of any day except Sundays and
holidays on any of the parts of the highway named and described in Schedule "E"
to this By-Law, except for the loading of merchandise by commercial vehicles
providing that such loading and unloading shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes.
LOADING ZONES - SCHOOL BUSES
3.16. The highway or portions of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule "F" of this
By-Law at the school or institution set out in column 2 of the said Schedule are
herebydesignated as school bus loading zones as provided in subsection 13 of
Section 175 of the Highway Traffic Act.
ANGLE PARKING
3.17. Angle parking in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 hereof is permitted
on the parts of the highways named and described in Columns 1, 2, 3, and 4 of
Schedule "G" to this By-Law at the angle to the roadway set out in Column 5 of the
said Schedule.
STOPPING PROHIBITED
3.18. ln specified places where authorized signs to that effect are displayed, no person
shall stop a vehicle at any time on any parts of the highway named and described
in Schedule "H" to this By-Law during the hours set out in Column 5 of the said
Schedule.
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ACCESSIBLE PARKING
19. No person shall park or stop any vehicle in an accessible parking space or area
which is designated as being reserved for accessible parking, unless a valid
accessible parking permit has been issued to that person and the permit is
displayed in accordance with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act as
amended.
3.20. No person shall have on his or her possession, or have on display in any vehicle,
an accessible parking permit which is not their own, fictitious, altered, or
fraudulently obtained.
9.21. Every person having possession of an accessible parking permit shall, upon the
demand of a Police or Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, surrender the permit
for reasonable inspection to ensure that the provisions and regulations of this By-
Law are being complied with.
g.22. A Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or police officer to whom an accessible
parking permit has been surrendered may retain it until disposition of the case if
the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the permit:
was obtained under false pretenses;
has been defaced or altered;
has expired or been cancelled; or,
is being or has been used in contravention of the regulations of this By-
Law or other Provincial Legislation.
3.23. Every owner or operator of each public / private parking area in which signs are
located pursuant to this By-Law shall be responsible for the procurement,
installation and maintenance of said signs, and for ensuring that said signs
conform with the Ontario Regulations made under the Highway Traffic AcL
EMERGENCY PROHIBITION OF PARKING
3.24. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Ontario Provincial
Police, the Director of Operations or designate of the Corporation or the Fire Chief
during any emergency, road repair, construction, or special circumstances
deemed sufficient therefore may suspend any or all parking on any highway within
the area affected by these special circumstances, by authorizing the erecting of a
"No Parking" sign, and the OPP or the Director of Operations or designate of the
Corporation, as the case may be, during such emergency, or other circumstances
may declare that any vehicle already parked is being parked illegally regardless of
the time permitted for parking such vehicle under the provisions of this By-Law
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provided, however, that in the event the owner or driver of such vehicle is
personally notified by a police officer that parking at such place has been
suspended, and further, that the owner or driver of such vehicle is allowed a
reasonable period of time to remove the said vehicle.
3.25. No person shall park a vehicle upon any highway or designated part of any
highway that has had parking suspended thereupon under section 3.24.
EXCEPTIONS
3.26. Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 shall not apply to prevent the parking of a vehicle in an
area on any highway that has been clearly indicated as an area where parking is
allowed by authorized sign(s) and lines painted on the highway by the Municipality
so long as said vehicle is parked in compliance with any restrictions written on said
authorized sign(s) and said vehicle is parked entirely within said lines. No person
shall park a vehicle in contravention of any restrictions posted on said authorized
signs and / or not entirely within said lines.
3.27. The provisions of Section 3 shall not apply to
a postal vehicle actually engaged in loading mail into a postal box or private
mail box;
a vehicle engaged solely for the transportation of money for commercial
establishments while engaged in delivering or picking up money;
transit vehicles engaged in picking up or unloading passengers;
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vehicles actively being operated and used by the Municipality
authorized emergency vehicles actively engaged in responding to an
emergency; or,
4.
OPERATION OF VEHICLES
EMERGING FROM A LANE OR DRIVEWAY
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No person shall drive a vehicle emerging from a driveway, lane, lot or building
without yielding the right-of-way to all pedestrians and vehicles prior to driving onto
the sidewalk or shoulder.
VEHICLES ON SIDEWALK
No person shall drive a vehicle on a sidewalk except for the purpose of directly
crossing the sidewalk to entre or exit from a driveway, lane, lot or building.
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4.9. No person shall drive a vehicle onto a raised curb except at a place where there is
a ramp.
FUNERAL AND OTHER PROCESSIONS
No person shall intersect a funeral or other properly organized precession while it
is in motion except under the direction of a police officer or to avoid conflict with
other traffic.
EXCESS LOADS
4.4
4.5
The Director of Operations or designate of the Municipality is hereby appointed
and authorized to issue, on behalf of the Municipality, permits as prescribed under
Section 110 of the Highway Traffic Acf with full power and authority to grant or
refuse any such permit and to attach such terms and conditions to the permit as
may be attached by virtue of the Highway Traffic Act.
The provisions of Sections 122 and 123 of the Highway Traffic Act are hereby
declared to be in force generally from March 15th to May 31st or any date as
deemed fit by the Director of Operations or designate inclusive in each and every
year in respect of all highways within the Municipality except on the parts of the
highways named and described in Schedule "1" to this By-Law.
4.6
TURNING MOVEMENTS
4.7. Where a U-turn is not otherwise prohibited, no person operating a vehicle shall
make a U-turn unless the U-turn can be made safely and without interfering with
other traffic.
4.8. Where official signs are displayed, no person operating a vehicle shall make a U-
turn at any location or intersection named and described in Schedule "J" to this By-
Law.
4.9. Where official signs to that effect are displayed, no person operating a vehicle in
any intersection or portion of highway set out in Column 1 of Schedule "K" to this
By-Law proceeding in the direction or emerging from a property set out in Column
2 of this said Schedule, shall turn the vehicle in the direction set out in Column 3
of the said Schedule, during the times or days set out in Column 4 of the said
Schedule.
ONE.WAY STREETS
4.10. The highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule "L" to this By-Law, between the
limits set out in Columns 2 and 3 of the said Schedule are hereby designated for
one-way traffic only in the direction set out in Column 4 of said Schedule.
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THROUGH HIGHWAYS
4.11. The parts of the highways named and described in Schedule "M" of this By-Law
are designated as "Through Highways" as defined in subsection 1 of Section 1 of
the Highway Traffic Act.
4.12. A highway or part of a highway designated in Subsection 1 of Section 1 of the
Highway Traffic Act as a "through highway" shall not include any intersections
forming part of that highway where traffic control signal devices are installed.
STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS
4.19. The intersections of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule "N" to this By-Law
are designated as intersections where stop signs shall be erected facing oncoming
traffic traveling in the direction(s) of travel and on the highways indicated in Column
2 of said Schedule.
YIELDS AT INTERSECTIONS
4.14. The intersections of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule "O" to this By-Law
are designated as intersections where yield signs shall be erected facing oncoming
traffic traveling in the direction(s) of travel and on the highways indicated in Column
2 of said Schedule.
TRUCK ROUTES
4.15. The parts of the highways named and described in Schedule "P" to this By-Law
are hereby designated as "Truck Routes".
4.16. No person shall operate a heavy vehicle on any highway within the Municipality
other than on the parts of highways defined as truck routes unless that vehicle is
operating as a commercial vehicle and is engaged in the delivering, receiving,
loading or unloading of goods, wares, merchandise or materials or is proceeding
to or from a garage or other premises for the purpose of storage or repair of such
vehicle and provided that:
deviation from a truck route is made at a point nearest to the destination by
way of highways; and,
return to a truck route is done so by way of the shortest possible route.
4.17, The provisions of Section 4.16 shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles,
school buses or vehicles being actively operated by the Municipality.
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DESIGNATED FIRE ROUTES
4.18. The parts of the highways named and described in Schedule "Q" of this By-Law
are hereby designated as Fire Routes.
4.19. No person shall erect, construct or otherwise place any object, structure or similar
within a fire route that would obstruct said fire route.
4.20. Every owner of designated lands on which a fire route is located shall erect and
maintain along such fire route one or more signs in such manner and in such
number as to reasonably inform the users of such fire route that the lands
concerned have been designated as a fire route and that parking is prohibited
thereon, and signs shall follow the provisions of Section 6 of this By-Law.
DESIGNATED LANES
4.21. Where the highways listed in Column 1 of Schedule "R" to this By-Law have been
divided into cleady marked lanes for traffic between the limits of said highways
indicated in Column 2, each of the lanes indicated in Column 3 is, during the days
or times indicated in Column 4, designated for traffic moving in the direction(s)
indicated in Column 5.
4.22. Where the highways or parts of highways listed in Column 1 of Schedule "S" to this
By-Law have been divided into clearly marked lanes for the traffic between the
limits set out in Columns 2 and 3 of said Schedule, the centre lane thereof is hereby
designated for left turns onlY.
5.
PRESCRIPTION OF DIFFERING RATES OF SPEED
Where authorized signs to that effect are displayed, the maximum rate of speed
on any of the highways named and described in Columns 1,2 and 3 of Schedule
"T" to this By-Law shall be the rate of speed prescribed in Column 4 of said
Schedule.
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6.1.
On highways or parts thereof not named and described in Schedule "T" to this By-
Law, or where authorized signs prescribing a differing rate of speed are not
erected, the assumed rate of speed on that highway or part thereof shall be fifty
kilometres per hour (50 km/hD.
6. AUTHORIZED SIGNS
For the purposes of this By-Law, authorized signs shall be of the type illustrated in
the Ontario Traffic Manual Book 5, the Ontario Manual of Uniform Traffic Control
Devices, and the Canadian Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
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7.
PENALTIES
7.1, Administrative Monetary Penalties
a.
The Administrative Monetary Penalties By-Law (AMPS By-Law), as
amended, applies to those provisions of this By-Law that regulate the
parking, standing or stopping of vehicles as designated by the Council of
the Municipality;
b.
Where a provision of this By-Law has been designated for enforcement
under the AMPS By-Law, aS amended, no proceeding in respect to such a
contravention shall be commenced under the Provincial Offences Act,
R.S.O 1990, c.P.33, as amended;
All provisions of this By-Law not designated for enforcement under the
AMPS By-Law as amended shall remain enforceable under the Provincial
OffencesAcf, R.S.O 1990, c. P.33, as amended;
For greater certainty, nothing in the By-Law limits the authority of police or
municipal law enforcement to enforce non-designated provisions of this By-
Law by issuing a Provincial Offences notice; and,
Every person who contravenes a provision of this By-Law not designated
for enforcement underthe AMPS By-Law as amended is guilty of an offence
and upon conviction is liable to a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more
than $5,000.00 exclusive of costs and such penalty shall be recoverable
under the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, as amended.
7.2. The AMPS By-Law as amended applies to each administrative penalty issued
pursuant to this By-Law.
7.3. Each person who contravenes any provision of this By-Law shall, upon issuance
of a Penalty Notice in accordance with the AMPS By-Law as amended, be liable
to pay to the Municipality an administrative monetary penalty'
7.4. This By-Law shall be designated underthe AMPS By-Law as amended, only in
respect to provisions related to the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles.
OWNER LIABLE
7.5, The owner of any vehicle found to be parked in contravention of Section 3 of this
By-Law is guilty of an offence and is liable for a fine whether or not the owner is
found to have been in possession of the vehicle at the time of the offence, unless
the vehicle is found to be in the possession of any other individual unlawfully, and
without the knowledge of the owner of said vehicle.
c.
d
e
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VOLUNTARY PAYMENT OF PENALTIES
7.0. When a vehicle is found to be parked or stopped in contravention of Section 3 of
this By-Law, the police officer or municipal law enforcement officer so finding the
vehicle may issue a penalty or attach to the vehicle a penalty notice in the form of
a serially numbered notice, stating:
a. the license number or permit of the vehicle;
b. the date, time, place and nature of the alleged offence;
c
the procedure for making voluntary payment of the penalty, the amount of
which shall not be less than the prescribed amounts set out in the AMPS By-
Law and shall be indicated on the face of the ticket; and,
that in the event of failure to make such a payment as is indicated within the
prescribed time, the procedures provided pursuant to Ontario Regulation
333107 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, may be followed.
7 .7 . The owner or operator of a vehicle may, within five (5) days, exclusive of weekends
and Holidays, after the day of the alleged offence, report to or mail to the
Municipality of St Charles at 2 King Street E, St Charles, ON, POM 2W0, to pay to
the Municipal Treasurer or to other such persons authorized to receive such
payment the amount showing on the face of the ticket, which shall be accepted as
payment of the penalty in full satisfaction in respect of the alleged offence, and a
receipt therefore shall be given to the person making the payment.
7.8. The Municipal Treasurer shall receive monies collected under this Section and
may pay or authorize the deduction of a service fee to institutions for tickets
collected by those institutions.
7.9. lf a voluntary payment is not made within seven (7) days but is made on or before
fifteen (15) days after the penalty was served, the amount owing shall be the
amount described in Column 4 of Appendix 11 of the AMPS By-Law.
7.10. lf voluntary payment is not made in accordance with the procedure provided in
Section 7, the procedure provided in Ontario Regulation 333-07 of the Municipal
Act, 2001, as amended, may be followed and additional administrative fees may
apply to the penalty for MTO searches and defaulted fine submission.
REMOVAL OF VEHICLE
7 .11. Anytime a vehicle is found parked in contravention of any part of this By-Law, a
police officer or municipal law enforcement officer may order the removal and
d
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impounding or the restraining and immobilizing of any vehicle, at the owner's
expense
ONTARIO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT TO GOVERN
7.12. The provisions of this By-Law shall be subject to the provisions of the Highway
Traffic Acf, as amended, and to any regulations made thereunder and any
reference in this By-Law to the Highway Traffic Act or any provision thereof shall
be deemed to be a reference to fhe Highway Traffic Act or provisions there of as
amended or re-enacted from time to time and all Regulations made under the said
Act.
POWER OF ENTRY
7.13. Any municipal law enforcement officer may, without warrant and at any reasonable
time, enter onto any lands for the purpose of enforcement of any provision of this
By-Law
7.14. No person shall hinder or othenruise obstruct, nor attempt to hinder or othenrvise
obstruct, whether directly or indirectly, a municipal law enforcement officer or
police officer or other agent of the Municipality of St Charles in their lawful exercise
of power or duty under this BY-Law.
ADM INISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTY SYSTEM
7.15. The AMPS By-Law, as amended, applies to each administrative penalty issued
pursuant to this By-Law.
7.16. Each person who contravenes any provision of this By-Law shall, upon issuance
of a penalty notice in accordance with the AMPS By-Law as amended, be liable to
pay to the Municipality an administrative monetary penalty'
CONTINUING OFFENCES
7.17. Every instance of offence committed under this By-Law shall constitute a separate
offence. Each day that a contravention of this By-Law continues shall constitute a
separate and distinct offence
8.
SCHEDULES
8.1. Schedules "A" to "V" inclusive which are attached hereto are hereby made a part
of this By-Law and shall be constructed herewith.
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9.
SEVERABILITY
9.1. lt is hereby declared that each and every of the foregoing provisions of this By-
Law are severable and that, if any provision of this By-Law should for any reason
be declared invalid by any Court, it is the intention and desire of Council that each
and every of the then remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and
effect.
10. REPEAL
10.1. This By-Law shall supersede and repeal By-Law 2025-17, By-Law 2025-30, By-
Law 2026-02 and any other By-Law inconsistent with this By-Law.
11. JURISDICTION
11.1. The provisions of this By-Law shall only apply to those highways in the
Municipality which are under the jurisdiction of the Municipality'
12. ENACTMENT
12.1. This By-Law shall be known as the "Traffic and Parking By-Law".
12.2. This By-Law shall come into force and take effect on the date it is passed.
READ A FIRST TIME AND CONSIDERED READ A SECOND AND THIRD TIME
AND FINALLY PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL THIS 18th DAY OF MARCH,2026.
MAYOR
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CLERK
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MU NIGIPALITY OF ST.-CHARLES
SCHEDULE "A'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
PLACEMENT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEM DEVICES
(1)
Location
(2)
Area Municipality
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "B'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
PARKING PROHIBITED
(1)
Hiohwav
(2)
Side
(3)
Between
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "C'' TO BY-LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPEC IFIC PLACES AT ST
D TIMES
(1)
Hiqhwav
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
(5)
Restricted davs or
times
NIL
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M UNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "D'' TO BY-LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
PARKING RESTRICTED IN SPECIFIC PLACES AT STATED TIMES FOR A
SPECIFIC PERIOD
(1)
Hiqhwav
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
(5)
Restricted davs
or times
(6)
Period
NIL
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M UNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "E'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
LOADIN
ZONES
(1)
Hishway
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
NIL
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MU NICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE I'F" TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONES
(1)
Hiqhway
(2)
School or lnstitution
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "G'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
ANGLE PARKING PERMITTED
(1)
Hishway
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
(5)
Anole to Roadway
NIL
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M U NICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "H'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
STOPPING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PTJACES AT STATED TIMES
(1)
Hish!ryay
(2)
Side
(3)
From
(4)
To
(5)
Times
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST.-CHARLES
SCHEDULE ..I'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
EXCESS LOADS
(1)
Hiqhway
(2)
From
(3)
To
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "J" TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
..U" TURNS PROHIBITED
(1)
Location
NIL
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M UNICIPALITY OF ST.-CHARLES
SCHEDULE*K" TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
TURNS PROHIBITED
(1)
Hiohwav
(2)
Direction of Travel
(3)
Turn Direction
(4)
Restricted Times and
Davs
NIL
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MU NICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE 'IL'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
ONE WAY STREETS
(1)
Hishway
(2)
From
(3)
To
(4)
Direction of Travel
NIL
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "M'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
THROUGH HIGHWAYS
(1)
Hiqhruay
(2)
From
(3)
To
Chamberlin Road
Westerly extent of Snodden
Road
Easterly extent of Chamberlin Road
Northern Central Road
Highway 535
Westerly extent of Northern Central
Road
Pothier Road
Hiqhwav 535
Westerlv extent of Pothier
Turcot Road
Hiqhwav 535
Westerlv extent of Turcot Road
Beauparlant Road
Clearview Lane Highway 535
Westerly extent of Beauparlant Road
Coursol Road
Hiqhway 535
Beauparlant Road
Northshore Road
Hishway 535
Westerly extent of Northshore Road
Lake Road
Hiqhway 535
Victoria Road
Victoria Road
Musky Bay Road
South Easterly extent of Victoria
Road
Musky Bay Road
Hishwav 535
Southerly limit of Musky Bay Road
Labre Road
Casimir Road
Easterly limit of Labre Road
Casimir Road
King Street East
Mu
Ba
Road
Kinq Street East
Hiqhwav 535
Casimir Road
Kinq Street East
Casimir Road
Bedard road
John Street
Kinq Street East
Southerly extent of John Street
St. Joseph Street
Hishway 535 (main Street)
Notre Dame Street
Notre Dame Street
Northerly Extent of Notre
Dame Street
Highway 535 (King Street West)
Musky lsland Road
Easterlv Boundary
Westerly extent of Musky Bay Road
Emilv Street
Kinq Street East
Northern extent of Emily Street
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "N'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
STOPS AT INTERSECTIONS
(1)
(2)
Direction of Travel
Crawford Road and Chamberlin
North on Crawford Road to Chamberlin
Napran Road and Chamberlin Road
North on Napran Road to Chamberlin
Montee Brazeau Road and Pothier
North on Monte Brazeau to Pothier East / West
Carpenter Road and Pothier Road
South on
r Road to Pothier East / West
Carpenter Road and Marsim Court
North on Carpenter Road to Marsim East / West
Montee Brazeau Road North and
South on Monte Brazeau to Turcot Road
Monte Brazeau Road South and
North on Monte Brazeau to Turcot Road
Monte Brazeau Road and
South on Monte Brazeau to Beauparlant Road
Clearview Lane and Beauparlant
Road
West on Clearview Lane to Beauparlant Road
Beauparlant Road and Clearview
Lane
Northwest on Clearview Lane to Beauparlant Road
Victoria Road and Muskv Bav Road
North on Victoria Road to Musky Bay Road
Northland Road and Victoria Road
North on Northland Road to Victoria Road
Casimir Road and Musky Bay Road
South on Casimir Road to Musky Bay Road
Labre Road and Casimir Road
West on Labre Road to Casimir Road
Lapalme Road and Casimir Road
East on Lapalme Road to Casimir Road
Casimir Road and Kinq Street East
North on Casimir Road to King Street East
Kinq Street East and Casimir
West on Kins Street to Casimir Road
Kinq Street East and Casimir
East on Kinq Street to Casimir Road
Hector Street and King Street East
North on Hector Street to King Street East
Hector Street and John Street
West on Hector Street to John Street
John Street and King Street East
North on John Street to Ki
Street East
Lapens6e Street and King Street
East
South on Lapens6e Street to King Street East
St. Joseph Street and Notre Dame
Street
West on St. Joseph Street to Notre Dame Street
St. Anne Street and St. Joseph
Street
South on St. Anne Street to St. Joseph Street
Champaqne Road and Lake Road
North on Cham
ne Road to Lake Road
Osprey Court and Musky lsland
South on Osprey Cout to Musky lsland Road
Shank Road and Victoria Road
West on Shank Road to Victoria Road
Emily Street and King Street East
South on Emily Street to King Street East
Parkview Avenue and Emily Street
East on Parkview Avenue to Emily Street
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "O'' TO BY-LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
YIELDS AT INTERSECTIONS
(1)
lntersection
(2)
Direction of Travel
Sunrise Lane and Beauparlant Road
North to EasUWest
Clouthier Road and Victoria
South to EasUWest
Carl Road and Coursol
East to West
St. George Road and Coursol
North to South
Ashick Road and Northern Central
South to West
Rainville Road and Northern Central
North to West
Northern Central and Black Fox
Road
North on Northern Central Road to Black Fox
Road
Laporte Road and Northshore Road
North on Laporte Road to Northshore Road
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M U NICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "P'' TO BY.LAW 2026-18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES
(1)
Hishway
(2)
From
(3)
To
NIL
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M U NICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE I'Q'' TO BY.LAW 2026-18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED FIRE ROUTES
(1)
Location/Hiqhwav
(2)
Buildinq Name
(3)
Side of
Hiqhw€y
(4)
Route
King Street East
N/A
South
Between the intersection at Casimir Road
and Emily Street
Casimir Road
N/A
East
Between King Street East and the
northernmost property line of 97 Casimir
Road
St. Georges Road
N/A
Both
Between Coursol Road and the southern
extent of St. Georges Road
Champagne Road
N/A
Both
From Lake Road to the Southern end of
Champagne Road
Chevrefils Lane
N/A
East
King Street West to the southernmost
property line of 3 King Street West
99 King Street East
St. Charles Arena
N/A
All laneways immediately east and west of
the Arena Building
99 King Street East
St. Charles
Community
Centre
N/A
All laneways immediately west and south
of the Community Centre Building
St. Joseph Street
St Charles Fire
Hall
Both
From Main Street to 13 St. Joseph Street
St. Anne Street
N/A
East
From St Joseph Street to the northern
most part of the property line of the road
frontaqe of 22 St. Anne Street
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE 'tR'' TO BY-LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED TRAFFIC LANES
(1)
Hiohwav
(2)
Between
(3)
Lane or Lanes
(4)
Time or Davs
(5)
Direction
NIL
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M U NICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "S'' TO BY.LAW 2026-18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
DESIGNATED CENTRE LANES FOR LEFT TURNS ONLY
(1)
Hiohwav
(2\
From
(3)
To
NIL
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M UN ICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE "T'' TO BY-LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
HIGHER O
LOWER RATES OF
EED THAN THAT P
SCRIBED
BY THE HIGHWAY TRAFFC ACT
1) Hiqhwav
2) From
3) To
(4) Maximum
rate of speed
St. Joseph Street
Notre Dame Street
Main Street
40 kmihr
King Street East
Main Street
Emily Street
40 km/hr
Notre Dame
King Street West
End
40 km/hr
St. Anne Street
St. Joseph Street
End
40 km/hr
St. Joseph Street
Highway 535 Main
Street
Notre Dame Street
40 km/hr
Chevrefils Lane
Highway 535 King
Street West
End
40 km/hr
John Street
King Street East
End
40 km/hr
Hector Street
King Street East
John Street
40 km/hr
Lapans6e Street
Highway 535 Main
Street
King Street East
40 km/hr
Casimir Road
King Street East
Cemetery (97
Casimir Road)
40 km/hr
Lake Road
Highway 535
Victoria Road
40 kmihr
Champagne Road
Lake Road
End
40 km/hr
Northshore Road
Highway 535
End
40 km/hr
Northshore Road
North
Northshore Road
End
40 km/hr
lsland Road West
Highway 535
End
40 km/hr
The lsland Road
(lsland Road East)
Highway 535
End
40 km/hr
Laporte Road
Northshore Road
End
40 km/hr
Musky lsland Road
Musky lsland Road
Dumart Road
40 km/hr
Dumart Road
(Boundary Road)
Osprey Court
End
40 km/hr
Northland Road
Victoria Road
End
40 km/hr
Cloutier Road
Victoria Road
40 km/hr
Marsim Court
Marsim Court
End
40 km/hr
Shank Road
Victoria Road
40 km/hr
Victoria Road
Musky Bay Road
End
50 km/hr
Therrien Road
Highway 535
End
40 km/hr
Musky Bay Road
Highway 535
End
50 km/hr
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Hickman Road
Mus
Road
End
40 km/hr
End
40 kmihr
Musky Bay Road
Paquette Road
Musky Bay Road
50 kmihr
After Cemetery
Casimir Road
50 km/hr
End
Labre Road
Casimir Road
End
40 km/hr
Labre Road
Meyer Road
End
50 km/hr
Decosse Road
Highway 535
50 km/hr
Casimir
Lapalme Road
Highway 535
40 km/hr
End
Richer Road
Bedard Road
End (where seasonal
road begins)
50 km/hr
Highway 535
Beauparlant Road
40 km/hr
End
Clearview Lane
Beauparlant Road
50 km/hr
Highway 535
Beauparlant Road
Coursol Road
End
40 km/hr
Beauparlant Road
Sunrise Lane
40 km/hr
End
Carl Road
Courol Road
40 km/hr
Coursol Road
End
St. Georges Road
End
50 km/hr.
Highway 535
Turcot Road
50 km/hr.
Pothier Road
Beauparlant Road
Monte Brazeau
Road
Marsim Court
40 km/hr
Carpenter Road
Pothier Road
50 km/hr
End
Pothier Road
Highway 535
50 km/hr
Nepewassi Lake
Road
50 km/hr
End
Snodden Road
Chamberlin Road
End
50 km/hr
Long Road
Chamberlin Road
(Boundary Road)
50 km/hr
End
Crawford Road
Chamberlin Road
50 kmihr
Chamberlin Road
End
Napran Road
End
40 km/hr.
Northern Central
Ashick Road
50 km/hr
Rainville Road
Northern Central
Road (Boundary
Road)
Highway 535
50 km/hr
End
Rainville Road
Northern Central Road
40 km/hr
King Street East
End
Emily Street
40 km/hr
Emily Street
End
Parkview Avenue
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MUNICIPALITY OF ST..CHARLES
SCHEDULE 'IU'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
Set Fine Schedule
PART I Provincial Offences Act
*NOTE: The penalty provisions for the offences indicated above are Section 7.1 of
By-Law 2026-18, a certified copy of which has been filed.
ITEM
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining
Offence
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
1
Place or cause to be placed any sign
purporting to be a Traffic Control Device
2.2
$150.00
2
Alter, damage, obstruct, or interfere with
anv Traffic Control Device
2.5
$380.00
3
Possess or display a fictitious, altered or
fraudulently obtained disabled parking
permit
3.21
$305.00
4
Fail to remit a disabled parking permit upon
demand for inspection
3.22
$305.00
5
Fail to yield the right of way to pedestrians
or other vehicles before driving onto a
sidewalk or shoulder
4.1
$305.00
6
Drive on a sidewalk
4.2
$305.00
7
Drive onto a raised curb
4.3
$150.00
8
lntersect a funeral or other organized
procession
4.4
$150.00
I
Fail to make a U-turn safely
4.7
$150.00
10
Make a U-turn contrary to posted signs
4.8
$150.00
11
Make a turn contrary to posted signs
4.9
$150.00
12
Operate a heavy vehicle on a highway not
desiqnated as a truck route
4.16
$380.00
13
Erect, construct or otherurise place an
obiect or structure within a fire route
4.19
$305.00
14
Obstruct an Officer
7.14
$380.00
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M UNICIPALITY OF ST.-CHARLES
SCHEDULE '(V'' TO BY.LAW 2026.18
Traffic and Parking By-Law
Set Penalty Amounts
ITEM
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
COLUMN 2
Provision
Creating or
Defining
Offence
COLUMN 3
Early Voluntary
Payment
Payable Within
7 Days
COLUMN 4
Set Fine
1
Fail to park on the right side of a
h
3.1 (a)
$35.00
$50.00
2
Fail to park parallel and within 15 cm
of a curb
3.1 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
3
Fail to park as near to the right-hand
limit of a highway as practical
3.1 (c)
$35.00
$50.00
4
On a one-way street, fail to park within
15 cm of a curb
3.4 (a)
$35.00
$50.00
5
On a one-way street, fail to Park as
near as practical to the left-hand limit
of the highway
3.4 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
6
When angle parking, fail to park at the
angle indicated
3.5 (a)
$35.00
$50.00
7
Angle park a vehicle over 6m in length
3.5 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
8
Fail to park facing the flow of traffic
3.6
$35.00
$50.00
I
Park within a fire route
3.7 (a)
$50.00
$75.00
10
Park within 6m of a hydrant
3.7 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
11
Park on a sidewalk
3.7 (c)
$35.00
$50.00
12
Park on a boulevard
3.7 (d)
$35.00
$50.00
13
Park on a centre boulevard or striP
3.7 (e)
$35.00
$50.00
14
Park within an intersection
3.7 (f)
$35.00
$50.00
15
Park within 9m of any intersection
3.7 (g)
$35.00
$50.00
16
Park within 9m of a stop line at an
intersection
3.7 (h)
$35.00
$50.00
17
Park within 2m of a private driveway
3.7 (i)
$35.00
$50.00
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18
Park within 3m of a public lane
3.7 (i)
$35.00
$50.00
19
Park on any bridge, subway
underpass or approaches thereto
3.7 (k)
$35.00
$50.00
20
Park as to prevent the convenient
removal of another vehicle
3.7 (l)
$35.00
$50.00
21
Park for a period longer than 4
consecutive hours
3.7 (m)
$35.00
$50.00
22
Park on a highway with an operational
width less than 6m
3.7 (n)
$35.00
$50.00
23
Park on private property without
consent
3.7 (o)
$35.00
$50.00
24
Park on private property in
contravention to posted rules
3.7 (p)
$35.00
$50.00
25
Park on municipal property without
consent
3.7 (q)
$35.00
$50.00
26
Park in any area designated as a no
parking area
3.7 (r)
$35.00
$50.00
27
Park in contravention to posted signs
on hiqhways described in Schedule B
3.7 (s)
$35.00
$50.00
28
Park on a highway having no shoulder
3.7 (t)
$35.00
$50.00
29
Park in contravention to posted signs
on highways described in Schedule C
3.8
$35.00
$50.00
30
Park in contravention to posted signs
on hiqhways described in Schedule D
3.9
$35.00
$50.00
31
Park on any highway between 12 am
and 7 am between November 01 and
March 31
3.10
$35.00
$50.00
32
Park a commercial vehicle on any
hiqhway between 9 pm and 7 am
3.11
$35.00
$50.00
33
Park a commercial vehicle on any
highway for longer than 2 consecutive
hours
3.12
$35.00
$50.00
34
Park within a cul-du-sac or within 15m
of the end of a highway
3.13
$35.00
$50.00
35
Park a vehicle for the purpose of
displaying it for sale
314 (a)
$35.00
$50.00
36
Park a vehicle for the purpose of
storinq it
3.14 (b)
$35.00
$50.00
37
Park a vehicle for the purpose of
washinq or servicinq it
3.14 (c)
$35.00
$50.00
38
Park a vehicle for the purpose of
advertis
3.14 (d)
$35.00
$50.00
39
Park in contravention to posted signs
on highways described in Schedule E
3.15
$35.00
$50.00
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Stop a vehicle at any time on any part
of the highway described in Schedule
H
3.18
$35.00
$50.00
41
Park in a disabled parking space
without a disabled parking permit on
display
3.19
N/A
$305.00
42
Park on a highway that has had
parkinq suspended
3.25
$35.00
$50.00
43
Park in contravention to an authorized
sion or painted line
3.26
$35.00
$50.00
*NOTE: The penalty provisions for the offences indicated above are Section 7.1 of
By-Law 2026-18, a certified copy of which has been filed
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