By-law 18-16 Parking and Vehicle Loads — full text, The North Shore, Ontario

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= TOWNSHIP OF THE te — NORTH, _SHORE = BY-LAW 18-16 BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE PARKING AND VEHICLE LOADS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, $.0. 2001, C.25, gives the Township of The North Shore the power to pass by-laws respecting its highways, including parking and traffic on highways; NOW THEREFORE, the Council of The Corporation of the Township of North Shore enacts as follows: 1. SHORT TITLE This By-law may be cited as the Township of North Shore Parking and Vehicle Loads By-law. 2. DEFINITIONS The definitions contained within the Highway Traffic Act shall apply in the interpretation of this By-law. For purposes of this By-law a. Authorized Sign means any sign placed or erected on a highway or property under the authority of this by-law for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic or parking; b. Accessible parking space means a parking space designated for the exclusive use of a vehicle displaying a valid Accessible Person parking permit; c. Municipal Law Enforcement Officer means a by-law enforcement officer appointed by the Township. 3. PARKING a. No person shall obstruct or park on any municipal roadway under the jurisdiction of the Township, including roadway turnarounds; b. No person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked on municipal property where prohibited by signage; c. No person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked on a municipal roadway or in a municipal parking lot during the winter months of November to April so as to interfere with road maintenance and cleaning operations. 4. USE OF ROADWAYS No person shall use a municipal roadways or parking lots for the purposes of greasing or repairing of any vehicle except for such repairs as have been necessitated by an emergency. The Corporation of the Township of the North Shore P.O. Box 108, 1385 Highway 17 Algoma Mills, Ontario POR 1A0 (705) 849-2213 » Fax: (705) 849-2428 5. ACESSABLE PARKING SPACES When authorized signs have been erected and are on display, no person shall park or stop a vehicle in a Accessible Parking space, other than a vehicle upon which is properly affixed a valid Accessible Parking Permit and are at the time being used to transport the person for whom the Accessible Parking Permit was issued. 6. VEHICLE LOADS When an authorized sign is on display, no person shall drive a vehicle or combination of vehicles if the gross weight is in excess of the weight posted on the municipal roadway. 7. PENALTIES Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine as provided for in the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 33, as amended. 8. VOLUNTARY PAYMENT Voluntary Payment provision shall not be applicable to offences under this by-law. 9. EXEMPTIONS This By-law shall not, if compliance therewith would be impractical, apply to an emergency vehicle and/or a vehicle engaged in works undertaken for or on behalf of the Township or public utilities. 10. AUTHORITY TO MOVE VEHICLES In addition to any other penalties provided for in this By-law, a police officer or a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may cause a vehicle to be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place and all costs and charges for the removal, care and storage of the vehicle, if any, are a lien upon the vehicle, which may be enforced in the manner provided by the Repair and Storage Liens Act, R.S.O. 1990, R.25, as amended. 11. VALIDITY Should any part, section or provision of this By-law be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the By-law as a whole or in part thereof, other than the part which was declared to be invalid. 12. Repeal Sections 5-12 of By-law 83-22 are herby repealed. READ a first, second and third time, enacted and passed this sixteenth day of May, 2018, Randi Condie, Mayor f ke \ Mi 7 - Mary Lyi Duguay, Clerk Township of North Shore PART | Provincial Offences Act By-law 18-16: Parking and Vehicle Loads ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision creating or Set Fine defining offence 1 Use municipal roadway or parking Section 4 $300.00 lot for prohibited purpose 2 Drive a vehicle on roadway with a Section 6 $500.00 gross weight in excess of the weight posted NOTE: The penalty provision for the offences indicated above is Section 7 of By-law 18-16, a certified copy of which has been filed. Township of North Shore PART II Provincial Offences Act By-law 18-16: Parking and Vehicle Loads ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 Short Form Wording Provision creating Set Fine or defining offence 1 Park on municipal roadway Section 3a $100.00 2 Park vehicle on municipal Section 3 b $100.00 property where prohibited by signage 3 Park vehicle on a Section 3c $300.00 municipal roadway during winter months 4 Park vehicle in a Section 5 $300.00 accessible parking space NOTE: The penalty provision for the offences indicated above is Section 7 of By-law 18-16, a certified copy of which has been filed.