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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WILMOT
BY-LAW NO. 2016-52
A BY-LAW TO REGULATE TRAFFIC AND PARKING ON TOWNSHIP HIGHWAYS
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, and the Highway Traffic Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8., as amended, give The Township of Wilmot the power to pass by-
laws respecting its highways, including parking and traffic on highways;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of The Township of Wilmot enacts as follows:
Part I - Short Title
This By law may be cited as the Traffic and Parking By law.
Part II - Definitions
The definitions contained within the Highway Traffic Act shall apply in the interpretation
of this By-law except where they are inconsistent, in which case the definition under this
By-law shall apply. For purposes of this By law:
1. "accessible parking space" means a parking space designated under this By-law
for the exclusive use of a vehicle displaying an accessible parking permit;
2. "authorized sign" means any traffic control device or traffic control signal that has
been erected on a highway under the authority of this By-law for the purpose of
regulating, warning or guiding traffic;
3. "boulevard" means that part of a highway from the edge of the roadway to the
nearest lateral property line, but does not include a shoulder, sidewalk or multi-
use trail;
4. "bus stop" means that part of a highway designated by the Region or the
Municipality by a "bus stop" sign for the use of transit buses, as a space for
loading and unloading passengers;
5. "commercial/essential parking permit" means a permit that, when properly
affixed, will permit a vehicle to park at any on-street metered parking or loading
zone within the local municipality specified on the permit;
6. "community safety zones" are as defined in Section 214.1 of the Highway Traffic
Act;
7. "corner" means the point of intersection of curb lines;
8. "Council" means the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Wilmot.
9. "cul-de-sac" means a highway terminating in a turn around;
10. "curb line":
a. where a curb has been constructed, means the line of the curb; and
b. where no curb has been constructed, means the edge of the roadway;
11. "Director" means the Director of Public Works for the Township of Wilmot or any
successor position, or his or her designate;
12. "drive" means to drive, move or operate a vehicle;
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13. "driveway" means that part of a highway as approved by the Region or the
Municipality, that provides vehicular access to and from the roadway and an
adjacent property;
14. "heavy truck" means a motor vehicle having permanently attached thereto a truck
or delivery body having a gross weight or registered gross weight of more than
4,500 kilograms but does not include an ambulance, hearse, casket wagon, fire
apparatus, bus, mobile crane, motor home or road service vehicle;
15. "highway" includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway,
driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle under the jurisdiction of the
Region or the Municipality, any part of which is intended for or used by the
general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between the
lateral property lines thereof;
16. "Highway Traffic Act" means the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8 as
amended;
17. "municipality" means The Corporation of The Township of Wilmot;
18. "median" means that part of a highway that divides a roadway or separates two
roadways within a highway, including any channelizing islands and the central
islands of any roundabouts;
19. "motor-assisted vehicle" includes a motor-assisted bicycle, E-bike, power-
assisted bicycle, segway, mini-bike, go-cart and any other motor-assisted
transportation device that weighs not more than 55 kilograms and that does not
have sufficient power to enable the transportation device to attain a speed
greater than 50 kilometres per hour on level ground within a distance of 2
kilometres from a standing start, but does not include a wheelchair;
20. "motorized snow vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Motorized Snow
Vehicles Act, RS.O. 1990, c. M. 44, as amended, and any successor Act thereto;
21. "multi-use trail" means that part of a highway with surface improved with asphalt,
concrete or gravel for the use of pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles;
22. "municipal law enforcement officer" means a by-law enforcement officer
appointed by the Region or the Municipality;
23. "Municipality" means the Corporation of the Township of Wilmot.
24. "non-permitted vehicle" means a motor vehicle that does not have a currently
validated permit issued to it, a number plate properly displayed nor evidence of
current validation affixed to the number plate as prescribed in the Highway Traffic
Act;
25. "one-way street" means a highway upon which vehicular traffic is limited to
movement in one direction;
26. "parking meter" means a device that shall indicate thereon the interval of time
during which a vehicle may be parked, and that shall have a receptacle for
receiving payment;
27. "parking space" means that part of a roadway that is designated by the Township
of Wilmot for the purpose of parking one vehicle;
28. "pedestrian" means any person afoot, any person in a wheelchair, any child in a
wheeled carriage, and any person riding a bicycle that is not a motor-assisted
vehicle with wheels less than 50 centimetres in diameter;
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29. "pedestrian crossovers" are designated areas which allow pedestrians to cross
roads safely, where there are no traffic lights;
30. "permit properly affixed" or "properly affixed" means a permit that is clearly visible
facing outward through the windshield of a vehicle;
31. "Region" means The Regional Municipality of Waterloo;
32. "reparking" means parking the same vehicle within 5 hours of initial parking within
a "no reparking" area designated by the Region or the Municipality;
33. "reserved lane" means a lane within a highway reserved under this By-law
exclusively for use by bicycles, horse-drawn vehicles, buses or other specific
classes or types of vehicles;
34. "reserved parking permit" means a permit that, when properly affixed, will permit
any vehicle to park in any parking space beyond the time limit designated under
this By-law at the prevailing rate;
35. "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 of the roadways collectively;
36. "roundabout" means a form of intersection that accommodates traffic flow in a
circular direction around a central island;
37. "school-purpose vehicle" means a vehicle under contract with a school or school
board to transport one or more students, including but not limited to a school bus;
38. "shoulder" means that part of the highway lying adjacent to the roadway that is
improved with granular or paved surface and is not intended for the passage of
motor vehicles or pedestrians;
39. "sidewalk" means that part of a highway with a surface improved with asphalt,
concrete or gravel for the use of pedestrians;
40. "taxicab" means a taxicab that is licensed by the Region and has a taxicab sign
affixed to its roof;
41. "traffic control device" means a sign, marking or other device on a highway for
the purpose of controlling, guiding or directing traffic;
42. "traffic control signal" means any device, manually, electrically or mechanically
operated for the regulation of traffic;
43. "transit bus" includes a bus operated by Grand River Transit, an inter-city transit
operator, or a charter transit operator but does not include a school-purpose
vehicle;
44. "wheelchair" means a chair mounted on wheels driven by muscular or any other
kind of power that is designed for and used by a person whose mobility is limited
by one or more conditions or functional impairments. For greater certainty, a
"wheelchair" includes a scooter that is designed for and used by a person whose
mobility is limited by one or more conditions or functional impairments.
Part III - Enforcement and Authority
1. Enforcement and Prosecution
A police officer may enforce all provisions of this By-law. A municipal law
enforcement officer may enforce all provisions of this By-law except those
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pertaining to a vehicle while in motion. The local municipality in which the
highway is located may enforce and prosecute all provisions of this By-law
except those pertaining to a vehicle while in motion.
2. Authority
a. The Director of Public Works is authorized to place, erect and maintain
such traffic control devices and traffic control signals that are required to
give effect to the provisions of this By-law and/or that are authorized by
the schedules of this By-law.
b. The Director of Public Works is authorized, notwithstanding the other
provisions of this By-law, to place, erect, maintain, move and remove such
traffic control devices and traffic control signals as are required for
reasons of emergency or safety or for an activity for which the Region or
the Municipality has granted a permit.
c. No person shall place, maintain, or display upon any highway any sign,
signal, marking or device that purports to be or is an imitation of or
resembles any traffic control device or traffic control signal without the
prior approval of the Director of Public Works.
d. The Director of Public Works is authorized to issue a permit for use of a
highway by a vehicle or combination of vehicles in excess of the
dimension and weight limits set out in the Highway Traffic Act.
Part IV - General
1. Operation of Vehicles
a) Driving on a Boulevard, Sidewalk or Multi-Use Trail
(i)
No person shall drive a motor vehicle or motor-assisted vehicle on
any boulevard, sidewalk or multi-use trail except on a driveway.
(ii)
No person shall drive a bicycle having a wheel or wheels more than
50 centimetres in diameter on any sidewalk, boulevard or multi-use
trail, except on a driveway or to directly supervise a child riding a
bicycle having wheels not more than 50 centimetres in diameter;
(iii)
No person shall ride a skateboard on any sidewalk, boulevard, or
multi-use trail except on a driveway,
(iv)
No person shall drive a motorized snow vehicle on any sidewalk or
boulevard beside a sidewalk or a multi-use trail,
(v)
No person shall drive a motorized snow vehicle on any multi-use
trail, unless otherwise permitted by the Township or Region. In
such cases where it is permitted, motorized snow vehicles must
stay on the marked/designated trail.
b) Closed Highways
No person shall drive a vehicle, except an emergency vehicle or a vehicle
authorized by the Regional Commissioner of Transportation and
Environmental Services, Director of Public Works or by a police officer, on
any highway that is roped, barricaded or marked by an authorized sign
prohibiting its use.
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c) Newly Painted Lines
No person shall drive, or attempt to drive on or over, or tamper with, or
walk on any newly painted line or series of lines, on any roadway or
shoulder, when the presence of such is indicated by signs, markers,
electric lanterns or otherwise.
d) Blocking Intersection
No driver of a vehicle approaching, at an intersection, a traffic control
signal showing a circular green or a green arrow shall enter the
intersection unless traffic in front of him or her is moving in a manner that
would reasonably lead him or her to believe that he or she can clear the
intersection before the signal indication changes to a circular red
indication.
This prohibition, however, does not apply to the driver of a vehicle who
enters an intersection for the purpose of turning to the right or left onto an
intersecting roadway and signals his or her intention to make the turn prior
to entering the intersection.
e) Roundabouts
No person shall drive any vehicle or animal in a roundabout other than in a
counterclockwise direction.
2. Pedestrians and Cyclists
a) Games or Sports
Unless allowed under a permit granted by the Region or the Municipality,
no person shall play or take part in any game or sport upon a highway.
b) Transportation Devices
Unless allowed under a permit granted by the Region or the Municipality,
no person upon roller skates, roller blades, skateboards or riding in or by
means of any coaster, toy vehicle, go-cart, segway, scooter or similar
transportation device shall go upon a roadway except for the purpose of
crossing the roadway and when so crossing, such person shall have the
rights and be subject to the obligations of a pedestrian, pursuant to the
Highway Traffic Act. Any person driving a skateboard shall dismount the
skateboard when crossing the roadway pursuant to this subsection.
c) Riding Abreast
No person shall ride a bicycle on any roadway or shoulder abreast of
another bicycle except in the course of passing such other bicycle.
d) Parking a Bicycle
(i)
Unless otherwise permitted in this By-law, no person shall park a
bicycle on any roadway or shoulder.
(ii)
No person shall park a bicycle on any highway except in an upright
position.
e) Obstructing a Sidewalk or Multi-use Trail
No person shall obstruct or impede a pedestrian on a sidewalk or
multi-use trail unless otherwise permitted by the Director.
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3. Animals
a) Riding on a Boulevard, Sidewalk or Multi-Use Trail
No person shall ride, drive, lead or back any animal that is not a
household pet on any boulevard, sidewalk or multi-use trail except on a
driveway.
b) Attendance While In Motion
No person shall drive an animal-drawn vehicle on a highway unless he or
she remains upon the vehicle while it is in motion or walks beside the
animal drawing it.
c) Parking
No person shall leave a carriage, cart, wagon, sleigh or sled drawn by an
animal on a highway without the animal by which it was drawn.
4. Objects on Roadway or Shoulder
Unless otherwise authorized, no person shall place or store any object or
accumulation of material, including snow or ice, upon a roadway or shoulder.
Part V - Parking and Stopping Restrictions
1. Method of Parking or Stopping
a) General
Unless otherwise permitted in this By-law, no person shall park or stop a
vehicle on any roadway except on the right side of the roadway having
reference to the direction in which the vehicle has been travelling, parallel
to and not exceeding a distance of 0.15 metres from the curb line.
b) Parking on One-Way Streets
Unless otherwise permitted in this By-law, where parking is permitted on
either side or both sides of a one-way street, no person shall park or stop
a vehicle except parallel to and not exceeding a distance of 0.15 metres
from the curb line and so that the front end of the vehicle is facing the
direction in which the vehicle is permitted to proceed.
c) Angle Parking
Where angle parking is permitted, no person shall park or stop a vehicle
except at the angle with the roadway indicated by markings and/or signs
and so that the front end of the vehicle is angled toward the direction in
which the vehicle is permitted to proceed.
d) Boulevard
Where boulevard parking is permitted, no person shall park a vehicle:
(i)
on the abutting roadway or shoulder or any part thereof;
(ii)
on the boulevard except on the paved, driveway portion of the
boulevard, not the landscaped (or hardscaped) portion of the
boulevard;
(iii)
by driving over the landscaped or hardscaped portions of the
boulevard;
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(iv)
where the vehicle's tires are on any portion of the boulevard
other than the paved, hard surface boulevard driveway portion;
(v)
where any part of the vehicle is overhanging onto the sidewalk
so as to impede pedestrian traffic or onto the roadway so as to
obstruct vehicular traffic;
(vi)
on a boulevard within 1.5 metres of an intersecting roadway;
(vii)
on a boulevard except on the right side having reference to the
direction in which the vehicle has been travelling; and,
(viii)
that is overhanging the projection of the property line so as to
impede the ingress/egress of vehicles where there are abutting
driveways.
e) Parking Spaces
No person shall park a vehicle in such a manner as to encroach on a
contiguous parking space unless the vehicle cannot be accommodated in
one parking space.
2. Parking Prohibited
a) General
Unless otherwise permitted in this By-law, no person shall park a vehicle
on any highway:
(i)
on or overhanging any curb line;
(ii)
on or overhanging any boulevard, sidewalk or multi-use trail;
(iii)
on or overhanging any railway track, light rail transit track or other
area designated through a sign or road marking for light rail transit
vehicles;
(iv)
within an intersection, including a roundabout;
(v)
within 3 metres of a point on the curb line nearest a fire hydrant;
(vi)
within 15 metres of the nearest rail of a level railway crossing;
(vii)
within 9 metres of an intersecting roadway as measured from the
intersecting curb line;
(viii)
within 15 metres of an intersection controlled by traffic control
signals or a roundabout as measured from the intersecting curb
line;
(ix)
in front of or within 1.5 metres of the entrance to a driveway or so
as to prevent ingress to or egress from such driveway;
(x)
in such a manner as to obstruct an entrance on the highway to or
from a private road or lane;
(xi)
in such a manner as to obstruct a crosswalk;
(xii)
in such a manner as to obstruct traffic;
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(xiii)
in a position or place that prevents or is likely to prevent the
removal of any vehicle already parked on the highway;
(xiv)
between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(xv)
for the purpose of repairing, washing, or maintenance of a vehicle,
except when such use of the highway is unavoidable through
emergency;
(xvi)
for the purpose of soliciting, vending, buying or selling goods and/or
services, unless otherwise permitted by by-law;
(xvii)
in front of or adjacent to a bus stop or a light rail transit station or
stop in a manner so as to obstruct a bus stop or light rail transit
station or stop;
(xviii)
within a reserved lane during the hours and days that the reserved
lane is in effect;
(xix)
if such vehicle is a transit bus, except at a bus stop or at a location
where the transit bus is waiting for charter or emergency
passengers;
(xx)
if such vehicle is a school bus, except within a school bus loading
zone;
(xxi)
if such vehicle is a heavy truck;
(xxii)
if such vehicle is a trailer more than 10 metres in length;
(xxiii)
if such vehicle is an non-permitted vehicle; or
(xxiv)
if such vehicle is leaking gasoline, engine oil or any other vehicular
fluids.
b) Emergency Prohibition of Parking
Despite any other provision of this By-law, when an authorized sign is on
display, no person shall park on any highway during any emergency. For
this purpose "emergency" includes, but is not limited to:
(i)
a fire, flood or other natural disaster;
(ii)
work under a permit granted by the Region or the Municipality; or
(iii)
any circumstance in which Section 134 of the Highway Traffic Act
applies.
3. No Parking
a) Where signs establishing a "no parking" zone are on display, no person
shall park a vehicle within such zone.
b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Part V, Section 4 a) of
this By-law, an authorized sign may be erected prohibiting the parking of a
vehicle on any highway:
(i)
named or described in Schedule 1 of this By-law, on the side or
sides of the highway set out therein, during the times and/or days
set out therein;
(ii)
that is a public lane;
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(iii)
in a cul-de-sac along the turn around;
(iv)
within 15 metres of the termination of a dead-end highway;
(v)
in front of an emergency entrance to or exit from a hospital, theatre,
auditorium or other building in which persons may be expected to
congregate in large numbers;
(vi)
within 15 metres on the approach or 15 metres on the departure
side of a bus stop or light rail transit station or stop;
(vii)
on that side of the highway where the same abuts onto the property
of any public park or public playground;
(viii)
where there is a school, on both sides of the highway contiguous to
the limit of land used for school purposes;
(ix)
within 15 metres on either side of an access to a multi-use trail;
(x)
within 8 metres of any fire hall access on the side of the highway on
which the fire hall is located and/or within 30 metres of such fire hall
access on the opposite side of the highway;
(xi)
within 15 metres of an intersection; or
(xii)
within 30 metres of an intersection controlled by traffic control
signals or a roundabout.
4. Limited Parking
When an authorized sign is on display, no person shall:
a) park a vehicle on any highway named or described in Schedule 2 of this
By-law, except on the side or sides of the highway set out therein, during
the times and/or days set out therein, for the length of time set out therein,
for the specific class or type of vehicle set out therein; or
b) repark a vehicle on any highway named or described in Schedule 2 of this
By-law as "no reparking".
5. Angle Parking
When an authorized sign is on display, no person shall park a vehicle on any
highway named or described in Schedule 3 of this By-law, on the side or sides of
the highway set out therein, except in accordance with Part V, Section 2 c) of this
By-law.
6. Stopping Prohibited
Unless otherwise permitted in this By-law, no person shall stop a vehicle on a
highway:
a) within a school bus loading zone;
b) on or adjacent to a median;
c) on, under or within 30 metres of a bridge, elevated structure, tunnel or
underpass; or
d) within a roundabout.
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e) on or overhanging any railway track, light rail transit track or other area
designated through a sign or road marking for light rail transit vehicles; or
f) in such a manner as to obstruct traffic or the movement of a light
rail transit vehicle.
7. No Stopping
a) Where an authorized sign establishing a "no stopping" zone is on display,
no person shall stop a vehicle within such zone other than a transit bus at
a bus stop or a school-purpose vehicle within a school bus loading zone.
b) Without limiting the generality of the provision of Part V, Section 8 a) of
this By-law, an authorized sign may be erected prohibiting the stopping of
a vehicle:
(i)
on any highway named or described in Schedule 4 of this By-law,
on the side or sides of the highway set out therein, during the times
and/or days set out therein;
(ii)
on any highway within 30 metres of a school crosswalk designated
by the Region;
(iii)
on that side of any highway where the same abuts on school
property except a school-purpose vehicle while actually engaged in
loading or unloading passengers;
(iv)
on the opposite side of any highway adjacent to school property,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., from Monday to
Friday inclusive;
(v)
on that side of any highway where the same abuts on fire
department property;
(vi)
on the opposite side of any highway adjacent to the fire department
property;
(vii)
within 15 metres on the approach or 15 metres on the departure
side of a bus stop or light rail transit station or stop;
(viii)
on any highway within 15 metres of a pedestrian crossover.
c) When an authorized sign establishing "no stopping" in "school zone" is on
display, no person shall stop a vehicle within such school zone other than
a transit bus at a bus stop or a school-purpose vehicle within a school bus
loading zone.
d) An authorized tab sign indicating a "school zone" may be added to a "no
stopping" sign to prohibit the stopping of a vehicle:
(i)
on any highway within 30 metres of a school crosswalk designed by
the Region, provided the school crossing is located on that same
highway within 30 metres of the school property;
(ii)
on that side of any highway where the same abuts on school
property; or
(iii)
on the opposite side of any highway adjacent to school property,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Monday to
Friday inclusive.
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8. Loading Zones
When an authorized sign establishing "loading zone" is on display, no person
shall park or stop a vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle on any
highway named or described in Schedule 5 of this By-law, on the side or sides of
the highway set out therein, during the times and/or days set out therein, except
for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers
and/or merchandise, provided that such stopping does not interfere with any
commercial motor vehicle entering or exiting such loading zone.
9. Taxicab Stands
When an authorized sign is on display establishing a "taxicab stand", no person
shall park or stop a vehicle other than a taxicab on any highway named or
described in Schedule 6 of this By-law, on the side or sides of the highway set out
therein, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop in a
taxicab stand for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading
passengers and/or merchandise provided that such stopping does not interfere
with any taxicab entering or exiting such taxicab stand.
10. Accessible Parking for Persons with Accessibility Needs
When an authorized sign is on display establishing "accessible parking", no person
shall park or stop a vehicle in an accessible parking space on any highway named
or described in Schedule 7 of this By-law, on the side or sides of the highway set
out therein, other than a vehicle upon which is properly affixed a valid accessible
parking permit and is at the time being used to transport a disabled person.
Part VI - Parking Meters and Parking Permits
1. Parking Meter Zones
When an authorized sign is on display on any highway named or described in
Schedule 8 of this By-law, the side or sides of the highway set out therein are
designated as parking meter zones. Within a parking meter zone, no person
shall:
a) park a vehicle between the hours and during the days set out in Schedule
8 of this By-law, except when such days are statutory holidays, unless the
person pays the required fee in the parking meter provided for the parking
space occupied;
b) allow a vehicle to remain parked for a period longer than that for which
payment has been made, provided however, that this shall not prevent the
driver of a vehicle from using the unexpired time remaining in the meter or
meters from its previous use without further payment;
c) allow a vehicle to remain parked for a period longer than the maximum
length of time for which continuous parking is permitted as set out in
Schedule 8 of this By-law;
d) deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device or
other substitute for the required fee; or
e) park a vehicle in such a manner that it is not wholly within a parking space
unless the vehicle is of such length as to prevent it being parked within
one space, in which case the person parking same shall make the
necessary payment in the parking meter provided for each parking space
occupied.
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2. Funeral Services
Places of worship and funeral homes within a parking meter zone at which funeral
services are being held are hereby given authority to place signs on parking meters
or otherwise in a manner approved by the Director indicating that parking, except
for those attending such service, is temporarily prohibited in the parking spaces so
marked for a period of one hour in advance of the scheduled time of such service,
and during such service, and any person disobeying the instructions of said signs
shall be considered as violating the provisions of this part of the By-law. It shall not
be necessary for the owner or driver of a vehicle validly parked in connection with
such service in the parking spaces so marked to make any payment for parking
during the aforesaid period.
3. Commercial/Essential Parking Permit
a) The Director may issue a commercial/essential parking permit to the
owner of any motor vehicle.
b) Any motor vehicle for which a commercial/essential parking permit has
been issued and properly affixed may be parked at any on-street parking
or loading zone within the local municipality specified on the permit without
further payment for any period of time not exceeding the time limit
designated under this By-law.
4. Reserved Parking Permit
a) The Director may issue a reserved parking permit to the owner of any
motor vehicle.
b) Any motor vehicle for which a reserved parking permit has been issued
and properly affixed may be parked at any parking space within the local
municipality specified on the permit beyond the time limit designated
under this By-law, provided that such vehicle is engaged in loading or
unloading or carrying out repairs to public utilities or other essential public
services.
Part VII - Tow Trucks
1. Offer of Service
No person shall make or convey an offer of services of a tow truck while that
person is within 200 metres of,
a) the scene of an accident or apparent accident; or
b) a vehicle involved in an accident, on a highway.
2. Station / Position
No person shall station or position a tow truck on a highway within 200 metres of,
a) the scene of an accident or apparent accident; or
b) a vehicle involved in an accident, if there is a sufficient number of tow
trucks already at the scene to deal with all vehicles that apparently require
the service of a tow truck.
3. Exception
Part VII, Sections 1 and 2 do not apply to a person who is at the scene of the
accident at the request of a police officer, a municipal law enforcement officer, a
person engaged in highway maintenance or a person involved in the accident.
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Part VII - Traffic Control Signals
The installation of traffic control signals is hereby authorized at the locations set out in
Schedule 9 of this By-law.
Part VIII - Pedestrian Crossovers
1. Pedestrian Crossovers
When an authorized sign establishing "Level 1 pedestrian crossover" is on display
on any highway named or described in Schedule 10 of this By-law, any location
set out therein is designated as a Level 1 pedestrian crossover.
Part IX - Through Highways
Any highway named or described in Schedule 11 of this By-law is designated as a
"through highway" except at an intersection thereon where there is a traffic control
signal, an all-way stop or a roundabout. For any highway designated as a "through
highway", a stop sign or a yield sign shall be erected facing approaching traffic on any
roadway intersecting the "through highway".
Part X - Intersection Stop Signs
Stop signs shall be erected at the intersections named or described in Schedule 12 of
this By-law, facing the traffic travelling in the direction specified therein.
Part XI - Intersection Yield Signs
Yield signs shall be erected:
1. at the intersections named or described in Schedule 13 of this By-law, facing the
traffic travelling in the direction specified therein; and
2. at roundabouts facing the traffic entering on all approaches.
Part XII - Vehicle Movements
1. U-Turns
When an authorized sign prohibiting "u-turns" is on display, no person shall
operate a vehicle in such a manner as to make a U-turn on any highway named
or described in Schedule 14 of this By-law.
2. Prohibited Movement(s)
When an authorized sign prohibiting "movements" is on display, no person
operating a vehicle on any highway named or described in Schedule 15 of this
By-law, proceeding in the direction or emerging from a property set out therein,
shall make the movement(s) set out therein, during the times and/or days set out
therein.
3. Lane Designation
When an authorized sign designating "lanes" is on display, no person operating a
vehicle on any highway named or described in Schedule 16 of this By-law,
proceeding in the direction set out therein, at the location set out therein, shall
make any movement other than the movement(s) set out therein.
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Part XIII - One-Way Streets
When an authorized sign designating a "one-way street" is on display, any highway
named or described in Schedule 17 of this By-law is designated as a one-way street in
the direction of travel stated therein.
Part XIV - Rates of Speed (km/h)
1.
When an authorized sign designating a "rate of speed" is on display, the
maximum permissible rate of speed on any highway named or described in
Schedule 18 of this By-law shall be that rate of speed set out therein.
2.
When an authorized sign designating a "rate of speed" is on display, the
maximum permissible rate of speed on any bridge named or described in
Schedule 19 of this By-law shall be that rate of speed set out therein.
Part XV - Centre Lane: Two-Way Left Turns
When an authorized sign designating a "centre lane" is on display, no person shall operate
a vehicle on the centre lane of any highway named or described in Schedule 20 of this
By-law, except for the purpose of turning left.
Part XVI - Loads
1. Reduced Loads on Highways
When an authorized sign designating a "reduced load" 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 highway.
2. Reduced Loads on Bridges
When an authorized sign designating a "reduced load" is on display, no person
shall drive a vehicle or combination of vehicles if the gross weight is in excess of
the weight posted for a bridge on a highway.
3. Oversize Loads
No person shall drive a vehicle or combination of vehicles on a highway that is in
excess of the dimensions and weight set out in the Highway Traffic Act without first
having obtained a permit from the Regional Commissioner of Transportation and
Environmental Services or Director of Public Works.
Part XVII - Heavy Truck Prohibitions
1. No Heavy Trucks
When an authorized sign designating "no heavy trucks" is on display, no person
shall drive or park a heavy truck on any highway named or described in Schedule
21 of this By-law, during the times and/or days set out therein.
2. Exception
Part XVI, Section 1 of this By-law shall not apply to the driver of a heavy truck
making a delivery to, or a collection from a premise or premises that cannot be
reached by any route other than a highway where heavy trucks are prohibited
within this By-law, provided that when making such a delivery or collection the
same highway is travelled only as far as is unavoidable in getting to and from such
premise or premises.
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Part XVIII - School Bus Loading Zones
When an authorized sign designating a "school bus loading zone" is on display, the driver
of a school-purpose vehicle must not stop on any highway named or described in
Schedule 22 of this By-law other than on the side or sides of the highway set out therein.
Part XIX - Community Safety Zones
When an authorized sign designating a "community safety zone" is on display, any
highway named or described in Schedule 23 of this By-law is designated as a community
safety zone as set out therein.
Part XX - Reserved Lanes
When an authorized sign designating "reserved lanes" is on display, no person shall drive
a vehicle on the reserved lanes named or described in Schedule 24 of this By-law, during
the times and/or days set out therein, unless the person is driving a vehicle of the specific
class or type set out therein.
Part XXI - Exception
This By-law shall not apply to an emergency vehicle or a vehicle engaged in works
undertaken for or on behalf of the Region, local municipality or public utilities.
Part XXII - Penalties
1. General Offence
Every person who contravenes a 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.
2. Owner Offence
The owner of a vehicle that is parked, stopped or left standing in contravention of
this By-law, is guilty of an offence and is liable to such penalties as are provided
for by this By-law unless, at the time of the offence, the vehicle was in the
possession of some person other than the owner without the owner's consent.
3. Accessible Parking
Notwithstanding Part XXII, Sections 1 and 2 of this by-law, any person violating
Part V, Section 10 of this By-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable
to a fine not less than $300 and not more than $5,000.
4. Highway Traffic Act
Notwithstanding Part XXII, Section 1 of this By-law, any person violating any of
the provisions of Parts VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI,XVII, XVIII and XIX of
this By-law is guilty of an offence and shall be subject to the penalty provided for
such violation in the Highway Traffic Act.
PART XXIII - Vehicle Removal
In addition to any other penalties provided for in this By-law, a police officer, police cadet,
municipal law enforcement officer or an officer appointed for carrying out the provisions
of this By-law, upon discovery of any vehicle parked or standing in contravention of any
provision of this By-law may cause it 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 provide by the
Repair and Storage Lien Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter R. 25, as amended, or any successor
Act thereto.
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Part XXIV - Enactment
1. Enactment
This By-Law shall come into force and effect upon final approval of the Set Fine
Schedule by the Ministry of the Attorney General.
2. Repeal
By-law Number 2006-44 dated the 30th day of October, 2006, as amended, is
hereby repealed upon final approval of the Set Fine Schedule of By-law Number
2016-52 by the Ministry of the Attorney General.
3. Exception
Notwithstanding Part XXIV, Section 2 of this By-law, By-law Number 2006-44 of
the Municipality, and its amendments, shall continue to apply to proceedings in
respect of offences that occurred before its repeal.
Part XXV - 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 that was declared to be invalid.
READ a first and second time this 21st day of November, 2016
READ a third time and finally passed this 21st day of November, 2016.
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Mayor
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Clerk