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Chapter 0837 Special Event Road Closure
Chapter Index
Article 1 - Citation
837.1.1
Citation
Article 2 - Interpretation
837.2.1
City - defined
837.2.2
Closed Area - defined
837.2.3
Emergency Access Route - defined
837.2.4
Event - defined
837.2.4
Fire Hydrant Access Area - defined
837.2.5
Highway - defined
837.2.6
Obstruction - defined
Article 3 - Application
837.3.1
Application
Article 4 - Special Events
837.4.1
Emergency access route - organizer responsibility
837.4.2
Emergency access route - obstruction - prohibited
837.4.3
Hydrants - organizer - obstruction prohibited
837.4.4
Hydrants - obstruction - prohibited
837.4.5
Hydrants - obstruction - exemption
837.4.6
Obstruction - exemption - moveable barriers
837.4.7
Barriers - removal - location
837.4.8
Access route border line - marking- responsibility
Article 5 - Enforcement
837.5.1
Fine for - contravention
837.5.2
Separate Offence - daily
Article 6 - Enactment
837.6.1
Enforcement - duties
837.6.2
By-law - previous
837.6.3
Effective date
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Article 1 - Citation
837.1.1
Citation
This Chapter may be cited as the "Special Event Road Closure By-law."
Article 2 - Interpretation
837.2.1
City - defined
"City" means The Corporation of the City of Woodstock.
837.2.2
Closed Area - defined
"closed area" means the area of a Highway closed for the holding of an
event as specified in the authorizing City by-law.
837.2.3
Emergency Access Route - defined
"emergency access route" means a pathway that is three metres on either
side of the centre line of the Highway that is to be maintained obstruction
free to provide emergency response vehicles access through the Closed
Area.
837.2.4
Event - defined
"event" means any event of a social, recreational, sidewalk sale,
community or athletic purpose.
837.2.4
Fire Hydrant Access Area - defined
"fire hydrant access area" means the area within two metres of every
municipal or private hydrant located within the closed area and a two
metre wide direct pathway from the edge of the Emergency access route
perpendicular to a municipal or private hydrant located within the closed
area.
837.2.5
Highway - defined
"highway" means a common and public highway and includes any bridge,
trestle, viaduct, sidewalk or boulevard adjacent to a highway or other
structure forming part of the highway and includes a portion of a highway.
837.2.6
Obstruction - defined
"obstruction" means an object that is not easily moveable, a vehicle, a
stand, a booth or a structure of any kind.
Article 3 - Application
837.3.1
Application
This Chapter shall apply to every temporary closing of a Highway for the
purpose of an event as authorized by City by-law.
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Article 4 - Special Events
837.4.1
Emergency access route - organizer responsibility
No person in charge of organizing or operating an Event shall cause or
permit any obstruction to be located within the emergency access route in
the closed area other than as permitted elsewhere in this Chapter.
837.4.2
Emergency access route - obstruction - prohibited
No person shall cause or permit any obstruction to be located within the
emergency access route in the closed area other than as permitted
elsewhere in this chapter. (See Set Fine)
837.4.3
Hydrants - organizer - obstruction prohibited
No person in charge of organizing or operating an event shall cause or
permit any obstruction to be located within the fire hydrant access area.
837.4.4
Hydrants - obstruction - prohibited
No person shall cause or permit any obstruction to be located within the fire
hydrant access area. (See Set Fine)
837.4.5
Hydrants - obstruction - exemption
Sections 837.4.3 and 837.4.4 shall not apply to obstructions that are City
approved permanent structures.
837.4.6
Obstruction - exemption - moveable barriers
Sections 837.4.1, 837.4.2, 837.4.3 and 837.4.4, inclusive shall not apply to
easily moveable temporary barriers which are located at the entry points of
an emergency access route.
837.4.7
Barriers - removal - location
No person in charge of organizing or operating an event shall fail to remove
all temporary barriers from the highway at the conclusion of the event and
relocated them to an area that does not impede traffic, obstruct vision on
a Highway, or obstruct a hydrant.
837.4.8
Access route border line - marking- responsibility
No person in charge of organizing or operating an event shall fail to place
and maintain a border line, using chalk or other such temporary material,
on the surface of the highway in the closed area that indicates the
emergency access routes and fire hydrant access areas that are to remain
clear of obstructions. (See Set Fine)
Article 5 - Enforcement
837.5.1
Fine for - contravention
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Chapter is guilty
of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine or penalty as provided in
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the Provincial Offences Act.
837.5.2
Separate Offence - daily
Each day a violation of this Chapter continues shall constitute a separate
and distinct offence under this Chapter.
Article 6 - Enactment
837.6.1
Enforcement - duties
It shall be the duty of the Woodstock Police Service, Woodstock Fire
Department Assistant to the Fire Marshal, City of Woodstock Municipal Law
Enforcement Officers, or any of the above mentioned designates, to
enforce the provisions of this Chapter.
837.6.2
By-law - previous
All previous by-laws, parts thereof or any amendments thereto inconsistent
with this Chapter are hereby repealed
837.6.3
Effective date
The by-law upon which this Chapter is founded comes into force and takes
effect on September 20, 2012 by By-law Number 8799-12. By-law
8799-12, September 20, 2012.
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