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TRAFFIC BYLAW # 11/20
CONSOLIDATED
This office consolidation is not an authoritative text of the law and is produced solely as a convenience
to the user. The authoritative text of the law is in the original bylaw and the amending bylaw(s).
Amendments:
07/24
October 8, 2024
Section 37.1, Schedule C
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TOWN OF ASSINIBOIA
BYLAW NO.11/20
A BYLAW TO REGULATE TRAFFIC IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF ASSINIBOIA
Table of Contents
SECTION I: SHORT TITLE, APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION ......................................................................5
1.
SHORT TITLE ..................................................................................................................................................5
2.
APPLICATION .................................................................................................................................................5
3.
INTERPRETATION ..........................................................................................................................................5
4.
DEFINITION .....................................................................................................................................................9
5.
GENDER ..........................................................................................................................................................9
6.
VALIDITY ........................................................................................................................................................9
SECTION II: STOPPING AND PARKING .................................................................................................................9
7.
NO STOPPING ..................................................................................................................................................9
8.
METHOD OF PARKING ...................................................................................................................................9
9.
RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL PARKING TIME LIMIT ....................................................................................... 10
10.
PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ........................................................................................................... 10
11.
PARKING ON PUBLIC PARKING LOTS ...................................................................................................... 10
12.
NEW PAINT LINES ...................................................................................................................................... 10
13.
NO PARKING ............................................................................................................................................... 10
14.
DISABLED PARKING .................................................................................................................................. 10
15.
UNATTENDED VEHICLE ON JACKS .......................................................................................................... 11
16.
INOPERATIVE VEHICLE (UNATTENDED VEHICLE) ................................................................................ 11
17.
UNREGISTERED VEHICLES ....................................................................................................................... 11
18.
DOUBLE PARKING ..................................................................................................................................... 11
19.
CONTRACTOR PARKING ........................................................................................................................... 11
20.
OPENING OF VEHICLE DOORS .................................................................................................................. 11
21.
LIMITED PARKING ..................................................................................................................................... 11
22.
LOADING ZONE .......................................................................................................................................... 11
23.
LOADING OR STORAGE PERMITS ............................................................................................................. 11
24.
HEAVY TRUCK PARKING .......................................................................................................................... 11
25.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING ........................................................................................................ 12
26.
PARKING PROHIBITED IN DESIGNATED SNOW ROUTE OR CLEARANCE AREAS ................................ 12
27.
PARKING PROHIBITED IN DESIGNATED ROADWAY MAINTENANCE AREAS ...................................... 12
28.
CHALKING TIRES ....................................................................................................................................... 12
29.
WARNING NOTICE ..................................................................................................................................... 12
SECTION III: RULES FOR OPERATION AND CONDITION OF VEHICLE............................................................ 12
30.
NO U-TURNS ............................................................................................................................................... 12
31.
STOP SIGNS ................................................................................................................................................. 13
32.
YIELD SIGNS ............................................................................................................................................... 13
33.
MISCELLANEOUS SIGNS ........................................................................................................................... 13
34.
TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 13
35.
STOPPING WHEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED ............................................................................................... 13
36.
TOWING VEHICLES .................................................................................................................................... 13
37.
MAXIMUM SPEED ...................................................................................................................................... 13
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38.
VEHICLE NOT TO BE DRIVEN ON SIDEWALK ......................................................................................... 13
39.
BACKING-UP OF VEHICLES ....................................................................................................................... 14
40.
FOLLOWING EMERGENCY VEHICLES ...................................................................................................... 14
41.
DRIVING ON PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS .............................................................................................. 14
42.
SPLASHING OF PEDESTRIANS .................................................................................................................. 14
43.
UNNECESSARY NOISE, THROWING GRAVEL .......................................................................................... 14
44.
LUG VEHICLES ........................................................................................................................................... 14
45.
SCHOOL BUS ROUTE .................................................................................................................................. 14
46.
SCHOOL PATROL........................................................................................................................................ 14
47.
COMPRESSION RELEASE ENGINE BRAKES ............................................................................................. 14
48.
TWO-WAY SINGLE LANE ROADWAYS ..................................................................................................... 14
49.
MOBILITY SCOOTER .................................................................................................................................. 14
SECTION IV: VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND REGULATIONS .................................................................................... 15
50.
DAMAGE TO ROADWAYS.......................................................................................................................... 15
51.
MAXIMUM LENGTH AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ................................................................................ 15
52.
MEASUREMENT OF WEIGHT ..................................................................................................................... 15
53.
EXEMPTIONS TO VEHICLE WEIGHTS ....................................................................................................... 15
54.
COVERING OF LOAD .................................................................................................................................. 15
55.
SPILLING MATERIAL ................................................................................................................................. 16
56.
HEAVY VEHICLE ROUTE ........................................................................................................................... 16
SECTION V: BICYCLES ....................................................................................................................................... 16
57.
USING THE HANDLEBARS ......................................................................................................................... 16
58.
TWO ABREAST ........................................................................................................................................... 16
59.
PASSENGERS .............................................................................................................................................. 16
60.
RECKLESS RIDING AND ACROBATICS ..................................................................................................... 16
61.
RIGHT HAND SIDE ...................................................................................................................................... 16
62.
ON SIDEWALK ............................................................................................................................................ 16
63.
RULES OF THE ROAD ................................................................................................................................. 16
64.
HELMET USE ............................................................................................................................................... 17
65.
BICYCLES ON STREETS ............................................................................................................................. 17
66.
SEIZURE OF BICYCLES .............................................................................................................................. 17
SECTION VI: SKATEBOARDS, LONGBOARDS, ROLLERBLADES AND OTHER MEANS OF CONVEYANCE ... 17
67.
INTERPRETATION OF PART....................................................................................................................... 17
68.
STUNTING ................................................................................................................................................... 17
69.
DAMAGING PROPERTY ............................................................................................................................. 17
SECTION VII: PARADES AND ROADWAY CLOSURE ........................................................................................ 17
70.
PARADE APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. 17
71.
DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC FOR PARADES ................................................................................................... 18
72.
VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ...................................................................................................... 18
73.
CLOSING ROADWAYS ............................................................................................................................... 18
SECTION VIII: HEDGES, TREES AND OBSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................... 18
74.
NEAR INTERSECTIONS .............................................................................................................................. 18
75.
DANGEROUS TO TRAFFIC OR OBSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS .............................................................. 18
76.
DAMAGE TO ROADWAYS.......................................................................................................................... 18
77.
OBSTRUCTION OF ROADWAY OR SIDEWALK......................................................................................... 18
SECTION IX: TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS ..................................................................................................... 18
78.
STOP SIGNAGE ........................................................................................................................................... 18
79.
YIELD SIGNAGE ......................................................................................................................................... 19
81.
GENERAL SIGNS ......................................................................................................................................... 19
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SECTION X: LOITERING AND OBSTRUCTION OF ROADWAYS ....................................................................... 19
82.
INTERPRETATION OF PART....................................................................................................................... 19
83.
LOITERING .................................................................................................................................................. 19
SECTION XI: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES ................................................................................................ 20
84.
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC ............................................................................................................................... 20
85.
ALL TO COMPLY ........................................................................................................................................ 20
86.
OWNER OF VEHICLE .................................................................................................................................. 20
87.
PLACING TICKETS...................................................................................................................................... 20
88.
CANCELLATION OF TICKETS .................................................................................................................... 20
89.
REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTION, ENCUMBRANCE OR ENCROACHMENT ................................................. 20
90.
ADDITIONAL PENALTIES .......................................................................................................................... 20
91.
PROSECUTION FOR DAMAGES ................................................................................................................. 20
92.
SEIZURE, REMOVAL, AND IMPOUNDING OF VEHICLES......................................................................... 21
93.
FALSE STATEMENT.................................................................................................................................... 21
94.
EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 21
95.
PENALTIES .................................................................................................................................................. 21
96.
PAYMENT OF FINES ................................................................................................................................... 22
SECTION XII: REPEAL OF FORMER BYLAWS AND EFFECTIVE DATE ............................................................ 22
97.
REPEAL ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
98.
EFFECTIVE DATE ....................................................................................................................................... 22
SCHEDULE B: HEAVY VEHICLE ROUTE ....................................................................................................... 25
SCHEDULE C: PLAYGROUND AND SCHOOL ZONES (30KM) ...................................................................... 26
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TOWN OF ASSINIBOIA
BYLAW NO. 11/20
A BYLAW TO REGULATE TRAFFIC IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF ASSINIBOIA
The Council of the Town of Assiniboia, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
SECTION I: SHORT TITLE, APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION
1.
SHORT TITLE
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited as "The Traffic Bylaw".
2.
APPLICATION
2.1
All of the provisions and enactments set forth in this Bylaw shall relate to and be in full force and
effect within the limits of the Municipality.
2.2
The headings throughout this Bylaw are for convenience only and are not intended to be used to
construe the intent of this Bylaw or any part hereof, or to modify, amplify, or aid in the interpretation
or meaning of the provisions of this Bylaw.
2.3
If a court of competent jurisdiction should declare any section or subsection of this Bylaw to be invalid,
such section or subsection shall not be construed as having persuaded the Council to pass the remainder
of the Bylaw, and it is hereby declared that the remainder of this Bylaw shall be valid and remain in
force.
2.4
In the prosecution of an alleged contravention of any of the provisions of this Bylaw, the onus of proof
that the action giving rise to the charge was previously authorized shall lie upon the person charged.
3.
INTERPRETATION
3.1
In this Bylaw, unless the contest otherwise requires, the expression(s):
(a)
"ACT" shall mean The Traffic Safety Act, SS 2004, Chap. T-18.1 and amendments thereto, or
any other Act enacted in its stead;
(b)
"CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER" shall mean the Administrator of the Municipality;
(c)
"ANGLE PARKING" shall mean the parking of vehicles with the right front wheel drawn up
on the right-hand side of the roadway, or a distance of not more than thirty (30) centimeters
from such curb, the vehicle to be placed at an angle of forty-five (45) degrees with the curb;
(d)
"BICYCLE" shall mean any muscular propelled, chain-driven wheeled device in, on, or by
which a person or persons may be transported or drawn and shall include:
(i) any device adapted from a bicycle by the addition of one (1) or more wheels;
(ii) a unicycle;
(iii) a motorized bicycle that is propelled by a combined muscular and electrical-assisted
power, fitted with pedals that are operable to propel it, weighing no more than 35
kilograms and does not have sufficient electrical power to attain a speed greater than 34
km/h on level ground within a distance of two km from a standing start which a person
may ride, regardless of the number of wheels it may have;
(e)
"BOULEVARD" shall mean that portion of property located between the sidewalk and the
adjacent roadway whether marked with a curb or not, or that portion of property located
between the sidewalk and the roadway;
(f)
"BUS" shall mean a bus owned by the Municipality for the transportation of the disabled and
shall include any vehicle designated and used to carry more than 7 passengers operated by a
public transit utility or by a private utility, company or organization;
(g)
"BUS STOP" shall mean that portion of a roadway designed by a sign or curb marking for use
by the Municipality for the purpose of loading and unloading bus passengers;
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(h)
"CHIEF OF POLICE" shall mean the Officer in charge of the Assiniboia Detachment of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
(i)
"COUNCIL" shall mean the Council of the Municipality;
(j)
"CONTRACTOR" shall mean a person who contracts, sub-contracts, constructs, alters,
maintains, repairs or removes buildings or structures, installs heating, plumbing or other
fixtures, painting and/or allied trades including journeyman or jobber and shall include those
businesses or persons engaged, under contract, in any municipal works;
(k)
"CONTRACTOR VEHICLE" shall mean trucks, vans, utility/cargo/construction/flatbed
trailers or other such vehicles owned, leased, used and/or operated by contractors while
carrying out work associated with the contractors business;
(l)
"CURB" shall mean the dividing line of the roadway between that part of the roadway intended
for use of vehicles and that part of the roadway not so intended, whether marked with a curb or
not;
(m)
"DANGEROUS GOODS" shall mean any product, substance or organism included by its
nature or by the regulations in the schedule to The Dangerous Goods Transportation Act, SS
1984-85-86, c D-1.2., or any other Act enacted in its stead;
(n)
"DISABLED PERSON'S PARKING AREA" shall mean all that portion of any roadway or
other public place or public parking lot that has been designated by sign or other marking for
the exclusive parking of disabled person's vehicle;
(o)
"DISABLED PERSON'S VEHICLE" shall mean any vehicle which displays a special license
plate or placard depicting thereon the international symbol of the disabled issued by the
Province of Saskatchewan or other competent governmental jurisdiction;
(p)
"DRIVER" (passengers excluded) includes the rider of a bicycle, motorcycle and also the
operator of any vehicle;
(q)
"DOUBLE PARKING" shall mean the standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not:
(i) parallel to a vehicle parked beside the curb in a designated parking area; or,
(ii) parking to the rear of any vehicle that is angle-parked at the curb in a designated angle-
parking area for any reason other than delay due to traffic signs or signals;
(r)
"FIRE LANE" shall mean that area designated by signs or markings as a fire lane;
(s)
"IMPOUND" shall mean and includes the seizure, removal and detention of a vehicle;
(t)
"INTERSECTION" shall mean the area where two or more roadways meet or cross each other
but does not include a lane intersection;
(u)
"LANE" shall mean a public roadway intended primarily to give access to the rear of real
property;
(v)
"LANE CROSSING" shall mean that portion of a sidewalk within the boundaries of the lane
projected;
(w)
"LANE INTERSECTION" shall mean that area where a lane meets a roadway;
(x)
"LOADING ZONE" shall mean the portion of a roadway adjacent to the curb designated by
signs and/or markings for the exclusive use of vehicle loading or unloading passengers or
goods;
(y)
"LUG VEHICLE" shall mean any truck, portable engine or traction engine having metal
spikes, lugs or cleats projecting from the face of the wheels or tires thereof or having a metal
track tread;
(z)
"MUNICIPALITY" shall mean the Municipal Corporation of the Town of Assiniboia, in the
Province of Saskatchewan;
(aa)
"MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" shall mean the Municipal or Bylaw Enforcement
Officer appointed or designated by Council for the Municipality;
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(bb)
"OPERATOR" shall mean a person who drives, operates, or is in charge of a vehicle on a
public roadway and shall include a person leading, riding, or driving one or more horses;
(cc)
"OWNER" shall mean the registered owner of a vehicle and includes:
(i) a lessee of a motor vehicle; or
(ii) a person who is in possession of a motor vehicle under a contract by which that person
may become the owner of the motor vehicle on full compliance with the terms of the
contract;
(dd)
"PARADE" shall mean any procession or body of pedestrians numbering more than twenty,
standing, marching or walking on any roadway or sidewalk, or any group of vehicles
numbering ten or more (except Funeral Processions) standing or moving on any roadway;
(ee)
"PARALLEL PARKING" shall mean the parking of a vehicle with both right wheels thereof
drawn up to the curb on the right hand side of the roadway or at a distance of not more than
thirty (30) centimetres from such curb and shall also include, in the case of one-way roadways
and other roadways that allow a vehicle with both left wheels thereof drawn up to the curb on
the left hand side of the roadway;
(ff) "PARKING" shall mean the standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not, upon a roadway,
otherwise than temporarily in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals;
(gg)
"PARKING AREA" shall mean a portion of a roadway or an area indicated by signs or
markings or parking meters as a place to park;
(hh)
"PEDESTRIAN" shall mean a person traveling on foot or confined to a wheelchair, whether
powered by human power or by motor, and shall include a baby carriage;
(ii)
"PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS" shall mean:
(i) that portion of a public roadway designated by signs, signals, and/or pavement markings,
or combination thereof, for the use of pedestrians to cross a public roadway;
(ii) where there are no signs or pavement markings, that portion of a public roadway within
the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent or intersecting sidewalk at
the end of a block; or
(iii) where there are no signs or pavement markings, that portion of the roadway measured five
metres back from the street intersection and parallel across the public roadway:
(jj) "PERSON" shall mean a corporation or partnership as well as a man, woman or child;
(kk)
"POLICE OFFICER" shall have the same meaning as "peace officer" as defined in the Act,
and shall mean:
(i) a member of a police service in Saskatchewan;
(ii) a person or class of persons designated by the Lieutenant Governor Council as traffic
officers; or
(iii) any person appointed pursuant to The Police Act, 1990 as a special constable for the
enforcement of this Act;
(ll)
"POWER UNIT" shall mean a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for pulling a semi-
trailer:
(mm) "PUBLIC PLACE" shall mean any place, building or conveyance to which the public has
access by right or by invitation, expressed or implied and for greater certainty but not to restrict
the meaning thereof, shall include dance halls, theatres, skating and hockey rinks, curling rinks,
churches, church halls, meeting halls, restaurants, beer parlors, bowling alleys, poolrooms,
hotels, motels, motor hotels, stores, malls and public parks:
(nn)
"RECREATIONAL VEHICLE" shall mean a self-propelled or towed vehicular type unit,
primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use and
which is used solely as a family or personal conveyance and in no way used for commercial
purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, recreational vehicles include:
(i) Travel trailer;
(ii) Cabin trailer;
(iii) Tent trailer;
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(iv) Truck camper;
(v) Motor home;
(vi) Park trailer;
(vii) Fifth-wheel travel trailer;
(oo)
"RESIDENT ONLY PARKING" shall mean the resident of said property, including guests and
contractors, are the only allowable vehicles to park where signed on the frontage of the private
property, but does not include on-street public parking unless designated by the municipality.
(pp)
"ROAD MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT" includes sanding trucks, snow blowers, street
sweeper, de-icers, asphalt spreaders, patching equipment and other similar equipment operated
by an employee or agent of the Municipality while actually engaged in road maintenance;
(qq)
"ROADWAY" shall mean a road, parkway, driveway, square or place designated and
intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles, but does not include any
area whether privately owned that is primarily intended to be used for the parking of vehicles
and the necessary passageways on that area, and does not include a provincial highway
within the municipality as designated pursuant to the provisions of The Highways and
Transportation Act, RSS 1978, c H-3, or any other Act enacted in its stead;
(rr)
"SCHOOL BUS" shall mean a motor vehicle designed for the conveyance of school children
and other people. For the purpose of this Bylaw where the term "Truck" is used, it shall be
deemed to include "School Bus";
(ss)
"SCHOOL PATROLLER" shall mean any person designated by the Prairie South School
Division, or the principal of any school within the Municipality, as a "School Patroller";
(tt) "SCHOOL SPEED ZONE" shall mean that portion of a roadway designated by a sign or signs
for the control of traffic adjacent to or in close proximity to a school;
(uu)
"SCOOTER" shall mean a motorized vehicle designed to be ridden by one person, which is
principally for the purpose of transportation of handicapped, disabled or elderly people;
(vv)
"SEMI-TRAILER" shall mean a vehicle that is at any time drawn on a highway by a motor
vehicle and that is designed for the conveyance of goods or as living quarters for persons and
so that its weight and the weight of its load is carried partly on its own axles and partly on
another vehicle, but does not include:
(i) a farm implement;
(ii) a timber or metal beam with wheels attached used for the purpose of moving buildings;
(iii) an asphalt distributor used for the construction or maintenance of bituminous surfaced
highways; or
(iv) an axle unit with a fifth wheel assembly used to convert a semi-trailer to a trailer;
(ww)
"SIDEWALK" shall mean that portion of a roadway used exclusively for pedestrians,
including walking trails;
(xx)
"SIDEWALK CROSSING" shall mean that portion of a sidewalk permanently improved or
designated for the passage of vehicular traffic;
(yy)
"SNOWMOBILE" shall mean a vehicle that:
(i) is not equipped with wheels but is equipped with tractor treads alone or with skis or with
skis and a propeller; or
(ii) is a toboggan equipped with tractor treads or a propeller; and
(iii) is designed primarily for operating over snow and is used exclusively for that purpose;
and
(iv) is designed to be self-propelled; and
(v) does not weigh more than 500 kilograms;
other than any vehicle that is designed to accommodate eight or more persons and is used for
the transportation of goods or persons;
(zz) "SPEED ZONE" shall mean any portion of a roadway within the Municipality as designated
herein, and identified by a sign erected and maintained at each end thereof, indicating the
maximum speed applicable thereto;
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(aaa)
"STOP" shall mean:
(i) when required, a complete cessation from movement; and
(ii) when prohibited, any stopping, even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the
directions of a Police Officer or traffic control signal;
(bbb) "STREET OR AVENUE" shall mean any street or public roadway within the Municipality
therein as designated pursuant to the provisions of the Act;
(ccc) "TRAFFIC" shall mean pedestrians, ridden animals, vehicles, buses, and other conveyances
either singly or together while using any roadways;
(ddd) "TRAFFIC SIGN" shall mean any sign, signal (other than traffic signals), marking or other
device placed, painted, or erected for the guidance, regulation, warning, direction, or
prohibition of traffic;
(eee) "TRAFFIC SIGNAL" shall mean a device whether manually, electrically or mechanically
operated for the purpose of directing, warning or regulating traffic by ways of an
illuminated signal;
(fff) "U-TURN" shall mean the turning of a vehicle so as to cause it to proceed in the opposite
direction from which it was proceeding immediately prior to the commencement of such
turn;
(ggg) "VEHICLE" means a device in, on or by which a person or thing is or may be transported or
drawn on a roadway and includes special mobile machines and farm equipment but does
not include vehicles running only on rails or solely on railway company property;
4.
DEFINITION
4.1
Other words and expressions used in this Bylaw shall have the same meaning as given them in the Act.
5.
GENDER
5.1
Except where the context otherwise requires, all references in the masculine gender shall also be
deemed to include the feminine gender.
6.
VALIDITY
6.1
If any section, clause or provision of this Bylaw is for any reason declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the Bylaw as a whole or any part
thereof, other than the section, clause, or provision so declared to be invalid.
SECTION II: STOPPING AND PARKING
7.
NO STOPPING
7.1
No operator of a vehicle shall stop such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary
to avoid collision or conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a Police Officer
or traffic sign or signal:
(a)
On the driving lane of any roadway;
(b)
Within an intersection;
(c)
On a sidewalk or sidewalk crossing;
(d)
On a crosswalk;
(e)
On a boulevard; or
(f)
Within four and one-half (4.5m) metres of the driveway entrance to any fire station.
8.
METHOD OF PARKING
8.1
Except when necessary in obeying traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals, unless otherwise
authorized by order of the Municipality, no operator of a vehicle shall park such vehicle in a roadway
other than parallel with the curb and with the right side wheels of the vehicle not more than thirty (30)
centimeters from the curb and within the limits of the designated parking stall, and where there is no
curb, with the right side wheels as near to the right hand limit of the roadway as is practical; with the
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exception of:
(a)
the 100 block, the 200 block, the 300 block, the 400 block, the 500 block and 600 block of
Centre Street;
(b)
the north side of the 100 block of Second Avenue East and Second Avenue West;
(c)
the 100 block of Third Avenue East and Third Avenue West;
(d)
the north side of the 100 block of Fourth Avenue East and Fourth Avenue West and
(e)
the north side of the 200 block of Fourth Avenue West
which are designated as angle parking.
9.
RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL PARKING TIME LIMIT
9.1
Subject to Section 19; Contractor Parking, no person shall park any vehicle continuously longer than
seventy-two (72) hours in a residential zone or longer than twelve (12) hours within the Town Centre
Commercial District (Centre Street from First Avenue to 6th Avenue). Contravention is subject to
Section XI (92) Seizure, Removal and Impounding of Vehicles.
10.
PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
10.1
No operator of a vehicle shall park said vehicle in any private parking place, private parking
entrance/driveway or on any private property of which he is not the owner, occupant, licensee, or
permittee except with the consent of the said owner, occupant, licensee or permittee.
11.
PARKING ON PUBLIC PARKING LOTS
11.1
Parking on public parking lots shall be limited to use only by patrons of the attached public facility or
at the discretion of the Municipality.
12.
NEW PAINT LINES
12.1
No person shall drive or walk on or over a newly painted line on any roadway where such line is
indicated by warning, directional markers or signs.
13.
NO PARKING
13.1
No operator of a vehicle shall park said vehicle
(a)
at locations where designated signage prohibits parking.
(b)
at locations where signed "Resident Only" parking, unless a resident placard is placed face up
on the dashboard of the said vehicle.
(c)
anywhere within a fire lane.
(d)
within three (3) metres of the entrance of any lane.
(e)
within six (6) metres of a corner.
(f)
within five (5) metres of a fire hydrant.
(g)
next to a curb that has been painted yellow.
(h)
next to a curb that is painted blue, unless said vehicle is displaying the International sign of the
disabled with license plates or placards
(i)
so that any portion of the vehicle extends over a sidewalk or sidewalk crossing.
(j)
in any lane or street so as to obstruct the entrance to any driveway or approach leading to
private or public premises.
(k)
on any Municipal property where parking is specifically reserved for:
(i)
Fire, Police or Ambulance vehicles, as designated by signs.
(ii)
Staff only as designated by signs.
(iii)
Vehicles with license plates or placards displaying the International sign of the
disabled.
13.2
No person shall park a cargo, utility, flatbed, construction, boat or snowmobile trailer that is unattached
from the vehicle used for moving the same, on any lane or street, excepting town-owned equipment.
14.
DISABLED PARKING
14.1
A Vehicle displaying a visible International sign of the disabled shall be allowed to park in any on-street
parking stall or zone marked reserved for the disabled.
14.2
No person shall park a vehicle displaying a visible International sign of the disabled in any parking stall
or zone marked reserved for the disabled unless the vehicle is transporting a disabled person.
14.3
The spaces designated for disabled parking shall be located as directed by Council resolution.
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15.
UNATTENDED VEHICLE ON JACKS
15.1
No person shall leave a vehicle unattended on a jack or jacks with one or more wheels removed for
more than three (3) hours on any roadway or on unoccupied Municipal property without the vehicle
being sufficiently blocked to stop the vehicle from falling onto the ground.
16.
INOPERATIVE VEHICLE (UNATTENDED VEHICLE)
16.1
No person shall stand or park a vehicle or recreational vehicle on any roadway or public property for
the purpose of vehicle repairs, with the exception of emergency repairs limited to three (3) hours.
17.
UNREGISTERED VEHICLES
17.1
No motor vehicle, which requires a license plate, shall be parked on a roadway unless it displays
license plates valid for the current year.
18.
DOUBLE PARKING
18.1
No person shall double park a vehicle upon any roadway in the Municipality.
19.
CONTRACTOR PARKING
19.1
Contractor vehicles used by contractors while carrying out work inside buildings or other places of
work shall be exempt from the hourly restricted parking provisions of this Bylaw, providing that any
such contractor vehicle is parked adjacent to the building or place where the contractor is actively
carrying out the work, and providing that it is carrying equipment or material necessary to the work
which cannot be conveniently unloaded and kept otherwise than on or in the contractor vehicle in
question. Contractors must have a current Assiniboia business license as regulated in the Business
Licence Bylaw as well as a current parking permit showing the location where the work is being done.
20.
OPENING OF VEHICLE DOORS
20.1
No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is
reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open upon the side of a vehicle available to
moving traffic, for a period of time longer than necessary to load and unload passengers.
21.
LIMITED PARKING
21.1
No operator of a vehicle shall park said vehicle for a period exceeding said time limits set forth by
designated signage.
21.2
Limited Parking spaces and zones are designated at the discretion of the Director of Operations who
shall keep a list for review as requested..
22.
LOADING ZONE
22.1
During the hours specified, no operator of a vehicle shall remain in a loading zone for a longer period
than allowed by the designated loading zone sign for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers,
merchandise, and/or goods;
22.2
Loading zone locations are designated at the discretion of the Director of Operations who shall keep a
list for review as requested.
23.
LOADING OR STORAGE PERMITS
23.1
Municipal Enforcement Officers, Administration or Director of Operations are hereby authorized to
issue special permits to allow persons to park vehicles or place items such as storage units otherwise
than as herein provided in order to load or unload merchandise or materials.
24.
HEAVY TRUCK PARKING
24.1
No person shall leave a semi-trailer unattached from a power unit parked in a public roadway.
24.2
No power unit attached or unattached to a semi-trailer shall be parked on a roadway or lane in any
residential district at any time, unless actually engaged in loading or unloading furniture, goods, or
merchandise.
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24.3
No power unit attached or unattached to a semi-trailer shall be parked on any lane in any commercial
or industrial district at any time, unless actually engaged in loading or unloading furniture, goods, or
merchandise.
24.4
No person shall park any semi-trailer upon any roadway unless the said semi-trailer is attached to a
power unit and when so attached the semi-trailer shall be deemed part of the power unit and subject to
the regulation pertaining to power units unless otherwise authorized by order of the Municipality.
25.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING
25.1
No operator of a Recreational Trailer, whether attached or unattached to any towing vehicle, shall park
said vehicle(s) on any roadway or alley for a period beyond seventy-two (72) hours, with the exception
of the period of May 1st to October 31st and if so parked, the unit must be a minimum of six (6) metres
from any intersection of road or alley.
26.
PARKING PROHIBITED IN DESIGNATED SNOW ROUTE OR CLEARANCE AREAS
26.1
No person shall park or stop a vehicle on any roadway identified for snow clearing or removal. This
can be identified by snow route signage, sandwich boards, or through other designated signage or
maps.
27.
PARKING PROHIBITED IN DESIGNATED ROADWAY MAINTENANCE AREAS
27.1
Roadway maintenance may include, but not limited to, street cleaning, snow removal, line painting,
roadway repair and other similar activities.
27.2
No person shall park or stop on any roadway identified for maintenance. This can be identified by
maintenance signage, sandwich boards or through other designated signage or maps.
28.
CHALKING TIRES
28.1
In order to determine the time which a vehicle or recreational vehicle has been parked in a location
where parking is restricted to a specific time, any Police Officer, Municipal Enforcement Officer, or
person authorized by this Bylaw may place an erasable chalk mark on the tread base of the tire of the
parked or stopped vehicle or recreational vehicle without such person or the Municipality incurring any
liability for doing so.
28.2
No person shall remove an erasable chalk mark placed under subsection a) while the vehicle or
recreational vehicle remains parked in the location where it was marked.
29.
WARNING NOTICE
29.1
In order to determine the time which a vehicle or recreational vehicle has been parked in a location
where parking is restricted to a specific time, any Police Officer, Municipal Enforcement Officer, or
person authorized by this Bylaw may place a Warning Notice on the parked or stopped vehicle or
recreational vehicle.
SECTION III: RULES FOR OPERATION AND CONDITION OF VEHICLE
30.
NO U-TURNS
30.1
No person driving a vehicle shall turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction:
(a)
Between intersections
(b)
At the intersection with a lane
(c)
At areas posted as U-turns prohibited.
30.2
The driver of a vehicle when making a legal turn at an intersection shall not proceed to do so until it
shall be safe to do so.
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30.3
Areas where U-turns are prohibited are designated at the discretion of the Director of Operations who
shall keep a list for review as requested.
31.
STOP SIGNS
31.1
At a junction where two or more traffic directions are controlled by stop signs, the driver who arrives
and stops first continues first. If two or more drivers in different directions stop simultaneously at a
junction controlled by stop signs, the driver on the left must yield the right-of-way to the driver on the
far right.
31.2
At any three or four-way stop, the first vehicle to come to a complete stop has the right-of-way.
32.
YIELD SIGNS
32.1
At any intersection where a yield sign is present, driver facing the sign must yield the right of way to
any other motorist approaching the intersection.
33.
MISCELLANEOUS SIGNS
33.1
No person shall, with the exception of sporting event signage and except where authorized in writing
by the Municipality or when duly authorized by law, erect upon or adjacent to any roadway; any sign,
marker, signal or light or any advertising sign or device.
33.2
Sporting event signage shall only be placed at the four (4) way stop of Third Avenue and Centre Street.
33.3
No person shall deface, damage, destroy or remove any sign or marker erected pursuant to this Bylaw.
33.4
All approved signs shall be removed within 12 hours following the event being advertised.
34.
TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION
34.1
No vehicle operator shall drive, stop or park a vehicle upon any roadway in such a manner as to block,
obstruct, impede, or hinder traffic thereon. Where the obstruction is unavoidable due to mechanical
failure, the operator will not be in breach of this section provided he promptly takes measures to clear
the faulty vehicle from the roadway.
35.
STOPPING WHEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED
35.1
Notwithstanding any traffic signal indication to proceed, no driver of a vehicle shall enter an
intersection unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection to accommodate the
vehicle without obstructing the passage of pedestrians or other traffic.
36.
TOWING VEHICLES
36.1
No person shall tow a vehicle on a street in an unsafe manner or with an unsafe tow rope, tow chain or
other connecting device.
36.2
No person shall tow any vehicle upon any roadway unless connection is so arranged that the towing
vehicle and the vehicle being towed are separated by more than two and one-half (2.5m) metres.
37.
MAXIMUM SPEED
37.1
No person shall drive any vehicle at a speed greater than 40 km/h within the general municipality and
30 km/h in school ground, playground areas and other designated areas as shown in Schedule "C",
unless otherwise posted by signage.
38.
VEHICLE NOT TO BE DRIVEN ON SIDEWALK
38.1
No operator shall drive, park, or operate a vehicle within, upon, across or over any sidewalk area,
except at a permanent or temporary driveway, nor upon any pedestrian path in a public park, unless
under the direction of the Municipality.
38.2
A person who obtains permission to cross a sidewalk with vehicle or equipment pursuant to subsection
(i) will be required to submit a refundable damage deposit to the Municipality of at least one thousand
($1,000) dollars to a maximum of actual potential damage. Said deposit shall be refunded upon
satisfaction of the Municipality that the sidewalk mentioned has not been damaged.
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38.3
No person shall build, construct, or install any type of access road, path, or driveway for the purpose of
access from any private property to any roadway or sidewalk without first having obtained the written
approval of the Municipality.
39.
BACKING-UP OF VEHICLES
39.1
Prior to driving a vehicle in reverse, the operator must ensure it is safe to do so.
39.2
No person shall drive a vehicle in reverse around the corner of any roadway.
40.
FOLLOWING EMERGENCY VEHICLES
40.1
When any emergency vehicle, including a fire truck, has emergency lights and/or sirens engaged, no
vehicle shall follow at a distance of less than sixty (60) metres.
40.2
No person driving or operating a vehicle shall cause the said vehicle to pass over or interfere with a fire
hose.
41.
DRIVING ON PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS
41.1
No person shall drive a vehicle upon or across a public playground, park, or green space without
written permission of a Municipal Enforcement Officer or designate.
42.
SPLASHING OF PEDESTRIANS
42.1
When water, mud, or slush is lying on any roadway, the driver of every vehicle shall drive on the
roadway so as to avoid splashing any pedestrian using the sidewalk or crosswalk.
43.
UNNECESSARY NOISE, THROWING GRAVEL
43.1
No person shall drive a vehicle on any roadway or parking lot in such a manner as to cause the tires or
any other part of the vehicle to make excessive, unusual or unnecessary noise.
43.2
No person driving a vehicle on any roadway or parking lot shall accelerate the vehicle to such an extent
so as to cause the tires to slide, spin or throw gravel or other substances.
44.
LUG VEHICLES
44.1
No person shall propel, operate, or drive any lug vehicle upon any roadway within the Municipality
without first having obtained a permit from the Municipality to do so.
45.
SCHOOL BUS ROUTE
45.1
The school division shall designate, subject to the approval of the Municipality, school bus routes and
shall notify the Municipality in writing of any changes in the said routes.
46.
SCHOOL PATROL
46.1
Any driver approaching and facing a stop sign being displayed by a School Patroller shall bring their
vehicle to a complete stop, and shall not proceed or permit their vehicle to enter the crosswalk until the
stop sign is no longer being displayed by the School Patroller.
47.
COMPRESSION RELEASE ENGINE BRAKES
47.1
No person shall operate, apply, or use compression release engine brakes, except in the case of an
emergency, when the operation of such brakes is necessary to avoid the possibility of a collision or
dangerous situation.
48.
TWO-WAY SINGLE LANE ROADWAYS
48.1
All roadways, unless otherwise signed, are deemed to be two-way single lane roadways.
49.
MOBILITY SCOOTER
49.1
No person shall operate a mobility scooter on any public roadway unless the mobility scooter displays
a red, yellow or orange flag with a total surface area not less than 500 cm2 (77.5 inches2) at a height of
not less than 1.5 metres (4.92 feet) from the ground.
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SECTION IV: VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND REGULATIONS
50.
DAMAGE TO ROADWAYS
50.1
No person shall use a vehicle on a roadway if the vehicle would cause damage to the roadway surface.
51.
MAXIMUM LENGTH AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
51.1
A vehicle, or a vehicle with a trailer attached, including its load, shall not exceed a total length of 6.10
metres (20 feet) or a maximum gross weight exceeding 12,000 kilograms (26,450 pounds) on a
roadway at any time.
51.2
This section does not apply if the vehicle:
(a)
is a recreational vehicle; or
(b)
is travelling on designated Heavy Vehicle Routes as set forth in Schedule "E";
(c)
is a vehicle directly related to the supply or service of goods to any residential or commercial
property and is travelling the most direct and appropriate route to and from a heavy haul road
and that property.
51.3
Movement of any pre-assembled building or structure that requires a development permit will also
require an Overweight & Oversize Permit.
51.4
Overweight & Oversize Permit shall be obtained and approved prior to travelling on any roads not
designated as Heavy Vehicles Routes with the following criteria:
(a)
One permit, including the permit fee shall be obtained per destination address on a per project
basis.
(b)
Prior to approval of permit the valid time period and route will be defined with the
applicant for the project.
(c)
Prior to the expiry of the approved permit, an application may be made for an extension of the
permit, and at no additional charge. Requests following expiry of permit will be required to
submit a new permit application and permit fee.
51.5
Overweight & Oversize loads that are continuous over a period of time may be subject to negotiating a
Road Maintenance Agreement whether travelling on a road designated for Heavy Vehicles or not.
52.
MEASUREMENT OF WEIGHT
52.1
Where a vehicle is weighed using a portable weigh scale approved by the Minister of Highways, a
Police Officer or Municipal Enforcement Officer shall immediately advise the operator of the vehicle
that in lieu of having the weight determined using the portable weigh scale, he or she has the right to
immediately take the vehicle to the nearest weigh scales certified by an inspector within the meaning of
the Weights and Measures Act (Canada) that are capable of weighing the vehicle.
52.2
Where the operator of the vehicle decides to have the vehicle weighed at the nearest weigh scales, a
Police Officer or Municipal Enforcement Officer has the power to take any steps that he or she
considers necessary to ensure that no alteration in the weight of the vehicle or the distribution of the
weight of the load occurs during transit to the weigh scales.
52.3
No operator of a vehicle shall take any action to alter the weight of the vehicle or the distribution of the
weight of the load during transit to the weigh scales.
53.
EXEMPTIONS TO VEHICLE WEIGHTS
53.1
The maximum gross vehicle weights shall not apply to:
(a)
motor vehicles designed specifically to convey garbage;
(b)
buses used for public transportation; or
(c)
emergency vehicles.
54.
COVERING OF LOAD
54.1
No person shall operate any vehicle transporting waste, refuse or debris of any kind, along or over any
roadway unless the load is covered with appropriate materials to sufficiently cover all waste, refuse or
debris and securely fastened in order to prevent any material from being ejected or blown onto
roadways during transportation.
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55.
SPILLING MATERIAL
55.1
Should any material being transported be spilled on roadways, it shall immediately be removed by the
responsible party. The area shall be left in as clean and usable state as prior to the incident. The
Municipality may recover any costs, from the responsible party, if personnel or designates of the
Municipality are required to complete the necessary cleanup.
55.2
If the material described in subsection (a) is a dangerous good as described under The Dangerous
Goods Transportation Act, then the spill response procedure contained in the The Dangerous Goods
Transportation Act must be strictly followed.
56.
HEAVY VEHICLE ROUTE
56.1
The roadways set out in Schedule "E" attached to and forming part of this Bylaw are designated as the
Heavy Vehicle Routes or where designated signage indicates maximum gross vehicle weight.
SECTION V: BICYCLES
57.
USING THE HANDLEBARS
57.1
No person shall operate a motorcycle or ride a bicycle without having at least one hand on the
handlebars.
58.
TWO ABREAST
58.1
All persons shall ride a bicycle or operate a motorcycle on a roadway with said operators in single or
double file, and at no time shall a bicycle or motorcycle be operated more than two abreast except for
the purpose of passing.
59.
PASSENGERS
59.1
No person shall operate a bicycle, except a tandem bicycle, with more than one person unless such
bicycle is equipped with a passenger carrier mounted in accordance with manufacturers' instructions
and the passenger is mounted behind the operator of the bicycle.
60.
RECKLESS RIDING AND ACROBATICS
60.1
No person shall operate a bicycle on a street recklessly or negligently or at a speed or in a manner
dangerous to the rider or to the public. Bicycle riders shall at all times operate their bicycle with due
care and attention to the nature and condition of the street and the traffic thereon and no such rider shall
engage in any acrobatic feats or any fancy riding on any street. For the purpose of this section
"acrobatics" and/or "fancy riding" may include, but shall not limited to:
(a)
removing both hands from the handlebars or feet from the pedals
(b)
riding a two-wheeled bicycle on one wheel;
(c)
jumping curbs or medians; or
(d)
stunting
61.
RIGHT HAND SIDE
61.1
Every person riding a bicycle shall ride as close as possible to the right hand curb, but this shall not
apply when the rider is approaching an intersection and indicates his intention to turn from a direct line
by giving a visible signal.
62.
ON SIDEWALK
62.1
No person shall ride a bicycle or drive a motorcycle upon any sidewalk in the Municipality except that
bicycles may be ridden upon any pathways provided for bicycle traffic where signs are erected to
authorize such traffic.
63.
RULES OF THE ROAD
63.1
Every person riding a bicycle on a roadway in the Municipality shall conform to The Traffic Safety
Act.
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64.
HELMET USE
64.1
It is recommended that every person aged fourteen (14) years and under wear a properly fitted and
fastened CSA approved protective helmet when he or she:
(a)
operates a bicycle;
(b)
rides as a passenger on a bicycle as allowed by this Bylaw;
(c)
rides on or is towed in anything that is attached to or towed by a bicycle as allowed by this
Bylaw.
65.
BICYCLES ON STREETS
65.1
No person shall leave a bicycle in a reclining position on a street, sidewalk or public place in the
Municipality. On those streets on which there is a curb, bicycles when left at the curb shall be left in an
upright position. No person shall chain or secure by any means whatsoever a bicycle to a pole, tree or
any structure on a street, sidewalk or boulevard other than designated bicycle stands.
66.
SEIZURE OF BICYCLES
66.1
The Municipal Enforcement Officer or a Police Officer may seize, without warrant, any bicycle that is
being operated in an unsafe manner or deemed abandoned. Bicycle shall be impounded for a period not
exceeding thirty (30) days.
66.2
Any bicycle impounded and unclaimed for ninety (90) days or more shall be dealt with as lost or
unclaimed personal property and sold as per Section X, (80) Seizure, Removal and Impounding of
Vehicles.
SECTION VI: SKATEBOARDS, LONGBOARDS, ROLLERBLADES AND OTHER MEANS OF
CONVEYANCE
67.
INTERPRETATION OF PART
67.1
In this Part:
(a)
"skateboard" includes longboard and "skateboarding" includes longboarding;
(b)
"vehicle" includes a skateboard, rollerblades, and other similar means of conveyance, but does
not include a wheelchair.
68.
STUNTING
68.1
Except as provided in Subsection (2), no person operating or using a vehicle shall perform or engage in
any stunt or activity on a sidewalk or other public place that is likely to distract, startle or otherwise
interfere with other users of the sidewalk or other public place.
68.2
Stunting is permitted only within designated skate parks.
69.
DAMAGING PROPERTY
69.1
No person skateboarding, longboarding or roller-blading shall do so in a manner which causes damage
to roadway or other public place designed and intended for or used by pedestrians or any Town
property affixed or placed on a street, sidewalk or other public place designed and intended for or used
by pedestrians.
SECTION VII: PARADES AND ROADWAY CLOSURE
70.
PARADE APPROVAL
70.1
No parade shall be held without first obtaining approval from the Municipality for the proposed parade.
70.2
No person shall participate in a parade for which municipal approval has not been granted.
70.3
Application for approval for a parade shall be made in writing to the Municipality, giving the nature of
the parade, the intended route, the number of persons and vehicles expected to take part, and the
estimated time required for the parade to pass a given point.
70.4
All applications for approval for a parade shall be made to the Municipality at least seven (7) days prior
to the day of the parade.
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71.
DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC FOR PARADES
71.1
The Municipality is hereby empowered to close whatever streets they deem necessary during the
passage of any parade and to divert traffic to other streets.
71.2
During any parade all pedestrians not taking part therein shall be restricted to the use of the sidewalk.
72.
VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
72.1
No vehicle and/or pedestrians shall interfere, obstruct or cross through any roadway of a parade route.
73.
CLOSING ROADWAYS
73.1
The Municipality may close any roadway or sidewalk for the purpose of carrying out road, sewer line
or water line construction, repair or improvement or any other work where the Municipality believes it
is necessary to close the roadway or sidewalk to the public.
73.2
Where the Municipality has closed a roadway or sidewalk, no person shall enter or attempt to enter the
roadway or sidewalk without authorization from the Municipality.
73.3
The Municipality may temporarily close any roadway or sidewalk where in his opinion an emergency
exists which requires that the roadway be closed.
73.4
Individuals and organizations must request approval of any road or sidewalk closure, at least fourteen
(14) days prior to the date of closure. If the request for closure involves a highway, submission of the
request must be received at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of closure.
73.5
Prior to approval the valid time period will be defined with the applicant for the closure.
73.6
Prior to the expiry of the approval, an request may be made for an extension. Requests following
expiry of approval will be required to submit a new request.
SECTION VIII: HEDGES, TREES AND OBSTRUCTIONS
74.
NEAR INTERSECTIONS
74.1
No person shall plant trees, hedges or shrubs, exceeding one (1) metre in height, within seven and one-
half (7.5) metres at any intersection.
75.
DANGEROUS TO TRAFFIC OR OBSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS
75.1
The Municipal Enforcement Officer or designate may order that any hedge, shrub or tree or other
obstruction be removed, trimmed, or cut down, for the safety of pedestrians or drivers on a roadway,
where a visual obstruction is present.
76.
DAMAGE TO ROADWAYS
76.1
No person shall willfully excavate or trench any roadway without written approval from the
Municipality.
76.2
No person shall operate a vehicle on a roadway if the vehicle would tear, gouge, scar, or otherwise
cause damage to the roadway.
77.
OBSTRUCTION OF ROADWAY OR SIDEWALK
77.1
No person shall place any electrical cord, lumber, tree branch or any other material across any roadway
or sidewalk in such a manner that it obstructs or provides an unsafe situation for pedestrian or vehicular
traffic.
SECTION IX: TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
78.
STOP SIGNAGE
78.1
All stop signs shall be erected and maintained at a distance of approximately three (3) metres from a
roadway intersection at a 90-degree angle to the traffic approaching the intersection.
78.2
Stop signs or signals shall be erected at locations at the discretion of the Director of Operations who
shall keep a list for review as requested.
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79.
YIELD SIGNAGE
79.1
All yield signs shall be erected and maintained at a distance of approximately three
(3) metres from a roadway intersection at a 90-degree angle to the traffic approaching the intersection
79.2
Yield signs shall be erected at the discretion of the Director of Operations who shall keep a list for
review as requested.
80.
NO PARKING
80.1
The Municipality shall maintain and/or erect any signage or curb markings to indicate "No Parking"
areas. Such signs or curb markings shall be visible from that part of the roadway to which the
restriction applies.
80.2
No parking signs or zones shall be designated at the discretion of the Director of Operations who shall
keep a list for review as requested.
81.
GENERAL SIGNS
81.1
The Municipality may maintain and/or erect any signage as it may deem relevant for warning,
guidance, directions or information purposes. General signage as referred to in the Traffic Bylaw is
exempt from conditions and/or specifications set forth in the Municipality's Zoning Bylaw.
81.2
The Director of Operations is hereby authorized to install and maintain traffic control devices for the
purpose of the control, warning, guidance, information and direction of traffic in conformity with this
Bylaw, Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada or any traffic warrants approved by Council.
81.3
The Director of Operations shall keep an inventory of the location of all traffic control signs and
devices and the information shall be open to inspection at the office during normal business hours.
SECTION X: LOITERING AND OBSTRUCTION OF ROADWAYS
82.
INTERPRETATION OF PART
82.1
In this part "loiter" or "loitering" shall be defined as follows:
(a)
lounging, sitting, standing or remaining at, about, or near the vicinity of any public place
without any apparent purpose or reason; or
(b)
lounging, sitting, standing or remaining at, about or near the vicinity of any public place in a
manner so as to obstruct, interfere, block or slow the free passage of vehicle or pedestrian
traffic; or
(c)
while on any roadway or sidewalk make gestures, comments or ask for gifts or money or to
otherwise "panhandle".
82.2
In this part "public place" shall include:
(a)
a roadway, sidewalk or boulevard;
(b)
public parking lot;
(c)
a place or building to which the public has or is permitted access;
(d)
a park or playground; or
(e)
any unoccupied land or building;
83.
LOITERING
83.1
Every person found loitering is found guilty of this offence with the exception of:
(a)
where, at the time of the alleged offence, the individual has consent or permission of the lawful
owner or occupant of that land or building; or
(b)
the gifts or money requested is made by a person in the employ of or on behalf of a charitable
corporation as that term is defined in The Non-profit Corporations Act, 1995, SS 1995, c. N-
4.2, and amendments thereto, or any other Act enacted in its stead.
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SECTION XI: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
84.
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC
84.1
A Police Officer is hereby authorized to direct traffic in conformity with this Bylaw and the Act.
84.2
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Bylaw, a Police Officer, a person designated by a Police
Officer, a firefighter or Municipal Enforcement Officer are hereby authorized to direct or prohibit
traffic on any public roadway in any manner they deem necessary to expedite traffic, safeguard
pedestrians, prevent accidents or meet any unforeseen conditions, whether or not in conformity with
this Bylaw or the Act, in the event of a fire, traffic accident, traffic signal light malfunction or other
emergency.
84.3
Every person shall comply with any traffic signal or direction of a Police Officer, person designated by
a Police Officer, a firefighter or Municipal Enforcement Officer given pursuant to this section.
85.
ALL TO COMPLY
85.1
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Bylaw or fails to comply therewith or with
any notice given thereunder is guilty of an offence and be liable to the penalties as hereinafter
provided. Said offence and penalties shall be listed on a Notice of Violation, or where applicable
Summary Offences Traffic Information as set out by the Province of Saskatchewan, and provided to
the said person.
85.2
Any Police Officer responsible for policing the Municipality or the Province of Saskatchewan, the
Municipal Enforcement Officer or any other person specifically appointed by the Municipality are
hereby designated to enforce all Sections of this Bylaw.
86.
OWNER OF VEHICLE
86.1
The Owner of a vehicle shall be liable for violation of any of the provisions of this Bylaw in
connection with the operation of a vehicle, unless such owner proves to the satisfaction of a Provincial
Magistrate or Justice of the Peace trying the case, that at the time of the offence the vehicle was not
being operated by him/her nor by any person with his/her consent express or implied.
87.
PLACING TICKETS
87.1
No person, other than a Police Officer, Municipal Enforcement Officer, or person authorized by this
Bylaw may place a Notice of Violation or Warning Ticket on any vehicle.
87.2
No person, other than the owner or operator of the vehicle, shall remove a Notice of Violation or a
Warning Ticket from any vehicle.
88.
CANCELLATION OF TICKETS
88.1
The CAO of the Municipality may only cancel a Notice of Violation where, in their judgement backed
by written evidence, that Notice of Violation was issued improperly or in error.
89.
REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTION, ENCUMBRANCE OR ENCROACHMENT
89.1
Where an obstruction, encumbrance or encroachment is created or left on any roadway, boulevard, or
sidewalk, any Police Officer or other person authorized by the Municipality may remove or dispose of
that obstruction, encumbrance or encroachment at the cost of the person responsible.
90.
ADDITIONAL PENALTIES
90.1
The owner, driver or operator of a vehicle that is unlawfully placed, parked or kept on any street,
parking place or other public place where the length of time parking is controlled is subject to an
additional violation tag each time the allowed time has elapsed.
91.
PROSECUTION FOR DAMAGES
91.1
Nothing in this Bylaw shall be construed to curtail or abridge the right of the Town to prosecute an
action for damages by reason of damage suffered to any municipal property resulting from the
contravention of any of the provisions of this Bylaw.
Traffic Bylaw 11/20 Page 21 of 26
92.
SEIZURE, REMOVAL, AND IMPOUNDING OF VEHICLES
In addition to, and notwithstanding any penalties provided herein, any Police Officer or the Municipal
Enforcement Officer may remove or cause to be removed, seize, impound or store any vehicle that
contravenes any section of the Bylaw and may include, but is not limited to:
(a)
any vehicle that is unlawfully placed, left or kept on any roadway, other public place, or on
Municipal property;
(b)
any vehicle that is unlawfully parked pursuant to Section II, Stopping and Parking;
(c)
any vehicle which is found on a roadway, public parking place, other public place or on
Municipal property where:
(i)
the owner of the vehicle owes three (3) or more outstanding fines to the Municipality for
parking offences;
(ii)
the appeal period against the imposition and amount of said fines has expired; and
(iii)
at least two (2) notices that the fines are outstanding were sent to the owner at least one
(1) week apart;
92.2
The Municipality may retain a vehicle which has been impounded or stored after it has been removed
under subsection 1 until the amount of outstanding fines, if any, and the costs incurred in removing and
impounding or storing the vehicle have been paid, and upon payment of said outstanding fines and cost
the vehicle shall be released to the Owner. The costs mentioned in this subsection shall include, but are
not limited to, the following:
(a)
The actual cost of removal.
(b)
Administration fee of fifty ($50.00) dollars.
(c)
The cost of storage at a rate of ten ($10.00) dollars per day to a maximum of one hundred fifty
($150.00) dollars.
(d)
Any actual cost of any legal action.
92.3
Following full payment of any fines, seizure, removal and impounding fees of the vehicle, the vehicle
will be released to the Owner. Owners must remove the vehicle within forty-eight (48) hours.
92.4
If the fines and costs described in subsection (2) have not been paid within a period of thirty (30) days
from the date of seizure, the Municipality shall have the right to recover same from the Owner of the
vehicle by:
(a)
legal action in court of competent jurisdiction;
(b)
sale through public auction; or
(c)
by private sale of the vehicle.
92.5
Prior to the sale of a vehicle which has been impounded or stored under this section, the Municipality
shall provide notice designating the time and place of the sale at least fourteen (14) days prior to the
sale by:
(a)
publishing a notice on the Municipality website;
(b)
sending a copy of said notice by regular mail to the Owner at the address last appearing on the
vehicle registration; and
(c)
by any other means which council may consider appropriate.
92.6
The proceeds from such sale shall be applied firstly on the fines and costs described in subsection (2)
and the balance remaining, if any, shall be paid to the Owner.
92.7
If the proceeds from such sale are insufficient to satisfy the fines and costs described in subsection (2),
the amount of the shortfall shall be a debt due and owing from the Owner and enforceable by the
Municipality in any manner allowed by law.
93.
FALSE STATEMENT
93.1
No person shall in any verbal information, report or document for purposes of this Bylaw, make a
statement false in any material particular.
94.
EXCEPTIONS
94.1
Municipality employees are exempt from this Bylaw while in the execution of their duties.
95.
PENALTIES
95.1
Any person convicted of a breach of the provisions of this bylaw shall forfeit and pay the ticket,
summary or notice of violation as set out in Schedule "A".
Traffic Bylaw 11/20 Page 22 of 26
96.
PAYMENT OF FINES
96.1
Where any person has committed or is alleged to have committed a breach of any of the provisions of
this Bylaw, a ticket, summary, or notice may be served on such person by a Police Officer, Municipal
Enforcement Officer, or any person duly authorized. Such person served with a ticket or notice may
pay same at the Assiniboia Municipality Administration Office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
4:00 p.m., excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, provided that payment must be made
within the period of time shown on the said ticket or notice. If payment is made within such time and
accepted, then that person shall not be liable to prosecution for the offense.
96.2
Service of such ticket or notice may be made personally or by attaching the ticket, summary or notice
to the vehicle in respect of which an offense has been committed or by mailing such ticket, summary or
notice addressed to the registered owner of the vehicle.
96.3
If the person given such ticket, summary or notice fails to pay the specified ticket within the time
shown on the summary or notice, the dollar amount doubles as set out in Schedule "A".
SECTION XII: REPEAL OF FORMER BYLAWS AND EFFECTIVE DATE
97.
REPEAL
97.1
Bylaw #'s. 481, 632, 871, 15/08, 18/08 and all applicable amendments to these bylaws are hereby
repealed.
98.
EFFECTIVE DATE
98.1
This Bylaw shall come into force and be in effect on the final passing thereof.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Mayor (Bob Himbeault)
SEAL
_____________________________________
Chief Administrative Officer (Carol White)
READ A FIRST TIME this 17th day of August A.D. 2020
READ A SECOND TIME this 17th day of August A.D. 2020
READ A THIRD TIME this 19th day of October A.D. 2020
Certified to be a true copy of Bylaw No. 11-20 adopted by the
Council of the Town of Assiniboia on the ___ day of _______, 2020.
__________________
SEAL
CAO, Carol White
Traffic Bylaw 11/20 Page 23 of 26
SCHEDULE "A" ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
OFFENSE
PENALTY IF
PAID BY
DATE
SPECIFIED
ON NOTICE
OF
VIOLATION
PENALTY
AFTER DATE
SPECIFIED
ON NOTICE
OF
VIOLATION
SECTION II: STOPPING AND PARKING
7.
NO STOPPING
$50.00
$100.00
8.
METHOD OF PARKING
$50.00
$100.00
9.
RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL PARKING TIME LIMIT
Subject to
Section XI (92)
10.
PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
$50.00
$100.00
11.
PARKING ON PUBLIC PARKING LOTS
12.
NEW PAINT LINES
$50.00
$100.00
13.
NO PARKING
Subject to
Section XI (92)
15.
UNATTENDED VEHICLE ON JACKS
$100.00 and
Subject to
Section XI (92)
16.
INOPERATIVE VEHICLE (UNATTENDED VEHICLE)
$100.00 and
Subject to
Section XI (92)
17.
UNREGISTERED VEHICLES
$100.00 and
Subject to
Section XI (92)
18.
DOUBLE PARKING
$50.00
$100.00
19.
CONTRACTOR PARKING Without Permit
$50.00
$100.00
20.
OPENING OF VEHICLE DOORS
$50.00
$100.00
21.
LIMITED PARKING
Subject to
Section XI (92)
22.
LOADING ZONE
$50.00
$100.00
23.
LOADING OR STORAGE PERMITS Without Permit
$50.00
$100.00
24.
HEAVY TRUCK PARKING
$100.00 and
Subject to
Section XI (92)
25.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING November 1-April.30
$50.00
$100.00
SECTION III: RULES FOR OPERATION AND CONDITION OF
VEHICLE
30.
NO U-TURNS
$50.00
$100.00
33.
MISCELLANEOUS SIGNS
$50.00
$100.00
34.
TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION
$50.00
$100.00
35.
STOPPING WHEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED
$50.00
$100.00
36.
TOWING VEHICLES
$150.00
$300.00
37.
MAXIMUM SPEED
$100.00
$200.00
38.
VEHICLE NOT TO BE DRIVEN ON SIDEWALK
Without Approval
$100.00 plus
any costs for
damage
$200.00
39.
BACKING-UP OF VEHICLES
$100.00
$200.00
40.
FOLLOWING EMERGENCY VEHICLES
$150.00
$300.00
41.
DRIVING ON PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS
Without Approval
$100.00 plus
any costs for
damage
$200.00
42.
SPLASHING OF PEDESTRIANS
$50.00
$100.00
Traffic Bylaw 11/20 Page 24 of 26
43.
UNNECESSARY NOISE, THROWING GRAVEL
$100.00
$200.00
44.
LUG VEHICLES Without Permit
$200.00 plus
any costs for
damage
46.
SCHOOL PATROL
$100.00
$200.00
47.
COMPRESSION RELEASE ENGINE BRAKES
$500.00
49.
MOBILITY SCOOTER
$25.00
$50.00
SECTION IV: VEHICLE WEIGHTS AND REGULATIONS
50.
DAMAGE TO ROADWAYS
$100.00 plus
any costs for
damage
51.
MAXIMUM LENGTH AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
$500.00
54.
COVERING OF LOAD
$150.00
$300.00
55.1
SPILLING MATERIAL
$100.00 plus
costs of clean-
up
55.2
SPILLING MATERIAL (Dangerous Goods)
$250.00 plus
costs of clean-
up
56.
HEAVY VEHICLE ROUTE
$150.00
$300.00
SECTION V: BICYCLES
$25.00
$50.00
SECTION VI: SKATEBOARDS, LONGBOARDS, ROLLERBLADES
AND OTHER MEANS OF CONVEYANCE
$25.00 plus
costs for
damage
$50.00
SECTION VII: PARADES AND ROADWAY CLOSURE
Without Permit
$100.00
$200.00
SECTION VIII: HEDGES, TREES AND OBSTRUCTIONS
$200.00 plus
costs to remedy
SECTION IX: TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS
Failure to abide by signage
$250.00
$500.00
SECTION X: LOITERING AND OBSTRUCTION OF ROADWAYS
83.
LOITERING
$50.00
$100.00
SECTION XI: ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
84.
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC
$250.00
$500.00
Traffic Bylaw 11/20 Page 25 of 26
SCHEDULE B: HEAVY VEHICLE ROUTE
Traffic Bylaw 11/20 Page 26 of 26
SCHEDULE C: 30 KM ZONES