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TRAFFIC BYLAW
TOWN OF GRAND COULEE
BYLAW 03-2026
A BYLAW TO REGULATE THE OPERATION & PARKING OF VEHICLES AND THE
USE OF THE HIGHWAYS
The Council of the Town of Grand Coulee in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts:
1. This bylaw may be referred to as the Traffic Bylaw.
2. DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this bylaw, the following terms and words shall have the following
meanings:
(a) "angle parking" means the parking of vehicles with the right front wheel drawn
up on the right-hand side of the highway, or at a distance of not more than
thirty(30) centimeters from such curb, the vehicles to be placed at an angle of
forty-five (45) degrees with the curb;
(b) "administrator" means the administrator of the municipality;
(c) "council" means the council of the Town of Grand Coulee;
(d) "curb" means the lateral boundaries of a roadway, whether or not marked by
curbing;
(e) "highway" means 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 or publicly 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, 1997;
(f) "justice" means a justice of the peace as per The Interpretation Act, 1995;
(g) "lug vehicles" means any vehicle with a portable engine or tractor engine having
metal spikes, lugs or cleats projecting from the face of the wheels or tires thereof,
or having metal track tread;
(h) "municipality" means the Town of Grand Coulee;
(i) " one-way highway" means highway ascribed to it by The Traffic Safety Act;
(j) "parallel parking" means the parking of a vehicle with both right wheels thereof
drawn up to the curb on the right-hand side of the highway of the highway, or a
distance of not more than thirty (30) centimeters from such curb;
(k) "parking" has the meaning ascribed thereto by The Traffic Safety Act;
(l) " place of public assembly" means schools, theatres, churches, rinks, and halls;
(m) "power turn" means to maneuver a vehicle in such a manner to cause part of the
vehicle to depart from its ordinary line of progress by the sudden use of
acceleration and/or braking;
(n) "designated officer" means the Administrator, Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
Sheriff or any other person appointed to enforce municipal bylaws;
(o) "roadway" means that part of a public highway designated or intended for use by
vehicles, and includes the roadbed structure involving any side slope or ditch
bottom, but does not include a designated trail within the meaning of The
Snowmobile Act or any other trail or path for which a permit is required, as
ascribed to by The Municipalities Act;
(p) "speed zone" means any portion of a highway within the Town of Grand Coulee,
as designated herein, and identified by a sign erected and maintained at each end
thereof, indicating the maximum speed applicable thereto;
(q) "u-turn" means 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;
(r) "vehicle" means a vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer or a motor vehicle as ascribed to
by The Traffic Safety Act.
3. SCOPE
(a) "Stop" Streets: highways listed in Appendix 1;
(b) "Yield" Streets: highways listed in Appendix 2;
(c) "No U-Turn" Intersections: intersections of the highways, approached from all
four (4) directions listed in Appendix 3;
(d) "One-Way" Streets: highways listed in Appendix 4;
(e) "Loading Zones": highway locations listed in Appendix 5;
4. INFRACTIONS
(a) "Stop" Streets: the provisions of The Traffic Safety Act shall apply to all traffic
approaching and facing a "stop" sign erected and maintained in accordance with
the provisions of subsection 5(a).
(b) "Yield" Streets: the provisions of The Traffic Safety Act shall apply to all traffic
approaching and facing a "yield" sign erected and maintained in accordance with
the provisions of subsection 5(b).
(c) Miscellaneous Signs:
i.
No person shall, except where authorized by resolution of Council, or
when duly authorized by law, erect upon or immediately adjacent to any
highway, any sign, marker, signal or light or any advertising sign or
device.
ii.
No person shall deface damage, destroy or remove any sign or marker
erected pursuant to this bylaw.
(d) Lug Vehicles:
i.
No person shall propel, operate or drive any lug vehicle upon any highway
within the municipality without first obtaining from the administrator, a
permit in writing authorizing same.
ii.
The administrator is hereby authorized to issue permits in writing for the
purpose of clause 4(d)(i) of this bylaw, in any case where the applicant
therefore has signed a written undertaking in Form 1, Appendix 6.
Provided that the administrator shall not issue any such permit unless
he/she is satisfied that with reasonable care in operation, the lug vehicle
may be propelled or driven over any highway without damage resulting
thereto or to any bridge or culvert thereon.
iii.
Nothing contained in clause 4(d)(i) shall be deemed to preclude the
transport of a lug vehicle as herein defined over any highway where same
is being carried by means of a rubber-tired trailer or other conveyance
equipped with rubber tires.
(e) Parking:
i.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the parking of vehicles is permitted
on all highways within the municipality.
ii.
(a) Subject to the provisions of sub clause 4(e)(ii)(b), no person shall park
a vehicle in any lane, or in any street so as to obstruct the entrance to any
lane or to a driveway or approach leading to private premises;
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub clause 4(e)(ii)(a), a vehicle may
be parked in any lane for the purpose of taking on or discharging cargo,
provided no such vehicle shall be parked for a period exceeding thirty (30)
minutes at one time, unless written permission has first been obtained
from the administrator or a special constable of the municipality for an
extension of such time.
iii.
(a) Subject to sub clause 4(e)(iii)(b), every person parking a vehicle upon
a highway within the municipality where parking is permitted, shall
parallel park the same.
(b) Every person parking a vehicle upon a highway listed in Appendix 7
shall angle park same.
iv.
No person shall park a vehicle in any "No Parking" area as designated in
Appendix 8 at any time whether such areas are marked on the curb or
otherwise by signs erected and maintained in accordance with the
provisions of subsection 5(d) to indicate that parking therein is prohibited.
v.
No person shall park a vehicle within five (5) metres of any street
intersection or fire hydrant.
vi.
No person shall park a vehicle on any highway or roadway at one place for
any period of time exceeding forty-eight (48) consecutive hours and
twenty-four (24) consecutive hours after a substantial snowfall to allow for
street clearing.
vii.
No person shall park any vehicle in any private place or on any private
property unless he is the owner, occupant, licensee or permittee of the
parking place or private property, except with the consent of such owner,
occupant, licensee or permittee.
viii.
(a) Subject to sub clause 4(e)(viii)(b), no person shall park any vehicle
designated for carrying or intended for the carrying of oil, gasoline or
other flammable, combustible or explosive material, within 30 metres
from the building in the municipality used or intended for use, in whole or
in part, as a place of dwelling, a hotel or place of public assembly.
(b) Nothing in sub clause 4(e)(viii)(a) shall be deemed to restrict the
parking of any such vehicle for such period of time as may be necessary to
take on or discharge cargo.
ix.
No person shall park a vehicle with a manufacturer's rated capacity in
excess of 5,500 kg on any streets or avenues designated in Appendix 9.
x.
No person shall park a vehicle or trailer unless it displays a current valid
license plate or temporary license.
xi.
No person shall park or leave standing any machinery or equipment or
other things not being a vehicle, on any street overnight.
xii.
No person shall park a vehicle so as to obstruct the movement of traffic.
(f) Power Turns: The operator of a vehicle shall not execute "power turns" on any
highway in the Municipality.
(g) Speed:
i.
No person shall operate a vehicle in the municipality at a speed greater
than thirty (30) km per hour.
(h) U-Turns:
i.
No person shall cause a vehicle to make a U-Turn between intersections,
and at the intersection of a highway with a lane or an alley in the
municipality.
ii.
No person shall cause a vehicle to make a U-Turn at the intersection
designated as a "U-Turn" intersection as listed in Appendix 3. This shall
apply to all traffic approaching and facing a "No U-Turn" sign erected and
maintained in accordance with the provisions of subsection 5(c).
(i) Vehicles on Public Reserves, etc.
i.
No person may operate or park a vehicle on any area designated on
Appendix 11 unless so authorized by the Town.
ii.
No person shall park a vehicle on any public reserve designated parking
area for any period of time exceeding forty-eight (48) consecutive hours
unless so authorized by the Town.
iii.
The provisions of clause 4(i)(i) shall not apply to maintenance vehicles.
(j) One way highway:
i.
Except as otherwise provided herein a person may operate a vehicle in
either direction on all highways within the municipality.
ii.
No person shall operate a vehicle in a direction other than that indicated
on the highways as listed in Appendix 4 as "One Way Highways".
(k) Temporary road closure
i. Any portion of a highway within the municipality may be temporarily
closed to vehicular traffic by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or by
resolution of Town Council in order that pedestrians may have exclusive
use thereof.
ii. No person shall drive through or upon any highway or portion thereof
which is roped, barricaded, or where there is a notice posted prohibiting
the use of the roadway.
5. SIGNS
(a) Council shall cause to be erected and maintained at all stop streets in Appendix 1,
at a distance of approximately three (3) metres from point of intersection, an
appropriate sign containing the word "Stop", so placed to face the traffic
approaching the intersection.
(b) Council shall cause to be erected and maintained at all yield streets listed in
Appendix 2, at a distance of approximately three (3) metres from point of
intersection, an appropriate "Yield" sign, so placed to face the traffic approaching
the intersection.
(c) Council shall cause to be erected and maintained at all "No U-Turn" intersections
as listed in Appendix 3, at a distance of approximately three (3) metres from point
of intersection, an appropriate sign prohibiting U-Turns, so placed to face the
traffic approaching the intersection.
(d) Council shall cause to be erected and maintained at all "No Parking" areas as
listed in Appendix 8, appropriate signs and/or curb markings. Such signs or curb
markings shall be visible from that part of the highway to which the restriction
applies.
(e) Council shall have or cause to have erected any signs and/or curb markings
necessary for a temporary road closure. Such signs or curb markings shall be
visible from that part of the highway to which the restriction applies.
6. PENALTIES
(a) Signs:
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of clauses 4(c)(i) and 4(c)(ii)
of this bylaw is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to the
penalties provided in the General Penalty Bylaw of the municipality.
(b) Lug Vehicles and Power Turns:
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsections 4(d)(i) and 4(f)
of this bylaw shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of:
i.
subsection 4(d)(i)
$250.00
ii.
subsection 4(f)
$100.00
(c) Parking, U-Turns, Public Reserve:
A person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsections 4(e)(ii), 4(e)(iii),
4(e)(iv), 4(e)(v), 4(e)(vi), 4(e)(vii), 4(e)(viii), 4(e)(ix), 4(e)(x), 4(e)(xi), 4(e)(xii),
4(h)(ii), 4(i)(i) and 4(i)(ii) of this bylaw or fails to comply therewith or with any
of this bylaw or fails to comply therewith or with any notice or order given there-
under shall be guilty of an offence and upon summary conviction, shall be liable
to penalties as follows:
i.
Clause 4(e)(ii)
$50.00
ii.
Clause 4(e)(iii)
$50.00
iii.
Clause 4(e)(iv)
$100.00
iv.
Clause 4(e)(v)
$50.00
v.
Clause 4(e)(vi)
$50.00
vi.
Clause 4(e)(vii)
$50.00
vii.
Clause 4(e)(viii)
$200.00
viii.
Clause 4(e)(ix)
$100.00
ix.
Clause 4(e)(x)
$50.00
x.
Clause 4(e)(xi)
$75.00
xi.
Clause 4(e)(xii)
$50.00
xii.
Clause 4(h)(ii)
$100.00
xiii.
Clause 4(i)(i)
$200.00
xiv.
Clause 4(i)(ii)
$50.00
(d) Temporary Road Closure
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection 4(k)(i) of this
bylaw shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of $200.00.
(e) Notice of Violation:
i.
A violator of any of the subsections of this bylaw, as set out in subsection
6(c) upon being served with a Notice of Violation, may during the regular
office hours, voluntarily pay the penalty at the municipal office within
thirty days and upon payment as so provided, that person shall not be
liable to prosecution of the offence.
ii.
The Notice of Violation shall be in Form "2", Appendix 12, attached to
and forming part of this bylaw.
(f) Speed, One Way Highway, Failing to Stop, Failing to Yield etc.
The penalties for these and other traffic violations other than parking under The
Traffic Safety Act, The Snowmobile Act and The School Bus Operating
Regulations shall be liable to the penalties imposed by The Summary Offences
Procedure Act and/or any other applicable legislation.
7. IMPOUNDING
(a) In addition to and notwithstanding any provisions contained within Section 6
hereof, any person appointed as a designated officer pursuant to this bylaw:
i.
may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle that:
1) is unlawfully placed, left or kept on any street, public parking
place, roadway, or other public place;
2) is unlawfully parked pursuant to clause 4(e)(vii) when requested
by the owner, occupant, licensee or permit holder of said land; or
3) is found on a street, roadway, public parking place, other public
place or municipally-owned property when:
a. the owner of the vehicle owes three or more outstanding
fines to the municipality for parking offences;
b. the appeal period against the imposition and amount of
said fines has expired;
c. at least two notices that the fines are outstanding were sent
to the owner at least one week apart; and
d. a justice, having been satisfied by evidence provided by
way of oath, affidavit or statutory declaration of the
existence of the facts mentioned above in clauses
7(a)(i)(3)(a) to (c), has issued an order authorizing the
removal and impoundment
ii. and seize, impound or store such vehicle.
(b) The municipality may retain a vehicle which has been impounded or stored after
it has been removed under subsection 7(a) 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 costs the vehicle
shall be released to the owner.
(c) If the fines and costs described in subsection 7(b) have not been paid within a
period of 30 days, the municipality shall have the right to recover same from the
owner of the vehicle by :
i. legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction;
ii. sale through public auction; or
iii. by private sale of the vehicle.
(d) 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 14 days prior to the sale by:
i. publishing a notice in a newspaper circulating in the municipality;
ii. sending a copy of said notice by regular mail to the owner at the address
last appearing on the vehicle registration; and
iii. by any other means which council may consider appropriate.
(e) The proceeds from such sale shall be applied firstly on the fines and costs
described in subsection 7(b) and the balance remaining, if any, shall be paid to the
owner.
(f) If the proceeds from such sale are insufficient to satisfy the fines and costs
described in subsection 7(b), 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.
8. REPEAL
Bylaw No. 03-2021 is hereby repealed.
9. COMING INTO FORCE
This bylaw shall come into force and effect on the day it is approved by the Highway
Traffic Board.
____________________________
Mayor
SEAL
____________________________
Administrator
Read a third time and adopted
this 26th day of May, 2026.
_________________________
Administrator
APPENDIX 1
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
"STOP" STREETS [section 3(a)]
Street or Avenue
Where intersected by street or avenue
Assiniboia Avenue
Broadway Street
Broadway Street
Assiniboia Avenue
Saskatchewan Avenue
Grid
Railway Avenue
Grid
Centennial Drive
Railway Avenue
Samantha Street
Railway Avenue
Wilfred Street
Railway Avenue
Blair Street
Railway Avenue
Broadway Street
Railway Avenue
Burton Street
Railway Avenue
Fairfax Street
Railway Avenue
Railway Avenue
Wilfred Street
Railway Avenue
Fairfax Street
Centennial Drive
Assiniboia Avenue
Assiniboia Avenue
Centennial Drive
Railway Avenue
Samantha Street
Railway Avenue
Broadway Street
Railway Avenue
Centennial Drive
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APPENDIX 2
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
"YIELD" STREETS [section 3(b)]
Street or Avenue
Where intersected by street or avenue
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APPENDIX 3
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
"NO U-TURN" INTERSECTIONS [section 3(c)]
The intersections of:
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APPENDIX 4
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
ONE WAY HIGHWAY [section 3(d)]
Street or Avenue
From
To
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APPENDIX 5
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
LOADING ZONES [section 3(e)]
Street or Avenue
From
To
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Form 1
APPENDIX 6
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
PERMIT FOR OPERATION OF LUG VEHICLE [section 4(d) (ii)]
NAME:
ADDRESS:
TYPE OF VEHICLE:
ROUTE:
DEPOSIT:
I declare that:
(1)I will use reasonable care in propelling, operating or driving such lug vehicles over the
highway to prevent any damage resulting to the highway.
(2)I will, when operating such lug vehicle over any bridge or culvert on any highway or on any
specified bridge or culvert thereon, first lay down on such bridge or culvert planks or timbers of
not less than 5 cm in thickness and should extend a minimum of 300 mm wider on each side than
the maximum outside width of the lugs; such planks or timbers to be laid lengthwise across the
bridge or culvert in the direction in which the lug vehicle is proceeding in such a manner that
they will support the wheels or tread of the lug vehicle on both sides thereof throughout its entire
passage over such bridge or culvert.
(3)I will pay for all damages caused to such highway of to any bridge or culvert thereon as a
result of propelling, operating or driving such lug vehicle thereon.
(4)I understand that lug vehicles are not allowed to travel on or across provincial highways
unless a written permit is obtained from the Department of Highways and Transportation.
(5)I understand that all municipal bridges have secondary weight limitations unless posted
otherwise and I will ensure that I comply with any and all weight restrictions.
_________________________
Owner/Operator
APPENDIX 7
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
"ANGLE PARKING AREAS" [section 4 (e) (iii) (b)]
Street or Avenue
From
To
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APPENDIX 8
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
"NO PARKING" AREAS - [section 4(e) (iv)]
Street or Avenue
From
To
Assiniboia Ave1
North Side
West side of Lot 15, Block 3,
Plan 55058 to the east side of
Lot 15, Block 3, Plan 55058,
between signs as designated
Assiniboia Avei
South Side
West side of Lot 15, Block 3,
Plan 55058 to the east side of
Lot 15, Block 3, Plan 55058,
between signs as designated
Assiniboia Avei
North Side
West side of Lot 16, Block 4,
Plan 55058 to the east side of
Lot 16, Block 4, Plan 55058,
between signs as designated
Assiniboia Avei
South Side
West side of Lot 16, Block 4,
Plan 55058 to the east side of
Lot 16, Block 4, Plan 55058,
between signs as designated
1 From 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday
APPENDIX 9
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
"NO PARKING" AREAS (Heavy Vehicles) - [section4 (e) (ix)]
Street or Avenue
From
To
All streets within the Town of Grand Coulee.
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APPENDIX 10
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
"SPEED ZONES - SCHOOLS - PLAYGROUND [section 4(h)(ii)]
Street or Avenue
From
To
All street within the Town of Grand Coulee are 30 km per hour.
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APPENDIX 11
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
"PUBLIC RESERVES" etc. [section 4(i)]
1. Meadow Park
At east end of Railway Avenue on the North side of the street.
2. Assiniboia Greenspace
On east side of the school and north side of Assiniboia Avenue.
3. Centennial\Memorial Park
On north side of Railway Avenue in between Wilfred Street and
Centennial Drive
4. Lift Station
Near the north corner of Broadway Street and Saskatchewan
Avenue.
5. Water Pump House
Located at 101 Broadway Street.
6. Water Treatment Plant
Located on north side of Saskatchewan Avenue on Legal address
Block M Plan 102028788.
7. Lagoon
Northwest corner of Town limits on Legal address Block A Plan
76R29933 and Block C Plan 96R13712
8. Any Town Easements
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Form 2
APPENDIX 12
of Bylaw No. 03-2026
NOTICE OF VIOLATION [section 6(d)(ii)]
Town of Grand Coulee
NAME:________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________
On the day of , 20 , at/near
, Saskatchewan at a.m/p.m
Did unlawfully commit the following offence:
("X" indicates offence charged)
-
Parking
Bylaw No. ___________
-
Dog
Bylaw No.___________
-
Other
Bylaw No. ___________
DESCRIPTION OF OFFENCE:
LOCATION OF OFFENCE:
You are charged with violation of Bylaw No. Section(s)
Penalty for the above violation:
--- may be paid voluntarily
--- may not be paid voluntarily
____________________________________
Special Constable
NOTICE RESPECTING VOLUNTARY PAYMENT WITHOUT COURT APPEARANCE
Where the penalty for the above violation is $ or less, you may make voluntary payment of the above penalty at
the municipal office of the Town of Grand Coulee during regular office hours or by mail within ____ days from the
date of service of this Notice of Violation.
If you do not make a voluntary payment within the time set out above, you shall be liable to prosecution and, upon
summary conviction, you shall be liable to the penalty provided under section _____ of the said bylaw.