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Traffic Bylaw
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Traffic Bylaw
VILLAGE OF MUENSTER
BYLAW NO. 4/2026
A BYLAW TO REGULATE THE OPERATION & PARKING OF
VEHICLES AND THE USE OF THE HIGHWAYS
The Council of the Village of Muenster in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as
follows:
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 Village of Muenster;
(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) "municipality" means the Village of Muenster;
(h) " one-way highway" means highway ascribed to it by The Traffic Safety Act;
(i) "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;
(j) "parking" has the meaning ascribed thereto by The Traffic Safety Act;
(k) " place of public assembly" means schools, theatres, churches, rinks, and
halls;
(l) "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;
(m) "designated officer" means the Administrator, Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, Sheriff or any other person appointed to enforce municipal bylaws;
(n) "speed zone" means any portion of a highway within the Village of Muenster,
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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(o) "speed bump" means an uneven patch on the highway, constructed of
asphalt, concrete or other like material for the purpose of controlling speed;
(p) "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;
(q) "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;
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) 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(d)(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(d)(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(d)(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 3 shall angle park same.
iv.
No person shall park a vehicle in any "No Parking" area as
designated in Appendix 4 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(c) to indicate that
parking therein is prohibited.
v.
No person shall park a vehicle within three (3) meters of any lane
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intersection.
vi.
No person shall park a vehicle within five (5) metres of any street
intersection or fire hydrant.
vii.
No person shall park a vehicle on any sidewalk or boulevard.
viii.
(a) Handicapped parking will be provided for people with
disabilities. The Handicapped Parking spaces will be specifically
designated by signage.
(b) Any person who contravenes this provision shall be liable to a
penalty of $50.00.
ix.
No person shall park a vehicle on any highway at one place for
any period of time exceeding forty eight (48) consecutive hours.
x.
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.
xi.
(a) Subject to sub clause 4(d)(xi)(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 assesmbly.
(b) Nothing in sub clause 4(d)(xi)(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.
xii.
No person shall park a vehicle with a manufacturer's rated capacity
in excess of 5,000 kg on any streets or avenues.
(e) Power Turns:
i.
The operator of a vehicle shall not execute "power
turns" on any highway in the Municipality.
(f) Speed:
i.
Subject to clause 4(f)( ii) no person shall operate a vehicle in the
municipality at a speed greater than forty (40) km per hour.
ii.
No person shall operate a vehicle at a speed greater than thirty
(30) km per hour in the speed zones as set out in Appendix 5.
(g) 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.
(h) Weight Restrictions - Truck Routes
i.
No person shall operate a vehicle or a combination of vehicles
when the combined gross weight of the vehicle(s) with or without a
load exceeds 5,000 kg.
ii.
Subject to subsection (i), no person shall operate a vehicle or a
combination of vehicles when the combined gross weight of the
vehicle(s) with or without a load exceeds the maximum allowable
weight pursuant to The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations
on any highway within the municipality.
iii.
Subsections (i) and (ii) shall not apply to vehicles making delivery
on any highway in the municipality provided that the operator of
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the vehicle(s) uses the most direct route from and to the point of
delivery.
iv.
The provisions of The Police Act and The Highways and
Transportation Act shall apply to the operators of vehicles referred
to in subsection (i) and (ii).
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 Parking" areas as
listed in Appendix 4, 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.
(d) Council may by resolution provide for the erection and maintenance on any
highway, and at any designated point or points thereon, of such signs as it
may deem expedient for warning, guidance, directions or information thereon.
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 Village of Muenster.
(b) Power Turns:
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsections 4(e) of this
bylaw shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of:
i.
Clause 4(e)
$50.00
(c) Parking, U-Turns, Public Reserve, Loading Zones:
A person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsections (listed below)
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(d)(ii)
$50.00
ii.
Clause 4(d)(iii)
$50.00
iii.
Clause 4(d)(iv)
$50.00
iv.
Clause 4(d)(v)
$50.00
v.
Clause 4(d)(vi)
$50.00
vi.
Clause 4(d)(vii)
$50.00
vii.
Clause 4(d)(viii)
$50.00
viii.
Clause 4(d)(ix)
$100.00
ix.
Clause 4(d)(x)
$100.00
x.
Clause 4(d)(xi)
$100.00
xi.
Clause 4(d)(xii)
$300.00 * plus overweight fines
xii.
Clause 4(g)(i)
$50.00
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(d) 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 15 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 "1", Appendix 6, attached to
and forming part of this bylaw
(e) 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 , The All Terrain Vehicle 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,
or other public place;
2. is unlawfully parked pursuant to clause 4(d)(vii) when requested by
the owner, occupant, licensee or permit holder of said land; or
3. is found on a street, street, 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.
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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. 11/2025 of the Village of Muenster is hereby repealed.
9.
COMING INTO FORCE
This bylaw shall come into force and effect on the day it is approved by the
Council of the Village of Muenster.
____________________________
Mayor
____________________________
Administrator
(Section 8 The Municipalities Act)
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APPENDIX 1
of Bylaw No. 11/2025
"STOP" STREETS [section 3(a)]
*how to read description:
When traveling on ___ when you get to _____ there is a stop sign for traffic proceeding ____.
Street or Avenue
Where intersected by street or avenue
College Avenue
CN Railway tracks where traffic is proceeding both north and south.
College Avenue
Railway Street where traffic is proceeding south.
First Avenue
Main Street where traffic is proceeding south.
First Avenue
Phillips Street where traffic is proceeding north
First Avenue
Phillips Street where traffic is proceeding south
Main Bay
Range Road where traffic is proceeding east.
Main Crescent (Both Ends) College Avenue as traffic is proceeding west.
Main Street
College Avenue where traffic is proceeding east.
Main Street
Range Road where traffic is proceeding west.
Main Street
Second Avenue where traffic is proceeding east.
Main Street
Second Avenue where traffic is proceeding west.
Phillips Place
Phillips Street where traffic is proceeding south.
Phillips Street
College Avenue where traffic is proceeding east.
Phillips Street
First Avenue where traffic is proceeding west.
Phillips Street
First Avenue where traffic is proceeding east.
Phillips Street
Range Road where traffic is proceeding west.
Railway Street
Range Road where traffic is proceeding east.
Railway Street
Range Road where traffic is proceeding west.
Railway Street
Hwy 368 entrance where traffic is proceeding east.
Railway Street
Hwy 368 entrance where traffic is proceeding west.
Hwy 368 entrance
Railway Street entrance where traffic is proceeding south.
Range Road
CN Rail tracks where traffic is proceeding both north and south.
Rangeline Road
Taphorn Street where traffic is proceeding north.
Rangeline Road
Taphorn Street where traffic is proceeding south.
Rangeline Road
Scott Street where traffic is proceeding north
Rangeline Road
Scott Street where traffic is proceeding south.
Second Avenue
Main Street where traffic is proceeding north.
Second Avenue
Main Street where traffic is proceeding south.
Second Avenue
Railway Street where traffic is proceeding south.
Scott Bay
Range Road where traffic is proceeding east.
Scott Street
College Avenue where traffic is proceeding east.
Scott Street
Range Road where traffic is proceeding west.
Taphorn Street
Range Road where traffic is proceeding west.
Third Avenue
Main Street where traffic is proceeding north.
Third Avenue
Main Street where traffic is proceeding south.
Third Avenue
Railway Street where traffic is proceeding south.
Third Avenue
Scott Street where traffic is proceeding north.
College Avenue
Railway Street where traffic is proceeding north
Railway Street
College Avenue where traffic is proceeding east
Railway Street
College Avenue where traffic is proceeding west
Phillips Bay
Range Road where traffic is proceeding east
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APPENDIX 2
of Bylaw No. 11/2025
"YIELD" STREETS [section 3(b)]
Street or Avenue
Where intersected by street or avenue
Scott Street
First Avenue where traffic is proceeding east.
Scott Street
First Avenue where traffic is proceeding west.
Scott Street
Third Avenue where traffic is proceeding north.
Scott Street
Third Avenue where traffic is proceeding south.
Taphorn Street
First Avenue where traffic is proceeding north.
Third Avenue
Phillips St. where traffic is proceeding north
APPENDIX 3
of Bylaw No. 11/2025
"ANGLE PARKING AREAS" [section 4 (d)(iii)(b)]
Street or Avenue
From
To
North side of Railway Street
Second Avenue
College Avenue
North side of Scott Street
301 Scott Street
Second Avenue
East side of Third Avenue
Railway Street
Mid Railway and Main
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APPENDIX 4
of Bylaw No. 4/2013
"NO PARKING" AREAS - [section 4(d)(iv)]
Street or Avenue
From
To
1. South side of Main Crescent
Front of 15 Main Crescent (*15 min Parking)
2. South side of Scott Street
Mid Second Avenue and Third Avenue to Second Ave
3. North side of Scott Street
Mid Second Avenue and Third Avenue to Second Ave
4. North side of Railway Street
Front of 404 Railway Street
APPENDIX 5
of Bylaw No. 11/2025
"SPEED ZONES - SCHOOLS - PLAYGROUND [section 4(f)(ii)]
Street or Avenue
From
To
1. Scott Street
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
2. Second Avenue
Taphorn Street
Phillips Street
3. Main Street
Second Avenue
First Avenue
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Form 1
APPENDIX 6
of Bylaw No. 11/2025
NOTICE OF VIOLATION [section 6(d)(ii)]
VILLAGE of MUENSTER
NAME:________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________
POSTAL CODE: ________________________________________________
On the ___ day of _________, 20___, at/near _______________ Muenster, Saskatchewan
at _______ a.m./p.m.
Did unlawfully commit the following offence:
("X" indicates offence charged)
-
Parking
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/Administrator
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 Village of Muenster during regular office hours
or by mail within 15 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.