Bylaw No. 1-11 (To Manage Vehicle Weights) — full text, Rural Municipality of Lakeside No. 338, Saskatchewan

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## R.M. of Lakeside No. 338 Bylaw No. 1 - 11 ## A BYLAW TO MANAGE VEHICLE WEIGHTS The Council of the R.M. of Lakeside No. 338, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: ## PART I - PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS ## Purpose 1. The purposes of this bylaw are - a) to establish or adopt a vehicle weight management system to regulat he weight of vehicles, or vehicles with their loads, using municipa highways or any particular municipal highways in the municipality, and 3. (b) to designate routes within the municipality that any vehicle or class of vehicles is required to use when being driven in the municipality. ## Definitions 2. (1) Except as hereinafter provided, words used in this bylaw shall have the meanings ascribed to them in The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010. - a) "Administrator" means the administrator of the municipality; - (2) In this bylaw: - b) "Minister" means the member of the Executive Council to whom for the time being the administration of The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997, is assigned; and - c) "Municipality" means the R. M. of Lakeside No. 338 ## PART II - VEHICLE WEIGHTS ## Weight Limits on Certain Roads 3. No person shall, without a permit issued: - a) pursuant to section 5 of this bylaw; or - b) by the Minister pursuant to section 36 of The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997; operate or move or cause to be operated or moved on or over a municipal highway a vehicle, the gross vehicle weight of which exceeds the limits shown on Appendix "A" of this bylaw. 4. Any person may, without a permit issued: - a) operate or move or cause to be operated or moved on or over a municipal highway a vehicle, the gross weight of which meets the limits fixed for primary highways under sections 15 to 18 of The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010, as shown on Appendix "B" of this bylaw. ## Exemptions 5. The restrictions set out in section 3 of this bylaw shall not apply to those vehicles described in section 3 of The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulations, 2010.  ## Permits 6. (1) Notwithstanding section 3 of this bylaw, the Administrator may, if satisfied that the vehicle or combination of vehicles can be operated or moved upon a municipal highway without damage to the highway or other property, issue a permit to the registered owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles to exceed the maximum gross vehicle weights 2. In order to obtain a permit under this section the registered owner must provide to the Administrator: 3. satisfactory proof that the vehicle and its load will not exceed the registered gross weight specified in the certificate of registration of the vehicle issued pursuant to The Traffic Safety Act, and 4. proof of financial responsibility as provided for and in conformity with the requirements of The Traffic Safety Act. 5. The Administrator shall, in the permit, designate the municipal highways that may be used and the vehicle shall then be operated on only such municipal highways as are designated. 6. For a single trip permit, the permit number must be provided upon request by a peace officer or the Administrator or his or her designate. 7. For a multi-trip permit, the permit shall be carried in the vehicle and be produced upon request by a peace officer or the Administrator or his or her designate, at the time of inspection. ## Bridges 7. (1) Subject to subsection 6(2) of this bylaw, no person shall operate or move or cause to be operated or moved across any bridge within the municipality a vehicle, the gross vehicle weight of which exceeds 54,500 kilograms or 27,000 kilograms per axle group without a permit. ## PART III - ENFORCEMENT ## Penalty 8. (1) A person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is guilty of - (2) The penalty for breach of any provisions of this bylaw shall be those set out in the General Penalty Bylaw of the municipality. 9. Bylaw No. 3-04 is hereby repealed.   Debulo Reeve Kanak Administrator S EA I SARKATCHEWAN No. 338   ## Municipal Highway ## Appendix "A" to Bylaw No. 1-11 Gross Vehicle Weight Limit Between Sections 19 & 20-36-18 W2 & between SW 29 & SE 30-36-18 W2 (from ADM driveway south to Hwy. #6) 14,000 kg West of SW 30-34-18 W2 14,000 kg ## Appendix "B" To Bylaw No. 1-11 Gross Vehicle Weight Limit Primary Highway Weights  ## Municipal Highway Between Sections 31 & 32-36-18 W2 lying south of Highway #5 & between NW 29 & NE 30-36-18 W2 (from ADM driveway north to Hwy. #5)