RM of Martin No. 122 Bylaw No. 239/21 (Manage Vehicle Weights) — full text, Rural Municipality of Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan

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## BYLAW NO. 239 / 21 ## RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MARTIN NO 122 A BYLAW TO MANAGE VEHICLE WEIGHTS The Council of the Rural Municipality of Martin No 122, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: ## PART I PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS 1. The purpose of this Bylaw is to establish or adopt a vehicle weight management system to regulate the weight of vehicles, or vehicles with their loads, using municipal highways or any particular municipal highways 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. - (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. - a) "Administrator" means the Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipality, appointed pursuant to Section 2 of The Municipalities Act; and ## PART II VEHICLE WEIGHTS ## Weight Limits on Certain Roads 3. No person shall, without a permit issued: - a) pursuant to Section 6 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. ## Vehicles Without Rubber Tires 4. Notwithstanding Section 3 of this Bylaw, no person shall, without a permit issued pursuant to Section 6 of this Bylaw, operate or move or cause to be operated or moved on or over a municipal highway a vehicle without rubber tires the gross vehicle weight of which exceeds 10,000 kilograms. ## Exemptions - The restrictions set out in Sections 3 and 4 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 Sections 3 and 4 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 fixed by this bylaw. - (2) In order to obtain a permit under this section the registered owner must provide to the Administrator: 3. (ii) proof of financial responsibility as provided for and in conformity with the requirements of The Traffic Safety Act. 4. (i) proof satisfactory to the Administrator 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 - (3) 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. - (5) For a multi-trip permit ($100.00), 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. - (4) For a single trip permit ($25.00), the permit number must be provided upon request by a peace officer or the Administrator or his or her designate. - (6) For yearly permit ($300.00), the permit shall be carried in the vehicle and be produced upon request by a peace officer of the Administrator or his or her designate, at the time of inspection.   ## Bridges - (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 7(1) of this Bylaw, no person shall operate or move or cause to be operated or moved on or over the bridges listed in Appendix "A" of this bylaw, a vehicle, the gross vehicle weight of which exceeds the limits shown on Appendix "A". 7. (1) Subject to Subsection 7(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 62,500 kilograms or 24,000 kilograms per axle group without a permit. ## PART III ENFORCEMENT 8. (1) A person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence. (2) The penalty for breach of any provisions of this Bylaw shall be those set out in the General Penalty Bylaw of the Municipality. ## PART 1V REPEAL CLAUSE   9. Bylaw 227/19 is hereby repealed. ПОТРАЧАТУ SASKATCHEWAN CANADA ART No. 122 Garry Bonkowski - Reeve Cafarrett Cheryl Barrett - Chief Administrative Officer   Read a third time and adopted this \_lo" \_day of June 2021 ABarrest Administrator Signature  ## APPENDIX "A" Primary weights are allowed on all municipal roads in the municipality. Primary weights are allowed on all bridges in the municipality except: 1. Sharpe's Bridge (Bridge ID 132-13-15) located at SE 15-13-32-W1M - restricted to gross weight of 14 tonnes for both 2 and 3 axle trucks and 17 tonnes for 5 axle trucks.