RM of Riverside No. 168 Bylaw No. 2-2024 (Regulate the Operation, Parking of Vehicles and Use of the Public Highways) - Special Service Area Success

Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168, Saskatchewan · No. 168 · adopted 2024-06-11 · summary & facts

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## SPECIAL SERVICE AREA SUCCESS RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RIVERSIDE NO. 168 PENNANT, SK BYLAW NO. 2-2024 ## A BYLAW TO REGULATE THE OPERATION, PARKING OF VEHICLES AND THE USE OF THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS The council of the Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: ## 1. Interpretation - (a) "angle parking" means the parking of vehicles with the right front wheel drawn up to the curb on the right-hand side of the highway, or at a istance of not more than thirty (30) centimeters from such curb, th ehicle to be placed at an angle of forty five (45) degrees with the curb - (b) "curb" means the lateral boundaries of a roadway, whether or not marked with the curb; - (c) "highway" means any street or public highway within the municipality, but does not include a provincial highway therein as designated pursuant to the provisions of The Highway Act; - (d) "parallel parking" means the parking of a vehicle with both right wheels thereof drawn up to the curb on the righthand side of the highway, or at a distance of not more than thirty (30) centimeters from such curb; - (e) "park", "parking", have the meanings ascribed thereto by The Vehicles Act; - (f) "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; - (g) "Vehicle" shall have the meaning ascribed to it by The Vehicles Act; - (h) "speed zone" means any portion of a highway within the Special Service Area Success, as designated herein, and identified by a sign erected and maintained at each end thereof, indicating the maximum speed applicable thereto; - (i) "heavy vehicle" merans a motor vehicle with or without load which alone or together with any trailer, semi trailer or other vehicle being towed, weighs 4.5 tonnes or more; - (i) "place of public assembly" means schools and public assembly halls; - (k) "clerk" means the clerk or administrator of a Rural Municipality or Special Service Area; - (1) "loading zone" means that portion of a public highway adjacent to the curb designated by signs and/or markings for the exclusive use of vehicles loading and unloading passengers or goods. 2. Scope - (a) "STOP" STREETS The Highways as listed in Appendix 1 are designated as "Stop" streets. - (b) "YIELD" STREETS The highways as listed in Appendix 2 are designated as "Yield" streets. - (c) "LOADING ZONES" The highways as listed in Appendix 3 are designated as "Loading Streets". ## 3. INFRACTIONS - (a) "STOP" STREETS - (b) "YIELD" STREETS - (c) MISCELLANEOUS SIGNS - (1) 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. - (2) No person shall deface, damage, destroy or remove any sign or marker erected pursuant to this bylaw. - (d) PARKING - (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the parking of vehicles is permitted on all highways within the municipality. - (2) (a) subject to the provisions of subsection (b) no person shall park a vehicle in any lane, nor 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 subsection (a), a farm truck or commercial vehicle may be parked in anuy lane or highway for the purpose of taking on or discharging cargo, provided no such truck or vehicle shall be so parked for a period exceeding thirty (30) minutes at one time, unless written permission has first been obtained from the clerk of the municipality for an extension of such time. - (3) (a) subject to subsection (b), every person parking a vehicle upon a highway within the municipality where parking is permitted, shall parallel park, same; - (b) every person parking a vehicle upon the highways listed in Appendix 3 shall angle park same. - (4) No person shall park a vehicle within five (5) metres of any street intersection or fire hydrant. - (5) No person shall park a vehicle on any highway at one place for any period of time exceeding seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. - (6) No person shall park any vehicle in any private parking place or on any private property unless it 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. - (7) (a) subject to subsection (b) no person shall park any commercial vehicle designed for carrying or intended for the carrying of oil, gasoline or other inflammable, combustible or explosive material, within 30 metres from any 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 subsection (a) shall be deemed to restrict the parking of any such vehicle foir such period of time as may be necessary to take on or discharge cargo. - (8) No person shall park a truck with a manufacturer's rated capacity in excess of 5,500kg on any streets or avenues in the Rural Municipality of Riverside No. 168 Special Service Area Success. ## (e) SPEED - (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall operate a vehicle in the Special Service Area Success at a speed greater than forty (40) km/hr - (2) No person shall operate a vehicle at a speed greater than thirty (30) km/hr in the speed zones as set out in Appendix 2. - (3) The provision of subsection (1) and (2) shall not apply to the operators of fire engines or fire department apparatus or to operators of ambulance where these vehicles are being operated in emergency duty and employing the siren and flashing red lights. ## (f) WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS - TRUCK ROUTES - (1) No person shall operate any vehicle weighing with or without its load more than 12, 000kg on or over all the public highways in the Special Service Area Success except on Heavy Truck Routes. 2. (g) VEHICLES ON PUBLIC RESERVES, ETC. - (1) No person may operate or park a vehicle on any areas designated in Appendix 11 - (2) The provision of subsection (1) shall not apply to maintenance vehicles or vehicles using designated parking area. 5. (h) OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC - (1) No vehicle shall be operated or allowed to remain upon any highway so as to be an unreasonable obstruction to the traffic thereon ## 4. SIGNS - (a) Council shall cause to be erected and maintained at the right-hand side of every street intersection a "Stop" street, at a distance of approximately three - (3) meters from the point of intersection, an appropriate sign containing the word "STOP". Such signs shall be so placed thatit will face traddic which is approaching the "Stop" street. - (b) Council shall cause to be erected and maintained at the right-hand side of every street intersection a "Yield" street, at a distance of approximately three (3) meters from the point of intersection, an appropriate sign containing the word "YIELD". Such signs shall be so placed that it Will tace traffic which is approaching the "Yield" street. ## 5. PENALTIES - (a) (1) A person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsections 3(d) (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) of this bylaw or fails to comply therewith or with any notice or order given thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction, shall be liable to penalties as follows: $100.00 for each infraction. - (2) A violator of the sections of this bylaw, as set out in subsection (1) upon being served with a Notice of Violation, may during the regular office hours, voluntarily pay the at the municipal office and upon payment as so provided, that person shall not be liable to prosecution of the offence. - (3) The Notice of Violation shall be in form "2", Appendix 13. attached to and forming part of this bylaw. - (b) (1) A person who contravenes the provisions of subsections 3(f) (1) is guilty of offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty of not led than $25.00, no more than $100.00 for the first offence and not less than $25.00, no more than $200.00 for each subsequent offence. - (2) A further penalty shall be imposed as follows: - (b) five dollars for each 50kg or fraction thereof in excess of 1,000kg that the actual gross weight exceeds the prescribed gross weight allowable, provided that in computing the further penalty, 500kg or two percent of the maximum gross weight fixed by this bylaw, whichever is the lesser, shall not be taken into account. - (a) three dollars for each 50kg or fraction thereof in excess of 1,000kg in excess of the prescribed maximum gross weight allowable; and <!-- image --> <!-- image --> Certified a True copy of Bylaw 2-2024 as Adopted by an of Council June 11, 2024. 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