RM of Swift Current No. 137 Road Restrictions Bylaw No. 6-2020 — full text, Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137, Saskatchewan

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## R.M. OF SWIFT CURRENT NO. 137 ## BYLAW NO. 6-2020 ## A BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR ROAD RESTRICTIONS The Council of the Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137 in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows: This bylaw shall be referred to as the "Road Restrictions Bylaw". 1. In this bylaw: - b) "Council" shall mean the council of the municipality; - a) "Administrator" shall mean the administrator of the municipality; - c) "Municipality" shall mean the Rural Municipality of Swift Current No. 137; - e) "Committee" means a road committee established in accordance with section 81 of The Municipalities Act for the purpose of issuing orders. - d) "Order" means and order issued by the road committee; 2. Council may, by resolution, establish a road committee for the purpose of issuing orders in accordance with The Municipalities Regulations Part III. 3. The committee shall consist of three members of council and each appointment shall be for a term of one calendar year. 4. The committee may issue an order only if, due to inclement weather or unfavorable road conditions, the use of the road in the manner prohibited by the order would, in the opinion of the road committee reasonably be expected to result in: - a) damage to the road; or - b) a high risk of property damage or personal injury to the public. 5. An order established pursuant to this bylaw may include provisions to: - prohibit the operation of certain vehicles on specified roads and bridges. - restrict the gross weight of vehicles on specified roads and bridges or portions thereof. 6. Subject to the provisions of The Highways and Transportation Act, council may, by resolution, provide the committee with the authority on behalf of the municipality to opt in or out of the Provincial Road Bans. 7. An order issued under this bylaw must: - a) be signed by the members of the road committee; 18. state the date on which it is signed and the date on which it takes effect; and - c) be filed with the Administrator 8. Upon receipt of the order the Administrator shall: - a) promptly notify the permit officer with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure of the issuance or cancellation of any order; and - b) present a copy of the order at the next meeting of council and record so in the minutes. 9. Notice of the order shall be posted conspicuously at each end of any applicable road and at any junction or intersection the committee considers advisable. 10. Any order issued pursuant to this bylaw shall be in the form of Schedule "A". 11. An order issued pursuant to this bylaw shall remain in effect until cancellation of the order by the committee and all notices posted in accordance with this bylaw have been removed. 12. Any person guilty of any infraction to any of the provisions of this bylaw shall upon summary conviction, be liable to a fine as per the General Penalty Bylaw 13. Bylaw No, 7-1992 is hereby repealed. Trans INCORPORATED 1010 ISKATCHEWAN No. 137 Reeve Linda Baser Administrator  Certified a true copy of Bylaw No. 6-2020 adopted by the council of the R.M. of Swift Current No. 137 on the 12th day of May, 2020.  Linda boser. Administrator    ( ( ( ## Schedule "A" ## R.M. OF SWIFT CURRENT NO. 137 ROAD RESTRICTIONS First Order (number the orders in appropriate sequence) IN ACCORDANCE with Bylaw No. 6-2020 of the Rural Municipality of Swift Current no. 137 and with The Municipalities Regulations: Notice is hereby given that effective 12 o'clock midnight, the \_ day of. (day) \_ and until further notice the following public roadways shall: (month) (year) (List all affected roads and the weight restrictions) Anyone contravening this order shall be subject to a fine as per the fines set out in the General Penalty Bylaw. DATED AT Swift Current, Saskatchewan this day of. (day) (month) (year) ROAD COMMITTEE: Committee Member Committee Member Committee Member