Town of Tisdale Bylaw No. 17/11 (Traffic Bylaw)

Tisdale, Saskatchewan · No. 17/11 · adopted 2011-12-12 · summary & facts

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TOWN OF TISDALE BYLAW NO. 17/11 A BYLAW TO REGULATE THE OPERATION AND PARKING OF VEHICLES AND THE USE OF THE HIGHWAYS IN THE TOWN OF TISDALE. The Council of the Town of Tisdale, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: 1. Short Title This Bylaw may be cited as the Traffic Bylaw. 2. Application All of the provisions and enactments set forth in this Bylaw shall relate to and be in full force and effect within the limits of the Town of Tisdale. 3. Interpretation a) In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression(s): 1) "Authorized Person" means a person who is in charge of a vehicle with the express or implied consent of the owner of the vehicle; 2) "Bicycle" shall mean a vehicle for the carriage of persons, which is propelled by human power, having two tandem wheels, and including any device adapted from a bicycle by the addition of one or more wheels. 3) "Boulevard" shall mean that portion of a roadway lying between the curb line of a roadway and adjacent property line, whether actually planted or improved or not, excepting that portion occupied by a sidewalk. Where there is no curb it shall mean that portion of a roadway ordinarily traveled by vehicles and the adjacent property line, excepting that portion occupied by a sidewalk. 4) "Bus Stop" shall mean that portion of a public highway adjacent to the curb designated by signs and/or markings as such, for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers from buses operated by the Saskatchewan Transportation Company or any other transit authority. 5) "Chief of Police" shall mean the NCO or Officer in Charge of the Tisdale Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 6) "Council" shall mean the Council of the Town of Tisdale. 7) "Curb" shall mean the lateral boundaries of a highway whether or not marked by curbing. 8) "Dispatched Intersection" shall mean an intersection at which the movement of traffic is controlled by a traffic officer, a traffic light, signal or other traffic sign or device. 9) "Double Parking" shall mean the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, parallel to a vehicle parked beside a curb for any reason other than delay due to traffic sign or signals. Town of Tisdale Page 2 Bylaw No. 17/11 10) "Driver" shall mean any person who drives, operates or is in charge of a vehicle on a highway and includes an operator. 11) "Emergency Vehicle" shall mean an emergency vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act of Saskatchewan. 12) "Heavy Vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle with or without load which along or together with any trailer, semi-trailer or other vehicle being towed weighs 3,000 kilograms or more. 13) "Highway Intersection" shall mean an area where two or more highways meet or cross each other but does not include a "lane intersection". 14) "Holiday" shall mean any statutory holiday or any civic holiday declared by the Town Council. 15) "Impound" shall mean and include the seizure, removal and detention of a vehicle. 16) "Lane" shall mean that kind or type of a public highway intended primarily to give access to the rear of real property and intended primarily for the use of vehicles. 17) "Lane Crossing" shall mean and be included in the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines across the adjacent sidewalks. 18) "Lane Intersection" shall mean an area where a lane meets or crosses a highway. 19) "Livestock", "Motorcycle", "Operator", "Parking", "Highway", "Semi Trailer", "Stop", "Traffic Lane", "Truck", and "Vehicle", shall have the meaning given to them in the Highway Traffic Act and amendments thereto. 20) "Loading Zone" shall mean the portion of a highway adjacent to the curb designated by signs and/or markings for the exclusive use of vehicles loading or unloading passengers or goods. 21) "Lug Vehicle" shall mean any vehicle portable engine or traction engine having metal spikes, lugs or cleats projecting from the face of the wheels or tires thereof, or having metal track tread; 22) "Owner" means, with respect to any vehicle, the person to whom a current certificate of registration or registration permit for a vehicle is issued; 23) "Parade" shall mean any group of pedestrians marching or walking along a highway and numbering fifty (50) or more or any group of vehicles numbering ten (10) or more and proceeding on a highway under a common leadership except funeral processions. 24) "Parallel Parking" shall mean parking a vehicle on a highway parallel to the curb with the wheels of the right side of the vehicle within 30 centimeters of the curb. 25) "Parking Lot" shall mean any area, whether publicly or privately owned, that is primarily intended to be used for the parking of vehicles and the necessary passage ways in that area. 26) "Parking Stall" shall mean a portion of a highway or an area indicated by signs and/or markings as a parking space for one vehicle only. Town of Tisdale Page 3 Bylaw No. 17/11 27) "Pedestrian" shall include a person in a baby carriage, stroller, wheelchair or motorized personal carrier. 28) "Pedestrian Crosswalk" shall mean that portion of a highway designated by signs and/or markings for the use of pedestrians to cross a highway or where there are no signs or markings, shall mean that portion of a highway within the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of sidewalk at the end of a block. 29) "Person" shall mean all human beings of either sex and shall include corporations, associations or other aggregations of individuals. 30) "Police Officer" shall mean any member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Highway Traffic Officer for Saskatchewan. 31) "Power Turn" shall mean the maneuvering of a vehicle in such a manner as to cause the rear of the vehicle to depart from the ordinary line of progress by the sudden use of acceleration and/or braking. 32) "Private Roadway" shall mean a roadway or a driveway located on privately owned property. 33) "Property Line" shall mean the line marking the boundary between any roadway and the lots abutting thereon. 34) "Public Place" shall mean any place, building or conveyance to which the public has access by right or by invitation, expressed or implied and for greater certainty but not to restrict the meaning thereof, shall include dance halls, theaters, skating and hockey rinks, curling rinks, churches, church halls, meeting halls, restaurants, beer parlors, bowling alleys, poolrooms, hotels, motels, motor hotels, stores, malls and parks. 35) "Public Works Director" shall mean the Town Foreman for the Town of Tisdale and anyone acting or authorized by the Public Works Director to act on his behalf. 36) "Right-of-Way" shall mean the priority of immediate use of highways, highway intersection, highway crossing or lane crossing. 37) "School Crosswalk" shall mean an area designated under Section 7 of this Bylaw. 38) "Snowmobile" shall mean a snowmobile as defined in The Snowmobile Act. 39) "Town" shall mean the Town of Tisdale, Province of Saskatchewan. 40) "Town Administrator" shall mean the Town Administrator of the Town of Tisdale as defined in the Urban Municipalities Act. 41) "Traffic Light Signal" shall mean a lighted device whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, for the purpose of directing, warning or regulating traffic. 42) "Traffic Marker" shall mean an object or thing used or intended to be used for the purpose of channeling traffic on a street and includes a cone made of rubber or other material. 43) "Trailer" shall mean a trailer or semi-trailer designed to be attached to a vehicle, but shall not include any recreation vehicle or recreational trailer. Town of Tisdale Page 4 Bylaw No. 17/11 44) "U-turn" shall mean the act of turning or attempting to turn a vehicle in such a manner as to proceed in the opposite direction. For the purposes of this Bylaw the turn need not be completed to constitute a U-turn. 4. Scope a) "Stop" Streets: All streets set out in Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw are established as "stop" streets, and the erection of stop signs for the said streets at the intersections mentioned in Schedule "A" is hereby authorized. b) "Yield" Streets: All streets set out in Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw are established as yield streets and the erection of "yield" or yield right-of- way signs on the said streets at the specified intersections are hereby authorized. c) "No U-turn" Intersections: All intersections as set out in Schedule "C" attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw are established as "No U-turn" intersections, and the erection of "No U-turn" signs at the said intersections is hereby authorized. d) "Loading Zones": No driver of a vehicle shall remain in the area between signs erected to designate a loading zone at the locations set out in Schedule "D", for a period exceeding five (5) minutes, for the purpose of embarking or disembarking passengers or for the purpose of loading or unloading goods. e) "Traffic Lights": All intersections as set out in Schedule "E", attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw, are established as dispatched intersections at which the movement of traffic shall be controlled by traffic light signals and the erection and maintenance of traffic light signals at the said intersections is hereby authorized. The provisions of the Highway Traffic Act shall apply to all traffic approaching and facing a traffic light signal erected and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw. f) "Five Minute Parking Zone": No person shall park a vehicle in front of the Tisdale Post Office Building for a longer period than five minutes as set out in Schedule "F" attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw. g) "Bus Stop Parking Zone": No person shall stop a vehicle in a bus stop between any of the times specified in accordance with Schedule "G" attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw. Town of Tisdale Page 5 Bylaw No. 17/11 h) "Handicapped Parking Zone" No person shall park a vehicle in the area between signs erected to designate handicapped parking at the locations set out in Schedule "H", unless the vehicle displays license plates indicating that the vehicle is eligible to be parked in a handicapped parking zone. i) "No Parking and Fire Lane Zones" No person shall park a vehicle in the area between signs erected to designate no parking or fire lanes at the locations set out in Schedule I. j) Any driver who fails to obey a sign or signs erected in accordance with the provisions of this section 4 is guilty of an offence. 5. Infractions, Restrictions and Prohibitions a) Stop Streets: The highways as listed in Schedule "A" are designated as stop streets. b) Yield Streets: The highways as listed in Schedule "B" are designated as yield streets. c) "No U-turn" Intersections: 1) No person shall cause a vehicle to make a U-turn on any highway except at a highway intersection which has not been posted with a "No U-turn sign in accordance with Section 4(c) of this Bylaw. 2) At any highway intersection where a U-turn is allowed, every driver of a vehicle attempting a U-turn shall yield the right-of-way to all other vehicles within the intersection or approaching the intersection. d) Miscellaneous Signs: 1) The Public Works Director is hereby authorized to erect and maintain on or adjacent to any highway or parking lot in the Town any sign, traffic marker, signal or light for the direction of traffic or parking of vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw. 2) No person shall erect upon or immediately adjacent to a highway any sign, traffic marker, signal, or light or any advertising sign or device, except where authorized by resolution of Council, a Police Officer, or the Public Works Director, as herein provided. 3) No person shall deface, injure, knock down, remove, obscure or interfere with any warning or direction sign, traffic marker, barricade, signal or light placed, erected or maintained pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw. e) Parking: Method - 1) Stop at Curb: Every driver of a vehicle on a highway shall draw up to the right-hand curb before stopping unless such stop be necessary to avoid collision or for the purpose of immediately reversing the vehicle to place it at the curb or Town of Tisdale Page 6 Bylaw No. 17/11 unless the vehicle is required or authorized to be stopped in compliance with this Bylaw. 2) Parallel Parking: i) Subject to subparagraph ii below notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (c) hereof, no person shall park any vehicle on any street except on the right-hand side thereof having regard to the direction in which the vehicle was proceeding, with the right front and rear wheels not more than thirty (30) centimeters from the curb. (Or where there is no curb with the right front and rear wheels as near to the right-hand limit of the street as is practicable) and where a parking stall has not been designated; a clear space of at least sixty (60) centimeters shall be maintained in front and/or behind any vehicle or vehicles previously in a parking position. ii) On any street or parking lot where indicated by appropriate markings on the street and/or appropriate signage that angle parking is applicable to that street or parking lot, or a portion thereof, vehicles shall only be parked on the angle and within a single parking space as indicated by the applicable markings, or failing same, at an angle between 40 and 50 degrees in comparison to the curb and not less than 60 centimetres from any previously parked vehicle or vehicles. 3) Handicapped Vehicle Parking: i) No person shall park any vehicle in the handicap parking areas, as set out in Schedule "H", as attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw, unless such vehicle displays a valid Province of Saskatchewan handicapped sticker. ii) The provisions of Paragraph (i) above shall not apply in the case where the owner or operator of a vehicle parked in a handicapped parking area can prove that he is a handicapped person or that he did transport a person to or from the said handicapped parking area. 4) No Parking: No person shall park a vehicle at any time on any street or portion of a street, public place and fire lanes as set out in Schedule "I" attached hereto and forming a part of this Bylaw. (BYLAW 18/12 AMENDMENT) 5) Parking at Intersection: i) No person shall park a vehicle within three (3) metres of any highway intersection. ii) No person shall park a vehicle within one (1) metre of any lane intersection. 6) Stopping in Lane: i) No person shall stop a vehicle in any lane except in the ordinary course of their business for such purpose as discharging or taking on cargo or passengers. ii) A person engaged in the ordinary course of his business may be parked in any lane 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. Town of Tisdale Page 7 Bylaw No. 17/11 7) 48 Hour Limit: No person shall park a vehicle continuously on any highway or parking lot of the Town or municipally owned property for a period exceeding 48 hours. 8) Blocking Private Driveway: No person shall park a vehicle on any highway or, lane in such manner as to block an entrance to or exit from a private driveway. 9) Fire Hall Entrances: No person shall park a vehicle on any highway or property directly in front of or in any other manner which obstructs a vehicular entrance to a fire hall. 10) Double Parking: No person shall double park a vehicle, whether occupied or unoccupied. 11) Fire Hydrants: No person shall park a vehicle within three (3) metres of any point on a curb which is directly between a fire hydrant and a highway. 12) Private Property: No person shall park any vehicle in any private parking 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. 13) Two Hour Trailer Limit: No person shall park a trailer, whether attached to a vehicle or not, on any highway for more than two hours at any time. 14) Parking of Unlicensed Vehicles: No motor vehicle shall be parked on a highway unless it is displaying a valid license plate or a valid permit. 15) Tisdale School Division and Cumberland Community College Parking. No person who is an employee or student of the Tisdale School Division or the Cumberland Community College while in attendance at the Tisdale Middle and Secondary School or the Community College shall park his or her vehicle in any Parking Lot located adjacent to or intended to serve the building in which those facilities are located other than the Parking Lots located directly West and North of the Tisdale Middle and Secondary School. f) Snowmobiles: 1) No person shall operate a snowmobile on any highway in the Town of Tisdale except in accordance with Subsection (2) and at a careful and prudent speed having regard to all the circumstances, and at no time in excess of the maximum speed permitted by this by-law for the location of such operation. Town of Tisdale Page 8 Bylaw No. 17/11 2) Highways shall only be used by snowmobile operators as the most direct route to areas outside the Town limits or to areas where such use is permitted within the Town. 3) No person shall operate a snowmobile within the Town in such a manner as to create a nuisance, hazard or annoyance to residents or other persons in the Town. 4) No person shall operate a snowmobile upon a parking lot. 5) No person shall operate a snowmobile upon any property in such a manner that is dangerous to other persons or property. 6) No person shall operate a snowmobile abreast or beside another snowmobile or vehicle on a highway. 7) No person shall operate a snowmobile on any portion of the Provincial Highways # 3 and #35 lying within the municipal boundaries except for the sole purpose of crossing the highway at right angles to the highway. g) Speed Limit: 1) No person shall drive a vehicle within the Town of Tisdale except at a careful and prudent speed having regard to all the circumstances and at no time shall the speed exceed the limit as specified in Schedule "J" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw. 2) The areas set out in Schedule "J" as School Zones are hereby designated as such, and the speed limit applicable thereto as set out in the Schedule shall be effective from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, and only when schools are open and in session. 3) The area set out in Schedule "J" as Playground Zones are hereby designated as such, and the speed limit applicable thereto as set out in the Schedule shall be effective from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 4) Nothing contained in this section shall apply to the routes of the Provincial Highways lying within the incorporate area of the municipal boundaries where the speed limit has been established by the Province. h) Heavy Vehicle Route: 1) No person shall drive a heavy vehicle on any highway or portion of a highway except those set out in Schedule "K" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw. The highways or portions thereof as set out in Schedule "K" are hereby established as "Heavy Vehicle Routes", and the erection of signs to so identify the same is hereby authorized. i) Provided that this subsection shall not apply to any persons operating a heavy vehicle owned by the Town of Tisdale while actually in use in the service of the Town; and ii) Provided further that this subsection shall not apply to heavy vehicles being operated for the collection or delivery of goods within the Town limits. However, heavy vehicles proceeding to or from a point of collection or delivery shall proceed to or from such point by the most direct route to or from the heavy vehicle route; and iii) Provided further that this subsection shall not apply to heavy vehicles proceeding to or from a garage for the purpose of repairs or servicing Town of Tisdale Page 9 Bylaw No. 17/11 provided that the most direct route to and from the heavy vehicle route be observed. 2) Heavy vehicles are not permitted to park on any highway or parking lot except: i) On the Heavy Vehicle Route; or ii) In zones designated as C1 Commercial, and C2 Commercial and M- Industrial in the Town of Tisdale Zoning Bylaw No. 2/90, to permit the loading or unloading of merchandise, provided, however, that such loading or unloading of merchandise is restricted to such lengths of time as is absolutely necessary. iii) In situations to which subclause (i), (ii)and (iii) of Subsection h(1) above apply. i) Bicycles: 1) Using the Handle Bars: No person shall drive a motorcycle or drive a bicycle without having at least one hand on the handle bars. 2) Reckless Riding: No person shall drive a bicycle on a highway recklessly or negligently or at a speed or in a manner dangerous to the rider or to the public. Bicycle riders shall at all times operate their vehicles with due care and regard to the nature and condition of the street and the traffic thereon. 3) Every person riding a bicycle shall ride as close as possible to the right hand curb, but this shall not apply when the rider is approaching an intersection and indicates his intention to turn left by giving a visible signal. 4) Bicycles on Streets: No person shall leave a bicycle in a reclining position on a street, sidewalk or public place in the town. 5) No person shall operate a bicycle on a sidewalk. 6) Mini-Bikes: No person shall drive a mini-bike, or a two, three, or four wheeled motorized vehicle that is not capable of being licensed under the Highway Traffic Act of the Province of Saskatchewan, on any street, lane, sidewalk, park, playground, public reserve or on any property owned or controlled by the Town of Tisdale. j) Parades: 1) No parade shall be held in the Town without written permission first being obtained from the Council who shall designate or approve the hour and route of the parade. Any person desiring to hold a parade shall apply to the Town Administrator in writing for a permit therefore not less than forty- eight (48) hours before the time set for the commencement of the parade and shall give full particulars thereof. 2) No person shall hold, take part in, or be a member of a parade unless such parade has been duly permitted or authorized as aforesaid. Town of Tisdale Page 10 Bylaw No. 17/11 3) No driver of a vehicle nor any pedestrian shall cross through any parade or in any way obstruct or interfere with the same. k) Site Line Restrictions: 1) The owner or occupant of a lot which abuts more than one street, at a highway intersection, shall not grow, suffer to be grown or allow the growth of any tree, shrub or plant; or build, suffer to be built, or maintain any fence or other structure which: i) Exceeds a height of one (1) metre above the level of the edge of the roadway nearest; and ii) Falls within a triangle of land formed by the intersection of the two property lines on the intersecting streets and a line connecting points on the said property lines each seven (7) metres from the intersection of the said lot property lines. 2) The Council may, upon the report of a Police Officer, or Public Works Director that a hedge, shrub, tree or fence situated at an intersection is dangerous to traffic, by resolution order that; such hedge, shrub, tree or fence be removed or shortened to such a height as may be deemed necessary to overcome such danger. The provisions of S.130 of the Urban Municipality Act, 1984 apply, mutatis mutandis, to any such order. l) Miscellaneous Regulations for Vehicle Operation: 1) Leaving Stationary Position: No driver of a vehicle shall enter or cross a highway or a sidewalk from a private road or driveway or a lane or alley unless he yields the right of way to pedestrians and vehicles approaching on the sidewalk on highway. 2) Fire Hoses: No person shall operate a vehicle over a fire hose while the fire hose is in use. 3) No Splashing of Pedestrians: When water, mud or slush is lying on any public highway, the driver of every motor vehicle thereon shall so reduce the speed of and otherwise operate his motor vehicle so as to avoid splashing any pedestrian. 4) Driving on Playgrounds and Parks: No person shall park or drive a vehicle other than a bicycle upon or across a playground, park or public reserve within the corporate limits of the Town. 5) Vehicles on Sidewalks: i) No person shall drive a vehicle within any sidewalk area, except at a lane crossing or a public or private driveway crossing, and only if the weight of the vehicle and load is such that it will not cause damage to the sidewalk, curb or gutter. ii) No driver of a vehicle shall permit same to stand on any lane crossing or public or private driveway crossing so as to obstruct the crossing. Town of Tisdale Page 11 Bylaw No. 17/11 6) Entering an Intersection: No person driving a vehicle shall enter an intersection unless it is possible to safely proceed without obstructing or interfering with the passage of pedestrians or other cross traffic, unless required to do so by the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act. 7) Obstructing Traffic: Except as permitted herein, no pedestrian or driver of a vehicle, whether making deliveries from the vehicle or not, shall obstruct, interfere with or interrupt the free passage of traffic on any highway or lane. 8) Power Turns: No operator of a vehicle shall execute a power turn on any highway, lane or parking lot in the municipality. 9) Vehicles Crossing Streets: No operator of a vehicle shall cause it to cross a highway except at an intersection with another highway or a lane. 10) Boarding a Moving Vehicle: While a vehicle is in motion, no person shall or attempt to step off or board or catch or hold on to same. 11) Use of Streets for Business: Except as may be authorized by Bylaw or resolution of the Council no person shall engage in, conduct or carry on any business or display any articles for sale, including a vehicle, on any highway, parking lot, lane, or sidewalk or boulevard in the Town of Tisdale. m) Jay-Walking: Any pedestrian who enters onto or crosses 100A Street or 100th Street any place other than within a Pedestrian Crosswalk is guilty of an offence. n) Lug Vehicle: 1) No person shall propel, operate or drive any lug vehicle upon any highway within the municipality without first having obtained of the clerk, a permit in writing authorizing same. 2) The clerk is hereby authorized to issue permits in writing for the purpose of this Bylaw in any case where the applicant therefore has signed a written undertaking in Form 1, Appendix 8. Provided that the clerk shall not issue any such permit unless he is satisfied that with reasonable care in operation, the lug vehicle may be propelled or driven over any highway without damage resulting thereto or to any bridge or culvert thereon. 3) Nothing contained in this bylaw shall be deemed to preclude the transport of a lug vehicle as herein defined over any highway where same is being carried by means of a rubber-tired trailer or other conveyance equipped with rubber tires. Town of Tisdale Page 12 Bylaw No. 17/11 6. Temporary Street Closures: a) Any highways or portion or portions thereof may be temporarily closed to vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic and parking prohibited thereon by the Town Administrator or Public Works Director for any of the following purposes: 1) For a parade or an assembly of persons, including, but not limited to, street dances, block parties and street sales. 2) For the moving of any building, structure, or object. 3) For the carrying out of any work, repair, maintenance or improvement, or other duty or service the Town is empowered or obligated to perform. 4) For the construction, demolition, improvement or repair of a building or structure. 5) For the protection of the public or any member thereof. b) Any person requesting a temporary closure of a highway or any portion or portions thereof for any reason set out in Subsection 6. A) (1), (2) or (4) shall apply in writing to the Town Administrator or Public Works Director and shall set out the reason or reasons for such request, the desired length of such closure, the area or areas to be closed, and such other information as the Town Administrator or Public Works Director may require. c) The Town Administrator or Public Works Director may thereafter grant permission for the temporary closure of a highway or portion or portions thereof on terms consistent with the provisions of this section and for a period not exceeding 24 hours. 7. School Crosswalks School crosswalks are hereby established at the highways set out in Schedule "L", hereto attached and forming part of this Bylaw, and the following provisions shall apply to each school crosswalk so set out: a) All vehicles approaching a School Crosswalk which a pedestrian has entered shall yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian by slowing down or stopping, if necessary. b) When a vehicle is approaching a School Crosswalk, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear of such vehicle shall not overtake and pass such vehicle. c) No pedestrian shall leave the curb or other place of safety at a School Crosswalk and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close that it is impracticable for the driver of such vehicle to yield the right-of-way. d) While School Patrols are operating in a School Crosswalk all vehicles shall obey and respect the signs and signals of the School Patrols. 8. Pedestrian Crosswalks The provision set forth in Section 7 above shall apply to Pedestrian Crosswalks, Mutatis Mutandis. 9. Emergency Control Measures Town of Tisdale Page 13 Bylaw No. 17/11 a) In the case of fire or other emergency in order to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians any Police Officer may direct traffic in such manner as he may deem necessary. b) Every person shall comply with any traffic signal or direction of a Police Officer given pursuant to this section. c) The provisions of the Highway Traffic Act with respect to the use of emergency vehicles shall apply notwithstanding the provisions of this Bylaw. 10. School Bus Loading Zone The following areas are hereby designated as School Bus Loading Zones: a) The passageway immediately north of the Tisdale High School which is marked with signs to that effect. b) That portion of the parking lot immediately west of the Tisdale Public School which is marked with signs to that effect. No person shall operate a vehicle in a School Bus Loading Zone. 11. Towing of Vehicles a) Any vehicle parked in contravention of any provision of this bylaw may be towed from its location to a suitable storage facility under the direction of any Police Officer or the Town Administrator or any person designated by the Town Administrator for that purpose. b) Any vehicle so towed shall be held at the said storage facility until such time as the owner thereof or any person on his behalf pays to the Town Administrator the costs of towing and storing the vehicle as aforesaid, together with any fine imposed under this bylaw in relation to such unlawful parking. 12. Impounding of Vehicles a) Any Police Officer, the Town Foreman, and other person appointed by Council may remove or cause to be removed and impounded any vehicle that is placed, left or kept on any lane, public parking place, or other public place where: i) the owner of the vehicle owes three or more outstanding fines to the urban municipality for parking offences; ii) the period for appealing against the imposition and amount of those fines has expired; iii) at least two notices, sent at least one week apart, that the fines are outstanding have been sent to the owner; and iv) a justice, having been satisfied by evidence provided by way of oath, affidavit or statutory declaration of the existence of the facts mentioned in clauses (a) to (c), has issued an order authorizing the removal and impoundment. Town of Tisdale Page 14 Bylaw No. 17/11 b) Where a vehicle has been seized, impounded or stored after it has been removed under Subsection 12(a), it may be retained at a public garage or at any place designated by a Police Officer, for a period of 30 days from the date of removal, unless the costs of the removal, impounding, or storage are sooner paid. Upon payment in full of the costs herein the vehicle may be released to the owner thereof. c) If the costs of removal, impounding or storage are not paid within the period of 30 days as specified in Subsection 12(b), the Town shall have the right to recover same from the owner of the vehicle by: 1) Legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction; and/or 2) Sale of the seized vehicle by public auction following publication of notice designating time and place of sale at least ten days prior to the sale, in a newspaper published in the Town, and on sending of such notice by registered mail to the owner at the address appearing on the last registration of the vehicle. 13. Owner of Motor Vehicle Where a Vehicle is involved in the commission of an offence pursuant to this bylaw, the Owner of the Vehicle is liable for the offence unless the Owner proves to the satisfaction of the court that, at the time of the offence, the Vehicle: a) Was not being operated and had not been parked or left by the Owner; and b) Was not being operated and had not been parked or left by any authorized person in charge of the Vehicle. 14. Penalties a) A person who contravenes any of the provisions of the subsections, listed below, of this Bylaw or fails to comply therewith or with any notice order given thereunder shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction, shall be liable to penalties as follows: 1. Section No. 4 $230.00 2. Subsection No. 5(e)(1) 100.00 3. Subsection No. 5(e)(2) 100.00 4. Subsection No. 5(e)(5) 100.00 5. Subsection No. 5(e)(6) 100.00 6. Subsection No. 5(e)(7) 100.00 7. Subsection No. 5(e)(8) 100.00 8. Subsection No. 5(e)(9) 100.00 9. Subsection No. 5(e)(10) 100.00 10. Subsection No. 5(e)(11) 100.00 11. Subsection No. 5(e)(12) 100.00 12. Subsection No. 5(e)(13) 100.00 13. Subsection No. 5(e)(14) 100.00 14. Subsection No. 5(e)(15) 100.00 15. Subsection No. 5(f)(2) 150.00 16. Subsection No. 5(f)(3) 150.00 17. Subsection No. 5(f)(5) 150.00 18. Subsection No. 5(f)(6) 150.00 19. Subsection No. 5(f)(7) 150.00 20. Subsection No. 5(h)(1) 200.00 21. Subsection No. 5(h)(2) 200.00 Town of Tisdale Page 15 Bylaw No. 17/11 22. Subsection No. 5(l)(1) 230.00 23. Subsection No. 5(l)(2) 230.00 24. Subsection No. 5(l)(3) 230.00 25. Subsection No. 5(l)(4) 230.00 26. Subsection No. 5(l)(5) 230.00 27. Subsection No. 5(l)(6) 230.00 28. Subsection No. 5(l)(7) 230.00 29. Subsection No. 5(l)(8) 230.00 30. Subsection No. 5(l)(9) 230.00 31. Subsection No. 5(l)(10) 230.00 32. Subsection No. 5(m) 100.00 33. Subsection No. 5(n) 200.00 34. Subsection No. 7(a) 230.00 35. Subsection No. 7(b) 230.00 36. Subsection No. 7(c) 230.00 37. Subsection No. 7 (d) 230.00 38. Subsection No. 8 230.00 39. Section No. 9 230.00 40. Section No. 10 230.00 b) 1. A violator of any of the subsections as set out in subsection 12(a) upon being served with a Notice of violation, may, during the regular office hours, voluntarily pay the penalty at the Town Office, and upon payment as so provided, that person shall not be liable to prosecution of the offence. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 12(a) if the said fine is paid within 72 hours from the date of the ticket being issued the penalty shall be reduced by 20% as indicated in said subsection. c) A person who is guilty of a violation of any provision of this Bylaw for which no other penalty is herein provided, is liable: 1) For the first offence to a fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $230.00. 2) For each subsequent offence to a fine of not less than $150.00 or more than $460.00. d) The penalty for the contravention of a provision of subsection 5(i) is as follows: a) for the first infraction, impounding the bicycle for seven (7) days. b) for the second or additional infractions impounding the bicycle for fourteen (14) days. e) In the event the Town is required to prosecute a person charged with an offence under this by-law through court proceedings, and does so successfully, it shall be entitled to recover from such person, in addition to the fine set out herein, all legal costs which it incurs in the course of such prosecution, which costs shall be added to and form part of the said fine. 15. All proceedings to enforce this by-law shall be governed by the Summary Offences Procedure Act, 1990 or any replacements or substitutions therefore. 16. A Notice of Violation under this bylaw maybe in the form set forth in Schedule "M" to this bylaw. 17. Bylaw No. 1/98, 13/04, 12/05, 15/09, 14/10, 10/11 and 12/11 be hereby repealed. Town of Tisdale Page 16 Bylaw No. 17/11 18. This Bylaw shall come into effect on the day of final passing thereof subject to the sections requiring Highway Traffic Board approval. SEAL _____________________________ MAYOR _____________________________ TOWN ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY of Bylaw 17/11 passed by a resolution of Council of the Town of Tisdale on the 12th day of December, 2011. ______________________________ BRAD HVIDSTON ADMINISTRATOR Town of Tisdale Page 17 Bylaw No. 17/11 TOWN OF TISDALE SCHEDULE "A" This is Schedule "A" referred to in Section 4(a) of Bylaw No. Draft being the Streets established as stop streets and the designated erection of stop signs therefore STOP STREETS Location At the Intersection Of No. West Heritage Road 93rd Avenue Both Sides 2 East Boundary Road 93rd Avenue North Side 1 Lane in Block 3 93rd Avenue South Side 1 Heritage Park 100A Street East Side 1 92nd Avenue 100A Street East Side 1 93rd Avenue 100A Street Both Sides 2 94th Avenue 100A Street Both Sides 2 94th Avenue 93rd Avenue North Side 1 100th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 100th Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 101st Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 101st Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 102nd Avenue 99th Street East Side 1 102nd Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 102nd Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 103rd Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 103rd Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 104th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 105th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 105th Avenue 101st Street Both Sides 2 95th Street 105th Avenue South Side 1 98th Street 93rd Avenue South Side 1 97th Street 101st Avenue North Side 1 100 A Street 97th Avenue North Side 1 101st Street CNR/RW Both Sides 2 101st Street 99th Avenue Both Sides 2 103rd Street 93rd Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 101st Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 93rd Avenue South Side 1 100A Street 93rd Avenue Both Sides 2 Newmarket Drive 110th Avenue Both Sides 2 Town of Tisdale Page 18 Bylaw No. 17/11 TOWN OF TISDALE SCHEDULE "B" This is Schedule "B" referred to in Section 4(b) of Bylaw No. Draft being the streets established as Yield Streets and the designated erection of Yield Signs therefore. YIELD STREETS Location At the Intersection Of No. 94th Avenue 99th Street West Side 1 94th Avenue West Heritage Road East Side 1 95th Avenue 99th Street Both Sides 2 95th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 95th Avenue 100A Street Both Sides 2 95th Avenue 103rd Street West Side 1 96th Avenue 99th Street Both Sides 2 96th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 96th Avenue 100A Street West Side 1 97th Avenue West Heritage Road East Side 1 97th Avenue 100th Street West Side 1 98th Avenue 100A Street Both Sides 2 98th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 98th Avenue West Heritage Road East Side 1 99th Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 99th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 99th Avenue West Boundary Road East Side 1 100th Avenue 101st Street East Side 1 100th Avenue West Heritage Road East Side 1 101st Avenue 101st Street East Side 1 101st Avenue West Boundary Road East Side 1 102nd Avenue 101st Street East Side 1 103rd Avenue 102nd Street East Side 1 103rd Avenue 101st Street East Side 1 104th Avenue 98th Street East Side 1 104th Avenue 102nd Street West Side 1 104th Avenue 101st Street Both Sides 2 105th Avenue 102nd Street West Side 1 106th Avenue 100A Street East Side 1 106th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 106th Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 107th Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 107th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 108th Avenue 100A Street East Side 1 108th Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 108th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 109th Avenue 101st Street Both Sides 2 109th Avenue 100th Street East Side 1 110th Avenue West Heritage Road East Side 1 110th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 110th Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 111th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 111th Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 111th Avenue Newmarket Drive Both Sides 2 112th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 Town of Tisdale Page 19 Bylaw No. 17/11 SCHEDULE "B" (Continued) Location At the Intersection Of No. 112th Avenue 101st Street West Side 1 South Caribou Crescent 95th Street West Side 1 Evington Place 95th Avenue North Side 1 Eastman Place 95th Avenue North Side 1 Newmarket Drive 110th Avenue Both Sides 2 Golburn Crescent 98th Street West Sides 2 Valcrest Place 95th Avenue North Side 1 94th Street 101st Avenue North Side 1 94th Street 103rd Avenue South Side 1 95th Street 101st Avenue North Side 1 95th Street 103rd Avenue Both Sides 2 96th Street 103rd Avenue North Side 1 96th Street 105th Avenue Both Sides 2 96th Street 107th Avenue Both Sides 2 96th Street 110th Avenue Both Sides 2 96th Street 111th Avenue South Side 1 97th Street 94th Avenue North Side 1 97th Street 7th Avenue Both Sides 2 97th Street 98th Avenue Both Sides 2 97th Street 99th Avenue South Side 1 97th Street 100th Avenue North Side 1 97th Street 101st Avenue South Side 1 97th Street 103rd Avenue Both Sides 2 97th Street 105th Avenue Both Sides 2 97th Street 107th Avenue Both Sides 2 97th Street 110th Avenue Both Sides 2 97th Street 111th Avenue South Side 1 98th Street 97th Avenue North Side 1 98th Street 98th Avenue Both Sides 2 98th Street 99th Avenue South Side 1 98th Street 103rd Avenue Both Sides 2 98th Street 105th Avenue Both Sides 2 98th Street 107th Avenue Both Sides 2 98th Street 110th Avenue South Side 1 98th Street 101st Avenue North Side 1 98th Street 111th Avenue North Side 1 99th Street 97th Avenue Both Sides 2 99th Street 98th Avenue Both Sides 2 99th Street 99th Avenue South Side 1 99th Street 100th Avenue North Side 1 99th Street 101st Avenue Both Sides 2 99th Street 103rd Avenue Both Sides 2 99th Street 104th Avenue Both Sides 2 99th Street 105th Avenue Both Sides 2 100A Street 111th Avenue Both Sides 2 100A Street 97th Avenue North Side 1 100A Street 99th Avenue South Side 1 100A Street 104th Avenue North Side 1 100A Street 105th Avenue Both Sides 2 100A Street 107th Avenue Both Sides 2 100A Street 110th Avenue Both Sides 2 100B Street 111th Avenue North Side 1 100B Street 112th Avenue South Side 1 100th Street 94th Avenue North Side 1 100th Street 97th Avenue South Side 1 Town of Tisdale Page 20 Bylaw No. 17/11 SCHEDULE "B" (Continued) Location At the Intersection Of No. 101st Street 99th Avenue North Side 1 101st Street CNR/RW Both Sides 2 101A Street 111th Avenue North Side 1 101A Street 112th Avenue South Side 1 102nd Street 101st Avenue Both Sides 2 102nd Street 102nd Avenue Both Sides 2 102nd Street 103rd Avenue South Side 1 102nd Street 105th Avenue North Side 1 SCHEDULE "C" This is Schedule "C" referred to in Section 4(c) of Bylaw No. Draft being the intersections established as No U-turn Intersections and the designated erection of No U-turn signs therefore. "NO U-TURN" INTERSECTIONS Location At the Intersection Of No. 97th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 98th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 99th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 100th Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 101st Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 102nd Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 103rd Avenue 100th Street Both Sides 2 100A Street 94th Avenue Both Sides 2 100A Street 95th Avenue Both Sides 2 100A Street 95th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 97th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 98th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 99th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 100th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 101st Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 102nd Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 103rd Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 104th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 105th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 106th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 107th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 108th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 109th Avenue South Side 1 100th Street 110th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 111th Avenue Both Sides 2 100th Street 112th Avenue Both Sides 2 Town of Tisdale Page 21 Bylaw No. 17/11 TOWN OF TISDALE SCHEDULE "D" This is Schedule "D" referred to in Section 4(d) of Bylaw No. Draft LOADING ZONES a) Tisdale Denture Clinic, located at Lots 3 & 4, Block 7, Plan F990 designated by signs. b) Tisdale Medical Clinic, located at Lot 11, Block 9, Plan No. G3720 designated by signs. c) At the RECplex, Joint Use Facility located on Parcel CC, Plan 82PA08245 and Parcel DD, Plan 82PA08245 as designated by signs. SCHEDULE "E" TRAFFIC LIGHTS This is Schedule "E" referred to in Section 4(e) of Bylaw No. Draft being the intersection established as dispatched intersections at which the movement of traffic shall be controlled by traffic light signals and the designated erection of traffic light signals therefore. SCHEDULE "F" This is Schedule "F" referred to in Section 4(f) of Bylaw No. Draft FIVE MINUTE PARKING ZONE SCHEDULE "G" This is Schedule "G" referred to in Section 4(g) of Bylaw No. Draft BUS STOP PARKING ZONE On 97th Avenue commencing at the North East property line of Lot 1, Block 7, Plan F990 thence Westerly along the North property line to the North West property line of Lot 1, Block 7, Plan F990 between the following hours: 8:30am-9:00am Monday to Friday 3:00pm-4:00pm Monday to Friday Town of Tisdale Page 22 Bylaw No. 17/11 TOWN OF TISDALE SCHEDULE "H" This is Schedule "H" referred to in Section 4(h) of Bylaw No. Draft to establish parking stalls for handicapped vehicle parking only. HANDICAPPED VEHICLE PARKING a) At the Tisdale Mall Parking Lot located on Block F, Plan No. 83PA23279 as designated by signs. b) At the Beeland Co-op Mall Parking Lot located on Lots 1 & 2, Block 32, Plan No. BA1421 as designated by signs. c) At the Chicken Delight Parking Lot located on Lots 11, 12 & 13, Block 20, Plan No. 53473 as designated by signs. d) At the RECplex, Joint Use Facility located on Parcel CC, Plan 82PA08245, Parcel DD, Plan 82PA08245 as designated by signs. e) At the Tisdale Health Care Facilities located at the following locations as designated by signs. i) Tisdale Hospital - Parcel AB, Plan 92PA00719 ii) New Market Manor - Parcel SS, Plan 86PA247JJ iii) Sasko Park Lodge - Lots 1 & 2, Block 78, Plan AK3384 SCHEDULE "I" This is Schedule "I" referred to in Section 4(i) of Bylaw No. Draft to restrict parking on any street or portion of a street, public place and fire lanes. NO PARKING a) On 98th Avenue commencing at a point 65 meters east on 100A Street then easterly along the north curb on 98th Avenue for a distance of 15 meters as designated by signs (Heritage House). b) On 99th Avenue commencing at a point 50 meters west of 101st Street then westerly along the north side of 99th Avenue for a distance of 25 meters as designated by signs (Fire Hall). c) On 105th Avenue commencing at a point 75 meters west of the west curb on 96th Street then westerly along the north curb on 105th Avenue for a distance of 25 meters on weekdays from Monday to Friday only between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. as designated by signs. (BYLAW 18/12 AMENDMENT) d) RECplex (Joint Use Facility) located on Parcel CC, Plan 82PA08245 and Parcel DD, Plan 82PA08245 as designated by signs. e) Fire Lanes as designated by signs at the following locations: i) RECplex (Joint Use Facility) - Parcel CC, Plan 82PA 0824 - Parcel DD, Plan 82PAD824 ii) Tisdale Mall - Block F, Plan 83 PA 23279 Town of Tisdale Page 23 Bylaw No. 17/11 TOWN OF TISDALE SCHEDULE "J" This is Schedule "J" referred to in Section 5(G) of Bylaw No. Draft GENERAL TOWN SPEED LIMIT - 40 K.P.H. MAXIMUM This applies to the whole of the Town of Tisdale with the exception of the following zones and speed limited relating thereto: SCHOOL ZONES, AS OUTLINED BELOW, 30 K.P.H. MAXIMUM On 100 A Street from 97th Avenue to 98th Avenue On 98th Avenue from 100A Street to 101st Street On 101st Street from 98th Avenue to 99th Avenue On 105th Avenue from 96th Street to the west property line in Parcel MM, Plan 666PAD900 On 99th Avenue from 101st Street to 102nd Street On 102nd Street from 97th Avenue to 99th Avenue PLAYGROUND ZONES, AS OUTLINED BELOW, 30 K.P.H. MAXIMUM On 96th Avenue from 100A Street to 100th Street On 100th Street from 96th Avenue to 97th Avenue On 105th Avenue from 100A Street to 99th Street On 100A Street from 105th Avenue to 106th Avenue SCHEDULE "K" This is Schedule "K" referred to in Section 5(h) of Bylaw No Draft being the established routes to be followed by heavy vehicles or trucks. a) On 94th Avenue from 97th Street to Heritage Road. b) On 99th Avenue from 200' East of 101st Street to Heritage Road. c) On 100th Avenue from 100th Street to Heritage Road. d) On 97th Street from 97th Avenue to 94th Avenue. e) On 112th Avenue from 100th Street to 101st Street. f) On Heritage Road from 93rd Avenue to Northern Steel Road. g) On Highways #3 and #35 within the town limits. h) On 112th Avenue from 100th Street to 100A Street i) On 100A Street from 112th Avenue to Northern Steel Road j) On Northern Steel Road from 100A Street to Heritage Road Town of Tisdale Page 24 Bylaw No. 17/11 TOWN OF TISDALE SCHEDULE "L" This is Schedule "L" referred to in Section 7 of Bylaw No. Draft being the intersections established as a School Crosswalk. SCHOOL CROSSWALK at the intersection at 97th Avenue Between 100th St. & 100A Street 100th Street 98th Avenue South Side 100th Street 105th Avenue South Side 100A Street 98th Avenue South Side 105th Avenue 95th Street Both Sides Town of Tisdale Page 25 Bylaw No. 17/11 TOWN OF TISDALE SCHEDULE "M" This is Schedule "M" Referred To In Section 16 of Bylaw No. Draft NOTICE OF VIOLATION Name of Operator:__________________ Vehicle Year: ______________ Address: _________________________ Make: ____________________ ___________________________ License: ___________________ ___________________________ Province: __________________ Name of Registered Owner: ____________________________________ Address: ___________________________________ On the _____________ day of __________________, 19___ at Tisdale, Saskatchewan at _______ a.m./p.m. did unlawfully commit the following offence: Description of Offence: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Location of Offence:_______________________________________________________ You are charged with violation of Bylaw No. 1/98, Section(s) _____________________ Penalty for the above violation: ______________________________________________ May be paid voluntarily ( ) May not be Paid voluntarily ( ) 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 Town Office of the Town of Tisdale during regular office hours or by mail within three (3) days from the date of service of this Notice of Violation. The Town of Tisdale's mailing address is: P.O. Box 1090, Tisdale, SK., S0E 1T0. 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 12 of the said Bylaw. If the said fine is paid within 72 hours from the date of the ticket being issued the penalty shall be reduced by 20%. ________________________ POLICE OFFICER