Town of High River Bylaw 4563/2019 - Traffic Bylaw
High River, Alberta
· No. 4563/2019
· adopted 2020-02-10
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## TOWN OF HIGH RIVER
## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
## BYLAW 4563/2019 - TRAFFIC BYLAW
## A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF HIGH RIVER TO CONTROL AND REGULATE PARKING, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION UPON HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE TOWN OF HIGH RIVER.
- WHEREAS pursuant to section 7(a) of the Municipal Government Act, a Council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the safety, health, and welfare of people and the protection of people and property;
- AND WHEREAS pursuant to Traffic Safety Act a Council may make Bylaws for the regulation and control of Vehicles and Pedestrian traffic;
- AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act provides that Council may, by bylaw, regulate the transportation of Dangerous Goods on Highways under its direction, control, and management;
- AND WHEREAS pursuant to section 7(i) of the Municipal Government Act, a Council may pass bylaws for municipal purposes respecting the enforcement of bylaws made under the Municipal Government Act or any other enactment including any or all the matters listed therein;
- AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 8 of the Municipal Government Act, a Council may regulate or prohibit, and provide for a system of licenses, permits or approval including any or all the matters listed therein;
NOW THEREFORE, the Town of High River Council, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
## PART I - PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS, INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
## Purpose
1. The purpose of this Bylaw is to regulate traffic and other activities upon Highways, commercial Truck Route traffic, and in the interest of public safety to restrict Vehicles transporting Dangerous Goods to Dangerous Goods Routes as much as possible.
## Short Title
2. This Bylaw may be cited as the "Traffic Bylaw".
## Definitions
3. Words in this Bylaw shall have the meaning as defined in the Municipal Government Act, the Traffic Safety Act, and the Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulation with the following changes or additions. Where no definition is provided in any of the aforementioned Acts, the Municipal Government Act, the Alberta Interpretation Act, or this Bylaw, Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary shall be used.
2. (a) "Alley" means a narrow Highway intended chiefly to give access to the rear of buildings and parcels of land.
3. "Bicycle" means a cycle propelled by human power on which a person can ride, regardless of the number of wheels it has.
4. (c) "Boulevard" means that part of the Highway in an urban area that:
- i. is not a Roadway, and
- ii. is that part of the Sidewalk that is not especially adapted to the use of or ordinarily used by Pedestrians.
7. (d) "Bylaw" means Bylaw 4563/2019 also known as the Traffic Bylaw.
8. (e) "Chief Administrative Officer" or "CAO" means the person appointed to the position of Chief Administrative Officer by Council.
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- (f) "Commercial Vehicle" means a Vehicle operated on a Highway by or on behalf of a person for the purpose of providing transportation but does not include a private passenger Vehicle.
- (g) "Council" means the governing body of the Town.
- (h) "Crosswalk" means:
- i. that part of a Roadway at an intersection included within the connection of the lateral lines of the Sidewalks on the opposite sides of the Highway measured from the Curbs, or in the absence of Curbs, from the edges of the Roadway; or
- ii. any part of a Roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for Pedestrian crossing by lines or by other markings on the road surface.
- (i) "Curb" means the actual Curb if there is one; if there is no Curb in existence, it shall mean the division of a Highway between the Roadway and the Sidewalk or Boulevard.
- "Dangerous Goods" means any product, substance, or organism specified in or included by its nature in any of the classes listed in the Regulations under the Dangerous Good Transportation and Handling Act.
- (k) "Dangerous Goods Route" means all or any portion of a Highway so designated in Schedule "C" attached to and forming part of this Bylaw which may be posted with Dangerous Goods Route signs.
- (1) "Dependent" means a person who is or appears to be relying on another person for support or a child who is or appears to be under the age of 12 years old.
- (m) "Disabled Parking Place" means any parking place designated by:
- i. the Development Officer of the Town or;
- ii. the owner, tenant, occupant, or person in control of private property, for the exclusive use of persons with disabilities who operate or travel by Motor Vehicle and which parking place is marked with signs which are approved by the Town's Development Officer.
- (n) "Emergency Vehicle" means a Motor Vehicle used:
- i. by a police service;
- ii. for municipal enforcement;
- iii. by a fire service;
- iv.
- V. for a purpose relating to maintenance of a public utility; or,
- vi. a Vehicle designated as an emergency response unit, pursuant to the regulations under the Traffic Safety Act.
- "Fire Chief" means the person appointed as Fire Chief that is head of the Town of High River Fire Department or designate to act on his behalf.
- (p) "Frontage" means the area of a lot between a building façade and a Curb inclusive of its built and landscape components. Frontage is divided into public Frontage and private Frontage.
- (9) "Happy Trails" means the Town's trail system that includes regional or local pathways but does not include municipal Sidewalks.
- (r) "Harmonized School And Playground Zone" means any playground or school zone.
- (s) "Heavy Vehicle" means a Motor Vehicle alone or together with any Trailer, semi-trailer, or other Vehicle being towed by the Motor Vehicle which has a registered gross weight exceeding 8,000 kilograms or a Vehicle with a length exceeding 12.5 meters. A public service Vehicle or a public passenger Vehicle shall be deemed to be excluded from the definition of a "Heavy Vehicle" for the purposes of this Bylaw.
- (t) "Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, pathway, avenue, parkway, driveway, viaduct, lane, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestle way, or other place, whether publicly or privately owned, any part of which the public is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the passage or parking of Vehicles, and includes:
- i. a Sidewalk (including the Boulevard portion of the Sidewalk),
- il. a ditch which lies adjacent to and parallel with the Roadway, and
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2. "Mobility Aid" means a device to facilitate the transport, in a normal seated orientation, of a person with a physical disability.
3. (v) "Moped" means a Vehicle that:
- i. is propelled by an electric motor or an engine that has a displacement of not more than fifty (50) cubic centimetres, and
5. is a limited-speed motorcycle under the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, and
- iii. is required to be insured, registered, and a licensed driver under the Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Regulation.
7. (W) "Motor Vehicle" means:
- i. a Vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power, or
- ii. a Moped, but
- ill. does not include a bicycle, an aircraft, an implement of husbandry, or a Motor Vehicle that runs only on rails.
11. "Municipal Dangerous Goods Permit" means a permit issued by the Fire Chief or their designate that evidences the Fire Chief's permission to transport Dangerous Goods within a residential district or an alternate route off the Dangerous Goods Route.
12. (y) "Off-Highway Vehicles" means any motorized mode of transportation built for crosscountry travel on land, water, snow, ice or marsh or swamp land or on other natural terrain and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes, when specifically designed for such travel:
- i. 4-wheel drive Vehicles,
- ii. low pressure tire Vehicles,
- iii. motorcycles and related 2-wheel Vehicles,
- iv. amphibious machines,
- V. all-terrain Vehicles,
- vii. snow Vehicles,
- vi. miniature Vehicles,
- vili. mini-bikes, and
- ix. any other means of transportation that is propelled by any power other than physical power or wind.
22. "Peace Officer" means a person engaged by the Town as a Community Peace Officer, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, a Designated Officer or a member of the Royal Canadian Police to carry out the provisions of this Bylaw.
23. (aa) "Pedestrian" as defined in the Traffic Safety Act, means:
- i. a person on foot, or
- ii. a person in or on a Mobility Aid, and includes those persons designated by regulation as Pedestrians.
26. "Power Bicycle" means a vehicle that has an electric motor with a maximum power of 500 watts, a top speed of 32 km/h, and no weight restriction or allowance to be engine driven.
27. (cc) "Prohibited Miniature Vehicles" means motorized Vehicles, as defined in the Traffic Safety Act which also meet the definition of miniature Vehicles, which are not permitted on a Highway in Alberta, including Sidewalks along the Roadway.
- i. Miniature Vehicles may only be operated on private property.
29. Prohibited Miniature Vehicles are not considered a Mobility Aid.
- ili. While many of these motorized Vehicles are used in a Pedestrian-like manner, the operators of these Vehicles do not meet the legal definition of "Pedestrian".
- iv. Prohibited Miniature Vehicles include but are not limited to electric scooter, pocket bike, golf cart, go cart, personal transporter (Segway) and motorized skateboard.
- (dd) "Recreational Vehicle" (RV) include motorized RVs, all motorhomes (self-propelled Motor Vehicle chassis), Trailer and towable RV, travel Trailer, tent Trailer, Truck (slide in) camper, fifth wheel Trailer, and Trailer carrying a boat, all-terrain Vehicle, or snowmobile.
- (ee) "Regulation" means the Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulation.
- (ff) "Residential Area" means all land within a residential district as defined in the Town's Land Use Bylaw.
- (gg) "Roadway" means that part of a Highway intended for use by vehicular traffic.
- (hh) "Sidewalk" means that part of Highway especially adapted to the use of or ordinarily used by Pedestrians, and includes that part of a Highway between the Curb line (or edge of the Roadway, where there is no Curb line) and the adjacent property line, whether or not paved or improved.
- (ii) "Traffic Control Device" means any sign, signal, marking, or device placed, marked, or erected under the authority of this Bylaw for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
- (j) "Trailer" means a vehicle so designed that it:
- i. may be attached to or drawn by a Motor Vehicle or tractor, and
- ii. is intended to transport property or persons and includes any Vehicle defined by Regulation as a Trailer but does not include machinery or equipment solely used in the construction or maintenance of Highways.
- "Truck" shall include but is not limited to any Vehicle designed primarily for the transportation of property or equipment including a bed Truck, Truck, picker Truck, Truck tractor, winch Truck or Trailer, which Vehicle, with or without load, exceeds any of the following:
- i. two axles,
- ii. eight (8) metres in length,
- iii. two (2) metres in width, or
- iv. a gross vehicle weight in excess of 4500 kilograms.
- (1I) "Truck Route" means all or any portion of Highway so designated in Schedule "C".
- (mm) "Town" means the municipal corporation of the Town of High River.
- "Vehicle" means a device in, on or by which a person or thing may be transported or drawn on a Highway and includes a combination of Vehicles but does not include a Mobility Aid.
- (00) "Violation Ticket" means a ticket issued pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.
## Interpretation
4. References in this Bylaw to a statute, Regulation, or other bylaw refer to the current laws at the time this Bylaw was enacted and as they are amended from time to time, including successor
5. Headings and sub-headings in this Bylaw are included for convenience only and shall not be considered in interpreting the substantive content of this Bylaw.
3. The preamble paragraphs that precede the numbered paragraphs of this Bylaw are an integral and necessary part of this Bylaw and not a mere recital.
7. Every provision of this Bylaw is independent of all provisions and it is the intention of the Council that if any provision of this Bylaw is declared invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, all other provisions of this Bylaw shall remain valid and enforceable.
8. All schedules attached to the Bylaw form part of this Bylaw.
6. This Bylaw is gender-neutral and, accordingly, any reference to one gender includes the other.
10. The word "shall" is mandatory and not optional.
## Application
11. This Bylaw sets forth regulations with regards to speed, parking, and the use of Sidewalks, pathways, Roadways, and Highways within the Town of High River.
## PART II - TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
## Traffic Control Devices
12. By authority of Section 13 of the Traffic Safety Act, the Council of the Town of High River may authorize the placing, erecting or marking of traffic control devices at such locations as are considered necessary for controlling highways subject to its control and management.
## Speed Limits
13. Unless otherwise posted by Traffic Control Device(s), no person shall drive a Vehicle in any laned Roadway or Alley in the Town at a speed in excess of fifteen (15) kilometres per hour.
14. No person shall drive a Motor Vehicle in any Harmonized School And Playground Zone on any Highway in excess of thirty (30) kilometres per hour twenty-four (24) hours a day seven (7) days a
## PART III - PEDESTRIANS AND USE OF SIDEWALKS
15. No person shall cross any Highway at any point other than an intersection or Crosswalk. The driver of a Vehicle shall exercise due care when a Pedestrian is on or near any Highway.
16. No person shall conduct themselves, or otherwise position themselves, on a Highway, in such a manner as to obstruct vehicular or Pedestrian traffic, or to otherwise inconvenience any other person upon the Highway.
17. No person shall stand upon or walk along a Highway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any private Vehicle.
18. No person shall remove, deface, or destroy any sign, traffic control device, board, or notice lawfully placed on or adjacent to any Roadway.
19. No person, other than a Dependent, shall ride a Bicycle on any Sidewalk.
20. No person shall ride a Power Bicycle on any Sidewalk or Happy Trails. Power Bicycles are only permitted on a Roadway.
21. No person shall roller skate, in-line skate, non-motorized scooter, skateboard, or Mobility Aid upon any Happy Trails or Sidewalk at any rate of speed that is unreasonable having regard to the nature, condition, and use of the Happy Trails or Sidewalk and the amount and kind of Pedestrian traffic that is or might reasonably be expected to be on the Happy Trails or Sidewalk.
22. A person operating roller skates, in-line skates, non-motorized scooter, skateboard, or Mobility Aid on the Happy Trails or Sidewalk shall:
9. (a) Yield the right of way to Pedestrians,
10. (b) When passing a Pedestrian, or other person on the Happy Trails or Sidewalk, use care and control required to ensure the safety of the Pedestrian or other person,
11. (c) Stay at a reasonable distance from other persons using the Sidewalk,
12. Before overtaking a Pedestrian, a signal shall be produced in a reasonable time prior to overtaking, by voice, bell or other warning device, which is audible to the Pedestrian, and
13. (e) Not operate a Bicycle, roller skates, in-line skates, skateboard, or scooter in a reckless manner.
14. No person shall ride or operate a Prohibited Miniature Vehicle upon any Highway, Roadway, Sidewalk, or Happy Trails. Prohibited Miniature Vehicles are only permitted on private property.
24. Skateboards and non-motorized scooters may be used or operated on or at any public place unless such activity is prohibited by a sign posted with such restriction or prohibition. Operation of skateboards in or on a public place is subject to the following conditions:
16. (a) The use of skateboards and non-motorized scooters does not damage the public place, and
- (b) The use of skateboards and non-motorized scooters does not unnecessarily impede or endanger Pedestrians.
## PART IV - PARKING
25. If a Vehicle is involved in a parking offence according to this bylaw, the owner or operator of that Vehicle is considered in violation and may be charged with an offence.
26. Every person who fails to obtain or comply with the provisions in Part IV shall be guilty of an offence and shall, in addition to any other penalty, remove the obstruction within twenty-four (24) hours of being notified to do so by a Peace Officer. After the expiration of the twenty-four (24) hour period, the Peace Officer may remove or tow the vehicle or obstruction at the expense of the person causing, placing, or permitting the obstruction.
27. The Town may place removable traffic control device(s) on a Highway to indicate 'No Parking' for certain periods of time, as may be necessary for the purpose of street cleaning, snow removal, maintenance, construction or an event, and when so marked, such traffic control device(s) shall take precedence over all other traffic control device(s). When the Town has placed any movable traffic control device(s) on a Highway:
4. (a) No person shall park a Vehicle or permit a Vehicle to be parked on a Highway from the time a Traffic Control Device(s) prohibiting parking has been placed, until such Traffic Control Device(s) have been removed, and
5. If a Vehicle was parked on the Highway prior to the placement of the Traffic Control Device(s) prohibiting parking, no person shall leave that Vehicle parked or permit that Vehicle to remain parked on the Highway twenty-four (24) hours after the Traffic Control Device(s) have been placed.
28. No person shall park a Vehicle or Trailer in an Alley for the purposes of actively loading or unloading of passengers or goods as such that the passage of other Vehicles is obstructed.
29. No person shall park a Vehicle in any parking space where a sign, Curb painting, or pavement painting indicates that it is for the exclusive use of persons with disabilities unless the subject Vehicle displays a handicap placard or license plate that is issued or recognized by the Province of
30. No bus, farm Vehicle, or Heavy Vehicle shall be parked on any Highway in a Residential Area of the Town except when conducting normal business.
31. No person shall park or permit parking of a Vehicle on any private property that has been clearly marked as such by a sign or signs posted thereon without prior permission of the owner, tenant, occupant, or person in control of the property.
32. When a Vehicle is parked on a Highway, parking lot, or public place and is in violation of a provision of this bylaw or Regulation, it may be removed and impounded, and the cost thereof may be charged against the owner and/or operator of said Vehicle.
33. No person shall park a Vehicle at any angle to the Curb in a cul-de-sac unless that Vehicle is parked in such a manner as to not interfere with the free flow of traffic in the cul-de-sac.
12. No person shall drive or park any Vehicle on any land owned by the Town of High River which the Town uses or permits to be used as a playground, recreation area, public park, parkway, open space area, river valley, pathway, Happy Trails, or beautification area whether improved or in a natural state unless that person is an employee of the Town in the performance of their duties or other authorized person working at the Town's request.
13. Every person who parks a Vehicle upon any Highway, where parking spaces are marked out for angle or parallel parking shall park wholly within the marked parking space.
## Time Limited Parking
36. Time limited parking for the downtown will be a 3-hour limit, Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, as per Schedule "B". Saturday, Sunday, and holidays are exempt.
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## Exemption from Parking Provisions
38. Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained within this bylaw, the provisions related to parking of Vehicles do not apply to:
2. (a) Emergency Vehicles,
3. (b) Service Vehicles used in conjunction with the servicing of public utilities including telephone systems, electrical systems, natural gas systems,
4. (c) Municipal or other government public works Vehicles, or
5. (d) Activities or events that have been permitted by the Town.
## PART V - RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, TRAILERS, AND OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES
## Recreational Vehicles (RVs) and Trailers
39. On-street parking of an RV in a Residential Area for forty-eight (48) hours for the purpose of loading and unloading is permitted provided that:
2. (a) A towable RV or Trailer must remain attached to the towing Vehicle,
3. (b) The RV or Trailer must not block, obstruct, impede, or hinder traffic or become a public safety hazard,
4. (c) The RV or Trailer must be parked directly adjacent to the owner's property as shown in the records of the Motor Vehicle Registry, and
5. (d) No projections, slides, or attachments extended which inhibits the safe removal of the RV or Trailer, and includes the use of cords, hoses, and/or hookups, except for temporary servicing.
40. No person shall park a RV or Trailer within one and one half (1.5) metres of an access to a Highway.
41. Parking in Frontage between April 2 and October 29, provided that:
8. The RV must be at least 0.6 metres back from the interior edge of the municipal Sidewalk or Curb if there is no municipal Sidewalk, and
9. (b) No portion of a RV is permitted to protrude into the Roadway.
42. As per the Land Use Bylaw, no person shall:
11. (a) Keep or maintain a RV in a Frontage between October 30 and April 1,
12. (b) Use a RV for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes other than in a designated campground,
13. (c) Permit the wheels to be removed from a RV or Trailer or attix the RV to the ground t revent its ready removal, an
14. (d) Connect a RV to any public utility except for required servicing.
## Off Highway Vehicles
43. No person shall operate an Off-Highway Vehicle as defined in Part 6 of the Traffic Safety Act, on any portion of a Highway, Sidewalk, Boulevard, parks or urban reserve within the Town.
44. Town Vehicles, emergency services, and agents acting on behalf of the Town are permitted to operate Off-Highway Vehicles for municipal purposes, including maintenance, public safety and security, approved events, and other activities.
45. Off-Highway Vehicles are permitted to operate on a Highway solely for the purpose of loading or unloading an off-Highway Vehicle from or onto a Trailer or Vehicle or for transport into a building or property.
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46. No person shall hold or take part in any parade or procession unless they have obtained prior written approval from the Town.
47. Funeral processions shall not be subject to the provision of this section provided that the procession is conducted in accordance with the Traffic Safety Act.
## Parks, Squares, and Public Places
48. No person shall drive a Motor Vehicle, off-Highway Vehicle, horse-drawn Vehicle or ride a horse or other animal upon any baseball diamond, football field, other sports areas, and in any area designated as a park, square, or other public place without prior approval except along routes provided for that purpose.
49. Access maybe permitted for certain Vehicles in any of these locations for the purpose of maintenance, public safety and security, or approved events and other activities.
## PART VII - MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES
50. No person shall:
2. (a) Drive a Vehicle or tow a Trailer, with the box or body of the Vehicle or Trailer containing refuse, sand, gravel, rocks, earth or other loose material similar or dissimilar, unless the box or body is completely secured by a tarpaulin or other covering,
3. Drive a Vehicle or tow a Trailer, with a box or body containing refuse, sand, gravel, rocks, earth, or other loose material, whether similar or dissimilar, unless the box ledges, side boards and Vehicle chassis have been cleaned of loose material and the load is distributed so that no portion of the material can escape on a Highway or adjacent land,
4. (c) Drive a Vehicle on a Highway to track any earth, sand, gravel, or other material onto the Highway,
5. (d) Drive a Vehicle or tow a Trailer that allows refuse or any other goods or material to escape or be scattered on a Highway or adjacent land, and
6. (e) In the event any part of a load falls onto a Highway from a Vehicle, the person operating the Vehicle shall forthwith take all reasonable steps to safely remove any material from the Highway.
51. No person shall:
8. (a) Drain lubricating oils or any fluids associated with the operation of a Vehicle on any Highway,
9. (b) Wash, repair, or service a Vehicle near any Highway in a manner that allows soap suds, mud, cement, refuse, debris, tar, oil, grease, antifreeze, or other Vehicle fluids to flow onto any Highway, and
10. Park a Vehicle on a Highway that, due to the state of the Vehicle, results in mud, cement, refuse, debris, tar, oil, grease, antifreeze, or other fluids being deposited on the Highway.
52. No person shall place any goods, wares, merchandise, or any other articles on a Sidewalk or Highway outside of a shop, warehouse, or building so as to obstruct Pedestrian or vehicular traffic, unless permitted by the Town.
53. No person shall willfully remove, deface, alter, damage, or destroy a Traffic Control Device.
54. Every person shall comply with any Traffic Control Device or the direction of a member of the School Patrol.
55. No person shall drive, propel, or move any Vehicle having metal spikes, chains, cleats, or bands projecting from the surface of the wheel or tire or any Vehicle having a studded tractor tread. Studded snow tires are permitted.
## PART VIII - HEAVY VEHICLE AND TRUCK ROUTE
56. No person shall operate a Heavy Vehicle on a Highway except on a designated Truck Route as described in Schedule "C".
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58. The provisions of Sections 56 and 57 shall not apply to:
2. (a) Vehicles owned or leased by the Town, or
3. (b) Emergency Vehicles.
59. No person shall make use of engine retarding devices within the Town limits.
## PART IX - DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING
60. No person shall transport any Dangerous Goods for which placards are required by the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act in any Vehicle other than on an approved Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Route as shown in Schedule "C" and as identified as such by signs, unless the person is:
2. (a) Obtaining Dangerous Goods from or delivering Dangerous Goods to a location in High River, or
3. (b) Proceeding to or from a Vehicle storage location by the most direct route between a Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Route.
61. Notwithstanding Section 60 where a person is required to transport Dangerous Goods off a designated Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Route, a permit may be issued by the Fire Chief or designate by contacting them at:
High River, Alberta (403) 652-3774
## PART X - AUTHORITY OF PEACE OFFICER
62. Where a Peace Officer believes that a person has contravened any provision of this Bylaw, that Peace Officer may commence proceedings by issuing a Violation Ticket in accordance with the Provincial Offences Procedure Act.
63. In case of fire, any other emergency, or in order to expedite traffic, or safeguard Pedestrians, Peace Officers are hereby authorized to direct traffic in such manner as they deem necessary, which may conflict with the provisions of this Bylaw or any Traffic Control Device.
64. In case of fire or any other emergency, if no Peace Officer is present, officers of the fire department are hereby authorized to direct traffic in such manner as they deem necessary, which may conflict with the provisions of this Bylaw or any Traffic Control Device.
4. Every person shall comply with any traffic signal, the direction of a Peace Officer, or the direction of any officer of the fire department in the case of a fire or any other emergency.
66. Any Peace Officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed any Vehicle or Trailer:
6. (a) Operated or parked in contravention with any provision of this Bylaw, or
7. (b) Where emergency conditions may require such removal from a Highway.
8. (c) A Vehicle may be moved to a place designated by the Peace Officer where it will remain until retrieved by the Vehicle owner or their agent.
67. No impounded Vehicle shall be released to its owner or their agent until the impound charges and removal charges on the Vehicle have been paid to the tow operator or impound lot operator. Such charges shall be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed in respect of any such violation. The Town is not responsible for towing charges.
68. Every Peace Officer is duly authorized and entitled to place an erasable chalk mark on the tread surface of the tire of a parked or stopped Vehicle without that Peace Officer or the Town incurring any liability for doing so, in order to enforce the parking provisions of this Bylaw.
69. Nothing in this Bylaw shall prevent any person from defending a charge of committing a breach of this Bylaw.
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71. No person shall willfully obstruct, hinder, or interfere with a Peace Officer, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or any other person authorized to enforce and engage in the enforcement of the provisions of this Bylaw.
72. Every person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is considered in violation of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or, in default of payment, to imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
## Effective Date
73. This Bylaw comes into effect when it is passed by the Council.
## Repeals
74. Bylaw No 4310/2011, being the Traffic Bylaw, along with amendments 4325/2012, 4520/2017, and 4542/2018, are hereby repealed.
75. Bylaw No 4072/2004, being the Dangerous Goods Transporting & Handling Bylaw, along with the amendment 4541/2018, are hereby repealed.
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## BYLAW 4563/2019
## SCHEDULE "A" - Penalties and Fines
The Specified Penalties for an offence shall be the minimum allowable fine for that offence.
- In the event of a second offence within a twelve (12) month period, the Specified Penalty shall
- In the event of a third and subsequent offences within a twelve (12) month period, the specified Penalty shall triple.
| Section | Offence | Specified Penalty |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 15 | Pedestrian fail to cross at intersection | $100 |
| 16 | Pedestrian obstruct vehicular or Pedestrian traffic | $100 |
| | Pedestrian solicit rides on a Highway | $100 |
| | Remove, deface or destroy any sign/board or notice lawfully placed | $200 |
| 19 | Ride a Bicycle on Sidewalk not part of the Town's Happy Trails pathway system | $100 |
| 20 | Roller skate, in-line skate, non-motorized scooter, skateboard or Mobility Aid at excessive speed | $100 |
| 21 (a-e) | care and control | $100 |
| | Operating a Prohibited Miniature Vehicle on Highway, Sidewalk or Happy Trails pathway | $270 |
| 23 | parate Power ice on stews or apy Trails | $100 |
| 24 (a-b) | Skateboard and non-motorized scooter damage in public place or unnecessarily impede or endanger Pedestrians | $100 |
| 28 | Parking in an Alley | $100 |
| 29 | Parking in handicap parking with no placard | $500 |
| 30 | Park school bus, farm or Heavy Vehicle in Residential Area | $200 |
| 31 | Parking on private property | $100 |
| 33 | No angle parking in a cul-de-sac | $100 |
| 34 | driving or parking on any land which is a playgrour creation area, public park e | $100 |
| | Park within the marked parking areas/stalls | $100 |
| 37 | Parking in excess of posted Time Limits | $100 |
| 39 | Party eh elona chide r Tale fronger than | $200 |
| 39 (a) | Parking of any unattached Recreational Vehicle or Trailer | $200 |
| 39 (b) | Park causing a hazard | $200 |
| 39 (c) | Fail to park Recreational Vehicle or Trailer directly adjacent to owner's property | $100 |
| 39 (d) | Extension of slides, projections, attachments, use of cords, hoses or hookups | $100 |
| 40 | Recreational Vehicle obstruct access to Highway | $135 |
| 41 | Park a Recreational Vehice in Frontage October 30 to April | $100 |
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| 41 (a) | Recreational Vehicle or Trailer not 0.6 metres setback | $100 |
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| 41 (b) | Recreational Vehicle or Trailer protrudes into street, laneway or Sidewalk | $100 |
| 42 (a-d) | Land Use Bylaw non-compliance | $250 |
| 45 | Operate off-Highway Vehicle | $270 |
| 46 | Conduct a parade without approval | $100 |
| 48 | | $200 |
| 50(a) | Drive a Vehicle on a Highway where the box or body is untarped | $200 |
| 50 (b) | Drive a Vehicle containing loose materials where the box ledges, side boards or chassis has not been cleared of material | $200 |
| 50 (c) | Fail to immediately take reasonable steps to clear material that has escaped or been scattered from a Vehicle | $200 |
| 50 (d) | Drive a Vehicle so as to track any material onto a Highway | $200 |
| 51 (a-c) | Drain, wash, repair or service in association with the operation of a Motor Vehicle upon, on or deposited upon Highway | $100 |
| 52 | Place goods, wares, merchandise upon Sidewalk or Highway without approval | $100 |
| 53 | Destroy a Traffic Control Device | $310 |
| 54 | Failure to obey the direction of school patrol | $500 |
| 55 | Metal spikes, cleats or bands projecting from surface of the wheel | $100 |
| 56 | Operate a Heavy Vehicle off a Truck Route | $1000 |
| 59 | Use of engine retarder brakes | $270 |
## BYLAW 4563/2019
## SCHEDULE "B" - Time Limited Downtown Parking
## High River - Time Limited Parking Zones
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## Time Limited Parking Zone Areas
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Time Limited Parking 3 hour limit (as posted). Applies / Monday to Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Saturday. Sunday and Holidays exempt.
BYLAW 4563/2019
## SCHEDULE "C" - Truck and Dangerous Goods Routes
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