Lacombe County, Alberta
· No. 1445/25
· adopted 2025-10-30
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## BYLAW NO. 1445/25
A BYLAW OF LACOMBE COUNTY IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATING AND CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF VEHICLES WITHIN LACOMBE COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c.M-26, and the Traffic Safety Act RSA 2000, c. T-6 and regulations made thereunder, provide that a Municipality may enact Bylaws for the regulation and control of vehicular traffic; and
WHEREAS, the Council of Lacombe County deems it to be in the best interest of the residents of Lacombe County to regulate and control the speed of vehicles within Lacombe County;
NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF LACOMBE COUNTY, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled, enacts as follows:
## SECTION 1 - NAME OF BYLAW
- 1.1 This Bylaw may be cited as "the Speed Control Bylaw".
## SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
## 2.1 In this Bylaw:
- a) "Act" means the Traffic Safety Act RSA 2000, c. T-6 and regulations made thereunder;
- b) "Alley" means a narrow Highway intended chiefly to give access to the rear of buildings and parcels of land;
- c) "County Manager" means the Chief Administrative Officer of Lacombe County and whatever subsequent title may be conferred on that office by Council or Statute, and includes his designate;
- d) "County" means Lacombe County;
- e) "Driver" or "Operator" means a person who drives or who is in actual physical control of a Motor Vehicle;
- f) "Hamlet" means and includes all lands located within the Hamlets in the County: Haynes, Joffre, Mirror, Morningside and Tees;
- g) "Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway, driveway, viaduct, lane, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestleway 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
- i) includes:
9. (A) a Sidewalk (including the boulevard portion of the Sidewalk),
10. (B) If a Ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with the roadway, the Ditch, and
11. (C) If a Highway right-of-way is contained between fences or between a fence and one side of the roadway, all the land between the fences, or all the land between the fence and edge of the roadway as the case may be, but
12. ii) Does not include a place declared by the Lieutenant Governor in Council not to be a Highway;
- h) "Motor Vehicle" means
- i) A vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power, or
15. ii) A moped, but does not include a bicycle; an aircraft; a tractor; whether equipped with rubber tires or not; an implement of husbandry or a motor vehicle that runs only on rails;
- i) "Rural Service Area" means the territory of Lacombe County, excluding Hamlets and Rosedale Valley;
- i) "Traffic Control Devices" means any sign, signal, marking or device place, marked or erected under the authority of the Act, and/or as contained in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada, as amended for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic;
- k) "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed and intended for the transport of goods or carrying loads, with a gross vehicle weight greater than 5,000 kilograms and having more than two axles.
## SECTION 3 - SPEED LIMITS
- 3.1 Unless otherwise hereinafter specifically provided, the maximum rate of speed at which a Driver may operate a Motor Vehicle upon any Highway within the Rural Service Area shall be eighty (80) kilometers per hour.
- 3.2 Unless otherwise hereinafter specifically provided, the maximum rate of speed at which a Driver may operate a Motor Vehicle upon a Highway within a Hamlet shall be fifty (50) kilometers per hour.
- 3.3 The maximum rate of speed at which a Driver may operate a Motor Vehicle in an Alley located within the County shall be thirty (30) kilometers per hour.
- 3.4 On any day on which school is held, the maximum rate of speed at which a Driver may operate a Motor Vehicle upon a Highway located within all school zones shall be thirty (30) kilometers per hour at any time between:
- a) 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.,
- b) 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
- c) 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
- 3.5 The maximum rate of speed at which a Driver may operate a Motor Vehicle upon a Highway located within all playground zones shall be thirty (30) kilometers per hour between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and one hour after sunset.
- 3.6 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bylaw, the maximum rate of speed at which a Driver may operate a Motor Vehicle shall be:
- a) thirty (30) kilometers per hour on any Highway referred to in Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw;
- b) fifty (50) kilometers per hour on any Highway referred to in Schedule "B" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw;
- sixty (60) kilometers per hour on any Highway referred to in Schedule "C" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw;
- d) seventy (70) kilometers per hour on any Highway referred to in Schedule "D" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw;
- e) eighty (80) kilometers per hour on any Highway referred to in Schedule "E" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw;
- ninety (90) kilometers per hour on any Highway referred to in Schedule "F" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw; and
- g) one hundred (100) kilometers per hour on any Highway referred to in Schedule "G" attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw.
## SECTION 4 - TEMPORARY SPEED LIMITS
- 4.1 Notwithstanding any maximum rate of speed established by this Bylaw, the County Manager is hereby delegated the power to designate a higher or lower maximum rate of speed on any Highway for a temporary period of not more than twelve (12) months for the purpose of traffic control and safety.
- 4.2 Upon conclusion of the temporary period, the speed limit on the Highway shall revert back to the maximum rate of speed designated by this Bylaw unless Council directs
## SECTION 5 - TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
- 5.1 The County Manager is hereby delegated the power to prescribe where Traffic Control Devices are to be located upon any and all Highways, including Traffic Control Devices restricting the speed of vehicles, and the County Manager shall provide a record of all locations where Traffic Control Devices have been erected which shall be open to the public for inspection during normal business hours.
- 5.2 The County Manager is hereby delegated the power to fix a maximum speed in respect of any part of a Highway under construction or repair or in a state of disrepair applicable to all Motor Vehicles or to any classes of Motor Vehicles while travelling on that part of the Highway and the County Manager shall cause to be posted on the Highway or part of the Highway so designated, such Traffic Control Devices as he deems necessary to indicate the maximum speed so fixed
- 5.3 The County Manager is hereby designated the power to post Traffic Control Devices at any location on a Highway where the technical limitations of the Highway warrant a reduction in the speed of vehicles travelling on that portion of the Highway.
- 5.4 The County Manager is hereby authorized to further delegate the powers granted in Section 5 of this Bylaw.
## SECTION 6 - REPEALED
- 6.1 Bylaw No. 1415/24 is hereby repealed.
## SECTION 7 - EFFECTIVE DATES
- 7.1 This Bylaw will come into force and effect on the final day of passing and signature thereof.
Read for a first time this 30th day of October, 2025.
Read for a second time this 30th day of October, 2025.
Read a third time and passed this 30th day of October, 2025.
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## Lacombe County Bylaw No. 1445/25
## SCHEDULE "A" Roads with 30 km/h Speed Limit RURAL SERVICE AREA
## ROAD NAME
Birch Bay (Through SE 33 & SW 34-41-1 W5M)
Birch Meadows Interior Roads (SW 34-41-1-W5M)
Blissful Beach (SE 26-39-2-W5M)
Briar Road (Burbank Subdivision Internal Residential)
Bridge File 1454 (Leedale Bridge) (NW 12-41-4-W5M)
Brighton Beach (NE 29-40-28-W4M)
Brownlow's Landing (Thru NE 25 & S ½ of 36-40-1-W5M)
Deer Ridge Estates (NE 31-3-26-W4M)
Eagle's Quay (SE 29-39-2-W5M)
Ebeling Beach (SE 21-40-28-W4M)
Greystone Ranch (E½ 35-39-27-W4M)
Rosedale Valley (SW 31-40-26-W4M)
Jones Creek (SW 14-38-25-W4M)
Kuusamo Krest (SE 21-39-2-W5M)
Lakeview Estates Interior Road (Thru N½ of 29-40-28-W4M)
McLaurin Beach (SW 11-41-28-W4M)
New Saratoga (NE 10-41-28-W4M)
Sandy Point Access Road (E ½ of 1-41-1-W5M)
- Excluding all that portion from the Lighthouse West to Range Road 1-1.
The Slopes Interior Roads (SE 17-39-1-W5M)
Westside Country Estates (NW 21-39-2-W5M)
Wilson's Beach (SW 14-41-28-W4M)
Wilson's Beach Estates Interior Roads (SW 14-41-28-W4M)
## Lacombe County Bylaw No.1445/25
## SCHEDULE "B" Roads with 50 km/h Speed Limit RURAL SERVICE AREA
## ROAD NAME
34th Street (SW 4-41-26-W4M)
- From Township Road 41-0 North to Highway 2A
Blackstone Estates(SE 35-39-27-W4M)
Burbank Residential Interior Road (S ½ of 24 & SW 19-39-27-W4M)
- Excluding Briar Road - See Schedule "A"
Fairbrother (SE 15-41-26-W4M)
Hamlet of Haynes (SE 4-39-24-W4M
Hamlet of Joffre (SE 9-39-25-W4M)
Hamlet of Mirror (N½ of 21 & S½ of 28-40-22-W4M)
Hamlet of Morningside (NE 35-41-26-W4M)
Hamlet of Tees (SE 25-40-24-W4M)
Lacombe Lake (NW 11-40-27-W4M)
Lakeview Meadows (SE 35-40-1-W5M)
Range Road 1-5 (W ½ of 20-39-01-W5M) From Aspelund Extension South to SV of Birchcliff
Range Road 2-0 (W½ 30-41-1-W5M)
Range Road 2-0 (NE 24-41-2-W5M)
Range Road 2-3 (Palm Bay) (NE 33-39-2-W5M)
Range Road 23-1 (Alix North) (SE 2-40-23-W4M)
Range Road 24-3 (Haynes Pavement) (Within SE 4-39-24 W4M & NE 32-38-24 W4M) Adjacent to Hamlet
Range Road 26-3 (Smythe Subdivision) (NE 9 & NW 10 & W ½ of 15 & SE 15 & SW 2241-26-W4M)
Range Road 4-0 (Hespero) (W ½ 1-39-4-W5M)
Silver Springs (NE 19-39-1-W5M)
The Shores Interior Roads (SW 33-39-2-W5M)
Township Road 39-0 (Nova North Access Road) (SE 5-39-25-W4M & SW 4-39-25-W4M)
Township Road 41-2 (Wilsons Beach Estates to Anderson Park)
## Lacombe Count ylaw No. 1445/2
## SCHEDULE "C" Roads with 60 km/h Speed Limit RURAL SERVICE AREA
## ROAD NAME
Aspelund Industrial (S ½ 28-39-27-W4M)
Burbank (Thru SE 23 & S ½ 24-39-27-W4M, SW 19-39-26-W4M)
Burbank Industrial (SW 23-39-27-W4M)
C&E Trail (Thru N ½ of 15 & E ½ of 22) South of Blackfalds
C&E Trail (Thru E ½ of 35-39-27-W4M) North of Blackfalds
C&E Trail (SE 2 & W ½ of 1 & 12 & 13 & E ½ of 13 & SE 24-40-27-W4M) South of Lacombe
C&E Trail (Thru 28 & E ½ of 33-41-26-W4M)
Range Road 1-0 (Meridian Road) (W ½ of 29-40-28-W4M)
Range Road 1-4 (W ½ of 16-39-1-W5M)
Range Road 25-5 (Freedom Road) (S ½ of 19-38-25-W4M)
Range Road 26-1 (Iron Rail Industrial) (NE 23-40-26-W4M)
Range Road 27-0 (Barnett Road) (Thru E ½ of 36-40-26-W4M, SW 6-41-26-W4M)
Range Road 27-1 (SE 13-40-27-W4M)
Range Road 27-2 (W ½ of 2-40-27-W4M & W ½ of 11-40-27-W4M & SW 14-40-27-W4M)
Range Road 28-1 (Woody Nook) (Within the SE 11-40-28 W4M) Adjacent to Woody Nook Church
Sandy Point Access Road (N ½ of 1-41-1-W5M)
- Excluding all that portion from the Beach Parking Lot to the Boat Launch - See Schedule "A"
South Aspelund Industrial (N1/2 of 21-39-27-W4M)
- Township Road 39-2 (SW 15-39-3-W5M) From Highway 766 to the East side of the Medicine River Bridge
- Township Road 39-4(E ½ of 20-39-02-W5M) From the start of the pavement West of Eagles Quay, around the corner onto Range Road 2-5 to the South side of the Bible Camp Property.
Township Road 40-2 (S ½ of 14-40-27-W4M)
Township Road 41-0 (Rock Pine Road) (S ½ 5-41-27-W4M)
Township Road 41-1 (McLaurin Lane) (N ½ of 02-41-28 W4M & W ½ of 11-41-28-W4M)
Township Road 41-4 and Range Road 2-0 (Forshee) (W ½ of 30-41-1-W5M)
Wildrose Industrial (NW 23-40-27-W4M)
## Lacombe County Bylaw No. 1445/25
## SCHEDULE "D" Roads with 70 km/h Speed Limit RURAL SERVICE AREA
## ROAD NAME
## Range Road 24-5 (Clive North Access) (NE 31-40-24-W4M)
- Excluding the portion from the Clive cemetery north to Milton/Gadsby Lake Road See Schedule "F
## Lacombe County Bylaw No. 1445/25
## SCHEDULE "E" oads with 80 km/h Speed Lim URAL SERVICE ARE
## ROAD NAME
## 34"* Street (W ½ of 33-40-26-W4M)
- Excluding the portion with the SW 4-41-26-W4M - See Schedule "B"
C&E Trail (W ½ of 16 41-26-W4M, W ½ of 21-41-26-W4M, W ½ of 28-41-26-W4M)
- Excluding the portion within the E ½ of 33-41-26-W4M - See Schedule "C"
Range Road 2-2 (Sunbreaker Cove Access) (From Twp Rd 40-0 South to SV of Sunbreaker Cove)
Range Road 2-4 (E ½ of 32-39-2-W5M)
Range Road 27-2 (Lacombe Lakeshore Drive) (NE 23-40-27-W4M, W½ of 23-40-27-W4M, NW 14-40-27-W4M)
Range Road 27-4 (Spruceville Road) (From Highway 12 North to Highway 604)
Range Road 27-5 (D & M Road) (From Highway 12 North to Township Road 41-0)
Range Road 28-2 (From Twp Rd 41-4 south to Wilson's Beach North Access Road)
Township Road 39-0 (Nova North Access) - (From Highway 815 West to Rge Rd 25-5
## Freedom Road)
- Excluding the portion within the SE 5-39-25-W4M & SW 4-39-25-W4M - See Schedule "B"
Township Road 39-2 (Jarvis Bay Access) (From Highway 20 West to Rge Rd 1-4)
Township Road 39-4 (Last Hill Road) (From Highway 766 West to Rge Rd 3.5)
Township Road 39-4 (Aspelund Road) (From Rge Rd 27-4 East to Hwy 2)
Township Road 40-0 (Lakeside/Sargent Road) (From Highway 2A East to C&E Trail)
Township Road 41-2 (Milton West Branch) (N ½ of 9-41-26-W4M)
Township Road 41-2 (From Hwy 792 West to Wilsons Beach Estates)
- Excluding all that portion West of Wilsons Beach Estates to Anderson Park - See Schedule "B"
## Lacombe County Bylaw No. 1445/25
## SCHEDULE "F" Roads with 90 km/h Speed Limit RURAL SERVICE AREA
## ROAD NAME
C&E Trail (NW 4-41-26-W4M & NE 5-41-26-W4M)
Range road 2-4 (From the Red Deer County Line, ½ of a mile North of Highway 11A, North for 2 and ¾ miles to the South side of the Bible Camp Property).
Range Road 24-5 (Clive North Access) (Clive cemetery north to the Milton/Gadsby Lake Road)
Range Road 25-5 (Freedom Road) (Highway 597 to Highway 11)
- Excluding the portion within the S ½ of 19-38-25-W4M - See Schedule "C"
Range Road 26-0 (Prentiss Road) (Highway 12 South to Highway 597)
Range Road 26-4 (Otto Road) (From ½ a mile South of Highway 12 to the Lakeside/Sargent
Range Road 27-0 (Duckett Road) (Highway 2 to Highway 604)
Range Road 27-4 (Highway 12 to Aspelund Road)
Range Road 28-1 (Woody Nook Road) (Highway 12 to Aspelund Road)
- Excluding the portion within the SE 11-40-28 W4M adjacent to Woody Nook Church See Schedule "C"
Range Road 3-5 & (Eckville North Road) Township Road 39-3 North to Rainy Creek Road) Range Road 1-1 (from Hwy 12A North to Sandy Point RV Resort Access Road) Township Road 39-3 (Eckville West Road) Town of Eckville West 14 miles to Eckville North Road)
Township Road 39-4 (Highway 20 West 2 ½ miles to Silver Springs Subdivision)
## Lacombe County Bylaw No. 1445/25
## SCHEDULE "G" Roads with 100 km/h Speed Limit RURAL SERVICE AREA
## ROAD NAME
Range Road 23-1 (Alix North Road) (Highway 12 to Highway 605)
Range Road 24-3 (Haynes Pavement) (From Highway 11 North to Highway 12)
- Excluding the portion with the SE 4-39-24 W4M & NE 32-38-24 W4M adjacent to the Hamlet of Haynes (See Schedule "B")
Range Road 2-5 (Lockhart Road) (Highway 12 North to Ponoka County Boundary)
Township Road 39-4 (Aspelund Road) (From Rge Rd 27-4 West to Highway 20)
Township Road 40-0 (Lakeside/Sargent Road) (C&E Trail to Village of Alix Boundary)
Township Road 40-0 (Rainy Creek) (Highway 20 to the West Boundary of Lacombe County)
Township Road 41-2 (Milton/Gadsby Lake Road) (Highway 2A to Highway 21)
Township Road 41-2 (Milton West Branch Road) (Highway 2 to Highway 792)
Township Road 41-2 (Centreview Road) (Highway 20 West to Highway 766)