Town of Strathmore Traffic Control Bylaw No. 22-06 — full text, Strathmore, Alberta

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.,  BYLAW NO. 22-06 THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA TO REGULATE THE USE OF HIGHWAYS UNDER THE DIRECTION, CONTROL, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TOWN, AND TO REGULATE THE PARKING OF VEHICLES ON SUCH HIGHWAYS AS WELL AS ON PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY WITHIN THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE. WHEREAS the Municipal Government Ac� R.S.A 2000 Chapter M-26 provides that a municipality has the direction, control and management of all roads within the municipality; AND WHEREAS the Traffic Safety Act R.S.A. 2000, c. T-6, authorizes a municipality to pass bylaws which govern, restrict, regulate and control vehicle, animal and pedestrian traffic; use of highways, streets, lanes and other public places; parking vehicles; and the use of flashing lights and a stop arm by school buses; AND WHEREAS the Municipal Government Ac� R.S.A 2000 Chapter M-26 authorizes a municipality to pass bylaws respecting the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property; activities and things in, on or near a public place that is open to the public; and transport and transportation systems; Now Therefore, the Council of the Town of Strathmore, duly assembled, hereby enact as follows: ## 1. SHORT TITLE - 1.1. This Bylaw may be cited as the "Traffic Control Bylaw." ## 2. DEFINITIONS - 2.1. All words shall have the same meaning as the Traffic Safety Act, except as otherwise defined. In this Bylaw, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: - a) "Alley" means a narrow highway intended chiefly to give access to the rear of buildings and parcels of land; - b) "Boulevard" means that part of a 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 use by pedestrians; BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - c) "Chief Administrative Officer" means the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town or designate. - d) "Council" means the Municipal Council of the Town of Strathmore; - e) "Heavy Vehicle" means any vehicle designed primarily for the transportation of property or equipment and is defined as a vehicle which exceeds gross vehicle weight of five thousand, five hundred kilograms (5,500 kg.), or a vehicle with trailer which exceeds a gross vehicle weight of five thousand, five hundred kilograms (5,500 kg.), or a vehicle with or without a trailer that exceeds seven (7) meters in total length, or a vehicle comprised of more than two (2) axles, but does not include a recreation vehicle; - f) "Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway, driveways, viaduct, lane, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestle way or other place or any part of any of them, whether publicly or privately owned, that the public are ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the passage or parking of vehicles and includes: - i. A sidewalk, including a boulevard adjacent to the sidewalk; - ii. If a ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with the roadway, the ditch; and - iii. 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 fence and the edge of the roadway but does not include a place declared not to be a highway; - g) "Motor vehicle" means: - i. A vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power; or - ii. A moped, but does not include a bicycle, e-bicycle, scooter, e-scooter, an aircraft, an implement of husbandry or a motor vehicle that runs only on rails; - h) "Off-Highway Vehicle" means an off-highway vehicle as defined in Part 6, Section 117 of the Traffic Safety Act R.S.S. 2000, Chapter T6 as amended. - i) "Parade" or "Procession" means any group of pedestrians numbering more than twenty (20) and marching or walking on any street, or  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA any group of vehicles numbering ten (10) or more on a highway that is likely to block, obstruct, impede, hinder, or otherwise interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic on the highway, excluding a funeral procession; - j ) "Park", "Parked", and "Parking" means to allow a vehicle (whether occupied or not) to remain standing in one place except: - i. When standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers; - ii. When standing in obedience to a Peace Officer or traffic control device; or - iii. Performing work and or providing service; - k) "Parking Lane" means that portion of a primary highway between: - i. The edge of the roadway to the right of the direction of traffic; and - ii. The nearest solid white line, not being the centerline, marked on the roadway; - I) "Park Land" means every recreational area owned or controlled by the Town that lies within the limits of the Town, whether such land is improved in whole or in part or remains in its natural state; - m) "Peace Officer" means a police officer or member of a police service under the Police Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-17, or a Peace Officer appointed pursuant to the Peace Officer Act, S.A. 2006, c. P-3.5; or a person appointed as a bylaw enforcement officer pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. M-26; - n) "Permit Holder" means a disabled person who is lawfully in possession of valid disabled parking identification, either in the form of a lawfully issued license plate, or a lawfully issued blue or red disabled parking placard, in accordance with the parking placards for persons with disabilities program and clearly displayed in or on a vehicle; - o) "Privately Owned Property" means all land located within the Town other than highways within the management and control of the Town;  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - p) Provincial Offences Procedure Act" means the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. P-34 and the regulations thereof, as amended or replaced from time to time; - q) "Recreation Vehicle" means any vehicle or trailer that is designed, constructed and equipped, either temporarily or permanently, as a temporary accommodation for travel, vacation, or recreational use and includes duly licensed travel trailers, motorized home, slide in campers, chassis-mounted campers, boats, all terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and tent trailers; - r) "Registered Owner" means the person recognized as the owner of the vehicle, and includes the person or persons named as the owner on vehicle certificate of registration and, where the vehicle certificate of registration has lapsed or expired, the person or persons most recently names as the owner in the vehicle certificate of registration; - s) "Residential Area" means all land within a residential district as defined in the Town's Land Use Bylaw #89-20 and all highways abutting residential areas, whether or not those highways about the other districts; - t) "Roadway" means that part of a highways intended for use by vehicular traffic; - u) "Scooter" means a light two-wheeled open motor vehicle on which the driver sits over an enclosed engine with legs together and feet resting on a floorboard or a vehicle typically ridden as a recreation, consisting of a footboard mounted on two wheels and a long steering handle, propelled by resting one foot on the footboard and pushing the other against the ground. - v) "Stop" or "Stopping" means: - i. when required, a complete cessation of vehicular movement; and - ii. when prohibited, any halting, even momentarily, of a vehicle whether occupied or not except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a Peace Officer or a traffic control device; - w) "Store" means the parking of a vehicle for more than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours at one location on a highway; -  BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - x) "Traffic Control Device" means any authorized sign, signal, marking, or device placed, marked or erected for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic or pedestrian movement, whether of a permanent nature or temporary nature, and includes a school crossing guard or patrol; - y) "Trailer" means a vehicle so designated that it: - i. May be attached to or drawn by a motor vehicle or tractor; and - ii. Is intended to transport property. 5. 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; - z) "Truck Route" shall mean the highways within the Town of Strathmore that have been posted with signage indicating truck route; 7. aa) "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; 8. bb) "Violation Tag' means a tag or similar documents issued by the Town pursuant to the Municipal Government Act R.S.A. 2000, Chapter M26 as amended; and 9. cc) "Violation Ticket" means a ticket issued pursuant to Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act. ## 3. APPLICATION - 3.1. Nothing in this Bylaw relieves a person from complying with any provision of any federal or provincial law or regulation, other Bylaw or any requirement of any lawful permit, order, or license. - 3.2. Any heading, sub-headings, or tables of contents in this Bylaw are included for guidance purposes and convenience only, and shall not form part of this Bylaw. - 3.3. Where this Bylaw refers to another Act, Bylaw, regulation or agency, it includes reference to any Act, bylaw, regulation or agency that may be substituted, therefore. - 3.4. All the schedules attached to this Bylaw shall form a part of this Bylaw. This Bylaw is gender-neutral and, accordingly, any reference to one gender includes the other.  ## 4. SPEED LIMITS - GENERAL - 4.1. No driver of a vehicle shall drive a vehicle on a highway within the Town of Strathmore in excess of 50 kilometers per hour, with the following exceptions: - a) Highways posted with traffic control devices having a speed other than 50 kilometers per hour; or - b) An alley, where the speed shall not be in excess of 20 kilometers per hour. ## 5. SPEED LIMITS - SCHOOL ZONES - 5.1. On any day which school is held, no driver shall drive a vehicle within school zone at any rate of speed greater than 30 kilometers per hour between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ## 6. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE - 6.1. The Town of Strathmore Director of Operations or designate is authorized to prescribe where the traffic control devices are to be located, including traffic control devices restricting the speed of vehicles. - 6.2. No driver of a vehicle shall disobey any traffic control device. - 6.3. Traffic control devices prescribing a three (3) hour parking time zone shall be established for areas of the downtown core. The areas for the zones and locations of the traffic control devices shall be established by the Town of Strathmore Director of Operations or designate. ## 7. PARKING AND STORAGE - 7.1. No registered owner or driver shall park or store a vehicle on any portion of a highway in the Town when such vehicle is inoperable or not properl equipped in accordance with the Act or the relevant regulations made thereto. At the discretion of the Peace Officer the registered owner or driver may be requested to remove the vehicle from the highway within forty-eight (48) hours. - 7.2. This section does not apply where a vehicle has been left parked because of a sudden vehicle breakdown and the person in charge or in control of the vehicle can establish that immediate action has been taken to arrange for the removal of the vehicle. ## 8. OBSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 8.1. No driver of a vehicle shall park or stop a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked or stopped upon any highway in such a manner to block, obstruct, impede, or hinder - a) Pedestrian or vehicle traffic on the highway; - b) Vehicle entry or exit to a building, including a driveway; - c) Access to a public utility; or - d) The approach to any fire station, police station, hospital, medical facility, or other location where emergency vehicles require regular access, unless the driver possesses a valid parade or procession permit issued pursuant to this Bylaw. - 8.2. Notwithstanding section 8.1, where the obstruction caused by a vehicle is unavoidable due to mechanical failure, that person will not be in breach of section 8.1 provided the person: - a) Promptly takes measures to remove such vehicle from the highway; and - b) Does not leave the vehicle unattended if the vehicle has been placed on a jack or jacks. - 8.3. Subject to section 8.2, no person shall make or place an obstruction of any kind or permit any obstruction, to be made or placed in, upon or above any highway unless authority or permission has been granted in writing by the Director of Operations or designate or if the obstruction is equipment that is being used by Municipal Emergency Services, for the purposes of protecting life and property. - 8.4. No Registered Owner or driver of a vehicle shall cause, permit, or allow a vehicle, machinery, or equipment to track, release, deposit, or spill an excessive amount of material including mud, dirt, soil, salt, sand, rocks, gravel, other loose substances, or debris of any nature on to a highway or sidewalk so as to cause a nuisance or unclean condition. - 8.5. Every person who fails to obtain or to comply with the provisions of section 8.3 or 8.4 shall be guilty of an offence and shall, in addition to any other penalty, cause the removal of the obstruction or the material within no later than twenty-four (24) hours of being notified to do so by the Town of Strathmore. After the expiration of the twenty-four (24) hour period, the Town of Strathmore may cause the removal or clean-up of the obstruction or material and such removal shall be at the expense of the  BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - person causing, placing, or permitting the obstruction or tracking, release, deposit, or spill on the highway or sidewalk. - 8.6. Notwithstanding section 8.5, where an obstruction, tracking, release, deposit, or spill of any kind exists in, upon, or above any highway or sidewalk, and in the opinion of the Director of Operations or designate, Fire Chief or designate, or Peace Officer creates an unsafe condition, the Town of Strathmore may immediately take such measures as are required for the protection of life or property and the cost of such measures shall be at the expense of the person causing, placing, or permitting the obstruction or tracking, release, deposit or spill on the highway or sidewalk. - 8.7. The Town of Strathmore assumes no responsibility for damage caused by the obstruction or to property abutting the obstruction, the highway or sidewalk when work is being done pursuant to Section 8.5 or 8.6., the cost of such measures shall be at the expense of the person causing, placing, or permitting the obstruction or tracking, release, deposit or spill on the highway or sidewalk. The person causing, placing, or permitting the obstruction or tracking, release, deposit or spill on the highway is liable for any costs incurred pursuant to section 8.5 or 8.6 - 8.8. No owner of a property shall allow any landscaping, foliage, or structure to impede or restrict visibility that affects the safety of users of a highway or pathway. - 8.9. No person shall drive a vehicle over an unprotected hose or any other equipment that is being used by a fire department. ## 9. TEMPORARY REPAIRS AND STREET MAINTENANCE - 9.1. The Director of Infrastructure, Operations & Development Services may cause temporary traffic control devices to be placed on or near a highway to indicate temporary traffic directions for the purpose of repairs, maintenance, ice/snow removal, or emergency. Such temporary traffic control devices may include signs stating "Closed", "No Parking", "Emergency Repairs, no parking", or "Snow Removal, no parking". Such temporary traffic control devices shall take precedence over all other traffic control devices. A person shall obey the instructions including the date and time indicated on the temporary traffic control devices while they are in place.  BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 9.2. No driver of a vehicle shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked on a highway from the time a sign or signs referred to in section 9.1 have been placed, and until such sign or signs have been removed. - Where the vehicle was parked prior to the placement of the signs referred to in section 9.1, no driver of a vehicle shall leave that vehicle parked or permit that vehicle to remain parked on the highway after the expiration of twenty-four (24) hours from the time the sign or signs were placed, and until such sign or signs have been removed. ## 10. TRACKED VEHICLES - 10.1. Unless permission to do so has been granted by the Director of Operations or designate, no person shall operate or permit to be operated on a highway: - a) A vehicle having metal spikes, lugs or cleats or bands projecting from the surface of the wheel or tire of such vehicle, or - A vehicle having skids or not using triple grounder or flat surface tracks. ## 10.2. Section 10.1 does not apply to: - a) Studded tires on passenger vehicles; or - b) Town of Strathmore vehicles including off highway vehicles or vehicles under hire by the Town for snow removal, road building or maintenance of Town property. ## 11. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PEDESTRIANS - 11.1. No pedestrian shall cross, or attempt to cross, from one side of any highway to another side, at any point other than an intersection or crosswalk. - 11.2. For the purpose of section 11.1 above, highway shall not include Alley. - 11.3. No pedestrian shall cross at an intersection if a traffic control device at that intersection prohibits crossing. - 11.4. No pedestrian shall stand in a group of three (3) or more persons so near to each other on any highway as to obstruct the entrance to buildings or to obstruct or prevent other persons from using such highway and forthwith after the request has been made by a Peace Officer to do so, shall disperse, and move away.  BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 11.5. No pedestrian shall conduct or otherwise position their body on a highway in such manner as to obstruct or hinder vehicular or pedestrian traffic or as to inconvenience or distract any other person upon the highway. - 11.6. No pedestrian shall stand so as to prevent or impede access to the zone of a fire or other emergency or pass beyond a point designated by a Peace Officer or member of a Fire Department. - 11.7. Nothing in sections 11.4 and 11.5 above shall be construed as prohibiting trocessional or aurorizer the cries or mastereore or ## 12. CYCLISTS, SKATEBOARDS, HORSES AND HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLES - 12.1. No person shall ride a bicycle, e-bicycle, scooter, e-scooter, roller skates, in-line skates, skateboard, longboard, or other similar vehicle upon a sidewalk at any rate of speed that is unreasonable having regard to the nature, condition, and use of the sidewalk and the amount and kind of pedestrian traffic that is or might reasonably be expected to be on the sidewalk. - 12.2. Every person riding a bicycle, e-bicycle, scooter, e-scooter, roller skates, in-line skates, skateboard, longboard, or other similar vehicle upon a sidewalk shall: - a) Yield the right of way to pedestrians and their animal(s), provided the animal(s) are secured on a leash and capable of being controlled; - b) When passing a pedestrian, or other person on the sidewalk, use care and control required to ensure the safety of a pedestrian or other person; - Stay at a reasonable distance from other persons and properly restrained animal(s) using the sidewalk or pathway; and - d) Give an audible signal before overtaking a pedestrian or other person on the sidewalk, which signal shall be produced a reasonable time prior to overtaking, by voice, bell or other warning device which is audible to the pedestrian or other person. - 12.3. No person shall ride a bicycle, e-bicycle, scooter, e-scooter, roller skates, in-line skates, skateboard, longboard, or other similar vehicle on any property if prohibited from doing so by a traffic control device. - 12.4. No person shall ride a bicycle, e-bicycle, scooter, e-scooter, roller skates, in-line skates, skateboard, longboard, or other similar vehicle on nonpublic, private property, without permission of the land owner.  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 12.5. Notwithstanding any penalties specified, any person who operates a bicycle, e-bicycle, scooter, e-scooter, roller skates, in-line skates, skateboard, longboard, or other similar vehicle in contravention of this Bylaw or any other Bylaw of the Town, or any applicable provincial legislation, may have the said bicycle, roller skates, in-line skates, skateboard, longboard, scooter or other similar vehicle impounded by at the discretion of any Peace Officer for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days. - 12.6. Every person under the age of eighteen (18), who while riding a bicycle, shall wear a Canadian Standard Association (CSA) approved helmet. - 12.7. An adult person who accompanies a person under the age of eighteen (18) years, who is riding a bicycle, shall ensure that the person under the age of eighteen (18) years wear a CSA approved helmet. - 12.8. No person shall ride a horse on a highway within the Town of Strathmore without the prior written permission of the Chief Administrative Officer. - 12.9. When approval is granted by the Chief Administrative Officer under section 12.8, the driver or other person in charge of any horse drawn vehicle on a Highway shall remain upon such vehicle while it is in motion or shall walk beside the horse drawing such vehicle. - 12.10. No Person shall ride a horse or other animal on a highway except: - a) In a parade or procession duly authorized by the CAO; or - b) While being used by a Peace Officer. ## 13. PARKING IN ALLEYS - 13.1. No driver of a vehicle shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked in an alley unless: - a) Traffic control device permits such parking; or - b) The vehicle is in the process of loading or unloading of goods or passengers, provided that the vehicle's hazard warning lights are alight. - 13.2. Notwithstanding section 13.1, no driver of a vehicle while loading or unloading passengers or goods shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked in such a manner that may obstruct the passage of other vehicles in the alley.  ## 14. PARKING/STOPPING - 14.1. No driver of a vehicle shall stop or park a vehicle in any location identified by a traffic control device or otherwise as a zone where stopping or parking is prohibited. - 14.2. No driver of a vehicle shall stop or park a vehicle in any bus stop properly marked by a traffic control device or sign. - 14.3. No driver of a vehicle shall stop or park a vehicle in the entrance to any fire hall, police station, hospital, medical facility, or location where emergency vehicles require regular access. - 14.4. No driver of a vehicle shall park a heavy truck in a residential area at any time with the exception of section 23.2. - 14.5. A vehicle shall not be parked on a highway in any location identified as being for the use of a particular class of vehicle unless the vehicle is within that particular class. For the purpose of this section, particular classes of vehicles may include, but are not limited to: - a) Small cars; - b) Police or emergency vehicles; - School buses; - d) Funeral cars; and - e) Electric vehicles - 14.6. No driver of a vehicle shall park a vehicle that is leaking any fluid or substance, including engine or transmission fluids, on the highway. - 14.7. Unless permitted by a traffic control device, a driver of a vehicle shall not park a vehicle in the following areas: - a) On a sidewalk or walking path; - b) On a boulevard; - c) On a crosswalk or any part of a crosswalk; - d) Within an intersection; - e) Within five (5) meters of the approach to any stop sign, yield sign, or crosswalk; - f) Within five (5) meters of any fire hydrant, or when the fire hydrant is not located at the curb, within five (5) meters of the point on the curb nearest the fire hydrant; BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA  BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 9) Within 1.5 meters of an access to a garage, private road, alley way or driveway, or a vehicle crossway over a sidewalk; - h) Within five (5) meters of any speed control sign; - i) When parallel parking on a highway: 4. With the right hand wheels of the vehicle more than fifty (50) centimeters from the right hand curb or edge of the roadway; or 5. її. With the vehicle facing against the direction of travel authorized for that side of the Highway. 6. 14.8. No person shall leave a vehicle unattended on a highway if the vehicle has been placed on a jack or a similar device and: - a) One or more wheels have been removed from the vehicle; or - b) Part of the vehicle is raised. 9. 14.9. No person shall park or permit an inoperable or unroadworthy motor vehicle to be parked on a highway for more than 48 hours. 10. 14.10. No driver of a vehicle shall stop or park a vehicle in an area designated by signs as a fire lane. 11. 14.11. No vehicle shall be parked on a highway without holding a valid certificate of registration. 12. 14.12. No vehicle shall be parked on a highway, without displaying a valid license plate for that vehicle, or a temporary certificate of registration. 13. 14.13. No person shall park a vehicle on Town owned land unauthorized. 14. 14.14. No person shall park a vehicle on private land that has been clearly marked as such by a street sign erected by the owner, tenant or their agent unless such person has obtained the permission of the owner, tenant, occupant or person in charge of the said private land. 15. 14.15. An owner, tenant, occupant, or person in charge of private land, if satisfied that any person is violating the prohibition set forth in section 14.14 may report to a Peace Officer the license number and location of the illegally parked vehicle; any person making such a report to a Peace officer shall give his own name and address. ## 15. IDLING - 15.1. A person shall not cause, permit, or allow a vehicle to idle for more than thirty (30) minutes total on any highway or at any location closer than ten (10) meters to a place designated as an educational institution, recreation center, or medical facility.  ## 15.2. Section 15.1 does not apply to: - a) Vehicles in which the engine is used to operate auxiliary equipment or machinery that is essential to the basic function of the vehicle and/or vehicles containing equipment or machinery that must be operated inside or in association with the vehicle; or 2. Any emergency vehicle. b) ## 16TRAILER - 16.1. No driver shall park any trailer, or permit any trailer to be parked upon any highway unless the trailer is attached to a vehicle by its primary mechanism of attachment, by which it may be propelled or drawn; when the trailer is attached it shall be deemed to be part of the vehicle to which it is attached and shall be subject to the regulations pertaining to vehicles. - 16.2. No driver shall park or permit any trailer to be parked in a manner which obstructs any sidewalk, highway, or pathway. - 16.3. An owner or driver of a trailer shall not park a trailer on a highway for more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours. - 16.4. If, in the sole opinion of a Peace Officer, a trailer is parked contrary to section 16.2 the Peace Officer may direct the owner or person responsible for the trailer to move the trailer. If the owner or person responsible for the trailer fails to move the trailer in accordance with the direction of the Peace Officer, the Peace Officer may remove or cause the trailer to be removed. The charges for the removal and storage of the trailer shall be paid by the owner or person responsible for the trailer and shall be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under this Bylaw. ## 17. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES - 17.1. An owner or driver of a recreational vehicle shall not park a recreation vehicle on a highway for more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours. - 17.2. An owner or driver of a recreational vehicle shall not park the recreational vehicle on a highway unless it is parked in a location immediately adjoining the recreational vehicle owner's or operator's place of residence, as shown in the records of the Alberta Registries without permission of the homeowner. BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA  BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 17.3. Notwithstanding anything else in this section, an owner or driver of a recreational vehicle must not park the recreational vehicle on any highway in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to pedestrians or other vehicles. - 17.4. If, in the sole opinion of a Peace Officer, a recreational vehicle is parked contrary to section 17.3, the Peace Officer may direct the owner or person responsible for the recreational vehicle to move the vehicle. If the owner or person responsible for the recreational vehicle fails to move the recreational vehicle in accordance with the direction of the Peace Officer, the Peace Officer may remove or cause to be removed the recreational vehicle. The charges for the removal and storage of the recreational vehicle shall be paid by the owner or person responsible for the recreational vehicle and shall be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed under this Bylaw. ## 18. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES - 18.1. No person, who is the owner or driver, shall operate or permit any other Person to operate an off-highway vehicle within the Town, including on any portion of a: - a) Highway; - b) Recreation area; - School ground or playground; - Open space or parkland; - e) Developed or landscaped areas; or - f) Private property without permission of the owner of such property. - 18.2. A Peace Officer who, on reasonable and probable grounds, believes that an offence under this section of the Bylaw has occurred may seize and detain any off-highway vehicle, in respect of which the offense was committed for a period of seven (7) days. - 18.3. When seizure and detainment occur, the owner of the off-highway vehicle shall be responsible for all towing, storage, and any other associated fees. - 18.4. During an emergency, disaster or search and rescue operation with the Town, as determined by the Director of Disaster Services, the provision of section 18.1 may be waived, varied or suspended by the Chief Administrative Officer. ## 19. DISABLED PARKING  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 19.1. The owner or driver of a vehicle not identified by a visible valid disabled placard or license plate issued or recognized by Alberta Registries shall not stop, park, or permit the stopping or parking of the vehicle in a parking space designated as disabled parking. - 19.2. Any designated disabled parking space, regardless of location, may be used by any vehicle, on the condition that valid placard, as described in section 19.1, is visible and the vehicle is used for the transportation of a person with a disability. ## 20. PARKING PERMITS - 20.1. Where a traffic control device upon a highway restricts parking thereon to residents, or a provision of this Bylaw restricts such parking, no driver or owner of a vehicle shall park or permit to be parked the vehicle contrary to the traffic control device or Bylaw provision unless such vehicle clearly displays on the front windshield or other approved location of such vehicle, a valid and subsisting permit authorized by the Chief Administrative Officer. - 20.2. No driver or owner of a vehicle shall display upon a vehicle a permit purporting to exempt such vehicle from the provisions of section 20.1 unless the Chief Administrative Officer authorizes such permit. - 20.3. An application as described in Schedule "C" of this Bylaw, said schedule being hereby incorporated into and made part of this Bylaw. Any person requesting the installation of the specialized disabled street parking on public property shall make application to the Director of Operations provided that: - a) Any person requesting the installation of disabled street parking is responsible for all costs incurred by the Town in completing such a request. All payments must be received by the Town prior to the commencement of the work being completed; and - It is the responsibility of the Director of Operations and Municipal Enforcement to review the application, including the area, the signage requested, and effects such signage may have on adjacent Parking. The Director of Operations may then approve and direct all work associated to any requests for disabled street parking signage. - c) If the disabled street parking signage is approved any person requesting the installation must understand any registered owner or driver of a vehicle with a placard issued or recognized by Alberta Registries can park in the designated disabled street parking area.  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA ## 21. REMOVAL OR IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES - 21.1. Any Peace Officer is authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle or trailer: - a) Parked in contravention with any provision of the Bylaw; or - b) Where emergency conditions exist, making removal of the vehicle or trailer necessary or desirable from a Highway. - 21.2. Any vehicle or trailer removed pursuant to section 21.1 may be removed to an impound lot where it shall remain impounded until claimed by the owner. - 21.3. Unless the Chief Administrative Officer agrees, no impounded vehicle or trailer shall be released by the Town to its owner until all removal and impounding fines, penalties, charges, and fees have been paid to the Town and/or the towing/impound company acting on behalf of the Town. - 21.4. For greater certainty, all charges for removal and/or impounding shall be in addition to any fine or penalty in respect of any violations pursuant to this Bylaw. ## 22. PARADES AND PROCESSIONS - 22.1. No person may hold a parade or procession without first having obtained a permit from the Town in accordance with this Bylaw. - 22.2. Any person wishing to organize or arrange a parade shall advise the Chief Administrative Officer, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the time of the parade by way of application for a parade permit. The application shall include the following information: - a) Name and address of applicant and if the applicant is an organization, the names and addresses of the executives of the organization; - b) Nature and object of the parade and procession; - Day, date and hours of the parade; - Intended route of the parade or procession, including starting and stopping points and any organizing or gating areas; - e) Approximate number of people who will take part; and - f) Approximate size, number and nature of flags, banners, placards, floats, vehicles, animals, etc., participating in the parade or procession. - 22.3. The Chief Administrative Officer may: - a) Unconditionally approve; or - b) Approve the application with conditions, such as specifying or nodirying the route, the time the parade or procession may take olace, and the types of vehicles, animals, displays, or any other elements allowed to take part; or refuse the application for a Parade or Procession Permit. - 22.4. No parade or procession shall obstruct the movement, use or operation of any fire apparatus, police vehicle, or other emergency equipment or vehicles, or otherwise block or obstruct the approach to any fire station, police station, hospital, medical facility, or other place where emergency equipment or vehicles require regular access. - 22.5. No person driving any vehicle or riding or driving a horse shall drive or ride through, nor shall any pedestrian walk through, the ranks of any military or funeral procession, nor in any way obstruct, impede, or interfere with the same. - 22.6. Where a parade or procession permit has been granted: - Notwithstanding the provisions elsewhere contained in the Bylaw, persons may congregate on the sidewalks, or a portion of a street designated for the purpose in order to view the parade of procession; - b) The Town may temporarily close, or all or some types of traffic, all or portions of the highway along near the route set out in the parade or procession permit for the anticipated time of the parade or procession and for such additional time as necessary to again clear the highway for normal traffic; and - c) The Town may temporarily suspend parking and loading privileges on all or a portion of the highway on the route of the parade or procession. - 22.7. Where a parade or procession permit allows floats, vehicles, or animals to be placed in or on the route of a parade or procession, the person or persons organizing or sponsoring the parade or procession shall: - a) Indemnify and save harmless the Town from and against any and all claims for injury to any person or persons and damage to any real or personal property arising by reason of or in any way connected with the entry, placing, or operation of the float, vehicle, or animals in the  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - parade or procession whether prior to, during, or after the parade or procession, and whether arising out of, or directly or indirectly caused by, any act, omission, or negligence of the Town, its employees or agents; and - b) If required as condition of a parade or procession permit, obtain a policy of liability insurance in an amount specified by the City and that names the City as an additional insured and is primary insurance. - 22.8. Notwithstanding section 22.7 of this Bylaw, the driver or operator of a float, vehicle, or animal, and all Persons riding on a float, vehicle or animal participating in the parade or procession shall ensure that: - a) The float, vehicle, or animal, or any part thereof, shall not damage the highway, electric, or telephone poles or wires, streetlights, cables or supports, traffic signal lights or signs, fire hydrants, or any other property of the City or a public utility in, upon, over, or beside a highway; - b) The float, vehicle, or animal, or anything thereon or attached thereto shall not injure any person or cause damage to any real or personal property; and - c) No portion of the float, vehicle, or animal, and nothing erected, placed on or attached to the float, vehicle, or animal shall come in contact with any telephone wire or any wire charged with or carrying out electric current. ## 23. DESIGNATED HEAVY TRUCK ROUTES - 23.1. No driver shall operate or park a heavy vehicle on a highway within the Town except on a designated truck route as described in Schedule "B" of this Bylaw, said schedule being hereby incorporated into and made part of this Bylaw. - 23.2. Section 23.1 shall not apply to heavy trucks required to exit the designated truck routes for the purposes of delivering or collecting goods or supplies, performing work, or providing services, provided that the driver takes the most direct and practical connection between the nearest truck route and the destination, and returns to the truck route using the same or a suitable alternate connection. - 23.3. No person shall park a heavy vehicle upon any highway, including truck routes, where "no parking" signs are posted.  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 23.4. The provisions in section 23 shall not apply to prohibit such vehicles being parked on a Highway for the purpose of unloading and loading goods to or from premises abutting such Highway, providing that if the loading and unloading of it takes place during a period of restricted visibility, then the vehicle and its Trailer shall have all front and rear parking lights illuminated. ## 24. OWNER LIABILITY - 24.1. If a vehicle or trailer is involved in an offence referred to in this Bylaw, the registered owner of that vehicle or trailer is guilty of an offence. - 24.2. With respect to a vehicle or trailer, where a person other than the owner contravenes this Bylaw, that person and the owner are jointly and severally liable for the contravention. ## 25. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES - 25.1. Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw by: - a) Doing any act or thing which the person is prohibited from doing; - b) Failing to do any act or thing the person is required to do; or - c) Owning a vehicle involved in an offence; - Is guilty of an offence as outlined in Schedule "A" of this Act. - 25.2. Where there is a minimum penalty listed for an offence in Schedule "A" to this Bylaw, that amount is the minimum penalty for the offence. - 25.3. Where there is a specified penalty listed for an offence in Schedule "A" to this Bylaw, that amount is the specified penalty for the offence. - 25.4. Any person convicted of an offence pursuant to this Bylaw is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.00. - 25.5. Nothing in this Bylaw shall be construed as curtailing or bridging the right of the Town to obtain compensation or to maintain any action for loss of or damage to property from or against the person or persons responsible. ## 26. VIOLATION TAGS AND VIOLATION TICKETS - 26.1. Where a Peace Officer believes that a vehicle is parked in contravention of this Bylaw, they may: - a) Place a violation tag on the vehicle; or - b) Send a violation tag to the registered owner of the vehicle by ordinary mail.  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 26.2. A violation tag shall be in a form approved by the Town and shall state: - a) The license plate of the vehicle, if applicable; - b) The offence; - c) The appropriate penalty for the offence as specified in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw; and - d) That the penalty shall be paid within thirty days from the date the violation tag was issued. - 26.3. If a person who is responsible for a contravention of a provision of this Bylaw pays the penalty amount within the time and in the manner set out on the violation tag, such payment will be accepted in lieu of prosecution. - 26.4. If payments referred to in section 26.2 are not made within the times and in the manner set out on the violation tag, a violation ticket may be issued to the registered owner of the vehicle in accordance with this Bylaw and the Provincial Offences Procedures Act. ## 26.5. Nothing in this section shall: - Prevent any Person from exercising their right to defend any charge of committing a breach of any Section of this Bylaw; - b) Prevent any Peace Officer, in lieu of serving a tag, from issuing a violation ticket to a person or owner pursuant to the Provincial Offences Procedures Act; or - c) Prevent any Peace Officer from issuing a violation ticket requiring the court appearance of the defendant, pursuant to the provisions of the Provincial Offences Procedures Act, or from laying an information instead of issuing a Violation Ticket. - 26.6. A person other than the owner or operator of a vehicle shall not remove any tag or notice places on or affixed to a vehicle by a Peace Officer in the course of his duties. - 26.7. No person other than a Peace Officer shall place a tag on any vehicle. - 26.8. Where contravention of this Bylaw is of a continuing nature, a contravention constitutes a separate offence in respect of each day on which it continues, and further violation tags may be issued by a Peace Officer provided that no more than one violation tag is issued for each day that the contravention continues. - 26.9. In order to determine the time in which a vehicle has been parked, a Peace Officer may place an erasable chalk mark on the tire of the parked  BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - or stopped vehicle without such Peace Officer or other person or the City incurring any liability for so doing. - 26.10. No person shall remove an erasable chalk mark placed under section 26.9 while the vehicle remains parked in the location where it was marked. - 26.11. In order to determine the time in which a vehicle has been parked, a Peace Officer may place a sticker on the parked or stopped vehicle without such Peace Officer or other person or the City incurring any liability for so doing. - 26.12. No person shall remove a sticker placed under section 26.11 while the vehicle remains parked in the location where it was marked. ## 27. GENERAL - 27.1. The provisions of this Bylaw do not apply to the following vehicles: - a) Emergency vehicles; - b) Vehicles owned, contracted, or within the lawful possession of the Town; - c) Vehicles engaged in maintenance or repair of a public utility, as defined in the Municipal Government Act, - A vehicle operated by a federal, provincial or municipal government, or with the approval of the federal, provincial or municipal government; or - School buses, when authorized or buses for the handicapped, while transporting, loading, or unloading passengers during the ordinary course of business. ## 28. SEVERANCE - 28.1. If any Section or parts of this Bylaw are found in any course of law to be illegal or beyond the power of Council to enact, such section or parts shall be deemed to be severable and all other sections or parts of this Bylaw shall be deemed to be separate and independent there from and to be enacted as such. ## 29. STRICT LIABILITY OFFENCE - 29.1. It is the intention of Council that all offences created by this Bylaw be interpreted to be strict liability offences. ## 30. REPEAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE -  BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA - 30.1. That Bylaw No. 06-18 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed in its entirety. - 30.2. This Bylaw shall come into force and effect upon receiving third and final reading and being signed. READ A FIRST TIME this 5th day of October, 2022. READ A SECOND TIME this 5th day of October, 2022. READ A THIRD AND FINAL this 19th day of October, 2022.   MAYOR ��- DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND FINANCIAL SERVICES lat tile  BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA ## SCHEDULE "A" PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS | SECTION | Offence | Minimum Penalty (in lieu of prosecution) | Specified Penalty | |-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------| | General Penalty | All Bylaw sections not specified in the Schedule | $75 | $150 | | TSA Regulation | All parking provisions of TSA Rules of Road Regulations | $75 | $150 | | 14.1 | Park Contrary to sign | $100 | $200 | | 14.4 / 23 | Operate/Drive/Park/Stop Heavy Truck off designated Truck Route | $250 | $500 | | 14.6 | Park vehicle leaking fluids on highway | $100 | $200 | | 14.10 | Park Fire Lane/Obstruct Access | $100 | $200 | | 18 | Operate Off-Highway vehicle without permission | $150 | $300 | | 19 | Park or stop in disabled zone without required placard | $100 | $200 |  ## SCHEDULE "B" - 1) Highway #1 within the Town of Strathmore; - 2) Wheatland Trail (Secondary Highway 817) within the Town of Strathmore; - 3) Westlake Road west from Wheatland Trail (Secondary Highway #817) - 4) Lakeside Boulevard from Highway #1 to Second (2nd) Avenue; - 5) Second (2nd) Avenue from Wheatland Trail (Secondary Highway #817) to Lakeside Boulevard; - 6) Third (3rd) Avenue from Wheatland Trail (Secondary Highway #817) to Lakeside Boulevard; - 7) Centennial Drive from the East Town Boundary to Thomas Drive; - 8) Thomas Drive from Centennial Drive to Brent Boulevard; - 9) Bayside Place; - 10) Brent Boulevard East from Wheatland Trail (Secondary Highway #817) to Thomas Drive. - 11) Spruce Park Drive, Slater Road, Spruce lane and Slater Way; - 12) Orchard Park Road and Orchard Way; - 13) Canal Boulevard; - 14) Westchester Road between Westlake Road and Highway #1; - 15) West Boundary Road - 16) All Service Roads within the Town boundaries are classified as Truck Routes. ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 ## OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA  ## SCHEDULE "C" ## Town of Strathmore ## Application for Accessible Disabled Parking Zones and Signs Only applicants who do not have off-street parking (e.g., garage, car port, or driveway) or if the condition or disability hampers access to the off-street parking can qualify for the installation of one sign fronting the applicant's request location. If the request is approved, you will receive one disabled parking sign at your residence as requested that will designate a space 10 meters in length. ## Contact Information Name of Individual: Address: Phone number: E-mail address: Type of residency: - Apartment Building -Condo -Townhome Detached or Semi- detached House Best time available for a site visit (if required): Do you have access to any off-street parking, including a garage, driveway, car port, or any designated parking spot? - Yes - No If yes, please explain why you require a disabled parking sign at your residency: ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA  ## BYLAW NO. 22-06 OF THE TOWN OF STRATHMORE ## IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA We require photocopies of the following information to be included with the application: 1. A copy of the parking placard from Service Alberta 2. A copy of the disabled placard registration with applicant's current address The zone will be established for 24 months. If the parking zone is still required after that time, information will be required to be submitted for renewal. Applicants are reminded that any Disabled Parking zone can be utilized by any motorist with the appropriate Disabled Parking placard. This zone is not for personal use and will not be enforced as such. FOIP Disclaimer: Personal information required within the Town of Strathmore application forms are collected under the authority of Sections 33(a), (b) and (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. This personal information will be used to process your request. Should you have any questions related to the collection or disclosure of your personal information, please contact the Legislative Services division for the Town of Strathmore at 403.934.3133. Please return completed application to the Town of Strathmore by email, mail, or in person to the Town Hall. Mailing Address: Town of Strathmore Attn: Operations Department Box 2280, 1 Parklane Dr., Strathmore, Alberta T1P 1K2 E-mail: Operations@strathmore.ca