Town of Vauxhall Traffic Bylaw No. 944-19 — full text, Vauxhall, Alberta

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## TOWN OF VAUXHALL BYLAW NO. 944-19 BEING A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF VAUXHALL IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA TO provide for the control and regulation of traffic. WHEREAS, Part 1, Division 3, s.13(1) of the Traffic Safety Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Ch. Г-6, empowers the Town Council to pass Bylaws dealing with the regulations, control and management of vehicles and pedestrian traffic within the Town of Vauxhall NOW THEREFORE, the Municipal Council of the Town of Vauxhall, duly assembled, hereby enacts as follows: ## Short Title This Bylaw shall be called "The Traffic Bylaw" and shall be taken to apply within the corporate limits of the Town of Vauxhall. ## SECTION 1-Definitions IN THIS BYLAW the definitions described in the Traffic Safety Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Ch. T-6, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the Traffic Safety Act) shall apply to this Bylaw and in addition the following definitions shall apply: - "Bus" means a motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 13 passengers that is used or intended to be used for the transportation of persons. - "Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means any Peace Officer, Special Constable, or Bylaw Enforcement Officer employed by the Town of Vauxhall. - "Bus Stop" or "Bus Zone" means a designated portion of highway adjacent to the curb reserved exclusively for the loading and unloading of buses. - "CAO" means Chief Administrative Officer, or Town Manager, appointed for the Town of Vauxhall by the Town of Vauxhall Council. - "Carrier" means any person operating any vehicle used for the conveyance of dangerous goods into, though, or out of the Town of Vauxhall limits. - "Commercial Vehicle" means a motor vehicle designated or used for the carriage of goods, wares or merchandise and includes a vehicle within the meaning of the Highway Traffic Act. - "Council" means the Municipal Council of the Town, duly assembled and acting as such. - "Cul-de-Sac" means local roads which are terminated at one end, with the provision for turning vehicles. - "'Curb" means the concrete or asphalt edge of a roadway or the division point between the roadway and boulevard or sidewalk. - "Designated Officer" means the person responsible under the authority given by the CAO ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 - "Documentation" means material that provides official information or evidence or that serves as a record - "Dangerous Goods" means any product, substance, or organism that occurs within the Dangerous Goods Act. - "Dangerous Goods Route" a highway so designated by the CAO or council. - "Hazardous Materials" means any explosive or toxic materials, such as dynamite, pressurized gases, gasoline and diesel fuel. - "Heavy Vehicle" means a vehicle or truck with or without load OR trailer weighing 4800kgs (10,000 Ibs.) or more and exceeding eleven (11) metres in length. - "Highway" means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, parkway, driveway, viaduct, lane, alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestleway, or other place or any part of any of them, the public is 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; - (i) if a ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with the roadway, the ditch. - "Holiday" means and includes every Sunday, and any other day defined as a holiday in the Interpretation Act (Alberta) and any day or portion of a day proclaimed by the Mayor or by the Council of the Town as a Civic Holiday. - "Holiday Trailer" means: - (i) a trailer that is designated, constructed, and equipped as a permanent or temporary dwelling or sleeping place; but does not include the type of vehicle commonly known as "recreation vehicle" ', which means a motor vehicle designed, constructed, modified, or equipped as a temporary dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place; - (ii) any structure that is designated, constructed and equipped as a permanent or temporary dwelling or sleeping place and intended or capable of being loaded on to or carried upon a motor vehicle or trailer. - "Maximum Gross Weight" means the maximum gross weight of a motor vehicle or combination of attached motor vehicles pursuant to the regulations under the Traffic Safety Act. - "Motor Vehicle" means - (i) a vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power, or - (il) a moped; - but does not include a bicycle, a power bicycle, an aircraft, or implement of husbandry. - "Oversize Load or Oversize Vehicle" means a load or vehicle size which exceeds the Normal Maximum weights or dimensions specified in the vehicle registration certificate or in the Traffic Safety Act of Alberta and regulations thereunder for that vehicle, or which exceeds the following maximum dimensions: - (i) length - 23 m - (ii) height - 4.15 m - (iii) width - 2.6 m ( ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW ## BYLAW NO. 944-19 - "Recreation Vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed, constructed, modified, or equipped as a temporary dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place; - "Sign" or "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 as defined in the Traffic Safety Act of Alberta and regulations thereunder; - "Special Event" any public or private event or gathering of persons which may or may not include; - (i) a parade or procession defined as any group of pedestrians other than a military or funeral procession numbering more than fifty (50) and marching or walking on the highway or on the sidewalk or any group of vehicles other than a military or funeral procession and numbering ten (10) or more, or both. - "Town" means the Town of Vauxhall, in the Province of Alberta. - "Trailer" means a vehicle which is designated to be attached to or drawn - by a motor vehicle. - "Off-highway vehicle" means any motorized mode of transportation built for cross-country travel, water, snow 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, - (1) 4-wheel drive vehicles, - (1I) Low pressure tire vehicles, - (ill) Motor cycles and related 2 wheel-vehicles, - (iv) Amphibious machines, - (V) All-terrain vehicles, - (vii)Minibikes, and - (vi) Snow vehicles, - (viii) Any other means of transportation that is propelled by any power other than muscular power or wind, - But does not include - (ix) Motor boats - (x) Miniature vehicles, including but not limited to go carts, golf carts and pocket bikes, that cannot be registered pursuant to the Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Regulation, or - (xi) Any other vehicle exempted from being an off-highway vehicle by regulation; - "Operator" means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. - "Owner" means the person who owns that vehicle and or property. - "Vehicle" means a device in or by which a person or thing maybe transported or drawn on a highway and includes a combination of vehicles but does not include a mobility aid. ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 ## SECTION 2- STOPPING, STANDING, PARKING - 1.) No person shall park a motor vehicle in an alley unless he is actively engaged in: - (a) the loading or unloading of goods from a commercial vehicle for a period not exceeding thirty (30) minutes, or, - (b) the loading or unloading of goods or passengers from a vehicle other than a commercial vehicle for a period not exceeding five (5) minutes provided the vehicle described in subsection (a) or (b) does not obstruct the free passage of pedestrian and vehicular traffic through such alley. - 2.) No person shall stop a motor vehicle in a loading zone except: - (a) for a period not exceeding five (5) minutes for the purpose of and while actively engaged in loading or unloading passengers, or, - (b) for a period not exceeding thirty (30) minutes for the purpose of and while actively engaged in loading or unloading of merchandise or other materials. ## SECTION 2. STOPPING STANDING PARKING - 1.) No person shall park a motor vehicle in an alley unless he is actively engaged in: - the loading or unloading of goods from a commercial vehicle for a period not exceeding thirty (30) minutes, or, - the loading or unloading of goods or passengers from a vehicle other than a commercial vehicle for a period not exceeding five (5) minutes provided the vehicle described in subsection (a) or (b) does not obstruct the free passage of pedestrian and vehicular traffic through such alley. - 2.) No person shall stop a motor vehicle in a loading zone except: - in toading or unloading passengers, ox, for a period not exceeding five (5) minutes for the purpose of and while actively engaged - for a period not exceeding thirty (30) minutes for the purpose of and while actively engaged in loading or unloading of merchandise or other materials. - 3.) No person shall park a trailer or recreational vehicle on a highway exceeding 48hrs. unless: - the trailer is attached to a motor vehicle by which it may be drawn except for loading or unloading of a holiday trailer for a period not exceeding forty eight (48) hours. - (b) when attached to a motor vehicle, a holiday trailer is deemed to be part of the motor vehicle. - no person shall park a recreation vehicle or holiday trailer on a highway immediately adjacent to or directly in front of a residence without the consent of the owner or occupant of that residence. ( ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW ## BYLAW NO. 944-19 - (d) They possess a current Vauxhall business license for conducting work on the property the railer is parked in front of. Contractors are permitted to leave the trailer detached providing it doe not interfere with any laneway or driveway, and are required to notify the Town Office of a estimated time period the trailer will be parked on site. - (e) the recreation or utility trailer is parked so as it is not encroaching onto the sidewalk, curb, or highway. - (f) the trailer may be required to be removed from the roadway, boulevard or laneway under the discretion of the bylaw enforcement officer, should the trailer remain detached for a time period considered to be excessive by the officer, or the trailer contravenes any other provision in this bylaw. - 4.) No person shall occupy or permit another person to reside within a mobile unit or any recreational vehicle upon a highway or upon public or private owned property unless such property has been designated for use as a manufactured home park or recreation vehicle campground, or has been issued a special permit for the purpose of. - 5.) No person who sells, repairs or services motor vehicles for compensation shall: - (a) park or leave any such motor vehicle in his control on a highway. - 6.) (a.) No person who is the operator and/or owner of a school, passenger, or transport bus shall park · bus on any highway within the Town of Vauxhall. The bus may operate during the normal course o icking up or dropping off passengers within the Town. Permitted parking of any bus must be in designated and approved location within the Town of Vauxhall's Land Use Bylaw. Busses must abide by the Towns' Heavy Truck Route (Schedule 'A') during all other passage within the Town of Vauxhall corporate limits. - (b.) No person may park a school, passenger or transport bus on a residential property unless, - ii. the vehicle is not less than 20 meters from any Highway - i. the vehicle is owned or operated by the property owner - ili. the vehicle is not less than 30 meters from any neighboring property - iv. the vehicle shall not be permitted to idle between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 am, maximum idle time between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. shall be 30 minutes - 7.) No person shall leave any motor vehicle parked on a highway for a continuous period exceeding seventy-two (72) hours without the consent of the owner or occupier that is in care and control of the adjacent property. - 8.) No person shall park a motor vehicle: - (a) other than a passenger vehicle, of a length together with any trailer attached thereto, greater than six (6) metres on any highway unless such person is actively engaged in loading or unloading passengers, merchandise or personal effects. - (b) within 5 metres of the approach to a stop sign or yield sign. - (c) within 5 metres of any fire hydrant. ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW ## BYLAW NO. 944-19 - (d) within 1.5 metres of an access to a garage, private road or driveway, or near side of a marked crosswalk. - 9) Excluding Section 2(7), No person shall park a vehicle or trailer on private or Town of Vauxhall owned property without the express consent of the owner thereof or other person in charge of the property, or Town of Vauxhall CAO, providing said parking obeys any existing traffic control devices ## 10.) PARK MOTOR VEHICLE ON SIDEWALK - (a) No person shall operate or park a motor vehicle on any sidewalk, or crosswalk, or upon any bicycle path or pedestrian path on any public lands owned by the Town of Vauxhall. - 11.) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bylaw, the following classes of motor vehicles are exempt from parking prohibition while any such vehicle is being used in work requiring that it be stopped or parked in contravention of any such prohibition: - (a) emergency vehicles - (b) public utility vehicles - (c) municipal or other government public works vehicles, - (d) towing service vehicles - 12.) No person shall leave a motor vehicle on a highway knowing that such highway has been cleared or is about to be cleared for the purpose of a parade, or for road maintenance, snow removal or street sweeping. - 13.) No person shall park a motor vehicle in such a way as to obstruct an emergency exit from any building or posted fire lane around a building. - 14.) No person shall park a vehicle upon a highway in such a manner that any part of the vehicle is within three (3) metres of the center line of the highway where that portion is intended for vehicular traffic being twelve (12) metres or more in width. - 15.) No person shall park a vehicle in any area prohibited by a traffic control device. - 16.) No person shall park any motor vehicle in such a manner as to block, obstruct, impede or hinder the access or egress of any other vehicle. - 17.) A motor vehicle may be parked at an angle to the curb in a cul-de-sac provided that the vehicle is parked in such a manner as not to interfere with the free flow of traffic in the cul-de-sac. - 18.) No person shall park or permit to be parked a motor vehicle other than: - (b) a truck rated as being or not more than 4800 Kilograms gross vehicle weight. - (a) a private passenger type of motor vehicle; or, ( ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 - 19.) In order to determine the time which a motor vehicle has been parked in a location where parking is in contravention to this Bylaw, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace officer or other person charged vith the enforcement of parking prohibitions and restrictions may place an erasable chalk mark on the read face of the tire of a parked or stopped motor vehicle without such peace officer or other person o the Town incurring any liability for so doing. ## 20.) PARALLEL PARKING (a)When parking on a roadway, a driver shall park his vehicle facing the direction of travel authorized for that portion of the roadway on which the vehicle is parked, with its sides parallel to and its wheels not more than .6 metres more or less from the curb or edge of the roadway. ## 21.) ANGLE PARKING (a)Where angle parking is permitted or required, a driver shall park his vehicle with one front vheel not more than .6 metres more or less from the curb or edge of the roadway and with it ides between and parallel to any two of the visible parking guidelines, or at an angle of betwee 30 and 60 degrees to the curb or edge of the roadway where no parking guidelines are visible. ## 22.) VEHICLE ON JACK (a)No person shall leave a vehicle unattended on a highway while it is supported by a jack or similar device. - 23.) A person driving a vehicle shall not park a vehicle or trailer on a Highway; - (a) alongside or opposite of any street or intersection when the stopping or parking would obstruct the regular flow traffic; - (c) On any highway that will obstruct the regular flow of traffic - (b) at any place where a traffic control device prohibits stopping or parking, during the times stopping or parking is prohibited; ## SECTION 3- HEAVY VEHICLE - 1.) No person shall operate OR park a heavy vehicle on a highway OR public OR private property other than a location specified as a Heavy Truck Route in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw, as passed by Town of Vauxhall council. - 2.) No person shall leave any trailer designed for a heavy truck detached on any highway or designated truck route (Schedule 'A"). - 3.) The following is not deemed contravention of this section, providing the vehicle is operating in a direct and reasonable route between the premises and location, and the nearest truck route - (a) persons delivering and/or collecting goods or merchandise to or from the location or premises. - (b) persons operating in their normal course of business - (c) persons moving buildings of which proper permits have been acquired ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW ## BYLAW NO. 944-19 - (d) persons servicing, repairing, or towing heavy vehicles from prohibited highways to truck route. - 4.) Implements of husbandry and heavy equipment must abide by the truck routes. No person shall detach any implement of husbandry within the Town of Vauxhall, or store implement of husbandry on private property. (Schedule "A"). - 5.) Wherever in his opinion, there is a contravention of any section or subsection, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer may order the driver or other person in charge or control of a motor vehicle or trailer or combination of attached motor vehicles suspected of being on a highway in contravention of such subsection, to take such motor vehicle or combination of attached motor vehicles to the nearest adequate weigh scale to determine the gross weight of such motor vehicle or combination of attached motor vehicles. The weight slip or slips shall be given to the Bylaw Enforcement Officer and may be retained by him, and if the gross weight of the motor vehicle or combination of attached motor vehicles is in excess of the maximum gross weight for the motor vehicle or combination of attached motor vehicles, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, in addition to any prosecution for contravention of this Bylaw, may require that any load or portion thereof in excess of maximum gross weight for the motor vehicle or combination of attached motor vehicles shall be removed before the motor vehicle or combination of attached motor vehicles is again taken upon a highway. - 6.) A weight slip given to a Bylaw Enforcement Officer under subsection (5) and submitted by him in evidence in court shall be prima facie proof of the authenticity of the weight slip and of the particulars thereon submitted in evidence, and of the accuracy of the weight scale used. - 7.) A person driving or in charge or control of a motor vehicle or combination of attached motor vehicles suspected by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer of being on a highway in contravention of subsection (5) or (6) of this Bylaw shall, when requested by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, produce for such officer's inspection any official registration certificate or interim registration certificate for such motor vehicle or combination of attached motor vehicles that may have been issued by the Government of the Province of Alberta. - 8.) Particulars obtained by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer from a registration certificate produced to him under subsection (7) and submitted by him as evidence in court shall be prima facie proof of the authenticity of such certificate and of the particulars thereon submitted in evidence. - 9.) A person may apply to the Town of Vauxhall CAO for permission to allow on a highway a motor vehicle or combinations of attached motor vehicles with a gross weight in excess of maximum gross weight for the motor vehicle for combination of attached motor vehicles. The CAO may grant such a permit for such periods as he may set out therein or refuse to grant a permit. ## SECTION 4- DANGEROUS GOODS - 1.) No person or carrier shall enter, proceed through, or leave the Town of Vauxhall limits other than on a dangerous goods truck route, unless using a combination of the existing truck route and most accessible direct point between a delivery or storage point designated a Dangerous Goods area. - 2.) Sec. 4 of this Bylaw shall not apply to any permits issued by the Fire Chief pursuant to this Bylaw. - 1.) In this Section, ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW ## BYLAW NO. 944-19 ## SECTION 5- PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - (a) "permit" means a valid handicap placard or licence plate that is issued or recognized by the Solicitor General; - (b) "public property" means public property that the public is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the passage or parking of vehicles; and - (c) "private property" means private property that the public is ordinaril entitled or permitted to use for the passage or parking of vehicles - 2.) The CAO for the Town of Vauxhall is hereby authorized to designate parking places on public property for the exclusive use of persons with disabilities who display a permit on their vehicles. - 3.) The CAO for the Town of Vauxhall shall cause any parking place designated pursuant to subsection 2 to be marked with a sign or other marking designated as such. - 4.) The owner, tenant, occupant or person in control of private property may designate any number of parking places on the property for the exclusive use of persons with disabilities who display a permit on their vehicles, marked with a sign or other marking approved by the CAO. - 5.) No person shall stop or park a vehicle in a parking place designated pursuant to this Section unless: - (a) a permit is displayed on the vehicle, and - (b) the vehicle is operated by, or is being used to transport, a person with a disability. ## SECTION 6- PEDESTRIANS - (1.) No pedestrian shall obstruct the lawful use of the highway. ## SECTION 7- BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES - 1.) A person travelling upon any sled, toboggan, skis, roller skates, or any toy vehicle, tricycle, bicycle or similar device shall not cling to or attach himself or his conveyance to any motor vehicle upon a highway. - 2.) No person shall ride a cycle on any sidewalk except where expressly permitted by a traffic control device. Children's bicycles or tricycles having a wheel diameter of less than fifty (50) centimetres are exempt from this provision. ## SECTION 8-POWERS OF BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ## 1.) VIOLATION TAGS - (a) If a Bylaw Enforcement Officer forms the opinion on reasonable and probable grounds that a person has committed an offence consisting of a breach of any provision of this Bylaw attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw, then subject to the provisions of the Bylaw Enforcement Officer may serve upon the person a violation tag in such form as may be prescribed from time to time by the CAO and/or the Bylaw Enforcement Officer. - (b) Service of any violation tag under Section (1)(a) shall be sufficient if the violation tag is: ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL BYLAW NO. 944-19 - (1) personally served; - (2) served by registered mail; or - (3) attached to the vehicle in respect of which the offence is alleged to have occurred, in commited the offence the vehicle to desi ted on the rein an alice pa. - (4) a violation tag placed upon or affixed to a vehicle pursuant to the provisions of this lection shall not be removed from the vehicle by anyone other than a Bylav inforcement Officer or a person lawfully entitled to possession of the vehicle ## SECTION 9- REMOVAL AND IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES - 1.) If a Bylaw Enforcement Officer forms the opinion on reasonable and probable grounds that a vehicle, trailer, or recreational vehicle is parked in contravention of any provision of this Bylaw, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer may cause the vehicle, trailer, or recreational vehicle to be removed to a place of impoundment and the vehicle shall there remain impounded until it is claimed by the owner or his agent. - 2.) When a vehicle is removed and impounded under any section of this bylaw the registered owner or other person alleged to have committed the parking offence shall be served with a letter from the Town of Vauxhall in respect of the alleged offence, as soon as practicable after the removal and impoundment of the vehicle. ## SECTION 10-PROVISIONS - 1.) It is the intention of Council that each separate provision of this bylaw shall be deemed to be independent of all other provisions and it is further the intention of the Council that if any provision of this bylaw be declared invalid all other provisions shall remain valid and enforceable. Should a provision of this Bylaw conflict with a provision of any other bylaw of the Town of Vauxhall, the provisions of this Bylaw shall prevail. ## SECTION 11-EMERGENCY VEHICLES - 1.) Nothing in this bylaw prohibits police vehicles, bylaw enforcement vehicles, ambulances, fire trucks, or any other emergency vehicle as well as vehicles engaged in highway repair, maintenance, or inspection from being parked on the roadway by their operators in the performance of their duties. ## SECTION 12-LIGHTS - 1.) No person shall place or shall cause, suffer, permit, or allow to be placed or maintained, at any location in the Town, a light, or any object that emits or reflects light in such manner so as to interfere with the vision of persons operating vehicles on any highway in the Town of Vauxhall. ## SECTION 13-OFF HIGHWAY VECHICLES Off-Highway vehicles will follow the Traffic Safety Act Off-Highway Vehicle Alberta Regulations - 1.) "Off-highway vehicle" Traffic Safety Act Part 6 Section 117 ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 means any motorized mode of transportation built for cross-country travel, water, snow 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, - (I) Low pressure tire vehicles, - (iv) Amphibious machines, - (Iii) Motor cycles and related 2 wheel-vehicles, - (V) All-terrain vehicles, - (vil) Minibikes, and - (vi) Snow vehicles, - (vili) Any other means of transportation that is propelled by any power other than muscular power or wind, - But does not include - (ix) Motor boats - (xi) Any other vehicle exempted from being an off-highway vehicle by regulation; - (x) Miniature vehicles, including but not limited to go carts, golf carts and pocket bikes, that cannot be registered pursuant to the Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Regulation, or - 2.) No person shall operate an off-highway vehicle in any park or on any sidewalk unless that park or sidewalk that is not designated as an area where off-highway vehicles may operate unless he or she is in possession of a permit issued by the Town to do so. - 3.) Any operator or owner of an off-highway vehicle on a highway or in or on a park or sidewalk within the Town operates the off-highway vehicle at his or her own risk. - 4.) No operator or owner shall operate an off-highway vehicle in the Town, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m, of the next day succeeding. - 5.) The operator or owner of an off-highway vehicle shall, at all times, yield the right of way to all other classes of vehicles and shall obey all traffic control devices regulating traffic as well as all pedestrians at all times and places. - 6.) On the request of a peace officer or bylaw enforcement officer, a person operating an off-highway vehicle shall produce all documentation required. - 7.) No operator or owner may travel on an off-highway vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 kilometres per hour within the Town municipal limits. - 8.) Notwithstanding anything in this bylaw, the following persons may operate an Off-Highway Vehicle on a Highway and Municipal Property while in the performance of their official duties: - (a) A Peace Officer, firefighter or other emergency service responder; - (b) An employee or volunteer of the Town; and - (c) An agent or contractor acting on behalf of the Town - 9.) Sidewalk Snow Removal ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW ## BYLAW NO. 944-19 Notwithstanding anything in this bylaw, an operator or owner may operate an Off-Highway Vehicle on a highway for the purpose of sidewalk snow removal provided that: - (a) A permit has been issued to the person by the Town in accordance with this bylaw. - (b) The Off-Highway Vehicle is classified as an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and is; - (a) Properly registered and insured for such use; - (b) Equipped with a snowblade, bucket or broom attachment; - (c) The Operator is: - (I) equipped with a reflective safety vest; - (il) is eighteen (18) years of age or older; - (iil) drives with due care and attention; - (iv) does not travel at a speed in excess of 20 kilometres per hour; - (d) The Operator of an off-highway vehicle shall at all times yield the right of way to all other classes of vehicles and pedestrians and shall obey all traffic control devices regulating traffic at all times and places. - (e) The Off-highway vehicle is otherwise operated in accordance with the terms and conditions imposed on the Owner or Operator by the permit issued by the CAO. ## 10.) Permits-Schedule C - (a) The CAO may issue permits in relation to activities governed by this bylaw on such terms and conditions as the CAO deems appropriate. - (c) Any operator/owner who contravenes any term or condition of a permit issued pursuant to this bylaw is guilty of an offence and the CAO or Peace Officer may immediately cancel the permit. - (b) A operator/owner to whom a permit has been issued pursuant to this bylaw and any operator/owner carrying out an activity otherwise regulated, restricted or prohibited by this bylaw pursuant to such permit, shall comply with any terms or conditions forming part of the permit and shall produce the permit to a Peace Officer upon request. - (d) Any operator/owner who makes a false or misleading statement or provided any false or misleading information to obtain a permit pursuant to this bylaw is gully of an offence and the CAO or Peace Officer may immediately cancel the permit. - (e) The onus of proving a permit has been issued in relation to any activities otherwise regulated, restricted or prohibited by this bylaw is on the operator/owner. ## SECTION 14-AUTHORITY OF THE CAO/TOWN MANAGER - 1.) The CAO is hereby authorized to designate: - (a) where traffic control devices are to be located, including traffic control devices restricting the speed of vehicles and such traffic control devices located by such persons pursuant to a delegation made under this clause shall be deemed to have been made by Bylaw of the municipality and to maintain a record of all such locations - (b) any highway for through traffic purposes; - (c) the location of cross-walks upon highways; - (d) any intersection, highway, or place on a highway, including a place where a railway right-ofway crosses a highway, as a place where U-turns are prohibited; ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW ## BYLAW NO. 944-19 - (e) any highway as one which is closed temporarily in whole or in part to traffic; - (f) any areas as one in which parking privileges are temporarily suspended; - (g) any highway as one to be divided into traffic lanes of such number as the CAO considers proper; - (h) the location of "school zones" and "playground zones" - (i) any boulevard upon which parking is permitted; - (j) loading or unloading zones; - (k) location of bus stops; - (1) the distance from any intersection within which no parking is permitted; - m) portions of highways where parking is limited to a period of time; - (n) portions of highway where stopping is prohibited entirely, or for a specified period of time; - (o) areas for angle parking and parallel parking; - (P) parking spaces designated for Disabled Parking. - (9) any intersection or place on highway as a place at which no left hand turn or no right hand turn or both shall be made - (r) load limits upon Town highways in the case of unfavorable road conditions - 2.) The CAO may issue permits for Special Events. These permits will contain such directions to the applicant as the CAO considers necessary to prevent unnecessary and unreasonable obstruction of highway or to prevent a breach of the peace. - 3.) The CAO may direct the temporary closure of highways, parking lots, or any other Town property during a Special Event where, in the sole discretion of the CAO, such temporary closure is desirable for the public safety. ## SECTION 15-PENALTIES AND POWERS OF BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND PEACE OFFICERS ## 1) REMOVAL AND IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES - (a) A Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle or trailer: - (i) operated or parked in contravention of any provision of this bylaw; or - (ii) where emergency conditions may require such removal from a highway. ( ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 - (b) Such vehicle may be removed to a place designated by the Bylaw/Peace Officer, where it will remain until claimed by the owner thereof or his agent. ## SECTION 16-PROSECUTION OF OFFENCES - 1.) Any person who contravenes any provisions or requirements of this bylaw is guilty of an offence and is liable for and subject to the penalties herein provided in Schedule "B". - 2.) Where a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened any provision of this bylaw, he may serve upon such person a Violation ticket allowing the payment of the specified penalty set out in Schedule "B" of this Bylaw, to the Town of Vauxhall which shall be accepted in lieu of prosecution for the offence. - 3.) Service of an offence ticket shall be sufficient if it is: - (a) personally served; or - (b) attached to the vehicle in respect of which an offence is alleged to have been committed; or - (c) if mailed to the address of the registered owner of the vehicle or to the person in possession of the said vehicle. ## SECTION 17-GENERAL - 1.) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this bylaw for which no penalty has been specified as per Schedule "B", shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.00, exclusive of costs, and in the case of nonpayment of the penalty and costs imposed by the court, and subject to Section 160 of the Traffic Safety Act, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 60 days. ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 ## SECTION 18-RESCINDING BYLAW - 1.) This bylaw repeals Bylaw No. 922-18. READ A FIRST TIME IN OPEN COUNCIL this 21s day of May, 2019 READ A SECOND TIME IN OPEN COUNCIL this 18" day of June, 2019 READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME IN OPEN COUNCIL this 18" day of June, 2019.   MAYOR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 TOWN OF VAUXHALL SCHEDULE 'A' HEAVY TRUCK ROUTE  Truck route is represented by the highlighted route on the map above. Dangerous goods and implements of husbandry must abide by the same heavy truck route. ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL SCHEDULE "B" SCHEDULE OF FINES | SECTION | DESCRIPTION | FINE AMOUNT | |-----------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------| | S.2 (1) | PARK VEH. IN ALLEY | $100.00 | | S. 2 (2) | PARK IN LOADING ZONE | $100.00 | | S.2 (3) | TRAILER ON HWY (48HR. LIMIT) | $100.00 | | S.2 (4) | OCCUPY REC. VEH. OR TRAILER IN CONT. | $100.00 | | S. 2 (5) | DISREPAIRED VEH. ON HWY | $100.00 | | S. 2 (6) | BUS PARKED ON HWY | $100.00 | | S. 2(7) | VEH. PARKED LONGER THAN 72 HRS. ON HWY | $100.00 | | S. 2 (8) | PARK VEH. OUTSIDE ALLOWED DISTANCE | $100.00 | | S. 2(9) | PARK ON TOWN PROP. | $100.00 | | S. 2(10) | PARK ON SIDEWALK | $100.00 | | S. 2 (12) | PARK IN MAINT. AREA | $100.00 | | S. 2 (13) | OBSTR. EMERG. EXIT/FIRE LANE | $100.00 | | S. 2 (14) | EXCEED ALLOWED DIST. FROM CENTERLINE | $100.00 | | S.2 (15) | PARK IN AREA PROHIBITED BY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEV. | $100.00 | | S. 2(16) | BLOCK ACCESS OF ANY OTHER VEH. | $100.00 | | S.2 (17) | PARK INTERFERE WITH CUL-DE-SAC | $100.00 | | S. 2 (18) | PARK VEH. OVER 4800KG. | $100.00 | ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 | S. 2 (20)(21) | PARKING OTHER THAN PARALLELL OR ANGLE PROVISIONS | $100.00 | |--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------| | S. 2(22) | VEHICLE LEFT ON JACK ON HWY | $100.00 | | S. 2(23) (a)(b)(c) | VEH. OR TRAILER PARKED ON HWY | $100.00 | | S. 3(1) | OPERATE/PARK HEAVY VEHICLE OFF ROUTE | $500.00 | | S.3 (2) | PARK HEAVY TRAILER ON HWY | $500.00 | | S. 3(3). | IMPL. OF HUSB. OFF ROUTE | $100.00 | | S. 4 | DANGEROUS GOODS OFF ROUTE | $500.00 | | S. 5(5) | PARK IN DISABLED PARKING | $100.00 | | S. 6 | PEDESTRIAN OBST. USE OF HWY | $100.00 | | S.7 | CONVEY TO MV OR RIDE OVERSIZE BICYCLE ON SIDEWALK | $100.00 | | S. 8 | OBSTR. OF BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER | $500.00 | | S. 12 | LIGHTS INTERFERE WITH TRAFFIC | $100.00 | | S. 13 (2) | OPERATE OHV WHERE PROHIBITED | $100.00 | | S. 13(4) | OPERATE OHV OUTSIDE HOURS ALLOWED | $100.00 | | S. 13 (5) | FAILURE TO YIELD OHV TO TRAFFIC | $100.00 | | S. 13 (6) | FAILURE TO PRODUCE OHV PERMIT | $100.00 | | S. 13 (7) | OPERATE OHV IN EXCESS OF 20 KM/HOUR | $100.00 | ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 | S. 13.10 (d) | FÄLSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION FOR OHV PERMIT | $100.00 | |----------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------| | S. 16 | GENERAL | FINE NOT EXC. $500.00 | ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL TRAFFIC BYLAW BYLAW NO. 944-19 ## Town of Vauxhall Off Highway Vehicle Permit Traffic Bylaw Schedule C Owner: Name:\_ Civic Address and Legal Description: (Owner) Vauxhall, Alberta Business Name: Address:\_ Equipment Description (Quad, Tractor): Postal Code: Phone:\_ Fax: Cell Operator: (if different from owner): Name: Address: Postal Code: Phone:\_ Fax: Project Description: (snow removal, deliveries) Owner I Operator responsibilities: The Owner 1 Operator must comply with all sections of the Town of Vauxhall Traffic Bylaw pertaining to Off Highway Vehicles. FOIPP: The information on this form is being collected under the authority of the Town of Vauxhall and will be used to process the application and may be used to provide statistical data. The information is protected by the privacy provisions of the Alberta Freedom of information and Protection of Privacy act. Date: Owner/Operator Name (Print). Signature: ## TOWN OF VAUXHALL USE ONLY Checked By Permit Received Date Approved By Permit Review Date Registration Insurance YES YES NO NO PERMIT NO.