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Parking By-law for Town of Truro
1.
This Bylaw to provide for parking within the Town of Truro.
2.
The present Bylaw providing for the use of parking meters dated November 7th, 1983 as
amended is hereby repealed.
3.
The present regulations made pursuant to S. 137 of the Motor Vehicle Act and dated
November 7th, 1983 as amended is hereby repealed.
4.
Existing parking meters in the Town of Truro are to be bagged or taped and removed in a
safe fashion at the earliest opportunity.
5.
For the purpose of this Bylaw:
(a)
"Vehicle" means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or
may be transported upon a highway except such as are propelled by human power.
(b)
"Street" shall mean any public street, avenue, road, boulevard, highway or other
public place located in the Town of Truro and in public use for vehicles.
(c)
"Person" shall mean and include any individual, firm, partnership or corporation.
(d)
"Operator" shall mean and include every individual who shall operate a vehicle as
the owner thereof, or as the agent, employee or permittee of the owner.
(e)
"Park" or "Parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading.
(f)
"Traffic Officer" means the Chief of Police of the Town of Truro.
6.
Free parking shall be limited to a maximum of a continuous two hour period on the
following streets in the Town of Truro:
(a) Commercial Street;
(b) Pleasant Street to Duke Street;
(c) Inglis Place;
(d) Church Street;
(e) Duke Street from King Street to Willow Street;
(f) Prince Street.
Town of Truro - Bylaws
Subject:
Parking
Bylaw Number:
B180-002
Approval Date:
May 7, 2003
Departments:
Planning & Development, Police Service
The remaining streets of Truro shall have unlimited free parking unless posted as a No
Parking Zone or noted as an area reserved for parking for persons who are disabled.
7.
On streets of Truro where there is a maximum time period for free parking, the Town of
Truro shall post signage indicating the time limit.
8.
On streets when there is to be No Parking, the Town of Truro shall post signage indicating
No Parking.
9.
No operator or person shall allow a vehicle to remain parked for a longer period on a
street than indicated on signage when posted.
10.
No operator or person shall park a vehicle in a No Parking Area when No Parking
Signage is posted.
11.
No operator or person shall park a vehicle in an area designated for disabled persons
unless they suffer from a physical disability or are physically handicapped and are so
noted by having a handicapped license plate from the Province of Nova Scotia.
12.
That in an area of a street designated for parking for disabled or handicapped persons, the
Town of Truro shall post signage indicated that parking is restricted to those who suffer
from a physical disability.
13.
A person who is alleged to have violated any of the provisions of this bylaw and is given
notice of the alleged violation may pay a penalty in the amount of $15.00 to the Truro
Police, provided that if said payment is made within a period of forty-eight (48) hours
following the time on which the alleged violation was committed, then the said payment
shall be reduced to $5.00 and in either case, such payment shall be in full satisfaction,
releasing and discharging all penalties and imprisonments incurred by the person for the
violation.
14.
A person who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this bylaw shall be
sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $15.00 for a first offence, for a second offence not
exceeding $30.00, for a third and fourth offence a fine not exceeding $75.00 and in
default of payment of fine for a first offence a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding
three days, for a second offence a sentence not exceeding ten days and for third and fourth
offences not exceeding twenty days or as the Court or Judge thereof directs.