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Be it enacted by the Council of the Town of Truro, under the authority of Section 194(4) of the
Motor Vehicle Act, being Chapter 293 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989 as amended,
as follows:
1.
This Bylaw shall be known as the "Truck Routes Bylaw of the Town of Truro". This
Bylaw shall apply to all areas of the Town of Truro.
2.
In this Bylaw:
(a)
"Town" means the Town of Truro;
(b)
"Street" means a public highway, street, lane, road, alley, park, or place including
the bridges thereon and private property that is designed to be and is accessible to
the general public for the operation of a motor vehicle;
(c)
"Truck" in this Bylaw includes:
(i)
A motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the
transportation of goods, material or property, and weighing more than three
thousand kilograms (3,000 kg) according to the registration certificate of
the vehicle; and
(ii)
A tractor, roller, grader, backhoe, pay loader, road building or road
maintenance equipment, or construction equipment, other than truck type
vehicles, regardless of weight.
(d)
"Truck route" or "route" means a street in the Town approved for the passage of
trucks.
3.
No person shall drive a truck on any street in the Town except as permitted by this Bylaw.
4.
(1)
A truck may be operated on a street between the hours of seven o'clock in the
morning and eight o'clock in the evening on those routes, ("Daytime Truck
Routes") established in Schedule "A" hereto annexed.
(2)
A truck may be operated on a street between the hours of six o'clock in the
evening, and eight o'clock in the morning of the next day on those routes,
("Nighttime Truck Routes") established in Schedule "B" hereto annexed.
Town of Truro - Bylaws
Subject:
Bylaw Respecting the Establishment of Truck Routes
for Certain Trucking Motor Vehicles within the Town
of Truro
Bylaw Number:
B180-004
Approval Date:
January 5, 2004
Departments:
Public Works/Police
(3)
A truck may be operated on a street at any time on those routes ("Full Time Truck
Routes") established in Schedule "C" hereto annexed.
(i)
A person may, for the purpose of making a delivery or collection of goods
or supplying a service at a location off a truck route and while using truck
routes until unable to continue to do so, drive the truck on those streets
forming the most direct accessible connection between the nearest truck
route and the delivery point, collection point or service point for
merchandise or materials, and shall also return to the truck route by those
streets forming the most direct accessible connection.
(ii)
Where the person has a subsequent delivery or collection to make, or
subsequent service to provide, in the same area, he may proceed to make
the subsequent delivery or collection or service before proceeding by the
most direct accessible connection to the nearest truck route.
(iii)
If any truck is stored at a location off the truck route, a person may drive
the truck to and from the place where it is stored, and in so doing shall
drive it on those streets forming the most direct, accessible connection
between the storage location and a truck route.
5.
The Town shall erect signs as depicted in Schedule "D" hereto to be placed on the truck
routes listed in Schedule "A", Schedule "B" and Schedule "C" to indicate to drivers of
trucks the streets permitted to be used as truck routes.
6.
The provisions of this Bylaw shall not apply to municipal vehicles or public utility
vehicles while actively engaged in maintenance and repair work on Town streets or utility
appurtenances included therein, or to Police or Fire Service vehicles or equipment
engaged in the line of duty.
7.
Every person who violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Bylaw
shall be liable to a penalty of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not more
than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and in default of payment to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding sixty days or to both.
Schedule "A"
Schedule of Daytime (7:00 am - 8:00 pm) Truck Routes
No.
Street Name
Between
1.
Robie Street
Juniper Street and Nova Drive
2.
Elm Street
Nova Drive and Queen Street
3.
Young Street
Esplanade and South Town Line
4.
Glenwood Drive
Willow Street and Young Street
Schedule "B"
Schedule of Night Time (6:00 pm - 8:00 am)
No.
Street Name
Between
1.
Prince Street
Court Street and Walker Street
Schedule "C"
Schedule of Full Time Truck Routes
No.
Street Name
Between
1.
Robie Street
West Town Line and Juniper Street
2.
Juniper Street
Robie Street and Prince Street
3.
Prince Street
Juniper Street and Court Stree
4.
Marshland Drive
Robie Street and North Street
5.
Lorne Street
North Street and Queen Street
6.
Park Street
Bridge (North Town Line) and Marshland Drive
7.
Court Street
Queen Street and Prince Street
8.
Queen Street
Court Street and East Town Line
9.
Walker Street
Bridge (North Town Line) and Esplanade
10.
Prince Street
Walker Street and East Town Line
11.
Esplanade
Walker Street and Young Street
12.
Arthur Street
Young Street and Willow Street
13.
Willow Street
Prince Street and South Town Line
14.
Truro Heights Connector
Willow Street and West Town Line
15.
Wade Road
West Town Line and T.H.C.
Schedule "D"
Schedule of Regulation Truck Route Signs