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## The Town of Hay River Northwest Territories
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Bylaw No. 2423
Traffic Control
## MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER
A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
PURSUANT to sections 70 and 72, Cities, Towns And Villages Act, SNWT 2003, c 22; the Summary Conviction Procedures Act, RSNWT 1988, c S-15; and the Motor Vehicles Act, RSNWT 1988, c M-16;
WHEREAS, the Council of the Municipal Corporation of the Town of Hay River deems it necessary to regulate, control, and manage motor vehicle traffic within the Town of Hay River's municipal boundaries.
AND WHEREAS the purpose of this bylaw is to regulate the parking and operation of motor vehicles within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Hay River.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Municipal Corporation of the Town of Hay River in the Northwest Territories in a session duly assembled enacts as follows:
## SHORT TITLE
- This bylaw shall be cited as the Traffic By-Law.
## DEFINITIONS
- In this bylaw:
- a. Bus means a motor vehicle with a maximum seating capacity set by the manufacture of more than ten (10) persons, including the driver's seat;
- b. Centre Line means the real or imaginary line that divides the lanes for traffic traveling in opposite directions on a two-way roadway;
- c. Council means the Council of the Municipal Corporation of the Town of Hay River in the Northwest Territories;
- d. Crosswalk means that part of a roadway marked as a pedestrian crossing by a traffic control device;
- e. Dangerous Goods means substances or articles that pose a risk to people, property, or the environment, due to their chemical or physical properties.
- f. Driver means a person who operates a vehicle or, where the vehicle is not in motion, the person who is in actual physical control of the vehicle;
A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
## g. Emergency Vehicle means:
- (i) a motor vehicle that is used for emergency purposes, carries rescue or first aid equipment and has markings on the outside of the vehicle indicating that it is used for emergency purposes; or
* morance de his or operates and mas marina on deodo h vehicle indicating that it is used by the fire department;
- h. Enforcement Vehicle means a motor vehicle operated by a person authorized to enforce any of the laws of the Northwest Territories, the laws of Canada, or the bylaws of a municipal corporation;
- i. GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) means the combined weight of a motor vehicle and its maximum legal allowable load;
- j. Highway means a road, place, bridge or structure, whether publicly or privately owned, that the public is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the passage of motor vehicles, and includes:
- (i) a privately or publicly owned area that is designed and primarily used for the parking of motor vehicles, other than the driveway of a private dwelling;
- (ii) where a plan of survey or other instrument establishes a highway, the area between the boundary lines of the highway as shown on the plan of survey or instrument;
- (iii) a sidewalk, pathway, ditch or shoulder adjacent to and on either side of the traveled portion of the road or place and the area between the sidewalk, pathway, ditch or shoulder and the traveled portion of the road or place; and
- (iv) a road on a frozen body of water or watercourse or a road that can only be used for a portion of the year;
- k. Intersection means the area closed by the imaginary extension and connection of the curbs or edges of roadways that intersect or join at an angle;
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
1. Large Vehicle means any motor vehicle used for business purposes, loaded or unloaded, with a maximum GVW of 4,082 kilograms (9,000 pounds) or greater but does not include a bus;
- m. Load, Loading, or Unloading means parking or stopping any motor vehicle to allow freight to be taken on or off or passengers to enter, exit, or descend from the motor vehicle;
- n. Motor Vehicle means any vehicle designed to travel on land that is drawn, propelled, or driven by any power (including muscular power). It does not include a mechanically propelled wheelchair or a device designed to run exclusively on rails.
- o. Municipality means the Municipal Corporation of the Town of Hay River.
- p. Obstruct means to hinder willfully, delay, restrict, interfere, obstruct, prevent, molest, harass, provide false or misleading information, or fail to follow lawful direction from an Officer immediately;
9. Officer means a By-law Officer or Constable appointed by Council and any member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
- r. Owner means the person(s), company, corporation, organization, institution, or agency listed on the valid motor vehicle certificate of registration or the person(s), company, corporation, organization, institution, or agency listed on the most recent motor vehicle certificate of registration, where there is no valid motor vehicle certificate of registration in effect;
- s. Park means when the motor vehicle is stationary, whether occupied or unoccupied (except when the motor vehicle is stationary and occupied with a driver for the purpose of stopping as directed by a traffic control device, Officer, or the flow of traffic requires the motor vehicle to be stopped);
- t. Pedestrian means a person on foot or in a wheelchair and includes a child in a carriage or carried by a person on foot;
- u. Prescribed means subscribed by the Motor Vehicles Act or other territorial or federal legislation, including regulations made pursuant to such legislation.
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
- v. Restricted Electronic Device has the meaning prescribed to it under the Motor Vehicles Act, RSNWT 1988, c M16, s 155.1(1), as amended from time to time;
- w. Roadway means the part of a highway that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for the passage of motor vehicles but does not include the shoulder of a highway;
3. *. Say means the Senior Administrative Officer or Town Manager of the Town of
- y. Service Vehicle includes all motor vehicles owned by the Town of Hay River, or a private utility company, in which the motor vehicle is required and engaged in the work;
- z. Sidewalk means the part of the highway beside or near a curb or edge of a roadway that is improved for the use of pedestrians;
6. aa. Town means the geographical boundaries of the Town of Hay River, Northwest Territories;
7. bb. Town Hall means the main building used for the administration of the Municipality from time to time;
- cc. Traffic includes motor vehicles, ridden or herded animals, and bicycles;
- dd. Traffic Control Device means a sign, signal, light, line, marking or device placed or erected under a bylaw for the purpose of regulating, warning, guiding pedestrians or traffic;
10. ee. Trailer means a contraption that is designed to be drawn on a highway by a motor vehicle, whether or not part of its weight or load rests on or is carried by that motor vehicle, but does not include a sidecar attached to a motorcycle;
3. Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and expressions used in this bylaw have the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act, SNWT 2017, c. 19; the Cities, Towns, and Villages Act, SNWT 2003, c 22; and the Motor Vehicles Act, RSNWT 1988, C M-16.
## MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER
A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
## APPLICATION
- The provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act apply within the Town except where this bylaw departs from such provisions, in which case the stricter provision shall be enforced
- Where any departure from the Motor Vehicles Act is indicated by means of a sign or traffic control device, every driver or pedestrian shall conform to the bylaw.
- This bylaw does not apply to:
- a. persons or to motor vehicles and other equipment actually engaged in highway construction or maintenance work on, under, or over the surface of a highway while at the site of the work if it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the construction or work; and
- b. all official Bylaw, Municipality, Municipal Enforcement, Animal Control, Fire, Ambulance, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police motor vehicles that are clearly identified on the exterior of the motor vehicle, regardless of whether the motor vehicle emergency equipment is activated or not.
## TRAFFIC CONTROL
7. Where an Officer reasonably considers it necessary to ensure orderly movement of traffic, to prevent injury or damage to persons or property, or to permit proper action in an emergency, the Officer may direct traffic according to his or her direction, notwithstanding anything in this bylaw, and every person shall obey the Officer's directions.
8. No person shall erect or maintain upon, or in view of a highway, a device that purports to be, or resembles or interferes with the effectiveness of a traffic control device unless he or she is authorized to do so in writing by the SAO.
9. Council may by resolution, authorize the alteration, replacement, concealment or removal of any sign or device upon or near any highway within the Town which falsely purports to be or which might be mistaken for a traffic control device.
10. No person shall alter, damage, attempt to or remove a traffic control device, any part thereof, without written authorization of the SAO.
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## DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
## 11. Council hereby:
- a. delegates to the SAO, the power to prescribe the location and placement and removal of traffic control devices; and
2. directs the SAO to keep a record of such locations, which record shall be open to public inspection during normal business hours at Town Hall.
12. Notwithstanding section 11, the Council may by resolution, authorize the design, construction, erection or placement, display, alteration, replacement, removal or concealment of traffic control devices.
13. Traffic control devices erected within the Town shall be deemed to have been erected by lawful authority.
## PARKING
14. Where a motor vehicle or trailer has been parked in contravention of this bylaw, it shall be deemed to be illegally parked by or with the consent of the motor vehicle Owner.
2. Tickets issued for parking offences shall be issued to the motor vehicle's or trailer's Owner, unless otherwise indicated in this bylaw.
16. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer on a roadway as to obstruct the safe passage of other traffic on the roadway.
17. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer in front of, or on a roadway within three (3) metres of a public or private driveway.
18. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer on or over a sidewalk.
19. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer within a crosswalk or within six (6) metres of a crosswalk.
20. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer within an intersection.
21. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer on a roadway within three (3) metres of a fire hydrant.
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## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
22. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer in a fire lane designated by a traffic control device.
23. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer in a location designated as no parking by a traffic control device.
24. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer contrary to a traffic control device.
25. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer outside of a single parking stall indicated by painted lines on the road surface or within any public parking lot.
26. No Owner shall park a motor vehicle or trailer, other than a bus, in a bus stop designated by a traffic control device
27. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer on a roadway within five (5) metres of a stop or yield sign.
28. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer on the left side of a centre line on a roadway, so that the motor vehicle is parked and facing the flow of oncoming traffic, regardless of whether or not there is oncoming traffic present at the time.
29. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer in a location designated for physically disabled persons, unless:
- b. the permit is easily visible from the outside and front of the motor vehicle;
10. there is a valid disabled parking permit displayed inside the motor vehicle;
11. the permit number and expiry date are clearly visible from the outside and front of the motor vehicle;
12. the disabled parking permit has been issued by a Government Agency or other organization authorized by a Government Agency to issue disabled parking permits.
30. No Owner shall park a motor vehicle with a valid disabled parking permit, in a location designated for a physically disabled person, unless the person to whom the disabled parking permit was issued was a passenger in the motor vehicle when it was parked or will be a passenger in the motor vehicle when it resumes motion.
31. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer in a location in excess of the allotted time specified on a traffic control device.
32. No Owner shall park a Large Vehicle on any roadway, except:
- b. in accordance with approved by a traffic control device, or
- a. during active loading or unloading of the Large Vehicle;
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
- c. in accordance with any written authorization granted by the SAO or the SAO's designate.
33. No Owner shall idle a Large Vehicle for more than fifteen (15) minutes within one hundred (100) metres of any residential dwelling.
34. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer on any roadway or on Town land for a period greater than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours. After a seventy-two (72) hour consecutive period, the motor vehicle and/or trailer must be removed off the roadway or Town land for not less than eight (8) consecutive hours.
35. No Owner shall park their motor vehicle or trailer on private property, unless they have received authorization from the property Owner or lawful tenant.
36. Motor vehicles and trailers illegally parked on private property may be towed and stored at the Owner's expense, as authorized by an Officer.
37. No person shall place on any public sidewalk or roadway, any object which may be a hazard to any pedestrian or motor vehicle, except where written authorization has been granted by the SAO or the SAO's designate.
38. Any motor vehicle or trailer parked contrary to any section in this bylaw, may be removed at the risk and expense of the motor vehicle Owner, by an Officer or any person authorized to do so by an Officer.
39. Any motor vehicle or trailer removed under section 38 may be held at the risk and expense of the motor vehicle Owner, by an Officer or any person authorized to do so by an Officer, until the costs of removal and storage of the motor vehicle have been paid to the Officer or to such person who has incurred such expense.
## YIELDING AND STOPPING
40. No driver shall fail to stop and remain stopped as directed by a traffic control device.
41. No driver shall fail to stop and remain stopped, as directed by a stopped school bus with its lights flashing.
42. No driver shall fail to stop at least 5 metres from a railway crossing where a stop sign is indicated at the crossing.
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
43. A driver of a school bus carrying passengers shall, on approaching a railway crossing, stop the bus not less than 5 metres from the nearest rail of the crossing; and listen and look in both directions of the crossing for an approaching train.
44. No driver shall fail to obey direction from authorized traffic control person or school crossing guard.
45. No driver shall fail to obey direction from a warning device or flag operator indicating that a train is approaching, when stopping or directing traffic to allow the passage of the train.
46. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle to pass another motor vehicle travelling in the same direction contrary to traffic control device.
47. No driver shall pass on the right where is not a lane designated to do so.
48. No driver shall fail to yield, as directed by a traffic control device.
49. No driver shall fail to yield to another vehicle in or approaching an intersection.
50. No driver shall fail to yield to a pedestrian on a crosswalk.
51. No driver shall pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk to allow for a pedestrian to cross.
10. No pedestrian shall fail to yield to the right of way of traffic when crossing a roadway at a point other than within a crosswalk.
53. No pedestrian shall fail to use the left-hand side of the roadway or shoulder to walk or run when using a sidewalk is impractical.
54. No driver shall fail to yield for an approaching emergency or enforcement motor vehicle with activated emergency lights.
55. No driver shall fail to reduce motor vehicle speed to one-half (50%) of the posted speed limit within one-hundred twenty (120) metres of a stopped emergency or enforcement vehicle with its emergency lights activated.
A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
## SPEED CONTROL
56. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle up to 20 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device that is not in a school or construction zone.
57. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 20 but not exceeding 30 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device that is not in a school or construction zone.
58. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 30 but not exceeding 40 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device that is not in a school or construction zone.
59. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 40 but not exceeding 50 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device that is not in a school or construction zone.
60. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 50 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on posted traffic control device that is not in a school or construction zone.
61. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle up to 20 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in a school or construction zone.
62. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 20 but not exceeding 30 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in a school or construction zone.
63. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 30 but not exceeding 40 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in a school or construction zone.
64. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 40 but not exceeding 50 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in a school or construction zone.
65. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 50 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in a school or construction zone.
## MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
66. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle up to 20 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in an industrial zone where workers are actively present within 500 meters.
67. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 20 but not exceeding 30 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in an industrial zone where workers are actively present within 500 meters.
68. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 30 but not exceeding 40 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in an industrial zone where workers are actively present within 500 meters.
69. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 40 but not exceeding 50 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in an industrial zone where workers are actively present within 500 meters.
70. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle more than 50 kilometres per hour in excess of maximum speed limit indicated on a posted traffic control device in an industrial zone where workers are actively present within 500 meters.
71. No driver shall operate motor vehicle unreasonably slow, as to obstruct traffic.
## DISTRACTED DRIVING
72. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle while holding a Restricted Electronic Device while operating a motor vehicle that is not in a school or construction zone.
73. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle while holding a Restricted Electronic Device while operating a motor vehicle that is in a school or construction zone.
74. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle while holding a Restricted Electronic Device while operating a motor in an industrial zone where workers are actively present within 500 meters.
75. No driver shall operate motor vehicle without due care and attention. A driver will be considered to not be operating a motor vehicle with due care and attention when the driver's attention is fully or partly focused away from operating the motor vehicle in a reasonably safe manner.
## MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
76. No driver shall operate motor vehicle with an animal located between the driver and the windshield or between the driver and the driver door of a moving motor vehicle.
## OPERATION OF VEHICLE
77. No person shall cause a vehicle to move backwards on or onto a highway unless the movement can be made in safety.
78. No person shall operate a vehicle unless it has a floor that is in good condition and prevents the exhaust fumes from entering the vehicle; at least one exit from the passenger compartment on each side of the vehicle; a door latch on each door that has a primary and secondary latch unless otherwise designed by the manufacturer; and a lock on each door that locks or unlocks by hand from the inside and when locked, prevents the door from being opened from the outside except by key or combination lock.
79. No person shall operate a vehicle with a windshield that is cracked, broken or damaged to the extend that it interferes with the vision of the operator.
80. No person shall operate a vehicle with a windshield and/or windows obstructed from within the vehicle or on the exterior of the vehicle by debris, snow, ice or other materials that interferes or may interfere with the vision of the operator.
81. No person shall operate a motor vehicle where there is a coating of sunscreen or reflective material other than that applied by the vehicle manufacturer.
82. No person shall operate a vehicle if a portion of that vehicle or its contents extends in such a manner as to present a hazard.
83. No person shall operate a vehicle on a highway during the period 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise or at any other time when conditions of poor visibility exist, unless the headlights and other prescribed lights are in use.
84. No person operating a motor vehicle with the high beam of the headlights in use shall fail to change the headlights to low beams within a distance of not less than 300 meters from a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction; when behind a vehicle at a distance no less than 60 meters; or when being overtaken by a vehicle proceeding in the same direction and shall keep the headlights on low beam until the other vehicle ahs proceeded a distance of not less than 60 meters.
## MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
85. No person shall operate a vehicle while smoking with a minor present in the vehicle.
86. No person shall equip a motor vehicle with a device that is designed to detect or interfere with radar signals or equipment used for measuring the speed of vehicles.
87. No person operating a motor vehicle shall fail to wear a complete seat belt assembly in a properly adjusted and securely fastened manner.
88. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a highway in which there is a passenger who is under the age of sixteen (16), unless the passenger is wearing a complete seat belt assembly in a properly adjusted and securely fastened manner.
89. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a highway in which there is a passenger who is of the prescribed size or weight, unless that passenger is properly secured in a prescribed child restraint system.
90. No person shall ride, and no driver shall permit a person to ride on the outside of a motor vehicle or in the box of a truck.
91. No person shall occupy and no driver whose motor vehicle is pulling a trailer shall permit a person to occupy a trailer while it is being moved on a highway.
## NOISE
92. No driver shall cause or permit any radio, stereo, stereophonic equipment or other apparatus for the production or amplification of sound to be operated in a motor vehicle, so that the sound is heard at a distance of twenty (20) feet or more from the motor vehicle emitting the sound. This section applies to all motor vehicles located on any highway and is in effect at all times of the day and night.
93. No driver shall cause or permit the use of a horn or bell attached to the motor vehicle as to make excessive noise.
94. No driver shall cause excessive noise from the contact of the motor vehicle tires with the highway surface.
95. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle emitting a noise from the engine or exhaust system that is excessively loud for the type of motor vehicle.
A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
## GENERAL PROVISIONS
96. Every person having in his or her care or control or being the Owner of a motor vehicle upon which a load of garbage or other material is being carried upon a highway shall so secure or cover such load as to prevent the littering of the highway or any part thereof.
97. No person shall discard any garbage or refuse onto any highway, except into a designated container intended for the collection of garbage/refuse.
98. No driver shall operate a motor vehicle resulting in a pedestrian to be splashed by excess water, mud or slush from the road surface.
99. No Owner shall park any motor vehicle:
- b. that is not then being used to carry dangerous good, but is normally used to transfer dangerous goods;
- a. that is then being used to transport dangerous goods;
within the Town of Hay River, unless:
- c) the motor vehicle is then being loaded or unloaded;
- d) a traffic control device specifically authorizes parking of motor vehicles carrying dangerous goods; or
- e) the motor vehicle is parked in accordance with any written authorization granted by the Town's Fire Chief or his or her designate.
100. No person shall perform any type of maintenance or repairs to any motor vehicle or trailer, including anything on or within any motor vehicle or trailer, on any roadway (except for emergency repairs, thereby allowing the motor vehicle or trailer to be removed from the roadway.
101. No driver shall operate any motor vehicle or equipment on a highway, which may cause damage to the highway, unless written authorization has been granted by the SAO or their designate. Persons who cause damage to a highway will be responsible for all costs incurred by the Town of Hay River in repairing or replacing the damaged highway.
102. No person shall disturb, wipe off, or otherwise remove or conceal a chalk mark placed on the tire of a motor vehicle by an Officer, unless such removal of chalk is done by driving the motor vehicle.
103. No person shall obstruct an Officer in the performance of the Officer's lawful duties.
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
104. Every person shall stop, remain stopped, and remain with the motor vehicle as directed by an Officer in the performance of the Officer's lawful duties.
105. Every person shall immediately provide adequate identification to an Officer, for the purpose of confirming the name, birthdate and current home address of a person under investigation for any provision within this bylaw.
## GENERAL INTERPRETATION
106. For the purposes of enforcement of the parking provisions of this bylaw, an Officer may place an erasable chalk mark on the tire of any parked or stopped motor vehicle, for which the Town of Hay River and/or the Officer shall incur no liability.
107. Every person who contravenes this bylaw is guilty of an offence, punishable on summary conviction and is liable to:
- a. a fine of not less than one hundred ($100.00) dollars and not more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars; and
- b. in default of payment of a fine imposed, a period of imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months.
108. The invalidity of any section, sentence, or provision of this bylaw shall not affect the validity of any part of this bylaw that can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
109. An Officer may:
7. issue a Municipal Parking Ticket and leave it on an offending motor vehicle for any offence related to parking of a motor vehicle or trailer
- a. issue a Summary Offence Ticket in the form prescribed by the Summary Conviction Procedures Act to any person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw;
and such person or the Owner of the motor vehicle or trailer may, in lieu of prosecution, pay the voluntary penalty for the offence as listed in Schedule A attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw, prior to the court date specified on the ticket.
110. Bylaw 2381 is hereby repealed and replaced by this bylaw.
## MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER
A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
Read a first time this 22nd day of February 2021.
Read a second time this 22nd day of February 2021.
Read a third time and finally passed this 15th day of March 2021.
Mayor
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CERTIFIED that this bylaw has been made in accordance with the requirements of the Cities, Towns And Villages Act, SNWT 2003; and the Motor Vehicles Act, RSNWT 1988, c M-16; and the bylaws of the Municipality on this 15th day of March 2021.
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## MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER
A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
## SCHEDULE A Schedule of Fines
| OFFENSE | SECTION | FINE |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
| Erect a device that interferes with traffic control device | 8 | $ 200 |
| Damage, alter or remove traffic control device | 10 | $ 400 |
| Parked to obstruct traffic | 16 | $ 100 |
| Parked in front of or within 3 metres of driveway | 17 | $ 100 |
| Parked on sidewalk | 18 | $ 100 |
| Parked within 6 metres of crosswalk | 19 | $ 100 |
| Parked within intersection | 20 | $ 100 |
| Parked in front of or within 3 metres of fire hydrant | 21 | $ 250 |
| Parked in a fire lane | 22 | $ 250 |
| Parked in a no parking area | 23 | $ 100 |
| Parked contrary to traffic control device | 24 | $ 100 |
| Parked outside single parking stall | 25 | $ 100 |
| Parked in bus stop | 26 | $ 100 |
| Parked within 5 metres in front of Stop / Yield sign | 27 | $ 100 |
| Parked on left side of roadway - facing traffic | 28 | $ 100 |
| Parked in disabled parking zone w/o valid permit | 29 | $ 150 |
| Misuse of disabled parking permit | 30 | $ 150 |
| Parked in excess of time limit indicated on sign | 31 | $ 100 |
| Large vehicle parked on roadway (GVW 4,082 kg) | 32 | $ 150 |
| Idle large vehicle over 15 min within 100 m of residence | 33 | $ 250 |
| Parked over 72 hours on roadway or public land | 34 | $ 100 |
| Parked on private property w/o permission | 35 | $ 150 |
| Place hazard object on public sidewalk or roadway | 37 | $ 150 |
| YIELDING AND STOPPING | SECTION | FINE |
| Fail to stop and remain stopped as indicated by traffic control device | 40 | $150 |
| Fail to stop and remain stopped for school bus | 41 | $ 400 |
| Fail to stop at railway crossing | 42 | $ 150 |
| School bus fail to stop at railway crossing when carrying passengers | 43 | $ 250 |
| Disobey traffic control person or school crossing guard | 44 | $ 350 |
| Disobey warning signal or flag operator at rail crossing | | $ 350 |
## MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
| Pass motor vehicle contrary to traffic control device | 46 | $ 150 |
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| Passing on right | 47 | $ 150 |
| Fail to yield to traffic control device | 48 | $ 100 |
| Failure to yield right of way of vehicle in or approaching an intersection | 49 | $ 150 |
| Fail to yield to pedestrian on crosswalk | 50 | $ 150 |
| Passing stopped vehicle at crosswalk | 51 | $ 250 |
| Pedestrian failure to yield right of way | 52 | $ 100 |
| Failure to walk on sidewalk on left hand side of roadway or shoulder | 53 | $ 100 |
| Fail to yield to emergency/enforcement vehicle | 54 | $ 400 |
| Fail to reduce speed to Emergency/Enforcement vehicle | 55 | $ 400 |
| SPEED CONTROL | SECTION | FINE |
| Speeding in excess (up to 20 km/h) that is not in a school or construction zone | 56 | $ 200 |
| Speeding in excess (more than 20 but not exceeding 30 km/h) that is not in a school or construction zone | 57 | $ 300 |
| Speeding in excess (more than 30 but not exceeding 40 km/h) that is not in a school or construction zone | 58 | $ 400 |
| Speeding in excess (more than 40 km but not exceeding 50 km/h) that is not in a school or construction zone | 59 | $ 500 |
| Speeding in excess (Greater than 50 km/hr) that is not in a school or construction zone | 60 | COURT |
| Speeding in excess (up to 20 km/h) in school or construction zone | 61 | $ 400 |
| Speeding in excess (more than 20 but not exceeding 30 km/h) in school or construction zone | 62 | $ 600 |
| Speeding in excess (more than 30 but not exceeding 40 km) in school or construction zone | 63 | $ 800 |
| Speeding in excess (more than 40 but not exceeding 50 km/h) in school or construction zone | 64 | $ 1000 |
| Speeding in excess (Greater than 50 km/h) in school or construction zone | 65 | COURT |
| Speeding in excess (up to 20 km/h) in an industrial zone where workers are present within 500 meters | 66 | $ 400 |
| Speeding in excess (more than 20 but not exceeding 30km/hr) in an industrial zone where workers are present within 500 meters | 67 | $ 600 |
## MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
| Speeding in excess (more than 30 but not exceeding 40 km/hr) in an industrial zone where workers are present within 500 meters | 68 | $ 800 |
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| Speeding in excess (more than 40 but not exceeding 50 km/h) in an industrial zone where workers are present within 500 meters | 69 | $ 1000 |
| Speeding in excess (Greater than 50 km/h) in an industrial zone where workers are present within 500 meters | 70 | COURT |
| Drive unreasonably slow to obstruct traffic | 71 | $ 100 |
| DISTRACTED DRIVING | SECTION | FINE |
| Distracted Driving-hold restricted electronic device that is not in a school or construction zone | 72 | $350 |
| Distracted Driving - hold restricted electronic device in school or construction zone | 73 | $650 |
| Distracted Driving - hold restricted electronic device in industrial zone with workers present within 500 meters | 74 | $ 650 |
| Careless Driving- Drive without due care & attention | 75 | $ 350 |
| Drive with animal between driver & windshield or door | 76 | $ 150 |
| OPERATION OF VEHICLE | SECTION | FINE |
| Backing up unsafely | 77 | $ 150 |
| Operation of vehicle without adequate floor, doors, latches and lock | 78 | $ 100 |
| Operation of vehicle with damaged windshield that obstructs vision | 79 | $ 100 |
| Operation of vehicle with obstructed windshield and/or windows obstructed | 80 | $ 100 |
| Operation of vehicle with reflective coating on windshield and/or front driver and/or passenger windows | 81 | $ 120 |
| Operation of vehicle with thing extending causing hazard | 82 | $ 100 |
| Operation of motor vehicle at night or during poor visibility with lights not in use | 83 | $ 150 |
| Failure to dim lights | 84 | $ 100 |
| Smoking in vehicle while minor present in vehicle | 85 | $ 200 |
| Equipped with radar detection device when prohibited | 86 | $ 150 |
| Fail to wear seatbelt | 87 | $ 200 |
| Fail to ensure child wearing seatbelt | 88 | $ 250 |
| Fail to secure child in child restraint system | 89 | $ 250 |
| Riding in box of truck | 90 | $ 150 |
## A BY-LAW OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF HAY RIVER IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES TO REGULATE THE SAFE PARKING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES.
| Riding in trailer | 91 | $ 100 |
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| NOISE | SECTION | FINE |
| Excess radio volume - heard over 20 feet from motor vehicle | 92 | $ 100 |
| Excess noise from motor vehicle horn or bell | 93 | $ 100 |
| Excess noise from motor vehicle tires contact highway surface | 94 | $ 100 |
| Excess noise from motor vehicle engine or exhaust | 95 | $ 100 |
| GENERAL PROVISIONS | SECTION | FINE |
| Transport insecure load on motor vehicle | 96 | $ 200 |
| Deposit garbage/refuse on highway | 97 | $ 150 |
| Drive motor vehicle to splash pedestrian by water/mud/snow | | $ 150 |
| Illegally park motor vehicle transport dangerous goods | | $ 400 |
| Perform repairs on motor vehicle / trailer on roadway | | $ 150 |
| Operate motor vehicle equipment causing damage to highway | | $ 400 |
| Remove or disturb chalk mark on motor vehicle tire | 102 | $ 250 |
| Obstruct Officer | 103 | $ 500 |
| Fail to stop, remain stopped and stay with motor vehicle as directed by Officer | 104 | $ 400 |
| Fail to provide adequate ID to Officer | 105 | $ 250 |