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Traffic Bylaw
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Traffic Bylaw
RESORT VILLAGE OF GLEN HARBOUR
BYLAW NO. 05-2025
A BYLAW TO REGULATE THE OPERATION AND PARKING OF
VEHICLES AND THE USE OF THE MUNICIPAL ROADS
The Council of the Resort Village of Glen Harbour in the Province of Saskatchewan,
enacts as follows:
1.
This bylaw may be referred to as the Traffic Bylaw.
2.
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this bylaw, the following terms and words shall have the following
meanings:
(a) "administrator" means the Administrator of the municipality;
(b) "all terrain vehicle" and/or "ATV" means all terrain vehicle as defined in The All
Terrain Vehicles Act;
(c) "council" means the council of the Resort Village of Glen Harbour;
(d) "lug vehicles" means any vehicle with a portable engine or tractor engine having
metal spikes, lugs or cleats projecting from the face of the wheels or tires thereof, or
having metal track tread;
(e) "municipality" means the Resort Village of Glen Harbour;
(f) "parking" has the meaning as described thereto by The Traffic Safety Act;
(g) "power turn" means to maneuver a vehicle in such a manner to cause part of the
vehicle to depart from its ordinary line of progress by the sudden use of acceleration
and/or braking;
(h) "designated officer" means the Administrator, Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
Sheriff or any other person appointed to enforce municipal bylaws;
(i) "u-turn" means the turning of a vehicle so as to cause it to proceed in the opposite
direction from which it was proceeding immediately prior to the commencement of
such turn;
(j) "vehicle" means a vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer or a motor vehicle as described to
by The Traffic Safety Act.
3.
INFRACTIONS
(a) Signs:
i.
No person shall, except where authorized by resolution of Council, or
when duly authorized by law, erect upon or immediately adjacent to
any Municipal road, any sign, marker, signal or light or any advertising
sign or device.
ii.
No person shall deface damage, destroy or remove any sign or marker
pursuant to this bylaw.
(b) Lug Vehicles:
i.
No person shall propel, operate or drive any lug vehicle upon any
Municipal road without first obtaining from the Administrator,
authorizing same.
(c) Parking:
i.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the parking of vehicles is
permitted on all roads within the municipality.
ii.
No person shall park a vehicle in any "No Parking" area at any time
where such areas are marked or otherwise signed to indicate parking
is prohibited.
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iii.
No person shall park a vehicle on any Municipal road at one place for
any period of time exceeding forty-eight (48) hours.
iv.
No one shall park on any Municipal road, street or designated parking
area in such a manner so as to obstruct traffic.
v.
No person shall park a vehicle in such a manner as to obstruct the
entrance to private property or park on private property without the
consent of the owner or occupant of that private property.
vi.
No person shall park a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) in
excess of 5,500 kg on any streets within the Resort Village of Glen
Harbour.
vii.
No person shall park a trailer on any municipal road unless it is
attached to a licensed vehicle that is rated to tow the trailer.
(d) Power Turns: The operator of a vehicle shall not execute "power turns" on
any Municipal road.
(e) Snowmobiles: Under the provisions of Section 21 of the The Snowmobile Act:
i.
it shall be lawful to operate a snowmobile between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on any public road within the limits of the
municipality.
ii.
it shall be lawful to operate snowmobiles in the municipality at hours
other than those specified for the purpose of leaving the municipality
by the most direct route or returning to a residence by the most direct
route.
iii.
any snowmobile crossing a public road must come to a full stop prior to
crossing and must take the most direct route across the road.
iv.
any snowmobile entering onto a public road shall do so from an
established road approach.
(f) Speed:
i.
No person shall operate a vehicle in the municipality at a speed greater
than thirty (30) kilometers per hour.
(g) U-Turns:
i.
No person shall cause a vehicle to make a U-Turn between
intersections, and at the intersection of a Municipal road in the
municipality.
(h) Vehicles on Public Reserves, etc.
i.
No person shall park a vehicle on any municipal property for more than
48 hours without the written authorization from the administrator or
designate. This provision shall not apply to maintenance vehicles using
a designated parking area.
(i) All-Terrain Vehicles:
i.
The operation of all-terrain vehicles is permitted on municipal roads.
ii.
The operation of all-terrain vehicles is permitted on private
property provided the operator has obtained permission from
the property owner for accessing the property.
iii.
Every person who intends to operate an all-terrain vehicle
within the limits of the Resort Village of Glen Harbour shall first
register his/her all-terrain vehicle with the Resort Village Administrator
along a one-time registration fee of $10.00.
iv.
Upon receipt of the one-time $10.00 registration fee, the Administrator
of the Resort Village of Glen Harbour has provided the registrant with
a registration identification plate that shall be clearly displayed on rear
of the all-terrain vehicle at all times.
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4.
PENALTIES
a) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Bylaw or fails to comply
therewith or with any Notice given thereunder is guilty of an offence and shall be liable to
the penalties as hereinafter provided. Said offences and penalties shall be listed in
Schedule A, which is attached hereto and forms part of this Bylaw.
b) Except where otherwise specified in this Bylaw, any person who contravenes any
provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to the
penalties provided in the General Penalty Bylaw of the municipality.
c) In accordance with section 371 of the Municipalities Act, where a vehicle is involved in a
contravention of this Bylaw, the owner of the vehicle is liable for the contravention or a
person who has care and control of a vehicle at the time of a contravention
5.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
a) A violator of any of the sections of this Bylaw, upon being served with a Notice of
Violation, may during the regular office hours, voluntarily pay the penalty at the municipal
office within twenty (20) days and upon payment as so provided, that person shall not be
liable to prosecution of the offence.
b) The Notice of Violation shall be in Form "1" attached to and forming part of this Bylaw
6.
IMPOUNDING
a) Any person appointed as a designated officer pursuant to this bylaw:
i. may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle that:
1. is unlawfully placed, left or kept on any street, public parking place, or
other public place;
2. is unlawfully parked when requested by the owner, occupant, licensee or
permit holder of said land; or
3. is found on a street, public parking place, other public place or
municipally-owned property when:
a. the owner of the vehicle owes three or more outstanding fines to
the municipality for parking offences;
b. the appeal period against the imposition and amount of said
fines has expired;
c. at least two notices that the fines are outstanding were sent to
the owner at least one week apart; and
d. a justice, having been satisfied by evidence provided by way of
oath, affidavit or statutory declaration of the existence of the
facts mentioned above has issued an order authorizing the
removal and impoundment; and seize, impound or store such
vehicle.
b) The municipality may retain a vehicle which has been impounded or stored after it
has been removed until the amount of outstanding fines, if any, and the costs
incurred in removing and impounding or storing the vehicle have been paid, and
upon payment of said outstanding fines and costs the vehicle shall be released to the
owner.
c) If the fines and costs have not been paid within a period of 30 days, the municipality
shall have the right to recover same from the owner of the vehicle by:
i. legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction;
ii. sale through public auction; or
iii. by private sale of the vehicle.
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d) Prior to the sale of a vehicle which has been impounded or stored under this section,
the municipality shall provide notice designating the time and place of the sale at
least 14 days prior to the sale by:
i. publishing a notice in a newspaper circulating in the municipality;
ii. sending a copy of said notice by regular mail to the owner at the address last
appearing on the vehicle registration; and
iii. by any other means which Council may consider appropriate.
e) The proceeds from such sale shall be applied firstly on the fines and costs described
and the balance remaining, if any, shall be paid to the owner.
f)
If the proceeds from such sale are insufficient to satisfy the fines and costs
described, the amount of the shortfall shall be a debt due and owing from the owner
and enforceable by the municipality in any manner allowed by law.
7.
REPEAL
Bylaw No.04/2025 of the Resort Village of Glen Harbour is hereby repealed.
8.
COMING INTO FORCE
This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect on the final date of passing by Council.
____________________________
Mayor
____________________________
Administrator
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FORM 1
TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 05-2025
NOTICE OF VIOLATION [section 5(b)]
NAME:________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:_____________________________________________________
POSTAL CODE: ________________________________________________
On the day of , 20 , at/near , Saskatchewan at a.m/p.m
Did unlawfully commit the following offence:
("X" indicates offence charged)
-
Parking
Bylaw No. ___________
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Other
Bylaw No. ___________
DESCRIPTION OF OFFENCE:
LOCATION OF OFFENCE:
You are charged with violation of Bylaw No.
Section(s)
Penalty for the above violation:
--- may be paid voluntarily
--- may not be paid voluntarily
____________________________________
Designated Officer
NOTICE RESPECTING VOLUNTARY PAYMENT WITHOUT COURT APPEARANCE
Where the penalty for the above violation is $ ____________ or less, you may make voluntary payment
of the above penalty at the Municipal Office of the Resort Village of Glen Harbour during regular office
hours or by mail within ________ days from the date of service of this Notice of Violation.
If you do not make a voluntary payment within the time set out above, you shall be liable to prosecution
and, upon summary conviction, you shall be liable to the penalty provided under Section _____ of the
said Bylaw.
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SCHEDULE A
TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 05-2025
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
SECTION
OFFENCE
PENALTY PAYMENT
WITHIN
20 DAYS
3(a)(i)
Unlawfully erect a sign
$50.00
$25.00
3(a)(ii)
Damage or deface a sign
$50.00
$25.00
3(b)(i)
Drive lug vehicle upon municipal road without authorization
$250.00
$125.00
3(c)(ii)
Park in "No Parking" area
$100.00
$50.00
3(c)(iii)
Park on Municipal Right-of-way in excess of 48 hours
$100.00
$50.00
3(c)(iv)
Park so as to obstruct traffic
$100.00
$50.00
3(c)(v)
Obstruct entrance to private property or on private property
without consent
$100.00
$50.00
3(c)(vi)
Park a vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) in excess of
5,500 kg
$100.00
$50.00
3(c)(vii)
Park a trailer on a municipal road that is unattached to a licenced
vehicle
$100.00
$50.00
3(d)
Execute "power turn" on municipal road
$100.00
$50.00
3(f)
Operate a vehicle at a speed greater than thirty (30) km/h
$100.00
$50.00
3(h)
Park a vehicle on municipal property for more than 48 hours
without authorization
$100.00
$50.00
3(i)
Fail to register and/or display ATV identification plate
$20.00
$10.00