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TOWN OF RAYMORE
BYLAW NO. 2020-03
A BYLAW TO REGULATE TRAFFIC, THE USE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND TO PRESERVE ORDER THEREON THE COUNCIL of the Town of Raymore in the Province of Saskatchewan enacts as follows:
PART 1: INTERPRETATION
SHORT TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited as "The Raymore Traffic Bylaw".
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the expressions:
"All Terrain Vehicle" has the same meaning as in the All-Terrain Vehicle Act.
"Angle Parking" means the parking of vehicles with the right front wheel drawn up to the curb on the right-hand side of the public highway or at a distance of not more than thirty (30) centimeters from such curb, the vehicle to be placed at an angle with the curb as marked.
"Bicycle" shall mean any vehicle for the carriage of persons which is propelled by muscular power, having two wheels, either of which is over 38 centimeters in diameter, and including any device adapted from a bicycle by the addition of one or more wheels.
"Block" means the portion of a street which lies between two other streets neither of which is a lane and which both intersect the first named street.
"Boulevard" means the strip of land between the curb and the sidewalk and between the sidewalk and the property line or, where there is no sidewalk, the strip of land between the curb and the property line whether developed or not, or the strip of land between the designated roadway and property line.
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" shall mean the bylaw enforcement officer of the Town of Raymore or anyone acting or authorized to act on this behalf to enforce municipal bylaws.
"Centre Median" means the strip of land or the painted centre line dividing any public highway into two or more lanes for traffic going in opposite directions.
"Chief of Police" means the member in charge of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and/or anyone acting or appointed or authorized by him/her to act on his/her behalf.
"Clerk" shall mean the clerk/administrator of the municipality.
"Council" means the Council of the Town of Raymore
"Curb" means the actual curb to a public highway and if there be no curb in existence, shall mean the dividing line between that part of a public highway intended for the use of vehicles and that part of a public highway intended for use by pedestrians.
"Director" means the Town Foreman and/or Superintendent for the Town of Raymore and anyone acting or authorized by him/her to act on his/her behalf.
"Double Park" means the standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not, on a street parallel to a vehicle parked beside the curb in a designated parking area, for any reasons other than delay due to traffic signs or traffic control signals.
"Emergency Vehicle" means a licensed ambulance, a vehicle in the service of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Service or the Raymore and District Fire Department.
"Heavy Vehicle" means: a motor vehicle with a Manufacturers G.V.W. registration exceeding nine thousand kilograms (9000 kg); or
a vehicle, including any combination of motor vehicle, trailer and load, with a total weight exceeding nine thousand kilograms (9000 kg).
"Intersection" shall mean that portion of the street where two or more public highways intersect.
"Holiday" means Sunday, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Saskatchewan Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and any day appointed by an Act of Parliament of Canada or by proclamation of the Governor or the Lieutenant Governor as a Public Holiday and when a holiday other than Remembrance Day falls on a Sunday, the expression "holiday" includes the following day.
"Lane" means that kind or type of a public highway intended primarily to give access to the rear or side of real property and intended primarily for the use of vehicles.
"Litter" means any manufactured article, processed material or any waste.
"Loading Zone" shall mean that portion of a public highway adjacent to the curb designated by signs and/or markings for the exclusive use of vehicles loading or unloading passengers or goods.
"Lug Vehicle" means any vehicle portable engine or traction engine having metal spikes, lugs, or cleats projecting from the face of the wheels or tires thereof, or having metal track tread.
"Motor vehicle" means a vehicle propelled or driven by any means other than by muscular power.
"Operator" means any person who drives, operates, or is in charge of a vehicle.
"Owner" means: a person, whether a legal entity or not, named in the Certificate of Registration issued pursuant to The Vehicle Administration Act; or a person, whether a legal entity or not, who is entitled to possession of, or property in, any vehicle for which no current Certificate of Registration exists; or
any person, whether a legal entity or not, who is in possession of a motor vehicle under a contract by which he may become the owner of the motor vehicle in full compliance with the terms of the contract.
"Parade" means any group of pedestrians marching or walking on any public highway except members of the Armed Forces and/or any group of vehicles proceeding on a public highway under a common leadership including funeral processions or Armed Forces Vehicles.
"Parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, on a public highway, otherwise than momentarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading of passengers or goods or in obedience to traffic regulations, signs or signals.
"Parking Stall" means a portion of a public highway or an area indicated by signs, markings, meters, parking poles or physical barriers as a parking space for a single vehicle.
"Pedestrian" means any person on foot, on roller-skates, skateboard, roller-blades, or in an electric scooter or motorized wheelchair.
"Pedestrian Crosswalk" means: that portion of a public highway designated by signs or markings for the use of pedestrians to cross a public highway; where there are no signs or markings, that portion of public highway within the prolongation of the lateral boundary lines of the adjacent or intersecting sidewalks at the end of a block; or where there are no signs or markings or sidewalks, that portion of the public highway measured five metres back from the street intersection and parallel across the roadway.
"Person" includes a corporation or a partnership as well as a man, woman, or child.
"Playground or Recreational Area" shall mean any area designated by Council for use for recreation.
"Police Officer" means "peace officer" as defined by The Highway Traffic Act
"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.
"Public Hall" shall mean schools, theatres, moving picture theatres, churches, hockey, skating and curling rinks, dance halls and public assembly halls.
"Public Highway" means a street, lane or other road designed and intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles, but does not include any privately or publicly owned area primarily intended to be used for the parking of vehicles and the necessary passageways on that area.
"Right Angle Parking" means the parking of vehicles up to the curb on the right-hand side of the public highway at an angle of ninety (90) degrees, with the front wheels of the vehicle nearest to the curb and not more than thirty (30) centimeters from such curb.
"Road Construction Equipment" means self-propelled or towed equipment used directly in road construction, but does not include a truck, trailer, semi-trailer unit or road construction equipment transported on a truck, trailer or semi-trailer unit.
"School Ground" shall mean that area on which is situated an educational institution, whether public or private, and shall include the lands belonging thereto.
"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.
"Vehicle" means a device in, upon or by which a person or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway and includes special mobile machines and agricultural implements, and, for the purpose of parking and stopping restrictions, includes any portion of a vehicle.
"Waste" means rubbish, slimes, tailings, garbage, refuse, scrap or any other waste products of any kind whatsoever.
Wherever in this Bylaw the expression "vehicle", "vehicular", and "vehicular traffic" is used, it shall mean, and be held to include for the purpose of prosecution under this bylaw, the owner, driver, or operator.
PART II: TRAFFIC SIGNS
3. Erection of Signs
(1) The Director is hereby authorized to erect and maintain signs for the purpose of the control, warning, guidance, information and direction of traffic in conformity with the provisions of this Bylaw or any traffic warrants approved by Council.
(2) The Director shall keep a record of the location of all traffic control signs and devices and zones where parking or stopping is restricted by sign and the record shall be open to inspection at the office of the Town's Administration Department during normal business hours.
4. Protection of Signs
No person shall damage, deface, remove, obscure or interfere with any sign, marker or barricade placed or maintained by the Town for the purpose of traffic control.
5. Prohibition
No person other than the Director or his designate, a Police Officer or Fire Chief, unless authorized by the Council, shall erect or maintain on any public highway in the Town of Raymore any warning or direction sign, marker, signal or light.
No person unless authorized by council, the Chief of Police or the Town foreman as herein provided shall erect or maintain on any public highway or street in the Town any sign, marker signal or light.
The owner or occupant of a lot which abuts more than one street, at the intersection shall not;
Grow or suffer to be grown or sallow the growth of any tree, shrub or any plant; or
Build or suffer to be built or maintain any fence or other structure which exceeds a height of one (1) metre above the level of the edge of the roadway nearest and which falls within a triangle of land formed by the intersection of the town property lines on the intersecting streets a line connecting the points on the said property line 7.62 metres from the intersection of the said property line.
The Council may, upon the report of a police officer that a hedge, shrub or tree situated at an intersection is dangerous to traffic, by resolution order that: such hedge, shrub or tree be removed or shortened to such a height as may deemed necessary to overcome danger.
6. Directional Arrows
Where a sign indicates parking or stopping restrictions by directional arrow, that restriction shall continue in the direction of the arrow to the next street intersection unless interrupted by a similar sign with a facing arrow or by permitted parking signs or parking meters.
PART III: TRAFFIC ROUTES
7. Heavy Vehicle Routes
No person shall operate a heavy vehicle on any street except:
upon the streets set out in Schedule "A" to this Bylaw, which streets are hereby established as heavy vehicle routes;
while such a heavy vehicle is making collection or delivery, provided that the operator proceeds by the most direct route to or from the point of collection or delivery, as the case may be, to or from the nearest heavy vehicle route;
while such heavy vehicle is proceeding to or from the business premises of the owner or operator of the heavy vehicle, provided that the operator proceeds by the most direct route to or from the business premises, as the case may be, to or from the nearest heavy vehicle route;
while such heavy vehicle is proceeding to or from a garage for the purpose of repairs, servicing or refueling, provided that the operator proceeds by the most direct route to or from the garage, as the cast may be, to or from the nearest heavy vehicle route;
while such heavy vehicle is being operated in the service of the Town.
Any person operating a vehicle shall comply with a request of a Police Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer to immediately proceed to a weigh scale and there allows the vehicle to be weighed, for the purpose of determining whether the vehicle is a heavy vehicle.
The Director is hereby authorized to sign all of the designated heavy vehicular routes with appropriate signage.
PART IV: RESTRICTED USE OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
8. Temporary Road Closure
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Bylaw, the Director shall have authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic or restrict parking or stopping on any public highway for the purpose of:
enabling work to be carried out by or on behalf of the Town including road maintenance, street cleaning, snow removal and sewer or water line construction, repair or improvements;
facilitating the moving of any building, structure, machine or other object;
facilitating the construction, repair or demolition of a building, structure or other object;
facilitating public gatherings.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Bylaw, the Chief of Police shall have authority to temporarily close to vehicular traffic or restrict parking or stopping on any public highway or portion thereof whenever in his judgement it may be necessary in order to avoid traffic congestion, danger, accident, public inconvenience or for the purpose of a parade or assembly of persons and shall notify the Town Administrator except in case of emergency.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Bylaw, the Fire Chief of the Town or his designate shall have authority to temporarily close off any public highway to vehicular or pedestrian traffic in the case of fire or emergency in the area of same.
Where a public highway is temporarily closed, the Director shall cause the public highway to be marked with a sign indicating the closure and the hazards, if any, that would be encountered in its use.
No person shall operate a vehicle upon any public highway temporarily closed to vehicular traffic by authority of this Bylaw or any other Bylaw of Council.
No person shall park or stop a vehicle upon any public highway where parking or stopping is temporarily restricted by authority of this Bylaw or any other Bylaw of Council.
A Police Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to direct traffic in conformity with the provisions of this Bylaw.
9. Parades
1. No parade shall be held without first obtaining a permit from the Town Administrator, who shall designate and approve the hour and route of the parade.
Application for a permit for a parade shall be made on a form as set out in Schedule "B" to the Town Administrator, giving the nature of the parade, the intended route, date and time.
No person shall cross through or in any way obstruct or interfere with a parade or assembly for which a parade permit has been obtained.
10. Building Move
The Town Administrator shall have authority to issue a moving permit for the moving of a building, structure, machine, or other object over a public highway upon:
receipt of an application in writing for a moving permit not less than seventy-two (72) hours before the commencement of the move and giving full particulars of the move;
the issuance of a building permit of the applicant by the Administration Department of the Town authorizing the move;
the issuance of any building move permit required by Saskatchewan Power & Saskatchewan Telecommunications;
receipt of an agreement by the applicant to bear all costs for signing, barricading, pole removal and damage to property.
No person shall move a building or structure, the area of which exceeds 9.29 square metres (100 sq. ft.), over a public highway without first obtaining a moving permit and then only in compliance with the terms of that moving permit.
11.Temporary Street Use
No person shall cause or allow anything to encroach upon a public highway, sidewalk or boulevard without first obtaining:
written consent from the Town Administrator subject to such regulations and restrictions as may be imposed by Town Council.
No person shall hold or conduct any public sale, whether by auction or otherwise, upon any street, lane, or other public place in the Town without having first obtained the written consent of the Town Administrator and subject to such regulations and restrictions as may be imposed by Town Council.
12. Removal of Obstruction
All material of any kind being transported over any public highway must be transported in such a manner and in such containers that no part of the material, while in transit shall find its way onto the surface of the public highway. Should any material be spilt upon the public highway, it shall immediately be removed by the person in charge of the said material, so that the public highway shall be in a clean and usable state as before the material was spilt. The owner and/or operator of any vehicle shall be responsible for any violation of this Section.
Where an obstruction, encumbrance or encroachment is created or left on any public highway, boulevard or sidewalk, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, any Police Officer or other person authorized by the Chief of Police or the Director may remove or cause the removal of that obstruction, encumbrance or encroachment at the cost of the person who caused the obstruction, encumbrance or encroachment and may destroy or otherwise dispose of the obstruction, encumbrance or encroachment.
No person shall, either himself or through another person, leave any vehicle or place, cause or throw anything that might directly or indirectly encumber, obstruct, damage, or foul any public highway, lane, walk, road, bridge, easement, park, boulevard, ditch, gutter, drain, or sewer or any land in the Town, and any person who places an obstruction on any street or sidewalk shall be compelled to remove the obstruction at his/her expense.
13. Snow Removal
All persons owning or occupying property on the streets shall be compelled to remove and clear away all snow, ice, dirt, litter and other obstructions from the sidewalks adjoining the land owned or occupied by them within 48 hours of the sidewalk becoming obstructed.
14. Repair of Vehicle
No person shall repair, dismantle or otherwise work on a vehicle upon a public highway, except in case of emergency and then only in the curb lane of the street.
No person shall leave any vehicle for more than three (3) hours on any public highway when that vehicle has been placed on a jack, levelers, or blocks or if a wheel has been removed from it or if the hood or the trunk of the vehicle has been raised.
15. Parking of Unlicensed Vehicles
No person shall park a vehicle on any public highway unless it displays current valid license plates and stickers or a valid temporary license.
16. Restricted Vehicles
No person shall park a dirt bike, all-terrain vehicle, go cart, golf cart, snowmobile, or other vehicle on any public property, boulevard, street, sidewalk, lane, easement, or any public park unless authorized by resolution or by bylaw of Council.
In addition to or in place of any fine imposed for a breach of this section, the vehicle may be impounded for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days. The cost of conveying the vehicle for impoundment and storage shall be charged to the owner of the property or owner if is the same person and paid prior to release.
17. Pedestrian and School Crosswalks
Every person operating a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way to any pedestrians who are crossing the public highway or street at any intersection or marked crosswalk.
No person operating a vehicle shall overtake or pass a vehicle at a pedestrian crosswalk or when within thirty metres (30m) of a pedestrian crosswalk.
No person shall pass or proceed through a pedestrian crosswalk at a school crossing until clear.
No person shall or drive a vehicle upon or across a playground or park over which the town or any board appointed by the town for that purpose, has control, supervision or management except for areas designated by signs or authorized under this bylaw by the council.
18. Crossings Obstructions Prohibited
No person shall place or leave any cord or cable across or upon any public highway, sidewalk, or boulevard that is not visibly marked.
No personal shall build or construct any crossing in, on, or across any public highway, boulevard, sidewalk, drain, gutter watercourse, or any other public place in the Town without having first obtained the written consent of the Director and only subject to the approval and supervision of the Director.
19. Littering/Attaching of Leaflets
No person shall: Litter on any public property. Attach or deposit any leaflets to any parked vehicle unless permission has been obtained from the Council or Town Administrator, except for parking tickets issued pursuant to the Raymore Traffic Bylaw.
PART V: MOVING VIOLATION
20. Speed Limits
The speed limit on any public highway in the corporate limits of the Town of Raymore shall be 40 km/hour unless otherwise posted.
The speed limit in any school zone shall not exceed 30 km/ hour.
The speed limit in playground zones will not exceed 30 km/hour.
Speed limits on Provincial Highway Routes within the corporate limits of the Town of Raymore shall be established and posted by the Department of Highways and Transportation.
No person shall operate a vehicle on any public highway in excess of the posted speed limit.
21. Obstructing Traffic
No person shall obstruct, interfere with or interrupt the free passage of traffic on any public highway.
No person shall obstruct, interfere with or interrupt the free passage of traffic on any sidewalk.
22. Hitchhiking
No person standing or walking on a public highway, sidewalk or boulevard shall solicit a ride from the operator of a vehicle by word or any action whatsoever.
23. Soliciting from Vehicle
No person shall solicit business from a vehicle, except where licensed to do so by the Town of Raymore.
No person shall annoy any person by soliciting or enticing any person to a vehicle.
24. Entering Intersection
1. No person operating a vehicle shall enter a public highway intersection unless:
there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection to accommodate the vehicle without obstructing the passage of cross traffic; or
the vehicle is making a lawful left-hand turn in an intersection.
No person operating a vehicle in the curb lane of a public highway shall overtake a vehicle travelling in the same direction in the adjacent traffic lanes:
during any time when parking is permitted in the curb lane; and
where there are more than two traffic lanes on that side of the street, including the curb lane and any turning lane; except:
for the purpose of making a right turn onto or off of the street block in which the vehicle entered the curb lane;
for the purpose of parking on the street block; or:
to cross a street intersection where the projection of the curb lane continues across the intersection into a traffic lane adjacent to a curb lane.
Subsection (2) shall not apply:
2. (a) to bicycles, emergency vehicles or buses operated by the bus contractor of the Town; or
where traffic is obstructed in the adjacent traffic lane by the breakdown of a vehicle or a traffic accident.
25. Leaving Stationary Position
No person operating a vehicle on a public highway shall, when moving from a stationary position in the curb lane or at the side of the public highway into the flow of traffic, fail to yield the right of way to traffic in the driving lanes.
26. Splashing
No person operating a vehicle on a public highway shall: splash any pedestrian; or
project dirt or water at or onto any pedestrian or other vehicle by spinning tires or accelerating quickly.
27. U-Turns
Subject to subsection (2), no person operating a vehicle shall turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction at intersections prohibiting U- turns.
No person operating a vehicle, having turned or turning the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction shall so proceed until it is safe to do so.
No person operating a vehicle shall make a U-turn between intersections on from First avenue to No. 6 Highway.
No person operating a vehicle shall make a U-turn on Main Street at the intersection of 4th Ave on both sides.
28. Prohibited Turns
No person operating a vehicle shall make: a turn where prohibited by signs or markings.
Where the direction of traffic in a traffic lane or parking lot is indicated by a traffic sign(s), no person operating a vehicle in that traffic lane or parking lot shall proceed in a direction other than that indicated by the traffic sign(s).
No person operating a vehicle shall drive the vehicle in reverse around the corner at a public highway intersection.
29. Crossing Solid Line
No person operating a vehicle shall cross any double or single solid centre line on a public highway.
30. Curb Crossing
No person operating a vehicle shall drive the vehicle across a curb or sidewalk except at a curb crossing.
31. Crossing Fire Hose
No person operating a vehicle shall drive the vehicle across or stand a vehicle upon any fire equipment, including a water hose, which is in use or intended to be used by members of the Fire Department.
32. Crossing Wet Paint Lines
No person shall drive a vehicle across, walk on or otherwise cross over any freshly painted line on any public highway when that line is indicated by signs, flags or other warning device.
33. Skating on Public Highway
No person shall ride a sleigh, go-cart, skateboard, roller-blade or roller-skate on any sidewalk in the downtown core, in a manner that is to the detriment or inconvenience of other persons.
No person shall roller-blade more than two abreast on any public highway and shall roller-blade in a direction opposite to vehicular traffic.
In addition to or in place of any fine imposed for any breach of this section, the go-cart, skateboard, roller-blade or roller-skate may be impounded for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, any Police Officer, or other person authorized by the Chief of Police.
34. School Bus Safety Lights
1. The use of school bus safety lights and stop arms shall be permitted in designated school zones.
35. Engine Retardant Brakes
No person operating a vehicle shall use engine retardant brakes in the Town, except to avoid or reduce the impact of a collision or in the case of such other emergency.
PART VI: PARKING & STOPPING
36. Parking
Where parking is permitted, vehicles shall park parallel to or alongside the curb unless angle parking is indicated by signs or markings.
37. Parking Limited
No person shall park any vehicle for a longer time on any public highway than allowed for by traffic signs and in no case longer than forty-eight (48) hours.
38. Parking at Curb
No person shall park a vehicle upon a public highway except at the right- hand curb on a two-way street; and in the direction of traffic on that side of the street, provided such parking is not otherwise prohibited by this Bylaw.
39. Parallel Parking
No person shall park a vehicle on a public highway where parallel parking is provided:
with the front or rear wheel nearest the curb more than 0.3 metres from the curb;
within 0.6 metres of any vehicle previously parked in front of or behind the vehicle.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the vehicle is a solo motorcycle, the operator shall park the vehicle at an angle of forty-five (45) degrees to the curb with the rear wheel within 0.3 metres of the curb.
That measures more than six (6.0) metres in overall length in a parallel parking stall on Main Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue.
40. Angle Parking
No person shall park a vehicle on any street where angle parking is provided except:
in accordance with signs or markings designating a parking stall; and
with the front end of the vehicle within 0.3 metres of the curb; and
where the vehicle measures more than six (6.0) metres in overall length
No person shall park a vehicle on the streets described below unless the vehicle is angle parked and wholly within the parking stall:
Main Street 1st Avenue to Second Ave. on the East/West side
West side only of Main Street and Second Avenue.
No person shall park a vehicle on the streets described below unless the vehicle is right angle parked and wholly within the parking stall:
North side only of Second Avenue East between Main Street and King Street;
North/South side of Second Avenue West between Main Street and Queen Street;
South side only of Second Avenue East between Main Street and King Street.
For the purpose of parking, vehicles entering or leaving a parking stall shall be permitted to be driven to the left and across the centre of the public highway for the purpose of facilitating such traffic movement.
Except where authorized by this bylaw, no driver shall drive a vehicle over the centre of a public highway for the purpose of parking on the other side of the public highway.
41. Double Parking
No person shall double-park any vehicle upon any public highway in the Town.
42. No Parking/Parking Distance Restrictions
1. No person shall park a vehicle on any lane in the Town;
within four and one-half (4.5) metres of extended curb lines at intersections on streets where parallel and angle parking is permitted;
within four and one-half (4.5) metres of the entrance of any lane on all streets where parallel and angle parking is permitted;
within two (2m) metres of any sidewalk crossing;
within three (3m) metres of a fire hydrant, measured parallel to the curb;
within five (5m) metres of any railway track;
on any sidewalk or curb crossing;
on any portion of a boulevard or centre median;
within a street intersection;
in a driving lane of any street;
on any public highway on which parking has been temporarily restricted
on any public highway which has been temporarily closed to vehicular traffic,
in any place not accessible to a public highway by a curb crossing;
on any public highway for more than forty-eight (48) hours;
obstructing any private driveway;
any place where parking is prohibited by a Police order sign, provided that the painting of a curb yellow shall, for the purpose of this bylaw, be deemed a Police order sign, and no person, unless acting under the instructions of the Police, Director or Town Council, shall paint or permit any curb to be so painted.
43. Parking Lots
No person shall enter, leave or park in an off-street parking area except in accordance with painted lines and/or directional signs posted in that area.
44. Private Property
No person shall park a vehicle on private property, in any private parking place or parking lot except with the express consent of the owner, occupant or permittee of that property.
No person shall enter, leave or park in a private parking area except in accordance with painted lines and/or directional signs posted in that area.
No person shall park a vehicle exceeding a Manufacturers G.V.W. of 4400 kilograms or an overall length of more than six (6) metres on any private parking lot in accordance with posted signs.
No person shall park a vehicle within any parking stall on private property marked by signs as reserved for the disabled, unless the vehicle displays a valid disabled license plate sticker or a disabled placard in the front windshield issued by the Highway Traffic Board or a temporary disabled placard displayed in the front windshield issued by the Saskatchewan Abilities Council or the Canadian Paraplegic Association.
45. Public Property
No person shall park a vehicle upon public property other than a public highway, including any park, playground, public reserve, easement, or school ground, except as authorized by this Bylaw or permitted by signs erected by the Director or other public authority having jurisdiction.
No person shall drive any vehicle on or across any public property other than a public highway, including any park, playground, public reserve, easement, or school ground, except as authorized by this Bylaw or indicated by signs erected by the Director or other public authority having jurisdiction.
This section shall not apply to maintenance vehicles of the Town, in the case of municipal land, or the Boards of Education, in the case of school grounds.
46. Oversize Vehicle Parking
No person shall park a vehicle exceeding a Manufacturers G.V.W. of 4400 kilograms or an overall length of more than six (6) metres on any public highway excepting recreational and emergency vehicles and public transit vehicles.
No trailer or semi-trailer shall be parked on any highway unless the towing unit remains attached thereto.
This section shall not apply to Town vehicles.
47. Dangerous Goods
No person shall park a vehicle transporting or designed for transporting dangerous goods in bulk within 150 metres of any residence, educational institution or place of public assembly.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a vehicle carrying or transporting dangerous goods may be parked within 150 metres of any residence, educational institution or place of public assembly for such period of time only as is necessary to unload the contents, provided that:
it is not possible for the contents to be unloaded from any other area; and
the vehicle and the unloading procedure are under constant supervision during the entire time the vehicle is parked.
48. Loading Zone
No person shall park or leave standing a vehicle in a loading zone for more than ten (10) minutes.
49. Taxi Cab Stand
No person shall park or stop a vehicle, other than a licensed taxi cab, in a taxi stand.
50. Disabled Zone
No person shall park or stop a vehicle in any on-street parking stall or zone marked by signs as reserved for the disabled unless the vehicle displays a valid disabled license plate sticker or a disabled placard in the front windshield issued by the Highway Traffic Board or a temporary disabled placard in the front windshield issued by the Saskatchewan Abilities Council or the Canadian Paraplegic Association.
51. No Stopping
No person shall stop a vehicle:
on any street designated by sign as "No Stopping Anytime" or "No Stopping to Corner".
on any street designated by signs as a bus stop between those signs or between a sign and the corner of the block in the direction of the arrow displayed on the sign;
in a driving lane of any street.
The Director and Chief of Police are hereby authorized to establish "No Stopping" zones on both sides or either side of a crosswalk
52. Trucks Loading/Unloading
No person shall park a vehicle, including a semi-trailer or trailer combination, on any street with the vehicle backed up to the curb except:
while actually loading or unloading goods onto or from the vehicle; and
where the vehicle does not obstruct more than three (3m) metres of the street, measured perpendicular to the curb.
53. Opening Doors
No person shall open the door of a vehicle unless it is safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of traffic.
No person shall leave any door of a vehicle open on the side adjacent to moving vehicular traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers or goods.
54. Vehicle Hoists
1. No person shall either by himself or through his agent, leave any farm truck hoist, tandem truck trailer hoist, industrial or commercial truck hoist or any other kind of farm, commercial or industrial type hoist in a raised position on any public highway or private property.
PART VII: RESTRICTED VEHICLES
55. Unlicensed Vehicles
No person shall operate a motor vehicle not capable of being licensed, except for rubber tired construction equipment, on any public highway, park, public reserve, sidewalk, easement, boulevard or other public property.
Any vehicle parked for an uninterrupted period of time longer than seventy-two (72) hours on any street shall be hauled away at the expense of owner thereof.
56. Restricted Vehicles
Except where a restricted vehicle moving permit has been obtained, no person shall operate on any public highway:
any vehicle having contact with the road surface by motorized tracks, including a lug vehicle;
any vehicle, including the load, which exceeds:
metres in width unless that vehicle is preceded by a pilot car, or
metres in width for any axle unit on a semi-trailer manufactured after June 1988;
12.5 metres in length for a truck or single vehicle, 14 metres in length for a bus, 23 metres in length for a tractor and semi-trailer
or any other combination of vehicles, or 25 metres in length for an A train, B train, or C train; metres in height;
Pilot cars are to be identified in conformity with the Escort Vehicle Equipment Requirements of the Saskatchewan Department of Highways Weights and Dimensions Manual.
57. Slow Moving Vehicles
No person shall operate a slow-moving vehicle on any public highway in a manner that obstructs normal traffic flow.
58. Exception for Public Works
Part VII shall not apply to any vehicle owned or operated by the Town of Raymore or any other public utility while that vehicle is:
actually, engaged in maintenance or construction of public works; or
travelling to or from any site for the purpose of maintenance or construction of a public work; or
engaged in fire protection services or emergency response services; or
engaged in leisure services programming.
PART VIII: BICYCLES
59. Bicycles
Every person when operating a bicycle or motorcycle upon any public highway in company with other bicycles shall so operate or ride the same as to proceed with said operators in single or double file, and at no time shall the bicycles or motorcycles be operated more than two abreast.
Every person riding a bicycle shall ride as close as possible to the right hand curb or to any person who may be riding a bicycle on his right side, but this shall not apply when the rider is approaching an intersection and indicates his intention to turn from a direct line by giving a visible signal.
Every bicycle when operated upon a public highway shall be equipped with a brake adequate to control the movement of and to stop such bicycle whenever necessary. Such brake shall be maintained in efficient working condition at all times.
Every person under 16 years of age riding a bicycle shall wear a CSA approved bicycle helmet.
60. Rules of Road Prevail
All cyclists shall abide by the rules of the road as set forth in The Highway Traffic Act.
61. Restrictions
No person shall operate a bicycle:
on any sidewalk, boulevard or through a crosswalk, except a bicycle on a bicycle pathway provided and marked by signs;
while carrying a passenger except upon:
a tandem bicycle; or
a bicycle equipped with a passenger carrier mounted in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and the passenger is seated in the proper seat provided;
in reckless or negligent manner;
carrying a load:
weighing more than twenty kilograms (20 kg);
of a width greater than that of the cycle;
which obstructs the clear vision of the cyclist in any direction when seated;
without having at least one hand on the handle bars;
between sunset and sunrise unless the bicycle is equipped with a reflector which is visible to an approaching motorist from the rear and a lighted headlamp which is similarly from the front.
No person shall drive an all-terrain vehicle on any sidewalk, street, lane, park, playground or public reserve, or any property owned by or controlled by the town.
62. Parking
No person shall:
Chain or otherwise secure a bicycle to a pole, tree or other structure on any sidewalk or public place, other than a bicycle stand provided for that purpose, if it interferes with pedestrian traffic;
leave a bicycle in a reclining position on any public highway, sidewalk or public lane.
63. Impoundment
The Director, Town License Inspector, Bylaw Control Officer, or any Police Officer may impound a bicycle for any contravention of the bylaw for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days.
Any bicycle impounded and unclaimed for ninety (90) days or more shall be dealt with as lost or unclaimed personal property.
PART IX: PERMITS
64. Disabled Parking Zones
The Council is hereby authorized at his discretion to establish disabled parking zones for the exclusive use of motor vehicles bearing current disabled license plate stickers or placards and to erect signs to mark such zones.
65. Taxi Cab Parking Stands
The Council is hereby authorized at his discretion to establish taxi cab parking stands for the exclusive use of taxicabs of a taxi service at the expense of the applicant and to erect signs to mark the stands upon satisfying himself that there is sufficient public demand at that location to merit a stand and that such stand will not unduly interfere with traffic.
66. Restricted Vehicle Moving Permit
The Town Administrator is hereby authorized to issue a moving vehicle permit in a for the movement of a vehicle or load upon:
receipt of an application from the mover stating particulars of the move and agreeing to indemnify the Town for any damage resulting from the movement; and
receipt of a deposit of a bond of indemnity or copy of an insurance policy in the amount of one million ($1,000,000.00) dollars.
PART X: ENFORCEMENT
67. Emergency Traffic Control
A Police Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to direct traffic in conformity with this Bylaw and The Highway Traffic Act.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bylaw, a Police Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer are hereby authorized to direct traffic in any manner deemed necessary to expedite traffic, safeguard pedestrians, prevent accidents or meet any unforeseen conditions, whether or not in conformity with this Bylaw or The Highway Traffic Act in the event of a fire, traffic accident, traffic signal malfunction or other emergency.
No person shall fail to comply with a direction or signal of a Police Officer given under authority of this section.
68. Chalking Tires
Any Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or other person authorized by the Chief of Police or the Director for the enforcement of this Bylaw may place an erasable chalk mark on the tread face or side of a tire of any vehicle parked or stopped.
No person shall obstruct justice by physically removing or erasing a chalk mark placed on the tread face or side of a tire of any vehicle parked or stopped.
69. Placing Tickets
No person, other than a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or other person authorized by the Chief of Police or the Director for the enforcement of this Bylaw, shall place a parking ticket on any vehicle.
No person, other than the owner or operator of the vehicle, shall remove a parking ticket from a vehicle.
70. Penalty
Subject to subsection (2), any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine in an amount not less than ($50.00) dollars and not exceeding:
five hundred ($500.00) dollars in the case of an individual;
one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars in the case of a corporation;
in every prosecution for breach of this bylaw the owner of any motor or other vehicle in respect of which the breach was committed shall be liable, as well as the person who committed the breach, unless the owner proves to the satisfaction of the Provincial Court Judge trying the case that at the time of the breach the motor or other vehicle had been stolen from him or taken, without his consent, express or implied, out of his possession or out of the possession of a person entrusted by him with the care thereof.
When a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or other person authorized by the Chief of Police or the Director to enforce this bylaw has reason to believe that a person or vehicle has contravened any provision of this Bylaw, that Police Officer or other person may issue the Notice of Violation to the person or place the Notice of Violation on the vehicle, which Notice of Violation may indicate that the Town will accept voluntary payment at the office of the Town Administrator at Town Office, Raymore Saskatchewan in an amount as prescribed in Schedule "G" of this Bylaw.
Where the Town Administrator receives payment within ten (10) days after issuance of the Notice of Violation, the prescribed amount may be reduced by twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
If payment is not received within thirty (30) days of the offence, a summons may be issued and an additional penalty of Ten ($10.00) Dollars shall be added to the amount listed once the summons has been issued. If voluntary payment is received by the Town Administrator prior to the returnable date of the summons, the person charged shall not be subject to further court action.
When a peace officer issues a Summary Offence Ticket Information for a violation of any provision of this Bylaw specified in Schedule "G" to this Bylaw, that peace officer may enter upon the ticket an amount as prescribed in the Schedule that the Provincial Court will accept as advance voluntary payment.
71. Cancellation of Tickets
The Treasurer or Town Administrator may at their discretion cancel any parking violation as set out in Schedule "G" where that parking ticket was issued improperly or in error.
72. Impoundment of Vehicles
Any Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Police Officer or any person authorized by the Chief of Police or the Director may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle that is unlawfully parked, placed, left or kept on any public highway, public parking place, other public place or municipally owned property.
Any vehicle removed pursuant to subsection (1):
shall be impounded and stored at the Town compound or any other place authorized by the Director at the cost of the owner for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of removal of the vehicle unless the costs of removal, impoundment and storage and any outstanding fines are sooner paid;
may be released to the owner on payment of the cost of removal, impoundment and storage and any outstanding fines with thirty (30) days after the date of the removal of the vehicle.
If the vehicle is not redeemed within thirty days:
the vehicle shall be dealt with as lost or unclaimed personal property;
the Town shall have the right to recover from the owner of the vehicle the costs of removal, impoundment and storage, including the actual cost of advertising, by:
action in a court of competent jurisdiction; or
sale of the vehicle at public auction; or
by private sale of the vehicle where the vehicle cannot be disposed of at a public auction.
73. Removal of Vehicles
Notwithstanding Section 72, any person empowered to remove or move vehicles may cause the removal of a vehicle stopped or parked in contravention of Section 8.(6) within a temporarily closed or regulated public highway and may deposit that vehicle at a location on a public highway in proximity to the original location of the vehicle so moved.
PART XI: SEVERABILITY
74. Validity of Bylaw
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this Bylaw is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and the holding of the Court shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the Bylaw.
PART XII: REPEAL OF FORMER BYLAW
Repeal Bylaw No. 44-1988 and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
PART XIII: EFFECTIVE DATE OF BYLAW
Coming into Force
This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect from the date on which it is approved by the Town of Raymore of the Province of Saskatchewan.
Mayor
(S E A L)
Town Administrator
SCHEDULE INDEX TO BYLAW NO. 02-2020 SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE "A"Heavy Truck Routes
SCHEDULE "B" -Parade Permit
SCHEDULE "C -Maximum Loads
SCHEDULE "D" -Violations
SCHEDULE "A"
Heavy Truck Routes
1st Ave
Main Street 1st - 2nd Ave
SCHEDULE "B" TO BYLAW NO. 02-2020
PARADE PERMIT
Organization
Person in Charge
Address Telephone No. ()
Date Time
Starting Point
Dispersal Point
Description of Route:
Remarks:
Approval Granted: Yes No With Conditions: Yes No
Conditions:
Town Administrator
Truck Type
SCHEDULE "C"
TO BYLAW NO. 02-2020
MAXIMUM LOADS
GROSS WEIGHT CHART (1)
Straight Truck: 14,600 kgAxles32,100 lbs.
Straight Truck: 22,500 kgAxles49,600 lbs.
Straight Truck: 26,500 kgAxles58,400 lbs.
Tractor and Semi-Trailer: 31,600 kgAxles69,600 lbs.
Tractor and Semi-Trailer: 39,500 kgAxles87,000 lbs.
Tractor and Semi-Trailer: 46,500 kgAxles 102,400 lbs.
Truck and Pony Trailer: 39,500 kg 5 Axles 87,500 lbs.
Truck and Full Trailer: 40,700 kgAxles89,700 lbs.
Truck and Full Trailer: 48,600 kgAxles 107,100 lbs.
A Train, C Train: 49,800 kgAxles 109,800 lbs.
A Train, C Train: 53,500 kgAxles 118,000 lbs.
A Train, C Train: 53,500 kg Axles 118,500 lbs.
B Train: 56,500 kg Axles 124,500 lbs.
C Train (with approved C0 58,500 kg 8 Axles 128,700 lbs.
Dolly):
B Train: 62,500 kg Axles 137,700 lbs.
Subject to minimum axle spacing and adequate tire size.
MAXIMUM AXLE AND TIRE LOADS
Maximum Weights (1)
Steering Axle5,500 kg
Single Axle9,100 kg
Tandem Axle17,000 kg
Tridem Axle Group23,000 kg*
Five Axle Tractor Semi Trailer39,500 kg
Six Axle Tractor Semi Trailer58,500 kg**
B Train62,500 kg*
A Combination of Vehicles53,500 kg
(1) The maximum load on any tire shall not exceed 10 kg per mm (560 lbs per inch) of tire width, to a maximum load of 3,000 kg (6,000 lbs). This is subject to any lower axle weight in the Department of Highways regulations, such as the steering axle gross weight of 5,500 kg.
*Weight depends upon spacing in the tridem group.
Tridem Axle Group Weights
WeightInteraxle Spacing
24,000 kg3.6m - 3.7m (11'8" - 12'1")
23,000 kg3.0m - 3.6m (9'8" 0 11'8")
21,000 kg2.4m - 3.0m (7'8" - 9'8")
** Only for those units having an approved C dolly, otherwise same limit as a combination of vehicles.
Axle Group Loadings
The allowable load on adjacent units is the sum of the individual allowable axle load, subject to the minimum interaxle spacing below:
6.0m (19'6")between two tridem axle groups
5.5m (18'1")between a tandem axle group and tridem axle 5.0m (16'4")between two tandem axle groups
3.0m (9'10"between two single axles
3.0m(9'10")between a tandem axle group and a single axle
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any vehicle owned by or under contract to the Town of Raymore or any other public utility vehicle while such vehicle is:
Actually, engaged in maintenance or construction of public works;
Travelling to any location for the purpose of carrying out maintenance operations or construction of public works.
SCHEDULE "D"
Part 1
Voluntary Payments of Notice of Violation Parking Violations
Bylaw SectionAmountBylaw Description
4. $200Damaging, defacing, remove, obscure
or interfere with any sign, marker barricade
8. (e)$65No parking or stopping in temporary restricted
areas
.
11. (a)$65Failure to obtain written consent to use street
11. (b) $65Holding or conducting a public sale upon street,
lane or other public place without written permission.
12. (2)$65Obstruction of public highway, public propertyor on a sidewalk
13.$65Failing to remove snow, ice, dirt litter or
obstructions from sidewalks.
14.(1)$65Repairing or dismantling vehicle on public.Highway
14.(2)$65Leave vehicle on jack or blocks longer than
three (3) hours
15.$65Vehicle parked on street without current yearslicense
16. (1)$65Parking an unlicensed vehicle
18. (1)$65Placing a cord or cable that is not visibly
marked on the highway, sidewalk or boulevard
18. (2)$65Building or constructing any crossings in, on, oracross a public highway, boulevard, sidewalk,
gutter or any public place
19. $100Littering on public property & attaching Leaflets
to vehicles
37. $65Limited Parking
38.$65Fail to park at curb in direction of traffic
39. (1) a$65Improper parking at curb - more than 0.3m
from curb
39.(1) b$65Improper parking at curb - within 0.6m of any
vehicle front or behind
SCHEDULE "D"
Part 1 (continued)
Voluntary Payments of Notice of Violation Parking Violations
Bylaw SectionAmountBylaw Description
39. (c)$65Improper parking of motorcycle
39. (d)$65Improperly parked - vehicle exceeding 6m in
overall length
40. (1)a$65Improperly parking in an angle parking stall
40.(1) b$65Improperly parked - front end vehicle within 0.3m of curb
40. (1) c$65Improperly parked - vehicle exceeding 6m in
overall length
40. (k)$65Improperly parking - driving over centre ofpublic highway to park on opposite side
41.$65Double parked
42. (1)$65Parked on any lane
42. (a)$65Parked less than 4.5 m from street intersection
42. (b)$65Parked less than 4.5 m from lane intersection
42. (c)$65Parked less than 2 m from sidewalk crossing
42. (d)$65Parked less than 3m from fire hydrant
42. (e)$65Parked less than 5 m from railway tracks
42. (f)$65Parked on any sidewalk or curb crossing
42. (g) $65Parked upon any boulevard or centre median
42. (h)$65Parked within street intersection
42. (i)$65Parked in a driving lane of any street
42. (j)$65Parked on any public highway signed as
temporary "No Parking"
42.(k)$65Parked on public highway which has been
Temporarily closed
42.(l)$65Parked in a place not accessible to a public
Highway by a driveway or curb crossing lines deemed as police order sign
SCHEDULE "D"
PART 1
(continued)
BylawsectionAmountBylaw Description
42. (m)$65Unlawfully parked on street longer than 48 hours
42. (n)$65Obstructing private driveway
42. (o)$65Parked where prohibited by police order sign, where
lines deemed as police order sign
43.$65Enter, leave or park in an off-street parking area other
than indicated by sign accordance with painted lines and/or directional signs
44. (1)$65Parked on private property
44. (2)$65Enter, leave or park in a private parking area except inaccordance with painted lines and /or directional signs
44.(3)$65Limited parking - oversize vehicles on private property
44.(4)$100Parked in a stall or zone marked disabled on Private
property
45.(1)$65Parked on public property
46. (1)$65Limited parking - oversized vehicles
46. (2)$65Detached trailer parked on public highway
47.1$65Dangerous good vehicle in restricted area
48.$65Over parking - loading zone - 10 minutes
50.(1)$100Parked or stopped in a stall or zone marked disabled
50. (1) a$65Stopping prohibited
51. (1) c$65Stopped in a driving lane
52. (a)$65Vehicle backed up to curb not loading or unloading
52. (b)$65Vehicle backup to curb obstructing more than 3m of
roadway
53. (1)$65Open door before safe to do so
53.2$65Leave door open longer than necessary to unload
passenger or goods
SCHEDULE "D"
PART 1
(continued)
54.$65Leaving vehicle hoist in raised position
55. $65Operating unlicensed vehicles on certain property
62.(a)$50Chain or secure bicycle to pole, trees or any structure
on street, sidewalk or boulevard (other than bicycle
stands)
62.(b)$50 Fail to leave bicycle in upright position
68.(2)$65 Removing or erasing a chalk mark placed on a tire
69.(2)$65Removing parking ticket from a vehicle
In accordance with Section 70 (1) (e), where the Town Administrator receives voluntary payment within ten (10) days after issuance of the Notice of Violation, the amount prescribed in this Schedule shall be reduced by twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
SCHEDULE "D"
Part 2
Voluntary Payments Summary Offense Tickets Moving Violation
Bylaw SectionAmountBylaw Description
7. (1)$100.00Drive off heavy vehicle route - first offense
7. (1)$200.00Drive off heavy vehicle route - second offense
7. (1)$500.00Drive off heavy vehicle route - third andsubsequent offenses
7. (f)$65Failed to proceed to designated weigh scale
8. (5)$65Drive on a temporarily closed road or street
9. (1)$65Parade or assembly on highway/street without permit
9. (b)$65Cross through or obstruct parade
10. (e)100Building moved without permit
12. (1)$65Allow vehicle to be driven with an unsecuredload
17. (1)$65Failing to stop and yield right of way to
Pedestrian
21. (1) or (2)$65Obstructing traffic
22$65Hitchhiking
23. (1)$65Soliciting business from vehicle
23. (2)$65Enticing person to vehicle
24. (1) c$65Vehicle blocking intersection
24. (2) a$65Driving in a parking lane
24. (2) b$65Overtaking vehicle in curb lane of street
25. $65Failing to yield when pulling out from curb
26. (a)$100Splashing pedestrian
27. (1)$65Prohibited U - Turn
27. (2)$65Proceeding before it is safe after U-Turning
27. (3)$65U-Turn between intersections
SCHEDULE "D"
Part 2 (continued)
Voluntary Payments Summary Offense Tickets Moving Violation
Bylaw SectionAmountBylaw Description
28. (1)$65Turn prohibited by sign
28. (2)$65Proceed in a direction other than sign
Indicated
28. (3)$65Backing around corner
29. $65Crossing solid lines
30.$65Driving over curb
32.$65Driving over freshly painted lines
33.$50Skateboard, sleighing, go-carting on
roller blades on highway or sidewalk
35.$100Use of retardant brakes
45. (2)$65Drive vehicle across public property
56. (1) 100Drive traced vehicle without permit
57.$65Operate slow-moving vehicle during
Prohibited time
69. (1)$65Unauthorized person places ticket onvehicle
In accordance with Section 70(1)(e), where the Town Administrator receives voluntary payment within ten (10) days after issuance of the Notice of Violation, the amount prescribed in this Schedule shall be reduced by twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
SCHEDULE "D"
Part 3
Voluntary Payment not allowed court Appearance Required
Bylaw SectionAmountBylaw Description
17. (2)Court AppearancePassing a vehicle at pedestrian
Crosswalk
31.Court AppearanceDriving across fire equipment
67.(3)Court AppearanceFailing to obey direction of police
officer