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BYLAW NO. 01-2015
A BYLAW TO MANAGE VEHICLE WEIGHTS
A Bylaw of the Rural Municipality of Keys No 303 in the Province of
Saskatchewan to manage vehicle weights.
THE COUNCIL OF THE R.M. OF KEYS NO 303 IN THE
PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
Part 1 - PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS
Purpose
1. The purpose of this bylaw are ( i ) to establish or adopt a vehicle weight
management system to regulate the weight of vehicles, or vehicles with
their loads, using municipal highways or any particular municipal
highways in the municipality and ( ii ) to designate routes within the
municipality that any vehicle or class of vehicles is required to use when
being driven in the municipality.
Definitions
2, (1) Except as hereinafter provided, words used in this bylaw shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in The Vehicle Weight and
Dimension Regulations, 1999.
(2) In this bylaw:
(a) "Administrator" means the administrator of the municipality,
appointed pursuant to section 2 of The Municipalities Act, and
(b) "Minister" means the member of the Executive Council to
whom for the time being the administration of The Highways
and Transportation Act, 1997, is assigned.
PART 11 - VEHICLE WEIGHTS
Weight Limits on Certain Roads
3. No person shall, without a permit issued:
(a) pursuant to section 6 of this bylaw; or
(b) by the Minister pursuant to section 36 of The Highways and
Transportation Act, 1997;
operate or move or cause to be operated or moved on or over a municipal
highway a vehicle, the gross weight of which exceeds the limits on
Appendix "A" of this bylaw.
Exemptions
4. The restriction set out in section 3 of this bylaw shall not apply to those
vehicles described in section 3 of The Vehicle Weight and Dimension
Regulations, 1999.
Permits
5. (1) Notwithstanding section 3 of this bylaw, the Administrator may, if
satisfied that the vehicle or combination of vehicles can be operated or
moved upon a municipal highway without damage to the highway or
other property, issue a permit to the registered owner of the vehicle or
combination of vehicles to exceed the maximum gross vehicle weights
fixed by this bylaw.
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(2) In order to obtain a permit under this section the registered owner
must provide to the Administrator ( i ) proof satisfactory to the
Administrator that the vehicle and its load will not exceed the
REGISTERED gross weight specified in the certificate of registration
of the vehicle issued pursuant to The Traffic Safety Act and ( ii ) proof
of financial responsibility as provided for and in conformity with the
requirements of The Traffic Safety Act.
(3) the Administrator shall, in the permit, designate the municipal
highways that may be used and the vehicle shall then be operated on only
such municipal highways as are designated.
(4) For a single trip permit, the permit number must be provided upon
request by a peace officer or the Administrator or his or her designate.
(5) For a multi-trip permit, the permit shall be carried in the vehicle and
be produced upon request by a peace officer or the Administrator or his or
her designate, at the time of inspection.
Bridges
6. (1) No person shall operate or move or cause to be operated or moved
across any bridge within the municipality a vehicle, the gross vehicle
weight of which exceeds 54,500 kilograms or 27,000 kilograms per
axle group unless otherwise posted WITHOUT A PERMIT.
PART 111 - ENFORCEMENT
7. (1) A person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an
offense.
(2) the penalty for breach of any provisions of this bylaw shall be those
set out in the General Penalty Bylaw of the municipality.
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Reeve.
(SEAL)
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Administrator
Sections 8, 18, & 21 of The Municipalities Act
Read a third time and adopted
This ____ day of __________, 20____.
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Bylaw No 1-2015
Appendix "A"
1. All Developed Municipal Roads, excepting Provincial Highways,
within the Boundary of the RM of Keys No 303 and outside the
Organized Hamlet of Crystal Lake shall be classified as Primary
Weight Corridors and shall be allow up to primary weight.