RM of Pleasant Valley No. 288 Bylaw No. 05/2019 (Regulate the Speed of Certain Motor Vehicles) — full text, Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley No. 288, Saskatchewan

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BYLAW NO. 05/2019 A BYLAW OF THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF PLEASANT VALLEY NO. 288 FOR THE PURPOSE TO REGULATE THE SPEED OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES WHEREAS the Council of the Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley No. 288 in the Province of Saskatchewan wishes to enact a bylaw to regulate the speed of motor vehicles 10 tonnes and over on public roadways (excluding hamlets and residential areas otherwise posted) within the Rural Municipality. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley No. 288, in the Province of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: 1. Short Title This Bylaw may be referred to as Speed Limit Bylaw. 2. Purpose and Intent This Bylaw is intended to: a. Identify areas with the R.M. of Pleasant Valley No. 288 where speed is reduced for motor vehicles 10 tonnes and over; and b. set out the penalties and/or fines for those persons who exceed the speed limits on the identified public highways. 3. Definitions In this Bylaw: a. "highway" means any public highway or roadway within the Municipality under the direction, control and management of the Municipality and "public highway" means a public highway as defined by The Highways and Transportation Act, 1997; b. "motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined by or pursuant to The Traffic Safety Act. 4. Provisions a. No person shall operate a motor vehicle at a speed greater than which is posted on any highway/roadway. b. The maximum speed on all roadways within the Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley No. 288, excluding Hamlets and residential areas as otherwise posted, shall not exceed 80 km/hr for motor traffic under 10 tonnes. c. The maximum speed on all roadways within the Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley No. 288 shall not exceed 60 km/hr for motor traffic over 10 tonnes, excluding hamlets and residential areas as otherwise posted, and that these roadways shall be posted as such at the beginning and end of the restriction. d. No person shall deface, injure, destroy or remove any speed limit sign or marker erected in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw. 5. Enforcement a. A person who contravenes any provisions of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty of that identified in The Highway and Transportation Act, 1997. b. Enforcement of this Bylaw may be made by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer and/or Peace Officer duly appointed for the enforcement of Municipal Bylaws through a resolution of Council. 6. 3. That Bylaw No. 01-2012 hereby be repealed Read a first time this 12th day of December, 2019 Read a second time this 12th day of December, 2019 Read a third time and passed this 12th day of December, 2019 ____________________________ _____________________________ REEVE ADMINISTRATOR (SEAL)