THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STRONG

BY-LAW #2004 – 1482

 

BEING a By-law to designate the Date on which

A Reduced Load Period will start and end

 

WHEREAS Part II, Section 11 (1), Item 1, of the Municipal Act, 2001 SO 2001 C 25 as amended, provides that a single-tier municipality may pass by-law respecting highways, including parking and traffic on highways;

 

AND WHEREAS Section 425 of the Municipal Act, 2001, SO 2001 c 25 as amended, provides that any person who contravenes any by-law of the municipality, passed under this Act, is guilty of an offence;

 

AND WHEREAS Subsection 7 of Section 122 of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c H8, as amended provides that the municipality or other authority having jurisdiction over a highway may by by-law designate the date on which a reduced load period shall start or end and the highway or portion thereof under its jurisdiction to which the designation applies;

 

AND WHEREAS Section 125, of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c H8, as amended provides the offence and penalty for any contravention of a by-law made under Section 122 (1) (2) or (3);

 

AND WHEREAS the reduced load period is deemed necessary for the protection and preservation of the road infrastructure within the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the Township of Strong;

 

NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STRONG HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

 

1.                  Short Title

This by-law may be referred to as “the Reduced Load By-law”

 

2.                  Designation of Reduced Load Periods within the Municipality of the Township of Strong

2.1              The Provision of Subsection 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Section 122 of the Highway Traffic Act apply to the highways named in Schedule “A” during the period from the first (1st) day of March to the 30th day of June inclusive in each and every year.

2.2              The Highway Traffic Act Sections referred to in Section 2.1

 

Section 122 (1)

Subject to Section 110, during the reduced load period no commercial motor vehicle or trailer, other than a public vehicle or a vehicle referred to in subsection (2) shall be operated or drawn upon any designated highway where the weight upon an axle exceeds 5,000 kilograms RSO 1990 c H8, 122 (1)

 

Section 122 (2)

Subject to Section 110, during a reduced load period:

a)                  no two axle truck, while used exclusively for the transportation of liquid or gaseous heating fuel;

b)                  no two axle truck, while used exclusively for the transportation of livestock fee; and

c)                  no vehicle transporting live poultry,

shall be operated upon any designated highway where the weight upon an axle exceeds 7500 kilograms. R.S.O. 1990, c H8, 122 (2)

 

Section 122 (3)

Subject to Section 100, during a reduced load period no vehicle having a carrying capacity in excess of 1,000 kilograms, other than a motor vehicle or trailer shall be operated upon any designated highway where the weight upon any millimitre in the width of a tire exceeds five kilogram, R.S.O. 1990 c H8 122 (3)

 

Section 122 (4)            Exceptions

Subsections (1) and (3) do not apply to:

a)                  vehicles operated by or on behalf of a municipality or other authority having jurisdiction and control of a highway, where the vehicles are engaged in highway maintenance, including the carriage and application of abrasives or chemicals to the highway, the stockpiling of abrasives or chemicals for use on a highway, or the removal of snow from a highway.                                                                        Page 2

BY-LAW 2004 – 1482 – “REDUCED LOAD BY-LAW”

 

b)                  Vehicles used exclusively for the transportation of milk

c)                  Fire apparatus;

d)                  Vehicles operated by or on behalf of a municipality transporting waste; or

e)                  Public utility emergency vehicles.  RSO 1990, c H8, 122 (4)

 

Note:  Section 110, mentioned in Section 122 refers to permits to exceed dimension and weight limits (use of the Highway) which can be issued by the Municipality or the Ministry of Transport.

 

3.                  Letter of Exception

 

3.1              The Road Superintendant may issue a letter of exception granting relief from certain sections of this by-law

3.2              The Time period and the Exceptions shall be specified within the “Letter of Exception”.

3.3              The Driver of a vehicle operating under the authority granted in a “Letter of Exception” shall produce the letter upon the demand of a police officer, a Ministry of Transport officer, a Conservation Officer or the Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer.

 

4.                  Signs to be erected.

 

4.1              This By-law shall not be effective until appropriate signs have been erected in accordance with the Regulations under the Highway Traffic Act.

 

5.                  Penalty

 

5.1              Any person who contravenes Section 2.1 of this by-law shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine as set out in Section 125 of the Highway Traffic Act, RSO 1990 c H8.

5.2              Any person who contravenes Section 3 (2), (3) and (4) of this by-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine as provided for pursuant to the Provincial Offences Act, for each offence, exclusive of costs.

5.3              All such penalties shall be recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act.

 

READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 27TH DAY OF JANUARY 2004

 

READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED ON A MOTION BY Scott McLaren

 

AND SECONDED BY Shawn Eddison THIS 27TH DAY OF JANUARY 2004

 

 

 

Stephen R. Rawn, Mayor

 

 

Diana Georgie, Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BY – LAW #2004 – 1482

 

SCHEDULE “A”

 

List of Half Load Roads when Signs have been Erected

 

March 1st to June 30th

 

 

Machar Strong Boundary Road            Lot 1 to Lot 14

 

Cheer Lake Road                                        Con #13 to Con #14

 

South Horn Lake Road                        Lot #1 to Lot #7

 

North Horn Lake Road                        Lot #1 to Lot #7

 

Muskoka Road                                    Con #2 to Con #7

 

Hill Valley Rd                                                Lot #11 to Lot #20

 

Hornibrook Rd                                    Con #13 and Con #14

 

Albert St                                                Con #8 to Con #14

 

Robins Road                                                Lot #8 to Lot #10

 

High Rock Dr                                                Con #3 to Con #8

 

Cottrell Rd                                                Con #9 and Con #10

 

Adams Rd                                                Lot #13 to Lot #20

 

Tower Rd                                                Con #11 to Con #14

 

Peacock Rd                                                Lot #31 and Lot #32

 

Joly Strong Boundary Rd                        Con #11 and Con #12

 

Forest Lake Rd                                    Lot #26 to Lot #32

 

Lakeshore Dr                                                Con #8 to Con #10

 

South Lake Bernard Rd                        Con #2 and Con #3

                                                            Lot # 11 to Lot #19

                                                            Con #3 to Con #8

Brookside Rd                                                Lot #1 to Lot #10

 

Bloomfield Rd                                                Lot #1 to Lot #5

 

Pevensey Rd                                                Lot #8 to Lot #19, Con #1

                                                            Con #1 to Con #8

Black Creek Rd                                    Lot #3 to Lot #8

 

O’Brien Rd                                                Lot #7 to Lot #8

 

Rodeo Road                                                Con #7 and Con #8