2003-042 To prohibit Heavy Truck Traffic in the Township of Oro-MedonteFdr•'• �•�
BY-LAW NO. 2003-042
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROHIBIT HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC
IN THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, s. 11 (2) authorizes a
municipality to pass by-law respecting traffic on highways;
AND WHEREAS Council deems it appropriate to prohibit heavy truck traffic on certain
highways;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
hereby enacts as follows:
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this by-law the following definitions shall apply:
a) "heavy truck" means a truck having an unloaded weight of at least 4.6 metric
tonnes (Regulation 601, R.R.O. 1990, Highway Traffic Act).
b) "sign" means a sign as described in Division 2 — Regulatory Section "No
Heavy Truck Sign" of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Ministry
of Transportation, Ontario.
2. OFFENCES
When suitable signs have been erected and are on display, heavy truck traffic is
prohibited on the highways or parts of highways named in Schedule 'A' to this
by-law.
3. EXEMPTIONS
The provisions of this by-law shall not extend to the use of the said highways or
parts of highways for deliveries to or removals from any premises abutting
thereon, to emergency services vehicles, to public utility vehicles, to vehicles
actually engaged in works undertaken for or on behalf of the Corporation, or to a
privately-owned vehicle driven to or from the owner's residence abutting thereon.
4. Enforcement and Fines
a) Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an
offence and shall be liable to a fine in the amount to be determined pursuant
to the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P. 33, and every such
fine is recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act.
b) The conviction of an offender upon the breach of any provisions of this By-
law shall not operate as a bar to a prosecution against the same offender
upon any continued or subsequent breach of any provision and the Judge or
Justice may convict any offender repeatedly for continued or subsequent
breaches of the By-law and the provisions of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001,
c.25, as amended, from time to time, shall further apply to any continued or
repeated breach of this By-law.
c) If any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any of the provisions of this
By-law are ultra vires the jurisdiction of Council or are invalid for any reason,
such provision shall be deemed to be severable and shall not invalidate any
other provisions of the By-law which shall remain in full force and effect.
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5. ENACTMENT
a) Schedule "A" as set out herein and attached hereto forms part of this By-
law.
b) This By -law shall come into full force and effect on the date of its final
passing.
BY -LAW READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 7th DAY OF MAY, 2003.
BY -LAW READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 7th DAY OFMAY, 2003.
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Ma r, J. Neil Craig
Clerk, Mariloi Pennyco
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BY-LAW NO. 2003-042
SCHEDULE "A"
The prohibitions set out in By-law No. 2003-042 shall apply on the highways or parts of
highways named hereunder:
Highway
Line 2 South
From
South of Bay Street
M.
the end of Line 2 South
at Lake Simcoe