2010-034 Permit Off-Road Vehicles on Township HighwaysTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
BY-LAW NO. 2010-034
A By-law to Permit Off-Road Vehicles to utilize specific Municipal Highways
within the Township of Oro-Medonte
WHEREAS Section 191.8(1) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as
amended, provides that no person shall drive an off-road vehicle on a highway except in
accordance with the regulations and any applicable municipal by-laws;
AND WHEREAS Section 191.8(3) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as
amended, provides that the council of a municipality may pass by-laws permitting the
operation of off-road vehicles on any highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality
and providing speed limits for such vehicles;
AND WHEREAS Section 191.8(4) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as
amended, provides that by-laws passed under Section 191.8(3) may permit the
operation of off-road vehicles during specific months or hours;
AND WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, C. 25, as amended,
provides that a municipality may pass by-laws with respect to highways, including
parking and traffic on highways, which the municipality has jurisdiction over;
AND WHEREAS Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte has determined that off-road
vehicles may utilize specific highways within the Township of Oro-Medonte to access
Lake Simcoe for Recreational Purposes, from January 1, 2010 to March 15, 2010,
between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., per Motion No. C100127-5;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as
follows:
11) DEFINITIONS:
"All-Terrain Vehicle" means the same as Off-Road Vehicle for the purposes of
this by-law.
"Off-Road Vehicle" means a vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by
muscular power or wind and
• That has three or more wheels and is designed for use on all terrains,
commonly known as all-terrain vehicles, that have steering handlebars and a
seat that is designed to be straddled by the driver; or
• That has four or more wheels and is designed for utility applications or uses
on all terrains and a seat that is not designed to be straddled by the driver; or
A dune buggy, as defined in Regulation. 863, under the Off-Road Vehicles
Act.
PROHIBITIONS:
a) No personal shall operate or use an off-road vehicle on a Township of Oro-
Medonte highway, except for those sections of highways identified in Schedule
"A", attached hereto and forming part of this by-law.
b) No person shall operate or use an off-road vehicle on the sections of highways
identified in Schedule "A", attached hereto and forming part of this by-law,
outside of the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. from January 1, 2010 to March
15, 2010.
c) No personal shall operate or use an off-road vehicle on the sections of highways
identified in Schedule "A", attached hereto and forming part of this by-law, at any
speed greater than the posted speed limit.
d) No person shall operate or use an off-road vehicle on the sections of highways
identified in Schedule "A", attached hereto and forming part of this by-law, unless
all of the provisions of Regulation 316/03 under the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O.
1990, c. H.8, as amended, and any other legislation governing the use of off-road
vehicles is complied with at all times.
ENFORCEMENT AND FINES:
a) Every person who contravenes any Provision of this By-law is guilty of an office
and shall be liable to a fine in the amount to be determined pursuant to the
Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33 and every such fine is recoverable
under the Provincial Offences Act.
4) SEVERABILITY CLAUSE:
a) In the event that any provision of this by-law is quashed or is declared or
otherwise found to be ultra vires or unenforceable by the Township, such clause
shall be deemed to have been severed from the remainder of the by-law.
5) FORCE AND EFFECT:
a) This by-law shall take effect on the final passing thereof and remain in force until
March 16, 2010.
BY-LAW READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2010.
BY-LAW READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 2010.
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
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Schedule "A"
to By-law No. 2010-034 for
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
Highway
Section of Highway
Bay Street
From Shanty Bay Warf Parking Area west to Line 2
South
Black Forest Lane
South of Ridge Road to Lake Simcoe
Ice Road
South of Lakeshore Road East to Lake Simcoe
Lakeshore Road East
From Line 12 South to Line 13 South
Lakeshore Road East
Carthew Bay Wharf Parking Area to the Wharf at Line
14 South
Lakeshore Road East
West of Line 7 South to Ice Road
Lakeshore Road West
930 metres easterly to Line 6 South
Line 11 South
South from Mill Street to Lake Simcoe
Line 12 South
South of Lakeshore Road East to Lake Simcoe
Line 14 South
From 578 metres north of Lakeshore Road East to
Lake Simcoe
Line 2 South
South of Ridge Road to Lake Simcoe
Line 6 South
From dead end, at 1075 Line 6 South, to Lake Simcoe
Line 7 South
South from Ridge Road to Lake Simcoe
Line 9 South
South from Lakeshore Road East to Lake Simcoe
Little Road
South of Lakeshore Road East to Lake Simcoe
Mill Street
East of Line 11 South, south to Lake Simcoe
Parkside Drive
From the Line 9 Boat Launch Parking Area to Line 9
South