2011-188 Amend By-law to permit off-road vehiclesA By-Law •. Amend By-Law ' '.
By-law • =mss w :;•. 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 did, on the 8t" day of
December, 2010, enact By -law No. 2010 -189 A By -Law to Permit Off -Road Vehicles to
utilize specific Municipal Highways within the Township of Oro - Medonte;
AND WHEREAS Council has deemed it necessary to amend By -law No. 2010 -189.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Township of Oro - Medonte hereby enacts as
follows:
1. That Section 1) "Definitions" be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
11. DEFINITIONS:
"All- Terrain Vehicle" means an off -road vehicle that,
(a) has four wheels, the tires of all of which are in contact with the ground,
(b) has steering handlebars,
(c) has a seat that is designed to be straddled by the driver, and
(d) is designed to carry a driver only and no passengers;
"Off -Road Vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Off -Road Vehicles
Act."
2. That the word "personal' in Sections 2a) and 2c) be deleted and replaced with
the word "person ".
3. That this by -law shall take effect on the final passing thereof.
DECEMBER, BY-LAW READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME, AND PASSED THIS 7 TH DAY
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