2021-060 By-law to Prohibit Heavy Truck Traffic on Certain Highways within the Township of Oro-Medonte and to Repeal By-law No. 2012-180The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
By -Law No. 2021-060
A By-law to Prohibit Heavy Truck Traffic
On Certain Highways within the Township of Oro-Medonte
And to Repeal By-law No. 2012-180
(No Heavy Truck Routes)
Whereas Section 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended
authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws respecting highways, including traffic on
highways;
And Whereas Council deems is appropriate to prohibit heavy truck traffic on certain
highways under the jurisdiction of the Township of Oro-Medonte;
Now Therefore the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as follows:
1. 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.
b) "sign" means a sign as described as "No Heavy Trucks" pursuant to Highway
Traffic Act, R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 615 — Signs, as amended.
2. Offences
a) No person shall operate a heavy truck on the highways or parts of highways
identified in Schedule "A" to this by-law.
b) No person shall permit a heavy truck to be operated on the highways or parts
of highways identified in Schedule "A" to this by-law.
3. Exemptions
Notwithstanding Section 2 of this by-law, 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 waste management vehicles while engaged in picking up
waste from premises abutting thereon, 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. Repeal
a) Township of Oro-Medonte By-law No. 2012-180 is hereby repealed in its
entirety.
6. Enactment
a) Schedule "A" attached hereto shall form part of this by-law.
b) This by-law may be cited as "No Heavy Truck Routes".
c) This by-law shall take effect on the final passing thereof.
By -Law Read a First, Second and Third time, and Passed this 26th day of May,
2021.
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
Mayor, H.S. 4HV
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Cie , Yvonne Aubichon
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Schedule "A"
to By-law No. 2021-060 for
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
The prohibitions set out in Section 2 of By-law No. 2021-060 shall apply on the
highways or parts of highways identified hereunder:
Highway
From
To
Moon Point
John Moon Road
Woodland Drive
Road
southerly
Line 2 North
50/51 Sideroad
Mount St. Louis Road West
Line 2 South
South of Bay Street
The end of Line 2 South at Lake
Simcoe
Line 5 North
Highway 11
Old Barrie Road West
Line 9 North
Highway 11
Old Barrie Road
Line 12 North
Highway 11
Old Barrie Road East
Line 13 North
Highway 11
Old Barrie Road East
Line 14 North
Highway 11
Old Barrie Road East
Line 15 North
Highway 12
Bass Lake Sideroad East
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