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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 4272/72 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER 5/,2 74/72 A By-Law of the Corporation of the Township of Pickering to govern and regulate the use of boulevards. NOW THEREFORE BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED. 1. DEFINITION: In this by-law (a) "Highway" means the total Public Road Allowance. (b) "Boulevard" means that part of the Highway between the curb or edge of the travelled roadway and the street- line. (c) "Utility" includes underground pipes, wires and conduits utility poles, light standards and overhead wires, water shut off valves and hydrants, road pavements, curbs and sidewalks and drainage ditches. 2. SCOPE: The provision of this by-law shall apply to all highways under the jurisdiction of the Township of Pickering. 3. REGULATIONS: Every person may sod, landscape or improve the boulevard abutting his property subject to the following regulations: (i) No tree, hedge, -shrub, planting, post, fence, wall or similar structure or anything which may unreasonably confine, impede or incommode public traffic shall be permitted: (a) within two feet of the edge of the sidewalk immediately adjacent to the abutting owner's land. (b) within six feet of the curb where no sidewalk exists. (c) within five feet of the top of the bank of the roadside ditch immediately adjacent to the abutting owner's lands. (ii) Nothing shall be maintained on any boulevard which is protruding, sharp or dangerous in any way or which may otherwise injure pedestrians. - z - (iii) No hedge or fence exceeding three (3) feet in height above the road grade shall be permitted on any boulevard. (iv) No tree, hedge, shrub and planting shall be placed in a location that will in the opinion of the Township Engineer impede or block access to any public utility or interfere with snow removal. (v) No tree shall be planted or maintained on the boulevards that are listed in Schedule "A" of this by-law. (vi) No person shall fill in the road ditches or drainage courses abutting his property nor permit the same to be filled. (vii) No person shall wilfully damage any landscaping or improvement made on any boulevard. (viii) Any improvement planted, built, maintained, placed or deposited under this by-law shall be at the sole risk and responsibility of the abutting owner who shall remove them at his own expense upon ten (10) days notice by the Township Engineer if such removal is considered necessary by the Township Engineer because of the installation, repair or maintenance of any public utility or for the maintenance of sight lines. In the event of an emergency, in the opinion of the Township Engineer, such improvements may be removed without notice or compensation and shall be placed upon the owners abutting property. 4. ENFORCEMENT: In this by-law where any person is directed or required to do any matter or thing and in default of its being done by the person directed or required to do it, such matter or thing shall be done at his expense and such expense may be recovered ii like manner as municipal taxes. i. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law shall forfeit and pay at the discretion of the convicting Magistrate a penalty not exceeding, exclusive of costs, the sum of $300.00 for each offence. READ A FI f T, SECOND AND THI TIME AND THIS 4) J_ 4DAY OF 7 lJ PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL SCHEDULE W TREES PROHIBITED FROM BEING PLANTED ON BOULEVARDS t SPECIES COMMON NAME POPUWS All Species Poplars SAUK All Species willows ACER Saccharinum Silver Maple ACER Negundo Manitoba Maple AILANTHUS Altissima Tres of Heaven CATALPA Speciosa Northern Catalpa A ESCULUS Hippocastanum Horse Chestnut ULMUS Americana American Elm TILIA Americana Basswood ULMUS Pumila Chinese Elm ROBINIA Pseudoacacia Black Locust