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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3939/71TER CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER For regulating, governing and prohibiting the operation of motorized snow vehicles within the municipality. WHEREAS The Motorized Snow Vehicles Act, 1968 provides that by-law may be passed by the council of a local municipality for regulating, governing or prohibiting the operation of motorized snow vehlelas within the municipality. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED and IT IS HEREBY ENACTED by the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Pickering as followst 1. DEFINITIONS In this By-law: (a) " Highway' includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, lane, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle under the jurisdiction of The Corporation of the Township of Pickering including any part or parts thereof, designed and intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles, and means the entire width between the boundary lines of the highway. (b) "Motorized Snow Vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle disigned to be driven exclusively on snow or ice or both. (c) "Township" means The Corporation of the Township of Pickering. (d) "Private Property" means property that has been clearly marked as such by fences, hedges or barriers of any kind or property that is a garden or lava or property not enclosed on which one or more signs have bean erected by or on behalf of the owner, occupant or agent of the owner or occupant forbidding trespassing. w .2- (e) "Park or Parking"' means the standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not. (f) "Sidewalfc' means municipal property that is or hereafter may be physically set apart or made available and intended for pedestrian use by the public as a sidewalk, or that is designated by Council for use as a park or township side- walk by by-law or otherwise. 24 (a) No person shall drive a motorized snow vehicle along or across any sidewalk or part of a sidewalk in the Township. (b) Notwithstanding 2 (a) above where motorized know vehicles are permitted to travel on highways within the township, a person may drive a motorized snow vehicle across a sidewalk to enter on or exit from such a highway provided the person crosses approximately perpendicular to the sidewalk. 3. No person shall park a motorized snow vehicle on any highway or part of a highway or any sidewalk or any part of a sidewalk on which the operation of a motorised anew vehicle is prohibited thereon. 4. No person shall drive a motorized snow vehicle on private property without authority from the owner or occupant of such property. 5. No person shall drive a motorized snow vehicle along or across any highway or part of a highway under the jurisdiction of the township within that part of the township lying South of the MacDonald Cartier Freeway. 6. The driver of a motorized snow vehicle may operate the motorised snow vehicle along or across any highway or part of a highway under the jurisdiction of the township within that pert of the township lying North of the HadDonald Cartier Freeway, provided such vehicle is driven as near the right curb or side of the roadway as the circumstances permit and in accordance with the regulations made under The Motorized Snow Vehicle Act, - 3 - 1968 which prescribe rules for driving motorised snow vehicles upon a highway and requiring compliance therewith. 7. (a) From Sunday to Thursday of any week where a person may operate a motorized snow vehicle within the Township in accordance with the provisions of this By-law, such motorized snow vehicle shall not be operated between the hours of 11.00 p.m. and 8.00 a.m. the day following. (b) In all that part of the Township lying south of the north boundary of the road allowance between the First and Second Concession, on Friday and Saturday of any week, where a person may operate a motorized snow vehicle, within the Township in accordance with the provisions of this by-law, such motorized snow vehicle shall not operate between the hours of 12.m1dnieht an3 00 a.m. the day following. (c) In all that part of the Township lying north of the north boundary of the road allowance between the First and Second Concession, on Saturday and Sunday of any week, where a person may operate a motorized snow vehicle, within the Township in accordance with the provisions of this by-law, such motorized snow vehicle shall not operate between the hours of 2.00 a.m. and 8.00 a.m. 8. The provisions of this by-law shall not apply to the operation of a motorized snow vehicle in the following circumstances; (a) When a motorized snow vehicle is being operated in an organized meet, rally or race which is held under the authority and permission of a Resolution of the Council of the Township. (b) When such motorized snow vehicle is being operated in a parade that is held under the authority of a parade permit from the Council of the Township. - 4 - Section 8 continued (c) When such motorized snow vehicle is actually engaged in works undertaken by or on behalf of the Township. 9. Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is guilty of an offence and on summary conviction is liable to a fine of not less than $20.00 and not more than $300.00 (exclusive of costs) for each offence. 10. The driver of a motorized snow vehicle,not being the owner, is liable to any penalty provided under this by-law, and the owner of the motorized snow vehicle is also liable to such penalty unless:at the time the offence is committed, the motorized snow vehicle was in the possession of a person other than the owner without the owner's consent. 11. By-law Number 3923/71 be and the same is hereby repealed. READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TINE AND FINALLY PASSED THIS day of 14, , 1971. (Reeve) (Clerk)