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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.
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(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
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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