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A BY-LAW OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP
OF PICKERING TO AUTHORIZE THE GRANTING OF
TOWNSHIP PERMITS FOR THE MOVING OF HEAVY
VEHICLES, LOADS OR OBJECTS IN EXCESS OF THE
LIMITS PRESCRIBED PY THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT,
WHF,REE+S Section 35 (1) of The Highway Traffic
Act provides that a municipal corporation having jurisdiction
over a highway may, uron application in writing, grant a
permit for the moving thereon of heavy vehicles, loads or
objects in excess of the limits prescribed by Sections 19
or 34 of The Highway Traffic Act;
AND WHEREAS Section 35 (2) of the said Highway
Traffic Act provides that such permit may be general or may
limit the time and the particular highway which may be used,
and may contain any special conditions or provisions which
may be deemed necessary for the protection of the highway
from injury, and a municipal corporation riay require a bond
sufficient to cover the cost of repairing such possible injury
to the highway;
AND WHEREAS Section 35 (3) provides that, the
council of any municipality may, by by-law, provide that such
a permit may be issued by any officer of the corporation named
therein;
AND WHEREAS Section 35 (5) of the said Highway
Traffic Act provides that the person who obtains a permit under
the said Section 35 shall nevertheless be. responsible for all
damages which may be caused to the highway by reason of the
driving, operating or moving of the vehicle, object or con-
trivance for which the permit was granted;
AND WHEREAS the said Section 35 contains a
provision for a. minimum and maximum penalty for operating
or permitting the operation of a vehicle contrary to any of
the conditions of such permit;
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BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED BY THE MUNICIPAL COR-
PORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING, that:
66; No person shall drive, operate or move or permit
the driving, operation or moving of any vehicle, object or
contrivance on any highway under the jurisdiction of the
Council of the Township of Pickering
(a) if such vehicle, object or contrivance has
a greater width than 96 inches except traction
engines or threshing machines which may have a
total width of 110 inches and except loads of
loose fodder;
(b) if such vehicle, object or contrivance other
than a public vehicle or semi-trailer as defined
in Section 37 (6) (b) of The Highway Traffic Act
including load or contents exceeds the length of
33 feet and if a combination of vehicles, including
load or contents, coupled to.-ether exceeds the
total length of SO feet;
(c) if such vehicle, object or contrivance,
including load or contents, has a greater height
than 13 feet 6 inches;
until he has applied in writing on the prescribed application
forms to the Corporation of the Township of Pickering for and
has been issued a permit (hereinafter referred to as a"Town-
ship Permit") to do so,
Unless a Township Permit has been issued, no
vehicle having a gross weight in excess of the gross weights
set forth in Section 34 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act shall
be moved upon wheels, rollers or otherwise over and upon a
Class A highway (as designated by the Minister of Transport
under the authority of 34 (1) (a) of the Highway Traffic Act)
under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the Township of
Pickering,
No vehicle, object or contrivance for moving
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loads which is equipped with tires of less than six inches
in width shall be operated or moved upon or over any highway
of the Corporation of the Township of Pickering, the weight
of which, or the gross weight of which, exceeds 5n0 rounds
upon any inch in width of tire, roller, wheel or other object,
and no vehicle equipped with tires of six inches or more in
width, the weight or gross weight of which exceeds 600 pounds
upon any inch in width of the tire, shall be so operated without
first obtaining a Township Permit,
A Township Permit may to general in its form or
ay limit the time and the particular highway which may be
used, and may contain any special conditions or provisions
which may be deemed necessary for the protection of the
highway from injury and the Township of Pickering may require
from the applicant a bond in an amount sufficient to cover
the cost of repairing possible injury to the highway before
issuing a Township Permit.
?Atfi A Township Permit shall contain a clause stating
that the holder shall be responsible for all damages which may
be caused to the highways by reason of the driving, operating
or moving of the vehicles, objects or contrivances for which
the permit has been issued.
"6c (?" The provisions of this by-law shall not apply to
the moving of houses or other structures into or through or
out of the Township of Pickering,
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7 yep The Road Superintendent, Office Manager, Clerk
' r Engineer of the Township of Pickering shall be duly
authorized to issue a Township Permit upon being satisfied
that the provisions of this by-law will be complied with.
CP. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of
this by-law the provisions of Section 36 (1) and (2) and
Section 37 of the Highway Traffic Act shall apply mutatis
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mutandis to this By-law.
Every person to whom a permit has been issued
Inder this By-law who operates or permits the operation of a
vehicle contrary to any of the conditions of such permit -hall
be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction
under the provisions of the Summary Convictions Act to a
penalty of not le-s than w50,00 and not more than $500,00
and in addition the permit for the vehicle concerned issued
under Section 3 of the Highway Traffic Act may be suspended
for a period of not more than six months.
BY-LAW read a first, and second time this
day of Jw y, 1960.
BY-LAW read a third time and passed this
day of January, 1960.
C.S.
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