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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
BY-lAW NO. 6753/07
Being a By-law to limit the gross vehicle
weight of any vehiCle or class thereof passing
over a bridge under the jurisdiction of the
Corporation of the City of Pickering pursuant
to the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c.H.8, as amended.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 123 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act R.S.O. 1990 c.H.8,
as amended, the municipal corporation or other authority having jurisdiction over a
bridge may by by-law, limit the gross vehicle weight of any vehicle or class thereof
passing over the bridge.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCil OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
HEREBY ENACTS AS FOllOWS:
1. In this by-law "gross vehicle weight" means the total weight in tonnes transmitted
to the highway by a vehicle or combination of vehicles and load.
,,r- 2. No vehicle or combination of vehicles or any class thereof, whether empty or
loaded, shall be operated over those bridges as set out in Column 1 of Schedule
A to this by-law where the gross weight exceeds that set out in Column 2 of
Schedule A to this by-law.
3. This by-law shall not become effective until a notice of the maximum limit of
gross vehicle weight permitted, legibly printed, has been posted in a conspicuous
place at each end of the bridge.
4. Any person violating the provisions of this by-law is guilty of an offence and on
conviction is liable to a fine as provided in the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c. H.8, as amended from time to time.
5. That the engineers statement verifying the gross vehicle weight limit specified in
Section 2 of this by-law are set out in Schedule B, attached and forms part of this
by-law. '
6. By-law Number 6382/04 is repealed.
BY-lAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 16th day of April,
2007.
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SCHEDULE A
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BY-LAW 6753/07
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
BRIDGE LOCATION MAXIMUM GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT
Sideline 34, OAkm south of 11 tonnes
Eighth Concession Road
Eighth Concession Road, 15 tonnes
0.1 Okm west of Sideline 34
Pickering/Uxbridge Townline, 11 tonnes
0.10km east of Sideline 30
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SCHEDULE B
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BY-LAW 6753/07
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professional engineers of the consulting firm Totten Sims Hubicki Associates, have
reviewed the restriction of the gross vehicle weight passing over the bridges as
identified in the above noted by-law.
Effective as of the date of approval of the bylaw, I agree with the recommended gross
vehicle weight limit as set out in By-law 6753/07 for a period of twenty four (24 )months.
Signed
Signed
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Dated