HomeMy WebLinkAbout71-5THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWN OF BOWMANVILLE
BY —LAW NO. 71 -5
BEINNG A BY —LAW FOR REGULATING, GOVERNING AND
PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF MOTORIZED SITOW
VEHICLES WITHIiN THE MUNICIPALITY
WHERF.',.S THE, MOTORIZED SITOW VEHICLES ACT, 1968 PROVIDES THAT BY —LLWS MAY
BE PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY FOR REGULATING, GOVEP.TTIING OR
PROHIBITIING THE OPERATIOI3 OF MOTORIZED SNOW VEHICLES WITHIP THE I✓UNICIPALljTY;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT Ei ?ACTED AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE CO"UNCL OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BOWA1AiTVILLE AS FOLLOWS:
1. DEFINITIOITS
IN THIS BY —LATd:
(A) "HIGHWAY" MEIdTS A HIGiI -TAY AS DEFINED LN THE HIGTHAY TRAFFIC
ACT WHICH IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COP.PORATION OF
THE TOWN OF BOWMANVILLE INCLUDIiNG ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF.
(B) " MOTORIZED SNOW VEHICLE" 1,MAITS A SELF— PP.OPELLED VEHICLE
DESIGNED TO BE DRIVEN EXCLUSIVELY ON SNOW OR ICE OR BOTH.
(C) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
BOI,TI,IAl,TV ILLE .
(D) "MUiN IC IPAL PROPERTY" i��.INS PROPERTY 01v ;NED , I t."I�TAGED OR
COi ?TROLLED BY OR H&DE AVAILABLE BY LEASE, AGREEMENT OR
OTHERWISE, TO THE CORPOI.ATIOH OF THE TOWN OF BOWMAITVILLE
OR AITY LOCAL BOARD THEREOF.
(E) "PARi�" MEA aS MUNICIPAL PROPERTY THAT IS OP. HEREAFTEP. ILLY BE
ESTABLISHED, DEDICATED, SET APART OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE
AS A PUBLIC PARK OR GARDEiN BY THE CORPORATIOIN OF THE TOWN
OF BOT- 71,YdTVILLE
(F) "SIDEWALK" 1, iriT ItUiICIPt�L PROPERTY THAT IS OR HEREAFTER MAY
BE PHYSICALLY SET AP2= Oil MADE 11AIL'0LE AND I17TEITDED FOR
PEDESTRIA1` USE BY THE PUBLIC AS A :,IDEWALK, OR THAT IS
DESIGNATED BY COUNCIL FOR USE AS A PARK OR TOWItT SIDEWALK
BY BY —LAW OR OTHERWISE,.
2. NO PERSON SHALL DRIVE A MOTORIZED SITOW VEHICLE ALONG ANY SIDEWALK OR PART
OF A SIDEWALK IN THE I TICIPALITY EXCEPT TO CROSS DIRECTLY OVER A SIDEWALK.
ANY PERSON ]HLY DRIVE A MOTORIZED SNOW VEHICLE IN r'} PARK IN THE MUNICIPALITY
E'X'ti CEPT UPONN THE ROADWr ^;YS I�IEP.E PUBLIC VEHICULZi R USE IS PROHIBITED AI•dD EXCEPT IN THOSE
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AREAS WHERE D RIVII,iG OF MOTORIZED SNOW VEHICLES IS PROHIBITED BY SIGNS OR POSTERS AND
WHERE PERMITTED, MOTORIZED SNOW VEHICLES DRIVEiN IiN A PARK IN THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL
ITOT BE DRIVEN IIT EXCESS OF 25 MILES PER HOUP.o
Z o SAVE AND EXCEPT FOP. SECTION 3 HEREOF NO PERSON SHALL DRIVE A MOTORIZED SNOW
VEHICLE ON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY EXCEPT WIERE, , BY MEANS OF ONE OR MORE SIGNS, IT IS
I1,1DICATED THAT SUCH DRIVIPNG IS AUTHORIZED.
5o INO PERSOi1 SHALL OPERATE A MOTORIZED SNOW VEHICLE IN THE MUNICIPALITY BETWEEN
THE HOURS OF 11 0' CLOCK P.M. AKD 6 O'CLOCK A.M. EXCEPT FOR RETUP.ITING HOME.
& EVERY PE RSOE %ZIO CONTRAVENES ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BY —LAW IS GUILTY
OF AN OFFENCE AND ON SUMMARY CONVICTION IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF 140T MORE THAN $100
(EXCLUSIVE OF COSTS) FOR EACH OFFENCE AND SHALL BE LIABLE TO HAVE HIS SNOW VEHICLE
PRIVILEGES LJ THE MUNICIPALITY WITHDRAWN.
7. 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 UTLESS AT THE THE THE OFFENCE WAS COMMITTED, THE MOTORIZED SNOW
VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF A PERSON OTHER. THAW THE OWNER WITHOUT THE OWNER'S COiNSENT.
/f —LAW READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 18TH DAY OF JANUARY, 19710
BY —LAW READ A THIRD AI FINAL TIME AND FI LY PASSED THIS 18TH DAY OF JANUARY, 19710
T VISN M. HOBBS M&YOR
JOSEPH Mo McILR OY CLERK