HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-029 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NO. 2014-029
Being a By-law to limit the gross weight of any vehicle or any class
thereof passing over a bridge under the jurisdiction of the Corporation
of the Municipality of Clarington pursuant to the Highway Traffic Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c H.8, as amended.
WHEREAS Section 123 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990 cH.8, as
amended provides that a municipal corporation or other authority having
jurisdiction over a bridge may by by-law limit the gross vehicle weight of any
vehicle or any class thereof passing over the bridge,
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
Clarington deems it advisable to enact a by-law to limit the gross weight of any
class thereof passing over a bridge under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of
the Municipality of Clarington;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation
of the Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows:
1. THAT 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.
2. THAT no vehicle or combination of any class thereof with a gross
vehicle weight in excess of 15 tonnes, shall be operated over Bridge
094024, Jackman Road, 0.15 km south of Longworth Avenue,
Bowmanville.
3. This by-law shall not become effective until a notice of the limit of gross
vehicle weight permitted, legibly printed, has been posted in a
conspicuous place at each end of the bridge.
4. Every person who contravenes the provisions of the 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, cH.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, is set out in Schedule "A" attached
hereto and forms part of this by-law.
6. By-law 2002-178 is hereby repealed to delete any reference to the
subject bridge described in Section 2 of this by-law.
BY-LAW read a first and second time this 24th day of March, 2014.
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 24th day of March, 2014.
Adrian Foste or
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SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NUMBER 2014-029
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Professional Engineers of the consulting firm of AECOM Canada Ltd., have
reviewed the restriction of the gross vehicle weight passing over Bridge
094024, Jackman Road, 0.15 km south of Longworth Avenue, and more
particularly described in the above-noted by-law.
Effective as of the date of approval of this by-law, I agree with the
recommended gross vehicle weight limit as set out in By-law No. 2014-029 for
a period of twenty-four months.
Sig attire Signature
DATED:
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D.L BAXTER
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