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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-182 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW 2002- 182 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 c.H.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 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. No vehicle or combination of any class thereof shall be operated over Bridge 099015, Providence Road, 0.80 km north of Concession Street East, former Township of Darlington,where: a) in the case of a single unit vehicle,the gross vehicle exceeds 12 tonnes; b) in the case of a tractor trailer or tractor semi-trailer combination, the gross vehicle weight exceeds 20 tonnes; and c) in the case of a single unit vehicle and more than one trailer combination, the gross vehicle weight exceeds 30 tonnes. 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.0.1990, 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,is set out in Schedule"A"attached hereto and forms part of this by-law. b. By-law Number 2000-85 is hereby repealed to delete any reference to the subject bridge described in Section 2 of this by-law.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 12th"'day of November 2002. BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 12th day of November 2002. MAY LERK SCHEDULE "A"TO BY-LAW NUMBER 2002- 182 and , Professional engineers of the consulting firm of Totten Sims Hubicki Associates, have reviewed the restriction of the gross vehicle weight passing over Bridge 099015, Providence Road, 0.80 km north of Concession Street East,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 2002- 182 for a period of twenty-four months. Signature Signature DATED: