HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-183 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW 2002- 183
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. 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 099023, Old
Seugog Road, 1.00 km south of Durham Regional Road 4, former Township of
Darlington,where:
a) in the case of a single unit vehicle,the gross vehicle exceeds 9 tonnes;
b) in the case of a tractor trailer or tractor semi-trailer combination, the gross vehicle
weight exceeds 16 tonnes; and
c) in the case of a single unit vehicle and more than one trailer combination, the gross
vehicle weight exceeds 24 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.
6. By-law Number 2000-86 is hereby repealed to delete any reference to the subject bridge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.
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MAY
CLERK
SCHEDULE "A"TO BY-LAW NUMBER 2002- 183
and -
Professional engineers of the consulting firm of Totten Sims Hubicki Associates, have reviewed
the restriction of the gross vehicle weight passing over Bridge 099023, Old Seugog Road, 1.00
km south of Durham Regional Road 4, 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- 183 for a period of twenty-four months.
Signature Signature
DATED: