Traffic By-law 2014-91

1.1 In this By-law:

a) “angle parking” means that, where angle parking is permitted, no person shall park a vehicle except at the angle indicated by authorized markings or signs and so that the front end of the vehicle is nearest to the edge of the roadway.

b) “authorized emergency vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in subsection 144(1) of the Highway Traffic Act.

c) “boulevard” means that portion of highway, other than a sidewalk and/or entrance from a road to a private road, driveway or lane, between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property line.

d) “by-law” means a by-law of The Corporation of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

e) “commercial motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle having permanently attached thereto a truck or delivery body and includes ambulances, hearses, fire apparatus, buses and tractors used for hauling purposes on the highways.

f) "community safety zone" shall mean sections of roadway where public safety is of special concern. Community Safety Zones may include roadways near schools, day care centres, playgrounds, parks, hospitals, senior citizen residences and may also be used for collision prone areas within a community as listed in Schedule E to this by-law;

g) “Corporation” means The Corporation of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

h) “Council” means the Council of the Corporation.

i) “crosswalk” means that part of a highway at an intersection that is included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traveled portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by signs or signals or by lines or other markings on the surface.

j) “curb” means the edge of a traveled portion of the highway.

k) “designated disabled person parking space” means a parking space designated under this by-law for the exclusive use of a vehicle displaying a disabled person parking permit in accordance with the requirements of the Highway Traffic Act, the regulations made thereunder and this By-law.

l) “disabled person” means an individual who is unable to walk unassisted for more than 200 metres without great difficulty or danger to his or her health or safety and who has been certified as such by a person legally qualified to practice in Canada as a physician, chiropractor, occupational therapist, osteopath or physiotherapist.

m) “disabled person parking permit” means a disabled person parking permit issued under section 26 of the Highway Traffic Act, and Regulation 581 made thereunder, or a currently valid permit, number plate or other marker or device bearing the international symbol of access for the disabled and issued by another jurisdiction.

n) “fire route” means an access route for fire department vehicles to gain access to a building or a property which may be located upon a highway, public parking lot or private property. (Deleted by By-law 2025-35)

o) “gross weight” means the combined weight of vehicle and load.

p) “heavy trucks” means any commercial motor vehicle having a registered gross weight or actual gross weight in excess of four thousand, six hundred (4,600) kilograms, but does not include ambulances, transit buses, school buses, police services vehicles, fire apparatus, or vehicles owned by or operated for the Corporation of the Town Bradford West Gwillimbury, the County of Simcoe, the Ministry of Transportation (Ontario), or any utility vehicle, farm plated equipment and vehicles, vehicles making a local delivery. (Amended by By-law 2016-13)

q) “highway” means a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, designed and intended for, or used by, the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes the area between the lateral property lines thereof.

r) “intersection” means the area within the lateral curb lines or, if none, then of the lateral boundary lines of two or more highways that join one another at an angle, whether or not one highway crosses the other (as is the case with a “T” intersection).

s) “Officer” means a municipal law enforcement officer employed by the Town, a police officer, the Fire Chief or his designate employed by the Town and any agent appointed by the Town, in accordance with section 1(1)(e) of the  Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 33, to enforce municipal by-laws; (Amended by By-law 2022-73)

t) “motor vehicle” means an automobile, motorcycle, motor assisted bicycle, e-bike, and any other vehicle propelled or driven other than by muscular power, but does not include a motor vehicle running upon rails, or a motorized snow vehicle, traction engine, farm tractor, self-propelled implement of husbandry or road building machine within the meaning of the Highway Traffic Act.

u) “municipal or private property” means any open area or portion of a structure, other than a highway, intended for the temporary parking of vehicles and on which there are designated parking spaces, whether their use involves the payment of a fee or otherwise.

v) “one-way highway” means a highway upon which vehicular traffic is limited to movement in one direction.

w) “owner” when used in connection with real property means: in the case of a property upon which there is a condominium, the corporation incorporated under the Condominium Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, C. 19, as amended, the Condominium Act, for that condominium; or otherwise the person(s) shown as the owner of the property on the last revised assessment roll of the Corporation.

x) “parallel parking” means that, where parallel parking is permitted, no person shall park a vehicle except parallel to the curb. Cars parked in parallel are in one line parallel to the curb, with the front bumper of each car facing the back bumper of an adjacent one and with the right tires next to the curb.

y) “park or parking” means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

z) “parking space” means a portion of the surface of a highway, municipal or private property designated by suitable markings, the use of which for the parking of a vehicle is controlled and regulated.

aa) “parking ticket” means the certificate of parking infraction and parking infraction notice prescribed under section 20 of the Provincial Offences Act R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, as amended.

bb) “pedestrian” includes a person on foot, a person in a wheelchair and children in wheeled carriages.

cc) “person” includes an individual, corporation, firm or agent thereof.

dd) “private roadway” means any private road, lane, ramp or other means of vehicular access to or egress from a property, building or structure, and it may include part of a parking lot.

ee) “public parking facility” means a parking lot or other parking facilities on private property or on property owned or occupied by the Corporation or any local board thereof, to which the public has access, whether on payment of a fee or otherwise.

ff) “residential zone” as defined in the Town’s Zoning By-law 2010-050, as amended.

gg) “roadway” means the part of the highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder, and where a highway includes two or more separate roadways the term "roadway" refers to any one roadway separately and not to all of the roadways collectively.

hh) “school bus” means a bus used for the transportation of children to and from school that bears on the rear thereof the words “Do not pass when signals flashing”; is equipped with two (2) red signal lights on the rear thereof and two (2) red signal lights on the front thereof; and is painted chrome yellow with black lettering and trim.

ii) “school bus loading zone” means an area on a highway or on private property as designated by Schedule B of this By-law where signs are on display indicating that parking is prohibited in order to provide school buses with the facility to load or discharge passengers.

jj) “school crossing guard” means a person employed by the Corporation to direct the movement of children crossing a highway.

kk) “sidewalk” means that portion of a highway between the curb line or the lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians.

ll) “sign” means an approved sign in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act, Reg. 615 or a symbolic sign approved by the Corporation.

mm) “signalized intersection” means an intersection that is controlled by traffic control signals.

nn) “stand or standing” means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not.

oo) “stop” when required, means a complete cessation of movement.

pp) “stop or stopping” means any stopping of a vehicle, even momentarily, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a constable or other police officer or of a traffic control sign or signal.

qq) “Town” means the Corporation, including its geographic area.

rr) “traffic” includes pedestrians, ridden animals, vehicles and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for the purpose of travel.

ss) “traffic control device” means any sign, highway, curb or sidewalk marking, or other device erected or placed under the authority of the municipal Council for the purpose of regulating traffic.

tt) “traffic control signal” means that part of a traffic control signal system that consists of one set of no less than three (3) coloured lenses, red, amber and green, mounted on a frame and commonly referred to as a signal head.

uu) “traffic sign” means any device manually, electrically or mechanically operated for the regulation of traffic.

vv) “trailway” means a recreational trail that is provided by the Corporation for use by pedestrians, cyclists and other users other than persons on motorized vehicles and horses, and which is located within road allowances, or other lands owned or occupied by the Corporation.

ww) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the Corporation.

xx) “u-turn” means that no owner or operator of a vehicle upon a highway shall turn a vehicle continuously so as to proceed in the opposite direction.

yy) “vehicle” includes a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road building machine and any vehicle drawn, propelled, or driven by any kind of power, including muscular power, but does not include a motorized snow vehicle or a street car.

zz) “walkway” means any portion of a highway so designated as a walkway which shall also mean pathway or footpath by this By-law and intended for the use of pedestrians.

aaa) “wheelchair” means a chair mounted on wheels driven by muscular or any other kind of power and used for the carriage of a person who has a physical disability or medical condition.

bbb) “local delivery” means any commercial motor vehicle making a delivery to or a collection from a specific address that is prohibited to heavy truck traffic. (Added by By-law 2016-13)

ccc) “driveway” means the land on a highway which provides vehicular access from a roadway to a laneway or parking area on adjacent land. (Added by By-law 2016-86)

ddd) “traffic calming device” means any device or technique approved under the authority of municipal Council on or next to a roadway that is to slow or restrict traffic and may include: flexible bollards, curb extensions, speed cushions, island medians, curb radius reductions, raised intersections, raised crosswalks, traffic circles, directional and raised medians, diverters, speed humps and full closures. (Added by By-law 2018-61)

eee) “unauthorized area” means any front yard, exterior side yard or interior side yard as defined under the Town’s Zoning By-law, as amended, unless otherwise expressly permitted. (Added by By-law 2019-89)

fff)  “Administrative Monetary Penalty By-law” means By-law 2022-56 of the Town, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof; (Added by By-law 2022-73)

ggg) “Designated Provision” means any section of this By-law designated in accordance with Section 9.4; (Added by By-law 2022-73)

hhh) “O. Reg. 333/07” means Ontario Regulation 333/07, made under the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended from time to time or any successor thereof; (Added by By-law 2022-73)

2.1 Parallel Parking Right Wheels to Curb - No person shall park a vehicle on any highway other than a one-way street unless on the right hand side of the highway, facing in the direction of the traffic using that side of the street, and unless the right front and right rear wheels of the vehicle are parallel and no more than 15 cm from the curb.

2.2 Angle Parking - Where angle parking is permitted, no person shall park a vehicle except:

     a) Within a parking space so that no part of the vehicle encroaches onto an adjacent parking space where
     the parking spaces are clearly marked.

     b) In all cases so that the right front wheel of the vehicle is no more than 15 cm from the edge of the
     roadway.

2.3 One-Way Street - Where parking is permitted on a one-way street, a person may park a vehicle facing only in the direction in which traffic is authorized to proceed with the front and rear wheels parallel and not more than 15 cm from the curb.

2.4 Parking Prohibited - No person shall park or stand a vehicle or portion thereof upon any highway, municipally-owned or private property in any of the following places. (Amended by By-law 2015-61)

     a) On or over a sidewalk. (Amended by By-law 2017-05)

     b) On a boulevard, unless an encroachment agreement has been entered into with the Corporation.

     c) In front of an entrance on the highway to or from a private road, driveway or lane.

     d) Within an intersection or within 15 metres of an intersection.

     e) On a crosswalk or within 9 metres of a crosswalk.

     f) Within 9 metres of a stop sign unless otherwise posted.

     g) Within 15 metres of any bridge or the nearest rail of a rail crossing.

     h) In such a manner as to obstruct traffic or in a position or place that prevents or is likely to prevent the
     removal of any other vehicle, parked or standing on the highway.

     i) In such a manner as to obstruct or prevent the clearing or removal of snow from the highway.

     j) Within 1.5 metres of a fire hydrant or in a manner so as to prevent access to a fire hydrant in the case of
     an emergency.

     k) On the inside radius where there is a 90 degree bend in the road, more or less, for a distance of 9
     metres in each direction, measured from the point of intersection of the projected curb lines or edge of
     asphalt and along the curb line or edge of asphalt.

     l) In any municipally-owned park or recreation facility parking lot between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and
     7:30 a.m. (Deleted by By-law 2016-13)

     m) On municipal property except in a designated parking zone.

     n) In any municipally-owned parking lot between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. without a permit. 

     (Deleted by By-law 2016-13)

     o) In any public park, trailway or open space areas that do not have designated parking areas.

     p) In a designated disabled person parking space, unless a valid disabled person parking permit is
     displayed in accordance with Section 4.6 of this by-law.

     q) where parking is permitted on the left and right hand side of a highway designated for two way traffic,
     the vehicle shall be parked having regard for the direction such vehicle was proceeding. (Added by By-law
     2015-61)

     r) on municipal property without authorization. (Added by By-law 2015-61)

     s) on private property without authorization. (Added by By-law 2015-61)

     t) park or let stand a trailer that is not attached to a motor vehicle. (Added by By-law 2015-61)

     u) on or over a curb within a driveway. (Added by By-law 2016-82)

     v) on a highway in front of an entrance to a trailway or walkway. (Added by By-law 2018-06)

     w) on or within 15.0 metres of a Traffic Calming Device. (Added by By-law 2018-61)

     x) in an unauthorized area (Added by By-law 2019-89)

2.5 Time-Limited Parking Restrictions

     a) When signs are erected and on display, no person shall park a vehicle upon any highway in excess of the
     posted time limit;

     b) No person shall park a vehicle on a highway for a period longer than twenty-four (24) hours. (Added by
     By-law 2022-21)

2.6 Parking Restrictions - When signs have been erected and are on display, no person shall park or stop any vehicle upon the highways listed in Column 1 of Schedule A and B to this By-law, between the highways or portions of highways listed in Column 2 and Column 3, on the side of the highway set out in Column 4 during the days and times set out in Column 5.

2.7 No Overnight Parking December to April - When signs have been erected and are on display at the entrances to Town, no person shall park a vehicle upon any highway in the Town between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from the 1st day of December in each year until the 1st day of April in the following year.
(Amended by By-law 2016-13)

2.8 No Overnight Parking December to April (Holland Street) – When signs have been erected and are on display, no person shall park a vehicle upon Holland Street West to Drury Street and upon Holland Street East to Nelson Avenue, between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from the 1st day of December in each year until the 1st day of April in the following year.
(Amended by By-law 2016-13)

2.9 Overnight Parking Exemption (Amended by By-law 2022-21)

     a) The provisions of Section 2.7 shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles and vehicles registered to
     the Corporation.

     b) The provisions of Section 2.5 (b) and 2.7 shall not apply to industrial business areas listed below:

          i. Artesian Industrial Parkway

          ii. Industrial Court

          iii. Industrial Road

          iv. Reagens Industrial Parkway

          v. Stirling Crescent

2.10 Parking Vehicles - No person shall park a vehicle which is in excess of 6.7 metres in length or 2.6 metres in height on a highway within a residential zone. (Amended by by-law 2017-64)

     a) The provisions of subsection 2.10 do not apply to prohibit the parking or standing of any such vehicle
     upon a highway in any residential zone while the operator thereof is actually engaged in the delivery of
     goods or services to any premises within any such zones, or to prohibit the parking or standing of any bus
     or school bus upon any highway in any residential zone while the operator thereof is actually engaged in
     the embarking or disembarking of passengers in any such zone. (Amended by by-law 2017-64)

     b) When signs are erected and on display, no vehicle except a school bus shall park, stop or stand in a
     school bus loading zone within the posted time limits. (Amended by by-law 2017-64)

2.11 No Parking – Road Closures – where designated portions of a roadway have been closed for a special event, no person shall park or stand a vehicle or portion thereof on any portion of the roadway that is designated as closed. (Added by By-law 2016-30)

2.12 Derelict Vehicles – No person shall park or stand any immobile, inoperable or unplated vehicle on any highway, including any vehicle that has expired validation stickers. (Added by By-law 2019-89)

3.1 Parking at Regulated Spaces - Where parking is regulated the following additional regulation shall apply:

     a) Parallel Parking - Where a parking space has been designated by lines painted on the highway or in a
     parking lot, no person shall park any vehicle in such a manner that it is not wholly within the area
     designated as a parking space.

     b) No person shall park a vehicle or portion thereof in an area designated as a Fire Route.

     (Amended by By-law 2015-88) (Deleted by By-law 2025-35)

3.2 Parking at Municipally-Owned or Controlled Facilities/Property

     a) Where signs are erected and on display, no person shall park or leave any motor vehicle on municipally
     owned or controlled property for a period in excess of twenty-four (24) hours.

     b) Notwithstanding Section 3.2 (a) of this By-law, to the extent that an individual attending a social event
     at which alcohol is served in a municipal recreation centre believes that he or she may have consumed too
     much alcohol to drive safely, he or she may leave their vehicle overnight and without penalty at the
     recreation centre, providing that staff of the Corporation have been notified and have issued a permit to
     the individual, which permit shall be displayed in a conspicuous area of the said vehicle. 

     c) Wrecked, dismantled, discarded, inoperative, abandoned or unplated vehicles are not permitted on
     municipally-owned or controlled property, and will be subject to the enforcement clauses as identified in
     Section 9 of this By-law.

     d) Unlicensed machinery or objects or parts are not permitted on municipal owned property and will be
     subject to the enforcement clauses as identified in Section 9 of this By-law.

     e) No person shall park a commercial motor vehicle on municipally-owned or controlled property.
     (Added by By-law 2016-30)

4.1 No person shall park or leave any motor vehicle in a designated disabled person parking space provided by the owners of a privately-owned parking area without the authority of the owner or occupant of such property or on property owned or controlled by the Corporation or any local board thereof, unless a valid disabled person parking permit is displayed in accordance with Section 4.6 of this by-law.

4.2 Designated disabled person parking spaces shall be distinctly signed in accordance with Regulation 581 made under the Highway Traffic Act, as amended.

4.3 A sign marking a designated disabled person parking space shall be mounted on a permanent post or other vertical surface one (1) metre in height to the bottom, which post is to be located at the end of the designated disabled person parking space at the point marking the midpoint in width of the parking space, and shall not be located so as to block vehicular access to the designated disabled person parking space.

4.4 The erection and maintenance of signs indicating designated disabled person parking spaces shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property. All such signs shall be the recognized official signage for spaces to be used exclusively by permit holders. The signs shall be placed upright on a post, or, if necessary, fixed to a wall so as to be clearly visible to the motoring public.

4.5 No person who is not a disabled person shall display a disabled person parking permit or use a designated disabled person parking space when not transporting a disabled person in the vehicle.

4.6 All disabled person parking permits shall be displayed on the sun visor or on the dash board of a vehicle so that the international symbol of access for the disabled, the permit number and the expiry date of the permit, are clearly visible from the outside of the vehicle.

6.1 Stop Signs - The intersections on highways set out in Schedule C of this By-law are hereby designated as intersections where stop signs shall be erected, and signs shall be erected in the locations listed in the said Schedule C.

6.2 Erection of Stop Signs - Every sign erected pursuant to Section 7.1 of this By-law shall comply with the regulations of the Ministry of Transportation.

6.3 Yield Signs - The intersections on highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule C of this By-law are hereby designated as intersections where yield right-of-way signs shall be erected at the locations indicated in Column 2 of the said Schedule C.

6.4 Erection of Yield Signs - Every sign erected pursuant to Section 7.3 shall comply with the regulations of the Ministry of Transportation.

8.1 U-Turns - No driver or operator of a vehicle shall make a U-turn on any highway unless it can be made in safety without interfering with other traffic.

8.2 No Left Turn - When signs have been erected and are on display, no driver or operator of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle to the left at the intersection.

8.3 Processions - No person shall drive or operate a vehicle so as to intersect a funeral or any other properly authorized procession such, as a parade, while it is in motion on a highway except under the direction of a police officer.

8.4 Stopping in an Intersection - No person shall stop a vehicle in an intersection.

8.5 The driver of a vehicle emerging onto a roadway over a sidewalk or footpath shall bring the vehicle to a full stop immediately before driving onto a sidewalk or footpath and upon proceeding shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians upon the sidewalk or footpath.

8.6 Right Turn Only - When signs have been erected and are on display, a driver or operator of a vehicle shall make a right turn only.

8.7 Public Parks/Open Spaces - Motorized vehicles are prohibited from operating in all public parks and opens spaces with the exception of Town maintenance vehicles and authorized emergency vehicles.

8.8 No Left/Right Turns – When signs have been erected and are on display, no driver or operator of a heavy truck shall turn left or right from any highway at the intersection of Holland Street and Barrie Street/Simcoe Road, unless making a local delivery. (Added by By-law 2016-13)

9.1 Traffic and Enforcement - The provisions of this By-law shall apply within the Town and the Police Officers of the Corporation shall enforce the provisions of this By-law.

9.2 Parking and Enforcement

     a) The Officers of the Corporation shall enforce all parking regulations as outlined in Sections 2, 3 and 4
     of this By-law;

     b) Notwithstanding subsection 9.2a), agents appointed by the Town are authorized to enforce sections
     2.4s), 3.1 and 4.1 of this By-law only.

9.3 Acts to Govern - The provisions of this By-law shall be subject to the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act, Municipal Act and Provincial Offences Act, as applicable, the regulations made thereunder and amendments thereto.

9.4 Penalty

     (a) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this By-law, except a designated provision, is
     guilty of an offence and upon conviction, is liable to a penalty as provided for in the Provincial Offences
     Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 33, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof.

     (b) Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.1, 3.2 and 4.1, of this By-law are
     hereby designated for the purposes of Section 3 of O. Reg. 333/07 as parts of this By-law to which the
     Administrative Monetary Penalty By-law applies.

     (c) If a vehicle has been left parked standing or stopped in contravention of a Designated Provision, the
     owner of the vehicle shall, upon issuance of a penalty notice in accordance with the Administrative
     Monetary Penalty By-law, be liable to pay an administrative penalty and any administrative fees, in
     accordance with the Administrative Monetary Penalty By-law.

     (d) The Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 33, as amended from time to time, or any successor
     thereof, does not apply to a contravention of Designated Provision of this By-law.

     (e) Except as set out in sections 9.4 (a) and (d), all other provisions of this By-law and of any other
     applicable legislation shall continue to apply to the designated provisions, in addition to the Administrative
     Monetary Penalty By-law.

9.5 The owner of a vehicle involved in a contravention of this By-law, notwithstanding that he or she was not the driver of the vehicle at the time of the contravention, is guilty of an offence and is liable to the administrative penalty prescribed pursuant to this By-law unless, at the time of the contravention, the said vehicle was in the possession of some person, other than the owner, without the owner’s consent.

9.6 Any person who contravenes Section 5 of this By-law shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, upon conviction therefor, to the penalties as prescribed under the Highway Traffic Act, as amended, which penalties shall be recoverable under the Provincial Offences Act, as amended.

9.7 In addition to any other penalties provided for in this By-Law, an Officer upon discovery of any vehicle parked or standing in contravention of this
By-law may cause it to be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place, at the owner's expense, and all costs and charges for
removing, care and storage thereof, if any, are a lien upon the vehicle, which may be enforced in the manner provided by the Repair and Storage
Liens Act, as amended. (Amended by By-law 2025-35)

9.7 Where a vehicle is found to be parked in contravention of any provision of this By-law, the Law Enforcement Officer so finding the vehicle shall attach to it a parking ticket in the form of a serially numbered notice stating the following:

(a)     The licence plate number and a concise description of the vehicle.

(b)     That the vehicle is unlawfully parked.

(c)     The date, time and place of the alleged offence.

9.8 Parking tickets issued pursuant to this By-law shall be prepared in triplicate and the Law Enforcement Officer issuing a parking ticket shall attach one (1) copy to the vehicle and deliver the other copies to the municipality.

9.9 Payment Out of Court - Notwithstanding all other provisions of this By-law with respect to penalties, the driver, operator or owner of the vehicle in respect of which a parking ticket has been issued may report to the municipality within seven (7) days of the issuance of the parking ticket (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) to make payment out of court of the specific penalty provided for such offence by this By-law, and, upon such payment, a receipt shall be given to the person making the payment and no further proceedings shall be taken under this By-law with respect to the said offence alleged in the parking ticket.

9.10 If payment is not voluntarily made in accordance with the procedure provided in this Section 9, the procedure as set out in Part II of the Provincial Offences Act, as amended, and the penalties provided in this By-law shall apply.

9.11 A Law Enforcement Officer upon discovery of any vehicle parked or standing in contravention of this By-law may cause it to be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place, at the owner’s expense, and all costs and charges for removing, care and storage thereof, if any, are a lien upon the vehicle, which may be enforced in the manner provided by the Repair and Storage Liens Act, as amended.

9.12 Contravention of By-law - Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence and is liable upon conviction to a fine of not more than $2,000.00 exclusive of costs.

9.13 Other Penalties - Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence and, where a penalty for the contravention thereof has not otherwise been provided for, is liable, upon conviction therefor, to a fine of not less than $50.00 and not more than $2,000.00, exclusive of costs.

9.14 Section 9.9 and 9.11 shall be enforced pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act, as amended.

10.1 Times - The times mentioned in this By-law shall be those commonly observed including standard time and daylight saving time.

10.2 Highway Traffic Act - Any provision of this By-law which is inconsistent with the Highway Traffic Act, as amended, is deemed to be repealed.

10.3 Unassumed Roads - The provisions of this By-law apply to all of the roads in the town, including streets and roads in unassumed subdivisions which have been dedicated to the Town as public highways.

10.4 Exemptions - The provisions of this By-law shall not apply if compliance therewith would be impracticable with respect to the following types of vehicles:

     a) Authorized emergency vehicles.

     b) Vehicles engaged in works for or on behalf of the Corporation, Power Stream, Ontario Hydro, the County
     of Simcoe and the Ministry of Transportation.

     c) Vehicles parked on a roadway in contravention of Section 2.7 of this By-law on January 1st of every year.
     (Added by By-law 2015-88)

10.5 Severability - If any section, clause or provision of this By-law is for any reason declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the By-law as a whole or any part thereof other than the section, clause or provision so declared to be invalid, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of Council that all remaining sections, clauses or provisions of this By-law shall remain in full force and effect until repealed, notwithstanding that one or more sections, clauses or provisions thereof have been declared to be invalid.

10.6 Schedules – The following schedules referred to in this By-law shall form part of this By-law: (Amended by By-law 2016-30)

               Schedule “A” No Parking

               Schedule “B” No Stopping

               Schedule “C” Stop/Yield Signs

               Schedule “D” Rate of Speed

10.7 By-laws Repealed – That By-law 1994-047 and all subsequent amending by-laws be repealed.

10.8 Short Title - This By-law shall be known as the “Traffic By-law”.

10.9 Effective Date - This By-law shall come into effect upon receiving set fine approval from the Ministry of the Attorney General. (Approved October 26, 2015)

Original signed by Rebecca Murphy, Clerk and Rob Keffer, Mayor.

• Click to view 2014-91 Traffic By-law - Schedule A - No Parking

• Click to view 2014-91 Traffic By-law - Schedule  B - No Stopping

• Click to view 2014-91 Traffic By-law - Schedule C - Stop/Yield Signs

• Click to view 2014-91 Traffic By-law - Schedule D - Rate of Speed