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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF KIN CARD E
BY-LAW NUMBER 2132
FOR THE ROOULATION OF TRAFFIC
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The Council of the Corporation of the Munici lity
01' Kincardine enacts as follows:
PART 1
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this by-law:-
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Commercial motor vehicle means any mot r vehicle
having permanently attached thereto a' ruck or' .
delivery body' and includes ambulances, hearses,
casket wagons, fire apparatus, police troIs,
motor buses and tractors used for haul ng
purposes on the highways.
Corner means the point of intersection of curbs
or edges of the portion of the highway used for
vehicular traffic.
(e) Highway includes a common and public h ghway,
street; avenue, parkway, driveway, sq re, place,
bridge, viaduct· or trestle, designed a d intended
for, or used by, the general public fo the
. passage of vehicles.
(f) Intersection means the area embraCkld w thin the
· îrolongation or connection of the late I curb
ines or, if none, then of the lateral boundary
lines of two or more highways that joi one another
at an angle, whether or not one highwa crosses
the other.
(g) One-way street means a street upon whi h vehi cular
traffic is limited to movement in one irection.
(h) Park or ?irking when prohibited, mea'l the standing
of a veh1cle, whether occupied or not, except when
standing temporarily for the purpose 0 and while
actually engaged in loading or unloadi
merchandise or passengers.
(i) Pedestrian means a person afoot and an inva lid or
child in a wheelchair or carriage.
Police officer means a member of hhe lice force
or a person authorized by the Chief Co stable to
regulate or direct traffic.
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Crosswalk means that part of a highway at an
intersection that is included within t e connect-
ions of the lateral lines of the sidew lks on
opposite'sides of the highway measured from the
ourbs or, in the absence of curbs, fro the edges
of the roadway; or any portion of a r adway at an
intersectbn or elsewhere distinctly in icated
\ for pedestrian crossing by signs or by lines or
other markings on the surface.
Gross weight means the combined weight of vehicle
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Roadway means that part of the highway
improved, designed or ordinarily used
traffic, but does not include the shou
where a highway includes two or more s
roadways, the term "roadway" refers to
roadway separately and not to all of t
collectively.
Safety zone means the area or space se apart within
a roadway for the exclusive use of ped strians whioh
is protected or is so marked. or indica ed by
adequate signs as to be plainly visibl at all times
while set apart as a safety zone.
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hat is
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roadways
Sidewalk means'that portion of a highw
the curb lines, or the lateral lines 0
and the adjacent property lines, inten
use of pedestrians.
Stand or standinG, when prohibited, mea s the .
halting of a veh1cle, whether oocupied or not,
except for the purpose of and while ac ually
engaged in receiving or discharging pa sengers.
S;op,when required, means a oomplete 0
o movement .
between
a roadway
ed for the
Stop or stopping, when prohibited, mea s the halting
of a vehicle, even momentarily, whethe occupied
or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic or in compliance wi h the
directions of a constable or other pol ce officer
or of a traffic control sign, or signa .
Street - see highway
Traffic'includes pedestrians, ridden 0
animals, vehicles, street cars and oth
conveyances either singly or together
using any street for the purpose of tr
Traffic'control device means any sign,
roadway, curb or s1dewalk marking, or
device erected or placed under the aut
of the Municipal Council for the purpo
guiding or directing traffic.
Traffic si~l means any device manual y
electrically or mechanically operated or
the regulation of traffic.
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U-turn means to turn a vehicle within roadway
so as to proceed in the opposite direc ion.
Vehicle includes a motor vehicle, trai er
traction engine, farm tractor; road-bu ldlng
machine and any vehicle drawn, propell d or
drivenby any kind of power, including scular
power, but does not include a motorize snow vehicle,
the cars of electric or steam railways running
only upon rails
Motor Vehicle includes an automobile,
any other vehicle propelled or driven
by muscular power; but does not includ
electric or steam railways,or other !DO
running only upon rails, or a motorize
traction engine,farm tractor, self-pro
of husbandry or road-building machine
meaning of this Act:
otorcycle, and
therwise than
the cars of
or vehicles
snow vehicle,
elled implement
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PART 1.1.
OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC ROOULATIONS
Police to enforce By-law
The police department shall enforce the
provisions of this by-law.
2. Obedience to traffic signs and signals
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Every person shall promptly obey all si nals
given either by a police officer or by
traffic control device or a traffic sig al.
3. ONTARIO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT TO VOVERN
The provisions of this by-law shall be
to the provisions of the Highway traffi
(R.S.O. 1960, Chapter 172) and amendmen
thereto.
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PART 111
PARKING
I. Method of parking
a. Parallel
No person shall park a vehicle on any
street other than a one-way street unle s
on the right hand side of the street,
having regard for the direction in whic
the vehicle had been proceeding and
unless the right front and right rear
wheels or runners are parallel to and
distant respectively not mo~ than six
inches from the edge of the roadway.
b. Anp;le
Where angle parking is permitted, no
person shall park a vehicle except at a
angle of forty-five degrees with the ed e
of the roadway and so that the front en
of the vehicle is nearest to the edge 0 tœ
roadway.
c. One-way streets
Where parking is permitted on a one-way
street, a person may park a vehicle fac g
only in the direction in which it was
proceeding and with the left front and
left rear wheels parallel to and distan
respectively not more than six inches
from the edge of the roadway, provided
that this provision shall not apply
where parking Dn the right hand side of
a one-way street is specifically author
ized by by-law.
2. Parking Prohibited
(I) In specified places
No person shall park a vehicle in any 0
the following places:
On a sidewalk
In front cf a public or private drivewa
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Within fifty feet of a crosswalk at an
intersection.
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In front of or within 4 feet of the en
to a public lane or private driveway,
to prevent ingress to or from such lan
driveway.
On a crosswalk.
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Within ten feet of a point on the curb
or edge of the roadway opposite any fi e
hydrant.
Between a safety zone and the adjacent
curb or within twenty feet of points
on the curb immediately opposite the
ends of a safety zone.
On any bridge, or in any subway or the
appro aches thereto
One any street in such a manner as to
obstruct traffic
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In such a position as will prevent the
convenient removal of any vehicle
previously parked or left standing
In front of the entrance to an office
build ing .
On any street for a longer period than 36
hours at anyone time.
In front of the entrance to any place
where goods or merchandise are regular y
delivered or removed.
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In front of the entrance to a hospital
In front of the main entrance to or an
emergency exit from any theatre, audit rium
or other building, or for I hour immed ately
preceding and following such assemblag s.
On any roadway for an unreasonable tim
having regard for the traffic requirem nts
of such roadway
(2) Repairing of Vehicles
No person shall use any street for the repairing
or painting of vehicle
(3) In sl:cified places where signs are on
disp y
When properly worded signs have been
erected and are on display no person
shall park a vehicle in any of the fol ow-
ing places:
Within 50 feet of an intersection
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Within twenty-five feet of the lot on
which a fire hall is located on that ide
of the street on which such fire hall is
located or within one hundred feet of
such lot on the opposite side of the
street.
Within eighty feet of any point desig ated
as a street car, bus or coach stop
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Within one hundred and twenty feet of any
point designated as a street car stop on
any street having a roadway of less w dth
than fifty-four feet.
Between S:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. upon hat
side of a street adjacent to any scho I
property
On the east side of Queen Street from the South
limit of MacPherson's Garage to a dis ance of
ten feet north of the alleyway North nd no
parking in the alleyway.
On the east side of Queen Street thi
South of alleyway North of Chapman's
and the no parking in the alleyway.
On the east side of Queen Street no
a distance of ten feet North or Sout
between Stedman's Store and the Ross
rking for
of alleyway
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On the east side of Queen Street fift
of Lambton Street plus another twenty
for Floyd Johnston's Taxi Stand South
fifty feet.
On the east side of Queen Street from the South
limit of Gordon Bloor's driveway to N rth limit
of said driveway.
feet South
five feet
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On the east side of Queen Street thre hundred feet
South from the South limit of Broadwa .
On the west side of Queen Street ten eet South
limit of Linklater's alleyway and ten feet North
of the North limit of Linklater's all yway.
On the west side of Queen Street ten
of the South limit of Harvey Robinson
and ten feet North of the North limit
Robinson's alleyway.
eet South
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of Harvey
On the west side of Queen Street ten
South' limit and ten feet North of the
of alfeyway between Kincardine Clean
Tire Corporation Store.
On the west side of Queen Street twen y-seven feet
in front of the Bruce Inn as required by fire regulations
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North limit
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On the west side of Queen Street fift feet South
of the South limit of Harbour Street
On the west side of Queen Street fort two feet South
of Driveway owned by Robert Hardie in front of the
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On the west side of Queen Street fift
South of the South limit of Durham St
front of the Windsor Hotel as require
fire regulations
On the west side of Queen Street 200
South limit of Broadway
No parking on South side of Harbour S reet from a
point commencing eighty feet west of ueen Street to
a point one hundred and sixty feet we t of Queen
Street between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
on Monday to Friday inclusive.
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BUS and taxicab stands
(a) The driver of a bus or taxicab s II
not stand or park upon any street in
any business district at any plac
other t¡~n at a bus stop or taxic b
stand respectìvely, except that t È
provision shall not prevent the dr ver
of any such vehicle from temporar ly
stopping in accordance with other
stopping or parking regulations a
any place for the purpose of and
while actually engaged in loading or
unloading passengers.
(b) No person shall stop, stand or pa k
a vehicle other than a bus in a b s
stop, or other than a taxicab in
taxicab stand when any such stop r
stand has been officially designa ed
and appropriately signed, except hat
the driver of a passenger vehicle may
temporarily stop therein for the
purpose of and while actually eng ged
in loading or unloading passenger
when such stopping does not inter ere
with any bus or taxicab waiting t
enter or aboE'i:. to enter such zone.
Parking restric~ions on s ecified str ets
When properly worded signs have been
and are on display, no person shall
vehicle on any of the streets OP part
streets hereinafter set out Òn Column
side or sides of streets in olumn 2
period in Column 3:-
Column 1 Column 2
Street From To Side
Harbour Huron Terra ce Saugeen South
Harbour Queen Huron Terrace North
Circle Bar Queen Princes Both
Alley
Durham Park Street West end of South
. Durham pa vemeri;
Saugeen West end of North
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Period
No parking period
anytime
No parking period
anytime
. No parking period
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No parking period
anytime
No parking period
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Parking restrictions continued
Street ~ ~ Side Period
· Gordon Queen Huron Terrace Both No 'f'.:.rking
period anytime
Princes Broadway Durham Market West No parking
North period anytime
Queen Broadway North limit East No parking
period anytime
Huron Terrace Harbour No't"th limit East No parking
period anytime
Queen Gordon Durham Market Both No parking
North period anytime
Huron Terrace We llington t-Iarbour Both No parking
period anytime
Broadway Queen Sutton Both No parking
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PART IV
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OPERATION OF VEHICLES
6. Turns
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(I) Every person in charge of a vehicle b
starting, stopping turning or chang in
course shall take the necessary preca
make such movement in safety and with
interfering with other traffic
(2) No driver of a vehicle shall make a U
upon any street unless it can be made
safety and without interfering. with 0
traffic, and when official'signs have
erected and are on display, no driver
vehicle shall at anyttime make ~ U-t
any streets within the Town of K1ncar
7;. Entering highway
The'driver of a vehicleemerging from a
way, lane, lot or building shall stop
vehicle immediately prior to driving
sidewalk and shall not enter tœ roadwa
he can do so in safety.
8. Funeral and other processions
(I) No person shall intersect a funeral 0
properly authorized procession while
in motion except under the direction
police officer.
(2) The driver of a vehicle in a funeral 0
other procession shall drive as near t
the right hand edge of the roadway as
practicable and follow the vehicle ahe d
as close as is practicable and safe.
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Roller Skates. etc.
No person upon roller skates or riding
means of a coaster, toy vehicle or si
shall go upon the roadway except while
in or by
lar device,
cross ing
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Roller skates continued
a street on a crosswalk.
PART V
S'lREET CARS AND SAFETY ZONES
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from street car or vehicles
Boardin
No person shall board or alight from ny street
car or vehicle while such street car r vehicle
is in motion.
ll. Safety zones
No persons shall drive a vehicle over or upon any
safety zone while a pedestrian is the eon or is
about to enter thereon.
P ARTVL
EMERGENCY PARKING PROHIBIT ONS.
I. Nothwithstanding anything to the cont ary contained
herein, the Chief of Police, during a y emergency or
special circumstances deemed sufficie t therefore may
by the use of appropriate signs or si nals susspend the
movement of any or all vehicular traf ic or any street
or portion thereof and or may suspend ny or all parking
regulations and parking thereon and t e Chief of Police
during <.uch emergency may declare tha any vehicle alrea-
dy parked is being parked illegally r ardless of the
time permitted for parking such vehic under the
provisions of this by-law and notwith nding that
the period allowed to the owner or dr er under this
by··law has not expired; provided howe er, that in this
event the owner or driver of such veh cle is personally
notify by a police officer that parki at such place has
been suspended, and further that the 0 ner or driver of
such vehicle is allowed a reasonable riod of time to
remove period of time to remove said ehicle.
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2.In addition to the penalties provided
of Po~ice or any other authorized Poli
order the removal of any unlawfully pa
a suitable place of storage and all co
for the renewal, care and storage ther
lien on such vehicle.
PART Vll
PENALTIES
13. Any person violating any of the provisions
by-law shall be subject to a penalty 0
than Ten Dollars ($IO.OO) for the firs
not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) f
subsequent offence, exclusive of costs
such penalties shall be recoverable un
Ontario Summary Convictions Act.
erein the Chief
e Officer may
ked vehicle to
ts and charges
of shall be a
of this
not more
offence and
revery
and all
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14. By-law Numbers 1833 and 1985 of the Mu icipality
of Kincardine are hereby repealed.
The provisions of this by-law shall no become
effective until approved by the Depart ent of
Transport.
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READ a FIRST and SECOND time this t
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May
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READ a THIRD time and finally passed t is t..n~7_~i~
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Certified that the abo.... is a true co of By-Jaw 10.2132
as enacted and passed by the Council f the :,Corporation
of the Town of Kincardine on the twen -first day of May 1970."
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Approved this 15' clay dI , 19 'lo
pursuant to the provisions The HlihWIY
Traffic Act,
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