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TIlE CORPORATION OF TIlE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
BY-LAW
NO. 2002 - 145
BEING A BY-LAW TO PROHIBIT OVERNIGHT CAMPING IN PUBLIC
PLACES AND MUNICIPAL PARKS OWNED BY THE CORPORATION
OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
WHEREAS the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
deems it expedient to regulate the use of public places and parks in the
Municipality of Kincardine;
NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
1. For the Purpose of this By-law
Definitions:
a. "Council" means the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine.
b. "Overnight Sleeping and Camping" shall include but not be limited to,
sleeping or camping out in the open or by means of a motor vehicle,
recreational vehicle, motorized home, slide-in camper, chassis-
mounted camper, camper, tent, tent trailer, or travel trailer for the
purposes of short term accommodation, between the hours of 9:00
p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
c. "Park and/or Public Place" means playgrounds, playing fields, bowling
greens, other recreational places, beaches, streets, laneways, road
allowances, boulevards, all lands along or adjacent to any lake or
river, grass plots, public squares and open spaces and shall include
any place the public has, or is permitted to have, access to.
2. Overnight sleeping and camping is hereby prohibited in any park or public
place owned by the Municipality of Kincardine with the exception of the
Bluewater Trailer Park; and, Reunion Park for the annual Fish Kincardine
Salmon Derby for a period of up to two weeks during the month of May.
3.
For extraordinary events such as the old Boys and Girls Reunion, Council
may, by resolution, grant exemptions to paragraph 2 of this by-law and
the Event Provider shall be required to give public notice of the use of
such lands for the event for four consecutive weeks prior to such
extraordinary event.
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Prohibit Camping in Public Places and Municipal Parks By-law
By-law No. 2002 -145
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4.
Every person who contravenes any provisions of this by-law is guilty of an
offence and is liable to a fine as outlined in Schedule "A" to this By-law.
5. This By-law shall be enforced by the By-law Enforcement Officer of the
Municipality of Kincardine.
6. All by-laws inconsistent with this by-law are hereby repealed.
7. This by-law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passing.
8. This by-law may be cited as the "Prohibit Overnight Camping in Public
Places and Municipal Parks By-law".
READ a FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD time and DEEMED TO BE PASSED
this 2nd day of October, 2002.
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Clerk
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MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NO. 2002 - 145
PROHIBIT OVERNIGHT CAMPING IN PUBLIC PLACES
AND MUNICIPAL PARKS BY-LAW
SET FINE SCHEDULE
ITEM COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3
DESCRIPTION OF PROVISIONS SET FINES
OFFENCE CREATING OFFENCE INCLUDING COST
1. Overnight sleeping or Section 2 $100.00
camping between 9:00 p.m.
and 8:00 a.m. in parks and
public places in the
Municipality of Kincardine