HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 075 Kincardine Cruise Night 2007 Temporary Road Closure
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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
BY-LAW
NO. 2007 - 075
BEING A BY-LAW TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE STREETS TO FACILITATE
KINCARDINE CRUISE NIGHTS
WHEREAS Section 11 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, 5.0. 2001, c. 25, as amended,
provides that a lower-tier municipality may pass by-laws, respecting matters within the
sphere of jurisdiction of highways, including parking and traffic on highways;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the said Municipal Act, Section 8 (1) and 9 provide that
the powers of a municipality under this or any other Act shall be interpreted broadly so
as to confer broad authority on the municipality to enable the municipality to govern its
affairs as it considers appropriate and to enhance the municipality's ability to respond to
municipal issues and has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person
for the purpose of exercising its authority under this or any other Act;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the said Municipal Act, Section 35 authorizes
municipalities to pass by-laws removing or restricting the common law right of passage
by the public over a highway;
AND WHEREAS the Kincardine Cruise Night Committee has requested that part of
Queen Street be closed from the north side of Durham Market North to the south side of
Durham Street and Lambton Street westerly from the west side of Princes Street to the
municipal parking lot west of 286 Lambton Street, in order to facilitate Kincardine Cruise
Nights on June 29,2007, August 3, 2007 and August 31, 2007;
NOW THEREFORE the Council for The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
ENACTS as follows:
1. That part of Queen Street, northerly from the north side of Durham Market North
to the south side of Durham Street, be closed to all vehicular traffic, other than
those vehicles authorized by the organizers on June 30, 2007, August 3, 2007
and August 31, 2007 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for the purpose of holding the
2007 Kincardine Cruise Nights.
2. That part of Lambton Street, westerly from the west side of Princes Street to the
municipal parking lot west of 286 Lambton Street (old arena pad), be closed to all
vehicular traffic, other than those vehicles authorized by the organizers, on June
29, 2007, August 3, 2007 and August 31, 2007 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for
the purpose of holding the 2007 Kincardine Cruise Nights.
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Kincardine Cruise Nights (2007) Temporary Road Closures By-law
By-law No. 2007 - 075
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The Kincardine Cruise Night Committee shall erect at each end of such highway
or portion thereof, and where an alternative route deviates therefore, a barricade
upon which an adequate warning device shall be exposed and in good working
order continuously and at such points there shall be erected a detour sign
indicating the alternative route and containing a notice that the highway is closed
to traffic.
4. Every person who uses a highway or portion of a highway so closed to traffic
does so at his or her own risk and The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine is not liable for any damage sustained by a person using the highway
or portion thereof so closed to traffic.
5. Every person who without lawful authority uses a highway or portion thereof so
closed to traffic while it is protected in accordance with this paragraph, or who
removes or defaces any barricade, device, detour sign or notice placed thereon
by lawful authority, is guilty of an offence and is subject to the penalties as set
forth in the Provincial Offences Act and is also liable to The Corporation of the
Municipality of Kincardine for any damage or injury occasioned by such wrongful
use, removal or defacement.
6.
This by law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passage.
7. This by-law may be cited as the "Kincardine Cruise Nights (2007) Temporary
Road Closure By-law",
READ a FIRST, SECOND, and a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 6th day of
June 2007.
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Clerk