HomeMy WebLinkAbout15 011 The Lighthouse Blues Festival (2015) Road Closure By-law THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
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BEING A BY -LAW TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE STREETS TO FACILITATE
THE 2015 LIGHTHOUSE BLUES FESTIVAL
WHEREAS Section 11 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 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, 2001, 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, 2001, 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 Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
deems it advisable to temporarily close certain streets within the municipality to
facilitate the 2015 Lighthouse Blues Festival;
O NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
1. That Queen Street from Durham Market South to Lambton Street be closed
to all vehicular traffic, other than those vehicles authorized by the
organizers, on Saturday July 11, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the
purpose of holding the 2015 Lighthouse Blues Festival.
2. THAT Durham Market North be closed to all vehicular traffic, other than
those vehicles authorized by the organizers on Saturday July 11, 2015 from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of holding the 2015 Lighthouse Blues
Festival.
3. The Lighthouse Blues Festival Inc. 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 from sunset until sunrise 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.
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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 "The Lighthouse Blues Festival (2015)
Road Closure By -law ".
READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this 28th day of January, 2015.
• READ a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 28th day of January, 2015.
Mayor Clerk
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