HomeMy WebLinkAbout15 068 Red Spring Films ( 2015) Ltd. 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
FILMING BY RED SPRING FILMS (2015) LTD.
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 Red Spring Films (2015) Ltd. has requested to temporarily
close certain streets and restrict parking within the municipality to facilitate the
filming of a movie;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of
Kincardine ENACTS as follows:
111 1. That portion of Queen Street, northerly from the entrance to 923 Queen
Street to the entrance to 950 Queen Street, be closed to all vehicular traffic,
other than those vehicles authorized by the organizers, on Sunday May 10th
2015 at 6:00 p.m. to Monday, May 11, 2015 at 6 a.m. for the purpose of
filming by Red Spring Films (2015) Ltd.
2. That portion of Queen Street from Durham Market South to Gordon Street
be closed to all vehicular traffic, other than those vehicles authorized by the
organizers, on Monday, May 11, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for the
purpose of filming by Red Spring Films (2015) Ltd.
3. Red Spring Films (2015) Ltd. 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.
• 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.
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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 "Red Spring Films (2015) Ltd. Road Closure
By -law ".
READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this 6th day of May, 2015.
READ a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 6th day of May, 2015.
Mayor Clerk
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