HomeMy WebLinkAbout17 090 Tiverton Fall Fair Parade (2017) Temporary Road Closure By-lawTHE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF KINCARDINE
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NO. 2017 - 090
BEING A BY-LAW TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE STREETS IN TIVERTON TO
FACILITATE THE TIVERTON FALL FAIR PARADE
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, 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 Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
deems it advisable to temporarily close certain streets within the municipality to restrict
unauthorized traffic during the Tiverton Fall Fair Parade in order to ensure a safe and
orderly event;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine
ENACTS as follows:
• 1. That part of Bruce Road 15, easterly from Bruce Road 23 to Maple Street, be
closed to all vehicular traffic, other than those vehicles authorized by the
organizers, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2017 to
facilitate the Tiverton Fall Fair Parade.
2. That part of Main Street, easterly from Maple Street to MacKay St., be closed to
all vehicular traffic, other than those vehicles authorized by the organizers, from
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2017 to facilitate the Tiverton
Fall Fair Parade.
3. That McKay Street from Main Street to Ross Street, be closed to all vehicular
traffic, other than those vehicles authorized by the organizers, from 11:30 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2017 to facilitate the Tiverton Fall Fair
Parade.
4. That Ross Street, easterly from McKay to Memorial Park Drive, and Memorial
Park Drive from Ross Street to Main Street be closed to all vehicular traffic, other
than those vehicles authorized by the organizers, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
on Saturday, October 7, 2017 to facilitate the Tiverton Fall Fair Parade.
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Tiverton Fall Fair Parade (2017) Temporary Road Closure By-law
By-law No. 2017 - 090
5, Tiverton Agricultural Society shall cause to be erected at each end of the
• 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, and; at such points there shall be erected detour signs indicating
the alternative route and containing a notice that the highway is closed to traffic.
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6. 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.
7. 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.
8. This by law shall come into full force and effect upon its final passage.
9. This by-law may be cited as the "Tiverton Fall Fair Parade (2017) Temporary
Road Closure By-law".
READ a FIRST and SECOND TIME this 5th day of July, 2017.
READ a THIRD TIME and FINALLY PASSED this 5th day of July, 2017.
Mayor
Clerk