HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law No. 2016-097 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
BY-LAW NUMBER 2016-097
BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE CONSTRUCTION,
ALTERATION OR CHANGE OF ANY PRIVATE OR PUBLIC
ENTRANCE, GATE OR OTHER STRUCTURE OR A FACILITY
THAT PERMITS ACCESS TO A HIGHWAY AND TO PROHIBIT
THE DEPOSIT OF REFUSE AND DEBRIS ON THE SAME
WHEREAS Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham deems it
expedient and appropriate to regulate Entrances adjacent to Highways and
prohibit Refuse and Debris from fouling a Highway;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM ENACTS A BY-LAW AS FOLLOWS:
SHORT TITLE
This by-law shall be known and may be cited as the Comprehensive
Road Care, Use and Entrance By-law
Section 1 - Definitions
For the purpose of this by-law:
1.1 "Adjacent Property" shall mean the property abutting a Highway or the
Public Lands to which an Entrance is intended to provide access to and
from a Highway;
1.2 "Building Permit" shall mean a permit issued by the Municipality pursuant
to the provisions and regulations of the Building Code Act, 1992.
1.3 `Chief Building Official' or 'CBO' shall mean the Chief Building Official of
the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham.
1.4 "Clean" shall mean free of Refuse and Debris, and at the discretion of the
Director of Public Works and Operations and/or CBO shall mean to sweep
and/or flush the Highway with a mechanical street cleaning vehicle;
1.5 "Council" shall mean the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
Bayham;
1.6 `County' shall mean the Corporation of the County of Elgin.
1.7 "Curb Cut" shall mean any point at which the curb along a Highway is
interrupted or depressed to provide Entrance to an Adjacent Property;
1.8 "Curb Line" shall mean the line of the curb, or, where no curb is
constructed, the edge of the traveled portion of the Highway;
1.9 "Director of Public Works and Operations" shall mean the Director of
Public Works and Operations, or designate;
1.10 "Entrance" shall mean an area of ingress and egress intended to provide
vehicular access to an Adjacent Property from a Highway;
1.11 "Entrance Agreement" shall mean an agreement prepared by the
Municipality for execution by the Municipality and an Owner as a condition
for granting authorization to obtain an Entrance Permit to carry out Land
Disturbance activities;
1.12 "Entrance Permit" shall mean a permit issued by the Director of Public
Works and Operations and/or CBO for an area of ingress and egress
intended to provide vehicular access to an Adjacent Property from a
Highway;
1.13 "Expense" shall mean any and all sums of money actually spent or
required to be spent by the Municipality pursuant to any section of this by-
law, and shall include but not be limited to all charges, costs, a twenty-five
percent (25%) administrative fee, taxes, outlays, legal fees and losses;
1.14 "Highway" shall mean a Highway under the jurisdiction of the Municipality
and as defined by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Highway Traffic Act,
1990;
1.15 "Land Disturbance" shall mean any man-made change or site alteration to
the land surface through excavation, importation, grading and construction
activities including removal of trees, vegetation, trenching, filling and
grading not in compliance with the issuance of a Building Permit from the
Municipality. Land Disturbance shall not include normal farming practices,
activities covered under a building permit or any man-made change or site
alteration to the land surface through excavation, importation, grading and
construction activities including removal of trees, vegetation, trenching,
filling and grading for the purpose of lawn dressing, landscaping or adding
to flower beds or vegetable gardens, provided that the ground elevation of
the lands is not increased by more than ninety (90) centimetres and shall
not exceed addition or removal of one hundred fifty (150) cubic metres of
land per year.
1.16 "Lot" shall mean a parcel or tract of land capable of being conveyed and
described in a deed or other legal document which:
i. is a whole Lot described in accordance with and is within a
registered plan of subdivision, other than a registered plan of
subdivision which has been deemed by the Municipality not to be a
registered plan of subdivision under a by-law passed pursuant to
the Planning Act;
ii. is a legally separated parcel of land in existence on the date of
passing of this by-law, and which so continues to the relevant time;
iii. has received a final and binding consent to a conveyance pursuant
to the Planning Act; or
iv. is the whole remnant remaining to a (owned) Person after a
conveyance has been made with a final and binding consent
pursuant to the Planning Act, but for the purpose of this clause no
parcel or tract of land ceases to be a Lot by reason only of the fact
that a part or parts of it has or have been conveyed to the
Township, the Region or any municipality; or, Her Majesty in the
Right of Ontario, Her Majesty in the Right of Canada; or for the
construction of a transmission line as defined in the Ontario Energy
Board Act, 1998;
1.17 "Lot Line" shall mean any boundary of a Lot or the vertical projection
thereof;
1.18 "Mud Mat" shall mean a grated device placed at an Entrance designed to
prevent Refuse and Debris from fouling a Highway;
1.19 "Municipality" shall mean the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham;
1.20 "Mutual Entrance" shall mean an Entrance to a Highway that provides
shared access to serve separate existing Lots;
1.21 "Officer" shall mean a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, a person
authorized by Council with the responsibility for enforcing and
administering this by-law as appointed by Municipality of Bayham By-law,
or a Police Officer;
1.22 "Ontario Provincial Standards Drawings" shall mean standard drawings
and construction and material specifications and contract tendering
documents for road works jointly owned and produced by the Ministry of
Transportation, Ontario (MTO) and the Municipal Engineers Association
(MEA);
1.23 "Owner" shall include but not be limited to the applicant for an Entrance
Permit and a Person who, alone or with others, owns a Lot as described in
the most current assessment roll or is a director or officer of a corporation,
as prescribed in a corporate profile or assessment roll;
1.24 "Person" shall include an individual, a sole proprietorship, a partnership,
an unincorporated association, a trust, a body corporate or a natural
person;
1.25 "Preventative Mat" shall mean a rubber or similar device which permits a
Vehicle equipped with cleats, flanges, or tracks on its wheels or rollers to
transport across or on a Highway without fouling or damaging the
Highway;
1.26 "Public Lands" shall mean lands owned by, leased, licensed to or under.
the management of the Municipality, and shall include but not be limited to
any Highway;
1.27 "Refuse"or "Debris" shall include but is not limited to:
i. animal waste and excrement
ii. carcass, hides, bones or feathers of any animal or bird
iii. construction and landscaping materials
iv. celluloid cuttings,
v. material or thing soaked in oil or gasoline
vi. domestic waste
vii. grass cuttings, leaves and vegetation
viii. hay, straw and manure
ix. manufacturers/industrial waste
x. sawdust and shavings
xi. sewage and paper sludge
xii. snow and ice
xiii. swill, soil, dirt earth or organic material
xiv. tree branches or roots
xv. wrecked, dismantled, discarded, inoperative or abandoned
machinery, Vehicles, trailers, boats and their component parts,
and includes Vehicles that appear by reason of their appearance,
mechanical condition or lack of current permit plates to be
inoperable, and tires;
1.28 "Structure" shall mean anything constructed or erected, the use of which
requires location on the ground, or attached to something having location
on the ground and, without limiting the generality of the forgoing, shall
include buildings and motor vehicles;
1.29 "Vehicle" shall have the same meaning as defined in the Highway Traffic
Act, and includes a motor vehicle, trailer, bicycle and any vehicle drawn,
propelled or driven by any kind of power, including muscular power.
Section 2 — Refuse and Debris
2.1 No Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, throw, push, plow, place, pile,
store, dump or deposit or permit to be thrown, pushed, plowed, placed,
piled, stored, dumped or deposited any Refuse or Debris on a Highway.
2.2 No Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, throw, push, plow, place, pile,
store, dump or deposit or permit to be thrown, pushed, plowed, placed,
piled, stored, dumped or deposited any Refuse or Debris to obstruct or
interfere with any culvert or ditch adjacent to a Highway.
2.3 No Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, foul, encumber or damage or
permit to be fouled, encumbered or damaged a Highway by animals,
Vehicles or other means.
2.4 No Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, obstruct or permit to be
obstructed a drain, gutter or water course along or upon a Highway.
2.5 No Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, set or carry or permit to be set
or carried fire on a Highway.
2.6 No Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, erect or maintain or permit to
be erected or maintained any gate or door so that the same shall open or
swing outward over any part of a Highway.
2.7 Unless authorized by an over-dimensional permit issued by the
Municipality, no Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, move or permit to
be moved any building or structure into, along, or across a Highway.
2.8 No Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, move, or permit to be moved
a Vehicle equipped with cleats, flanges, or tracks on its wheels or rollers
on or along a Highway, except by means of a float, trailer, or other similar
device.
2.9 No Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, move, or permit to be moved
a Vehicle equipped with cleats, flanges, or tracks on its wheels or rollers
on or along a Highway unless a Preventative Mat has first been laid on the
surface of the portion of the Highway to be crossed.
2.10 No Person shall, knowingly or unknowingly, pull down, destroy, deface or
in any way interfere with, or permit to be pulled down, destroyed, defaced
or in any way interfered with, any municipal infrastructure, including but
not limited to, any post, surveyor's mark, bench mark, traffic sign, Highway
name sign, sign board, regulatory sign, traffic signal, traffic cone, or any
other traffic control device that is affixed or placed on a Highway.
2.11 No Person carrying out or causing or permitting to be carried out any Land
Disturbance shall do so without keeping all Highways, under the
jurisdiction of the Municipality, Clean of Refuse, Debris and dust
emanating from the Land Disturbance.
2.12 No Person carrying out or causing or permitting to be carried out any Land
Disturbance shall do so without constructing a Mud Mat, or taking
alternate measures as approved by the Municipality to prevent Refuse and
Debris from fouling a Highway.
Section 3 — Entrance Permits
3.1 No Person shall construct, install, widen or alter or permit to be
constructed, installed, widened or altered any Curb Line, Curb Cut or
Entrance without first having applied for and obtained an Entrance Permit
from the Director of Public Works and Operations and/or CBO pursuant to
the provisions of this by-law.
3.2 No Person shall construct, install, widen or alter or permit to be
constructed, installed, widened or altered any Curb Line, Curb Cut or
Entrance except in accordance with the plans, specifications, documents,
the Ontario Provincial Standards Drawings, terms and conditions and any
other information used as the basis for the issuance of an Entrance Permit
from the Director of Public Works and Operations and/or CBO pursuant to
the provisions of this by-law.
3.3 An Entrance, if permitted by the granting of an Entrance Permit pursuant
to the provisions of this by-law, is permitted on a Highway only to provide
Entrance to an Adjacent Property and shall not be constructed, installed,
widened or altered or permitted to be constructed, installed, widened or
altered to perform any other function, including the parking of Vehicles.
3.4 Every Entrance Permit shall be Lot specific.
3.5 Every Owner of Adjacent Property shall obtain an Entrance Permit for:
i. construction of a new Entrance;
ii. changing the design of an existing Entrance;
iii. changing the location of an existing Entrance; or
iv. carrying out or causing or permitting to be carried out any Land
Disturbance and shall include, but not be limited to any Land
Disturbance conducted under a permit system authorized by the
Province of Ontario, County or any Conservation Authority.
3.6 The Entrance Permit may:
i. prohibit the construction, design, alteration and change in use of an
Entrance without a valid Entrance Permit;
ii. refuse to grant, suspend or revoke an Entrance Permit;
iii. impose conditions, including special conditions as a requirement of
obtaining, or continuing to hold an Entrance Permit; or
iv. impose special conditions on an Entrance Permit in a class that
have not been imposed on all of the Entrance Permits in that class
in order to obtain, or to continue to hold an Entrance Permit.
3.7 The Director of Public Works and Operations and CBO shall have
delegated authority to:
i. prohibit the construction, design, alteration and change in use of an
Entrance without a valid Entrance Permit;
ii. refuse to grant, suspend or revoke an Entrance Permit;
iii. impose conditions, including special conditions as a requirement of
obtaining, or continuing to hold an Entrance Permit; and
iv. impose special conditions on an Entrance Permit in a class that
have not been imposed on all of the Entrance Permits in that class
in order to obtain, or to continue to hold an Entrance Permit.
3.8 The Director of Public Works and Operations and CBO shall consider the
following criteria when reviewing applications for Entrance Permits:
i. public safety;
ii. protection of the public through the orderly control of traffic
movements onto and from Highways, including possible
requirements for left and/or right turn lanes;
iii. providing legal access onto Highways from Adjacent Property;
iv. required sight distance, safe grade, and alignment conditions for
all traffic using the proposed Entrance;
v. maintaining the orderly flow of the traffic traveling on the
Highway;
vi. no undue interference with the safe movement of through
traffic;
vii. protection of the public investment in the Highway and minimizing
Municipality expenditures on the maintenance of Highways and
Entrances; and
viii. reducing future maintenance problems and reconstruction costs of
Highways and Entrances.
3.9 Every Owner shall provide in full a complete application at the time the
application is submitted or the Director of Public Works and Operations
and/or CBO shall not accept the application.
3.10 A complete application shall include all of the information required on the
application form and the following:
i. payment of the prescribed Entrance Permit fees set out in Schedule
'A' of this by-law;
ii. any other document or information as may be required in any other
Section of this by-law; and
iii. any other affidavit, document or information as may be requested
by the Director of Public Works and Operations and/or CBO.
TERM OF ENTRANCE PERMIT
3.11 An Entrance Permit issued with respect to a Lot pursuant to the provisions
of this by-law shall be valid until any of the following activities occur on the
same Lot:
i. construction of a new Entrance;
ii. changing the design of the existing Entrance;
iii. changing the location of the existing Entrance;
iv. carrying out or permitting to be carried out any Land Disturbance
and shall include, but not be limited to any Land Disturbance
conducted under a permit system authorized by the Province of
Ontario, County or any Conservation Authority.
3.12 An Entrance Permit shall expire six (6) months following the date of issue
if the Entrance construction has not commenced. After the expiration of
the six (6) month term, a new Entrance Permit shall be obtained before
proceeding with work on the Entrance.
ENTRANCE PERMIT FEES
3.13 All Entrance Permit fees shall be as set out in Schedule 'A' to this by-law,
reflected in the Municipality Fees By-law, and non-refundable.
CONDITIONS FOR ENTRANCE PERMIT ISSUANCE
3.14 For every Entrance Permit that is issued, the Owner shall perform and
observe the following conditions:
i. pay the applicable fees;
ii. not carry on activities that are in contravention of this by-law or any
other Municipal By-law;
iii. when required, enter into an Entrance Agreement and pay the
applicable fee set out in Schedule 'A' of this by-law, for any
Entrance Permit that is issued as a result of Land Disturbance,
which shall be in force and effect until said Land Disturbance ends,
for which the Entrance Agreement conditions, having regard to the
objectives of Section 3.8 of this by-law, may include but not be
limited to:
a. Letter of Credit;
b. specified transportation traffic routes;
c. insurance; and
d. indemnification.
ENTRANCE PERMIT APPLICATION -SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
3.15 Every Entrance Permit application shall be subject to investigations by and
comments or recommendations from such municipal or provincial
departments or agencies as the Director of Public Works and Operations
and/or CBO deems necessary, or as directed by Council, including but not
limited to:
i. Ontario Provincial Police;
ii. Municipality of Bayham Fire Department; and
iii. Municipality of Bayham Public Works and Operations Department.
INCOMPLETE APPLICATION
3.16 An Entrance Permit application that does not comply with the provisions of
Section 3.10 shall be deemed incomplete and shall be returned by
registered mail to the Owner pursuant to 3.19 of this by-law.
3.17 Every Entrance Permit application that has not received required
comments from all municipal or provincial departments or agencies as the
Director of Public Works and Operations and/or CBO deems necessary
within sixty (60) days from the date of filing of the application, pursuant to
Section 3.15 of this by-law, due to the Owner's inability to comply with the
requirements to obtain an Entrance Permit pursuant to this by-law, shall
be deemed incomplete.
NOTICE
3.18 Every Owner shall notify the Director of Public Works and Operations in
writing within ten (10) days of any change in his mailing address and shall
be sent to:
Director of Public Works and Operations
Municipality of Bayham
9344 Plank Rd
Straffordville, ON
L9P 1T1
3.19 Any notice or request made pursuant to this by-law may be given in writing
by registered mail and is effective:
i. on the date on which a copy is hand delivered to the Person to
whom it is addressed; or
ii. on the fifth (5th) day after a copy is sent by registered mail to the
Person's last known address.
3.20 For the purpose of Section 3.19 of this by-law, the Owner's last known
address shall be deemed to be that provided pursuant to Section 3.10 of
this by-law and may be changed pursuant to Section 3.18 of this by-law.
3.21 No Person served with a notice under any section of this by-law shall fail
to comply with such notice within the time provided by such notice.
CONTRAVENTION OF OTHER LAWS PROHIBITED
3.22 The issuance of an Entrance Permit under this by-law is not intended and
shall not be construed as permission or consent by the Municipality for the
Owner to contravene or to fail to observe or comply with any law of
Canada or Ontario or any other by-law of the Municipality or the County.
REVOCATION OF ENTRANCE PERMIT
3.23 The Director of Public Works and Operations and/or CBO may revoke or
suspend an Entrance Permit:
i. which is voluntarily surrendered by the Owner for revocation;
ii. at any time when the Owner fails to meet any provision of this by-
law; or
iii. that was obtained by any mistake, misstatement or
misrepresentation.
NOTICE OF ENTRANCE PERMIT REFUSAL, REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION
3.24 Where the Director of Public Works and Operations and/or CBO decides
to refuse to issue, to revoke or suspend an Entrance Permit, he shall give
notice of his decision for refusal, revocation or suspension to the Owner,
together with the reason for his decision, pursuant to Section 3.19 of this
by-law, as well as to such other Persons, departments, boards,
commissions, authorities or agencies as appear to have an interest in the
decision.
Section 4 - Entrance Permit - General Provisions
4.1 Every Entrance Permit that is issued shall be subject to Sections 2, 3 and
Section 4 of this by-law, all of which shall be performed or observed at all
times while the Entrance Permit is in force.
4.2 The Owner shall notify the Director of Public Works and Operations
and/or CBO at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to commencement of any
activities pursuant to Section 3.5 of this by-law, authorized by a valid
Entrance Permit.
4.3 The Owner shall ensure that the construction of the Entrance is in
accordance with the requirements of all applicable regulatory agencies
having jurisdiction.
4.4 No person shall construct, install, widen or modify an entrance without
approval of the Municipality.
4.5 The Owner shall be bound by the terms and conditions contained in
the Entrance Permit and, where applicable, the Entrance Agreement.
Section 5 — Multiple Entrances - Mutual Entrances
5.1 Every lot shall be limited to the following number of entrances, namely:
i. up to the first 15 metres of lot frontage, not more than one (1)
entrance;
ii. greater than 15 metres of lot frontage but not more than 30 metres
of lot frontage, not more than two (2) entrances with a combined
width not exceeding thirty percent (30%) of the lot frontage;
iii. for each additional 30 metres of lot frontage, not more than one (1)
additional entrance.
5.2 Mutual Entrances shall be discouraged due to potential ownership
problems and may only be considered at the sole and absolute
unfettered discretion of the Director of Public Works and Operations if
individual Entrances are not possible due to physical constraints.
Section 6 — Inspection and Maintenance
6.1 Upon approval and final inspection by the Director of Public Works and
Operations of a culvert installation, within the municipal road allowance, as
a component of an Entrance Permit issued pursuant to the provisions of
this by-law, the culvert shall become the property of the Municipality and
all subsequent maintenance and repairs of the culvert shall be the
responsibility of the Municipality, at the discretion of the Municipality.
6.2 Every Entrance located on a Highway, within the municipally owned public
right of way, shall be maintained in good condition by the Adjacent
Property Owner in accordance with Ontario Provincial Standards
Drawings at his own expense.
i. Condition and compliance is determined at the discretion of the
Director of Public Works and Operations.
6.3 The Municipality shall maintain only that portion of the Entrance from the
traveled portion of the Highway to the outer edge of the Curb Line.
6.4 The Director of Public Works and Operations may conduct a field
inspection of the Entrance at any time during the application for the
Entrance Permit or at any time the Entrance Permit is in force and effect.
6.5 The Director of Public Works and Operations may require that
modifications or alterations be performed if the installation of the Entrance
does not conform to the approved plans and specifications.
6.6 In the event of a contravention of any provision of this by-law, in addition
to any fine ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Director of
Public Works and Operations may provide notice to the Owner requiring,
among other things,:
i. Refuse and Debris be removed from a Highway;
ii. a Highway to be Cleaned at the Owner's expense if the fouling is
deemed by the Director of Public Works and Operations to be an
immediate danger to the health and safety of any Person;
iii. the immediate cessation of any Land Disturbance causing fouling of
a Highway; or
iv. the immediate cessation of any operation causing dust to blow onto
a Highway from the Land Disturbance site.
6.7 In the event that modifications, alterations, Cleaning, removal or cessation
are required, the Director of Public Works and Operations shall provide
written notice of the required modifications, alterations, Cleaning, removal
or cessation to the Owner pursuant to Section 3.19 of this by-law.
6.8 The Owner shall carry out the required modifications, alterations,
Cleaning, removal or cessation pursuant to Section 6.7 of this by-law
within the time period specified within the written notice and is responsible
for the expense of any modifications, alterations, Cleaning, removal or
cessation required.
6.9 Where the notice in Section 6.7 of this by-law is not complied with within
the time period specified within the written notice, the Director of Public
Works and Operations shall, on behalf of the Owner, modify, alter, Clean
or remove the contravention at the sole cost of the Owner with such
Expense to be recovered in full in the manner provided in Section 7 of this
by-law.
6.10 The Municipality shall maintain and replace from time to time as required,
in its discretion, all culverts installed meeting the requirements of this By-
law. The maintenance and/or repair of the driving surface is the
responsibility of the owner.
Section 7 - Recovery of Expenses
7.1 All expenses associated with an Entrance Permit are the responsibility of
the Owner. The expenses shall include, but are not limited to, applicable
Entrance Permit application fees, Entrance Agreement fees, construction
materials and labour, utilities, traffic control devices, layout, surveying,
engineering, legal costs and modification, alteration, Cleaning of
Entrances or removal of Refuse and Debris.
7.2 All expenses incurred by the Municipality as a result of contravention
of the General Provisions of this By-law are the responsibility of the
Owner and/or offending party. The expenses shall include, but are not
limited to, applicable Entrance Permit application fees, Entrance
Agreement fees, construction materials and labour, utilities, traffic control
devices, layout, surveying, engineering, legal costs and modification,
alteration, Cleaning of Entrances or removal of Refuse and Debris.
7.3 All Expenses incurred by the Municipality in connection with the
enforcement of this by-law shall be paid within thirty (30) days of their
billing date, and in the event of failure to pay the entire amount due within
said thirty (30) days, at the discretion of the Municipality, the outstanding
balance of the invoice may thereafter be added to the tax roll and
collected in a like manner as taxes as of the year in which the Expenses
were billed.
Section 8 — Existing Entrances, Exceptions and Grandfathering
8.1 This by-law shall apply to all Entrances which existed or were created
before this by-law was passed.
8.2 Existing Entrances to each Lot of record at the time of the passage of this
by-law shall be permitted.
8.3 This by-law shall not apply so as to prohibit the Municipality, the County,
and other provincial, federal and municipal agencies, their agents and
employees, and Persons and organizations authorized by them in writing
from depositing material upon, or excavating, any Highway within the
Municipality, in the course of their normal operations, providing that all
appropriate safety precautions are employed.
8.4 Section 3.5 i) and Section 3.11 i) of this by-law shall not apply to:
i. Activities covered under a valid building permit;
ii. any minor alterations or repairs to a structure that do not include an
excavation or a wet process such as masonry, concrete or plaster;
iii. attached or detached garages and carports which does not include
an exaction or a wet process such as masonry, concrete or plaster;
iv. accessory structures and additions to a house where such
accessory building or addition does not include an exaction or a wet
process such as masonry, concrete or plaster;
v. accessory structures and additions less that thirty square metres in
building area;
vi. porches, sundecks and steps for houses;
vii. any advertising pole sign or fascia sign.
viii. Normal Farming Practices.
8.5 This by-law shall not apply to any development which is subject to a
Subdivision Agreement within the Municipality until such time as all curbs,
gutters and sidewalks required by the Subdivision Agreement are
constructed.
8.6 At the discretion of the Director of Public Works and Operations, Section 3
of this by-law shall not apply to any Land Disturbance that is:
i. subject to Site Alteration Agreement with the Municipality; or
ii. authorized under a valid, current Aggregate Extraction Licence
issued by, and in compliance with the Ministry of Natural
Resources.
Section 9 - Infractions and Penalties
9.1 Every Person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is
guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to pay a fine or penalty
for each offence, exclusive of costs, as provided for in the Provincial
Offences Act.
Section 10 - Prohibition Order
10.1 When a Person has been convicted of an offence under this by-law, the
Superior Court of Justice, or any other court of competent jurisdiction,
may, in addition to any other penalty imposed on the Person convicted,
issue an order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence or
the doing of any act or thing by the Person convicted directed toward the
continuation or repetition of the offence.
Section 11 -Administration
11.1 Unless otherwise indicated, the administration of this by-law is assigned
by Council to the Director of Public Works and Operations and the CBO
who may delegate the performance of his functions under this By-law from
time to time as occasion requires.
11.2 In this by-law, unless the contrary intention is indicated, words used in the
singular shall include the plural and words used in the male gender shall
include the female gender or vice versa, where applicable.
11.3 If there is a conflict between a provision in this by-law and a provision of
any other Municipal By-law, the provision that establishes the highest
standard to protect the health, safety and welfare of the general public
shall apply.
Section 12 - Enforcement
12.1 An Officer and/or CBO shall be responsible for the enforcement of this by-
law.
12.2 No Person shall hinder or obstruct or attempt to hinder or obstruct, any
Officer or the Director of Public Works and Operations while exercising
any power or performing any duty under this by-law.
Section 13 - Severability
13.1 In the event any section or provision of this by-law is held invalid, the
remainder of the by-law shall continue in force and effect.
13.2 This by-law shall come into full force and effect on the date of its passing
by Council.
13.3 By-law 2009-046 and 2009-088 shall be repealed in their entirety.
READ a FIRST, SECOND and THIRD TIME and finally passed this 3rd day of
November, 2016.
MA OR
Schedule 'A'
COMPREHENSIVE ROAD CARE, USE AND ENTRANCE BY-LAW
BY-LAW 2016-097
ITEM FEE
Entrance Permit Fee $160.00
Entrance Agreement Fee $500.00
PROVINCIAL OFFENCES ACT
Part I
IT IS ORDERED pursuant to the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act
and the rules for the Ontario Court of Justice that the amount set opposite
each of the offences in the schedule of offences under the Provincial
Statutes and Regulations thereunder and Municipal By-law No. 2016-097
of the Municipality of Bayham, attached hereto are the set fines for those
offences. This Order is to take effect September 8th, 2017.
Dated at London this 8th day of September, 2017.
:/i0c
Stephen J. Fuerth
Regional Senior Justice
West Region
ITEM
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
1. Throw Refuse or Debris on Highway
2. Push Refuse or Debris on Highway
3. Plow Refuse or Debris on Highway
4. Place Refuse or Debris on Highway
5. Store Refuse or Debris on Highway
6. Pile Refuse or Debris on Highway
7. Dump Refuse or Debris on Highway
8. Deposit Refuse or Debris on Highway
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
COLUMN 2
Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
s. 2.1
s. 2.1
s. 2.1
s. 2.1
s. 2.1
S. 2.1
s. 2.1
s. 2.1
9. Permit Refuse or Debris to be Thrown on Highway s. 2.1
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care,
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified copy of which by-law
has been filed.
ITEM
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
Permit Refuse or Debris to be Pushed on Highway
Permit Refuse or Debris to be Plowed on Highway
Permit Refuse or Debris to be Placed on Highway
Permit Refuse or Debris to be Piled on Highway
Permit Refuse or Debris to be Stored on Highway
Permit Refuse or Debris to be Dumped on Highway
Permit Refuse or Debris to be Deposited on Highway
Obstruct Culvert by Refuse or Debris
Obstruct Ditch by Refuse or Debris
Interfere with Culvert by Refuse or Debris
COLUMN 2
Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
S. 2.1
s. 2.1
S. 2.1
s. 2.1
S. 2.1
s. 2.1
S. 2.1
S. 2.2
S. 2.2
S. 2.2
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care,
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified copy of which by-law
has been filed.
ITEM
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
Interfere with Ditch by Refuse or Debris
Permit Obstruction of Culvert by Refuse or Debris
Permit Obstruction of Ditch by Refuse or Debris
Permit Interference with Culvert by Refuse or Debris
Permit Interference with Ditch by Refuse or Debris
Foul Highway by Animals
Damage Highway by Animals
Encumber Highway by Animals
Permit Fouling of Highway by Animals
Permit Damaging of Highway by Animals
COLUMN 2
Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
s. 2.2
S. 2.2
S. 2.2
S. 2.2
s. 2.2
s. 2.3
s. 2.3
S. 2.3
S. 2.3
S. 2.3
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care,
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$210.00
$105.00
$105.00
$210.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified copy of which by-law
has been filed.
ITEM
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
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36.
37.
38.
39.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
Permit Encumbering of Highway by Animals S. 2.3
Fouling of Highway by Vehicle s. 2.3
Encumbering of Highway by Vehicle S. 2.3
Damaging of Highway by Vehicle s. 2.3
Permit Fouling of Highway by Vehicle S. 2.3
Permit Encumbering of Highway by Vehicle S. 2.3
Permit Damaging of Highway by Vehicle s. 2.3
Fouling of Highway by Other Means S. 2.3
Encumbering of Highway by Other Means S. 2.3
Damaging of Highway by Other Means s. 2.3
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care.
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$1-05.00
$105.00
$105.00
$210.00
$105.00
$105.00
$210.00
$105.00
$105.00
$210.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified copy of which by-law
has been filed.
ITEM
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
Permit Fouling of Highway by Other Means
Permit Encumbering of Highway by Other Means
Permit Damaging of Highway by Other Means
Obstruct Drain Along or Upon a Highway
Obstruct Gutter Along or Upon a Highway
Obstruct Water Course Along or Upon a Highway
Permit Obstruction of Drain Along or Upon a Highway
Permit Obstruction of Gutter Along or Upon a Highway
Permit Obstruction of Water Course Along or Upon
a Highway
Set Fire on a Highway
COLUMN 2
Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
S. 2.3
s. 2.3
S. 2.3
s. 2.4
s. 2.4
s. 2.4
S. 2.4
S. 2.4
S. 2.4
S. 2.5
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care,
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$105.00
$105.00
$210.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$210.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified c_opy of which by-law
has been filed.
ITEM
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
Carry Fire on a Highway
Permit Fire to be Set on Highway
Permit Fire to be Carried on a Highway
Erect Gate or Door Opening on a Highway
Maintain Gate or Door Opening on a Highway
Permit Erection of Gate or Door Opening on a Highway
Permit Maintenance of Gate or Door Opening on
a Highway
Move Building or Structure Without Permit
Permit Building or Structure to be Moved Without Permit
Move Vehicle Equipped with Cleats, Flanges or Tracks
-No Float, Trailer or Similar Device
COLUMN 2
Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
S. 2.5
S. 2.5
s. 2.5
s. 2.6
S. 2.6
S. 2.6
S. 2.6
S. 2.7
s. 2.7
S. 2.8
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care,
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified copy of which by-law
has been filed.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALl1Y OF BAYHAM
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
ITEM COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
60. Permit Vehicle Equipped with Cleats, Flanges or
Tracks to be Moved -No Float, Trailer or Similar Device
61. Move Vehicle Equipped with Cleats, Flanges or Tracks
-No Preventative Mat
62. Permit Move of Vehicle Equipped with Cleats, Flanges
Or Tracks -No Preventative Mat
63. Pull down Municipal Infrastructure
64. Destroy Municipal Infrastructure
65. Deface Municipal Infrastructure
66. Interfere with Municipal Infrastructure
67. Permit Municipal Infrastructure to be Pulled Down
68. Permit Municipal Infrastructure to be Destroyed
COLUMN 2
Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
s. 2.8
s. 2.9
S. 2.9
S. 2.10
s. 2.10
S. 2.10
S. 2.10
S. 2.10
S. 2.10
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care,
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified copy of which by-law
has been filed.
ITEM
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
Permit Municipal Infrastructure to be-Defaced
Permit Municipal Infrastructure to be Interfered With
Fail to Keep Highway Clean of Refuse, Debris, or Dust
-Land Disturbance
Permit Failure to Keep Highway Clean of Refuse, Debris
or Dust -Land Disturbance
Fouling of Highway by Refuse and Debris -Land
Disturbance -No Mud Mat
Fouling of Highway by Refuse and Debris -Land
Disturbance -No Alternate Measures
Permit Fouling of Highway by Refuse and Debris -Land
Disturbance -No Mud Mat
Permit Fouling of Highway by Refuse and Debris -Land
Disturbance -No Alternative Measures
COLUMN 2
Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
S. 2.10
S. 2.10
S. 2.11
s. 2.11
s. 2.12
s. 2.12
S. 2.12
S. 2.12
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care,
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$210.00
$210.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
$105.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified copy of which by-law
has been filed.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
ITEM COLUMN 1
Short Form Wording
77. Construct, Install, Widen or Alter Curb Line
-No Entrance Permit
78. Construct, Install, Widen or Alter Curb Cut
-No Entrance Permit
79. Construct, Install, Widen or Alter Entrance
-No Entrance Permit
80. Permit Curb Line to be Constructed, Installed, Widened
or Altered -No Entrance Permit
81. Permit Curb Cut to be Constructed, Installed, Widened
or Altered -No Entrance Permit
82. Permit Entrance to be Constructed, Installed, Widened
or Altered -No Entrance Permit
83. Construct, Install, Widen or Alter Curb Line -Not in
Accordance with an Entrance Permit
COLUMN 2
Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
s. 3.1
S. 3.1
S. 3.1
S. 3.1
S. 3.1
s. 3.1
S. 3.2
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care,
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified copy of which by-law
has been filed.
ITEM
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
Part I Provincial Offences Act
BY-LAW NO. 2016-097
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2
Short Form Wording Provision Creating or Defining
Offence
Construct, Install, Widen or Alter Curb Cut -Not in
Accordance with Entrance Permit S. 3.2
Construct, Install, Widen, or Alter Entrance -Not in
Accordance with Entrance Permit S. 3.2
Permit Curb Line to be Constructed, Installed, Widened
or Altered -Not in Accordance with Entrance Permit s. 3.2
Permit Curb Cut to be Constructed, Installed, Widened
or Altered -Not in Accordance with Entrance Permit S. 3.2
Permit Entrance to be Constructed, Installed, Widened
or Altered -Not in Accordance with Entrance Permit s. 3.2
TITLE: Comprehensive Road Care,
Use and Entrance By-Law
COLUMN 3
Set Fine
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
$210.00
NOTE: The penalty provision(s) for the offence(s) indicated above is s. 9.1 of By-Law No. 2016-097, a certified copy of which by-law
has been filed.