TRAFFIC BYLAW

2024-04

TOWN OF OLDS

BYLAW NO. 2024-04
 

BEING A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF OLDS TO REGULATE TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY USAGE WITHIN THE TOWN OF OLDS

WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26, authorizes a Municipality to pass bylaws respecting the safety, health, and welfare of people and the protection of people and property; activities and things in on or near a Public Place or place that is open to the public, and transport and transportation systems;
 

AND WHEREAS the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M-26 provides that a Municipality has the direction, control, and management of all roads within the Municipality;

AND WHEREAS the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000 c T-6 and the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act, RSA 2000, c D-4, authorizes a Municipality to pass bylaws with respect to a Highway under its direction, control and management;

NOW THEREFORE the municipal Council of the Town of Olds in the Province of Alberta,

duly assembled, enacts as follows:

PART 1

BYLAW TITLE

1. This Bylaw may be referred to as “The Traffic Bylaw”.

PART 2
DEFINITIONS

2. Words used in this bylaw have the same meaning as defined in the Alberta Municipal Government Act, Traffic Safety Act, Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act, including their amendments and regulations, unless defined otherwise in this bylaw.
    
3. “Act” means the Alberta Municipal Government Act, Traffic Safety Act, Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act, including their Regulations and as amendments or substituted from time to time.
                          
4. ”Chief Administrative Officer” or “CAO” means the individual appointed by Council to the position of Chief Administrative Officer under section 205 of the Municipal Government Act and pursuant to the Chief Administrative Officer Bylaw; or anyone authorized to act on his/her behalf.
    
5. “Commercial Vehicle” means a Vehicle operated on a Highway by or on behalf of a person for the purpose of providing transportation and includes:

1. 1. Vehicle or a combination of Commercial Vehicles that is registered for a gross weight of more than 4,500 kilograms;

1. 2. tractor, grader, road building or road maintenance equipment, or construction equipment, other than truck-type Vehicles, regardless of weight and that is not a bus;

1. 3. a truck-type Vehicle; or

1. 4. a bus

but does not include a private passenger Vehicle.
 

6. “Council” means the Town of Olds municipal Council.
    
7. “Emergency Vehicle” means:

1. a Vehicle operated by a Peace Officer or police service as defined in the Police Act R.S.A. 2000, Ch. P-17 (as amended),
    
2. a fire-fighting or other type of Vehicle operated by the fire protection service of a Municipality,
    
3. an ambulance operated by a Person or organization providing ambulance services,
    
4. a Vehicle operated as a gas, power, or water disconnection unit of a public utility, or
    
5. a Vehicle designated by regulation as an emergency response unit.
    

8. “Highway” means any thoroughfare, street, road, trail, avenue, Parkway, driveway, viaduct, lane, Alley, square, bridge, causeway, trestle way or other place or any part of any of them, whether publicly or privately owned, that the public is ordinarily entitled or permitted to use for the passage or Parking of Vehicles and includes:

1. a Sidewalk, including a Boulevard adjacent to the Sidewalk,

2. if a ditch lies adjacent to and parallel with the Roadway, the ditch, and

3. if a Highway right of way is contained between fences or between a fence and one side of the Roadway, all the land between the fences, or all the land between the fence and the edge of the Roadway, as the case may be,

but does not include a place declared by provincial regulation not to be a

Highway.

9. “Motorcycle” means a Motor Vehicle, other than a moped, that is mounted on 2 or 3 wheels and includes those Motor Vehicles known in the automotive trade as Motorcycles and scooters.
    
10. “Motor Vehicle” means:

(i)    a Vehicle propelled by any power other any muscular power, or
 

(ii)   a moped,
 

but does not include a bicycle, a power bicycle, an aircraft, an implement of husbandry or a Motor Vehicle that runs only on rails.
 

11. “Municipality” means a Municipality as defined in the Municipal Government Act and includes a Metis settlement.
     
12. “Municipal Enforcement” means the Town of Olds Municipal Enforcement Department;
     
13. “Municipal Violation Ticket” means a Town-issued notice that alleges an offence and provides a person with the opportunity to pay an amount to the Town in lieu of prosecution for the offence.
     
14. “Obstruction” means an encroachment, excavation, structure, or other obstacle, including a tree, shrub, or hedge, that:

1. interferes with or prevents the vision, passage, maintenance or use of Public Places by Vehicles or Pedestrians; or

2. interferes with or prevents the proper operation of public work.

15. “Off-Highway Vehicle” means any motorized mode of transportation not intended for normal Roadway use, but built for cross-country travel on land, water, snow, ice or marsh or swamp land or on other natural terrain and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes, when specifically designed for such non-Roadway travel:

1. 4-wheel drive Vehicles,

2. low pressure tire Vehicles,

3. Motorcycles and related 2-wheel Vehicles,

4. amphibious machines,

5. all-terrain Vehicles,

6. miniature Motor Vehicles,

7. snow Vehicles,

8. minibikes, and

9. any other means of transportation that is propelled by any power other than muscular power or wind,

but does not include:

10. motorboats, or
     
11. any other Vehicle exempted from being an Off-Highway Vehicle by provincial regulation.

16. “Occupant” means the Owner or other person having lawful possession of a premises.
     
17. “Officer” means a person appointed by the Town to enforce the provisions of this bylaw including a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Community Peace Officer, or a member of the RCMP.
     
18. “Owner” means the person who owns a Vehicle and includes any persons renting a Vehicle or having the exclusive use of a Vehicle under a lease that has a term of more than 30 days or otherwise having the exclusive use of a Vehicle for a period of more than 30 days.
     
19. “Parade” means a procession or march that is:

1. 1. organized to entertain spectators, for display or inspection purposes, or to promote a cause or purpose, and

1. 2. likely to block, obstruct, impede, hinder, or otherwise interfere with Vehicle or Pedestrian traffic.

20. “Park”, when prohibited, means the act of allowing a Vehicle to remain stationary in one place, except:

1. while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, or
    
2. when complying with a direction given by a Peace Officer or Traffic Control Device.

21. “Parkland” means any developed or undeveloped property that is owned, controlled, or maintained by the Town, is intended to be used by members of the public for recreation purposes, and is:

1. preserved as a natural area,

2. designated or districted as Park or Park corridor land.

3. dedicated as municipal reserve, environmental reserve, or a public utility lot property pursuant to the Municipal Government Act R.S.A. 2000, Ch.M-26 (as amended), or

4. a Boulevard contiguous with, partially within or fully within the property referenced under subsections (i), (ii) or (iii).

22. “Park Space” means a public space controlled by the Town and set aside as a Park to be used for rest, recreation, exercise, pleasure, amusement, and enjoyment, and includes:
     

1. Playgrounds, natural areas, sports fields, and cemeteries; and

2. pathways, trails, and Park roadways;

but does not include golf courses.

23. “Peace Officer” means a Person employed for the purposes of preserving and maintaining the public peace, and includes:

1. a police Officer under the Police Act;
    
2. a Peace Officer appointed under the Peace Officer Act for the purpose of the Act; and

3. a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Community Peace Officer authorized to enforce this Bylaw in accordance with their appointment.

24. “Pedestrian” means:

1. a Person on foot; or
    
2. a Person in or on a mobility aid,

       and includes those Persons designated by regulation as Pedestrians and for the purposes of this Bylaw, includes users of in-line skates, roller skates, skateboards, and non-motorized scooters.
 

25.  “Playground” means recreational facilities utilized primarily by children. This includes outdoor Playgrounds with play equipment, sports fields, ball diamonds, tot lots and indoor or enclosed facilities such as skating rinks and swimming pools.
 

26.  “Public Place” means any Town owned, controlled, or managed space to which the public is permitted access.
 

27.  “Roadway” means that part of a Highway intended for use by vehicular traffic.

28.  “Recreational Vehicle” means a Vehicle designed or used for travel with temporary living accommodation for vacations or camping purposes.

29.  “Special Roadway Event” means a competition, spectacle, or event (including a block party or similar gathering) that takes place in whole or in part on a Highway and which may involve walking, running or the use or display of Bicycles, Motorcycles or Vehicles.
 

30. “Traffic Control Device” means any sign, signal, marking, or device placed, marked, or erected under the authority of the Traffic Safety Act for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
     
31. “Town” means the Town of Olds, a municipal corporation of the Province of Alberta, and includes, where the context so requires, the area contained within the boundaries of the Town of Olds.
     
32. “Town Employee” means any person working a permanent, temporary, casual, probationary position for the Town, including any person with an employment contract with the Town. For the purposes of this Bylaw, an agent working for the Town of Olds through contract will be considered an employee.

33. “Vehicle” means a device in, on or by which a Person or thing may be transported or drawn on a Highway and includes a combination of Vehicles but does not include a mobility aid. A Trailer attached to a Vehicle shall be deemed part of that Vehicle:

1. for the purposes of determining or defining the Vehicle’s weight, and

2. subject to sections 31(i) and (ii) if the Vehicle is Parked on a Highway.

34. “Violation Ticket” means a Violation Ticket issued in accordance with the Provincial Offences Procedure Act R.S.A. 2000, c.P-34.

PART 3
STATEMENT OF TO WHOM AND TO WHAT THE BYLAW APPLIES
 

35. This bylaw applies to:
    -    all Vehicle, Pedestrian, and animal traffic;
    -    the use of Highways, sidewalks, pathways, and Public Places; and
    -    the Parking of Vehicles  
    within the Town of Olds.

PART 4
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

Alley Parking

36. No person shall Park a Vehicle in an alley except while loading and unloading goods

1. from a Commercial Vehicle; or

2. from a passenger Vehicle for a period not exceeding 60 minutes.
    

37. Notwithstanding subsection (36), no person shall Park a Vehicle in an alley such that the passage of other Vehicles through the alley is obstructed.

Disabled Person’s Parking Space

38. No person shall stop or Park a Vehicle in a space marked by a Traffic Control Device as a disabled Person’s Parking space unless

1. the Vehicle clearly displays a placard or license plate issued by or acceptable to the Registrar, which placard, or license plate has been issued in reference to a disabled person’s use of the Vehicle; and

2. the disabled person referred to in subsection (38(i)) enters or exits the Vehicle while it is stopped or Parked in the referenced Parking space.

Hitchhiking

39. No person shall hitchhike or stand upon or walk along a Highway for the primary purpose of soliciting gratuitous transportation from operators of passing Vehicles.

Horse Drawn Vehicle

40. No person shall operate or drive a horse drawn Vehicle within the Town except with the written permission of the CAO.
     

Off-Highway Vehicles

41. Unless engaged in the act of loading or unloading an Off-Highway Vehicle from or onto a trailer or Vehicle, no person other than

1. Peace Officers acting in accordance with their official duties; and

2. Town employees acting in accordance with their official duties,

shall operate an Off-Highway Vehicle within the Town, including on any bodies of water existing wholly or partly within the Town (whether frozen or otherwise).

Operating rules for bicycles
 

42. A person operating a bicycle on a Highway has all the rights and is subject to all the duties that any Vehicle operator has under this bylaw unless the context otherwise requires.
     
43. A person riding a bicycle on a sidewalk or pathway must:

1. yield the right of way to slower moving persons or cyclists;

2. alert a person about to be overtaken by sounding a bell with a reasonable amount of time before overtaking;

3. use reasonable care when overtaking another person or passing on the left; and

4. travel under control and at a reasonable rate of speed having regard to the nature, condition and use of the sidewalk or pathway including the amount of Pedestrian traffic.

Parking Space

44. Where a Parking space is indicated on a roadway surface, an operator shall Park a Vehicle wholly within the limits of the Parking space.

Parking / Stopping - General Prohibitions

45. No person shall Park a Vehicle on any portion of a Highway upon which Parking is prohibited by a Traffic Control Device.
     
46. No person shall stop a Vehicle on any portion of a Highway upon which Stopping is prohibited by a Traffic Control Device.
     
47. Except for a roadway designed as a cul-de-sac, all Parking will be parallel Parking unless otherwise specified by Traffic Control Device. For a roadway designed as a cul-de-sac all Parking in the widened portion of the roadway forming the end of the cul-de-sac will be angle or diagonal Parking unless prohibited by Traffic Control Device.
     
48. At no time shall a person Park or stop a Vehicle
     
    1. on a Sidewalk or Boulevard;

1. 2. such that the Vehicle impedes or obstructs the orderly flow of Vehicle or Pedestrian traffic;

1. 3. near a building such that the Vehicle interferes with the use of a doorway marked as a fire or emergency exit;

1. 4. on any portion of a Roadway marked as an Emergency Access Route or fire lane;

1. 5. such that the Vehicle obstructs access to the entranceway of a fire hall, police station or hospital;
   6. in a roadway maintenance or construction area unless the Vehicle is employed in the maintenance or construction work;

1. 7. on a roadway such that any of the Vehicle’s passenger side tires are greater than 50cm from the curb or the edge of the roadway, except where a Traffic Control Device indicates that angle Parking is required;

1. 8. within 3m of a fire hydrant Curb point, except when the Vehicle is Parked in a space where a Traffic Control Device indicates Parking is permitted;

1. 9. within 3m of a marked Crosswalk, except when the Vehicle is Parked in a space where a Traffic Control Device indicates Parking is permitted;

1. 10. within an Intersection other than immediately next to the curb in a “T” intersection;

1. 11. within an intersection nearer than 5m to the projection of the corner property line immediately ahead or immediately to the rear, except when the Vehicle is Parked in a space where a Traffic Control Device indicates Parking is permitted;

1. 12. upon Parkland, or land designated by a public authority other than the Town as Park or reserve land;

1. 13. in any place where a Traffic Control Device indicates that Parking or stopping is restricted to a special class of Vehicle, except if that Vehicle qualifies as a member of such authorized special class of Vehicle;

1. 14. in a Town-owned Parking lot contrary to a Traffic Control Device;

1. 15. on a Highway so that it faces in the opposite direction of the traffic flow

for that side of the Highway; or
 

1. 16. on any portion of a Highway where a Traffic Control Device restricts Parking thereon to residents unless the Vehicle displays on its front windshield a decal or permit indicating the Town authorization to Park on that portion of the Highway.  
        

Pedestrians

49. No Pedestrian shall act in such a manner as to obstruct, interfere with, or prevent the passage of vehicular or Pedestrian traffic along a Highway.
     
50. A Pedestrian must not cross a roadway within one block of a traffic control signal or Pedestrian corridor other than in a crosswalk.

Recreational Vehicle / Trailers

51. A person must not Park a Recreational Vehicle on a Highway or a public Parking lot owned by or in the care, custody, and control of the Town, for a period exceeding forty-eight (48) hours, unless otherwise provided for in this bylaw.
     
52. No person shall Park a trailer on any portion of a Highway:

1. unless the trailer is attached to a Vehicle that is mechanically capable of, and properly equipped for, towing the trailer in a safe manner.
    

53. An Owner or operator of a Recreational Vehicle must not Park the Recreational Vehicle in such a manner as to make a hazard.
     
54. Recreational Vehicles, including attachments, that are Parked on a front driveway or at the back of the lot adjacent to an alley:

1. must not extend onto the sidewalk, pathway, or curb of a Highway or alley;

2. must be setback at least 1.5 metres from the curb where no sidewalk or pathway exists; and

3. must not extend past the property line on which the Recreational Vehicle is Parked where no sidewalk, pathway, or curb exists.

55. Recreational Vehicles, Off-Highway Vehicles, and Vehicles must be Parked on an approved gravel, concrete, or paved Parking pad in a residential area.
     

Repairs

56. No person shall perform Vehicle maintenance or repair work on a Highway unless that work would normally be considered a minor emergency repair.

Roadways

57. No person shall operate a Vehicle within the Town except on a roadway or, subject to the consent of the Owner, on private property.
     
58. No person shall ride an animal of any kind within the Town limits, on streets, trails, pathways, or public property unless approval was granted by the Town. This does not apply to facilities designated for agricultural use such as rodeo grounds, riding arenas etc.

School Zones / Playground Zones

59. A School Zone / Playground Zone’s hours are from 07:30 to 21:00 hours, seven days a week.
60. A School / Playground Zone:

1. 1. begins at the point where there is a Traffic Control Device indicating the School Zone or Playground Zone or the commencement of the School Zone or Playground Zone, and
   2. ends at the point where there is a Traffic Control Device indicating a greater rate of speed or the end of the zone.

Speed Limits

61. Unless otherwise posted,

1. 50 kilometers per hour is the maximum speed limit for a Highway;

2. 30 kilometers per hour is the maximum speed limit in a school zone or Playground zone;

3. 20 kilometers per hour is the maximum speed limit for a laned roadway or alley; and

4. 15 kilometers per hour is the maximum speed limit for a Parking lot.

Timed Parking

62. Where a Traffic Control Device restricts Parking to a number of minutes or hours, no person shall Park a Vehicle in the applicable Parking area in excess of that time span.
     

1. If a Vehicle, being the subject of a Municipal Violation Ticket or a Violation Ticket issued due to a contravention of section (62), remains Parked for a further span of time in excess of the number of minutes or hours permitted, an additional offence shall be deemed to have occurred.

Tracked Vehicle

63. Unless permission to do so has been granted by the CAO, no Person shall operate on a roadway a Vehicle or trailer having metal spikes, lugs, cleats, chains, or bands projecting from a tire or any part of the Vehicle or trailer such that the projecting materials make contact with the roadway surface while the Vehicle or trailer is moving.

Use of Pathways, Sidewalks, and Boulevards

64. A person must not:

1. drive, lead, or allow a hoofed animal to walk;

2. drive, draw, or push any Vehicle;

3. ride a horse; or

4. draw, push, propel, or ride a wheeled Vehicle;

on or along a pathway, sidewalk, or boulevard, unless allowed otherwise in this bylaw.

65. Despite section 64, a person may draw, push, propel, or ride:

1. a two-wheeled cart or other personal grocery carrier;

2. a baby carriage, or a wheeled device for carrying a child or a disabled person;

3. a mobility aid; or

4. a child’s tricycle;

on or along a sidewalk or pathway in such a way that it does not interfere with other users of the sidewalk or pathway.

PART 5
PARADES / SPECIAL ROADWAY EVENTS

66. A person must not hold a Parade, procession, race, or Special Roadway Event on a Highway until a permit for the event is issued.

67. A person or organization wishing to organize a Parade or Special Roadway Event must, at least 30 days prior to the time they desire to hold the same, make application in writing to the Town of the place of origin, destination, and route to be followed by such a Parade or Special Roadway Event, along with the time and date thereof.

68. The CAO may waive the 30-day application period for Parade or Special Roadway Event.
     
69. The CAO may set conditions they deem appropriate for the purposes of ensuring public safety and protection of private and public property.

70. Unless Council determines otherwise by bylaw, a non-refundable fee must accompany a Parade or Special Roadway Event application, as contained in the Special Events Permit.

71. Where approval was granted for a Parade or Special Roadway Event, a person must not join or otherwise interfere with the Parade or Special Roadway Event without the permission of the permit holder.

72. A person who joins or otherwise interferes with a Parade or Special Roadway Event without permission must depart the immediate area of the Parade or Special Roadway Event immediately after having been directed to do so by an Officer.

73. A permit holder must comply with all conditions set out in the permit.
     
74. Where the permit holder fails to comply with the conditions set out by the CAO, the Town may cancel the permit.

Funeral Procession

75. For the duration of a Funeral Procession, the operator of a lead Vehicle must display, in a conspicuous fashion, a flashing purple light on the roof or inside of the lead Vehicle.

76. Notwithstanding anything in this Bylaw, a Vehicle in a Funeral Procession may enter an intersection without stopping when normally required if:

1. 1. 1. it is the lead Vehicle employing the use of the flashing purple light referred to in section (75);

1. 1. 2. the Vehicle is not the lead Vehicle, and it is traveling immediately behind another Vehicle that is also part of the Funeral Procession so as to form part of a continuous line of traffic;

1. 1. 3. the Vehicle’s headlamps are alight; and the passage into the intersection can be made in safety.

PART 6
RESTRICTED VEHICLES

Trucks and Over-Dimensional/Over-Weight Vehicles

77. No person shall operate, stop or Park a truck on a Highway within the Town except:

1. on a designated roadway as referenced in Schedule 2;
    
2. on the most direct and practicable route to or from the nearest designated roadway, or date-limited designated roadway (as applicable) for the purpose of:

1. 1. delivering goods to, collecting goods from, or providing services at the premises of verifiable business customers,

1. 2. traveling to or from the municipally licensed business premises of the Owner of the Truck,

1. 3. traveling to or from a municipally licensed Vehicle servicing premises for the servicing or repairing of the Truck,

1. 4. accessing lodgings located in commercially zoned areas of the Town; or

(c)     in accordance with the written permission of the CAO.
 

78. No person shall operate, stop or Park an over-dimensional Vehicle or overweight Vehicle within the Town unless that person first obtains:
     

1. a weight or size permit issued in accordance with the Traffic Safety Act, R.S.A. 2000, Ch. T-6; and
    
2. written approval from the CAO to operate the Over-Dimensional Vehicle or Over-Weight Vehicle within the Town.

79. On demand, the Operator of an over-dimensional Vehicle or over-weight Vehicle shall:

1. produce for a Peace Officer a copy of the permit or approval; or
    
2. where the CAO has rendered an approval, provide the Peace Officer the valid approval.

Dangerous Goods Carriers

80. No person shall operate a Carrier within the Town except

1. on the safest or most direct route between a Dangerous Goods Route (schedule 3) and the Carrier’s delivery or pick-up location; or
2. in compliance with a Dangerous Goods Permit.

81. No person shall stop or Park a Carrier within the Town except;

1. 1. to load or unload Dangerous Goods,

1. 2. if necessary due to the Carrier’s mechanical failure;

1. 3. if the Carrier is involved in a collision; or

1. 4. in compliance with a Dangerous Goods Permit.

82. When requested to do so by:

1. a Peace Officer; or

2. a Dangerous Goods inspector acting in accordance with the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act, R.S.A. 2000, Ch. D-4,

an Operator of a Carrier shall produce all documentation relating to the Dangerous Goods being transported, including bills of lading, permits issued pursuant to this Bylaw, industrial waste reports, and documents showing the origin of the trip and a description of the Carrier’s load.

83. In the event of a traffic collision involving a Carrier, or in the event of a Dangerous Goods leakage or spillage, the Carrier Operator shall immediately inform a Peace Officer and the Olds Fire Department of the incident and of the nature of the Dangerous Goods being transported. The Carrier Operator must also immediately notify Alberta EDGE (1--272-9600) as per Part 8 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.

Moving Permits

84. No Person shall move a building or part of a building along a Highway without first obtaining, and fully complying with, a Moving Permit.

School Bus

85. No School Bus, 12.8m in length or greater, shall operate on a local roadway; without prior approval from the CAO.
     
86. No School Bus Operator shall Park a School Bus in a residential district (as described in the Land Use Bylaw) except

1. 1. while engaged in loading or unloading passengers, or

1. 2. between 08:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on a day that regular passengers attend classes, provided that the School Bus is no more than 12.8 metres in length.

PART 7
OBSTRUCTIONS

General

87. No Person shall place or cause to be placed an Obstruction of any kind upon or above a Public Place except with the CAO’s written permission.
     
88. In addition to being subject to any other enforcement action, a Person who violates section (87) shall cause the immediate removal or rectification of the Obstruction upon being notified to do so by the Town.
     
    1. If a Person fails to remove or rectify the Obstruction as required, the Town may cause the removal or rectification of the Obstruction.
        
    2. If the CAO determines that an Obstruction creates an unsafe condition, the Town may immediately remove or rectify the Obstruction as the CAO deems appropriate.
        
    3. Any costs incurred by the Town while acting in accordance with subsections (87) or (88) are debts owing to the Town by the Person placing or causing the Obstruction.
        

Securing loads and use of tarpaulins

89. All loads of earth, sand, gravel, or other loose material (such as hay, straw, and silage, etc.), must be completely covered and secured by a tarpaulin or other covering.

90. A person must not drive a Vehicle with a load on a Highway unless the load has been secured to prevent the load from falling onto a Highway or adjacent land or shifting within the Vehicle box or trailer box.

91. If any part of a Vehicle’s load becomes loose or detached, or blows, drops, spills, or falls from any Vehicle onto a Highway, the operator must:

1. immediately notify Municipal Enforcement; and

2. take all reasonable precautions to safeguard traffic and to remove any materials from the Highway, as soon as practicable.

92. If the CAO determines that the dropped material creates an unsafe Highway condition, the Town may immediately remove the material from the Highway as the CAO deems appropriate.
     

1. Any costs incurred by the Town while acting in accordance with sections (91) or (92) are debts owing to the Town by the Person placing or causing the Obstruction.
    

PART 8
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Engine Retarder Brakes

93. No Person shall use engine retarder brakes within the Town.
     

Idling

94. No person shall allow the engine or motor of any stationary Vehicle
     

1. in a residential area; or

2. in any other area were prohibited by Traffic Control Device
    

            to remain running for a period of time longer than twenty minutes.
 

License of Occupation / Encroachment Agreement

95. The CAO may grant a license of occupation or an encroachment agreement, or execute a caveat in reference to the same, that permits the occupation of or encroachment upon a Public Place.

Removal and Impoundment of Vehicle

96. A Peace Officer may cause any Vehicle Parked contrary to this bylaw to be towed to a different location.
     
97. In addition to towing the Vehicle, any information and complaint may be laid against the Owner or person in charge of the illegally Parked Vehicle for any violation of the provisions of this bylaw.

98. Instead of or in addition to towing the Vehicle, an Officer or any person designated by the CAO for this purpose may place a Municipal Violation Ticket or Violation Ticket on the Vehicle Parked in contravention of this bylaw.

99. Notwithstanding that the Vehicle may be Parked in compliance with this Bylaw, a Peace Officer may cause to be removed and/or impounded any Vehicle Parked on a Highway where emergency conditions require the Vehicle’s removal from the Highway.
     
100. A Peace Officer, when possible, shall notify the Owner of a Vehicle in the event of the Vehicle’s removal in accordance with section (96).
      
101. Any Vehicle removed under section (96) shall be delivered to an impound facility where it will remain impounded until claimed by the Owner, or in accordance with applicable provincial laws, or to be towed to a different location as directed by the Peace Officer.

PART 9
AUTHORITY

Powers of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

102. Without restricting any other power, duty or function granted by this Bylaw, the CAO may:
     
     1. conduct any inspections to determine compliance with this Bylaw;
     2. take any steps or conduct any actions required to enforce this Bylaw;
     3. take any steps or conduct any actions required to remedy a contravention of this Bylaw;
     4. establish investigation and enforcement procedures with respect to residential, commercial, industrial, or other types of property and such procedures may differ depending on the type of property in question;
     5. establish areas where activities restricted by this Bylaw are permitted;
     6. establish forms for the purposes of this Bylaw;
     7. issue permits with such terms and conditions as are deemed appropriate;
     8. establish the criteria required for a permit pursuant to this Bylaw; and
     9. delegate any powers, duties, or functions under this Bylaw to an employee of the Town.

103. In addition to acting in accordance with the authority held by his or her office, and the authority specifically granted elsewhere in this Bylaw, the Chief Administrative Officer or designate may:

1. restrict Vehicle access along a Roadway where, in the CAO’s opinion, the volume, speed or nature of traffic thereon is inconsistent with the intended safety and convenience of the Roadway provided that existing Vehicle access to properties adjacent to the Roadway is not entirely terminated;

2. designate any Intersection or other place on a Roadway as a place where left or right-hand turns shall be restricted, prohibited or mandatory;

3. designate any Intersection or place on a Roadway, including a place where a railway right of way crosses a Highway, as a place where U-turns are prohibited;

4. divide a Roadway into multiple traffic lanes;

5. designate Crosswalks, School Zones, Playground zones;

6. designate construction zones;

7. declare temporary Roadway closures at any time that a construction or maintenance project on or adjacent to the Roadway may create a hazard;

8. set speed limits on Roadways that are restricted for use during Parades or Special Roadway Events, or Roadways that are under construction or repair, or in a state of disrepair;

9. designate portions of a Roadway where Parking is prohibited, restricted to Special Classes of Vehicles, or limited to a period of time;

10. restrict Vehicle weight or Vehicle and carried load weight on Roadways; and

11. prohibit or restrict movement of Vehicles from a private driveway onto a Roadway or from a Roadway onto a private driveway.
     

Delegation of Authority

104. The Chief Administrative Officer may delegate his or her authority under this Bylaw to another individual as he or she deems fit.

Traffic Control Devices

105. The CAO or designate is hereby delegated the authority to place, erect, display or alter Traffic Control Devices at such locations within the Town as they may determine, or as Council may by resolution direct, for the purpose of controlling and regulating traffic withing the Town of Olds.
      
106. The CAO or designate is hereby delegated the authority to place, or cause to be placed, temporary Traffic Control Devices prohibiting the Parking of Vehicles on a roadway for snow clearing and maintenance purposed at least 12 hours prior to such cleaning or maintenance.
      
107. In any case where, by reason of any emergency or any other special circumstances, it is the opinion of the CAO or his authorized designate that it is desirable and in the public interest to do so, the CAO may temporarily close within the Town, any roadway, sidewalk, boulevard or public Parking lot, in whole or in part, and take all measures necessary to ensure public safety.
      

PART 10
EXEMPTIONS

108. Nothing in this Bylaw shall apply to:

1. Emergency Vehicles or Operators of Emergency Vehicles acting in accordance with their official employment duties.

2. Peace Officers acting in accordance with their official employment duties; or

3. a Person acting in accordance with:
    

1. a Traffic Control Device; or

2. notwithstanding the existence of a Traffic Control Device, the directions of a Peace Officer, or the CAO.
    

4. A Town Employee acting in accordance with their official employment duties.

Permits

109. The CAO may, in writing, alter, suspend, or revoke a permit issued by his or her office in accordance with this Bylaw if it is determined that:

1. the permit was issued in error;

2. the permit was issued based on incorrect information supplied to the Town;

3. the permit issued is in violation of any other Bylaw or resolution;
    
4. circumstances exist whereby the CAO, acting reasonably, determines that the permit should be altered, suspended, or revoked; or
    
5. the applicant breaches any condition of the permit.

110. A Person to whom a permit has been issued pursuant to this Bylaw, and any Person carrying out an activity otherwise regulated, restricted, or prohibited by this Bylaw pursuant to such permit, shall comply with any terms or conditions forming part of the permit.
      
111. A Person shall not make any false or misleading statement or provide any false or misleading information to obtain a permit pursuant to this Bylaw.

Proof of permit

112. The onus of proving a permit has been issued in relation to any activity otherwise regulated, restricted, or prohibited by this Bylaw, is on the person alleging the existence of such a permit on a balance of probabilities.

Owner's Liability

113. Where a Vehicle is driven, used, Parked, or left in contravention of any of the provisions of this bylaw, the Owner of the Vehicle is guilty of the contravention and liable to the penalty provided in this bylaw, unless the Owner proves to the satisfaction of the provincial judge or justice trying the case for contravention of this bylaw that at the time of the contravention the Vehicle was not driven, used, Parked, or left by the Owner or by another person with the Owner’s consent, expressed or implied.

PART 11
OFFENCES AND ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement

114. A Peace Officer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue a Notice, Municipal Violation Ticket to any Person who the Peace Officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe has contravened any provision of this Bylaw. The Peace Officer may commence proceedings against such Person.
      
115. Municipal Violation Tickets and Violation Tickets will be issued in accordance with the Provincial Offences Act and the Town’s General Penalty Bylaw.

Continuing Offence

116. In the case of an offence that is of a continuing nature, a contravention of a provision of this Bylaw constitutes a separate offence with respect to each day, or part of a day, during which the contravention continues, and a person guilty of such an offence is liable to a fine in an amount not less than that established by this Bylaw for each such separate offence.
      
117. For timed Parking offences of this bylaw, second and subsequent offences are deemed to have been committed when a Vehicle that has been issued a Municipal Violation Ticket remains Parked in contravention of the Bylaw for a second or further period of time in excess of the maximum time allowed.
      
118. For all other offences under this bylaw, second and subsequent offences are deemed to have been committed when a Vehicle that has been issued a Municipal Violation Ticket remains Parked in contravention of the bylaw 24 hours after the Municipal Violation Ticket was issued.

Fines and Penalties

119. Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2500.00) and not less than FIFTY ($50.00).
      
120. The specified fines for an office committed pursuant to this bylaw are set out in the attached Schedule “1”.

Interference with duties

121. It is an offence to interfere, obstruct, or hinder any person authorized by the Town, including Officers and other authorized persons, in the exercise or performance of the person’s powers pursuant to this bylaw.

Recovery of enforcement costs

122. The expenses and costs incurred by the Town in the enforcement of this bylaw may be collected as a civil debt that is the subject of the enforcement proceedings under this bylaw.

Miscellaneous

123. Nothing in this bylaw relieves a person from complying with any federal, provincial, or municipal law or regulation, other bylaw or any requirements of any lawful permit, order, consent, or other direction.

124. Where this bylaw refers to another act, regulation, or agency, it includes reference to any act, regulation, or agency that may be substituted.

BYLAW COMING INTO EFFECT

125. This Bylaw shall take effect, and Bylaw 04-15 and 2007-38 and all amendment hereto shall be repealed, at 12:01 a.m. on January 23, 2024.

Severability

126. If any provision of these bylaws shall be held invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to that provision and shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other provision, and these bylaws shall be interpreted and enforced as if the invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

Effective Date

127. This Bylaw shall come into effect at such time as it has received third reading and has been signed in accordance with the Municipal Government Act RSA 2000 C M-26, as amended from time to time.

Read for the first time on the 8^th day of January 2024.
Read for a second time on the 22^nd day of January 2024.
Read for a third and final time on the 22^nd day of January 2024.
 

SIGNATURE LINE

________________________________                    ___________________________________

Judy Dahl,                                                                   Brent Williams,

Mayor                                                                          Chief Administrative Officer

SIGNED by the Chief Elected Official and the Chief Administrative Officer this 23^rd day of January 2024.

SCHEDULE “1”

PENALTIES
 

The Town of Olds provides opportunity for penalty instead of prosecution on the offences listed in the chart below. Offences will be processed in accordance with the General Penalty Bylaw.
 

SCHEDULE “2”

DESIGNATED ROADWAYS

Pursuant to Section 78 of this bylaw, this Schedule “2” lists’ roadways designated as truck routes in the Town of Olds:
 

1. All of Highway 2A (46 Avenue) within Town limits
2. All of Highway 27 (46 Street) within Town limits
3. The entire north service road to Highway 27 west of 57 Avenue
4. The entire south service road to Highway 27 west of 57 Avenue
5. All of Imperial Road
6. All of Imperial Close
7. All of Imperial Way
8. Section of 61 Avenue south from Highway 27 to and including 5104 - 61 Avenue
9. Section of 50 Avenue north from Highway 27 to Town limits
10. Section of 49 Avenue north from Highway 27 to 45 Street
11. Section of 45 Street east from 49 Avenue to 47 Avenue
12. Section of 47 Avenue north from 45 Street to and including 4105 - 47 Avenue

13. Section of 54 Street west from Highway 2A to 53 Avenue
14. Section of 49 Avenue south from 54 Street to end of roadway
15. Section of 57 Avenue from Highway 27 to 3901 – 57 Avenue
16. Section of 65 Avenue from Highway 27 to 5110 – 65 Avenue
17. Section of 54 Street from Highway 2A to 5116 – 54 Street
18. The following roadways within the South Industrial Park:

• All of 57 Street west from Highway 2A
• Section of 48 Avenue south from 57 Street to 68 Street
• Section of 60 Street from 47 Avenue to 48 Avenue
• Section 47 Avenue from 57 Street to 60 Street
• Section of 58 Street from 48 Avenue to 49 Avenue
• Section of 49 Avenue from 58 Street to end
• All of 68 Street west from Highway 2A

19. Section of 70th Avenue north from Highway 27 to north Town limits
20. Section of Township Road 324 From Highway 2A west to Town limits

SCHEDULE “3”

Truck Routes