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PART I ST. JOHN'S, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002 CITY OF ST. JOHN’S ST. JOHN’S MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NOTICE THE ST. JOHN’S PARKING METER REGULATIONS ST. JOHN’S TICKETING AMENDMENT BY-LAW ST. JOHN’S STREET CLEANING BY-LAW ST. JOHN’S RESIDENTIAL PARKING AREA BY-LAW ST. JOHN’S SNOW CLEARING BY-LAW TAKE NOTICE that the following By-Laws and Regul ations have been enacted by the St. John’s Municipal Council and remain in effect within the City of St. John’s. All persons are hereby required to take notice that any person who wishes to view such By-Laws and Regulation may view same at the Office of the City Solicitor of the St.

John’s Municipal Council at City Hall, and that any person who wishes to obtain a copy thereof may obtain in at the said office upon the

ST. JOHN'S, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002 2 payment of a reasonable charge as established by the St. John’s Municipal Council for such copy. Dated this 10th day of October, 2002. CITY OF ST. JOHN’S Phyllis, Bartlett, Acting City Clerk Oct 11 BY-LAW NO. 1439 ST. JOHN’S STREET CLEANING BY-LAW PASSED BY COUNCIL ON APRIL 2, 2001 Under and by virtue of the powers conferred by Sections 188 and 189 of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.N., 1990,

Chapter H-3, and pursuant to a delegation of power by the Minister of Works, Services and Transportation dated the 27th day of April, 1990, the City of St. John’s in regular session convened on this 2nd day of April, 2001, hereby passes and enacts the following By-Law relating to the control of parking for the purpose of facilitating street cleaning in the City of St. John’s. BY-LAW 1. This By-Law may be cited as th e St. John’s Street Cleaning By-Law. 2.

(1) No person shall park an unattended vehicle on a specified street between the hours of 12:01 A.M. (0001) and 7:00 A.M. (0700) on the dates designated by the Director of Public Works and Parks.

(2) The Director of Public Works and Parks shall cause a list of specified streets and the dates upon which they are to be designated in accordance with subsection (1) to be published in a daily or weekly newspaper in circulation in the City of St. John’s. 3. When under this By-Law the parking of vehicles is prohibited on one side of a street, vehicles may, during the period when parking is so prohibited, be parked on the other side of the street, notwithstanding any direction to the contrary contained in signs erected on that side of the street. 4. (

a) The provisions of this By-Law shall not apply to vehicles of: (

i) the City of St. John’s (ii) the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (iii) the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. (

b) The provisions of this By-Law shall not a pply on any Statutory Holiday proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. (

c) The provisions of this By-Law shall not apply to any street or portion of a street which does not have asphaltic surface. 5. (

a) Any person who violates or contravenes any pr ovision of this By-Law is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of $20.00 for each offence.

ST. JOHN'S, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002 3 6. Offences under this By-Law may be prosecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of

Part II of the Provincial Offences Act, P-31.1, S.N. 1995. 7. The 2000 St. John’s Street Cleaning Regulations enacted by Council May 8, 2000 are repealed. CITY OF ST. JOHN’S City Clerk P. O. # 45116 Oct 11 BY-LAW NO. 1440 ST. JOHN’S RESIDENTIAL PARKING AREA BY-LAW PASSED BY COUNCIL ON MAY 14, 2001 Pursuant to the powers vested in it under the City of St. John’s Act, R.S.N. 1990, c.C-17, as amended and all other powers enabling it, the City of St. John’s enacts the following By-Law relating to the regulation of residential parking. BY-LAW 1. This By-Law may be cited as the St .

John’s Residential Parking Area By-Law. 2. In this By-Law: “City” means the City of St. John’s; “Designated Area” means an area of the City of St . John’s designated by the City pursuant to this By-Law. “Permit” means a parking permit issued pursuant to this By-Law and includes Standard Permits, Visitor Permits and Temporary Contractor Permits. “Bona Fide Resident” means a permanent resident of a Designated Area who is a registered owner of a motor vehicle. 3. The City may by resolution of Council from time to time (

a) designate areas of the City of St. John’s for the purpose of regulating the parking of motor vehicles; and (

b) designate within an area one or more on-street parking spaces for which parking of motor vehicles is prohibited 24 hours per day except under permit. 4. The areas and parking spaces designated by the City under

Section 3 hereof shall be identified by appropriate signs which shall indicate that there is no parking anytime except under permit. 5.

(1) The City may issue to Bona Fide Residents of a Designated Area a Standard Permit to park a motor vehicle in that Designated Area. (

b) The City may issue to any business without off-street parking situated in a Designated Area one

ST. JOHN'S, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002 4 Standard Permit to park a motor vehicle in that Designated Area. (

c) The City may issue one Visitor Permit to each residential property in a Designated Area. Such Visitor Permit shall only be issued to a residential property owner who is a Bona Fide Resident and shall only be used to park a motor vehicle on the same street as the property of the Bona Fide Resident to which it is issued is situate. (

d) The City may issue to any property registered as an approved Bed and Breakfast in a Designated Area a maximum of four

(4) Standard Permits to park motor vehicles in that Designated Area. (

e) The City may issue to a contractor a maximum of two

(2) Temporary Contractor Permits to park motor vehicles for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days in a Designated Area. Temporary Contractor Permits may be renewed. (

f) The City may grant permission to professional h ealth care providers to park a motor vehicle in a Designated Area upon a written request being submitted to the Parking Services Division. A professional health care provider granted permi ssion to park a motor vehicle in a Designated Area shall prominently display an approved pl acard or other form of identification on the passenger side of the front windshield of the motor vehicle. 6. All persons desiring a Permit shall apply to the C ity by completing the application form prescribed from time to time.

Permits will not be renewed unless a new application form has been completed. 7. Proof of residency shall be a valid driver’s li cense, the motor vehicle’s registration and any other proof which the City may deem necessary. 8. The City may limit the number of Permits issued for any Designated Area. Subject to any such limitation, a Bona Fide Resident of a Designated Area may obtain one Permit for each motor vehicle owned by the Bona Fide Resident for which off-street parki ng space on hi s/her property is not available. 9.

A Permit issued pursuant to this By-Law shall id entify the motor vehicle for which it is issued by having the license plate number of the motor vehicle printed on the Permit. 10. A Visitor Permit issued pursuant to this By-Law shall identify the property address of the Bona Fide Resident to which it is issued by having such address printed on the Permit. 11. Unless otherwise provided, a Permit shall entitle its holder to park the motor vehicle within any of the parking spaces identified by the signs referred to in

Section 4 in the Designated Area for which the Permit was issued. 12. A Permit does not exempt the holder from compliance with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act or any regulations or by-law of the City of St. John’s, including the Snow Clearing Regulations and the Street Cleaning By-Law. 13. With the exception of Temporary Contractor Perm its, Permits will be issued on an annual basis and will expire within Designated Areas as determined by the City. 14.

A fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) will be charged for each Standard Permit issued, six dollars ($6.00) of which will be refunded upon return of the previous year’s expired Permit. 15. A fee of six dollars ($6.00) will be charged for each Visitor Permit issued. Visitor Permits are non-

ST. JOHN'S, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002 5 refundable and the previous year’s expired Perm it must be returned before a new Permit will be issued. 16. A fee of twelve dollars ($12.00) will be char ged for each Temporary Contractor Permit and each renewal thereof. 17. All Permits shall be prominently displayed on the passenger side of the front windshield of the motor vehicle. 18. The provisions of this By-Law do not apply to moto r vehicles of the City of St.

John’s, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary or emergency vehicl es responding to a call or service vehicles responding to a call for the servicing of plumbing, heating or electrical systems, or telephone repair of a dwelling providing that motor vehicle is properly identified. 19. Permits shall not be re-sold or used for purposes other than for that which they were issued. 20. Contravention of

Section 19 will result in the Pe rmit being revoked and the motor vehicle to which it is issued or displayed in being ticketed and/or towed. 21.

In the event of any person failing to do anythi ng which under this By-Law he ought to have done, the City may do that act and recover the expenses thereof from the person so in default as a civil debt, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, where a vehicle is parked or left on a City street in contravention of this By-Law, the City, through its employees, servants or agents, may cause the motor vehicle to be removed from the street and impounded at a suitable location and the owner thereof may reclaim the motor vehicle upon payment of the towing and impounding expenses. 22. (

a) Any person who parks a motor vehicle in any parking space designated under this By-Law without a Permit or who otherwise violates or contravenes this By-Law is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of $30.00 for each offence. (

b) Offences under this By-Law may be prosecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of

Part II of the Provincial Offences Act, P-31, S.N. 1995. 23. The St. John’s Residential Parking Area By-Law enacted by the City of St. John’s on May 23, 1995 together with all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. CITY OF ST. JOHN’S City Clerk P. O. # 45116 Oct 11 BY-LAW NO. 1446 ST. JOHN’S SNOW CLEARING BY-LAW PASSED BY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 13, 2001 Under and by virtue of the powers conferred by

section 189 of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.N. c. H-3, and pursuant to a delegation of power by the Minister of Highways, the City of St. John’s in regular session convened on this 13th day of November, 2001, hereby passes and enacts the following by-law relating to snow clearing in the City of St. John’s. 1. This By-Law may be cited as th e “St. John’s Snow Clearing By-Law”.

ST. JOHN'S, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002 6 2. In this By-Law: (a) “Downtown” means all those streets bounded by and including Quidi Vidi Village Road, Forest Road, Empire Avenue, Cashin Avenue, Symonds Avenue, Cornwall Avenue, Old Topsail Road, Water Street, Harbour Drive, Prescott Street, Water Street to Pier 17 and Southside Road from Civic #221 Southside Road to Civic #257 Southside Road inclusive, but excludes the following streets: Brownrigg Place Mount Royal Avenue Carson Avenue O’Dea Place Cornwall Crescent O’Neil Avenue Davidson Place Ryan Street Grenfell Ave. (Ext.) Smith Avenue Hennebury Place St.

Michael’s Avenue Kitchener Avenue Thompson Place Morris Avenue (b) “motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.N. 1990 c. H-3, as amended; (c) “trailer” means a trailer as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.N. 1990 c. H-3, as amended. 3. During the period as designated by the Director of Public Works and Parks no person shall park a motor vehicle or trailer on any street in the City of St. John’s. (

a) outside the Downtown between the hours of 1:00 o’clock in the morning and 7:00 o’clock in the morning of the same day, and (

b) in the Downtown between the hours of 1:00 o’clock in the morning and 7:00 o’clock in the morning of the same day. 4. No person shall park a motor vehicle or trailer on an y street in the City of St. John’s in such a manner so as to hinder, inconvenience or prevent the plowing and/or removal of snow and/or ice from the street. 5. The provisions of this By-Law shall not apply to: (

a) motor vehicles of the City of St. John’s; (

b) motor vehicles of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police responding to a call; (

c) motor vehicles of the Newfoundland Hydr o Corporation, Newfoundland Light and Power Company Limited, Newtel Communications or the St. John’s Regional Fire Department responding to a call; (

d) ambulances responding to a call or transporting a patient; and (

e) funeral hearses responding to a call or transporting a client. 6. (

a) Any person who violates or contravenes any provision of this By-Law is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of $45.00 for each offence.

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b) Offences under this By-Law may be prosecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of

Part II of the Provincial Offences Act, P-31.1, S.N. 1995. 7.

In the event of any person failing to do anythi ng which under this By-Law he ought to have done, the City may do that act and recover the expenses thereof from the person so in default as a civil debt, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, where a motor vehicle or trailer is parked or left on a street in contravention of this By-Law, the City, through its employees, servants or agents, may cause the motor vehicle or trailer to be removed from the street and impounded at a suitable location and the owner thereof may reclaim the vehicle upon payment of the towing and impounding expenses. 8. The St.

John’s (Snow Clearing) Regulations enacted by the City of St. John’s on November 23, 1992 and all amendments thereto are repealed. CITY OF ST. JOHN’S City Clerk P. O. # 45116 Oct 11 REGULATION NO. 1302 AMENDMENT NO. 1368, 1386 & 1455 PARKING METER REGULATIONS PASSED BY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 26, 1992 Under and by virtue of the powers conferred by Sections 189 and 190 of the Highway Traffic Act,

Chapter H-3 of the Revised Statutes of Newfoundland, 1990, and pursuant to a delegation of power by the Minister of Works, Services and Transportation dated the 27th day of April, 1990, the St. John's Municipal Council in regular session convened on this 26th day of Oc tober, 1992, hereby passes and enacts the following Regulations for parking purposes and the charging and collecting of fees for such parking by means of mechanical appliances, and generally in respect of any other matter in connection therewith for which the Council deems regulations necessary. REGULATIONS 1.

These Regulations may be cited as "T he St. John's Parking Meter Regulations". 2. For the purposes of these Regulations the following words, terms or phrases shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively in this Section: "City" means the City of St. John's as defined by the City of St. John's Act, R.S.N. 1990, c. C-17. "Park" or "parking" means to permit a vehicle, whether occupied or not, to stand upon a highway.

"Parking Meter" means a device which shall indi cate thereon the length of time during which a vehicle may be parked and which shall have as a part thereof a receptacle for receiving and storing coins, a slot or place in which such coins may be deposited, a timing mechanism to indicate the passage of the interval of time during which the parking is permissable and which shall also display a signal when said interval of time shall have elapsed.

ST. JOHN'S, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2002 8 "Parking Meter Space" means any area or portion of any highway or street marked out pursuant to these Regulations for the accommodation of a vehicle and adjacent to which a parking meter has been installed. "Person" shall mean and include a firm, association, corporation or company. 3.

(1) The City Engineer is authorized to mark out and designate by suitable lines or markings separate parking meter spaces, adapted for the parking and accommodation of a vehicle, on the highways or streets in the City and to cause to be installed adjacent to each such parking meter space a parking meter of a type approved by the St. John's Municipal Council.

(2) Each parking meter shall be marked on the face plate of the meter with any one of the following markings as directed by the Council, namely, "Forty Minute", "One Hour", "Two Hours", or "Five Hours" and such markings shall indicate and mean the maximum period of time during which a vehicle shall be parked in the parking meter space adjacent to which such parking meter is installed. 4. Subject to

Section 13 and 14 hereof no person sh all park any vehicle in any parking meter space between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday of every week, excluding statutory holidays unless the driver or operator of such vehicle, immediately after parking such vehicle in such parking meter space, deposits in the parking meter adjacent to such parking meter space a coin or coins as indicated on such parking meter for each sixty minutes of time or part thereof during which such vehicle is to be parked in such parking meter space.

The driver thereupon shall turn the handle provided on such meter in a clockwise direction to its full extent, and upon compliance with such requirement s, such person shall be entitled to use such parking meter space for parking purposes for the interval of time indicated by the indicator hand on the timing mechanism of such parking meters. 5.

(1) In this

section the terms "disabled person" a nd "disabled parking space" and "permit" shall have the same meaning as they are defined in the Highway Traffic Act (Disabled Parking) Regulations, 1987, as amended.

(2) No person other than a disabled pers on holding a valid permit issued under the Highway Traffic Act (Disabled Parking) Regulations, 1987, as amended.

(3) All provisions of these Regulations, including but not limited to the payment of parking meter rates as outlined in

Section 4 hereof, shall apply to persons parking in a disabled parking space.

(4) A disabled parking space may be designated by use of the international wheelchair logo of such dimensions as is convenient for use at such designated parking meter spaces. 6.

(1) No person shall allow a vehicle to remain pa rked in any parking meter space for a period longer than that for which payment has been made by the driver or operator in the form of coins deposited in the parking meter adjacent to su ch parking space provided that the driver or operator may park a vehicle in a parking space for the unexpired time remaining on the parking meter from this previous use without depositing a coin in such meter.

(2) No person shall permit a vehicle to remain in a parking space while the signal "Expired" or "Violation" is in view on such parking meter.

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(3) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator to park or cause or permit to be parked in any parking meter space any motor vehicle forming part of the stock-in-trade of any Company or person who is a dealer in motor vehicles. 7. No person shall allow a vehicle to remain park ed in any parking meter space for any period longer than the maximum period of time indicated by the marking on the face plate of the parking meter adjacent to such parking meter space. 8. Any parking meter space may be used without any charge or payment:

(1) By vehicles licensed as taxicabs under the Ta xicab By-Law of the City of St. John's when taking on or discharging passengers provided that no such vehicle shall remain in a parking meter space for a period in excess of three minutes without complying with the provisions of

Section 4 of these Regulations.

(2) By vehicles of any Department of the City of St. John's while such vehicles or the operators thereof are engaged in the service of the City. 9. Coins used for deposit in parking meters shall be coins of Canada or the United States of America and shall be twenty-five cents ($0.25) or One do llar ($1.00) coins or as may be indicated on the parking meter adjacent to the parking meter space in which a vehicle is to be parked. 10.

No person shall park any vehicle in such a manner that it is not wholly within an area designated or marked under these Regulations as a parking meter space and, if a vehicle of such length is to prevent it from being parked within one parking meter space and occupies part of the adjoining parking meter space, then the person parking such vehicle shall make the necessary deposit of coins as required by these Regulations in the parking meter for each of the adjoining parking meter spaces occupied in whole or in part by such vehicle as if such persons had parked two vehicles in such adjoining parking meter spaces. 11.

The owner of a vehicle shall incur the penalties provided for any violation of these Regulations with respect to any vehicle owned by him unless at the time of such violation the vehicle was in the possession of some other person than the owner without the consent of the owner but nothing in this

section shall relieve the driver or operator of any vehicle from incurring the penalties provided for any violation of these Regulations. 12. No persons shall deface, injure, tamper with, open or wilfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter or any part thereof installed under the provisions of these Regulations. 13. The provisions of these Regulations shall not a pply on any Saturday or Sunday or on any statutory holiday proclaimed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council or on any other day or days which Council may upon resolution exempt from the provisions of these Regulations. 14.

The provision of these Regulations or any park ing meter installed thereunder shall not control, regulate, authorize or prohibit parking in any Parking Meter Space except during the hours specified in

Section 4 of these Regulations and parking on any such Parking Meter Space at all other times shall be controlled, regulated, authorized or prohibited by any parking laws, rules or regulations that may be applicable. 15. The City of St. John's Parking Meter By-Law en acted by the Council on the 13th day of February, 1963, and all amendments thereto are repealed.

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(1) Any person who violates or contravenes an y provision of these Regul ations is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each offence. (Amended 2002/08/19; #1455)

(2) Offences under this By-Law may be prosecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of

Part II of the

Summary Proceedings Act.

(3) Without limiting any power or authority which th e City may have with respect to the laying of complaints, if a vehicle, in respect of which a traffic ticket summons has been served in accordance with the

Summary Proceedings Act in the forenoon of any day, remains parked in violation of these Regulations for a period exceeding two (2) hours and into the afternoon of that day a separate offence shall be deemed to have occurred for which a further traffic ticket may be issued. CITY OF ST. JOHN’S City Clerk P. O. # 45116 Oct 11 REGULATION NO. 1368 AMENDMENT NO. 1377, 1386, 1412, 1421 & 1449 ST. JOHN'S TICKETING AMENDMENT BY-LAW PASSED BY COUNCIL APRIL 15, 1996 Under and by virtue of the powers conferred by Sections 188 and 189 of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.N. 1990,

Chapter H-3, as amended, pursuant to a delegation of power by the Minister of Works, Services and Transportation dated April 27, 1990, pursuant to an a pproval of the Minister of Works, Services and Transportation dated April 12, 1996, and in pursuance of the powers vested in it under and by virtue of the City of St. John's Act, R.S.N. 1990,

Chapter C-17, as amended, and all other powers enabling it, the City of St. John's enacts the following By-Law relating to ticketable offences. BY-LAW 1. (

a) This By-Law may be cited as the "St. John's Ticketing Amendment By-Law". (

b) For the purpose of this By-Law “highway ” shall have the same meaning as in the Highway Traffic Act. (1999/06/14; #1421) 2. Subsection 16(1) of The St. John's Parking Mete r Regulations is amended by removing the phrase "minimum fine of five dollars ($5.00)" and subs tituting therefor the phrase "minimum fine of ten dollars ($10.00)". 3. Subsection 6(

a) of the St. John's Snowclearing Regulations is amended by removing the phrase "minimum fine of $45.00" and substituting therefor the phrase "minimum fine of forty-five dollars ($45.00)". 4. Subsection 5(

a) of th e 1995 St. John's Street Cl eaning Regulations is amended by removing the phrase "minimum fine of $12.00" and substituting therefor the phrase "minimum fine of seventeen dollars ($17.00)".

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Section 16 of The St. John's Residential Parki ng Area By-Law is amended by removing the phrase "maximum fine of Twelve dollars ($12.00)" and substituting therefor the phrase "minimum fine of seventeen dollars ($17.00)". 6.

(1) Where a sign which has the words "NO PARKI NG" or a symbol for "NO PARKING" inscribed on it is erected on a highway and the part of the highway to which the sign is applicable is clearly indicated by painted red or white lines or words or markers on the highway or by additional words inscribed on the signs describing the area to which the prohibition of the sign is applicable by name or other description or by reference to another sign erected on or near the same highway, the driver of a vehicle shall not park the vehicle in the area to which the sign applies, or between the hours or during the time specified on the sign.

(2) Where a sign which has the words "NO PARKING EXCEPT UNDER PERMIT" or a symbol for "NO PARKING EXCEPT UNDER PERMIT" inscribed on it is erected on a highway and the part of the highway to which the sign is applicable is indicated by painted red or white lines or words or markers on the highway or by a dditional words or symbols inscribed on the sign describing the area to which the prohibition of the sign is applicable by name or other description or by reference to another sign erected on or near the same highway, a person other than the person to whom the permit was issued shall not park a vehicle in the area to which the sign applies.

(3) Any person who violates or contravenes this s ection is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of thirty dollars ($30.00). (Amended 04/22/97; #1386)

(4) An offence under this

section may be prosecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act. 7.

(1) Except where otherwise provided or where necessa ry to avoid conflict with traffic or to comply with the law or the directions of a traffic officer or traffic-control device, a person shall not stop, stand or park a vehicle on a highway so that the vehicle or a part of it is (

a) on a sidewalk or an area generally us ed or intended for use by pedestrians; (

b) in front of a public or private driveway or in front of an authorized loading door designated as that by the minister or a traffic authority; (

c) within an intersection or with in 6 meters of an intersection; (

d) within 1 metre from the point on the curb or edge of the roadway immediately opposite a fire hydrant; (

e) within a crosswalk; (

f) within 6 metres of the approach of a crosswalk; (

g) within 10 metres upon the approach to a flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway; (

h) alongside or opposite a street excavati on or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking obstructs traffic; (

i) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a roadway;

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j) upon a bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway, or within a highway tunnel; or (Amended 09/23/96; #1377) (

k) in a place in contravention of a traffic-control device that gives notice that stopping, standing, or parking is there prohibited or restricted. (Amended 09/23/96; #1377)

(2) Any person who violates or contravenes this s ection is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). (Amended 04/22/97; #1386)

(3) An offence under this

section may be prosec uted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act. 8.

(1) Except where otherwise provided or where necessa ry to avoid conflict with traffic or to comply with the law or the directions of a traffic officer or traffic-control device, a person shall not stop, stand or park a vehicle on a highway so that the vehicle or a part of it is (

a) in a place of contravention of a traffic- control device that gives notice that stopping, standing, or parking is there prohibited and restricted.

(2) Any person who violates or contravenes this s ection is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of thirty dollars ($30.00). (Amended 04/22/97; #1386)

(3) An offence under this

section may be prosecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act. 9.

(1) Except where otherwise permitted, a driver sh all not stop, stand or park a vehicle on a highway other than on the right side of the highway parallel to that side and, where there is a curb, with the wheels within 30 centimetres of the curb.

(2) Any person who violates or contravenes this s ection is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). (Amended 04/22/97; #1386)

(3) An offence under this

section may be pros ecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act. 10.

(1) Except with the permission of the City of St. John's given either orally or in writing and without or subject to conditions, the driver of a vehicle shall not park the vehicle upon City owned land.

(2) A driver who receives permission under subsection (1) shall park the vehicle in accordance with the conditions to which the permission is subject or, where there are no conditions, as otherwise directed by the City of St. John's. (3) Any person who violates or contravenes this s ection is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). (Amended 04/22/97; #1386)

(4) An offence under this

section may be pros ecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act.

(5) Nothing contained in this

section is a bar to an action for trespass but, where (

a) an action for trespass is taken based on an occurrence which is a breach of this section, a prosecution shall not be taken under this section; or

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b) a prosecution is taken under this section, an action does not lie or shall not be taken for trespass based on the occurrence which gave rise to the prosecution. (Amended 09/23/96; #1377) 11.

(1) Except where otherwise provided by a sign erected, a person shall not stop or park a vehicle within a distance of 20 metres from a bus stop or school bus stop where the distance is measured from the sign in the direction from which traffic approaches the sign on the side of the highway on which the sign is erected.

(2) Any person who violates or contravenes this s ection is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of fifty dollars ($50.00). (Amended 04/22/97; #1386)

(3) An offence under this

section may be pros ecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act. (Amended 09/23/96; #1377) 12.

(1) For the purposes of this section: (a) "disabled parking space" means a parking space set aside for disabled persons to park a motor vehicle and so designated by a sign bearing the international wheelchair logo; (b) "international wheelchair logo" means the sign or symbol with a white wheelchair on a blue background; (c) "permit" means the permit bearing the international wheelchair logo which has been issued by the Province of Newfoundland;

(2) No person other than the holder of a permit or a person accompanying a permit holder shall park a motor vehicle in a disabled parking space. (3) (

a) Every person who holds a permit shall disp lay that permit in the driver’s side, lower portion of that vehicle’s windshield. (Amended 12/21/98; #1412) (

b) Every person who holds a permit shall su rrender the permit upon request of a Parking Enforcement Officer. (Amended 12/21/98; #1412)

(4) For the purpose of this section, a motor vehicle displaying a special licence plate or parking permit with the international wheelchair logo and issued under the laws of a province other than the Province of Newfoundland or a state of the United States, shall be recognized as valid and allowing the special parking privileges provided herein. (5) (

a) Any person who violates or contravenes subsection 3(

a) of this

section is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of thirty dollars ($30.00); (

b) Any person who violates or contravenes any subsection of this section, excepting subsection 3(a), is guilty of an offence and is liable to a minimum fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). (Amended 01/21/2002; #1449)

(6) An offence under this

section may be pros ecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act. (Amended 09/23/96; #1377)

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