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BY-LAW NUMBER 2381 A BY-LAW PROHIBITING HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEREAS under the provisions of subsection 1, paragraph 107, section 354 of The Municipal Act (R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 284) the councils of cities, towns, villages, police villages and townships may pass by-laws prohibiting heavy traffic on highways under their jurisdiction; AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the County of Essex deems it expedient to prohibit heavy traffic on certain highways; NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the County of Essex enacts as follows:- In this by-law "heavy traffic" means the use of a highway by a vehicle, object or contrivance for moving loads, having a gross weight, including the vehicle, object or contrivance and load, in excess of 12 tonnes. When suitable signs have been erected and are on display, heavy traffic is prohibited on the highways or parts of highways named hereunder:- HIGHWAY FROM TO County Road #17SA County Road #42SA Municipal limits of The Corporation of the City of Windsor The provisions of this by-law shall not extend to the use of the said highways or parts of highways for deliveries to or removals from any premises abutting thereon, to ambulances, to police or fire department vehicles, to public utility emergency vehicles, to vehicles actually engaged in works undertaken for or on behalf of the Corporation, or to a privately-owned vehicle driven to or from the owner's residence. Any person violating any of the provisions of this by-law shall he subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000 exclusive of costs, and all such penalties shall be recoverable under the Ontario Summary Convictions Act. ENACTED AND PASSED this 16th 1st reading - April 16/80 2nd reading - April 16/80 3rd reading - April 16/80 day of April , ].980. War,nj! / C~eh-k---- / -