MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - County council has approved a number of changes to the general traffic bylaw, including clarification of where commercial vehicles can be parked in the municipality.
The move came by way of a motion at a recent, regularly-schedule council meeting following discussions at a recent special council meeting.
The updated bylaw now reads: “No person shall park a commercial vehicle on any highway located within a multi-lot residential subdivision or within a cul-de-sac located within any residential area, without written authorization from the county, when the weight specified on the certificate of registration in respect of that vehicle exceeds, or the gross weight of the vehicle exceeds 16,000 kilograms.”
It also states that “no person shall occupy a recreational vehicle as a temporary dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place on a highway or public place that is not a county-owned campground.”
A change to the special classes of vehicle section of the bylaw now states: “Agricultural equipment operators shall comply with the requirements of the Traffic Safety Act and associated regulations, including requirements for maintaining lighting and appropriately marking equipment.
“Discretion shall be exercised with enforcing the provisions of this bylaw to facilitate the safe movement of agricultural equipment on county highways.”
Reading the use of snow chains and similar devices, the bylaw now states: “No person, except with the permission of the county, shall operate or move upon or over any hard surface or gravelled highway any vehicle or traction engine having metal cleats, metal tracks, tire chains or other metal devices attached too its wheels or made a part thereof.
“This shall not apply to personal passenger vehicles, as defined by the Traffic Safety Act, which shall be permitted to use tire chains for operation of the vehicle during slippery road conditions.”
