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St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Pursuant to the powers vested in it under the City of St. John’s Act, RSNL c.C-17 as amended and all other powers enabling it, in particular section 391 of the said Act, the City of St. John’s enacts the following By-Law relating to the regulation of trailers in the City of St. John’s:
ST. JOHN’S TRAILER BY-LAW
1. This By-Law may be cited as the St. John’s Trailer By-Law;
2. For the purpose of this By-Law:
(a) “City” means City of St. John’s;
(b) “trailer” has the meaning ascribed by section 391(2) of the City of St. John’s Act; and
(c) “public property” means any real property that is within the boundaries of the City and is owned by the City or the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, or the Dominion of Canada, and does not include a street as defined by the City of St. John’s Act.
3. Neither the Federal nor the Provincial Crown are bound by this By-Law.
4. (a) No trailer shall be occupied, used, operated, located, or maintained upon public property without prior approval from the City;
(b) The owner of, and/or persons occupying, operating or using, a trailer in contravention of section 4(a) shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon summary conviction to a penalty as provided for in section 403 of the City of St. John’s Act;
(c) In addition to the penalty prescribed in section 4(b), where a trailer is used, operated, located, or maintained upon public property in contravention of section 4(a), the City shall have the power:
(i) to tow and impound the trailer without notice and, following impound, deal with the trailer, in accordance with the Towing and Impounding of Vehicles By-Law; or
(ii) where the trailer is deteriorated or located in such a place or manner that removal or towing would be, in the opinion of the City, unsafe, or likely to cause significant damage to the trailer, then the City may demolish the trailer any time following fourteen (14) days after placement of a written notice on the trailer, which notice will express the intent of the City to demolish, and specify the date after which demolition may occur; and
(iii) where a trailer is demolished and removed by the City further to section 4(c)(Iii) herein, the owner of the trailer, shall, in addition to any penalty imposed further to section 4(b) herein, reimburse the City for all costs reasonably incurred in the demolition and/or removal of the trailer. |
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