SNOW CLEARING REGULATIONS

EFFECTIVE FROM DECEMBER 1 TO APRIL 30 OF EACH YEAR

RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT IT IS AGAINST THE TOWN OF BRIGUS SNOW CLEARING REGULATIONS FOR ANY PERSON/S TO PUSH, SHOVEL OR BLOW SNOW ONTO TOWN STREETS.

THIS PRACTICE MAKES SNOW REMOVAL MORE DIFFICULT & IT CAN CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

ALSO, AS PER SECTION 172 OF THE MUNICIPALITIES ACT 1999 VEHICLES THAT HINDER OR IMPEDE THE PLOUGHING OF OR REMOVAL OF SNOW OR ICE FROM THE HIGHWAY MAY BE REMOVED AND BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS RETURNED TO ITS OWNER, THE OWNER SHALL PAY THE COSTS OF ITS REMOVAL AND STORAGE AS DETERMINED BY COUNCIL AND WHERE THOSE COSTS ARE NOT PAID BY THE OWNER, THE COUNCIL MAY, AFTER GIVING NOTICE TO THE OWNER SELL THE VEHICLE BY PUBLIC AUCTION TO SATISFY THOSE COST.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION!

BRIGUS TOWN COUNCIL

                                                                           SNOW CLEARING REGULATIONS

                                                                         MUNICIPALITIES ACT 1999

Removal of vehicles

172. (1) Where a vehicle

(a) is parked upon a public highway, sidewalk or bridge in a position that may

(i) interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic,

(ii) constitute a hindrance to the maintenance, repair or improvement of the highway, sidewalk or bridge,

(iii) hinder or impede the ploughing of or removal of snow or ice from the highway, sidewalk or bridge, or

(iv) hinder or impede the carrying out of an undertaking of the council; or

(b) has been apparently abandoned upon a public highway, sidewalk or bridge for longer than 24 hours,

a person authorized for the purpose by the council may remove the vehicle to a place selected by the authorized person.

(2) Before the vehicle is returned to its owner, the owner shall pay the costs of its removal and storage as determined by the council and where those costs are not paid by the owner, that council may, after giving notice to the owner, sell the vehicle by public auction to satisfy those costs.

(3) A sale under subsection (2) vests clear title in the purchaser free from all encumbrances and residual amounts received over and above the costs of its removal, storage and sale shall be paid over to the owner or to a person who satisfies the council that he or she has a prior encumbrance.