By-laws of area municipalities regulating traffic
34. (1) No by-law passed by an area municipality for the regulation of traffic on a highway under the jurisdiction and control of the area municipality, except a by-law for the regulation of parking, shall come into force unless it has been approved by the Regional Council. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (1). Exceptions (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a by-law for which the Regional Council has provided under subsection (3) that its approval is not required. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (2). Exceptions (3) The Regional Council may pass by-laws to provide that such by-laws regulating traffic, or such class or classes thereof, as are specified in the by-law of the Regional Council and as may be passed by such one or more area municipalities as are specified in the by-law of the Regional Council do not require the approval of the Regional Council or alternatively do not require the approval of the Regional Council if such terms and conditions as the Regional Council may specify in its by-law are complied with. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (3). Notice of amendment or repeal (4) Where a by-law of the Regional Council passed under subsection (3) is repealed or amended, the clerk of the Regional Corporation shall forthwith send a notice of the amendment or repeal by registered mail to the clerk of each area municipality affected by the repeal or amendment. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (4). By-laws not affected (5) The repeal or amendment of a by-law passed by the Regional Council under subsection (3) does not affect the validity of a by-law for regulating traffic passed by the council of an area municipality while an exemption under that subsection was in effect and the by-law of the area municipality continues in force until it is amended or repealed. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (5). Regional Council may approve by-law in whole or in part (6) A by-law submitted for approval of the Regional Council in compliance with subsection (1) may be approved in whole or in part and, where part of a by-law is approved only, that part only shall become operative. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (6). Withdrawal of approval (7) The Regional Council may withdraw its approval to any by-law or any part thereof by notice sent by registered mail to the clerk of the area municipality and such by-law or part thereof shall be deemed to be repealed twenty-one days after the sending of the notice. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (7). Signal-light devices (8) All signal-light traffic control devices heretofore or hereafter erected on a highway under the jurisdiction and control of an area municipality shall be operated, or erected and operated, in the manner prescribed by by-law of the Regional Council, and the Regional Council may delegate any of its powers in respect of the operation of such devices to an officer of the Regional Corporation designated in the by-law. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (8). Contributions toward costs of signal-lights (9) The Regional Corporation may contribute toward the cost of the erection of signal-light traffic control devices erected by an area municipality. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (9). Traffic control within thirty metres of regional roads (10) Subject to the Highway Traffic Act, the Regional Council may pass by-laws to regulate traffic on any highway under the jurisdiction and control of an area municipality for a distance of thirty metres on either side of the limit of a regional road, and, where there is any conflict between such a by-law and a by-law of an area municipality, the by-law passed under this subsection prevails to the extent of such conflict. R.S.O. 1990, c. R.8, s. 34 (10). (11) Repealed: 2000, c. 5, s. 21 (10). (12) Repealed: 2000, c. 5, s. 21 (10). Application (13) Subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5) apply only to the regional municipalities of Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and York. 2000, c. 5, s. 21 (11); 2001, c. 9, Sched. J, s. 3.