Yorkton Council gave unanimous support to second and third reading of a bylaw to amend the Traffic Bylaw, at its regular meeting Monday.
The proposed Bylaw ... to amend the Traffic Bylaw, to allow the Community Safety Officers to issue fines for speeding in construction zones within City limits, was introduced and given First reading at the June 1, 2020 Regular Council Meeting.
As such, Public Notice was given permitting the public to review the Bylaw and express their opinion or concern with the Bylaw content by either providing a written submission or attending the Public Hearing which was held earlier in the meeting, explained Nicole Baptist, Bylaw & Safety Supervisor, with the City.
Having received no feedback from the public, Administration wishes to move forward with the proposed amendments, said Baptist.
The report presented to Council in June raised concerned over people speeding in construction zones and how to better police those situations.
In regard to speeding in construction zones Baptist told Council 鈥淎dministration would like to make an amendment ahead of the full review in order to allow the Community Safety Officers to issue fines for speeding in construction zones within City limits under the Traffic Bylaw.鈥�
To facilitate the changes small changes were required to the bylaw to list consistent speeds that will be enacted during construction or other maintenance that would require a 鈥渨ork zone鈥� to be set up based on the original speed of the road.
Changes were also made to list fines for the offence based on how fast a driver was going above the posted speed limit. The fines are based on the Traffic Safety Act fines for speeding in construction zones.
Small changes were also recommended to Section 73 of the Traffic Bylaw to note that fines for speeding in construction zones would not be reduced if paid within 10 days of a fine being issued as they are for parking tickets.
