DocumentsBylawMar 26, 2020Pages 6–7
City of Langford - Bylaw No. 1899 (Municipal Park Regulation Amendment)
Bylaw No. 1899 amends Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177 to permit the Parks Manager to post and enforce notices, change operating hours, and close parks/trails/beaches as necessary.
Key facts
- Bylaw No.: 1899 (Municipal Park Regulation Amendment Bylaw No. 1899, 2020)
- Amends: Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177
- New provisions: authority for Parks Manager to close any Park, Trail, or Beach and affix Posted Notices (added as section 3.6); requirement that every person obey Posted Notices (added as section 4.30); replacement/ amendment of section 4.6
- Purpose: Provide ability to post and enforce notices respecting park use and permit changes to operating hours
- Readings/adoption: Reading and adoption dates are indicated but left blank on the form
City of Langford - Bylaw No. 1899 (Municipal Park Regulation Amendment)
A Bylaw to Amend Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177 to Provide for the Ability to Post and
Enforce Notices Respecting Park Use
WHEREAS Council has the authority to regulate public spaces within the municipality; and
WHEREAS Council wishes to amend the Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177 to permit the Parks
Manager to make changes to the operating hours of all City Parks, Trails, and Beaches; and
WHEREAS Council wishes to amend the Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177 to provide for a system
of posting and enforcing notices respecting park use;
THEREFORE the Council of the City of Langford in open meeting assembled ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Municipal Park Regulation Amendment Bylaw No. 1899, 2020.
The following definition shall be added as section 1.24 in the Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177:
“Posted Notice”— means a sign or written notice of the Parks Manager which is affixed to any wall, post, fence, gate, tree, or notice board in any Park, Trail, or Beach.The following section shall be added as section 3.6 in the Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177:
If he or she deems it necessary to do so, the Parks Manager may close any Park, Trail, or Beach, or any area of a Park, Trail, or Beach, at any time and shall notify the public of the closure by affixing Posted Notices within the Park.
- The following section shall be added as section 4.30 in the Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177:
Every person within a Park, Trail, or Beach shall obey all Federal and Provincial enactments and City bylaws including, without limitation, all Posted Notices.
- Section 4.6 of the Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:
The Parks Manager may affix Posted Notices in any Park, Trail, or Beach to notify the public of the regulations respecting the use of any Park, Trail, or Beach.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS DAY OF MARCH, 2020.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS DAY OF MARCH, 2020.
READ A THIRD TIME THIS DAY OF MARCH, 2020.
ADOPTED THIS DAY OF APRIL, 2020.
Presiding Council Member
Corporate Officer