DocumentsBylawApr 6, 2020Pages 45–46
BYLAW NO. 1899 - Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177, Amendment No. 11, 2020
Amendment to Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No.177 to permit the Parks Manager to post 'Posted Notices', close parks/trails/beaches and establish that posted notices and other enactments must be obeyed in parks.
Key facts
- Adds section 3.6: Parks Manager may close any Park, Trail, or Beach and affix Posted Notices
- Adds section 4.30: Persons in parks must obey Posted Notices and applicable enactments
- Replaces section 4.6 to authorize the Parks Manager to affix Posted Notices
- Read 1st, 2nd and 3rd on March 26, 2020
BYLAW NO. 1899 - Municipal Park Regulation Bylaw No. 177, Amendment No. 11, 2020
City of Langford
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 26th DAY OF MARCH, 2020.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 26th DAY OF MARCH, 2020.
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 26th DAY OF MARCH, 2020.
ADOPTED THIS DAY OF APRIL, 2020.
Presiding Council Member
Corporate Officer