By meadowlakeNOW

Council updates trailer bylaw

Sep 14, 2017 | 3:44 PM

After conducting a review on a traffic bylaw concerning unattached trailers parked on local streets, Meadow Lake city council unanimously decided to amend the bylaw to permit construction trailers. 

This originally came up at the Aug. 28 council meeting, when Coun. Kim Chiverton brought up accessibility concerns for local contractors at construction sites. 

In their report, city administration cite the main reason most municipalities would like to have trailers attached is due to safety concerns – such as being able to move quickly in case of emergency, blocking snow routes. Some other concerns include proper enforcement around the assigned times.

Chiverton said practicality was brought up as a factor. If a foreman has to move a trailer offsite, it would delay construction by distancing equipment from the worksite. 

“I thought it was just impeding these people. I couldn’t make sense of it so had a hard time justifying it,” he said.

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Mayor Gary Vidal pointed out the history of why the original bylaw was enacted.

“I think it is important to recognize this was a response to having trailers on streets for long time and it became a real challenge,” he said. “My question for council is this a compromise that addresses the safety issue that we were trying to address a couple years ago when we instituted this, and the practical side that Coun. Chiverton has addressed.”

What council eventually – and unanimously settled on the Sept. 11 meeting was to allow contractors to leave unattached trailers adjacent to an active worksite provided they are removed each night, which should still prevent them from being left in residential areas for extended periods of time. The amendment allows a 12-hour exemption for construction trailers. 

kathy.gallant@jpbg.ca  

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