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Download Original By-Law The Corporation of the City of Burlington City of Burlington By-law 11-2018 A by-law for the regulation of traffic in the City of Burlington, and to amend By-law 86-2007 File:750-19-03 and File 750-01 TS-22-17 (DA-124-17) and TS-01-18 (DA-03-18) Whereas pursuant to subsection 27 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, a municipality may pass by-laws in respect of a highway only if it has jurisdiction over the highway. Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the City of Burlington hereby enacts as follows: 1. Schedule 2 (Section 12(2)), Schedule 4 (Section 13(2)) and Schedule 13 (Section 17), of By-law 86-2007, as amended, is hereby repealed, and Schedules 2, 4 and 13 to this by-law is substituted therefore. 2. No particular provision of this by-law shall become effective until the sign or marking applicable to such particular provision has been erected and is on display. Enacted and passed this 19th day, of March, 2018 Mayor Goldring Deputy City Clerk Andrea Holland THE COPORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON To amend By-law 86-2007, as amended by By-law Number 11-2018 SCHEDULE “2” SECTION 12 (2) – INTERSECTIONS – STOP SIGNS INTERSECTION TRAFFIC DIRECTION HIGHWAY Abbotsbury Street and Kirkburn Eastbound and Abbotsbury Street Drive westbound Adele Road and Burloak Drive Eastbound Adele Road Adrian Avenue and Henderson Eastbound Adrian Avenue Avenue Adrian Avenue and Wilson Westbound Adrian Avenue Avenue Aldershot Place and LaSalle Park Westbound Aldershot Place Road Aldridge Crescent and Northside Westbound Aldridge Crescent Road Aldsworth Place and Sheldon Westbound Aldsworth Place Park Drive Alfred Crescent and Olga Drive Northbound Alfred Crescent Allangrove Drive and Palmer Northbound Allangrove Drive Drive Allangrove Drive and Heathfield Southbound Allangrove Road Drive Alma Dale Avenue and Augustine Eastbound Alma Dale Avenue Drive Almonte Drive and Havendale Northbound Almonte Drive Boulevard Alton Village Public School Alton Village Public driveway (3290 Steeplechase Southbound School driveway (3290 Drive) Steeplechase Drive) Amelia Crescent and Hannah Southbound Amelia Crescent Street Amelia Crescent and Prince Northbound Amelia Crescent William Drive Amherst Heights Court and Westbound Amherst Heights Court Amherst Heights Drive Anthony Place and Teddington Westbound Anthony Place Place Ann Avenue at Kingsway Drive Eastbound Ann Avenue Applegarth Drive and Seton Southbound Applegarth Drive Crescent 1 THE COPORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON To amend By-law 86-2007, as amended by By-law Number 11-2018 SCHEDULE “2” SECTION 12 (2) – INTERSECTIONS – STOP SIGNS INTERSECTION TRAFFIC DIRECTION HIGHWAY Ardleigh Crescent and Cindy Lane Southbound Ardleigh Crescent Arlington Boulevard and Northbound Arlington Boulevard Woodward Avenue Armour Crescent and Boros Road Westbound Armour Crescent Artreva Crescent (easterly Leg) Artreva Crescent Southbound and Flemish Drive (easterly leg) Ascot Place and Shadeland Southbound Ascot Place Avenue Ashland Drive and Bayfield Eastbound Ashland Drive Crescent Ashley Avenue and Sharron Northbound and Ashley Avenue Street southbound Augustine Drive and Fisher Northbound and Augustine Drive Avenue/Grenallen Drive southbound Augustine Drive and Parkway Northbound and Augustine Drive Drive southbound Austin Court and Austin Court Eastbound Austin Court Austin Court and Blue Spruce Westbound Austin Court Avenue Autumn Harvest Way and Bird Westbound Bird Boulevard Boulevard Autumn Hill Crescent and Southbound and Autumn Hill Crescent Driftwood Drive eastbound Aventurine Avenue Northbound Aventurine Avenue Bader Crescent and Barlow Northbound Bader Crescent Crescent Eastbound and Baldwin Street at Hurd Avenue Baldwin Street westbound Barlow Crescent and Duncaster Eastbound Barlow Crescent Drive Bayside Court and LaSalle Park Westbound Bayside Court Road Bayfield Crescent and Bromley Southbound Bayfield Crescent Road Bayfield Crescent and Linwood Northbound Bayfield Crescent Crescent 2 THE COPORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON To amend By-law 86-2007, as amended by By-law Number 11-2018 SCHEDULE “2” SECTION 12 (2) – INTERSECTIONS – STOP SIGNS INTERSECTION TRAFFIC DIRECTION HIGHWAY Bavaront Place at Tait Avenue Southbound Tait Avenue Baxter Crescent and Oakridge Northbound Baxter Crescent Crescent Beaufort Drive and Somerset Eastbound and Beaufort Drive Drive Westbound Beaver Street and East Side Eastbound and Pepper Drive/East Side Crescent/Pepper Drive (south leg) westbound Crescent Beaver Street and Pepper Drive Northbound Beaver Street (north leg) Bedford Avenue and Grove Park Northbound Bedford Avenue Drive Belfast Avenue and Wicklow Westbound Belfast Avenue Road Belgrave Court and Havendale Southbound Belgrave Court Boulevard Bell School Line and Britannia Southbound Bell School Line Road Bellview Crescent and Bellview Southbound Bellview Crescent Street Bellwood Avenue and Emerald Eastbound and Bellwood Avenue Street westbound Bellwood Avenue and Wellington Southbound Bellwood Avenue Avenue Belvenia Road and Scarlett Northbound and Belvenia Road Crescent (northerly leg) southbound Belvenia Road and Spruce Northbound and Belvenia Road Avenue southbound Belvenia Road and Sutherland Eastbound and Belvenia Road Crescent westbound Bennett Road and Longmoor Southbound Bennett Road Drive Bentworth Drive and Palmer Drive Southbound Bentworth Drive Bentworth Drive and Rusholme Eastbound Benworth Drive Crescent Eastbound and Berton Avenue and Berwick Drive Berton Avenue westbound Berwick Drive and Country Club Northbound and Berwick Drive Drive southbound 3 THE COPORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON To amend By-law 86-2007, as amended by By-law Number 11-2018 SCHEDULE “2” SECTION 12 (2) – INTERSECTIONS – STOP SIGNS INTERSECTION TRAFFIC DIRECTION HIGHWAY Berwick Drive and Millcroft Park Southbound Berwick Drive Drive Eastbound and Birch Avenue and Hager Avenue Birch Avenue westbound Eastbound and Birch Avenue and Hurd Avenue Birch Avenue westbound Eastbound and Birch Avenue and Locust Street Birch Avenue westbound Bird Boulevard and Ridgewell Southbound Bird Boulevard Road Bishop Court and Cumberland Eastbound Bishop Court Avenue Blairholm Avenue and Courtland Eastbound and Blairholm Avenue Drive/Courtland Place Westbound Blairholm Avenue and Gary Eastbound Blairholm Avenue Crescent Blanshard Drive and Forest Run Northbound Blanshard Drive Avenue Eastbound and Blenheim Street and Locust Street Blenheim Street westbound Blind Line and Britannia Road Northbound Blind Line Blind Line and Colling Road Southbound Blind Line Bluegrass Lane and Dryden Northbound Bluegrass Lane Avenue Blue Spruce Avenue and Dryden Northbound Blue Spruce Avenue Avenue Blue Spruce Avenue and Oak Eastbound Blue Spruce Avenue Grove Place Blue Spruce Avenue and Orchard Eastbound and Blue Spruce Road Road westbound Blue Spruce Avenue and Westbound Blue Spruce Avenue Woodglen Crescent Blue Spruce Avenue and Blue Northbound Blue Spruce Avenue Spruce Avenue Blue Spruce Avenue and Blue Eastbound Blue Spruce Avenue Spruce Avenue Blue Spruce Avenue and Sutton Eastbound and Blue Spruce Avenue Drive westbound 4 THE COPORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON To amend By-law 86-2007, as amended by By-law Number 11-2018 SCHEDULE “2” SECTION 12 (2) – INTERSECTIONS – STOP SIGNS INTERSECTION TRAFFIC DIRECTION HIGHWAY Blue Spruce Avenue and Thorn Northbound and Blue Spruce Avenue Lane/Roseville Court southbound Boxley Road and Stratton Road Southbound Boxley Road Boxley Road and Randolph Northbound and Boxley Road Crescent southbound Bracknell Road and Ferguson Eastbound Bracknell Road Drive Bracknell Road and Hopkins Drive Westbound Bracknell Road Braeswood Lane and Empire Northbound and Braeswood Lane Crescent southbound Brant Hills Public School Brant Hills Public School Eastbound Driveway and Duncaster Drive Driveway Brant Street ROW and N. Emshih Southbound Brant Street ROW Plaza Driveway Breckenridge Place and McNiven Northbound Breckenridge Place Road Breckonwood Road and Cosburn Southbound Breckonwood Road Crescent Brenner Crescent and Colonsay Westbound Brenner Crescent Drive (north leg) Brenner Crescent and Colonsay Westbound Brenner Crescent Drive (south leg) Brentwood Drive and Olga Drive Northbound Brentwood Drive Eastbound and Britannia Road and Blind Line Britannia Road westbound Britannia Road and East Westbound Britannia Road Flamborough Town Line Broadleaf Crescent and Broadleaf Westbound Broadleaf Crescent Crescent Northbound and Brock Avenue and Elgin Street Brock Avenue Southbound Bromley Road and Linwood Westbound Bromley Road Crescent Bromley Road (northerly Northbound and Bromley Road (northerly intersection) at Kenwood Avenue southbound intersection) Brookbridge Drive and Southbound Brookbridge Drive Winterberry Drive 5 THE COPORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BURLINGTON To amend By-law 86-2007, as amended by By-law Number 11-2018 SCHEDULE “2” SECTION 12 (2) – INTERSECTIONS – STOP SIGNS INTERSECTION TRAFFIC DIRECTION HIGHWAY Brookview Avenue and Northbound Brookview Avenue Grandview Avenue Bruce Street and Delaware Eastbound and Bruce Street Avenue westbound Bruce Street and Newbold Drive Westbound Bruce Street Bruce Street and Pepper Drive Eastbound Bruce Street Eastbound and Bruce Street and Seneca Avenue Bruce Street westbound Bunnell Drive and Mount Royal Northbound Bunnell Drive Drive Bunnell Drive and Royal Drive Eastbound Bunnell Drive Bunton Crescent and Kempling Southbound Bunton Crescent Lane Burlington Avenue and Elgin Northbound and Burlington Avenue Street southbound Burloak Drive and North
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