V-9, r. 1 - Regulation respecting old car dumps and dumps along roadsides

Updated to 1 July 2024

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chapter V-9, r. 1

Regulation respecting old car dumps and dumps along roadsides

Act respecting roads

(chapter V-9, s. 42).

1. All old car dumps and dumps visible from roadsides maintained by the Minister of Transport shall be surrounded by one of the following fences:

(a)  a complete fence made of wood and painted or dyed “redwood”;

(b)  a perforated wooden fence, made of vertical or horizontal boards, at least 15 cm wide, and separated by at least 3 cm, painted or dyed “redwood”;

(c)  a complete fence of corrugated and galvanized sheet metal panels, painted aluminum;

(d)  a complete fence of fiber glass;

(e)  a complete fence of asbestos panels.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. V-8, r. 1, s. 1.

2. The top of the fence will be at least 2.40 m above the natural land, and the bottom at a maximum height of 30.50 cm.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. V-8, r. 1, s. 2.

3. No gate or opening will be set in that part of the fence which lies along the road maintained by the Minister of Transport.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. V-8, r. 1, s. 3.

4. In the sense of this Regulation, the word “fence” includes any hedge in a good state, of spruce, cedar or pine as well as any other natural barrier which effectively conceals a dump which might be visible from a road maintained by the Minister of Transport. These hedges or natural barriers must conform, with respect to height, to the standards set forth in section 2.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. V-8, r. 1, s. 4.

5. The fences, hedges or barriers must be maintained in good state.

REFERENCES

R.R.Q., 1981, c. V-8, r. 1