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C-27.1 - Municipal Code of Québec
Section 627
Disposition versions
627. (Repealed).
627. Every local municipality may make, amend or repeal by-laws:
(1) to erect in its territory, if there is no house of detention situated therein, a lock-up house for the incarceration of persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 30 days, under this Code or any by-law;
(2) to oblige the proprietors and occupants of lands to fence the same along municipal roads;
(3) to enclose, at its own expense, any land recognized as a public cemetery, and to undertake, for consideration, the up-keep of the cemetery;
(4) to establish, regulate and maintain public drinking founts in the territory of the municipality;
(5) to have trees planted along municipal roads and public places, at its expense, or at the expense of the ratepayers of a part only of the territory of the municipality; in the latter case, the by-law can be passed only after a petition to the council for such purpose, signed by the majority of the proprietors of property along the municipal roads or public places of the part of the territory of the municipality where the trees are to be planted;
(6) to prevent any person from driving or riding faster than an ordinary trot on municipal roads, or any part thereof, on in public places;
(7) to prescribe, for the purposes of traffic on municipal roads, the width of wheel tires of vehicles drawn by animals and the maximum weight of the loads that may be conveyed by means of such vehicles and to prescribe, for the purposes of winter traffic on such roads, the size of the vehicles, the manner in which harnessing is to be effected and the equipment that is to be used;
(8) (paragraph repealed);
(9) (paragraph repealed);
(10) to regulate the distribution of circulars, advertisements, prospectuses or other similar printed matters, on the roads, and in public places, as well as in private dwellings, and to authorize such distribution upon issuance of a permit on the conditions determined by the by-law, where such is the case, upon payment of the fee determined by the by-law;
(11) (paragraph repealed);
(12) to regulate, restrict to certain zones and license the keeping of rooming-houses and boarding-houses, and determine, for the purposes of such by-law, the meaning of the terms “rooming-houses” and “boarding-houses”;
(13) to permit, on such conditions as it may determine, or to prepare and maintain grounds set apart for the parking of trailers and, in the latter case, to require the payment of rent; to prohibit the parking of trailers in the streets and public places and forbid the use of trailers and other vehicles as dwellings or commercial establishments outside the grounds specially set apart for that purpose; however, trailers used for a temporary display of commercial or industrial products for a maximum period of three months each year outside residential zones are not contemplated by this paragraph ;
(14) to set a maximum rate of speed of 10 km/h for the operation of any vessel in waters within 50 metres from any shore of a lake or watercourse for the purpose of ensuring the safety of persons engaging in an activity in such waters.
A by-law adopted under the first paragraph does not apply
(a) if the operation of the vessel is for the purpose of towing a person on water skis, a surf board or any other such equipment and the vessel follows a trajectory that is perpendicular to the shore, or the operation takes place within an area delimited by buoys where such operation is permitted;
(b) in respect of the operation of a vessel used in the act of saving life or limb or preventing damage to property;
(c) in respect of the operation of a safety vessel used by a person for surveillance within the scope of regular activities carried out by a recreational institution or a legally constituted teaching or racing organization;
(d) in respect of the operation of a vessel used by a person employed by a legal person established in the public interest and the vessel is being operated in the exercise of his or her functions;
(e) in canals or buoyed channels or in rivers that are less than 100 metres in width; or
(f) on a lake or watercourse where a maximum rate of speed equal to or less than 10 km/h applies to waters within 50 metres from any shore with respect to the operation of a vessel referred to in the first paragraph.
For the purposes of this paragraph, “vessel” means any floating device, works or craft designed to move through water.
627. Every local municipality may make, amend or repeal by-laws:
(1) to erect in its territory, if there is no house of detention situated therein, a lock-up house for the incarceration of persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 30 days, under this Code or any by-law;
(2) to oblige the proprietors and occupants of lands to fence the same along municipal roads;
(3) to enclose, at its own expense, any land recognized as a public cemetery, and to undertake, for consideration, the up-keep of the cemetery;
(4) to establish, regulate and maintain public drinking founts in the territory of the municipality;
(5) to have trees planted along municipal roads and public places, at its expense, or at the expense of the ratepayers of a part only of the territory of the municipality; in the latter case, the by-law can be passed only after a petition to the council for such purpose, signed by the majority of the proprietors of property along the municipal roads or public places of the part of the territory of the municipality where the trees are to be planted;
(6) to prevent any person from driving or riding faster than an ordinary trot on municipal roads, or any part thereof, on in public places;
(7) to prescribe, for the purposes of traffic on municipal roads, the width of wheel tires of vehicles drawn by animals and the maximum weight of the loads that may be conveyed by means of such vehicles and to prescribe, for the purposes of winter traffic on such roads, the size of the vehicles, the manner in which harnessing is to be effected and the equipment that is to be used;
(8) (paragraph repealed);
(9) (paragraph repealed);
(10) to regulate the distribution of circulars, advertisements, prospectuses or other similar printed matters, on the roads, and in public places, as well as in private dwellings, and to authorize such distribution upon issuance of a permit on the conditions determined by the by-law, where such is the case, upon payment of the fee determined by the by-law;
(11) (paragraph repealed);
(12) to regulate, restrict to certain zones and license the keeping of rooming-houses and boarding-houses, and determine, for the purposes of such by-law, the meaning of the terms “rooming-houses” and “boarding-houses”;
(13) to permit, on such conditions as it may determine, or to prepare and maintain grounds set apart for the parking of trailers and, in the latter case, to require the payment of rent; to prohibit the parking of trailers in the streets and public places and forbid the use of trailers and other vehicles as dwellings or commercial establishments outside the grounds specially set apart for that purpose; however, trailers used for a temporary display of commercial or industrial products for a maximum period of three months each year outside residential zones are not contemplated by this paragraph.
627. Every local municipality may make, amend or repeal by-laws:
(1) to erect in its territory, if there is no house of detention situated therein, a lock-up house for the incarceration of persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 30 days, under this Code or any by-law;
(2) to oblige the proprietors and occupants of lands to fence the same along municipal roads;
(3) to enclose, at its own expense, any land recognized as a public cemetery, and to undertake, for consideration, the up-keep of the cemetery;
(4) to establish, regulate and maintain public drinking founts in the territory of the municipality;
(5) to have trees planted along municipal roads and public places, at its expense, or at the expense of the ratepayers of a part only of the territory of the municipality; in the latter case, the by-law can be passed only after a petition to the council for such purpose, signed by the majority of the proprietors of real estate along the municipal roads or public places of the part of the territory of the municipality where the trees are to be planted;
(6) to prevent any person from driving or riding faster than an ordinary trot on municipal roads, or any part thereof, on in public places;
(7) to prescribe, for the purposes of traffic on municipal roads, the width of wheel tires of vehicles drawn by animals and the maximum weight of the loads that may be conveyed by means of such vehicles and to prescribe, for the purposes of winter traffic on such roads, the size of the vehicles, the manner in which harnessing is to be effected and the equipment that is to be used;
(8) (paragraph repealed);
(9) (paragraph repealed);
(10) to regulate the distribution of circulars, advertisements, prospectuses or other similar printed matters, on the roads, and in public places, as well as in private dwellings, and to authorize such distribution upon issuance of a permit on the conditions determined by the by-law, where such is the case, upon payment of the fee determined by the by-law;
(11) (paragraph repealed);
(12) to regulate, restrict to certain zones and license the keeping of rooming-houses and boarding-houses, and determine, for the purposes of such by-law, the meaning of the terms “rooming-houses” and “boarding-houses”;
(13) to permit, on such conditions as it may determine, or to prepare and maintain grounds set apart for the parking of trailers and, in the latter case, to require the payment of rent; to prohibit the parking of trailers in the streets and public places and forbid the use of trailers and other vehicles as dwellings or commercial establishments outside the grounds specially set apart for that purpose; however, trailers used for a temporary display of commercial or industrial products for a maximum period of three months each year outside residential zones are not contemplated by this paragraph.
627. Every local corporation may make, amend or repeal by-laws:
(1) to erect in the municipality, if there is no house of detention in such municipality, a lock-up house for the incarceration of persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 30 days, under this Code or any by-law;
(2) to oblige the proprietors and occupants of lands to fence the same along municipal roads;
(3) to enclose, at its own expense, any land recognized as a public cemetery, and to undertake, for consideration, the up-keep of the cemetery;
(4) to establish, regulate and maintain public drinking founts in the municipality;
(5) to have trees planted along municipal roads and public places, at its expense, or at the expense of a part only of the municipality; in the latter case, the by-law can be passed only after a petition to the council for such purpose, signed by the majority of the proprietors of real estate along the municipal roads or public places of the part of the municipality where the trees are to be planted;
(6) to prevent any person from driving or riding faster than an ordinary trot on municipal roads, or any part thereof, on in public places;
(7) to exercise, within the boundaries of the municipality, the powers granted to county corporations under article 687;
(8) to take charge of and assume responsibility for any road situated in a neighbouring municipality, whenever it is interested in the repairing, improvement or maintenance of such road.
Every by-law made under this paragraph must be submitted to the qualified voters, to the council of the municipality where the road is situated and to the Government, for approval.
Any road so taken over shall be at the charge of the corporation, even though the roads in such municipality be at the charge of the ratepayers, and the expenses of improvement, repair and maintenance, shall be levied by means of a tax imposed upon the taxable immovable property in the whole municipality or in such part of the municipality as is mentioned in the by-law.
The by-law must state whether the expenses incurred in connection with the said road shall be at the charge of the whole municipality or of a part thereof only; in the latter case, the part of the municipality so obligated must be clearly indicated, and only the qualified voters of such territory are contemplated in the second paragraph.
With the approval of the property-owners liable for the expenses in connection with the said road, the council which has passed the by-law may repeal it, and hand over the road to the charge of the municipality in which it is situated at that date, without the consent of the latter, provided that the road be in good condition;
(9) (paragraph repealed);
(10) to regulate the distribution of circulars, advertisements, prospectuses or other similar printed matters, on the roads, and in public places, as well as in private dwellings, and to authorize such distribution upon issuance of a permit on the conditions determined by the by-law, where such is the case, upon payment of the fee determined by the by-law;
(11) to prohibit or regulate the use of motor boats or any category of motor boats on waters, situated within the municipality, of any lake the diameter of which, in its greatest width, does not exceed 8 km, on the shores of which there is a holiday camp or an institution for sick or handicapped persons, or which is used for recreational purposes for children or youth organizations, or around which rest or country homes are located. This prohibition or regulatory measure may vary with each lake contemplated in this paragraph.
Without restricting the general meaning of the preceding paragraph, the council may, for the use of these boats on such lakes, determine the speed permissible and prescribe the use of mufflers, lights and horns, and any other measures which it may deem expedient to prevent accidents and secure the safety and comfort of the users of the lake;
(12) to regulate, restrict to certain zones and license the keeping of rooming-houses and boarding-houses, and determine, for the purposes of such by-law, the meaning of the terms “rooming-houses” and “boarding-houses”;
(13) to permit, on such conditions as it may determine, or to prepare and maintain grounds set apart for the parking of trailers and, in the latter case, to require the payment of rent; to prohibit the parking of trailers in the streets and public places and forbid the use of trailers and other vehicles as dwellings or commercial establishments outside the grounds specially set apart for that purpose; however, trailers used for a temporary display of commercial or industrial products for a maximum period of three months each year outside residential zones are not contemplated by this paragraph.
627. Every local corporation may make, amend or repeal by-laws:
(1) to erect in the municipality, if there is no house of detention in such municipality, a lock-up house for the incarceration of persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 30 days, under this Code or any by-law;
(2) to oblige the proprietors and occupants of lands to fence the same along municipal roads;
(3) to enclose, at its own expense, any land recognized as a public cemetery, and to undertake, for consideration, the up-keep of the cemetery;
(4) to establish, regulate and maintain public drinking founts in the municipality;
(5) to have trees planted along municipal roads and public places, at its expense, or at the expense of a part only of the municipality; in the latter case, the by-law can be passed only after a petition to the council for such purpose, signed by the majority of the proprietors of real estate along the municipal roads or public places of the part of the municipality where the trees are to be planted;
(6) to prevent any person from driving or riding faster than an ordinary trot on municipal roads, or any part thereof, on in public places;
(7) to exercise, within the boundaries of the municipality, the powers granted to county corporations under article 687;
(8) to take charge of and assume responsibility for any road situated in a neighbouring municipality, whenever it is interested in the repairing, improvement or maintenance of such road.
Every by-law made under this paragraph must be submitted to the qualified voters, to the council of the municipality where the road is situated and to the Government, for approval.
Any road so taken over shall be at the charge of the corporation, even though the roads in such municipality be at the charge of the ratepayers, and the expenses of improvement, repair and maintenance, shall be levied by means of a tax imposed upon the taxable immovable property in the whole municipality or in such part of the municipality as is mentioned in the by-law.
The by-law must state whether the expenses incurred in connection with the said road shall be at the charge of the whole municipality or of a part thereof only; in the latter case, the part of the municipality so obligated must be clearly indicated, and only the qualified voters of such territory are contemplated in the second paragraph.
With the approval of the property-owners liable for the expenses in connection with the said road, the council which has passed the by-law may repeal it, and hand over the road to the charge of the municipality in which it is situated at that date, without the consent of the latter, provided that the road be in good condition;
(9) (paragraph repealed);
(10) to regulate the distribution of circulars, advertisements, prospectuses or other similar printed matters, on the roads, and in public places, as well as in private dwellings, and to authorize such distribution upon issuance of a permit on the conditions determined by the by-law, where such is the case, upon payment of the fee determined by the by-law;
(11) to prohibit or regulate the use of motor boats or any category of motor boats on waters, situated within the municipality, of any lake the diameter of which, in its greatest width, does not exceed 8 km, on the shores of which there is a holiday camp or an establishment for sick or handicapped persons, or which is used for recreational purposes for children or youth organizations, or around which rest or country homes are located. This prohibition or regulatory measure may vary with each lake contemplated in this paragraph.
Without restricting the general meaning of the preceding paragraph, the council may, for the use of these boats on such lakes, determine the speed permissible and prescribe the use of mufflers, lights and horns, and any other measures which it may deem expedient to prevent accidents and secure the safety and comfort of the users of the lake;
(12) to regulate, restrict to certain zones and license the keeping of rooming-houses and boarding-houses, and determine, for the purposes of such by-law, the meaning of the terms “rooming-houses” and “boarding-houses”;
(13) to permit, on such conditions as it may determine, or to prepare and maintain grounds set apart for the parking of trailers and, in the latter case, to require the payment of rent; to prohibit the parking of trailers in the streets and public places and forbid the use of trailers and other vehicles as dwellings or commercial establishments outside the grounds specially set apart for that purpose; however, trailers used for a temporary display of commercial or industrial products for a maximum period of three months each year outside residential zones are not contemplated by this paragraph.
627. Every local corporation may make, amend or repeal by-laws:
(1) to erect in the municipality, if there is no house of detention in such municipality, a lock-up house for the incarceration of persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 30 days, under this Code or any by-law;
(2) to oblige the proprietors and occupants of lands to fence the same along municipal roads;
(3) to enclose, at its own expense, any land recognized as a public cemetery, and to undertake, for consideration, the up-keep of the cemetery;
(4) to establish, regulate and maintain public drinking founts in the municipality;
(5) to have trees planted along municipal roads and public places, at its expense, or at the expense of a part only of the municipality; in the latter case, the by-law can be passed only after a petition to the council for such purpose, signed by the majority of the proprietors of real estate along the municipal roads or public places of the part of the municipality where the trees are to be planted;
(6) to prevent any person from driving or riding faster than an ordinary trot on municipal roads, or any part thereof, on in public places;
(7) to exercise, within the boundaries of the municipality, the powers granted to county corporations under article 687;
(8) to take charge of and assume responsibility for any road situated in a neighbouring municipality, whenever it is interested in the repairing, improvement or maintenance of such road.
Such by-law, before coming into force, must be approved by the majority, in number and value, of the municipal electors who are proprietors of real estate, who will be bound, under such by-law, to contribute to the cost of the improvement and maintenance of such road, and who have voted upon such by-law, and also by the council of the municipality in which the road is situated, and by the Government.
Any road so taken over shall be at the charge of the corporation, even though the roads in such municipality be at the charge of the ratepayers, and the expenses of improvement, repair and maintenance, shall be levied by means of a tax imposed upon the taxable immovable property in the whole municipality or in such part of the municipality as is mentioned in the by-law.
The by-law must state whether the expenses incurred in connection with the said road shall be at the charge of the whole municipality or of a part thereof only; in the latter case, the part of the municipality so obligated must be clearly indicated, and only the property-owners of such territory shall be entitled to vote upon the by-law.
With the approval of the property-owners liable for the expenses in connection with the said road, the council which has passed the by-law may repeal it, and hand over the road to the charge of the municipality in which it is situated at that date, without the consent of the latter, provided that the road be in good condition;
(9) (paragraph repealed);
(10) to regulate the distribution of circulars, advertisements, prospectuses or other similar printed matters, on the roads, and in public places, as well as in private dwellings, and to authorize such distribution upon issuance of a permit on the conditions determined by the by-law, where such is the case, upon payment of the fee determined by the by-law;
(11) to prohibit or regulate the use of motor boats or any category of motor boats on waters, situated within the municipality, of any lake the diameter of which, in its greatest width, does not exceed 8 km, on the shores of which there is a holiday camp or an establishment for sick or handicapped persons, or which is used for recreational purposes for children or youth organizations, or around which rest or country homes are located. This prohibition or regulatory measure may vary with each lake contemplated in this paragraph.
Without restricting the general meaning of the preceding paragraph, the council may, for the use of these boats on such lakes, determine the speed permissible and prescribe the use of mufflers, lights and horns, and any other measures which it may deem expedient to prevent accidents and secure the safety and comfort of the users of the lake;
(12) to regulate, restrict to certain zones and license the keeping of rooming-houses and boarding-houses, and determine, for the purposes of such by-law, the meaning of the terms “rooming-houses” and “boarding-houses”;
(13) to permit, on such conditions as it may determine, or to prepare and maintain grounds set apart for the parking of trailers and, in the latter case, to require the payment of rent; to prohibit the parking of trailers in the streets and public places and forbid the use of trailers and other vehicles as dwellings or commercial establishments outside the grounds specially set apart for that purpose; however, trailers used for a temporary display of commercial or industrial products for a maximum period of three months each year outside residential zones are not contemplated by this paragraph.
627. Every local corporation may make, amend or repeal by-laws:
(1) to erect in the municipality, if there is no house of detention in such municipality, a lock-up house for the incarceration of persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 30 days, under this Code or any by-law;
(2) to oblige the proprietors and occupants of lands to fence the same along municipal roads;
(3) to enclose, at its own expense, any land recognized as a public cemetery, and to undertake, for consideration, the up-keep of the cemetery;
(4) to establish, regulate and maintain public drinking founts in the municipality;
(5) to have trees planted along municipal roads and public places, at its expense, or at the expense of a part only of the municipality; in the latter case, the by-law can be passed only after a petition to the council for such purpose, signed by the majority of the proprietors of real estate along the municipal roads or public places of the part of the municipality where the trees are to be planted;
(6) to prevent any person from driving or riding faster than an ordinary trot on municipal roads, or any part thereof, on in public places;
(7) to exercise, within the boundaries of the municipality, the powers granted to county corporations under article 687;
(8) to take charge of and assume responsibility for any road situated in a neighbouring municipality, whenever it is interested in the repairing, improvement or maintenance of such road.
Such by-law, before coming into force, must be approved by the majority, in number and value, of the municipal electors who are proprietors of real estate, who will be bound, under such by-law, to contribute to the cost of the improvement and maintenance of such road, and who have voted upon such by-law, and also by the council of the municipality in which the road is situated, and by the Government.
Any road so taken over shall be at the charge of the corporation, even though the roads in such municipality be at the charge of the ratepayers, and the expenses of improvement, repair and maintenance, shall be levied by means of a tax imposed upon the taxable immovable property in the whole municipality or in such part of the municipality as is mentioned in the by-law.
The by-law must state whether the expenses incurred in connection with the said road shall be at the charge of the whole municipality or of a part thereof only; in the latter case, the part of the municipality so obligated must be clearly indicated, and only the property-owners of such territory shall be entitled to vote upon the by-law.
With the approval of the property-owners liable for the expenses in connection with the said road, the council which has passed the by-law may repeal it, and hand over the road to the charge of the municipality in which it is situated at that date, without the consent of the latter, provided that the road be in good condition;
(9) to prohibit or limit the erection or exhibition of posters, of signboards, of signs, of placards and of any other means of posting, or to regulate the use thereof and to require or not licenses for such purpose and, if need be, fix duties payable for obtaining such licenses;
(10) to prohibit the distribution of circulars, advertisements, prospectuses or other similar printed matters, on the roads, and in public places, as well as in private dwellings, or to authorize such distribution upon conditions determined by the by-law and upon the issuance of a permit for which a fee may be required;
(11) to prohibit or regulate the use of motor boats or any category of motor boats on waters, situated within the municipality, of any lake the diameter of which, in its greatest width, does not exceed 8 km, on the shores of which there is a holiday camp or an establishment for sick or handicapped persons, or which is used for recreational purposes for children or youth organizations, or around which rest or country homes are located. This prohibition or regulatory measure may vary with each lake contemplated in this paragraph.
Without restricting the general meaning of the preceding paragraph, the council may, for the use of these boats on such lakes, determine the speed permissible and prescribe the use of mufflers, lights and horns, and any other measures which it may deem expedient to prevent accidents and secure the safety and comfort of the users of the lake;
(12) to regulate, restrict to certain zones and license the keeping of rooming-houses and boarding-houses, and determine, for the purposes of such by-law, the meaning of the terms “rooming-houses” and “boarding-houses”;
(13) to permit, on such conditions as it may determine, or to prepare and maintain grounds set apart for the parking of trailers and, in the latter case, to require the payment of rent; to prohibit the parking of trailers in the streets and public places and forbid the use of trailers and other vehicles as dwellings or commercial establishments outside the grounds specially set apart for that purpose; however, trailers used for a temporary display of commercial or industrial products for a maximum period of three months each year outside residential zones are not contemplated by this paragraph.
627. Every local corporation may make, amend or repeal by-laws:
(1) to erect in the municipality, if there is no house of detention in such municipality, a lock-up house for the incarceration of persons sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not more than 30 days, under this Code or any by-law;
(2) to oblige the proprietors and occupants of lands to fence the same along municipal roads;
(3) to enclose, at its own expense, any land recognized as a public cemetery, and to undertake, for consideration, the up-keep of the cemetery;
(4) to establish, regulate and maintain public drinking founts in the municipality;
(5) to have trees planted along municipal roads and public places, at its expense, or at the expense of a part only of the municipality; in the latter case, the by-law can be passed only after a petition to the council for such purpose, signed by the majority of the proprietors of real estate along the municipal roads or public places of the part of the municipality where the trees are to be planted;
(6) to prevent any person from driving or riding faster than an ordinary trot on municipal roads, or any part thereof, on in public places;
(7) to exercise, within the boundaries of the municipality, the powers granted to county corporations under article 687;
(8) to take charge of and assume responsibility for any road situated in a neighbouring municipality, whenever it is interested in the repairing, improvement or maintenance of such road.
Such by-law, before coming into force, must be approved by the majority, in number and value, of the municipal electors who are proprietors of real estate, who will be bound, under such by-law, to contribute to the cost of the improvement and maintenance of such road, and who have voted upon such by-law, and also by the council of the municipality in which the road is situated, and by the Government.
Any road so taken over shall be at the charge of the corporation, even though the roads in such municipality be at the charge of the ratepayers, and the expenses of improvement, repair and maintenance, shall be levied by means of a tax imposed upon the taxable immovable property in the whole municipality or in such part of the municipality as is mentioned in the by-law.
The by-law must state whether the expenses incurred in connection with the said road shall be at the charge of the whole municipality or of a part thereof only; in the latter case, the part of the municipality so obligated must be clearly indicated, and only the property-owners of such territory shall be entitled to vote upon the by-law.
With the approval of the property-owners liable for the expenses in connection with the said road, the council which has passed the by-law may repeal it, and hand over the road to the charge of the municipality in which it is situated at that date, without the consent of the latter, provided that the road be in good condition;
(9) to prohibit or limit the erection or exhibition of posters, of signboards, of signs, of placards and of any other means of posting, or to regulate the use thereof and to require or not licenses for such purpose and, if need be, fix duties payable for obtaining such licenses;
(10) to prohibit the distribution of circulars, advertisements, prospectuses or other similar printed matters, on the roads, and in public places, as well as in private dwellings, or to authorize such distribution upon conditions determined by the by-law and upon the issuance of a permit for which a fee may be required;
(11) to prohibit or regulate the use of motor boats or any category of motor boats on waters, situated within the municipality, of any lake the diameter of which, in its greatest width, does not exceed 5 miles, on the shores of which there is a holiday camp or an establishment for sick or handicapped persons, or which is used for recreational purposes for children or youth organizations, or around which rest or country homes are located. This prohibition or regulatory measure may vary with each lake contemplated in this paragraph.
Without restricting the general meaning of the preceding paragraph, the council may, for the use of these boats on such lakes, determine the speed permissible and prescribe the use of mufflers, lights and horns, and any other measures which it may deem expedient to prevent accidents and secure the safety and comfort of the users of the lake;
(12) to regulate, restrict to certain zones and license the keeping of rooming-houses and boarding-houses, and determine, for the purposes of such by-law, the meaning of the terms “rooming-houses” and “boarding-houses”;
(13) to permit, on such conditions as it may determine, or to prepare and maintain grounds set apart for the parking of trailers and, in the latter case, to require the payment of rent; to prohibit the parking of trailers in the streets and public places and forbid the use of trailers and other vehicles as dwellings or commercial establishments outside the grounds specially set apart for that purpose; however, trailers used for a temporary display of commercial or industrial products for a maximum period of three months each year outside residential zones are not contemplated by this paragraph.
