Town of Banff

Bylaw Services

Town of Banff Peace Officer looks for speeders in the school zone Photo: Tony Clark

Bylaw Services works to ensure compliance with local bylaws and some provincial laws. Bylaw Services also looks after animal licensing and the care of lost pets, and handles lost and found items.

To request service, please use the Action Request form.

Fall 2010

School is back in session on  Aug. 30.

Thanks all motorists who were alert last school year as your efforts resulted in very few traffic violations during peak travel times at or near the Elementary School.
 
Please be especially careful when driving near schools. Remember:

• Watch for children walking and riding their bikes to school
• Be especially careful at crosswalks and intersections
  
• 30 km/hr is the speed limit in school zones at all times
• Stop for school buses displaying flashing red lights;
• 40 km/hr speed limit in the Town of Banff unless otherwise posted
  

Parents who drive their kids to school can help, too. 

• After dropping them off, make sure they cross at the nearest crosswalk instead going straight from the car to the school. 
• Peace Officer Tony Clark suggests, “Ask your kids to remember what they learned at the Crosswalk Safety Program last June,”

Both Bylaw Services and the Banff RCMP will continue frequently monitoring the school zone areas during peak travel times for the new school year to keep school zones safe.
Questions? Call 403.762.1218.

Parking

Parking is free in Banff.  Additional Officers will proactively monitor downtown parking to help ensure that the rules that come with the privilege of free parking are being adhered to.  Efficient turnover of parking stalls can help decrease the downtown cycling of motorists in search of available parking.

Cycling Safety

The Town of Banff recently installed sharrows throughout many town streets.  We hope to compliment this effort by having Officers on the street to remind cyclists that, unless you are 12 years old and under, you must ride on the street.   Check out the Alberta Bike Laws for more information on biking in and around the province.

Rollerblading/Skateboarding

In 2007, the Town of Banff made some changes to the Traffic Bylaw-schedule F&G ( PDF - 395 kb) to make it a little less prohibitive for rollerbladers and skateboarders to get around town.  Rollerblading and skateboarding is only prohibited on the 100, 200 and 300 blocks of Banff Avenue and in the 200 block of Bear Street.  Keep in mind that there are other areas in Banff where skateboarding is prohibited for safety reasons such as Bear Street Parkade, areas posted for no skateboarding and several streets where the steep incline creates a safety concern. Remember, you can also enjoy our skateboard park.



To learn more about what Bylaw Services does, check out the links below, or call 403.762.1218.

• Parking Tickets
• Action Request Form
• Lost and Found
• Pet Licenses
  

Office Location:

Banff Town Hall
110 Bear Street
T: 403.762.1218
F: 403.762.1260