Traffic and signs

Policy for the installation of speed humps on residential streets

Town of Mount Royal regularly receives requests to have speed humps installed midway between two intersections.

These requests typically come from residents concerned about the safety of their young children. However, kids can be found on all the Town’s residential streets and, while speed humps do help reduce the average speed of traffic on streets, they also have a number of disadvantages.

Balancing the advantages with the disadvantages, our policy sets out the conditions and procedures whereby a limited number of speed humps can be installed on the Town’s streets.

For more information, please download the document below.

Policy for the Installation of Speed Humps on Residential Streets [PDF 72kB]

Occupation or temporary obstruction of public property

Are you planning work on your property that will involve occupation of public property by vehicles or machinery? Please notify us by applying for a permit to occupy or temporarily obstruct public property.

Downloadable form [PDF 209kB] (Note: French only)

Sight triangle

Town of Mount Royal residents are encouraged to help us keep street corners free of obstructions that could block the view of drivers and pedestrians approaching the intersection.

If your property is located on a street corner, you should pay special attention to the height of your flowers and shrubs located near the sidewalk.

“On a corner lot, a space in the form of a triangle shall be required at the intersection of the edge of the street lines, in which all construction, work, planning or planting higher than seventy-five centimetres (75cm) shall be prohibited to assure visibility at the crossroads. This height is measured from the average height of the adjacent sidewalk.”

Zoning By-law no. 1310, Article 147