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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK
PARKING BYLAW NO. 4214, 2014
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
This is a consolidation of the bylaws listed below. Amendments have been
incorporated with the parent bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a
legal document. Certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all
interpretations and applications of the subject bylaw.
Amendment Bylaw 4295, 2016
Amendment Bylaw 4487, 2021
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DAWSON CREEK
BYLAW NO. 4214
A Bylaw of the Corporation of the City of Dawson
Creek (hereinafter called "The City") for the
Regulation, Control, or Prohibition of the stopping,
standing or parking of vehicles in the Municipality
of Dawson Creek.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 120 of the Motor Vehicle Act R.S.C.B. 1979 C.288 as amended and of the
Community Charter, the Council is authorized to regulate the parking of vehicles within the Municipality.
NOW THEREFORE: the Municipal Council of the City, in open meeting assembled enacts as follows:
SECTION 1 - SHORT TITLE
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "PARKING BYLAW NO. 4214, 2014".
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
2.1
In this Bylaw the following words and terms have the following meanings assigned to them.
"Boulevard" means that portion of a highway between curb lines or the lateral lines of a roadway
and the adjoining property or roadway, and includes curbs, sidewalks and ditches.
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means a person or persons appointed from time to time by
resolution of City Council pursuant to Section 36 of the Police Act, the purpose of which is to
enforce regulatory bylaws of the municipality.
"City" means the Corporation of the City of Dawson Creek.
"Commercial Vehicle" means motor vehicles used or intended for use in the conduct of a business
or enterprise.
"Council" means the Council of the City.
"Crosswalk" means
a. any portion of the roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for
pedestrian crossing by signs or by lines or other markings on the surface, or
b. the portion of a highway at an intersection that is included within the connection of the
lateral lines of the sidewalks on the opposite sides
"Cycle" means a device having any number of wheels that is propelled by human power and on
which a person may ride.
"General Manager of Development Services" means a person appointed in accordance with the
City of Dawson Creek Appointment of Officers Bylaw, as amended from time to time, and includes
any other person authorized to act on behalf of the General Manager of Development Services.
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"Highway" includes every highway within the meaning of the Highway Act or Motor Vehicle Act
and every road, street, lane or right-of-way designed or intended for or used by the general public
for the passage of vehicles and every place or passage way owned or operated by the City for the
purpose of providing off street parking or for the use of pedestrian or cycle traffic.
"Lane" means any highway not exceeding 8 m in width.
"Signed Space" means a section of highway at which a parking sign has been installed that
identifies the length of time permitted to park.
"Motor Vehicle" means a vehicle that is designed to be self propelled.
"Park" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not.
"Person" includes any corporation, partnership, firm or association and for the purpose of this
Bylaw, includes the registered owner of a motor vehicle.
"Recreational Vehicle" means a motor vehicle or a trailer that is designed or used primarily for
accommodation and includes, but not limited to, a travel trailer, tent trailer, camper, camper van
and motor home as well as boats on trailers.
"Residential Area" means any area zoned residential in the zoning bylaw of the City currently in
force and includes the highways abutting such zones and where the zone is different on the two
sides of the highway, the dividing line will be taken to be the centre line of the highway.
"Roadway" means the portion of the highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for
vehicular traffic but does not include the shoulder and where a highway includes two or more
separate roadways, the term "roadway" refers to any one roadway separately and not all of the
roadways collectively.
"Roadworthy" when referring to motor vehicles means capable of normal physical and legal
operation on a highway.
"Sidewalk" means the area between the curb lines or lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent
property lines improved for use of pedestrians or any other improved area set aside for pedestrian
use only.
"Traffic" includes pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, cycles and other conveyances,
either singly or together, while using a highway for purposes of travel.
"Traffic Control Device" means a sign, signal, marking, space, barrier or device placed or erected
by authority of the Council or person duly authorized by the Council to exercise such authority.
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SECTION 3 - REGULATIONS
3.1
Except when necessary to comply with Provincial or Federal Enactments, or to the directions of a
Bylaw Enforcement Officer or General Manager of Development Services or other person so
authorized by Council, and except while operating a Municipal or Provincial utility vehicle or vehicles
of a public utility corporation while engaged in their duties, a person must not stand or park a vehicle:
a.
on a sidewalk or boulevard;
b.
in front, or within 1.5m of a public or private driveway;
c.
in any lane except an attended commercial vehicle actually loading or unloading and provided
the vehicle is so placed to leave 3 m of clear roadway;
d.
within 5 m of fire hydrant;
e.
on or within 6 m of:
(i)
the approach side of a crosswalk;
(ii)
a bus stop;
(iii)
a Canada Post Community mailbox; or
(iv)
the end of a corner curb radius.
f.
within 6 m upon the approach to a stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a
roadway;
g.
upon a highway for the principal purpose of:
(i)
displaying a vehicle for sale;
(ii)
wrecking, storing or repairing any vehicle;
(iii)
displaying signs;
(iv)
selling any commodity or article;
h.
in such a way as to obstruct traffic;
i.
on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge of a curb or roadway (double
parking);
j.
upon a bridge;
k.
in any place where a traffic control device gives notice that stopping, standing or parking is
prohibited or restricted in such a place;
l.
in such a manner as to obstruct the visibility of any standard traffic control device;
m. upon a two-way roadway other than the right side of the roadway and with the right hand
wheels parallel to that side;
n.
on a roadway more than 30 cm from the curb of such roadway if a curb has been constructed;
o.
in an angle parking zone where the length of such vehicle and trailer attached thereto exceeds
7 m;
p.
on any highway for a continuous period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours without first
obtaining written permission from the General Manager of Development Services;
q.
within 3 m of the entrance or exits of a lane;
r.
exceeding one (1) ton rate capacity in any residential area (except vehicles required for
construction, repair or service of the premises);
s.
upon any portion of the highway where traffic control devices consisting of lines are painted
upon the surface of the highway to designate parking areas, except within such designated
space or area;
t.
at any signed space for a duration in excess of two (2) consecutive hours, unless otherwise
established by Council. Vehicles exceeding the time limit may be towed away at the owner's
expense;
u.
without valid license plates;
v.
on any public parking lot operated by the City where traffic control devices indicate the length
of time allowed for parking in contravention of length of time indicated on the applicable traffic
control device;
w. in a Loading Zone as designated by an applicable traffic control device unless actively engaged
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in the loading or unloading of a vehicle;
x.
in an accessible parking space designated by an applicable traffic control device unless
displaying a valid Parking Permit for a Person with Disabilities issued by the Social Planning
and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC) or a valid temporary permit issued by the City;
y.
any vehicle in a designated Taxi Only Zone except a taxi licensed under the City of Dawson
Creek Taxi Bylaw as amended or replaced from time to time; or
z.
unless it is roadworthy.
3.2
Signed Parking Spaces
a.
The Council may establish signed parking spaces by resolution.
b.
Signed parking spaces will be in effect Monday through Saturday on a regular daily basis
excluding statutory holidays. (9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday except Friday which
will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.)
3.3
Restricted Zones
a.
The Council or the General Manager of Development Services may establish Loading, Taxi,
Accessibility Only, No Parking and Time Restricted parking zones.
3.4
Compliance
a.
No person, other than the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, will remove any notice or
ticket placed thereon or affixed thereto by an authorized person as provided for in this
Bylaw.
b.
No person will remove, obliterate, or otherwise interfere with any markings in use by an
authorized person as provided for in this Bylaw to determine the length of time a vehicle
remains parked in the location
SECTION 4 - EXCEPTIONS
4.1
Mobility Limitations
a.
Permanent
(i) Individuals with permanent mobility limitations or disabilities will be required to obtain
a Parking Permit for a Person with Disabilities from the Social Planning and Research
Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC). These Permits allow persons with mobility
limitations or disabilities to park at a designated parking space for a person with a
disability. Holders of a valid Parking Permit for a Person with Disabilities will also be
entitled to use designated loading zones while loading or unloading a disabled
passenger.
(ii) Registered owners of vehicles used to transport disabled persons may only display
these Permits when using the vehicle for that purpose.
b.
Temporary
(i) Temporary Parking Permits for a Person with Disabilities are available from the City for
use when the individual has difficulty walking for the short term or is waiting for their
SPARC permit. The permit will be valid for a period of 6 weeks and entitle the holder
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to the same privileges as those with a permanent Parking Permit for a Person with
Disabilities from SPARC BC.
c.
Parking Permits for a Person with Disabilities are to be displayed only in the vehicle in respect
of which they have been issued and are to be placed face up on the dashboard on the driver's
side of the vehicle.
d.
No person will display a Parking Permit for a Person with Disabilities unless a person with a
physical disability that renders walking difficult is operating or is a passenger in such vehicle.
4.2
Permit
a.
The General Manager of Development Services may issue a permit to a licensed vehicle, the
operator of which has complied with the provisions hereof but such exemptions will only be in
force so long as the permit for such remains valid.
SECTION 5 - REMOVAL OF VEHICLES/CHATTELS
5.1
Where any vehicle is standing or parked in contravention of this bylaw, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer,
General Manager of Development Services or other person so authorized by City Council may
impound the vehicle.
5.2
Any chattel or thing occupying any portion of a highway or public place may be seized by a Bylaw
Enforcement officer or by any person authorized to do so by the General Manager of Development
Services.
5.3
Claiming Vehicle
a.
Any vehicle, chattel or thing impounded or seized as per 5.1 and 5.2 of this Section may be
recovered by the owner by paying the applicable fees for towing and storage fees to the
removal contractor.
b.
Any vehicle, chattel, or thing not claimed by its owner within ninety (90) days of impoundment
or seizure will be forfeited to the removal contractor.
c.
Notwithstanding paragraph 5.3.b of this Section, where any garbage, rubbish, abandoned or
unlicensed motor vehicle with an apparent market value of less than five hundred dollars
($500.00) is left on any highway or public place, such article may be removed and disposed of
immediately by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer or General Manager of Development Services
at the expense of the owner.
d. The owner of a vehicle that does not claim their seized vehicle must reimburse the City for any
charges that the removal contractor bills the City in relation to the seized vehicle.
SECTION 6 - ENFORCEMENT
6.1
Any person designated as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer pursuant to the City of Dawson Creek's Bylaw
Enforcement Notice Bylaw or Dawson Creek's Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw is hereby
authorized and empowered to enforce the provisions of this Bylaw by the Bylaw Notice Enforcement
Bylaw No. 4277, 2016 as amended from time to time, or by the Municipal Ticket Information System
Bylaw No. 4278, 2016 as amended from time to time.
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6.2
A person must not do any act or suffer or permit any act to be done in contravention of this bylaw.
6.3
A person must not obstruct or impede a bylaw officer in lawful performance on any property, at all
reasonable times, in order to ascertain whether such regulations are being observed as per Section 16
of the Community Charter.
6.4
Each day that an offence against this bylaw continues will be deemed a separate and distinct offence.
6.5
A person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is liable to a fine of not more than $10,000.00
and not less than $100.00 for each offence.
6.6
Any penalty imposed pursuant to this bylaw will be in addition to, and not in substitute for, any other
penalty or remedy imposed pursuant to any other applicable statue, law, or legislation.
SECTION 7 - ADMINISTRATIVE
7.1
If any provision of this bylaw is declared or held to be illegal, invalid, or ultra vires, in whole or in
part, then the provision will not apply and the remainder of this bylaw will continue in full force and
effect and be construed as if it had been enacted without the illegal, invalid, or ultra vires provision.
7.2
Repeal:
This Bylaw hereby repeals the City of Dawson Creek Traffic Bylaw # 3123, 1995 and any amendments
made thereto in its entirety.
READ a first time this
14th
day of
April
, 2014.
READ a second time this
14th
day of
April
, 2014.
READ a third time this
14th
day of
April
, 2014.
ADOPTED this
28th
day of
April
, 2014.
CERTIFIED A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY of Bylaw
No. 4214 cited as "PARKING BYLAW NO. 4214,
2014".
The Corporate Seal of THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
DAWSON CREEK was affixed in the presence of:
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Brenda Ginter
Director of Corporate Administration
Dale Bumstead - Mayor
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY
Brenda Ginter - Director of Corporate Administration