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DTSTRTCT OF MACKENZIE
BYTJAW NO. 831
À Bylaw regrulating Traffic and parking
District of Mackenzie. The Council of
enacts as followE:
This Bylaw is divided into five parts,
subjects:
on Highways within the
the District of Mackenzie
dealing with the following
1.
I.
Definitíons and Interpretation;
II.
Regulations of Traffic and Parking;
III. Off-Street Parking for the Physically Disabled;
IV. Offenses and Penalties;
V.
Application and Administration.
I - DEFINITIONS .AÀID INTERPRTTATION
oefinitions
In this bylaw:
'rÀngle Parking'l
means the parking of a vehicle other than para11e1
to a curb or lateral lines of the roadway, and
sha11 mean that the front end of the vehicle shall_
be closest to the curb or edge of the highway.
¡rBoulevard,rl
means the area between the curb l-ines, the lateral
lines or the shoulder of a roadwav and the
adjacent property 1ine.
"Bylaw Enforcement Offíeerll
means the person(s) appointed to that position
from time to time by Council resolution.
"Corner" r^¡ith reference to a highway intersection means the
point of intersection of the extension of the
lateral curb lines or in the absence of curbs the
extension of the edges of the roadway.
"Counciltr means the Council of the District of Mackenzie.
'¡Crogswalkrrmeans:
a)
a 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
opposíte sides of the highway, or within the
extension of the lateral lines of the
sidewalk on one side of the highway, measured
from the curbs, or in the absence of curbs,
from the edges of the roadway.
"Cycle"
means a device havinq any number of wheels that ís
propelled by human poürer and on which a person may
ride.
"Distríct" means the District of Mackenzie.
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¡rDrivewayn
means a part of a highway improved to provid.e
vehicular access from the roadway to adjacenc
property.
t'Fíre lrane"
means any area designated and marked or posted as
such.
trcross Weiglrt"
means the combined weight of vehicle and load.
"Highwayrr includes every highway within the meaning of the
Highway 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 private place or passageway to which the
public, for the purpose of the parking or
servicíng of vehicles, has access or is invited;
and includes the roadway, shoulder, boulevard,
ditch and sidewalk area and whatever lands 1ie
between the property lines of the highway.
I'Iligtrway, One-Way"
means a highway upon which the movement of
vehicular traffic is limited to one direction.
I'Intergection"
means the area embraced within the prolongation or
connection of the lateral curb lines, or if none,
then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of
the two highways which join one another at or
approximately at right angles, or the area within
which vehicles travelling on different highways
joining at any other angle may come in conflict.
*Lanetr
means any highway, not exceeding ten (10) metres
in width, including all public pathways.
rrMotorcycleI
means a motor vehicle running on two or three
wheels and having a saddle or seat for the driver
to sit astride.
rrMotor Vehicle"
means a vehicle, not run on rails, that is
designed to be self propelled.
"Municipal Decal"
is a commercial vehicle licence issued pursuant to
the Commercial Vehícle Licence Bylaw of the
Distríct of Mackenzíe or bv anv other
municipality.
nParkn
when prohibited, means the standing of a vehicle,
whether occupíed or not, except when standing
temporarily for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in loadingi or unloadinq.
"Parking S¡)ace"
means that part of the surface of the roadway, the
use of which is designated for the purpose of
vehicle parkíng.
!'Pedegtrian"
means a person afoot, ot an invalid or child in a
wheelchair or carriagie.
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"Ptrysícally Disabled, Placardr
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means a valid numbered placard that:
a)
is issued by the Social planning and Research
Council of British Columbia (SPARC),
b)
bears the international wheelchair symbol for
the physically disabled, and
c)
is displayed on the motor vehicle by hanging
on the vehicle's rear-view mirror or by being
placed face-up on the dash board on the
passenger side of the vehicle.
¡rPlrysícally Disabled, Passe¡rger Vehicle"
means a motor vehicle that is displaying a
currently valid physically disabled placard.
"Ptrysically Disabled Person¡l
means a person who suffers from a permanent or
temporary disability rendering it difficult
or
burdensome to walk.
"Políce Officer"
means a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
ItProperty Irine"
means the 1ega1 boundary between a highway and the
parcels of land abuttíng thereon.
"Public Parking .Arear¡
means an open area, structure, private place or
passage\^¡ay to which the public, for the purpose of
the parking or servicing of vehicles, has access
or is invited.
"Publíc lrlorkE SuI¡erintend,ent"
means that individual who ís the Public Works
Superintendent or his authorized representative.
"Roadwaytr 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 to all of them collectively.
"Sltoulder" means that part of the highway immediately
adjacent to the travelled portion of the roadway
and having a surface which has been improved for
the use of vehicles with asphalt, concrete or
grravel.
"Sidewalk"means the area between the curb lines or lateral
lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines
improved for use of pedestrians.
"Sigm"
means any sign or roadway, curb or sidewalk
marking or other device placed or erected on a
highway under the authority of this Bylaw for the
purpose of regulating, warning or informing
traffic.
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"StoI)" or "SÈand" means
a)
when required, a complete cessation from
movemenÈ; ancl
b)
when prohibited, the stopping or standing of
a vehícle, whether occupied or not except
when necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or to comply with the directions of a
peace officer or traffic control device.
rrTow earr means a motor vehicle used exclusively for towing
or rendering assistance to other motor vehicles or
to vehicles suffering from a defect or disability
in their means of locomotion.
"Traffic" includes pedestrians, ridden or herded animals,
vehicles, cycles and other conveyances, either
singly or together, while using a highway to
travel.
"Traffic Control Devíce"
means a sign, signal, line, meter, marking, space/
barrier or any other device erected or placed
under the authority of this Bylaw for the purpose
of warning, regulating:, guiding or directing
traffic.
"'lfraffic Control Signal"
means a traffic control device, whether manual1y,
electrically or mechanically operated, by which
traffic is directed to stol¡ and to proceed.
"Traffic, Onê-way¡l
means movement by vehicles upon a highway in one
direction on1y.
"Trailer" means a vehicle that is at any time drawn on a
highway by a motor vetricle, except
a)
an implement of husbandry;
b)
a side car attached to a motorcycle; and
c)
a disabled motor vehicle that is towed by a
tow car; and íncludes a semi-trailer as
defined in the "Commercial Transport Act".
trU-Îur¡trr means the turning of a vehicle within the highway
so as to proceed in the opposite direction to that
in which the vehicle was travelling immediately
prior to making the turn.
"Vet¡iclet¡ means a device in, on or by which a person or
thing is or may be transported or drawn on a
highway, except a device designed to be moved by
human power or used exclusively on stationary
rails or tracks.
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2.
Inter^pretation - General
a)
In this Bylaw:
(i)
(aa)
( r-r-r- )
(iv)
words importing the singular number or the
masculine gender only, include more persons,
parties or things of the same kind than one and
females as well as males and the converse.
a word interpreted in the singular number has a
corresponding meaningr when used in the plural.
"may" shall be construed as permissive.
"shall" may be construed as imperative.
b)
Dist,ances
Where a distance is used in this Bylaw as part of a
prohibition of parking or stopping within a specified
distance of an object, structure, land or a part of a
highway, such distance shall be measured:
(i)
along the curb or edge of the roadway from a
point in such curb or edge of roadway opposite
such object, structure, land or part of a
highway, unless the context otherwise requires,
and
from such object, structure, 1and, or part of a
highway in all directions.
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Cumulat,ive Effect
The various prohibitions of this Bylaw are cumulatíve
and not mutuallv self-exclusive.
Severability
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by
the decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction,
the invalid portion shal1 be severed and the decision
that it is invalid shal1 not affect the validitv of the
remainder.
II - RTGUI,ÀTION OF TRAFFIC .âÀID PARKING
c)
d)
3.
REGUIJå,TIONS SPECIAÍ' CIRCI'MSTåÀTCES
Parkíng Prohibited - Special Circr¡mstances
a1
If the Public Works Superintendent is of the opinion
that for some temporary period to ensure the safety of
the public, the proper movement of traffic,
the parking
of vehicles, or the proper and safe performance of some
vital function of the District, special regiulations are
required for the parking, or stopping of vehicles on a
highway under the jurisdiction of the District,
such
person is authorized to make special regulations to
prohibit or requlate the parking or stoppinq of
vehicles on such highway during such times and days as
such person deems proper and necessary and such person
shall erect signs or otherwise give reasonable notice
to indicate such special regulations.
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b)
When signs have been erected or notice has otherwise
been given under subsection a), every person sha11 obey
the instrucLions or directions on any sign so erected
and the sign is deemed to have been erected pursuant to
the section that normally regulates or prohibits the
matter, and those provisions apply to any act or
failure to act contrary to the special regulations made
pursuant to this section.
PÀRKING "âITD STOPPING
4.
Ma¡r¡¡er of Parking
a)
thro-Way Higtrways and Ríght Side of One-Way Higtrways
Subject to subsections b and c, fro person shall stop,
stand or park a vehicle on a roadway except as follows:
(i)
where there is a curb, on Lhe right side of the
roadway with the right hand wheels para1le1 to
and not more than thírty (30 cm) centimetres
from the curb face ì or
(ii)
where there is no curb, ofl the right side of the
roadway with the right hand wheels paral1e1 to
and as near to the right hand limit of the
roadway as ís practicable without stopping over
any part of a highway which is landscaped or
which is not intended for the use of vehicles.
b)
L,eft Sida of One-Way Highway
Subject to subsection c), where parking is permitted on
the left side of a highway designated for one-way
traffic,
a person may park or stop any vehicle provided
the vehicle is parked:
(i)
where there is a curb, on the left side of the
roadway with the left hand wheels para11el to
and not more than thirty
(30 cm) from the curb
face; or
(ii)
where there is no curb, on the left side of the
roadway with the left hand wheels paral1e1 to
and as near to the left hand limit of the
road\^/ay as is practicable without stopping over
any part of a highway which is landscaped or
which is not intended for the use of vehicles.
c)
ångle Parking
Where angle parking is permitted, no person sha11 stop,
stand or park a vehicle on a roadway unless:
(í)
the vehicle is parked at the angle designated by
signs or markings on the roadway, and;
(ii)
the length of such vehicle and any trailer
attached sha11 not exceed six (6 m) metres.
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d)
Pavement Markings
Where a parking space is d.esignated by lines or other
markings on the roadway, or otherwise, Do person shal1
stop, stand or park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to
remain parked or standing therein except entirely
within the area so designated as a parking space.
5.
parkinsr prohibited, wíth SisnE
When "no parking" signs have been erected, no person shall
park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked on a
highway wíthin the area indicated by the signs.
6.
Stopping prohibited with Sisns
a)
When "t3.o stopping" signs have been erected, no person
sha1l stop a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain
stopped on a highway within the area indicated by the
signs.
b)
Section 6 a) of this bylaw does not apply to the
stopping of a taxi cab, provided:
(i)
it is displaying a valid municipal decal;
(ii)
its stoppingr does not exceed thirty
(30)
seconds; and
(iii)
it is in the process of receiving or discharging
passengers.
c)
Section 6 a) does not apply to the stopping of a motor
vehicle for the purpose of and while actually engaged
in receiving or discharging a physically disabled
person provided that such motor vehicle has a valid
physically disabled placard displayed.
7.
parkíng Prohíbited without Sisns
No person shal1 stop, stand or park a vehicle or permit a
vehicle to remain stopped, standing or parked:
a)
on a sídewalk or footpath;
b)
on a boulevard;
c)
in front of or within one and one-half (1.5 m) metres
of a driveway;
d)
in an intersection, except as permitted by a sign;
e)
within five (5m) metres of a fire hydrant measured from
a point in the curb or edge of the highway which is
closest to the fire hydrant;
f)
on a crosswalk;
g)
within six (6 m) metres of the approach side of a
crosswalk or within six (6 m) of the leavíng side of a
crosswalk;
h)
within six (6 m) metres on the approach to a flashing
beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at
the side of a roadway;
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i)
within síx (6 m) metres either side of the entrance tro
or exit from a hote1, theatre, public meeting place,
dance ha11 or fire ha11; unless otherwise permitted by
a traffic control device;
j)
within fifteen (l-5 m) metres of the nearest rail of a
railway crossing;
k)
for the principal purpose of displaying a vehicle for
sale;
1)
for the principal purpose of advertising, greasing,
painting, wrecking:, storing or repairing a vehicle,
except where repairs are necessitated by an emergency;
m)
for the principal purpose of displaying signs;
n)
for the principal purpose of selling flowers, fruit,
vegetables, sea foods or other commodities or artícIes;
o)
alongside or opposite a street excavation or
obstruction when stopping, standíngi or parking
obstructs traffic;
p)
on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at
the edge or curb of a roadway;
q)
on a bridge or other elevated structure or within any
underpass, unless otherwise permitted by a traffic
control device;
r)
in a manner that obstructs the visibility
of a standard
traffic sign erected by or with the authority of the
Minister of Transportation and Highways or the
District;
s)
beside a curb which has been painted yellow;
t)
within three (3 m) metres of the entrance or exit of a
lane;
u)
in such a position that will prevent the convenient
removal of any other vehicle previously parked or
standing;
v)
on any roadway where the roadway is six (6 m) metres or
less in width;
w)
in such a manner so as to inhibit free access to any
garbage container by any person authorized to deposit
in or pick up garbage from such garbage container.
x)
in any laneway, except a commercial vehicle while
actually loading or unloading and provided the vehicle
ís so parked, to leave four (4 m) metres of unblocked
laneway for the passage of other vehícles.
y)
on a higrhway ín a space adjacent to any Federal,
Provincial or Municipal public building designated as
being reserved for the use of officials unless the
operator is such an official.
z)
upon a roadway in such a manner as to obstruct the free
passage of traffic in the roadway.
aa) in a loading zoÍre as designated by an applicable
traffic control device unless actively engaqed in the
loadingr or unloading of a vehicle.
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8.
Parkíng RegrulationE - Snow Removal
No person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain
parked on any highway so as to interfere ín any manner with
the work of removingi snow or ice therefrom or the clearing'
of snow therefrom.
9.
l¡axirm¡m Parkíng Limit
a)
Specífíed Parkíng Period
When signs have been erected, no person sha1l park a
vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked on a
highway for a longer period of time than is displayed
on the sign. Each succeeding time period sha1l be
deemed to be a separate offence.
b)
General r,imít
Subject to the other provisions of this bylaw, no
person sha1l park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to
remain parked on a híghway for a period of time longer
than twenty four (24) hours continuously.
c)
Parkíng timitation On Àdjacent .Areas
No person shall move a vehicle or permit a vehicle to
be moved from one location to another in the same block
so chat the cumulative time parked in that block
exceeds the maximum parking time limit for that block.
10. Eeaur¡ Vetricle Parking
No person sha11 park or permit to be parked a motor vehicle
or trailer,
or combination thereof in excess of 4,535 kq on
any highway where prohibited by the District of Mackenzie
Zoning Bylaw.
11. Fire Lanes
When signs have been erected, no person strall stop a vehicle
or permit a vehicle to remain stopped in a Fire Lane.
TRå,FFTC MO\TEMENTS
L2. One $fatr - HígL¡wayE
When one-way directional signs have been erected, no vehicle
sha1l proceed. contrary to the direction indicated on the
erected sign.
13. U-TurnE
Where a U-turn is not otherwise prohibited under this bylaw
or the Motor Vehicle Act, such a turn sha11 be made only
where it can be made in safety and without interfering with
other traffic.
L4. Prot¡ibited Movements
Vrlhen signs have been erected, no vehicle in any
intersection, or part of a highway or on property shall be
turned or proceed contrary to the erected sign.
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SPEED REGUI,ATIONS
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15. Speed Limits - Highways
a)
No person sha11 operate a vehicle on a highway at a
greater rate of speed than 50 km/h unless otherwise
posted.
16. Speed l,inrits - Sct¡ool and Playgrounds
a)
No person shall operate a vehícle on a highway at a
greater rate of speed than 30 km/h where signs are
erected, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm on a
day school is regularly he1d, while approaching,
passing or in the vicinity
(as indicated by signs) of
the school to which the signs relate.
b)
No person sha11 operate a vehicle on a highway at a
greater speed than 30 km/h when approaching or passingr,
between dawn and dusk, a public playground for children
where signs are erected.
DRIVING ÀIVD REI,ATED RUIJES
L7 . Barricad,ed Higtrwaye
No person shal1 drive, operate or park a vehicle or permit a
vehicle to remain parked on any part of any highway
barricaded and marked by signs showing that its use for the
time is prohibited or restricted.
18. CoaEting on Roadluays
No person sha11 coast on a roadway, whether on a sleigh,
skateboard, rollerskates, rollerblades, skis, cart or other
similar means of conveyance, except while crossing such
roadway in a crosswalk.
L9. Traffíc Control at Fires
a)
No driver, other than that of an emerg'ency vehicle,
shal-l follow fire apparatus closer than one hundred and
fifty
(1-50 m) metres or drive or park within one
hundred and fifty
(l-50 m) metres of the place on the
same highway on which fire apparatus has stopped in
answer to a fire alarm.
b)
Unless directed by a fire department official
or a
police officer, ûo person shal1 drive a vehicle over an
unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on
a highway or private driveway at a fire or a fire
a1arm.
20. Emergency and Spacial Regulations
Nothzithstanding any provisions of this Bylaw to the
contrary, the Public Works Superintendent flâY, during any
emerg'ency or special circumstance, by the erection of
appropriate signs or signals, prohibit or regulate the
movement of vehicles on any highway or part of a highway and
no person sha11 drive or operate a vehicle in contravention
of any such sign or signal.
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2L. Funeral and Other ProcesEionE
a)
No person shall, except under the direction of a police
officer, drive or operate a vehicle on a highway
between vehicles comprising a funeral cortege or other
procession recognizable as such by the display of
pennants or other identifying insignia while the
vehicle in such procession are in motion.
b)
No person sha11 drive a vehicle in a funeral cortege or
other processíon on a highway except as near to the
right hand side of the roadway as is practicable and
folIow the vehicle ahead as close as is practicable and
safe.
22. Vehicles on Sidewall¡s, lllallçvray, BoulevardE or Lanes
A driver sha1l not drive a vehicle on a sidewalk, walkway,
boulevard, or lane except when entering or leaving a
driveway or lane or when entering or leaving land adjacent
to a highway.
23. Dietrict and Utility Vehícles Perfor¡ring Work on Higtrways
txannotíon
The provisions of Section 22 do not apply to:
a)
vehicles of the District whil-e such vehicles are
engaged in the performance of cleaning, maintenance,
clearing, repair, construction or other work on any
highway;
b)
vehicles of Utility
companies while such vehicles are
engaged in repairs to utilities
under or over any
highway.
24. E¡nergency Ver¡icles - Exemption
Sections 3 to ]-L, L7, L9, 21- anð.22 shal1 not, in the case
of emergency, apply to ambulances, police vehicles, fire
vehicles or vehicles of Provincial or Municipal Emergency
proqrams.
PEDESTRIÀI{S
25. Right of Way Between Vehícle and Pedestrian
a)
Subject to Section 27, the driver of a vehicle sha11
yield the right of way to a pedestrian where traffíc
control signals are not in place or not in operation
when the pedestrian is crossing the híghway in a
crosswalk and the pedestrian is on the half of the
highway on which the vehicle is travelling¡, or is
approaching so closely from the other half of the
highway that he is in danger.
b)
A pedestrian shal1 not leave a curb or other place of
safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that
is so close it is impracticable for the driver to yield
the right of vray.
c)
Where a vehicle is slowing down or stopped at a
crosswalk or at an intersection to permit a pedestrian
to cross the highway, the driver of a vehicle
approaching from the rear sha11 not overtake and pass
the vehicle which is slowing down or stopped.
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26. Crossing at Traffic Signal
Where a pedestrian is instructed or permitted by a traffic
control signal to enter or to proceed across a roadway, he
shall do so;
a)
at an intersection, only in a marked or unmarked
crosswalk; and
b)
at a place other than an intersection, in the vicinity
of which there is a marked crosswalk, only in the
crosswalk.
27. Crossing at Ottrer Than a Crosgwalk
hlhen a pedestrian is crossíng a highway at a point not in a
crosswalk, he sha11 yield the right of way to a vehicle.
28. Pedestrian Prohibited, on Roadway
a)
h/here there is a sidewal-k that is reasonably passable
on eíther or both sides of a highway, a pedestrian
sha11 not walk on a roadway.
b)
Where there is no sidewalk, a pedestrian walking along
or on a highway sha11 walk only on the extreme left
side of the roadway or the shoulder of the Ïrighway,
facing traffic
approaching from the opposite d.irection.
c)
A person shall not be on a roadway to solicit
employment or business from an occupant of a vehicle.
CYCITES
29. Rights and Duties of Or¡erator of Cycle
a)
In addition to the duties imposed by this section, a
person operating a cycle on a highway has the same
rights and duties as a driver of a vehicle.
b)
A person operating a cycle;
(i)
shall not ride on a sidewalk unless authorized
by a bylaw or unless otherwise directed by a
sign;
(ii)
shal1 not, for the purpose of crossing a
highway, ride on a crosswalk unless authorized
to so do by a bylaw or unless otherwise
directed by a sign;
(iíi)
shall, subject to paragraph (i), ride as near
as practicable to the right side of the
roadway;
(iv)
shall not ride abreast of another person
operating a cycle on the roadway;
(v)
sha1l keep at least one hand on the handlebars;
(vi¡
sha11 not ride other than on or astride a
regular seat of the cycle;
(vii)
sha1l not use the cycle to carry more persons
at one time than the number for which it is
designed and equipped; and
(víií)
shall not ríde a cycle on a highway where signs
prohibit their use.
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c)
A person operatingr a cycle shal1 not ride it on a
roadway if there is a usable path intended for the use
of cycles adjacent to the roadway.
d)
A person sha11 not ride a cycle, coaster, ro11er
skates, ro11erb1ades, sled or play vehicle when it is
attached by the arm and hand of the rider or otherwise
to a vehicle on a highway.
e)
A person sha11 not operate a cycle:
(i)
on a highway without due care and attention or
without reasonable consideration for other
persons usinq the highway; or
(ii)
when permitted, on a sidewalk without due care
and attention or without reasonable consideration
for other persons usingr the sidewalk or 1ane.
30. cycles and Àrrímã.ls Prohibited
When signs have been erected, no person sha11 ride or cause
to be ridden or use a cycle or animal on any highway or part
of the highway.
31.
SIGNS
Erection of Sigms, Traffic Signals, Etc.
The Public Vrlorks Superintendent is hereby authorized and
directed to erect and maintain such signs, traffic control
signals, markings, barricades, traffic control devices and
other structures, and equipment as are required to give
effect to this Bylaw and as are reçn-rired to regulate,
direct, h/arn or inform pedestrian and vehicular traffic for
the safety and convenience of the public.
Conflíctíng Frívate Sígns
No person sha1l p1ace, maintain or display upon, or visible
from, any highway, any sign, signal, marking or device
which;
a)
conceals a traffic control device, ot traffic
signal
from víew,
b)
interferes with the effectiveness of a traffic control
device, ot traffic control signal, ot
c)
purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles any
erected sign, traffic control signal or traffic control
devíce.
Defacing SisnE and Traffic Signals
No person shalL move, remove deface or in any manner
interfere with any sign, traffic control signal, marking or
other traffic control device placed, erected or maintained
under the Bylaw.
FreEhh¡ Painted Lines on Roadwatr
No person shal1 wi1fu11y drive any vehicle over any marking
on the roadway where markers are in place to indicate that
the marking material has been freshly applied nor sha11 any
person drive onto or over or otherwise move or remove any
marker so placed.
32.
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33.
34.
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GENERÀL REGUI.ÀTIONS
35. General Regrulat,ionE
a)
No person shall place or permit to be placed any ice or
snor,.r upon a highway.
b)
No person sha11 leave any excavation or other
obstruction insufficiently
fenced or barricaded and
marked without warnínq lights.
c)
No person shall- stand or loiter in such a manner as to
obstruct or impede or interfere with traffic
on a
highway.
d)
No person shall without first obtaining permission from
the Public Works Superintendent operate a tracked
vehicle on roadways, sidewalks, boulevards, roads or
lanes except for the purpose of snow removal or
grading.
e)
No person shal1 place or permit to be placed any fue1,
lumber, merchandise, chattel or \^rare of any nature on a
highway.
f)
No person being the owner or occupier of property
abutting on a highway shall allow or permit any earth,
rocks, stones, logs or stumps or other things to cave,
fall, crumble, slide or accumulate from any such
property on to the highway, or a11ow it to remain on
the highway.
q)
No person shal1 drag or skid anything on or over a
highway.
h)
In a park no person sha1l drive, tr)ark, stop or permit
any vehicle to be driven, parked, stopped or standing
contrary to parks regulations.
i)
rn a parking area no person shall cause or permit a
vehicle of which he ís the owner to be parked, standing
or stopped in other than a designated parking space.
j )
No person shall camp overnight on any street or highway
or in any park or in any parking area other than those
areas approved for overnight camping.
k)
No person shall place, allow or permit anything to
project across onto or over a highway so as to impede
the normal flow of traffic.
1)
No person shall a1low a vehicle so mechanically
disabled that it cannot be driven to be parked on any
roadway at any time, or on any other portion of a
highway for more than twenty-four (24) hours.
III
- OFF STREET PARKING FOR THE PHYSICAI,I,Y DISÀBLED
36. Parking Required for the Phvsicallv Disabled
a)
Every owner of a public parking area sha11 provide
reserved parking spaces for the exclusive use of
physically disabled persons, or persons conveyingt
physically disabled persons, to park their motor
vehicles, in the amount and standards prescribed by the
District of Mackenzie Zoning By1aw. These parking
spaces are to be identified by authorized signs as
prescribed in Section 37 a).
37.
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b)
The Public Works Superintendent is hereby authorized to
establish physically disabled parking spaces on
highways for the use of physically disabled persons.
.Auttrorized SignE
The authorized signs referred to in Section 36 shal-l;
(i)
be at l-east thirty five (35 cm) centimetres in
width and forty three (43 cm) centimetres in
height;
(ii) display the symbols and colors as shown in
Schedule rrBrr to this By1aw.
The public parkingi area ou,ner ís responsible for;
(i)
the procurement, installation and maintenance of
the authorized signs referred to in Section 36;
and
(ii) for ensuring that the shape, symbols and color of
the authorized sign referred to in Section 36
conform to the provisions of subsection a).
38. Prohíbited. Parkíns
Vrlhen signs have been erected, whether on a highway or
on a public parking area, Do person shall park or
permit a vehicle to remain parked in a physically
disabled space identified by authorized signs as
prescríbed by Section 37 a) of this Bylaw, unless a
valid physically d.isabled placard is displayed upon the
rear view mirror or the dashboard of the motor vehicle.
The provisions respecting the placement of a valid
physically disabled permit referred to in subsection a)
hereof sha1l be deemed to be satisfied if a valid
physically disabled permit is placed on the dashboard
of the motor vehicle at the request of a Police
Officer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or a public parking
area ovúner or operator.
Public parking area owrl.ers shal-l- not authorize any
person, other than a physically disabled person or a
person conveying a physically disabled person/ to park
a motor vehicle in any space reserved for physically
disabled persons and identified by authorized signs as
prescribed by Section 37 a) of this bylaw.
Nothrithstanding the other provisions of the Bylaw, a
Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Police Officer does not
reguire the written complaint of the publíc parking
area ow::er or operator to enforce the provisions of
subsection a) hereof.
39. Free åcceEg
Public parking area owrrers and operators sha11 maintain
unobstructed access to each parkingr space identified by
authorized signs as prescribed by Section 37 a) of this
bylaw and each space shall be kept free of snoh/ or otherwise
maintained to the same standards as all other parking spaces
in the same parking facilitY.
dt
b)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Bylaw No. 831
40. Regulatíon of Use
a)
A displayed physically disabled placard sha1l not be
valid when the motor vehicle in or on which it is
displayed is not actually being used for the purpose of
transporting a physically disabled person.
b)
No person other than the person to whom it was issued,
or a person conveying the person to whom it was issued,
sha1l use or display a physically disabled placard
issued to a physically disabled person to enjoy the
privileges as described in this by1aw.
IV - OFFENSES AÀID PENAIJTIES
4t.
PenaltieE
a)
Subject to Summary Convictíon
Every offence created under this bylaw relating to
unlawful parking, standíng or stopping of a vehicle is
puníshable on sunìmary conviction pursuant to the
provisions of the Offence Act, RSBC 1979 c. 305 and
amendments thereto.
b)
offenseE
Every person who contravenes a provision of this bylaw
to which the Offence Act applies pursuant to the
provisions of subsection a) commits an offence and
sha11 be liable on suntmary conviction to a fine not
exceeding #2000.00 and the costs of prosecutíon.
c )
Of fenceE Punistrable by the Motor Vetricle Act
Any person who contravenes any section of this bylaw
for which a penalty is provided by the Motor Vehicle
Act is guilty of an offence and on conviction is
subject to the penalties provided therefor in the Motor
Vehicle Act.
42. Parking Infraction Notice
A Bylaw Enforcement Officer or a Police Officer upon
observing a motor vehicle apparently parked, standing, or
stopped in contravention of this bylaw, may issue or cause
to be issued a Traffic Infraction Notice as detailed in
Schedule rr.A'rr .
The Traf fic Infraction Notice is to be lef t
on the motor vehicle which is parked, standing or stopped in
contravention of this by1aw, and the leaving of the Traffic
Infraction Notice sha11 be deemed to be personal service of
the Traffic Infraction Notíce upon the owrler or operator of
such motor vehicle.
43. Removal of Parking Infraction Notice
No person other than the owner or operator of a vehicl-e
sha11 remove any notice placed thereon or affixed thereto by
a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or a Police Officer in the
course of his duties in enforcing the provisions of this
by1aw.
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44. Voluntarrr Parment of parking penaltíeE
Bylaw No . 831-
a)
Any person, upon presentation of a Traffic fnfraction
Notice alleging a violation of this bylaw, at the
office listed on the said Traffic Infraction Notice,
may pay out of court within fourteen (I4) calendar davs
from the date of issue of the said Traffic Infraction
Notice, the specific penalty provided for such an
offence in Schedule ,,4,, of this bylaw at the office
listed on the Traffic Infraction Notice. Upon such
payment, Do further proceedings shall_ be taken under
this bylaw in respect of the said offence alleged on
the Traffic Tnfraction Notice.
b)
Any person who is issued a Traffic Infraction Notice
for alleged violation of this bylaw because a valid
physically handicapped permit was not displayed, and
who within twenty (20) calendar days from the date of
issue of said Traffic Infraction Notice obtains a
physically disabled permit from S.P.A.R.C., upon
presentation of the Traffic Infraction Notice and the
physically disabled permit at the office noted on the
Traffic Infraction Notice sha1l not be required to pay
the penalty for the alleged violation of the provisions
of the said sections, and upon such presentation no
further proceedings shal1 be taken under this bylaw in
respect of the said offence allegred on the Traffic
Infraction Notíce.
45. Failure to Pay the Parking Infraction Not,ice
Where, by this by1aw, a specific fine or penalty is provided
and such fine or penalty is not paid out of court, then upon
the expiration of the voluntary payment period, leqa1
proceedings may be commenced against the registered or¡¡ner of
the vehicle. After the coÍrmencement of lega1 proceedings,
the registered owrler may pay out of court up to twenty-four
(24) hours prior to the scheduled court appearance/ the
amount shown in Schedule uA". Upon payment, flo further
proceedings sha11 be taken under this bylaw in respect of
the said offence alleged on the Traffic Infraction Notice.
46. Vet¡ic1e Subìect Èo Removal llttren lllegally
Parked,
a)
Tn addition to any other penaltíes provided by this
bylaw, upon discovery of any vehícle parked, stopped or
standing on any highway in contravention of the
provisions of this Bylaw, a Police Officer or Bylaw
Enforcement Officer or person authorized by the Public
Works Superintendent may cause such vehicle to be moved
or taken to and placed or stored. in a suitable place
and all costs and charges for the removing', care and
storage thereof, if âfly, are a lien upon the vehicle
beinq released.
V - APPI.,ICATION ÀIID ADMINISTRATION
47. EnforcemenÈ
This Bylaw sha1l be enforced by the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police and Bylaw Enforcement Officers of the District.
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48. ÀppIÍcation of Bylaw
rhis Bylaw applies to all highways under the jurisdiction of
the District.
49. Brrlaw Subject to ttre Motor VeTric1e .à,ct
The provisions of this Bylaw are subject to the provisions
of the Motor Vehicle Act.
50. Sctredules .âdopted
The Schedules referred to in this Bylaw sha1l form part of
this Bylaw.
51. Former Regrulatione Repealed
a)
Bylaw No. 446, cited as "District of Mackenzie Traffic
Bylaw No. 446, 1-981-" as amended is hereby repealed.
b)
Bylaw No. 555, cited as "District of Mackenzíe Traffic
Amending Bylaw No. 555, 1-985" is hereby repealed.
c)
Bylaw No. 574 cited as "Traffic Amending Bylaw No. 5'74,
1-986" is hereby repealed.
d)
Bylaw No. 728 cited as "Traffic Amendment Bylaw NO.
728, 1994" is hereby repealed.
52. Cit,ation
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Traffic and
Parking Bylaw No. 831-, 1994".
READ a first
READ a second
READ a thírd
ADOPTED Ihis
time this
time this
time this
14th
14 th
November
November
of
November
of
November
day
day
day
day
of
of
1994.
1994.
L994.
7994.
I hereby
tobea
District
No.831
Parking
14th
2 Bth
certify the foregoing
true and correct copy of
of Mackenzíe Bylaw
cited as "Traffic and
Bylaw No. 831-, 1-994" .
Clerk
Clerk
SCHEDULE ''AI'
B)¡law No. 831
The penalty to be levied with respect to these offences shall be $25.00 if such
penalty is paid within L4 calendar days from the date of issue of the Traffic
Infraction Notice.
After L4 calendar days from the date of issue of the Traffic Infraction Notice
the penalty shall be $50.00.
Offence Description
Bylaw Section
Park in "No Parking Zone"
5
Park When Prohibited Without Signs
7
Park - Interfere with Snow Removal
8
Park Longer than 24Hours
9 b)
Heavy Vehicle in Prohibited Area
10
Park in a Fire Lane
11
Place or Permit to be Placed Ice or Snow on Highway
35 a)
Park in a Physically Disabled Parking Space
38 a)
SCHEDULE IIBII
Bylaw No. 831
AUTHORTZED SIGN FOR OFF.STREET PARKING SPACES
RESERVED FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS
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DISTRICT
OF
MACKENZIE
BYLAW
NO.
987
A Bylaw
of
the
District
of
Mackenzie
to
amend
Traffic
and
Parking
Bylaw
No.
831,
1994.
WHEREAS
the
Council
of
the
District
of
Mackenzie
deems
it
appropriate
to
amend
its
Traffic
and
Parking
Bylaw;
NOW THEREFORE
the
Council
of
the
District
of
Mackenzie
in
open
meeting
assembled,
HEREBY
ENACTS
AS
FOLLOWS:
1.
That
Bylaw
No.
831
cited
as
"Traffic
and
Parking
Bylaw
No.
831,
1994"
as
amended
is
hereby
amended
as
follows:
1.1
by
adding
the
following
wording
to
Section
5.
Parking
Prohibited
with
Signs
of
Part
II
--
REGULATION
OF
TRAFFIC
AND
PARKING:
"b)
When
"no
parking"
signs
have
been
erected,
no
person
shall
park
or
permit
a
vehicle
to
remain
parked
on
property
owned
by
the
District
of
Mackenzie."
1.2
by
adding
the
following
wording
to
Section
7.
Parking
Prohibited
Without
Signs
of
Part
II
--
REGULATION
OF
PARKING
AND
TRAFFIC:
"ab)
on
property
owned
by
the
District
of
Mackenzie."
2.
This
Bylaw
may
be
cited
for
all
purposes
as
"Traffic
and
Parking
Amendment
Bylaw
No.
987,
1997".
READ
a
first
time
this
27th
day
of
Agril
,
1998.
READ
a
second
time
this
27th
day
of
Agril
,
1998.
READ
a
third
time
this
27th
day
of
Agril
,
1998.
ADOPTED
this
11th
day
of
May
,
1998.
I
hereby
certify
the
foregoing
to
be
a
true
and
correct
copy
of
District
of
Mackenzie
Bylaw
No.
987
cited
as
"Traffic
and
Parking
Amendment
Bylaw
No.
987,
1998".
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4
1,,
I
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fk?fm?
Mayor
Clerk
Clerk
DISTRICT OF MACKENZIE
Bvlaw No. 1238
A Bylaw of the District of Mackenzie
to amend Traffic and Parking Bylaw No.83l,1994.
WHEREAS the Council of the District of Mackenzie deems it appropriate
to amend its Traffic and Parking Bylaw;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of'Mackenzie in open
meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
1.
That Bylaw No.878, 1995 cited as "Traffic and Parking Amendment Bylaw
No.878, 1995" is hereby repealed.
That Article 10 of Traffic and Parking Bylaw No.831 , 1995 is hereby deleted
and the following substituted:
"10. Heavy Vehicle Parking
No person shall park, or permit to be parked, a motor vehicle or trailer or any
combination thereof in excess of seven (7) metres in length or in excess of
4,535 kg on any highway in a residential zoned area between2l:00 hours in the
afternoon and 07:00 hours the following day."
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Traffic and Parking Amendment
Bylaw No. 1238, 2009".
2.
3.
READ a first time this
READ a second time this
READ a third time this
22nd
22nd
day of
day of
day of
June
2009.
2009.
2009.
2009.
June
22nd
June
ADOPTED this
13 rh
I hereby certify the foregoing
to be a true and correct coPY of
District of Mackenzie Bylaw
No. 1238 cited as "Traffic and Parking
Amendment Bylaw No. 1 238, 2009".
Director of Corporate
Administration
Mayor
day of
July
of Corporate