Highway and Traffic Bylaw (Consolidated) No. 6704-2009
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Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 6704-2009
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CITY OF MAPLE RIDGE
BYLAW NO. 6704 - 2009
A bylaw to regulate and prohibit uses of or involving a highway or part of a highway and to regulate,
control and prohibit traffic on a highway and to regulate the removal, detention and impounding of
vehicles and chattels unlawfully occupying a highway
Contents
Section
Section Description
Page
1.0
Title
4
2.0
Repeal
4
3.0
Definitions
4
4.0
Application
4
5.0
Delegation of Motor Vehicle Act powers
6
6.0
Powers of peace officers, bylaw enforcement officers, firefighters
7
7.0
Traffic on trails
7
8.0
Traffic in parks
7
9.0
Speed limits
8
10.0
Pedestrians
8
11.0
Places where stopping, standing and parking prohibited
9
12.0
Moving of vehicle in prohibited place
12
13.0
Trailers
12
14.0
Disabled persons' parking permits
12
15.0
Resident Parking Zones
12
16.0
Traffic Notices
13
17.0
Impoundment of vehicles
13
18.0
Chattels and obstructions
14
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19.0
Shopping carts
14
20.0
Barricades
15
21.0
Interference with procession
15
22.0
Vehicle repairs
15
23.0
Tethering of horses and other animals
15
24.0
Removal of wrecked or damaged vehicles
15
25.0
Occupation of vehicles and trailers
15
26.0
Removal of snow and ice and other matter
15
27.0
Obstructions and intersections
16
28.0
Trimming and cutting of trees
16
29.0
Encroachments
16
30.0
Vehicle loads
16
31.0
Vehicles tires
17
32.0
Uses prohibited without a highway use permit
17
33.0
Issuance of permits
19
34.0
Permit fees
19
35.0
Permit conditions
19
36.0
Prerequisite to permit issuance
19
37.0
Refund of deposit
20
38.0
Maintenance of completed work
20
39.0
Alterations to completed works
20
40.0
Indemnity
20
41.0
Use of deposit
20
42.0
Revocation of permits
20
43.0
Uses requiring council permission
20
44.0
Vehicle size and weight
21
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45.0
Order of Municipal Engineer
22
46.0
Weighing and inspection of vehicles
22
47.0
Oversize or overweight vehicles
22
48.0
Vehicle equipment regulations
23
49.0
Compliance with orders and directions
23
50.0
Compliance with permit conditions
23
51.0
Obeying traffic controls and signs
23
52.0
Altering traffic control device
23
53.0
Removal of notice
23
54.0
Requirement to state name and address
24
55.0
Penalties
24
56.0
Severance
24
List of Schedules:
Schedule
Section Description
Page
Schedule A
Definitions
25
Schedule B
Fees, Costs and Expenses Schedule
30
Schedule C
Highway Use Permit
33
Schedule D
Oversize/Overload Permit
36
Schedule E
Map Regulated Pedestrian Use Zone - Central Downtown Area
37
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THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY and is a
consolidation of the following:
1.
Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 6704-2009
2.
Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Amending Bylaw No. 6943-2012
3.
Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Amending Bylaw No. 7418-2018
4.
Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Amending Bylaw No. 7566-2019
5.
Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Amending Bylaw No. 7652-2020
6.
Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Amending Bylaw No. 8069-2025
Individual copies of any of the above bylaws can be obtained by contacting the Clerk's
Department.
CITY OF MAPLE RIDGE
BYLAW NO. 6704 - 2009
A bylaw to regulate and prohibit uses of or involving a highway or part of a highway and to regulate,
control and prohibit traffic on a highway and to regulate the removal, detention and impounding of
vehicles and chattels unlawfully occupying a highway
WHEREAS Council wishes to exercise its authority pursuant to the Community Charter and the Motor
Vehicle Act;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed desirable to adopt a new Highway and Traffic Bylaw for the Corporation
of the City of Maple Ridge;
NOW THEREFORE, the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Maple Ridge enacts as
follows:
1.0 Title
This bylaw shall be cited as "Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 6704-2009."
2.0 Repeal
That Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 3136-1982 and all amendments thereto
are hereby repealed.
3.0 Definitions
Definitions for key words and phrases are listed in Schedule "A".
4.0 Application
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4.1
That the document attached hereto together with the map, fees, table and permits
attached thereto as Schedules "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E" and forming part of this
bylaw are hereby adopted as the Highway and Traffic Bylaw for the Corporation of the
City of Maple Ridge.
4.2
Words or expressions used in this bylaw have the same meaning as in the Motor
Vehicle Act or the Commercial Transport Act, unless those words or expressions are
otherwise defined in this bylaw or unless the context otherwise requires.
4.3
Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this bylaw do not apply to
(a) persons, vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in highway
or public utility, construction or maintenance work on, under or over the
surface of a highway while at the site of the work,
(b) the driver of an emergency vehicle
(i) while it is responding to an emergency call and sounding an
audible signal, siren or bell and showing at least a flashing red light,
(ii) while it is at the scene of an emergency and showing at least a
flashing red light,
(iii) who is a peace officer in immediate pursuit of an actual or
suspected violator of the law,
(iv) who is a peace officer engaged in a policing duty that would be
unduly hampered by the sounding of a audible signal or siren,
(c) a bylaw enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his or her
duties on behalf of the Corporation.
4.4
The provisions of this bylaw relating to the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles
do not apply to the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles by
(a) the driver of a vehicle owned, leased or otherwise under the control of the
Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia, a municipality or a
public utility, while the driver is engaged in works that require him or her to
stop, stand or park the vehicle in contravention of those provisions, or
(b) the driver of a vehicle designed for towing other vehicles, while the vehicle
designed for towing is stopped, standing or parked for that purpose.
4.5
A person exercising a privilege conferred by sections 4.1 - 4.4 must exercise that
privilege with due regard for safety and in a manner that obstructs traffic as little as
possible.
4.6
The provisions of this Bylaw regulating widths, lengths, heights and weights of
vehicles do not apply to implements of husbandry temporarily operated upon a
highway during the hours of daylight, provided that where the overall width of an
implement of husbandry is 3.7 metres or more, a Wide Load sign shall be mounted
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on the front and flags shall be mounted on all four corners in accordance with the
provisions of the Commercial Transport Regulations.
5.0 Delegation of Motor Vehicle Act powers
5.1
The Municipal Engineer may
(a) place or erect, or cause to be placed or erected, traffic control devices to
give effect to the Motor Vehicle Act, this bylaw or an order under this section,
(b) by order, regulate, control or prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of
vehicles on a highway,
(c) by order, direct a person to place or erect traffic control devices prohibiting
parking
(i) at the entrance to dance halls, funeral parlours, or other places of
public assemblage during the period of assemblage therein,
(ii) upon either or both sides of any highway or portion thereof along
the route of any parade or in the vicinity of larger gatherings,
(iii) at any location where, upon special circumstances it is deemed
necessary to facilitate or safeguard traffic, or
(iv) in front of any building or structures under construction,
alteration, repair or demolition,
(d) by order designate a portion of a highway as
(i) a bus stop zone,
(ii) a loading zone,
(iii) a taxi zone, or
(iv) a bike lane,
(v) a pedestrian path
(vi) an equestrian path
(e) by order, designate portions of highways for parking zones for persons
with disabilities in accordance with any regulation made under Section
209(2)(h) of the Motor Vehicle Act, including providing for a system of
permits for those parking zones,
(f) by order, designate boulevards, sidewalks and walkways for the use of
persons riding animals, or where the riding of animals is prohibited, and for
that purpose to make regulations restricting the direction of travel and hours
of use, and to locate and post signs or other traffic control devices as he may
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deem necessary for the administration and enforcement of the regulations
authorized hereby,
(g) by order, designate access to and from a highway for adjacent land,
including the location and extent of access when in his opinion such
designation is necessary to protect the best interests of the local residents
and traffic,
(h) by order, temporarily restrict or prohibit all or some types of traffic on a
highway,
(i) by order, regulate or prohibit processions on a highway,
(j) by order, regulate, control or prohibit the erection, maintenance, or both, of
signs, advertisements or guide posts on or over highways other than
provincial arterial highways, and their alteration, repainting, tearing down or
removal without compensation to any person for the loss or damage that
results.
5.2
The Director of Parks and Facilities is hereby authorized to exercise in respect of any
highway within a public park the same powers as those delegated to the Municipal
Engineer under subsections 5.1 (a) and (h) of this bylaw.
6.0 Powers of peace officers, bylaw enforcement officers and firefighters
6.1
A peace officer or bylaw enforcement officer, in order to expedite the movement of
traffic or to safeguard pedestrians or property, shall have full power to direct and
regulate traffic and in doing so may disregard any traffic control device.
6.2
A firefighter, in attendance at the scene of a fire or other emergency, in order to
expedite the movement of traffic or to safeguard pedestrians or property, shall have
full power to direct and regulate traffic and in doing so may disregard any traffic
control device.
7.0 Traffic on trails
No person shall drive a truck, car, all-terrain vehicle, dirt bike, motorcycle or other motorized
vehicle on a trail unless designated for such purposes or for emergency purposes or
maintenance purposes as authorized by the Municipal Engineer or Director of Parks.
8.0 Traffic in parks
8.1
No person shall, in any public park
(a) ride, drive or lead any horse or other animal or operate any vehicle except
on a path, trail, walkway, or portion of a highway designated and posted for
such purpose and except in conformance with the direction posted and any
traffic control device,
(b) ride, drive or lead any horse or other animal, or operate any vehicle
without reasonable consideration for other persons using the park,
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(c) operate any vehicle in such a manner as would disturb the enjoyment of
the park by others,
(d) operate any vehicle at a speed greater than 25 km/h or such other speed
as may be directed by traffic signs,
(e) operate any vehicle having a licensed gross weight or more than 4,400 kg,
provided that this subsection shall not apply to personnel employed by the
Corporation while engaged in the performance of their duties, or
(f) operate, stop or park any vehicle except where authorized by traffic control
devices.
9.0 Speed limits
9.1
No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle on any highway within the
municipality at a rate of speed greater than 50 km unless otherwise posted or on any
lane within the municipality at a rate of speed greater than 20 km unless otherwise
posted.
9.2
No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle on any highway within the
municipality at a rate of speed greater than the posted speed.
9.3
A person may drive or operate a Neighbourhood Zero Emission Vehicle (NZEV) on any
highway in the municipality that has a speed limit of 50 km/h or less.
10.0 Pedestrians
10.1
No person or persons shall stand or assemble on any roadway or sidewalk so as to
obstruct or prevent other persons from using the roadway or sidewalk for the
passage of motor vehicles or pedestrians.
10.2
Within the central downtown area of the Town Centre as identified in Schedule "E",
no person shall cross a highway at any place other than at, upon or along a crosswalk
and, where an intersection contains a signalized or marked crosswalk, the signalized
or marked crosswalk must be used.
10.3
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway in contravention of a traffic control device.
10.4
Where there is a sidewalk that is reasonably passable on either or both sides of the
highway, a pedestrian shall not walk on the roadway.
10.5
Where there is no sidewalk, a pedestrian walking along or on a highway shall walk
only on the extreme left side of the roadway or on the shoulder of the highway, facing
traffic approaching from the opposite direction.
10.6
No pedestrian shall stand on or walk along a highway to solicit a ride, employment or
business from an occupant of a vehicle.
10.7
The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian where traffic control
signals are not in place or not in operation when the pedestrian is crossing the
highway in a crosswalk and the pedestrian is on the half of the highway on which the
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vehicle is travelling, or is approaching so closely from the other half of the highway
that the pedestrian is in danger.
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11.0 Places where stopping, standing and parking prohibited
11.1
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with traffic, or to comply with the law, or the
directions of a peace officer or traffic control device and except while operating a
municipal or provincial utility vehicle or vehicles of a public utility corporation while
engaged in their duties, or except a vehicle so mechanically disabled as to render it
immobile, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(a) Sidewalk - on sidewalk or boulevard, either completely or partially;
(b) Driveway - in front of or within 3 metres of a public or private driveway;
(c) Intersection - in or within 6 metres of the approach or far side of an
intersection, except as permitted by a sign;
(d) Hydrant - within 5m of a fire hydrant measured from a point in the curb or
edge of the roadway which is closest to the fire hydrant to the nearest wheel
of the vehicle;
(e) Crosswalk - on a crosswalk or within 6 metres of the approach side of a
crosswalk;
(f) Sign - within 6 metres of the approach to a flashing beacon, stop sign or
traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(g) Entrance - within 6 metres from either side of the entrance to or exit from
a hotel, theatre, public meeting place, dance hall, fire hall or playground;
(h) Railway Crossing - within 15 metres of the nearest rail or a railway
crossing;
(i) Sales - on a highway for the principal purpose of:
(i) displaying a vehicle for sale;
(ii) advertising, greasing, painting, wrecking, storing or repairing a
vehicle, except where repairs are necessitated by an emergency;
(iii) displaying signs; or
(iv) selling flowers, fruit, vegetables, sea foods or other commodities
or articles;
(j) Obstruction - alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction
when stopping, standing or parking obstructs traffic;
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(k) Double Parking - on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at
the edge or curb of a roadway;
(l) Bridge - on a bridge or other elevated structure on a highway, or in a
highway tunnel, except as permitted by a traffic control device;
(m) Visibility - 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 a Municipality;
(n) Bus - in any manner so as to hinder or obstruct a bus from loading or
unloading;
o) Paths - on a bike lane, pedestrian walkway or equestrian trail;
(p) Highway/Lane - in any highway/lane in such a manner or under such
conditions as to leave available less than 4.5/3.0 metres respectively of the
usable travelled portion of such highway/lane for the free movement of
vehicular traffic and/or in any alley in such a position or manner as to
obstruct the free movement of traffic into or out of any driveway or private
road or garage adjoining such highway/lane;
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(q) Angle Park - on any highway unless specifically permitted;
(r) Wrong Side - upon a two-way highway, other than on the right side of the
highway and with the wheels parallel to that side unless otherwise permitted
by a traffic control device;
(s) Distance - on a roadway more than 30 centimetres from the curb of such
roadway if a curb has been constructed;
(t) Parking Stalls - in contravention of painted lines or markers indicating
single parking stalls parallel to the highway or angled from the highway;
(u) Parking Prohibition - in a place that contravenes a traffic control device
that gives notice that stopping, standing or parking there is prohibited;
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(v) Overtime Parking - on a highway where traffic control devices indicate
the length of time allowed for parking, in contravention of the length of
time indicated on the applicable traffic control device, provided that this
provision shall not apply on Statutory Holidays as defined in the provincial
Interpretation Act.
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(w) Overtime Parking/Fail to Register - on any portion of a public parking
lot operated by the City of Maple Ridge where traffic control devices
indicate the length of time allowed for parking and the requirement to
register a vehicle licence plate or stall number, in contravention of the
provision indicated on the traffic control device, provided that this
provision shall not apply on Statutory Holidays as defined in the provincial
Interpretation Act.
(x) Restricted Parking - on any highway where a traffic control device
restricts stopping/parking, except in accordance with that restriction;
(y) Roadway - upon a roadway, either completely or partially,
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(z) 72 Hours - upon any highway for a continuous period of time exceeding
72 hours without movement;
(aa) Long Vehicles - on a highway or public place where the vehicle or
combination of attached vehicles is in excess of 18 metres in length;
(bb) Vehicle/Trailer - on a highway or public place between 9 o'clock at night
and 6 o'clock the next morning if the vehicle or trailer has a licenced gross
vehicle weight that exceeds 5500 kgs;
(cc) Disabled Zone - in a disabled zone unless
(i) the vehicle displays a permit issued under Division 38 of the Motor
Vehicle Act Regulations, and
(ii) the vehicle is stopped, left standing or parked for the purpose of
transporting a disabled person;
(dd) Commercial Vehicle Loading Zone - in any commercial vehicle loading
zone, unless
(i) the vehicle bears a commercial licence issued under the
Commercial Transport Act, and
(ii) the vehicle is stopped, left standing or parked for the purpose of
loading or unloading goods or merchandise for a period not longer
than 30 minutes.
(ee) Passenger Loading Zone - in any passenger loading zone, unless
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(i) the vehicle is stopped, left standing or parked for the purpose of
loading or unloading passengers for a period not longer than 15
minutes.
(ff) Highway without Curbs - on the paved portion of any highway without
curbs, unless the pavement thereof is at least 7.3 m in width,
(gg) Central Boulevard - on the side of any highway which abuts a central
boulevard,
(hh) Marked and Signed - upon those highways which have been marked or
signed for angle parking, at any place other than between the lines or
markings indicating the limits of a single stall. The driver of a vehicle shall
park such vehicle at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks or signs
and parallel to and between such marks and as close to the curb as
practicable,
(ii) Insurance - on any municipal property or highway without proper or valid
insurance displayed,
(jj) Number Plates - on any municipal property or highway without proper or
valid number plates displayed,
(kk) Painted Curb - adjacent to a yellow painted curb.
12.0 Moving of vehicle into prohibited place
A person shall not move a vehicle that is not lawfully under his control into a place
mentioned in Section 12.1.
13.0 Trailers
No trailer designed for occupancy by individuals or for the carriage of goods and
merchandise shall be parked on any highway unless it is attached to a motor vehicle
mechanically capable of towing the trailer.
14.0 Disabled persons' parking permits
The Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia ("S.P.A.R.C.") is designated as
an organization that may issue disabled persons' parking permits under the Motor Vehicle
Act Regulations.
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15.0 Resident Parking Zones
15.1 Every resident parking zone authorized by a bylaw or an order under a bylaw and
established for residents, and existing prior to adoption of this Bylaw, is authorized.
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15.2 The Engineer may, by causing appropriate traffic control devices to be placed or
erected on any portion of a highway, establish such designated portion of that
highway as a resident parking zone and designate the area thereof and define the
rights, duties and obligations of traffic with respect to that resident parking zone.
15.3 No person may stand, stop or park a vehicle in a resident parking zone that does not
display a valid resident parking permit issued by the City. A maximum of two (2)
resident parking permits will be issued to the owner or occupier of real property within
the resident parking zone. Resident parking permits will be issued annually upon
proof of real property ownership or occupancy and payment of a fee as set out in
Schedule B.
15.4 A person holding a resident parking permit must display the resident parking permit
by hanging it from the rear view mirror of the vehicle so that it is clearly visible from
outside the passenger compartment whenever the vehicle is parked in an area where
the permit is required.
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16.0 Traffic Notices
16.1 No person other than the owner or driver of a vehicle may remove any notice placed
or affixed on it by an Enforcement Officer in the course of their duty and no person
may deliberately erase a chalk mark from a tire marked by an Enforcement Officer or
remove any other object or device used by them in the course of their duty.
16.2 No person shall cause or permit a vehicle to move from one location to another in the
same block after the time limit regulating that block has expired.
17.0 Impoundment of vehicles
17.1
A peace officer or bylaw enforcement officer may impound or remove, or cause to be
impounded or removed
(a) any unattended vehicle that is
(i) parked, stopped or standing in violation of this Bylaw,
(ii) apparently abandoned on a highway,
(iii) without proper or valid number plates,
(iv) not validly insured, or
(v) in a position that causes it to interfere with the removal of snow,
ice, leaves, dirt or other debris from a highway by a person authorized
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by the Municipal Engineer to remove snow, ice, leaves, dirt or other
debris, or
(b) any chattel, structure or other thing that is unlawfully occupying a portion
of a highway.
17.2
All fees, costs and expenses for the removal, detention and impoundment of a
vehicle removed under this section shall be paid by the registered owner of the motor
vehicle to the Corporation or to the contractor for the Corporation at his place of
business.
17.3
The owner of a vehicle removed, detained or impounded under this Bylaw shall pay to
the Corporation the fees, costs and expenses set out in Schedule "B".
17.4
Where the owner of a vehicle removed, detained or impounded under this section
has defaulted in paying the fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Corporation, the
Corporation may sell the vehicle at a public auction or initiate an action in a court of
competent jurisdiction to recover the fees, costs, and expenses provided that;
(a) the Corporation has delivered to the owner at the address for such owner
as shown on the records of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles a notice
that the fees costs, and expenses will be removed by way of public auction or
court action;
(b) the owner of the motor vehicle has not paid such sums to the Corporation
within 30 days of the delivery of the notice; and
(c) the 30 days have expired.
17.5
Any monies received on the sale of the vehicle shall be applied firstly, to the costs of
the sale or court action, secondly to the costs of the removal and impoundment and
thirdly, the surplus if any, shall be paid to the owner of the vehicle.
18.0 Chattels or obstructions
18.1
Any chattel or obstruction which is standing contrary to any provision of this bylaw or
which is otherwise unlawfully occupying a portion of a highway or public place may be
removed, detained, and impounded by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or the Municipal
Engineer, or by a person acting in accordance with the directions of the Corporation.
18.2
Any chattel or obstruction removed, detained or impounded under this Bylaw may be
recovered by the owner by paying to the Corporation the fees, costs and expenses
levied in accordance with this section.
18.3
The owner of a chattel or obstruction removed, detained or impounded pursuant to
this Bylaw shall pay those fees, costs, and expenses set out in Schedule "B".
18.4
Subject to the Community Charter, if a chattel, obstruction or vehicle is removed,
detained or impounded, and not claimed by its owner within one month from date of
seizure, the chattel, obstruction or vehicle may be sold at public auction at the
direction of the Manager of Procurement.
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18.5
Despite any other provisions of this Bylaw, if in the opinion of the Manager of
Procurement a chattel, obstruction or vehicle removed, detained, or impounded is a
perishable article, has an apparent market value of less than $2,000.00 or if its
custody involves unreasonable expense or inconvenience, the Manager of
Procurement may decide not to proceed to public auction, and may dispose of the
chattel, obstruction or vehicle in any manner in which he or she deems expedient.
18.6
No person must prevent or attempt to prevent or interfere with the removal, detaining
or impounding of any chattel, obstruction or vehicle by the Corporation under this
section.
19.0 Shopping carts
19.1
No person shall place shopping carts in any manner upon a highway or upon any
structure on a highway.
19.2
Any such shopping cart placed in contravention of section 18.1 may be removed by
the Municipal Engineer, or such other persons that may be duly authorized from time
to time by the Municipal Engineer.
19.3
Any such shopping cart so removed by the Municipal Engineer, or such other persons
as may be duly authorized from time to time by the Municipal Engineer, may be
claimed at the Operations Centre on payment of a fee based on the costs of removal
and storage (see Schedule "B"). The Corporation accepts no liability for any damage
done to any such shopping carts in any way. Shopping carts not claimed within
fifteen (15) clear working days will be destroyed in a manner prescribed by the
Municipal Engineer.
20.0 Barricades
20.1
No person shall leave any excavation or other obstruction on a highway without
placing barricades and warning lights for the protection of the public.
20.2
No person shall interfere with any barricade, sign, warning lamp or other device
which is lawfully occupying any highway at or near any excavation, obstruction or
work being performed thereon.
21.0 Interference with procession
No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway between the persons or vehicles
comprising a parade or funeral procession.
22.0 Vehicle repairs
No person shall make any repairs to a vehicle while it is upon any highway, other than such
temporary repair as is necessary for the removal of such vehicle from the highway.
23.0 Tethering of horses and other animals
23.1
No person shall leave any horse or other animal which is attached to any vehicle
intended to be drawn by such horse or other animal on any highway or public park
without such horse or other animal being tethered in such a manner as to prevent
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the horse or other animal from running away or from moving on the highway in any
way as to obstruct or impede other traffic.
23.2
No person shall tie or fasten any horse or other animal to any traffic control device,
utility pole or lamp standard.
24.0 Removal of wrecked or damaged vehicles
Every person who removes a wrecked or damaged vehicle from the scene of an accident on a
highway shall remove all glass and other debris caused by the accident from the highway.
25.0 Occupation of vehicles and trailers
No person shall occupy a motor vehicle, recreation vehicle, or trailer as living quarters while it
is parked upon any highway or in any public place unless authorized to do so.
26.0 Removal of snow and ice and other matter
Every owner or occupier of real property shall remove snow, ice, leaves, dirt or other debris
from sidewalks, stairs, ramps and foot paths bordering the real property as well as walkways,
ramps and stairs on real property which are open to the public, no later than 10:00 o'clock in
the morning of the day following accumulation.
27.0 Obstructions and intersections
No person, being the owner, occupier or lessee of any property adjacent to the intersection of
two highways, shall place or permit to be placed or grow any tree, shrub, plant, fence or other
structure with any horizontal dimension exceeding 0.6 m, within 7 m from the point of
intersection of the two property lines which front of the intersecting highways, between the
elevations of 0.9 m and 2.0 m above the elevation at the point of the intersection of the
centerlines of the intersecting highways.
28.0 Trimming and cutting of trees
Every person being the owner or occupier of real property shall cause all trees, shrubs or
other vegetation on their real property to be properly trimmed and cut back, so as to prevent
physical obstruction and visibility impairment to pedestrian and vehicle traffic on the
sidewalk or highway. Should the owner or occupier of real property upon notification in
writing by the City, fail to address a request for trimming or cut back within two weeks of
notification, the City may undertake the work at the owner/occupiers expense.
29.0 Encroachments
29.1
No person shall, except as provided herein or by any other Bylaw, or unless otherwise
authorized by the Municipal Engineer, erect or maintain any structure that
encroaches on or over any highway or public land.
29.2
Approved structures overhanging the highway shall have a minimum clearance of 2.5
metres above any sidewalk or walkway and 5 m above any roadway.
30.0 Vehicle loads
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30.1
No person shall drive or operate on a highway
(a) a vehicle with any load, unless the construction and equipment of the
vehicle and the manner in which the load is distributed and secured are such
as to prevent any of the load from shifting or swaying in such a manner as to
affect the safe operation of the vehicle or from dropping, shifting or swaying
in such a manner as to affect the safe operation of the vehicle or from
dropping, shifting, leaking or otherwise escaping from the vehicle, provided
that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction;
(b) a vehicle with any load, unless the load and any covering thereon is
securely fastened so as to prevent any part of the load or the covering from
becoming loose, detached or in any manner hazardous to other users of the
highway; or
(c) a vehicle with a load of logs or poles, unless the load is restrained by the
use of at least one binder if the logs or poles are not greater than 7.3m in
length or at least two binders if any of the logs or poles exceed 7.3m in
length.
31.0 Vehicle tires
31.1
No person shall drive or operate on a highway:
(a) a vehicle equipped with solid tires, the thickness of which between the rim
of the wheel and the surface of the highway is less than 32 mm; or
(b) a vehicle having wheels, tires or tracks constructed or equipped with
projecting spikes, cleats, ribs, clamps, flanges, lugs or other attachments or
projections which extend beyond the tread or traction surface of the wheel,
tire or track, provided that this section shall not preclude the use of tire
chains or reasonable proportions when required for safety or the use, during
the period from October 1st of any year to April 30th of the year next following,
of studs that do not protrude more than 3.5 mm from the tread or traction
surface of a tire. No tire shall have more than a total of 130 studs on a
motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of 4,600 kg or less or 175 studs
on a motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight greater than 4,600 kg. No
studs shall be used in a tire on a non-drive wheel unless each drive wheel
has at least one studded tire.
32.0 Uses prohibited without a highway use permit
32.1
Except as authorized by a permit issued by the Municipal Engineer pursuant to this
Bylaw, no person shall:
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(a) place any fuel, lumber, merchandise, chattel or thing on a highway;
(b) deposit, thrown, or leave any earth, refuse, debris or any other thing on a
highway;
(c) being the owner or occupier of property abutting on a highway, cause or
permit any earth, rocks, stones, logs or stumps or other things to cave, fall,
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crumble, slide or accumulate from any such property upon a highway or,
being there, to remain thereon;
(d) drag or skid anything along or over a highway;
(e) dig up, break up or remove any part of a highway, cut down or remove
trees or timber growing on a highway, or excavate in or under a highway;
(f) change the level of a highway whatsoever or stop the flow of water through
any drain, sewer or culvert on a through a highway;
(g) place, construct, install, maintain, demolish, remove or alter any works,
structures or things of any kind, or perform any work of any kind on a
highway;
(h) construct or maintain a ditch, sewer or drain, the effluent from which
causes damage, fouling, nuisance or injury to any portion of a highway;
(i) mark or imprint or deface in any manner whatsoever a highway or
structure thereon;
(j) ride, drive, lead, move or propel any animal or vehicle over or across a
boulevard, including any curb, sidewalk or ditch therein unless such
boulevard has been constructed or improved to form a suitable crossing;
(k) construct a boulevard crossing, including a curb, ditch or sidewalk
crossing; or
(l) cut, prune, top or remove trees in whole or in part, or conduct any activity
that causes damage to trees, shrubs, plants, bushes, hedges, fences or other
things erected on a boulevard.
(m) operate a vehicle while sounding a calliope, loudspeaker or other noise
making device unless permitted under the City's Business Licensing and
Regulation Bylaw;
(n) march, drive or otherwise take part in a parade or procession except a
funeral procession;
(o) conduct construction on a highway or traffic control relating to such
construction;
(p) conduct construction of land adjacent to a highway where access from the
highway to the land is required for that purpose;
(q) obstruct or interfere with the free flow of traffic or attempt to control or
detour traffic on any highway or lane, whether by use of signs or flagmen or
by barricades or other physical obstruction on the road, provided that this
clause shall not apply to:
(i) a Peace Officer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Fire Fighter acting in
the normal course of his or her duties;
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(ii) a student or adult school patrol acting under the authority of the
Public Schools Act or authorized by the Chief of Police;
(iii) emergency vehicles or public utility or Corporation crews while
making emergency repairs within a highway or lane;
(iv) vehicles while legally parked on a highway or lane or while obeying
the instructions of a traffic control device or Peace Officer;
(r) place a container on a highway.
(s) engage in business related and/or sales activities on any portion of a
highway.
32.2
For the purpose of section 31.1 construction means new construction, repair,
replacement and maintenance of any matter or thing.
33.0 Issuance of permits
33.1
The Municipal Engineer may issue a permit (see Schedules "C" or "D") to do those
things otherwise prohibited in section 31.0 and sections 43.0 - 47.0 of this Bylaw,
subject to payment of the appropriate fee and subject to such other conditions
contained in this Bylaw as may be applicable. Permit may be issued for the following;
(a) Highway Use Permit - for work in or on a highway or abnormal use of a
highway or for obstruction to traffic on a highway or for special events on a
highway;
(b) Oversize/Overload Permit - for any oversize or overweight vehicles or
loads;
34.0 Permit fees
The Municipal Engineer is hereby authorized to charge fees in accordance with the Maple
Ridge Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7575-2019 for permits issued pursuant to section 32.1
35.0 Permit conditions
35.1
The Municipal Engineer may, in issuing a permit under this Bylaw impose such terms
and conditions as the Engineer considers reasonable or necessary for the purpose of
(a) avoiding undue damage to a highway,
(b) protecting persons or property,
(c) avoiding undue interference with traffic, or
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(d) ensuring that damage done to a highway in connection with an activity
undertaken pursuant to a permit is adequately repaired,
(e) avoiding nuisances or other disturbances,
(f) otherwise protecting the public interest.
36.0 Prerequisite to permit issuance
36.1
As a prerequisite to the issuance of a permit under this Section, the applicant shall:
(a) pay the applicable permit fees;
(b) deposit with the Corporation a sum of money which is, in the opinion of
the Municipal Engineer, sufficient:
(i) to pay the cost of repairing any damage likely to be done to the
highway and installations therein or thereon by reason of the things
to be done pursuant to the permit; and
(ii) as security that any obligations imposed by the permit shall be
fulfilled and completed within the time specified in such permit; and
(c) provide satisfactory plans and specifications of any work to be undertaken
and, when same are approved by the Municipal Engineer and the necessary
permit issued, the said work shall conform in every respect to the approved
plans and specifications and to the minimum general requirements of the
Subdivision Bylaw of the Corporation for the zone in which such highway is
situate.
37.0 Refund of deposit
Where a deposit has been made in accordance with sections 35.1 and 36.1, upon
satisfactory compliance with the permit within the time specified, the deposit will be
refunded to the applicant, less the actual cost of administration and inspection per fees set
out in Maple Ridge Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7575-2019 as amended.
38.0 Maintenance of completed work
Where completed work is to be taken over by the Corporation, the applicant shall maintain
such work for a period of one year from the date of completion of the work, as certified by the
Municipal Engineer. A new permit and applicable security deposit will be required for the
maintenance period.
39.0 Alterations to completed works
Where alterations to completed works are required due to the reconstruction of a highway
the permit holder shall pay all the costs of such alterations.
40.0 Indemnity
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The applicant shall indemnify, protect and save harmless the Corporation from and against
all damages, claims and demands of every kind arising out of or in any way connected with
the work or other things for which a permit has been issued.
41.0 Use of deposit
In the event that the permit holder fails to repair any damage and/or fulfil any obligations set
out in a permit, the Corporation may repair the damage or fulfil the obligations and deduct
the costs of doing so from the deposit. If there are not sufficient funds on deposit to cover
the costs, the Corporation shall recover any shortfall from the permit holder.
42.0 Revocation of permits
The Municipal Engineer may revoke a permit issued under this Bylaw if the permit holder fails
to comply with a term or condition of the permit.
43.0 Uses requiring Council permission
43.1
Except as authorized by the Council, no person shall, upon any highway:
(a) solicit for donations of money or other material assistance;
(b) sell or display for the purposes of selling any article or thing; or
(c) install or erect any sign or banner.
44.0 Vehicle size and weight
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44.1
The following are adopted as regulations under this bylaw as amended from time to
time.
Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, B.C. Reg. 26/58
Section 19.01;
Section 19.02;
Section 19.03;
Section 19.05; and
Section 19.06;
Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, B.C. Reg. 26/58
Division 35 - Securement of Vehicle Loads;
Commercial Transport Act Regulations, B.C. Reg. 30/78
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Division 1 - Interpretation;
Division 2 - Application;
Division 7 - (Commencing at Section 7.04) Size and Weight
Regulations;
Division 8 - Pilot Cars and Signs; and
Division 11 - Penalties.
44.2
For the purposes of this Bylaw, wherever in these regulations adopted by this Bylaw,
the term "Minister" or "Minister of Transportation and Highways" appears, the term
"Municipal Engineer" shall be substituted and where the term "Act" appears, the
term "Bylaw" shall be substituted.
44.3
No personal shall operate a vehicle on a highway in the Municipality contrary to a
regulation adopted by this section.
44.4
The provisions of this part apply in respect of all highways, except arterial highways.
45.0 Order of Municipal Engineer
Where the Municipal Engineer has ordered closure of, or restricted the load carried on a
highway, portion of highway or series of connected highways and placed signs to that effect,
no person shall drive or operate a vehicle contrary to that order or contrary to the signs.
46.0 Weighing and inspection of vehicles
46.1
The driver of a vehicle on a highway, when so required by a Peace Officer or Bylaw
Enforcement Officer, shall:
(a) stop the vehicle at the time and place specified by such Peace Officer or
Bylaw Enforcement Officer for the purpose of weighing the whole or part
thereof by means of stationary or portable scales, measuring the dimensions
of the vehicle and load, measuring and inspecting the tires thereon,
inspecting the load carried, or for any other purpose under this Bylaw;
(b) drive the vehicle to the nearest public or Ministry of Energy, Transport and
Communications stationary or portable scales for the purpose of weighing the
vehicle and load; or
(c) rearrange the load upon the vehicle or remove the whole or part of the
load from the vehicle in order to comply with the provisions of this Bylaw
before continuing to drive or operate the vehicle.
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46.2
The driver of a vehicle on a highway, when directed by a traffic sign on the highway to
report to scales, shall drive the vehicle onto the scales for the purpose of weighing
the whole or part thereof by means of stationary or portable scales, measuring the
dimensions of the vehicle and load, measuring and inspecting the tires thereon,
inspecting the load carried, or for any purpose under this Bylaw.
46.3
Section (45.2) does not apply to the driver of a commercial vehicle having a licensed
gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5,500 kg.
46.4
The gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be the sum of the
individual gross axle weights of all the axles comprising the tandem axles or the
group of axles, as the case may be.
46.5
The gross weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be the sum of the
individual gross axle weights of all the axles of the vehicle or combination of vehicles.
47.0 Oversize or overweight vehicles
47.1
No person shall, without a permit issued under this Bylaw, operate on a highway a
commercial vehicle if:
(a) the gross vehicle weight of the commercial vehicle exceeds its licensed
gross vehicle weight;
(b) the weight of an axle, group of axles or axle unit exceeds the weight
permitted by the regulations;
(c) the dimensions of the commercial vehicle do not conform to the
regulations:
(i) with load included; and
(ii) without load;
(b) the distances between the axles, group of axles or axle units do not
conform to the regulations.
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47.2
For the purpose of section 44.1, "regulations" means the regulations under the
Commercial Transport Act.
48.0 Vehicle equipment regulations
A person shall not drive or operate a motor vehicle or trailer on a highway unless it is
equipped in all respects in compliance with Section 219 of Part 4 of the Motor Vehicle Act
(Chapter 318 {R.S.1996}) and the Motor Vehicle Regulations.
49.0 Compliance with orders and directions
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49.1
Every person shall comply with an order of the Municipal Engineer or Director of
Parks and Facilities under this bylaw.
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49.2
Every person shall comply with an order, direction, signal or command made or given
by a Peace Officer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Firefighter under this bylaw or the Motor
Vehicle Act.
50.0 Compliance with permit conditions
Every person shall comply with the terms and conditions imposed by the Municipal Engineer
in connection with the issuance of a permit under this Bylaw.
51.0 Obeying traffic controls and signs
Except where otherwise directed by a Peace Officer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer, firefighter or
a person authorized by any of those persons, every person shall obey all instructions,
regulations or prohibitions contained in or upon a traffic control device or signs erected or
placed under the provisions of this bylaw.
52.0 Altering traffic control device
No person shall mark, imprint on, or in any manner whatsoever deface, damage or interfere
with any traffic control device erected or placed under the provisions of this bylaw.
53.0 Removal of notice
No person other than the owner or operator of a vehicle shall remove any notice placed
thereon or affixed thereto by a Peace Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer under this bylaw.
54.0 Requirement to state name and address
54.1
When requested by a Peace Officer or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer:
(a) the driver or operator of a vehicle, or the person in charge of a vehicle on
a highway, shall correctly state his or her name and address and the name
and address of the owner of the vehicle;
(b) a pedestrian or the operator of a cycle, who has apparently committed an
offence under this Bylaw, shall correctly state his or her name and address.
55.0 Penalties
Any person who contravenes or violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw or any permit
issued pursuant hereto, or who suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in
contravention or in violation of any of the provisions of this Bylaw or any permit issued
pursuant thereto, or who neglects to do or refrains from doing anything required to be done
by any of the provisions of this Bylaw or any permit issued pursuant hereto, commits an
offence and, upon conviction, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $50.00 and not
more than the maximum penalty provided by the Offence Act and, where the offence is a
continuing one, each day that the offence is continued shall constitute a separate offence.
56.0 Severance
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If any portion of this Bylaw is held invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, then that
invalid portion shall be severed and the remainder of this Bylaw shall be deemed to have
been adopted without the severed portion.
READ a first time the 8th day of December, 2009
READ a second time the 8th day of December, 2009
READ a third time the 8th day of December, 2009
RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED the 26th day of January, 2010
_________________________
PRESIDING MEMBER
CORPORATE OFFICER
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Corporation of the City of Maple Ridge
Bylaw No. 6704-2009
SCHEDULE "A"
Definitions
Definitions
In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
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"Angle Park" means the parking of a vehicle other than parallel to the lateral lines of a
roadway.
"Bike lane" means that portion of a highway that is designated for the use of cycle traffic and
which is adjacent to but separated from roadways provided for vehicular traffic by means of
road markings;
"Boulevard" means that portion of a highway between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a
roadway and the adjoining property line, exclusive of the sidewalk;
"Bus" means a motor vehicle designed to carry more than ten persons;
"Bus Stop Sign" means a sign designated and issued by British Columbia Transit at which
public transit buses may stop and allow the ingress and/or egress of passengers;
"Bus Stop Zone" means that entire length of the curb lane within an area extending from 20
metres on the near side to 7.5 metres on the far side of any bus stop sign indicating a bus
stop or any length of curb area delineated by a red curb;
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means the person(s) employed in the position by the
Corporation and includes the Traffic Control Officer;
"Chattel" means any kind of property except land and buildings;
"Chief Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means the Director of Licenses and Permits and Bylaw
and includes his/her authorized designate;
"Chief of Police" means the senior officer commanding the Corporation of the City of Maple
Ridge Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
"Commercial Vehicle" means a vehicle engaged in carrying or which is designated to carry
goods, wares or merchandise and which is licensed as a commercial vehicle under the
appropriate municipal or provincial laws or regulations;
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"Commercial vehicle loading zone" means any area or space on a highway which is
designated for the loading or unloading of materials, to be used exclusively by commercial
vehicles;
"Container" means a waste container, storage container, or construction trailer that is not a
vehicle;
"Corporation" means the Corporation of the City of Maple Ridge and includes its authorized
designate;
"Council" means the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Maple Ridge;
"Crosswalk" means:
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 road surface; or,
the portion of a highway at an intersection that is included within the connection of the
lateral lines of the sidewalk on the opposite 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;
"Curb" means the line of demarcation between the roadway and the boulevard of any
highway, or where no boulevard of any highway, or where no boulevard exits on any highway,
the line of demarcation between the roadway and the sidewalk;
"Cycle" means a device having any number of wheels that is propelled by human power and
on which a person may ride;
"Disabled Parking Zone" means a part of a Highway or public place identified by a disabled
parking sign as set out in the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations;
"Director of Parks and Facilities" means the Director of Parks and Facilities of the
Corporation and includes his/her authorized designate;
"Fire Chief" means the Fire Chief/Director of Operations of the Fire Department of the
Corporation and includes his/her authorized designate;
"Fire Zone" means that portion of a highway which is contained within the projected
extensions of the lateral boundaries of every parcel of land upon which any Fire Hall or Fire
Station is constructed and in which any equipment for use in fighting fire and/or other
emergency uses is held, stored or maintained by the Corporation;
"Highway" includes every highway within the meaning of the Transportation Act and
amendments thereto; 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 parking or servicing of vehicles, has access or is invited;
and includes disabled zones and the roadway, shoulder, boulevard, ditch and sidewalk and
whatever lands lie between the property lines of the highway;
"Impound" means the removal and/or detention of any vehicle by a Peace Officer or a Bylaw
Enforcement Officer;
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"Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation of the lateral property lines
of highways which join one another, whether such highways at the junction cross each other
or meet at an angle without crossing each other;
"Lane" means any highway abutting the rear or side property lines of parcels of land and
intended primarily to give access to the rear of side yards of such parcels of land;
"Manager of Procurement" means the Manager of Procurement of the Corporation and
includes his/her authorized designate;
"Municipality" means the geographic area governed by the Corporation;
"Municipal Engineer" means the Municipal Engineer of the Corporation and includes his/her
authorized designate;
"Neighbourhood Zero Emission Vehicle" or NZEV means a Class 24 vehicle as set out in the
Motor Vehicle Act Regulations;
"Owner" as applied to a vehicle means:
the person who holds the legal title to the vehicle;
a person who is a conditional vendee, a lessee, or a mortgagor, and is entitled to be
and is in possession of the vehicle; or
the person in whose name the vehicle is registered;
"Parade" means any body or group of pedestrians numbering more than 10 standing,
marching or walking upon any highway, or any group of vehicles (except a funeral procession)
numbering more than 10, standing or moving on a highway; excludes members or vehicles of
Her Majesty's Armed Forces;
"Park", "parking" or "parked" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
upon a highway except when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in loading or unloading of merchandise, discharging or taking on passengers, or in
obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals;
"Parking Stall" means any area or space on a highway designated by markings as a parking
place for one vehicle;
"Passenger Loading Zone" means any area or space on a highway designed for the loading
or unloading of passengers;
"Person" as applied to a vehicle means:
the person who holds the legal title to the vehicle;
a person who is a conditional vendee, a lessee, or a mortgagor, and is entitled to be
and is in possession of the vehicle, or
the person in whose name the vehicle is registered.
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"Property Line" means the dividing line between any private property and the adjoining
highway;
"Public Park" means any public park which is lawfully designated as such and any other area
open to the public which is under the custody, care and management of the Department of
Parks and Recreation of the Corporation;
"Recreation Vehicle" means a motor vehicle or a vehicle towed by a motor vehicle, that
provides living accommodation, and includes a travel trailer, tent trailer, camper, camperized
van, and motor home;
"Roadway" means that portion of a 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;
"Roller Skates" means any footwear or device which may be attached to the foot or footwear,
to which wheels are attached and such wheels may be used by the wearer for moving or
propulsion, including but not limited to in-line skates commonly known as roller blades.
"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 other uses authorized by this
Bylaw;
"Sidewalk Crossing" means that portion of a sidewalk improved or designed for the passage
of vehicular traffic to gain access to property adjoining a highway;
"Skateboard" means all wheeled objects, coasters, toys, conveyances, or similar devices
used for transportation or sport which are propelled by human power and does not include
cycles or roller skates.
"Stop" means the coming to rest or cessation of movement of a vehicle;
"Stopping" when prohibited means the coming to rest or the state of being at rest of a
vehicle;
"Traffic Control Device" means a sign, signal, line, meter, marking, space, barrier or device,
not inconsistent with the Motor Vehicle Act, placed or erected by authority of the Minister of
Transportation and Highways or the council of a municipality or a person authorized by either
of them to exercise that authority;
"Trail" includes those portions of a highway that are constructed and maintained as horse
trails and designated as such by signs.
"Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property
and for being drawn on a Highway by a motor vehicle, and includes a semi-trailer as defined
in the Commercial Transportation Act;
"One Way Street" means a highway designated by the Council as one upon which vehicles
are allowed to move only in the direction indicated by signs placed on or adjacent to the
street; and
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"Vehicle" means a device in, upon, or by which a person or thing is or may be transported or
drawn upon a highway; excludes a device designated to be moved by human power, a device
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks or a mechanically propelled invalid's chair,
the use of which is confined to the purpose for which it was designed.
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Corporation of the City of Maple Ridge
Bylaw No. 6704-2009
SCHEDULE "B"
Fees, Costs and Expenses Schedule
Permits and Removal/Detention of Vehicles, Chattels or Obstructions
All fees, costs, and expenses related to permits and the removal/detention of vehicles, chattels, or
obstructions are set out in the Maple Ridge Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7575-2019, as amended.
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City of Maple Ridge
Bylaw No. 6704-2009
SCHEDULE "C"
Highway Use Permit
Highway Use Permit
Pursuant to Bylaw Section: 33.0
Date:
Permit No.:
File No.:
&
Name of Permittee:
Address of Permittee:
Name of Prime Contractor:
Address of Prime Contractor:
Pursuant to the provisions of Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw No. 6704-2009, permission is
hereby granted to the above-named Permittee to:
This permit shall be valid and subsisting from the
day of _
and
shall expire on the
day of __
_____ at
___
(pm) AND at all times during
the currency thereof, shall be subject to cancellation if the holder thereof shall neglect, fail or refuse
to observe and to comply with all the requirements of Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw No.
6704-2009, and is issued subject to the following conditions:
That all necessary plans and specifications of any works involved have been deposited with the
Permits Department and have been approved;
That this Permit shall be valid only for the specific works or other uses of a Municipal Highway stated
herein. All alterations and additions must be covered by a separate Permit;
That the construction and maintenance of any works under this Permit shall be carried out and
completed to the satisfaction of the City of Maple Ridge;
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That any person appointed by the City of Maple Ridge for that purpose shall have free access at all
times to all parts of any works constructed under this Permit for the purpose of inspecting the same;
That while reasonable care will be taken on the part of the City of Maple Ridge to avoid damage to
any private works constructed under this Permit while carrying out the construction or maintenance
of any public work in any highway, the City of Maple Ridge accepts no responsibility of any kind for
such damage if the same should result from such public work;
That the Permittee shall save harmless, defend and indemnify the City of Maple Ridge from and
against all claims, damages and lien claims of every kind, arising out of or in any way connected with
any works or other things for which this Permit is issued;
That the Permittee, or his contractor if applicable, shall obtain and maintain during the term of this
Permit a comprehensive general liability insurance policy providing coverage of not less than
$5,000,000.00, naming the City of Maple Ridge as an additional named insured and providing that
the said policy shall not be cancelled, lapsed or materially altered without 30 days notice in writing to
the City of Maple Ridge. A copy of such policy shall be delivered to the City of Maple Ridge prior to
the issue of this Permit. The permittee shall disclose the name of the prime contractor;
That the Permittee shall replace and repair all municipal infrastructure effected by the work and
such infrastructure is to be returned to an equal or better condition than that which existed prior to
the work, all within 24 hours of the completed work, to the satisfaction of the City of Maple Ridge;
That appropriate traffic control practices must be followed as per the Provincial Traffic Control
Manual for Works on Roadway 2nd edition, and to the satisfaction of the City of Maple Ridge;
That the Permittee MUST notify and abide by all requirements of all emergency services
(Police/Fire/Ambulance);
That the Permittee shall at all times be responsible for the safety, adequacy, efficiency and
sufficiency of his work, his plant, his equipment and his method of executing the work whether by
himself or his sub-contractor. His work shall at all times be protected by adequate barricades, signs,
flares, fences, lanterns, guards or other such means placed as required and maintained during the
work to protect the public and avoid property damage;
That the Permittee shall comply with the City of Maple Ridge Noise Bylaw No. 5122-1994 during the
period of construction;
That no mud, dirt, earth, soil or debris from the work site shall be permitted to be deposited on
Municipal property;
That the Permittee notify and abide by all requirements of other interest groups, including but not
limited to Telus, B.C. Hydro, GVRD, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and the Ministry of
Transportation;
That the Permittee shall take extra precaution to insure the safe passage of pedestrians on the
sidewalk before, during and after the event;
That the Permittee shall contact the Municipal Works Inspector to arrange the required inspections;
That the Sidewalks and Curbs shall be reconstructed to Municipal standards.
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That the Permittee will deposit with the City of Maple Ridge a sum of
($
) in cash or cheque, to guarantee the fulfillment by me of the terms and conditions
set out herein within the time specified in this permit.
(Signature of Permittee)
Permit No.
____ issued this
__
day of
_____
Authorization:
Municipal Engineer
Application Fee ($
) Non Refundable
Receipt No.:
Security Deposit ($
) Refundable
Receipt No.:
Insurance Policy Deposited
___ _________
(date)
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City of Maple Ridge
Bylaw No. 6704-2009
SCHEDULE "D"
Oversize/Overload Permit
Oversize/Overload Permit
Pursuant to Bylaw Sections: 32.0 and 43.0
Permission is hereby granted to:
Name:
______________________________________________________
Address:
______________________________________________________
Phone Number:
______________________________________________________
Date & time of move: ______________________________________________________
Serial and/or Registration No.: ________________________________________________
Dimensions of load:
Length ___________
Width ____________
Height ___________
Axle weights:
Gross Vehicle Weight:
For the following use: **(include proposed route & purpose for move)
__________________________
_______________________
Authorization
Position
__________________________
_______________________
Issuance Date
Expiry Date
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Corporation of the City of Maple Ridge
Bylaw No. 6704-2009
SCHEDULE "E"
Map of Regulated Pedestrian Use Zone - Central Downtown Area