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TRUCK ROUTE BYLAW
NO. 1811-1988
THE
FOLLOWING
DOCUMENT
HAS
BEEN
REPRODUCED
FOR
CONVENIENCE ONLY and is a consolidation of District of Mission Truck Route
Bylaw 1811-1988 with the following amending bylaws:
Bylaw Number
Date Adopted
Section Amended
2953-1996-1811(1)
April 1, 1996
Section 5
3026-1997-1811(2)
February 17, 1997
Sections 4 and 5
3120-1998-1811(3)
February 2, 1998
Schedule A
3889-2006-1811(4)
June 5, 2006
Schedule B
5898-2019-1811(5)
January 6, 2020
Section 6
Individual copies of any of the above bylaws are available from the Clerk's
Department of the District of Mission. For legal purposes, it is recommended that
certified copies of the original bylaws be obtained.
Consolidated Truck Route Bylaw 1811-1988
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DISTRICT OF MISSION
BYLAW 1811-1988
A Bylaw to establish Truck Routes
within the District of Mission
WHEREAS the Council may regulate motor vehicles on highways;
AND WHEREAS the Council may delegate to a person its powers and the
powers of the Minister of Transportation and Highways in relation thereto;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Mission ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1. This Bylaw shall be known as "District of Mission Truck Route
Bylaw 1811-1988".
2. The Municipal Engineer for the District of Mission is hereby delegated pursuant
to this Bylaw to exercise powers exercisable by the Minister of Transportation
and Highways and the Council.
3.
The Municipal Engineer may regulate a class of motor vehicle as described in
Schedule "A" hereto by posting on highways described in Schedule "B": hereto
signs indicating which class of motor vehicle may use a named highway.
4.
No person shall operate a class of vehicle described in Schedule "A" on a
highway other than shown on Schedule "B" except in the following
circumstances:
(a) for the delivery within the District of Mission of a product or chattel to a
residence or business, provided that the route taken from a highway
described in Schedule "B" to the residence or business and return shall be
the most direct, having regard to the conditions and class of highway
available for travel to and from the residence or business;
3026-1997-1811(2)
(b) during the operation, for business purposes, of a municipal, provincial or
public utility corporation motor vehicle;
For the purpose of this subsection and Section 5, a municipal motor vehicle
includes:
(i) a school bus or urban transit authority bus;
(ii) a motor vehicle operated as part of a contract for works or services with
the District of Mission.
(c) during the operation for business purposes of a wrecking vehicle;
Consolidated Truck Route Bylaw 1811-1988
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(d) at any time during the operation of an emergency vehicle, whether or not
an actual emergency is involved; or
(e) to return to a residence or business located in the District of Mission of the
operator of a motor vehicle.
2953-1996-1811(1)
3026-1997-1811(2)
5.
The Municipal Engineer is hereby authorized to erect temporary signs to
prohibit or restrict the use of any highway to any class of vehicle if for reasons
of a highway's condition it could be unsafe to travel same or could result in
damage to said highway. In the case of temporary load restrictions, the
restrictions do not apply to municipal motor vehicles.
5898-2019-1811(5)
6. Subject to the offence and penalties as provided under the Community Charter
or Local Government Act, the following will apply:
(a) Any person designated as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer pursuant to the
"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018" is hereby authorized and
empowered to enforce the provisions of this Bylaw by Bylaw Notice or as
otherwise provided by this Bylaw.
(b) a violation of any of the provisions identified in this Bylaw will be subject to
the procedures, restrictions, limits, obligations and rights established in the
Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018, in accordance with the Local
Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act, SBC 2003, c. 60;
(c) a person who:
(i) contravenes, violates or fails to comply with any provision of this
Bylaw;
(ii) permits or allows any act or thing to be done in contravention or
violation of this Bylaw; or
(iii) fails or neglects to do anything required to be done under this
Bylaw, has committed an infraction of, or an offence against,
this Bylaw; and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not
more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00); and
(d) each day such infraction is caused, or allowed to continue, constitutes a
separate offence.
READ A FIRST TIME this 3rd day of January, 1989
READ A SECOND TIME this 3rd day of January, 1989
READ A THIRD TIME this 3rd day of January, 1989
APPROVED BY THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
this 10th day of May, 1989
ADOPTED this 5th day of June, 1989
(original signed by Sophie Weremchuk)
(Original signed by Donald F. West)
MAYOR
CLERK
Consolidated Truck Route Bylaw 1811-1988
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SCHEDULE "A"
3120-1998-1811(3)
1.
Class of motor vehicle exceeding 6500 kilograms as the licensed gross vehicle
weight.
Consolidated Truck Route Bylaw 1811-1988
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SCHEDULE "B"
"Truck Routes Street Map"
3889-2006-1811(4)
1.
Highway shown on the following: