Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw (BL1528-C)
Port Moody, British Columbia
· adopted 1982-08-09
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CITY OF PORT MOODY
BYLAW NO. 1528
A BYLAW TO REGULATE TRAFFIC AND THE USE OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC PLACES IN
THE CITY OF PORT MOODY
THEREFORE, the Municipal Council of the City of Port Moody, in open session assembled,
enacts as follows:
1.0
TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "City of Port Moody Street, Traffic
and Public Places Bylaw, 1981".
2.0
REPEAL
2.1
Bylaw No. 885 - "City of Port Moody Street and Traffic Bylaw, 1965" is
hereby repealed.
2.2
Bylaw No. 1181 - "City of Port Moody Street, Traffic and Public Places
Bylaw, 1965, Amendment No. 1, 1974" is hereby repealed.
2.3
Bylaw No. 1358 - "City of Port Moody Street and Traffic Bylaw, 1965,
Amendment No. 1, 1977" is hereby repealed.
2.4
Bylaw No. 1406 - "City of Port Moody Street and Traffic Bylaw, 1965,
Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 1978" is hereby repealed.
3.0
GENERAL CONDITIONS
3.1
Unless otherwise contained in this Bylaw, all provisions of the Province of
British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act and regulations pursuant to the Motor
Vehicle Act applicable to Provincial Arterial Highways shall also pertain to
the use and operation of vehicles on Municipal highways.
3.2
Metric units are used for all measurements in this Bylaw. The
approximate equivalent of those units in currently used units of Canada
measure (feet, etc.) are shown in brackets following each metric
measurement and such bracketed figures are included for convenience
only and do not form part of this Bylaw.
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4.0
DEFINITIONS
4.1
Words or expressions defined in the Province of British Columbia Motor
Vehicle Act and regulations pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act shall have
the same meaning when used in this Bylaw unless otherwise defined in
this Bylaw or nless the context otherwise requires.
Added by
Bylaw
#3466
4.1.1
"Accessible Parking Permit" means a permit issued by the
Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia or
another authorized body authorizing a person whose mobility
is limited as a result of a permanent or temporary disability
that makes it impossible or difficult to walk.
Added by
Bylaw
#2903
4.1.2
"Adjacent" means, with respect to parking in single family and
duplex residential areas, any highway or boulevard that abuts
a residential property line.
4.1.3
"Boulevard" means that portion of a highway between the curb
lines or the lateral lines of a roadway or edge of shoulder, and
the adjoining property line exclusive of the sidewalk.
4.1.4
"Bus" means any vehicle for hire used for the transportation of
passengers and operated in conjunction with any form of
transportation system in the City.
4.1.5
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means that person appointed as
such by City Council and includes that person's authorized
representative.
4.1.6
"Chief of Police" means the Chief of Police of the City for the
time being.
4.1.7
"City" means the City of Port Moody.
4.1.8
"City Clerk" means the City Clerk of the City for the time
being.
Added by
Bylaw
#2630
4.1.9
"Combination of vehicles" means a combination of vehicle and
trailer, vehicle and semi-trailer, or vehicle, semi-trailer and
trailer;
Replaced
by Bylaw
#2903
4.1.10
"Commercial Vehicle" means any vehicle defined as a
commercial vehicle under the Commercial Transport Act, any
vehicle registered or licensed as a commercial vehicle, and
shall also include any vehicle that requires a class 1, 2, 3, or 4
British Columbia Drivers License to operate.
4.1.11
"Council" means the Mayor and Aldermen of the City for the
time being.
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4.0
DEFINITIONS CONTINUED
Replaced
by Bylaw
#1811
4.1.12
"Director of Engineering Services" means the Director of
Engineering Services as appointed by Council AND the term
"City Engineer" is deleted wherever it appears in the bylaw
and replaced by "Director of Engineering Services".
Replaced
by Bylaw
#2271
4.1.13
"Disabled Zone" means a parking zone, space or stall
identified by a disabled parking sign as set out in Schedule 2
of Division (23) of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations (B.C.
Regulation 26/58) and includes an off-highway parking space
for physically disabled persons which is designated on
private property pursuant to "City of Port Moody Zoning
Bylaw 1988", No. 1890 or this bylaw."
Added by
Bylaw
#2945
4.1.14
"Highway" includes every highway within the meaning of the
Transportation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 188 and amendments
thereto; every road, highway, lane or right-of-way designated
or intended for or used by the general public for the passage
of vehicles and the roadway, shoulder, ditch and sidewalk
and whatever lands lie between the property lines of the
highway.
Added by
Bylaw
#2945
4.1.15
"Lane" means any highway not exceeding 8 metres in width,
and which is not named or numbered as a Highway, Avenue
or Road.
4.1.16
"Loading Zone" means the area or space of a roadway
established by authority of this Bylaw for the loading or
unloading of materials or passengers.
Added by
Bylaw
#2630
4.1.17
"Major Road Network" means those major raods and parts of
major roads, and those private roads and parts of private
roads, that are designated under section 18 (2) (a) and (5) of
the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Act is being
part of the major road network;
Added by
Bylaw
#1811
4.1.18
"Motor Vehicle" means a vehicle, not run on rails, that is
designed to be self propelled or propelled by electric power
obtained from overhead trolley-wires
Added by
Bylaw
#1811
4.1.19
"Motor Vehicle Act" means the Motor Vehicle Act R.S.B.C.
1979, c. 288, as amended, and includes regulations made by
the Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant thereto.
Added by
Bylaw
#2630
4.1.20
"municipal arterial street" means a street classified as arterial
in Schedule B.
Added by
Bylaw
#2630
4.1.21
"municipal collector street" means a street classified as
collector in Schedule B.
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4.0
DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)
Added by
Bylaw
#2807
4.1.22
"Neighbourhood Zero Emission Vehicle" means a vehicle that
travels on 4 wheels and is powered by an electric motor that
is designed to allow the vehicle to attain a speed of 32
kilometres per hour but not more than 40 kilometres per hour
in a distance of 1.6 kilometres on a paved level surface, and
which:
4.1.22.1
Meets or exceeds standards of the Motor Vehicle
Safety Act (Canada) for a low-speed vehicle and
ears a compliance label for a low-speed vehicle in
accordance with that Act; or
4.1.22.2
If imported to Canada, has been imported as an
admissible low-speed vehicle in accordance with
the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada)
requirements; and
(a) bears a compliance label for a low-speed
vehicle in accordance with that Act; or
(b) meets applicable federal United States
laws in accordance with the Motor Vehicle
Safety Act (Canada).
Added by
Bylaw
#2829
4.1.23
"Nuisance" which means but is not limited to an audible
vehicle alarm system which sounds for an intermittent or
continuous period of more than fifteen minutes. This does
not include a vehicle alarm that is sounding due to an
accident involving that vehicle, or a break-in of the vehicle.
4.1.24
"One-way Highway" means a highway designated by
resolution of the Council as one upon which vehicular traffic
shall move only in the direction indicated in such resolution.
Added by
Bylaw
#1811
4.1.25
"Owner" as applied to a motor vehicle means
4.1.25.1
The person who holds legal title to the vehicle;
4.1.25.2
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
4.1.25.3
the person in whose name the vehicle is
registered.
Added by
Bylaw
#2903
4.1.26
"Oversized Vehicle" means any vehicle longer than 6 meters
in length or 2.3 meters in height.
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4.0
DEFINITIONS CONTINUED
4.1.27
"Parade" means any procession of more than ten (10)
pedestrians or of more than six (6) vehicles moving upon any
highway.
Added by
Bylaw
#1811
4.1.28
"Park", when prohibited, means the standing of a vehicle,
whether occupied or not, except when standing temporarily
for the purposes of and while actually engaged in loading or
unloading."
Added by
Bylaw
#3466
4.1.29
"Parking Pay Station" means a device operated and
maintained by or on behalf of the City for collecting parking
fees, allotting and controlling parking spaces, and measuring
and recording the duration of Vehicles parked in Pay Parking
Zones.
4.1.30
"Parking Stall" means a portion of the highway indicated by
markings as a parking place for one vehicle.
4.1.31
"Passenger Zone" means the area or space on a highway
established by authority of this Bylaw for the loading or
unloading of passengers only.
Added by
Bylaw
#3466
4.1.32
"Pay Parking Zone" means a Highway or a portion of a
Highway or a public place designated as such by the City
Engineer where parking is permitted subject to payment of a
fee.
4.1.33
"Police Officer" means any member of the Port Moody Police
Force, a Constable, or any person having the powers of a
Constable.
Added by
Bylaw
#2903
4.1.34
"Recreational Vehicle" means any motor-home, travel trailer,
tent trailer, fifth wheel trailer, or any other vehicle designed to
provide overnight accommodation.
Added by
Bylaw
#2945
4.1.35
"Roadway" means the portion of the highway that is
improved, designated or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic
but does not include the shoulder.
4.1.36
"Sidewalk Crossing" means that portion of a sidewalk
permanently improved or designed for the passage of
vehicular traffic.
4.1.37
"Superintendent of Public Works" means the Superintendent
of Public Works of the City for the time being.
Added by
Bylaw
#2625
4.1.38
"Trailer/Semi-trailer" means a vehicle without motive power
designed for carrying persons or property and for being
drawn by a vehicle;
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4.0
DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)
Amended
by Bylaw
#3333
4.1.39
"truck means a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a
gross vehicle weight in excess of 11,800kg;
Added by
Bylaw
#2630
4.1.40
"truck tractor" means a vehicle designed and used primarily
for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry
a load other than a part of the weight of a vehicle and load so
drawn;
Added by
Bylaw
#2630
4.1.41
"Unopened or Unimproved Road Allowance" means a legal
dedicated road allowance which has not been opened or
improved in any way to accommodate use by motor vehicles
of any kind.
Added by
Bylaw
#2630
4.1.42
"vehicle" means a device in, upon, or by which a person or
property may be transported or drawn upon a street except a
device designed to be moved by human power or used
exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Added by
Bylaw
#3466
4.1.43
"Veteran Plate" means a British Columbia Veterans Licence
Plate issued under the Motor Vehicle Act.
5.0
TRAFFIC CONTROL
5.1
No person other than the owner or driver of a vehicle shall remove any
notice placed thereon or affixed thereto by a police officer in the course of
his duties.
5.2
The Council may cause traffic control devices to be placed or erected at
such places as it shall designate for the purpose of giving effect to the
provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act and the provisions of this Bylaw and
for the purpose of regulating, controlling, warning or guiding traffic, and
every person shall obey the instructions, regulations or prohibitions
contained in or upon any such traffic control device.
5.3
Such portions of any highway or highways as Council from time to time
deems requisite and advisable shall be established as school crossings
and playground crossings by designating same as such by signs or by
lines or other markings on the surface or by any other appropriate traffic
control devices.
5.4
The Council may prohibit the making of turns from any highway or any
portion of a highway within the City during the whole of a day or any part
thereof and for such purpose may cause appropriate traffic control
devices to be placed, erected or marked upon such highways or the
affected portions thereof and no driver of a vehicle shall make a left-hand
turn in contravention of or when prohibited by such traffic control device.
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5.0
TRAFFIC CONTROL (CONTINUED)
5.5
No driver of any vehicle shall turn such vehicle so as to proceed in the
opposite direction:
5.5.1
on any through highway;
5.5.2
on any highway between intersecting highways;
5.5.3
at any lane intersection;
5.5.4
within an intersection at any corner of which a stop sign has
been placed.
5.6
No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle anywhere in the City
except:
5.6.1
upon a public highway or
5.6.2
upon other land with the consent of the owner thereof.
5.7
In this section, notwithstanding anything in this Bylaw otherwise provided,
public highways shall not include:
5.7.1
an unopened or unimproved road allowance or;
5.7.2
any trail situated upon any public or private land which is
open for use by the public.
5.8
No person shall drive or operate any vehicle upon or across any curb
unless such curb has been lowered or otherwise constructed or
reconstructed to form a suitable crossing.
5.9
No driver of a vehicle shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk
unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or
crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is driving without obstructing
the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, not withstanding any traffic
control signal indication to proceed.
5.10
The Council may by appropriate traffic control devices designate any
portion of a highway as a Quiet Zone and no person operating a vehicle
within such zone shall sound the horn or other warning device of the said
vehicle except in an emergency.
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5.0
TRAFFIC CONTROL (CONTINUED)
5.11
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a
funeral or other authorized procession while it is in motion. This provision
shall not apply at intersections where traffic is being controlled by traffic
control signals or police officers.
5.11.1
Funeral processions shall be identified as such by each
vehicle therein having its headlights illuminated;
5.11.2
The route taken by any funeral procession consisting of
vehicles or persons on foot or both shall be subject to the
written approval of the Engineer and Chief of Police;
Added by
Bylaw
#2062
5.11.3
No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle upon a
highway within the Belcarra Regional Park, in the City of Port
Moody, at a greater rate of speed than thirty (30) Kilometer
per hour.
Added by
Bylaw
#2271
5.12
The Council may require the owners of private property to which the
public has access or is invited for the purpose of parking of vehicles to
establish one or more disabled zones within the property.
Added by
Bylaw
#2807
5.13
(1) A person may drive or operate a Neighbourhood Zero Emission
Vehicle only:
(a) on a highway that has a speed limit of 50 km/hr or less;
(b) in the lane of the street closest to the right hand edge or
curb of the highway that is available for:
(i)
general traffic; or
(ii) high occupancy vehicles, in circumstances where the
Neighbourhood Zero Emission Vehicle is being used
as a high occupancy vehicle;
except where necessary to make a left hand turn or to
pass another vehicle.
(2) Except to the extent that they conflict with subsection (1), all of the
provisions of this Bylaw applicable to vehicles and motor vehicles
and the use and operation thereof shall apply to Neighbourhood Zero
Emission Vehicles.
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6.0
PARKING, STOPPING AND LEAVING VEHICLES
6.1
The Council may by appropriate traffic control devices regulate, control or
prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles upon any highway
or part thereof within the City.
6.2
Except where necessary or pursuant to the order of a police officer, no
person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle:
6.2.1
within 1.5 metres (5 feet) of the highway line of any
intersecting lane;
6.2.2
within 6 metres (20 feet) of the highway line of any
intersecting highway excepting lanes;
6.2.3
on any highway so as to obstruct traffic;
6.2.4
on any lane;
6.2.5
in front of private road or sidewalk crossing or in front of any
lane;
6.2.6
upon the paved or improved or main travelled portion of a
highway when it is practicable to park or leave the vehicle
standing off the paved or improved or main travelled portion
of the highway;
6.2.7
at a place in contravention of a traffic control device restricting
or prohibiting stopping, standing or parking;
Replaced
by Bylaw
#2903
6.2.8
within 5 meters of a fire hydrant measured from a point in the
curb or edge of the roadway that is closest to the fire hydrant;
Amended
by Bylaw
#2550
6.2.9
in a disabled zone unless the vehicle displays a permit issued
in accordance with Division (38) of the Motor Vehicle Act
Regulations (B.C. Regulation 26/58);
Sections
6.2.10 to
6.2.14
added by
Bylaw
#2550
6.2.10
on a sidewalk;
6.2.11
on a boulevard;
6.2.12
as to obstruct or block the free movement of vehicular traffic
into or out of any driveway;
6.2.13
on any highway for the principal purpose of displaying a
vehicle for sale;
6.2.14
on the left side of a highway.
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PARKING, STOPPING AND LEAVING VEHICLES (CONTINUED)
6.3
The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
6.3.1
City or Provincial utility service vehicles;
6.3.2
service vehicles of a Public Utilities Corporation;
6.3.3
wrecking vehicles;
while such vehicles are actually engaged in works of necessity
requiring them to be stopped or parked in contravention of any
such provisions. This exemption shall not relieve the drivers
of such vehicles from taking due precautions to indicate the
presence of such vehicles on the highway while so parked or
stopped.
Amended
by Bylaw
#2040
6.3.4
No person shall park a commercial vehicle, gross weight of
5443.2 kg (12,000 lbs.) or more, or a passenger type vehicle
with a seating capacity in excess of 12 persons upon any
highway within the City unless actually engaged in loading
or unloading, or unless the vehicle is so mechanically
*disabled as to prevent it from being moved for more than
three hours.
Replaced
by Bylaw
#3434
6.3.5
No person shall park a motor vehicle adjacent to the
residential property of another person, upon any highway
within the City for a period of more than three hours, between
the hours of 7am and 7pm, Monday to Friday.
6.4
Upon those highways which have been marked or signed for angle
parking by appropriate traffic control devices, the driver of a vehicle shall
park such vehicle at an angle of forty-five (45) degrees to the curb or
roadway or at such angle indicated by such marks or signs and if marked
by lines shall park such vehicle parallel to and between such lines and in
all events as close to the curb or pavement edge as practicable, and in
such a manner that it is headed substantially in the general direction of
the movement of traffic on the side of the highway on which such vehicle
is parked, and, where there is a curb, with the nearest front wheel within
30 cm (12 in.) of the curb. But in no event shall such driver park any
vehicle so that any part of the vehicle extends into the travelled portion of
the highway.
6.5
Where parking stalls have been marked on any highway no driver shall
park any vehicle otherwise than between the lines or markings indicating
the limits of a single stall, except in the case of a vehicle being of greater
length than that of a parking stall, in which case such vehicle shall not
occupy nor encroach upon more than two parking stalls.
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PARKING, STOPPING AND LEAVING VEHICLES (CONTINUED)
6.6
Except as provided in Section 6.1, 6.2 or 6.3 no person shall stop or park
a vehicle on a highway other than parallel with the curb or edge of the
highway, headed in the direction of traffic, and the curbside wheels of the
vehicle within 30 cm. (12 in.) of the curb or edge of the roadway.
6.7
The Council may by appropriate traffic control devices establish any
portion of a highway, boulevard, sidewalk or other public way or place as
a loading zone, commercial zone, passenger zone, bus zone, or taxi
zone, and designate the area thereof and define the rights, duties and
obligations of traffic with respect thereto and every person shall obey the
regulations or prohibitions contained in or upon such traffic control
devices.
6.8
No driver of any vehicle shall stop or park such vehicle:
6.8.1
in any loading zone except for the purpose of loading or
unloading of passengers or materials;
6.8.2
in any passenger zone for the purpose of loading or
unloading of passengers;
6.8.3
No driver of any vehicle stop or park such vehicle:
6.8.3.1
in any loading zone for a period exceeding three
minutes for the loading or unloading of passengers
or for a period exceeding thirty minutes for the
loading or unloading of materials;
6.8.3.2
in any passenger zone for a period exceeding three
minutes
6.8.4
Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, no driver
of any vehicle other than a commercial vehicle shall stop in
any commercial zone and then only while actually engaged in
loading or unloading materials, and in any event for a period
not exceeding thirty minutes.
6.8.5
No driver of any vehicle other than a taxi shall stop such
vehicle in any taxi zone.
6.8.6
No driver of any vehicle other than a bus shall stop such
vehicle in any bus zone.
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PARKING, STOPPING AND LEAVING VEHICLES (CONTINUED)
6.9
The City Engineer is hereby authorized and empowered to grant to any
person the right to occupy a specified portion of a highway for any
purpose or project for the period necessary to complete such purpose
or project and he may require the placing of approved signs to indicate
the area where such right or privilege is in effect and all expenses in
connection therewith shall be borne by the person receiving such
privilege and the Engineer may require a deposit to cover such
expenses.
6.9.1
No driver of any vehicle shall stop or park such vehicle in
contravention of any approved signs placed as aforesaid.
Section
added by
Bylaw
#2903
6.10
No person shall:
Section
replaced
by Bylaw
#2945
6.10.1
park a Commercial Vehicle or Oversized Vehicle on any
highway or boulevard within the City for a total period in
excess of forty eight (48) hours in any ten (10) consecutive
day period.
6.10.2
use a recreational vehicle for living accommodations while
parked on a highway.
6.11
If a Motor Vehicle or chattel has been left unattended on a Highway for a
period of at least seventy-two (72) hours;
6.11.1
a Police Officer, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or the City
Engineer may direct, move or cause to be moved, the Motor
Vehicle or Chattel to a location or position that the Police
Officer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or City Engineer considers
to be necessary or appropriate in the circumstances;
6.11.2
require the driver, owner or other person who is apparently
responsible for the Motor Vehicle or Chattel to move it, or
cause it to be moved, to a location or position that the Police
Officer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or City Engineer considers
to be appropriate in the circumstances; or
6.11.3
where neither of the actions in subparagraph 6.11.1 or 6.11.2
is practicable, seize, detain, or impound the Motor Vehicle or
Chattel, or cause the Motor Vehicle or Chattel to be seized,
detained or impounded.
Added by
Bylaw
#3466
6.12
The City Engineer may cause a Parking Pay Station to be placed or
erected in a Pay Parking Zone.
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PARKING, STOPPING AND LEAVING VEHICLES (CONTINUED)
Added by
Bylaw
#3466
6.13
The City Engineer shall ensure that the period of time, the days, and fee
payable for the right to occupy each parking space is clearly set out on
each Parking Pay Station.
Added by
Bylaw
#3466
6.14
The fee which shall be deposited in each Parking Pay Station be that set
out in the Fees Bylaw.
Section
added by
Bylaw
#3466
6.15
No person shall Park a Vehicle in a Pay Parking Zone:
6.15.1
for a period in excess of the maximum time permitted for the
Pay Parking Zone; or
6.15.2
unless the parking fee applicable for the Pay Parking Zone
has been paid.
Section
added by
Bylaw
#3466
6.16
Section 6.15 does not apply to:
6.16.1
A Vehicle that is Parked in a Pay Parking Zone outside of the
posted hours of operation;
6.16.2
A Vehicle displaying a valid Veteran Plate, except that such
Vehicle may not Park in a Pay Parking Zone for a period in
excess of the maximum time permitted for that Pay Parking
Zone;
6.16.3
A Vehicle parked in a marked accessible stall, displaying a
valid Accessible Parking Permit, except that such Vehicle may
not Park in a Pay Parking Zone for a period in excess of the
maximum time permitted for that Pay Parking Zone; or
6.16.4
A Vehicle displaying a valid parking pass for recipients of the
Port Moody Freedom of the City award, except that such
Vehicle may not Park in a Pay Parking Zone for a period in
excess of the maximum time permitted for that Pay Parking
Zone.
Added by
Bylaw
#3466
16.7
Every Parking Pay Station which indicates that the period of parking for
which the prescribed fee has been deposited therein has expired shall be
taken as conclusive evidence that any vehicle found parked in the space
regulated is illegally parked and in breach of the provisions of this Bylaw.
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7.0
PEDESTRIAN RIGHTS AND DUTIES
7.1
Within one block from an intersection at which traffic control signs are in
operation no pedestrian shall cross the highway at any place except within
the crosswalk.
7.2
No person shall start to cross any highway in front of a bus which has
stopped to load or unload passengers unless such crossing is made in
compliance with traffic control signals or the direction of a police officer.
This provision shall not apply where such bus has stopped at its regular
terminus.
Added by
Bylaw
#1811
7.3
A person shall not be on a highway to solicit a ride from the occupant of a
motor vehicle.
8.0
SECUREMENT OF VEHICLE LOADS
8.1
Application
This Division does not operate to prohibit dropping sand from a vehicle to
secure traction, or water or another substance to clean or maintain a
roadway.
8.2
Load Secured on Vehicles
No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway while the vehicle
is carrying a load unless the vehicle is constructed and loaded in a way
that ensures that none of its load will:
8.2.1
escape from the vehicle, or
8.2.2
affect the operation of the vehicle by shifting or swaying.
8.3
Method of Load Securement
8.3.1
Subject to subsection 8.2, no person shall drive or operate a
commercial vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is carrying
a load unless the load is secured:
8.3.1.1
by sides, sideboards or side stakes and a rear
endgate, endboard or end stakes that
(i)
are securely attached to the vehicle,
(ii)
are strong enough and high enough to
ensure that the load will not shift upon or fall
from the vehicle, and
(iii)
have no aperture large enough to permit
any load to pass through.
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8.
SECUREMENT OF VEHICLE LOADS (CONTINUED)
8.3.1.2
where the load length falls within a load length
category set out in Column 1 of the Table, by the
number of tie downs set opposite the category in
Column 2 and as many additional tie downs as are
necessary to secure the load by
(i)
direct contact, or
(iv)
dunnage that is secured by the tie downs
and is in contact with the exterior, including
topmost load, in a manner that safely holds
interior pieces of the load without causing
exterior pieces to crush or break up, or
8.3.1.3
by the methods described in paragraph (a) and the
methods
described
in
paragraph
(b),
in
combination, and the driver or the operator shall
ensure that tie downs when in use, are distributed
evenly along the load.
TABLE
LENGTH OF LOAD ALONG LONGITUDINAL
AXIS OF VEHICLE
MINIMUM NUMBER OF THE DOWNS
REQUIRED
not over 2.5 m
2
over 2.5 m but not over 7.5 m
3
over 7.5 m but not over 10 m
4
over 10 m but not over 12.5 m
5
over 12.5 m but not over 15 m
6
8.3.2
An article in a load that is less than 2.5 m long and less than 1
m high may be secured by one tie down if it is butted against
another article or a bulkhead, but, if it is not butted against
another article or a bulkhead it must be secured by two (2) tie
downs and the second one shall be conclusively deemed to
be a necessary additional tie down under the requirements of
Subsection 8.3.1.2.
8.3.3
In this section "tie downs" means tie downs that meet the
requirements of Section 8.11.
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8.0
SECUREMENT OF VEHICLE LOADS (CONTINUED)
8.4
Exception for Size, Shape and Weight
Notwithstanding Section 8.3, a person may drive or operate on a highway
a commercial vehicle carrying a load that, because of its size, shape and
weight or any one or more of those factors, can safely be carried when
fastened by methods different from those described in Section 8.3, but he
shall not so drive or operate the vehicle unless he ensures that the load is
8.4.1
secured adequately to prevent it or any part of it from
bouncing or falling from the vehicle, and
8.4.2
blocked and braced to prevent it from shifting.
8.5
Transporting Logs or Poles
8.5.1
Notwithstanding Section 8.3, a person may drive or operate a
commercial vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is
transporting a load of logs or poles or both if,
8.5.1.1
the vehicle is equipped with:
(i)
bunks of adequate design and construction, and
(ii)
stakes that meet the requirements of Subsection
8.5.2 and are of adequate design and construction
to contain the load, and
8.5.1.2
the load is restrained by at least two (2) load
encircling binders at least 3 m. apart, each binder
having a breaking strength in its weakest
component of not less than 5,443 kg.
8.5.2
For the purpose of Subsection 8.5.1:
8.5.2.1
stake extensions shall be securely attached to the
stakes,
8.5.2.2
stakes, together with their stake extensions, shall
form an angle of 90 degrees or less with the bunk
cross member, and
8.5.2.3
stake lines shall be attached to the stake by a
closed loop and consist of wire rope of at least 22
mm in diameter.
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8.
SECUREMENT OF VEHICLE LOADS (CONTINUED)
8.6
Tiered Articles
No person shall drive or operate a commercial vehicle on a highway while
the vehicle is carrying its load in more than one tier of separate
components unless:
8.6.1
the topmost tier is secured in the manner described in Section
8.3.1.2, and
8.6.2
each other tier is secured in a safe and stable manner.
8.7
Drums
No person shall drive or operate a commercial vehicle on a highway while
the vehicle is carrying drums or barrels on end unless:
8.7.1
where metal drums or barrels are stacked on end on other
metal drums or barrels, the stacks are separated by dunnage,
and
8.7.2
the vehicle has sides, sideboards or side stakes and the
drums or barrels are blocked or tied down with hardware
adequate to prevent the load from shifting on the vehicle.
8.8
Covering of Aggregate Loads
No person shall drive or operate a commercial vehicle on a highway while
the vehicle is carrying a load of aggregate material if any of the load is
likely, if not covered, to bounce, blow or drop from the vehicle in transit,
unless:
8.8.1
the load is covered in a way that prevents any of it from
blowing, bouncing or dropping from the vehicle, and
8.8.2
the cover is securely and tightly fastened so that it is not, and
cannot become, a hazard.
8.9
No person shall drive or operate a commercial vehicle on a highway when
the load of the vehicle is supported on rollers unless at least one roller is
equipped with locks that are fastened in a manner that prevents the load
from shifting in transit.
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8.
SECUREMENT OF VEHICLE LOADS (CONTINUED)
8.10
Intermodel Cargo Containers
No person shall, after April 1, 1982, drive or operate on a highway a
commercial vehicle transporting intermodel cargo containers unless the
container is secured between the container securement holes and the
load bearing vehicle structure with securement devices fastened tightly
and locked so that the container is prevented from moving relative to the
vehicle more than 25 mm under an acceleration relative to the vehicle
8.10.1
of 16.5 m per second per second downward,
8.10.2
of 4.9 m per second per second upward,
8.10.3
of 2.9 m per second per second laterally, and
8.10.4
of 17.6 m per second per second longitudinally.
8.11
Tie Downs
8.11.1
Tie Downs must:
8.11.1.1
In the aggregate, have a safe working load or
more than the weight of the load secured by the
tie downs,
8.11.1.2
be marked directly, or on a tag permanently
attached, with the safe working load as warranted
by
the
manufacturer
or
by
a
registered
professional engineer.
8.11.1.3
not be used if worn:
(i)
Beyond a wear limitation specified by the
manufacturer, or
(ii)
To the extent that they have become
unsafe,
8.11.1.4
when in use be protected as necessary against
abrasion,
8.11.1.5
when in use have any load binder handle that
forms part of the tie down assembly locked in
place and secured by rope, wire or chain, and
8.11.1.6
be designed, constructed and maintained so that
the driver of a vehicle can tighten them.
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8.
SECUREMENT OF VEHICLE LOADS (CONTINUED)
8.11.2
Where a tie down is not identified in the manner set out in
Subsection 8.11.1.2 it shall be conclusively deemed to be of
the lowest grade or classification for its type and size.
8.11.3
Subsection 8.11.1.6 does not apply in the case of a tie down
that consists of steel, fibre or synthetic strapping, if the
strapping is taut when in use.
8.11.4
For the purposes of this Section, the safe working load of a tie
down means the maximum load, repeatedly applied, that the
tie down is capable of withstanding with complete safety
throughout its normal service life.
8.12
Bulkheads and Cab Protectors
8.12.1
No person shall, after April 1, 1982, drive or operate a
commercial vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is carrying
a load unless the vehicle is equipped with a bulkhead or cab
protector that each meet the requirements of Subsection
8.11.2, or both in combination, of sufficient strength to prevent
penetration or crushing of the driver's compartment in the
event of the load shifting.
8.12.2
A bulkhead or cab protector shall extend:
8.12.2.1
to 120 cm above the floor of the cab of the vehicle,
or
8.12.2.2
to the height at which the bulkhead or cab
protector, or both in combination, blocks forward
movement of any part of the load the vehicle is
carrying, and shall be wide enough to block
forward movement of any part of the load the
vehicle is carrying.
8.12.3
This Section does not apply where a person drives or
operates a commercial vehicle that is
8.12.3.1
carrying a load in a container where the container
is so constructed that it meets the requirements of
a bulkhead, or
8.12.3.2
designed and used exclusively to transport other
vehicles, if each vehicle it transports is secured by
tie down assemblies as required by Section 8.3 or
fastened by a method permitted by Section 8.4.
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9.0
GENERAL
9.1
On any highway where construction, reconstruction, widening, repair,
marking or other work is being carried out, traffic control devices shall be
erected or placed indicating that men or equipment are working upon the
highway.
9.2
On any highway where construction, reconstruction, widening, repair,
marking or other work is being carried out the Council may cause such
traffic control devices as it shall deem necessary or appropriate to be
erected or placed to regulate or prohibit traffic in the vicinity of such work
and every person shall obey the instructions, regulations or prohibitions
indicated on such traffic control devices.
9.3
No person shall coast, slide or use roller-skates, sleighs, skates, skis or
other similar means of conveyance on any highway in the City; provided,
however, that Council may close any highway or highways or any part of
parts thereof for the purpose of permitting the use of roller-skates, sleighs,
skates, skis or other similar means of conveyance thereon and for such
purpose and for the purpose of protecting persons using such closed
portion of highway may cause such traffic control devices as it deems
necessary or advisable to designate the closed highway to be erected,
placed or marked thereon and every person shall obey the instructions,
regulations or prohibitions contained in any such traffic control devices.
9.4
No person shall leave any horse or other animal upon any highway
without being tethered in such manner as to prevent such horse or other
animal from running away or from moving on the highway in any way so
as to obstruct or impede other traffic thereon.
9.5
No person shall be a member of, or take part in, any parade and no
parade shall be held unless:
9.5.1
such parade be under the direction or control and in charge of
some one person as marshal or organizer, and
9.5.2
application therefor has been made in writing to the City
Engineer and Chief of Police by the marshal or organizer or
other person in charge thereof at least 96 hours before the
parade commences and such application receives the
approval of the City Engineer and Chief of Police. Such
application shall specify the nature of the parade, the day and
hour on or at which such parade is to be held, the place or
places of formation or commencement thereof, the route
intended to be taken, the point of disbandment or dispersal of
same, and the approximate length thereof;
9.5.3
City Engineer and Chief of Police in granting their approval
may impose directions or conditions as to time, route or
otherwise.
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9.0
GENERAL (CONTINUED)
9.6
No person shall drive a vehicle upon or along any highway carrying in or
upon such vehicle any container which contains or which has contained
any inflammable liquid as defined in Part 11 of the regulations governing
the manufacture, sale, storage, carriage and disposal of inflammable
liquids and oils made pursuant to the Fire Marshal Act, unless such
container is hermetically sealed, and no person shall leave any such
vehicle or any vehicle carrying in or upon such vehicle any inflammable
liquid in a container not hermetically sealed unattended at any time upon
any highway.
9.7
The Council may require the removal, cutting down, or trimming of trees,
shrubs, hedges or bushes growing or standing on lands adjacent to a
highway and which in the opinion of the Council are dangerous, or where
in the opinion of the Council the safety or convenience of the public so
requires, or where any such trees, shrubs, hedges, or bushes become
injurious to the road-bed, sidewalk or works at the expense of the owners
or occupiers of lands on which they grow or stand.
9.7.1
The Council shall exercise the powers conferred by
Subsection 9.7 in accordance with the provisions of Section
936 of the Municipal Act, Subsections (2) to (4) inclusive.
9.8
No person shall cause a nuisance upon, encumber, obstruct, injure, foul,
or damage any portion of a highway or other public place without written
permission so to do from the Council and except under such terms and
conditions as may be imposed by the Council in such permission.
9.8.1
Notwithstanding anything herein contained, any person
causing a nuisance upon, encumbering, obstructing, injuring,
fouling or damaging any portion of a highway or other public
place by excavating shall do so to the entire satisfaction and
specifications of the City Engineer in all respects and subject
to his direction and supervision.
9.8.2
Any person who encumbers, fouls or obstructs a highway by
allowing materials or things to come thereon from any vehicle
or property shall, unless permission to the contrary is given by
Council, remove same forthwith.
9.8.3
Except as herein provided, no person shall use any highway
for any purpose other than the passage thereon of ordinary
and normal vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
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9.0
GENERAL (CONTINUED)
Amended
by Bylaw
#2829
9.8.4
When any vehicle or other chattel or obstruction or nuisance is
unlawfully occupying any portion of City property, highway or
public place within the boundaries of the City, a Police Officer
or the Bylaw Enforcement Officer may take such vehicle,
chattel obstruction or nuisance into custody and cause it to be
removed, detained, impounded and stored by the City in a
place as directed by the Police Officer or the Bylaw
Enforcement Officer.
9.8.5
Recovering Expenses:
The City may recover its fees, costs and expenses for such
removal, detention or impounding and storage, either from the
owner, or by the sale of the vehicle, or chattel by public
auction, or by action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Any monies received on its sale shall be applied firstly to the
cost of the sale; secondly, to the fees, costs and expenses for
the removal; and, thirdly, the surplus, if any, shall be sent by
registered mail to the last known address of the owner as
shown on the records of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles
or the City Property Tax Roll.
Added by
Bylaw
#2625
In the event that the terms of Subsection 9.8.2 are not
complied with forthwith, the Manager of Building, Bylaws, and
Licensing, or the City Engineer, may direct that such
substance or material be removed and cleaned up and repairs
be made at the expense of the person who has defaulted in
complying with said terms, and the charges for so doing, if
unpaid on the thirty-first day of December in any year, shall be
added to and form part of the taxes payable in respect of that
real property as taxes in arrears.
9.8.6
Demand for Payment:
Before offering any vehicle or chattel for sale at public auction,
a demand for payment within thirty (30) days of any fees,
costs or expenses for removal, detention or impounding or
storage incurred by the City, shall be sent by registered mail
to the last known address of the owner, as shown on the
records of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, or the City
Property Tax Roll.
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9.0
GENERAL (CONTINUED)
Added by
Bylaw
#2396
9.8.7
Cost for Recovery of Unauthorized Signs:
Where a sign is unlawfully occupying any portion of city
property, highway or public place within the boundaries of the
City, and such sign is impounded by the City, the cost of
recovery of such sign, by the owner, is as set out in Section 7
of Schedule "A" of Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2340.
Added by
Bylaw
#2748
9.8.8
When a vehicle or other chattel or obstruction is unlawfully
occupying any portion of City property, highway, or public
place within the boundaries of the City, a Bylaw Enforcement
Officer or any persons designated by the City of Port Moody
may detain such vehicle, chattel or obstruction.
9.9
Without limiting the generality of Section 9.8, in the event that any
substance or material shall, due to any cause whatsoever, blow, drop,
spill, fall or flow on to any highway or public place, it shall be the duty of
the person in charge of, and of the owner of, such substance or material to
remove such substance or material from such highway or public place, to
clean up such highway or public place and to repair any damage caused
by such substance or material, as soon as possible, and, such removal,
clean-up and repair shall be done at the expense of the owner of such
substance of material, or of the person responsible for the presence of
such substance or material on such highway or public place.
9.9.1
In the event that the terms of Subsection 9.9 of this Section
are not complied with forthwith, the City Engineer or the Chief
of Police or, if the material or substance is a petroleum
product, the Fire Chief, may direct that such substance or
material be removed and cleaned up and repairs be made at
the expense of the person who has defaulted in complying
with the said terms, and, the Council may recover the
expenses thereof, with interest at such rate as may be
prescribed from time to time under Section 311 of the
Municipal Act, with costs in like manner as City taxes, as
provided in the Municipal Act, R.S.B.C. 1979, Chapter. 290,
and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the
event that any person from whom such expense may be
recovered is not an owner of real property within the
municipality, such expenses shall be a debt recoverable by
action brought by the City in any court of competent
jurisdiction.
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9.0
GENERAL (CONTINUED)
9.10
No person shall leave or cause or suffer to be left any fuel, merchandise
or other substance or thing upon any highway except while such fuel,
merchandise or other substance or thing is actually being transferred to or
from an adjoining premises, provided that in no case shall such fuel,
merchandise or other substance or thing be permitted to remain on any
highway for a longer period than forty-eight (48) hours.
9.11
Any animal, driven through or along any highway shall be ridden or led in
such a manner that such animal is under the control of some person at all
times.
9.12
No person shall discharge any firearms or explode any firecrackers or
other fireworks upon any highway within the City.
9.13
The City Engineer and the Chief of Police, as the case may be, are hereby
authorized and empowered to make orders in respect of any of the
matters comprised in Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 5.11 and 6.6 hereof and
thereby to cause traffic control devices to be placed, erected or marked at
such places as he shall designate for the purpose of giving effect to the
provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act and to the provisions of this Bylaw
and also for the purpose of regulating, controlling, guiding or warning
traffic and the City Engineer may rescind, revoke, amend or vary any such
order made by him from time to time, provided that any such order of the
City Engineer shall be at all times subject to review and to rescission by
the Council.
Replaced
by Bylaw
#1811
and
Amended
by Bylaw
#2359
9.14
Any person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw or who suffers or
permits any act or thing to be done in contravention of any provision of this
Bylaw or who refuses or neglects to perform any obligation, imposed by
this Bylaw commits an offence and is liable upon summary conviction to a
fine not exceeding **Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or to a term of
imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months, or both; and each day
during which any contravention continues shall be deemed a separate
offence.
Replaced
by Bylaw
#2000
9.15
A Peace Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer may issue a Bylaw Violation
Notice in the form of Schedule "A" to this Bylaw in relation to an alleged
offence under this Bylaw, and the voluntary payments in respect of the
alleged offence shall be as set out in the Bylaw Violation Notice.
Added by
Bylaw
#1811
9.16
The operator of a truck shall not permit more than three persons, including
the operator, to occupy the front seat of the vehicle.
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10.0
PROOF OF VALID INSURANCE
Added by
Bylaw
#2625
10.1
Every vehicle moving, parked or stopped on a highway shall
have proof of valid insurance clearly displayed.
11.0
PARKING/STORING OF TRAILERS/SEMI-TRAILERS
Added by
Bylaw
#2625
11.1
No person shall park a trailer or semi-trailer on any highway or
highway within the City of Port Moody for more than 3 (three)
hours without the trailer or semi trailer being attached to a
vehicle capable of towing the same.
12.0
REGULATING LARGE VEHICLES
Section
12 Added
by Bylaw
#2630
12.1
Width and Height Restriction
For convenience, the width and height restrictions in this
Bylaw are summarized below. Where any discrepancies exist,
the Motor Vehicle Act and the Commercial Transportation Act
take precedent.
Maximum Width: 2.6m
Maximum Height: 4.15m
12.2
Truck Routes
Amended
by Bylaw
#3333
12.2.1
A vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross
vehicle weight in excess of 11,800kg may only
travel on the Major Road Network with the
exception of Guildford Way.
Amended
by Bylaw
#3333
12.2.2
A vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross
vehicle weight in excess of 11,800kg engaged in a
local delivery to a location that is off the Major
Road Network shall proceed on a truck route until
reaching a point on the Major Road Network
closest to the origin of the local delivery and, on
reaching that point, that vehicle or combination of
vehicles shall continue along the shortest route
possible, by way of a municipal arterial street,
where available, and then a municipal collector
street.
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12.0
REGULATING LARGE VEHICLES (CONTINUED)
Amended
by Bylaw
#3333
12.2.3
A vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross
vehicle weight in excess of 11,800kg engaged in a
local delivery originating from a location that is off
the Major Road Network shall proceed along the
shortest route possible, by way of a municipal
collector street and then a municipal arterial
street, where available, to the closest Major Road
Network route.
Amended
by Bylaw
#3333
12.2.4
Local deliveries by vehicles or combinations of
vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess of
11,800kg travelling on streets off the Major Road
Network and located in areas zoned as One
Family Residential District or Multiple Family
Residential District under the City of Port Moody
Zoning Bylaw No. 1890 as amended and Single
Family Residential under the Greater Vancouver
Regional District Bylaw 511 as amended must be
made between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
Mondays to Fridays, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Saturdays, and shall not be made on Sundays or
Statutory Holidays.
12.3
Exemptions
Amended
by Bylaw
#3333
12.3.1
Section 12.2 shall not apply to vehicles or
combinations of vehicles with a gross vehicle
weight in excess of 11,800kg operated by City or
to emergency vehicles.
12.4
Oversize Vehicle Permit
12.4.1
No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on any
street, either unladen or with load, exceeding any
of the limitations contained in this Bylaw unless a
permit in writing therefore has been issued
pursuant to this section by the City Engineer.
12.4.2
The owner or operator of any vehicle desiring a
permit required pursuant to section 12.4.1 shall
make an application in writing therefore to the City
Engineer giving such particulars therein as the
City Engineer may require.
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12.0
REGULATING LARGE VEHICLES (CONTINUED)
12.4.3
The City Engineer may, notwithstanding the
provisions of this bylaw, by special permit in
writing, authorize the operations and driving of
vehicles which are otherwise prohibited by this
Bylaw from being operated or driven on streets.
12.4.4
The operating and driving of any vehicle for which
a permit has been issued pursuant to this Part
shall at all times be subject to the conditions
stated therein.
12.4.5
Any permit issued pursuant to this Part shall be
carried in the vehicle whenever it is being driven
on streets and shall be produced to any City
representative or police officer for inspection upon
request.
12.4.6
Before any permit is issued pursuant to this Part,
the applicant shall deposit with the City a bond of
indemnity or a copy of an insurance policy to
secure payment to the City of the cost of repairing
or reconstructing any street or other property of
the City damaged by reason of the driving or
operating of the vehicle for which the permit is
granted. Such bond or insurance policy shall be in
the amount and form prescribed by the City
Engineer.
12.4.7
The City Engineer may charge a $50 fee for any
permit issued pursuant to this part.
13.0
OFFENCES AND FINES
Added by
Bylaw
#2630
This Bylaw may be enforced by any member of the City of Port Moody
Police Department, any peace officer duly appointed as such by Council
for the City, and any Bylaw Officer duly appointed as such by the Council
for the City.
Offences for which tickets can be issued and fines imposed are prescribed
in the Municipal Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw.
14.0
EFFECTIVE DATE
Amended
by Bylaw
#2630
This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect upon Final Adoption
thereof.
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BYLAW 1528 ADOPTED
August 9, 1982
AMENDMENT No. 1, 1987, No. 1811
March 2, 1987
AMENDMENT No. 2, 1989, No. 2000
October 2, 1989
AMENDMENT No. 3, 1990, No. 2040
June 25, 1990
AMENDMENT No. 4, 1991, No. 2062
February 18, 1991
AMENDMENT No. 5, 1995, No. 2271
December 18, 1995
AMENDMENT No. 6, 1997, No. 2359
November 24, 1997
AMENDMENT No. 7, 1998, No. 2396
July 14, 1998
AMENDMENT No. 8, 2003, No. 2550
February 24, 2004
AMENDMENT No. 9, 2005, No. 2625
January 25, 2005
AMENDMENT No. 10, 2005, No. 2630
March 8, 2016
AMENDMENT No. 11, 2008, No. 2748
October 14, 2008
AMENDMENT No. 12, 2009, No. 2807
April 28, 2009
AMENDMENT No. 13, 2009, No. 2829
November 10, 2009
AMENDMENT No. 14, 2012, No. 2903
March 13, 2012
AMENDMENT No. 15, 2012, No. 2945
November 13, 2012
AMENDMENT No. 21, 2022, No. 3333
January 25, 2022
AMENDMENT No. 22, 2023, No. 3434
January 9, 2024
AMENDMENT No.23, 2024, No. 3466
July 23, 2024
City of Port Moody Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw No. 1528
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** SCHEDULE "A" DELETED BY BYLAW NO. 2000 AND
REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE "A"
CITY OF PORT MOODY
NO. ________
BYLAW VIOLATION NOTICE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT YOU ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE COMMITTED A
VIOLATION OF THE APPLICABLE BYLAW OF THE CITY OF PORT MOODY.
NAME: ______________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________
DATE OF BIRTH ___________________ DRIVERS LICENCE NO. _______________
DAY MONTH YEAR
VEHICLE LICENCE NO. __________ YR. _______ PROV./STATE _______________
MAKE: ___________________________ MODEL: ____________________________
COLOUR: _________________________ ZONE: ____________________________
LOCATION: ___________________________________________________________
DATE OF ISSUE: _______________________ TIME: __________________________
DAY MONTH YEAR
ISSUING OFFICER _____________________________________________________
SIGNATURE
NO PERSON SHALL STOP OR PARK A VEHICLE
MINIMUM PENALTY
ON A SIDEWALK
$50.00
WITHIN 6 METERS OF AN INTERSECTION
$50.00
WITHIN 6 METERS OF A STOP SIGN
$50.00
WITHIN 5 METERS OF A FIRE HYDRANT
$50.00
IN A LANE
$50.00
AT A PLACE PROHIBITING STOPPING
$50.00
IN A COMMERCIAL LOADING ZONE
$50.00
AT A PLACE PROHIBITING PARKING
$50.00
VEHICLE OVER 5443.2 KG.
$200.00
OVER THE SIGNED LIMIT
$50.00
IN EXCESS OF THREE HOURS
$50.00
THE FOLLOWING ADDED BY BYLAW NO. 2271
PARKING CONTRARY TO A DISABLED ZONE
$100.00
ROCKY POINT BYLAW 1284
$50.00
OTHER VIOLATION
$50.00
PENALTY AMOUNT
$________
City of Port Moody Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw No. 1528
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PAYMENTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED WHEN MADE WITHIN FOURTEEN
(14) DAYS OF THE DATE OF ISSUE. LATE PAYMENT WILL RESULT IN AN
ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $5.00.
ENQUIRIES IN REGARD TO THIS OFFENSE SHOULD BE MADE AT THE
PORT MOODY POLICE OFFICE, 3051 ST. JOHN'S HIGHWAY, PORT MOODY,
B.C.
VEHICLES FOUND IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE
CITY OF PORT MOODY TRAFFIC BYLAW AS AMENDED MAY BE REMOVED
AND STORED AT OWNERS EXPENSE.
City of Port Moody Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw No. 1528
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** SCHEDULE "A" DELETED BY BYLAW NO. 2000 AND
REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE "A" (CONTINUED)
PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
THIS NOTICE MUST ACCOMPANY PAYMENT WHEN SETTLING BY MAIL OR
ATTENDING IN PERSON. A DISHONOURED CHEQUE INVALIDATES RECEIPT. A
SERVICE CHARGE OF $15.00 WILL BE LEVIED ON ALL RETURNED CHEQUES.
MAKE CHEQUES PAYABLE TO:
CITY OF PORT MOODY
PAYMENT MAY BE MADE IN PERSON AT CITY HALL:
240 IOCO ROAD
PORT MOODY, B.C.
ADDRESS ALL MAIL TO:
CITY OF PORT MOODY
C/O CITY TREASURER
P.O. BOX 36
PORT MOODY, B.C.
V3H 3E1
RECEIPTS MAILED ONLY ON REQUEST
__________________________________
__________________________________
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:
DATE PAID:
___________________________
RECEIPT NO.:
___________________________
RECEIVED BY:
___________________________
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Schedule B
Municipal Arterial & Collector Streets
Municipal Arterial Streets
Municipal Collector Streets
-
David Avenue from Heritage Mountain
Boulevard to Coquitlam Border
-
Heritage Mountain Boulevard from Ioco
Road to David Avenue
-
Dewdney Trunk Road from St. Johns
Street to Coquitlam border
-
Ailsa Drive
-
Glencoe Drive
-
Glenarye Drive
-
Princeton Avenue
-
Washington Drive
-
College Park Way
-
Cecile Drive
-
Union Street
-
Prince Street
-
Gatensbury Drive
-
Henry Street
-
Moody Street from Henry Street to St.
Johns Street
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Moray Street
-
Ungless Way
-
Noons Creek Drive
-
Falcon Drive
-
Ravine Drive
-
Turner Creek Drive
-
Parkside Drive
-
Forest Park Way
-
Aspenwood Drive from Forest Park
Way to Anmore border
-
Panorama Drive
-
April Road
-
Roe Drive
Major Road Network (MRN) - Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
Major Road Network
Amended
by
Bylaw
3333
First Avenue
Barnet Highway from Burnaby Border to St Johns Street
Barnet Hwy from St Johns Street / Dewdney Trunk Road to Coquitlam Border
Bedwell Bay Road from Belcarra Border to Anmore Border
Bedwell Bay Road from Anmore Border to Sunnyside Road / 1 Avenue
Clarke Road
Clarke Street from Barnet Highway to Moody Street
Guildford Way
Ioco Road
Moody Street from St. Johns Street to Murray Street
Murray Street
St. Johns Street