Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2002, No. 8382 (consolidated)
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STREETS AND TRAFFIC REGULATION BYLAW, 2002, NO. 8382
*CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE AND REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY*
This consolidated version is not a legal document. For official purposes please refer to the
original bylaw and amending bylaw documents.
Includes Bylaw Amendment No's. 8432, 8509, 8684, 8732, 8782, 8917, 8907, 9036, 9110, 9166,
9485 9662, 9686, 9745, 9790, 9886, 9990, 10053, 10069, 10177, and 10276.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF SAANICH
BYLAW NO. 8382
TO REGULATE THE STREETS AND TRAFFIC WITHIN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAANICH
The Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Saanich enacts as follows:
This Bylaw is divided into six parts as follows:
PART I INTERPRETATION
PART II TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
PART III GENERAL STREET REGULATIONS
PART IV DIMENSIONS AND LOADS
PART V SECUREMENT OF VEHICLE LOADS
PART VI OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
PART I - INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS
1.01
In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires:
AWNING means a folding or collapsible cover capable of being extended from or retracted
to the building or structure to which it is attached.
BICYCLE means a device having any number of wheels that is propelled by human power
and on which a person may ride and includes a motor assisted cycle, but does not include a
skateboard, roller skates or in-line roller skates.
BICYCLE LANE means a portion of a highway that has been designated by striping, signing
and/or pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
BIKE SHARE OPERATOR means any person that owns or operates a bike share system.
BIKE SHARE SYSTEM means the provision of bicycles for short-term rentals for point to
point trips where, by design of the bike share operator, the bicycles are intended to remain
upon highways or other public places even when not being rented by a customer.
BOREHOLE means a hole drilled in a highway for the purpose of sampling and/or
monitoring subsurface materials.
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BOULEVARD means that part of a highway, other than a sidewalk or driveway, between
the adjacent property line and the curb of the roadway, or where there is no curb, the edge
of the shoulder.
BOULEVARD REGULATION BYLAW means Boulevard Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No.
9487, as amended or replaced from time to time.
BUILDING BYLAW means Building Bylaw, 2019, No. 9529, as amended or replaced from
time to time.
BUS means every vehicle for the carriage of passengers for hire, other than a taxi-cab or
rented automobile.
BUSINESS DAY means every day except Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday as defined in the
Interpretation Act (British Columbia).
BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER means a person appointed by the Council as a bylaw
enforcement officer pursuant to section 36 of the Police Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c 367, as
amended or replaced from time to time.
CEDAR HILL GOLF COURSE means the lands and premises legally described as Lot A,
Sections 42 and 43, Victoria District, Plan 47451, P.I.D.: 013-947-010.
CEDAR HILL RECREATION CENTRE means the lands and premises legally described as
Lot A, Sections 42 and 43, Victoria District, Plan 47451, P.I.D.: 013-947-010.
CERTIFIED TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON means a person who holds a certification in
traffic control from a college, school or other recognized educational institute and includes a
person who has established to the satisfaction of the Chief Constable, or his/her delegate,
that he or she has sufficient experience or training in the field in the area of traffic control.
CHATTEL means any item of moveable personal property but does not include a vehicle.
CHIEF CONSTABLE means the Chief of the Saanich Police force, or his/her Deputy.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE means a commercial vehicle as defined in the Commercial
Transport Act but does not include:
(a)
a commercial vehicle engaged in highway construction other than a paving project
and operating within the limits of the Highway Construction Project as established or
as posted by the Ministry of Transportation or the Saanich Municipal Engineering
Department or;
(b)
an implement of husbandry as defined in the Motor Vehicle Act.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOADING ZONE means an area of a highway designated by
traffic control device as a loading zone for commercial vehicles.
COUNCIL means the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Saanich.
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CROSSWALK means:
(a)
a portion of the roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly designated
for pedestrian crossing by signs or by lines or other markings on the surface;
(b)
the portion of a highway at an intersection that is included within the
connection of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on the opposite sides 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; or
(c)
the portion of the roadway at an intersection or elsewhere that is designated
for bicycle crossing by signs or elephant feet markings or other markings on
the road surface.
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING means the Director of Engineering of The Corporation of
the District of Saanich, or his/her designate.
DISABLED PARKING ZONE means an area of a highway designated pursuant to section
7.18 for stopping and parking for persons with disabilities.
DRIVER means a person who drives or who is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
DRIVEWAY means any access to a highway set apart and improved by grading, gravelling
or any other means approved by the Director of Engineering.
DRIVEWAY ACCESS BYLAW means Driveway Access Bylaw, 2011, No. 9136, as
amended or replaced from time to time.
EMERGENCY VEHICLE has the same meaning as Emergency Vehicle in the Motor Vehicle
Act.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE means a vehicle that uses electricity for propulsion, and that can use
an external source of electricity to charge the vehicle's batteries.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ZONE means an area of a highway or a Saanich
Municipal Facility designated by traffic control device for the stopping and charging of
Electric Vehicles.
ELEPHANT'S FEET MARKINGS means a series of white painted squares that delineate a
crosswalk where cycling is permitted.
GARBAGE means waste, rubbish or discarded items.
GARDEN WASTE means any clippings, prunings, leaves or other parts of plants, shrubs or
trees.
GORDON HEAD RECREATION CENTRE means the lands and premises legally described
as Lot 3, Section 53, Victoria District, Plan 18423 Except that Part in Plan 23968, P.I.D.:
004-299-710.
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HAZARDOUS MATERIAL includes items, agents, substances or materials which may be
hazardous to human health or the environment, and includes, but is not limited to, fuel,
harmful chemicals, noxious substances, animal or human waste, mould, food, controlled
substances within the meaning of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, weapons (real
or imitation), sharp objects, needles, or any another similar item, agent, substance or
material, and includes property or things that may be contaminated by any of the foregoing.
HIGHWAY includes every highway within the meaning of the Transportation Act and every
road, street, lane or right of way designed or intended for or used by the general public for
the passage of vehicles, but does not include a private right of way.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE shall have the same meaning as in the "Garbage
Collection and Disposal Bylaw, 1993, No. 7181", or any successor bylaw.
HOUSEHOLD WASTE means waste generated in a residential dwelling unit.
INTERSECTION means the area contained within the projection of the lateral property lines
of streets which join one another whether such streets cross each other at their junction or
not; or the area within which vehicles travelling upon different streets joining at any angle
may collide.
LITTER BIN means a receptacle installed on a street by the Municipality.
MANAGER OF BYLAW AND LICENSING SERVICES means the Manager of Bylaw and
Licensing Services employed by the Municipality and any employee authorized to act on his
or her behalf.
MANAGER OF INSPECTION SERVICES means the Manager of Inspection Services
employed by the Municipality and any employee authorized to act on his or her behalf.
MEDIAN means an area of a highway that is painted, curbed or raised and is located
between traffic lanes to separate vehicles travelling in opposite directions.
MOBILITY AID means a device, including a manual wheelchair, motorized wheelchair or
scooter that is used to facilitate the transport, in a normally seated orientation, of a person
with a physical disability.
MOTOR ASSISTED CYCLE means a motor assisted cycle as defined in the Motor Vehicle
Act.
MULTI-USE PATHWAY means a highway or portion thereof reserved for use by
pedestrians, bicycle and other non-motorized conveyances, and designated as such by a
traffic control device.
MUNICIPALITY means The Corporation of the District of Saanich and the territory thereof.
PARK has the meaning assigned in Parks Management and Control Bylaw, 1997, No.
7753, as amended or replaced from time to time.
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PARK, PARKING OR PARKED means the standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not
except when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading
and unloading or in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals.
PASSENGER ZONE means an area of a highway designated by traffic control device for
the exclusive use of vehicles actively engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers.
PEDESTRIAN means a person on foot or using a mobility aid.
POLICE OFFICER means and includes any member of the Police Force of The District of
Saanich, the Police Reserve Force of The District of Saanich, the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police (while acting as a member of the Provincial Police or otherwise) or any member of
the Police Forces of the City of Victoria, The Districts of Oak Bay and Central Saanich and
the Township of Esquimalt on duty within the limits of the District of Saanich.
PRIVATE ROAD means every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular
travel by the owner and his/her invitees and licensees.
PUBLIC PLACE means and includes any place or vehicle to which the public has access as
of right or by invitation expressed or implied.
ROADWAY means that portion of a street that is improved, designed or constantly used for
vehicular traffic.
RUBBISH includes any item that, in the opinion of the Corporation, its employees or agents:
(i) appears to be of no resale value, or negligible resale value;
(ii) is damaged or soiled to the extent that it appears it cannot reasonably be used
for its intended purpose;
(iii) was manufactured for single use;
(iv) appears to contain an unidentifiable, noxious, or hazardous substance,
(v) is perishable;
(vi) was manufactured for the purpose of packaging a product or thing, including
food or beverage; or
(vii) was part of a cart, bicycle, machine, or other similar item, including wiring and
other small parts.
SAANICH COMMONWEALTH PLACE means the lands and premises legally described as
Lot 1, Section 108, Lake District, Plan VIP77482, P.I.D.: 026-025-795.
SAANICH MUNICIPAL FACILITY means any of the Cedar Hill Golf Course, the Cedar Hill
Recreation Centre, the Gordon Head Recreation Centre, Pearkes Recreation Centre,
Saanich Commonwealth Place, the Saanich Municipal Hall Campus, the Tillicum Shopping
Centre, and any other real property owned or held by the Corporation including, without
limitation, a fire hall or a library, but does not include a park.
SAANICH MUNICIPAL HALL CAMPUS means the lands and premises legally described
as Lot A, Section 33, Victoria District, Plan 14934, Except That Part In Plan 803RW and
Plan 33545, P.I.D.: 004-317-211.
SHARED VEHICLE means a vehicle owned and operated by a shared vehicle organization
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which provides vehicle sharing services to its members.
SHOULDER means, in the case of a roadway without curbs, that portion of the highway 0.5
metres in width and immediately adjacent to the lateral lines of the roadway.
SIDEWALK means that portion of a highway between the curb lines or lateral lines of a
roadway and the adjacent property line and intended primarily for pedestrian use, including
without any limitation any walkway, stairway, ramp, or curb letdown, and any customarily
traveled footpath made of concrete, gravel, asphalt, limestone or other material.
SKATEBOARD means a board mounted on two pairs of wheels, propelled by human power
and designed to carry a rider, but does not include a bicycle, roller skates or inline skates.
STOP means a complete cessation of movement.
STOP WORK ORDER means a stop work order issued pursuant to section 11.09.
STORING or STORE for purposes of Section 7 means parking or leaving a vehicle on a
highway for any period in excess of 72 consecutive hours.
STREET means a highway.
STREET FURNITURE means manufactured, above ground items that are usually found on
highways and boulevards, including benches, kiosks, decorative identification signs,
canopies, shelters, bike racks, electric vehicle charging stations, and refuse receptacles.
TAXI means every taxicab and other passenger carrying vehicle plying for hire within The
District of Saanich except a bus.
TILLICUM SHOPPING CENTRE means the lands and premises legally described as Lot A,
Section 80, Victoria District, Plan 18680, P.I.D.: 003-778-444.
TRAFFIC means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, bicycles and other
conveyances either singly or together while using any street.
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE means a sign, signal, line, meter, marking, space, barrier or
device placed or erected by the authority of the Ministry responsible for administration of the
Transportation Act, the Council, the Director of Engineering, the Chief Constable, or a
person authorized by any of them to exercise that authority.
TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL means any traffic control device manually, electrically or
mechanically operated for the regulation of traffic.
TRAFFIC CONTROL FLASHING SIGNAL means a traffic control device which is operated
mechanically or electrically and which indicates by flashing coloured lights the precautions
to be taken by traffic.
TRAILER means a vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle.
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UNLICENSED VEHICLE means a vehicle which does not display a current motor vehicle
licence issued under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act 1996 RSBC c. 318 or the motor
vehicle licensing provision of another jurisdiction.
VEHICLE means a device in, upon or by which a person or thing is or may be transported or
drawn upon a street but does not include
i)
a device designed to be moved by human power,
ii)
a device which moves exclusively upon rails or tracks, or
iii)
a motorized wheelchair or scooter designed for disabled persons.
PART II - TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
SECTION 2 - TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, ETC.
Placing Devices
2.01
The Council, Director of Engineering or Chief Constable may place or order traffic control
devices to be placed or installed as necessity requires within the Municipality.
2.02
The Chief Constable or the Director of Engineering may order to be placed for temporary
periods not exceeding thirty (30) days at any one time, signs prohibiting parking or stopping
and indicating restricted parking, or detours:
(a)
Upon either or both sides of any street or portion of street along the route of a parade
or procession or in the vicinity of a large public gathering;
(b)
In any other location where under special circumstances he/she deems it necessary in
the public interest to do so.
Unauthorized Signs Prohibited
2.03
Except as provided in this Bylaw, no person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view
of any street any traffic control device or sign or device which purports to be or which
resembles any traffic control device or anything which hides from view or interferes with the
effectiveness of any traffic control device placed or installed under the authority of the Motor
Vehicle Act or this Bylaw.
Obedience to Signs
2.04
Every person using a highway, including without limitation every pedestrian, bicyclist,
skateboarder, roller-skater, and the driver of every vehicle, shall obey the direction,
instruction, limitation, restriction or prohibition of every traffic control device unless otherwise
directed by a Police Officer.
Damage to Signs, etc.
2.05
(a)
No person shall move, remove, deface, damage or alter or obstruct the view of or
otherwise interfere with any traffic control device.
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(b)
No person shall drive or walk on or over any newly painted line or any new curb or
roadway, the presence of which is indicated by red flags or other markers.
Powers of Chief Constable and Director of Engineering
2.06
The Chief Constable or the Director of Engineering is hereby authorized and empowered to
make, table and vary, amend, rescind and revoke orders and to exercise the powers of the
Council, in respect to the following matters:
(a)
The placing, maintenance, operation, moving and removing of traffic control devices
and signals;
(b)
The designation of streets or parts of streets on which stopping or parking is
prohibited, restricted, limited or regulated;
(c)
The matters enumerated in Section 7 of this Bylaw.
(d)
The granting of permits pursuant to this Bylaw where the number of persons who are
to be members of or take part in the parade, march, procession, public meetings or
demonstration will not exceed one hundred.
Any order made by the Chief Constable or the Director of Engineering under this Section is
subject to an appeal to the Council by any person who is aggrieved thereby.
Speed Limits
2.07
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, no person shall drive or operate a
vehicle:
(a)
In or upon Lot 1, Section 25, Victoria District, Plan 14934, generally known as the
Saanich Municipal Administration Centre, at a rate of speed in excess of 25 km/hour.
(b)
In or upon Lot 1, Section 25, Victoria District, Plan 7843, generally known as the
Memorial Pavilion, at a rate of speed in excess of 25 km/hour.
(c)
At a rate of speed in excess of the rate of speed identified for the applicable street
as identified on Schedule "B".
(d)
Upon that portion of Willis Point Road located within the boundaries of the
Municipality of Saanich at a rate of speed in excess of 60km/hour.
(e) Upon those portions of West Saanich Road located between its intersections with
Goward Road and Westhome Road, and Ruston Road and the northern boundary of
the Municipality of Saanich at a rate of speed in excess of 60km/hour.
(f)
Upon those portions of Lot 1, Sections 31, 44, 45, 71, 72, Victoria District, Plan
VIP57957 (the University of Victoria campus) known and described as:
a.
Ring Road,
b.
McGill Road,
c.
That part of Gabriola Road lying between McKenzie Avenue and Ring Road,
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d.
That part of Finnerty Road lying between McKenzie Avenue and Ring Road
at a rate of speed in excess of 40km/hour."
Emergency Vehicles
2.08
Notwithstanding anything in this section but subject to 2.09 and 2.10 a driver of an
emergency vehicle may:
(a)
Exceed the speed limit;
(b)
Proceed past a red traffic control signal or stop sign without stopping;
(c)
Disregard rules and traffic control devices governing direction of movement or turning
in specified directions;
(d)
Stop or stand.
2.09
A driver of an emergency vehicle shall not exercise the privileges granted by 2.08 unless
he/she is:
(a)
Sounding an audible signal bell, siren or exhaust whistle and showing a flashing red
light;
(b)
A peace officer in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law;
(c)
A peace officer engaged in a police duty of a nature that the sounding of a signal bell,
siren or exhaust whistle would unduly hamper the performance of that duty and in
which case he/she may exercise the privileges granted by 2.08 by showing a flashing
red light only.
2.10
The driver of an emergency vehicle exercising a privilege granted by 2.08 shall drive with
due regard for safety having regard to all circumstances of the case including:
(a)
The nature, condition and use of the highway;
(b)
The amount of traffic that is on or might reasonably be expected to be on the highway;
(c)
The nature of the use being made of the emergency vehicle at the time.
Bicycle, Bus and High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes
2.11
The Council, the Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable may designate, place, mark
or install on highways separate bicycle lanes, bus lanes and high occupancy vehicle lanes.
2.12
No person shall drive, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on a day school is
regularly held, a vehicle on those sections of West Saanich Road where signs are displayed
stating "40 km/hour While Children on the Highway", or words to that effect, at a rate of
speed exceeding 40 km/hour while approaching, passing or in the vicinity of the signs when
children are on the highway.
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Races, Parades, Events on Municipal Streets
2.13
(a)
No person shall use a municipal street for a bicycle race, running race, parade,
procession or other event which may interfere with traffic, nor participate in such
event, unless permission is first obtained from the Director of Engineering or the
Chief Constable through a Special Event Permit.
(b)
An application for a Special Event Permit shall be made in the prescribed form and
shall be accompanied by the non-refundable fee prescribed in Schedule A.
(c)
The Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable may include conditions in the
permit respecting the timing of the event, the route, the use of certified traffic control
persons and marshals, the use of police officers, insurance and indemnity,
notification and any other matter deemed necessary.
Certified Traffic Control Person
2.14
(a)
A certified traffic control person may, for the purpose of enabling a race, parade or
other event to safely use a municipal street, regulate and direct traffic and without
limiting the foregoing, warn traffic, direct traffic to stop or slow down and detour traffic.
A direction of a certified traffic control person may be given by signs, hand or arm
motions or by word of mouth or any mechanical device.
(b)
No person shall disobey a direction of a certified traffic control person regulating or
directing traffic in the course of a race, parade or other event.
SECTION 3 - PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS AND SKATEBOARDERS
Crosswalks
3.01
The Council or the Director of Engineering may designate certain areas on streets as
crossings or crosswalks for the use of pedestrians or bicyclists, or both, and may place or
cause to be placed traffic control devices to indicate the areas so designated.
3.02
No person shall ride a bicycle in a marked crosswalk unless it is also marked with elephant's
feet markings on one or both sides of the crosswalk, or such movement is otherwise
permitted by a traffic control device.
3.03
Subject to section 3.04, a person may ride a bicycle in an unmarked crosswalk.
3.04
A person riding a bicycle in, through or out of a crosswalk, whether marked or unmarked,
must yield the right of way to pedestrians who are entering into, walking in, or exiting from
the crosswalk.
Bicycling on Multi-Use Pathways
3.05
Notwithstanding section 183(2)(a) of the Motor Vehicle Act, a person may ride a bicycle on
any sidewalk or multi-use pathway where such use is permitted by a traffic control device.
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Soliciting
3.06
No person shall use any street to solicit from the occupant of a vehicle a ride, employment,
business, or donation of any kind.
Loitering
3.07
No person shall stand or loiter on any street in such a manner as to obstruct, impede or
interfere with pedestrian, bicycle or vehicle traffic.
Skateboarding
3.08
A person riding a skateboard or push scooter must yield the right of way to pedestrians
using a sidewalk, trail or multi-use-pathway.
3.09
A person must not operate a skateboard or push scooter on a highway without due care and
attention or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway.
Operating a Bicycle
3.10
A person operating a bicycle on a highway has the same rights and duties as the driver of a
vehicle.
SECTION 4 - HORSES This Section was deleted by Amendment Bylaw 9662
SECTION 5 - SCHOOL PATROLS This Section was deleted by Amendment Bylaw 9662
SECTION 6 - GENERAL
Police Directing Traffic
6.01
Police Officers may at any time regulate and direct both vehicular and pedestrian traffic
upon all streets and sidewalks and may at any time block off temporarily any street or part of
parts thereof or sidewalk or part thereof or crossing or part thereof. A direction of the Police
Officer regulating traffic may be made by motion of the hand or by word of mouth or any
mechanical device.
Firefighter Directing Traffic
6.02
Any officer or member of the Fire Department may while in the course of duty in or about
any fire emergency direct traffic on any street in the vicinity of any fire.
Obedience to Directions
6.03
No person shall refuse or neglect to obey any lawful direction or regulation of any Police
Officer or member of the Fire Department acting under and by virtue of Sections 6.01 and
6.02.
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SECTION 7 - PARKING AND RELATED MATTERS
No Parking
7.01
(a)
The Council, the Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable may designate as No
Parking Zones, or as No Stopping Zones, areas in which parking or stopping is
prohibited, or designate as restricted parking or restricted stopping zones, areas in
which parking or stopping is restricted and may designate certain areas as Passenger
or Commercial Loading Zones Shared Vehicle Zones and Electric Vehicle Charging
Zones.
(b)
Unless when designating any areas as a zone in accordance with the foregoing
subsection the Council, the Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable limits the
hours or days when prohibition or restriction shall be in effect, the prohibition or
restriction shall be in effect at all times.
(c)
The Council, the Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable may place or cause to
be placed signs to indicate areas which it designates as No Stopping Zones,
Restricting Parking or Restricted Stopping Zones, or Passenger or Commercial
Loading Zones Shared Vehicle Zones and Electric Vehicle Charging Zones.
(d)
The Council, the Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable may designate the
streets or portions of streets to be classified as Impounding Zones or Tow Away
Zones.
(e)
The Council, the Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable may designate or
mark certain portions of streets as Bus Zones by means of signs or painted red curbs.
7.02
The Council, the Director of Engineering or Chief Constable may for the better regulation of
traffic cause to be placed on any street, movable signs other than those hereinbefore
referred to displaying the words No Parking. It shall be unlawful for any person in charge,
control or possession of any vehicle to park such vehicle, except for the purpose of loading
or unloading passengers, merchandise or freight, in any area designated by such signs.
Obedience to Signs
7.03
No person being in charge, control or possession of any vehicle shall park or stop the said
vehicle at any place which is indicated by sign, signal or other marking, placed in
accordance with the last two preceding subsections of the Bylaw, except in accordance with
the restriction indicated by such sign, signal or marking or as hereinafter provided:
(a)
In the case of No Parking Zones, no person being in charge or control of any vehicle
shall cause or permit such vehicle to remain stationary in a No Parking Zone for a
period in excess of two minutes.
(b)
No person being in charge, control or possession of any vehicle shall cause or permit
such vehicle to stop or remain stationary in a No Stopping Zone except when
necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the direction of a
Police Officer, or a traffic control device.
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(c)
No person in charge, control or possession of any vehicle not being a transportation
bus shall stop the vehicle in any Bus Zone.(d) No person in charge, control or
possession of any vehicle that is not a Shared Vehicle shall stop the vehicle in any
Shared Vehicle Zone.
(e)
No person in charge, control or possession of any vehicle shall stop the vehicle in an
Electric Vehicle Charging Zone unless:
i)
the vehicle is an Electric Vehicle and the said Electric Vehicle is being actively
charged;
ii)
the Electric Vehicle is stopped in the Electric Vehicle Charging Zone for a period
not exceeding three (3) hours:
(A) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any day; and
(B) in the case of an Electric Vehicle Charging Zone located at a Saanich
Municipal Facility, during the posted operating hours of the facility; and
iii)
the fee prescribed in Schedule "A" is paid.
Parallel Parking
7.04
Save as otherwise provided herein, a driver shall not stop, stand or park a vehicle on a
roadway:
(a)
Other than on the right side of the roadway.
(b)
Unless the right hand wheels of the vehicle are parallel to the right side of the
roadway.
(c)
Where there is a curb, unless the right hand wheels are within 30 centimetres of the
curb.
(d)
Where there is no curb, unless the right hand wheels are within 30 centimetres of the
edge of the pavement.
(e)
Within 1 metre of another vehicle.
Angle Parking
7.05
(a)
The Council, the Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable may designate streets
or parts of streets on which vehicles shall be only parked at an angle with the curb or
edge of the roadway and it shall be lawful for the Council to place or authorize to be
placed on streets or parts of streets, signs indicating that vehicles shall park at an
angle with the curb or road edge.
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(b)
No person in charge, control or possession of any vehicle shall park the said vehicle
except so that it shall stand within 0.30 metres and at an angle of 45 degrees with the
curb or road edge and at a distance of not less than 0.60 metres from any other
vehicle on any street on which signs have been placed to indicate angle parking.
Limited Parking
7.06
(a)
The Council, the Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable may designate streets
or parts of streets on which parking shall be permitted for a limited time only and it
shall be lawful for the Council, the Director of Engineering or the Chief Constable to
place or authorize to be placed, signs indicating that parking shall be permitted for a
limited time only on such streets or parts of streets.
(b)
No person being in charge, control or possession of any vehicle shall park such
vehicle for a period of time in excess of the time limit indicated by such signs.
(c)
Where a driver has parked a vehicle in a limited time parking zone in violation of the
provisions of this section, a separate offence shall be deemed to be committed at the
expiry of each period of time during which the vehicle would have been lawfully parked
as indicated by signs placed in or near the zone.
(d)
Within any limited time parking zone established under this section, no person shall
move a vehicle from location to another in the same block or drive out of the block and
return to the same block within the time period posted for that block.
(e)
No person in charge, control or possession of any vehicle shall park such vehicle upon
any street for a period of time greater than 72 hours.
Residential Parking
7.07
(a)
Except as in Clause (b) of this subsection provided herein, no driver of a vehicle shall
park or permit the same to remain parked in any zone designated as a Residential
Parking Zone during the time of or times when such zone is set apart for residential
parking.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause (a) of this subsection, it shall be lawful at any
time for any person residing in any dwelling situate on any lot or lots abutting on any
street or portion of a street designated as a Residential Parking Zone or for any
person being a guest in a dwelling as aforesaid or engaged in transacting business
with or in performing work for or rendering services to any person residing or being a
guest as aforesaid to park any vehicle or permit the same to remain parked on such
street or portion thereof.
(c)
Nothing in this section contained shall be construed so as to exempt any person from
any provision of this Bylaw or of the Motor Vehicle Act relative to the parking or
stopping of vehicles other than the provisions of Clause (a) of this subsection.
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Restrictions on Vehicle Parking
7.08
(a)
No person shall park:
i)
A vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of more than 4,000 kilograms; or
ii)
A vehicle having an overall length of more than 7.0 metres
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. on one day and 7:00 a.m. the following day on any
street.
(b)
A separate and distinct offence shall occur under Clause (a) of this section for each
period between 10:00 p.m. on one day and 7:00 a.m. the following day or portion
thereof in which a vehicle remains illegally parked.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this bylaw, no person shall park a trailer that is
detached from a motor vehicle on any street or boulevard.
(d)
No person in charge, control or possession of any vehicle shall stop the vehicle in a
Commercial Vehicle Loading Zone unless:
i)
The vehicle is a commercial vehicle;
ii)
The name and address of the operator or owner of the vehicle is displayed on
the vehicle;
iii)
The vehicle is actively engaged in loading or unloading of materials; and
iv)
The vehicle is stopped in the Commercial Vehicle Loading Zone for a period not
exceeding 30 minutes.
Parking and Stopping
7.09
No person in charge, control or possession of any vehicle shall park or allow such vehicle to
stand or remain stationary on the near side of the street in front of any church, temple,
mosque, synagogue or meeting place of any religious sect or group during time of service;
or in front of any theatre during a performance therein.
Restrictions on Parking and Stopping
7.10
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with traffic or to comply with the law or the direction
of a peace officer or traffic control device, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(a)
On or over a sidewalk, boulevard or multi-use pathway.
(b)
In front of or within 1.5 metres of each side of a driveway access abutting a street.
(c)
Within an intersection except as permitted by a sign.
(d)
Within 5 metres of a fire hydrant.
(e)
On a crosswalk.
(f)
Within 6 metres of the approach side of a crosswalk.
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(g)
Within 6 metres upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control
signal located at the side of a roadway.
(h)
Within 6 metres either side of the entrance to any hotel, theatre, public meeting place,
dance hall, fire hall or playground.
(i)
Upon any highway for the principal purpose of:
i)
Displaying a vehicle for sale.
ii)
Advertising, greasing, painting, wrecking, storing or repairing any vehicle, except
where repairs are necessitated by an emergency.
iii)
Displaying signs.
iv)
Selling flowers, fruit, vegetables, seafoods or other commodities or articles.
(j)
Within 15 metres of the nearest rail of a railway crossing.
(k)
Alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or
parking obstructs traffic.
(l)
On the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge of curb of a street.
(m) Upon a bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway, or within a highway tunnel.
(n)
In a place in contravention of a traffic control device that gives notice that stopping,
standing or parking there is prohibited or restricted.
(o)
In such a manner as to obstruct the visibility of any traffic control device erected by or
with the authority of the Minister of Highways or the Council.
(p)
So as to obstruct the free passage of traffic on the highway.
(q)
So as to obstruct the free passage of pedestrians on a sidewalk.
(r)
On or over a bicycle lane.
(s)
Alongside or upon a median, traffic island or curb extension.
(t)
On a roadway without curbs which does not have a marked yellow centerline in such a
manner as to leave a travel lane less than 4.3 metres wide.
(u)
On a roadway without curbs that has a marked yellow centerline in such a manner as
to leave less than 3.5 metres of space between the vehicle and the centerline of the
roadway.
(v)
In front of, or within 1.5 metres of an entrance to walkway, trail or multi-use pathway.
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Parking Prohibited
7.12
No person being in charge, control or possession of any vehicle shall park the said vehicle:
(a)
On any boulevard, sidewalk or multi-use pathway;
(b)
On the near side of the street within 9 metres of a point opposite the centre of the
main entrance of a church at any time;
(c)
At any place where traffic signs have been placed indicating that parking is prohibited;
or where the curb or road surface has been painted yellow or red to indicate that
parking is prohibited.
Parking Stalls
7.13
For the better regulation of traffic, the Council or Director of Engineering may place or cause
to be placed, marks or lines upon the surface of any street or streets indicating the spaces
or portions of such street or streets within which each vehicle shall be parked and it shall be
unlawful for any driver or person in charge, control or possession of any vehicle to park such
vehicle on any street marked as aforesaid unless such vehicle is wholly within the space
indicated by such lines or marks.
7.14
Nothing in this Section shall be construed or interpreted so as to restrict the operation of
Section 2 of this Bylaw.
Tow Away Zones
7.15
(a)
The Director of Engineering or Chief Constable may by order designate streets or
portions of streets as Impounding Zones or Tow Away Zones.
(b)
Where a street or portion of a street has been classified as an Impounding Zone or
Tow Away Zone the Director of Engineering, the Manager of Bylaw and Licensing
Services, or the Chief Constable may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle
which is found to be parked or stopped within such a zone in contravention of this
Bylaw or the Motor Vehicle Act and cause the same to be detained or impounded until
the owner thereof shall have paid to the Municipality all the fees, costs and expenses
of such removal, detention and impoundment including charges for storage and if such
fees, costs and expenses have not been paid within the time limited by Clause (g) of
Section 8.04, the Director of Engineering may proceed to advertise and sell the
vehicle and recover the said fees, costs and expenses in accordance with Section
8.04.
(c)
The Director of Engineering may from time to time by order specify a scale of fees,
costs and expenses which shall be recoverable from the owner of any vehicle
impounded under this Bylaw.
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Saanich Municipal Facilities
7.16
(a)
THIS SECTION WAS DELETED BY AMENDMENT BYLAW 9662
(b)
The Director of Engineering may upon request from the owner of the Tillicum
Shopping Centre, or upon the Director of Engineering's own initiative in relation to any
other Saanich Municipal Facility, prohibit or regulate the parking and stopping of
vehicles in the parking areas and sidewalks of a Saanich Municipal Facility. (c)
The Director of Engineering may impose such regulations or prohibitions by the
placement of a sign or signs describing the regulation or prohibition and indicating that
the sign has been placed pursuant to this Bylaw.
(d)
No person in charge, control or possession of any motor vehicle shall park or stop the
vehicle in contravention of a sign placed upon a Saanich Municipal Facility by the
Director of Engineering pursuant to this Bylaw.
7.17
No person shall use any vehicle or trailer parked on a street for the purpose of lodging,
sleeping accommodation or a residence.
Disabled Persons Parking
7.18
The Director of Engineering is hereby authorized to:
(a)
Make orders in respect of the designation and identification of areas or parking spaces
on a highway or public place as parking zones for disabled persons by the placement
of Disabled Parking Signs as set out in Division 23 of the Motor Vehicle Act
Regulations, B.C. Reg. 26/58 and such parking zones shall be deemed to be Disabled
Parking Zone, and
(b)
Rescind, revoke, amend and vary an order made by him under this section.
Unlicensed Vehicles
7.19
No person shall park an unlicensed vehicle on any street or boulevard.
PART III - GENERAL STREET REGULATIONS
SECTION 8 - STREETS
Streets not to be Obstructed
8.01
(a)
Except as provided for in this Bylaw, no person shall excavate in, cause a nuisance
upon, encumber, obstruct, injure, foul or damage any portion of a street or public place
within the Municipality. Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, any person
who lounges or loiters upon any street or public place or who takes part in any
gathering of persons for street preaching or lecturing, or who causes or permits any
goods, wares or merchandise to remain on any street longer than is reasonably
necessary to deliver or to remove the same from any premises or vehicle, shall be
deemed to be obstructing the street.
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(b)
Every person hindering or interfering with the traffic on or obstructing the free use of
any street or sidewalk upon the request of a Police Officer or Bylaw Enforcement
Officer to move away and cease causing such a hindrance, interference or obstruction
and in case of any vehicle on any street or sidewalk, every person owning or in charge
of such vehicle shall, upon the request and according to the directions of a Police
Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer, forthwith move said vehicle.
Unauthorized Parades
8.02
THIS SECTION DELETED BY BYLAW NO. 8684.
Nuisance by Noise
8.03
No person or persons shall, while operating any vehicle or while a passenger in any vehicle
in any street or public place in the Municipality, shout, call or make any unnecessary noise
either with the aide of any mechanical or electronic or other device or otherwise; provided
that it shall be lawful for the Council or the Chief Constable to permit in writing any person or
persons to broadcast orally or by means of a mechanical, electric or other device whilst
operating or being a passenger in any vehicle upon such terms and conditions as to time,
place, subject or regulation or otherwise as shall be specified in such permit.
Use of Street for Certain Purposes
8.04
(a)
It shall be lawful for the Council or the Director of Engineering to permit in writing any
person or persons to obstruct or cause an obstruction to any street, sidewalk or part
thereof for the purpose of removing any building, structure or object, or for the
purpose of repairing, altering or constructing any building or for any necessary work.
(b)
No person shall occupy any street or part thereof for the purpose of carrying on the
construction, alteration, repair, maintenance or demolition of any building without first
obtaining a permit to do so in accordance with the Building Bylaw. The applicant for a
permit to occupy part of a street for the purpose of this section shall state in the
application the period for which the permit is required, and shall pay the applicable
fees prescribed in Schedule "A".
(c)
Without limiting any other provision of this bylaw, no person, except an agent or
employee of the Municipality in the course of his or her duties, a person stopping or
parking a vehicle in accordance with the provisions of this Bylaw, or a person acting in
accordance with a permit issued under this Bylaw or the Boulevard Regulation Bylaw,
shall abandon, deposit, dispose of, store or leave unattended any chattel or vehicle in
or on any street.
(d)
The Director of Engineering, the Manager of Bylaw and Licensing Services, the Chief
Constable, a Police Officer or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer may remove, seize and
impound or cause the removal, seizure or impoundment of any chattel or vehicle
abandoned or apparently abandoned, deposited, disposed of, stored or left
unattended in or on any street contrary to this Bylaw.
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(e)
After the removal, seizure or impoundment of a chattel or vehicle under section
8.04(d), the chattel shall be made available to be claimed in accordance with section
8.04(f) by a person entitled to its possession by no later than 2:00 p.m. on the next
business day following the date of its removal, seizure or impoundment.
(f)
A person entitled to possession of a chattel or vehicle removed, seized or impounded
under this Bylaw may arrange to claim it by contacting the Municipality's Engineering
Department during regular business hours.
(g)
The Director of Engineering may cause a chattel or vehicle removed, seized or
impounded under this Bylaw to be sold, by public auction, to the highest bidder if:
i)
the person entitled to possession of the chattel or vehicle has not claimed it
under section 8.04(f) within 14 days following its removal, seizure or
impoundment; and
ii)
it appears to the Director of Engineering that the chattel or vehicle has market
value.
(h)
The Director of Engineering shall cause a chattel of vehicle removed, seized or
impounded under this Bylaw to be disposed of as garbage if:
i)
the person entitled to possession of the chattel or vehicle has not claimed it
under section 8.04(f) within 14 days following its removal, seizure or
impoundment; and
ii)
it appears to the Director of Engineering that the chattel or vehicle has no market
value.
(i)
Where a chattel or vehicle is sold at public auction under section 8.04(g), the proceeds
of such sale shall be applied by the Municipality as follows:
i)
firstly, to pay the costs of the auction;
ii) secondly, to pay all removal and storage costs incurred by the Municipality in
relation to the chattel or vehicle; and
iii)
thirdly, where any surplus remains, to pay such surplus to the person entitled if
that person's identity and location are known.
(j)
Where a surplus referred to in section 8.04(i) remains and the identity or location of
the person entitled to it is unknown, the surplus shall be applied by the Municipality as
follows:
i)
the surplus shall be held for one (1) year following the date of the auction; and
ii) if the surplus has not been claimed by the person entitled within one (1) year of
the date of the auction, the surplus shall be paid into the general revenue of the
Municipality and shall be absolutely forfeited to the Municipality.
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(k)
For certainty, nothing in this section limits or prohibits the immediate and permanent
disposal without notice or compensation to any person of any chattel that is rubbish or
a hazardous material..
(l)
In addition to all other remedies provided in this section 8.04, the Municipality may
recover in any court of competent jurisdiction the costs referred to in section 8.04(i)
from the owner of the chattel or vehicle.
(m) The Director of Engineering may, despite sections 8.01(a) and 8.04(c), enter into an
agreement with a bike share operator to permit the operation of a bike share system
on highways within the Municipality on such terms and conditions as the Director of
Engineering deems appropriate in the circumstances including, without limitation,
conditions respecting the provision of insurance, indemnification of the Municipality,
the time, location and manner of use of highways for the bike share system, the
provision to the Municipality of aggregated or anonymized data relating to the
operation of the bike share system, default, and termination.
Unauthorized Construction Prohibited
8.05
(a) Except as is otherwise provided for in this Bylaw, or in a permit issued pursuant to the
Boulevard Regulation Bylaw or the Driveway Access Bylaw, no person except the
servants, agents or employees of the Municipality acting in the course of their
employment, or a contractor performing work on behalf of the Municipality, shall build,
construct, place or maintain or cause to be built, constructed, placed or maintained on
any street, boulevard or sidewalk any structure or object without first obtaining a
permit from the Council or the Director of Engineering and any structure or object built,
constructed, placed or maintained pursuant to this section shall be built, constructed,
placed or maintained in accordance with the conditions and terms specified in the
permit. The permit must be maintained on the job site.
(b) A person obtaining a permit pursuant to section 8.05(a) shall pay the fee prescribed in
Schedule "A".
(c) Notwithstanding section 8.05(b), permit fees under this section 8.05 are not payable where the
Municipality is party to a franchise agreement, operating agreement or a public utility access
agreement with the permit holder, and that agreement does not incorporate the permit fees set by
bylaw.Removal of Unauthorized Structures etc.
8.06
It shall be lawful for the Municipality to remove or cause to be removed any unauthorized
sidewalk, doorstep, porch, railing, fence, hedge and any other object or thing which projects
upon or encroaches upon any street or boulevard. The charges and expenses of such
removal shall be paid by the owner of the property from which the projection or
encroachment projects or encroaches on the street or boulevard and if unpaid on the 31st
day of December next ensuing, such charges and expenses shall be added to and form part
of the taxes payable in respect of that property as taxes in arrears.
Material upon Streets
8.07
No person:
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(a)
Shall cause, suffer or permit loose material to be deposited or accumulate or remain
upon any sidewalk, street or public place.
(b)
Being the owner or occupier of any property abutting on or near to any street, shall
permit any flow of water from such property on or over such street.
(c)
Shall transport along any street any sawdust, ashes, debris, refuse or other material
that is likely to be blown or scattered by the wind unless the same is securely covered
so as to prevent it from being so blown or scattered.
(d)
Shall deposit or suffer or allow to be deposited broken glass or other material or thing
dangerous to traffic on any street or public place.
(e)
Shall permit any clay, mud or dirt to fall from vehicles on any street and when any
mud, clay or dirt is deposited from vehicles on any street, the driver or owner of such
vehicle shall take immediate steps to remove the same.
(f)
Being the occupier and in case there is no occupier, no owner or lessee of land and
premises abutting on any sidewalk shall permit any accumulation of dirt, litter and
rubbish to be or remain upon such sidewalk.
(g)
Being the occupier and in case there is no occupier, the owner or lessee of land and
premises abutting on any sidewalk shall permit any accumulation of snow or ice to be
or remain upon such sidewalk after 10:00 a.m. of each day.
(h)
Shall abandon, deposit or leave any vehicle, trailer or boat upon or in any street or
public place.
Litter
8.08
(a)
No person shall deposit garbage on a street except in a litter bin.
(b)
No person shall deposit garden waste, household hazardous waste or household
waste in a litter bin.
(c)
The Director of Engineering may cause any garbage, garden waste, household
hazardous waste or household waste deposited in contravention of this section to be
removed to the regional land fill and may recover the full cost of such work from the
person who deposited the material.
8.09
Subject to the provisions of this Bylaw, no person shall pile or place or cause to be
piled or placed on any street any lumber, firewood, bricks, blocks, rock, stone, debris
or other material or do any other act which will cause injury to the street.
8.10
(a)
No person shall saw, cut or split lumber, wood, cord-wood or firewood upon any street
or sidewalk within the Municipality.
(b)
Neither the purchaser, nor the vendor, nor any person employed for the delivering of
firewood, sawdust, or coal, shall allow the same to remain deposited upon any street
in the Municipality for a time longer than sufficient to enable the same to be delivered
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to the owner or occupier upon the premises for which it is intended and in no case
longer than twenty-four (24) hours.
(c)
No person shall deposit firewood, sawdust, or coal upon any street in the Municipality
so as to cause obstruction to the ordinary traffic in such street(s). No person shall
permit to remain upon any sidewalk or street of the Municipality any debris or pieces
of dust or coal, or any chips of wood or other dust or rubbish caused by the deposit of
coal or wood. The owner or occupier of every building or parcel of land fronting on
any street within the Municipality, in front of whose premises coal or wood shall have
been deposited for delivery and the vendor of coal or wood, or person employed by
him to deliver the same shall, immediately after such delivery, cleanse, or cause to be
cleansed, the sidewalk and street and remove or cause to be removed therefrom, all
chips, bark, coal, dust, debris and other rubbish caused by such deposit.
(d)
In no case shall an engine or machine for sawing wood be allowed to remain upon any
of the streets of the Municipality so as to obstruct or interfere with the free use and
enjoyment of the streets and public sidewalks.
(e)
No owner, driver or person in charge of any sawing machine shall obstruct the free
and full use of the streets of the Municipality.
(f)
Every owner, driver or person in charge of any sawing machine shall, on request
made by a Police Officer, remove the said sawing machine.
Disfiguring of Streets etc. Prohibited
8.11
No person shall disfigure or cause to be disfigured any sidewalk or street. Without affecting
the generality of or limiting the meaning of the term disfigure as used in this section, any
person who paints, draws, writes or otherwise marks upon a sidewalk or street any figure,
number, caricature, picture or other marking or who places on or affixes to any sidewalk or
street any written or painted notice, sign or advertisement, picture or paper shall be deemed
to disfigure the street or sidewalk.
Awnings
8.12
Awnings shall not be placed or suspended over any part of any street or highway unless the
lowest portion of such awning is at least 2.2 metres above the sidewalk of said street or
highway.
Removal of Earth, etc. from Municipal Property
8.13
No person shall remove any earth, rock, boulders, gravel, sand or turf from any street, park
or lot belonging to the Municipality without first having obtained a permit in writing from the
Council or Director of Engineering so to do, upon such terms, conditions and regulations as
shall be specified in such permit.
Interference with Surface of Streets
8.14
(a)
No person shall remove, injure, disturb or interfere with the surface or subsurface of
any highway without first obtaining a permit in writing from the Council or Director of
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Engineering. Each permit shall set out terms, conditions and/or regulations for any
such permit.
(b)
i)
No person shall install or cause or permit the installation of boreholes on any
highway without first obtaining a permit from the Director of Engineering. Each
and every application for a permit shall be in the form prescribed by the Director
of Engineering and be accompanied by the fees and security deposits
prescribed in Schedule "A". Each and every permit shall set out the terms,
conditions and/or regulations for such permit.
ii)
The security deposit will be held by the Municipality until such time as the
boreholes are decommissioned and the highway surface has been restored to
the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering, at which time it will be returned to
the depositor. If the applicant fails to satisfactorily decommission the boreholes
within twelve (12) months following the end of the borehole monitoring phase,
the Municipality may complete the decommissioning using the amount on
deposit to cover the cost of the work. Any cost of the work in excess of the
deposit held shall be paid by the applicant.
8.15
(a)
No person shall ride, drive or lead any animal or move, drive or propel any vehicle
over or across any curb, unless such curb has been lowered and a driveway has been
constructed to form a suitable crossing to the satisfaction of the Director of
Engineering and no person shall lower any curb or construct a driveway across any
landscaped or natural boulevard without first obtaining a permit for such construction
pursuant to the Driveway Access Bylaw. All driveways shall be in all respects subject
of the approval of the Director of Engineering. That portion of the driveway constructed
on the street shall be maintained by the owner or occupant of the property abutting
thereon in a manner satisfactory to the Director of Engineering. No planks or other
material shall be placed in any gutter or ditch or against any curb for the purpose of
making a crossing except as a temporary expedient and with the written permission of
the Director of Engineering and with such written permission, shall deposit with the
Director of Engineering security for any ensuing damage and costs in an amount
satisfactory to the Director of Engineering.
Vehicles, Sidewalks, Crosswalks, etc.
8.16
(a)
No person shall ride, drive or propel any vehicle or trailer upon any sidewalk or foot
path provided that this section shall not apply to crossing a sidewalk over a crossing
which has been especially constructed for that purpose or gaining entrance or exit to
or from premises.
Shrubs, Boulevards, etc.
8.17
(a)
It shall be lawful for the Council or the Director of Engineering to direct that trees,
landscaping or rain gardens be planted or installed on any highway within the
Municipality or to direct that boulevards be constructed on any highway.
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(b)
In accordance with the Tree Protection Bylaw and the Boulevard Regulation Bylaw, no
person other than a duly authorized officer, employee, agent or contractor of the
Municipality shall prune or in any way injure or destroy any tree located on a highway.
Trespass on Boulevard, etc. Prohibited
8.18
(a)
No person shall ride, drive or propel any vehicle upon any boulevard or grass plot in
any street.
(b)
No person shall tie or fasten any animal to a tree or shrub or to the support of any tree
or shrub on any boulevard or grass plot in any street.
Vegetation and Landscaping Management
8.19
(a)
Every owner and occupier of a parcel of land adjoining a street shall cause all trees,
shrubs, landscaping and vegetation which grow on the land be properly trimmed and
cut back so as to prevent:
i)
any obstruction to the free use of the full width of the street with pedestrian
or vehicular traffic thereon;
ii)
any damage to the street or improvements thereon.
(b)
In any instance where an owner or occupier of a parcel of land is not in compliance
with section 8.19(a), the Director of Engineering may serve upon the owner or
occupier notice that the Municipality will be entitled to take the required action at the
expense of the owner or occupier if the owner or occupier does not take the action
required to comply with section 8.19(a) within five (5) business days of the notice.
(c)
A notice under section 8.19(b) may be served upon the owner or occupier by any of
the following means:
i)
personal service;
ii) by deposit in a mailbox or other receptacle for messages, if any, on the
parcel of land;
iii)
posting on the parcel of land; or
iv)
registered mailed to the address of the owner or occupier shown on the
most recent property tax assessment roll.
(d)
A notice under section 8.19(b) is deemed to be served, in the case of personal
service, on the day it is personally served, and in the case of deposit, posting or
mailing under subsections (c) ii), iii) or iv), on the third day following the deposit,
posting or mailing.
(e)
If the owner or occupier referred to in section 8.19(a) does not pay the costs of the
action taken by the Municipality on or before December 31 in the year in which the
costs were incurred, the costs shall be added to and form part of the taxes payable
on the parcel as taxes in arrears.
Animals on Streets
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8.20
(a)
No person shall hereafter drive through any street of the Municipality any unharnessed
or unled horses, cattle, sheep, swine or other like animals.
(c)
No person shall suffer or permit any animal attached to any vehicle to stand or be
upon any street unless under control of a person of at least seventeen (17) years of
age, or unless tied to some immovable object or to an object of at least 9 kilograms in
weight placed upon the ground.
(d)
No person shall ride any horse upon any street in the Municipality unless the same is
fitted with a proper saddle and controlled by a bit and bridle. Bareback riding upon
any street is prohibited.
Children on Streets
8.21
THIS SECTION WAS DELETED BY AMENDMENT BYLAW 9662
Escape of Grease and Oil on Streets
8.22
(a)
Every motor vehicle shall be fitted with a proper and sufficient device capable of
catching all drippings of oil, grease, gasoline or water falling from the body or engine
of such vehicle.
(b)
No person shall allow any oil, grease, gasoline, water or other deleterious material to
drop or fall upon any asphaltic pavement from any motor or other vehicle or engine.
8.23
(a)
No person shall drive or operate on a highway:
i)
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 3.175 centimetres.
ii)
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 tread or track,
but such a vehicle may be driven or operated on a highway not having a
cement-concrete, asphaltic-concrete, bituminous-treated or other stabilized or
wooden surface.
(b)
Subsection (a) does not apply to the use of tire chains of reasonable proportions on a
motor vehicle when required for safety.
(c)
Clause (ii) of Subsection (a) does not prohibit the use, at any time between the 1st day
of October in one year and the 30th day of April in the next year, of studs that do not
protrude more than 3.175 centimetres from the tread or traction surface of a tire, if:
i)
There are not more than a total of 130 studs in the tire and it is a tire for a motor
vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of not more than 4,535 kilograms, or 175
studs in the tire and it is a tire for a motor vehicle having a greater gross vehicle
weight; and,
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iii)
no studs are used in a tire on the front wheel of a motor vehicle unless each rear
wheel has at least one studded tire, but this clause does not apply to a truck with
a licenced gross vehicle weight of 9 070 kilograms or more and which is
equipped with a device to allow the installation of a snow plough.
Stenciling/Painting of Numbers, Symbols, etc. on Streets
8.24
Notwithstanding anything contained in this or any other bylaw, a person may, with the prior
written permission of the Director of Engineering, paint numbers, pictures, words or other
markings on a street including, but not limited to,
(a)
street address numbers on the curb of the street adjacent to a property, and
(b)
symbols marking catch basins.
8.25
No person shall injure, remove, deface or in any way destroy any notices, signs or
regulations affixed by order or permission of the Municipality, to anything on any boulevard.
Permit Fee Refunds
8.26 The Director of Engineering may issue a refund of the permit fee to the holder of a permit
granted under section 8.04(b) (road occupancy permit), section 8.05(a) (permit to construct
work in road allowance), and 8.14(b) (borehole permit) for the daily fee for each complete
day for which the permit will no longer be required, but only if:
(a)
the permit holder has submitted a written request for a refund; and
(b)
the Municipality has received notice that the permitted work is complete, and the
Municipality has verified that the permitted work is complete.
8.27
The amount for a refund issued under section 8.26 shall be the daily fee for each day that
the permit holder did not require the permit, by virtue of completing the permitted work. For
greater certainty, any application fees or deposits prescribed by Schedule "A" are non-
refundable.
8.28
In no event will a refund be issued retroactively.
PART IV - SIZE AND WEIGHT
Definitions
9.01
In this Part, Commercial Transport Act Size and Weight Regulations means regulations
contained in Division 7 of the Commercial Transport Regulations, BC Reg 30/78, as
amended from time to time.
9.02
No person shall, without a permit issued pursuant to Section 9.03 of this Bylaw, drive or
operate on any street a vehicle for which a permit is required under the Commercial
Transport Act Size and Weight Regulations.
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Permits
9.03
(a)
The Director of Engineering may, in his/her discretion, issue a permit in writing signed
by the Director of Engineering or his/her authorized representative to authorize the
driving or operation of any vehicle or vehicles on such street or streets in the
Municipality and for such period or periods of time and subject to such terms and
conditions as the Director of Engineering may, in each case, prescribe and thereafter
and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Part the vehicle or
vehicles may be driven or operated upon the street or streets and for the period or
periods of time and subject to the terms and conditions so prescribed.
(b)
As a prerequisite to the issuance of a permit under this Section, the Director of
Engineering may require the applicant therefore to deposit with him a sum of money in
an amount sufficient, in the opinion of the Director of Engineering, to pay the cost of
repairing any damage likely to be done to the street or municipal property of any
description by reason of the driving or operation of the vehicle on the street, and may
require the applicant to submit a report by a British Columbia Professional Engineer
concerning such aspects of the proposed use of municipal streets or parts thereof as
the Director of Engineering may direct.
(c)
An application for a permit shall be accompanied by the non-refundable fee prescribed
in Schedule "A".
Conditions
9.04
A permit issued pursuant to this part may, in addition to any other limitations:
(a)
Prohibit the driving or operation of any vehicle on any highway during certain hours.
(b)
Specify the maximum rate of speed at which any vehicle may travel.
(c)
Require that any vehicle be preceded or followed, or both, by a pilot car in accordance
with the Commercial Transport Act Size and Weight Regulations.
(d)
Require that the vehicle be driven or operated on certain specified streets.
9.05
A permit issued to this Part:
(a)
Must be carried in the vehicle and shall be produced for inspection to any peace
officer upon request.
(b)
May not be transferred.
(c)
Shall be subject to the conditions stated therein.
9.06
No person shall drive or operate a vehicle in contravention of any provision or condition
contained in any permit issued pursuant to this part.
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9.07
If any person offends against any of the provisions or conditions of any permit, or does or
suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention or in violation of any of the
provisions or conditions of any permit, or neglects to do or refrains from doing anything
required to be done by any of the provisions or conditions of any permit or does any act or
thing which violates any of the provisions or conditions of this Bylaw or gives false
information to obtain a permit or otherwise howsoever, the Director of Engineering may
forthwith cancel any permit issued pursuant to this Part.
Damage to Streets and Bridges
9.08
The Director of Engineering may, by the erection of signs, impose limitations on either the
allowable axle or gross vehicle weight permitted on a street or bridge if, in his/her opinion,
the street or bridge is liable to damage due to extraordinary traffic or due to the condition of
the highway or bridge.
9.09
The driver of a vehicle on a street when so required by a Police Officer or by any person
authorized in writing by the Director of Engineering shall:
(a)
Stop the vehicle at the time and place specified by such Police Officer or authorized
person for the purpose of weighing the whole, or part thereof, by means of stationary
or portable scales, measuring the dimensions of the vehicle load, measuring and
inspecting the tires thereon, inspecting the load carried, or for any other purpose
related to the enforcement of this Bylaw.
(b)
Drive the vehicle to a vehicle weighing station designated by the Officer or authorized
person for the purpose of weighting the vehicle and load.
(c)
Rearrange the load upon the vehicle or remove the whole or part of the load from the
vehicle in order to comply with this Bylaw before continuing to drive or operate the
vehicle.
PART V - SECUREMENT OF VEHICLE LOADS
Application
10.01 (a)
This part applies to all highways in the Municipality other than arterial highways within
the meaning of the Highway Act.
(b)
This Part does not operate to prohibit dropping sand from a vehicle to secure traction,
or water or another substance to clean or maintain a roadway.
Load Secured on Vehicles
10.02 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:
(a)
Escape from the vehicle; or
(b)
Affect the operation of the vehicle by shifting or swaying.
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Methods of Load Securement
10.03 (a)
Subject to Subsection (b), no person shall drive or operate a commercial vehicle on a
highway while the vehicle is carrying a load unless the load is secured:
(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.
(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
ii) Dunnage that is secured by the tie down 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
(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.
Length of Load Along
Longitudinal Axis of Vehicle
Minimum Number of
Tie 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
(b)
An article in a load that is less than 2.5 m long and less than 1m high may be secured
by 1 tie down if it is butted against another article or bulkhead but, if it is not butted
against another article or a bulkhead, it must be secured by 2 tie downs and the
second one shall be conclusively deemed to be a necessary additional tie down under
the requirements of Subsection (a) (b).
(c)
In this Section tie down means the tie downs that meet the requirements of Section
10.11.
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Exceptions for Size, Shape and Weight
10.04 Notwithstanding Section 10.03, 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 10.03, but he/she shall not so drive or operate the vehicle unless
he/she ensures that the load is:
(a)
Secured adequately to prevent it or any part of it from bouncing or falling from the
vehicle, and
(b)
Blocked and braced to prevent it from shifting.
Transporting Logs or Poles
10.05 (a)
Notwithstanding Section 10.03, 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:
(1)
The vehicle is equipped with:
i)
Bunks of adequate design and construction, and
ii) Stakes that meet the requirements of Subsection (b) and are of adequate
design and construction to contain the load, and
(2)
The load is restrained by at least 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 kilograms.
(b)
For the purpose of Subsection (a):
i)
Stake extensions shall be securely attached to the stakes,
ii) Stakes, together with their stake extensions, shall form an angle of 90
degrees or less with the bunk cross member, and
iii) Stake lines shall be attached to the stake by a closed loop and consist of
wire rope of at least 22 mm in diameter.
Tiered Articles
10.06 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:
(a)
The topmost tier is secured in the manner described in 10.03 (a) (2), and
(b)
Each other tier is secured in a safe and stable manner.
Drums
10.07 No person shall drive or operate a commercial vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is
carrying drums or barrels on end unless:
(a)
Where metal drums or barrels are stacked on end on other metal drums or barrels, the
stacks are separated by dunnage, and
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(b)
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.
Covering of Aggregate Loads
10.08 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:
(a)
The load is covered in a way that prevents any of it from blowing, bouncing or
dropping from the vehicle, and
(b)
The cover is securely and tightly fastened so that it is not and cannot become a
hazard.
Load Supported on Rollers
10.09 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.
Intermodal Cargo Containers
10.10 No person shall, after April 1, 1982, drive or operate on a highway a commercial vehicle
transporting intermodal 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:
(a)
of 16.5 m per second per second downward;
(b)
of 4.9 m per second per second upward;
(c)
of 2.9 m per second per second laterally; and
(d)
of 17.6 m per second per second longitudinally.
Tie Downs
10.11 (a)
Tie downs must:
i)
In the aggregate, have a safe working load of more than the weight of the load
secured by the tie downs;
ii)
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;
iii)
Not be used if worn:
a) Beyond a wear limitation specified by the manufacturer; or
b) To the extent that they have become unsafe;
iv)
When in use be protected as necessary against abrasion;
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v)
When in use have any load binder handle that forms part of the tie down
assembly in place and secured by rope, wire or chain; and
vi)
Be designed, constructed and maintained so that the driver of a vehicle can
tighten them.
(b)
Where a tie down is not identified in the manner set out in Subsection (a) (ii) it shall be
conclusively deemed to be of the lowest grade or classification for its type and size.
(c)
Subsection (a) (vi) 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.
(d)
For the purpose 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.
Bulkheads and Cab Protectors
10.12 (a)
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 with the requirements of Subsection (b), or
both in combination, of sufficient strength to prevent penetration or crushing of the
driver's compartment in the event of the load shifting.
(b)
A bulkhead or cab protector shall extend:
i)
To 120 cm above the floor of the cab of the vehicle, or
ii)
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.
(c)
This Section does not apply where a person drives or operates a commercial vehicle
that is:
i)
Carrying a load in a container where the container is so constructed that it meets
the requirements of a bulkhead, or
ii)
Designed and used exclusively to transport other vehicles, if each vehicle it
transports is secured by tie down assemblies as required by Section 10.03 or
fastened by a method permitted by Section 10.04.
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PART VI - OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Removal of Material from Streets
11.01 (a)
The Council or the Director of Engineering may remove or cause to be removed, any
object or material placed or deposited on any street or public place in contravention of
this Bylaw and may repair or cause to be repaired any damage done to any street or
public place in contravention of this Bylaw. The cost of such removal and repair shall
be charged to the person or persons who shall have deposited or caused or permitted
to be deposited such material or who shall have caused such damage.
(b)
The Justices or Magistrate before whom any complaint may be brought of offences
against any of the provisions of this Bylaw may enquire into and ascertain the cost of
making good any damage done consequent upon any infraction of the said Bylaw and
may in addition to the penalties prescribed award and direct as additional penalty the
cost of making good the said damages.
11.02 No person shall do any act or suffer or permit any act or thing to be done in contravention of
this Bylaw.
11.03 Except as hereinafter provided, every person who without lawful excuse contravenes this
Bylaw by wilfully doing any act which it forbids or omitting to do any act which it requires to
be done is guilty of an offence and is liable upon summary conviction to a fine of not less
than $100.00;
PROVIDED HOWEVER that upon summary conviction of any person who contravenes:
(a)
Sections 8.08 and 8.09 hereof, the minimum fine is $150.00.
(b)
Section 7 or any provision thereof, the minimum fine is $50.00.
Overload Penalties
11.04 Notwithstanding Section 11.03, every person who drives or operates an overloaded vehicle
without a permit or in contravention of a permit is liable to a fine as set out hereunder:
(a)
Where the overload is less than 1,000 kg, to a fine of not less than $50.00;
(b)
Where the overload is 1,000 kg or more but less than 5,000 kg, to a fine of not less
than $50.00 and in addition to a penalty of not less than $2.00 per 100 kg or part of
it of the gross weight in excess of that allowed by the regulations or a permit;
(c)
Where the overload is 5,000 kg or more but less than 7,500 kg, to a fine of not less
than $50.00 and in addition to a penalty of not less than $4.00 per 100 kg or part of
it of the gross weight in excess of that allowed by the regulations or a permit;
(d)
Where the overload is 7,500 kg or more but less than 10,000 kg, to a fine of not less
than $50.00 and in addition to a penalty of not less than $6.00 per 100 kg or part of
it of the gross weight in excess of that allowed by the regulations or a permit;
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(e)
Where the overload is 10,000 kg or more but less than 15,000 kg, to a fine of not
less than $50.00 and in addition to a penalty of not less than $8.00 per 100 kg or
part of it of the gross weight in excess of that allowed by the regulations or a permit;
(f)
Where the overload is 15,000 kg or more but less than 20,000 kg, to a fine of not
less than $50.00 and in addition to a penalty of not less than $10.00 per 100 kg or
part of it of the gross weight in excess of that allowed by the regulations or a permit;
(g)
Where the overload is 20,000 kg or more, to a fine of not less than $50.00 and in
addition to a penalty of not less than $12.00 per 100 kg or part of it of the gross
weight in excess of that allowed by the regulations or a permit.
11.05 (a)
Any person:
i)
Who is authorized by or pursuant to any resolution of the Council or
pursuant to any contract with the Corporation presently in force; and
ii)
Who has reason to believe that any person has committed an offence
under Section 7 of this Bylaw,
may deliver to the driver of the vehicle a Parking Offence Notice.
(b)
Delivery of a Parking Offence notice may be effected by leaving it on the vehicle
concerned or by giving it to the person concerned.
11.06 (a)
Any Parking Offence Notice may indicate the alleged offence and the amount of the
voluntary penalty that may be paid to the Corporation in respect of it.
(b)
If a voluntary penalty is paid pursuant to a Parking Offence Notice in the amount and
within the applicable time period set out in Section 11.07 before any information has
been sworn and a Summons issued, no prosecution shall be instituted in respect of
the offence described in the Parking Offence Notice.
11.07 The voluntary penalty for any contravention of Section 7 shall be:
(a)
$50.00 if paid within 30 days;
(b)
$65.00 if paid after 30 days.
11.08 The penalties imposed under Section 11.03 hereof shall be in addition to and not in
substitution for any other penalty or remedy imposed by this Bylaw.
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Stop Work Orders
11.09 Where a person carries out work on or uses a highway in a manner which fails to comply
with the provisions of this bylaw or any permit issued pursuant to this bylaw, the Director of
Engineering or Manager of Inspections may issue a Stop Work Order requiring the person
cease the work or use and to remedy the violation within five (5) business days or such
other time period considered reasonable in the circumstance.
11.10 A person who has been issued a Stop Work Order pursuant to section 11.09 must comply
with all of the terms of such Stop Work Order within the time period specified.
11.11 If the obligations stipulated in a Stop Work Order are not performed by the date specified
therein, the Municipality may remove the structure or thing which is in violation of the bylaw
or perform remedial work as deemed necessary by the Director of Engineering or Manager
of Inspections at the expense of the person defaulting and such costs will constitute a debt
due and owing in accordance with Section 17 of the Community Charter.
SECTION 12
The "Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 1991, No. 6786" and amendments thereto are hereby
repealed except insofar as they may repeal any other bylaw.
SECTION 13
The schedules attached to this bylaw form an integral part of this bylaw.
SECTION 14
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2002,
No. 8382".
Includes Bylaw Amendment No's. 8432, 8509, 8684, 8732, 8782, 8917, 8907, 9036, 9110, 9166,
9485 9662, 9686, 9745, 9790, 9886, 9990, 10053, 10069, 10177 and 10276.
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Schedule "A"
Fees
Street Use Permit
Permit Fees
Base
(Application)
Duration and/or
Extension
Deposit
s. 2.13(b)
Special Event
$ 25
-
-
s. 8.04
Road Occupancy
$ 50
$10 per day per 20
square metres
-
s. 8.05
Construct Work in Road Allowance
$ 50
$25 per day or $500
per month
-
s. 8.14
Borehole Permit
$ 50
$200 per borehole
plus $25/day
$1,000
per
borehole drilled
s. 9.03
Special (Oversized) Vehicle Permit
$ 50
-
Parking
Fee
s. 7.03(e)
Electric Vehicle Charging Zone
$1.50 per hour
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