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O. 999, 2021
DISTRICT OF SICAMOUS
BYLAW N
A Bylaw to allow the use of neighbourhood zero-emission
vehicles on District highways.
WHEREAS, pursuant to s. 36 of the Community Charter, Council has authority to regulate
and prohibit in relation to all uses involving a highway;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Sicamous,
in open meeting assembled,
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
Definitions
1.
In this Bylaw:
"highway"
includes a street, road, lane, bridge, viaduct and any other way open
to public use, other than a private right of way on private property;
"District"
means the District of Sicamous;
"neighbourhood
zero emission
vehic|e"
means a vehicle that travels on four
wheels and is powered by an electric motor and 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 paved level surface, and which:
(a)
meets or exceeds standards of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) for a
low-speed
vehicle and bears a compliance label for a low-speed vehicle in
accordance with that Act; or
(b) if imported to Canada,
has been
imported as an admissible low-speed
vehicle
in accordance
with the
Motor Vehicle
Safety
Act
(Canada)
requirements
and:
i. bears a compliance label for a low-speed vehicle in compliance with that
Act; or
ii. meets
applicable federal United States
laws in accordance with the
Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada).
General
2. A person may drive or operate
a neighbourhood zero emission vehicle on any
highway in the District that has a speed limitof 50 kilometres per hour or less.
3. A person must drive or operate the neighbourhood zero emission vehicle in the
lane of the highway that is closest to the right hand edge or curb of the highway,
except in order to make a left hand turn or to pass another vehicle.
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Neighbourhood
Zero-Emission
Vehicle Authorization
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Severability
4.
If a portion of this bylaw is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then
the invalid portion must be severed,
and the remainder of this bylaw is deemed
valid.
Effective Date
5.
This Bylaw comes into effect upon adoption
Citation
6.
This bylaw may be cited as the
"Neighbourhood
Zero-Emission
Vehicle
Authorization
Bylaw No. 999, 2021".
READ a first time this 14"'day of April, 2021.
READ a second time this 14"'day of April, 2021
READ a third time this 14"'day of April, 2021.
ADOPTED this 28"'day of April, 2021.
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cer
Certified a true and correct copy of the
Neighbourhood
Zero-Emission
Vehicle Authorization
Bylaw No. 999, 2021