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TOWN OF SIDNEY
BYLAW NO. 2140
(CONSOLIDATED)
Amendment Bylaws incorporated as listed at the end of the document.
A BYLAW TO PROVIDE OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACE REGULATIONS
FOR THE TOWN OF SIDNEY
WHEREAS Section 525 of the Local Government Act authorizes the Town of Sidney to, by bylaw,
regulate, prohibit and impose requirements in relation to off-street parking and loading spaces;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Sidney, in open meeting assembled, enacts as
follows:
SECTION 1:
TITLE
1.1
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Town of Sidney Off-Street Parking and
Loading Bylaw No. 2140".
SECTION 2:
ADMINISTRATION
2.1
Conformity with Official Community Plan:
This Bylaw is consistent with and gives effect to the policies of the Town of Sidney, Official
Community Plan Bylaw 1920. No amendment to this Bylaw shall be made which deviates
from the policies of the Official Community Plan without the prior amendment of the Official
Community Plan.
2.2
Provision:
Where the terms of this Bylaw require the provision of parking areas, loading areas, access
aisles or bicycle parking spaces, every owner or occupier of buildings, structures or land shall,
upon the lot in question, provide and maintain these facilities in accordance with the standards
and requirements as contained within this Bylaw.
2.3
Non-Conforming Buildings, Uses and Structures:
A continuation of a non-conforming use, building or structure shall be subject to the provisions
of the Local Government Act of British Columbia.
2.4
Inspection:
The Building Official, or any other official of the Town of Sidney appointed by Council, is
hereby authorized to enter, at all reasonable times, upon any lot or premises to ascertain
whether the provisions of this Bylaw are being obeyed.
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2.5
Violation:
1.
Every person who violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw or who suffers or permits
any act or thing to be done or neglects to do any act or thing in contravention of this
Bylaw, shall be deemed guilty of an offence of this Bylaw and shall be liable to the
penalties herein imposed; and
2.
Each day that such an offence of this Bylaw is caused to continue, or allowed to
continue, constitutes a separate offence.
2.6
Penalties:
Any person guilty of an offence is punishable in accordance with the Offence Act of British
Columbia up to a maximum fine of $10,000.00.
2.7
Severability:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason found
invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Bylaw.
SECTION 3:
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS
3.1
Section References:
Section references are to this Bylaw unless otherwise noted.
3.2
Definitions:
The Definitions as established in Section 3 of Town of Sidney, Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 are
applicable in the interpretation of this Bylaw.
In this Bylaw, unless otherwise stated, the following definitions shall apply:
Access Aisle: An area of land, building, structure or part thereof between a street and a
Parking Area or Loading Area used by vehicles for access to and from the parking or loading
area.
Accessible: An area and its facilities, or both, which is easy to approach, enter, exit,
operate, participate in, pass to and from, and use safely and independently by persons with
disabilities.
Bicycle Parking, Class I: An enclosed building or area within a building providing secure
and weatherproof bicycle parking.
Bicycle Parking, Class II: A bicycle rack.
Bicycle Parking Space: A space to park one bicycle.
Car Share Membership: means a permanent membership with an organization whose
principal business is to provide car-sharing vehicles, which are available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, at publicly accessible locations, to all community members who pay a
membership fee to the organization.
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.
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Electric Vehicle Energy Management System (EVEMS): means a system to control
electric
vehicle
charging
infrastructure
electrical
loads
comprised
of
monitor(s),
communications equipment, controller(s), timer(s) and other applicable devices.
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure: means a complete assembly consisting of
conductors, connectors, devices, apparatus, and fittings installed specifically for the purpose
of power transfer and information exchange between an electric circuit and an electric
vehicle.
Energized Outlet: means a connecting point in an Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
system at which electrical current can be connected to an electric vehicle charging station.
Level 2 Charging: means Level 2 electric vehicle charging as defined by SAE International's
J1772 standard.
Loading Area: An area of land, building, structure or part thereof used for the temporary
parking of one vehicle for the loading or unloading of merchandise, materials or persons;
does not include a maneuvering aisle or parking space.
Maneuvering Aisle: An area of land, building, structure or part thereof (1) immediately
adjacent to a parking or loading space and used exclusively for access to or egress from a
parking or loading space, or (2) providing vehicle access between parking or loading spaces.
Marked Accessible Aisle: An area provided adjacent to an Accessible Parking Space to
allow additional maneuvering space for the loading and unloading of vehicles by persons
with disabilities.
Parkade: A multi-level parking structure, either above or below ground.
Parking Area: A parking space and associated maneuvering aisles; does not include
impound or wrecking yards.
Parking Space: An area of land, building, structure or part thereof for the parking of one
vehicle; does not include a maneuvering aisle or loading space.
Parking Space in Tandem: One parking space located immediately behind another
parking space where both spaces are for the exclusive use of one dwelling unit.
Street: A highway, road, bridge, viaduct, lane or any other way open to public use; does not
include an easement on private property.
Town: The Municipality of the Town of Sidney.
Use: The purpose for which land, buildings or structures are used.
Vehicle: A trailer or any motorized conveyance for transporting goods or people on land.
SECTION 4:
VEHICLE OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
4.1
Calculation of Parking and Loading Requirements:
Parking space requirements may be found in section 4.11.3.
1.
Where continuous seating (e.g. a bench) is provided, each 0.5 metre of width shall be
counted as one seat.
2.
Unless otherwise provided for in this Bylaw, where area is used as a unit of measure
for the calculation of required parking or loading spaces, the calculation shall be based
upon 80% of gross floor area.
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3.
In the case of different uses located on the same lot, the total parking and loading
space requirement shall be the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed
separately. However, parking and loading space requirements for places of worship
and associated halls shall be the greater of the requirements for the two uses
calculated separately, provided the two are not used concurrently in contributing to
vehicular parking requirements.
4.
When the calculation of parking space requirements results in a fractional figure, it
shall be rounded upward to the nearest whole number.
4.2
Storage of Uninsured Vehicles:
No more than one (1) uninsured vehicle shall be kept on any lot unless completely enclosed
within a building.
4.3
Commercial Vehicle Parking and Storage:
Storage and parking of commercially-licensed vehicles, semi-trailers and trailers which
exceed a gross vehicle weight of 4,200 kg is prohibited on properties designated as RES-1,
RES-2, RES-2.1 and RES-3 in the Town of Sidney Official Community Plan, unless the
vehicle is on the lot for the purpose of delivering or collecting the material or supplies to or
from the property.
4.4
On-Site Parking and Loading:
All required parking and loading spaces shall be located on the same lot as the building,
structure or use for which they are intended to serve, except as permitted under subsections
4.5 and 4.6.
4.5
Off-Site Parking:
1.
If sufficient parking spaces cannot be provided on the same lot, required parking
spaces may be located on another lot within 30 metres of the building, structure or use
that the space is intended to serve.
2.
Off-site parking shall be secured on title by an access and parking agreement in
accordance with the following:
a.
The agreement shall state (1) the location and number of parking spaces
provided off-site, (2) the terms of any agreement between the owner of the off-
site parking area and the owner of the building, structure or use requiring off-
site parking spaces, and (3) terms for the maintenance and where applicable
the construction of the off-site parking area; and
b.
The agreement shall require the approval of the Town and the Town shall be a
co-signatory.
4.6
Payment in Lieu of Parking:
In areas designated Industrial (M1) under Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 or within the boundary
shown on Schedule A, Payment in Lieu Boundary:
1. At the option of the owner or occupier of the building, structure or land, rather than
provide the parking space(s) required in this Bylaw, the owner or occupier may pay to
the Town the sum of $20,000.00 for each parking space required by this Bylaw up to a
maximum of 20% of the total number of required parking spaces, which the Town will
deposit into a reserve fund to be used for the provision of public parking spaces or for
facilities that support walking, cycling and transit or other transportation options.
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2. At the option of the owner or occupier of the building, structure or land that is within the
area designated as COM-1 by the Official Community Plan, up to 50% of the monies
referred to in Section 4.6.1 may be used towards the purchase of permanent car-share
memberships registered to the units in the building and confirmed in writing by the car-
share operator.
3. The monies referred to in Section 4.6.1 are payable in accordance with the provisions of
Section 525 of the Local Government Act.
4.7
Accessible Parking Spaces:
1. Except for single-family, two-family and secondary suite dwellings, as part of the total
number of required off-street parking spaces listed within Section 4.11.3, Accessible
Parking Spaces shall be provided as follows:
Total Required Number of Off-
Street Parking Spaces
Required number of
Accessible Parking
Spaces for residential
uses
Required number of
Accessible Parking
Spaces for all other uses
Type A
Type B
Type A
Type B
1 to 9
0
1
1
0
10 to 25
1
0
1
1
26 to 50
1
1
2
1
51 to 100
2
1
2
2
For each additional increment of
25 spaces or portion thereof
1 additional
space
1
additional
space
2. One Marked Accessible Aisle shall be provided adjacent to each Accessible Parking
Space. One Marked Accessible Aisle may provide access for up to two Accessible
Parking Spaces.
3. Accessible Parking Spaces shall be located to allow for the shortest possible access
route to the building entrance designed to service disabled persons.
4. Where the total number off-street parking spaces required by this bylaw is reduced by a
Development Variance Permit or the Payment in Lieu provision, the original number of
required off-street parking spaces shall be used to calculate the number of accessible
parking spaces required.
5. Unless an Accessible Parking Space is provided on the same contiguous strata lot as a
dwelling unit that it serves, the following signage is required:
a. A sign in compliance with the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, with minimum
dimensions of 30cm x 60cm at the end of each Accessible Parking Space, either
post-mounted or affixed to the building face at a height of 1.5 metres above
grade;
b. An additional blue sign 30cm x 15cm indicating "Van Accessible" for all Type A
Accessible Parking Spaces, located below the required sign indicated in Section
4.7 (5) (a); and,
c. Every Accessible Parking Space surface shall be painted with the International
Symbol of Accessibility.
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d. A Marked Accessible Aisle shall be clearly marked with white or yellow diagonal
line markings.
6. Accessible Parking Spaces and Marked Accessible Aisle surfaces shall:
a. Be finished in a hard, non-slip surface;
b. Have a maximum grade in any direction of no more than 2%; and,
c. Have curb ramps between parking spaces and entrances to buildings to
accommodate wheelchair access.
4.8
Location and Siting:
1.
General:
a.
Parking or loading areas shall only be permitted in those areas specified.
b.
Nothing in this bylaw shall restrict the provision of underground parking or
loading areas.
c.
Access aisles are permitted in a front, rear, interior side or exterior side yard,
unless otherwise stated in this bylaw or the Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw.
d.
Access aisles are not permitted to access directly on to Beacon Avenue.
2. Neighbourhood Residential (RES-1) and Intensive Single Family Residential Areas
(RES-2) Areas:
a.
Parking areas shall be permitted in a rear, interior side, exterior side or front
yard, provided that if located in a front or exterior side yard the parking areas
occupy no more than 50% of each yard area and that any portion above 30%
coverage be constructed with permeable materials.
b.
Parking spaces for secondary suites shall not be part of a Parking Space in
Tandem.
3. Multi-Family Residential Areas (RES-3):
a.
Parking areas shall be permitted only within a rear or interior side yard.
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b.
Parking areas shall be permitted (1) within the first storey, provided they do not
occupy more than 40% of the gross floor area of the first storey, or (2) within a
half storey.
c.
The combined area of Parking Areas and Access Aisles shall not constitute
more than 50% of the area of the lot on which they are situated.
d.
Parking spaces shall be located a minimum of 1.0 metre from any lot line.
4. Downtown Commercial (COM-1) and Neighbourhood Commercial (COM-2) Areas:
a.
Excluding Parkades, the combined area of Parking Areas, Loading Areas and
Access Aisles shall not constitute more than 50% of the area of the lot on which
they are situated.
b.
Parking Areas and Loading Areas are not permitted in a front or exterior side
yard.
c.
In a Parkade, parking areas shall be permitted on all storeys.
5. Industrial (IND) Areas:
a.
Parking or loading areas shall be permitted in a front, rear, interior side or
exterior side yard provided that they are no closer to:
i. Highway 17 than 6.0 metres,
ii. Galaran, Mills or McDonald Park Road than 3.0 metres, or
iii. any other street than 1.5 metres;
6. Harbour Road Marine (HRM) Areas:
a.
Parking or loading areas shall be permitted in a front, rear, interior side or
exterior side yard, provided they are no closer to an interior side lot line than the
required setbacks in the Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw.
7. Institutional (INS) Areas:
a.
Parking or loading areas shall be permitted (1) within the first storey, provided
they do not occupy more than 50% of the gross floor area of the first storey, or
(2) within a half storey.
b.
Parking or loading areas shall be permitted in a front, rear, interior side or
exterior side yard provided they are located the following minimum distance
from the respective lot line:
1.
front
3.0 metres
2.
rear
1.5 metres
3.
interior side
1.5 metres
4.
exterior side
2.0 metres
4.9
Development and Maintenance Standards:
1.
General:
Unless otherwise stated, the regulations of Section 4.9 shall apply to all uses except for
single-family, two-family and secondary suite dwellings.
2.
Access Aisles:
a.
Access aisles shall be provided for all parking and loading areas.
b.
Access aisles for parking areas shall have a minimum width of 3.6 metres for
one-way travel, and 5.5 metres for two-way travel.
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c.
Access aisles for loading areas shall have a minimum width equal to the width
of the largest loading space for one-way travel or double the width of the largest
loading space for two-way travel.
3.
Maneuvering Aisles:
a.
Individual parking spaces must be arranged so that each space has
unobstructed access to and from a maneuvering aisle so that a vehicle
occupying the space is able to enter and leave the lot in a forward motion
except those parking spaces which are designated tandem.
b.
In parking areas, maneuvering aisles shall be provided in accordance with
standard traffic engineering practices.
4.
Parking and Loading Space Dimensions and Standards:
a.
All vehicle parking spaces shall meet the minimum dimensions of the "standard
space" referred to in Section 4.9.4.b, except where another type of parking
space or dimension is permitted or required by this bylaw.
b.
Including single- and two-family dwellings, all vehicle parking spaces shall have
clear minimum dimensions for the full length and width of the parking space as
follows:
Width of
Space
Length of
Space
Height over
Space
Standard Parking Space
2.7 m
5.8 m
2.0 m
Small Car Parking Space
2.5 m
5.0 m
2.0 m
Parallel Parking Space
2.5 m
7.0 m
2.0 m
Accessible Parking Space - Type A
3.7 m
5.8 m
2.3 m
Accessible Parking Space - Type B
2.7 m
5.8 m
2.3 m
Marked Accessible Aisle
1.5 m
5.8 m
2.3 m
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c.
A Marked Accessible Aisle shall be clearly marked with white or yellow diagonal
line markings.
d.
Loading spaces shall have the following clear minimum dimensions:
Length
9.0 metres
Width
3.0 metres
Vertical clearance
4.3 metres
e.
A vehicle parking space that abuts a continuous structure on one side, such as
a wall, must have a minimum width of 2.7m.
f.
A vehicle parking space that abuts a structure on both sides, such as a wall or
column, must have a minimum width of 3.0m.
5.
Surfacing:
Parking areas, loading areas, and access and maneuvering aisles shall be:
a.
Surfaced with asphalt, concrete, interlocking block or a similar finish so as to
provide a surface that is durable and dust-free.
b.
Graded and drained to properly dispose of all surface water.
6.
Wheel Stops:
All parking and loading spaces shall include concrete wheel stops.
7.
Lighting:
Parking and loading areas shall be illuminated in accordance with common engineering
practices and standards.
5.8m
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8.
Signage
a.
Visitor parking spaces shall be clearly marked with the words "VISITOR
PARKING ONLY" on the parking space surface or with signage.
b.
One-way maneuvering aisles shall be clearly marked with traffic flow directional
arrows on the aisle surface.
c.
Loading spaces shall be clearly marked with the words "LOADING SPACE
ONLY" on the aisle surface or with signage.
d.
Small car parking spaces shall be clearly marked with the words "SMALL CAR"
on the parking space surface or with signage.
9.
Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
a.
In all buildings that contain Apartment and Townhouse Dwellings, Electric
Vehicle Charging Infrastructure shall be provided to all parking spaces and
terminate in an Energized Outlet capable of providing a minimum of Level 2
Charging.
b.
Details of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure shall be provided as part of
all building permit applications, where required.
c.
Where an Electric Vehicle Energy Management System (EVEMS) is utilized to
provide electric vehicle charging capability to multiple parking spaces, the
following energy performance requirements shall be met or exceeded:
Minimum Circuit
Breaker Rating
(AMPS)
Maximum Number
of Chargers per
Circuit
20
2
30
3
40
5
50
6
60
8
70
9
80
11
90
13
100
18
125
19
150
23
4.10
Small Car Parking Spaces:
Small car parking spaces shall be permitted up to a maximum of 30% of the total number of
spaces required.
4.11
Required Off-Street Parking Spaces:
1. Notwithstanding any other section of this bylaw, a change from one commercial use to
another commercial use or from one industrial use to another industrial use in an existing
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building requires no further provision of parking spaces, provided that the number of
existing parking spaces on the property at the time of the change in use is maintained.
2. Parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements in Section 4.11.3.
In the case of a use not specifically mentioned, the number of spaces shall be calculated
on the basis of a similar use as determined by the Director of Development Services;
3. Required Parking Spaces:
Use
Required Parking Spaces (Minimum)
Aircraft repair, storage
1 per 90m²
Appliance Repair Shop in Commercial
Zones
1 per 40m²
Assembly Hall, Library, Museum
1 per 15m²
Banks
1 per 40m²
Bed and Breakfast
1 per principal dwelling unit plus 1 per room
Billiard Hall
2 per table
Bowling Alley, Bowling Green
3 per lane
Building supply and lumber outlet
1 per 90m²
Child Care Facility
1 per 5 children licensed by the Province
Congregate Care Housing or Life lease
Units
0.5 per unit
Dwelling, Abbeyfield
0.75 per bedroom
Dwelling, Apartment
1.0 per dwelling unit
Dwelling, Secondary suite
1 per secondary suite
Dwelling, Single-family
1 per dwelling unit
Dwelling, Townhouse
1 per dwelling unit
Dwelling, Two-family
1 per dwelling unit
Equipment rental or repair centre
1 per 40m²
Financial Institutions
1 per 40m²
Ambulance station
4
Gas Bar
2
High Traffic Home Occupation
1
Hospital
1 per 4 beds
Hotel, Inn
0.75 per hotel unit
Intermediate Care Facility
0.2 per bed plus 0.25 per bed for visitors
Manufacturing
1 per 90m²
Marinas
0.5 per berth
Motels
1 per unit
Office
1 per 40m²
Personal Service Establishments
1 per 40m²
Place of Worship
1 per 5 seats
Police station
1 per 40m²
Recycling Depots
1 per 40m² or 4 parking spaces, whichever is
the lesser
Research Laboratory
1 per 90m²
Restaurant, Class I or Class II
1 per 5 seats
Retail, excluding Outdoor Retail
1 per 40m²
School, Adult Education
4 per classroom
School, Senior High
4 per classroom
School, Primary, Elementary and Junior
High
1 per classroom
Service Station
1 plus 3 per bay
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Use
Required Parking Spaces (Minimum)
Taxi service or dispatch centre
2 plus 1 per taxi
Vehicle repair garage
3 per bay
Vehicle sales or rental showroom
1 per 20m²
Veterinary Clinics
1 per 40m²
Warehouse
1 per 180m²
4.12
Required Off-Street Loading Spaces:
1.
Loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with the requirements in
Section 4.12.2.
2.
Required Loading Spaces:
Use
Required Loading Spaces (Minimum)
Commercial, Industrial and Institutional,
excluding places of worship
1 for 300m² to 2000m²
1 for each additional 2000m² or fraction thereof
SECTION 5
BICYCLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS
5.1
General:
1.
Bicycle parking shall be provided in accordance with the requirements in Section 5 of
this bylaw.
2.
Bicycle parking spaces provided in accordance with this Bylaw shall be located on the
same lot as the building, structure, or use they are intended to serve.
5.2
Calculation of the Required Number of Bicycle Parking Spaces:
1.
Where area is used as a unit of measure for the calculation of bicycle parking spaces,
the calculation shall be based upon 80% of gross floor area.
2.
When the calculation of the required minimum number of bicycle parking spaces result
in a fractional figure, it shall be rounded upward to the nearest whole number.
3.
In the case of different uses occupying the same lot, the total required minimum
number of bicycle parking spaces shall be the sum of the required minimum number of
bicycle parking spaces of the various uses computed separately.
5.3
Class I Bicycle Parking Standards:
1.
General:
Class I bicycle parking shall be provided in accordance with Section 5.4 of this bylaw
and consist of bicycle parking spaces and racks in conformance with Section 5.3.2
within a bicycle room or have the required bicycle parking spaces provided within a
required parking space, provided that the required parking space is an additional 0.6m
in length greater than that required in Section 4.9.4a of this bylaw.
2.
Bicycle Room:
a.
Bicycle rooms shall have solid walls and a roof or ceiling.
b.
Each bicycle parking space in a bicycle room shall be provided with a minimum
of 0.4 metres in width.
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c.
The whole interior of the bicycle room shall be visible from the entry door.
d.
A storage unit associated with an apartment dwelling may also be considered
as a bicycle room for the purposes of this bylaw, provided that the storage unit
has minimum internal dimensions of 2.5 metres by 2.0 metres and is located on
the ground floor or in an underground parkade.
e.
Bicycle rooms shall be located within one floor of grade and, if accessed by a
stairwell only, the stairwell must include a ramp for bicycles.
5.4
Required Class I Bicycle Parking Spaces:
Use
Required Spaces - Minimum
Residential:
Apartment Dwelling
1 per unit
Congregate Care Housing, Intermediate Care
Facilities
4
Commercial:
Hotels, Motels
1 per 500m² of GFA, with a minimum of 2
All other uses
2 plus 1 per each 125m² of GFA
Institutional:
Schools, Libraries, Museums, Hospitals, Fire
Stations, Police Stations, Ambulance
Stations, Public Works Yards
1 per 250m² of GFA, with a minimum of 2
Places of Worship
6
Industrial & Marine-Industrial:
All uses
1 per 500m² of GFA, with a minimum of 2
5.5
Class II Bicycle Parking Standards:
1.
Class II bicycle parking shall be provided in accordance with Sections 5.5 and 5.6 of
this bylaw.
2.
Each bicycle parking space must be independently accessible from a sturdy rack
designed for frame, not wheel-only, support.
3.
Racks shall be of a design such that the user is able to lock a bicycle frame and one
wheel to the rack with a u-shaped lock.
4.
Racks shall be securely anchored to the ground or a wall to prevent removal of the
racks.
5.
Access shall be provided from each bicycle space to a street.
6.
Class II bicycle parking shall be permitted in a front, rear, interior side or exterior side
yard provided that they are no closer than 1.5 metres to any lot line.
7.
On properties designated as COM-1 or COM-2, where building design does not allow
space on private property at the front or exterior side of a building for Class II bicycle
parking, the property owner or occupant shall pay $100 per required Class II space to a
reserve fund to be used for the provision of public parking spaces or for facilities that
support walking, cycling and transit or other transportation options.
8.
Provision of the required Class II Bicycle Parking Spaces in Section 5.6 for buildings
that contain a combination of the listed uses shall not be cumulative.
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5.6
Required Class II Bicycle Parking Spaces
USE
Required Spaces - Minimum
Residential:
Apartment dwelling
6 per building
Congregate Care Housing, Intermediate Care
Facility
6 per building
Commercial:
All uses
6 per building
Institutional:
All uses
6 per building
Industrial & Marine-Industrial:
All uses
6 per building
SECTION 6:
ENACTMENT
6.1
Repeal of Previous Bylaw:
Bylaw No. 1661 of the Town of Sidney (Off Street Parking and Loading Bylaw) and all
subsequent amendments to that bylaw are hereby repealed.
6.2
Effective Date of Bylaw:
This Bylaw shall come into force on the date of adoption by Council.
Read a first time the
14th
day of
August, 2017.
Read a second time the
14th
day of
August, 2017.
Read a third time the
14th
day of
August, 2017.
Adopted the
11th
day of
September, 2017.
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MAYOR
CORPORATE OFFICER
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(Amendment No. 1) Bylaw No. 2145, February 2018.
(Amendment No. 2) Bylaw No. 2156, June 2018.
(Amendment No. 3) Bylaw No. 2197, June 2020. (rescinded October 25, 2021)
(Amendment No. 4) Bylaw No. 2217, July 2021.
Schedule A - Payment in Lieu Boundary