What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?
In the Village of Silverton, British Columbia, sidewalk or boulevard use: No person shall place a wall, fence, tree, shrub or hedge on a Boulevard.; default speed limit: forty (40) kilometres per hour; reduced speed zones: School/Playground: thirty (30) kilometres per hour; Construction: twenty (20) kilometres per hour; truck route rule: Trucks >10,000 kilograms prohibited on residential streets; designated routes Mon-Fri 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, 30 km/hr.. Source: Boulevard Improvement and Regulation Bylaw No. 490, 2015; Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 355, 1998, verified 2026-08-28.
| sidewalk or boulevard use | No person shall place a wall, fence, tree, shrub or hedge on a Boulevard. | s. 3(b) |
No fence, tree, shrub or hedge may be placed on a boulevard; boulevard landscaping/driveway/sidewalk changes require a Boulevard Improvement Permit.
| default speed limit | forty (40) kilometres per hour | s. 605 |
| reduced speed zones | School/Playground: thirty (30) kilometres per hour; Construction: twenty (20) kilometres per hour | s. 605; s. 607 |
| truck route rule | Trucks >10,000 kilograms prohibited on residential streets; designated routes Mon-Fri 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, 30 km/hr. | s. 611(1); s. 611(6) |
| street obstruction | No excavating or occupying highway without permit. No piling materials. No blocking intersections or crosswalks. | s. 804(1); s. 805(1); s. 609 |
| sidewalk or boulevard use | No driving, parking, or stopping on sidewalks or boulevards. No depositing snow or materials on them. | s. 608(1); s. 703(1)(a); s. 801 |
| fine range | not less than $50.00, nor more than $2,000.00 | s. 901(1) |
Regulates traffic and highway use village-wide; default speed limit 30 km/h, 20 km/h on lanes, with construction-zone speed limits.