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BYLAW NO. 67
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS REGULATION
BYLAW, 2002
CONSOLIDATED FOR REFERENCE
JANUARY 23, 2023
BYLAW NO. 67, TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS REGULATION BYLAW, 2002
BYLAW NO. 217, TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS REGULATION AMENDMENT BYLAW (67-01)
BYLAW NO. 507, TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS REGULATION AMENDMENT BYLAW (67-02)
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS REGULATION AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 769 (67-03), 2019
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS REGULATION AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 862 (67-04), 2022
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS REGULATION AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 872 (67-05), 2022
TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAYS REGULATION AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 876 (67-06), 2023
THIS BYLAW IS PROVIDED FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE RELIED UPON IN MAKING FINANCIAL
OR OTHER COMMITMENTS. COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL BYLAW AND AMENDMENTS MAY BE VIEWED AT THE DISTRICT OF
SOOKE MUNICIPAL HALL.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART
SECTION
PAGE
1
Citation and Definitions
1 - 2
1
2
Enforcement
Division (1) Offences other than Parking
3
3
Division (2) Parking
4 - 6
7
3
Enforcement and Penalties
7 - 10
10
4
Removal of Vehicles, Chattels, Snow, Signs and
Rubbish
11 - 17
11
5
Extraordinary Traffic
18 - 19
13
6
Noise
20
13
7
Safety Equipment
21
13
8
Uses Requiring Permission of Municipal Engineer
22
14
9
Condition Requiring Permission of Municipal
Engineer
23 - 33
15
10
Traffic Control Devices
34 - 36
17
11
Vehicle Regulations
Division (1) General Regulations
37
20
Division (2) Size and Weight Regulations
38 - 40
23
Division (3) Highway Use Permits
41
24
12
General
42 - 43
25
Schedule A Highway Use Permit
26
Schedule B [Deleted]
28
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INDEX
Traffic And Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002
A
E
N
All signs to Apply 39
Excavation (Open) 3(4)
NO PARKING (cont'd)
Amend Order 41
Excavations, Cutting Timber 22(1)
Double Parking 4(11)
Angle Parking 4(17), 34(32)
Exit 4(8)
Driveway 4(2)
Application (Engineer's Permission) 23
Extraordinary Traffic Section 18-19
Exit 4(8)
As-Built Plans 27
Hydrant 4(5)
F
Intersection 4(4)
B
Fees/Removal of Vehicle or Chattel 13
Fire Hose 3(32)
Lane 4(3), 4(21)
Loading Zone 4(25)
Bonding (Against Damage to Highway) Schedule A
Fire Zone 4(27), 34(28)
Obstruct (Traffic or Pedestrian) 4(22)
Bridge (Parking)4(12), 34(1)
Obstruction 4(10)
Bridges (Weight) 34(15)
H
Overnight Abode 4(29)
Bus Stop 4(26), 34(17)
Hazards (Snow, Ice, Rubbish on Sidewalk) 16
Prohibited by Sign 4(13)
C
Highway Signs 35
Highway Use Permit 23(2)
Reserved Parking 4(18)
Residential Area Sales 4(9)
Closing Highways Temporarily 36
Hydrant 4(5)
Sidewalk 4(1)
Condition of Engineer's Permission Section 23-33
Construction Zone Speed 3(8)
I
Stop Sign 4(7)
Trailers 4(31)
Construction Zone Signs 34(5)
Inspection 10
Trucks 4(20)
Corner Lots 3(12)
Insurance 31
Unlicensed Vehicle 4(30)
Crosswalk 4(6), 34(21)
Intersection 4(4)
Violation of Traffic Control Device 4(13)
Cutting Timber 22(1)
Where Prohibited by Sign 4(13)
Cycles or Pedestrian Zones 4(24)
J
Wrong Side/Facing Wrong Direction 4(15)
D
Jay Walking 3(17)
Yellow Curb 4(28)
Notices (Removal of) 3(13)
Debris 3(3)
K
No Passing (Signs) 34 (18)
Default 29
Deposit 26
Keep Right 34(13)
No Stopping Zone 34(18)
Deposit (Irrevocable Letter of Credit 26(3)
L
O
Dimensions 38
Lane 3(7), 4(3) (21)
Obstruct Peace Officer 42
Maximum Width 38(1)
Liability to Owner 9
Obstruct Traffic 3(5), 4(22)
Maximum Height 38(2), 38(3), 38(4)
Littering 3(20)
Obstruct Visibility 4(14)
Disabled Parking 6
Load 37
Obstruction 4(10)
Disposal of Vehicle 12
Loading Zone 4(25), 5 (2), 34(14)
OFFENCES OTHER THAN PARKING 3
Distance from Curb 4(16)
Location of Traffic Control Devices 34
Construction Zone Maximum Speed 3(8)
Ditches (Water Flow) 3(15), 3(19)
Corner Lots 3(12)
Double Parking 4(11)
M
Debris 3(3)
Drive Contrary to Signs 3(25)
Maximum Speed 34(16)
Ditches 3(15)
Driveway 4(2)
Maximum Speed/Solid Tires 37(4)
Drag or Skid 3(10)
E
Maximum Width of Vehicle 38(1)
Merchandise (Left of Highway) 3(9)
Earth, Mud, Rocks 3(11)
Excavation 3(4)
Earth 3(11)
Fire hose 3(32)
ENGINEER'S PERMISSION Section 22-33
N
Jay Walking 3(17)
Excavation, Cutting Timber 22(1)
Noise 20
Lane Maximum Speed 3(7)
Construction 22(10)
NO PARKING 4
Littering 3(20)
Damage to Boulevards 22(2)
24 Hours Maximum 4(19)
Merchandise 3(9)
Defacing 22(6)
Angle parking (on Highway) 4(17)
Newly Painted Lines 3(27)
Effluent from Drains 22(5)
Bridge 4(12)
Obstruct 3(5)
Signs 22(7)
Bus Stop 4(26)
On Sidewalks and Boulevard 3(1)
Stopping Water 22(3)
Crosswalk 4(6)
Open Excavation 3(4)
Structures 22(4)
Cycle or Pedestrians 4(24)
Parks 3(14)
Tracked Vehicles 22(8)
Distance from Curb 4(16)
Pedestrians 3(26), 3(30)
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Vehicles and Animals 22(9)
Playing on Highway 3(2)
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O
S
T
OFFENCES OTHER THAN PARKING 3 (cont'd)
Sales 4(9)
Turn Prohibition 34(8)
Removal of Notices 3(13)
School (Signs) 34(19)
Two-Way Traffic 34(11)
School Zones/Playgrounds 3(28), 3(29)
School Guard (Disobey) 3(30)
Warning 34(23)
Speeding 3(23), 3(24), 3(28), 3(29)
Sidewalks 4(1)
Stop Sign 3(31)
Sidewalk, Bridges, Lanes, (Signs) 34(1)
U
Tracked Vehicle 3(6)
Sidewalks and Footpaths (Removal of
Unlicensed Vehicle 4(30)
Traffic Control Device 3(25)
Snow, Ice or Rubbish) 16(1)
Utility Companies and Districts 33
Trees Over Highways 3(18)
Skateboards 3(2)
Trucks/Maximum Weight 3(16)
Skates (Signs) 34(7)
V
Water Flow (Highways) 3(19)
Solid Tires 37.1(3)
Vehicle (Fail to Yield to) 3(26)
Work Within City Streets 3(21), 3(22)
Speeding Within Municipality 3(24)
Vehicle Prohibitions 37
Yield 26
Spikes, Cleats, Other Attachments 37.1(5)
Load 37.1 (6)
One-Way Street (Signs) 34(10)
Snow and Ice Removal 16
Maximum Speed Solid Tires 37.1(4)
Orders 34
Standard Conditions to Apply 25
Maximum Width 38(1)
Overnight Abode 4(29)
Stop Sign 3(31), 4(7), 34(2)
Pneumatic Tires 37.1(2)
Stopping Water 22(3)
Spikes, Cleats, Other Attachments 37.1(5)
P
Structures 22(4)
Vehicle Regulations 37 - 41
Parallel Parking 34(29)
Stunting 3(35)
Vehicle Size and Weight Regulations 37-41
Parking (Signs) 3(3) 34(26)
Violation /Removal 11
Parking Regulations 4
T
Violation of Traffic Control Device 3 (25)
Parks (Drive Within) 3(14)
Temporary "No Parking" 7
Peace Officer (Disobey Direction) 3.1
Temporarily Closing Street 36
Ticketable Offences Schedule B
W
Warning (Signs) 34(23)
Peace Officer (Fail to Stop for) 3.2
Tow-Away Zones 11
Water Flow - Highways 3(19)
Pedestrian (Disobey Signal) 3(25)
Tracked Vehicle 3(6)
Weight Restrictions 40
Pedestrians (Signs) 34(6)
Trailers 4(31)
Where Prohibited by Sign 4(13)
Penalty 9
Traffic Control Devices 3(25)
Work in City Street/Right-of-Way 3(21), 3(22)
Plans 24
Trees Over Highways 3(18)
Wrong Side/Facing Wrong Direction 4(15)
Play (Offences) 3(2)
TRAFFIC SIGNALS 34
Playground (Signs) 34(20)
Angle Parking 34 (22) 4(32)
Y
Playground Zone 3(29)
Bus Stops 34(17)
Yellow Curb 4(28)
Pneumatic Tires 37.1(2)
Construction Zone 34(5)
Posting Signs 17
Crosswalk 34(21)
Prohibited by Sign 4(13)
Do Not enter 34(9)
Public Address System 20
Do Not Pass 34(12)
Public Auction 14
Fire Zone 34(28)
Keep Right 34(13)
Loading Zones 34(14)
R
Maximum Weight 34(15)
RCMP Zone 35(30)
Maximum Speed 34(16)
Refund (Less Inspection Fee) 28
Men Working 34(4)
Remainder of Bylaw to Remain Intact 43
No Passing 34(27)
Removal of Chattel or Obstructions 12
No Stopping 34(18)
Removal of Snow, Ice or Rubbish 16
One Way 34(10)
Removal of Vehicle 11
Parking 34(3), 34(26), 34(29)
Removed, Detained or Impounded 13
Pedestrians 34(6)
Reserved Parking 4(18)
Playground 34(20)
Restrictions (Noise) 20
RCMP Zone 34(30)
Restrictions (Parking) 4
School 34(19)
Restrictions (Other than Parking) 3
Sidewalk, Bridges, Lanes 34(1)
Restrictions (Weight on Bridges) 40
Skates 34(7)
Stop 34(2)
Traffic Signals 34( 24)
Truck Routes 34(25)
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DISTRICT OF SOOKE
BYLAW NO. 67
A bylaw to regulate traffic and the use of highways within the District of Sooke.
Under the authority provided by the Motor Vehicle Act and the Local Government Act, the Council of
the District of Sooke, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
PART 1
CITATION AND DEFINITIONS
1.
CITATION
This Bylaw is cited as the Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002.
2. DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw
"Angle parking" means the parking of a vehicle other than parallel to a curb or lateral lines of
the roadway;
"Axle" means a structure that is wholly in the same or approximately the same, transverse
plane, and supported by wheels and on or with which it revolves, and includes both of any 2
axles, the centres of which are less than 1.0 m apart;
"Boulevard" means that portion of a highway between the curb lines, the lateral lines or the
shoulder of a roadway and the adjacent property line and includes curbs, sidewalks and
ditches;
"Combination of Vehicles" means a combination of motor vehicles and trailer, or motor vehicle
and trailers;
"Crosswalk" means:
(a)
any portion of the roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for
pedestrian crossing by signs or by lines or other markings on the surface; or
(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;
"Cycle" means a device having any number of wheels that is propelled by human power and
on which a person may ride, but does not include a skate board, push scooter, roller skates or
in-line roller skates;
District of Sooke Bylaw No. 67
Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002
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"Highway" includes
(a) every highway within the meaning of the Highway Act,
(b) every road, highway, lane or right-or-way designed or intended for or used by the
general public for the passage of vehicles,
(c) and every place or passage way to which the public, for the purpose of the parking
or servicing of vehicles, has access or is invited;
"Highway Use Permit" means permission or authorization to perform work regulated by this
bylaw, issued in writing, in the form prescribed by the District of Sooke.
"Motor Vehicle" means a vehicle, not run on rails, that is designed to be self propelled or
propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires;
"Occupier" means a person
(a)
who is qualified to maintain an action for trespass;
(b)
in possession of Crown Land or land owned by a municipality under a lease, license,
agreement for sale, accepted application to purchase, easement, or other record from
the crown or municipality, or who simply occupies the land;
"Owner" means with respect of any real property, as defined in the Local Government Act and
with respect to a motor vehicle, as defined by the Motor Vehicle Act;
"Parallel Parking" means parking of a vehicle parallel to the curb or edge of highway;
"Park" means the standing or stopping of a vehicle, occupied or unoccupied;
"Pedestrian" means a person afoot, or a person with disabilities or child in a wheelchair or
carriage;
"Residential Area" means all areas in which residential use is permitted principal use of land
under the District of Sooke zoning bylaw, as amended from time to time, and any highway
within or adjacent to such areas;
"School Guard" means an adult school crossing guard or a school pupil acting as a member of
a school patrol where such guards or pupils are authorized by the Officer-in-Charge of the
Sooke Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
"Semi-Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle
or truck tractor and which is so constructed that some part of its weight and some part of the
weight of its load rests upon and is carried by the towing vehicle or truck tractor, and includes
a pole trailer, but does not include a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of less than 700 kg
(1550 lbs.) which is licensed pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act;
"Sidewalk" means the area between the curb-lines or lateral lines of a highway and the
adjacent property lines improved for use of pedestrians or any other improved area set aside
for pedestrian use only;
District of Sooke Bylaw No. 67
Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002
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"Slow Moving Vehicle" means a vehicle, combination of vehicles or other machinery or
equipment that is designed for use, and normally travels on a highway, at a speed of 40 km/h
or less but does not include an antique motor vehicle or a collector motor vehicle;
"Traffic" includes pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, cycles and other
conveyances, either singly or together, while using a highway for purposes of travel;
"Traffic Control Device" means a sign, signal, line, parking meter, ticket dispensing machine,
marking, yellow curb, space, barrier, or any other device, placed or erected by authority of the
Council or person duly authorized by the Council to exercise such authority;
"Truck Routes" means Otter Point Road, Glinz Lake Road, and Gillespie Road;
"Truck Tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles
and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle so
drawn and of the load of the other vehicle;
"Utility Operator" means a person who owns or operates in British Columbia, equipment or
facilities for the conveyance of water, sewage, drainage, electricity, natural gas, or information
intended to serve other persons.
"Yellow Curb" means a traffic control device that, in accordance with the regulations pursuant
to the Motor Vehicle Act prohibits the stopping, parking, leaving or standing of any motor
vehicle, either attended or unattended.
PART 2
ENFORCEMENT
DIVISION (1) OFFENCES OTHER THAN PARKING
3.
RESTRICTIONS
Except where otherwise directed by the Municipal Engineer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer,
Peace Officer, or a person authorized by a Peace Officer to direct traffic, no person shall
DRIVING ON
SIDEWALK OR
BOULEVARD
(1)
drive a motor vehicle along any sidewalks, walkways or
boulevards, unless otherwise permitted to do so by an applicable
traffic control device. This section does not apply to any person
with a physical disability that requires a wheeled device for
mobility purposes;
PLAYING ON
HIGHWAY
(2)
use roller skates, in-line-skates, skateboards, sleighs, skates,
skis or other similar means of conveyance on any highway or
sidewalk;
DEBRIS LEFT ON
HIGHWAY
(3)
remove a wrecked or damaged vehicle from the scene of an
accident and leave any glass or other debris from the accident
upon a highway;
District of Sooke Bylaw No. 67
Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002
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OPEN EXCAVATION
(4)
leave any excavation or other obstruction upon a highway
without sufficiently fencing, barricading and marking the same
with warning lights, in accordance with the Uniform Traffic
Control
Device
manual
published
by
the
Road
and
Transportation Association of Canada and the Motor Vehicle Act;
OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC
(5)
obstruct, impede or interfere with traffic on a highway or
pedestrians on a sidewalk;
TRACKED VEHICLE
ON HIGHWAY
(6)
operate tracked vehicles on sidewalks, boulevards, highways or
lanes except for the purpose of snow removal or grading, and
except where specifically authorized by the Municipal Engineer
under Part 9;
LANE/MAXIMUM
SPEED
(7)
drive a vehicle upon a lane in excess of 20 km/h unless
otherwise indicated by a traffic control device;
CONSTRUCTION
ZONE/MAXIMUM
SPEED
(8)
drive a vehicle in excess of 25 km/h in a zone where signs are
posted indicating that the road is being repaired, widened or
marked unless otherwise indicated by a traffic control device;
MERCHANDISE LEFT
ON HIGHWAY
(9)
place or permit to be placed any fuel, lumber, merchandise,
chattel or ware of any nature on a highway;
DRAG OR SKID
(10) drag or skid any object along or over a highway in such a
manner that the object damages the surface of the highway;
EARTH, MUD,
ROCKS
(11) place, deposit or dump or cause to be placed, deposited or
dumped or to be tracked or carried by a vehicle or vehicles earth,
rocks, stones, logs, stumps, branches, garden clippings or other
things onto a highway;
CORNER LOTS
(12) permit a fence, hedge or individual trees or any other things to
remain so as to obstruct the line of vision between 1 meter and 3
meters measured from the average height of the crown of streets
within an area bounded by the centre line of intersecting or
intercepting streets or lanes, and a line joining each of the centre
lines 25 meters from their intersections;
REMOVAL OF
NOTICES
(13) remove any notice or ticket affixed or placed on a vehicle by a
peace officer or District of Sooke employee unless that person is
the owner or operator of such vehicle;
DRIVE WITHIN
PARKS
(14) drive a motor vehicle, other than a government or contractors
vehicle within the boundaries of any District of Sooke park except
upon a highway;
DITCHES-WATER
FLOW
(15) construct or maintain a ditch, the water from which causes
damage to any highway;
District of Sooke Bylaw No. 67
Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002
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TRUCKS-MAXIMUM
WEIGHT
(16) (a)
drive a vehicle with a licensed gross vehicle weight in
excess of 5500 kg upon a highway that is not a truck
route, except
(i) municipal or utility vehicles while engaged in work
upon highways;
(ii) vehicles delivering goods and materials to or from
properties on a street or streets directly serviced by
the highway; or
(iii) vehicles returning to the residences of the operators
of the vehicles
(b)
following a pick-up or delivery referred to in Section
3(16)(a)(ii), fail to return on the most direct and safest
route to Highway No. 14;
JAY WALKING
(17) cross any highway at other than at a pedestrian crosswalk;
TREES OVER
HIGHWAYS
(18) cause or allow to remain trees, shrubs, or other vegetation that
physically obstructs or visibly impairs pedestrian and vehicle
traffic on a sidewalk, boulevard or highway;
WATER FLOW
HIGHWAYS
(19) allow any water or fluids to flow from any real property onto any
portion of a highway, thereby causing a hazard to vehicle or
pedestrian traffic;
LITTERING
(20) place, throw, deposit or discard on any highway any rubbish,
litter or waste material of any kind;
WORK WITHIN
MUNICIPAL
STREETS/RIGHT OF
WAYS
(21) undertake work within highway unless authorized to do so, by
Highway Use Permit issued and authorized by the Municipal
Engineer pursuant to Part 9 of this Bylaw;
WORK WITHIN
MUNICIPAL
STREETS/RIGHT OF
WAYS
(22) undertake work to a highway contrary to the provisions of a
Highway Use Permit authorized by the Municipal Engineer
issued pursuant to Part 9 of this Bylaw;
SPEED AGAINST
MUNICIPAL SIGN
(23) drive or operate a motor vehicle on that portion of the highway at
a greater rate of speed than that indicated on the sign;
SPEEDING WITHIN
MUNICIPALITY
(24) drive or operate a vehicle within the municipality, at a greater
rate than 50 km/h unless otherwise posted;
DISOBEY TRAFFIC
CONTROL DEVICE
(25) not obey the instructions of an applicable traffic control device;
FAIL TO YIELD TO
PEDESTRIAN
(26) fail to yield the right of way to a pedestrian lawfully in the
intersection or in an adjacent crosswalk at the time the green
light is exhibited to the pedestrian;
DRIVE OVER NEWLY
PAINTED LINES
(27) drive on or over a newly painted line or marking on a highway;
District of Sooke Bylaw No. 67
Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002
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SPEED IN SCHOOL
ZONE
(28) between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on a day school is
regularly held, drive a vehicle at a greater rate of speed on a
highway where signs are displayed stating a speed limit of 30
km/h or on which the numerals "30" are prominently shown;
SPEED IN
PLAYGROUND ZONE
(29) drive a vehicle on a highway at a rate of speed exceeding 30
km/h when approaching or passing, between dawn and dusk, a
public playground for children where signs are displayed stating
a speed limit of 30 km/h, or on which the numerals "30" are
prominently shown;
DISOBEY SCHOOL
GUARD
(30) drive, cycle or walk contrary to the instructions of an adult school
crossing guard or of a school student acting as a member of a
traffic patrol;
DISOBEY STOP SIGN (31) fail to stop where there is a stop sign at an intersection, except
when a peace office directs otherwise;
(a)
at the marked stop line, if any;
(b)
before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side
of the intersection; or
(c)
when there is neither a marked crosswalk nor a stop
line, before entering the intersection, at the point nearest
the intersecting highway from which the drive has a view
of approaching traffic on the intersecting highway;
DRIVE OVER FIRE
HOSE
(32) drive a vehicle over an unprotected hose of a fire department
when laid down on a highway or private driveway at a fire or an
alarm of fire or training session, unless he has received consent
of the fire department official in command or a peace officer;
DRIVE WITH
PERSON IN CARGO
COMPARTMENT
(33) drive or operate a motor vehicle with any person riding in the
cargo compartment of the motor vehicle, except for a parade
authorized by the Municipal Engineer;
RIDE IN SECURELY
INSTALLED SEAT IN
PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
(34) ride in a vehicle being driven or operated on or across a highway
unless seated in a seat that has been securely installed in the
passenger compartment of the vehicle, except for a parade
authorized by the Municipal Engineer;
STUNTING
(35)
as a pedestrian, passenger or driver and whether or not with the
use or aid of any animal, vehicle or other thing, perform or
engage in any stunt or other activity on a highway or boulevard
that is likely to distract, startle or interfere with other users of the
highway;
District of Sooke Bylaw No. 67
Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002
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3.1
DIRECTION OF PEACE OFFICER
If a peace officer reasonably considers it necessary to
a) ensure orderly movement of traffic,
b) prevent injury or damage to persons or property, or
c) permit proper action in an emergency,
the peace officer may direct traffic despite anything in this Bylaw, and everyone must
obey his or her directions.
3.2
SLOW MOVING VEHICLE
No person shall drive or operate a slow moving vehicle on a highway unless the slow
moving vehicle is equipped with a slow moving vehicle warning device.
3.2.1 A slow moving vehicle warning device as required by Section 3.2 shall conform
to the standards set by the Canadian Standards Association, numbered C.S.A.
Standard D 198-1967, entitled "Slow Moving Vehicle Warning Device". The
device shall be mounted
(a)
on the rear or back of the vehicle, so long as it is part of the vehicle
opposite the front or the direction of travel of the vehicle, and as near
the centre of the rear or back of the vehicle, as practicable; and
(b)
so that one side is parallel to and at a height of not less than 90 cm or
more than 150 cm from the ground.
3.2.2 No person shall display a slow moving vehicle warning device on
(a)
a stationary object, or
(b)
a vehicle traveling at a speed in excess of 40 km/h, or
(c)
any vehicle parked on a highway, other than a vehicle that is required to
display such a device.
DIVISION (2) PARKING
4.
PARKING REGULATIONS
Except to comply with the directions of a Peace Officer or traffic control device or traffic patrol
or an emergency vehicle which is in actual use for official duties, no person shall park
SIDEWALK
(1)
on a sidewalk or centre median;
DRIVEWAY
(2)
in front of or within 2 m of a public or private driveway;
LANE
(3)
in any lane;
District of Sooke Bylaw No. 67
Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002
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INTERSECTION
(4)
within an intersection except as permitted by a traffic control
device, or within 6m of the point where the curb or lateral lines of
2 or more highways intersect;
HYDRANT OR
STANDPIPE
(5)
within 5 m of a fire hydrant or within 5 m of a fire hydrant
measured from a point on the curb or edge of the highway, which
is closest to the fire hydrant;
CROSSWALK
(6)
on or within 6 m of a crosswalk;
STOP SIGN
(7)
within 6 m upon the approach to a stop sign or traffic control
device located at the side of a highway;
EXIT
(8)
within 6 m of either side of the entrance to or exit from a hotel,
theatre, public meeting place, fire hall or playground;
SALES
(9)
upon any highway for the principal purpose of
(a) displaying a vehicle for sale;
(b) advertising, greasing, painting, wrecking, storing or repairing
any vehicle, except where repairs are necessitated by an
emergency;
(c) displaying signs;
(d) selling flowers, fruit, vegetables, seafood, or other
commodities or articles.
OBSTRUCTION
(10)
alongside or opposite a highway/road excavation or obstruction
where stopping, standing, or parking obstructs traffic;
DOUBLE PARKING
(11)
on the highway side of a vehicle stopped or parked parallel to the
edge or curb of a highway;
BRIDGE
(12)
upon a bridge except as permitted by an applicable traffic control
device;
CONTRARY TO
TRAFFIC CONTROL
DEVICE
(13)
contrary to the directions given by a traffic control device;
OBSTRUCT
VISIBILITY
(14)
so as to obstruct the visibility of any traffic control device;
WRONG SIDE-
FACING WRONG
DIRECTION
(15)
on other than the right side of a two-way highway with the right
hand wheels of the vehicle parallel to that side; except where
there is provision for angle parking, as signified by traffic control
devices consisting of lines painted on the surface of the highway;
DISTANCE FROM
CURB
(16)
more than 30 cm from the curb of a highway if a curb has been
constructed;
ANGLE PARKING
(17)
in a designated angle parking zone where the length of the
vehicle and any trailer attached thereto exceeds 6 m;
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RESERVED
PARKING
(18)
in a space on any highway adjacent to any government public
building which is designated as being reserved for the use of
officials engaged in the building unless the operator of the
vehicle is such an official;
72 HOURS
MAXIMUM
(19)
on any highway for a continuous period exceeding 72 hours;
TRUCKS
(20)
a commercial vehicle having a licensed gross vehicle weight in
excess of 5500 kg on any highway in any residential area, except
(i) government or utility vehicles engaged in work upon highway;
(ii) vehicles loading or unloading goods and materials; or
(iii) contractor vehicles engaged in work in the area.
LANE
(21)
within 6 m of the entrance or exit of a lane;
OBSTRUCT
(22)
in a manner which obstructs the free passage of traffic or
pedestrians on any highway;
MOTORCYCLE
PARKING
(23)
so as to obstruct access to or egress from a portion of a highway
that has been designated for the purpose of motorcycle parking;
CYCLES OR
PEDESTRIANS
(24)
upon a portion of a highway that has been improved for the travel
of cycles and or pedestrians, and which is designated as such by
traffic control devices.
LOADING ZONE
(25)
(a) in a loading zone as designated by a traffic control device
unless the vehicle is actually in the process of being loaded
or unloaded;
(b) in a commercial loading zone as designated by a traffic
control device unless the vehicle is a commercial vehicle
displaying a valid commercial licence plate, and is actually in
the process of being loaded or unloaded;
BUS STOP
(26)
in a bus stop, as indicated by the appropriate traffic control
device, any vehicle other than a vehicle operated by the British
Columbia Transit Authority;
FIRE ZONE
(27)
in a fire zone, as indicated by a traffic control device or curb
marking;
YELLOW CURB
(28)
at a yellow curb, or any portion thereof;
OVERNIGHT
ABODE
(29)
upon any portion of a highway for the purpose of taking up
overnight abode;
UNLICENCED
VEHICLE
(30)
upon any portion of a highway without proper or valid number
plates as required under the Motor Vehicle Act;
TRAILERS
(31)
a trailer on any portion of a highway without the motive power
unit attached, except contractor trailers parked for up to 72 hours
near active construction sites; and
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ANGLE PARKING
ON HIGHWAY
(32)
at any angle on any highway unless so designated by signs.
5.
DISABLED PARKING
Only those vehicles displaying an official "Disabled Persons Parking Placard", issued pursuant
to the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, shall park in those designated parking areas.
6.
TEMPORARY "NO PARKING"
The Municipal Engineer, the Fire Chief, the Officer In Charge of the Sooke RCMP, any Peace
Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer may place or cause to be placed temporary "No Parking"
signs or other applicable traffic control devices on a highway
(a)
along the route of any parade;
(b)
to facilitate the fighting of fires or for training purposes;
(c)
to facilitate the clearing of snow, cleaning, repairing, excavating, decorating or other
work upon a highway being carried out by the District of Sooke or any other utility; and
(d)
in the interest of public safety.
PART 3
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
7.
ENFORCEMENT
Enforcement Officers and fines are as designated by the Municipal Ticketing Information
Bylaw.
8.
FINES
This bylaw may be enforced by means of a ticket in the form prescribed for the purpose of
s. 264 of the Community Charter.
9.
OFFENCES
Any person who contravenes this bylaw commits an offence and on summary conviction
by a court of competent jurisdiction, is subject to a fine of not more than $50,000.00, in
addition to the costs of prosecution. Each day during which a violation, contravention, or
breach of this bylaw continues is deemed to be a separate offence.
10.
DAMAGES
Where any highway has been damaged by actions undertaken without a Highway Use Permit
issued under Section 23(1), then the District of Sooke shall carry out such repairs and the
costs to repair the damage plus an administration fee of FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%) shall be
invoiced to and paid by the parties deemed responsible for the damage.
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PART 4
REMOVAL OF VEHICLES, CHATTELS, SNOW, SIGNS AND RUBBISH
11.
REMOVAL OF VEHICLE
(1) Any vehicle unlawfully occupying a portion of a highway or public place may be removed
by an employee, agent or contractor of the District of Sooke. The fees, costs and expenses
for that purpose must be paid by the owner of the vehicle and constitute a lien on it in
favour of the keeper of any place in which the vehicle is stored.
(2) A lien under subsection 11(1) may be enforced by the Repairers Lien Act or the
Warehouse Lien Act.
12.
REMOVAL OF CHATTEL, OBSTRUCTION, EARTH, MUD, ROCKS, STONES, LOGS,
STUMPS, BRANCHES, GARDEN CLIPPINGS OR OTHER THINGS
Any chattel, obstructions, earth, mud, rocks, stones, logs, stumps, branches, garden clippings,
or other things unlawfully occupying any portion of a highway or public place may be removed,
detained or impounded immediately if it constitutes a danger to persons using the highway or,
when it does not constitute a danger, after 24 hours by any person authorized to do so by the
Municipal Engineer or a Peace Officer and the full costs of removal and disposal shall be
charged to the owner.
13.
REMOVED, DETAINED OR IMPOUNDED
Any chattel, obstruction or vehicle removed, detained or impounded may be recovered by the
owner upon presenting proof of ownership and upon payment in full of any fees, costs and
expenses which may be levied pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw to
(a)
the District of Sooke towing contractor or authorized agent in the case of a vehicle; and
(b)
the Municipal Hall during regular business hours in the case of any chattel or
obstruction.
14.
PUBLIC AUCTION
(1)
Any chattel or obstruction not claimed by its owner within 30 days of its impounding or
detention may be sold at public auction, and such auction shall be advertised at least
once in a newspaper circulating in the District of Sooke.
(2)
The proceeds of such auction sale shall be applied firstly to the cost of the sale,
secondly to the fees, costs and expenses of the District of Sooke or its contractors or
authorized agents as set out above, and thirdly the balance, if any, shall be held by the
District of Sooke for one (1) year from the date of sale for the owner. If unclaimed at
the end of the year, such sums shall be paid into the general revenue of the District of
Sooke.
(3)
Should any chattel or obstruction not be purchased at public auction held pursuant to
subsection 11(1), then the chattel or obstruction shall be disposed of in the District of
Sooke waste disposal site, or a place approved by the Municipal Engineer, and the
expenses incurred in the removal or disposal of the chattel or obstruction, less the
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proceeds (if any) of disposal, are recoverable as a debt due the District of Sooke from
the owner.
15.
MARKET VALUE LESS THAN $100.00
(1)
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions, where any abandoned unlicensed motor
vehicle, garbage, rubbish, chattel, earth, mud, rocks, stones, logs, stumps, branches
garden clippings or other things with an apparent market value of less than ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) is left on any highway, such articles or things may be
removed and disposed of by any person or persons authorized to do so by the
Municipal Engineer or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or a Peace Officer in the District of
Sooke. The full costs of removal or disposal shall be charged to the owner of the
garbage, rubbish, abandoned or unlicensed motor vehicle or the owner of the property
or contractor or any other person responsible, for which the earth, mud, rocks, stones,
logs, stumps, branches, garden clippings or other things originated from.
(2)
The Municipal Engineer shall determine apparent market value.
16.
REMOVAL OF SNOW, ICE OR RUBBISH
SIDEWALKS
AND
FOOTPATHS
(1)
Owners or occupiers of real property shall remove snow, ice or
rubbish from the sidewalk and footpaths bordering the property
owned or occupied by them within 24 hours of the accumulation of
such snow, ice or rubbish on such sidewalk.
HAZARDS
(2)
Owners or occupiers of real property shall immediately remove any
snow, ice or rubbish from the roof or other part of any structure
situated adjacent to or abutting on any portion of any highway if it
constitutes a danger to persons using the highway by imposing a
threat of falling upon the highway.
17.
POSTING OF POLICITAL SIGNS
Political campaign signs
(a)
may be placed off the travelled portion of any highway provided that the signage is not
erected on highway medians or affixed to traffic control devices or utility poles or trees
or in any manner which obstructs the free passage or visibility of pedestrians or traffic;
and
(b)
must be removed within three days following the election.
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PART 5
EXTRAORDINARY TRAFFIC
18.
INTERPRETATION
In this Part
"Extraordinary Traffic" includes the carriage of any goods or persons over a highway, at either
one or more times, and whether in vehicles drawn by animal power or propelled by some other
means, that when taken in conjunction with the nature or existing condition of the highway is
so extraordinary or improper in the quality or quantity of the goods or the number of persons
carried, or in the mode or time of use of the highway, or in the speed at which the vehicles are
driven or operated, as, in the opinion of the Municipal Engineer, to substantially alter or
increase the burden imposed on the highway over that imposed through its proper use by
ordinary traffic, and to cause damage and expense in respect of the highway beyond what is
reasonable or ordinary.
19.
DAMAGE
Where any highway is liable to be damaged because of extraordinary traffic operating upon it,
the Municipal Engineer may regulate, limit or prohibit the use of the highway by any person
operating or in charge of the extraordinary traffic, or owning the goods carried thereby or the
vehicles used therein.
PART 6
NOISE
20.
NOISE THAT DISTURBS
No person shall start, drive, turn or stop any motor vehicle, or accelerate the vehicle engine
while the vehicle is stationary, in a manner which causes a noise that disturbs or tends to
disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment or convenience of individuals or the public. This
includes noise in or from the engine, a sound amplification system, the exhaust system or the
braking system, or from contact of the tires with the roadway. This does not preclude the use
of "jake" brakes by vehicle operators for safety reasons.
PART 7
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
21.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
The Municipal Engineer may, by public notice or by the placing of signs, prohibit vehicles from
being driven or operated on a highway if such vehicles are not equipped with chains, or winter
tires, or sanding devices, or any combination of these which the Municipal Engineer may
consider adequate and necessary in view of prevailing road conditions.
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PART 8
USES REQUIRING PERMISSION OF THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
22.
RESTRICTIONS
Except as authorized by a Highway Use Permit issued by the Municipal Engineer pursuant to
Part 9 of this Bylaw, no person shall:
EXCAVATIONS
CUTTING TIMBER
(1)
dig up, break up or remove any part of a highway, or cut down or
remove trees or timber growing on a highway, or excavate in or
under a highway;
DAMAGE TO
BOULEVARDS
(2)
cause damage to, cut down or remove, trees, grass, shrubs, plants
bushes and hedges, fences, signs or other things erected, planted
or maintained by the District of Sooke on a highway;
STOPPING WATER
(3)
change the level of a highway in any manner whatsoever, or stop
the flow of water through any drain, sewer or culvert on, through or
under a highway;
STRUCTURES
(4)
place, construct or maintain a chattel, loading platform, skids, rails,
mechanical devices, buildings, signs or any other structure or thing
on a highway or any portion of a highway;
EFFLUENT FROM
DRAIN
(5)
construct or maintain a ditch, sewer or drain, the effluent from which
causes damage, fouling, nuisance or injury to any portion of a
highway;
DEFACING
(6)
mark, imprint or deface in any manner whatsoever a highway or a
structure situated upon a highway;
SIGNS
(7)
erect or maintain any sign, advertisement or guidepost on or over
any highway or alter, repaint, tear down or remove any sign,
advertisement or guidepost erected or maintained on any highway;
TRACKED
VEHICLES
(8)
operate tracked vehicles, whether equipped with road plates or not,
on sidewalks, boulevards, highways or lanes, other than for the
purpose of snow removal or grading;
VEHICLES AND
ANIMALS
(9)
ride, drive, lead, move or propel any vehicle or animal in excess of
270 kg (600 lbs) over or across any curb, sidewalk or ditch, unless
such has been constructed or improved so as to form a suitable
crossing, except when such vehicle or animal is being used to
improve or maintain the boulevard or, in the case of any area of the
District of Sooke designated as Agricultural Land Reserve or as a
Rural Zone or Agricultural Zone under the District of Sooke zoning
bylaw; and
CONSTRUCTION
(10) construct a boulevard crossing, including a curb, ditch or sidewalk
crossing.
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PART 9
CONDITIONS REQUIRING PERMISSION OF THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER
23.
HIGHWAY USE PERMIT
(1)
The Municipal Engineer may issue a Highway Use Permit to do any of those things
otherwise prohibited in Section 22 of this Bylaw.
(2)
Despite any other enactment, no person may excavate within a highway or public place
for the purpose of installing or maintaining utility works intended to serve more than
one parcel without a highway use permit. The Municipal Engineer may issue a
highway use permit to permit a utility operator to excavate within a highway or public
place for the purpose of installing or maintaining utility works if the Municipal Engineer
is satisfied that the utility operator is capable of installing, operating and maintaining
the proposed works for the life of the works.
(3)
A Highway Use Permit issued under (1) shall be in the form prescribed by the District
of Sooke, as amended from time to time, issued subject to the payment of such fee
prescribed by the District's Fees and Charges Bylaw and subject to such other
conditions as may be contained in this part.
24.
PLANS
The applicant shall provide four complete copies of satisfactory plans and/or specifications of
the work to be undertaken and when such are supplied and approved by the Municipal
Engineer and the necessary Highway Use Permit issued, the work shall conform in every way
to the plans and specifications so approved.
25.
STANDARD CONDITIONS TO APPLY
Any and all work which is carried out under a Highway Use Permit issued pursuant to the
provisions of this Part shall conform in every way to the regulations set out in the District of
Sooke Subdivision and Development Bylaw, 2002 and amendments thereto.
26.
DEPOSIT
(1)
Prior to the issuance of any Highway Use Permit under this Part, the applicant may be
required to deposit with the Municipal Engineer a sum of money sufficient to pay for the
cost of repairing any damage which may be done to the highway, and as sufficient
security that the obligations imposed by the Highway Use Permit are fulfilled within the
time specified by the Highway Use Permit.
(2)
When a deposit is required as per (1), it shall equal up to 110% of the total value of the
work to be carried out and in all instances, shall not be less than $100.00 and shall be
in the form of cash or certified cheque.
(3)
Notwithstanding (2), if the sum of money required pursuant to (2) is greater than
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), the applicant may deposit with the Director of
Finance an Irrevocable Letter of Credit from a chartered bank of Canada.
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27.
AS BUILT PLANS
Following completion of the work, the applicant shall provide satisfactory plans of the works
installed by the applicant if works are installed by the applicant and such plans shall be drawn
to a scale satisfactory to the Municipal Engineer and shall show the location, size and
description of the works and the date of installation. The plan shall be supplied prior to the
return or refund of any deposit or security posted as a condition of the permission.
28.
REFUND
Where a deposit has been made in accordance with this Part and upon satisfactory completion
of the work within the time specified, the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant.
29.
DEFAULT
Failure by the Highway Use Permit holder to repair damage and/or fulfill such obligations as
are set out in the Highway Use Permit within the specified time shall enable the District of
Sooke to carry out such repairs or fulfill such obligations that have not been met under the
terms and conditions of the Highway Use Permit, and to deduct the cost thereof from the costs
there from, and should there be an insufficiency of monies on deposit or through the Letter of
Credit, then the applicant shall pay the balance forthwith, upon invoice, that amount required
by the District of Sooke to carry out the works or fulfill the obligation, and such balance shall
be paid in addition to an administration charge of FIFTEEN PERCENT (15%).
30.
WARNINGS
Any person doing work on, in, over or under any highway shall provide and place appropriate
barricades, flag persons, lights and other safety devices as required to protect the public in
accordance with the Uniform Traffic Control Device manual published by the Road and
Transportation Association of Canada and the Motor Vehicle Act.
31.
INSURANCE
The Municipal Engineer may require the applicant to provide evidence, satisfactory to the
Municipal Engineer, that he is insured against and has provided insurance coverage for the
municipality against all claims for damages for personal injury and property damage which
may arise out of the performance of the work covered by the Highway Use Permit and such
insurance, for both himself and the municipality, shall be in an amount of not less than
TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000.00) for each occurrence, shall name the District of
Sooke as an additional insured, and the applicant shall waive all rights of subrogation.
32.
MATERIALS
The applicant shall provide evidence satisfactory to the Municipal Engineer that all materials,
labour and equipment, which are needed to complete the work with reasonable dispatch, are
available.
33.
UTILITY COMPANIES
(1)
The Municipal Engineer may issue a Highway Use Permit to a public utility company
permitting such company, over the calendar year for which the Highway Use Permit is
applicable, to carry out such work as may be necessary in the case of an emergency to
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repair any break or damage to the utilities under their control, and subject to the terms
of any franchise or other agreement entered into between such utility and the District of
Sooke.
(2)
There shall be no charge levied for an annual Highway Use Permit issued under (1).
PART 10
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
34.
LOCATION
The Municipal Engineer is authorized to make orders in respect of the matter comprised in this
bylaw, including without limitation orders directing the placement and removal of traffic control
devices, and by those orders to exercise the powers of the District of Sooke under this bylaw.
The Municipal Engineer may rescind, revoke, amend or vary his or her orders.
Such traffic control devices shall include all signs contained in the Uniform Traffic Control
Device Manual published by the Road and Transportation Association of Canada, and comply
with the Motor Vehicle Act regulations and without limiting the generality of the foregoing shall
also include:
SIDEWALKS BRIDGES
LANES
(1)
traffic control devices to regulate, control or prohibit
pedestrian traffic, ridden or herded animals, vehicular traffic
and cycle traffic on sidewalks, bridges, walkways or
boulevards, or in lanes;
STOP SIGNS
(2)
traffic control devices to regulate, control or prohibit the
stopping of vehicles;
PARKING
(3)
traffic control devices for the regulation, control or
prohibition of standing or parking of vehicles;
MEN WORKING
(4)
traffic control devices where construction, reconstruction,
widening, repair, marking or other work is being carried out
indicating that men or equipment are working upon the
highway;
CONSTRUCTION
ZONE/DETOURS
(5)
traffic control devices where construction, reconstruction,
widening, repair, painting or marking or other work is being
carried out to regulate or prohibit traffic in the vicinity of
such works;
PEDESTRIANS
(6)
traffic control devices to regulate or prohibit pedestrian
traffic on highways other than at crosswalks;
SKATES
(7)
traffic control devices to regulate, control or prohibit
persons using roller skates, in-line-skates, skateboards,
sleighs, skates, skis or other similar means of conveyance
on a highway;
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TURN PROHIBITION
(8)
traffic control devices at intersections and in advance of
intersections where it is required to prohibit certain
movements;
DO NOT ENTER
(9)
traffic control devices at the end of one-way highways to
prevent traffic entering the restricted area;
ONE WAY
(10)
traffic control devices on highways upon which the traffic is
required to travel in one direction only;
TWO WAY TRAFFIC
(11)
traffic control devices at the transition from one way to two
way highways to indicate that normal travel is restricted to
the right hand side of the highway;
DO NOT PASS
(12)
traffic control devices at the beginning of a zone through
which restricted sight distance makes overtaking and
passing hazardous;
KEEP RIGHT
(13)
traffic control devices within and at the end of median strips
and traffic islands;
LOADING ZONES
(14)
(a)
traffic control devices at locations where due to
adjacent commercial facilities it is desirable to
reserve space for loading and unloading commercial
vehicles;
(b)
traffic control devices at locations where due to
adjacent passenger facilities it is desirable to reserve
space for loading and unloading passenger vehicles;
(c)
traffic control devices in locations where truck traffic
is prohibited or restricted;
MAXIMUM WEIGHT
(15)
traffic control devices at locations where due to seasonal
weakening of road surfaces, obsolescence of bridges or
pavements, or highway repairs, loads in excess of those
prescribed on the signs constitute a hazard to traffic or may
cause excessive damage to the highway;
MAXIMUM SPEED
(16)
traffic control devices at locations where due to limitations
of sight distances, road surfaces, traffic flows and
frequency of intersections, speeds in excess of those
prescribed on the signs constitute a hazard to traffic or may
cause excessive damage to the highway;
BUS STOPS
(17)
traffic control devices at locations where a bus or other
transit vehicle stops to pick up passengers, and it is
desirable to restrict stopping, standing and parking on the
road to only such vehicles. A sign erected pursuant to this
subsection may contain the following information:
(a) that the bus stop is a "tow away zone";
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(b) the telephone number of the District of Sooke towing
contractor;
NO STOPPING
(18)
signs at locations where free flow of traffic is required, and
where it is desirable, therefore, to permit no stopping on the
highway, except in the case of an emergency;
SCHOOL
(19)
traffic control devices at locations where it is required to
give advance information and warning, such as the
presence of a school adjacent to a highway, a school
crosswalk, or a school maximum speed zone;
PLAYGROUND
(20)
traffic control devices at locations where it is required to
give advance information and warning of a playground
adjacent to a roadway, or its maximum speed zone;
CROSSWALK
(21)
traffic control devices or lines at locations where heavy
pedestrian traffic crosses a highway and at locations other
than an intersection, such as at schools, playgrounds and
public buildings where it is required to control pedestrian
traffic;
ANGLE PARKING
(22)
traffic control devices or lines in locations where it is
permissible to angle park;
WARNING
(23)
traffic control devices at locations where it is required to
warn traffic of hazardous conditions, either on or adjacent
to the highway or to prohibit traffic from using the highway;
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
(24)
traffic control devices, whether manually, electrically or
mechanically operated by which traffic is directed to stop
and proceed, at intersections and other locations where the
existing traffic control devices are not adequate to control
the traffic efficiently;
TRUCK ROUTES
(25)
traffic control devices on highways where the Municipal
Engineer has designated truck routes for movement of
truck traffic through the District of Sooke;
PARKING
(26)
traffic control devices at the entrance to a highway or upon
highways where provision is made for parking of motor
vehicles under the conditions of "No parking unless valid
and subsisting passes or tickets are displayed on the
dashboard of the vehicle and which are in full view through
the front windshield of the vehicle";
NO PASSING
(27)
traffic control devices at locations approaching crosswalks,
school and park zones indicating that passing is prohibited
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FIRE ZONE
(28)
traffic control devices at locations where standing, stopping
or parking of a vehicle would impede the passage or
operation of firefighting equipment, indicating that the area
is a "FIRE ZONE" and that standing, stopping or parking is
prohibited in that area;
PARALLEL PARKING
(29)
traffic control devices or lines in locations where it is
permissible to parallel park; and
R.C.M.P. ZONE
(30)
traffic control devices at locations where it is desirable to
restrict stopping, standing, or parking in zones reserved for
R.C.M.P. use only.
35.
CONTROL
(1)
The Municipal Engineer may order the alteration, repainting, tearing down or removal
of any sign, advertisement or guide-post unlawfully erected or maintained on or over
any highway and in the exercise of this authority no compensation shall be paid to any
person for loss or damage resulting from the alteration, repainting, tearing down or
removal of any sign, advertisement or guide-post placed upon or over any highway.
(2)
No person, other than a person authorized pursuant to this Bylaw or the Motor Vehicle
Act, shall place or erect a sign on real property, which purports to regulate traffic on or
the use of the adjacent highway.
36.
TEMPORARILY CLOSING HIGHWAYS
The Municipal Engineer may temporarily close a highway or part of it to traffic, or control
traffic, during the time work is in progress on or in connection with the highway. No person
shall use a closed or controlled portion of highway contrary to a traffic control device placed
under this section.
PART 11
VEHICLE REGULATIONS
DIVISION (1) - GENERAL REGULATIONS
37.
PROHIBITIONS
37.1
Except as authorized by a Highway Use Permit issued by the Municipal Engineer
pursuant to Section 41 of this Bylaw, no person shall drive or operate on a highway
MAXIMUM LENGTH
(1)
a vehicle so loaded that any part of the load extends
more than 185 cm beyond the back of the vehicle,
except that a commercial vehicle with a licensed GVW
greater than 5500 kg may have a load extend beyond
the back axle a distance equal to 35 percent of the
wheelbase of the vehicle or trailer on which the load is
placed;
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PNEUMATIC TIRES
(2)
a vehicle, other than a horse-drawn vehicle, the
wheels of which are not equipped with pneumatic tires
in good order;
SOLID TIRES
(3)
a vehicle equipped with solid rubber tires, the
thickness of which between the rim of the wheel and
the surface of the highway is less than 32 mm;
SPEED - SOLID
TIRES
(4)
a solid rubber-tired vehicle at a speed greater than 20
km/h;
SPIKES, CLEATS,
OTHER
ATTACHMENTS
(5)
a vehicle having wheels or tracks constructed or
equipped with projecting spikes, cleats, ribs, clamps,
studs, flanges, lugs, or other attachments or
projections which extend beyond the tread or traction
surface of the wheel, tread, or track, except that this
prohibition does not apply to a vehicle equipped with
tire chains when required for safety or winter studded
tires when used between October 1st and April 30th of
each calendar year; and
LOAD DROPPING OR
SWAYING
(6)
a vehicle unless it is so constructed and loaded as to
prevent any of its load, equipment or other article from
shifting or swaying in such a manner as to affect the
operation of the vehicle; or from dropping, sifting,
leaking or otherwise escaping.
37.2
METHODS OF LOAD SECUREMENT
(1)
No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is
carrying a load unless the load is secured with tie downs or by sides,
sideboards or side stakes and a rear endgate, endboard or endstakes that
(a)
are securely attached to the vehicle;
(b)
are strong enough and high enough to fully contain the load and to
ensure that the load will not shift upon or fall from the vehicle; and
(c)
have no aperture large enough to permit any part of the load to pass
through.
(2)
The "tie downs" required by this section must meet the standards required by
the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations.
37.3
EXCEPTION FOR SIZE OR SHAPE
Notwithstanding section 37.2, where the methods described in that section
(a)
cannot be used to secure the load to a vehicle because of the load's size,
shape or both; or
(b) if used to secure the load to a vehicle, are likely to cause damage to the load;
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a person may drive or operate the motor vehicle on the highway while the vehicle is
carrying that load if it is secured in a manner than ensures compliance with Section
38(2) and by means of securement devices that conform to Section 37.2(2).
37.4
TIERED ARTICLES
No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is carrying its
load in more than one tier of separate components unless the load is secured in a safe
and stable manner.
37.5
DRUMS
(1)
No person shall drive or operate a 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
(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 off the vehicle.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle transporting empty metal drums if
secured in the manner described in Section 37.2(1)(a).
37.6
COVERING OF AGGREGATE LOADS
(1)
No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is
carrying a load of aggregate material, soil, sand, or earth if any of the load is
likely, if not covered, to bounce, blow or drop from the vehicle in transit, unless
the load is covered in a way that prevents any of it from blowing, bouncing,
dropping or escaping from the vehicle.
(2)
No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is
carrying a load of bark mulch, wood chips, hog fuel or sawdust unless the load
is securely covered to prevent it from blowing, bouncing, dropping or escaping
from the vehicle.
(3)
The cover required in subsections (1) and (2) must be secured and tightly
fastened so that it is not and cannot become a hazard.
(4)
This section does not prohibit dropping sand from a vehicle to secure traction,
or water or other substance to clean or maintain a highway.
37.7
LOAD SUPPORTED ON ROLLERS
No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway when the load of the vehicle is
supported on rollers unless at least one roller is equipped with locks that are fastened
in a manner that prevents the load from shifting in transit.
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37.8
REFUSE CONTAINERS
No person shall drive or operate on a highway a self-loading vehicle transporting a
refuse container unless the refuse container is located and secured to the hoist frame
at all four corners by a means which is of adequate strength to prevent movement
between the container, the hoist frame and the truck frame. The winch or hoist is not
considered part of the securement for the container.
37.9
DANGEROUS GOODS
No person shall transport dangerous goods on highways within the District of Sooke
unless they are in full compliance with the Transport of Dangerous Goods Act and they
proceed directly to or from a location within the District of Sooke to which they are
delivering or have delivered dangerous goods.
DIVISION (2)
SIZE AND WEIGHT REGULATIONS
38.
DIMENSIONS
Except as authorized by a Highway Use Permit issued by the Municipal Engineer pursuant to
Section 41 of this Bylaw, no person shall drive or operate on any highway:
MAXIMUM WIDTH
(1)
a vehicle having a total outside width, with or without load, in
excess of 2.6 m, except that with loads of loose hay, loose straw
or loose fodder, the load may project over the side of the vehicle
such distance as results in a total outside width not in excess of
3.1m;
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
(2)
a vehicle having a height, with or without load, in excess of 4.15
m;
MAXIMUM
LENGTH
(3)
(a)
a single vehicle having an overall length, with or without
load, in excess of 12.5 m, except as provided in (b), (c) and
(d);
(b)
a trailer the overall length of which exceeds 12.5 m, except
that in the case of a "reefer-van", the overall length may be
extended to include the refrigeration and/or heating unit only;
(c)
a semi-trailer the overall length of which exceeds 14.65m,
except that in the case of a "reefer-van" the overall length
may be extended to include the refrigeration and/or heating
unit only;
(d)
a bus the overall length of which exceeds 12.5 m;
(e)
a combination of vehicles having an overall length, with or
without load, in excess of 20 m, except as provided in (f) and
(g);
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(f)
a combination of three vehicles consisting of a 3-axle
tandem drive truck-tractor, semi-trailer and trailer, or a 3-axle
tandem drive truck-tractor and two semi-trailers, having an
overall length, with or without load, in excess of 22 m,
provided that the distance from the kingpin of the first semi-
trailer and/or its load does not exceed 16.75 m;
(g)
a combination of vehicles carrying a load of non-reducible
logs, poles or piling in excess of 21.5 m; and
(4)
a vehicle loaded so that the load or any portion thereof obstructs
the driver's reflected view of the highway directly to the rear of the
vehicle, or the driver's view to the front or sides of the vehicle.
39.
ALL SIGNS TO APPLY
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the regulations under Section 38 or a Highway Use
Permit issued pursuant to this Bylaw, the maximum height, length or width of a vehicle or load
allowable on a highway or portion of a highway that is expressly limited as to maximum height,
length or width of a vehicle or load by a traffic control device erected by or with the authority of
the Municipal Engineer shall be that set out on the traffic control device.
40.
WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Bylaw, no person shall, without a Highway
Use Permit issued pursuant to this Bylaw, drive or operate on a highway, or a portion of a
highway, including a bridge, a vehicle or combination of vehicles having a gross weight on any
axle or group of axles, or a gross vehicle weight, in excess of any load limit as may be
indicated by a traffic control device.
DIVISION (3) - HIGHWAY USE PERMITS
41.
AUTHORIZATION
(1) The Municipal Engineer, by issuance of a Highway Use Permit, may authorize the driving
or operation on a highway of a commercial vehicle that does not conform to Section 37, 38
or 40.
(2) The Municipal Engineer may specify in the Highway Use Permit, the hours of the day, date
and the route, which shall be followed.
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PART 12
GENERAL
42.
OBSTRUCT PEACE OFFICER
No person shall obstruct a Peace Officer, the Municipal Engineer or a Bylaw Enforcement
Officer who is acting pursuant to this Bylaw.
43.
REMAINDER OF BYLAW TO BE MAINTAINED INTACT
In the event that a Court of competent jurisdiction declares any portion of this Bylaw ultra vires,
then such portion shall be deemed to be severed from the Bylaw to the intent that the
remainder of the Bylaw shall continue in full force and effect.
Introduced and read a first time the 11th day of February 2002.
Read a second time the 11th day of February 2002.
Read a third time the 11th day of February 2002.
Third reading rescinded the 22nd day of April 2002.
Read a third time as amended the 22nd day of April 2002.
Adopted on the 13th day of May 2002.
"original signed by:"
"original signed by:"
Jeff Stewart
Tom Day
Acting Mayor
Chief Administrative Officer