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DISTRICT OF UCLUELET
BYLAW NO. 2016, 2026
TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATION BYLAW
A BYLAW TO REGULATE TRAFFIC AND PARKING IN THE DISTRICT OF UCLUELET
WHEREAS the Council of a municipality is empowered to enact a bylaw to make different
regulations or prohibitions for the municipality, including regulations concerning traffic and
parking;
AND WHEREAS the District of Ucluelet Council is empowered to enact fines and penalties
for violations of those regulations or prohibitions;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Ucluelet, in open meeting assembled,
hereby enacts as follows:
1.
TITLE:
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Traffic and Parking Regulation Bylaw
No. 2016, 2026".
2.
DEFINITIONS:
"Angle Parking"
means the parking of a vehicle other than parallel to a curb
or lateral lines of the roadway and shall mean that the right
front tire shall be closest to the curb or edge of the
highway.
"Boulevard"
means the area between the curbs, lateral lines, or the
shoulder of a street and the adjacent property line and
includes a sidewalk.
"Bylaw Enforcement
Officer"
means a person appointed by the District of Ucluelet
Council to enforce the District of Ucluelet Bylaws.
"Commercial Trailer"
means a trailer but does not include a recreational trailer or
a trailer having a gross vehicle weight of less than 700
kilograms.
"Commercial Vehicle"
means a vehicle which is a commercial vehicle defined as
such and licensed under the Commercial Transportation
Act, and any vehicle not so licensed but which is used for
the collection or delivery, or both, of goods, wares,
merchandise, or other commodity in the ordinary course
of a business undertaking, and displaying a valid decal or
plate issued by a municipality for the purpose of
identifying a commercial vehicle.
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"Construction Vehicle"
means a commercial vehicle that is at any time used to
deliver construction materials or equipment or used to
do construction work.
"Crosswalk"
means:
a)
the 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 roadway at an intersection that
is included within the connection of the lateral
lines of the sidewalks on the opposite sides of
the street, or within the extension of the lateral
lines of the sidewalk on one side of the street,
measured from the curbs, or in the absence of
curbs, from the edges of the street.
"Curb"
means that portion of any boulevard that borders on
the street.
"Cycle"
means a device having any number of wheels that is
propelled by human power and on which a person
may ride.
"Derelict Vehicle"
means a vehicle that is inoperable, partially or totally
disassembled,
substantially
damaged,
wrecked,
dilapidated,
abandoned,
unregistered
and/or
unlicensed for the current year or parts thereof.
"Disabled"
means a person whose mobility is limited as a result of
a permanent or temporary disability that makes it
impossible or difficult to walk.
"Disabled Zone"
means a parking zone identified by the disabled
persons parking insignia sign.
"Emergency Vehicle"
means:
(a)
a motor vehicle carrying rescue or first aid
equipment where there is an emergency
justifying a rate of speed in excess of any
maximum rate of speed provided for in the
Motor Vehicle Act;
(b)
a motor vehicle driven by a member of a fire
department in the discharge of that member's
duties; or
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(c)
a motor vehicle driven by a Peace Officer,
constable or member of the police branch of Her
Majesty's Armed Forces, in the discharge of that
person's duties.
"Engineer"
means the Director of Engineering of the District of
Ucluelet or anyone authorized to act on his or her
behalf.
"Gross Vehicle Weight"
means the combined weight of the vehicle without
the load plus the weight of any load thereon.
"Highway"
includes every highway within the meaning of the
Highway Act, and every road, street, lane or right of
way designated or identified for or used by the general
public for the passage of vehicles and every
passageway to a private place to which the public, for
the purpose of parking or servicing of vehicles, has
access or is invited.
"Meter"
means a device placed or erected by the authority of
Council or person duly authorized by Council to
exercise such authority, mechanical or automatic,
used to regulate, indicate, measure, prescribe, control,
and charge a fee in relation to the duration for which a
vehicle can remain parked.
"Owner"
as applied to a vehicle means:
(a)
the person who holds the legal title of a vehicle,
(b)
a person who is a conditional vendee, a lessee or
a mortgagor, and is entitled to be in possession
of the vehicle, or
(c)
the person in whose name the vehicle is
registered.
"Park"
means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or
not, upon a street except when the vehicle is standing
temporarily for the purpose of and while actually used
for loading or unloading of the vehicle.
"Peace Officer"
means a Police Officer, or other person trained or
employed for the preservation and maintenance of
the public peace.
"Permit"
means a document in writing issued by the
Engineer/Superintendent or the Bylaw Enforcement
Officer, pursuant to this Bylaw.
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"Recreational Vehicle"
means a motor vehicle or trailer designed, used or
intended to be used primarily for accommodation
during travel or recreation.
"Resident"
means a person who resides within the boundaries of
the District of Ucluelet.
"Roadway"
means the portion of the highway that is improved,
designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but
does not include the shoulder; and where a highway
includes two or more separate roadways, the term
'roadway' refers to any one roadway separately and
not to all of them collectively.
"Sidewalk"
means that portion of the boulevard improved for
the use of pedestrians.
"Stop"
means:
(a)
when required, a complete cessation from
movement, and
(b)
when prohibited, the stopping or standing of a
vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when
necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
to comply with the directions of a peace officer
or traffic control device.
"Street"
includes every highway within the meaning of the
Highway Act and every roadway, street, lane or
highway designed for or intended for the general
public for the passage of vehicles and every other
place to which the public has access including a
District owned parking lot.
"Stop"
means:
(a)
when required, a complete cessation from
movement, and
(b)
when prohibited, the stopping or standing of a
vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when
necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
to comply with the directions of a peace officer
or traffic control device.
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"Street"
includes every highway within the meaning of the
Highway Act and every roadway, street, lane or
highway designed for or intended for the general
public for the passage of vehicles and every other
place to which the public has access including a
District owned parking lot.
"Superintendent"
means the Superintendent of Public Works for the
District of Ucluelet or anyone authorized to act on
their behalf.
"Traffic"
includes pedestrians, ridden or herded animals,
vehicles, cycles and other conveyances, either singly
or together, while using a highway to travel.
"Traffic Control Device"
means a sign, signal, line, meter, marking, space,
barrier or device, placed or erected by authority of
the Minister of Transportation and Highways, the
Council of the District, the Engineer/Superintended
or a person authorized by any of them to exercise
that authority, for the guidance, regulation, warning,
direction, or prohibition of traffic.
"Trailer"
means a vehicle without motor power designed to be
drawn by or used in conjunction with a motor vehicle
but does not include an implement of husbandry or a
sidecar attached to a motorcycle.
"Vehicle"
means a device in, on or by which a person or thing is
or may be transported or drawn on a street, except a
device designed to be moved by human power or used
exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
"Yellow Curb and Yellow
Line"
means, except where a bylaw of the Municipality
provides otherwise, a traffic control device consisting
of a curb painted yellow or yellow lines painted on the
pavement surface which instructs every operator of a
vehicle that no person shall stop, park or leave
standing, any vehicle adjacent to or upon, attended or
unattended, except where necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic, or in compliance with the direction
of an officer, traffic control signal, or device.
3.
DELEGATION OF POWERS:
3.1
The Council of a Municipality may, by bylaw provide the following;
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(a)
the placing or erection of traffic control devices to give effect to the
bylaw adopted under this section;
(b)
the regulation, control, or prohibition of pedestrian traffic, vehicular
traffic and traffic by other conveyances, on sidewalks, walkways or
boulevards, in or on lanes, or highways;
(c)
the regulation, control or prohibition of the stopping, standing or
parking of vehicles in the municipality;
(d)
the removal, detention, or impounding of vehicles unlawfully
occupying a portion of a highway or public place, and a scale of fees,
costs and expenses for that purpose;
(e)
the recovery of the fees, costs and expenses from the owner or by
sale of the impounded, removed vehicle;
(f)
the establishment and use of loading, commercial and passenger
zones in the municipality and their designation(s);
(g)
in respect of a highway in a municipality, the regulation of the width,
length and height of vehicles and width, length, height, fastenings
and distribution of loads on vehicles driven or operated on them;
(h)
the regulation, control and prohibition of erection or maintenance,
or both, of signs, advertisements or guideposts on or over highways
other than arterial highways in the municipality, and their alteration,
repainting, tearing down or removal without compensation to any
person for the loss or damage that results;
(i)
the establishment of school crossings in the municipality and the
regulation and control of pedestrian and vehicular traffic with
respect to them;
(j)
the establishment and use of taxi stands in the municipality and their
designation;
(k)
the regulation and control of processions on highways in the
municipality;
(l)
that a person operating or riding as a passenger on a cycle on a path
must properly wear an approved bicycle safety helmet; and
(m)
the enforcement of bylaws adopted under this section by fine,
penalties or cost;
3.2
The powers conferred on the council of municipality by this section include
the power exercisable by bylaw to do the following:
(a)
to authorize an officer or employee of the municipality to make
orders in respect of the matters comprised in a bylaw adopted by
those orders, to exercise the powers of the municipality under that
bylaw, subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in the bylaw;
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(b)
to authorize that officer or employee to rescind, revoke, amend or
vary an order made by him or her, subject to the terms and
conditions prescribed in the bylaw;
(c)
to adopt, repeal and amend bylaws under this section even though
authority has been given or delegated to an officer or employee of
the municipality.
4.
GENERAL POWERS OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER/SUPERINTENDENT:
4.1
The District Engineer/Superintendent is authorized to locate, establish and
maintain upon any street or boulevard such traffic control devices as may be
deemed necessary for the regulation, direction, control, or prohibition of
pedestrian traffic, vehicular traffic, and cycle traffic on any street or
boulevard.
4.2
The District Engineer/Superintendent is authorized, at their discretion, to
temporarily close any street for any of the following purposes:
(a)
construction or maintenance, or both, of any street or boulevard, or
anything ancillary to any of them;
(b)
installation, maintenance or removal of utilities;
(c)
construction of buildings on abutting properties if, in the opinion of
the District Engineer/Superintended, such closure or occupation, or
both, is desirable to facilitate such construction or is necessary to
protect the public during such construction;
(d)
a parade, festival, or block party;
(e)
temporary parking of construction vehicles, unattached trailers and
containers on a street by written approval of a permit.
4.2
The District Engineer/Superintendent or a Bylaw Enforcement Officer may
order the alteration, painting, tearing down or removal of any sign or
advertisement, erected or maintained on or over any highway and in the
exercise of this authority no compensations shall be paid to any person for
loss or damage resulting from the alteration, repainting, tearing down, or
removal of any sign or advertisement placed upon or over any highway.
4.3
The District Engineer/Superintendent is authorized at their discretion to give
written authorization to any person in violation of the stopping and parking
regulations.
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5.
STOPPING OF PARKING OF VEHICLES:
5.1
Parking Prohibitions
5.1.1 Except when necessary to avoid conflict with traffic or to comply
with the law or the directions of a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Peace
Officer, or traffic control device, no person shall:
a)
park a motor vehicle upon any street for any continuous
period exceeding 72 hours without movement unless that
person is a resident;
b)
park on any highway for a continuous period exceeding 24
hours;
c)
park a vehicle overnight in any District owned parking area,
without
written
authorization
from
the
District
Engineer/Superintendent, Bylaw Enforcement Officer or a
Peace Officer; (Bylaw No. 1019, 2006)
d)
abandon any vehicle upon a street;
e)
stop or park a vehicle on a boulevard;
f)
stop or park on a sidewalk;
g)
stop or park a vehicle within a designated Fire Lane;
h)
stop or park a vehicle in contravention of a traffic control
device;
i)
stop or park a vehicle on a street so that it impedes the
normal flow of traffic;
j)
park or stop a vehicle on a street within 1.5 meters (5 feet) of
a public or private driveway or road;
k)
stop or park within 6 meters (20 feet) of the approach side of
a crosswalk;
l)
park a vehicle within 5 meters (15 feet) of a fire hydrant
measured from a point on the curb or edge of street which is
closest to the fire hydrant;
m)
stop or park a vehicle within 6 meters (20 feet) on the
approach to a stop sign;
n)
stop or park upon a two-way roadway, other than on the
right side of the roadway, and with the right-hand wheels
parallel to that side, except where angle parking is permitted;
o)
stop or park a motor vehicle or trailer on a street without
displaying on it, the number plates issued for the current
license year of that motor vehicle or trailer;
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p)
stop or park any vehicle having a licensed gross vehicle
weight of over 4,600 kilograms (10,000 pounds), except a
recreational vehicle, on any street for more than two
consecutive hours;
q)
stop or park a vehicle having a licensed gross vehicle weight
of over 13,600 kilograms (30,000 pounds) on any street for
more than two consecutive hours;
r)
No person shall stop or park any vehicle on any street for the
purpose of greasing or repairing such vehicle except repairs
necessitated by an emergency;
s)
no person shall occupy a vehicle as living quarters while it is
parked upon any street or in any other public place;
t)
stop or park a vehicle in a designated Disabled parking spot
unless the vehicle displays a valid disabled parking permit;
u)
no person shall continuously stop or park a Recreational
Vehicle on any highway for more than four (4) hours; or
v)
No person shall stop or park an unlicensed vehicle on a
highway, public street, easement or right-of-way.
5.2
Manner of Parking
5.2.1
Where parking spaces have been marked on any street for parallel
parking, no person shall park any vehicle otherwise than between
the lines or markings indicating the limits of a single parking space,
except in the case of a vehicle being of greater length than that of a
single parking space, but in no case shall a vehicle occupy or
encroach upon more than two parking spaces.
5.2.2
No person shall stop or park a vehicle other than parallel to the curb
on as street, except where signs or markings indicate that angle
parking is permitted, in which case the vehicle shall be parked at the
angle to the curb indicated by such signs or markings, and parallel to
and between such markings and as close to the curb as practicable,
but in no case greater than 30 centimeters (12 inches) from the curb.
5.2.3
Where parallel parking is permitted, vehicles shall be parked with
wheels nearest the boulevard positioned parallel to the street, and
where there is a curb, within 30 centimeters (12 inches) of the curb.
5.2.4
No person shall park a vehicle in such a manner that any part of the
vehicle shall extend into the street beyond the lines or markings
indicating the limit of the parking spaces on that section of the
street.
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5.2.5
Where parking is permitted on a one-way street, a person shall stop
or park a vehicle only in the direction of travel permitted by the
traffic control device.
5.3
Manner of Parking
5.3.1
Where parking spaces have been marked on any street for parallel
parking, no person shall park any vehicle otherwise than between
the lines or markings indicating the limits of a single parking space,
except in the case of a vehicle being of greater length than that of a
single parking space, but in no case shall a vehicle occupy or
encroach upon more than two parking spaces.
5.3.2
No person shall stop or park a vehicle other than parallel to the curb
on as street, except where signs or markings indicate that angle
parking is permitted, in which case the vehicle shall be parked at the
angle to the curb indicated by such signs or markings, and parallel to
and between such markings and as close to the curb as practicable,
but in no case greater than 30 centimeters (12 inches) from the curb.
5.3.3
Where parallel parking is permitted, vehicles shall be parked with
wheels nearest the boulevard positioned parallel to the street, and
where there is a curb, within 30 centimeters (12 inches) of the curb.
5.3.4
No person shall park a vehicle in such a manner that any part of the
vehicle shall extend into the street beyond the lines or markings
indicating the limit of the parking spaces on that section of the
street.
5.3.5
Where parking is permitted on a one-way street, a person shall stop
or park a vehicle only in the direction of travel permitted by the
traffic control device.
5.4
Commercial Vehicle and Trailer Parking
5.4.1
No person, being the owner or operator of a commercial trailer shall
park such a commercial trailer when it is attached to a vehicle on any
street for more than two consecutive hours, except when the vehicle
is delivering or picking up goods, merchandise or other things.
5.4.2
No person, being the owner or operator of a commercial trailer shall
place or park such commercial trailer on any street if such trailer is
not attached to a vehicle and capable of being pushed or drawn at all
times, without first obtaining a written permit from the District
Engineer/Superintendent, Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace
Officer.
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5.4.3
A person being an owner or operator of a Commercial Vehicle in
excess of 6000 kilograms (13,200 pounds) gross vehicle weight or a
Commercial Trailer shall only park such vehicle and/or trailer on a
street or road abutting Commercially or Industrially zoned property.
Such stopping or parking must not exceed regulations set out in
Section 5.5.1.
5.5
Vehicles Exempt from Parking Regulations
5.5.1 This exemption does not relieve the drivers of said vehicles from
taking due precautions to indicate their presence on a street parked
or stopped, while engaged in work.
5.5.2 Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in this bylaw, the
provisions relating to stopping or parking of vehicles shall not apply
to emergency vehicles.
5.5.3 Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in this bylaw, the
provisions relating to stopping or parking of vehicles shall not apply
to:
a) vehicles used in conjunction with the servicing of public utilities
including telephone systems, electric systems, natural gas
systems and cablevision systems;
b) municipal and other government vehicles; or
c) towing service vehicles.
5.6 Derelict Vehicles
5.6.1
No person shall park a derelict vehicle on public property.
5.6.2
No person shall park a derelict vehicle on private property in view of
the general public.
5.6.3
Derelict vehicles, whether on public or private property, will be
declared a nuisance, will be towed and impounded, subject to the
following:
a)
derelict vehicles on public property will be towed
immediately;
b)
the owner(s) of a derelict vehicle(s) on private property will
be issued a 14-day notice to remove the vehicle(s) from the
property;
c)
if the vehicle(s) is not removed or enclosed within the 14-day
notice period, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer may authorize
a towing service to remove and impound the vehicle;
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d)
disposal of derelict vehicles will be affected pursuant to
Section 8.2 of this bylaw.
5.6.4
All fines, fees and costs associated with the removal, impoundment
and disposal of a derelict vehicle will be recovered from the last
registered owner of the derelict vehicle.
6. STREET USAGE:
6.1
Pedestrians
No person or persons shall stand or assemble on any street or sidewalk so as
to obstruct or prevent other persons from using the street or sidewalk for
the passage of motor vehicles or pedestrians.
6.2
Regulation of Cycles, Skateboard, and Roller Blades
6.2.1
Unless the context otherwise requires, a person operating a cycle on
a street has all the rights and is subject to all the duties that any
vehicle operator has under this bylaw.
6.2.2
Any person operating a skateboard, rollerblades or other similar
equipment and apparatus associated with such equipment, shall
yield the right of way to and shall not interfere with the quiet
enjoyment of any person or traffic on or in a public place, park,
highway, street or road.
6.3
Vehicle Regulations
7.3.1 Except as authorized by a written permit from the District
Engineer/Superintendent, no person shall drive or operate on a
highway;
(a)
a passenger vehicle so loaded that any part of the load
extends beyond the sides of the vehicle or more than 185cm
beyond the back of the vehicle;
(b)
a vehicle having wheels or tracks constructed or equipped
with projecting spikes, cleats, ribs, clamps, flanges, lugs, or
other attachments or projections which extend beyond the
tread, traction surface or smooth surface of the wheel, tread
or track, excluding tire chains of reasonable proportions
when required for safety;
(c)
a vehicle that is dropping, sifting, leaking or any escapement
of its load;
(d)
a vehicle with any load unless the load or any covering
thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or
load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner
hazardous to other users of the highway; or
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(e)
a vehicle having a greater gross weight, axle load or tire load,
than the limits of weights and loads prescribed in the
Commercial Transport Act, or having greater dimensions with
or without load, or a greater number of vehicles coupled
together than is prescribed in the said regulations.
6.4
General
6.4.1
No person shall remove any notice affixed or placed on a vehicle by
an Authorized Person, unless he is the owner or operator of such
vehicle.
6.4.2
No person shall camp overnight on any street or in any park or in any
parking area, other than those areas approved for overnight
camping.
6.4.3
No person shall remove, alter, deface, cover up or damage any traffic
control device erected pursuant to the provisions of this bylaw.
6.4.4
Except as specifically authorized by a resolution of Council or by
bylaw, no person acting in the course of that person's business, shall
place or cause or permit to be placed by any person in their employ
or under their control, any fuel, merchandise, chattel or wares of any
nature on any street or boulevard, or to conduct business from a
vehicle parked on any street.
6.4.5
The District Engineer/Superintendent or Bylaw Enforcement Officer
may seize any merchandise, vehicle, fuel, chattel or wares of any
nature found to be unlawfully occupying a portion of a street,
boulevard or public place and may cause such object to be removed,
detained and impounded.
7. BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
7.1
For the purposes of this bylaw, the designated Bylaw Enforcement Officer
means any of the following:
(a)
Chief Administrative Officer
(b)
Bylaw Enforcement Officer
(c)
Engineer/Superintendent
(d)
R.C.M.P. Officers and Auxiliary members
7.2
Bylaw Enforcement Officers are authorized and empowered to inspect,
compel, and require that all the regulations and provisions prescribed in this
bylaw are carried out.
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7.3
Any Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer of the District may cause to
be removed and stored, any vehicle parked on any street or any other public
statutory right of way.
7.4
Council hereby authorizes any Bylaw Enforcement Officer of the District or
Peace Officer to determine whether a vehicle has been abandoned and if
that Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer is satisfied that a vehicle
has been abandoned, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer may
cause the vehicle to be removed and disposed of pursuant to any applicable
provincial statute and/or regulation in force at that time.
7.5
Council hereby authorizes any Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer
to issue bylaw offense notices on any vehicle parked or stopped in
contravention of this bylaw.
7.6
Council hereby authorizes any Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer
to issue bylaw offense notices to individuals committing an offense under
this bylaw.
8.
VIOLATION AND PENALTY:
8.1
Impoundment of Vehicles
Any vehicle unlawfully occupying any portion of District property, street,
boulevard, highway, or public place may, upon the order of a Bylaw
Enforcement Officer or Peace Officer, be removed to an impoundment lot
and such a vehicle will not be released to its owner until the costs of its
removal and impoundment are paid. These costs are established in an
agreement between the District and its towing agent.
If a vehicle that has been impounded and is not claimed by its owner within
thirty-one days of being given a notice of the impoundment, the vehicle may
be sold at public auction. Any monies received on the vehicle's sale shall be
applied to the cost of the sale, impoundment, storage, and removal fees. In
the event of a surplus, the monies will be sent to the registered owner at
the address shown for such owner in the records of the Superintendent of
Motor Vehicles by registered mail.
8.2
Disposal of Objects
After the expiration of thirty-one days from the date of seizure of an object,
the District Engineer/Superintendent is authorized to sell the object by
auction, and the proceeds of the sale shall be the property of the District.
The District may recover fee, cost, and expenses for removal, detention,
impounding and storage of an object seized, in any court in competent
jurisdiction or by sale of the object at public auction.
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Where, in the opinion of the District Engineer/Superintendent, it is
impractical to dispose of a seized object by public auction, the
Engineer/Superintendent may dispose of the object in any way deemed fit
and recover the cost of such disposal from the owner of the object by court
action.
8.3
Liability for Damages
In addition to all other penalties provided, any person causing damage to
any street or boulevard, or any person being the owner or operator of a
vehicle that has caused damage to any street or boulevard, shall be
responsible for the cost of repairing such damage
8.4
Obstructing a Bylaw Enforcement Officer
No person shall prevent or obstruct, or attempt to prevent or obstruct, a
Bylaw Enforcement Officer in the enforcement of the provisions of this
bylaw.
8.5
Ticketing
8.5.1
Any Person who causes, permits or allows anything to be done in
contravention or violation of this Bylaw, or who neglects or fails to
do anything required to be done pursuant to this Bylaw, commits an
offence against this Bylaw and is liable upon summary conviction to
pay a fine of not more than $50,000, plus the costs of prosecution,
and any other penalty or remedy available under the Community
Charter and Offence Act.
8.5.2
This Bylaw may be enforced by bylaw notice pursuant to the "Bylaw
Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2000, 2026" as amended or replaced.
8.5.3
Where an offence under this Bylaw is of a continuing nature, each
day that an offence continues, or is permitted to exist, constitutes a
separate offence.
9.
SEVERABILITY:
If any provision of this Bylaw is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to
be unlawful or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from this Bylaw and
shall not affect the validity of any remaining provision of this Bylaw.
10.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS:
This bylaw hereby repeals "Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 948, 2004" and any
amendments thereto.
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Traffic and Parking Regulation Bylaw No. 2016, 2026
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READ A FIRST TIME this 28th day of April, 2026.
READ A SECOND TIME this 28th day of April, 2026.
READ A THIRD TIME this 28th day of April, 2026.
ADOPTED this 26th day of May, 2026.
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Marilyn McEwen
Ed Chow
Mayor
Corporate Officer
THE CORPORATE SEAL of the District
of Ucluelet was hereto affixed in the
presence of:
Ed Chow, Corporate Officer