Governs vehicle parking, loading, bicycle, and passenger spaces on private property in the City of Vancouver.
Parking & snow — Vancouver, British Columbia
Where can I park? Is there a winter parking ban?
In the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, parking & snow rules are set by Parking By-law No. 6059 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Fines: not less than $250.00 and not exceeding $2,000.00.
Sets off-street parking and loading requirements: minimum stalls by building use/zoning district, design standards and exemptions. Opened as a 48-page unOCR'd 2006 scan, so specific stall-count tables aren't machine-searchable this pass.
| winter ban | During emergency snow clearing period declared by the City Engineer (declaration includes commencement and termination time and date): no person shall park a vehicle or allow it to remain parked on a transit route or a one-way street in the Downtown; no person shall stop or park a vehicle or allow it to remain stopped or parked on any portion of any street where signs indicate snow clearing operations are in progress (s. 65A). | s. 65A(1)(a); s. 65A(2) |
| sidewalk clearing | Owner or occupier of any parcel of real property shall, not later than 10:00 a.m. every day, remove all snow and ice from any sidewalk adjacent to such parcel for a distance that coincides with the parcel's property line and for the full width of the sidewalk (s. 76); and shall not cause, permit or allow any snow or ice to remain on a sidewalk adjacent to such parcel for a period of more than 24 hours (s. 76B). | s. 76; s. 76B |
| fine range | not less than $250.00 and not exceeding $2,000.00 | s. 103(1) |
scout note
Regulates street/traffic use city-wide; lets the City Engineer declare emergency snow-clearing periods banning parking on transit routes, one-way Downtown streets and signed snow-route sections, and requires owners to clear sidewalk snow/ice daily.