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STREETS AND TRAFFIC BYLAW
BYLAW NO. 09-079
This consolidation is a copy of a bylaw
consolidated under the authority of
section 139 of the Community Charter.
(Consolidated on March 12, 2026 up to
Bylaw 26-024)
This bylaw is printed under and by
authority of the Corporate Administrator
of the Corporation of the City of Victoria.
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NO. 09-079
STREETS AND TRAFFIC BYLAW
A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA
(Consolidated to include Bylaws No. 10-061, 10-074, 12-030, 13-083, 14-023, 14-051, 14-096,
15-042, 16-013, 16-068, 16-089, 18-058, 19-040, 19-048, 19-067, 20-033, 21-056, 21-111, 22-028,
22-088, 23-045, 23-048, 23-054, 23-106, 24-024, 24-046, 24-077, 25-046, 26-005, 26-024)
The purpose of this Bylaw is to consolidate, update, and clarify the regulations applicable to
streets and traffic.
Contents
PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
1
Title
2
Application of Bylaw
3
Interpretation
4
Definitions
5
Classification of streets
6
Procedures for orders by Director of Engineering
7
Powers of Council not affected by an order
8
Orders exempt from procedures
PART 2 - TRAFFIC
9
Powers of Director of Engineering
10
Jaywalking
11
School Patrols
12
Firefighters may direct traffic
13
Work in streets
14
Moving vehicle into traffic
15
Traffic at intersections
16
Temporary traffic control devices by police
17
Speed zones
18
Use of street by buses
19
Police traffic direction
20
Obeying traffic controls
21
Stop signs
22
Green light
23
Yellow light
24
Red light
25
Green arrow
26
Flashing lights
27
Stunting
28
Driving on laned roadway
29
Highway lines
30
Highway lines exception
31
Newly painted lines
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32
Duty when overtaking
33
Passing on right
34
Passing on left
35
Clear view on passing
36
Divided highways
37
Reverse turn
38
Signals on turning
39
Means of signalling
40
Left hand drive signals
41
Driving over fire hose
42
Driving on sidewalk
43
Cyclist provisions
43A
Skating provisions
44
Motorcycles
PART 3 - PARKING AND STOPPING
45
Powers of Director of Engineering - parking and stopping zones
46
Powers of Director of Engineering - traffic control devices
47
Impounding and tow away zones
48
No stopping zone
49
No parking zone
50
No parking in City lane
51
Limited time parking zone
52
Limited time parking exemption permit
53
Residential parking zone
54
Residential parking permit zone
55
Truck loading zone
56
Hotel zone
57
General loading zone
58
School loading zone
59
Church loading zone
60
Parking and loading zones for handicapped persons
61
Taxi stand
62
Transit zone
63
Shuttle bus zone
64
Out of town tour bus zone
65
Safety zone
66
Angle parking
67
Reserved parking area
68
Special parking zone
69
No parking (vehicles over 6m) zone
70
Passenger zone
71
Parking meter zone
72
Pay Station Zone
72A
Electric vehicle charging zone
72B
Car share co-op parking zone
72C
Shared micromobility parking zone
73
Parking exemptions for persons with disabilities
74
Passenger Directed Vehicle in Metered or Pay Station Zone
75
Trailers in metered spaces
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Temporary discontinuance and reservation of metered space
76A
Exemption for car share vehicles
77
Lawful coins required in parking meter and pay station
78
Ticket controlled parking zones
79
Sightseeing vehicle stands
80
Reserved stand for horsedrawn sightseeing vehicles
81
[repealed]
82
Vehicle standing while loading or unloading
83
Night parking
84
Sleeping in vehicles
85
Distance between parked vehicles
86
Parking on one way street
87
Miscellaneous stopping, standing, parking
88
Curb parking
89
Stopping at intersections
90
Yellow curb lines
PART 4 - VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT
91
Motor Vehicle Act regulations apply
92
Vehicle size and weight
93
Commercial Transport Act regulations apply to all vehicles
94
Engineer's report for permit
PART 5 - GENERAL REGULATIONS
95
Parking commercial vehicle in residential zone
96
Trailer left on street
97
Driving between vehicles in funeral procession
98
Air horn
99
Procession in street requires permit
100
Commercial goods on street
101
Excavations, obstructions on street require permit
102
Objects prohibited on streets
102A Portable signs
103
Obstructing sidewalk, soliciting, fighting
103A Boulevards and medians
104
Fireworks
105
Liquids onto street require permit
105A Electric vehicle charging infrastructure on street
106
Works on street require permit
106A Damage to survey monument fee
107
Clearing sidewalk of snow and ice
108
Placing wood on a street
109
Paint, posters on street structure
110
Parking on sidewalk or boulevard requires permit
111
Driving on sidewalk permitted in special circumstances
112
Trees on and near streets
113
Private streets and lanes require sign
114
Cycles on sidewalks, bicycle helmets
115
Skating on sidewalk
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116
Street entertainers
PART 6 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
117
Chalk mark on vehicle tire
118
Identification of street entertainer
119
Offence
120
Penalties
121
Offence notice
122
Voluntary Penalties
123
Repeal
Schedule A - Street Classifications
Schedule B - Speed Zones
Schedule C - [repealed]
Schedule D - Truck and Commercial Routes
Schedule E - Minimum Fines for Traffic Offences
Schedule F - Minimum Fines for Traffic Offences other than Sections 19 to 44
Schedule G - Voluntary Penalties Payable under Offence Notices
Schedule H - [repealed]
Schedule I - Conditions
The Council of the Corporation of the City of Victoria enacts the provisions in this Bylaw under
its statutory powers, which include
(a)
sections 8, 35 to 46, 62, 64, 194, and 260 to 263 of the Community Charter;
(b)
sections 124, 209, and 214 of the Motor Vehicle Act;
(c)
section 14 of the Victoria City Act, 1919;
(d)
section 24 of the Victoria City Act, 1920;
(e)
section 19 of the Victoria City Act, 1923;
(f)
section 9 of the Victoria City Act, 1934.
PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
Title
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This Bylaw may be cited as the "STREETS AND TRAFFIC BYLAW".
Application of Bylaw
2
(1)
The provisions of this Bylaw in relation to drivers of vehicles also apply to all of
the following:
(a)
persons riding a cycle or an animal;
(b)
persons driving an animal drawn vehicle.
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(2)
The provisions of this Bylaw do not apply to any of the following:
(a)
persons, vehicles or other equipment while lawfully engaged in highway
or public utility construction, maintenance or repair work on, over or under
the surface of a highway;
(b)
the driver of an emergency vehicle that is
(i)
responding to an emergency call,
(ii)
sounding an emergency siren (audible siren, signal bell or exhaust
whistle), and
(iii)
showing an emergency light (flashing red or blue light);
(c)
the driver of an emergency vehicle that is
(i)
at the scene of an emergency, and
(ii)
showing an emergency light (flashing red or blue light);
(d)
a police officer who is in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected
violator of the law;
(e)
a police officer who is engaged in a police duty of a nature that the
sounding of a siren or other audible signal would unduly hamper the
performance of that duty.
(3)
Where anything in this section conflicts with B.C. Reg. 133/98, the Emergency
Vehicle Driving Regulation under the Motor Vehicle Act (the "Regulation"), the
Regulation prevails.
Interpretation
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(1)
In this Bylaw and orders made under it, the words and expressions used have
the meanings given to them by the Motor Vehicle Act and its regulations, except
as otherwise specified in this bylaw.
(2)
Despite subsection (1) and subject to subsection (3), the definitions in section 4
and elsewhere in this bylaw prevail over the definitions in the Motor Vehicle Act
and its regulations if they are inconsistent, except as otherwise specified in this
bylaw.
(3)
Despite subsections (1) and (2) and section 4, the definitions and interpretation
provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act and its regulations apply to the words and
expressions used in Part 2.
Definitions
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In this Bylaw
"air horn"
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means a device or contrivance used or intended to be used for the emission of
sound by means of the forced passage of air or gas through that device or
contrivance;
"arterial highway"
has the same meaning as in the Transportation Act;
"boulevard"
means that portion of a street between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a
roadway and the adjoining property line, excluding a sidewalk;
"bus"
means a railless vehicle used as a public utility for the carriage of passengers;
"car share co-op vehicle"
means a vehicle owned by a not-for-profit co-operative association incorporated
under the laws of British Columbia and used exclusively in the provisions of the
association's car sharing service;
"car share EV station"
means a battery charging station that is available for car share co-op vehicles for
the purpose of transferring electric energy to a battery or other energy storage
device in an electric vehicle;
"charging station"
means a battery charging station that is available for public use for the purpose
of transferring electric energy to a battery or other energy storage device in an
electric vehicle or shared micromobility device;
"City"
means the Corporation of the City of Victoria;
"City lane"
means a public highway which is not designed for general travel and which is
used primarily as a means of access to the rear of properties;
"commercial vehicle"
means a truck or van that is used primarily for the purpose of freight
transportation and that displays
(a)
a valid and subsisting commercial licence plate issued under the
Commercial Transport Act, and
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(b)
a valid and subsisting licence plate issued under Division 2 of Part 20 of
the Local Government Act, other than farm vehicles as defined in the
regulations made under the Commercial Transport Act;
"continuously parked"
means a vehicle that is parked without being moved from a particular City block;
"council"
means the elected council of the City of Victoria;
"director"
in reference to the head of a City department or other City official, means the
person appointed to that position or a successor position with the same
responsibilities as the position designated in this bylaw;
"driveway crossing"
means the improved section of a curb, sidewalk or boulevard constructed to
provide vehicular access to one or more lots from a street;
"dwelling"
means a building used by one or more persons as a residence, but does not
include any of the following types of dwelling:
(a)
a hotel, hostel, or other transient accommodation facility,
(b)
a place of detention;
"electric vehicle"
means a vehicle that operates, either partially or exclusively, on electrical energy
from an off-board source that is stored on-board for motive purposes, but does
not include vehicles that cannot be licensed by the Insurance Corporation of
British Columbia;
"electric vehicle charging zone"
means any street or part of it that has been designated and identified for the
exclusive use of electric vehicles;
"elephant's feet markings"
means two parallel lines of white intermittent squares on the surface of the street;
"holiday"
includes any of the following days:
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(a)
Sunday,
(b)
Boxing Day, British Columbia Day, Canada Day, Christmas Day, Easter
Monday, Good Friday, Labour Day, New Years Day, Remembrance Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Truth and Reconciliation Day, Victoria Day, and
(c)
any day set by the Parliament of Canada, by the Legislature, or by
proclamation of the Governor General or the Lieutenant Governor to be
observed as a day of general prayer or mourning, a day of public rejoicing
or thanksgiving, a day for celebrating the birthday of the reigning
Sovereign, or as a public holiday;
"metered space"
(a)
where a parking meter stand has only one parking meter head, means
that rectangular portion of the adjacent curb lane measuring
(i)
not less than 4.8 m nor more than 10.4 m from the centre of the
base of the parking meter stand in the direction counter to the
direction of the curb lane traffic, and
(ii)
2.5 m from the curb in a roadward direction;
(b)
where a parking meter stand has two parking meter heads,
(i)
with regard to the parking meter head first in sequence in the
direction of the curb lane traffic, means that rectangular portion of
the adjacent curb lane that is described in paragraph (a), and
(ii)
with regard to the parking meter head second in sequence in the
direction of the curb lane traffic, means that rectangular portion of
the adjacent curb lane measuring
(A)
not less than 4.8 m nor more than 10.4 m from the centre
of the base of the parking meter stand in the direction of
the curb lane traffic, and
(B)
2.5 m from the curb in a roadward direction;
(c)
where a parking meter is installed adjacent to a curb lane which is
marked with parallel angular lines or other markings forming parallel
angular lines, means that portion of the curb lane designated for the
accommodation of a vehicle by the lines or markings and being nearest to
the applicable meter head;
"metered zone"
means any street or part of it
(a)
that is designated as a metered zone under this Bylaw, and
(b)
on which a parking meter has been erected to control parking;
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"mobile bicycle vendor"
means a person who sells goods from a cycle;
"multi-use trail"
means a trail intended and marked for general and recreational use by the
public, including cyclists, but excluding motor vehicles.
"park", "parking", or "parked"
means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, on a street, except
when the vehicle is standing temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually
engaged in loading or unloading;
"parking meter"
means a parking meter stand equipped with a single or double parking meter
head;
"parking meter head"
means a mechanical or electronic appliance designed for the purpose of gauging
and indicating a time within which a vehicle is or may be parked;
"parking meter stand"
means a pole or stand supporting a single or double parking meter head;
"parking pay station"
means a device operated and maintained by or on behalf of the City for collecting
parking fees for parking in, and controlling the use of, parking spaces.
"parking space"
means any portion of a street marked by any one or more of the following to
indicate that it is intended for the parking of a vehicle: painted lines, a number,
meter, pole or other device.
"passenger directed vehicle"
has the same meaning as in the Business Licence Bylaw;
"passenger vehicle"
means a vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle, a sightseeing vehicle, a bus or
a taxi;
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"pay station zone"
means a street or a portion of a street designated as such under this bylaw
where parking is permitted subject to payment of a charge at a parking pay
station.
"person with disabilities"
means a person whose mobility is limited as a result of a permanent or
temporary disability that makes it impossible or difficult to walk;
"police chief"
means the person appointed from time to time as the chief of the City of Victoria
Police Department.
"police officer"
means a peace officer, constable or person having the powers of a peace officer
or constable;
"private lane"
(a)
means every way or place that is privately owned and used for vehicular
travel by the owner of that way or place, and by those having the express
or implied permission of the owner, and
(b)
excludes a driveway between a single residence and a street;
"protected bicycle lane"
means a lane on a street separated from the general purpose travel lane by a
buffer and a vertical element including a median, curb or flexible delineator;
"public place"
includes all public squares, public gardens, public recreation grounds, parks,
lanes and streets within the City;
"repertoire"
means the complete list or supply of skills, drama or musical works available for
performance by a street entertainer;
"semi-trailer"
includes
(a)
a vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle
or truck tractor and so constructed that an appreciable part of its weight
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and that of its load rests on and is carried by the motor vehicle or truck
tractor; and
(b)
a pole trailer;
"shared micromobility device"
means a cycle that is publicly accessible for a fee and supplied by a shared
micromobility service provider;
"shared micromobility parking zone"
means a street or a portion of a street designated under this bylaw for the
exclusive use of shared micromobility devices;
"shared micromobility service provider"
means an entity contracted by the City to operate, manage and supply a system
of shared micromobility devices to the public;
"sidewalk"
means the part of a highway that has been improved for pedestrian traffic and,
where there is no boulevard between the nearest building and that part of a
highway, the sidewalk is deemed to abut that building unless proved otherwise;
"sightseeing vehicle"
(a)
means a cab, carriage, omnibus, cart, wagon, dray, truck, motor car,
automobile or other conveyance or vehicle that operated by a driver and
used primarily for sightseeing purposes,
(b)
includes a horsedrawn vehicle, and
(c)
excludes a passenger directed vehicle;
"stop" or "stand"
(a)
when required by this bylaw, means a complete cessation from
movement, and
(b)
when prohibited, means the stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether
occupied or not, except when that is necessary to avoid conflict with other
traffic or to comply with the directions of a police officer or traffic control
device;
"street"
includes a highway, as defined in the Motor Vehicle Act;
"street line"
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means the dividing line between real property and an adjoining street;
"taxi"
means a passenger directed vehicle that is operated under a licence pursuant to
the Passenger Transportation Act (BC) that expressly authorizes the driver to
transport passengers who hail the passenger directed vehicle from the street, or
who cause the passenger directed vehicle to be hailed from the street;
"ticket dispenser"
means an automatic or other mechanical meter erected, maintained or operated
(a)
on a street or portion of a street, and
(b)
for the purpose of allotting and controlling parking spaces for vehicles by
the dispensing of tickets or coupons to the drivers of vehicles parked or
intended to be parked in those parking spaces;
"traffic control plan"
has the same meaning as in the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and
Infrastructure document titled "2020 Traffic Management Manual for Work on
Roadways", as amended from time to time;
"traffic management plan"
has the same meaning as in the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and
Infrastructure document titled "2020 Traffic Management Manual for Work on
Roadways', as amended from time to time;
"trailer"
means a vehicle, including a semi-trailer, that is at any time drawn upon a street
by a motor vehicle, excluding:
(a)
an implement of husbandry;
(b)
a sidecar attached to a motor vehicle; or
(c)
a disabled motor vehicle that is towed by a tow car;
"transit zone"
means a street or a portion of a street designated under this bylaw for the
exclusive use of designated buses;
"weapon"
includes all types of firearms, air guns, air rifles, air pistols and spring guns.
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"works"
means works owned or operated by the City.
Classification of streets
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Streets are classified in accordance with Schedule A.
Procedures for orders by Director of Engineering
6
(1)
Subject to section 8, an order made by the Director of Engineering under a power
delegated by this Bylaw must
(a)
be in writing and signed by the Director of Engineering;
(b)
be forwarded to the Corporate Administrator;
(c)
come into effect immediately, unless a later date is specified in the order.
(2)
The Director of Engineering may forward an order, that in the Director of
Engineering's opinion concerns a new matter, to the Corporate Administrator with
a request that the order be presented
(a)
to the appropriate committee of Council for consideration; or
(b)
to City Council for ratification.
(3)
The committee that considers an order may present it, with or without a
recommendation, to the Council for its ratification or other action.
(4)
An order forwarded to City Council for ratification comes into force immediately
on ratification unless a later date is specified in the order.
(5)
The Director of Engineering may exercise the power to make an order under this
Bylaw at any time or from time to time, as the Director of Engineering considers
necessary or expedient.
Powers of Council not affected by an order
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(1)
The giving or delegating of authority, under this Bylaw, to the Director of
Engineering does not limit the power of the Council to initiate, adopt, repeal or
amend bylaws in respect of any matter within this Bylaw.
(2)
An order made by the Director of Engineering is valid and effective only to the
extent that it is not inconsistent with or repugnant to the provisions of a bylaw.
(3)
The Council may, by bylaw, at any time rescind or revoke an order made by the
Director of Engineering.
Orders exempt from procedures
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(1)
Section 6 does not apply to
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(a)
an order made under section 76 or 82, or
(b)
the issuance of a permit or the granting of a permission or consent, under
this Bylaw, by the Director of Engineering or any other of the City's
officers or employees who are empowered to issue the permit or grant the
permission or consent.
(2)
An order referred to in subsection (1) or an order for the rescission, revocation,
amendment or variation of that order must take effect at the time it is made or at
the time stipulated by the order.
PART 2 - TRAFFIC
Powers of Director of Engineering
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For the purpose of regulating the movement of traffic, the Director of Engineering may
make orders designating any of the following matters:
(a)
the intersections where signs bearing words or symbols indicating that U-turns
are prohibited must be placed;
(b)
the locations at intersections where signs bearing words or symbols indicating
that left hand turns are prohibited must be placed;
(c)
the locations at intersections of not more than two streets where signs bearing
words or symbols indicating that the driver of a vehicle which is facing the red
light at that intersection must not cause the vehicle to make a left turn into a
street on which traffic is restricted to one direction of travel;
(d)
the locations at intersections where signs bearing the words "Stop" must be
placed;
(e)
the locations at or near intersections where signs, bearing words or symbols
indicating that drivers must yield, must be placed;
(f)
the locations where traffic control signals described in section 126 of the Motor
Vehicle Act must be placed;
(g)
the intersections where signs bearing words or symbols indicating that a street is
a one way street must be placed, together with other signs the Director of
Engineering considers advisable in order to prohibit traffic proceeding in more
than one direction on a one way street;
(h)
the portions of streets that are crosswalks and that the crosswalks must be
marked by distinctive lines or markers on street surfaces, and the locations
where signs, indicating the locations of crosswalks, must be placed;
(i)
the roadway or part of a roadway, on a street, that must be a laned roadway
within the meaning of the Motor Vehicle Act, and must be marked with suitable
lines on the roadway;
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(j)
the lane or lanes on a laned roadway at or near an intersection where suitable
traffic control devices must be placed to direct that no turns or turns only in
certain directions may be made at the intersection by vehicles travelling in the
lane or lanes;
(k)
streets or portions of streets which must be marked with lines in the manner
provided by section 155 of the Motor Vehicle Act;
(l)
streets or portions of streets which must be divided in the manner described by
section 163 of the Motor Vehicle Act;
(m)
the locations at or in the vicinity of schools and public playgrounds for children
where signs stating a speed limit of 30 km/h, or on which the numeral "30" is
prominently shown, must be displayed for the purposes of section 147 of the
Motor Vehicle Act;
(n)
the locations at intersections where signs bearing words or symbols indicating
that right hand turns are prohibited must be placed
(o)
the unmarked crosswalks where signs indicating that pedestrian traffic is
prohibited must be placed;
(p)
the streets or portions of streets on which buses that may be a hazard to other
users by reason of their size or operating characteristics are prohibited, and the
locations where signs indicating that bus traffic is prohibited must be placed;
(q)
for the purpose of preventing a hazard or damage to streets,
(i)
designate limits for the gross weight of a vehicle or its load, and for the
distribution of loads of vehicles,
(ii)
designate all or part of a street from which vehicles are prohibited if they
exceed the limits designated under subparagraph (i), and
(iii)
designate locations for the placement of signs that indicate the limits and
prohibitions designated under subparagraphs (i) and (ii);
(r)
the streets or portions of streets where traffic, classes of traffic, vehicles, or
drivers are regulated as the Director of Engineering considers advisable to
support the prioritization of pedestrian traffic including:
(i)
the hours during which and days on which a provision of an order
concerning the streets or portions of streets is in effect; and
(ii)
different provisions, including exceptions, for different classes of traffic,
vehicles, or drivers;
(s)
the streets or portions of streets where traffic, classes of traffic, vehicles or
drivers are regulated as the Director of Engineering considers advisable to
support the prioritization of cycle traffic including different provisions, including
exceptions, for different classes of traffic, vehicles or drivers.
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Jaywalking
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(1)
That part of the City bounded by the east side of Douglas Street, the south side
of Fort Street, the west side of Government Street, and the north side of Herald
Street is designated as a congested district.
(2)
A pedestrian must not traverse or cross any of the streets within a congested
district at any place other than in a crosswalk.
(3)
The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the following
areas:
(a)
that portion of Fisgard Street between Government Street and Douglas
Street;
(b)
that portion of Government Street between Fort Street and Yates Street.
(4)
Despite subsections (1) to (3), a person must not traverse or cross a street in an
unmarked crosswalk where a sign is displayed which indicates that pedestrian
traffic is prohibited.
School patrols
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(1)
The principal of a public or private school may appoint a number of pupils of the
school, or other persons, as members of a traffic patrol with the power to require
vehicles to stop at crosswalks in the vicinity of schools by displaying flags or
other devices bearing the word "Stop".
(2)
A driver of a vehicle approaching a crosswalk must not cause or permit the
vehicle to proceed through or into the crosswalk when a member of a traffic
patrol appointed under subsection (1) displays a flag or other device with the
word "Stop" on it facing the traffic approaching from either direction.
Firefighters may direct traffic
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(1)
An officer or member of the Fire Department in attendance at or near any fire or
other emergency may direct traffic on a street in the vicinity of the fire or other
emergency.
(2)
A person must comply with directions given under subsection (1).
Work in streets
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Without making a formal order, the Director of Engineering may direct that, on any street
where construction, reconstruction, widening, repair, marking or any other work is being
done, traffic control devices must be erected or placed for any of the following purposes:
(a)
to indicate that crews or equipment are working on the street;
(b)
to regulate or prohibit traffic in the vicinity of the work;
(c)
to limit the rate of speed of vehicles in the vicinity of the work.
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Moving vehicle into traffic
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The driver of a vehicle may move it from a stationary position at a curb or the edge of a
roadway into the line of vehicular traffic on the street only if the driver
(a)
first signals an intention to do so by means of an hand and arm signal or a
mechanical signal, as prescribed for turns by the Motor Vehicle Act, and
(b)
has ascertained that the movement can be made in safety, having regard to the
nature, condition and use of the street and the traffic which actually is at the time,
or might reasonably be expected to be, on the street.
Traffic at intersections
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Despite a traffic control indication to proceed, a person may drive a vehicle into an
intersection or a marked crosswalk only if there is sufficient space on the other side of
the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle without obstructing the
passage of other vehicles or pedestrians.
Temporary traffic control devices by police
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A police officer may place or employ temporary traffic control devices that the police
officer considers necessary to assist in controlling traffic.
Speed zones
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(1)
A person must not drive a motor vehicle in excess of the maximum rate of speed
prescribed in Schedule B for the street, lane or the part of a street or lane listed
or shown in Schedule B under that rate of speed.
(2)
The maximum rates of speed prescribed in Schedule B apply to all motor
vehicles except where a type of motor vehicle is specified in Schedule B in
respect of a specified street or lane or part of a street or lane.
(3)
The Director of Engineering must cause signs to be erected or placed on streets
and lanes or the parts of them designated in Schedule B for the purpose of
indicating the speed limits prescribed under this section and Schedule B.
Use of street by buses
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The driver of a bus must not drive it on a street on which bus traffic has been prohibited
by an order made under section 9(p).
Police traffic direction
19
If a police 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,
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the police officer may direct traffic according to his or her discretion and, despite anything in
to the contrary in sections 20 to 44, a person must obey the police officer's directions.
Obeying traffic controls
20
Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or a person authorized by a police officer to
direct traffic, every driver of a vehicle and every pedestrian must obey the instructions of
an applicable traffic control device.
Stop signs
21
Except when a police officer directs otherwise, if there is a stop sign at an intersection, a
driver of a vehicle must stop
(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 driver
has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting highway;
Green light
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(1)
When a green light alone is exhibited at an intersection by a traffic control signal,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle facing the green light
(i)
may cause the vehicle to proceed straight through the
intersection, or to turn left or right, subject to a sign or signal
prohibiting a left or right turn, or both, or designating the turning
movement permitted;
(ii)
must yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully in the
intersection or in an adjacent crosswalk when the green light is
exhibited; and
(iii)
must yield the right of way to vehicles lawfully in the intersection
when the green light is exhibited; and
(b)
a pedestrian facing the green light may proceed across the roadway in a
marked or unmarked crosswalk, subject to special pedestrian traffic
control signals directing him or her otherwise, and has the right of way for
that purpose over all vehicles.
(2)
When a green light alone is exhibited at a place other than an intersection by a
traffic control signal,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle
(i)
may cause the vehicle to pass the signal, and
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(ii)
must yield the right of way to a pedestrian still in the roadway or
on a crosswalk in the vicinity of the signal when the green light is
exhibited;
(b)
a pedestrian still in the roadway or on a crosswalk in the vicinity of the
signal when the green light is exhibited must proceed as quickly as
possible from the roadway; and
(c)
a pedestrian must not enter the roadway in the vicinity of the signal until
either
(i)
the traffic control signal facing the vehicular traffic exhibits a red
light, or
(ii)
a traffic control signal instructs the pedestrian that he or she may
cross the roadway.
Yellow light
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(1)
When a yellow light alone is exhibited at an intersection by a traffic control signal,
following the exhibition of a green light,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection and facing the yellow
light must cause it to stop before entering the marked crosswalk on the
near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk then
before entering the intersection, unless the stop cannot be made in
safety;
(b)
a pedestrian facing the yellow light must not enter the roadway; and
(c)
a pedestrian proceeding across the roadway and facing the yellow light
exhibited after the pedestrian entered the roadway
(i)
must proceed to the sidewalk as quickly as possible, and
(ii)
has the right of way for that purpose over all vehicles.
(2)
When a yellow light alone is exhibited at a place other than an intersection by a
traffic control signal,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle approaching the signal must cause it to stop before
entering the nearest marked crosswalk in the vicinity of the signal, or if
there is no marked crosswalk, before reaching the signal, unless the stop
cannot be made in safety; and
(b)
a pedestrian must not enter the roadway in the vicinity of the signal until
either
(i)
the traffic control signal facing the vehicular traffic exhibits a red
light, or
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(ii)
a traffic control signal instructs the pedestrian that he or she may
cross the roadway.
Red light
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(1)
Subject to subsection (2), when a red light alone is exhibited at an intersection by
a traffic control signal, the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection and
facing the red light must cause it to stop before entering the marked crosswalk on
the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, before
entering the intersection, and subject to the provisions of subsection (2), must not
cause the vehicle to proceed until a traffic control signal instructs the driver that
he or she is permitted to do so.
(2)
The driver of a bus approaching an intersection and facing a red light and a
prescribed white rectangular indicator may cause the bus to proceed through the
intersection.
(3)
Despite subsection (1), and except when a right turn permitted by this subsection
is prohibited by a sign at an intersection, the driver of a vehicle facing the red
light, and in obedience to it is stopped as closely as practicable to a marked
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk
then as closely as practicable to the intersection, may cause the vehicle to make
a right turn, but the driver must yield the right of way to all pedestrians and
vehicles lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal at the intersection.
(4)
When a red light alone is exhibited at an intersection by a traffic control signal,
(a)
a pedestrian facing the red light must not enter the roadway unless
instructed that he or she may do so by a pedestrian traffic control signal;
(b)
except when a left turn permitted by this paragraph is prohibited by a sign
at the intersection, the driver of a vehicle facing the red light at the
intersection of not more than 2 highways, and in obedience to it is
stopped as closely as practicable to a marked crosswalk on the near side
of the intersection, or if there is no marked crosswalk, as closely as
practicable to the intersection, may cause the vehicle to make a left turn
into a highway on which traffic is restricted to the direction in which he or
she causes the vehicle to turn, but the driver must yield the right of way to
all pedestrians and vehicles lawfully proceeding as directed by the signal
at the intersection; and
(c)
a pedestrian proceeding across the roadway and facing the red light
exhibited after he or she entered the roadway
(i)
must proceed to the sidewalk as quickly as possible, and
(ii)
has the right of way for that purpose over all vehicles.
(5)
When a red light is exhibited at a place other than an intersection by a traffic
control signal,
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(a)
the driver of a vehicle approaching the signal must cause it to stop before
entering the nearest marked crosswalk in the vicinity of the signal, or if
there is no marked crosswalk, then before reaching the signal; and
(b)
a pedestrian may proceed across the roadway.
Green arrow
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(1)
When a green arrow is exhibited at an intersection by a traffic control signal,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle facing the green arrow may cause it to enter the
intersection and to make only the movement indicated by the green
arrow, but must yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully in the
intersection or in an adjacent crosswalk and to other vehicles lawfully in
the intersection; and
(b)
a pedestrian facing the green arrow must not enter the roadway unless a
pedestrian traffic control signal or the exhibition of a green light by a traffic
control signal instructs the pedestrian that he or she is permitted to do so.
(2)
When a yellow arrow is exhibited at an intersection by a traffic control signal,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection and facing a yellow
arrow must cause the vehicle to stop, unless the stop cannot be made in
safety,
(i)
before entering the marked crosswalk on the near side of the
intersection, or
(ii)
before entering the intersection, if there is no marked crosswalk;
(b)
the driver of a motor vehicle approaching the intersection and facing the
yellow arrow may, when a stop cannot be made in safety, proceed with
caution to make the movement indicated by the arrow but must yield the
right of way to pedestrians lawfully in the intersection or in an adjacent
crosswalk, and to other vehicles lawfully in the intersection;
(c)
a pedestrian facing the yellow arrow must not enter the roadway; and
(d)
a pedestrian proceeding across the roadway and facing the yellow arrow
exhibited after he or she entered the roadway
(i)
must proceed to the sidewalk as quickly as possible, and
(ii)
has the right of way for that purpose over all vehicles.
Flashing lights
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(1)
When rapid intermittent flashes of red light are exhibited at an intersection by a
traffic control signal,
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(a)
the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection and facing the flashes
of red light must cause the vehicle to stop before entering the marked
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no marked
crosswalk then before entering the intersection, and must not cause the
vehicle to proceed until it is safe to do so; and
(b)
a pedestrian facing the flashes of red light may proceed with caution
across the roadway, in a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(2)
When rapid intermittent flashes of red light are exhibited at a place other than an
intersection by a traffic control signal,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle approaching the signal
(i)
must cause it to stop before entering the nearest marked
crosswalk in the vicinity of the signal, or if there is no marked
crosswalk then before reaching the signal, and
(ii)
may, after having caused the vehicle to stop, cause it to pass the
signal and any crosswalk only if conditions of pedestrian traffic in
the roadway or any crosswalk in the vicinity of the signal permit it
to do so with safety; and
(b)
a pedestrian may proceed across the roadway.
(3)
When rapid intermittent flashes of yellow light are exhibited at an intersection by
a traffic control signal,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle facing the flashes of yellow light may cause it to
enter the intersection and proceed only with caution, but must yield the
right of way to pedestrians lawfully in the intersection or an adjacent
crosswalk; and
(b)
a pedestrian facing the flashes of yellow light may proceed with caution
across the roadway, in a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(4)
When rapid intermittent flashes of yellow light are exhibited at a place other than
an intersection by a traffic control signal,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle approaching the signal may cause the vehicle to
pass the signal only with caution, and must yield the right of way to
pedestrians in the roadway or on any crosswalk in the vicinity of the
signal; and
(b)
a pedestrian may proceed across the roadway with caution.
(5)
When rapid intermittent flashes of green light are exhibited at an intersection or
at a place other than an intersection by a traffic control signal,
(a)
the driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection or signal and facing
the signal must cause it to approach the intersection or signal in such a
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manner that he or she is able to cause the vehicle to stop before reaching
the signal or any crosswalk in the vicinity of the signal if a stop should
become necessary, and must yield the right of way to pedestrians lawfully
in a crosswalk in the vicinity of the signal or in the intersection; and
(b)
a pedestrian may proceed across the roadway with caution and at an
intersection only in a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
Stunting
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A person, whether as a pedestrian, passenger, or driver, and whether or not with the use
or aid of any animal, vehicle, or other thing, must not perform or engage in any stunt or
other activity on a street that is likely to distract, startle, or interfere with other users of
the street.
Driving on laned roadway
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A driver who is driving a vehicle on a laned roadway
(a)
must not drive it from one lane to another when only a broken line exists between
the lanes, unless the driver has ascertained that movement can be made with
safety and will in no way affect the travel of another vehicle;
(b)
must not drive it from one lane to another if that action necessitates crossing a
solid line;
(c)
must not drive it from one lane to another without first signalling his or her
intention to do so by hand and arm or approved mechanical device in the manner
prescribed by sections 39 and 40;
(d)
when approaching an intersection intending to turn left must drive the vehicle in
the centre lane or in the lane nearest the centre of the roadway on the right hand
half of the highway;
(e)
when approaching an intersection intending to turn right must drive the vehicle in
the lane nearest to the right hand side of the roadway;
(f)
must not pass a vehicle on the left if that action necessitates driving on that part
of the highway designated for travel in the opposite direction; and
(g)
if a traffic control device directs slow moving traffic to use a designated lane,
must when driving slowly drive the vehicle in that lane only.
Highway lines
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(1)
Despite anything in this Part, if a highway is marked with
(a)
a solid double line, the driver of a vehicle must drive it to the right of the
line only;
(b)
a double line consisting of a broken line and a solid line,
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(i)
the driver of a vehicle proceeding along the highway on the side of
the broken line must drive the vehicle to the right of the double
line, except when passing an overtaken vehicle, and
(ii)
the driver of a vehicle proceeding along the highway on the side of
the solid line must drive the vehicle to the right of the double line,
except only when finishing the passing of an overtaken vehicle;
and
(c)
one single line, broken or solid, the driver of a vehicle must drive the
vehicle to the right of the line, except only when passing an overtaken
vehicle.
(2)
Subsection (1) (b) (i) and (c) do not apply if a driver is avoiding an obstruction on
the highway and first ascertains that the movement can be made with safety and
without affecting the travel of any other vehicle.
Highway lines exception
30
If the driver of a vehicle is causing the vehicle to enter or leave a highway and the driver
has ascertained that he or she might do so with safety and does so without
unreasonably affecting the travel of another vehicle, the provisions of sections 28 and 29
are suspended with respect to the driver while the vehicle is entering or leaving the
highway.
Newly painted lines
31
A person must not drive on or over a newly painted line or marking on a highway when
the line is indicated by a traffic control device.
Duty when overtaking
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(1)
Except as provided in section 33, the driver of a vehicle overtaking another
vehicle
(a)
must cause the vehicle to pass to the left of the other vehicle at a safe
distance; and
(b)
must not cause or permit the vehicle to return to the right side of the
highway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.
(2)
Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, a driver of an
overtaken vehicle,
(a)
on hearing an audible signal given by the driver of the overtaking vehicle,
must cause the vehicle to give way to the right in favour of the overtaking
vehicle; and
(b)
must not increase the speed of the vehicle until completely passed by the
overtaking vehicle.
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Passing on right
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(1)
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit the vehicle to overtake and pass
on the right of another vehicle, except
(a)
when the vehicle overtaken is making a left turn or its driver has signaled
his or her intention to make a left turn;
(b)
when on a laned roadway there is one or more than one unobstructed
lane on the side of the roadway on which the driver is permitted to drive;
or
(c)
on a one way street or a highway on which traffic is restricted to one
direction of movement, where the roadway is free from obstructions and
is of sufficient width for 2 or more lanes of moving vehicles.
(2)
Despite subsection (1), a driver of a vehicle must not cause the vehicle to
overtake and pass another vehicle on the right
(a)
when the movement cannot be made safely; or
(b)
by driving the vehicle off the roadway.
Passing on left
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A driver of a vehicle must not drive to the left side of the roadway in overtaking and
passing another vehicle unless the driver can do so in safety.
Clear view on passing
35
A driver of a vehicle must not drive to or on the left side of the roadway, other than on a
one way highway, unless the driver has a clear view of the roadway for a safe distance,
having regard for all the circumstances.
Divided highways
36
If a highway has been divided into 2 roadways by a physical barrier or clearly indicated
dividing section constructed so that it impedes vehicular traffic, a driver must not
(a)
drive a vehicle over, across or within a barrier or dividing section, except at a
crossover or intersection; or
(b)
drive a vehicle on the left hand roadway unless directed or permitted to do so by
a police officer or a traffic control device.
Reverse turn
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Except as provided by the bylaws of a municipality, a driver must not turn a vehicle so as
to proceed in the opposite direction
(a)
unless the driver can do so without interfering with other traffic; or
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(b)
when he or she is driving,
(i)
on a curve,
(ii)
on an approach to or near the crest of a grade where the vehicle cannot
be seen by the driver of another vehicle approaching from either direction
within 150 m,
(iii)
at a place where a sign prohibits making a U-turn,
(iv)
at an intersection where a traffic control signal has been erected, or
(v)
in a business district, except at an intersection where no traffic control
signal has been erected.
Signals on turning
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(1)
If traffic may be affected by turning a vehicle, a person must not turn it without
giving the appropriate signal under sections 39 and 40.
(2)
If a signal of intention to turn right or left is required, a driver must give it
continuously for sufficient distance before making the turn in order to warn other
traffic.
(3)
If there is an opportunity to give a signal, a driver must not stop or suddenly
decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving the appropriate signal under
sections 39 and 40.
Means of signalling
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(1)
Subject to subsection (2), where a signal is required a driver must give it by
means of
(a)
his or her hand and arm,
(b)
a signal lamp of a type approved under the Motor Vehicle Act, or
(c)
a mechanical device of a type approved under the Motor Vehicle Act.
(2)
When a vehicle is constructed or loaded in a manner that makes a signal by
hand and arm not visible both to its front and rear, or a body or load extends
more than 60 cm to the left of the centre of the steering wheel, a driver must give
signals as provided by subclauses (1) (b) or (c), and a person must not drive the
motor vehicle on a highway unless it is so equipped.
Left hand drive signals
40
(1)
When a driver of a left hand drive vehicle gives a signal by hand and arm, the
driver must do so from the left side, and must signify
(a)
a left turn by extending his or her left hand and arm horizontally from the
vehicle;
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(b)
a right turn by extending his or her left hand and arm out and upward from
the vehicle; and
(c)
a stop or decrease in speed by extending his or her left hand and arm out
and downward from the vehicle.
(2)
A person must not drive a right hand drive vehicle on a highway unless it is
equipped with a mechanical or electrical signalling device approved by the
Lieutenant Governor in Council.
Driving over fire hose
41
Unless he or she has received consent of the fire department official in command or a
police officer, a person must not 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.
Driving on sidewalk
42
A driver must not drive on a sidewalk, walkway or boulevard, except when entering or
leaving a driveway or lane or when entering or leaving land adjacent to a highway, or by
permission granted under a bylaw.
Cyclist provisions
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(1)
In addition to the duties imposed by this section, a person operating a cycle on a
highway has the same rights and duties as a driver of a vehicle.
(2)
A person operating a cycle
(a)
must not, for the purpose of crossing a highway, ride on a crosswalk
unless
(i)
authorized to do so by a bylaw,
(ii)
directed to do so by a sign,
(iii)
entering or leaving a multi-use trail on a crosswalk linking portions
of the trail to one another or to a highway, or
(iv)
the crosswalk is bordered by, adjacent to, or marked with
elephant's feet markings;
(b)
must, subject to paragraph (a), ride as near as practicable to the right
side of the highway;
(c)
must not ride abreast of another person operating a cycle on the
roadway;
(d)
must keep at least one hand on the handlebars;
(e)
must not ride other than on or astride a regular seat of the cycle;
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(f)
must not use the cycle to carry more persons at one time than the
number for which it is designed and equipped; and
(g)
must not ride a cycle on a highway where signs prohibit the cycle's use.
(3)
Nothing in subsection (2)(b) requires a person to ride a cycle on any part of a
highway that is not paved.
(4)
A person operating a cycle who intends to turn it to the left at an intersection
where there is more than one lane from which left turns are permitted must
(a)
cause the cycle to approach the intersection in the lane closest to the
right side of the highway from which a left turn is permitted;
(b)
keep the cycle to the right of the line that divides the lane referred to in
paragraph (a) from the lane immediately to the left of that lane;
(c)
after entering the intersection, turn the cycle to the left so that it will leave
the intersection to the right of the line referred to in paragraph (b); and
(d)
when practicable, turn the cycle in the portion of the intersection to the left
of the centre of the intersection.
(5)
A person must not ride a cycle, skateboard, roller skates, in-line roller skates,
sled, play vehicle or other similar means of conveyance when it is attached by
the arm and hand of the rider or otherwise to a vehicle on a highway.
(6)
A person must not operate a cycle on a highway without due care and attention
or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway.
Skating provisions
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(1)
Subject to the applicable provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act and its regulations
and in addition to the duties imposed by this Bylaw, a person using a skateboard,
roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-motorized scooter on a highway has the
same rights and duties as a driver of a vehicle.
(2)
A person using a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-motorized
scooter on a highway
(a)
must not, for the purpose of crossing a highway, use the device on a
crosswalk unless
(i)
authorized to do so by a bylaw,
(ii)
directed to do so by a sign, or
(iii)
entering or leaving a multi-use trail on a crosswalk linking portions
of the trail to one another or to a highway,
(b)
must, subject to section 115(1), use the device as near as practicable to
the right side of the highway,
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(c)
must not use the device abreast of another person using a cycle,
skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-motorized scooter on
the highway,
(d)
if the device is a skateboard or non-motorized scooter, must keep at least
one foot on the skateboard or non-motorized scooter,
(e)
must not carry a passenger on the device, and
(f)
must not use the device on a highway where signs prohibit the device's
use.
(3)
Nothing in subsection (2)(b) requires a person to use a skateboard, roller skates,
in-line skates, or a non-motorized scooter on any part of a highway that is not
paved.
(4)
A person using a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-motorized
scooter on a highway who intends to turn left at an intersection where there is
more than one lane from which left turns are permitted must
(a)
approach the intersection in the lane closest to the right side of the
highway from which a left turn is permitted,
(b)
keep to the right of the line that divides the lane referred to in paragraph
(a) from the lane immediately to the left of that lane,
(c)
after entering the intersection, turn to the left so that the device will leave
the intersection to the right of the line referred to in paragraph (b), and
(d)
when practicable, turn in the portion of the intersection to the left of the
centre of the intersection.
(5)
A person using a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-motorized
scooter on a highway between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise
must wear the following equipment:
(a)
a lighted lamp on the person's front and under normal atmospheric
conditions capable of displaying a white light visible at least 150 m in the
direction the person is pointed;
(b)
a red reflector of a make or design approved by the Insurance
Corporation of British Columbia for the purposes of section 183(6)(b) of
the Motor Vehicle Act;
(c)
a lighted lamp, visible to the rear, displaying a red light.
(6)
If an accident occurs by which a person or property is injured, directly or
indirectly, owing to the use of a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-
motorized scooter on a highway or a sidewalk, the person using the skateboard,
roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-motorized scooter must
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(a)
remain at or immediately return to the scene of the accident,
(b)
render all possible assistance, and
(c)
give to anyone sustaining loss or injury the person's name and address.
(7)
A person must not use a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-
motorized scooter on a highway without due care and attention or without
reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway.
(8)
A person using a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-motorized
scooter on a highway must signify
(a)
a left turn by extending the person's left hand and arm horizontally,
(b)
a right turn by doing either of the following:
(i)
extending the person's left hand and arm out and upward so that
the upper and lower parts of the arm are at right angles;
(ii)
extending the person's right hand and arm horizontally, and
(c)
a stop or decrease in speed by extending the person's left hand and arm
out and down.
Motorcycles
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(1)
A person operating a motorcycle must ride only astride the regular seat attached
to it.
(2)
A person, other than the operator, must not ride on a motorcycle unless
(a)
it is designed and equipped to carry more than one person; and
(b)
the other person rides
(i)
astride the permanent and regular seat if designed for 2 persons,
(ii)
astride another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle behind the
seat occupied by the operator; or
(iii)
on or in another seat firmly attached to one side of the motorcycle.
(3)
A person who is operating a motorcycle must not permit another person to ride
on it in violation of subsection (2).
(4)
Except when overtaking and passing other motorcycles, more than 2 operators of
motorcycles must not operate their motorcycles side by side in the same
direction in the same traffic lane.
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PART 3 - PARKING AND STOPPING
Powers of Director of Engineering - parking and stopping zones
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For the purpose of regulating the parking and stopping of vehicles, the Director of
Engineering may make orders designating certain streets or portions of streets as any of
the following Zones, and designating the following regulations indicated for those Zones:
(a)
Impounding Zones or Tow Away Zones;
(b)
No Stopping Zone, and the hours during which stopping is prohibited in it;
(c)
No Parking Zone and the hours during which parking is prohibited in it;
(d)
Limited Time Parking Zone, and
(i)
the length of time that a vehicle may be parked continuously in that Zone,
(ii)
the hours during which the regulations concerning it are in effect, and
(iii)
the circumstances under which a vehicle may be removed from that Zone
when the vehicle is parked in contravention of that Zone's regulations;
(e)
Residential Parking Zone and the hours during which and the days on which it is
in effect;
(f)
Truck Loading Zone, and the hours during which it is in effect;
(g)
Hotel Zone;
(h)
General Loading Zone, and the hours during which it is in effect;
(i)
School Loading Zone, and
(i)
the length of time that a vehicle may be continuously parked in that Zone,
to a maximum of five minutes, and
(ii)
for days when school is in session, the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., of the same day, during which the regulations concerning that Zone
are in effect;
(j)
Church Loading Zone for the exclusive use of the official vehicles of a funeral
procession or wedding party;
(k)
Accessible Loading Zone or Parking Zone, and
(i)
the length of time that vehicles may be continuously standing, stopped or
parked, and
(ii)
the hours during which the regulations concerning the Zone are in effect;
(l)
Taxi Stand for the exclusive use of taxis or a class of taxi;
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(m)
Transit Zone for the exclusive use of transportation buses or a class of
transportation bus, or their operators or owners, and the days and the hours
during which stopping, standing or parking is prohibited for a vehicle that is not a
designated bus;
(n)
Shuttle Bus Zone for the exclusive use of passenger transportation buses for the
use of which a fare is not charged, or for any class or type of free bus, or their
operators, and the days and the hours during which stopping, standing or parking
is prohibited for a vehicle that is not a designated free bus;
(o)
Out of Town Tour Bus Zone only on the south side of the 800 block of Humboldt
Street for the exclusive use of transportation buses operating tours starting from
outside the City limits, and the months or weeks, the days and the hours during
which stopping, standing or parking is prohibited for a vehicle that is not a
transportation bus described in this paragraph;
(p)
Safety Zone for the exclusive use of pedestrians and providing for the erection in
that Zone of a platform, curbing or structure that the Director of Engineering
considers advisable for the greater convenience or safety of pedestrians;
(q)
Angle Parking Zone within which vehicles must be parked only at an angle with
the curb or edge of the roadway;
(r)
Reserved Parking Zone only adjacent to a Federal, Provincial, or Municipal
public building, exclusively for the parking of the vehicles of officials and officers
engaged in that building, and designating the hours of the day during which that
Zone is in effect;
(s)
Special Parking Zone, and the hours and days during which stopping, standing or
parking of vehicles is permitted
(i)
other than in the manner prescribed by section 88(2),
(ii)
in the manner indicated by the lines, signs, or other markings displayed in
that Zone, and
(iii)
the types of vehicles to which an order made under this paragraph
applies;
(t)
No Parking Zone for vehicles over 6 m long, including their load or trailer, except
while loading or unloading freight;
(u)
Passenger Zone for the exclusive use of vehicles while engaged in the loading or
unloading of passengers;
(v)
Metered Zone, including Small Vehicle Parking Metered Zone, and Pay Station
Zone in which parking meters and pay stations, respectively, shall be erected,
maintained and operated to collect fees; prescribing the size of spaces within the
Small Vehicle Parking Metered Zone; and prescribing fees for the use of parking
spaces located in those zones, and the fees may be different in different parts of
those zones;
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(w)
Ticket Controlled Parking Zone in which ticket dispensers must be erected,
maintained, and operated for the purpose of allocating and controlling parking
spaces for vehicles, and
(i)
the fee to be deposited in these ticket dispensers by the drivers of
vehicles parked or intended to be parked in these parking spaces, and
(ii)
the length of time during which a vehicle may be continuously parked
within that Zone;
(x)
Sightseeing Stand for the exclusive use of sightseeing vehicles, which
designations may differ for different classes or kinds of sightseeing vehicles;
(y)
Residential Parking Permit Zone, and the hours and days during which it is
restricted to Residential Permit Parking;
(z)
Car Share Co-op Parking Zone for the exclusive use of car share co-op vehicles
and stopping, standing or parking in that zone by other vehicles is prohibited, and
in which car share EV stations for the exclusive use of electric vehicles that are
also car share co-op vehicles may be erected, maintained, and operated, and
prescribing fees for the use of car share EV stations in that zone;
(aa)
Electric Vehicle Charging Zone in which charging stations for the exclusive use of
electric vehicles shall be erected, maintained, and operated, prescribing fees for
the use of charging stations and parking spaces in that zone, prescribing the
length of time during which a charging station may be utilized or electric vehicle
may be continuously parked within that zone, and prohibiting the stopping,
standing or parking in that zone by other vehicles;
(bb)
Shared Micromobility Parking Zone for the exclusive use of parking or charging
shared micromobility devices, and prohibiting the stopping, standing or parking in
that zone by other vehicles or devices.
Powers of Director of Engineering - traffic control devices
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The Director of Engineering may make orders providing for the erection, placing,
painting, or marking on a street of a traffic control device that the Director of Engineering
considers necessary or expedient to give effect to the provisions of this Bylaw, orders
made under this Bylaw, or the provisions of, or orders made under, the Motor Vehicle
Act and its regulations.
Impounding and tow away zones
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(1)
No person shall park a vehicle in a Tow Away Zone or an Impounding Zone.
(2)
The Director of Engineering or the Police Chief may remove or cause to be
removed and impounded a vehicle standing, stopped or parked on the street in a
Tow Away Zone or an Impounding Zone.
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(3)
The owner of a vehicle removed or impounded under subsection (2) must
pay to the City all of the fees, costs and expenses of removal, impoundment
and storage of the vehicle before the vehicle will be released to the owner.
(4)
The Director of Engineering may proceed in accordance with the provisions of
the Warehouse Lien Act, as if the City were a warehouser under that Act, for the
sale of a vehicle if any fees, costs, or expenses referred to in subsection (3) are
not paid immediately.
No stopping zone
48
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit it to stop or remain standing in a No
Stopping Zone during the hours when stopping is prohibited.
No parking zone
49
The driver of a vehicle must not park it or permit it to remain parked in a No Parking
Zone during the hours when parking is prohibited.
No parking in City lane
50
The driver of a vehicle must not park it or permit it to remain parked at any time in a City
lane.
Limited time parking zone
51
(1)
The driver of a vehicle must not park it or permit it to remain parked in a Limited
Time Parking Zone for longer than the time during which continuous parking is
allowed in accordance with signs placed in or near that Zone.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to the driver of a vehicle that
(a)
belongs to the City, its officers, employees, or agents, and
(b)
is being used in the course of employment of a person referred to in
paragraph (a), as evidenced by a sign, marking, or notice that is signed
by the Director of Engineering, Corporate Administrator, or Chief of Police
and is displayed on the vehicle.
(3)
The owner of a vehicle that is removed under the direction of the Director of
Engineering or the City's Chief of Police from a Limited Time Parking Zone may
redeem the vehicle by paying all of the fees, costs, and expenses of removal,
detention, and impoundment, including charges for storage.
(4)
The Director of Engineering may proceed in accordance with the provisions of
the Warehouse Lien Act, as if the City were a warehouser under that Act, for the
sale of a vehicle if any fees, costs, or expenses referred to in subsection (3) are
not paid immediately.
(5)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person to whom an Employee Parking
Exemption Permit for a person with disabilities, or a Parking Exemption
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(temporary) Permit for a person with disabilities, has been issued if that permit
allows its holder to park in a Limited Time Parking Zone.
(6)
A separate offence is committed at the expiry of each period of time during which
a vehicle is illegally parked in a Limited Time Parking Zone in violation of
(a)
a provision of this section, and
(b)
signs placed in or near that Zone.
(7)
A person must not do any of the following acts within the time period posted in a
City block that is in a Limited Time Parking Zone:
(a)
move a vehicle from one location to another in the same block;
(b)
drive a vehicle out of the block and return to the same block.
Limited time parking exemption permit
52
(1)
In this section, "permit" means a Limited Time Parking Exemption Permit,
substantially in the form shown in subsection (14), as a Restricted Parking
Exemption Permit.
(2)
Despite section 51, and subject to the Motor Vehicle Act and any other relevant
provisions of this Bylaw, a person who holds a valid and subsisting permit and
resides within the areas designated as Zones under Parts 1, 2, 3 and 7 of the
Zoning Regulation Bylaw may park a passenger vehicle or motorcycle, on which
the permit is displayed in accordance with this section, in that portion of a street
(a)
on which that person's place of residence abuts; and
(b)
that is included within the area bounded by the extension across the
street of the lateral boundaries of the lot on which that person's residence
is located.
(3)
A permit must be conspicuously displayed on a parked passenger vehicle or
motorcycle in a manner that allows the permit to be readily observed and read by
persons standing adjacent to the passenger vehicle or motorcycle.
(4)
A person may from time to time apply in writing to the Director of Engineering for
a permit if that person
(a)
does not have off-street parking at that person's residence; and
(b)
resides within any of the designated areas referred to in subsection (2) in
(i)
a single family dwelling, or a duplex, as defined in the Zoning
Regulation Bylaw, that was built before 1956, or
(ii)
a building that contains 3 self-contained dwelling units and was
built before 1985.
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(5)
The Director of Engineering may issue a permit after considering the space
available for parking on the street to which the permit applies.
(6)
The Director of Engineering may revoke or refuse to renew a permit if for any
reason the space available for residential parking is reduced on the street to
which the permit applies or would apply.
(7)
A permit that has not been revoked sooner or renewed is valid for one year.
(8)
A permit holder may renew a permit by applying in writing to the Director of
Engineering.
(9)
If a permit holder ceases to be a resident of the place of residence shown on the
permit, the permit expires immediately.
(10)
A person must not hold more than one subsisting permit.
(11)
The Director of Engineering may revoke the permit of a person who has obtained
it by supplying false information.
(12)
A permit must not be issued for a residence while another permit is in effect for
that residence.
(13)
The Director of Engineering may issue a replacement permit to a person who has
lost or destroyed a permit if that person produces reasonable evidence of the
loss or destruction.
(14)
A permit must be substantially in the following form:
"RESTRICTED PARKING EXEMPTION PERMIT
Holder:
Place of Residence (street address)
Date of Issue:
Renewed:
This vehicle may be parked on the street abutting the residence at the above
address, in the manner required by section 52 of the Streets and Traffic Bylaw,
at any time and for periods in excess of the time limit shown on signs posted
on that street under the Bylaw. This permit expires one year from the date of its
issuance or last renewal and may be renewed on application to the Director of
Engineering."
(15)
This section does not exempt a person from any other provision of this Bylaw or
the Motor Vehicle Act in connection with the parking and stopping of vehicles.
Residential parking zone
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(1)
The driver of a vehicle may park it or permit it to remain parked on the street in a
Residential Parking Zone if, in relation to a dwelling located on a City block
abutting that Zone, the driver:
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(a)
resides there;
(b)
is visiting an occupant there; or
(c)
is transacting business, performing work, or rendering services there.
(2)
Despite subsection (1), if only one side of a street is designated a Residential
Parking Zone for a City block or part of a City block, a driver of a vehicle may
park the vehicle or permit it to remain parked on that side of the street for any
one or more of the purposes described in subsection (1) in relation to a dwelling
if the dwelling is located on a lot that
(a)
abuts a No Stopping Zone or a No Parking Zone that is on the other side
of the street,
(b)
is located on that City block,
(c)
is located on the other side of the street directly across from the
Residential Parking Zone, and
(d)
is zoned, under the Zoning Regulation Bylaw or Zoning Bylaw 2018, for
single family dwelling or duplex use.
Residential parking permit zone
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(1)
The driver of a passenger vehicle or motorcycle may park it or permit it to remain
parked in a designated Residential Parking Permit Zone during the hours when it
is in effect for a particular City block or portion of a City block only if a valid permit
issued under this section is displayed in or on the vehicle or motorcycle.
(2)
A residential parking permit must be conspicuously displayed on a parked
passenger vehicle or motorcycle in a manner that allows the permit to be readily
observed and read by persons standing adjacent to the passenger vehicle
or motorcycle.
(3)
A person who resides at a dwelling that is located on a lot in a Residential
Parking Permit Zone may apply in writing to the Director of Engineering for a
permit.
(4)
The Director of Engineering may issue a permit
(a)
after considering the space available for parking on the street to which the
permit applies, and
(b)
upon payment of an annual fee of $20.00.
(5)
The Director of Engineering may revoke or refuse to renew a permit if for any
reason the space available for residential parking is reduced on the street to
which the permit applies or would apply.
(6)
A permit that has not been revoked sooner or renewed is valid for one year.
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(7)
A permit holder may renew a permit by applying in writing to the Director of
Engineering.
(8)
If a permit holder ceases to be a resident of the place of residence shown on the
permit, the permit expires immediately.
(9)
A person must not hold more than 2 subsisting permits.
(10)
The Director of Engineering may revoke the permit of a person who has obtained
it by supplying false information.
(11)
The Director of Engineering may issue a replacement permit to a person who has
lost or destroyed a permit if that person produces reasonable evidence of the
loss or destruction.
(12)
This section does not exempt a person from any other provision of this Bylaw or
the Motor Vehicle Act in connection with the parking and stopping of a vehicle.
Truck loading zone
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(1)
Subsection (2) does not apply to either of the following vehicles:
(a)
a commercial vehicle from which goods, wares or merchandise are
actually being loaded or unloaded;
(b)
a Canada Post Corporation vehicle into which mail is actually being
loaded from a receptacle that is located on a street and authorized by
Canada Port Corporation for the posting of mail.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit it to stop or remain standing in a
Truck Loading Zone during the hours the Zone is in effect.
(3)
The driver of a vehicle described in subsection (1) must not cause or permit it to
stop or remain standing in a Truck Loading Zone for longer than one half hour
when the Zone is in effect.
(4)
A separate offence is committed at the expiry of each half hour during which a
vehicle is parked in a Truck Loading Zone in violation of a provision of this
section.
Hotel zone
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(1)
Subject to subsections (2) to (5), the driver of a vehicle may cause or permit it to
stop or remain standing in a Hotel Zone
(a)
for not more than 10 minutes, and
(b)
only if the vehicle is being used by a person who is leaving or entering the
hotel building immediately adjacent to the Hotel Zone.
(2)
The Director of Engineering may issue a Hotel Zone permit to a person with a
sightseeing vehicle.
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(3)
A Hotel Zone permit authorizes a sightseeing vehicle to park in a Hotel Zone that
is designated in the permit.
(4)
A permit issued under this section is valid for 6 months from the date it is issued.
(5)
A permit issued under this section must be displayed on the vehicle for which it is
issued in a manner that allows the permit to be readily visible from outside the
vehicle.
General loading zone
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(1)
The driver of a vehicle may cause or permit it to stop or remain standing in a
General Loading Zone, during the hours the Zone is in effect, only for a period
not exceeding
(a)
3 minutes for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, or
(b)
15 minutes while goods or merchandise are actually being loaded or
unloaded from the vehicle.
(2)
A separate offence is committed at the expiry of each 15 minutes during which a
vehicle is parked in a General Loading Zone in violation of this section.
School loading zone
58
The driver of a vehicle must not park it or permit it to remain parked in a School Loading
Zone for longer than the time during which continuous parking is allowed in accordance
with signs placed in or near that Zone.
Church loading zone
59
The driver of a vehicle that is not an official vehicle of a funeral procession or wedding
party, must not park the vehicle or permit it to remain parked within a Church Loading
Zone that is designated for the exclusive use of those official vehicles.
Parking and loading zones for persons with disabilities
60
(1)
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit the vehicle to park, stop or
remain standing in a Loading Zone for persons with disabilities when the Zone is
in effect, except for the purpose of loading or unloading disabled passengers.
(2)
For the purposes of this section,
(a)
"designated authority" means the Victoria Resource Centre for
Independent Living as organizations entitled to issue an accessible
parking permit on being satisfied with an application in the manner
prescribed by Division 38 of the Regulations referred to in
subsection(2)(b);
(b)
"accessible parking permit " means a permit in the form prescribed by
Division 38 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, B.C. Reg 26/58, issued
by a designated authority or a placard, permit, decal or licence plate
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issued for the same purpose by an authority having jurisdiction elsewhere
in British Columbia or Canada or in another country;
(c)
"permitted driver" means the driver of a vehicle who is the valid holder of
and displays an accessible parking permit in the vehicle by
(i)
suspending it from the rearview mirror inside the vehicle so
that it is in plain view of any person looking through the
windshield of the vehicle from the sidewalk or roadside, or
(ii)
by placing it on the dashboard in front of the driver's
position.
(3)
No person, other than a permitted driver, may park or stop a vehicle, or cause or
permit it to remain standing, in a Parking Zone for persons with disabilities.
(4)
A permitted driver must not park a vehicle in a Parking Zone for persons with
disabilities for longer than the time during which a vehicle may be continuously
parked in that Zone in accordance with signs placed in or near that Zone.
Taxi stand
61
(1)
The driver of a vehicle that is not a taxi must not cause or permit it to stop or
remain standing in an area designated as a taxi stand.
(2)
Taxi drivers in a taxi stand must:
(a)
arrange their taxis and load passengers into the taxis in the successive
chronological order in which the taxis arrived in the taxi stand, with the
taxis that arrive earliest placed nearest the front of the taxi stand; and
(b)
drive forward in succession to occupy areas vacated by taxis that leave
the taxi stand.
(3)
If a taxi from one company enters a taxi stand after 2 or more taxis from another
company, the drivers of the taxis from that other company, except the driver that
was earliest in the taxi stand, must leave it.
4)
When a taxi is stopped in a taxi stand and the taxi's driver is not loading,
unloading or assisting passengers, the driver must
(a)
remain with the taxi, and
(b)
keep the taxi's doors closed.
Transit zone
62
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit that vehicle to stop or remain standing
in a Transit Zone during the times when the Zone is in effect unless the vehicle is
(a)
a transportation bus of a class for which the exclusive use of an area has been
designated as a Transit Zone;
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(b)
a vehicle belonging to an operator for whom an area has been designated as a
Transit Zone.
Shuttle bus zone
63
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit the vehicle to stop or remain standing in
a Shuttle Bus Zone during the times when the Zone is in effect unless the vehicle is
(a)
a transportation bus of a class for which the exclusive use of an area has been
designated as a Shuttle Bus Zone;
(b)
a vehicle belonging to an operator for whom an area has been designated as a
Shuttle Bus Zone.
Out of town tour bus zone
64
The driver of a vehicle that is not a transportation bus, for which an area is designated
as an Out of Town Tour Bus Zone, must not cause or permit the vehicle to stop or
remain standing within that Zone during the times when the Zone is in effect.
Safety zone
65
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit it to proceed into or be in a Safety Zone.
Angle parking
66
(1)
The driver of a vehicle must park it within an Angle Parking Zone to stand within
30 cm of, and at an angle with, the curb, as indicated by the lines that mark that
Zone.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle that is longer than 6 m must not park it in an Angle
Parking Zone.
(3)
The driver of a vehicle must park it in a space in an Angle Parking Zone so that
the curb or edge of the roadway is at the forward end of the vehicle.
Reserved parking area
67
The driver of a vehicle that is not for the use of an official or officer referred to in section
45(r) must not park the vehicle or permit it to remain parked in a Reserved Parking Area
during the times that it is in effect.
Special parking zone
68
The driver of a vehicle must not park the vehicle in a Special Parking Zone contrary to
the regulations under this bylaw posted in that Zone.
No parking (vehicles over 6m) zone
69
The driver of a vehicle over 6 meters long must not park the vehicle in a No Parking
(Vehicles over 6m) Zone except for the purpose of loading or unloading freight.
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Passenger zone
70
(1)
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit it to stop or remain standing in a
Passenger Zone for
(a)
longer than 3 minutes, and
(b)
any purpose other than loading and unloading passengers.
(2)
A separate offence is committed at the expiry of each 15 minutes that a vehicle is
stopped or parked in a Passenger Zone in violation of this section.
(3)
Subject to subsection (4), the driver of a single horsedrawn sightseeing vehicle
may park in a Passenger Zone on the west side of Menzies Street between
Belleville and Quebec Streets.
(4)
The driver of a single horsedrawn sightseeing vehicle parked in a Passenger
Zone described in subsection (3) must yield to a motor vehicle that requires the
use of that Zone.
Parking meter zone
71
(1)
The driver of a vehicle must not park the vehicle or permit it to remain parked on
a portion of a street in a Metered Zone or a Pay Station Zone except within a
Parking Space.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle parked in a metered space must immediately deposit in
the appropriate meter a fee for parking in the manner and in accordance with the
rate prescribed and measured by the meter.
(3)
When the information displayed in a parking meter head indicates that there is no
time left within which a vehicle may be parked in a metered space, the driver of
the vehicle may park it in that space only for the purpose of depositing, and for as
long as is reasonably necessary for the driver to deposit, the required fee.
(4)
A driver must not cause or permit a vehicle to remain parked in a metered space
longer than the time during which a vehicle may be continuously parked within
the space as indicated on the parking meter or by a sign.
(5)
A separate offence is committed at the expiry of each maximum period of time
during which a vehicle is illegally parked in a Metered Zone in violation of
(a)
a provision of this section, and
(b)
signs placed in or near that Zone.
(6)
The driver of a vehicle must park the vehicle in a metered space, marked to
indicate angle parking, in a manner that places the front of the vehicle next to the
parking meter.
(7)
The driver of a vehicle must not park it within a metered space that is occupied
by another validly parked vehicle.
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(8)
The vehicle closest to the parking meter for a metered space is the only vehicle
that is considered to be validly parked when 2 or more vehicles are parked in that
metered space at the same time.
(9)
Despite subsections (7) and (8), 2 motorcycles may validly park in one metered
space.
(10)
Subject to any special regulation that is made under this Bylaw and is indicated
by a sign at or near a metered space
(a)
subsections (2), (3) and (4) do not apply on:
(i)
holidays other than Sundays,
(ii)
days other than holidays between 8:00 p.m. of one day and 8:00
a.m. of the next day, and
(iii)
Sundays between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following
Monday.
(b)
Despite subsection (10)(a)(i), subsections (2) and (3) do not apply on
Sundays to a permitted driver as defined in section 60.
(11)
Subsections (2), (3) and (4) do not apply to the driver of a vehicle belonging to
any of the following classes:
(a)
a vehicle that belongs to the City, its officers, employees, or agents, and
that is being used in the course of that person's employment, as indicated
by
(i)
a sign or marking, or
(ii)
a notice signed by the Director of Engineering, Corporate
Administrator, or Chief of Police, and displayed on the vehicle;
(b)
a vehicle that belongs to, and is being used to transport the Mayor, a City
Councillor, a member of Parliament, or a Member of the Legislative
Assembly, as indicated by a notice signed by the Director of Engineering
or Chief of Police, and displayed on the vehicle;
(c)
a vehicle being used by the Canadian Armed Forces, or by a public utility,
and designated as an emergency vehicle by the Director of Engineering;
(d)
an ambulance, or a vehicle being used by an organized Fire Department
or Police Department;
(e)
a vehicle bearing the flag or insignia of the Lieutenant Governor of British
Columbia or of the Senior Officer commanding the Canadian Armed
Forces on Vancouver Island.
(12)
The following requirements apply to a Small Vehicle Parking Metered Zone that
is not more than 3 m long:
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(a)
the Zone may be used only by vehicles that are less than 3 m long,
including but not limited to motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, and
automobiles;
(b)
a vehicle must be parked parallel to the curb unless otherwise indicated
by sign or street markings.
Pay Station Zone
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(1)
A person who parks in a parking space in a Pay Station Zone must immediately
pay the parking fee for that space and the desired time at the nearest pay station
by any method indicated in the instructions on the pay station.
(2)
(a)
No person shall park in a parking space within a Pay Station Zone for
any longer than the amount of time purchased for that space.
(b)
Subsection (a) does not apply to the act of parking or to the necessary
time to pay the parking fee at the nearest parking pay station.
(3)
Despite any amount paid, no person shall park in any parking space within a Pay
Station Zone for any longer than the limited period of time for which parking is
lawfully permitted as stated in the legend on the parking space or the parking pay
station.
(4)
No person shall park in a Pay Station Zone except within a parking space.
(5)
The exemptions for parking in sections 71(10) and (11) apply in Pay Station
Zones to parking by
(a)
all persons during the days and times set out in section 71(10), and
(b)
the classes listed in subsections 71(11)(a) to (e), both inclusive, under
the same terms and conditions set out in section 71(11) as applicable to
those classes.
(6)
the exemptions granted under section 73 to a person with disabilities who holds a
valid and subsisting Employee Accessible Parking Permit, an Accessible Parking
(Temporary) Permit or an Accessible Parking Permit are applicable to that holder
when parking in Pay Station Zones under the same terms and conditions
applicable to the holder under section 73.
(7)
No person shall park a vehicle within a parking space in a Pay Station Zone
already occupied by another vehicle.
(8)
If more than one vehicle is parked in a parking space in a Pay Station Zone, the
vehicle parked in the manner directed by section 86 and nearest to the
delineated forward end of the parking space is deemed to be validly parked and
any other vehicle parked in that parking space is deemed to be unlawfully
parked.
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(9)
Despite subsections (7) and (8), two motorcycles may validly park in one parking
space in a Pay Station Zone.
(10)
If a person parks a vehicle contrary to the provisions of this section, a separate
offence is deemed to have been committed for each successive period of time
during which the vehicle could have been lawfully parked during the period of
time the vehicle was unlawfully parked in the parking space.
Electric Vehicle Charging Zone
72A
(1)
The driver of an electric vehicle must not cause or permit the electric vehicle to
park, stop or remain standing in an Electric Vehicle Charging Zone when the
Zone is in effect, except for the purpose of charging the electric vehicle at a
charging station for the permitted time in accordance with signs placed in or near
that Zone.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle that is not an electric vehicle must not cause or permit the
vehicle to stop or remain standing within an area designated as an Electric
Vehicle Charging Zone during the times when the Zone is in effect.
(3)
The driver of an electric vehicle must immediately upon parking, connect the
electric vehicle to the charging station closest to the parking space at which the
electric vehicle is parked to initiate a charging session, and pay the fee for that
space and charging time at the end of the session by any method indicated in the
instructions on the charging station.
(4)
No person shall use a charging station for any longer than
(a)
the amount of time purchased for that space; and
(b)
the limited period of time for which charging is lawfully permitted as stated
on the charging station or posted sign.
(5)
No person shall tamper with, deface, damage, or destroy a charging station.
(6)
No person shall plug or unplug an electric vehicle not under their custody from a
charging station.
(7)
If a person parks or charges a vehicle contrary to the provisions of this section, a
separate offence is deemed to have been committed for each successive period
of time during which the vehicle could have been lawfully parked during the
period of time the vehicle was unlawfully parked in the parking space.
Car Share Co-op Parking Zone
72B
(1)
In a Car Share Co-op Parking Zone when the Zone is in effect, the driver of a
vehicle must not:
(a)
cause or permit the vehicle to stop or remain standing unless the vehicle
is a car share co-op vehicle, or
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(b)
cause or permit the vehicle to stop or remain standing within a parking
space designated for the use of a car share EV station, except for the
purpose of charging an electric vehicle that is a car share co-op vehicle at
a charging station for the permitted time in accordance with signs placed
in or near that Zone.
(2)
The driver of an electric vehicle must immediately upon parking, connect the
electric vehicle to the car share EV station closest to the parking space at which
the electric vehicle is parked to initiate a charging session.
(3)
No person shall tamper with, deface, damage, or destroy a car share EV station.
(4)
If a person parks or charges a vehicle contrary to the provisions of this section, a
separate offence is deemed to have been committed for each successive period
of time during which the vehicle could have been lawfully parked during the
period of time the vehicle was unlawfully parked in the parking space.
Shared Micromobility Parking Zone
72C
(1)
No person shall place, park or stand a shared micromobility device in any
location other than in an upright position within the marked boundaries of a
Shared Micromobility Parking Zone.
(2)
No person shall tamper with, deface, damage or destroy a shared micromobility
device in any location, a shared micromobility charging station, or any other
infrastructure or signage within a Shared Micromobility Parking Zone.
(3)
No person shall park or charge any vehicle or device other than a shared
micromobility device in a Shared Micromobility Parking Zone.
(4)
If a person parks or charges a vehicle or device contrary to the provisions of this
section, a separate offence is deemed to have been committed for each
successive period of time during which the vehicle or device could have been
lawfully parked during the period of time the vehicle or device was unlawfully
parked in the Shared Micromobility Parking Zone.
Parking exemption permits for persons with disabilities
73
(1)
Subsections 71(2), (3) and (4) and 72(1), (2) and (3) do not apply to a person
who is
(a)
the holder of a valid and subsisting Employee Parking Exemption Permit
for persons with disabilities or Parking Exemption (Temporary) Permit for
persons with disabilities, or
(b)
the holder of, or the driver of a holder of, a valid and subsisting Parking
Exemption Permit for persons with disabilities.
(2)
A person with disabilities who is employed in an area of the City in which
Metered Zones are designated may apply to the Director of Engineering for an
Employee Parking Exemption Permit for persons with disabilities and must
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(a)
deliver with this application a letter from that person's employer stating
the employee's need for convenient parking and access to that person's
place of employment,
(b)
possess a person with disabilities parking permit issued by a designated
authority as defined in section 60, and
(c)
pay an annual permit fee of $60.00 per month for a one-year, all-day
parking permit.
(3)
The Director of Engineering must issue an Employee Parking Exemption Permit
for persons with disabilities when satisfied that an applicant has complied with
subsection (2).
(4)
An Employee Parking Exemption Permit for person with disabilities issued under
subsection (3)
(a)
is valid for one year from the date on which it is issued,
(b)
is valid only for the person to whom it is issued, and
(c)
entitles its holder to park, without payment of a parking fee, in a parking
space in a Parking Meter Zone or Pay Station Zone for which the
parking time is not limited to 20 minutes.
(5)
A person with disabilities who is physically incapable of operating a parking
meter may apply to the Director of Engineering for a Parking Exemption Permit
for persons with disabilities and must:
(a)
possess a person with disabilities parking placard of the Social Planning
and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARCBC), issued by the
Victoria Resource Centre for Independent Living, and
(b)
pay an annual fee of $20.00 for a one-year, two-hour limit parking permit
for each location of parking up to a maximum of 2 continuous hours.
(6)
The Director of Engineering must issue a Parking Exemption Permit for persons
with disabilities when satisfied that an applicant has complied with subsection (5).
(7)
A Parking Exemption Permit for persons with disabilities issued under subsection
(6):
(a)
is valid for one year from the date on which it is issued,
(b)
is valid only for the person to whom it is issued, and
(c)
entitles the holder of the permit or the driver of the vehicle in which the
holder of the permit is a passenger, to park for up to 2 continuous hours,
without payment of a meter fee, in a metered space for which the parking
time is not limited to 20 minutes.
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The driver of a vehicle must not display in that vehicle a Parking Exemption
Permit for persons with disabilities at a time when the driver is not in the course
of providing transportation to the person with disabilities to whom the permit is
issued.
(9)
A person with disabilities may apply to the Director of Engineering for a Parking
Exemption (Temporary) Permit for persons with disabilities and
(a)
when required, must deliver with this application a medical doctor's
certificate that verifies the temporary disability, and
(b)
must pay any of the following permit fees:
(i)
$20.00 for a seven-day, all-day parking permit;
(ii)
$4.00 for one all-day parking permit.
(10)
The Director of Engineering must issue a Parking Exemption (Temporary) Permit
for persons with disabilities when satisfied that an applicant has complied with
subsection (9).
(11)
A Parking Exemption (Temporary) Permit for persons with disabilities issued
under subsection (10)
(a)
is valid for the period indicated on the permit,
(b)
is valid only for the person to whom it is issued, and
(c)
entitles its holder to park, without payment of a meter fee, in a metered
space for which the parking time is not limited to 20 minutes.
(12)
A permit issued under this section must be in a form that is approved and signed
by the Director of Engineering.
Passenger Directed Vehicle in Metered or Pay Station Zones
74
The driver of a passenger directed vehicle may stand it in a parking space in a Metered
Zone or Pay Station Zone without charge for no longer than 2 minutes for the purpose of
loading and unloading passengers.
Trailers in Metered or Pay Station Zones
75
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit it to be parked in a parking space in a
Metered Zone or Pay Station Zone if the vehicle has a trailer attached to it.
Temporary discontinuance and reservation of parking spaces in a Metered or Pay Station
Zone
76
(1)
The Director of Engineering by order may
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(a)
temporarily discontinue the use of parking spaces in Metered or Parking
Pay Station Zones, and
(b)
cause the placement of temporary signs that prohibit parking in parking
spaces that are temporarily discontinued.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle must not park in a parking space while its use has been
discontinued under this section.
(3)
The Director of Engineering, by order, may reserve one or more parking spaces
for the use of persons carrying out a special purpose or construction, repair,
demolition, or other work in or near a Metered or Parking Pay Station Zone.
(4)
A person for whom the Director of Engineering reserves a parking space for
commercial use must pay a fee of $20.00 per day or $2,000.00 per year.
(5)
The driver of a vehicle must not park in a parking space that has been reserved
under subsection (3) for another person.
Exemption for car share vehicles
76A
(1)
In this section:
"Car Share Organization"
means an organization which owns ten or more vehicles for the purpose
of shared use among its members
"Free Floating Vehicle"
means a vehicle owned by a Car Share Organization which is shared
among the organization's members and has no fixed or dedicated public
parking space.
(2)
A Car Share Organization may apply to the Director of Engineering for an annual
exemption from payment at metered or parking pay station zones within the City
by submitting an application in the form prescribed by the Director of
Engineering.
(3)
Upon receipt of the following from a Car Share Organization
(a)
an application under subsection (2) and
(b)
a payment of $2,000 for each of its Free Floating Vehicle used within the
City,
the Director of Engineering may issue an annual exemption from payment at
metered or parking pay station zones to that Car Share Organization.
(4)
Sections 71(2) to (4) and 72(1) and (2) of this bylaw, do not apply to the driver of
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a Free Floating Vehicle provided that:
(a)
the Free Floating Vehicle is owned by a Car Share Organization that
holds a valid permit issued under subsection (3); and
(b)
the Free Floating Vehicle is clearly identified as being owned and
operated by the Car Share Organization that holds a valid permit under
subsection (3).
Lawful coins required in parking meter and pay station
77
A person must not insert in a parking meter or pay station any object that is not a lawful
coin of Canada or the United States of America.
Ticket controlled parking zones
78
(1)
Subsection (2) applies only when a ticket dispenser is in effect in a Ticket
Controlled Parking Zone in accordance with a sign that is displayed, by the order
of the Director of Engineering, in that Zone in the vicinity of the dispenser.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle may cause or permit it to be parked or remain parked in a
parking space in a Ticket Controlled Parking Zone only if the driver has
(a)
deposited coins in the ticket dispenser for that Zone, in the amount and
manner indicated on the sign described in subsection (1),
(b)
obtained the tickets issued by the dispenser, and
(c)
displayed the tickets on the dash of the vehicle in a manner that permits
the tickets to be readily observed and read from outside the vehicle.
(3)
The driver of a vehicle may park it or cause or permit it to remain parked in Ticket
Controlled Parking Zone only if the vehicle is within a parking space that is
marked under an order made under this Bylaw.
(4)
The driver of a vehicle must not insert or deposit in a ticket dispenser any object
that is not a lawful coin of Canada or the United States of America.
(5)
Despite any provision of this or any other Bylaw, for the purposes of this Bylaw a
parking facility is in a Ticket Controlled Parking Zone
(a)
when a ticket dispenser is in operation in or on that parking facility,
(b)
whether the parking facility is outdoors or within a structure, and
(c)
when the parking facility is owned or operated by or on behalf of the City.
(6)
The driver of a vehicle may park it in a parking space that is within a Ticket
Controlled Parking Zone clearly designated as reserved for parking for persons
with disabilities only if that driver has clearly displayed in or on the vehicle
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(a)
An accessible parking placard of the Social Planning and Research
Council of British Columbia, issued by the Victoria Resource Centre for
Independent Living, or
(b)
a similar placard, permit, decal or licence plate issued by another
jurisdiction having another jurisdiction having authority to do so.
(7)
The driver of a vehicle must not park it or cause or permit it to remain parked in a
Ticket Controlled Parking Zone longer than the time during which vehicles may
be continuously parked in that Zone, as indicated by signs placed in or near that
Zone.
Sightseeing vehicle stands
79
A person must not cause or permit a vehicle to stop or remain in a Sightseeing Stand if
that vehicle is not a sightseeing vehicle licensed under the Vehicles For Hire Bylaw.
Reserved stand for horsedrawn sightseeing vehicles
80
A person must not park or stop a vehicle in a Horsedrawn Sightseeing Stand if that
vehicle is not a horsedrawn sightseeing vehicle licensed under the Vehicles For Hire
Bylaw.
[Repealed]
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[repealed]
Vehicle standing while loading or unloading freight
82
(1)
This section does not apply in an Angle Parking Zone.
(2)
The driver of a vehicle may permit it to stand in a street in a manner other than
prescribed in section 88(2) while the driver of a vehicle is loading or unloading
merchandise or freight,
(a)
unless otherwise provided by an order of the Director of Engineering, and
(b)
at any time
(i)
on a holiday,
(ii)
between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of a day other than a holiday, or
(iii)
designated by the Director of Engineering.
(3)
The driver of a vehicle that is standing as provided in this section must ensure
that the vehicle is
(a)
within a 30 degree angle with the curb, and
(b)
not farther than 30 cm from the curb at its nearest point to the vehicle.
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Night parking
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(1)
(1)
A person must not park a semi-trailer on a street between 10:00 p.m. of
one day and 6:00 a.m. of the next day.
(2)
A vehicle that is
(a)
a motor home,
(b)
a camper truck,
(c)
a trailer used for recreational purposes,
(d)
a pleasure boat and trailer used for recreational purposes; or
(e)
a trailer that is in excess of:
(i)
1400 kg., registered GVW, or
(ii)
6 metres in length,
and that is registered to, or owned by, a person with an address within the
Capital Regional District must not be parked on any street between 10:00 p.m. of
one day and 6:00 a.m. of the next day.
Sleeping in vehicles
84
(1)
A person must not park a vehicle in a street for the purpose of sleeping overnight
in the vehicle.
(2)
A person must not sleep overnight in a vehicle parked on a street.
Distance between parked vehicles
85
The driver of a vehicle must not cause or permit it to be parked closer than 1 m to
another vehicle if those vehicles are parked parallel to the edge of a roadway.
Parking on one way street
86
(1)
The driver of a vehicle may stop, stand or park the vehicle on the left side of the
roadway on a one way street if that is not otherwise prohibited.
(2)
The driver of the vehicle parked as described in subsection (1) must ensure that
the wheels of the vehicle are
(a)
parallel to the left side of the roadway on which the vehicle is parked, and
(b)
within 30 cm of the curb, if there is a curb.
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Miscellaneous stopping, standing, parking
87
(1)
Subsection (2) does not apply when the stopping, standing or parking of a
vehicle is necessary
(a)
to avoid conflict with traffic, or
(b)
to comply with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device.
(2)
A person must not stop, stand or park a vehicle in a manner or location described
below:
(a)
subject to section 111, on a sidewalk or boulevard;
(b)
in front of a public or private driveway crossing;
(c)
within 1.5 m of either side of a public or private driveway crossing, as
measured from the inside edge of the flared portion of the driveway;
(d)
in any intersection unless permitted by a sign;
(e)
within 5 m of a fire hydrant, measured from a point on the curb or edge of
the roadway which is closest to the fire hydrant;
(f)
on any crosswalk;
(g)
within 6 m of the approach side of any crosswalk;
(h)
within 6 m upon the approach to a flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic
control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(i)
within 15 m of the nearest rail of a railway crossing;
(j)
on a highway for any period in excess of 72 consecutive hours;
(k)
on a highway for the principal purpose of:
(i)
displaying a vehicle for sale,
(iii)
advertising, greasing, painting, wrecking, storing, or repairing a
vehicle unless an emergency makes repairs necessary,
(ii)
displaying a sign, or
(iii)
selling flowers, fruit, vegetables, seafood, or any other commodity;
(l)
alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction when the
stopping, standing, or parking obstructs traffic;
(m)
on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of
a roadway;
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(n)
on a bridge or other elevated structure on a highway except where the
stopping, standing, or parking is permitted by a traffic control device;
(o)
in a place where a traffic control device that gives notice that stopping,
standing or parking is prohibited or restricted;
(p)
in a manner that obstructs the visibility of a standard traffic sign erected
by or with the authority of the provincial minister responsible for highways,
or under the authority of this Bylaw.
(3)
Despite subsection (2)(j)(iv), a mobile bicycle vendor is permitted to sell products
as defined and under the conditions specified in Schedule I.
87A
(1)
The Director may designate an area at or near a fire hydrant as a taxi stand and
may cause a sign indicating that the area can be used by taxi cabs to be erected
at or near such fire hydrant.
(2)
Notwithstanding section 87(2)(d), a licenced taxi may stop, stand or park as
directed by the sign erected pursuant to subsection (1), provided the driver
remains in the vehicle at all times.
(3)
A taxi driver must remove the taxi cab from the area designated under subsection
(1) if directed to do so by a police officer, a firefighter or in the event of an
emergency requiring the use of the fire hydrant.
Curb parking
88
(1)
Subsection (2) does not apply on a street or portion of a street
(a)
within an Angle Parking Zone, or
(b)
where stopping, standing or parking is permitted under subsections 45(s)
or 88(2), or section 86.
(2)
A driver must not stop, stand, or park a vehicle on a roadway other than on the
right side of the roadway and with the right hand wheels
(a)
parallel to that side, and
(b)
if there is a curb on that side, within 30 cm of the curb.
Stopping at intersections
89
(1)
Subsection (2) does not apply when a police officer directs a driver otherwise
than as prescribed in subsection (2).
(2)
If there is a stop sign at an intersection, the driver of a vehicle must stop
(a)
if there is a marked stop line, at that line;
(b)
before entering a marked crosswalk on the near side of the intersection;
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(c)
if there is neither a marked crosswalk nor a stop line, before entering the
intersection, at the point nearest the intersecting highway from which the
driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting highway.
Yellow curb lines
90
(1)
Subject to an order made under section 45, a person may stop, park, or leave
standing an attended or unattended motor vehicle adjacent to a portion of a curb
painted yellow, only when that is necessary
(a)
to avoid conflict with other traffic, or
(b)
to comply with the direction of a police officer.
(2)
Despite subsection (1) a mobile bicycle vendor may stop on a yellow curb within
6 metres of a legal parking or loading space for up to 60 minutes, unless
otherwise restricted by a traffic order under this Bylaw.
PART 4 - VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT
Motor Vehicle Act regulations apply
91
Division 35 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations of the Motor Vehicle Act, B. C. Reg.
26/58 (Cargo Securement) apply with the necessary changes and as applicable, to the
driving or operation of a vehicle on a street.
Vehicle size and weight
92
(1)
Division 7 (Size and Weight) of the Commercial Transport Act Regulations of the
Commercial Transport Act, B.C. Reg. 30/78, apply with the necessary changes
and as applicable, to regulate the size and weight of a vehicle that is driven or
operated on a street.
(2)
For the purposes of interpreting section 93 and Division 7 referred to in
subsection (1), the following definitions apply:
(a)
section 1 of the Motor Vehicle Act;
(b)
section 1 of the Commercial Transport Act;
(c)
Division 1 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, for Cargo Securement,
(Division 35 of British Columbia Regulation 26/58);
(d)
Division 1 of the Commercial Transport Act Regulations, for Size and
Weight (Division 1 of British Columbia Regulation 30/78).
(3)
The definitions under subsection (2)(d) prevail if there is an inconsistency among
the definitions under subsection (2).
(4)
Despite any other provision of this Bylaw, including a regulation referred to in
subsection (1), a person may drive, operate, or permit the driving or operation of
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(a)
a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a licensed gross vehicle weight
on any group of axles of 22,680 kg. or less, on any street, or
(b)
a commercial vehicle, as defined under subsection (2)(b) with a licensed
gross vehicle weight on any group of axles of more than 22,680 kg, on a
street shown in Schedule D.
(5)
The penalties and offence provisions applicable to the regulations referred to in
subsection (1) do not apply to the enforcement of those regulations for the
purposes of this Bylaw.
Commercial Transport Act regulations apply to all vehicles
93
(1)
The regulations and the definitions respectively referred to in subsections 92(1)
and (2) apply to all vehicles as if they were the commercial vehicles referred to in
those regulations and definitions.
(2)
Despite section 92, the City's Director of Engineering or a person authorized by the
City's Director of Engineering may issue a permit to authorize the driving or operation of
a vehicle that contravenes the regulations prescribed under those sections.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2), the City's Director of Engineering or a person
authorized by the City's Director of Engineering may
(a)
issue a permit,
(b)
limit the time during which a permit is valid, and
(c)
establish terms and conditions of a permit.
Engineer's report for permit
94
As a prerequisite to the issuance of a permit under this Part, the Director of Engineering
may require an applicant for the permit to submit a report by a British Columbia
Professional Engineer concerning any aspects of the proposed use of a City street.
PART 5 - GENERAL REGULATIONS
Parking commercial vehicle in residential zone
95
(1)
A person must not park or permit to remain parked a commercial vehicle with a
licensed gross vehicle weight in excess of one ton in front of land zoned for
residential purposes under the City's Zoning Regulation Bylaw or Zoning Bylaw
2018, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. of one day and 7:00 a.m. of the next day.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a commercial vehicle parked contrary to
subsection (1) if it is there for the purpose of enabling its driver or user to perform
a commercial service that cannot conveniently be performed otherwise.
(3)
A person who carries on a business in or from a house on land in a zone under
the City's Zoning Regulation Bylaw or Zoning Bylaw 2018 which permits single
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family dwellings or duplexes, must not at any time park or allow to be parked
more than two commercial vehicles in a street in that zone.
(4)
A person must not park or permit to remain parked a charter bus or a sightseeing
bus in front of land zoned for residential purposes under the Zoning Regulation
Bylaw or Zoning Bylaw 2018.
Trailer left on street
96
A person must not leave, or permit to be left, a trailer on a street unless it is
(a)
authorized by a permit issued under section 107, or
(b)
attached to a motor vehicle.
Driving between vehicles in funeral procession
97
(1)
The driver of a vehicle must not drive between vehicles in a funeral procession or
any other authorized procession while it is in motion unless obeying the
directions of a traffic control device or a police officer.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, during daylight hours a vehicle is considered not
to be in a procession unless the headlights of the vehicle are lighted.
Air horn
98
(1)
Despite the Noise Abatement Bylaw, the driver, operator, or other person in
charge of a motor vehicle equipped with an air horn must not sound or permit the
air horn to be sounded in the City at any time.
(2)
The driver, operator, or other person in charge of a vehicle equipped with a horn
that is not an air horn must not sound or permit it to be sounded in the City
except
(a)
as required under the Motor Vehicle Act, or
(b)
for the purpose of giving reasonable warning to persons using or about to
use a street, of a hazard or danger arising out of the presence or
approach of the vehicle.
(3)
Subsection (1) does not apply to the driver, operator, or any other person in
charge of an emergency vehicle.
Procession in street requires permit
99
(1)
A person must not be a member of or take part in a procession through, in, on,
over or above a street unless a permit for the procession has been issued under
an order of the Director of Engineering.
(2)
For safety purposes, the Director of Engineering may impose terms and
conditions on a permit issued under this section.
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Commercial goods on street
100
(1)
A person must not permit any goods, merchandise, or any other articles of trade
or commerce to remain on any part of a street longer than is reasonably
necessary to deliver them expeditiously or to remove them into a vehicle.
(2)
Despite subsection (1), a mobile bicycle vendor may sell commercial goods on
the street as defined in Schedule I.
Excavations, obstructions on street require permit
101
(1)
A person must not do any of the following activities unless the person first
obtains a permit from Council, who may impose conditions on the permit:
(a)
excavate in, disturb the surface of, or cause a nuisance in, on, over,
under or above a street or other public place;
(b)
encumber, obstruct, injure, foul or damage a street, a sidewalk, or
another public place;
(c)
do anything that is likely to cause anything described in paragraph (b).
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following persons or objects:
(a)
employees or agents of the City while they are acting in the course of
their employment;
(b)
articles of trade or commerce lawfully in a street or other public place;
(c)
a portable sign permitted under section 102A of this Bylaw;
(d)
electric vehicle charging works for which a licence has been entered into
under section 105A of this Bylaw;
(e)
works for which a permit is issued under this section or section 106 of this
Bylaw, or under a bylaw passed under section 14 of the Victoria City Act,
1919.
(3)
The holder of a permit issued under this section must comply with the terms and
conditions contained in it.
(4)
The City Manager may issue a permit for the purposes of this section
(a)
in cases of urgency,
(b)
where an obstruction is minor or inconsequential, or
(c)
where an obstruction is not likely to continue for more than 72 hours.
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Objects prohibited on streets
102
(1)
Without limiting the generality of section 101(1),
(a)
A person must not place, or cause or permit to be placed or left, any of
the following items so as to occupy, obstruct, or cause a nuisance on any
part of a street, sidewalk or other public place:
(i)
any property or thing, or
(ii)
a sign, as defined in the Sign Bylaw.
(b)
[Repealed]
(c)
a person must not place or cause or permit to be placed on, above or in a
street, sidewalk, or other public place waste matter of any description,
including without limitation, litter, rubbish, garbage, offal, filth, or any
noxious, offensive or unwholesome substance or matter;
(d)
a person must not distribute or deliver, or cause or permit to be
distributed or delivered in or near any street, sidewalk, or other public
place, a pamphlet or any other printed or written matter for the purpose of
publicizing an event, fact, product, or thing if the probable result of that
action is
(i)
the matter will be discarded on a street, sidewalk, or other public
place by a person receiving the matter, or
(ii)
passage in or on a street will be impeded or obstructed.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following persons or objects:
(a)
employees or agents of the City while they are acting in the course of
their employment;
(b)
articles of trade or commerce lawfully in a street or other public place;
(c)
a portable sign permitted under section 102A of this Bylaw;
(d)
electric vehicle charging works for which a licence has been entered into
under section 105A of this Bylaw;
(e)
works for which a permit is issued under section 101 or 106 of this Bylaw,
or under a bylaw passed under section 14 of the Victoria City Act, 1919.
(3)
The Director of Engineering, a person authorized by the Director of Engineering,
a bylaw officer, or a police officer, may remove, seize, and impound or cause the
removal, seizure or impoundment of any property or thing that unlawfully
occupies, or has been unlawfully placed or left in, a street, sidewalk or public
place, and such item will be dealt with in accordance with the Property in
Custody Bylaw.
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(4)
An action taken under this section does not preclude the prosecution of a person
who contravenes a provision of this Bylaw.
Portable signs
102A (1)
In this section:
"arcade"
means two or more ground floor businesses located within a single
building or property that are accessed from the sidewalk through a
common entrance or pathway;
"Licence Inspector"
means a person appointed by Council as a business licence inspector;
"park"
has the same meaning as in the Parks Regulation Bylaw except it does
not include Bastion Square or Centennial Square;
"portable sign"
means a sign which is self-supporting and easily moved;
"portable sign permit"
means a permit issued under subsection (3) or renewed under subsection
(4); and
"sign"
has the same meaning as in the Sign Bylaw.
(2)
A person must not place, construct, erect or cause or permit to be placed,
constructed or erected a portable sign that encroaches on, obstructs, or
otherwise occupies any public place or sidewalk without first obtaining a portable
sign permit.
(3)
The Licence Inspector must issue a permit for the placement of a portable sign
on a sidewalk or other public place, other than a park, provided that:
(a)
a valid Business Licence for the business the portable sign relates to has
been issued pursuant to the Business Licence Bylaw;
(b)
the applicant has submitted an application in the form prescribed by the
Licence Inspector;
(c)
the applicant has paid:
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(i)
a non-refundable application fee of $30.00 plus applicable taxes;
and
(ii)
a non-refundable annual use of public space charge of $5.00 plus
applicable taxes;
(d)
the Licence Inspector is satisfied that the proposed portable sign and its
location otherwise comply with the requirements of this section; and
(e)
a portable sign permit for the business the sign relates to has not been
issued already.
(4)
The Licence Inspector must renew a permit for the placement of a portable sign
on a sidewalk or other public place, other than a park, provided that:
(a)
the applicant held a valid portable sign permit for the same portable sign
and address in the previous year;
(b)
the Business Licence for the business the portable sign relates to has
been renewed;
(c)
the applicant has paid:
(i)
a non-refundable annual permit fee of $30.00 plus applicable
taxes; and
(ii)
a non-refundable annual use of public space charge of $5.00 plus
applicable taxes;
(d)
the Licence Inspector is satisfied that the portable sign and its location
continue to comply with the requirements of this section; and
(e)
a portable sign permit for the business the sign relates to has not been
renewed already.
(5)
A single portable sign, advertising one or more businesses located in an arcade,
may be displayed at an entrance to the arcade provided that:
(a)
the owner, or representative of the owner, of the arcade applies for a
portable sign permit;
(b)
every business advertised on the sign has a valid Business Licence; and
(c)
all other provisions of this section are complied with, as if the arcade was
a single business.
(6)
A portable sign permit expires on January 15 of the year immediately following
the year for which it had been issued or renewed.
(7)
A portable sign permit must specify the address where the portable sign may be
placed and is not valid for any other address.
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(8)
Notwithstanding subsections (3) and (4), the Licence Inspector must not issue or
renew a portable sign permit unless:
(a)
the business the sign relates to has a dedicated and direct access to the
business from the sidewalk.
(b)
the sidewalk in front of the business the sign relates to is at least 2.6
meters in width;
(c)
the business the sign relates to has at least 1.5 meter street frontage on
the sidewalk where the portable sign is located;
(d)
if the portable sign is to be located in Bastion Square or Centennial
Square, the Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture, having considered
the other permitted uses and planned activities, has consented to the
issuance of the permit; and
(e)
the applicant maintains valid liability insurance in respect of the portable
sign in an amount of at least $2,000,000.
(9)
A portable sign must be placed:
(a)
in front of:
(i)
the business it relates to, or
(ii)
the entrance to the arcade, if the sign relates to a business or
businesses located in the arcade.
(b)
either:
(i)
as close to the property line of the business it relates to as
practical; or
(ii)
as close to the curb as practical but no closer than 0.3 meters
from the curb;
(c)
at least 2 meters from another portable sign;
(d)
at least 1.5 meters from any works; and
(e)
in such a way that it does not:
(i)
impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic;
(ii)
leave less than 2 meters of sidewalk width clear for pedestrians
and other users of the sidewalk;
(iii)
restrict access to and egress from vehicles lawfully parked or
stopped on a street;
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(iv)
interfere with the use of any City infrastructure, including street
furniture and bus stops; or
(v)
cause any damage to City property.
(10)
A portable sign must not:
(a)
be displayed when the business the sign relates to is not open to the
public;
(b)
be illuminated;
(c)
be attached to the ground, a building or other structure, or any type of
conveyance;
(d)
exceed 60 cm in width, 60 cm in depth and 90 cm in height;
(e)
have more than 80% of the sign area used for changeable text;
(f)
be placed on a sidewalk until snow and ice has been removed in
accordance with section 107(2) of this Bylaw;
(g)
have anything attached to it, including but not limited to balloons,
pamphlets, pennants or flags; or
(h)
display any advertising other than that related to the business in front of
which it is located or, if the sign is located in front of an entrance to an
arcade, the businesses located in that arcade.
(11)
The holder of the portable sign permit must, at all times the portable sign is
displayed on a street or in a public place, maintain the sign in a safe and clean
condition and in good repair.
(12)
The holder of the portable sign permit must affix to the portable sign a decal
issued by the Licence Inspector at the time the portable sign permit is issued or
renewed and write the portable sign permit number on the decal in such a way
that it is clearly visible and legible.
(13)
The Licence Inspector or a Bylaw Officer may impound or cause to be
impounded any portable sign that does not display a decal with a valid permit
number as required by subsection (12) or otherwise contravenes this section,
and the portable sign will be dealt with in accordance with the Property in
Custody Bylaw.
(14)
On an application of the holder of the portable sign permit and payment of a
replacement fee of $10, the Licence Inspector may issue a replacement decal if
the Licence Inspector is satisfied that the original decal has been lost or
damaged.
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(15)
The Director or a person authorized by the Director may request the portable
sign permit holder, or the person in charge of the business to which the sign
relates, to temporarily remove the portable sign for any reason, including:
(a)
street cleaning;
(b)
installation, maintenance, service or repair of City property or any
infrastructure;
(c)
construction activity on the street;
(d)
any emergency where the Director or a person authorized by the Director
determines that the circumstances require the sidewalk to be kept clear of
obstructions; or
(e)
to accommodate another permitted event or activity on a City street or in
a public place, and
the portable sign permit holder, or the person in charge of the business to which
the sign relates, shall promptly remove the portable sign.
(16)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, only one portable sign shall
be displayed, at any one time, for each business or arcade.
Obstructing sidewalk, soliciting, fighting
103
(1)
Without limiting the generality of section 101, a person must not obstruct a
sidewalk by squatting, kneeling, sitting, or lying down on it between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. of the same day if the sidewalk is located at any of the
following locations:
(a)
in the area that is bounded by Cook, Pembroke, Store, Wharf,
Government, Superior and Southgate Streets;
(b)
abutting or adjacent to those parts of Cook, Pembroke, Store, Wharf,
Government, Superior and Southgate Streets that form the boundary of
the area referred to in paragraph (a).
(2)
The prohibition set out in subsection (1) does not apply to circumstances that
involve any of the following activities or objects:
(a)
a medical emergency or wheelchair;
(b)
sitting on a seat at a transit zone while waiting for a bus;
(c)
sitting on a chair or bench that is supplied by a public agency or an
abutting private property owner and that is permitted by a street use
permit issued by the City;
(d)
sitting at a sidewalk café that is licensed under the Sidewalk Cafes
Regulation Bylaw;
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(e)
sitting while engaged in the activity of a hawker, peddler, or street
entertainer who is licensed for that purpose under the Street Vendors
Bylaw and the Business Licence Bylaw;
(f)
a parade, rally, demonstration, performance, or gathering that is permitted
by a street use permit issued by the City;
(g)
the soliciting of aid by an organization that holds a valid permit issued for
that purpose under the Street Collections Bylaw, 1977.
(3)
Subsection (1) is not intended to create a result through enforcement that is
absurd or unreasonable.
(4)
In this subsection and subsection (5),
"automated teller machine"
means a device that is linked to a financial institution's account records,
and that is able to carry out transactions that include account transfers,
deposits, cash withdrawals, balance inquiries, payments of amounts
owed, or other financial transactions;
"cause an obstruction"
means:
(a)
to sit or lie on a street in a manner which obstructs or impedes the
convenient passage of any pedestrian traffic in a street, in the
course of solicitation,
(b)
to continue to solicit from or otherwise harass a pedestrian after
that person has made a negative initial response to the solicitation
or has otherwise indicated a refusal,
(c)
to physically approach and solicit from a pedestrian as a member
of a group of 3 or more persons,
(d)
to solicit on a street within 6 m of
(i)
an entrance to a bank, credit union, or trust company,
(ii)
an automated teller machine, or
(iii)
a parking ticket dispensing machine, or
(e)
to solicit from an occupant of a motor vehicle in a manner which
obstructs or impedes the convenient passage of any vehicular
traffic in a street;
"solicit"
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means, without consideration, to ask for money, donations, goods, or
other things of value whether by spoken, written or printed word or bodily
gesture, for one's self or for any other person, and solicitation has a
corresponding meaning, but does not include soliciting for charity
(a)
by the holder of a permit for soliciting for charity under the Street
Collections Bylaw, 1977, and
(b)
by the holder of a licence for soliciting for charity under the
provisions of the Business Licence Bylaw;
"trust company"
means an office or branch of a trust company to which the Trust and Loans
Company Act (Canada) applies and in which deposit accounts are held.
(5)
A person must not solicit in a manner that causes an obstruction.
(6)
A person must not obstruct or create a nuisance upon any portion of a street or
other public place by participating in a consensual fight or other similar physical
confrontation between consenting adults.
Boulevards and medians
103A (1)
In this section:
"boulevard"
includes:
(a)
on a street with curbs, the unpaved portion of street between the
outside curb and adjoining property line; and
(b)
on a street without a curb, the unpaved portion of street between
the edge of the roadway and the adjoining property line.
"median"
includes:
(a)
an area that is painted, curbed or raised and is located between
traffic lanes to separate vehicles travelling in opposite directions;
(b)
any unpaved portion of the road allowance, including but not
limited to landscaped areas and greens, located between two or
more roadways or streets; and
(c)
a traffic circle or other traffic divider.
"roadway"
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means that portion of a street improved, designed or intended for
vehicular use.
(2)
A person must not place, construct, erect or cause or permit to be placed,
constructed or erected any structure, tent, object or thing that encroaches on,
obstructs, or otherwise occupies a boulevard or median without first obtaining
written permission from the Director of Engineering.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not apply to any of the following persons or objects:
(a)
employees or agents of the City while they are acting in the course of
their employment;
(b)
a special event for which a permit has been issued by the Director of
Parks and Recreation;
(c)
works for which a permit is issued under section 102 or 106 of this Bylaw,
or under a bylaw passed under section 14 of the Victoria City Act, 1919;
and
(d)
boulevard gardening to the extent permitted pursuant to subsection (10).
(4)
The Director of Engineering, a person authorized by the Director of Engineering,
a Bylaw Officer, or a member of a police force, on behalf of the City may cause
the removal, detention or impounding of any structure, tent, object or thing found
on a boulevard or median in contravention of this section, and the portable sign
will be dealt with in accordance with the Property in Custody Bylaw.
(5)
Between sunset of one day and sunrise on the next day, a person must not:
(a)
occupy a median by squatting, kneeling, sitting, or lying down on it;
(b)
stand or walk on a median except while lawfully crossing a street.
(6)
The prohibition set out in subsection (5) does not apply to any of the following:
(a)
employees or agents of the City while they are acting in the course of
their employment;
(b)
police officers in the performance of their duties;
(c)
a medical emergency;
(d)
sitting on a seat, or standing, at a transit zone while waiting for a bus;
(e)
persons participating in or attending a special event for which a permit
has been issued by the Director of Engineering or the Director of Parks
and Recreation;
(f)
walking on a path or trail designed for that purpose;
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(g)
persons sitting on a seat or squatting, kneeling, walking or standing while
recreating within the fenced portion of a median designated as a leash-
optional area during the hours permitted in the Animal Responsibility
Bylaw.
(7)
A person must not do any of the following on a boulevard:
(a)
cut, break, injure, remove, climb, or in any way destroy or damage
(i)
a tree, shrub, plant, turf, flower, or seed, or
(ii)
a building or structure, including a fence, sign, seat, bench, or
ornament of any kind;
(b)
dispose of household, yard, or commercial waste.
(8)
Prohibition contained is subsection (7)(a) does not apply to any of the following:
(a)
employees or agents of the City while they are acting in the course of
their employment; and
(b)
persons acting under an agreement with the City or a permit issued by
the Director of Parks and Recreation..
(9)
For certainty, this section applies to any boulevard and median that is also a
park, notwithstanding section 17 of the Parks Regulation Bylaw.
(10)
A person may plant or maintain a garden on a boulevard, provided:
(a)
the person owns or occupies the property immediately adjacent to the
portion of boulevard which the person is gardening,
(b)
the person provides the City's Director of Parks and Recreation written
notice of that person's intention to garden in the boulevard 30 days prior to
commencing any gardening activities,
(c)
the notice set out in paragraph (b) includes the person's full name, address
and telephone number where that person can be contacted,
(d)
the person does not
(i)
install any permanent structures on the boulevard, including but not
limited to irrigation systems and affixed ornaments,
(ii)
cut or otherwise damage the roots, trunks, bark or branches of the
boulevard trees, or
(iii)
affix signs, trellises or other objects to a boulevard tree,
(f)
none of the garden beds:
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(i)
exceed 8m in length or width, or
(ii)
are raised in excess of 45cm,
(g)
all plants and garden beds are at least:
(i)
60cm from any curb adjacent to a permitted parking area, and
(ii)
1.5m from fire hydrants, utility poles, bus shelters, concrete bus
pads,
(h)
none of the garden plants:
(i)
impede sightlines for pedestrians or vehicles.
(ii)
hang over or grow into a street,
(i)
upon receiving notice from the City's Director of Parks and Recreation that
any or all of the garden obstructs or interferes with the sight-lines, mobility
or safety of vehicles or pedestrians, the person trims, alters or removes the
boulevard garden, or portions thereof, to the satisfaction of the City's
Director of Parks and Recreation,
(j)
the person keeps the garden well-maintained, and
(k)
that when the garden maintenance stops, that person removes the garden
and returns the area to the state it was in immediately before the garden
was planted.
(11)
If a person who planted or maintained a boulevard garden does not comply with
subsection (10), the City may, at any time, cause the boulevard garden area to be
brought into compliance, and that person shall pay to the City the fee specified in
Schedule "F" of this bylaw."
Fireworks
104
A person may explode fireworks in a street or other public place only in accordance with
the Fireworks Bylaw.
Liquids onto street require permit
105
(1)
A person owning or occupying property which abuts on, or is contiguous with, a
street may permit a liquid substance to flow from the property onto or over the
street only if that person first obtains a permit from the Director of Engineering.
(2)
For safety purposes, the Director of Engineering may impose terms and
conditions on a permit issued under this section.
(3)
The person to whom a permit is issued under this section must observe and
perform the terms and conditions imposed by the permit.
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Electric vehicle charging infrastructure on street
105A (1)
Council delegates to the Director of Engineering the authority to enter into and
execute licence agreements allowing owners and occupants of residential
property that abuts on, or is contiguous with, a street, to lay electric vehicle
charging cords across sidewalk and boulevard adjacent to their property for the
purpose of charging their electric vehicles, in accordance with the conditions set
out in this section.
(2)
Any licence permitted under this section must be:
(a)
for a one year term,
(b)
consistent with any policy developed by the Director of Engineering in
consultation with the City's Accessibility Advisory Committee, or a
successor organization serving similar purposes, and
(b)
in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.
(3)
The Director of Engineering may impose terms and conditions on a licence
permitted under this section.
(4)
The delegation to the Director of Engineering under this section includes the
authority to exercise on behalf of the City any rights contained in any licence
entered into pursuant to this section, and to amend, renew and terminate a
licence pursuant to this section.
(5)
A person must not lay down or cause or permit to be laid down an electric vehicle
charging cord or associated works that encroaches on, obstructs, or otherwise
occupies any public place or sidewalk unless they obtain a licence pursuant to
this section and strictly comply with the terms and conditions of the licence.
(6)
A Bylaw Officer may impound or cause to be impounded any electric vehicle
charging cord or associated works that is not licensed as required by subsection
(5) or is not in compliance with the terms of the licence, and it will be dealt with in
accordance with the Property in Custody Bylaw.
Works on street require permit
106
(1)
The Director of Engineering may issue a written permit for the obstruction of a
street for any of the following purposes:
(a)
removal of a building, structure or object;
(b)
repair, alteration, or reconstruction of a building;
(c)
for any other necessary work.
(2)
A person must not occupy any part of a street for a purpose mentioned in
subsection (1) if that person does not have a permit issued under subsection (1).
(3)
An applicant for a permit to occupy a street must
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(a)
in the application, state the period for which it is expected that the permit
is required and provide any other information, including but not limited to
a traffic control plan or traffic management plan if required by the Director
and in a form prescribed by the Director;
(b)
pay to the City the following fees that apply to the occupation:
(i)
for each 13m2 of a street or portion thereof:
(A)
$10.00 per day on a boulevard;
(B)
$15.00 per day on any part of a street not otherwise listed
in this subsection 106(3)(b);
(C)
$20.00 per day on a sidewalk;
(D)
$20.00 per day in a metered zone or a pay station zone;
(E)
$140.00 per day where a charging station or car share EV
station is affected, and the aforesaid is a direct current fast
charging station providing at least 50 kilowatts of direct
current electrical power;
(ii)
In addition to the fee required under subparagraph (b)(i), if the
occupation requires closure of a travelled portion of the street, the
following fees must be paid to the City:
(A)
for closure of a protected bicycle lane , the greater of $100
per day or the applicable rate per day per closure as set
out in subparagraph (b)(ii)(B);
(B)
for closure of a sidewalk or any lane that is not a protected
bicycle lane :
a.
$50 per day on a local street;
b.
$75 per day on a collector street;
c.
$250 per day per sidewalk or any lane on an
arterial street;
(iii)
$50.00 for each attendance of a City crew during the crew's
regular working hours that is required for installation or removal of
signs to reserve the space in connection with the occupation of a
street;
(iv)
$50 for each application submitted within 48 hours the proposed
start of the proposed occupation, regardless of whether the permit
is issued within 48 hours of the City receiving the application;
(v)
the actual cost of a City crew that is required for traffic control
measures other than those set out in subparagraph (b)(iii) in
connection with the occupation of a street; and
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(vi)
$70 per hour or portion thereof for traffic management plan or
traffic control plan review by City staff.
(4)
The applicant for a permit must pay, in advance, the applicable fees specified in
subsection (3)(b)(i) to (iv).
(5)
The City must provide an applicant with an estimate of the costs described in
subparagraphs (3)(b)(v) and (vi).
(6)
A permit holder must satisfy the following requirements if that person's degree of
occupancy of a street is required to change during the progress of that person's
work on the street:
(a)
obtain the approval for an extension or modification of occupancy from
the Director of Engineering;
(b)
pay any additional fee required in accordance with subsection (3).
(7)
The Director of Engineering may reserve for the sole use of any permit holder,
during the period in which the permit is in force, curb space for necessary access
and loading purposes opposite the building for which the permit is issued.
(8)
The fees prescribed by this section are due to the City whether or not a permit
has been issued.
(9)
The holder of a permit issued under this section must comply with each condition
of the permit, including but not limited to the terms and conditions of any required
traffic management plan or traffic control plan.
(10)
The Director may cancel a permit issued under this section immediately, and
without prior notice, if in the opinion of the Director the permit holder fails to
comply with any of the conditions of the permit, including but not limited to the
terms and conditions of any required traffic management plan or traffic control
plan.
Damage to survey monuments fee
106A A person who damages, destroys, or moves a survey monument located within a street,
sidewalk, boulevard, or public place, must pay the City a fee of $2,000 to replace or
restore the survey monument.
Clearing sidewalk of snow and ice
107
(1)
In this section, "occupier" means a person who occupies land, but does not
include the occupier of a unit in an apartment, hotel or institution.
(2)
The owner or occupier of land must remove snow and ice from a sidewalk
bordering that land before 10:00 a.m. of each day.
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(3)
The owner or occupier of land must remove, from all roofs and other parts of
structures located on that land, snow, ice, and rubbish that is hazardous to the
use of an adjacent highway or sidewalk.
(4)
Owners and occupiers of land must not use corrosive materials for removing
snow or ice on a sidewalk.
Placing wood on a street
108
(1)
A person must not place wood, sawdust, or coal on a street if it is likely to be an
obstruction to users of the street.
(2)
A person to whom wood, sawdust, or coal has been delivered must not permit it
to remain on a street for longer than 24 hours.
Paint, posters on street structure
109
(1)
A person must not do any of the following acts on a street or a sidewalk, or on a
structure or fixture that is in or on a street:
(a)
paint, draw, or write;
(b)
place a notice, handbill, poster or advertisement;
(c)
mark or disfigure in a manner not referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following matters:
(a)
an agreement or regulation made under the Victoria City Act, 1919, that
authorizes a person to do any of the acts prohibited by subsection (1);
(b)
any placement of marks, letters or symbols during the execution of
authorized work in a street or on a sidewalk.
(3)
Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to the placing of a notice, handbill, poster or
advertisement on any of the following structures:
(a)
a poster cylinder installed on a City lamp post for the purpose of affixing
posters and advertisements;
(b)
a poster board installed at the entrance to a City parkade.
(4)
Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to chalk drawings and writings on a sidewalk on
Yates Street between Blanshard and Douglas Streets on July 1.
(5)
For the purposes of the City's enforcement of this section,
(a)
evidence that a notice, handbill, poster, or advertisement was placed
contrary to the provisions of this section may be treated as evidence that
the notice, handbill, poster, or advertisement was placed by the person
who caused or authorized that placing, and
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(b)
in the absence of evidence to the contrary, a person, business, or
mercantile, commercial or other establishment that is promoted by a
notice, handbill, poster or advertisement may be presumed to have
authorized and caused its placing.
Parking on sidewalk or boulevard requires permit
110
A person may cause or permit a vehicle to stop, stand, or park on a sidewalk or
boulevard only in accordance with the terms and conditions, applicable for the purposes
of safety, of a permit issued by an order of the Director of Engineering.
Driving on sidewalk permitted in special circumstances
111
(1)
A person may drive a vehicle on that portion of a sidewalk or boulevard that does
not lie within a driveway crossing only
(a)
in accordance with the terms and conditions, applicable for the purposes
of safety, of a permit issued by order of the Director of Engineering,
(b)
when entering or leaving a driveway or lane, or
(c)
when entering on or leaving land that is adjacent to a street.
(2)
A person must not drive a vehicle on or over a curb.
Trees on and near streets
112
(1)
A person must not plant a tree, hedge, bush, or shrub closer than 45 cm to a
street line.
(2)
The owner or occupier of land adjacent to a street must
(a)
trim and cut back a tree, hedge, bush, or shrub on the owner's land to
prevent injury to a roadbed, sidewalk or other works or obstruction to or
interference with the free use of the street by persons or vehicles; and
(b)
trim, remove, or cut down a tree, hedge, shrub, or bush (collectively
"tree") on the owner's land within 5 days of receiving notice from the
Director of Parks and Recreation (the "Director") to do so and that the
Director considers the tree to be injurious to a roadbed, sidewalk or other
works or an obstruction to or interference with the free use of the street by
persons or vehicles.
(3)
The notice under subsection (2) (b) must contain a copy of subsection (4), as
notice of the consequences of failure by the owner or occupier to act according to
the notice.
(4)
(a)
In accordance with sections 16(6)(b) and 17 of the Community Charter, if
an owner or occupier does not take an action required by a notice given
under subsection (3), the City may enter upon the land to take or have the
required action taken.
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(b)
The Director of Parks and Recreation, or any person authorized by that
Director, is authorized to enter on land in the manner authorized by
section 16 of the Community Charter for the purpose of clause (a) of this
subsection.
(c)
An action taken by the City under this subsection is at the expense of the
owner or occupier, and the City may recover the costs incurred in doing
so as a debt from the owner or occupier in accordance with section 17 of
the Community Charter.
(d)
In accordance with section 258 (1)(c) of the Community Charter, if the
City takes action and the costs of the action are unpaid on December 31
in the year in which they are incurred, they are deemed to be taxes in
arrear.
(5)
Council may take remedial action under Part 3, Division 12 of the Community
Charter with regard to dangerous or hazardous trees on private property, as
authorized under section 73 of the Community Charter.
Private streets and lanes require sign
113
The owner of land forming a private street or lane must at all times exhibit, at its junction
with any public street, a sign bearing the words "Private Lane" in letters that are at least
8 cm high.
Cycles on sidewalks, bicycle helmets
114
(1)
In this section, "bicycle safety helmet" means a helmet that
(a)
is designated as an approved bicycle safety helmet under section 184 of
the Motor Vehicle Act, or
(b)
meets the standards and specifications prescribed under section 184 of
the Motor Vehicle Act.
(2)
A person must not ride or operate a cycle on or across
(a)
a sidewalk, or
(b)
a street or path in a public place where signs are displayed stating that
the street or path is for pedestrian traffic only.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not apply to
(a)
a police officer who is carrying out the officer's duty, while pursuing an
offender, or while acting during an emergency, or
(b)
a member of the British Columbia Ambulance Service Paramedic Bike
Squad who is carrying out the member's duty while making medical
assistance available to the public.
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(4)
Subject to subsection (2), a person may operate or ride as a passenger on a
cycle on a path or way that is not a highway and that is not located on private
property only if that person is properly wearing a bicycle safety helmet.
(5)
Subject to subsection (2), a parent or guardian of a person under the age of 16
years may authorize or knowingly permit a person to operate or ride as a
passenger on a cycle on a path or way that is not a highway and that is not
located on private property only if the person is properly wearing a bicycle safety
helmet.
Skating on sidewalk
115
(1)
A person must not use a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-
motorized scooter on a sidewalk unless
(a)
permitted to do so by a sign, and
(b)
the person exercises due care and attention and reasonable
consideration for other persons using the sidewalk.
(2)
A person must not use a skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or a non-
motorized scooter on a street or path in a public place where signs are displayed
stating that the street or path is for pedestrian use only.
Street entertainers
116
A street entertainer, including a street musician, who performs on a street or a sidewalk
or in a public place, must not do any of the following acts:
(a)
while performing at a location, repeat any skill, drama or musical work included in
the street entertainer's repertoire;
(b)
remain in the same location for more than 2 hours or after completion of that
person's repertoire, whichever occurs first; and
(c)
move to a new location that is closer than the equivalent of 2 City blocks
to a location that was used by that person for the purpose of performing
the same day.
PART 6 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Chalk mark on vehicle tire
117
A person must not remove, from the tire of a vehicle, a chalk mark being used for the
purpose of enforcing a parking provision of a bylaw of the City.
Identification of street entertainer
118
A person who remains in a location in contravention of section 116 must immediately
give that person's name and address to a person who is authorized to deliver offence
notices under section 121 and who requests that information.
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Offence
119
(1)
A person who contravenes a provision of this Bylaw is guilty of an offence and is
subject to the penalties imposed by the Ticket Bylaw, this Bylaw and the Offence
Act.
(2)
Each day that a contravention of a provision of this Bylaw occurs or continues
shall constitute a separate offence.
Penalties
120
(1)
The minimum penalties for offences under sections 19 to 44 are prescribed in
Schedule E.
(2)
The minimum penalties for offences under this bylaw, except offences mentioned
in subsection (1), are prescribed in Schedule F.
Offence Notice
121
(1)
An offence notice may be delivered to another person by a person who
(a)
is authorized by or under a resolution of the Council, or under a subsisting
contract with the City, and
(b)
has reason to believe that the other person has committed an offence
under this Bylaw.
(2)
An offence notice may be delivered by
(a)
leaving it on the vehicle with which the notice is concerned, or
(b)
giving it to the person who is believed to have committed an offence.
(3)
An offence notice may indicate the alleged offence and the amount of the
voluntary penalty that may be paid to the City in respect of the alleged offence.
(4)
A prosecution must not be started for the alleged offence described in an offence
notice if the voluntary penalty for that alleged offence is paid in accordance with
this Bylaw before an information is sworn and a summons is issued.
Voluntary Penalties
122
(1)
This section does not apply to a contravention of sections 79 or 80 by the driver
of a sightseeing vehicle.
(2)
The voluntary penalties referred to in subsection 121(3) are prescribed in
Schedule G.
Repeal
123
Bylaw No. 92-84, the Streets and Traffic Bylaw, is repealed.
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READ A FIRST TIME the
12th
day of
November
2009
READ A SECOND TIME the
12th
day of
November
2009
READ A THIRD TIME the
12th
day of
November
2009
ADOPTED on the
26th
day of
November
2009
"ROBERT G. WOODLAND"
"DEAN FORTIN"
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATOR
MAYOR
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SCHEDULE A
Streets and Traffic Bylaw
Street Classifications
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SCHEDULE B
Streets and Traffic Bylaw
Speed Zones
For the purposes of section 17, the speed designated in each of the following headings and as
shown on the map is the maximum speed at which a motor vehicle may be driven on the streets or
lanes listed under those headings and as shown on the map.
This Schedule only applies to streets or lanes or portions of streets or lanes within the City's
boundaries.
15 km/h
(a)
Nursery Road
20 km/h
(b)
all City lanes
30 km/h
(a)
on all streets and parts of streets not shown on the map below as having a
maximum speed of 15 km/h, 20 km/h, 40 km/h, or 50 km/h.
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SCHEDULE C
Streets and Traffic Bylaw
Night Parking Restrictions
The following paragraphs describe the continuous boundary of the area to which the night
parking restrictions in s.78 apply:
(a)
starting at a point on the Dominion Government Harbour Line, where that line intersects
the northeasterly limit of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Wharf, on the
southerly side of James Bay;
(b)
then easterly and northerly following the Dominion Government Harbour Line to the
south side of Johnson Street Bridge;
(c)
then westerly along the southerly limit of the Johnson Street Bridge to a point on the
Dominion Government Harbour Line on the west side of Victoria Harbour;
(d)
then northerly along the Dominion Government Harbour Line to the north side of
Johnson Street Bridge;
(e)
then easterly along the northerly limit of Johnson Street Bridge to the Dominion
Government Harbour Line on the east side of Victoria Harbour;
(f)
then northerly along the said Dominion Government Harbour Line to a point on the
extension westerly of the centre line of Chatham Street;
(g)
then easterly along the centre line of Chatham Street to the centre line of Blanshard
Street;
(h)
then southerly along the centre line of Blanshard Street to the centre line of Cormorant
Street, then easterly to the centre line of Quadra Street;
(i)
then southerly along the centre line of Quadra Street to the centre line of Johnson
Street;
(j)
then easterly and along the centre line of Johnson Street to a point opposite the easterly
boundary of City Lot 830;
(k)
then southerly along the easterly boundary of City Lot 830 to the southeast corner of City
Lot 830;
(l)
then easterly and along the northerly boundary of City Lots 819 to 812 inclusive to the
westerly limit of Vancouver Street;
(m)
then southerly along the said westerly limit of Vancouver Street to the northeast corner
of City Lot 801;
(n)
then westerly along the northerly boundaries of City Lots 801 to 794 inclusive to the
northeast corner of City Lot 793;
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(o)
then southerly along the easterly boundary of City Lot 793, to the southeast corner of
City Lot 793;
(p)
then southerly and across View Street to the northeast corner of City Lot 790;
(q)
then southerly and along the easterly boundary of City Lots 790 and 773 to the
southeast corner of City Lot 773;
(r)
then southerly across Fort Street to the northeast corner of City Lot 682;
(s)
then southerly and along the easterly boundary of City Lot 682 and that boundary
continued to the centre line of Meares Street;
(t)
then westerly along the centre line of Meares Street to the centre line of Quadra Street;
(u)
then southerly along the centre line of Quadra Street to the centre line of Broughton
Street;
(v)
then westerly along the centre line of Broughton Street to the centre line of Blanshard
Street;
(w)
then southerly along the centre line of Blanshard Street to the centre line of Courtney
Street;
(x)
then westerly along the centre line of Courtney Street to the point opposite the easterly
boundary of City Lot 104, which point is 120', more or less, easterly from the east
boundary of Douglas Street;
(y)
then southerly and following the line of the easterly boundary of the second range of City
Lots east of Douglas Street, to the centre line of Burdett Avenue;
(z)
then southerly to a point on the centre line of Belleville Street which point is 120' easterly
from the easterly boundary of Douglas Street;
(aa)
then westerly along the centre line of Belleville Street to the centre line of Douglas
Street;
(bb)
then southerly along the centre line of Douglas Street to the centre line of Elliott Street;
(cc)
then westerly along the centre line of Elliott Street to the centre line of Government
Street;
(dd)
then northerly along the centre line of Government Street to the centre line of Belleville
Street;
(ee)
then westerly along the centre line of Belleville Street to the easterly limit of Menzies
Street;
(ff)
then northerly along the easterly limit of Menzies Street and the easterly limit of the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Wharf to the starting point.
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SCHEDULE D
Streets and Traffic Bylaw
Truck and Commercial Routes
1.
The streets shown in the map below are designated as truck and commercial routes within
the City.
2.
All commercial vehicles with a licensed gross vehicle weight greater than 22,680 kg are only
permitted to travel on streets that are truck routes, subject to section 3.
3.
When travelling between a truck route and the origin or destination, the commercial vehicle
must follow a designated commercial route or the most direct route.
4.
Sections 2 and 3 do not apply to commercial vehicles that have been issued a permit to
travel on an alternate route under section 93 or another provision of this bylaw.
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SCHEDULE E
Streets and Traffic Bylaw
Minimum Fines for Traffic Offences Sections 19 to 44
Description of offence
Section
Fine
Fail to obey police direction
19
$ 60.00
Disobey traffic control device
20
75.00
Disobey stop sign
21(a)-(c)
100.00
Fail to yield to pedestrian - green light
21(1)(a)(ii)
100.00
Fail to yield to vehicle - green light
21(1)(a)(ii)
100.00
Fail to stop for yellow light at intersection
23(1)(a)
100.00
Fail to stop for red light at intersection
24(1)
100.00
Fail to yield-right turn-red light
24(3)
100.00
Fail to yield-left turn-red light
24(4)(b)
100.00
Fail to stop-red light - no intersection
24(5)(a)
100.00
Fail to yield on green arrow
25(1)(a)
100.00
Disobey green arrow
25(1)(a)
100.00
Fail to stop-yellow arrow-marked
crosswalk
25(2)(a)(ii)
100.00
Fail to stop-yellow arrow-intersection
25(2)(a)(ii)
100.00
Fail to yield-yellow arrow-pedestrian/vehicle
25(2)(b)
100.00
Fail to stop for red flashing light at
intersection
26(1)(a)
100.00
Fail to stop for red flashing light
-no intersection
26(2)(a)
100.00
Fail to yield to pedestrian
-yellow flashing light at
intersection
26(3)(a)
100.00
Fail to yield to pedestrian
-yellow flashing light
-no intersection
26(4)(a)
100.00
Fail to yield to pedestrian at
green flashing light
26(5)(a)
100.00
Unsafe lane change
28(a)
60.00
Land change solid line
28(b)
60.00
Change lanes without signal
28(c)
60.00
Left turn from wrong lane
28(d)
60.00
Right turn from wrong lane
28(e)
60.00
Illegal pass on laned roadway
28(f)
60.00
Slow moving in wrong lane
28(g)
60.00
Cross solid double line
29(1)(a)
60.00
Fail to keep right of double broken/
solid line
29(1)(b)(i)
60.00
Fail to keep right of double solid/
broken line
29(1)(b)(ii)
60.00
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Fail to keep right of single broken/
solid line
29(1)(c)
60.00
Drive over newly painted lines
31
60.00
Fail to pass at safe distance
32(1)(a)
60.00
Fail to complete pass safely
32(1)(b)
60.00
Fail to yield to passing vehicle
32(2)(a)
60.00
Increase speed while being passed
32(2)(b)
60.00
Pass on right
33(1)
60.00
Unsafe pass on right
33(2)(a)
60.00
Pass on right off roadway
33(2)(b)
60.00
Unsafe pass on left
34
60.00
Pass without clear view
35
60.00
Drive over highway divider
36(a)
60.00
Fail to keep right on divided highway
36(b)
60.00
Unsafe U-turn
37(a)
75.00
Prohibited U-turn
37(b)(iii)
75.00
U-turn - intersection
37(b)(iv)
100.00
U-turn - business district
37(b)(v)
75.00
No signal on turn
38(1)
75.00
Inadequate signal on turn
38(2)
75.00
Fail to signal stop or decrease in speed
38(3)
75.00
Drive vehicle without signal device
39(2)
60.00
No proper signaling equipment
(right hand drive)
40(2)
60.00
Drive over fire hose
41
50.00
Drive on sidewalk
42
50.00
Ride cycle on crosswalk
43(2)(a)
60.00
Fail to ride cycle on right
43(2)(b)
60.00
Careless cycling
43(6)
60.00
Cycling without reasonable consideration
43(6)
60.00
Operate motorcycle not on seat
44(1)
75.00
Passenger unlawfully on motorcycle
44(2)(a)
60.00
Motorcycle passenger not lawfully seated
44(2)(b)
60.00
Permit unlawfully seated motorcycle
passenger
44(3)
60.00
Operate motorcycle over 2 abreast
44(4)
60.00
Every offence under sections 19 to 44
of this Bylaw other than the sections
specifically enumerated in this Schedule
60.00
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Streets and Traffic Bylaw
Minimum Fines for Traffic Offences other than Sections 19 to 44
The minimum penalties set out in the second column of the following table apply to
contraventions of the corresponding sections shown in the first column of the table:
Section numbers
Minimum penalties
48, 49, 53, 54, 65, 83,
87(2)(d),(l)&(m), 89, 90, 110,
112
$40.00
50, 51, 56 to 59, 61, 63, 66 to
71, 72A(1), 72A(4), 72A(6),
72B(1), 72B(2), 75, 76, 78, 81,
82, 84 to 86, 87(2)(b),(c),(e) to
(k),(n)&(o), 88, 95, 96
$30.00
60
$75.00
72A(5), 72B(3), 77
$175.00
55, 62, 72A(2), 79, 80
$50.00
Part 4 sections, including a
statutory or regulatory provision
adopted under that Part
$102.50
102(1), 117
$51.25
106(2), 106(9)
$400
107, 109(1)(b)
$100.00
114
$77.50
115
$57.50 for 1st contravention
$67.50 for 2nd contravention
$102.50 for 3rd or subsequent contravention
provisions not referred to above
$42.50
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Streets and Traffic Bylaw
Voluntary Penalties Payable under Offence Notices
The voluntary penalties set out in the second and third columns of the following table apply to
contraventions of the corresponding sections shown in the first column of the table:
Section numbers
Voluntary penalty if paid
within 14 days from date
of offence notice
Voluntary penalty if paid 15 or
more days from date of
offence notice
48, 49, 53, 54, 65, 83,
87(2)(d),(l)&(m), 89, 90, 110,
112
$40.00
$80.00
50, 51, 56 to 59, 61, 63, 66 to
71, 72A(1), 72A(4), 72A(6),
72B(1), 72B(2), 75, 76, 78,
81, 82, 84 to 86,
87(2)(b),(c),(e) to (k),(n)&(o),
88, 95, 96
$30.00
$60.00
60
$75.00
$150.00
72A(5), 72B(3), 77
$175.00
$350.00
55, 62, 72A(2)
$50
$80
79, 80
$50.00
$100.00
Part 4 sections, including a
statutory or regulatory
provision adopted under that
Part
$51.25
$102.50
102(1), 117
$51.25
$102.50
106(2), 106(9)
$875.00
$1000.00
107, 109(1)(b)
$50.00
$100.00
114
$38.75
$77.50
115
$57.50 for 1st contravention
$67.50 for 2nd contravention
$102.50 for 3rd or subsequent
contravention
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Section numbers
Voluntary penalty if paid
within 14 days from date
of offence notice
Voluntary penalty if paid 15 or
more days from date of
offence notice
provisions not referred to
above
$42.50
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Schedule H - [Repealed]
BL 23-054
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SCHEDULE I
Streets and Traffic Bylaw
CONDITIONS
General Conditions
A mobile bicycle vendor shall:
1. Operate a self-contained mobile bicycle vending unit. The mobile bicycle vendor
shall not affix or place any tables, chairs, stools, awnings, or umbrellas to public
property.
2. Only sell permitted products, including
a. pre-packaged foods and beverages,
b. unpackaged, non-potentially hazardous foods and beverages,
c. only dispense unpackaged foods and beverages,
d. non-alcoholic beverages,
e. flowers, and
f. handcrafted items made in British Columbia.
3. Only operate on City streets and parks, except Beacon Hill Park, and on
designated multi-use pathways within the City of Victoria.
4. Stop on hard surfaced areas in permitted locations for up to 60 minutes.
5. Move to another location at least 2 City blocks away or 100 meters away after 60
minutes.
6. Remain 100 meters away from restaurants, events or concessions that sell a
similar product.
7. Remain 30 meters away from a public or private school between 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. on school days.
8. Operate between 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. only.
9. Maintain their cycles and keep them clean and in good repair.
10. Advertise only for their business. Advertising may be integrated into the bike or
mounted on the bike.
11. Install a bicycle bell, if desired, but only ring the bell for intervals of 20 seconds or
fewer, and only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
12. Provide an integrated waste receptacle. Recycling and compost must be
separated from garbage, either as part of the cycle design or at the vendor's base
of operations.
13. Comply with all applicable bylaws, including Streets and Traffic, Park Regulation,
Noise and the Motor Vehicle Act.
14. Display a vending decal on each licenced cycle. The decal is non-transferable.
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