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CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF
WILLIAMS LAKE TRAFFIC CONTROL
BYLAW NO. 2093, 2009 &
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS
THERETO
(For convenience only)
CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE
BYLAW NO. 2093
BEING A BYLAW OF THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE FOR THE REGULATION AND
CONTROL OF TRAFFIC WITHIN THE CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE.
WHEREAS Section 124 of the Motor Vehicle Act, Chapter 318 of the Revised Statutes of
British Columbia, 1996, as amended, empowers the Council of the Municipality to provide
by Bylaw, not inconsistent with or derogatory to that Section, for the regulation, control or
prohibition of traffic within the Municipality and to make provisions for the enforcement of
this Bylaw.
AND WHEREAS Part 3, Division 5 of the Community Charter, Chapter 323 of the Revised
Statutes of British Columbia, 1996, as amended, empowers the Council to regulate and
require certain matters related to highways;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Williams Lake has adopted Bylaw No. 1350,
1991, cited as the "Williams Lake Traffic Bylaw No. 1350, 1991";
AND WHEREAS the Council now deems it expedient to repeal Bylaw No. 1350 and
replace it with a new and more comprehensive Bylaw;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Williams Lake in open meeting assembled,
hereby enacts as follows:
Title
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "Williams Lake Traffic Control Bylaw No.
2093, 2009".
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PART 1 - DEFINITIONS
1.1
In this Bylaw the expressions and definitions contained within the Motor Vehicle Act,
the Motor Carrier Act, the Transportation Act, the Local Government Act, the
Community Charter and the Interpretation Act and regulations thereto, shall be
applicable. If there is any inconsistency between the terms defined herein and any
other enactment, the definitions herein will prevail.
In this Bylaw, except as expressly provided or as the context otherwise requires:
ACCESS means a driveway intended for ingress and/or egress to abutting property
from a highway;
ACCESS PERMIT means a permit which authorizes provisions of access to an
abutting property from an adjacent highway;
BL2255 (10/01/17)
ACCUMULATED PRODUCT means any petroleum products, lumber, merchandise,
chattels or commodities, of any nature, trees, stumps, earth, rocks, logs, soil, dirt,
sawdust or any other things that accumulate on any portion of a highway or lane;
ANGLE PARKING means the parking of a vehicle other than parallel to a curb or to
lateral lines of the roadway;
ARTERIAL HIGHWAY means a highway designated as such by the Lieutenant-
Governor in Council under the Transportation Act;
BOULEVARD means that portion of a highway between the curb lines or the lateral
lines of a roadway and the adjoining property or roadway and includes curbs,
sidewalks and ditches;
BUSINESS PREMISES means property used for the operation of a commercial
venture provided the property is zoned for such use in the Zoning Bylaw No. 1825,
2002;
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BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER means the person appointed by Council, and
any person delegated to assist in the enforcement of municipal laws and regulations
as set out in this Bylaw;
BL2203 (17/12/13)
BYLAW NOTICE means the City may from time to time provide for the form or
forms of the Bylaw Notice, provided the Bylaw Notice complies with Section 4 of the
Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act;
CITY means the City of Williams Lake;
COUNCIL means the Council of the City of Williams Lake;
CURB means the raised structural element which may be installed at the outside
edge of a highway or median parking area, primarily the upright portion of a
combined curb and gutter or the highway side of a sidewalk;
CYCLE means a device having two wheels that is propelled by human power and
on which a person may ride and excludes a motor assisted cycle;
DOUBLE PARKING means the standing of a vehicle in the travelled portion of the
roadway, adjacent to a parked vehicle, or parking space;
FIRE CHIEF means the person appointed as such by the City, and any person
delegated to assist the Fire Chief in the performance of his or her duties;
FIRE ZONE means that portion of a highway which is contained within the projected
extension of the lateral boundaries of every parcel of land upon which any Fire Hall
is constructed and in which any equipment for use in fighting fire and/or other
emergency equipment is held, stored or maintained by the City;
BL2255 (10/01/17)
GENERAL MANAGER OF PLANNING AND OPERATIONS --- DEFINITION
REPEALED
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GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT means the number of kilograms derived by adding the
weights on all the axles of a commercial vehicle;
DISABLED ZONE means that portion of a highway designated by a traffic control
device for the exclusive use of vehicles displaying an authorized disabled
identification label;
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS means any explosive, explosive agent, radioactive
material, flammable, toxic, noxious or other harmful chemicals in either solid, liquid
or gaseous form, pressurized gases, gasoline and diesel fuel;
HIGHWAY includes all public streets, roads, ways, trails, lanes, bridges, trestles,
ferry landings and approaches and any other public way or right of way designed or
intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and every
private place or passageway to which the public, for the purpose of the parking or
servicing of vehicles has access or is invited;
HOLIDAY means Sunday and any officially proclaimed statutory holiday as well as
any other day proclaimed or declared by the Federal, Provincial or Municipal
governments as a holiday;
LAND means land owned by the City;
LANE means a highway having a width of less than ten (10) meters (33 feet);
LICENSED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT means the gross vehicle weight for which a
commercial vehicle is licensed;
LICENSED REPAIR PREMISES means a business premises for which a business
license has been issued pursuant to Business License Bylaw No. 1523 for
automotive or heavy vehicle repair;
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LOADING ZONE means that portion of a highway designated by a traffic control
device for the exclusive use of vehicles loading or unloading passengers or
property;
BL2203 (17/12/13)
MUNICIPAL TICKET INFORMATION means, pursuant to Section 264(c) of the
Community Charter, the Council may, by Bylaw, authorize the use of any word or
expression on a Municipal Ticket Information to designate an offence against a
Bylaw;
OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE means any type of vehicle propelled by motorized power
and capable of travel on or off a highway and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, shall be deemed to include motorcycle, motor vehicle and all terrain
vehicles;
OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES means lands owned, operated and regulated
by the City for public parking and for Reserved Off-Street Parking;
ONE WAY STREET means a highway designated as one way travel, by traffic
control devices, upon which vehicles shall move only in the direction indicated;
OPERATOR means any person who drives, operates, propels, or is in any physical
control of a vehicle;
OVERLOAD means a load or vehicle or combination thereof which exceeds the
maximum permissible loading as defined in the Bylaw for axles or combination of
axles;
OVERPARKED means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, contrary
to a traffic control device;
OVERSIZE means a load which exceeds the maximum permissible dimensions of a
load as defined in the Motor Vehicle Act and regulations thereto;
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OWNER means as applied to a vehicle:
(a) the person who holds the legal title to the vehicle;
(b) the person who is entitled to be and is in possession of the vehicle; or
(c) the person in whose name the vehicle is registered;
PARADE means a procession or organized group of pedestrians (except members
of the Armed Forces) numbering more than twenty, standing, marching, walking on
any street or sidewalk, or any group of vehicles numbering ten or more (except
funeral processions) standing or moving on any street;
PARK when prohibited means the stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether
occupied or not, upon a highway, except when standing temporarily for the purpose
of and when actually engaged in loading or unloading;
PARKING STALL means a portion of a highway or off-street parking facility
indicated by a traffic control device as a parking place for one vehicle;
PEACE OFFICER means any member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and
any person delegated to assist the Peace Officer in the performance of his or her
duties;
PERMIT means a document in writing issued pursuant to this Bylaw;
PERSON when necessary, means and includes natural person, association,
corporation, bodies politic, co-partnerships, whether acting by themselves or by a
servant, agent or employee, and the heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns or other legal representative of such person to who the context can
apply according to law;
PRIVATE LANDS means any land owned by private individual or corporation and
not coming within the definition of lands and public lands;
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PUBLIC LANDS means any lands owned or occupied by Her Majesty the Queen in
the Right of the Province of British Columbia, the City, or any lands owned or
occupied by any person or corporation for the use of the general public;
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE means a chassis mounted camper, motor home,
holiday trailer or boat trailer intended exclusively for recreational use;
BL2255 (10/01/17)
RESERVED OFF-STREET PARKING means a parking stall issued by the permit
under this Bylaw to allow for the rental of the parking stall in the City owned,
operated or regulated off-street parking facilities;
RESERVED PARKING ZONE means a parking stall reserved and identified for a
specific use as indicated by a traffic control device;
RESIDENTIAL AREA means any area zoned for residential type land use in the
Zoning Bylaw No. 1825, 2002;
ROAD CLOSURE PERMIT means a permit which authorizes the closure of a street
or portion of a highway;
BL2117(25/5/10)
ROADWAY PERMIT AREAS Roadway Area Use Permits to occupy a portion of
roadway shall only be issued to occupy that portion of roadway which is an existing
parallel parking space and which is within the frontage of the subject business. If
the parallel parking space extends beyond the frontage of the subject business,
agreement for use of the parallel parking space from the adjacent business must be
provided in writing as part of the application. All barriers, seating, umbrellas and
other equipment must be within the roadway permit area and must not project over
any roadway or pedestrian area. The maximum width of the Roadway Area Use
Permit area is 2.5 metres (8.2) feet) and involves the temporary decommissioning of
a parallel parking stall.
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SHOULDER means the portion of the highway between the travelled portion of an
uncurbed, or sidewalk, roadway and the ditch or if there is no ditch, the area
between the travelled portion of the roadway and the boulevard;
SIDEWALK means the portion of a highway intended exclusively for use by
pedestrians;
SIDEWALK CROSSING means the altered portion of a sidewalk or curb for
passage of vehicular traffic;
BL2117(25/5/10)
SIDEWALK PERMIT AREAS Sidewalk Area Use Permits that occupy a portion of a
sidewalk or walkway shall ensure there is at least a 1.8 metres (6.0 feet) wide
portion of public sidewalk remaining which does not include street lights,
streetscape furniture, planters and such items that will impede pedestrian passage.
SOLICIT means to, without consideration, 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 by the holder of a license for soliciting for charity
under the provisions of the Business License Bylaw No. 1523;
STREET includes sidewalks and public stairs;
TRUST COMPANY means an office or branch of a trust company to which the Trust
and Loans Companies Act (Canada) applies and in which deposit accounts are held;
TIME means either Pacific Standard Time or Pacific Daylight Savings Time,
whichever is proclaimed to be in effect, at the time, by the Province of British
Columbia;
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE means a sign, traffic control signal, line, parking
meter, marking, space, parking space, barricade, or other device, placed or erected
under this Bylaw. Curb faces painted yellow designate a no parking area, curb
faces painted blue designate disabled parking only;
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BL2203 (17/12/13)
TRAFFIC VIOLATION NOTICE --- DEFINITION REPEALED;
TRAILER means a vehicle attachment that is at any time drawn upon a highway or
maybe drawn upon by a motor vehicle;
TRACKED VEHICLE means a Vehicle which is self-propelled and whose sole
contact with the Highway or ground is by other than wheels;
TRUCK ROUTE means a street or portion of a highway or a series of connected
highways, designated as a "Truck Route" by a traffic control device, by which heavy
vehicles may travel at any time;
BL2255 (10/01/17)
UNLAWFULLY OCCUPYING means any vehicle, chattel or thing which occupies
any highway, lane or portion of without meeting all the necessary minimum
requirements of any municipal, provincial or federal regulations which regulate the
same;
VEHICLE means a device in, or by which a person or thing is or may be transported
or drawn on a highway, except a device designed to be moved by human power or
used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks;
WALKWAY means a public way designed and intended exclusively for the use by
pedestrians;
PART 2 - AUTHORITIES
BL2255 (10/01/17) 2.1
DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES is hereby authorized and empowered to
order that a traffic control device be placed, at any location authorized by a
resolution of Council.
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2.2
PEACE OFFICERS, or any person duly authorized may:
a) issue Traffic Violation Notices or notices for violations of this Bylaw,
b) order the removal, detention or impoundment of any vehicle, trailer or cycle that
is unlawfully occupying a portion of a highway or public lands; and
c) require the driver of any vehicle to weigh same at any weigh scale forthwith.
2.3
FIRE CHIEF or any person duly authorized may:
a) direct and regulate traffic at or near a fire in any manner deemed necessary,
and in doing so, may disregard any traffic control device; and
b) designate, by barricade or other manner, a line or lines near the location of a
fire or other emergency, beyond which the public shall not pass.
2.4
BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER may:
BL2203 (17/12/13)
a) issue Bylaw Notices or Municipal Ticket Information's for violations of this
Bylaw,
b) order the removal, detention or impoundment of any vehicle, trailer or cycle that
is unlawfully occupying a portion of a highway or public lands; and
c) issue special parking permits for special vehicle use which may be approved
from time to time, pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw.
PART 3 - GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
3.1
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Bylaw, all traffic control devices
installed in the City at the time of final adoption of this Bylaw shall be deemed duly
authorized traffic control devices under this Bylaw.
3.2
SPEED LIMITS IN LANES
No person shall operate a vehicle on a lane at a greater speed than 20 kilometres
per hour (12 miles per hour).
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3.3
DAMAGE TO SIDEWALKS OR BOULEVARDS
3.3.1
No person operating a vehicle shall park, drive over, or upon any sidewalk,
walkway, curb, or boulevard so as to encumber, obstruct or damage the
same.
3.3.2
No person shall operate a tracked vehicle on a sidewalk or boulevard
except while equipped with pads approved by the City to prevent damage to
the sidewalk or boulevard.
3.3.3
When a sidewalk crossing is not available, crossing at such a location by a
vehicle will be permitted upon adequate provision being made to protect the
sidewalk or boulevard from damage by the use of suitable planking or other
material having due consideration for the size and weight of the vehicle and
load.
3.4
DAMAGE TO HIGHWAYS
BL2255 (10/01/17) 3.4.1
a) No person shall place or permit to be placed any Accumulated Product
on any portion of a highway or lane. If any Accumulated Product connected
or associated with any activities taking place on private property unlawfully
occupies any portion of a highway or lane, the property owner must remove
the Accumulated Product within 72 hours of notification from the City, If the
property owner fails to remove the Accumulated Product within 72 hours of
notification from the City, the City may remove and dispose of the
Accumulated Product at the expense of the property owner.
b) Upon completion of construction, or at any time during construction,
where soil accumulates on a public road, lane, sidewalk or in a drainage
system as a result of construction activity in a subdivision or development,
the owner of the property being subdivided or developed must remove or
dispose of the accumulated soil within 72 hours of notification from the
City. If the owner of the property being subdivided or developed fails to
remove the accumulated soil within 72 hours of notification from the City,
the City may remove and dispose of the accumulated soil at the expense of
the owner of the property being subdivided or developed.
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3.4.2
No person shall drive, drag, skid or operate a tracked vehicle along or over
a highway so that it damages the surface of the highway, except if
equipped with pads approved by the City, to prevent damage to the
Highway.
3.5
VEHICLE WHEELS
3.5.1
No person shall operate on a highway a vehicle having wheels, tires or
tracks constructed or equipped with projecting spikes, cleats, ribs, clamps,
flanges, lugs or other attachments or projections which extend beyond the
tread or traction surface of the wheel.
3.5.2
Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the use of snow chains or
studded tires during the period from October 1 of any year, to April 30 of
the following year.
3.6
TRUCK ROUTES
3.6.1
The highways shown in Schedule "A" as attached hereto and forming part
of this Bylaw, are hereby designated as truck routes for the purposes of the
Bylaw.
3.6.2
Except on arterial highways and except as hereinafter provided no person
shall operate a vehicle having a licensed gross vehicle weight (GVW)
exceeding 11,500 kg (26,300 lbs.) on any highway except those indicated
as being a truck route in Schedule "A" of this Bylaw.
3.6.3. The following vehicles will be exempt from regulations stipulated in Section
3.6.2:
a) Vehicles travelling to and from licensed repair premises.
b) Vehicles travelling to and from the business premises of the owner of
the vehicle.
c) Municipal or utility vehicles while engaged in work.
d) Recreational vehicles.
e) Moving or delivery vans while engaged in work.
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f)
Vehicles licensed under the Motor Carrier Act for the transportation of
passengers.
g) Vehicles for which a permit has been issued by the Motor Vehicle
Inspection Branch of British Columbia to transport pupils or teachers to
and from school.
h) Trucks delivering or collecting goods or providing services relative to the
commercial business of the vehicle to or from premises within the City.
i)
trucks while empty, undergoing driver tests, while accompanied by a
Provincial Motor Vehicle Driver Examiner.
j)
Vehicles which are directed by a Peace Officer or other duly authorized
person to operate a vehicle contrary to an applicable traffic control
device.
3.7
LOAD LIMITS
No person shall operate on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles and
trailers having a weight not conforming to the requirements of the Commercial
Transport Act and Regulations thereto.
3.8
VEHICLE SIZE
No person shall operate on a highway a vehicle or combination of vehicles and
trailers having a size not conforming to the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Act,
Commercial Transport Act and regulations thereto.
3.9
CYCLES
3.9.1
No person shall ride a cycle on a sidewalk or walkway.
3.9.2
No person shall leave a cycle on a highway or public lands in a position
which obstructs the free movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic and
where a cycle is found as stated herein, the said cycle may be impounded
forthwith.
3.9.3
Cycles impounded may be sold at public auction after 90 days, unless
claimed by the owner.
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3.10 PERMITS
3.10.1 Dumpster Permits
A dumpster permit may be issued by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer on
request in accordance with the following:
a) The City may issue a dumpster permit for the temporary storage of a
dumpster on a street parking stall for construction purposes to any
person completing the dumpster permit application as set out in
Schedule "C" as attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw, and
paying to the City the appropriate permit fee outlined in Section 8.1 of
this Bylaw.
b) The permittee shall provide suitable safety barricades and visible
signage in and around the dumpster to ensure public safety at all times
that the dumpster is situate on the street parking stall.
c) The dumpster permit shall be displayed on the dumpster at all times that
the dumpster is situate on the street parking stall. A dumpster stored on
a street parking stall without displaying a valid permit as required herein
shall be deemed to be parked without a permit and may be ticketed or
moved at the owner's expense.
d) The permit shall specify the parking area for which the permit is issued
and shall be valid only for that parking area and only for the period of
time as provided for in the permit.
3.10.2 Utility Parking Permits
a) A utility parking permit may be issued annually on request to public utility
service providers for use by utility service vehicles while such vehicles
are actually in works of necessity requiring them to be stopped or parked
in contravention of this Bylaw.
b) Notwithstanding section 3.10.2(a), the utility service vehicle operator
shall take due precautions to indicate the presence of such vehicle on
the highway while so parked or stopped.
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3.10.3 Official Parking Permits
An official parking permit may be issued annually to the City's Mayor, Chief
Administrative Officer or inspection staff, R.C.M.P. Staff Sergeant for use
by the same while on official business.
3.10.4 Time Limits
Vehicles displaying a valid dumpster, utility or official parking permit may be
parked in limited parking areas for the period of time specified on the
permit, or, where no time period is specified, for up to four hours at any one
time. Such permits are not valid in reserved parking spaces or in reserved
off-street parking facilities.
3.10.5 Applications
Permit applications may be processed through the Bylaw Enforcement
Officer and permit holders must supply appropriate vehicle license plate
numbers and any changes that occur from time to time.
3.10.6 Special Event Parking
Subject to Section 3.10.4, Council may, by resolution, authorize parking
permits for special events as determined by Council.
3.10.7 Reserved Off-Street Parking Permits
a) The City may issue a reserved off-street parking permit to any person
completing a stall rental application as set out in Schedule "D" as
attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw, and prepaying to the City
a monthly reserved off-street parking fee set out in Section 8.2 of this
Bylaw.
b) A vehicle displaying a valid reserved off-street parking permit shall be
permitted to occupy a designated reserved off-street parking stall.
c) The parking fee for any reserved off-street parking permit shall be as set
forth in Section 8.2 of this Bylaw.
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d) The reserved off-street parking permit shall be displayed on the inside
front windshield of the vehicle. A vehicle parked in a reserved off-street
parking stall without displaying a valid permit as required herein shall be
deemed to be parked without a permit and may be ticketed or towed at
the owner's expense.
e) The reserved off-street parking permit shall specify the location of the
parking area and the period of time for which the permit is valid.
BL2117(25/5/10)
3.10.8 Sidewalk/Roadway Café Extension Permits
a) The License Inspector may issue a permit in the form prescribed for that
purpose to authorize the use of a (highway/roadway) provided that the
use complies with this section.
b) Fees associated with this permit must be paid to the City as set out in the
Sidewalk/Roadway Café Extension Policy.
c) Each applicant for a Permit must enter into a license agreement with the
City as specified under the Sidewalk/Roadway Café Extension Policy,
and must provide evidence of insurance as required by the above noted
policy.
d) The design and construction of the Sidewalk /Roadside Cafes that may
be authorized by Permit under this section must comply with the
standards and specifications of the Williams Lake Building Bylaw and
Sidewalk/Roadway Café Extension Policy.
e) The License Inspector may, in writing, revoke a Permit issued under the
Sidewalk/Roadway Café Extension Policy if the permittee fails to remedy
any breach of the Permit or the license agreement of which the Inspector
has given notice and thereafter the provision of the Sidewalk/Roadway
Café Extension Policy shall apply in full respect to the complete removal
of and re-commission of the Highway area for which the Permit was
issued.
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3.11 EXEMPTIONS
The operator of any of the following vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of
this Bylaw:
a) Vehicles operated by members of the R.C.M.P., Fire Department, Ambulance,
and Search and Rescue, while on duty, and actively engaged in an emergency.
b) Vehicles, identified by insignia or sign, as being City vehicles, which are
engaged in a City function.
3.12 UNLAWFUL USE OF PERMIT
It is unlawful for any person to display on any vehicle any card, sticker or certificate
purporting to provide for exemption from the provisions of this Bylaw unless such
car, sticker or certificate has been duly authorized by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer
or Council pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw.
3.13 VALIDITY
A permit issued under Section 3.10 shall only be valid when displayed on the
vehicle for which the permit is issued.
3.14 TRAFFIC NOTICES
3.14.1 No person, other than the owner or operator of a vehicle, shall remove from
a vehicle any traffic ticket or notice issued under authority of this Bylaw.
3.14.2 Any person who is empowered to enforce the provisions of this Bylaw is
hereby authorized to place an erasable chalk mark on the tread face of the
tire of a parked or stopped vehicle for the purposes of determining
compliance with this Bylaw without that person or the City incurring liability
for doing so.
3.15 IMPOUNDING OF VEHICLES AND CHATTELS
BL2303 (26/03/19)
3.15.1 a) A Peace Officer or Bylaw Enforcement Officer may seize any
chattel, vehicle or any obstruction that is unlawfully occupying a portion of a
highway, off-street parking facility, or public lands and may retain custody of
the same.
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b) The Director of Municipal Services or designate may seize any chattel,
vehicle or any obstruction that is unlawfully occupying a portion of a
highway, off-street parking facility, or public lands and may retain custody of
the same if that chattel, vehicle or obstruction is interfering with municipal
services operations.
3.15.2 The owner shall, before release of chattel, vehicle or obstruction seized
under Section 3.15.1, pay the required violation fees to the City and satisfy
the costs of seizure and storage.
3.15.3 If a motor vehicle is removed, detained or impounded, written notice shall
be given to the registered owner at their address as shown on the records
of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles advising of the seizure, the sum payable
to release the vehicle and the date of advertising for sale by public auction
if the vehicle remains unclaimed within the specified period.
3.15.4 All costs and charges for the removal, care or storage of a motor vehicle
removed under this section shall be paid by the owner of the motor vehicle,
and shall be a lien on it in favor of the keeper of any repair shop, garage or
storage place in which that motor vehicle is stored. The lien may be
enforced by providing the Repairers Lien Act or the Warehouse Lien Act.
PART 4 - PEDESTRIAN REGULATIONS
4.1 OBSTRUCTIVE SOLICITATION
4.1.1 No person shall solicit in a manner which causes an obstruction. A person
shall be deemed to be causing an obstruction when he or she solicits by:
a) sitting or lying on a street in a manner which obstructs or impedes the
convenient passage of any pedestrian traffic on a highway, in the course
of solicitation;
b) continuing to solicit from or otherwise harassing a pedestrian after that
person has made a negative initial response to the solicitation or has
otherwise indicated a refusal;
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c) physically approaching and soliciting from a pedestrian as a member of a
group of three or more persons;
d) soliciting on a street within 10 m of:
i.
an entrance to a bank, credit union or trust company; or
ii.
an automated teller machine; or
e) soliciting from an occupant of a motor vehicle in a manner which obstructs
or impedes the convenient passage of any vehicular traffic on a highway.
4.2
CROSSING HIGHWAY
No pedestrian shall stand on the travelled portion of a highway while waiting to
cross a highway.
4.3
BUS STOP
No pedestrian shall cross a highway in front of a bus which has stopped to load or
unload passengers except at an intersection controlled by a traffic control device.
4.4
OBSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK
No person or contractor shall obstruct or block a sidewalk without providing a safe
alternative route for pedestrians.
PART 5 - PARKING REGULATIONS
5.1
TIME LIMITS
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Bylaw, no person shall park a vehicle
on any highway or a public off-street parking facility for more than 48 hours
continuously.
5.2
PARKING GAP
No person, where vehicles are parked parallel to the edge of the highway, shall park
a vehicle closer than 1 meter (3 feet) from any other parked vehicle.
5.3
LANE PARKING
5.3.1
Whenever access can be had to any lane, all deliveries or collecting of
goods to or from any commercial building shall be made thereon.
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5.3.2
No person shall park a vehicle in a lane unless he is actively engaged in the
loading or unloading of goods from the vehicle.
5.3.3
A person shall not park a vehicle in a lane for the purpose of loading or
unloading goods for more than a fifteen minute period.
5.4
LIMITED PARKING AREAS
No person shall stop, stand, park or over-park a vehicle on a highway, for any length
of time, in excess of the maximum period of parking time posted, except as
otherwise provided in this Bylaw.
5.5
PARALLEL PARKING
5.5.1 Except when on a one way highway or where indicated otherwise by a traffic
control device, a driver must not stop, stand or park a vehicle on a highway
other than on the right side of the highway;
5.5.2 Where there is a curb, a driver must not stop, stand or park a vehicle more
than 30cm (12 inches) from the curb.
BL2139(5/4/11) 5.6
BOULEVARD PARKING
5.6.1 Boulevard parking in Residential Zones is permitted providing the following:
a. Resident applies for a permitted boulevard parking area to the General
Manager of Planning and Operations as outlined in "Schedule E".
b. The proposed boulevard parking area meets the criteria outlined in
"Schedule F".
c. A diagram outlining allowable boulevard parking in a residential zone is
provided in "Schedule G".
5.6.2
Boulevard parking in Commercial Zones is permitted.
5.6.3
Boulevard parking in Industrial Zones is prohibited.
5.7
TRAILER PARKING
No person shall park any trailer upon any highway unless said trailer is attached to a
vehicle by which it may be propelled or drawn.
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5.8
SNOW REMOVAL
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a position that causes it to interfere
with removal of snow from a street by a person authorized to do so by the City.
5.9
LOADING ZONES
No person shall park a vehicle in a loading zone for any other purpose except for
the loading or unloading of passengers or materials, for which the maximum
duration of parking shall be ten (10) minutes.
5.10 DISABLED ZONES
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space designated for use by disabled
persons, unless such vehicle displays a valid permit, issued by the Social Planning
and Review Council of British Columbia, or equivalent certificate from any other
province.
5.11 COMMERCIAL DOUBLE PARKING
5.11.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act and amendments
thereto, and provisions of this Bylaw, a commercial vehicle actively
engaged in making deliveries may, if a parking space is not available at the
curb of a highway, double park the commercial vehicle for a period not
exceeding ten (10) minutes for the purpose only of loading or unloading,
provided that the vehicle so parked shall be parallel to and as close to the
curb as possible.
5.11.2 Notwithstanding Section 5.11.1, the driver of the commercial vehicle shall
activate the hazard flashing lights of the vehicle while the vehicle parked.
5.12 LENGTH RESTRICTIONS
No person shall park a vehicle, except a recreational vehicle, in excess of 6 meters
(20 feet) in length upon any highway, on any public parking space or an off-street
parking facility unless:
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(a) such person is actively engaged in loading or unloading of goods and
merchandise;
(b) such parking is permitted by a traffic control device.
5.13 WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bylaw, no person shall park any vehicle
having a licensed gross vehicle weight (GVW) exceeding 5,500kg (12,000 lbs.) on
any highway, on private lands within a residential area or an off-street parking
facility, except:
(a) recreational vehicles,
(b) moving or delivery vans while engaged in work,
(c) municipal or utility vehicles while engaged in work,
(d) vehicles licensed under the Motor Carrier Act for the transportation of
passengers,
(e) vehicles for which a permit has been issued by the Motor Vehicle Inspection
Branch of British Columbia to transport pupils or teachers to and from school.
5.14 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle or trailer loaded or unloaded and
used for the conveyance of hazardous materials except:
(a) at secured chemical plants;
(b) at repair garages for service only;
(c) temporarily while making deliveries or while making use of truck stop facilities,
for a period of time not exceeding two (2) hours.
BL2303 (26/03/19) 5.15 CONTRARY TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE
(a) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on a highway, contrary to a traffic
control device;
(b) Unless otherwise directed by a peace officer or a person authorized by a peace
officer to direct traffic, every driver of a vehicle and every pedestrian must obey
the instructions of an applicable traffic control device.
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5.16 PARKING PROHIBITIONS
Except when necessary to comply with the law, the directions of a Peace Officer
or a traffic control device, or except when operating a government or public utility
corporation or emergency vehicle while engaged in official duties, no person
shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle:
(a)
in front of or within 3 meters of a public or private driveway;
(b)
within 5 meters of a fire hydrant measured from a point on the curb or
edge of the roadway which is closest to the fire hydrant;
(c)
on a crosswalk or within 6 meters of the approach side of a crosswalk;
(d)
within 6 meters upon the approach to a stop sign, yield sign at the side of
a roadway, or a traffic control signal;
(e)
within 6 meters either side of the entrance to or exit from any hotel,
theatre, public meeting place, fire hall, or fenced playground;
(f)
adjacent to a curb painted yellow;
(g)
within 15 meters of the nearest rail of a railway crossing;
BL2255 (10/01/17)
(h)
double parked;
(i)
on a portion of highway or lane without current insurance, license or
registration.
5.17 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES PROHIBITED
5.17.1 No person shall operate or authorize or permit any other person to operate,
any off-highway vehicle on any public lands within the City.
5.17.2 No person shall operate, or authorize or permit any other person to operate,
any off-highway vehicle on any private lands within the City without first
having obtained written permission therefore from the owner or occupier of
such private lands.
5.17.3 Notwithstanding Sections 5.17.1 and 5.17.2, the Council, by resolution may
designate, either temporarily or permanently and upon such terms and
conditions as the resolution may specify, any area or areas within the City
as being exempt under this Bylaw and in such event the provisions of this
Bylaw shall not apply to such designated area or areas.
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PART 6 - USE OF HIGHWAY REGULATIONS
6.1
LITTERING
6.1.1
No person shall operate on a highway, a vehicle or combination of vehicle
and trailer unless it is so constructed, loaded or covered as to prevent any
of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking or otherwise escaping.
6.1.2
Should any material, due to any cause whatsoever, become loose or
detached or blow, drop, spill, or fall from the vehicle, the operator shall
forthwith take all reasonable precautions to safeguard traffic from the
consequences thereof and shall remove such material from the highway
immediately.
6.1.3
No person shall place, throw, deposit or discard on any highway any
rubbish, litter or waste material of any description.
6.2
PARADES
Any person desiring to hold a parade shall, at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the
event, make application in writing to Council and in such application furnish the
following information:
(a) the name and address of the applicant;
(b) the nature and object of such parade;
(c) the month, day and hours during which the parade will be held;
(d) a description of the intended route of the parade, the assembly and dispersal
areas;
(e) a description of the composition of the parade.
6.3
FUNERAL PROCESSIONS
6.3.1
The operator of a vehicle in the lead of a funeral procession approaching
an intersection where a traffic control device exists, shall comply with the
instruction of such device and shall not enter the intersection until it is safe
to do so.
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6.3.2
Every person operating a vehicle in a funeral procession shall have the
headlamps of such vehicle on for the duration of the procession.
PART 7 - ENFORCEMENT
BL2203 (17/12/13) 7.1
AUTHORITY
Any person designated as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer pursuant to the City of
Williams Lake's Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw or is named as the enforcement
officer pursuant to the City of Williams Lake's Municipal Ticket Utilization Bylaw is
hereby authorized and empowered to enforce the provisions of this Bylaw by Bylaw
Notice, or Municipal Ticket Information or as otherwise provided by this Bylaw.
7.2
GENERAL PENALTY
BL2203 (17/12/13)
7.2.1
Any person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an
offence and is subject to the following enforcement provisions:
a) to the penalties imposed by the Offence Act, or
b) to a fine as imposed by means of a municipal ticket information under
the Community Charter or a bylaw notice under the Local Government
Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act;
BL2203 (17/12/13)
7.2.2
All fine amounts relevant to contraventions of this Bylaw being addressed
within the provisions of Section 7.2 (b) are contained in Schedule A-17 of
the City of Williams Lake Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 2196, 2013.
BL2203 (17/12/13)
7.2.3
Every infraction shall be deemed to be a continuing new and separate
offence, for each day during which the same shall continue.
BL2203 (17/12/13) 7.3
SECTION REPEALED
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PART 8 - PERMIT FEES
8.1
DUMPSTER PERMIT FEE
The dumpster permit fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) per day per on-street
parking stall.
8.2
RESERVED OFF-STREET PARKING PERMIT FEE
The reserved off-street parking fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) per month
per parking stall.
9.
Metric Units are used for all legal measurements in this Bylaw. Imperial Units,
shown in brackets are for comparative purposes only and do not form an integral
part of this Bylaw.
10.
The following Schedules as set out below and attached hereto shall be deemed to
form an integral part of this Bylaw:
(i)
SCHEDULE "A" - TRUCK ROUTES
BL2203 (17/12/13)
(ii)
SCHEDULE "B" - TRAFFIC VIOLATION FINES = REPEALED
(iii)
SCHEDULE "C" - DUMPSTER PERMIT APPLICATION
(iv)
SCHEDULE "D" - STALL RENTAL APPLICATION
BL2139 (05/04/11)
(v)
SCHEDULE "E" - BOULEVARD PARKING APPLICATION
BL2139 (05/04/11)
(vi)
SCHEDULE "F" - BOULEVARD PARKING REQUIREMENTS
BL2139 (05/04/11)
(vii)
SCHEDULE "G" - BOULEVARD PARKING DIAGRAM
11.
Bylaw No. 1350 and all amendments thereto, be and are hereby repealed.
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12.
This Bylaw shall come into force and take effect upon the date of final adoption by
the Council.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS
14th
DAY OF
July
, 2009.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS
14th
DAY OF
July
, 2009.
READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS
14th
DAY OF
July
, 2009.
RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED THIS
28th
DAY OF
July
, 2009.
"original signed by"
______________________________
MAYOR
"original signed by"
______________________________
CORPORATE OFFICER
I, SUE MOXEY, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS LAKE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE
SCHEDULE "A" OF BYLAW NO. 2093 OF THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS LAKE.
______________________
CORPORATE OFFICER
SCHEDULE "A"
TRUCK ROUTE
BYLAW NO. 2093
HWY 20
MACKENZIE AVE
HWY 97 N
HWY 97 S
BYLAW NO. 2093
SCHEDULE "C"
DUMPSTER PERMIT APPLICATION
CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE
450 MART STREET, WILLIAMS LAKE, BC V2G 1N3
www.williamslake.ca
EXACT LOCATION:_________________________________________________________
SIZE OF CONTAINER: ______________________________________________________
Dates when dumpster will be at this location. FROM:________________TO:______________
CAN AN EMERGANCY VEHICLE GET THROUGH IF NECESSARY? YES___ NO ____
NAME OF APPLICANT: ________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:__________________________________ PHONE:_________________________
CONTAINER SUPPLIER/HAULER:________________________________PHONE_________
ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________
REASON FOR CONTAINER:
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Note: Application must be approved by the City's Bylaw Enforcement Officer prior to placement.
Signature of Applicant:
Date:
DUMPSTERS MUST HAVE REFLECTORS AND/OR WARNING SIGNS ON
ALL FOUR (4) CORNERS
BYLAW No. 2093
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Date application Received:______________ Fee:_______________
Approved: __________________________ Date:_______________
Fee Paid:___________________________ Permit Number: _______
Distribution:_________________________
I, SUE MOXEY, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS LAKE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE
SCHEDULE "C" TO BYLAW NO. 2093.
____________________________________
BYLAW NO. 2093
SCHEDULE "D"
RESERVED OFF-STREET PARKING
STALL RENTAL APPLICATION
CITY OF WILLIAMS LAKE
450 MART STREET, WILLIAMS LAKE, BC V2G 1N3
www.williamslake.ca
Name: _____________________________________
Date:________________________
Address: ___________________________________
Phone: ______________________
Employer's Address: _________________________
Phone: ______________________
Automobile: ___________________ ____________________ _____________________
MAKE
COLOUR
LICENCE NO.
Second: ______________________ ____________________ ______________________
Third: ______________________ ____________________ ______________________
Parking Lot: ______________________ Stall No. : ___________________
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Please park in your assigned stall only.
2. This Stall Rental Agreement applies Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 6:00pm.
3. If you find your stall occupied, do not park in another reserved stall. Use two hour parking stalls and
advise City Hall at 392-2311. Do not park in two-hour zone all day.
4. Vehicles parked illegally will be ticketed or TOWED AWAY at owner's expense.
5. Do not reverse into a stall when parking. Angle parking in First and Oliver lot only. Straight-in
parking in Yorston Street lot, Third Avenue and Borland lot and First Avenue South lot.
6. Permit must be displayed at all times.
7. We ask you to use discretion at all times.
8. Do not litter in parking area.
9. Quarterly billings must be paid by the 7th day of the month following the date of billing. If payment is
not received by said date, you will forfeit your stall.
Issuing Officer Signature: _________________ Applicants Signature:___________________
OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES
Name of Lot
Location
Number of
Spaces
Number of Reserve
Stalls available
Court House Square
123 Oliver Street
68
36
First Avenue (Haines)
56 First Avenue S
10
8
Yorston/Second (Friendship Ctr.)
84/96 Second Ave S
29
26
Yorston (Joey's)
157/169 Yorston St
30
Third/Borland (Salvation Army)
298 Borland St
26
26
Third Ave South
58 Third Ave S
28
Third Ave N/ Cameron
245 Cameron St
Mackenzie Ave (Oliver's)
24 Mackenzie Ave S.
13
Yorston/ First (red Shred's)
97 First Avenue S
12
Cariboo Memorial Complex
525 Proctor St
386
162
Total Number of Spaces
219
96
I, SUE MOXEY, CORPORATE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF
WILLIAMS LAKE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE
SCHEDULE "D" TO BYLAW NO. 2093.
____________________________________
BL2255
(10/01/17)
BL2139(5/4/11) BYLAW NO. 2093
SCHEDULE "E"
REQUEST FOR BOULEVARD PARKING
I ____________________, on (date)____________________, have applied for Boulevard
Parking at (address)__________________________________as defined in Section 5.6 of
Traffic Control Bylaw No.2093, 2009 within the City of Williams Lake. I have completed the
following:
1. Provided the Director of Municipal Services a detailed plan for the development of my
boulevard parking spot;
2. Provided the Director of Municipal Services a recent photograph of the proposed
development area;
3. Provided the Director of Municipal Services with a timeline for completion;
4. Am aware that the City of Williams Lake assumes no liability for damages to property
caused by placing a passenger vehicle within a developed boulevard parking spot; and
5. Have reviewed the criteria for proper placement and implementation of a boulevard
parking spot.
Signature
___________________
I _________________, Director of Municipal Services, have reviewed the application for a
boulevard parking spot in a residential zone.
After review of the proposed plan, I am satisfied that the proposed plan meets the guidelines
for the development of a boulevard parking spot and that the owner is aware of the conditions
and requirements in development of the boulevard parking spot, and that the boulevard
parking spot will be within a residential zone.
Signature
Date
______________________
_________________
BL2255
(10/01/17)
BL2255
(10/01/17)
BL2139(5/4/11 BYLAW NO. 2093
SCHEDULE "F"
REQUIREMENTS FOR BOULEVARD PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
1. Parking spot must be delineated (border);
2. Parking spot must be surfaced, either by paving (preferred), with crush, or with
grindings available from the City (based on availability);
3. Parking spot must be connected to the driveway;
4. Homeowner can request "curb drop", however the cost of this service will be borne by
the homeowner;
5. Plan for parking spot must be approved by the General Manager of Planning and
Operations before construction takes place;
6. Parking spot must be clearly marked in summer and winter months for easy
identification by City Staff;
7. All passenger vehicles must be registered and insured;
8. No recreational vehicles or trailers;
9. Passenger vehicle must not exceed size of area in both width and length; and
10. Deadline for marker October 31 of any given year.
BL2139(5/4/11 BYLAW NO. 2093
SCHEDULE "G"
DIAGRAM OF BOULEVARD PARKING SPOT FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONE
10 meters maximum width of
driveway and boulevard parking.
Boulevard Parking