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3066

3066

Street and Traffic Bylaw, 2021

Fetched October 17, 2026

65 [permit required for overloaded vehicles, oversized vehicles or extraordinary traffic]
65(a)
65(2)
65(2)
10 The City relies solely on reports by City employees and members of the public of observed defects for the maintenance of City facilities, including roadways, laneways, trails, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, multi-use pathways, curbs, gutters and installations placed within a roadway, laneway, bicycle lane, or sidewalk, which are part of the sanitary or storm sewer, drainage or water utility system, including facilities within a park or a public recreation area
10.1 If the general manager determines that an owner or occupier of a property next to a highway, or which affects a highway, has contravened a requirement of this bylaw, the general manager may, by personal service or registered mail, issue a written order to an owner or occupier of the property, which order shall specify
10.1(a)
10.2 If an order under section 10.1 of this bylaw is issued to an occupier of a property, the general manager shall also send a copy of the order to the registered owner of the property by regular mail
10.3 (1) A person subject to an order under section 10.1 must comply with the order
10.3(2)
10.3(3)
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12(a)
12(2)
12(3)
12(2)
12(2)
12(2)
12(3)
12(4)
12(5)
12(2)
12(3)
20 The following are terms and conditions of every highway excavation permit
20(a)
21 Pipeline installations The following are terms and conditions of every highway excavation permit that includes an installation of a pipeline

Unofficial copy for convenience; the official version governs. Official source

NOT AN OFFICIAL VERSION. Commercial reuse is permitted under the Local Government Bylaw Licence – British Columbia with this notice and attribution.

Local Government Bylaw Licence – British Columbia

26 The general manager may close a highway to traffic, or other use, at any time and for any period of time for traffic or a use if, in the opinion of the general manager, the closure is necessary for any of the following reasons

29 Parking signage A bylaw enforcement officer may place a temporary sign prohibiting parking or other traffic control device to regulate, control or prohibit the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on a highway as follows

30 Division 3 - General Traffic Regulations Obeying traffic control devices A person must obey the instructions of a traffic control device, unless otherwise directed by a bylaw enforcement officer

31 Interference with traffic A person must not stand, walk, run, block, obstruct, relocate, activate, or deactivate a traffic control device in such a manner as to interfere with the normal flow of traffic

34 Intersections with traffic control signals A person must not cross a highway at a place within one block of an intersection at which a traffic control signal is in operation, unless the person crosses at a crosswalk

39 Sport activities A person must not engage in a sport activity on a highway in such a manner as to interfere with traffic

40 Roller skates, sleighs, skates and skis A person must not use roller skates, sleighs, skates, skis or other similar means of conveyance

40(a) 40 Roller skates, sleighs, skates and skis A person must not use roller skates, sleighs, skates, skis or other similar means of conveyance

40(2) 40 Roller skates, sleighs, skates and skis A person must not use roller skates, sleighs, skates, skis or other similar means of conveyance

40(2) 40 Roller skates, sleighs, skates and skis A person must not use roller skates, sleighs, skates, skis or other similar means of conveyance

40(3) 40 Roller skates, sleighs, skates and skis A person must not use roller skates, sleighs, skates, skis or other similar means of conveyance

43(a) 43 A person must not stop a vehicle as follows

45 Loading zones A person must not park in a loading zone, unless the person parks for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or materials as follows

45(a) 45 Loading zones A person must not park in a loading zone, unless the person parks for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or materials as follows

47(a) 47 A person must not park or stop a vehicle on a highway or boulevard for any of the following purposes

48 An owner or driver of a commercial vehicle must not park or allow the commercial vehicle to be parked on a highway or boulevard, unless the owner or the person parks, or allows the vehicle to be parked, for the purpose of loading or unloading

49 Business vehicle parking A person must not park or stop more than one business vehicle owned, operated or branded by the same business on a highway or boulevard within the same residential block, unless the person is in the course of conducting business

50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(a) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(2) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(3) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(4) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(2) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(2) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(3) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(4) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(2) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

50(2) 50 Division 5 - Recreational Vehicle and Trailer Regulations Prohibited activities A person must not do any of the following in respect of a recreational vehicle or a trailer

59(a) 59 A person must not operate any of the following on a highway

61(a) 61 A driver of a vehicle on a highway who is directed by a traffic control device to report to scales must drive the vehicle onto the scales for any of the following purposes

63 Division 2 - Vehicle Size and Weight Regulations Operation of a commercial vehicle A person must not operate a commercial vehicle on a highway if

65(a) 65 A person must obtain an overload or oversize vehicle permit to do any of the following

66 Overload or oversize vehicle permit The general manager must issue an overload or oversize vehicle permit to a person if the following conditions are met

66(a) 66 Overload or oversize vehicle permit The general manager must issue an overload or oversize vehicle permit to a person if the following conditions are met

66.1 Overload or oversize vehicle term permits Despite section 66 [overload or oversize vehicle permit], the general manager must not issue an overload or oversize vehicle term permit unless the following conditions are met

66.1(a) Overload or oversize vehicle term permits Despite section 66 [overload or oversize vehicle permit], the general manager must not issue an overload or oversize vehicle term permit unless the following conditions are met

67 The following are terms and conditions of every overload or oversize vehicle permit

69 PART 5 - PROHIBITED CONDUCT Division 1 - Operation of Vehicles Where operation of a motor vehicle is prohibited A person must not operate a motor vehicle anywhere in the City except on

71 Reverse turning A person must not turn a motor vehicle to proceed in the opposite direction of an intersection where a traffic control signal is erected, unless a u-turn is authorized by a traffic control device

72 Dragging or skidding things A person must not drag or skid a thing along or over a highway in a manner that causes damage to the surface of the highway

74 Incident debris A person must not leave glass or other debris from an incident on a highway if the person removed a wrecked or damaged vehicle from the scene of the incident

76 Division 3 - Interference with Operations of the City Removing a notice or ticket A person must not remove a notice or a ticket affixed or placed on a vehicle by a bylaw enforcement officer, unless the person is the owner or the driver of the vehicle

77 Interfering with a tire marking A person must not remove, or otherwise interfere with, a tire marking placed by a bylaw enforcement officer

78 Interfering with a traffic control device or sign A person must not do any of the following

78(a) 78 Interfering with a traffic control device or sign A person must not do any of the following

79 Division 4 - Prohibited Activities Soliciting rides A person must not stand, walk or run on a highway to solicit a ride from a driver of a vehicle, unless the vehicle is a public conveyance

81 Distributing leaflets A person must not distribute leaflets by placing them on a part of a vehicle that is on a highway

82 Impeding or obstructing a person A person must not impede or obstruct another person on a highway, unless the person is picketing in accordance with the Labour Relations Code

83 Public urination or defecation A person must not urinate or defecate on a highway or boulevard

83.01 (1) Every owner and occupier of a property must ensure that dust, mud, soil and other materials on the property are not tracked onto the highway by vehicles entering the highway from the property

83.02 Requirement to maintain driveway entrance (1) Every owner and occupier of a property must maintain every driveway entrance that serves their property in a safe condition and a state of good repair such that the driveway entrance does not pose an unreasonable risk to persons or property. (B/L 3736-2026) PART 6 - FEES Application fees

83.1 An application fee of $35 applies in respect of each application for a highway use permit, highway excavation permit, and overload or oversize vehicle permit

84 The fee that applies to a type of highway use permit set out in Column 1 of Table 2 is the fee set out in Column 2 of Table 2 opposite the type of highway use permit

85 The fee that applies to a type of highway excavation permit set out in Column 1 of Table 3 is the fee set out in Column 2 of Table 3 opposite the type of highway excavation permit

86 The fee that applies to a type of inspection set out in Column 1 of Table 4 is the fee set out in Column 2 of Table 4 opposite the type of inspection

87.1 If the City does work or provides services in relation to land and improvements the following fees shall apply

88 The Street and Traffic Bylaw, 2006 is repealed