Canton de Langley : Règlement no 4758, art. 45 — of the Transportation Act

of the Transportation Act.

#5107 “AVOP” means a document issued by the Langley Airport Manager 09/08/14 authorizing the holder to operate a vehicle on an airside area. Bylaw No. 4758 Page 3 “boulevard” on a highway with curbs means that portion of a highway between the face of curb and the adjoining property line; and on a highway without curbs, means that portion of the highway lying between the ditch and the adjoining property line or if there is no ditch, then between the shoulder and the adjoining property line. “boulevard crossing” means a driveway or other improved or unimproved area between the edge of the roadway and property line used to access adjoining property or other facility from the highway. “Bylaw Enforcement Officer” means an employee of the Municipality authorized to enforce this Bylaw. “Chief of Police” means the Chief of Police of the Township of Langley or his authorized representative or the senior resident member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police responsible for the policing of the Township of Langley. “commercial vehicle” means a vehicle which issued in the course of business of providing a service or for the transportation of persons or freight that is a truck or truck trailer with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 5,600 kg and including any attached trailer, but does not include an emergency vehicle, a vehicle owned or operated by the Municipality or a School District while engaged in its lawful duties, or a public passenger vehicle while on a scheduled route. “commercial trailer” includes a trailer as defined in the Commercial Transport Act. “construction zone” means that part of a highway designated for construction by signs, barricades, cones, flag persons or other Traffic Control Devices and that which has been approved by a permit issued by the Engineer. “Council” means the Council of the Township of Langley. “crossing guard” means an adult school crossing guard or a school pupil acting as a member of a school authorized by the Chief of Police. “crosswalk” means a portion of the highway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by signs or by lines or other markings on the road surface or the portion of a highway at an intersection that is included within the connection of the lateral lines of the sidewalk on the opposite sides of the highway, or within the projection of the lateral lines of the sidewalk on one side of the highway, measured from the curbs, or in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the roadway. “curb return” means the non-tangential portion of a curb within an intersection that joins the curbs of two intersecting streets. Bylaw No. 4758 Page 4 “cycle” means a device having any number of wheels that is propelled by human power and on which a person may ride and includes a motor assisted cycle, but does not include a skate board, roller skates or in-line roller skates. “cycle path” means that portion of a highway designated primarily for the use of cyclists. “disabled parking zone” means a parking space which has been designated for the use of disabled persons by means of a sign or painting on the surface of the parking space with the standard wheelchair symbol. “Engineer” means the General Manager of Engineering of the Township of Langley or his authorized representative. “extraordinary traffic” includes any carriage of goods or persons over a highway, at either one or more times, and whether in vehicles drawn by animal power or propelled by some other means, that taken in conjunction with the nature or existing condition of the highway is so extraordinary or improper in the quality of quantity of the goods or the number of persons carried, or in the mode or time of use of the highway, or in the speed at which the vehicles are driven or operated, as in the opinion of the Engineer, substantially to alter or increase the burden imposed on the highway through its proper use by ordinary traffic, and to cause damage and expense in respect of the highway beyond what is reasonable or ordinary. #5359 “Fees and Charges Bylaw” means Township of Langley Fees and Charges 07/05/18 Bylaw 2007 No. 4616, as amended from time to time. #5107 “hangar” means a building with extensive floor area, typically used for the 09/08/1 storage and repairing of aircraft. 4#5552 “heavy truck” means a motor vehicle which has a licensed gross vehicle 16/12/19 weight in excess of 11,800 kilograms. “helmet” means a protective device intended to be worn on the head that must have a smooth, rigid and durable outer surface; be constructed so that the helmet is capable of absorbing energy on impact; be strongly attached to a strap designated to be fastened under the chin of the person wearing it; and be undamaged from use or misuse. “highway” includes every highway within the meaning of the Transportation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996 c. 188 and amendments thereto; every road, street, lane or right-of-way designed or intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles; every private place or passageway to which the public, for the purpose of parking or servicing of vehicles, has access or is invited, including disabled parking zones; and the roadway, shoulder, boulevard, ditch and sidewalk and whatever lands lie between the property lines of the highway. Bylaw No. 4758 Page 5 “intersection” means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadway which join one another at or approximately at right angles, or the area within which vehicles traveling on different highways joining at any other angle may come in conflict; and, for the purpose of this definition, “highway” does not include a lane. “lane” means any highway not exceeding 8 meters in width, and which is not named or numbered as a Street or Avenue. “lane way” means the portion of a roadway marked and delineated for the movement of a single line of vehicular traffic traveling in the same direction. “loading zone” means the area or space on a highway established for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading and unloading of materials. “loitering” means to stand about idly, linger, move or proceed with frequent pauses. “Municipality” means the Corporation of the Township of Langley. “owner” in respect of any real property means the registered owner of an estate in fee simple, and in the event of there being registered a life estate includes the tenant for life; and in the event that there is registered an agreement for sale and purchase; means the registered holder of the last registered agreement for sale and purchase; and in the case of real property as defined in the Community Charter means the holder or occupier as therein set out, and for the purpose of this Bylaw in respect of a motor vehicle, shall include the registered owner of a motor vehicle. “parade” means any procession of more than 30 pedestrians (except members of the Canadian Armed Forces) or more than 10 vehicles (except a funeral procession) standing or moving upon any highway. “passenger zone” means the area or space on a highway designated for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading and unloading of passengers. “Peace Officer” means a constable or person having the powers of a constable under the provisions of the Police Act. “permit” means a document in writing issued pursuant to this Bylaw and signed by the person having authority to issue the permit. “recreational vehicle” includes a vehicle or combination of vehicles, motor home, or truck and camper constructed or equipped for the principal purpose of habitation during travel or recreation. #5107 “roadway” means the portion of the highway that is improved, designed or 09/08/14 ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder. Bylaw No. 4758 Page 6 “runways” means the defined areas on airside, under tower control, prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft. “shoulder” means the portion of the highway usable by vehicles for the purpose of emergency stopping off the roadway and which lies between the lateral lines of the uncurbed roadway and ditch; or if there is no ditch, then between the lateral lines of the uncurbed roadway and the adjacent area improved by the planting of grass or shrubs, provided that if such landscaped area extends closer to the edge of the roadway than 2 meters, the shoulder shall be deemed to be 2 meters in width; and further provided that if a walkway intervenes between the roadway and any of the above limits, the shoulder extends only to the edge of the walkway closest to the roadway. “paved shoulder” means the portion of the highway which lies between the edge of asphalt to lateral white lines for the combined use of pedestrians and cyclists. “sidewalk” means the area between the curb or edge of a roadway and the adjacent property line improved for the use of pedestrians or, where designated by a sign or marking, for use of cyclists. “special event” means any non-processional activity primarily based on culture, ethnics, art, sports or community services or primarily intended for physical participation in dancing, singing, racing, games, derbies, etc. and includes filming. “street furniture” means any public sign, bench, newspaper distribution box, recycling bin, or any other non-permanent or portable structure placed on a highway for any purpose other than the direction or control of traffic. “taxi zone” means the area or space on a highway designated for the exclusive use of a vehicle licensed by the Municipality as a taxi. #5107 “taxilanes” means the defined areas on airside, not under tower control, 09/08/14 prepared for the taxiing of aircraft. #5107 “taxiways” means the defined areas on airside, under tower control, prepared 09/08/14 for the taxiing of aircraft. “trail” means a way within a highway, municipal right of way, park or other municipal lands improved or unimproved for non-vehicular traffic. “tow truck” means a motor-vehicle used for towing or rendering assistance to other motor-vehicles or to vehicles suffering from a defect or disability in their means of locomotion. “trailer” means utility trailers, tent trailers, travel trailers, boats and associated trailers. Bylaw No. 4758 Page 7 “Traffic Control Device” means a sign, signal, line, meter, marking, barrier, or device, intended for the control or direction of vehicles or pedestrians and includes a traffic control person. “traffic signal” means a traffic control device, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is directed to stop and to proceed. “unopened highway” means any land dedicated or gazetted as highway but not open for public use or passage. “vehicle” means a device in, upon, or by which a person or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway; excludes a device designed to be moved by human power, a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks or a mechanically propelled chair, the use of which is confined to the purpose for which it was designed. “walkway” means that portion of a highway improved for the use of non- vehicular traffic and includes a sidewalk. “zoning or zoned” means that zone within which the land or highway is located as set out in the Township of Langley Zoning Bylaw 1987, No. 2500 as amended from time to time and where the zone is different on opposite sides of a highway, then the entire width of a highway shall be considered for the purposes of this Bylaw to be within the zone having the greater restriction on highway use.