Saanich : Règlement no 9487, art. 1.1 — In this Bylaw

In this Bylaw:

• “boulevard” means that part of a highway, other than a sidewalk or driveway, between the adjacent property line and the curb of the roadway, or where there is no curb, the edge of the shoulder; “boulevard permit” means a permit issued pursuant to Part 6 of this Bylaw; “bylaw enforcement officer” means a bylaw enforcement officer employed by Saanich; “Director of Engineering” means the Director of Engineering employed by Saanich and includes any employee authorized to act on his or her behalf; “Director of Parks and Recreation” means the Director of Parks and Recreation employed by Saanich and includes any employee authorized to act on his or her behalf; “driveway” means that part of a highway between the curb or lateral lines of the roadway and the adjoining property line which is improved to allow vehicular access to the property in accordance with Driveway Access Bylaw, 2011, No. 9136; “highway” means any public road, street, lane, bridge, viaduct or thoroughfare and any other way open to public use, but does not include a private right-of-way on private property; “invasive plant” means a plant that is not indigenous to the District of Saanich whose introduction or spread causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health, and includes those plants listed in the Schedule to the Spheres of Concurrent Jurisdiction – Environment and Wildlife Regulation, B.C. Reg.144/2004; “landscaping” means lawns, plants, edibles, shrubs, mulch, and other features that may be planted, installed or otherwise established in a boulevard in accordance with this Bylaw, but does not includes trees, rain gardens or native vegetation; “Manager of Bylaw and Licensing Services” means the Manager of Bylaw and Licensing Services employed by Saanich and includes any employee authorized to act on his or her behalf; “native vegetation” means plants that are indigenous to the District of Saanich, but for certainty does not include noxious weeds, invasive plants or landscaping; Boulevard Regulation Bylaw, 2018, No. 9487 “noxious weed” has the meaning assigned in Noxious Weeds Bylaw, 2000, No. 8080; “occupier” has the meaning assigned in the Community Charter; “owner” has the meaning assigned in the Community Charter; “parcel” means a lot, block, or other area of land in which land is held or into which land is subdivided, but does not include any part of a highway; “protected tree” has the meaning assigned in Tree Protection Bylaw, 2014, No. 9272; “rain garden” means a pit or depression in a boulevard that utilizes soil and landscaping within it for the purpose of managing storm-water runoff from roadways, sidewalks and other impervious surfaces; “roadway” means the portion of a highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder; “Saanich” means The Corporation of the District of Saanich; “shoulder” in the case of a roadway without curbs means that portion of the highway 0.5 metres in width and immediately adjacent to the lateral lines of the roadway; “sidewalk” means that portion of a highway between the curb lines or lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property line and intended primarily for pedestrian use, including without limitation any sidewalk, walkway, stairway, ramp, multi-use pathway or curb letdown, and any customarily traveled footpath made of gravel, asphalt, limestone, or other material; “street furniture” means objects or equipment that typically are, or may be, installed or placed upon or adjacent to a highway, including without limitation benches, kiosks, canopies, shelters, mail boxes, bike racks, and refuse receptacles; “tree” has the meaning assigned in Tree Protection Bylaw, 2014, No. 9272. PART 2 - Application and Exemptions