Nanaimo By-law 5000, s. 47(b) — Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw
Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw
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Traffic control devices at locations where due to adjacent passenger facilities it is desirable to reserve space for loading and unloading passenger vehicles.
- (c) Traffic control devices in locations where truck traffic is prohibited or restricted. MAXIMUM WEIGHT (16) Traffic control devices at locations where due to seasonal weakening of road surfaces, obsolescence of bridges or pavements, or highway repairs, loads in excess of those prescribed on the signs constitute a hazard to traffic or may cause excessive damage to the highway. Bylaw No. 5000 (Consolidated Version) MAXIMUM SPEED (17) Traffic control devices at locations where due to limitations of sight distances, road surfaces, traffic flows and frequency of intersections, speeds in excess of those prescribed on the signs constitute a hazard to traffic or may cause excessive damage to the highway. BUS STOPS (18) Traffic control devices at locations where a bus or other transit vehicle stops to pick up passengers, and it is desirable to restrict stopping, standing and parking on the road to only such vehicles. A sign erected pursuant to this subsection shall contain the following information:
- (a) That the bus stop is a "tow away zone".
- (b) Hours of tow away, 6:30 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, Monday to Sunday
- (c) The telephone number of the City's towing contractor.
NO STOPPING (19) Signs at locations where free flow of traffic is required, and where it is desirable, therefore, to permit no stopping on the highway, except in the case of an emergency. SCHOOL (20) Traffic control devices at locations where it is required to give advance information and warning, such as the presence of a school adjacent to a highway, a school crosswalk, or a school maximum speed zone. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "school" refers to all schools in the City of Nanaimo which are not used for playground purposes. Schools used for playground purposes are as designated in Schedule "J" attached to and forming part of this Bylaw. PLAYGROUND (21) Traffic control devices at locations where it is required to give advance information and warning of a playground adjacent to a roadway, or it's maximum speed zone. CROSSWALK (22) Traffic control devices or lines at locations where heavy pedestrian traffic crosses a highway and at locations other than an intersection, such as at schools, playgrounds and public buildings where it is required to control pedestrian traffic. ANGLE PARKING (23) Traffic control devices or lines in locations where it is permissible to angle park. WARNING (24) Traffic control devices at locations where it is required to warn traffic of hazardous conditions, either on or adjacent to the highway or to prohibit traffic from using the highway. TRAFFIC SIGNALS (25) Traffic control devices at intersections and other locations where the existing traffic control devices are not adequate to control the traffic efficiently. Bylaw No. 5000 (Consolidated Version) TAXI ZONES (26) Traffic control devices at locations as outlined in Schedule "L" of this Bylaw, where due to frequent use by the public, it is desirable to reserve a place for taxi cabs to stop, stand or park to pick up fares. The rental fees for these locations shall be specified in Schedule "L". TRUCK ROUTES (27) Traffic control devices on streets where the General Manager, Engineering and Public Works (Bylaw 5000.048) has designated truck routes for movement of truck traffic through the City. PARKING (28) Traffic control devices at the entrance to a highway or upon highways where provision is made for parking of motor vehicles under the conditions of "No parking unless valid and subsisting passes or tickets are displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle and which are in full view through the front windshield of the vehicle.
NO PASSING (29) Traffic control devices at locations approaching crosswalks, school and park zones indicating that passing is prohibited. FIRE ZONE (30) Traffic control devices at locations where standing, stopping or parking of a vehicle would impede the passage or operation of firefighting equipment, indicating that the area is a "FIRE ZONE" and that standing, stopping or parking is prohibited in that area. PARALLEL PARKING (31) Traffic control devices or lines in locations where it is permissible to parallel park. R.C.M.P. ZONE (32) Traffic control devices at locations where it is desirable to restrict stopping, standing, or parking in zones reserved for R.C.M.P. use only.
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- 46 Application The provisions of this Part do not apply to arterial highways with the exception of Section 47(3)
- 47 Location The General Manager, Engineering and Public Works (Bylaw 5000.048) is hereby authorized to order the placing or erection of any applicable traffic control devices at such places as he may designate in such order to give effect to the provisions of this Bylaw, the Uniform Traffic Control Device Manual published by the Road and Transportation Association of Canada and the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act. (Bylaw 5000.013) Such traffic control devices shall include all signs contained in the Uniform Traffic Control Device Manual published by the Road and Transportation Association of Canada, the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act regulations and without limiting the generality of the foregoing shall also include
- 48 Orders (Bylaw 5000.010)
- 48(1)
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