Richmond By-law 5870, s. 12.4(a) — Traffic Bylaw

No person shall park a vehicle:

• in or upon any lane, except:
• (i) for commercial vehicles engaged in loading or unloading of materials for a period of time not to exceed 30 minutes; or
• (ii) where parking is designated by signage and/or road markings.
• (b) on a roadway when it is practicable to park the vehicle off the roadway;
• (c) at a place in contravention of a traffic control device prohibiting parking;
• (d) at any one place on any street for a period longer than 72 consecutive hours;
• (e) on the side of any roadway that abuts a centre median;
• (f) [DELETED];
• (g) on the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a roadway;
• (h) on a highway for the principle purpose of:
• (i) displaying a vehicle for sale;
• (ii) advertising, greasing, washing, painting, wrecking, storing, or repairing any vehicle, except where repairs are necessitated by an emergency;
• (iii) selling flowers, fruit, vegetables, seafood or other commodities or articles. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 21
• (i) alongside or opposite a highway excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking obstructs traffic;
• (j) [DELETED];
• (k) [DELETED];
• (l) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on any highway abutting any premises used for residential or commercial purposes for more than 3 hours unless such premises are the property or residence of such person or the property of his employer;
• (m) on that side and portion of any highway upon which any school or land thereof abuts, between the hours of 8:00a.m. and 5:00p.m. on any day in which school is regularly held, provided that this restriction does not apply to Senior Secondary Schools;
• (n) other than an electric vehicle, in an EV parking stall;
• (o) in a loading zone, when actively loading or unloading passengers, for a period of time exceeding 5 minutes;
• (p) in a loading zone, for the purposes of and while actively loading or unloading materials, for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes;
• (q) in a manner that obstructs the visibility of a standard traffic sign erected by the City;
• (r) on any portion of a highway for a longer period of time than that indicated on any traffic sign applicable to that portion of the highway where the vehicle is parked;
• (s) in any public park or school ground between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.;
• (t) on any highway without displaying proper or valid number plates, including a valid validation decal;
• (u) within a construction zone unless approval has been granted by the Construction Zone Permit holder and such approval shall satisfy and be consistent with the conditions as specified in the issued permit;
• (v) other than a taxi, in a taxi zone;
• (w) which is a recreational vehicle on any street between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.; and
• (x) other than a tour bus, in a tour bus zone. 12.4A A person must not move a vehicle from one location to another in the same block in order to avoid the posted time limit for parking.