Richmond By-law 5870, s. 9000(a) — Traffic Bylaw

containing workshop equipment powered by the motor or engine of the vehicle and that must be operated inside or in association with the vehicle; or

• (b) serving as a facility for taking measurements or making observations or conducting maintenance or construction and operated by or on behalf of a municipality, public utility or police, fire or emergency service. MOPED means a low powered motorcycle that relies on a small conventional gas powered motor (50 cc or less) or a small electric motor (1500 W or less) capable of travel up to 70 Km/h, which is registered, licensed and insured. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 8 MOTOR ASSISTED CYCLE has the meaning set out in the Motor Vehicle Act, as amended or replaced from time to time. MOTORCYCLE means a two wheeled self-propelled gasoline engine vehicle or scooter or a two wheeled vehicle powered by an electric motor, which is registered, licensed and insured. NEIGHBOURHOOD ZERO means a vehicle that travels on four EMISSION VEHICLE wheels and is powered by an electric motor that is designed to allow the vehicle to attain a speed of 32 kilometers per hour but not more than 40 kilometers per hour in a distance of 1.6 km on a paved level surface, and
• (a) meets or exceeds standards of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) for a low-speed vehicle and bears a compliance label for a lowspeed vehicle in accordance with that Act, or
• (b) if imported to Canada, has been imported as an admissible low-speed vehicle in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada) requirements, and
• (i) bears a compliance label for a low-speed vehicle in accordance with that Act, or
• (ii) meets applicable federal United States laws in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Canada). NUMBER PLATES means number plates as defined in the Motor Vehicle Act.

OWNER as applied to a vehicle, means:

• (a) the person who holds the legal title to the vehicle and in whose name the vehicle is registered; or
• (b) a person who is a lessee or a mortgagor and is entitled to be, and is, in possession of a vehicle. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 9 PARK/PARKED/PARKING means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than up to 5 minutes for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading of property, goods, or the discharging or taking on off passengers, or in compliance with the directions of:
• (a) a police officer, a bylaw enforcement officer, or a person contracted by the City for traffic regulation purposes, or
• (b) a traffic control device. PARKING PERMIT means a time-limited authorization, issued under the direction of the Manager, Community Bylaws that permits a vehicle to park within a Permit Zone, and may be issued as a physical permit decal or in a digital permit form.” PARKING RECEIPT means a paper receipt issued by a block meter machine showing the date and time of purchase, the fee paid and the date and time when the purchased period expires. PARKING SPACE means a marked or un-marked portion of a street intended for the purpose of parking one vehicle of the size and dimensions referred to in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (as may be amended or replaced from time to time) as a standard vehicle length (5.5
• m) and length for manoeuvering (1.5 m), being a length of 7.0 m. PERMIT DECAL means a colour-coded plastic sticker which is attached to a parking permit in a designated manner in order to validate the parking permit and to indicate the last month for which the fees have been paid. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 10 PERMIT ZONE means any area of the City designated by Council or by a person duly authorized by Council as an area in which the use or occupation of a parking space for vehicles is authorized by the correct use of a parking permit. PLACE/PLACED/PLACING means to stop or stand a container or chattel on a street or boulevard for more than 30 minutes. POLICE OFFICER means any member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATION means a Corporation as defined in the Interpretation Act whose prime business activity is the supply and maintenance of public utilities such as electricity, communications or natural gas. RECREATION VEHICLE means a vehicle designed to provide temporary living accommodation for travel, vacation or recreational use, and designed to be driven, towed or transported. RICHMOND DETACHMENT means the Richmond Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police RICHMOND OVAL means the sports and fitness complex identified as the Richmond Olympic Oval located at 6111 River Road in the City. SHARED VEHICLE means a vehicle that is owned and operated by a shared vehicle organization. SHARED VEHICLE DECAL means a colour-coded plastic sticker issued by the City to a shared vehicle organization that is affixed to the lower, driver side of the windshield of

a shared vehicle. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 11 SHARED VEHICLE means an entity approved by the ORGANIZATION Director of Transportation that provides its members, for a fee, a car- sharing service whereby such members have access to a fleet of shared vehicles which they may reserve for use on an hourly basis. SHOULDER means where there is no curb and gutter, the area between the edge of the road and a line two metres, fifty centimetres (2.5 m.) parallel to the edge of the road. SIDEWALK CROSSING means that portion of a sidewalk permanently improved or designed for the passage of vehicular traffic. STALL NUMBER means the number assigned to a designated parking stall as identified by a City sign or marking. STOP OR STAND means:

• (a) when required, a complete cessation from movement, and
• (b) when prohibited, the stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of:
• (i) a police officer, a bylaw enforcement officer, a traffic enforcement agent; or
• (ii) a traffic-control device. STOPPING when prohibited, means the coming to rest or the state of being at rest of a vehicle. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 12 STREET includes public road, highway, bridge, viaduct, lane and any other way normally open to the use of the public for the passage of vehicles, but does not include a private right-of-way or private property. TAXI means a vehicle used for the carrying, transportation or conveyance of passengers that with its driver is operated for hire, but does not include limousines or tour buses. TAXI ZONE means an area on any street adjacent to the curb designated for a maximum of three minutes for the stopping of taxis to facilitate the loading and unloading of passengers only. TIME PERIOD means the amount of time purchased through a block meter machine or cellular payment system, as indicated by a purchase time and date and an expiration time and date. TOUR BUS means a bus for hire, not operated by TransLink, its designate or successor, used to operate tours to various locations in the City. TOUR BUS ZONE means an area on any street adjacent to the curb, or edge of the street, designated for a maximum of 15 minutes for the stopping of tour buses to facilitate the loading and unloading of passengers only. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE means a sign, signal, line, meter, marking, space, barrier or device installed by authority of the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works. TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AGENT means a person employed to enforce parking regulations by a contractor with whom the City has contracted to provide traffic enforcement services. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 13 TRAILER means every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or property, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, and includes a semi- trailer as defined in the Commercial Transport Act. VEHICLE has the meaning given to the term in the Motor Vehicle Act, and includes motor vehicle, neighbourhood zero emission vehicle and motorcycle. VETERANS’ DECAL means a uniquely-coloured decal issued by the City only to a resident of the City possessing British Columbia veterans' specialty licence plates and affixed to the lower, passenger side of the windshield of a motor vehicle owned by the same resident and displaying British Columbia veterans' specialty licence plates. VETERANS’ SPECIALTY means uniquely-designed vehicle LICENCE PLATES licence plates issued under the Motor Vehicle Act to designated members or former members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the RCMP or Municipal Police.