Mission : Règlement no 1698-1987, art. 8.09(a) — Traffic Regulation Bylaw

Notwithstanding anything herein contained,

no person shall place, maintain or permit to remain any goods, chattels or other things upon any Highway which will obstruct or impede Traffic thereon, or deface or injure any such Highway, or which may be an inconvenience to the free and lawful use thereof, or which may unlawfully encroach thereon.

• (b) Notwithstanding anything herein contained, the Engineer, Parking Attendant, member of the District of Mission Fire Rescue Services Department or any person designated as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer pursuant to the “Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 5700-2018” may remove, detain or impound or cause to be removed, detained, or impounded such goods, chattels, motor-vehicles and bicycles or other thing which unlawfully has been placed or maintained or permitted to remain or used in any way in contravention of this Bylaw upon any Highway and the cost of removing, towing, impounding and storing the same shall be charged to the owner thereof or the person placing, maintaining or permitting to remain or using in any way in contravention of this Bylaw the said goods, motor vehicles, chattels or other things.
• (c) In the event that a vehicle is removed, detained, impounded, or stored, written Notice from the District or its designated towing contractor shall be given to the last known registered owner at their last known address as shown on the records of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles advising of the seizure, the sum payable to release the vehicle, and the amount accumulating daily.
• (d) Any vehicle, goods, chattels, bicycles or other thing removed, detained or impounded may be recovered by the owner or their agent upon satisfactory proof of ownership or interest and by paying the towing company the fees, costs, and expenses which have been incurred in removing, detaining, impounding and storing said vehicle, and the District of Mission towing/impound administrative fee provided in Schedule 1 of the “District of Mission User Fees and Charges Bylaw 4029-2007 ”.
• (e) Any vehicle not claimed by its owner within thirty (30) calendar days of written Notice being issued and forwarded to the owner by registered mail may be sold by the District or its designated towing contractor in accordance with the Warehouse Lien Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 480 .
• (f) All impounded items, other than vehicles, not claimed by its owner within thirty (60) calendar days of impoundment may be sold or disposed of by the District or its designated towing contractor in accordance with the Warehouse Lien Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 480.
• (g) Wherein the opinion of the non-commissioned officer of the R.C.M.P. detachment, the Manager of Inspection Services or the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, the thing or obstruction removed, detained or impounded pursuant to section 8.09
• (b) is a perishable item or has no apparent marketable value, or its custody involves Consolidated Traffic Regulation Bylaw 1698-1987 Page 19 of 24 unreasonable expense or inconvenience, the non-commissioned officer of the R.C.M.P. detachment, the Manager of Inspection Services or the Bylaw Enforcement Officer may dispose of the thing or obstruction in any manner in which is deemed expedient. 8.10 Manner of Parking

Except when the Municipality or the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure permits, a driver shall not stop, stand or Park a vehicle on a Highway, facing opposite the direction of travel, and such vehicle shall be Parked with the right hand wheels parallel to that side, and where there is a curb, within 30 cm of the curb.

Except when the Municipality permits otherwise, where parking is permitted on both sides of a one-way street, a driver parking on the left hand side of the roadway shall only stop, stand or Park a vehicle with the left hand wheels parallel to that side, and where there is a curb, within 30 cm of the curb.

Notwithstanding the above, no driver shall stop, stand, or Park a vehicle in a manner which obstructs the traveled surface of a Highway.