Richmond : Règlement no 5870, art. 1.2(a) — Traffic Bylaw

pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act & Regulations, by the Social Planning and Review Council of British Columbia (SPARC); or

• (b) pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Act & Regulations, by the Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD); or
• (c) by another province or foreign jurisdiction with respect to the parking of vehicles owned or operated by persons with disabilities. ACCESSIBLE PARKING means a uniquely-coloured decal VALIDATION DECAL issued by the Richmond Centre for Disability
• (RCD) only to a resident of the City who possesses an accessible parking permit and affixed to the lower, passenger side of the windshield of a motor vehicle displaying an accessible parking permit. BICYCLE LANE means a lane reserved for cyclists by signage, pavement markings or both, and includes a paved shoulder separated from the travel lane by a white edge line. BLOCK METER MACHINE means an automatic, electronic, or mechanical device installed to regulate and control the parking of vehicles in a block meter zone by accepting payment and issuing a parking receipt. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 2 BLOCK METER ZONE means any street or portion of a street designated by Council or by a person duly authorized by Council as an area in which a block meter or a cellular payment system will be used to collect a fee for the use or occupation of a parking space for vehicles. BOULEVARD means:
• (a) where there is no curb and gutter, the area between the shoulder of the road and the adjacent property line;
• (b) where there is curb and gutter, the area from the back of the curb to the adjacent property line; and
• (c) where there is curb and gutter and a sidewalk, the area from the back of the sidewalk to the adjacent property line. BUS STOP means an area on a street marked for the stopping or parking of buses and limited 'to use for vehicles operated for the public transport by TransLink, its designate or successor. BYLAW ENFORCEMENT means an employee of the City of OFFICER Richmond, appointed to the job position or title of bylaw enforcement officer, or acting in another capacity, on behalf of the City for the purpose of the enforcement of one or more of the City bylaws. CELLULAR ENFORCEMENT means a cellular communication SYSTEM system for confirming that the required parking fee has been paid based on the number plate of a parked vehicle and confirming that the period of time purchased has not expired. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 3 CELLULAR PAYMENT SYSTEM means a cellular communication system for accepting the payment of the required parking fee for a pre- determined period of time based on the number plate of a parked vehicle. CENTRE MEDIAN means an area designed for the segregation of lanes of traffic on a roadway, designated either by lines or by landscaping CHATTEL means personal items, objects, material, fill, refuse, equipment or machinery. CHARGING SESSION means the period of time an electric vehicle is connected to the EV supply equipment, commencing once the

owner or occupant of the electric vehicle has authorized payment of the City's applicable metered rates through the EV supply equipment payment system, and terminating once the electric vehicle is no longer connected to the EV supply equipment. CITY means the City of Richmond. CITY EV PARKING STALL means an EV parking stall located on land owned, leased, or licensed by the City, including road, and/or fitted with EV supply equipment owned or leased by the City. CITY SOLICITOR means the Solicitor appointed by Council for the City. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE means a vehicle used for the transportation of persons, freight or for artisan use that is:

• (a) a truck or truck tractor with a licensed gross vehicle weight of 5,500 Kg or greater; or
• (b) a truck or truck tractor with a maximum height in excess of 2.25 metres; or 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 4
• (c) a vehicle with a seating capacity greater than nine persons; or
• (d) a vehicle as defined in the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Bylaw

No.4716. CONSTRUCTION ZONE means an area or space on a street specifically established for the loading or unloading of materials, to be used exclusively by commercial vehicles attending to an adjacent construction site. CONTAINER means a receptacle, without a motive power unit, designed for moving or storing property, which must be loaded or unloaded by means of a winch, lift, tilt deck or rails, not to exceed 2.6 meters in width nor 6.0 meters in length. CORNER CLEARANCE PARKING means an area on a street adjacent to the curb located between a crosswalk and the nearest legal parking space not signed for motorcycle, moped or bicycle parking, and that the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works had marked by traffic control device

• (s) for corner clearance motorcycle, moped and/or bicycle parking. COUNCIL means the Council of the City. CROSSWALK means the portion of a street indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings, and at intersections means the portion of the street between the extension of the lateral edge of the street and the adjacent property line, but does not include lane intersections. CURB means the line of demarkation between the roadway and the boulevard, or the line of demarkation between the roadway and the sidewalk. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 5 CURB RAMP means a lowered section of curb designed to provide access between the sidewalk and roadway for pedestrians, including persons using wheelchairs, mobility aids, strollers, or similar devices, and for vehicles where such access is intended or permitted. DESIGNATED SHARED means a two-way off-street paved PATHWAY pathway designated by signage, pavement markings or both for shared use by cyclists and pedestrians. DIGITAL PERMIT means a parking permit issued electronically by the City and linked in the City’s parking permit system to

a vehicle number plate, which authorizes parking within a permit zone. DIRECTOR OF means the Director of Transportation TRANSPORTATION in the Planning and Development Department of the City and includes a person designated as an alternate. E-SCOOTER means an electric kick scooter as set out in the Electric Kick Scooter Pilot Project Regulation, as amended or replaced from time to time. ELECTRIC VEHICLE means a vehicle that uses electricity for propulsion, and that can use an external source of electricity to charge the vehicle’s batteries. EV PARKING STALL means a parking stall or portion of a street marked as “EV Only” and featuring EV supply equipment capable of providing charging services to an electric vehicle. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 6 EV SUPPLY EQUIPMENT means a complete assembly consisting of conductors, connectors, devices, apparatus, and fittings installed specifically for the purpose of power transfer and information exchange between a branch electric circuit and an electric vehicle, including the ability to collect authorized payments of the applicable metered rates. FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR means the Treasurer appointed by Council for the City. FIRE CHIEF means the Fire Chief of the Richmond Fire Department. GENERAL MANAGER, means the person appointed by ENGINEERING & PUBLIC Council to the position of General WORKS Manager of Engineering and Public Works and includes a person designated as an alternate. IDLE, IDLING means the operation of the engine of a vehicle while the vehicle is not in motion. INTERSECTION means the area created by the extension of the lateral lines of streets which join one another, whether such streets at the junction cross each other or meet at an angle without crossing each other. JAYWALK means to cross a Major or Minor A1ierial Road. at any place except:

• (a) at the intersection of two streets, whether controlled by a traffic control device or not;
• (b) within a crosswalk at an intersection, whether controlled by a traffic control device or not; or
• (c) within any other crosswalk, whether cont1:olled by a traffic control device or not. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 7 LANE means any highway abutting the rear or sidelines of parcels of land and intended primarily to give access to the rear of residences or business establishments. LOCAL STREET means the roadway, but not the sidewalk or boulevard portion, of a street that does not have lane lines or directional dividing lines. LOADING ZONE means the area or space on a roadway established for the loading or unloading of materials or passengers. MAJOR OR MINOR ARTERIAL means any road identified as Major ROAD Arterial or Minor Arterial on the Road Classification Map forming part of Part 8 of Schedule 1 of the City's Official Community Plan, Bylaw