Richmond : Règlement no 5870, art. 12.16(a) — Where an area is subject to two or more parking limitations, the more restrictive regulation shall apply

Where an area is subject to two or more parking limitations, the more restrictive regulation shall apply.

• (i) a time period has been selected and payment has been accepted by the block meter machine and a parking receipt has been obtained and placed face-up inside the windshield of the vehicle, with the amount paid, time and date of purchase, and time and date of expiration clearly visible from outside the vehicle, and the purchased time period remains valid; or
• (ii) a stall number has been entered and payment has been accepted by the block meter machine and the purchased time period remains valid; or
• (iii) a number plate has been entered and payment has been accepted by the block meter machine and the purchase time period remains valid.
• (b)
• (i) payment for a pre-determined time period has been made through

a designated cellular payment system based on the number plate of the parked vehicle; and

• (ii) the time period for which payment has been made, as indicated by the number plate on the cellular enforcement system, has not expired. 12A.3 The fee payable for parking in block meter zones between the hours of 8:00 am and 9:00 pm are set out in the City ’s Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636. 12A.4 During any single visit, a person must not park a vehicle in the block meter zone for any longer than the maximum period of time available for purchase, in any single transaction, from the relative block meter machine or through the cellular payment system. 12A.5 A person must not deposit a slug or any object other than an accepted form of payment in any block meter. 12A.6 The provisions of subsections 12A.2 and 12A.3 do not apply to any vehicle which:
• (a) displays British Columbia veterans' specialty licence plates together with

a veterans' decal; or

• (b) displays an accessible parking permit together with an accessible parking validation decal. 12B. PARKING PERMITS 12B.1 Certain areas may be designated by Council as permit zones. 12B.2 The Manager, Community Bylaws is authorized:
• (a) to issue parking permits for permit zones under such conditions as considered necessary for the proper and orderly administration of parking;
• (b) to revoke or reinstate parking permits or permit decals issued under this Part 12.B of this Bylaw. 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 25 12B.3 A parking permit issued under subsection 12B.2 is valid for parking within the portion of the street designated by a traffic control device for permit parking. 12B.4 The fees payable for permit decal or digital permit issued under subsection 12B.2 are set out in the City’s Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636. 12B.5 The fees charged in subsection 12B.4 are subject to volume discounts at the rate of:
• (a) 10% for groups of 11 to 25 permit decals; or
• (b) 15% for groups of 26 to 50 permit decals; or
• (c) 25% for groups of 51 or more permit decals. 12B.6 A person may only park a vehicle in a permit zone under the following conditions:
• (a) payment pursuant to subsection 12B.4 has been made to the City of Richmond for a permit decal or digital permit indicating the expiry date of the relative parking permit; and
• (b) the permit decal has been securely affixed to the face of the parking permit in the proper location; and
• (b) the parking permit has been placed inside the windshield of the vehicle pursuant to subsection 12B.6(b) so that both the parking permit and permit decal are clearly visible from outside the vehicle. 12B.7 Failure to comply with any conditions established for a parking permit renders such permit subject to immediate revocation without notice. 12B.8 A person to whom a parking permit has been issued must comply with any conditions established for that parking permit, and:
• (a) where the parking permit is in the form of an identification card, attach such card to the rear-view mirror of the vehicle; or
• (b) where the parking permit is in the form of a decal, prominently display such decal on the dash or front windshield of the vehicle. 12B.9 The City will not issue refunds for any fees paid to the City in respect of parking permits. 12C. SHARED VEHICLE PARKING 12C.1 The City may designate any street or part of the street for the reserved parking only of shared vehicles by posting on the street signs indicating a prohibition on parking except for a shared vehicle owned by the shared vehicle organization described on the street sign. 12C.2 A person may park a shared vehicle on any such street or part of the street as designated in 12C.l under the following conditions:
• (a) the shared vehicle has a properly located and current shared vehicle decal; 8508481 BYLAW NO. 5870 26
• (b) the name of the shared vehicle organization on the shared vehicle decal corresponds with the name of the shared vehicle organization described on the street sign; and
• (c) the shared vehicle complies with all other parking restrictions that apply in that area. 12C.3 The general allocation of shared vehicle parking spaces on the street will be based on the following:
• (a) on a first-come, first-served basis; and
• (b) at high demand locations, spaces will be allocated to the shared vehicle organizations by way of a lottery draw on the basis of rules the Director of Transportation considers just and equitable in the circumstances. 12C.4 The General Manager, Engineering & Public Works is hereby authorized to charge a fee for permits issued pursuant to Section 12C.1 above in the amount set out from time to time in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636. 12D. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING 12D.1 The City may designate any street or part of the street for the reserved parking only of electric vehicles by posting on the street signs indicating a prohibition on parking except for an electric vehicle in the City EV parking stalls. 12D.2 A person may park an electric vehicle in any City EV parking stall under the following conditions:
• (a) a charging session, for which the person pays the applicable metered rates to the City through EV supply equipment payment system, has been initiated and is continuing; and
• (b) the electric vehicle complies with all other parking restrictions that apply in that area. 12D.3 The general allocation of City EV parking stalls on the street will be based on a first-come, first-served basis. 12D.4 The metered rates for parking in a City EV parking stall during a charging session are set out are set out in the City’s Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636.