Bylaw No. 1823 - Traffic Bylaw No. 33, 1995, Amendment No. 22, 2013 (First, Second and Third Readings)

BYLAW NO. 1823

A BYLAW TO AMEND TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 33, 1995 BEING THE Langford Traffic Bylaw No. 33, 1995

WHERAS the Council of the City of Langford may regulate an prohibit in relation to the use of highways within its jurisdiction

NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

1.

Traffic Bylaw No. 33, 1995 is amended by:

a) adding, in alphabetical order, the following definitions to PART 2 DEFINITIONS:
“Cannabis” has the same meaning as in the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act.
“Homeless Person” – means a person who has neither a fixed address nor a predictable safe residence to return to on a daily basis.

b) adding the following sections to PART 4 OFFENSES OTHER THAN PARKING:

4.8 No Person shall smoke or vape cannabis in a public place or on highway, unless that person is on a portion of sidewalk that is more than: a) 20 metres from school property;
b) 7 metres from any doorway, window or air intake of a building;
c) 7 metres from any intersection or crosswalk’7 metres from a bus stop measured from the bus stop sign;
d) 20 metres from any park or other area established by the city for the purposes of community recreation; and
e) 20 metres from a retail store that sells cannabis.

4.9 No Person shall abandon, deposit, dispose of or leave unattended any chattel on any Highway, including any Boulevard, other than to dispose of refuse in the appropriate receptacle.

4.10 No person shall construct or place within any Highway, including any boulevard, a shelter, pavilion or permanent structure without first obtaining the permission of Council.

4.11 Where there is no accessible overnight shelter accommodation available within the City of Langford or the vicinity thereof, a homeless person may erect and occupy a temporary overnight shelter in a City park subject to the restrictions set out in the Langford Municipal Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 177, 1996.

4.12 Any chattel or temporary overnight shelter located within a highway or boulevard contrary to Section 4.9 or Section 4.10 may be removed under Section 7.2.

2.

This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Traffic Bylaw No. 33, 1995, Amendment No. 22, 2018”.

READ A FIRST TIME this xx day of , 2018
READ A SECOND TIME this XX day of , 2018
READ A THIRD TIME this XX day of , 2018
ADOPTED this XX day of , 2018

MAYOR

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