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RICHMOND B.C.'S PARKING
BYLAW  |
You are not permitted to park any commercial vehicle
heavier than 5,000 kg's on the city street, in your own driveway, or in an
agricultural or residential zone in Richmond, B.C. unless it's a
Recreational Vehicle!
You are not permitted to park a courier or parcel van over
5,000 k.g.'s, like this one (above).
OUR MISSION IS TO FIGHT RICHMOND CITY'S BYLAW, SO AS
EVENTUALLY THE PARKING BYLAW WILL PERMIT PARKING OF THE CAB PORTION OF A
SEMI TRACTOR, NOT INCLUDING THE TRAILERS THAT MAY BE BEHIND IT. AS
WELL, ALLOW PARKING OF OTHER COMMERCIAL VEHICLES OVER 5,000
KGS.
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What's wrong with parking just the cab of a
Semi-Tractor in a spot like this??? |
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don't get the wrong message here....we are fighting to allow parking
of commercial vehicles over 5,000 kgs., to park as freely as any
recreational vehicle, but just the cab portion of a semi tractor, not including the
trailers. |
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If a Motorhome can park in it's own driveway why
can't the cab of a
semi? |
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maintain it, and buy insurance, just to have it sit there waiting to be
driven 2 or 3 times a month, if the trucker is a long distance truck
driver. The vehicle is more susceptible to vandalism
sitting for extended periods of time.
The
mobile Snap-On-Tool truck doesn't want to park his tools anywhere
but where he can see his truck in case of vandalism.
There
are many reasons you might not think of, why commercial vehicles
need to be permitted to park in residential or commercial
areas. |
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If you
bought it, a truck delivered it! |
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The only way to initiate change is for truckers to do
something...let's not sit back and take this discriminate
abuse! If we all join together maybe we can effect
change!
In a matter
of 3 days (May long weekend 1999), I attached about 300 or so letters
onto trucks I saw parked in their driveway's. or that I saw parked
in and around Richmond. These 300 trucks could have meant
approx. $19,500.00 worth of $65.00
parking tickets (revenue for the City of Richmond) if
they were all illegally parked. City council is missing out on
getting the new city hall paid for!
I have also
started a Petition in my area.
My hope is
that if we can all join together to fight this discriminate parking
bylaw all at once, maybe we will have a fighting chance. I
have already gone before Richmond
City Council April 12,1999, only to be denied my request to
rescind the current bylaw. There were two other parties who also
requested this parking bylaw be rescinded. But there were also
two parties who complained about trucks parking, and wanted the
bylaw to stay. The two against parking beat out the three for
parking?
I am sure
if the two complainers had to pay the money out because of a bylaw,
like the truckers do (in some cases it could cost the trucker $300
or $400 extra per month for cost of vehicle, insurance, parking and
vehicle maintenance), the complainers wouldn't be requesting the
parking bylaw. |
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Garbage trucks (55,000 lbs) are almost twice as heavy
as the cab of a semi-truck tractor (26,300 lbs) and they are
permitted in residential areas.
These garbage trucks make banging
noises at 7AM where I live. |
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Transit Buses give off more diesel fumes when they
stop and go, than a parked semi, and they don't seem to worry too
much about that! |
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B.C. Trucking
Association
1610 Kebet Way, Port Coquitlam,
B.C.
Phone: 604-942-3200
Fax: 604-942-3191
Please note *****I have talked to
the B.C. Trucking Association but they are not interested in
representing its members. I was told this was a decision made
by the board. |
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