New Fines for Parking Infractions In New Year

Thursday, November 20, 2008 04:00 AM

Prince George, B.C.- Won’t be long before there will be free parking in downtown Prince George, and the meters will be removed.

Earlier this week Council gave final approval to a bylaw that clears the way for the removal of the meters, and lays out a new fine schedule.

While the new free two hour parking and new fines take effect in the new year, there will be two hour free parking in downtown effective November 28^th through to January 2^nd as part of the Festival of Lights and Christmas season.

The rules are, park free for two hours, but tires will be chalked and those vehicles not moved after two hours will be ticketed.

In the new year, the fines jump. You will have to pay $25 dollars for offences called “A” Offences, including:

Park on wrong side
Park in “No Parking” zone
Stop in “No Stopping” zone
Park on (sidewalk) (footpath)
Park on boulevard
Park (in front of driveway)(within 1.5 m of driveway)
Park in intersection
Park within 5m of fire hydrant
Park on crosswalk
Park for purpose of displaying vehicle for sale
Park for purpose of (advertising) (greasing) (painting) (wrecking) (storing (repairing)
Park obstructing traffic
Park beside yellow curb
Park within 3m of lane
Park in laneway

The fine for parking in a spot for the disabled jumps to $50 dollars.

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Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2008 04:00 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: interceptor on November 20 2008 6:59 AM

The meters that I see around 6th and Victoria are constantly broken into. Who is the genius that keeps fixing them or replacing them when they are going to be removed shortly anyway?

Posted by: bohemian on November 20 2008 10:21 AM

That would be the geniuses at city hall, who also happen to have hundreds and hundreds of other broken systems that waste our tax dollars.

Posted by: Bridge on November 20 2008 10:22 AM

Who will enforce the new bylaw?

Cheers

Posted by: Harbinger on November 20 2008 4:21 PM

I guess the "fire lane" parkers at Pine Centre and Stupidstore are exempt because they are on private property?

Posted by: Harbinger on November 20 2008 4:26 PM

What if one day I decided to work on my stored truck in my driveway and I decided to grease it paint it and repair it? Wreck that it is. Is that 5 $25 dollar fines or just one $25 dollar fine? And if I had a for sale sign on it? Would that be another $25 bucks?

Posted by: diplomat on November 20 2008 5:01 PM

15 parking sins/commandments to remember!

Reminds me of Mel Brook's movie with Moses coming down from the mountain carrying the three tablets with the fifteen commandments!

Geez!

Posted by: lostfaith on November 20 2008 7:56 PM

You can be sure that however it works out, it will get more of your money out of your pockets and into the cities coffers than they received from you when they were using parking meters.

It's not really such a great thing that they are getting rid of these meters, but it sure sounds like a positive thing, doesn't it?