Deep Bay, British Columbia
Lighthouse Landing Estates

Rules for Utility Trailer Users

Utility Trailer Rules

Users who wish to use the Lighthouse Landing Estates (LLE) Utility Trailer must abide by the following rules and complete the Sign Out sheet, which can be found on the Forms webpage.

NOTE: Before you sign out the trailer for the day, check first to make sure no one has reserved it for that day already by consulting the reservation calendar, which is hanging in the shed on the same nail as the utility trailer insurance papers.

  1. Users agree to follow these rules as well as any legal requirements not indicated.
  2. Users may use the LLE Utility Trailer only for legal towing purposes and only if you are a resident or owner of a Lighthouse Landing Estates home.
  3. Users may tow the LLE trailer only with a LLE owner/resident’s vehicle OR with a LLE owner/resident as an occupant in someone else’s vehicle.
  4. Lighthouse Landing Estates is NOT liable for damages, injury or death of anyone beyond the scope of our current and valid Owner’s Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle License for the LLE Utility Trailer.
  5. You, as the operator of the vehicle towing the LLE Utility Trailer, may be liable for damages, injury or death caused while using the LLE Utility Trailer.
  6. Users must obey all BC Motor Vehicle Act laws and regulations with respect to the towing of the LLE Utility Trailer and the operation of your vehicle.
  7. Users must have a current valid driver’s license from any Province or Territory of Canada to use the LLE Utility Trailer.
  8. The LLE Utility Trailer must display a current and valid Vehicle License plate and VIN sticker for the LLE Utility Trailer. You must also be in possession of the valid Owner’s Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle License document while towing the LLE trailer (copy available from the storage shed with the original being held by the Secretary).
  9. The trailer is for towing in the Province of British Columbia only.
  10. The vehicle being used to tow the LLE Utility Trailer must have a 2-inch hitch ball as well as a flat 4-pin trailer wiring connector—that functions safely and completely.
  11. You must employ the use of the safety hook/chains on the trailer and connected to the vehicle towing the LLE trailer.
  12. The trailer must NOT be overloaded—trailer and load must NOT exceed a Gross Vehicle Rating (GVW) of 0948 kg or 2089 lb. as noted on the Capacity Plate on the Trailer. NOTE: The trailer empty, weighs approximately 300 kg.
  13. Where required, the load in the LLE Utility Trailer must be covered with a well secured tarpaulin following the laws of British Columbia and the Regional District in which you are towing.
  14. The LLE trailer must be cleaned out, returned and stored beside the LLE Storage Shed from where you took it.
  15. The key to the lock on the trailer hitch can also be found in the shed. The lock must be employed while towing the trailer outside the LLE grounds. The Secretary has additional keys.
  16. You must read and then sign and date the Usage Rules and Sign Out form before using the LLE trailer. Your signature on the form is your agreement to follow the Usage Rules as listed above. Leave the Usage Rules & Sign Out Sheet in the shed.