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By-law 93-93 - Consolidated Text
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A Consolidated By-law to regulate
use of highways and parking in
the City of Brampton
THE COUNCIL of the Corporation of the City of Brampton ENACTS as follows:
1.
This by-law shall be known and may be cited as the Traffic and Parking By-law of The
Corporation of the City of Brampton, hereinafter referred to as this by-law.
PART I
DEFINITIONS
In this by-law:
2.
1"access aisle" means an area adjacent to an accessible parking space, on which
parking is not permitted, so that persons with disabilities may get into and out of a
vehicle parked in the accessible parking space;
2"accessible parking permit" means a permit issued to a person who meets the
requirements of the Ministry of Transportation as set out in Section 5 of Ontario
Regulation 612/05 (Accessible Parking for Persons with Disabilities) of the Highway
Traffic Act;.
3"accessible sign" means a sign with the international symbol for accessibility;".
4"authorized resident parking only zone" is a highway or part highway where parking is
prohibited under the provisions of Section 51.2 of this by-law.
5"bicycle" includes a tricycle, unicycle and a power-assisted bicycle but does not
include a motor assisted bicycle;
6"bicycle lane" means a facility located in the traveled portion of the street or roadway
and is designed for one-way bicycle traffic only and denoted by pavement markings and
signage.
"boulevard" means:
(1)
that portion of a highway, paved or unpaved between the City property line
and the curb line but does not include the sidewalk;
(2)
any centre median strip or island separating two (2) roadways.
"City" means The Corporation of the City of Brampton;
"city permit" means a permit, other than Municipal Lot Permit, that has been issued by
the City of Brampton pursuant to this by-law;
"commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle having permanently attached
thereto a truck or delivery body and includes ambulances, hearses, casket wagons,
fire apparatus, buses and tractors used for hauling purposes on a highway;
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7"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Works and Transportation for the City
of Brampton or such person as he may designate to carry out his duties under this
by-law;
"community safety zone" means a highway or a portion of a highway designated as
such under this by-law and signed pursuant to the regulations of the Highway Traffic
Act;
"construction" means anything done in the erection, installation, extension or material
alteration, demolition or repair of a building and includes the installation of building
units fabricated or moved from elsewhere and the installation of swimming pools;
"corner" means the point of intersection of curbs or edges of the travelled portion of
the highway;
8"cross-ride" means any part of the highway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly
indicated for bicycle crossing, and that is marked by pavement markings and may also
include signs or a cross-ride/bicycle signal if the intersection or crossing is signalized.
"crosswalk" means:
(1)
that part of a highway at an intersection that is included within the
connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the
highway measured from the curbs, or, in the absence of curbs, from the
edges of the roadway;
(2)
any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated
for pedestrian crossing by signs or by lines or other markings on the
surface;
(3)
but excludes pedestrian crossovers.
"curb line" means the line of the curb, or, where no curb is constructed, the edge of
the travelled portion of the highway;
"designated school crossing" means a crosswalk which is established and specifically
designated by signs to facilitate the crossing of a highway by school children under
the supervision of a school crossing guard;
9"e-bike" has the same meaning as "power assisted bicycle";
10"elbow curve" means a circular curve which joins two perpendicular road tangents in
a highway horizontal alignment;
11"electric-kick scooter has the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 389/19;
12"eligible applicant" means a person who is a resident of a dwelling abutting a
highway or part of a highway designated as a AUTHORIZED RESIDENT PARKING
ONLY ZONE.
"entrance culvert" means an arched drain or conduit for the passage of water
constructed on a highway, under a driveway or other access point to private lands.
"fire chief" means the Fire Chief of the Corporation of the City of Brampton or such
person as he may designate to carry out his duties under this by-law.
"fire route" means any private roadway designated by the Fire Chief under the Fire
Marshalls Act, R.S.O. 1990, F.17.
"heavy truck" means any commercial motor vehicle having an unloaded vehicle
weight in excess of four thousand five hundred (4,500) kilograms (9,925 lbs.), but
does not include ambulances, buses, fire apparatus, vehicles owned by or operated
for the City of Brampton, Regional Municipality of Peel, the Ministry of Transportation
(Ontario) or any utility;
"highway" includes a common and public highway, any part of which is intended for or
used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and pedestrians and includes
the area between the lateral property lines thereof;
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13"holiday" means New Year's Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria
Day, Canada Day, Civic Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day,
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and any day fixed as a holiday by proclamation of the
Governor General or Lieutenant Governor.
"intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the
lateral curb lines or, if none, then of the lateral boundary lines of two (2) or more
highways that join one another at an angle, whether or not one highway crosses the
other;
14"large vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle having an overall height greater than
2.6m or overall length greater than 6.7m or combination of both. External attachments
to the vehicle are included in the measurement of height and length;
"lot" includes a block, preserve or other parcel of land which can be alienated or
conveyed separately and apart from any abutting lands.
"median strip" means the portion of a highway so constructed as to separate traffic
travelling in one direction from traffic travelling in the opposite direction by a physical
barrier or an unpaved strip of ground;
"motor assisted bicycle" means a bicycle:
(1)
fitted with pedals which are operable at all times to propel the bicycle;
(2)
weighing not more than fifty-five (55) kilograms (120 pounds);
(3)
which has no hand or foot operated clutch or gearbox driven by the motor
and transferring power to the driven wheel;
(4)
having an attached motor driven by electricity or having a piston
displacement of not more than fifty (50) cubic centimetres (3 cubic inches);
(5)
which does not have sufficient power to enable the bicycle to attain a speed
greater than fifty (50) kilometres per hour (30 miles per hour) on level
ground within a distance of two (2) kilometres (1.25 miles) from a standing
start.
"motorcycle" means a self-propelled vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the
driver and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the
ground and includes a motor scooter, but does not include a motor assisted bicycle;
"motor vehicle" includes an automobile, motorcycle, motor assisted bicycle unless
otherwise indicated in the Highway Traffic Act, and any other vehicle propelled or
driven otherwise than by muscular power, but does not include a street car, or other
motor vehicles running only upon rails, or a motorized snow vehicle, traction engine,
farm tractor, self-propelled implement of husbandry or road-building machine within
the meaning of the Highway Traffic Act, as amended;
"municipal lot permit" is a pass to park a motor vehicle within a designated municipal
parking lot for the specified duration;
"municipal parking lot" shall mean land or structures which have been set apart,
designated or established by the city for the parking of motor vehicles;
"occupant", when used in relation to property, means:
(1)
the tenant of the property or part thereof whose consent shall extend only
the control of the land of which he is tenant and any parking spaces allotted
to him under his lease or tenancy agreement;
(2)
the spouse of a tenant;
(3)
a person or The Corporation of the City of Brampton, or a local board
thereof, having an interest in the property under an easement or right of way
granted to or expropriated by the person, the Corporation or local board
whose consent shall extend only to the part of the property that is subject to
the easement or right of way; or
(4)
a person authorized by an occupant as defined in paragraph (1), (2) or (3),
to act on the occupant's behalf for requesting the enforcement of this
section.
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"officer" means a police officer, a police cadet, a municipal law enforcement officer or
any person appointed by Council to enforce this by-law;
"one way street" means a highway upon which vehicular traffic is limited to movement
in one direction;
"owner", when used in relation to property means:
(1)
the registered owner of the property;
(2)
the registered owner of a condominium unit, whose consent shall extend
only to the control of the unit of which he is owner and any parking spaces
allotted to him by the condominium corporation or reserved for his exclusive
use in the declaration or description of the property;
(3)
the spouse of a person described in paragraph (1) or (2);
(4)
where the property is included in a description registered under the
Condominium Act, the board of directors of the condominium corporation;
(5)
a person authorized by the property owner as defined in paragraph (1), (2),
(3) or (4) to act on the owner's behalf for requesting the enforcement of this
by-law.
"parking consideration" means approval, verbal or written, from the Director of
Enforcement and By-law Services, or designate, to park on a designated portion of a
City roadway for a designated period of time when parking is prohibited under
subsection 42 (8) and (11) and section 45 of this by-law;
"parking lot space" means a portion of the surface of a parking lot normally designated
by lines painted or marked on the surface of the parking lot;
"park or parking" means when prohibited, the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied
or not, except when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers;
"parking machine" means an electronic or mechanical device, for the purpose of
controlling and regulating the parking of any motor vehicle in or on a parking lot;
"parkland" means any and all land owned by or made available by lease, agreement
or otherwise to the City that:
(1)
has been or hereafter may be set apart, designated, dedicated or
established by the City as public parkland, including the water areas and
shoreline of such property; or
(2)
is maintained by the City as a boulevard, median, landscaped buffer area or
walkway.
"parking meter" means an electronic or mechanical device, with the necessary
standard for same, for the purpose of controlling and regulating the parking of any
vehicle in a parking space and measuring and recording the duration of such parking
for a specified fee;
"parking space" means:
(a)
a portion of the surface of the travelled portion of the highway or of the
shoulder forming part of a highway, designated by suitable markings, the
use of which for parking vehicles is controlled and regulated by a parking
meter and/or designated for angle parking only; and
(b)
on private property an area designated by suitable markings, the use of
which for parking vehicles may be controlled and regulated by a parking
meter and/or designated for angle parking only.
"pedestrian" includes a person in a wheelchair;
"pedestrian crossover" means any portion of a roadway, at an intersection or
elsewhere, designated by this by-law and distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing
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by signs on the highway and lines or other markings on the surface of the roadway as
prescribed by the regulation of the Highway Traffic Act, as amended;
"permit" means an identifying marker issued by the Ministry of Transportation
(Ontario);
15"power-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle that:
(1)
is a power-assisted bicycle as defined in subsection 2 (1) of the Motor
Vehicle Safety Regulations made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act
(Canada);
(2)
bears a label affixed by the manufacturer in compliance with the definition
referred to in clause (1);
(3)
has affixed to it pedals that are operable; and,
(4)
is capable of being propelled solely by muscular power;
"private property" is property other than that owned by the municipality, but shall
include property owned by public authorities and local boards.
"private roadway" includes a lane, ramp or other means of vehicular access to or
egress from a building or structure and it may include part of a parking lot;
"public parking area" is a structure or open area other than a street or highway, used
for the temporary parking of twenty (20) or more motor vehicles, to which the public
has access, whether on payment of a fee or otherwise;
"public transit vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned by or operated for a municipal or
provincial authority which is designed for carrying ten (10) or more passengers and
used solely for the transportation of persons upon payment of a prescribed fee;
"road building machine" means a self-propelled vehicle of a design commonly used in
the construction or maintenance of highways, including but not limited to asphalt
spreaders, concrete paving or finishing machines, motor graders, rollers,
tractor-dozers and motor scrapers; tracked and wheeled tractors of all kinds while
equipped with mowers, post-hole diggers, compactors, weed spraying equipment,
snow blowers and snow ploughs, front-end loaders, back hoes or rock drills; and
power shovels on tracks and drag lines on tracts, but not including a commercial
motor vehicle;
"roadway" means that part of the highway that is improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, but does not include the shoulder, and, where
a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways, the term "roadway" refers
to any one roadway separately and not to all of the roadways collectively;
16"roundabout" means a raised island or pavement marking island located in the
center of an intersection, which requires vehicles to travel through the intersection in a
counter-clockwise direction around the island;
"school bus" means a bus used for the transportation of children to and from school
that:
(1)
bears on the rear thereof the words "Do not pass when signals flashing";
(2)
is equipped with two (2) red signal lights on the rear thereof and two (2) red
signal lights on the front thereof;
(3)
is painted chrome yellow with black lettering and trim.
17 "school days" means any Monday to Friday inclusive, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. when school is in session.
"shoulder" means the area adjacent to a roadway, where there is no curb, but does
not include a sidewalk;
"sidewalk" means an improved portion of a highway between the curb line and the
adjacent property line, intended for the use of pedestrians;
"signs" shall include any sign or other device erected or placed on a highway, private
or municipal property for the purpose of regulating or guiding traffic;
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"social event" shall include, but not limited to, parades, road races and street dances;
"stand or standing" means when prohibited, the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied
or not, except for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or
discharging passengers;
"stop or stopping" means when prohibited, the halting of a vehicle, even momentarily,
whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
in compliance with the directions of a constable or other police officer or of a traffic
control sign or signal;
18"tangent" means a straight line that meets a curve at a single point but if extended
does not intersect it at any other point;
"taxicab stand" means the area designated by the City to be used by a taxicab while
waiting for or picking up goods or passengers;
"through highway" means a highway or part of a highway designated as such by the
Minister or by by-law of a municipality, and every such highway shall be marked by a
stop sign or yield right-of-way sign in compliance with the regulations of the Ministry;
"tow away zone sign" means signage depicting an area designated by this by-law
where a vehicle may be towed away forthwith;
19"traffic calming measures" means the combination of mainly physical measures that
reduce the negative effects of motor vehicle use, alter driver behaviour and improve
conditions for non-motorized street users;
"traffic signal or traffic control signal" means any device manually, electrically or
mechanically operated for the regulation of traffic;
"unauthorized motor vehicle" is a vehicle that does not have affixed thereto current
identification issued and displayed in accordance with the provisions of this by-law;
"u-turn" means to turn a vehicle within a roadway so as to proceed in the opposite
direction;
"vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road-building
machine, bicycle and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power,
including muscular power, but does not include a motorized snow vehicle or a street
car;
"vehicle weight" means the weight of the vehicle itself, as set out in the manufacturer's
specifications;
20"wheelchair" includes a motorized scooter or other self-propelled device, designed to
transport one person who has a disability."
"working day" means any Monday to Friday inclusive, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., which is not a statutory holiday;
3.
Where words and phrases used in this by-law are defined in the Highway Traffic Act,
but not defined in this by-law, the definitions in the Highway Traffic Act shall apply to
such words and phrases.
WORD USAGE
4.
(1)
As used in this by-law, words used in the present tense include the future;
words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; and
the singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular.
(2)
The headings and subheadings used in this by-law shall not form a part of
the by-law, but shall be deemed to be inserted for convenience of reference
only.
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EXPRESSION OF TIME
5.
Where, in this by-law, any expression of time occurs or when any hour or other point
of time is stated, the time referred to or intended shall be reckoned as standard time
except in periods when daylight saving time is declared to be in effect, then, during
such periods, the time referred to or intended shall be reckoned as daylight saving
time.
INTERPRETATION
6.
Where there is any conflict between the provisions of this by-law and the provisions
of the Highway Traffic Act, as amended, the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act
shall prevail.
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PART II
ENFORCEMENT
217.
A police officer, police cadet, municipal law enforcement officer or other person
authorized to enforce the Highway Traffic Act, as amended, are hereby vested with
the authority of administering and enforcing the provisions of this by-law.
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PART III
CITY PERMITS
MOVING OF VEHICLES AND STRUCTURES
8.
(1)
A vehicle, load, object or structure in excess of the dimensional limits set out
in Section 109 or the weight limits set out in Part IX of the Highway Traffic
Act is permitted on a highway if:
(a) a city permit has been issued by the Commissioner; or
(b) a permit issued by the Regional Municipality of Peel, the City of
Mississauga or Town of Caledon has been approved by the
Commissioner.
(2)
The Commissioner may attach to any city permit issued or approved by him
any or all of the conditions or limitations set out in the Highway Traffic Act,
that are, in his opinion, necessary.
(3)
An application for a city permit shall be made on a form to be provided by
the Commissioner.
(4)
The issuance or approval of a city permit by the Commissioner shall be
subject to the general provisions and regulations set out in the form.
OCCUPANCY OF HIGHWAY
9.
(1)
No person shall commence construction or repair of an entrance culvert or
any work over, on, under or adjacent to any city highway which is likely to
require the temporary closing, obstruction or encumbering of part or all of
such highway unless and until a city permit has been obtained for such
purpose from the Commissioner and until signs, barricades and other safety
measures have been provided, and, if necessary, until alternative traffic
routes have been established in accordance with the provisions of
subsection (7).
22(1.1) Where a city permit involves construction or repair of a highway,
or works near a highway, the Commissioner of Works and
Transportation is appointed as the person to designate construction
zones in Brampton, for the purposes of Section 128(8.1) of Highway
Traffic Act.
(2)
No person shall conduct a social event which is likely to require the
temporary closing, obstruction or encumbering of part or all of such highway
unless and until a city permit has been obtained for such purpose from the
Commissioner, until signs, barricades and other safety measures have been
provided, and, if necessary, until alternative traffic routes have been
established in accordance with the provisions of subsection (7).
(3)
All applications for a city permit required under subsections (1) & (2) above
shall be made on the forms provided by the Commissioner and shall be
accompanied by such other supportive materials as may be required by the
Commissioner, and by a non-refundable administration fee as set out in
Schedule XXIII to this by-law.
(4)
If the work to be undertaken necessitates a temporary highway closure, the
applicant for the city permit shall take such steps as are reasonable and
necessary to advise and accommodate all persons who will be affected by
the temporary closure of the highway.
(5)
If the work to be undertaken does not necessitate a temporary highway
closure, an application to the Commissioner for a city permit required under
this section shall be made at least two (2) working days before the date of
commencement of the work. If the work to be undertaken necessitates a
temporary highway closure, an application to the Commissioner for a city
permit required under this section shall be made at least fifteen (15) working
days before the date of commencement of the work.
(6)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4), if the work to be
undertaken is required immediately for public health, safety or welfare
reasons, an application to the Commissioner for a city permit required under
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subsection (1) shall be made within the first four (4) hours of the first
working day after the date of commencement of the work.
(7)
When a city permit has been issued, the permit holder shall, during the
course of the work or social event:
(a) maintain a reasonable safe alternate route for vehicular and
pedestrian traffic;
(b) provide and maintain reasonable local access routes for all property
owners or occupants whose access will be affected by the proposed
works;
(c) supply, erect and maintain at his own expense all barricades, signs,
covers, lights, flagmen and other safety warning devices as may be
required by the Commissioner to protect the vehicular and
pedestrian traffic;
(d) provide and maintain pedestrian traffic routes which are separated
from vehicular traffic and the project site in a manner satisfactory
to the Commissioner.
(8)
Where a permit holder fails to comply with any of the provisions of
subsection (7), the Commissioner may perform the works necessary to
effect compliance with this section and all costs and expenses incurred
thereby shall be borne by the permit holder.
(9)
If the works or social event to be undertaken cannot be completed by the
expiry date set out in the city permit, the permit holder shall make an
application to the Commissioner for an extension of time and the application
shall be made at least two (2) working days prior to the expiry date set out in
the city permit.
(10)
No permit holder shall remove, relocate, conceal from view or interfere with
any traffic signs, safety barricades, guide rails, post and wire delineation in
the course of carrying out the work or social event. If a permit holder
requires temporary removal or relocation of any of the above, he shall
request the Commissioner to carry out such work and all costs thereby
incurred shall be borne by the permit holder.
(11)
All work to be undertaken under a city permit issued under this section shall
be carried out in a manner which is satisfactory to the Commissioner.
(12)
(a) When a hazardous condition arises during the course of the work or
social event undertaken by a permit holder, the permit holder shall
immediately notify the Commissioner and any affected utility company
of the condition.
(b)
When a hazardous condition arises during the course of the work or
social event undertaken by the permit holder, the Commissioner may
order the road closed, the work halted or other appropriate remedial
action to be taken.
(13)
The permit holder shall notify the Commissioner immediately when the work
undertaken has been completed.
(14)
(a) Upon completion of the work or social event, the permit holder shall
restore the highway affected by the work to the condition acceptable to
the Commissioner and shall guarantee the workmanship on all the
restoration work within the limits of the road allowance for a period of
twenty-four (24) months from the substantial completion of the work.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (14)(a), the restoration of
the highway may be carried out by the city and the permit holder shall
reimburse the city for the costs of the restoration.
(15)
The permit holder shall be responsible for all damages to all existing
services when such damages arise out of the work undertaken by the permit
holder.
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(16)
Work performed by the city under this section shall not relieve the permit
holder or his agents, servants or workmen from any responsibility or any
liability arising out of the performance of the work under the permit.
(17)
Every person who uses a highway or portion of a highway which has been
closed to traffic under this section does so at his own risk and the
municipality is not liable for any damages sustained by reason of the person
using the highway or portion thereof so closed to traffic.
(18)
The Commissioner may stop any work or social event being performed on
or under any highway without a city permit issued under this section.
(19)
No person shall without lawful authority use a highway or portion thereof
closed to traffic and protected pursuant to this section.
(20)
No person shall remove or deface any barricade, device, detour sign or
notice placed on any highway or portion thereof under this section.
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PART IV
USE OF HIGHWAYS
23PEDESTRIAN RELATED REGULATIONS
10.
(1)
No person shall drive a vehicle except a wheelchair or a bicycle with all
wheels less than fifty (50) centimetres (20 inches) in diameter upon any
sidewalk except for the purpose of directly crossing a sidewalk, unless the
sidewalk is designated as a multi-use path under Section 21.1 of this by-law
(2)
Except where traffic control signals are in operation or where traffic is being
controlled by a police officer, a pedestrian crossing a highway at a place
other than a pedestrian crossover shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles
upon the roadway, but nothing in this Section shall relieve the driver of a
vehicle from the obligation of taking all due care to avoid a collision.
(3)
No pedestrian shall proceed over or go under a barrier installed along a
sidewalk for the purpose of prohibiting pedestrian movement.
(4)
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no pedestrian shall cross any
highway at the intersection set out in Column 1, at the location and in the
direction set out in Column 2 and at the times set out in Column 3 of
Schedule XXXVI of this by-law.
(5)
Every driver or operator of a vehicle emerging from a driveway, laneway or
private property shall bring the vehicle to a full stop immediately before
driving onto a sidewalk or multi-use path and upon proceeding shall yield
the right-of-way to pedestrians, cyclists or other occupants upon the
sidewalk or multi-use path.
24BICYCLE RELATED REGULATIONS
11.
(1)
Every rider of a bicycle shall at all times when riding on a highway, keep his
or her feet on the pedals, and both hands on the handlebars, except for the
purpose of signalling, and no person while riding a bicycle shall indulge in
trick riding or carry any articles in his or her hands or otherwise ride so as to
prevent the full use of both hands to operate or control the bicycle. (2)
Persons operating bicycles upon a roadway shall ride in single file.
(3)
A person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right
hand side of the roadway as practicable and shall exercise due care when
passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
(4)
No person shall park a bicycle on a highway except in such a manner as to
cause the least possible obstruction to pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
(5)
No person shall operate a motor assisted bicycle or e-bike upon any
sidewalk or multi-use trail
25ELECTRIC KICK-SCOOTERS
11.1
(1)
Persons shall be permitted to operate electric kick-scooters on highways
with a posted limit of 50km/h or less, on designated bicycle lanes in
accordance with Schedule XXX and on multi-use paths in accordance with
Schedule XXXVII.
12.
No person upon roller skates, skateboard, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy
vehicle or similar device shall go upon a roadway except for the purpose of crossing
the roadway.
13.
(1)
No person other than a person so authorized under this by-law shall place,
maintain or display upon or in view of any road, any sign, signal, marking or
device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles a traffic control
sign or traffic signal, or which conceals from view or interferes with the
effectiveness of a traffic control sign or traffic signal; and
26(2)
Where an emergency arises making it desirable to temporarily prohibit
parking on certain streets the Commissioner or the Chief of Police and their
authorized representatives are hereby authorized to direct that "Emergency
No Parking" signs be erected. The Commissioner or the Chief of Police and
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their authorized representatives shall direct the removal of these signs
when, in their opinion, the emergency has ceased.
SALE OF GOODS ON A HIGHWAY
2714.
(1)
No person shall display any goods, merchandise, products, refreshments,
foodstuffs or flowers or sell or offer for sale by retail any goods if the place
of offering or sale is in a highway over which the City of Brampton has
jurisdiction.
(2)
No person shall sell or offer for sale by retail any goods on a vacant lot
adjacent to a highway.
15.
(1)
A police officer, police cadet, municipal enforcement officer, provincial
offences officer or any person authorized by by-law to enforce this by-law
who has reason to believe that any object, vehicle or thing is stopped,
parked or placed on a public highway under the jurisdiction of the City of
Brampton in contravention of section 14(1), may cause it to be removed and
taken to and stored in a suitable place.
(2)
Where there is a person in charge of the object, vehicle or thing in
contravention of the by-law, the person authorized to enforce the by-law
shall produce appropriate identification and inform the person in charge, that
the object, vehicle or thing is in contravention of this by-law.
(3)
Where there is a person in charge of the object, vehicle or thing in
contravention of this by-law, the person authorized to cause the removal of
the object, vehicle, or thing shall give a receipt to that person for the object,
vehicle or thing.
(4)
Subject to subsections (5) and (6), all costs and charges for the removal,
care and storage of any object, vehicle or thing under this by-law are a lien
upon it which may be enforced by the City of Brampton in the manner
provided by the Repair and Storage Liens Act.
(5)
An object, vehicle or thing removed and stored in accordance with
subsection (1) not claimed by the owner within sixty (60) days of removal is
the property of the City and may be sold and the proceeds shall form part of
the general funds of the City of Brampton.
(6)
Despite subsection (5), any object or thing that is perishable is the property
of the City of Brampton upon being moved in accordance with subsection
(1) and may be destroyed or given to a charitable organization.
(7)
The provisions of this section shall apply to any highway established as a
Regional Road in the City of Brampton within the Regional Road system
established by the Regional Municipality of Peel for as long as the Region
has enacted and passed a by-law for the sale and display of goods on a
highway as authorized by the Municipal Act.
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PART V
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
16.
The highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule I of this by-law between the limits set
out in Column 2 of said Schedule are hereby designated for one-way traffic only in the
direction set out in Column 3 of the said Schedule when signs indicating the direction
of traffic have been erected and displayed at every intersection where movement in
the opposite direction is prohibited.
ROUNDABOUTS
2816.1
A highway/intersection designated for counter-clockwise traffic only when signs
indicating the direction of traffic have been erected and displayed at every approach
to the intersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited.
U-TURNS
17.
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person operating a vehicle shall make a
U-turn on any highway or portion of a highway set out in Column 1 of Schedule II of
this by-law between the limits set out in Column 2 of the said Schedule.
29DESIGNATED TURNING LANES
17.1
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed the highways set out in Column 1 of
Schedule VI of this by-law having been divided into clearly marked lanes for
traffic within the limits set out in Column 2, the lane identified in Column 3 is
hereby designated only for turns in the direction indicated in Column 5 made
by vehicles proceeding in the direction specified in Column 4 and the driver
of each vehicle shall turn only in the direction indicated on the signs.
(2)
Section 17.1 (1) does not apply to;
(a) buses, provided suitable signs exempting buses are erected and
maintained;
(b) maintenance vehicles while employed in removing snow from the
highway or engaged in winter maintenance activities;
(c) any police, fire or emergency medical service vehicles, in any
emergency.
THROUGH HIGHWAYS
18.
(1)
The highway or portions of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule III of
this by-law between the limits set out in Column 2 of said Schedule, are,
except as provided in subsection (2) below, hereby designated as through
highways.
(2)
The designation in subsection (1) above of a highway or part of a highway
as a through highway shall not include any intersection thereon where the
highway intersected is a King's Highway or a Peel Region highway or where
traffic control signals are installed.
COMMUNITY SAFETY ZONES
18.1
(1)
The highways or portions of highways set out in column 1 of schedule XXIV
of this by-law, between the limits set out in column 2 of the said schedule,
during the times or days set out in column 3 of the said schedule, are
designated as community safety zones.
(2)
Every person who is convicted of an offence pursuant to the Highway Traffic
Act is subject to an increased fine as provided by the Act.
STOP SIGNS
3019.
The intersection or location on highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule IV of this by-
law are designated where stop signs shall be erected facing traffic in the direction as
set out in Column 2 of said Schedule.
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YIELD SIGNS
20.
The intersections on the highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule V of this by-law
are designated as intersections where yield right-of-way signs shall be erected facing
traffic in the direction set out in Column 2 of said Schedule.
TRAFFIC SIGNS
3120.1
Every driver or operator of a vehicle shall obey the instructions or directions indicated
on any sign erected in accordance with the schedules of this by-law.
32DESIGNATED BICYCLE LANES
21
33(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed on highways set out in Column 1 of
Schedule XXX of this by-law having been divided into clearly marked lanes
for bicycle traffic within the limits set out in Column 2, the lane identified in
Column 3 is hereby designated only for bicycles and electric kick-scooters in
the direction indicated in Column 4.
34(2)
Where a lane of the highway has been designated for the use of bicycles
and electric kick-scooters only, no person shall:
35(a) drive a vehicle other than a bicycle, electric-kick scooter, public transit,
police, fire, emergency medical service vehicle or maintenance vehicle
while engaged in maintenance activities; or
(b) park or stop a vehicle other than a public transit, police, fire, emergency
medical service vehicle or maintenance vehicle while engaged in
maintenance activities.
36MULTI-USE PATH
3721.1
Those portions of sidewalk adjacent to the highway as set out in Column 1, on the
side of the roadway set out in Column 2, between the limits set out in Column 3 of
Schedule XXXVII designated as multi-use paths shall be used solely by pedestrians,
cyclists, people operating electric kick-scooters, roller skaters and in-line skaters.
38CROSS-RIDES
21.2
(1)
Where signs and pavement markings to that effect are displayed designating
a crossing of a highway as a cross-ride, the crossing is hereby designated
for use of bicycles and electric kick-scooters only.
(2)
Where a crossing of the highway has been designated as a cross-ride, no
person shall walk or drive a vehicle other than a bicycle or electric kick-
scooter or for the purpose of crossing the cross-ride.
PROHIBITED TURNS
22.
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed, a person operating a vehicle in the
intersection or portion of the highway set out in Column 1 of Schedule VII of
this by-law proceeding in the direction set out in Column 2 of said Schedule,
shall not turn such vehicle in the direction set out in Column 3 of said
Schedule during the times or days set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule.
SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONES
23.
(1)
The highways or portion of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule VIII of
this by-law on the side set out in Column 2 of the said Schedule between
the limits set out in Column 3 of the said Schedule and at the school or
institution set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule are hereby designated
as school bus loading zones.
(2)
Each of the designations referred to in Schedule VIII shall not become
effective unless and until the highways or portions thereof affected are
marked to comply with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act and the
regulations thereunder.
PEDESTRIAN CROSSOVERS
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24.
(1)
The highway or portions of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule IX of
this by-law at the locations named in Column 2 of the said Schedule are
designated as pedestrian crossovers.
(2)
Each of the designations referred to in Schedule IX shall not become
effective unless and until the highways or portions thereof affected are
marked to comply with the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act and the
regulations thereunder.
RATE OF SPEED
3940 25
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed on the highway or portion of a
highway set out in Column 1 of Schedule X of this by-law between the limits
set out in Column 3 of the said Schedule during the times and days set out
in Column 4 of the said Schedule, the maximum rate of speed in kilometres
per hour shall be that set out in Column 2 of the said Schedule.
(2)
Not withstanding subsection (1) of Section 25, where signs are
augmented by flashing lights as prescribed in the Highway Traffic Act,
the maximum rate of speed in kilometres per hour as set out in Column
2 of said Schedule shall only be in effect when said lights are flashing.
HEAVY TRUCKS
4126.
(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2), when authorized signs to that effect
are displayed, no person shall move, drive or operate a heavy truck on the
highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule XI of this by-law between the
limits set out in Column 2 of the said Schedule during the times or days set
out in Column 3 of the said Schedule.
42(2)
Subsection (1) shall not apply to any vehicle actually engaged in making
delivery or a collection from premises which cannot be reached except by
way of a highway or a portion of highway referred to in the said section or to
prohibit the use of such vehicles, for such purposes, provided that:
(a) in making such delivery or collection, the said highway or portion of
highway is travelled only insofar as is unavoidable in getting to and from
such premises;
(b) a valid bill of lading is produced upon demand by an officer at the time of
inspection; and,
(c) the delivery to or collection from such premises is for purposes that are
permitted by Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended, and other applicable
legal requirements."
REDUCED VEHICLE LOADS
27.
(1)
No person shall operate a commercial motor vehicle or trailer, other than a
public vehicle or a two-axle tank-truck or a two-axle truck, while used as
referred to in Section 122 (2) of the Highway Traffic Act, on the highways set
out in Column 1 of Schedule XII of this by-law between the limits set out in
Column 2 of the Schedule, when appropriate signs have been erected,
where any axle of such commercial motor vehicle or trailer transmits to the
highway a weight in excess of five thousand (5,000) kilograms (11,000 lbs.).
(2)
Subsection (1) above does not apply to prevent the operation of a
commercial motor vehicle or trailer on the parts of the highways described in
Schedule XII where a special permit has been applied for and obtained from
the Commissioner. Such special permit may be made subject to such terms
and conditions as the Commissioner deems appropriate.
(3)
The provisions of Section 146 of the Highway Traffic Act shall apply to
contraventions of this section.
BRIDGE WEIGHT LIMITS
28.
(1)
The gross vehicle weight of any vehicle or combination of vehicles passing
over the bridges listed in Column 1 of Schedule XIII of this by-law, shall be
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limited to the weights set out in the corresponding line of Column 2 of said
Schedule.
(2)
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section is guilty
of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine as provided pursuant
to Section 146 of the Highway Traffic Act, as amended.
43BLOCKING INTERSECTIONS
28.1
(1)
A driver approaching an intersection controlled by traffic signals which show
a circular green or green arrow indication is prohibited from entering the
intersection unless traffic in front of him or her is moving in a manner that
would reasonably lead him or her to believe he or she can clear the
intersection before the signal indication changes to a circular red indication.
(2)
Section 28.1 (1) does not apply to a driver who enters an intersection for the
purpose of turning to the right or left into an intersecting highway and signals
their intention to make the turn prior to entering the intersection.
(3)
Section 28.1 (1) is in effect at all intersections under traffic signal control
under the jurisdiction of the City of Brampton.
OBSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS, DITCHES AND CULVERTS
29.
(1)
No person shall obstruct, encumber, or foul any highway under the
jurisdiction of the City by any means whatsoever.
(2)
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the obstruction or fouling of
a highway includes:
(a) the building or maintaining of a fence on a highway;
(b) the depositing of snow or ice on a highway;
(c) the depositing of large refuse containers or bulk containers on a
highway;
(d) the depositing of construction or landscaping materials on a highway.
30.
No owner shall permit their dog to foul any highway or any part thereof.
31.
No person shall obstruct a ditch or culvert which is upon a City highway.
32.
No person shall throw, place, deposit or permit to be blown or escape from premises
occupied by him or dropped from any vehicle, paper, hand-bills, garbage, ashes,
rubbish, tires, appliances, soil, construction material, the carcass of any animal, or any
other refuse or waste material on any highway in the City of Brampton.
33.
Any person employing or using vehicles in making excavations for building purposes,
and in conveying earth, rubbish or other material from such excavations or from any
other place along the public highways of the City, or in any operation involving the
passage of such vehicles to and from any site, whether for building purposes or
otherwise, shall at once remove from the pavements and sidewalks, or from any
public place where the same may be deposited, all earth, rubbish or other material
that may fall from the wheels of or from such trucks, graders or loaders, and shall
employ and keep employed a sufficient number of sweepers or workmen or use such
means as may be necessary to keep all such pavements and sidewalks in a clean
condition and free from earth or other material.
34.
The Commissioner may give to any person found to have obstructed or fouled a
highway contrary to the provisions of this by-law, a notice in writing delivered by hand
or posted on the obstruction, requiring the removal from such highway any and all
refuse, articles or materials.
35.
In the event that such person does not comply with the direction in the said notice, the
City may perform the work, or cause it to be done, and the cost thereof may be
recovered from such person by court action, or the same may be recovered in like
manner as municipal taxes.
DAMAGE TO CURBS, SIDEWALKS, BOULEVARDS AND PARKLAND
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36.
(1)
Every person owning land abutting a highway on which land he intends to
carry out construction which necessitates the crossing of curbs, sidewalks,
shoulders, boulevards or parkland shall submit to the Commissioner an
application in a form provided by the Commissioner accompanied by a
deposit as set out in Schedule XXIII.
(2)
Every person who causes damage to the curbs, sidewalks, boulevards or
parkland where no deposit has been taken or permit has been issued is
guilty of an offence.
(3)
Where access to the land where construction is to take place is available
only by crossing parkland, the owner of the land shall submit to the
Commissioner an application in a form provided by the Commissioner
accompanied by a deposit as set out in Schedule XXIII, and where the
crossing may disturb trees or shrubs, an amount to be determined by the
Commissioner which represents the replacement cost of said trees or
shrubs.
(4)
An application required by subsections (1) or (3) shall be accompanied by a
non-refundable administration fee as set out in Schedule XXIII.
44(5)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, every person who causes damage to the
curbs, sidewalks, boulevards or parkland is guilty of an offence.
37.
(1)
Upon receipt of an application under Section 36, subsection (1), the
Commissioner shall determine the location where the parkland crossing
shall be permitted.
(2)
No person shall drive a vehicle across parkland at any location other than
one determined by the Commissioner under subsection (1).
38.
(1)
The owner of the land where construction is to take place shall repair or
cause to be repaired any damage to curbs, sidewalks, boulevards or
parkland occasioned by a crossing to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.
(2)
In the event that the said owner does not complete the repairs required, the
City may complete the repairs and retain from the deposit an amount equal
to the cost of the repairs.
(3)
The owner or the occupier of lands upon which construction is taking place
shall take all necessary steps to prevent building materials, waste or soil
from being spilled or tracked onto the highway by vehicles or equipment
going to or coming from the lands during the course of the said construction
and the owner or occupier of the said lands shall reimburse the City for any
costs incurred by the City in removing such building materials, waste or soil.
(4)
The City may recover its costs incurred from the deposit, where the costs
incurred by the City exceed the amount of money deposited. The excess
shall be a debt owing to the City and may be collected in a like manner as
municipal taxes.
45SIGHT LINE OBSTRUCTIONS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
38.1 (1)
No property shall have a fence, retaining wall, vegetation, or any other
encumbrance which encroaches into the vertical area contained within
0.914 and 2.4 metres above the finished grade of the abutting highways,
and is within the triangular area indicated on Schedule XLI - Intersection
Sightline Triangle, attached to this by-law. This triangular area shall be
created by joining the following three points; the roadway point of
intersection, the position of the stopped vehicle, and the sight distance
clearance point, all as per Schedule XLI.
RETURN OF DEPOSIT MONEY
39.
(1)
When construction has been completed and the City has not incurred and
will not be incurring any costs, the City shall, upon application by the person
paying the deposit, refund the deposit to that person.
(2)
Where the costs incurred or to be incurred by the City are less than the
amount of the deposit, the City shall, upon application by the person paying
the deposit, refund the difference to that person.
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(3)
Where any deposit money paid remains unclaimed for a period of six years,
the provisions of paragraph 2(b) of section 314 of the Municipal Act (R.S.O.
1990, c. M.45, as amended) shall apply.
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PART VI
PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING
METHOD OF PARKING
40.
(1)
No person shall park any vehicle on any highway or portion thereof, other
than one-way street or highway or where angle parking is permitted, except
as follows:
(a) Where there is a raised curb or rolled curb, parking shall be limited to
the right side of the roadway, having regard to the direction which the
vehicle had been proceeding, and with its right front and right rear
wheels or runners parallel to and distant respectively not more than
fifteen (15) centimetres (6 inches) from such curb.
(b) Where there is no curb or rolled curb, parking shall be limited to the
right side of the roadway having regard to the direction which
the vehicle had been proceeding, and with its right front and
right rear wheels or runners parallel to and near to the right
hand limit of the highway as is practical without parking on the
sidewalk or boulevard.
(2)
When parking on a one-way street, where permitted, no person shall park a
vehicle other than in the direction designated for vehicular traffic and:
(a) with the left front and left rear wheels or runners parallel to and distant
respectively not more than fifteen (15) centimetres (6 inches)
from the curb or in the absence of curb as near to the left hand
limit of the highway as is practical without parking on the
sidewalk or boulevard; or
(b) With the right front and right rear wheels or runners parallel to and
distant respectively not more than fifteen (15) centimetres (6
inches) from the curb or in the absence of curb as near to the
right hand limit of the highway as is practical without parking on
the sidewalk or boulevards.
46(3)
The provisions of section 40 subsection (1) shall not apply to vehicles which
clearly display in a visible manner a accessible parking permit except that
the wheels of such vehicle which are closest to the curb shall be parallel to
and not more than 15 cm (6in.) from the curb or limit of the highway.
41.
Where angle parking is permitted on a highway, no person shall park any vehicle
except at an angle of forty-five degrees (45o) with reference to the curb or
boundary of the roadway and having regard to the direction which the vehicle had
been proceeding on the side of the highway adjacent to the angle parking zone.
PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES
42.
Unless specifically permitted by other provisions of this by-law, no person shall park
any vehicle on any highway:
47(1)
on any portion of a sidewalk in a manner that would obstruct the
sidewalk;
(2)
within three (3) metres (10 feet) of a point on the curb or edge of the
roadway opposite any fire hydrant;
(3)
in front of any portion of a public or private driveway or laneway;
(4)
within an intersection or within nine (9) metres (30 feet) of an intersection;
(5)
on any roadway having an overall width of less than six (6) metres (20 feet);
(6)
in such a manner as to obstruct traffic;
48(7)
on any portion of a boulevard;
(a) in such a manner that the vehicle is partly on a boulevard, or on public or
private property,
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and projects over a curb into the traveled portion of the highway;
49(8)
on any highway for a period longer than three (3) hours unless otherwise
permitted by authorized signs erected at locations set out in Schedule XXXV
of this By-law;
(9)
in such a position as will prevent the convenient removal of any other
vehicle previously parked or left standing;
(10)
on any portion of a crosswalk or pedestrian crossover;
(11)
on a highway between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.;
(12)
where parking is prohibited;
(13)
where parking spaces are designated by lines painted on the roadway,
except within the area designated as a parking space.
50(14)
the provisions of section 42 subsection (11) & (12) shall not apply to
vehicles which clearly display in a visible manner a accessible parking
permit.
5142.1
Notwithstanding subsections 42 (8) and (11), a person may park a vehicle on a
highway for more than three hours or between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.,
or both, where the person has been granted a parking consideration and the vehicle is
parked in accordance with all conditions that may be stipulated.
PARKING OR STOPPING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES WHERE SIGNS ARE DISPLAYED
43.
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall park any vehicle on
any highway:
(a) within thirty (30) metres (100 feet) of any point designated as a bus or
coach stop as measured on the approach side of such stop or within
twenty-four (24) metres (80 feet) of said stop as measured on the
leaving side of said stop;
(b) within eight (8) metres (26 feet) of the lot on which a fire hall is located,
in front of or on the side of the highway on which the fire hall is located,
or within thirty (30) metres (100 feet) of such lot on the opposite side of
the highway;
(c) within fifteen (15) metres (50 feet) of an intersection;
(d) within sixty (60) metres (200 feet) of an intersection controlled by traffic
signals;
(e) within thirty (30) metres (100 feet) of a railroad level crossing;
(f)
within fifteen (15) metres (50 feet) of a designated school crossing;
(g) on either side of the portion of highway adjacent to a school property
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday,
inclusive;
(h) on either side of the portion of highway adjacent to a playground or
park;
(i)
within thirty (30) metres (100 feet) of a pedestrian crossover;
(j)
52within fifteen (15) metres (50 feet) from the tangent of a curve, on the
inside portion of a road elbow curve;
(k)
53at any designated accessible parking space unless a valid accessible
parking permit has been placed on said vehicle;
(l)
54within fifteen (15) metres of a traffic calming measure.
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55(2)
Where signs prohibiting stopping are displayed, no person shall stop on any
highway.
56(3)
The Commissioner may erect signs prohibiting stopping:
(a) within thirty (30) metres (100 feet) of any point designated as a bus
or coach stop as measured on the approach side of such stop or
within twenty-four (24) metres (80 feet) of said stop as measured on
the leaving side of said stop;
(b) within eight (8) metres (26 feet) of the lot on which a fire hall is
located, in front of or on the side of the highway on which the fire
hall is located, or within thirty (30) metres (100 feet) of such lot on
the opposite side of the highway;
(c) within fifteen (15) metres (50 feet) of an intersection;
(d) within sixty (60) metres (200 feet) of an intersection controlled by
traffic signals;
(e) within thirty (30) metres (100 feet) of a railroad level crossing;
(f)
within fifteen (15) metres (50 feet) of a designated school crossing;
(g) on either side of the portion of highway adjacent to a school property
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday,
inclusive;
(h) on either side of the portion of highway adjacent to a playground or
park;
(i)
within thirty (30) metres (100 feet) of a pedestrian crossover;
(j)
within (15) metres (50 feet) from the tangent of a curve, on the inside
portion of a road elbow curve;
(k)
57within (15) metres of a traffic calming measure.
58(4)
No person shall park a vehicle other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand when
any such stop or stand has been appropriately signed. This provision
however shall not apply to any driver of a passenger vehicle who stands
therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or
unloading passengers where such standing does not interfere with any
taxicabs waiting to enter or exit such zone.
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NO PARKING LOADING ZONES
5943.1
Where signs to that effect are displayed:
(1) no person shall park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when
standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
loading or unloading merchandise or passengers on any highway at the
side and between the limits set out respectively in Columns 1, 2 and 3
of Schedule XXXIII of this by-law;
(2) no person shall stand a vehicle for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers on any
highway at the side and between the limits set out respectively in
Columns 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule XXXIII of this by-law during the times
or days set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule for a longer period
than set out in Column 5 of the said Schedule.
60TAXI ZONE
43.2
Where signs to the effect are displayed, no person shall park or stop a vehicle,
whether occupied or not, except for a taxicab waiting for hire or engagement on any
highway at the side and between the limits set out respectively in Columns 1, 2 and 3
of Schedule XXXVIII of this bylaw.
61PARKING OR STANDING INTERFERING WITH SNOW REMOVAL AND/OR WINTER
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
6244.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this by-law which permits the parking of
vehicles on highways, no person shall park or stand a vehicle on a highway in such a
manner as to interfere with snow removal and/or winter maintenance activities when a
winter event has been declared or parking considerations have been suspended to
support such operations.
PARKING OF LARGE VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
45.
No person shall park a large vehicle or detached trailer on any street in any residential
zone unless it is at the time being used to make a delivery or to provide a service.
6345.1
Not withstanding section 45, a large vehicle may be parked on a street in a residential
zone if:
(a) It is a vehicle used for personal travel, vacation or recreation use such
as a motor home or a vehicle that is fitted or designed for recreational
use; and
(b) a parking consideration has been granted and it is parked in
accordance with all conditions that may be stipulated.
PARKING CONSIDERATION
6445.2(1)
Council delegates to the Director of Enforcement and By-law Services, or designate,
the following:
(a) the authority to issue or refuse to issue parking considerations under
this by-law;
(b) the authority to impose conditions on the issuance of a parking
consideration;
(c) the authority to develop any reasonable standards, policies and
procedures required for the issuance of parking considerations; and
(d) The authority to suspend and cancel parking considerations.
(2)
Council is of the opinion that the delegation under subsection 45.2 (1) is minor in
nature
PARKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
46.
(1)
No person shall park or leave a motor vehicle:
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(a) on private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of
the property;
(b) on property owned or occupied by a public authority or any local
board without the consent of the public authority or local board, as
the case may be.
65(c) On a municipal laneway, provided suitable signs prohibiting parking are
erected and maintained;
66(d) If a parking space has been designated by lines painted on the
surface of the parking area on private property, no person shall
park any vehicle in such a manner that is not wholly within the
area designated as a parking lot space.
(2)
Where signs have been posted, stating conditions on which a motor vehicle
may be parked or left on the property, or prohibiting the parking or leaving of
a motor vehicle on the property, a motor vehicle parked or left on the
property contrary to such conditions or prohibitions shall be deemed to have
been parked or left without consent.
(3)
(a) If it is alleged in a proceeding that this section has been
contravened, the oral or written evidence of an enforcement official
is receivable in evidence as proof, in the absence of evidence to the
contrary, of the facts stated therein in respect of:
(i)
the ownership or occupancy of the property;
(ii)
the absence of the consent of the owner or
occupant;
(iii)
whether any person is an owner under paragraph
(5) of the definition of "owner" or an occupant
under paragraph (4) of the definition of "occupant"
in Section 2.
(b) A document offered as evidence under Subsection (3)(a) shall be
admitted without notice under the Evidence Act.
(c) A municipal law enforcement officer, upon discovery of any vehicle
parked or standing in contravention of the provisions of this
section may cause it to be moved or taken to and placed or
stored in a suitable place, at the owner's expense, and all costs
and charges for removing, care and storage thereof, if any, are
a lien upon the vehicle which may be enforced in the manner
provided by the Repair and Storage Liens Act.
FIRE ROUTES
47.
Following designation of fire routes by the Fire Chief and notice under the Fire
Marshals Act, R.S.O. 1990, F.17:
(1)
the owner of a property shall erect signs marking private roadways thereon
as fire routes;
(2)
before erecting signs as required, the owner of a property shall obtain
direction from and the approval of the Fire Chief or the persons designated
by him to give such direction and approval, for all such signs, the wording
thereon and the location thereof;
(3)
each private roadway which is located on a property of which the municipal
address or location is listed in Schedule XXII hereto and beside or near
which there are signs marking it as a fire route is hereby designated as a fire
route;
(4)
the owner of a property upon which there is a private roadway that has been
designated as a fire route:
(a) shall maintain the signs marking it as a fire route; and
(b) shall keep such private roadway:
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(i)
in good repair;
(ii)
clear of snow and ice;
(iii)
free of all obstructions.
(5)
no person shall park or leave a vehicle at any time on or along any part of a
private roadway designated as a fire route; and
(6)
a Municipal Enforcement Officer upon discovery of any vehicle parked or
standing in contravention of the provisions of this section, may cause it to be
moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place, at the owner's
expense, and all costs and charges for removing, care and storage thereof,
if any, are a lien upon the vehicle, which may be enforced in the manner
provided by the Repair and Storage Liens Act.
67ACCESSIBLE PARKING REGULATIONS
Definition of "parking lot owner"
48.
(1) In this section, "parking lot owner" includes the owner or operator of a public
parking area.
Obligations of drivers - display permit
(2)
See Section 48(5)(a).
No blocking of access aisle
(3)
No person, including persons driving a vehicle displaying a valid accessible
parking permit, shall park on or behind an access aisle.
Obligations of owners - provide accessible spaces
(4)
Every parking lot owner shall provide accessible parking spaces for the
exclusive use of vehicles properly displaying an accessible parking permit,
as provided for in this by-law. The minimum number of accessible parking
spaces shall be calculated in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) One parking space for the use of persons with disabilities, which meets
the requirements of a Type A parking space, where there are 12 parking
spaces or fewer.
(b) Four percent of the total number of parking spaces for the use of persons
with disabilities, where there are between 13 and 100 parking spaces in
accordance with the following ratio, rounding up to the nearest whole
number:
(i)
Where an even number of parking spaces for the use of persons
with disabilities are provided in accordance with the
requirements of this paragraph, an equal number of parking
spaces that meet the requirements of a Type A parking space
and a Type B parking space must be provided.
(ii)
Where an odd number of parking spaces for the use of persons
with disabilities are provided in accordance with the
requirements of this paragraph, the number of parking spaces
must be divided equally between parking spaces that meet the
requirements of a Type A parking space and a Type B parking
space, but the additional parking space, the odd-numbered
space, may be a Type B parking space.
(c) One parking space for the use of persons with disabilities and an
additional three per cent of parking spaces for the use of persons with
disabilities, where there are between 101 and 200 parking spaces must
be parking spaces for the use of persons with disabilities, calculated in
accordance with ratios set out in subsections (b) (i) and (ii), rounding up
to the nearest whole number.
(d) Two parking spaces for the use of persons with disabilities and an
additional two per cent of parking spaces for the use of persons with
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disabilities, where there are between 201 and 1,000 parking spaces must
be parking spaces for the use of persons with disabilities in accordance
with the ratio in subsections (b) (i) and (ii), rounding up to the nearest
whole number.
(e) Eleven parking spaces for the use of persons with disabilities and an
additional one per cent of parking spaces for the use of persons with
disabilities, where more than 1,000 parking spaces are provided must be
parking spaces for the use of persons with disabilities in accordance with
the ratio in subsections (b) (i) and (ii), rounding up to the nearest whole
number.
(5)
(a) No person shall park a motor vehicle in a designated accessible parking
space in a public parking area, unless a valid accessible parking permit
is properly displayed upon the motor vehicle.
(6)
(a)
The number of parking spaces to be used to calculate the capacity of a
public parking area includes the accessible parking spaces required by
this by-law.
(b) If an obligated organization provides more than one off-street parking
facility at a site, the obligated organization shall calculate the number
and type of parking spaces for the use of persons with disabilities
according to the number and type of parking spaces required for each
off-street parking facility.
(c) In determining the location of parking spaces for the use of persons
with disabilities that must be provided where there is more than one
off-street parking facility at a site, an obligated organization may
distribute them among the off-street parking facilities in a manner that
provides substantially equivalent or greater accessibility in terms of
distance from an accessible entrance or user convenience.
Physical Dimensions
(7)
Every parking lot owner shall ensure that an accessible parking space is:
(a) One of the following two types of parking spaces:
(i)
Type A, a wider parking space which has a minimum width of
3.4 metres and signage that identifies the space as "van
accessible"; and
(ii)
Type B, a standard space which has a minimum width of 2.4
metres.
(b) the same length as the other parking spaces in the same public parking
area;
(c) hard surfaced;
(d) level;
(e) located so as to be readily accessible to a person with disability, for
example, via ramps, depressed curbs or other means, and, where the
public parking area is intended to serve a particular building or complex,
located within easy access to the building or complex;
(f) identified by signs conforming to the Ontario Regulation 581 made
under the Highway Traffic Act;
(g) kept free from obstructions, kept clear of snow, ice and slush, and be
otherwise maintained to the same standards as all other parking spaces
in the same public parking area;
(h) identified with a pavement marking that is applied to the surface of the
accessible parking space in accordance with the provisions of Schedule
XXXIX; and
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(i)
maintained in good repair so that the pavement marking is easily
identifiable by the public.
(8) Every accessible parking space shall have at least one access aisle per
space. An access aisle may be shared by two accessible parking spaces and
must meet the following requirements:
(a) They must have a minimum width of 1.5 metres.
(b) They must extend the full length of the parking space.
(c) They must be marked with high tonal contrast diagonal lines, which
discourages parking in them, where the surface is asphalt, concrete or
some other hard surface.
(d) They must be constructed and maintained at the same standards as the
accessible parking space itself.
Curb Cuts
(9)
Where a public parking area requires the provision of an accessible parking
space, and the access aisle has a raised surface abutting or in proximity to
the aisle, the parking lot owner shall provide a curb cut to permit a person
entering or exiting the access aisle a convenient means of traversing the
difference in grade.
(10)
Minimum requirements of where curb cuts are not permitted to satisfy
Section 48(9) are set out in Schedule XXXI and it is an offence for a parking
lot owner not to comply with any of the provisions of Schedule XXXI.
Accessible Signs
(11)
Where a public parking area requires the provision of an accessible parking
space, every parking lot owner must erect and maintain in good repair one or
more signs complying with the following rules:
(a) The sign must be visible to the public.
(b) The sign must comply with all municipal by-laws, the Highway Traffic
Act and regulations.
(c) The sign must be located on a permanent post, building or structure and
its bottom edge of the sign between one (1) metre and one and a half
(1.5) metres above the surface of the accessible parking space.
(d) If the sign is located on a post, the post may be located at the midpoint
of one end of the space if it does not block vehicular access to the
accessible parking space or interfere with access to a depressed curb
or a curb cut.
(e) In accordance with Section 48 (7) (a) (i), Type A parking spaces must
be identified as "van accessible" on the same sign or a sign located
below the accessible parking sign. This sign shall comply with all
municipal by-laws, the Highway Traffic Act and regulations.
(12)
In addition to complying with requirements of Section 11 of Regulation
581 of the Highway Traffic Act, all persons erecting or permitting to be
erected any accessible parking sign shall include:
(a) on the same sign, or
(c) on another sign which compiles all municipal by-laws, the Highway
Traffic Act and regulations and is located below the accessible parking
sign
the words:
"Maximum fine $5000
For enforcement call 905-458-3424".
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Towing from accessible parking spaces or access aisles
(13)
Any officer may remove and impound any vehicle that is parked or left
contrary to any of the provisions of this by-law. These actions shall be at the
expense of the owner of the vehicle."
Existing Accessible Spaces Continued
(14)
Nothing in this by-law shall prevent the maintenance and use of an
accessible parking space that is not in compliance with Section 48 of this
by-law after January 1, 2014, provided that it was lawfully constructed and
continues to be maintained as it was constructed.
NO PARKING
49.
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall park a vehicle on any
highway at the side and between the limits set out respectively in Columns 1, 2 and 3
of Schedule XIV of this by-law during the prohibited times or days set out in Column 4
of the said Schedule.
6849.1
The provisions of section 49 shall not apply to vehicles which clearly display a valid
accessible parking permit.
NO STOPPING
50.
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall stop a vehicle on any
highway at the side and between the limits set out respectively in Columns 1, 2 and 3
of Schedule XV of this by-law during the prohibited times or days set out in Column 4
of the said Schedule.
TIME LIMIT PARKING
51.
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall park a vehicle on any
highway at the side and between the limits set out respectively in Columns 1, 2 and 3
of Schedule XVI of this by-law during the times or days set out in Column 4 of the said
Schedule for a longer period than set out in Column 5 of the said Schedule.
6951.1
The provisions of section 51 shall not apply to vehicles which clearly display in a
visible manner a accessible parking permit.
70AUTHORIZED RESIDENT PARKING ONLY ZONES
51.2
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle on a highway or portion of a highway at the
side and between the limits set out respectively in Columns 1, 2 and 3 of
schedule XXXIV of this by-law, except by valid authorization under the
provisions of this section.
(2)
Where a highway or part highway has been designated as an Authorized
Residential Parking Only Zone and listed in schedule XXXIV, an eligible
applicant may apply for authorization to park on the designated highway.
(3)
Every application for parking authorization shall provide the following
information:
(a) The name and place of residence of the applicant;
(b) The license number, make and colour of the approved motor vehicle for
which the applicant is the registered owner and for which the
application
is being made; and,
(c) Such further and other information as the Commissioner may require
for the purpose of the application.
(4)
The Commissioner may issue authorization to an eligible applicant for a fee,
payable in advance of the issuance of authorization, for parking on a
highway or part highway listed in Schedule XXXIV.
(5)
No parking authorization shall remain in force:
(a) Where a highway or part thereof designated as an Authorized
Residential Parking zone has ceased to be designated; or,
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(b) When the use of the Authorized Residential Parking zone is contrary to
the direction of the Commissioner, Fire Chief or Officer.
(6)
A parking authorization shall cease temporarily during any period of time
where a highway or part thereof designated as an Authorized Residential
Parking Only Zone:
(a) Is required or occupied by an authorized emergency vehicle; or,
(b) Is closed or partially closed by the City for the purposes of street
maintenance or repair.
(7)
An eligible applicant to whom a parking authorization has been issued and
is
in force may park a registered vehicle for which the application has been
made on any portion of highway at the side identified in schedule XXXIV of
this by-law.
(8)
No person shall park any vehicle in an AUTHORIZED RESIDENTIAL
PARKING zone except a vehicle for which a parking authorization has been
issued and is in force.
(9)
Use of any Authorized Residential Parking Only Zones are subject to Part
VI,
sections 42. (8) and 42. (11) of this By-law and such zone shall not in any
way be construed to grant permission to park for longer than three (3)
consecutive hours, park during the time period of 2:00 am to 6:00 am or
violate any provision of this by-law.
71(10)
The provisions of section 51.2 shall not apply to vehicles which clearly
display in a visible manner a valid accessible parking permit.
ANGLE PARKING
52.
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall park a vehicle on any
highway at the side and between the limits set respectively in Columns 1, 2 and 3 of
Schedule XVII of this by-law except at an angle of forty-five degrees (45o) with
reference to the curb or boundary of the roadway and having regard to the direction
which the vehicle had been proceeding on the side of the highway adjacent to the
angle parking zone.
NO STANDING
53.
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall stand a vehicle on any
highway at the side and between the limits set out respectively in Columns 1, 2 and 3
of Schedule XVIII of this by-law during the prohibited times or days set out in Column
4 of the said Schedule.
IDLING OF VEHICLES
7253.1
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall cause or permit a vehicle to
stop, stand or park while idling for a period exceeding three (3) minutes on any
highway and between the limits set out respectively in Columns 1 and 2 of Schedule
XXIX of this by-law during the prohibited times or days set out in Column 3 of the said
Schedule.
TOWING
5473.
(1)
If a vehicle is parked or standing on a highway:
(a) interfering with the movement of traffic;
(b) interfering with snow removal and/or winter maintenance activities;
(c) in contravention of the Highway Traffic Act; or
(d) contravening any provision of this by-law
an officer may cause it to be moved or taken to and placed in a suitable
place and all cost and charges for this removing, care and storage are a lien
on the vehicle and enforceable in the manner provided for by the Repair and
Storage Liens Act.
Tow-away zones
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(2)
The highways set out in Column 1 at the side and between the limits set out
in Columns 2 and 3 of Schedule XIX of this by-law are hereby designated as
tow-away zones.
(3)
If a vehicle obstructs traffic or snow clearing, or is in contravention of this by-
law, on land not designated as a tow-away zone, nothing in Section 54(1)
precludes an officer from nonetheless causing it to be towed pursuant this
by-law.
UNLICENSED VEHICLES
7455.
(1)
No person shall park a motor vehicle on a highway or on municipal property
unless:
(a) there exists a currently validated permit for the vehicle issued pursuant
to the Highway Traffic Act and its regulations;
(b) number plates issued in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act and
its regulations are displayed on the vehicle in the manner prescribed by
the Highway Traffic Act and its regulations; and
(c) evidence of the current validation of the permit is affixed to one of the
number plates or to the rear mini-plate, if applicable, in the manner
prescribed in the Highway Traffic Act and its regulations.
(2)
No person shall park an immobile motor vehicle on a highway or on
municipal property.
PARKING METERS
56.
(1)
The erection, maintenance and operation of parking meters on the
highways, at the sides and between the limits set out in Columns 1, 2 and 3
of Schedule XX of this by-law for the purpose of controlling and regulating
parking between the hours set out in Column 6 of said Schedule are hereby
authorized.
(2)
No person shall park any vehicle in such a parking space unless a fee is
deposited in the meter controlling such parking space in accordance with
the rate set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule.
(3)
No person shall allow a vehicle to remain in a parking space for a period
longer than that set out in Column 5 of the said Schedule.
(4)
No person shall allow a vehicle to remain in a parking space where the
parking meter controlling that parking space shows the time expired or
violation flag.
(5)
Where parking meters have been installed:
(a) and if parallel parking is permitted, no person shall park a vehicle in a
parking space unless the front wheels of such vehicle are opposite to
the parking meter provided for such space except that, in any case
when two (2) metres are mounted on the same standard, the rear of
the forward vehicle shall be opposite or as close as is practical to the
forward parking meter and the front of the rear vehicle shall be
opposite or as close as is practical to the rear meter;
(b) if angle parking is permitted, no person shall park a vehicle in a parking
space unless the front such vehicle is as close as is practical to the
parking meter provided for such space;
(c) if a parking space has been designated by lines painted on the
highway, no person shall park any vehicle in such a manner that it is
not wholly within the area designated as a parking space unless such
vehicle is of such length as to render it impossible to park it in one
parking space in which case the adjoining parking space shall in
addition be used, and the necessary deposit of coins shall be made in
the parking meters provided for both parking spaces.
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(6)
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any
slug, device or other substitute for a coin of Canada or of the United States
of America.
(7)
No person shall deface, conceal, injure, tamper with, open, break, destroy or
impair the usefulness of any parking meter.
(8)
Nothing in this section shall permit a driver to stop, stand or park at any
location where, or at any time when, stopping, standing or parking is
otherwise prohibited.
75(9)
Where a parked vehicle has a valid accessible parking permit properly
displayed, the owner and driver of the parked vehicle are exempt from the
provisions of subsection (2) and (3) of this section.
76(10)
When a meter is covered with a bag with the words, "No Parking", "No
Stopping", or similar words or symbols, no person shall stop any vehicle on
the portion of the highway controlled by the meter. For greater certainty, this
prohibition against stopping also applies to persons operating a vehicle
displaying an accessible parking permit.
56.1
(1)
The portions of highways designated in Columns 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule
XXXII are designated as pay and display zones.
(2)
The City may erect pay and display signs and machines in any pay and
display zone to require payment for parking for the times or days set out in
Column 6 of Schedule XXXII.
Display receipt
(3)
No driver of a vehicle shall park it or permit it to remain parked in a pay and
display zone unless:
(a)
a fee is deposited in the pay and display machine for the time the
vehicle is parked and a receipt is obtained; and
(b)
the receipt is placed on the dashboard of the vehicle, face up, and
easy to read from outside the vehicle and left there for the duration of
the time paid for.
No staying past time limit
(4)
No person shall allow a vehicle to be parked in a pay and display zone for a
time of day that is later than the time of day indicated on the receipt.
No two consecutive time periods
(5)
No person shall allow a vehicle to be parked for longer than the maximum
time permitted in Column 5 of Schedule XXXII by purchasing two or more
time periods for one vehicle that remains at the same spot in the pay and
display zone during those time periods.
Only Canadian or US coins
(6)
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any pay and display
machine any slug, device or other substitute for a coin of Canada or of the
United States of America.
No tampering with any machine
(7)
No person shall deface, conceal, injure, tamper with, open, break, destroy or
impair the usefulness of any pay and display machine.
(8)
Nothing in this section shall permit a person to stop, stand or park a vehicle
at any location where stopping, standing or parking is otherwise prohibited.
Accessible parking permit
(9)
Where a parked vehicle has a valid and properly displayed accessible
parking permit, the owner and driver of the parked vehicle are exempt from
the provisions of Sections 56.1(3), 56.1(4) and 56.1(5).
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Bagged machines
(10)
When a pay and display machine is covered with a bag with the words, "No
Parking" or "No Stopping", or similar words or symbols, no person shall stop
any vehicle on the portion of the highway controlled by the pay and display
machine. For greater certainty, this prohibition against stopping also applies
to persons operating a vehicle displaying an accessible parking permit.
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PART VII
MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS
SIGNS AND MARKERS
57.
(1)
The Commissioner is authorized to erect in or on any municipal parking lot
such gates, attendant shelters, parking machines, signs and markers or
other devices as may be necessary for the safe and efficient operation of
such municipal parking lot.
(2)
The Commissioner shall cause the amount of the fee for parking to be
clearly displayed in a conspicuous place in or on each municipal parking lot
by means of a sign or signs.
Authorization to Operate Parking Facilities
(3)
The Commissioner, for the purpose of controlling and regulating parking in
or on parking lots and for the purpose of measuring and recording the time
during which a motor vehicle has been parked and the amount of fee to be
collected, is hereby authorized to:
(a) erect, maintain and operate parking meters in or on those municipal
parking lots set out in Schedule XXV of this by-law;
(b) erect, maintain and operate parking machines in or on those municipal
parking lots set out in Schedule XXVI of this by-law;
(c) erect, maintain and operate parking machines or station attendants in
or on those municipal parking lots set out in Schedule XXVII of this by-
law;
(d) designate parking spaces in connection therewith;
(e) establish procedures for the issuance of monthly parking permits for
the municipal parking lots set out in Schedule XXV, XXVI and XXVII of
this by-law.
Permit Parking
(4)
Any person may obtain from the City a municipal parking lot permit to park a
motor vehicle in a specified municipal parking lot for the current month or
unexpired period thereof upon payment of the prescribed fee as set out in
Schedules XXV, XXVI and XXVII of this by-law.
TYPES OF PARKING LOTS
(5)
Meter control only
(a) Where parking meters have been erected no person shall park any
motor vehicle in a parking space, in or on any of the municipal parking
lots named and located in Columns 1 and 2 respectively of Schedule
XXV of this by-law during the hours of operation set out in Column 5 of
said Schedule, unless the meter controlling such parking space is used
and the fee deposited thereunder in accordance with the rate set out in
Column 3 of the said Schedule and the meter is set in operation in
accordance with the instructions given thereon.
(b) The fee stipulated for a given period in a parking space shall be paid
for that period or any portion thereof, and the period shall be measured
by the parking meter controlling such parking space.
(c) No person shall allow a vehicle to remain in a parking space for a
period longer than that set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule.
(d) No person shall allow a vehicle to remain in a parking space where the
parking meter controlling that parking space shows the time expired or
violation flag.
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(6)
Pay and display parking lots
(1) The parking lots listed in Column 1 of Schedule XXVI are designated as
a pay and display parking lots.
(2) The City may erect pay and display signs and machines in any pay and
display parking lot to require payment for parking for the times of
operation set out in Column 5 of Schedule XXVI.
Display receipt
(3) No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to remain parked in a pay and
display parking lot unless:
(a)
a fee is deposited in the pay and display machine for the time
the vehicle is parked and a receipt is obtained; and
(b)
the receipt is placed on the dashboard of the vehicle, face up,
and easy to read from outside the vehicle and left there for the
duration of the time paid for.
(4) No driver of a vehicle shall allow a vehicle to be parked in a pay and
display lot for a time of day that is later than the time of day indicated on
the receipt.
No two consecutive time periods
(5) A driver may not park for longer than the maximum time permitted in
Column 4 of Schedule XXVI by purchasing two or more time periods for
use for a vehicle that remains at the same spot in the pay and display
lot during those time periods.
Monthly permits
(6) Notwithstanding Sections 57(6)(4) and 57(6)(5), a driver may permit a
vehicle to be parked at a pay and display lot provided a valid monthly
permit is displayed in the vehicle in a fashion where it is clearly visible
and legible from outside the vehicle.
Canadian coins, etc
(7) Sections 56(5), 56(7) and 56(10) apply to machines in a pay and display
parking lot, with the necessary changes.
(8) Nothing in this section shall permit a person to stop, stand or park at
any location in a pay and display parking lot where stopping, standing or
parking is otherwise prohibited.
(7)
Barrier gate controlled
No person shall park any motor vehicle in or on any municipal parking lot
named and located in Columns 1 and 2 respectively of Schedule XXVII of
this by-law during the hours of operation set out in Column 5 of said
Schedule, unless:
(a) the fee is paid to the parking lot attendant or parking machine in
accordance with the rate set out in Column 3 of said Schedule XXVII;
(b) the motor vehicle has a valid monthly permit purchased for the fee
prescribed in Column 4 of said Schedule XXVII and the terms and
conditions outlined regarding the use of the permit are adhered to.
(8)
Permit only operation
(a) No person shall park any motor vehicle in or on any municipal parking
lot named and located in Columns 1 and 2 of Schedule XXVIII of this
by-law during the hours of operation set out in Column 4 of said
Schedule unless the motor vehicle has a valid monthly permit
purchased for the fee prescribed in Column 3 of said Schedule.
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(b) In the case of a municipal parking lot using paper permits, no person
shall park a motor vehicle in or on any municipal parking lot listed in
Column 1 of said Schedule XXVIII, without placing the permit on the
inside of the windshield of the motor vehicle in such a position that the
writing and markings on the permit face outward and can be easily
seen from outside the motor vehicle.
(c) In the case of a municipal parking lot using access cards, no person
shall allow or attempt to allow additional vehicles ingress or egress
from the lot on their access card.
(9)
An enforcement official, upon discovery of any motor vehicle parked or
standing in contravention of the provisions of this Part cause it to be moved
or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place, at the owner's expense,
and all costs and charges for removing, care and storage thereof, if any, are
a lien upon the motor vehicle which may be enforced in the manner
provided by the Repair and Storage Liens Act.
Prohibitions
(10)
No person shall park a motor vehicle in or on any municipal parking lot if
such a motor vehicle is in excess of twenty-five hundred (2,500) kilograms
(5500 lbs.) gross vehicle weight.
(11)
No person shall use any municipal parking lot:
(a) for the purpose of parking a motor vehicle while repairs are being made
to such vehicle, unless such repairs are of an emergency nature and
are required to be made so that the motor vehicle can be moved from
the municipal parking lot;
(b) for the purpose of storing or keeping a vehicle or vehicles;
(c) for any purpose other than parking purposes, unless permission to do
so is granted by the City.
(12)
No person shall park or leave any motor vehicle in or on any part of a
municipal parking lot where, by means of one (1) or more signs, it is
indicated that such parking or leaving is not authorized.
(13)
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter or
parking machine any slug, device, or other substitute for a coin of Canada or
of the United States of America.
(14)
No person shall deface, injure, tamper with, open or break, destroy or impair
the usefulness, of any parking meter, parking machine, or other parking
device.
(15)
If a parking space has been designated by lines painted on the surface of
the municipal parking lot, no person shall park any vehicle in such a manner
that is not wholly within the area designated as a parking lot space.
(16)
No person shall park any vehicle on a municipal parking lot without a
municipal lot permit during hours of operation.
(17)
No person shall park or leave any vehicle on property owned or occupied by
a public authority or any local board without the consent of the public
authority or local board, as the case may be.
PARKING FEES
58.
No owner or operator of a public parking area shall charge a fee for the use of a
designated parking space different from the fee charged for use of any other parking
space in the same public parking space.
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Revision Date: 2026/02/12
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PART VIII
PENALTIES
59.
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law is guilty of an offence
and upon conviction is liable to a fine as provided for in the Provincial Offences Act.
7759.1
Notwithstanding section 59, any person who contravenes sections 43(1)(k), 48(3) and
48(5) is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable to a fine of not less than
$300.00 as set out in Section 427 of the Municipal Act, 2001 S.O. 2001 c.25
60.
(1)
If compliance therewith would be impractical, the provisions of the sections
and subsections of this by-law shall not apply to ambulances, Police and
Fire Department vehicles and any vehicles while actually engaged in works
undertaken for or on behalf of the Corporation of the City of Brampton, the
Regional Municipality of Peel, the federal or provincial government, or any
utility;
(2)
Where compliance therewith would be impractical due to the placement of
bus stops for public transit vehicles, the provisions of this by-law shall not
apply to public transit vehicles.
7861
This by-law shall come into effect on the 3rd day of January, 1994.
"
PART IX
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
7961.1
The provisions of this by-law that are listed in Column 2 of Schedule XL to this By-law
are hereby designated for the purposes of section 3 (1) (b) of the Administrative
Penalty Regulation, O.Reg 333/07 as parts of this by-law to which the City's
Administrative Penalty By-law applies.
8061.2
Every Person who contravenes a designated provision of this by-law shall, when given
a penalty notice, in accordance with the City's Administrative Penalty By-law, be liable
to pay to the City an administrative penalty in the amount specified in Schedule XL.
8161.3
The Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, as amended, does not apply to a
contravention of a provision in this by-law that is designated as part of this by-law to
which the City's Administrative Penalty By-law applies. "
REPEAL OF BY-LAWS
8262
Bylaws 109-76, 235-78, 33-79, as amended, 205-79, 206-79, 193-83, 147-87 as
amended, 371-85, 372-85, 213-86, 63-87, 64-87, 101-88, 201-91, as amended, and
163-92 are hereby repealed.
READ a FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD TIME, and PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL
this day of , 1993.
PETER ROBERTSON - MAYOR
LEONARD J. MIKULICH - CLERK
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Revision Date: 2026/02/12
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1 Amending By-law 16-2007
City approval - 07 01 29
2 Amending By-law 151-2006
City approval - 06 05 24
3 Amending By-law 151-2006
City approval - 06 05 24
4 Amending By-law 96-2010
City approval - 10 3 31
5 Amending By-law 267-2011
City approval - 11 09 14
6 Amending By-law 137-2005
City approval - 05 05 09
7 Amending By-law 148-96
City approval - 96 08 14
Regional approval - 96 09 13
8 Amending By-law 67-2022
City approval - 22 04 06
9 Amending By-law 267-2011
City approval - 11 09 14
10Amending By-law 4-2000
City approval - 00 01 17
Regional approval - N/A
11 Amending By-law 67-2022
City approval - 22 04 06
12 Amending By-law 96-2010
City approval - 10 3 31
13 Amending By-law 241-2013
City approval - 13 09 11
14 Amending By-law 221-2010
City approval - 10 06 23
15 Amending By-law 267-2011
City approval - 11 09 14
16 Amending By-law 327-02
City approval - 02 11 13
17 Amending By-law 136-2005
City approval - 05 05 09
18 Amending By-law 4-2000
City approval - 00 01 17
Regional approval - N/A
19 Amending By-law 327-02
City approval - 02 11 13
20 Amending By-law 151-2006
City approval - 06 05 24
21 Amending By-law
City approval - 01 10 29
22 Amending By-law 229 2006
City approval - 06 08 02
23 Amending By-law 229-2011
City approval - 11 08 10
24 Amending By-law 229-2011
City approval - 11 08 10
25 Amending By-law 67-2022
City approval - 22 04 06
26 Amending By-law 148-96
City approval - 96 08 14
Regional approval - 96 09 13
27 Amending By-law 24-98
City approval - 98 02 09
Regional approval - N/A
28 Amending By-law 327-02
City approval - 02 11 13
29 Amending By-law 229-2011
City approval - 11 08 10
30 Amending By-law 37-2006
City approval - 13 02 06
31 Amending By-law 319-2009
City approval - 09 11 09
32 Amending By-law 229-2011
City approval - 11 08 10
33 Amending By-law 67-2022
City approval - 22 04 06
34 Amending By-law 67-2022
City approval - 22 04 06
35 Amending By-law 67-2022
City approval - 22 04 06
36 Amending By-law 229-2011
City approval - 11 08 10
37 Amending By-law 67-2022
City approval - 22 04 06
38 Amending By-law 67-2022
City approval - 22 04 06
39 Amending By-law 121-95
City approval - 95 06 12
Regional approval - 95 07 13
40 Amending By-law 243-95
City approval - 95 11 27
Regional approval - 95 12 14
41 Amending By-law 64-98
City approval - 98 03 30
Regional approval - 98 04 23
42 Amending By-law 98-2025 City approval - 25 05 28
43 Amending By-law 318-2009
City approval - 09 11 09
44 Amending By-law 86-99
City approval - 99 05 10
Regional approval - N/A
45 Amending By-law 5-2014
City approval - 14 01 29
46 Amending By-law 151-2006 City approval - 06 05 24
47 Amending By-law 205-94
City approval - 94 11 11
Regional approval - 94 11 27
48 Amending By-law 12-2006
City approval - 06 01 16
49 Amending By-law 206-2011
City approval - 11 06 22
50 Amending By-law 151-2006 City approval - 06 05 24
51 Amending By-law 150-2014
City approval - 14 05 04
52Amending By-law 246-99
City approval - 99 11 22
Regional approval - N/A
53 Amending By-law 151-2006
City approval - 06 05 24
54 Amending By-law 327-02
City approval - 02 11 13
55 Amending By-law 136-2006
City approval - 06 05 08
56 Amending By-law 136-2006
City approval - 06 05 08
57 Amending By-law 327-02
City approval - 02 11 13
58 Amending By-law 136-2006
City approval - 06 05 08
59 Amending By-Law 75-2009 City Approval - 09 03 11
60 Amending By-law 229-2011
City approval - 11 08 10
61 Amending By-law 196-2011
City approval - 11 06 22
62 Amending By-law 16-2026
City approval - 26 02 04
63 Amending By-law 150-2014
City approval - 14 05 04
64 Amending By-law 16-2026
City approval - 26 02 04
65 Amending By-law 95-2010
City Approval - 10 03 31
66 Amending By-law 205-94
City approval - 94 11 11
Regional approval - 94 11 27
67 Amending By-law 311-2013
City approval - 13 11 20
68 Amending By-law 151-2006 City approval - 06-05-24
69 Amending By-law 151-2006 City approval - 06 05 24
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Revision Date: 2026/02/12
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70 Amending By-law 96-2010
City approval - 10 03 31
71 Amending By-law 342-2011
City approval - 11 12 14
72 Amending By-law
City approval - 02 02 25
73 Amending By-law 341-2011
City approval - 11 12 14
74 Amending By-law 319-2009
City approval - 09 11 09
None
76 Amending By-law 151-2006
City approval - 06 05 24
77 Amending By-law 308-2011
City approval - 11 11 09
78 Amending By-law 245-93
City approval - 93 10 27
Regional approval - 93 11 11
79 Amending By-law 133-2014
City approval - 14 05 13
80 Amending By-law 133-2014
City approval - 14 05 13
81 Amending By-law 335-2013
City approval - 13 12 11
82 Amending By-law 112-94
City approval - 94 05 25
Regional approval - 94 06 23