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BY-LAW NUMBER 144-88
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BRANTFORD
To regulate Parking within the City of Brantford
WHEREAS The Municipal Act and other applicable legislation permits a municipality to
regulate parking within the City limits;
AND WHEREAS it is desired to consolidate the several parking By-laws presently in force
within the City of Brantford;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
BRANTFORD HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
In this By-law:
(a)
Boulevard - means that portion of the road allowance lying between the
adjacent property line and the edge of the travelled portion of the highway or
the edge of the shoulder, where such exists, furthest from the travelled
portion of the highway.
(b)
Bus Stop - means a part of the highway designated as an area at which
buses will stop to take on or let off passengers. Such an area shall be
designated by the displaying of Bus Stop signs that conform to the standard
as indicated in Schedule "1" to this By-law.
By-law 23-2014
(c)
By-law Enforcement Officer - means a duly authorized person who enforces
the parking provisions of this By-law and shall include a Police Officer.
(d)
City - means those lands lying within the limits of the City of Brantford as
amended from time to time.
By-law 23-2014
(e)
City Engineer - means the person appointed by Council as the
Commissioner of the Public Works Commission of The Corporation of the
City of Brantford or his/her duly authorized representatives. By-law 32-2025
(f)
Chief of Police - means that person appointed as the Chief of Police for the
City of Brantford as appointed pursuant to The Police Act or any successor
legislation.
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(g)
Commercial Motor Vehicle - means any motor vehicle having permanently
attached thereto a truck or delivery body and includes ambulances, hearses,
casket wagons, fire apparatus, police patrols, motor buses and tractors used
for hauling purposes on the highways.
(h)
Corner - with reference to a highway intersection means the point of
intersection of the prolongation of the edges of the roadways.
(i)
Corporation - means The Corporation of the City of Brantford.
(j)
Council - means the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of
Brantford.
(k)
Curb - means a structure composed of concrete or other suitable material
erected to define the edge of the roadway.
(l)
Crosswalk or Pedestrian Crossover, or School Crossing - means:
(i)
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; or By-law 32-2025
(ii)
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.
(m)
Driveway - means improved land on a highway which provides vehicular
access from the roadway to a laneway or a parking area on adjacent land.
(n)
Highway or Street - means a common and public highway, street, avenue,
parkway, driveway, laneway, square, place, bridge, viaduct, or trestle,
designed and intended for, or used by, the general public for the passage of
vehicles.
(o)
Holiday - includes Sunday, New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday,
Victoria Day, Canada Day, the Day proclaimed as a Civic holiday by The
Corporation, Labour Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation,
Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, the
day proclaimed as the Birthday or day fixed by proclamation of the
Governor General for the celebration of the birthday of the reigning
sovereign, and any day appointed by proclamation of the Governor
General or the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council as a public holiday or for a
general feast or thanksgiving and the next following day when any such
holiday falls on a Sunday. By-law 32-2025
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(p)
Intersection - means the area embraced within the prolongation or
connection of the lateral curb lines or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines
of two or more highways that join one another at an angle, whether or not
one highway crosses the other. By-law 32-2025
(q)
Loading Zone - means a space adjacent to a curb designated for the
exclusive use of commercial motor vehicles during the loading and unloading
of freight.
(r)
Official Time Standard - Whenever certain hours are named herein they shall
mean standard time or daylight saving time whichever is in current use in this
City.
(s)
One Way Street - means a street upon which vehicular traffic is limited to
movement in one direction.
(t)
Park or Parking - When prohibited, means 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.
(u)
Parking Enforcement Office - The Office established by the Council to
conduct the operations of parking enforcement and operation.
(v)
Parking Lot - means a parking lot or a portion thereof owned or leased by
The Corporation and listed on Schedule "2" to this By-law.
(w)
Parking Meter - means a device which shall indicate thereon the length of
time during which a vehicle may be parked which shall have as a part thereof
a receptacle for receiving and storing coins, a slot or space in which such
coins may be deposited, a timing mechanism to indicate the passage of the
interval of time during which the parking is permissible and which shall also
display a signal when said interval of time shall have elapsed.
(x)
Parking Meter Zone - means that part of a highway where parking is
controlled and regulated by a parking meter or meters.
(y)
Parking Space - means that portion of the surface of a highway or parking lot
designated and intended for the parking of vehicles, which space may be
indicated by painted lines or marks made on the ground or paved surface
alongside such space and/or on the bumper rail or curb or wall adjacent to
the front or rear of such parking space, and intended for the parking of
vehicles.
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By-law 57-2021
(z)
Pedestrian Crossover has the same meaning as in O. Reg. 402/15 to the
Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as amended.
(aa)
Person - means any individual, firm, co-partnership, association or
corporation.
(bb)
Police Officer or Constable - means a member of the Municipal Police Force
of the City of Brantford authorized to regulate and direct traffic and enforce or
carry out the provisions of this By-law.
By-law 107-2010
(cc)
Residential Street - means a public highway with adjacent land that is
comprised of single family and/or multiple family dwelling units wherein the
primary purpose is to reside.
By-law 182-2002
(dd)
Re-Park/No Re-Park - prohibits a person from over-extending a 2 hour
and/or 3 hour parking restriction through the relocation of a vehicle to
another on-street location. A person is, therefore, prohibited from re-parking
a vehicle at another on-street location in the downtown as identified in
Section '31' for a period of 5 hours from the start of the initial period of
having parked the vehicle on-street
(ee)
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 or more separate roadways, the term
"roadway" refers to any one roadway separately and not to all of the
roadways collectively.
(ff)
Road Allowances - shall mean all lands defined and/or dedicated as common
or public highways in The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, as amended, and
shall include public laneways.
(gg)
Roundabout - means a form of intersection for a highway that
accommodates traffic flows in a circular direction around a central island"
and renumbering all remaining definitions accordingly. By-law 153-2020
(hh)
Shoulder - means that part of the highway immediately adjacent to the
travelled portion of the roadway and having a surface which has been
improved for the use of vehicles with asphalt, concrete or gravel.
(ii)
Sidewalk - means that portion of a road allowance between the curb lines or
the lateral lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines, specifically
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designed and constructed for the use of pedestrians.
(jj)
Signs - means any sign, or roadway, curb or sidewalk marking or other
device placed or erected on a highway under the authority of this By-law for
the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic.
(kk)
Stand or Standing - When prohibited, means the halting of a vehicle, whether
occupied or not, except for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
receiving or discharging passengers.
(ll)
Stop or Stopping - when prohibited, means 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 Police
Officer or traffic control signal or sign.
By-law 107-2010
(mm) Tractor-Trailer Unit - is a commercial vehicle that consists of a large
detachable trailer attached to a motorized vehicle used for hauling purposes.
Also referred to as a transport truck.
(nn)
Traffic - includes pedestrians, animals which are ridden, led, or herded,
vehicles, motorized snow vehicles and other conveyances either singly or
together while using a highway for the purposes of travel.
By-law 124-2016:
(oo)
Traffic Control Device - means any sign, signal or other roadway, pavement,
curb, or sidewalk marking, or any other device, temporary or permanent,
erected or placed under the authority of this By-law for the purpose of
warning, regulating, guiding or directing traffic and the parking of vehicles.
(pp)
Traffic Control Signal - means any device operated manually, electrically or
mechanically for the regulation or control of traffic.
(qq)
Trailer - means a vehicle that is at any time drawn upon a highway by a
motor vehicle, except an implement of husbandry, a mobile home another
motor vehicle or any device or apparatus not designed to transport persons
or property, temporarily drawn, propelled or moved upon such highway, and
except a side car attached to a motorcycle, and shall be considered a
separate vehicle and not part of the motor vehicle by which it is drawn.
(rr)
U-Turn - means the turning of a vehicle within a roadway so as to proceed in
the opposite direction.
(ss)
Vehicle - includes a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road
building machine and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of
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power, including muscular power, but does not include a motorized snow
vehicle, an off-road vehicle as defined in the Off-Road Vehicles Act, or the
cars of electric, diesel or steam railways running only upon rails.
By-law 42-95
(tt)
Tractor - means the motor truck or cab portion of a tractor semi-trailer
combination.
By-law 42-95
(uu)
Tractor/Semi-Trailer - means a commercial vehicle designed for the
transportation of cargo which consists of a motor truck (Tractor) and a trailer
used for the storage of cargo.
By-law 109-2018
(vv)
Veteran Graphic Licence Plate means an Ontario veteran graphic licence
plate issued by the Province of Ontario to eligible veterans, displaying a
red poppy and the word "Veteran".
ENFORCEMENT
By-law 23-2014
2.
The Police Force of the City of Brantford and By-law Enforcement Officers shall
enforce the provisions of this By-law.
APPOINTMENT OF BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
3.
Council may by By-law appoint or employ such persons as may be deemed
necessary as By-law Enforcement Officers for the purpose of enforcing this By-law.
PART I: REGULATION OF ON-STREET PARKING
OBEDIENCE TO SIGNS
4.
Every person shall comply with any and all traffic control devices erected under the
provisions of this part.
GENERAL STOPPING AND PARKING REGULATIONS
5.
By-law 215-2020
(1)
No person shall park or stop any vehicle on any highway except:
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(a)
on the right-hand side of the highway, having regard to the direction in
which the vehicle was traveling.
(b)
with the right front and rear wheels parallel to the curb where there is
a raised curb or where there is no curb or a rolled curb, with the right
front and rear wheels parallel to and as near to the right-hand limit of
the highway as is practicable without stopping or parking over a
sidewalk or footpath.
(c)
with the right front and rear wheels not more than 0.3 metre from the
curb where there is a raised curb or where there is no curb or a rolled
curb, as near to the right-hand limit of the highway as is practicable
without stopping or parking over a sidewalk or footpath.
This section shall not apply where angle parking is specifically authorized
under this By-law, nor to prevent the parking or stopping of a vehicle on the
left-hand side of a highway designated for one-way traffic, where such
parking is not otherwise prohibited.
(2)
Where angle parking is permitted on a highway, no person shall stop or park
any vehicle except at the angle as indicated by pavement markings for angle
parking purposes; or if not indicated by pavement markings, then at an
angle of forty-five (45) degrees from the curb or boundary of the highway with
the front end of the vehicle at such curb or boundary.
By-law 107-2015
(3)
Where angle or parallel parking spaces are designated by lines or marks
painted on the roadway, no person shall stop or park any vehicle except
within an area designated as a parking space.
(4)
No person shall park any portion of a vehicle including a bicycle, in a
designated bicycle lane or combined use pathway, except in accordance with
a traffic control device or in compliance with the direction of a Police Officer.
6.
No person shall stop, stand or park any portion of a vehicle except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with a traffic control signal, sign or
device or the direction of a police officer, in any of the following places:
(a)
on a sidewalk
(b)
in front of, or within fifty (50) centimetres of a driveway to residential
premises having not more than three (3) dwelling units, or in front of or within
one (1) metre of any other public or private driveway. By-law 51-2025
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(c)
within three (3) metres of a point on the curb or edge of the highway adjacent
to any fire hydrant.
(d)
within an intersection.
By-law 57-2021
(e)
within fifteen (15) metres on approach to a pedestrian crossover, on a
pedestrian crossover, or fifteen (15) metres following the crossing.
(f)
Subject to clause (a) of Section 7 of this By-law, within ten (10) metres of the
nearest part of any intersection.
(g)
on a school crossing.
(h)
alongside or adjacent to any street excavation or obstruction when stopping,
standing, or parking would obstruct traffic.
(i)
on the roadway alongside of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or
curb of a roadway.
(j)
upon any bridge or other elevated structure or upon a highway overpass or
underpass.
By-law 163-94
(k)
within twenty-five (25) metres of an approach to a bus stop sign.
By-law 215-2020
(l)
on a boulevard where grass has grown.
(m)
on any part of the highway which is not intended for the use of vehicles.
7.
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall stop, stand or park any
portion of a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in
compliance with a traffic control signal, sign or device or the directions of a police
officer, in any of the following places:
(a)
within fifteen (15) metres of the nearest part of any intersection.
(b)
within fifteen (15) metres of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
By-law 215-2020
(c)
within six (6) metres of the driveway entrance to any fire station.
(d)
within twenty-five (25) metres of the driveway entrance to any fire station
on the side of the highway opposite the entrance.
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(e)
in front of the entrance to a hotel, theatre, office building, or place where
goods are regularly delivered or removed.
(f)
within thirty (30) metres of the nearest part of any signalized intersection.
(g)
within ten (10) metres of the nearest part of a school crossing
(h)
within fifteen (15) metres of the termination of a dead-end street or cul-de-
sac.
8.
No person shall park any vehicle upon a highway in such a manner or under such
conditions as to leave available less than four (4) metres of the width of the roadway
for free movement of vehicular traffic.
9.
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle on a highway for a period longer than
twenty-four (24) consecutive hours.
By-law 96-2016
(2)
No person shall park a vehicle having more than two axles or having more
than four tires on any highway within the City of Brantford between the hours
of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., with the exception of vehicles having more than
two axles or having more than four tires that are owned and operated by
Enbridge Gas Inc., and only while said Enbridge Gas Inc. vehicles are
engaged in their official capacity.
By-law 7-2021
(3)
No person shall park a trailer at any time on any highway within the City of
Brantford that is not attached to a motor vehicle.
By-law 107-2010
(4)
No person shall park a tractor-trailer unit on a residential street within the City
of Brantford unless in the act of delivering and/or receiving goods as part of
business operations.
By-law 92-2023
(5)
No person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked on any
highway without valid licence plates attached.
10.
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle on any highway in the City of Brantford
between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. during the prohibited days when
signs to that effect are displayed as set out in Columns 1, 2, 3, and 4 of
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Schedule 3 to this By-law.
(2)
The signs referred to in subsection (1) shall be erected facing traffic within
fifteen (15) metres of the commencement of each block on each street in the
City of Brantford or at the point in such block that the restriction begins, on
each street.
11.
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday inclusive, park any vehicle
on that side of a highway or portion of a highway which is immediately
adjacent to school property as set out in Columns 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 4
to this By-law.
(2)
The signs referred to in subsection (1) shall be erected facing traffic within
fifteen (15) metres of the commencement of each block on each street in the
City of Brantford or at the point in such block that the restriction begins, on
each street.
12.
Where signs to that effect are displayed no person shall park a vehicle on that side
of a highway or portion of a highway adjacent to a public park or playground.
13.
(1)
The Chief of Police and the City Engineer and their authorized
representatives are hereby authorized and directed to erect or place
temporary "No Parking" signs on any common or public highway, roadway,
street, avenue, parkway, driveway, laneway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or
trestle designed for and intended for, or used by the general public for the
passage of vehicles.
(2)
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) such signs shall be erected
by the Chief of Police or the City Engineer or their authorized representatives
in the event of fires or fire alarms or parades, or while large assemblies are
in an auditorium or otherwise, for a reasonable period of time during or after
fires or fire alarms or immediately preceding and following parades or
assemblies, provided however, that "No Parking" signs shall be erected one
hour or more before such parades or assemblies.
(3)
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) such signs shall be erected
by the City Engineer or their authorized representatives to facilitate the
removal of snow or ice, to facilitate street cleaning, to facilitate tree trimming
or to facilitate construction of or repair to roads, curbs and gutters, sewers or
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watermains, provided however, that such "No Parking" signs shall be erected
one hour or more before such works are to commence. By-law 32-2025
By-law 124-2016
(4)
Any such signs erected or placed under this section shall be deemed to be a
traffic control device within the meaning of Clause (mm) of Section 1 of this
By-law.
By-law 124-2016
(5)
Where a temporary traffic control device is erected in accordance with
Section 13 of this By-law, no person shall park a vehicle contrary to the
provisions of said Section unless otherwise expressly permitted in
accordance with the provisions of this By-law.
14.
Where signs to that effect are displayed, angle parking in accordance with the
provisions of subsection (2) of Section 5 is permitted on the highways at the sides
and between the limits set out respectively in Schedule 5 of this By-law.
15.
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed, areas for passenger pick-up zones
for commercial purposes only are hereby authorized and assigned on the
highways at the sides and the locations set out in Schedule '6' of this By-law.
(2)
No vehicle other than a commercial vehicle licenced for the purpose of
transporting passengers and while waiting for hire shall be parking in a zone
as referred to in Subsection (1) and marked as a passenger pick-up zone by
a sign.
STOPPING AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS ON CERTAIN ROADS
16.
(1)
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
Schedule 7 to this By-law.
(2)
The signs referred to in subsection (1) shall be erected facing traffic within
fifteen (15) metres of the commencement of each block on each street in the
City of Brantford or at the point in such block that the restriction begins, on
each street.
17.
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall stop a vehicle on
any highway at the side and between the limits and during the prohibited
times and days all as set out in Schedule 8 to this By-law.
(2)
The signs referred to in subsection (1) shall be erected facing traffic within
fifteen (15) metres of the commencement of each block on each street in the
City of Brantford or at the point in such block that the restriction begins, on
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each street.
NO PARKING - DURING CERTAIN TIMES
By-law 180-92
18.
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall park a vehicle on
any highway at the side and between the limits and during the prohibited
times and days all as set out in Schedules 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and
15 to this By-law.
(2)
The signs referred to in subsection (1) shall be erected facing traffic within
fifteen (15) metres of the commencement of each block on each street in the
City of Brantford or at the point in such block that the restriction begins, on
each street.
RESTRICTED PARKING
19.
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed no person shall park a vehicle on
any highway at the side and between the limits stated by such signs or for a
longer period of time as stated by such signs all as provided for in Schedule
10 to this By-law.
(2)
The signs referred to in subsection (1) shall be erected facing traffic within
fifteen (15) metres of the commencement of each block on each street in the
City of Brantford or at the point in such block that the restriction begins, on
each street.
By-law 47-2018
(3)
No person shall re-park a vehicle on any highway within the Downtown as
identified in Schedule '31' unless a valid accessible parking permit is
displayed on the dashboard or a sun visor of the vehicle in a manner that the
permit number and expiry date is clearly visible.
ALTERNATE SIDE OF STREET PARKING
20.
(1)
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 in Schedule '11',
Schedule '12', Schedule '13', Schedule '14' or Schedule '15' during the time
or days set out in the said Schedules.
(2)
The signs referred to in subsection (1) shall be erected facing traffic within
fifteen (15) metres of the commencement of each block on each street in the
City of Brantford or at the point in such block that the restriction begins, on
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each street.
PICK-UP ZONE
21.
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 in Schedule '16' or Schedule '17'
to this By-law for a longer period of time or days than that as set out in the said
Schedules.
LOADING ZONES
22.
(1)
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall stop, stand or park
any vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle in any Loading Zone
during the restricted time periods as set out in Schedule '18' to this By-law.
By-law 32-2025
(2)
Where signs to that effect are displayed, no person shall stop, stand or park
any commercial motor vehicle in any Loading Zone for a longer period of
time during the prescribed time periods as set out in Schedule '18' to this By-
law, or for any purpose other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery
or pick up and loading of materials or goods. By-law 32-2025
SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONE
23.
Where signs to that effect are displayed no person shall stop a vehicle or permit a
vehicle to remain stopped, other than a school bus, in an area designated as a
school bus loading zone set out in Schedule '19' to this By-law.
SNOW REMOVAL
24.
(1)
Where Snow Route signs are displayed, no person shall park or stand a
vehicle or permit such vehicle to remain parked or standing on any highway
at the side and between the limits as set out in Schedule '20' to this By-law in
such a manner as to interfere with the removal of snow or ice from such
highways. By-law 32-2025
(2)
The signs referred to in subsection (1) shall be erected facing traffic within
fifteen (15) metres of the commencement of each block on each street in the
City of Brantford or at the point in such block that the restriction begins, on
each street. By-law 32-2025
(3)
Council shall cause to be placed and maintained Snow Route signs along
such highways as designated by Schedule '20' of this By-law. The said Snow
Route signs shall conform to the standard as indicated in Schedule '21' to
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this By-law. By-law 32-2025
PARKING METER ZONES
25.
Repealed via By-law 32-2025
26.
Repealed via By-law 32-2025
27.
Repealed via By-law 32-2025
28.
Repealed via By-law 32-2025
29.
Repealed via By-law 32-2025
COMMERCIAL PARKING PERMITS
30.
Repealed via By-law 32-2025
VEHICLES SUBJECT TO REMOVAL WHEN ILLEGALLY PARKED
By-law 68-2023
31.
In addition to any other penalties provided by this By-law, upon discovery of any
vehicle parked, stopped, or standing on any street in contravention of the provisions
of this By-law, a Police Officer or a By-law Enforcement Officer may cause such
vehicle to be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place and all
costs and charges for the removing, care, and storage thereof, if any, are a lien
upon the vehicle and may be enforced in the manner provided for by existing
legislation
PART II: REGULATION OF MUNICIPAL OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS
32. In this part:
(a)
Driver - means the person having care and control of a vehicle.
(b)
Coin Station - means a pay and display fee collection system designed to
manage numerous spaces in an unattended parking facility.
(i)
A person utilizing the machine inserts coins of the Dominion of
Canada into a coin slot, or a credit card where applicable, purchasing
the parking time desired. The machine dispenses a valid parking
ticket which is placed on the dash of the parked vehicle, on the
drivers side with the time showing.
(ii)
The parking ticket will display the entry time, expiry time and purchase
cost.
METERED LOT
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33. Repealed via By-law 32-2025
COIN STATION
34.
(1)
Where a coin station is used to regulate the parking of vehicles in a parking
lot, the fee, the rate, the time limit and the hours of operation shall be clearly
marked on the coin station.
(2)
The driver of any vehicle entering a coin station lot and parking the vehicle
thereon shall pay for the parking of such vehicle thereby depositing the
proper fee in the coin station and displaying the parking ticket on the vehicle
dashboard, on the driver's side, with the time showing.
(3)
No person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to be parked in a parking
space without purchasing a valid parking ticket and displaying the ticket on
the dashboard of the vehicle, on the driver's side with the time showing. The
fact that a vehicle is parked in a private space without a valid and properly
displayed parking ticket or displaying an expired ticket shall be prima facie
evidence that such vehicle is parked in violation of this section. It is an
offence hereunder for any person to cause or permit any vehicle owned or
registered in that person's name to be parked in violation of this section.
(4)
Subsection (2) herein does not apply to a motor vehicle displaying a valid
Veteran Graphic Licence Plate for a period of time up to 24 consecutive
hours. (By-law 109-2018)
GATED/ATTENDANT PARKING LOT
35.
(1)
Where a parking lot is controlled by a gate or an attendant, the fee for
parking shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at or upon each parking lot
by means of a sign or signs bearing the rates for parking and the hours
during which the parking lot is opened for business.
(2)
All drivers of vehicles entering a parking lot controlled by an attendant or
automatic gate, shall obtain a ticket upon entering and before parking, unless
the driver of the vehicle is entitled to the parking as permitted by the City
Engineer and has placed the parking permit facing outward in the front
windshield area.
(3)
The driver of the vehicle parked in an attendant or automatic gate controlled
parking lot shall pay for the parking of such vehicle there immediately prior to
leaving the parking lot by depositing the proper fee in the coin receptacle in
the automatic gate or by paying the proper fee to the attendant on duty at the
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parking lot as the case may be.
(4)
No person shall park a vehicle or have a vehicle parked in a parking space in
a gated/attendant parking lot without paying the proper fee. It shall be an
offence hereunder for any person to cause or permit any vehicle owned by or
registered in that person's name to be parked in violation of this section.
(5)
Whether or not payment is made pursuant to subsection (4), no person shall
remove a vehicle from a gated/attendant parking lot by forcing or breaking
the gate at the entrance of the parking lot.
GENERAL
36.
(1)
No vehicle shall be parked in such a manner that it occupies more than one
parking space.
(2)
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any automatic gate,
parking meter or coin station, a slug, device, or other substitute for the fee in
lawful money.
(3)
In addition to any other penalty provided by this By-law, upon discovery of
any vehicle parked in contravention of the provisions of this By-law, the City
Engineer or their designate or a By-law Enforcement Officer or a Police
Officer may cause such vehicle to be moved or taken to and placed or stored
in a suitable place, and all costs and charges for the removing, care and
storage thereof, if any, are a lien upon the vehicle and may be enforced in
the manner provided for in The Mechanics' Lien Act. By-law 32-2025
(4)
No vehicle having an overall length of more than 6.1 metres or an overall
width of 2.3 metres shall be parked in a parking lot. The overall length and
width of a vehicle shall be deemed to include the length and width of any
load or trailer carried by or attached to any such vehicle. By-law 48-2016
(5)
No person shall drive any vehicle on a parking lot to or from the designated
parking spaces or on the traffic aisles thereof, except in accordance with the
signs, directional arrows and/or pavement markings provided for this
purpose.
(6)
No person shall drive on any traffic aisle in a parking lot at a speed in excess
of 15 kilometres per hour unless signs designating a different maximum
speed are posted.
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(7)
No vehicles shall be parked or left unattended on any traffic aisle in a parking
lot.
(8)
No person shall enter or leave a parking lot at other than the designated
entrances and exits.
(9)
No person shall use or occupy any portion of a parking lot in a manner so as
to endanger the person or property of another.
(10)
No person shall use any portion of a parking lot as a place for the buying,
selling or displaying of goods, wares or merchandise of any nature or kind
whatsoever without the prior consent of Council.
(11)
No person shall distribute literature or place handbills in a parking lot or in or
upon any vehicle while parked there without the consent of Council.
(12)
No person shall park a vehicle on a parking lot for the purpose of displaying
such vehicle for sale, or washing, greasing or repairing such vehicles, except
where such repairs are necessitated by an emergency.
(13)
All vehicles entering a parking lot for delivery of goods or persons or for
emergency repairs to vehicles must pay the regular parking fee except where
permission to do so without paying such fee has previously been given by
the City Engineer.
(14)
The City Engineer may prohibit the entrance to a parking lot of any vehicle
which in their opinion, could be a hazard, nuisance, or danger to the
premises, or to other vehicles or persons using the parking lot. By-law 32-2025
(15)
No person, unless employed by the City or with its express consent, shall
enter any buildings, or loiter on, in or about a parking lot.
(16)
The fees payable under the provisions of this By-law do not apply to coin
stations or any metered parking lots on Sundays and statutory holidays.
(17)
Nothing contained in this By-law shall prevent the council from providing free
parking on a parking lot at its discretion.
(18)
It shall be an offence for the driver, operator or owner of any vehicle to permit
such vehicle to occupy any parking space or portion thereof for a longer
period than that for which the fee has been paid.
(19)
Nothing herein contained shall prohibit a vehicle from being parked in order
to use the unexpired time on a parking meter or a coin station.
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(20)
The fee for the use of parking lots shall be as set out in the Fees and
Charges By-law as amended. By-law 32-2025
By-law 92-2023
(21)
No person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked in any
municipal parking lot without valid licence plates attached.
By-law 92-2023
(22)
No person shall park any vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked in any
municipal parking lot for greater than seven (7) consecutive days without a
valid monthly parking permit.
By-law 92-2023
(23)
No person shall park any vehicle or permit a vehicle to remain parked in an
accessible parking space in any municipal parking lot for greater than 24
hours of free parking.
REVENUE
37.
The net revenue derived from the fees charged at parking lots shall be deposited
in a reserve fund to be used for the following purposes:
(a)
Firstly, for the payment of interest and principal falling due in each year in
respect of any debentures issued for the purposes of acquiring land or
buildings where a vehicle may be parked pursuant to Section 208(55) of The
Municipal Act.
(b)
Secondly, for the acquisition establishment, laying out, or improvement of
additional parking lots or facilities and,
(c)
Thirdly, for such other purposes as the Council may approve.
MONTHLY PARKING PERMITS
38.
(1)
Monthly parking permits for vehicles may be obtained upon payment of a fee
set out in the Fees and Charges By-law as amended. Alternatively, such
permits may be made available to employees of the Corporation free of
charge. Any such monthly permit shall allow occupancy of a parking space
only if same is vacant and available on such days as the parking lot is open.
By-law 32-2025
(2)
In the event that a monthly parking permit is permitted in a parking lot shown
in Schedule "23" to this By-law, the provisions of Sections 33, 34 and 35 of
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this By-law shall not apply to a vehicle displaying or utilizing such permits.
(3)
Such permits may be issued for one or more specific parking lots or for all
parking lots in the City, and the parking lot or lots for which the permit is
issued along with the expiry date of the permit, shall be clearly noted on the
permit, or if the permit is for all parking lots, such shall also be noted on the
permit. It shall be an offence to park in a parking lot other than that noted on
the permit unless the proper fee is paid for the use of the parking lot
pursuant to Sections 33, 34 or 35.
PART III: UNAUTHORIZED PARKING ON PRIVATE OR MUNICIPAL PROPERTY
39. In this part:
By-law 23-2014
(a)
Municipal Property - means property owned or occupied by the City or any
local board thereof.
(b)
Private Property - means any real property which is privately owned and
which is not municipal property as defined in this By-law.
By-law 23-2014
(c)
Occupant -
i.
The tenant of the property or part thereof whose consent shall
extend only to the control of the land by such tenant and any
parking spaces allotted to such tenant under the lease or
tenancy agreement;
ii.
The spouse of the tenant;
iii.
A person or a municipality, 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, municipality or local
board whose consent shall extend only to the part of the
property that is subjected to the easement or right-of-way; or
iv.
A person authorized in writing by an occupant as defined in
subsection I, ii or iii of this definition to act on the occupant's
behalf for requesting the enforcement of this By-law.
BY-LAW 23-2014
(d)
Owner -
i.
The registered owner of the property;
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ii.
The registered owner of a condominium unit, whose consent shall extend
only to the control of the owner's unit and any parking spaces allotted to the
owner by the condominium corporation or reserved for the owner's exclusive
use in the declaration of description of the property;
iii.
The spouse of a person described in Subsection I or ii of this definition;
iv.
Where the property is included in a description registered under the
Condominium Act, 1998, the board of directors of the condominium
corporation; or
v.
A person authorized in writing by a property owner as defined in subsection I,
ii, iii or vi of this definition to act on the owner's behalf for requesting the
certification under this By-law
(e)
Certified Officer (Parking Offences) -
Any person who has been or is certified by the City Engineer as competent
for the purposes of enforcing this By-law within the City or any specified part
or parts of it for any period set out in the certificate and whose certificate has
not lapsed or been suspended or cancelled by the City Engineer.
By-law 23-2014
40.
No person shall park or leave a vehicle:
(a)
On private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of such
property; or
(b)
On municipal property without the consent of the Corporation or, if the
property is under the jurisdiction of a Local Board, by the said Local Board,
as the case may be.
By-law 60-2025
41. (a) Every Certified Officer (Parking Offences) who complies with the conditions in
subsection 41(b) is appointed as a By-law Enforcement Officer for the period of time
and area of the City set out in the certificate issued by the City Engineer; and for the
purpose of issuing certificates of parking infraction and parking infraction notices
under Part II of the Provincial Offences Act and Administrative Penalty System
(APS) under Sections 102.1 and 434.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25
for enforcing by-laws respecting the parking of vehicles on private property.
41 (b) The conditions applicable to every Certified Officer (Parking Offences) include:
(I)
The Person is at least 18 years of age.
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(Ii)
The person is entitled to work in Canada.
(Iii)
The person is the owner.
(iv)
The private property is used as a parking lot.
(v)
The person is not, directly or indirectly, the owner of a tow truck or an
employee of an owner or operator of a tow truck.
(vi)
The person authorizes and agrees to personal background checks as
necessary to confirm that he or she is of good character.
(vii)
The person is not facing criminal code or other federal statute
charges and does not have a criminal record that would adversely
affect his or her credibility in court proceedings, unless a pardon has
been granted.
(viii)
The person executes an indemnity agreement with The Corporation
substantially in form satisfactory to the City Engineer and the City
Solicitor and provides and maintains liability insurance and files a
current certificate in a form and amount satisfactory to the City
Engineer.
By-law 60-2025
(ix)
The Person shall not prepare or issue any document in relation to a
vehicle parked, stopped or standing on private property other than: (1)
A certificate of parking infraction and parking infraction notice issued
under Part II of the Provincial Offices Act or Administrative Penalty
System; and
(x)
The person satisfies any other conditions set by the City Engineer
from time to time.
41 (c) Despite subsection 42(10(a), a Certified Officer (Parking Offences) may not
provide for the removal and impounding of a motor vehicle
41 (d) The appointment of each Certified Officer (Parking Offences) as a By-law
Enforcement Officer terminates immediately when the Certified Officer (Parking
Offences):
(i)
ceases to be an owner of the private property identified in the
certificate
(ii)
ceases to be a parking offences officer for the private property identified in
the agreement.
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41 (e) The City Engineer may suspend or cancel the certificate of any Certified Officer
(Parking Offences) who violates or ceases to comply with any of the conditions in:
(i)
subsection 41 (b) or 41 (c); or
(ii)
the signed certificates.
42.
(1)
A By-law Enforcement Officer, in the event that a motor vehicle is parked or
left in contravention of this part, may;
(a)
provide for the removal and impounding of the motor vehicle;
and/or
(b)
issue a Certificate of Parking Infraction; and/or
(c)
commence such other proceeding as he may deem
appropriate under the Provincial Offences Act.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the driver or owner of a motor vehicle parked
or left on private property is not liable to any penalty or shall not have the
vehicle removed or impounded hereunder except upon the written complaint
of the owner or occupant of the property given to a By-law Enforcement
Officer.
(3)
Where a By-law Enforcement Officer has caused a motor vehicle to be
moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place, all costs and
charges for removing, care and storage thereof, if any, are a lien upon the
vehicle and may be enforced in the manner provided by existing legislation
as amended from time to time.
43.
Where an owner or occupant of property has posted signs stating conditions on
which a motor vehicle may be parked or left on the property or prohibiting the
parking or leaving of motor vehicles on the property a motor vehicle parked or left
on the property contrary to such conditions or prohibition shall be deemed to have
been parked or left without consent.
PART IV: ACCESSIBLE PARKING
By-law 137-90
Made in pursuance of paragraphs 119 and 150 of Section 210 of the Municipal Act
and Part II-A of the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made thereunder.
44.
Being a By-law to authorize the creation and designation of parking spaces on
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highways and/or on municipal or private property for the exclusive use of vehicles
which are displaying a permit in accordance with the requirements of the Highway
Traffic Act and the regulations made thereunder and this By-law, and to provide for
the enforcement necessary to prevent the unauthorized use of such permits and
designated parking spaces.
45.
In this By-law:
(1)
Accessible - means the degree to which a Designated Parking Space is
available to a person with a disability as defined in the Highway Traffic Act.,
as amended;
(2)
Designated Parking Space means a parking space designated under this By-
law for the exclusive use of a vehicle displaying a permit in accordance with
the requirements of the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made
thereunder and this By-law;
(3) Municipal Or Private Property means any open area or portion of a structure,
other than a street or highway, intended for the temporary parking of vehicles
and on which there are designated parking spaces, whether their use
involves the payment of a fee or otherwise;
(4)
Permit means a accessible parking permit issued under the Highway Traffic
Act or a permit, number plate or other marker or device issued by another
jurisdiction and recognized under that Act.
By-law 88-94
(5)
Designated Sign means a "No Parking Sign" which shows the international
symbol for the disabled and used for that sole purpose of designating parking
spaces for the sole use of vehicles used by disabled persons (Schedule '24').
By-law 88-94
(6)
Disabled Person means a person with a disability as defined in the Highway
Traffic Act, has amended.
(7)
Private Parking Lot means an off-street parking lot or other parking facility to
which the public has access, whether on payment of a fee or otherwise and
which is not owned or operated by the City and which is identified on
Schedule 25 attached hereto and as amended from time to time.
46.
(1)
A designated parking space shall be distinctly indicated in accordance with
the requirements of the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made
thereunder and utilizing the designated sign as outlined in this By-law.
(2)
A designated parking space on municipal or private property shall have a
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width of not less than 4.4 metres.
(3)
Designated parking spaces,
(a)
on streets and highways are described in Schedule 26, and
(b)
on private property are described in Schedule 25.
47.
(1)
The owners and operators of private parking lots or other parking facilities to
which the public has access, whether on payment of a fee or otherwise, shall
provide designated parking spaces in accordance with the City of Brantford
Zoning By-law.
By-law 88-94
(2)
The City Engineer shall designate a minimum of 1% of parking spaces on
parking lots owned and operated by The Corporation for the exclusive use of
disabled persons or drivers of vehicles authorized for carrying a disabled
person, and such designated spaces shall be marked as such by a
designated sign.
48.
No person or organization shall park a vehicle in a designated parking space, under
this By-law, unless a currently valid permit has been issued to that person,
organization or to a passenger being picked-up or transported in the vehicle and
such permit is displayed on or in the vehicle in accordance with the requirements of
the Highway Traffic Act, the regulations made thereunder and this By-law.
49. Despite any other provisions in this By-law, no person shall park a vehicle on a street
or highway in such a manner as to interfere with the clearing of snow from the street
or highway.
50. The driver or operator of a vehicle which displays a permit in accordance with the
requirements of the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made thereunder and
this By-law shall not be required to pay an amount in excess of the normal fee paid
by other users of the same parking lots or other parking facilities to which the public
has access.
51. (1)
Any person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an
offence and shall be liable on conviction therefore to a fine of not less than
$300.00 and not more than $5,000.00. exclusive of costs.
(2)
The owner of a vehicle may be charged with and convicted of an offence
under this By-law for which the driver of the vehicle is subject to be charged
unless, at the time of the offence, the vehicle was in the possession of some
person other than the owner without the owner's consent and on conviction
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the owner is liable to the penalty prescribed or provided for the offence.
By-law 68-2023
(3)
A Police Officer, Police Cadet, By-law Enforcement Officer or an officer
appointed for carrying out the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act, upon
discovery of any vehicle parked or left in contravention of this By-law, may
cause it to be moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place 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 Part
III of the Repair and Storage Liens Act, 1989.
PART V: FIRE ROUTES ON PRIVATE ROADWAYS
52. In this part:
(a)
Authorized Emergency Vehicle - means fire department vehicles, police
vehicles, ambulances, and any other vehicles of utility companies that may
be required for control of any emergency at the properties designated in
Schedule "27" of this By-law.
(b)
Chief Fire Official - means the person appointed by Council as the Chief of
the Fire Department for The Corporation.
(c)
Fire Route - means a private roadway, lane, ramp or other means of
vehicular access to a building required to be constructed and maintained in
compliance with the Ontario Fire Code, Section 2.5.1.1.
(d)
Fire Route Signs - shall mean a sign not less than thirty (30) centimetres in
width and not less than forty-five (45) centimetres in length and shall display
the information "No Parking" or a symbol in lieu thereof as specified in The
Highway Traffic Act and Regulations passed thereunder, and the words "Fire
Route", or such other sign as is approved by the Chief Fire Official.
(e)
Private Roadway - means any private road, 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.
FIRE ROUTES
53.
(1)
The private roadways, at the locations listed in Schedule 27 attached to and
forming part of this By-law, are hereby designated as Fire Routes.
(2)
Site plans or sketches of the proposed fire routes may be made a part of
Schedule 27.
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OFFENCE
54.
(1)
No person shall park or leave a vehicle, except an authorized emergency
vehicle, along a Fire Route designated by this By-law.
(2)
The provisions of subsection 1 shall not be effective in respect of any fire
route designated by this By-law unless fire route signs are erected and on
display adjacent to the fire route in accordance with Section 59 of this By-
law.
FIRE ROUTE SIGNS
55.
Fire Routes designated by this By-law shall be indicated by fire route signs erected
and maintained by the property owner or their agent, and the location of such fire
route signs shall be approved by the Chief Fire Official, or their designate. By-law 32-
2025
By-law 68-2023
56.
A Police Officer, Police Cadet or By-law Enforcement Officer, upon discovery of a
vehicle parked or left in contravention of this By-law may cause the vehicle to be
moved or taken to and placed or stored in a suitable place, and all costs and
charges for removing, care and storage thereof, if any, are a lien upon such vehicle,
and such lien may be enforced in the manner provided by Section 48 of The
Mechanics' Lien Act, as amended from time to time.
PART VI: PENALTIES
By-law 60-2025
57.
(1)
Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an
offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $5,000.00 exclusive of costs, for
each offence, and every such fine is recoverable under The Provincial
Offences Act or the Administrative Penalty System.
By-law 196-96
(2)
the owner of a vehicle that is found parked, stopped or standing in
contravention of this By-law is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable
to a fine not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) exclusive of costs
unless the owner proves to the satisfaction of the court that the time of the
offence the motor vehicle was in the possession of another person without
the owner's consent, express or implied.
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By-law 55-2013
58.
(1)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law in respect to penalties for
violations of the provisions of this By-law, where a vehicle is found parked, in
contravention of this By-law, the Police Officer or the By-law Enforcement
Officer so finding the vehicle may attach to the vehicle a certificate of parking
infraction in the form of a serially numbered notice which complies with the
Provincial Offences Act and states:
(a)
The permit number and make and style of the vehicle.
(b)
That the vehicle is unlawfully parked, and a description of the
parking offence.
(c)
The date, time and place of the alleged offence.
(d)
The set fine respecting the offence.
(e)
That the owner or operator thereof may report to the Parking
Enforcement Office within fifteen days exclusive of Sundays,
and public holidays, after the day when the parking infraction
notice is attached, to make a voluntary payment of the penalty;
(2)
The certificate of parking infraction shall be prepared in duplicate and the
Police Officer or the By-law Enforcement Officer may attach one copy to the
vehicle and deliver the other copy to the Parking Enforcement Office.
(3)
The owner or operator of the vehicle may, within fifteen days exclusive of
Sundays and public holidays, after the day when the parking infraction notice
is attached to the vehicle or served upon the owner or operator, report to the
Parking Enforcement Office and pay to the City of Brantford the sum
designated by this By-law as the penalty for the purposes of the set fine
payment which sum shall be accepted as payment of the penalty in full
satisfaction in respect of the alleged offence, and a receipt therefore shall be
given to the person making the payment.
(4)
If a set fine payment is not made in accordance with the procedure provided
in this section, the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act and the penalties
provided for in Schedule "28" of this By-law shall apply.
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PART VII: GENERAL
60. By-law 4-2023
(1)
Parking Restrictions shall not, if compliance thereof would be impractical,
apply to:
(a)
Police or Fire Department Vehicles, ambulances, or
(b)
Vehicles registered to The Corporation of the City of Brantford with
four way flashers turned on or safety beacon activated
(2)
Such exemptions shall apply only while such vehicles are engaged in their
official capacity.
(3)
Any exemption to on-street parking fee(s) outlined in the City of Brantford's
Fees and Charges By-law as amended must be in accordance with the
location and the entity included in Schedule 35 of Parking By-law 144-88.
61.
The Schedules referred to in this By-law shall form a part of this By-law and each
entry in a column of such a schedule shall be read in conjunction with all entries
across therefrom, and not otherwise.
62.
(1)
In this By-law:
(a)
word importing the singular number of the masculine gender
include more persons, parties, or things of the same kind and
females as well as males and the converse.
(b)
a word interpreted in the singular number has a corresponding
meaning when used in the plural.
(c)
"may" shall be construed as permissive.
(d)
"shall" shall be construed as imperative.
(2)
Where a distance is used in this By-law as part of a prohibition of parking or
stopping within a specified distance of an object, structure, land or a part of a
highway, such distance shall be measured:
(a)
along the curb or edge of the roadway from a point in such
curb or edge of roadway opposite such object, structure, land
or part of a highway, unless the context otherwise requires,
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and
(b)
from such object, structure, land, or part of a highway in all
directions.
(3)
The various prohibitions of this By-law are cumulative and not mutually
self-exclusive.
(4)
It is declared that if any section, subsection or part of parts thereof be
declared by any Court of Law to be bad, illegal or ultra vires, such part of
parts shall be deemed to be severable and all parts hereof are declared to
be separate and independent and enacted as such.
63.
The By-laws of The Corporation of the City of Brantford as set out in Schedule "29"
attached hereto and forming part of this By-law are hereby repealed.
PART VIII - TIME LIMIT EXEMPTION PERMIT PARKING
BY-LAW 118-91 - MTC APPROVED AUG. 13/91
64. In this part:
(a)
Time Limit Exemption Parking Permit means a permit issued by the City
Engineer which exempts an approved motor vehicle from the time limit
restrictions set forth in Schedule '10' to this By-law within a time limit
exemption area.
(b)
Approved Motor Vehicle means:
(i)
an automobile; and
(ii)
a station wagon; and
(iii)
a van or truck which is used for personal use only; but does not
include:
(i)
a motorcycle; or
(ii)
recreational vehicle; or
(iii)
a commercial vehicle; or
(iv)
a bus; or
(v)
a vehicle having more than two axles or more than four tires.
(c)
Eligible Applicant means an owner, occupant or tenant of a qualifying
residential premises, who
(i)
resides at the said premises; and
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(ii)
is the registered owner of an approved motor vehicle.
By-law 24-2022
(d)
Qualifying Residential Premises means a dwelling unit within a one, two,
three or four family dwelling.
(e)
Time Limit Exemption Area means a highway or part of a highway as
designated in accordance with Schedule '30'.
65.
(1)
City Council may designate a "Time Limit Exemption Area" by listing the
highway or highway section in Schedule '30'.
(2)
The designated highway will be signed for time limit exemption permit
parking.
(3)
An eligible applicant may apply for a parking permit on the street designated
in Schedule '30'.
(4)
Every application for a parking permit shall provide the following information:
(a)
Name and place of residence of the applicant; and
(b)
Licence 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 other information as the City Engineer may require for
the purpose of the application.
(5)
The City Engineer may issue a maximum of two parking permits per
qualifying residential premises, per street said premise abuts.
(6)
The parking permit shall be affixed to the lower corner of the windshield on
the driver's side of an approved vehicle so that it is clearly visible to outside
viewing.
(7)
The fee for each time limit exemption parking permit is outlined in the current
Fees and Charges By-law, payable in advance on a calendar year basis on
or before the first day of January of each year.
(8)
An approved motor vehicle displaying a valid time limit exemption parking
permit may be parked in any on-street parking space within the time limit
exemption area specified on the permit, for a period of time exceeding the
parking time limit displayed on official signs on that street.
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(9)
Notwithstanding Subsection 8, an approved motor vehicle shall not be
parked in a time exemption area contrary to:
(a)
the directions on temporary signs erected for the purpose of
permitting construction or maintenance of the right-of-way; or
(b)
the directions of a Police Officer or a member of the Fire
Department; or
(c)
the direction of the operator of an authorized emergency
vehicle; or
(d)
any other provisions in Parking By-law 144-88, which are
unrelated to time limit parking restrictions.
(10)
The City Engineer, with the approval of City Council, may upon 30 days
notice, cancel a time limit exemption parking permit and the unexpired
portion of the fee shall be refunded.
66.
That this By-law shall become effective October 1, 1988 save and except that any
provisions of this By-law affecting traffic on highways designated as a connecting
link pursuant to Section 19 of The Public Transportation and Highway Improvement
Act
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PART IX - AUTHORIZED PERMIT PARKING
67. In this part:
(1) Authorized Municipal Government Parking means a permit issued by the City
Parking Authority which permits vehicles registered to municipal employees
to park where signs to that effect are displayed on any highway at the side
and between the limits set out respectively in Schedule "33" of this By-law.
(2)
The signs referred to in subsection (1) shall be erected facing traffic within
fifteen (15) metres of the commencement of each block on each street in the
City of Brantford or at the point in such block that the restriction begins on
each street.
PART X - PERMIT PARKING
68.
In this section:
a)
b)
A "Parking Permit" shall be a permit issued by the City
Engineer which exempts the "approved motor vehicle"
from the parking prohibition in force and effect on the
identified street under the provisions of this Section and
which sets out upon its face the make of the vehicle to
which it is affixed, the number of the licence plate
attached to the subject vehicle, the name of the street
where it is valid, and the date that it expires.
An "approved motor vehicle" means:
1) a passenger vehicle bearing a valid Ontario
licence plate
2) a motorcycle bearing a valid Ontario licence plate;
and
3) a van or truck which is licensed by the Ministry of
Transportation Ontario as a commercial motor
vehicle, but is registered with the Ministry as a
vehicle designated primarily for personal use;
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But does not include:
1) a commercial motor vehicle for which the permit fee
under The Highway Traffic Act is based on the weight
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of the vehicle and load in excess of 4,500 kilograms;
or
2) a vehicle which exceeds 5.85 metres in length; or
3) a vehicle which has dual rear wheels; or
4) a vehicle which is a tow truck; or,
5) a vehicle which is a bus, or a bus converted into a
mobile home or bus otherwise
c)
An "eligible applicant" is a person who is a full-time
resident of a one, two or three family dwelling abutting a
highway or part highway designated as a permit parking
zone, who is the registered owner of an approved motor
vehicle or who has exclusive use of an approved motor
vehicle by virtue of a leasing agreement with an
automobile leasing company or by virtue of an agreement
with their employer;
d)
"Permit Parking Zone" is a highway or part highway as
described in Schedule "34" of this by-law where parking is
prohibited under the provisions of this section, except by a
valid parking permit issued by the City Engineer whereby
the vehicle displaying said permit is exempted from the
parking prohibition.
e)
An "authorized sign" for a "Permit Parking" zone is an
official sign installed or erected on a section of highway,
as described in Schedule "34" of this by-law, for the
purpose of regulating and guiding traffic.
69.
a)
City Council may designate a highway or part highway as
a "Permit Parking" zone by prohibiting parking on the said
highway or part highway except by valid permit under the
provisions of this Section, and said highway shall be listed
in Schedule "34" of this by-law.
b)
Schedule "34" of this By-law describes the following:
i)
in Column 1, the name of the highway;
ii)
in Column 2, the side of the highway designated
as a "Permit Parking" zone;
iii)
in Column 3, the limits of the "Permit Parking"
zone;
iv)
in Column 4, the time periods that the "Permit
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Parking" designation is restricted to vehicles
displaying an approved parking permit.
c)
The City Engineer is authorized to install or erect and
maintain all authorized signs that identify a "Permit
Parking" zone.
d)
The designation of each "Permit Parking" zone set out in
Schedule "34" shall become effective upon the installation
or erection of authorized signs identifying the by-lawed
parking control.
70.
a)
Where a highway or part highway has been designated as
a "Permit Parking" zone and listed in Schedule "34", an
eligible applicant may apply for a parking permit on the
designated highway.
b)
Each application for a parking permit shall provide the
following information:
i)
Name and place of residence of the applicant;
ii)
Licence plate number, make and colour of the
approved motor vehicle and a copy of the valid
motor vehicle registration and the applicant's
valid Driver's Licence;
iii)
Any other information as the City Engineer may
require for the purpose of the application.
c)
The City Engineer may issue a parking permit to an eligible
applicant for a fee, payable in advance and renewable on a
calendar year basis, on or before the first day of January of
each subsequent year, for a parking space on a highway or
part highway listed in Schedule "34".
The fee for each "Parking Permit" shall be the approved
rate identified annually in Fees and Charges By-law plus
applicable taxes.
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d)
Except where the parking permit is not in force, every
parking permit shall commence on the day on which the
permit is issued and shall expire on the last day of the
term for which the permit was issued.
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e)
No person shall park, stand, or stop any vehicle in a
"Permit Parking" zone except a vehicle for which a parking
permit has been issued and is in force and effect and is
affixed permanently to the inside of the lower left corner of
the windshield facing the exterior of the vehicle on the
driver's side and is in clear view from the exterior of the
vehicle.
f)
An approved motor vehicle displaying a valid "Parking
Permit" may be parked in any on-street parking space
within the "Permit Parking" zone as specified in Schedule
"34".
g)
Notwithstanding Sections 70(e), and 70(f), an approved
motor vehicle shall not be parked in a "Permit Parking"
zone in opposition to:
i)
the directions on temporary signs erected for
the purpose of permitting construction or
maintenance of the right-of-way; or
ii)
the directions of a Police Officer, Municipal By-
law Enforcement Officer, or a member of the
Fire Department; or
iii)
the direction of the operator of an authorized
emergency vehicle; or
iv)
any other provision in Parking By-law 144-88.
71.
a)
The number of on-street parking permits issued for any
highway or part of highway set out in Schedule "34" shall
be limited to the number of motor vehicle parking spaces
available on the side of the street where permit parking is
permitted, or in the case of alternate side parking, to the
number of motor vehicle parking spaces available on the
side of the street with the lesser number of parking
spaces.
b)
"Parking Permits" shall be issued in accordance with a
priority system to eligible applicants who do not have an
off-street parking complement that will accommodate their
parking requirements.
Each approved application shall be assigned a Priority 1,
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Priority 2 or a Priority 3 designation.
- Priority 1 shall be assigned to eligible applicants
that do not have off-street parking or reasonable
access to off-street parking. An eligible applicant is
entitled to only one Priority 1 designated application
or permit.
- Priority 2 shall be assigned to eligible applicants
that have one off-street parking space or have
been issued a Priority 1 permit.
- Priority 3 shall be assigned to eligible applicants
that have two or more available parking spaces,
whether solely off-street parking spaces or a
combination of off-street and permit parking
spaces.
c)
The allocation for each priority shall be based on the date
of original approval of the application.
I. The Priority 1 application with the earliest approval
dates shall be granted permits first, followed by
those with later approval dates, in chronological
order from earliest to most recent. The number of
permits issued shall be determined by the number
of available parking spaces as described in 71(a).
II. Priority 2 permits may be issued if there are
available permit parking spaces after the Priority 1
permits are issued. Priority 2 applications with the
earliest approval dates shall be granted permits
first, followed by those with later approval dates, in
chronological order from earliest to most recent.
The number of permits issued shall be determined
by the number of available parking spaces as
described in 71(a).
III. Priority 3 permits may be issued if there are
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available permit parking spaces after the Priority 2
permits are issued. The Priority 3 applications with
the earliest approval dates shall be granted permits
first, followed by those with later approval dates in
chronological order from earliest to most recent.
The number of permits issued shall be determined
by the number of available parking spaces as
described in 71(a).
d)
I. Where there are insufficient permit parking spaces
on a highway or part highway as designated in
Schedule "34" to accommodate all of the otherwise
valid applications, the City Engineer shall establish
a wait list for each of Priorities 1, 2 and 3 and shall
rank them in order based on the date of the
application, from the earliest to the most recent.
II. Where a permit parking space becomes available,
the applicant at the top of the priority wait list for the
subject highway or part highway shall be notified of
the availability of a permit parking space. The
applicant shall have 21 days to claim the permit
parking space and pay the appropriate fee.
III. If the notified applicant fails to claim the space or
pay the permit fee, the next highest ranked person
on the wait list shall be notified. This procedure
shall continue until a parking permit is issued for
the available permit parking space or until there are
no more applicants on the wait list for a "Parking
Permit" on the subject highway or part highway.
IV. If there is a wait list for Priority 1 applications at the
end of the calendar year and Priority 3 and Priority
2 permits exist, then the lower ranked priority
permit holders will not be renewed for the new
calendar year until sufficient spaces for the Priority
1 applications have been made available.
V. If all of the Priority 2 and 3 permits are not
renewed, and there remain applicants on the
Priority 1 wait list, then the wait list shall be
maintained into the new calendar year.
VI. If, at the end of a calendar year, there is no Priority
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1 wait list, but Priority 2 applications and Priority 3
permits exist, sufficient numbers of Priority 3
permits will not be renewed to make spaces
available for those on the Priority 2 wait list. The
Priority 3 permits shall not be renewed on the basis
of the most recent permits issued.
VII. If the number of Priority 3 permit holders is not
sufficient to accommodate the Priority 2 wait list,
then the wait list shall be maintained into the new
calendar year.
VIII. Priority 3 permit holders that cannot be
accommodated in the new calendar year shall be
maintained on a wait list.
72.
a)
Parking permits remain the property of the City of
Brantford and the City Engineer may, within 24 hours
notice, recall, void, cancel or otherwise revoke any parking
permit, and the unexpended portion of the fee paid by the
permit holder shall be refunded at the convenience of the
City of Brantford.
b)
Notwithstanding that an application has been made for a
parking permit or that a parking permit has been issued,
no provision of this by-law shall oblige Council or the City
Engineer to issue, renew, or reinstate any parking permit
and no person shall enjoy a vested right in the issuance or
continuance of a parking permit.
73.
The by-laws of the Corporation of the City of Brantford as set out in Schedule
"29" attached hereto and forming part of this By-law are hereby repealed.
74. That this by-law shall become effective October 1, 1988 save and except that any
provisions of this By-law affecting traffic on highways designated as a connecting link
pursuant to Section 19 of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act
R.S.O. 1980, shall not become operative until after that date, and upon approval by the
Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
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READ A FIRST TIME:
May 24, 1988
READ A SECOND
TIME:
May 24, 1988
PASSED:
May 24, 1988
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MAYOR
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