Private Parking By-law 62 (as amended by By-law 186-06) — full text

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R , N , ' By-law No. 62 of the CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AMENDED AMENDED BY BY-LAW _ . NO 957 ... ___ _________ .DATE APR 18 1977^pR j g ............... # 112 - 83 A By-law to prohibit unauthorized parking of motor vehicles on private property. THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE ENACTS AS FOLLOWS :- v'.: 1. No person shall park or leave any motor vehicle on private property without authority from the owner or occupant of such property. (a) "Private Property" means property that has been clearly marked as such by fences or on which a legible sign or signs have been erected by the owner, the occupant or an agent for either forbidding trespassing or parking on a private road or driveway. (b) "Motor Vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle as defined by The Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 202 and amendments thereto. 2. The driver of a motor vehicle, not being the owner, is liable to any penalty provided under this by-law, and the owner of the motor vehicle is also liable to such a penalty unless at the time the offence was committed the motor vehicle was in the possession of a person other than the owner or his chauffeur without the owner's consent, and where a tag similar to a parking tag is placed on a motor vehicle for an offence against the provisions of this by-law, the owner or the driver may make voluntary payment of the penalty out of court, and if payment is not made in accordance with this procedure, the provisions of subsection 2 of section 466 of The Municipal Act for recovery of penalties shall apply. 3. The occupant or any adult resident of the property may complain to a Constable or Police Officer that a motor vehicle has been left or parked contrary to the provisions of this by-law, and the constable or any police officer appointed for the enforcement of by-laws in the City of Cambridge, 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, shall be a lien upon the vehicle, which may be enforced in the manner provided by Section 48 of The Mechanics Lien Act, R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 267. y _ 4. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this by-law shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay at the discretion of the convicting magistrate a penalty not exceeding (exclusive of costs) the sum of $50.00 for each offence. 5. The driver or owner of a motor vehicle parked or Left on private property, shall not be liable to a penalty on to have the motor vehicle removed from such property or impounded under this by-law except upon the written complaint of the occupant or any adult resident of the property. - 6. By-law No. 2454 of the former Town of Preston is hereby repealed any any by-laws inconsistent with the by-law herein of the former amalgamated municipalities, be and the same are hereby repealed. . v'.: ENACTED AND PASSED THIS 19IH DAY OF MARCH, A.D, 1973. ph&fax Mayor Clerk By-law No. 62 A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Cambridge to prohibit unauthorized parking of motor vehicles on private property. READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME MAR 19 1 973 READ A THIRD TIME MAR 19 1973 CLERK