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# Parking By-law
Town By-law
This page highlights information contained within Midland's Parking By-law. Please read the full by-law for detail.
**By-law Number:** 2026
**Last Updated:** 2026-24
**Purpose:** Regulates parking.
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## Details
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| Purpose | Regulates parking. |
| Keywords | winter snow overnight ticket |
| By-law # | 2026-24 |
## Key Definitions
The following key definitions may help assist in understanding rules and restrictions pertaining to parking in Midland. For a full list of definitions contained in the by-law please refer to the full Parking By-law.
* **"Highway"** means a common and public **Highway**, **Street**, **Boulevard**, centre, crescent, lane, avenue, parkway, square, place, court, bridge, viaduct or trestle, designed and intended for, or used by the general public for the passage of **Vehicles**, including unopened and unassumed **Highways**.
* "**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.
* "**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.
* "**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 of a traffic control sign or signal.
* "**Vehicle**" means 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.
## Fines
Schedule "A" of the Parking By-law outlines the Set Fine Schedule for early payments and set fines, depending on the offence.
## Overnight Parking
Overnight parking rules in the Town of Midland depend on season, location, and weather conditions.
Overnight parking may be allowed only where permitted by signage, schedules, or parking lot rules. Some municipal parking lots and streets have time limits or overnight restrictions that apply year-round.
From November 15 to April 1 of each year, any vehicles parked between the hours of 12am to 7am on Town streets, in municipal parking lots, or in any manner that interferes with snow plowing or winter maintenance, may be ticketed or towed. The winter parking restrictions are in effect annually regardless of current weather or road conditions.
*When a Significant Weather Event is declared, on-street parking is not permitted **at any time** during the event.*
Beginning with a revised by-law effective **June 1, 2026**, the Town introduced limited, permit-based overnight parking options. Between May 1 and October 31 each year:
* Overnight parking is permitted at the Pete Pettersen Boat Launch lot up to 7 days with the purchase of a boat launch permit.
* Overnight parking is permitted for up to 72 hours in the Harbour parking lot for the general public.
* Overnight parking for people with a Seasonal Marina Parking Permit in the downtown parking lots with the exception of Lot 9 (due to the Farmers' Market location) is unlimited between May 1 and October 31.*Seasonal Marina Parking Permits are only available to slip owners at the Midland Harbour Marina.*
## Related Links
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