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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MISSISSAUGA
The Traffic By-law 0555-2000
WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the City of Mississauga is authorized
pursuant to Paragraph 123 of Section 210 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45, as
amended to pass by-laws regulating traffic;
AND WHEREAS the Council for The Corporation of the City of Mississauga may,
pursuant to Section 102.1 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M. 45, as amended by by-
law delegate to a committee of council or an employee of the municipality any powers, duties or
functions that are administrative in nature;
AND WHEREAS Section 214.1 of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.8,
as amended, authorizes the council of a municipality to designate by by-law, a part of a highway
under their jurisdiction as a community safety zone;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the City of Mississauga considers it
advisable to repeal By-law 444-79, as amended, and to enact a new up-dated traffic by-law;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the City of Mississauga
ENACTS as follows:
DEFINITIONS
1.
In this By-law,
"Administrative Fees" means any fees specified in the Administrative Penalty By-law
and listed in Schedule "C" thereto; (0284-2013)
"Administrative Penalty" means a monetary penalty as set out in Schedules "A", "A-1",
"A-2", "B" and "D" to the Administrative Penalty By-law for a contravention of a
Designated By-law; (0284-2013, 0090-2021, 0093-2026)
"Administrative Penalty By-law" means the City's Administrative Penalty By-law 0282-
2013, as amended (or its successor), being a by-law to establish a system of
administrative penalties respecting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in the
City of Mississauga; (0284-2013)
"authorized sign" means any highway sign used to regulate traffic which is prescribed
by regulation made under the Highway Traffic Act, or is approved by Council;
"bicycle" means a vehicle propelled or driven by muscular power and includes a
tricycle having one wheel greater than 510 millimetres in diameter;
"bicycle lane" means a portion of the roadway designated for unidirectional bicycle
traffic only and denoted by authorized signs and pavement markings; (0055-2022)
"car share" means a shared use vehicle program offering short-term rental service of
motor vehicles owned by a car share organization/company to individuals or
businesses who are members; (0054-2025)
"car share parking space" means a parking space that is exclusively reserved for car
share vehicles; (0054-2025)
"car share vehicle" means a shared use vehicle belonging to a car share
organization/company, identified with the organization/company's business logo on the
body of the vehicle or displayed on the vehicle dashboard and provided for short-term
rental by members of the car share organization/company; (0054-2025)
"Chief of Police" means the Chief of Police for the Regional Municipality of Peel Police
Services Board or his/her designate and includes an acting Chief of Police;
"City" means The Corporation of the City of Mississauga; (0284-2013)
"City Park" means the City's land that is established, dedicated, set apart or made
available for use as public open space, but does not include a marina, golf course or
cemetery; (0200-2005)
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"Citywide Winter Parking Restriction" means a temporary ban of the five (5) hour on-
street parking limit declared by the City of Mississauga in response to a winter weather
event where roadway plowing is anticipated. Such a restriction shall be deemed to be
in effect upon the City's issuance of a formal declaration communicated by one or
more of the following methods: (0147-2025)
(a)
posting notice of the restriction on the City's official public internet website;
(b)
posting notice of the restriction on social media;
(c)
notice through any other communication method that the City may utilize,
including but not limited to subscription-based email or messaging services.
The declaration may be issued with limited notice due to the unpredictable nature of
winter weather conditions. The City shall endeavor to provide as much advance notice
as reasonably possible under the circumstances.
"commercial loading zone" means that part of the roadway adjacent to the traveled
portion thereof which is designated for the exclusive use of commercial motor vehicles
which are engaged in the loading and unloading of freight;
"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 the highway;
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation and Works or his or her
designate;
"community safety zone" means a highway or part of a highway where public safety is
of special concern, fines have been increased for certain traffic violations and that is
identified by "community safety zone" signs as prescribed in regulations under the
Highway Traffic Act;
"Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the City of Mississauga;
"crosswalk" means,
(a) that part of a highway at an intersection that is included within the
connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalk on opposite sides of the
highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges
of the roadway; or
(b) 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;
"designated area" means a neighbourhood designated pursuant to the Highway Traffic
Act, where the maximum rate of speed for all roads is less than 50 km/h, as listed in
Schedule 36 to this By-law. (0154-2019)
"Designated By-law" means a by-law or provision of a by-law that is designated under
the Administrative Penalty By-law or any other by-law, as a by-law or provision of a by-
law to which the Administrative Penalty By-law applies; and (0284-2013)
"designated disabled parking space" means a parking space identified by a sign
substantially in the form as prescribed by the Disabled Persons Parking By-law 134-
83, as amended, and which sign indicates that a parking space is to be used for the
sole purpose of vehicles operated by or conveying a disabled person as defined in the
Disabled Persons Parking By-law;
"electric vehicle" means an electric vehicle as defined by the Highway Traffic Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, as amended; and (0054-2025)
"electric vehicle charging station space" means a publicly owned parking space that
provides access to equipment that supplies a source of electricity for charging electric
vehicles. (0054-2025)
"emergency condition" means a state of affairs when the Mayor or his or her designate
deems the operation of vehicles including but not limited to the parking of vehicles, is
at risk or is impeded on highways or portions of highways due to inclement weather
conditions;
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"E-Scooter" means a vehicle that has: (0036-2021)
(a) two wheels along the same longitudinal axis, one placed at the front of the
kick- scooter and one at the rear;
(b) a platform for standing between the two wheels;
(c) a steering handlebar that acts directly on the steerable wheel; and
(d) an electric motor not exceeding 500 watts that provides a maximum speed of
24 kilometres per hour.
"golf course: means a golf course operated by the City; (200-05)
"heavy vehicle" means a vehicle, including a bus but not including a school bus, as
defined under the Highway Traffic Act, with a gross vehicle weight of 3,000 kilograms
(3 tonnes) or greater;
"highway" includes a common and public highway, street, avenue, parkway, driveway,
square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle and Mississauga Transitway, any part of which
is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles and includes
the area between the lateral property lines thereof and for greater certainty, "highway"
includes all roadways located within a City park, a municipal cemetery, a golf course
and a marina; (0200-2005, 0170-2014)
"Highway Traffic Act" means the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.8, as
amended;
"holiday" means New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Civic Day,
Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and any other public
holiday declared by Proclamation of the Governor General or the Lieutenant Governor
to be a holiday;
"Industrial Increased Penalty Highway" means a highway as set out in Column 1 of
Schedule 39 (Industrial Increased Penalty Highways) on the side(s) of the highway as
set out in Column 2 of Schedule 39 (Industrial Increased Penalty Highways) between
the limits set out in Column 3 of Schedule 39 (Industrial Increased Penalty Highways),
to which an increased Administrative Penalty applies for contraventions of this By-law
in respect of parking a motor vehicle; (0093-2026)
"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 or more highways
that join one another at an angle, whether or not one highway crosses the other;
"Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone" means all City parks, City parking lots and
highways in the area bounded by Lakeshore Road to the north, the City limits to the
east, Lake Ontario to the south and the City limits to the west, to which an increased
Administrative Penalty applies from May 1st to September 30th inclusive, except
between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., for contraventions of this By-law in
respect of stopping, standing or parking a motor vehicle; (0090-2021, 0033-2025)
"local and collector roadways" means all roadways under the jurisdiction of the City
except those with major collector or arterial roadway status as listed in Schedule 30 to
this By-law;
"marina" means a marina operated by the City; (0200-2005)
"Mississauga Transitway" means the dedicated east-west Bus Rapid corridor located
in the City of Mississauga between Renforth Drive and Winston Churchill Boulevard.
(0170-2014)
"Mississauga Transitway Station" means the Mississauga Transitway stations
operated by the City to service the Mississauga Transitway between Renforth Drive
and Winston Churchill Boulevard and includes Mississauga Transitway stations that
are operated on City-owned lands, on lands that are leased, licensed, occupied or for
which the City has the benefit of an easement. (0146-2021)
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"motor-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle,
(a)
fitted with pedals which are operable at all times to propel the bicycle;
(b)
weighing not more than 55 kilograms;
(c)
which has no hand or foot operated clutch or gearbox driven by the motor
and transferring power to the drive wheel;
(d)
having an attached motor driven by electricity or having a piston
displacement of not more than fifty cubic centimetres; and
(e)
which does not have sufficient power to enable the bicycle to attain a
speed greater than 50 kilometres per hour on level ground within a
distance of 1.6 kilometres from a standing start;
"motorcycle" means a self-propelled vehicle having a seat or saddle for 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 vehicle and any
other vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by muscular power, unless otherwise
indicated in this By-law, but does not include e-scooters, the cars of electric or steam
railways, 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; (0036-2021)
"multi-use trail" means that part of a highway, boulevard or city right-of-way that is
designated by authorized signs for shared use by cyclists, pedestrians and in-line
skaters, in accordance with Traffic By-law Schedule 35 or the Parks By-law. (0128-
2009)
"municipal cemetery" means a cemetery operated by the City; (0200-2005)
"municipal law enforcement officer" means an officer appointed by by-law under the
authority of the Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990 Chapter P.15, as amended to
enforce the provisions of this By-law;
"off-street parking lot" means an outdoor or indoor area set aside by the City for the
parking of motor vehicles off the street or highway with or without charge; (0091-2011)
"one-way street" means a highway upon which vehicular traffic is limited to movement
in one direction;
"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;
"parking consideration" means approval, verbal or written, from the Commissioner to
park on a designated portion of a City roadway for a designated period of time in
excess of the period of time prescribed by this by-law for parking on a highway; (0091-
2011)
"parking machine" means an automatic, electronic, electromechanical or mechanical
device that is affixed to a standard and placed on a highway or located in an off-street
parking lot for the purpose of controlling and regulating the parking of any vehicle in a
parking space, and which issues a receipt indicating the duration of the permitted
parking in or on the parking space as permitted upon the insertion of payment; (0106-
2004, 0091-2011)
"parking meter" means an automatic or other mechanical device affixed to a standard
and placed on a highway for the purpose of controlling and regulating the parking of
vehicles;
"parking permit" means a permit that is issued by the Commissioner under this By-law
and authorized parking on a City highway or in an off-street parking lot; (0091-2011)
"parking space" means any area of a highway or roadway designated under this By-
law for vehicle parking or space for parking vehicles in an off-street parking lot that is
marked by markers, painted lines or signage; (00091-2011)
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"parking tag" means a serially numbered notice issued by the City showing the nature
of the parking, standing or stopping offence and the fine therefor;
"Penalty Notice" means a notice given to a Person pursuant to section 5 of the
Administrative Penalty By-law; (0284-2013)
"permitted period" means the duration of time that parking in or on a parking space is
permitted as indicated on a receipt generated from a parking machine; (0106-2004)
"public transit motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned and operated by, for, or on
behalf of the City, or any other municipality as a part of its passenger transportation
service, the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GO Transit), or a Board of Education;
"private road" means any lane, ramp or other means of vehicular access to or egress
from a building or structure which is not a highway and may include part of a private
parking lot;
"recreational vehicle" means a portable structure designed and built to be carried by a
motor vehicle, or a unit designed and built to be transported on its own wheels, and
shall include motor homes, travel trailers, tent trailers, boats, boat trailers, motorized
snow vehicles or other like or similar equipment, excluding bicycles; (0093-2026)
"residential zone" means any area designated in the City zoning by-laws as a
residential zone;
"roadway" means part of the highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for
vehicular traffic, but does not include a shoulder, a sidewalk, bicycle path or multi-use
recreational trail 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;
"school bus" means a bus used for the transportation of children to and from school
which meets the provisions of the Highway Traffic Act;
"school crossing" means that portion of a highway designated as a school crossing by
pavement markings and authorized signs, which facilitates the crossing of a highway
by school children;
"school zone" means the portion of a highway that adjoins the entrance to or exit from
a school, and is within 150 metres along the highway in either direction beyond the
limits of the land used for the purposes of the school. (0497-2004)
"skateboard" means a form of conveyance without self-propulsion consisting of any
number of wheels attached to a flat surface which is designed to support the weight of
a rider; (0169-2003)
"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 constable or other police officer or
of a traffic control sign or signal;
"taxicab" means a motor vehicle which is equipped with a meter, and has seating
capacity of not less than three (3) passengers, exclusive of the driver, which is used
for the transportation for hire or reward of passengers or goods either wholly within the
City or to any point beyond the limits of the City and is hired for one specific trip, one
fare or charge only being collected or made for the trip;
"traffic control signal" means a traffic control signal system as set out in Section 133 of
the Highway Traffic Act;
"through highway" means a highway or part of a highway designated as such by the
Minister of Transportation of Ontario 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;
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"unlicensed vehicle" means a motor vehicle that does not have a number plate
displayed or does not have evidence of the current validation of the permit affixed to
one of the number plates in a manner prescribed by the Highway Traffic Act. (0032-
2020)
"U-turn" means the turning of vehicles upon a highway so as to proceed in the
opposite direction;
"vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, motor assisted bicycle, trailer, traction engine, farm
tractor, road-building machine and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind
of power, including muscular power, but does not include a motorized snow vehicle or
the cars of electric or steam railways running only upon rails;
2.
Where the time is specified in this By-law, it shall be either Eastern Daylight Savings
Time or Eastern Standard Time as will be applicable in the City on any particular day.
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
3.
The Commissioner shall be responsible for the administration of this By-law and the
enforcement of the stopping and parking provisions of this By-law shall be carried out
in accordance with the Provincial Offences Act, as amended, and the Municipal Act,
2001, as amended, by municipal law enforcement officers who shall be appointed by
by-law. (0284-2013)
SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS
4.
(1)
The Commissioner shall be responsible for the erection and maintenance of
all authorized signs, traffic control signals, parking meters and parking
machines under this By-law. (0091-2011)
(2)
The Commissioner or his or her designate may erect authorized signs
indicating "emergency no parking" at any location where, in his or her opinion,
the sign is required,
(a)
to facilitate the removal of snow, ice or debris from highways or from
other public property under the City's jurisdiction;
(b)
to facilitate the construction or repair of curbs, gutters, sewers, water
main or other public utilities; or
(c)
to alleviate temporarily a dangerous or difficult traffic condition; and
the Commissioner shall wherever possible erect such signs at least
one hour prior to the commencement of the works, if any, and remove
the sign one hour after the completion of the said works.
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) above, the Chief of Police
may erect "emergency no parking" signs in the form prescribed by this By-law
in the event of fires, emergencies, parades or large assemblies provided that
wherever possible, such signs shall be erected at least one hour before the
event is scheduled to take place and shall be removed within one hour of the
conclusion of the event.
(4)
No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any
sign, signal marking or device which imitates or resembles an authorized sign
or traffic control signal or which conceals from view or interferes with an
authorized sign or traffic control signal.
(5)
(a)
No operator of a vehicle approaching a green signal light at an
intersection shall enter the intersection unless traffic in front of him is
moving in a manner that would reasonably lead him to believe he can
clear the intersection before the signal light turns red.
(b)
Paragraph 5(a) does not apply to the operator of a vehicle who enters
an intersection for the purpose of turning to the right or left into an
intersecting highway and signals his intention to make such a turn prior
to entering the intersection.
(6)
The Commissioner may remove authorized signs indicating "No Parking" and
"No Stopping" and may waive the five (5) hour on-street parking maximum at
any location where it is deemed appropriate in order to accommodate the
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parking of vehicles for temporary periods due to the maintenance of parking
lots and garages or as a result of the granting of a parking consideration.
(0263-2017)
(7)
No operator of a vehicle shall fail to clear a non-signalized intersection where
an authorized sign is posted directing motorists not to block an intersection.
(8)
The Commissioner is authorized to designate a highway or a portion of a
highway as a construction zone and has the authority to set a lower rate of
speed for motor vehicles driven in the designated construction zone. (0154-
2012)
STOPPING, PARKING AND STANDING
5.
(1)
No person shall stop, park or stand a vehicle on the untraveled portion of a
highway or any portion thereof except,
(a)
where there is no raised curb or a rolled curb, he stands, stops or
parks the vehicle on the right side of the highway, having reference to
the direction in which the vehicle has been lawfully traveling and so
that the left side of the vehicle is parallel to the edge of the roadway;
(b)
on a residential driveway fronting on a local or collector roadway
where no sidewalk exists and so as not to overhang the grassed
portion of the boulevard, or the curb;
(c)
notwithstanding paragraph 7(10)(a) and subject to sub-section7(2) of
this By-law, on a residential driveway fronting on a local or collector
roadway except on those local and collector roadways listed in
Schedule 28 to this By-law:
(i)
where no sidewalk exists; or
(ii)
where there is a sidewalk, on the side of the sidewalk closest
to the property line; and,
(d)
on a residential driveway fronting on a local or collector roadway
where a sidewalk exists, on the side of the sidewalk closest to the
property line and between the curb and sidewalk on those highways
listed in Schedule 31 to this By-law so as not to overhang the grassed
portion of the boulevard, the sidewalk or the curb.
(2)
Where there is a raised curb, the operator of a vehicle shall stand, stop or
park the vehicle on the right side of the highway, having reference to the
direction in which the vehicle has been lawfully traveling and so that the right
side of the vehicle is parallel to and not more than 30 cm from the curb.
(3)
Where the highway is designated as a one way highway, the provisions of
paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) and sub-section 2 above, shall be
modified to include the word "left" wherever the word "right" is used.
(4)
The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) and sub-section 2
above, shall be deemed to be complied with where reasonable attempts have
been made to meet the provisions of this section even though an
accumulation of snow or ice make it impossible for a driver to comply.
(5)
Notwithstanding paragraphs 5(1)(b) and 5(1)(d) of this By-law, no person
shall stop, park or stand a vehicle on the untraveled portion of a highway or
any portion thereof except on those local and collector roadways listed in
Schedule 28 to this By-law.
(6)
The exceptions set out in subsection (1) above do not apply where an
authorized sign prohibits any standing, stopping or parking.
STOPPING
6.
No person shall stop a vehicle,
(1)
on or so as to overhang a sidewalk or footpath in a manner that obstructs that
sidewalk or footpath, or obstructs access to travel on it;
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(2)
on or so as to overhang a crosswalk in a manner that obstructs that
crosswalk or obstructs access to travel on it;
(3)
on a highway within thirty (30) metres of a road excavation, repair or other
road works or construction;
(4)
on a highway alongside another vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked
except where such stopping, standing or parking is in compliance with traffic
control signals, authorized signs or other lawful traffic control methods;
(5)
opposite a vehicle which is stopped, standing or parked on a highway where
the highway is less than nine (9) metres in width;
(6)
on a bridge, overpass or elevated structure or within a tunnel or underpass;
(7)
on or adjacent to either side or end of a centre strip separating two roadways;
(8)
on or within a school bus, public transit motor vehicle loading zone, unless
that vehicle is a public transit motor vehicle engaged in the loading or
unloading of passengers;
(9)
across from or adjacent to school property between the hours of 0800 to
1600, Monday to Friday, September 1 to June 30 inclusive, where authorized
signs are displayed. (0188-2002)
(10)
within 15 metres on all sides of a school crossing; and
(11)
where otherwise prohibited by authorized signs.
PARKING
7.
No person shall park a vehicle on a highway,
(1)
which has a width of six (6) metres or less;
(2)
in such a manner as to obstruct, or
(a)
overhang a sidewalk or footpath or pedestrian access to travel on a
sidewalk or footpath,
(b)
overhang a crosswalk or pedestrian access to travel on the crosswalk,
(c)
traffic;
(3)
within one (1) metre of an entrance on the highway to or from a private road
or lane;
(4)
within three (3) metres of the point on the edge of the roadway nearest any
fire hydrant;
(5)
on or within ninety (90) metres of a bridge over, under or across which the
highway passes;
(6)
within six (6) metres of a point on the edge of the roadway nearest any public
entrance to
(a)
a hotel as defined in Section 216 of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990,
Chapter M.45, as amended; or
(b)
a theatre as defined in Section 10 of the Theatres Act, R.S.O. 1990,
Chapter T.6, as amended, while the theatre is open to the public, or
(c)
a public hall as defined in Section 1 of City By-law 284-99 while the
hall is open to the public;
(7)
within the lateral lines of an intersection or within five (5) metres of the lateral
lines to an intersection;
(8)
within fifteen (1 5) metres of the nearest rail of a level railway crossing;
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(9)
in a position or place that prevents or is likely to prevent the removal of any
vehicle already parked on the highway;
(10)
for a period longer than five (5) hours unless; (0263-2017)
(a)
otherwise permitted by authorized signs erected at the locations set
out in Schedule 1 to this By-law;
(b)
otherwise permitted by permits and authorized signs erected at the
locations set out in Schedule 8 to this By-law;
(c)
otherwise permitted by an agreement with the City;
(d)
otherwise permitted pursuant to paragraphs 5(1)(b) and 5 (1)(d) of this
By-law; or
(e)
a parking consideration is granted; or (0036-2016)
(f)
the vehicle is parked between 8:00 am to 11:59:59 pm on Easter
Sunday or the following statutory holidays in Ontario; New Year's Day,
Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Civic Holiday,
Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day; or
(0036-2016, 0115-2016, 0229-2016)
(g)
the vehicle is parked between 8:00 am to 11:59:59 pm on the
following days; (0229-2016, 0092-2025)
"Diwali", on October 20 and 21, 2025, on November 8 and 9, 2026
and in each subsequent year on the dates during which "Diwali" takes
place;
"Hanukkah" in each year on the dates during which "Hanukkah" takes
place;
"Passover" in each year on the dates during which "Passover" takes
place;
"Rosh Hashanah" from September 22 to 24, 2025, from September 11
to 13, 2026 and in each subsequent year on the dates during which
"Rosh Hashanah" takes place;
"Yom Kippur" on October 1 and 2, 2025, September 20 and 21, 2026
and in each subsequent year on the dates during which "Yom Kippur"
takes place.
(h)
the vehicle is parked between 5:00 am to 11:59:59 pm on the
following days: (0092-2025)
"Eid al-Adha", from June 6 to 9, 2025, from May 26 to 28, 2026 and in
each subsequent year on the dates during which "Eid al-Adha" takes
place;
"Eid-al-Fitr" on March 19 and 20, 2026 and in each subsequent year
on the dates during which "Eid-al-Fitr" takes place.
(11)
while displaying a sign or other indication that the vehicle is for sale, rent or
similar use;
(12)
in an area designated for permit parking without displaying a permit issued in
accordance with this By-law;
(13)
which is immobile or unlicensed for the current year;
(14)
in a designated disabled persons parking space without displaying a disabled
person's parking permit issued under the Highway Traffic Act;
(15)
for the purpose of washing or repairing the vehicle, except for repairs as have
been necessitated by an emergency. (0200-2005)
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(16)
that is leaking gasoline, engine oil or any other vehicular fluids; (0200-2005,
0394-2008)
(17)
located within a City park, municipal cemetery, marina or golf course; and
(0200-2005)
(18)
notwithstanding Sub-Section 7(10), between 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., unless:
(0394-2008, 0422-2008, 0263-2017)
(a)
otherwise permitted by authorized signs erected at the locations set
out in Schedule 1 to this By-law;
(b)
otherwise permitted by permits and authorized signs erected at the
locations set out in Schedule 8 to this By-law;
(c)
otherwise permitted by an agreement with the City;
(d)
otherwise permitted pursuant to paragraphs 5(1)(b) and 5(1)(d) of
this By-law; or
(e)
a parking consideration is granted
(19)
Notwithstanding subsection 7(10), for a period longer than permitted by
authorized signs at the locations set out in Schedule 1 to this By-law, unless:
(0162-2013)
(a)
otherwise permitted by an agreement with the City;
(b)
otherwise permitted pursuant to paragraph 5(1)(c) of this By-law: or
(b)
a parking consideration is granted;
(20)
notwithstanding subsection 7(10)(f), 7(10)(g) and 7(10)(h), during a Citywide
Winter Parking Restriction, except: (0147-2025)
(a)
Deleted by By-law 0108-2026.
(b)
at the locations set out in Schedule 2 and in accordance with Section
10 (Angle Parking);
(c)
at the locations set out in Schedule 5 in accordance with Section 19
(Parking for Restricted Periods);
(d)
at the locations set out in Schedule 7A and in accordance with
Section 21A (Parking Machines);
(e)
at the locations set out in Schedule 22 and in accordance with Section
39 (Commercial Vehicle Loading Zones);
(f)
at the locations set out in Schedule 23 and in accordance with Section
40 (Taxicab Stands);
(g)
at the locations set out in Schedule 29 and in accordance with Section
51(Designated On-Street Parking for the Disabled);
(h)
at the locations set out in Schedule 31 and in accordance with
subsection 5(1)(d); and
(i)
at the locations set out in Schedule 38 and in accordance with Section
21C (Car Share Parking Spaces).
8.
When authorized signs are displayed, no person shall park or stop a vehicle on a
highway
(1)
within forty-five (45) metres of the bus stop sign on the approaching side and
within twenty-five (25) metres of the bus stop sign on the departing side
unless that vehicle is a school bus, or a public transit motor vehicle engaged
in the loading or unloading of passengers;
(2)
within thirty (30) metres of an entrance to a fire hall;
(3)
within fifteen (15) metres of a school crossing or a municipal walkway;
(4)
across from or adjacent to school property between the hours of 0800 to
1600, Monday to Friday, September 1 to June 30, inclusive. (0188-2002)
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(5)
across from or adjacent to a playground or park between the hours of 0800
and 2300 hours on any day;
(6)
on a cul-de-sac;
(7)
on a public lane;
(8)
alongside the tracks of any railway;
(9)
on any shoulder
(10)
within thirty (30) metres of the nearest rail of a level crossing;
(11)
within twenty-five (25) metres of an intersection not controlled by traffic
control signals;
(12)
within sixty (60) metres of an intersection controlled by traffic control signals;
(13)
within six (6) metres of a private driveway or designated fire access route;
(14)
within the curved portion of said highway between the beginning and end of
the curve.
PERMIT PARKING
9.
(1)
The Commissioner may issue a parking permit for a set period of time to a
person to park in a location designated for permit parking in Column 1 of
Schedule 8 to this By-law. (0091-2011)
(1.1)
The Commissioner may issue a parking permit to a person to park in a
location that is designated for off-street permit parking in Column 1 of
Schedule 8A to this By-law for the period of time set out in Column 3 at the
applicable rate as set out in Columns 4 and 5. (0091-2011)
(2)
A person with a parking permit issued under this By-law shall
(a)
park the vehicle wholly within the boundaries of the designated
parking space;
(b)
display his or her parking permit either:
.
(i)
by affixing it to the sun visor on the driver's side of the vehicle
with the visor turned down so that the parking permit is clearly
visible from the outside of the vehicle; (0091-2011)
(ii)
by affixing it on the driver's side of the dashboard of the
vehicle in such a manner as to make it as clearly visible from
the outside of the vehicle; or (0091-2011)
(iii)
by affixing it to the rear view mirror of the vehicle in such a
manner as to make it clearly visible from the outside of the
vehicle in the case of a parking permit designed to be
displayed in this manner. (0091-2011)
(3)
No person shall use a parking permit other than in the manner provided for in
this By-law.
(4)
A person who holds a valid disabled person parking permit issued by the
Ministry of Transportation or a similar valid disabled person parking permit
issued by a legally recognized jurisdiction outside Ontario is not required to
obtain a parking permit pursuant to Subsection 9 (1.1). (0091-2011)
ANGLE PARKING
10.
Angle parking is permitted only on the highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule 2 to
this By-law at the sides set out in Column 2 and between the limits set out in Column 3
of the said Schedule.
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NO PARKING
11.
1)
No person shall park a vehicle where authorized signs prohibiting the parking
of a vehicle are displayed on any highway described in Column 1 of Schedule
3 to this By-law, on the sides of the highways as set out in Column 2 between
the limits set out in Column 3, during the times or on the days set out in
Column 4 of the said Schedule. (0200-2005)
2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), no person shall park a vehicle in a school
zone. (0200-2005)
NO STOPPING
12.
1)
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle where authorized signs prohibiting the
stopping or standing of a vehicle are displayed on any highway described in
Column 1 of Schedule 4 to this By-law, between the limits set out in Column
2, during the periods set out in Column 3 of the said Schedule. (0200-2005)
2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), no person shall stop or stand a vehicle in a
school zone. (0200-2005)
NO PARKING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
13.
(1)
No person shall park a commercial motor vehicle where authorized signs
prohibiting the parking of a vehicle are displayed on any highway described in
Column 1 of Schedule 26 to this By-law between the limits set out in Column
2, during the period set out in Column 3, for a longer period of time than that
set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule.
(2)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set out in Schedule 1 to this By-law
and notwithstanding any authorized sign, no person shall park a commercial
motor vehicle on a highway which is designated as being entitled to a five
hour parking exemption. (0263-2017)
NO STOPPING, PARKING AND STANDING OF HEAVY VEHICLE
14.
(1)
No person shall park, stop or stand a heavy vehicle on any highway in a
residential zone.
(2)
The provisions of subsection (1) above do not apply to a heavy vehicle
carrying passengers and goods to and from premises which cannot be
reached except by way of a highway or portion thereof in a residential zone
and do not apply to a commercial motor vehicle which attends at a residential
premise within the prohibited area for the purpose of delivery or service and
which is parked for a temporary period only.
15.
No person shall park a heavy vehicle on a highway,
(1)
within three (3) metres of the point on the edge of the roadway nearest any
fire hydrant;
(2)
for a period longer than five (5) hours unless: (0263-2017)
(a)
otherwise permitted by authorized signs erected at the locations set
out in Schedule 1 to this By-law;
(b)
otherwise permitted by permits and authorized signs erected at the
locations set out in Schedule 8 to this By-law;
(c)
otherwise permitted by an agreement with the City;
(d)
otherwise permitted pursuant to paragraphs 5(1)(b) and 5(1)(d) of this
By-law; or
(e)
a parking consideration is granted;
(3)
while displaying a sign or other indication that the vehicle is for sale, rent or
similar use;
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(4)
in an area designated for permit parking without displaying a permit issued in
accordance with this By-law;
(5)
which is immobile or unlicensed for the current year;
(6)
in a designated disabled persons parking space without displaying a disabled
persons permit issued under the Highway Traffic Act;
(7)
for the purpose of washing or repairing the heavy vehicle, except for repairs
as have been necessitated by an emergency; and
(8)
that is leaking gasoline, engine oil or any other vehicular fluids.
16.
When authorized signs are displayed, no person shall park or stop a heavy vehicle on
a highway
(1)
within forty-five (45) metres of the bus stop sign on the approaching side and
within twenty-five (25) metres of the bus stop sign on the departing side
unless that vehicle is a school bus, public transit motor vehicle engaged in
the loading or unloading of passengers;
(2)
within thirty (30) metres of an entrance to a fire hall;
(3)
within fifteen (1 5) metres of a school crossing or a municipal walkway;
(4)
across from or adjacent to school property between the hours of 0800 and
1800 hours, Monday to Friday inclusive;
(5)
across from or adjacent to a playground or park between the hours of 0800
and 2300 hours on any day;
(6)
on a cul-de-sac;
(7)
on a public lane;
(8)
alongside the tracks of any railway;
(9)
on any shoulder
(10)
within thirty (30) metres of the nearest rail of a level crossing;
(11)
within twenty-five (25) metres of an intersection not controlled by traffic
control signals;
(12)
within sixty (60) metres of an intersection controlled by traffic control signals;
(13)
within six (6) metres of a private driveway or designated fire access route;
and
(14)
within the curved portion of said highway between the beginning and end of
the curve.
NO PARKING RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (0093-2026)
16.1
No person shall park a recreational vehicle on a highway. (0093-2026)
NO PARKING HEAVY VEHICLE
17.
No person shall park a heavy vehicle where authorized signs prohibiting the parking of
a vehicle are displayed on any highway described in Column 1 of Schedule 3 to this
Bylaw, on the sides of the highways as set out in Column 2 between the limits set out
in Column 3, during the times or on the days set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule.
NO STOPPING HEAVY VEHICLE
18.
No person shall stop or stand a heavy vehicle where authorized signs prohibiting the
parking of a vehicle are displayed on any highway described in Column 1 of Schedule
4 to this By-law between the limits set out in Column 2, during the periods set out in
Column 3 of the said Schedule.
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PARKING FOR RESTRICTED PERIODS
19.
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle where authorized signs prohibiting the parking
of a vehicle are displayed on any highway described in Column 1 of Schedule
5 to this By-law, at the sides of the highway set out in Column 2, between the
limits set out in Column 3, during the times or on the days set out in Column 4
and for a period longer than that set out in Column 5 of the said Schedule.
(2)
The time period set out in Column 5 of Schedule 5 to this By-law does not
apply to a person who parks a vehicle in which a permit issued under City By-
law 134-83, as amended is properly displayed or on which a license plate as
defined under City By-law 134-83, as amended is properly displayed.
OFF- STREET PARKING LOTS
20.
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle in an off-street parking lot at the location as
shown in Column 1 of Schedule 6 to this By-law, with the designated lot
number as shown in Column 2, for any period longer than that specified in
Column 3, between the hours specified in Column 4, at the rate indicated in
Column 5 of the said Schedule.
(2)
No person shall park a vehicle in an off-street parking lot set out in Schedule
6 to this By-law for a period greater than 15 consecutive hours.
(3)
The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) above, do not apply to a person
who parks a vehicle in which a valid disabled person parking permit as set
out under City By-law 1-09, as amended, or its successor by-law is properly
displayed. (0091-2011)
(3.1)
No person shall park a vehicle in an off-street parking lot set out in Schedule
6A to this By-law unless a parking permit, receipt from a parking machine or a
disabled person parking permit are displayed as set out in the requirements
of this By-law. (0091-2011)
(4)
No person shall park a vehicle in an off-street parking lot unless he parks
within the parking space marked by markers or painted lines so that no part
of the vehicle encroaches on a contiguous parking space or aisle. (0091-
2011)
(5)
In an off-street parking lot, a person shall only drive in the aisles abutting the
parking spaces and shall drive in the direction indicated by signs or pavement
markings, if any.
(6)
No person shall drive in an off-street parking lot at a speed greater than 20
kilometres per hour.
(7)
In an off-street parking lot, no person shall park a motor vehicle which has an
overall length of more than six (6) metres or an overall width of more than
2.25 metres, and said overall length or width shall include the length or width
of any load carried by such vehicle.
(8)
The provisions of subsection (7) above, do not apply to cars and boat trailers
parked in lot No. 2 at Lakeshore Road West and Front Street South.
(9)
No person shall park and leave unattended a vehicle on any aisle abutting
the parking spaces in an off-street parking lot.
(10)
No person shall drive a motor vehicle into or out of an off-street parking lot
other than from the designated entrances and exits.
(11)
No person shall use any portion of an off-street parking lot in such a manner
as to endanger the person or property of another.
(12)
No person shall use any portion of an off-street parking lot as a place for the
buying and selling of merchandise of any kind whatsoever.
(13)
No person shall distribute literature or post handbills in an off-street parking
lot, or throw into or place any such literature on motor vehicles while parked
in the said parking lots.
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(14)
Peel Regional Police and municipal law enforcement officers shall have
authority to have any vehicle found in violation or contravention of any of the
provisions of this By-law removed from the off-street parking lot.
(15)
No person shall at any time park any immobile or unlicensed vehicle in an off-
street parking lot. (0091-2011)
(16)
No person shall at any time park any vehicle for the purpose of washing or
repairing the vehicle in an off-street parking lot. (0091-2011)
(17)
No person shall at any time park any vehicle that is leaking gasoline, engine
oil or any other vehicular fluids in an off-street parking lot. (0091-2011)
MISSISSAUGA TRANSITWAY STATION, CITY PARK, MUNICIPAL CEMETERY, MARINA,
GOLF COURSEM (0146-2021)
20A.
In section 20B, the following words shall have the following meanings: (0200-2005,
0146-2021)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Services and their designate;
"parking lot" means the parking lot in a City park, municipal cemetery, marina or golf
course, unless otherwise stated in the By-law;
"Mississauga Transitway Station parking lot" means the parking lot located in a
Mississauga Transitway Station; and
"T&W Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation and Works and their
designate.
20B
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle in a City park, municipal cemetery, marina or
golf course unless; (0200-2005)
(a)
the person parks in the parking lot;
(b)
the person parks within the parking space marked by markers or
painted lines so that no part of the vehicle encroaches on an adjacent
parking space or walkway; and
(c)
the person and/or his passenger(s) are using the City park, municipal
cemetery, marina or golf course where the vehicle is parked.
(1.1)
No person shall park a vehicle in a Mississauga Transitway Station unless:
(0146-2021)
(a)
the person parks in the Mississauga Transitway station parking lot;
(b)
the person parks within the parking space marked by markers or
painted lines so that no part of the vehicle encroaches on an adjacent
parking space or walkway; and
(c)
the person and/or his passenger(s) are using the Mississauga
Transitway Station where the vehicle is parked.
(2)
No person shall park a vehicle in a Mississauga Transitway Station, City park,
municipal cemetery, marina or golf course: (0146-2021)
(a)
during the hours when the Mississauga Transitway Station, City park,
marina, municipal cemetery or golf course is closed, except in a
designated area permitting such overnight parking or otherwise
authorized by the Commissioner or the T&W Commissioner, as
applicable; (046-2021)
(b)
in a designated fire route;
(c)
in a designated disabled parking space without displaying a disabled
person's parking permit issued under the Highway Traffic Act.
(3)
No person shall park a school bus in a Mississauga Transitway Station, City
park, or marina except for the purpose of pick-up and drop-off, and in any
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event, no person shall park a school bus for that purpose for more than 30
minutes. (0146-2021)
(4)
No person shall drive, operate, or park in a City park, municipal cemetery,
marina or golf course any:
(a)
heavy vehicle, heavy machinery or heavy equipment of whatever
mode of power;
(b)
truck or trailer except for the purpose of making a delivery to a point
within the limits of the City park, municipal cemetery, marina or golf
course;
(c)
recreational vehicles commonly known as "RVs" which may provide
living accommodations for persons;
(d)
snowmobile.
(4.1)
No person shall park in a Mississauga Transitway Station any: (0146-2021)
(a)
heavy vehicle, heavy machinery or heavy equipment of whatever
mode of power, except where a heavy vehicle is a public transit motor
vehicle;
(b)
truck or trailer;
(c)
recreational vehicles commonly known as "RVs" which may provide
living accommodations for persons;
(d)
snowmobile.
(5)
In addition to subsection (4), no person shall park in a golf course any:
(a)
vehicle where goods and/or services are sold or offered for sale;
(b)
bus, except a school bus if so authorized by the Commissioner.
(6)
Not withstanding subsection (4), a boat trailer may be parked at a marina
parking lot only if:
(a)
the boat trailer is tied to a vehicle; and
(b)
the boat trailer is parked together with the vehicle in a designated
area; and
(c)
it is parked for less than four hours, unless otherwise permitted.
(7)
In addition to subsection (4), no person shall drive, operate, pull, ride or park
in a City park any vehicle where goods and/or services are sold or offered for
sale unless the person and/or the owner of the vehicle:
(a)
has a valid permit issued by the Commissioner to conduct commercial
activities in the City park;
(b)
satisfies all applicable licensing requirements for the operations of the
vehicle in the City; and
(c)
complies with all the provision of the permit as issued by the
Commissioner.
(8)
No person shall drive in a parking lot a speed greater than the posted speed
limit.
(9)
No person shall drive into or out of a parking lot other than through the
designated entrances and exits.
(10)
No person shall at any time park a vehicle that is leaking gasoline, engine oil
or any other vehicular fluids at a parking lot or Mississauga Transitway
Station parking lot. (0146-2021)
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(11)
No person shall park a vehicle in a Mississauga Transitway Station parking
lot for a period greater than 15 consecutive hours. (0146-2021)
PARKING METER CONTROL
21.
(1)
The erection, maintenance and operation of parking meters is authorized on
those highways set forth in Column 1 of Schedule 7 to this By-law at the
sides of the highway set out in Column 2, between the limits set out in
Column 3, for the maximum period set out in Column 4, at the rate(s) as set
out in Column 5, at the times set out in Column 6 of the said Schedule.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this By-law, where parking meters
are authorized, no person shall park a vehicle in a parking space governed by
a parking meter without paying a fee by depositing in the parking meter, the
amount prescribed in Column 5 to Schedule 7 to this By-law for the parking
space.
(3)
No person shall allow a vehicle to remain parked in a parking space governed
by a parking meter beyond the maximum period specified for that parking
space as set out in Column 4 to Schedule 7 to this By-law.
(4)
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space governed by a parking
meter unless the front of such vehicle is aligned as closely as possible with
the parking space.
(5)
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space governed by a parking
meter unless it is wholly within that parking space, and if the vehicle is of
such length or width as to necessitate the use of two spaces, the person
parking the vehicle shall comply with the provisions of this section with
respect to both parking meters.
(6)
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter a slug,
device or other substitute for a coin of the Dominion of Canada or the United
States of America.
PARKING MACHINES
21A.
(1)
The erection, maintenance, and operation of a parking machine are
authorized on those highways as set forth in Schedule 7A, those Mississauga
Transitway Stations, City parks, marinas, golf courses as set forth in
Schedule 7B and those off-street parking lots as set forth in Schedule 6A of
this By-law. (0106-2004, 0200-2005, 0091-2011, 0146-2021)
(2)
(a)
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space governed by a
parking machine at any time: (0106-2004, 0200-2005, 0091-2011)
i)
without placing the receipt issued by the parking machine
inside the windshield of the vehicle in a position so that the
writing and markings on the receipt face outwards and are
visible from outside the vehicle;
ii)
not within the permitted period; or
iii)
beyond the maximum period as set out in column 4 of
Schedule 7A, Column 2 of Schedule 7B or in Column 3 of
Schedule 6A of this By-law as applicable. (0091-2011)
(b)
Subsection (a) does not apply to any person who has paid the annual
parking permit fee for Jack Darling Memorial Park as provided in the
applicable City of Mississauga Fees and Charges By-law between
May 1st to September 15th of each year if:
(i)
the person places the permit for such parking issued by the
City inside the windshield of the vehicle in a position so that
the writing and markings on the permit face outwards and are
visible from outside the vehicle; and
(ii)
the vehicle is parked at Jack Darling Memorial Park between
the hours of 7 am and/or 7pm to 9pm.
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(3)
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space governed by a parking
machine unless the front of the vehicle is aligned as closely as possible with
the parking space. (0106-2004)
(4)
No person shall park a vehicle in a parking space governed by a parking
machine unless the vehicle is located wholly within one parking space. (0106-
2004)
(5)
A person may obtain a receipt from a parking machine by depositing a fee
into the machine. The amount of the fee to be deposited into a parking
machine for a permitted period is determined by the rate as set out in
Schedule 7A, 7B or 6A of this By-law, as applicable. (0106-2004, 0200-2005,
0091-2011)
(6)
The provisions of subsection 21A (2) (a) above do not apply to a person who
has
parked a vehicle in an off-street parking lot where: (0091-2011)
(a)
a valid parking permit issued under subsection 9 (1.1) of this By-law is
properly displayed in the vehicle; and
(b)
the vehicle is parked at the location and during the time allowed for by
the parking permit.
(7)
The provisions of subsection 21A (2) (a) above, do not apply to a person who
parks a vehicle in which a valid disabled person parking permit as set out
under City By-law 1-09, as amended, or its successor by-law, is properly
displayed. (0091-2011)
21B.
(1)
The locations set out in Column 1 of Schedule 37 are hereby designated as
electric vehicle charging station spaces and contain the number of electric
vehicle charging station spaces set out in Column 2. (0054-2025)
(2)
No person shall park, stop or stand a vehicle in an electric vehicle charging
station space unless the vehicle is an electric vehicle and the electric vehicle
is plugged-in and actively charging at the electric vehicle charging station.
(0054-2025)
(3)
No person shall park an electric vehicle in an electric vehicle charging station
space for a period longer than ten (10) hours or the maximum period
indicated in Schedule 6A of this By-law, whichever period is lower. (0054-
2025)
CAR SHARE PARKING SPACES (0054-2025)
21C.
(1)
Car share parking spaces are authorized on the highways set out in Column
1 at the sides set out in Column 2 and between the limits set out in Column 3
for the number of car share vehicles set out in Column 4 of Schedule 38 (Car
Share Parking Spaces). (0054-2025)
(2)
No person shall park, stop or stand a vehicle in a car share parking space
unless the vehicle is a car share vehicle owned by the car share
organization/company identified in Column 5 set out opposite such car share
parking space identified in Columns 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 38 (Car Share
Parking Spaces). (0054-2025)
ONE-WAY TRAFFIC
22.
(1)
The highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule 9 to this By-law shall, where
authorized signs are displayed, be restricted to one way traffic between the
limits as set out in Column 2 thereof during the hours and days as set out in
Column 3 and in the direction as set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule.
(2)
No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway in a direction opposite to the
direction permitted by the authorized signs provided for in subsection (1)
above.
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THROUGH HIGHWAYS
23.
(1)
The highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule 10 to this By-law between the
limits set out in Columns 2 and 3 of this By-law are through highways.
(2)
The designation of a highway as a through highway in subsection (1) above
shall not include any intersection thereon where the road intersected is a
King's Highway or Regional Municipality of Peel highway or where traffic
control signals are installed.
STOP SIGNS
24.
The intersections as set out in Column 1 of Schedule 11 to this By-law are hereby
designated as intersections at which stop signs shall be erected facing in the direction
specified in Column 2 of the said Schedule.
YIELD SIGNS
25.
The intersections as set out in Column 1 of Schedule 12 to this By-law are hereby
designated as intersections at which yield right-of-way signs shall be erected facing in
the direction specified in Column 2 of the said Schedule.
HEAVY VEHICLES
26.
(1)
No person shall drive a heavy vehicle on any highway within a residential
zone or on any highway on which authorized signs have been erected and
are displayed restricting such use.
(2)
The highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule 13 to this By-law and between
the limits set out in Column 2 are designated as restricted highways and are
prohibited for use by heavy vehicles during the times and on the days set out
in Column 3 of the said Schedule.
(3)
The provisions of subsection (1) above, do not apply to heavy vehicles
carrying passengers or goods to or from premises which cannot be reached
by highway except by way of the highway portion thereof referred to in this
section.
PROHIBITED TURNS
27.
(1)
No person shall turn a motor vehicle at an intersection or portion of a highway
on which authorized signs have been erected and are displayed which restrict
such turns.
(2)
The intersections or portions of highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule 14
to this By-law are hereby designated as intersections at which vehicles
traveling in the direction as set out in Column 2 are prohibited from making
turns as set out in Column 3 during the times or on the days set out in
Column 4 of the said Schedule.
PROHIBITED ENTRY
28.
Where authorized signs are displayed, no vehicle shall enter the highways set out in
Column 1 of Schedule 24 to this By-law from the highways set out in Column 2 of the
said Schedule during the times or days set out in Column 3 of the same Schedule.
LANE DESIGNATION
29.
On the highways or portions of highways listed in Column 1 of Schedule 15 to this By-
law, having been divided into clearly marked lanes between the limits set out in
Column 2, each of the lanes indicated in Column 3 is designated for traffic moving only
in the direction(s) indicated in Column 4, during the times or days indicated in Column
7, and such designation shall be indicated by the sign listed in Column 6, having
reference to Schedule 15 to this By-law.
HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES
30.
(1)
The highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule 33 to this By-law, having been
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divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic between the limits set out in
Column 2 of the said Schedule, the said lanes indicated in Column 3 of the
said Schedule, between the said limits set out in Column 2 and subject to the
provisions of subsection (2) hereof are hereby reserved for the use of public
transit motor vehicles, taxicabs, and private motor vehicles carrying the
specified minimum number of persons as set out in Column 4 of the said
Schedule to be classified as high occupancy vehicles during the times or
days set out Column 5 of the said Schedule.
(2)
Where a lane of a highway has been designated for the use of high
occupancy vehicles only:
(a)
no person shall drive a vehicle other than a public transit motor
vehicle or a private motor vehicle carrying the specified number of
persons as set out in Column 4 of Schedule 33 to this By-law during
the times or days set out in Column 5 of Schedule 33 to this By-law,
except that:
(i)
for the purpose of entering onto the highway, a person may
exit from such lane not more than 45 metres from the point at
which the person enters, or
(ii)
for the purpose of exiting from the highway, a person may
enter into such lane not more than 45 metres before the point
at which the person intends to exit.
(b)
no person shall stop a vehicle other than a public transit motor vehicle
in a high occupancy vehicle lane during the times or days set out in
Column 5 of Schedule 33 to this By-law.
BICYCLE LANES
31.
(1)
The highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule 34 to this By-law, having been
divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic between the limits set out in
Column 2 of the said Schedule, the said lanes indicated in Column 2 of the
said Schedule and subject to the provisions of subsection (2) hereof are
hereby reserved for the use of bicycles and e-scooters. (0036-2021)
(2)
Where a lane of the highway has been designated for the use of bicycles and
e-scooters only, no person shall: (0036-2021)
(a)
drive a vehicle other than a bicycle and e-scooter; or (0036-2021)
(b)
park, stand or stop a vehicle other than a public transit motor vehicle.
(0055-2022)
(3)
Subsection (2) does not apply to the stopping of a vehicle for the purpose of
and while actively engaged in the loading or unloading of a person with a
disability, as defined in the Highway Traffic Act, or its regulations. (0055-
2022)
RESTRICTED LOAD LIMITS
32.
Pursuant to Section 122 of the Highway Traffic Act, when authorized signs are
displayed no person shall drive a vehicle with a load in excess of 5,000 kilograms (5
tonnes) per axle on any highway or part thereof described in Column 1 of Schedule 16
to this Bylaw from the location identified in Column 2 to the location identified in
Column 3, during the months or time periods identified in Column 4 of the said
Schedule.
LOADS ON BRIDGES
33.
When authorized signs are displayed, no person shall leave, move or operate a
vehicle over any bridge set out in Column 1 of Schedule 17 to this By-law when the
vehicle exceeds the gross vehicle weight prescribed for such vehicle as set out in
Column 2 of said Schedule.
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SPEED LIMITS
34.
(1)
When any portion of a highway set out in Column 1 of Schedule 18 to this By-
law between the limits set out in Column 2 is marked in compliance with the
regulations made under the Highway Traffic Act, the maximum rate of speed
thereon shall be the rate of speed prescribed in Column 3 of the said
Schedule.
(2)
In accordance with the Highway Traffic Act, no person shall drive a motor
vehicle on a municipal roadway at a rate of speed greater than 50 kilometres
per hour unless otherwise indicated by an authorized sign.
(3)
Notwithstanding the maximum rate of speed otherwise provided in this
section, where the Commissioner has set a lower rate of speed for motor
vehicles driven in a designated construction zone and the highway or portion
of it has been signed in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act, then the
maximum rate of speed in the designated construction zone shall be as
established by the Commissioner pursuant to subsection 4(8). (0154-2012)
(4)
When any designated area in Column 1 of Schedule 36 to this By-law is
marked in compliance with the regulations made under the Highway Traffic
Act, the maximum rate of speed thereon shall be the rate of speed prescribed
in Column 2 of the said Schedule. (0154-2019)
(a) In the event there is a conflict between Schedule 36 and Schedule 18, the
maximum rate of speed set out in Schedule 18 shall apply. (0154-2019)
COMMUNITY SAFETY ZONES
35.
Those sections of highway set out in Column 2 of Schedule 32 to this By-law in
relation to the highways identified Column 1 of the said Schedule are designated as
community safety zones where authorized signs are displayed.
PROHIBITED U-TURNS
36.
(1)
Where authorized signs are displayed, no driver of a vehicle shall make a U-
turn while proceeding upon any highway or into an intersection of a highway
as indicated in Column 1 of Schedule 19 to this By-law and in the direction
indicated in Column 2 of the said Schedule.
(2)
Where U-turns are lawful, no person shall make a U-turn if it cannot be made
in safety and without interference with traffic.
(3)
Where authorized signs are displayed, no person shall make a U-turn on any
portion of a highway that is within 150 metres (490 feet) along the highway in
either direction beyond the limits of the land used for the purposes of a
school.
SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONES
37.
The highways set out in Column 1 of Schedule 20 to this By-law on the sides set out in
Column 2 and as further described in Column 3 of the said Schedule where authorized
signs are displayed are designated as school bus loading zones.
PEDESTRIAN RULES
38.
(1)
No pedestrian shall cross any barrier installed on or along the edge of a
sidewalk or at any place where work is in progress.
(2)
No person shall play or take part in any game or sport upon a roadway.
(3)
No person shall use roller skates, in-line skates, or ride or otherwise use any
coaster, toy vehicle or similar device upon a highway or bicycle path, except:
(a)
on a sidewalk;
(b)
to cross the highway or bicycle path directly; or
(c)
to roller skate or in-line skate or ride a bicycle on a designated multi-
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use recreational trail where authorized signs are posted and there is
no sidewalk.
(4)
Except where traffic control signals are in operation or where traffic is being
controlled by a police officer, a pedestrian crossing a highway 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 an accident.
(5)
A pedestrian shall cross a highway by the shortest route except when
crossing an intersection by the shortest route.
(6)
No person shall walk, stand or engage in any other activities on a roadway
together with one or more other persons in such a manner as to impede
pedestrians or vehicles.
(7)
Where authorized signs are displayed, no pedestrians shall cross or enter
any highway set out in Column 1 of Schedule 21 to this By-law in the
direction(s) set out in Column 2 at the location as set out in Column 3 of the
said Schedule.
(8)
Notwithstanding subsection (3) above, no person shall use a skateboard on
any highway, roadway, boulevard, sidewalk, footpath or any other City-owned
or leased property except those areas designated in By-law Number 277-96,
as amended, being the Parks By-law. (0169-2003)
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOADING ZONES
39.
(1)
When authorized signs are displayed, no person shall stop, stand or park any
vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle in any Commercial Vehicle
Loading Zone as set out in Schedule 22 to this By-law on the street shown in
Column 1, on the side as set out in Column 2, at the location as set out in
Column 3, during the times as set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule.
(2)
Where authorized signs are displayed, no person shall stop, stand or park
any commercial motor vehicle in a Commercial Vehicle Loading Zone as set
out respectively in Columns 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 22 to this By-law for any
purpose other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or loading and
pick-up of materials or goods during the times set out in Column 4 of the said
Schedule.
(3)
No person shall stop, stand or park as authorized under subsection (2)
above, for a continuous period greater than 30 minutes.
TAXICAB STANDS
40.
(1)
No person shall stop a taxicab which is for hire on any highway except on a
portion thereof designated by an authorized sign as a taxicab stand under
Schedule 23 to this By-law.
(2)
No person shall stop a vehicle other than a taxicab which is for hire at a
taxicab stand referred to subsection (1) above.
(3)
No taxicab stand established under this By-law shall be used exclusively by
one taxicab owner or fleet owner.
(4)
Taxicab stands shall be located on highways, and at the location set out in
Columns 1, 2 and 3 respectively of Schedule 23 to this By-law for the total
number of taxicabs as set out in Column 4, for use during the hours set out in
Column 5 of the said Schedule.
PRIVATE PROPERTY AND MUNICIPAL PROPERTY
41.
(1)
In this section,
(a)
"owner" when used in relation to property means:
(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 land of which the person
is owner and any parking spaces allotted to the person by the
condominium corporation or reserved for the person's
exclusive use in the declaration or description of the property;
(iii)
the spouse of a person described in clauses (i) or (ii) above;
(iv)
where the property is included in a description registered
under the Condominium Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter C. 26, as
amended, the board of directors of the condominium
corporation;
(v)
a person authorized in writing by the property owner as
defined in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above to act on the
owner's behalf for requesting the enforcement of a by-law
passed under this section.
(b)
"occupant" means
(i)
the tenant of the property or part thereof whose consent shall
extend only to the control of the land of which he is tenant and
any parking space allotted to him under his lease or tenancy
agreement;
(ii)
the spouse of a 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 subject to the easement or right of way;
(iv)
person authorized in writing by an occupant as defined in
clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, to act on the occupant's behalf for
requesting the enforcement of a by-law passed under this
section.
(2)
No person shall park or leave a vehicle on private property without the
consent of the owner or occupant of such property.
(3)
No person shall park or leave any vehicle immobile, unlicensed, leaking
vehicular fluids or otherwise on property owned or occupied by the City or
any local board thereof without the consent of the City or the local board.
(4)
No person shall park or leave a heavy vehicle on private property without the
consent of the owner or occupant of such property. (0113-2010)
(5)
Where a person contravenes the provisions of subsections (2), (3) or (4)
above, and subject to Sections (6) and (7), the vehicle shall be tagged and
the provisions of Sections 46(1) and 46(2) of this By-law shall apply. (0113-
2010)
(6)
The driver or owner of a motor vehicle parked or left on private property is not
liable to any penalty or to have the motor vehicle removed from such property
or impounded except upon the written complaint of the owner or occupant of
the property given to a member of the Peel Regional Police Service or a
municipal law enforcement officer. (0113-2010)
(7)
Where the owner or occupant of property to which this section applies has
posted signs stating condition 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.
(0113-2010)
DRIVING RULES
42.
(1)
No person shall drive a motor vehicle upon a sidewalk or footpath or
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designated multi-use recreational trail except for the purpose of directly
crossing it. (0200-2005)
(2)
A person driving a motor vehicle across a sidewalk or footpath or designated
multi-use recreational trail for the purpose of directly crossing it shall yield the
right-of-way to pedestrians using the sidewalk or footpath or designated multi-
use recreational trail. (0200-2005)
(3)
No person shall drive a motor vehicle across a raised curb except where a
ramp is provided.
BICYCLE RULES
43.
(1)
No person shall drive a vehicle except a wheelchair or a bicycle with all
wheels fifty (50) centimetres or less in diameter upon a sidewalk except for
the purpose of directly crossing a sidewalk, unless the sidewalk is designated
under subsection 43(2) of this By-law as a bicycle path.
(2)
Those portions of the highway designated as a bicycle path in Schedule 27 to
this By-law shall be used solely by bicycles and e-scooters. (0036-2021)
(3)
Persons operating bicycles upon a roadway shall ride in single file.
(4)
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.
(5)
Every rider of a bicycle shall, at all times when riding on a highway or
sidewalk, keep his or her feet on the pedals and both hands on the
handlebars, except for the purposes 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.
(6)
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.
(7)
No person shall operate a bicycle on the Mississauga Transitway. (0170-
2014)
E-SCOOTERS (0036-2021)
43.1
(1)
Persons shall be permitted to operate e-scooters on roadways with a posted
speed limit of 50km/h or less, bicycle paths in accordance with Schedule 27,
bicycle lanes in accordance with Schedule 34 and multi-use trails in
accordance with Schedule 35.
(2)
No Person shall operate an e-scooter:
(a)
on a sidewalk, except for the purpose of directly crossing a sidewalk,
unless the sidewalk is designated as a bicycle path in accordance
with Schedule 27 or is designated as a multi-use trail in accordance
with Schedule 35;
(b)
on a roadway with a posted speed limit higher than 50km/h;
(c)
on any roadway to which access by pedestrians or bicycles is
prohibited under any Act, regulation or municipal by-law;
(d)
who is under 16 years of age; or
(e)
that has an electric motor which exceeds 500 watts that provides a
maximum speed in excess of 24 kilometres per hour.
(3)
Persons who operate e-scooters shall:
(a)
comply with subsections 43(3), (4), (5), and (7) of the Traffic By-law
as it relates to e-scooters; and
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(b)
comply with Ontario Regulation 389/19.
(4)
No Person operating an e-scooter shall:
(a)
carry any other person or cargo on the e-scooter;
(b)
tow another person, vehicle or device;
(c)
attach themselves to another e-scooter, vehicle or device for the
purpose of being drawn or towed;
(d)
operate it in any position other than while standing at all times; or
(e)
leave it in a location that is intended for the passage of vehicles,
bicycles, e-scooters or pedestrians.
43.2
If there is a conflict between section 43.1 and any other provision of this Traffic By-Law
as it relates to the use of e-scooters, it shall be resolved in favour of section 43.1.
43.3
This section was deleted by By-law 0068-2025 effective May 1, 2026.
MOBILE FOOD VENDORS IN PUBLIC SPACES PILOT PROGRAM (0040-2026)
43.4
(1)
For the purpose of this Section 43.4, the following terms have the following
meanings:
"Mobile Licence" means a licence issued under the City's Ice Cream Truck
Vendors By-law 0523-2004, as amended, the Vehicle Licensing By-law
0520-2004, as amended, or the Vendors' By-law 0522-2004, as amended;
"Park Vendor Vehicle" means a refreshment cycle, refreshment cart,
refreshment vehicle, full service food truck, ice cream truck, or portable
display unit as defined by the City's Vehicle Licensing By-law 0520-2004, Ice
Cream Truck Vendors By-law 0523-2004, or Vendors' By-law 0522-2004, as
amended; and
"Pilot Program" means the Mobile Food Vendors in Public Spaces Pilot
Program, a program whereby food vendors with a valid Mobile Licence shall
be permitted to vend in public places consisting of designated paid on-street
parking and designated City parks during the period of May 1, 2026 to April
30, 2027, subject to certain requirements as set out in the applicable City by-
laws, including Section 43.4 of this By-law.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection 7(17) of this By-law, for the duration of the Pilot
Program, an owner or operator of a Park Vendor Vehicle may park a Park
Vendor Vehicle on a highway located within a City park.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection 43.4(2) of this By-law, no person shall stop or
park a Park Vendor Vehicle on a highway located within a City park between
the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
(4)
Subsection 14(1) does not apply to a heavy vehicle on any highway in a
residential zone which is vending pursuant to the Pilot Program.
(5)
Notwithstanding subsections 20B(1), 20B(4), 20B(7)(a) and 20B(7)(c) of this
By-law, for the duration of the Pilot Program, an owner or operator of a Park
Vendor Vehicle may drive, operate or park in a City park, a Park Vendor
Vehicle where goods and/or services are sold or offered for sale pursuant to
the Pilot Program without having a valid permit issued by the Commissioner
to conduct commercial activities in a City park.
(6)
Subsections 21(3) and and 21A(2)(a)(iii) of this By-law shall not apply to
Refreshment Vehicle Drivers and Full Service Food Truck Drivers, (defined
in the City's Vehicle Licensing By-law 0520-2004, as amended) for the
duration of the Pilot Program.
(7)
Subsection 26(1) does not apply to a heavy vehicle on any highway in a
residential zone which is vending pursuant to the Pilot Program.
(8)
This section 43.4 shall be in force and effect until 11:59 p.m. on April 30,
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2027 and shall be deleted from this by-law effective May 1, 2027.
EXEMPTIONS
44.
The provisions of sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,
21A, 26, 31(2), 32 and 43 of this By-law do not apply to ambulances, police or fire
department vehicles, or public emergency vehicles engaged in their duties, or any
marked City vehicles engaged in works undertaken for or on behalf of the City. (0091-
2011, 0130-2014, 0055-2022)
PENALTIES
45.
(1)
Every person who contravenes any provision of this By-law in respect of
stopping, standing or parking a motor vehicle, when given a Penalty Notice, is
liable to pay to the City an Administrative Penalty in the amount specified in
Schedule "A" of the City's Administrative Penalty By-law. (0284-2013, 0090-
2021)
(1.1)
Despite subsection 45(1), every person who contravenes any provision of this
By-law in respect of stopping, standing or parking a motor vehicle in the
Lakefront Increased Penalty Zone, when given a Penalty Notice, is liable to
pay to the City an Administrative Penalty in the amount specified in Schedule
"A-1" of the City's Administrative Penalty By-law. (0090-2021)
(1.2)
Despite subsection 45(1), every person who contravenes a provision of this
By-law which is specified in Schedule "A-2" of the City's Administrative
Penalty By-law in respect of parking a motor vehicle on an Industrial
Increased Penalty Highway, when given a Penalty Notice, is liable to pay to
the City an Administrative Penalty in the amount specified in Schedule "A-2"
of the City's Administrative Penalty By-law. (0090-2021, 0093-2026)
(1.3)
In addition to the Administrative Penalty payable under subsections 45(1),
45(1.1) and 45(1.2), every person who contravenes any provision of this By-
law in respect of stopping, standing or parking a motor vehicle shall be liable
to pay to the City Administrative Fees pursuant to the City's Administrative
Penalty By-law, and shall follow the procedures for payment or review/appeal
as outlined in the City's Administrative Penalty By-law. (0093-2026)
(2)
The owner of a motor vehicle may be liable to pay to the City an
Administrative Penalty for a contravention of any provision of this By-law in
respect of stopping, standing or parking a motor vehicle, for which the driver
of the motor vehicle is liable unless at the time of the contravention the
vehicle was in the possession of some person other than the owner without
the owner's consent. (0284-2013, 0090-2021)
(3)
Every person who contravenes any other provisions of this By-law is guilty of
an offence pursuant to the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O.
1990, Chapter P. 33, as amended, and upon conviction, a person is liable to
a fine of not more than $5,000, exclusive of costs. (0284-2013, 0090-2021)
VEHICLE TOWING
46.
(1)
In addition to any other penalties provided for in this By-law, a member of the
Peel Regional Police Service or a municipal law enforcement officer may,
where a vehicle is parked or stopped in contravention of sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 20B, 21, 21A, 40, 41 or 51 of this
By-law, cause that vehicle to be removed, taken away and stored in a
suitable place. (0200-2005)
2)
All costs and charges incurred for removing, caring for and storing a vehicle
removed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, shall be a lien upon the
vehicle, which lien may be enforced in the manner provided for by the Repair
and Storage Liens Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter R. 25, as amended.
AUTHORIZED SIGNS
47.
Authorized signs other than those under the Highway Traffic Act shall be those set out
in Schedule 25 to this By-law.
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GENERAL
48.
The approval of this by-law by the Regional Municipality of Peel and The Ministry of
Transportation for the Province of Ontario, where provisions respecting connecting
links have also been made, must be obtained.
49.
The Schedules referenced in and attached to this by-law as listed below shall form part
of this by-law and each entry in Column 1 of such a Schedule shall be read in
conjunction with the entry or entries across therefrom and not otherwise. (0200-2005,
0128-2009, 0091-2011, 0146-2021, 0044-2022 s.94(3)(f), 0054-2025)
Schedule
1
Five Hour Parking Limit Exemptions
20 School Bus Loading Zones
2
Permitted Angle Parking
21 Pedestrian Crossings
3
No Parking
22 Commercial Vehicle Loading Zones
4
No Stopping
23 Taxicab Stands
5
Parking for Restricted Periods
24 Prohibited Entry
6
Off-Street Parking Lots
25 Authorized Signs
6A Paid Off-Street Parking Lots
26 No Parking Commercial Motor Vehicle
7
Parking Meter Control
27 Bicycle Paths
7A Parking Machines
28 Local and Collector Roadways Where
Parking on the Boulevard is Permitted
7B
Parking Machines in Mississauga
Transitway Stations, City parks, marinas,
golf course
29 Designated On-Street Parking for the
Disabled
8
Permit Parking
30 Major Collector and Arterial Roadways
8A Off-Street Permit Parking
31
Local and Collector Roadways Where
Parking Between the Curb and Sidewalk is
Permitted
9
One Way Traffic
32 Community Safety Zones
10 Through Highways
33 High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes
11 Stop Signs
34 Bicycle Lanes
12 Yield Signs
35 Multi-Use Trails
13 No Heavy Vehicles
36 Designated Areas
14 Prohibited Turns
37 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Spaces
15 Lane Designation
38 Car Share Parking Spaces
16 Load Restrictions
39 Industrial Increased Penalty Highways
17 Load on Bridges
18 Maximum Rate of Speed
19 Prohibited Turns
SCOPE
50.
This By-law shall apply to all traffic matters within the City.
DESIGNATED ON-STREET PARKING FOR THE DISABLED
51.
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle at a place marked by an authorized sign on a
highway set out in Column 1 of Schedule 29 to this By-law at the side and
between the limits set out in Column 2 and Column 3 respectively during the
times and days set out in Column 4 of the said Schedule, unless a currently
valid permit has been issued to that person and such permit is displayed on
or in the vehicle in accordance with the requirements of the Highway Traffic
Act and this By-law.
(2)
Where on-street parking is permitted, and upon registration and approval of a
City of Mississauga Disabled Person Parking Permit in accordance with the
procedures as established by Parking Control, vehicle displaying a valid
provincial Disabled Persons Parking Permit are permitted to park for period
not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours. (0302-2004)
(3)
Where on-street parking meters are in operation, vehicles displaying the
appropriate permit may park without putting a coin in the meter during hours
legally in operation.
VALIDITY
52.
If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision, or any part of a provision of
this By-law, to be invalid or to be of no force and effect, it is the intention of the Council
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in enacting this By-law, that each and every other provision of this By-law authorized
by law, be applied and enforced in accordance with its terms to the extent possible
according to law.
53.
This by-law shall come into force and take effect upon receipt by the City of:
(a)
approval of this by-law by the Regional Municipality of Peel; and
(b)
approval of this by-law by the Ministry of Transportation for the Province of
Ontario, where provisions respecting connecting links have been made; and
(c)
a Set Fine Order by the Chief Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice or his or
her designate made for the purpose of proceedings under Part 1 and Pan II
of the Provincial Offences Act.
53A
Schedule 7B shall come into force on July 11, 2005. (0200-2005)
54.
By-law 444-79, as amended, shall be deemed to be repealed upon this By-law coming
into force and effect pursuant to section 53.
SHORT TITLE
55.
This By-law may be referred to as "The Traffic By-law".
ENACTED and PASSED this 29th day of November, 2000.
Signed by Hazel McCallion, MAYOR and Arthur Grannum, CLERK