What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?
In the City of Oshawa, Ontario, sidewalk or boulevard use: No hedge, shrub, planting, fence, wall or other thing permitted within 0.6m of sidewalk edge or 1.2m of curb.; fines: Tier 1: $125; Tier 2: $225; Tier 3: $325 (per s. 1.4.4); truck route rule: Commissioner may approve permits for heavy vehicles exceeding dimensional or weight limits under Highway Traffic Act.; street obstruction: No person shall close, occupy, obstruct, or encumber any highway without first obtaining a Road Occupancy Permit.. Source: Boulevard By-law 136-2006; Road Occupancy By-law 37-2007; Traffic and Parking By-law 79-1999, verified 2026-08-29.
Boulevard By-law 136-2006
adopted bylaw
sidewalk or boulevard use
No hedge, shrub, planting, fence, wall or other thing permitted within 0.6m of sidewalk edge or 1.2m of curb.
Regulates the landscaping, maintenance and use of City boulevards by the abutting property owner. Nothing may be planted or placed within 0.6 m (2 ft) of either edge of a sidewalk or within 1.2 m (4 ft) of the curb, or within 1.8 m (6 ft) of the curb where there is no sidewalk; no hedge, shrub, tree, post, fence
Road Occupancy By-law 37-2007
adopted bylaw
truck route rule
Commissioner may approve permits for heavy vehicles exceeding dimensional or weight limits under Highway Traffic Act.
s. 3.3
street obstruction
No person shall close, occupy, obstruct, or encumber any highway without first obtaining a Road Occupancy Permit.
s. 4.1
sidewalk or boulevard use
Highway occupancy including sidewalks and boulevards requires a Road Occupancy Permit for construction or maintenance purposes.
s. 4.1
fine range
Tier 1: $250; Tier 2: $350; Tier 3: $450 (administrative penalties); also liable under Provincial Offences Act.
s. 8.3
scout note
Requires permits to occupy, excavate, or place materials/equipment on City roads and rights-of-way.
Traffic and Parking By-law 79-1999
adopted bylaw
truck route rule
Heavy vehicles prohibited on signed highways per Schedule XIX; exceptions for abutting deliveries and owner's residence.
s. 20.1
street obstruction
No vehicle shall stop alongside or across a highway beside an excavation or obstruction impeding traffic flow.
s. 4.23
sidewalk or boulevard use
No motor vehicle on sidewalk/footpath except crossing at driveway; no boulevard parking unless improved or leased.
s. 4.6; s. 4.28
fine range
Administrative penalties in amounts specified in Schedule XXIV; tiered escalating amounts (tiers 1–3) within 90-day windows.
s. 24.2.2; s. 24.2.3; Schedule XXIV
scout note
Consolidated traffic and parking by-law; Schedule 17 sets maximum speed limits by street and Schedule 20 designates Community Safety Zones.