The Blue Mountains, Ontario
· No. 2022-49
· adopted 2022-06-06
· summary & facts
This is the exact embedded text of the captured official document.
Snapshot da466c8e680d · verified 2026-10-19 ·
original document ·
archived snapshot ·
unofficial consolidation, the official version is held by the municipal clerk.
1
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF THE
BLUE MOUNTAINS By-Law Number 2022- 49
Office Consolidation
(2023-8 )
Being a By-law to regulate the parking, standing and stopping of motor vehicles on roads
and properties under the jurisdiction of the Town of The Blue Mountains.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 - Authority and Short Title
2.0 - Applicability and Scope
3.0 - Definitions and Interpretation
4.0 - General Provisions
5.0 - General Stopping and Parking Regulation
6.0 - Stopping and Parking Restrictions and Prohibitions on Certain Highways
7.0 - Private or Municipal Property
8.0 - Accessible Parking
9.0 - Paid Parking Area
10.0 - Compliance
11.0 - Offences and Penalties
12.0 - Vehicle Towing
13.0 - Severability
14.0 - By-laws Repealed
15.0 - Coming Into Force
Schedules
2
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
By-Law Number 2022-
Being a By-law to regulate the parking, standing and stopping of motor vehicles on roads
and properties under the jurisdiction of the Town of The Blue Mountains.
WHEREAS section 8(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, provides that the
powers of a municipality shall be interpreted broadly as to confer broad authority on a
municipality to (a) enable it to govern its affairs as it considers appropriate, and (b) enhance its
ability to respond to municipal issues;
AND WHEREAS section 11(3) and 11(8) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25,as amended,
provide for lower-tier municipalities to pass by-laws respecting matters pertaining to highways,
including parking and traffic on highways, and parking, excepton highways;
AND WHEREAS Section 100.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 ("The Municipal Act,
2001") enables a local municipality to enact a by-law to regulate or prohibit the parking or leaving
of a vehicle on privately-owned land that is used as a parking lot without the consent of the owner
of the land;
AND WHEREAS Section 101 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 enables a local
municipality to enact a by-law to provide for the removal and impounding or restraining and
immobilizing of a motor vehicle, at the motor vehicle owner's expense, parked or left on land in
contravention of the by-law;
AND WHEREAS Section 101 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 provides that where
signs are erected on land specifying conditions on which a motor vehicle may be parked or left
on the land or regulating or prohibiting the parking or leaving of a motor vehicle, a motor
vehicle parked or left on the land contrary to the conditions or prohibition shall be deemed to
have been parked or left without consent;
AND WHEREAS Section 102.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 and Ontario Regulation
333/07 provide that a municipality may require a person to pay an administrative penalty with
respect to the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles
AND WHERAS Section 170 (15) of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, applies in the instance of
the removal and impounding of a motor vehicle on privately owned land
AND WHEREAS section 391(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, provides
for a municipality to impose fees or charges on persons for services or activities it provides and
for the use of its property;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of The Blue Mountains deems the
regulation of parking necessary to ensure the safety of drivers and pedestrians, the effective flow
of traffic, and the maintenance of community standards;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of The Blue Mountains enacts this
By-law to regulate parking of motor vehicles within the boundaries of the Town of The Blue
Mountains.
1.0 Authority and Short Title
(1) The By-law shall be known and referenced as the "Parking By-law."
2.0 Applicability and Scope
(1) This By-law applies to the Parking of Motor Vehicles on:
3
a. Highways under the jurisdiction of the Town;
b. Town Facilities; or
c. Municipal or Private Property.
(2) This By-law shall not, if compliance therewith would be impracticable, apply to:
a. any ambulance, police or fire department vehicles or public utility emergency
vehicles; or
b. vehicles or Municipal Law Enforcement Officers actually engaged in works
undertaken for or on behalf of the Town or a public transit commission.
(3) Parts 5.0 and 6.0 shall not apply to public transit vehicles, where compliance therewith
would be impractical due to the placement of the bus stop for public transit and School
Busses.
3.0 Definitions and Interpretation
(1) In this By-law:
"Accessible Parking Permit" means a parking permit issued to a Person with a Disability under
the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8 or a permit, number plate or other marker or device
issued by a jurisdiction outside of Ontario and recognized under that Highway Traffic Act;
"Apartment Building" Means a building consisting of four (4) or more dwelling units, the
occupants of which have the right to use common halls, stairs, elevators and yards;
"Boulevard" means that part of a Highway that is not used, or intended to be used, for vehicular
travel by the general public, and is situated between the travelled portion of the road and the
adjoining property line including the 0.3-metre reserve where applicable;
"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 Highways, and any commercial vehicle as defined
in the Highway Traffic Act;
"Crosswalk" means that part of a Highway at an Intersection that is included within the
connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the Highway measured from
the curbs, or in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the roadways, or 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 of the roadways;
"Dedicated Cycling Facility" means any path intended exclusively for cycling traffic;
"Designated Building" means a structure which is used for the accommodation of the public or
for the gathering or assembling of people and includes an Apartment Building, Hospital, Hotel,
Motel, Shopping Centre, Townhouse, Industrial Building, and Town Facility;
"Designated Parking Space" means a parking space designated under this by-law for the exclusive
use of a Motor Vehicle displaying an accessible parking permit in accordance with the
requirements of the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made thereunder and this By-law;
"Director of Legal Services" means the Director Legal Services or designate;
"Director of Operations" means the Director of Operations for the Town or their designate;
"Driveway" means an approved, paved vehicular access-way providing access from a Highway to
a building or property, loading space, an approved parking area or garage, and does not include
a public sidewalk;
"Fire Chief" means the Chief of the Blue Mountains Fire Department or designate;
4
"Fire Department Connection" means a device being a fire department siamese connection
attached to an exterior Designated Building wall or in the vicinity of a Designated Building used
for the connection of fire hoses and the delivery of water to a sprinkler or standpipe system in a
Designated Building and designated by this By-law as a Fire Department Connection;
"Fire Department Connection Sign" means permanently installed legible signs of a minimum size
of 30 centimetres by 60 centimetres that:
-
indicates that Parking is prohibited; and
-
is in all other ways acceptable to the Fire Chief;
"Highway" means a common and public highway, Street, avenue, parkway, Driveway, square,
place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, 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
may include a Private Roadway;
"Hospital" means a private or public hospital as defined in the Private Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990,
c. P.24 or the Public Hospitals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.40;
"Hotel" - means a building or part of a building used primarily for the purposes of providing
temporary sleeping accommodation to the public, but where no individual private cooking
facilities are provided;
"Industrial Building" means a building or structure used for the purpose of manufacturing,
assembling, making, preparing, inspections, ornamenting, finishing, treating, altering, repairing,
warehousing, storing or adapting for sale any goods, substance, article or thing, or any part
thereof, and the storage of building and construction equipment and materials;
"Intersection" means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral
curb line 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;
"Laneway" means a public vehicular-access route exclusively at the side and/or rear of one or
more properties, whether such access route is privately or municipally owned; however, it does
not include private property not intended for such public access;
"Motel" means a building or group of buildings no more than two storeys in building height used
mainly for the purpose of providing temporary sleeping accommodation to the public, but where
no individual private cooking facilities are provided;
"Motor Vehicle" includes an automobile, motorcycle, motor assisted bicycle unless otherwise
indicated in the Highway Traffic Act, and any other vehicle propelled or driven otherwise than by
muscular power, but does not include a streetcar, or other motorized 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;
"Municipal Law Enforcement Officer" means a person appointed or employed by the Town as a
municipal law enforcement officer;
"Municipal or Private Property" means any open area or portion of a structure other than a
Highway, intended for the temporary Parking of vehicles and on which there are Designated
Parking Spaces, whether their use involves the payment of a fee or otherwise;
"Nursing Home" means a nursing home as defined in the Nursing Homes Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.N.7;
"Occupant" means any person or persons over the age of 18 years in possession of property;
"Official Sign" means any sign or roadway, curb or sidewalk marking, or other devise placed or
erected on a Highway under the authority of this by- law and specified in the Manual of Uniform
Traffic Control Devices of Ontario for the purpose of regulating, warning and guiding traffic;
"Owner" means:
5
-
the registered owner of the land on which the building is located or, if the building is
owned separately from the land on which the building is located, the owner of the
building, unless the person is a person prescribed in the Ontario Building Code, O.
Reg.332/12;
-
the person that is responsible for maintaining the building or part of the building subject
to a building condition evaluation program, unless the person is a person prescribed in
the Ontario Building Code; and
-
such other persons as may be prescribed in the Ontario Building Code;
"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;
"Person with a Disability": means a person with any degree of physical disability, infirmity,
malformation or disfigurement that is caused by bodily injury, birth defect or illness and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, a brain injury, any
degree of paralysis, amputation, lack of physical co-ordination, blindness or visual impediment,
deafness or hearing impediment, muteness or speech impediment, or physical reliance on a
guide dog or other animal or on a wheelchair or other remedial appliance or device;
"Police Officer" means a member of the Ontario Provincial Police;
"Private Roadway" means any private road, private Driveway, lane, laneway, ramp or other
means of vehicular access to or egress from a building or structure and it may include part of a
parking lot;
"Public Hall" means a building, including a portable building or tent with a seating capacity for
over 100 persons that is offered for use or used as a place of public assembly, but does not include
a theatre or a building, except a tent, used solely for religious purposes;
"Resident Permit" means a permit or pass issued by the Town, which exempts the holder from
paying parking fees in designated Paid Parking Areas;
"School Bus" means a bus that:
-
is painted chrome yellow; and
-
displays on the front and rear thereof the words "school bus" and on the rear thereof the
words "do not pass when signals flashing";
"School Bus Loading Zone" means any area marked by signs indicating such area to be for the
sole use of School Buses engaged in receiving or discharging passengers;
"Shopping Centre" means a building or a unified group of buildings on a lot designed, developed
and managed as a single operating unit for which Parking is provided in common off-street areas,
as opposed to a business area comprising 14 unrelated individual commercial establishments;
"Stand" or "Standing" when prohibited means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
except for the purpose of and while actually engaging 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;
"Street" includes that part of a Highway used or intended to be used for vehicular travel by the
general public;
"Town" means The Town of The Blue Mountains;
"Town Facility" means all municipal buildings and their appurtenant lands owned or controlled
by the Town and includes, but is not limited to, libraries, schools, pools, arenas, halls, skating
rinks and administrative buildings;
6
"Townhouse" - Means a building containing three (3) or more dwelling units, each of which has
direct access from the outside ground level and shares two (2) above ground party walls with
abutting dwelling units; and a unit at the end of a row of townhouse dwellings and sharing only
one (1) above ground party wall shall also be a townhouse dwelling;
"Unauthorized Motor Vehicle" means a Motor Vehicle that does not have affixed thereto or is
not clearly displaying a current Accessible Parking Permit in accordance with the Highway Traffic
Act and the regulations thereunder, or an On-Street Parking Permit, Visitor Parking Permit,
Construction Permit or authority issued under this By-law.
4.0 General Provisions
(1) The Director of Operations is authorized to erect "No Parking" signs:
a. when in the Director of Operations opinion an emergency has arisen, making it
desirable to prohibit Parking on a Highway;
b. to facilitate the removal of snow, ice or debris from a Highway; and
c. to facilitate the construction or repair of roadways, curbs, gutters, sewers and
water mains.
(2) Where any expression of time occurs or where any hour or other period of time is stated,
the time referred to shall be standard time except in periods when daylight saving time is
in effect, in which periods it shall be daylight saving timed.
(3) The Schedules referred to in this By-law shall form part of this By-law
5.0 General Stopping and Parking Regulation
(1) No person shall Park or Stop any Motor Vehicle on any Highway or portion thereof except
as follows:
a. on the right-hand side of the Street having regard for the direction in which the
Motor Vehicle had been proceeding;
b. with the Motor Vehicle parallel to the right front and rear wheels not more than
0.15 metres from the limit of the Highway.
(2) The provisions of section 5.0(1) do not apply where angle parking is permitted.
(3) Where angle parking is permitted on a Highway, no person shall Stop or Park any vehicle
except at an angle of 45 degrees from the curb or boundary of the roadway with the front
end of the Motor Vehicle at such curb or boundary.
(4) Where angle parking spaces are designated by lines painted on the roadway, no person
shall Stop or Park any vehicle except within an area designated as a parking space.
(5) Where Parking is permitted on a Highway designated for one-way traffic, the provisions
of section 5.0(1) shall include the word "left", wherever the word "right" is used.
(6) No person shall Stop a Motor Vehicle on a Highway in any of the following places:
a. on or over a footpath or Crosswalk;
b. within an Intersection;
c. within or on a designated pedestrian crossover;
d. within 9 metres of a pedestrian crossover;
e. alongside or across the Highway from any excavation or obstruction in the
roadway when the free flow of traffic would thereby be impeded;
f. subject to section 5.0(3) above, on the roadway beside any Stopped or Parked
Motor Vehicle (double parking);
7
g. upon any bridge or within any tunnel or underpass; and
h. on any centre strip separating two roadways or adjacent to either side or ends of
such centre strip;
i. on any portion of the Boulevard, except for a Driveway, including its apron;
j. on a Dedicated Cycling Facility.
k. In a School Bus Loading Zone.
(7) No person shall Park or Stop a Motor Vehicle on or over a sidewalk.
(8) No person shall Park a Motor Vehicle within three (3) metres of a fire hydrant.
(9) No person shall Park a Motor Vehicle on a Highway:
a. between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., from November 1 until April 15 of
the following year;
b. in front of or within 0.6 metres of a Private Roadway;
c. within nine (9) metres of an Intersection as measured from the end of the corner
radius;
d. within 15 metres of the nearest rail of any level crossing of a railway;
e. where the Street has an overall width of less than 6 metres;
f. within six (6) metres of a point on a curb or at the edge of the roadway in front of
the public entrance to or exit from a Hotel, or a theatre, or a Public Hall, while the
premises are opened to the public;
g. in such a position as will prevent the removal of any other vehicle previously
Parked;
h. for the purpose of washing, greasing or repairing the Motor Vehicle, except for
such repairs as have been necessitated by an emergency;
i. for the purpose of displaying the Motor Vehicle for sale;
j. so as to interfere with the clearing of snow by the Town or its agents;
k. in such a manner as to interfere with the movement of traffic or the clearing of
snow from the Highway;
l. directly opposite a Motor Vehicle Stopped or Parked on the other side of the
roadway, where the width of the roadway is less than 9 metres;
m. within six (6) metres of a point designated as a bus stop;
n. within 150 metres of fire fighting apparatus while said apparatus is engaged in
fighting a fire, or when directed by a Police Officer or member of the Fire
Department;
o. within seven (7) metres of the Driveway to a fire hall on the same side of the Street
on which the fire hall is located, or within thirty (30) metres of the Driveway to a
fire hall on the opposite side of the Street;
p. on any portion of the Boulevard, except for a Driveway, including its apron.
q. on a Dedicated Cycling Facility.
r. In such a manner as to obstruct a waterfront fire lane;
s. In a deadhead or cul-de-sac turning circle in a manner which would interfere with
fire department apparatus turning;
8
t. In a secondary emergency access route
(10) No signs are required to be posted for the regulations of Sections 5.0(6), 5.0(7), 5.0(8)
and 5.0(9) to be in full effect.
(11) Where official "No Parking" signs are erected and are on display, no person shall Park
any Motor Vehicle on any Highway:
a. within 30 metres of an Intersection as measured from the end of the corner radius;
b. within 25 metres of a bus stop as measured from the post for the bus stop sign;
c. upon that side of a Highway contiguous to any school property, between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive;
d. in areas designated "Police Vehicles Only";
e. in areas designated as a taxicab stand (taxi cabs excluded);
f. in areas designated "Emergency No Parking";
g. within 15 metres of a Crosswalk controlled by traffic control signals and located
other than at an Intersection;
h. on the inside or outside curve portion of an angle bend from the beginning of
curve to the end of curve;
(12) Where official "No Stopping" signs are erected and are on display, no person shall Stop
any Motor Vehicle within 15 metres of a patrolled area school crossing.
(13) No person shall Park a Commercial Vehicle on a residential lot.
6.0 Stopping and Parking Restrictions and Prohibitions on Certain Highways
(1) Where official signs are erected and are on display, no person shall Park, Stand, or Stop a
Motor Vehicle on any Highway in the designated area and during the prohibited times or
days as set out in Schedule 1 of this By-law.
7.0 Municipal or Private Property
(1) No person shall Park or leave any Motor Vehicle on private property (being property that
is not owned by any government) without the consent of the Owner or Occupant of
the property, and on property owned or occupied by the Town or any local board of the
Town, without the consent of the Town or local board.
(2) No person shall park or leave any Motor Vehicle on Municipal Property in any parking
spot marked "Resident Parking Only" unless the Motor Vehicle so parked is displaying a
valid Resident Permit.
(3) A Motor Vehicle Parked or left contrary to this Section may be removed or impounded at
the vehicle owner's expense. The driver or owner of a Motor Vehicle Parked on private
property is not liable to any penalty or to have the Motor Vehicle removed from such
property or impounded pursuant to the provisions of this By-law except upon written
complaint of the Owner or Occupant of the property given to a Police Officer, Municipal
Law Enforcement Officer or other person appointed for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this By- law.
(4) Where an Owner or Occupant of property has posted authorized signs stating
conditions under which a Motor Vehicle may be Parked or left on the property or that
Parking or leaving a vehicle is prohibited on the property, a Motor Vehicle Parked
contrary to such conditions or prohibition shall be deemed to have been Parked without
consent.
(5) An authorized sign is required to be erected at each entrance to the private property
as set out in the Schedules marked with letters, commencing with "A" and
continuing sequentially, of this By-law. Reference to By-law 2007-12 on any authorized
9
sign shall be deemed to be a reference to this By-law.
(6) To enforce this By-law on a particular property, a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer shall
be deemed to have written authority of the Owner or Occupant of the property, and a
Municipal Law Enforcement Officer is not required to receive a written complaint before
authorizing the removal of a Motor Vehicle from the property.
8.0 Accessible Parking
(1) A Designated Parking Space shall be:
a. distinctly indicated in accordance with the requirements of the Highway Traffic
Act and the regulations made thereunder;
b. be identified by the Provincially recognized sign.
(2) No person shall leave a Motor Vehicle Parked, Stopped or Standing in a Designated
Parking Space for Persons with Disability, unless a currently valid Accessible Parking
Permit has been issued in accordance with the requirements of the Highway Traffic Act
and any regulations made thereunder from time to time.
(3) An Accessible Parking Permit under 9.0(2) must be displayed on or in the Motor Vehicle
in a manner that is clearly visible and legible to a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or
Police Officer standing outside the Motor Vehicle.
(4) The driver or operator of a Motor Vehicle which displays an Accessible Parking Permit in
accordance with the requirements of the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made
thereunder and this By-law shall not be required to pay an amount in excess of the normal
fee paid by other users of the same parking lots or other parking facilities to which the
public has access.
9.0 Paid Parking Areas
(1) Where authorized signs have been erected, the Municipal Property so signed shall be
designated as a paid parking area and no Parking shall be permitted without paying the
required fee or displaying a valid Resident Permit.
(2) The Municipal Property as outlined on Schedule 2 are designated as paid parking areas
and Parking thereon shall be subject to the fees as identified in the Town's Fees and
Charges By-law, as amended, and the times as outlined in Schedule 2.
10.0 Compliance
(1) A Municipal Law Enforcement Officer or Police Officer may enforce the provisions of this
By-law.
(2) For purposes of Section 10.0(1), authorized individuals may enter and inspect on lands,
buildings, structures or part thereof that are subject to this By-Law at any reasonable time
with or without notice.
(3) No person shall hinder or obstruct, or attempt to hinder or obstruct, any individual
authorized to administer or enforce any provisions of this By-Law and who is exercising
such authority or performing a duty under this By-Law.
11.0 Offences and Penalties
(1) Every person who contravenes this By-Law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is
liable to pay an administrative monetary penalty in accordance with Administrative
Monetary Penalties By-law 2021-71, as amended, and as set out in Schedule 3 of this By-
law.
(2) Penalty notices indicating a contravention of this By-Law shall be issued in accordance
with the Administrative Monetary Penalties By-law and this By-law.
(3) A Police Officer or a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may issue and attach to a Motor
10
Vehicle found parking in contravention of this bylaw a Town of The Blue Mountains
parking violation penalty notice alleging that the provisions of this by-law have been
contravened.
(4) A Motor Vehicle owner who is served with a penalty notice under this By-Law may request
a review of the matter in accordance with the Administrative Monetary Penalties By-law
2021-71, as amended.
(5) Any Motor Vehicle which has been issued a penalty notice pursuant to this By-law and
remains in contravention of the By-law for a period greater than one (1) hour from the
issuance of the penalty notice may be issued a further penalty notice for the ongoing
contravention of the by-law.
(6) Where a Motor Vehicle has been left parked, stopped or standing in contravention of this
by-law, the owner of the Motor Vehicle is liable for the contravention, even if the owner
was not the driver of the vehicle at the time of the contravention of this by-law, and the
owner is liable to the applicable penalty unless, at the time of the contravention, the
Motor Vehicle was in the possession of another person without the owner's consent.
12.0 Vehicle Towing
(1) In addition to any other penalties provided for in this By-law, Police Officer or a Municipal
Law Enforcement Officer may, where a Motor Vehicle is Parked, or Standing, or Stopped
in contravention of this By-Law, or whether such Motor Vehicle impedes the operations
of the Town or its contractor, or authorized agents engaged in work upon a Highway,
cause that Motor Vehicle to be removed, taken away and stored in a suitable place.
(2) The costs and charges incurred for removing, taking away and storing a Motor Vehicle
pursuant to Section (1) of this Part, shall be a lien upon the Motor Vehicle, which lien may
be enforced in the manner prescribed by Section 4 of The Repair and Storage Liens Act,
R.S.O. 1990, Chapter R.25, as amended.
13.0 Severability
(1) Where a court of competent jurisdiction declares any section of this By-law to be invalid,
or to be not in force, or without effect, it is the intention of Council in enacting this By-
law that the remainder of this By-Law shall continue in force and be applied and enforced
in accordance with its terms to the fullest extent possible according to law.
14.0
By-laws Repealed
(1) By Laws 2003-11 and 2007-12 and all amending By-laws thereto shall be automatically
repealed on December 31, 2022.
(2) In the event of a conflict between By Laws 2003-11 or 2007-12 and this By-law, this By-
law shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.
15.0
Coming into Force
(1) This By-law shall come into force on the day it is passed.
Enacted and passed this 6th day of June, 2022
Alar Soever, Mayor
Corrina Giles, Town Clerk
11
SCHEDULE 1 - RESTRICTED PARKING AREAS
By-law Number 2022-
Highway Name
Designated Area
Prohibited Times of
Use
Type of Restriction
2nd Line
Both sides south of
Grey Road 19
Anytime
No Parking
3rd Line
Both sides south of
Grey Road 19
Anytime
No Parking
3rd Line
West side 650m north
of 6th Sideroad
Anytime
No Parking
3rd Line
West side - full length
from Grey Road 119 to
12th Sideroad
Anytime
No Parking
4th Line
Both sides from 21st
Sideroad to Osprey -
the Blue Mountains
Townline
Anytime
No Parking
6th Sideroad
Both sides from 3rd line
west to 6th Line.
Anytime
No Parking
6th Sideroad
Both sides from
TBM/Euphrasia
Townline to 10th Line
Anytime
No Parking
6th Sideroad
North side - Between
3rd Line and
Collingwood/Clearview
Townline
Anytime
No Parking
9th Sideroad
Both sides from Blue
Mountains Euphrasia
Townline east to 10th
Line
Anytime
No Parking
10th Line
Both sides from 9th
Sideroad south to 6th
Sideroad
Anytime
No Parking
10th Line
Both sides - Grey Road
13 north to Grey Road
113
Anytime
No Parking
12th Sideroad
North Side - from Grey
Rd 19 to a point 275m
West
Anytime
No Parking
12th Sideroad
Both sides - from a
point 275m west of
Grey Road 19 to 4th
line
Anytime
No Parking
15th Sideroad A
Both sides
Anytime
No Parking
12
Highway Name
Designated Area
Prohibited Times of
Use
Type of Restriction
18th Sideroad
Both sides between 5th
to 6th line
Anytime
No Parking
21st Sideroad
North side - Grey Road
2 east to 5th Line
Anytime
No Parking
21st Sideroad
South side - Grey Road
2 to 4th Line
Anytime
No Parking
Bay Street East
Both sides from
Mcauley Street North
to Elgin Street
Anytime
No Parking
Bay Street West
North Side - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Bayview Avenue
South side - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Birchview Trail
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Blue Mountain Drive
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Brooker Boulevard
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Brophy's Lane
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Bruce Street North
Both sides between
Arthur Street/Bridge
Street East and Huron
Street
9am to 6pm
Time Limit - 2 Hours
Cameron Street
South side from 10th
Line to Peel Street
Anytime
No Parking
Campbell Crescent
Even numbered side -
full length
Anytime
No Parking
Camperdown Road
Both sides
Anytime
No Parking from
Highway 26 to
Georgian Bay
Carmichael Crescent
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Christie Beach Road
East Side - 400 meters
south from north
terminus of road
Anytime
No Parking
Cottage Avenue
North Side from Mill
Street to Bay Street
East
Both sides from Mill
St. to Poplar St.
Anytime
No Parking
Craigleith Road
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Craigmore Crescent
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Dawson Lane
East Side - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Delphi Lane
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Deviation Road in
the
11th Concession
Both sides from the
southernmost limits of
Lot 9 north and east to
the 10th Concession
Anytime
No Parking
Drake's Path
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Eastern half of the
Deviation Road in the
11th Concession
Both sides from the
north side of the 6th
and 7th Road
Allowance to the
northernmost limits of
Anytime
No Parking
13
Highway Name
Designated Area
Prohibited Times of
Use
Type of Restriction
Lot 8
Elgin Street North
Both sides - full length
from Bay St. to
Georgian Bay
Anytime
No Parking
Ellis Dr.
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Fairway Court
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Farm Gate Drive
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Fraser Crescent
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Gord Canning Drive
(formerly Mountain
Drive)
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Happy Valley Road
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Harbour Street
South side between
Bruce Street North and
Elma Street North
Anytime
No Parking
Helen Street
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Heritage Drive
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Hester Street
East side from Bridge
Street to a point 26
metres south thereof
Anytime
No Parking
Hoover Lane
Both sides - full length
No Parking
Jozo Weider
Boulevard
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Kandahar Lane
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Kelly's Way
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Lake Drive
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Lakeshore Drive
Both sides from
Lansdowne Street
North to Elma Street
North
Anytime
No Parking
Lakeshore Road East
South side- full length
Anytime
No Parking
Lakeshore Road
West
South side- full length
Anytime
No Parking
Lakewood Drive
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Lansdowne Street
North
East side- full length
Anytime
No Parking
Laurie's Court
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Liisa's Lane
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Lions Park Lane
Both sides - full length
9am to 6pm
Time Limit - 2 hours
Long Point Road
West side from
Tyrolean Beach to
Georgian Bay
Anytime
No Parking
Lora Bay Drive
Both sides from Sunset
Boulevard to
Westridge Dr.
roundabout
Anytime
No Parking
Louisa Street East
Both sides between
Hester Street and
Bruce Street South
9am and 6pm
Time Limit - 2 Hours
Louisa Street West
Both sides from Bruce
Street South to a point
75 metres west
thereof
9am and 6pm
Time Limit - 2 Hours
14
Highway Name
Designated Area
Prohibited Times of
Use
Type of Restriction
Lucille Wheeler
Crescent
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Lucille Wheeler
Crescent
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Maple Lane
East Side- full length
Anytime
No Parking
McAuley Street
North
Both sides - full length
9am to 6pm
Time Limit - 2 hours
Mill Street
East side- full length
Anytime
No Parking
Mission Rd.
North Side - Full Length
Anytime
No Parking
Northmount
Crescent
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Old Lakeshore Road
North side - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Peel Street
Both sides from
Cameron Street to
Highway 26
Anytime
No Parking
Petun Drive
Southernmost and
westernmost sides
along the entire length
thereof
Anytime
No Parking
Pioneer Lane
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Plater Street
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Poplar Sideroad
South Side- full length
Anytime
No Parking
Poplar Street
North side between
Cottage Avenue and
the Beaver River
Anytime
No Parking
Pretty River Road
Both sides from
Osprey-Blue
Mountains Townline
to Blue Mountains
Clearview Townline,
except as signed.
Anytime
No Parking
Railway Street
South Side- full length
Anytime
No Parking
Road Allowance
between Lots 21 &
22
Both sides west from
the westernmost
boundary of the road
allowance between
Concession 5 and 6 to
a point 30 metres
distant
Anytime
No Parking
Road Allowance
between Lots 21 &
22
Southernmost side -
road allowance
between Lots 21 & 22
and Deviation Road
extending therefrom
in Concession 5 east
from the westernmost
boundary of theroad
allowance between
Concessions 5 & 6 to a
point 200 metres
distant
Anytime
No Parking
Road Allowance
Both sides north from
Anytime
15
Highway Name
Designated Area
Prohibited Times of
Use
Type of Restriction
between Lots 5 & 6
the northernmost
boundary of the road
allowance between
Lots 21 & 22 through
the whole of Lots 22 &
23
No Parking
Scandia Lane
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Slabtown Road
Both sides - full length,
except where signed.
Anytime
No Parking
Sleepy Hollow Road
Both sides - 500
meters west of Grey
Rd. 19
Anytime
No Parking
Sunset Boulevard
Both sides - Christie
Beach Sideroad to Lora
Bay Drive
9am to 6pm
No Parking
Swiss Meadows
Boulevard
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Teskey Drive
North side east from
Camperdown Road
along the entire length
thereof
Anytime
No Parking
Tyrolean Lane
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Victoria Street South
West side between
Louisa Street West and
Alice Street West
Anytime
No Parking
Wards Road
Both sides - Highway
26 to water
Anytime
No Parking
Wensley Drive
Both sides from the
intersection of Peaks
Rd. 150 meters west
and 300 meters east.
Anytime
No Parking
Wintergreen Place
Both sides - full length
Anytime
No Parking
Woodland Park Road
North side- full length
Anytime
No Parking
Wyandot Court
Southernmost and
westernmost sides
along the entire length
thereof
Anytime
No Parking
16
SCHEDULE 2 - PAID PARKING AREAS
BY-LAW NUMBER 2022-
Paid Parking Area
Enforced Time Period
Maximum Duration
15-17 Arthur Street
8 am to 9 pm
4 hours
171 King Street
8 am to 9 pm
4 hours
Bayview Park
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Council Beach
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Delphi Point
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Heathcote Park
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Little River Park
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Lora Bay Park
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Loree
8 am to 9 pm
4 hours
Northwinds Beach
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Peasemarsh Nature Reserve
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Thornbury Harbour
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Tomahawk Recreation
Complex (winter only)
6 am to 10 pm
4 hours
Town Hall
8am to 9pm - Weekends
and Holidays only
4 hours
17
SCHEDULE 3 OFFENCES AND CORRESPONDING ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTY
BY-LAW NUMBER 2022-
Section
Description
Penalty -
If paid
within 15
days of
Penalty
Notice
Penalty -
If paid
beyond
15 days of
Penalty
Notice
5.0(1)(a)
Park on highway, left wheels to curb
$50
$75
5.0(1)(b)
Park more than 0.15 metres from curb
$50
$75
5.0(3)
Park other than at 45-degree angle to curb
$50
$75
5.0(4)
Park on or outside of designated angle-parking space
$50
$75
5.0(6)(a)
Stop so as to obstruct footpath or crosswalk
$75
$100
5.0(6)(b)
Stop on highway within an intersection
$50
$75
5.0(6)(c)
Stop so as to obstruct pedestrian crossover
$50
$75
5.0(6)(d)
Stop within 9 metres of pedestrian crossover
$50
$75
5.0(6)(e)
Stop alongside excavation/obstruction to impede
$50
$75
5.0(6)(f)
Stop on a highway beside stopped or parked vehicle
$50
$75
5.0(6)(g)
Stop on a bridge of tunnel/underpass
$50
$75
5.0(6)(h)
Stop on a centre strip
$50
$75
5.0(6)(i)
Stop on boulevard
$50
$75
5.0(6)(j)
Stop on a dedicated cycling facility
$75
$100
5.0(6)(k)
Stop in a School Bus Loading Zone
$100
$125
5.0(7)
Park so as to obstruct sidewalk
$75
$100
5.0(8)
Park within 3 metres of fire hydrant
$300
$325
5.0(9)(a)
Park overnight between November and April
$75
$100
5.0(9)(b)
Park in front of or within 0.6 metres of a private
roadway
$50
$75
5.0(9)(c)
Park on highway, within 9 metres of intersection
$50
$75
5.0(9)(d)
Park within 15m of level railway crossing
$50
$75
5.0(9)(e)
Park on a street that is less than 6 metres
$50
$75
5.0(9)(f)
Park on a highway within 6 metres of a hotel, theatre
or public hall entrance
$50
$75
18
Section
Description
Penalty -
If paid
within 15
days of
Penalty
Notice
Penalty -
If paid
beyond
15 days of
Penalty
Notice
5.0(9)(g)
Park in a position preventing another parked vehicle
leaving
$50
$75
5.0(9)(h)
Park on a highway to wash, grease, or repair
$50
$75
5.0(9)(i)
Park for the purpose of displaying vehicle for sale
$50
$75
5.0(9)(j)
Park interfere with snow clearing
$75
$100
5.0(9)(k)
Park interfere with movement of traffic
$50
$75
5.0(9)(l)
Park opposite a vehicle where the roadway is less
than 9 metres
$50
$75
5.0(9)(m)
Park on highway, within 6 metres of a bus stop
$50
$75
5.0(9)(n)
Park within 150 metres of an engaged firefighting
apparatus
$300
$325
5.0(9)(o)
Park within 7 metres of fire hall driveway, same side
of street or within 30 metres of fire hall driveway,
opposite side of street
$150
$175
5.0(9)(p)
Park on boulevard
$50
$75
5.0(9)(q)
Park on a dedicated cycling facility
$75
$100
5.0(9)(r)
Obstruct waterfront fire lane/access
$150
$175
5.0(9)(s)
Park in cul-de-sac to interfere with Fire apparatus
$150
$175
5.0(9)(t)
Park in a secondary emergency access
$150
$175
5.0(11)(a)
Park on highway, within 30 metres of intersection
$50
$75
5.0(11)(b) Park on highway, within 25 metres of a bus stop
$50
$75
5.0(11)(c)
Park on side of highway contiguous to school
property between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
$50
$75
5.0(11)(d) Park in an area designated "Police Vehicles Only"
$75
$100
5.0(11)(e) Park in an area designated taxicab stand
$50
$75
5.0(11)(f)
Park in an area designated "Emergency No Parking"
$150
$175
5.0(11)(g)
Park within 15 metres of a crosswalk
$50
$75
5.0(11)(h) Park on the inside or outside curve of an angle bend
$50
$75
5.0(11)(i)
Park on a designated fire route
$50
$75
5.0(12)
Stop within 15 metres of a signed school crossing
$50
$75
5.0(14)
Park a commercial vehicle on a residential lot
$50
$75
19
Section
Description
Penalty -
If paid
within 15
days of
Penalty
Notice
Penalty -
If paid
beyond
15 days of
Penalty
Notice
6.0(1)
Park on a highway where prohibited
$50
$75
6.0(1)
Stop on a highway where prohibited
$50
$75
6.0(1)
Stand on a highway where prohibited
$50
$75
7.0(1)
Park on private/municipal property without consent
$50
$75
7.0(2)
Park in resident parking spot without valid permit
$50
$75
8.0(2)
Park in a designated accessible space
$300
$325
8.0(2.1)
Fail to properly display an accessible parking permit
$50
$75
9.0(1)
Park without paying required fee or exceed parking
duration
$80
$105
10.0(3)
Hinder or obstruct
$100
$125
SCHEDULE 'A'
FORM OF SIGN
SIGN REQUIRED TO BE PREDOMINATELY DISPLAED AT EACH ENTRANCE TO THE
LAND PURSUANT TO SECTION lOO(B) OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001
MINIMUM SIGN OF SIZE:
30 CM X 45 CM
MINIMUM LETTERING HEIGHT:
"PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY"-3 CM
ALL OTHER LETTERING-1 CM
SIGN CONSTRUCTION:
GALVANIZED STEEL WITH A
REFLECTIVE BACKGROUND C/W A SOLID
BLACK BORDER
TOWN OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS BY-LAW NO. 2007- XX TO BE INCORPORATED
ON SIGN
TOWN OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS LOGO NOT TO APPEAR ON THE SIGN
SCHEDULE " B"
The following sign(s) is required to be predominately displayed at each entrance on the
following lands, pursuant to Section 101(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001:
1. Blue Mountain Resorts LP Parking Lot "P2" located at 218 Jozo Weider Blvd.
MINIMUM SIGN OF SIZE:
122cm (48") X 213.4cm (84") Main Entrances
30.5cm (12") X 45.7cm (18") Incidental Locations
MINIMUM LETTERING HEIGHT:
"DAY PARKING ONLY": 3cm
"Overnight Parking... ": 2cm ALL
OTHER LETTERING: 1 cm
SIGN CONSTRUCTION:
Galvanized steel with a blue reflective background
SCHEDULE "C"
The following sign(s) is required to be predominately displayed at each entrance on the
following lands, pursuant to Section 101(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001:
-
The Grand Georgian (GSCC #46) underground parking facility located at 156 Jozo
Weider Blvd.
MINIMUM SIGN OF SIZE:
30.5cm (12") X 45.7cm (18") Main Entrances
16.5cm (6.5") X 25.4cm (10") Incidental Locations
MINIMUM LETTERING HEIGHT:
"PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY": 27cm (10.6")
"Vehicles left parked... ": 1.27cm (0.5")
SIGN CONSTRUCTION:
Galvanized steel with a blue reflective background
SCHEDULE "D"
The following sign(s) is required to be predominately displayed at each entrance on the following
lands, pursuant to Section 101(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001:
-
The Weider Lodge (GSCC #50) underground parking facility located at 220 Gordon
Canning Dr.
MINIMUM SIGN OF SIZE:
30.5cm (12") X 45.7cm (18") Main Entrances
16.5cm (6.5") X 25.4cm (10") Incidental Locations
MINIMUM LETTERING HEIGHT:
"PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY": 27cm (10.6")
"Vehicles left parked... ": 1.27cm (0.5'')
SIGN CONSTRUCTION:
Galvanized steel with a blue reflective background
SCHEDULE "E"
The following sign(s) is required to be predominately displayed at each entrance on the
following lands, pursuant to Section 101(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001:
1. The Season's at Blue (GSCC #54) parking facility located at 170 Jozo Weider Blvd.
MINIMUM SIGN OF SIZE:
30.5cm (12") X 45.7cm (18") Main Entrances
16.5cm (6.5") X 25.4cm (1O") Incidental Locations
MINIMUM LETTERING HEIGHT:
"PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY": 27cm (10.6")
"Vehicles left parked... ": 1.27cm (0.5")
SIGN CONSTRUCTION:
Galvanized steel with a blue reflective background
SCHEDULE "F"
The following sign(s) is required to be predominately displayed at each entrance on the
following lands, pursuant to Section 101(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001:
1. The Westin Trillium House Blue Mountain (GSCC #65) underground parking facility located
220 Gord Canning Dr.
MINIMUM SIGN OF SIZE:
30.5cm (12") X 45.7cm (18") Main Entrances
16.5cm (6.5") X 25.4cm (1O") Incidental Locations
MINIMUM LETTERING HEIGHT:
"PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY": 27cm (10.6")
"Vehicles left parked... ": 1.27cm (0.5'')
SIGN CONSTRUCTION:
Galvanized steel with a grey reflective background
SCHEDULE "G"
The following sign(s) is required to be predominately displayed at each entrance on the
following lands, pursuant to Section 101(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001:
1. Mosaic at Blue (GSCC #75) underground parking facility located at 190 Jozo Weider Blvd.
MINIMUM SIGN OF SIZE:
30.5cm (12") X 45.7cm (18") Main Entrances
16.5cm (6.5") X 25.4cm (10") Incidental Locations
MINIMUM LETTERING HEIGHT:
"PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY": 27cm (10.6")
"Vehicles left parked... ": 1.27cm (0.5")
SIGN CONSTRUCTION:
Galvanized steel with a blue reflective background
Schedule I
Authorized signs as shown in Schedule "H" shall be posted for each parking spot in the area shown below
South Base Lodge Short-Term Parking Spaces - Proposed TBM By-law Enforcement Area
(Will not pertain to 2 x Accessible Parking Spaces & 1 x 'By Permit Only' Parking Space)
Village Short-Term Parking Spaces - Proposed TBM By-law Enforcement Area
(Will not pertain to 2 x Accessible Parking Spaces)
Authorized signs as shown in Schedule "H" shall be posted for each parking spot in the area shown below
Schedule J
Proposed Do Not Enter/No Parking Signs at Vehicle Access Points to Blue Mountain Village
Schedule K
Schedule L
Minimum Size 30 X 45cm
Schedule M
Sign Locations
Town of The Blue Mountains
Schedule N
By-law No. 2022-49
Town of The Blue Mountains
Schedule O By-law
No. 2022-49
Town of The Blue Mountains
Schedule P By-law
No. 2022-49
Town of The Blue Mountains
Schedule Q By-law No.
2022- 49
GSCC 112
GSCC 120
GSCC 126
Town of The Blue Mountains
Schedule R
By-law Number 2022-49 (By-law 2023-8)
By-law 2023-08
Town of The Blue Mountains
Schedule S
By-law Number 2022-49 (By-law 2023-8)