Regulates City-operated parking lots: fee payment, permits, vehicle-weight limit (2,800kg) without consent, and impounding of non-compliant vehicles.
Parking & snow — Waterloo, Ontario
Where can I park? Is there a winter parking ban?
The City of Waterloo, Ontario has 3 adopted bylaws on file: City Parking Lots Bylaw No. 2017-047 (consolidated, last passed 2023); Snow and Ice Removal Bylaw No. 2009-156 (consolidated, last amended 2023); Traffic and Parking Bylaw No. 2008-077 (consolidated, last passed 2024), verified 2026-10-19.
| sidewalk clearing | Every owner shall remove, or cause to be removed, accumulations of snow and ice from the sidewalk(s) on the highway(s) immediately adjacent to their property within twenty four (24) hours following such accumulation. | s. 2 |
| fine range | on a first conviction, to a fine of not less than $250.00 and not more than $100,000.00; and, on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine of not more than $10,000.00 for each day or part of a day on which the contravention has continued after the day on which the person was first convicted. | s. 7(a)-(b) |
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Requires owners to clear snow/ice from adjacent sidewalks and roof overhangs onto public roadways within 24 hours of accumulation; fines from $250 up to $100,000/day for repeat violations.
| winter ban | No parking on any highway between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.; no parking on any highway during a snow event (commences when declared and ends 24 hours later unless extended or cancelled). | Part V, Section 4(a)(xiv); Snow Event |
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Regulates on-street traffic and parking citywide; bans on-street parking 2:30-6:00am nightly, and bans all on-street parking during a declared snow event regardless of other exemptions; also covers speed limits and e-scooters.