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A parking ban can be declared during the winter season with 8 hours notice.
Parking bans are initiated when heavy snowfall occurs over short periods of time. A parking ban allows crews to more effectively clear snow and ice by having parked vehicles removed from roadways. Not every snow event leads to a parking ban.
At least 8 hours’ notice is provided prior to enforcement of a parking ban. Notice of the parking ban is communicated in a variety of ways, including through the free Service Notifications service, local news media, the City’s social media, signs, the City website and more.
When a parking ban is activated, the Roadways Snow Clearing Map displays the clearing status of each roadway. Parking may resume once roadways are shown as completed if parking is allowed normally.
A parking ban Phase 1 is for major roadways and bus routes.
A parking ban Phase 2 is for all residential and industrial areas.
In addition to the Service Notifications tool, residents can also find out when a neighbourhood road is scheduled for snow clearing when a Phase 2 parking ban is in effect. This tool displays when a residential street is scheduled to be cleared. Enter an address to see the status. Please note that not all areas will be scheduled immediately when a parking ban is called.
Vehicles in accessible parking spaces with visible accessible parking placards or vehicles permitted to be parked in accessible parking spaces will not be subject to the ban. Any vehicles parked without proper authorization in those zones will be fined.
Developers may provide parking for residents of apartment buildings and condominiums. Guests or residents with vehicles which exceed the designated number of parking lot spots will have to be parked on public roads or in private parking lots.
Alleys are completed as part of the same priority as their adjacent roadway during both Phase 1 and Phase 2 parking bans. There will be no parking in alleys during each ban phase until they are cleared. Alleys are typically cleared after most of the roadways in the area are cleared.
During a parking ban Phase 1, residents may continue to park on residential roads that do not have white “Seasonal No Parking” signs posted. Parking garages and public parking lots are also an option.
During a parking ban Phase 2, parking may occur on any road that has been cleared as part of the Phase 1 parking ban, if parking is allowed there normally. Parking in driveways is also allowed.
Parking vehicles on lawns or front yards as an alternative to roadway parking is not allowed.
The Zoning Bylaw Section 45(7) Prohibited/Restricted Objects in Residential Zones forbids parking in the front yard or flanking side of any residential zone, or in the case of a corner site. The bylaw states “vehicles shall not be located on the landscaped portion of the yard; and vehicles shall only be allowed on a driveway or within an attached or detached garage.”
Vehicles left on roadways during a parking ban may be ticketed $250 or towed. Alleys and back lanes are cleared in tandem with adjacent roadways in both parking ban phases.
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