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Report Number: BYL 01-22
Date: March 7, 2022
From: Paul Bigioni
Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
Subject: Amendment to Traffic and Parking By-law 6604/05 to include provisions for
permit parking
- File: L-2220
Recommendation:
1. That Report BYL 01-22 regarding amending the Traffic and Parking By-law 6604/05 to
include provisions for permit parking under Section 25 be received;
2. That the attached draft by-law be enacted to replace Section 25 of Traffic and Parking
By-law 6604/05 to include provisions for permit parking; and,
3. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the necessary
actions as indicated in this report.
Executive Summary: As per Council Resolution 728/21, Council has approved the
implementation of permit parking at the City’s waterfront parking lots and on one side of
waterfront area streets from May 1st to October 1st annually.
The attached amending by-law creates the applicable provisions in the Traffic and Parking By-
law (Section 25) to create the associated regulations for enforcement.
Financial Implications: The amendment to the Traffic and Parking By-law creates the
offences to be utilized in enforcement of the permit parking provisions. Upon approval of this
report, staff will submit an amended set fine application to the Ministry of the Attorney General
to incorporate offences relating to parking without a permit. The recommended fines will be
$60.00 for the early payment fine and $75.00 for the set fine.
Revenue generated will depend on compliance with posted parking provisions. In 2021, over
1,310 tickets were issued on waterfront area streets between May 1st to September 30th,
excluding 3 hour parking. Given the implementation of paid parking and increased
enforcement, it is anticipated that the number of contraventions should decrease significantly.
If parking violations are reduced by 75 percent, revenue relating to infractions on waterfront
streets would equal approximately $20,000.00 through the paid parking season.
Discussion: As per Council Resolution 728/21, staff are taking the necessary
actions to implement the Waterfront Permit Parking strategy adopted by Council. One of the
steps required is to amend the Traffic and Parking By-law 6604/05 to create permit parking
provisions, including definitions, types of permits, and offences for non-compliance. The new
BYL 01-22 March 7, 2022
Subject: Amendment to Traffic and Parking By-law 6604/05
to include provisions for Permit Parking Page 2
provisions are contained in Section 25. Enacting the draft by-law (Attachment 1) will amend the
current by-law by replacing Section 25.
With Council’s approval of this report, staff will send the recommended set fines to the Ministry
of the Attorney General for approval. This process will take approximately 4 to 6 weeks, and
must be completed before the new fines can take effect.
A follow up report to Council will be prepared for the April agenda, containing the required
revisions to Schedule 2 and Schedule 4 of the Traffic and Parking By-law 6604/05, listing all of
the waterfront parking lots and permit parking streets, as well as, any additional parking
restrictions.
Attachments:
1.Draft By-law
Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By:
Kimberly Thompson Paul Bigioni
Manager, Municipal Law Enforcement Director, Corporate Services & City
Services Solicitor
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Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City Council
Marisa Carpino, M.A.
Chief Administrative Officer
Original Signed By:Original Signed By:
Original Signed By:
The Corporation of the City of Pickering
By-law No. /22
Being a by-law to amend By-law 6604/05 providing
for the regulating of traffic and parking, standing
and stopping on highways or parts of highways
under the jurisdiction of the City of Pickering and
on private and municipal property.
Whereas By-law 6604/05, as amended, provides for the regulating of traffic and parking on
highways, private property and municipal property within the City of Pickering; and
Whereas, Council Resolution #728/21 approved the implementation of paid permit parking
at the City’s waterfront parking lots and on one side of waterfront area streets from May 1st
to October 1st annually;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as
follows:
1.Section 25 of By-law 6604/05, as amended, is hereby deleted and replaced with
the following:
Permit Parking
25. (1) In this section, the term "parking permit" means a permit issued by the City for
the purpose of allowing on-street parking, or parking within a City parking lot,
subject to the conditions of the permit; and
“City parking lot” means any parking lot owned and/or operated by the City.
(2)A parking permit may be issued, with applicable conditions and/or fees, as
follows:
(a)to a resident of the City who pre-registers for a parking permit to access
parking on waterfront streets or in city parking lots (see Schedule 4 for
locations), or
(b)to one resident of a specific address as listed on Schedule 4, which has
been authorized for on-street parking due to the absence of off-street
parking, or
(c)to any person, upon payment of the applicable fee, for use in the locations
outlined in Schedule 4.
Attachment #1 to Report BYL 01-22
By-law No. /22 Page 2
(3) Parking permits may be electronic, with no requirement to display a physical
permit in the vehicle, depending on the type of permit issued and the conditions
of the permit.
(4) Where authorized signs that clearly indicate the regulation have been installed,
no person shall park on any highway or in a City parking lot identified in
Schedule 4 as a permit parking area, without a valid parking permit.
(5) No person shall use a parking permit in a manner or for a purpose not provided
for in this section.
(6) Where required as a condition of the permit, a parking permit shall be displayed
on the sun visor or on the dashboard of the vehicle parked on the street named
on the parking permit, so that the parking permit is readily visible from the
outside of the vehicle.
(7) A parking permit shall be valid for the time prescribed for the permit unless it has
been cancelled pursuant to subsections (8) or (9).
(8) A parking permit shall be cancelled by the City where,
(a) it was issued based on false or mistaken information; or
(b) the person to whom it is issued ceases to be resident of Pickering.
(9) A parking permit issued under subsection 2(b) shall be cancelled by the City
where,
(a) the person to whom it is issued ceases to be an occupant of an address
named in Schedule 4;
(b) it was issued based on false or mistaken information; or
(c) a valid parking permit has already been issued to an occupant of the same
address.
(10) Notwithstanding the provisions of any section of this by-law, the owner of a
vehicle on which a valid parking permit issued under subsection 2(b) is
displayed, is exempt from Sections 15(j) and (n) of this by-law where the vehicle
is parked within the designated Permit Parking area on the street named on the
permit.
By-law No. /22 Page 3
(11) A vehicle bearing an accessible parking permit, or a Veteran’s license plate are
exempt from the provisions of subsection (4), however, such vehicle remains
subject to a maximum six hour time limit.
By-law passed this 28th day of March, 2022.
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David Ryan, Mayor
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Susan Cassel, City Clerk