Parking enforcement, explained from the by-law
Reference guides for property managers, condominium boards, and anyone trying to work out what the rules actually say. Every legal statement is cited to the by-law it came from.
What signs does my private property need for parking enforcement?
Without valid signs, nobody can ticket or tow on your property. What the by-law requires, what Toronto approves before a vehicle can be towed, the thirty-minute visitor permit rule, and four signage problems the by-law expects you to have.
Who can issue parking tickets on your private property?
Only a municipal law enforcement officer can, and in Toronto that means someone certified by the Chief of Police working for a licensed agency. The three chapters that have to line up, the only three documents anyone may leave on a car, and five questions worth asking the company already on your property.
What are APS and AMPS on a parking ticket?
The same system under two names: your municipality reviews the ticket instead of a court. Why parking left the Provincial Offences Court, how screening and hearing reviews work, and where Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Oakville, Vaughan, Richmond Hill and Ottawa each stand.
What parking signs does my Brampton condo need?
Brampton sets the design for two of your signs and leaves the rest to you. The sign plan we install on condominium properties, why the Fire Chief has to approve a fire route sign before it goes up, what an accessible space sign must carry, and why an unreadable sign gets your tickets waived.
In progress: an explainer on Ontario's administrative penalty system and why municipalities moved parking penalties out of the courts, what to do after receiving a notice, and how the dispute process differs by municipality. Each is published only once it has been checked against the source.