From December 1 to March 31 each year, vehicles are permitted to be parked on the paved portion of a boulevard (i.e. driveway ramp or apron), provided the vehicles can comply with certain conditions.
This boulevard parking exemption, subject to the conditions listed below, means that parking is permitted on the boulevard portions of the driveway.
There are specific conditions to note. Vehicles that are not parked in accordance with the following conditions are subject to being ticketed and towed:
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Vehicles must be on the paved, driveway portion of the boulevard, not the landscaped (or hardscaped) portion of the boulevard;
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Vehicles may not access the paved portion of the boulevard by driving over the landscaped or hardscaped portions of the boulevard;
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All of the vehicle's tires must be on the paved, hard surface boulevard driveway portion;
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There can be no overhang of any part of the vehicle onto the sidewalk so as to impede pedestrian traffic or onto the roadway so as to obstruct vehicular traffic;
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Boulevard parking will not be permitted within 1.5 metres of an intersecting roadway;
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Vehicles parked parallel to the road must be facing the direction of travel; and
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Boulevard parking will not be permitted in the case of shared/abutting driveways. Please report this type of infraction to By-Law by using the the By-Law Infraction Reporting tool.
This process will allow the plows to get through the streets in the winter months to clear snow and gives home owners a place to park their vehicles (on the driveway portion of the boulevard) to allow snow plows easier access.
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