Parking in Waterloo Region

[Coke6pk]

@danbrotherston - It would be highly unlikely for me to issue a ticket with 6 inches overhanging.  Our policy was at least 1/2 blocked, two wheels on the sidewalk*, or clearly blocking the safe passage of a wheelchair.

Here is the clarification on "two wheels" policy:


Coke

** DISCLAIMER: The above attachment is me working in Microsoft Paint instead of trying to explain it.... it is not meant as a legal definition, and I am no longer employed in by-law enforcement so my views may be outdated.

That's very helpful information.  Out of curiosity, this applies in Kitchener or Waterloo?

I am not exaggerating when I say 6 inches.  I was truly shocked when he got a ticket.  I suggested he fight it, but he didn't want to bother for whatever the fine was.

I am curious though, in the spur line parking lot (in Waterloo), the Laurel trail goes right along the parking lot.  Many cars back up to the curb and overhang the trail.  Some vehicles are pickup trucks which have substantial over hangs.  Some pickup trucks have trailer hitches which reach well over half way across the trail.

Are these vehicles likely to be ticketed?  They're actually blocking more than half the trail.  And also, dangerously with a hard to see black ankle level bar.  But wheels are firmly in a legal parking space.

Not an admin, so I don't know how to move posts out of the iON thread, so I'll use cut and paste instead!

I can only speak to my experiences in Kitchener, Brampton and Toronto... so I can't say for certainty about Waterloo (Although in generalities, most cities are somewhat similar)

I can't say for certainty if the trail falls under Waterloo's sidewalk by-law.  I don't recall ever having an issue with a vehicle blocking a trail (except where it crosses a road).  Best to call Waterloo By-Law and ask about that particular stretch.

Coke