Parking in Waterloo Region

[jeffster]

It wouldn't be the cops. A neighbour likely complained and City of Waterloo by-law came out and ticketed your guest. Sucks, so in the future, contact by-law and let them know a friend is parking on your grass.

Contacting bylaw won't help, the fact is, parking on your grass is against the city of Waterloo bylaw.  If you don't like it, lobby to have it changed, but there are reasons not to allow it, houses with many cars parked all over the property are unsightly and lower neighbouring property values.  You can argue your case is special, which then you have to define bylaws which allow the good cases, and not the bad ones--easier said than done.

Usually by-law isn't this hardcore first time around UNLESS he's been warned before. I know with the City of Kitchener they'll inform the person first of the bylaw and try to come up with a resolution if they know it's going to be an ongoing issue. In one case, the homeowner removed the grass and put in patio stones and stones, in a very pleasing fashion, and bylaw was fine, no violations.

Not suggesting that the OP had been spoken to before, I just find it odd that no 'warning shots' weren't given first if they hadn't already.