10-07-2019, 12:49 AM
(10-04-2019, 01:59 PM)Coke6pk Wrote:(10-02-2019, 02:55 PM)MidTowner Wrote: One thing I never knew that was discussed in the committee was that bylaw does not enforce parking regulations over "the holidays" (they didn't defined what that meant, but I guess the week or so defined by Christmas and New Year's).
This is solely because governments come to the people every few years to get elected. It looks bad if you are ticketing at Christmas. Enforcement slows down in stages leading up to and after Christmas/New Years. 3 hr limits / overnights go first, the rest disappear with zero enforcement (except Disabled/Fire Route/Priv Propery requests) Dec 23ish on.
Politian's fear of complaints is the reason for this. Kind of a localized version of The Purge!
Coke
Are you suggesting there is any pro-active bylaw enforcement overnight? I'd have bet money that the only way to get a ticket overnight was for someone to complain...when I moved to my house, after months of the same cars parked on my street 24/7, I called to complain, they started ticketing, and eventually cars started moving, two vehicles (yes TWO) had to be towed away as they would not start...so you can imagine my disbelief that enforcement is ever done.
Over Christmas, I'd expect I'd literally have to block a firetruck from an actual fire to get a ticket...at this point, I basically consider bylaw enforcement to not be a thing.