Parking in Waterloo Region

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Enforcement of the overnight parking ban, as reported here in the past, is largely on a complaint basis.

There is no disadvantage to visitor or casual parking on city streets overnight.

Resident FORMER meter-maid to clarify:

(1) 3 hour by-law is by complaint only outside the hospital and downtown areas.  The overnight is city-wide, and every city street is hit.  Officers will pick neighbourhoods, and enforce all streets in a large area.  It is mapped out where they went, and the date recorded.  The next night officers will pick a separate area until the entire city has been visited.  They will then start all over again.  Depending on staffing levels/other calls for service, you can expect a visit maybe 1-2 times a week.  $30/$60 a week for 3 months.... I'm sure that will add up.

(2) There is a cost to overnight parking.  I can only speak for Kitchener where it is only enforced in the winter months.... Each time a plow goes around that parked car, they are expected to make a return trip to completely clear that street.  That additional cost is why we have enforcement.  (The argument is the same for street sweeping, but CoK doesn't make them go back to fill in those spots)

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