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What are the By-Laws Regulating Parking?

Parking bylaws exist to ensure the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians, access for emergency vehicles and to support road maintenance and winter snow clearing operations. Some bylaws, such as no parking, are approved by City Council. Other parking restrictions, such as not parking in front of a fire hydrant, are regulated under the Highway Traffic Act of the Province of Ontario.

The Parking Bylaws are enforced by the City, through the contracted services of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

Location Specific Parking By-Laws

The following bylaws are enacted on various streets throughout the City.
Each location is signed accordingly.

No Parking

A vehicle may not park in a no parking zone, except temporarily for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

No Stopping

A vehicle may not park or wait in a no stopping zone even momentarily, including discharging or picking up goods or passengers.

No Idling Zones

All public and separate schools, and their adjacent streets and parking lots are No Idling Zones. The streets and parking lots around the City Hall properties are also a No Idling Zone. The Idling Limit is one minute and a vehicle cannot be parked and idling within these zones.

Fire Route

Fire routes are designated on properties to ensure that there is a minimum of 6 metres later clearance for obstructed emergency vehicle operations. A vehicle may not park in a fire route.

Disabled Parking

Disabled parking spaces are reserved for vehicles with a disabled permit. No other vehicles may park in these spaces.


General Parking Bylaws

The following list represents general parking bylaws that are applicable to all city streets. These regulations are not signed on a street by street basis.

Vehicles may not be parked:
  • On any street between 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
  • For over 3 hours on any street.
  • On or overhanging a sidewalk.
  • Within 9 metres of an intersection.
  • On a boulevard.
  • Facing the wrong way on a street.
  • Within 3 metres of a fire hydrant.
  • On a street during a snow storm.
  • Within 1.5 metres of a driveway.


Parking Exemptions

The City of Cambridge does allow residents to apply for an exemption to park over night on the street under special circumstances.

Related Documents

DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION DATE POSTED  
Enforcement Issues
Idle Free Kit for Schools Idle Free Kit for Schools 2011-11-01 PDF 522Kb
Spare the Air Kids Breathe Here Anti Idling By-law Brochure Anti Idling By-Lsw Brochure 2011-11-01 PDF 291Kb
Resources for Schools No Idling Zone Kids Breathe Here Resources for Schools No Idling Zone Kids Breathe Here 2011-11-01 PDF 522Kb
Anti Idling By-law 164-09 Anti Idling By-law 164-09 2011-11-01 PDF 291Kb