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Parking Regulations

To ensure safety and fairness for all Kitchener residents, here is an overview of our parking regulations:

No vehicle is permitted to park for more than three consecutive hours on any city street unless signs are posted to indicate otherwise.
Vehicles are not permitted to park on or over sidewalks.
No person is permitted to park a vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property.
Parking on city boulevards - whether paved or grass- is not permitted. This includes between the sidewalk and street.
Vehicles are not permitted to park within three metres of a fire hydrant.
Parking in prohibited areas, facing the wrong direction, with expired licence plates or without licence plates is not permitted on any city street.
Parking of trucks in excess of 4,600 kg (4.6 tonnes) on any residential street is not permitted.
Parking in designated fire routes is not permitted.
No person may park a vehicle in a space designated for disabled persons without displaying a Ministry of Transportation disabled person's permit.
Vehicles are not permitted to park on city streets from 2:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. from Dec. 1 to March 31.
There is no re-parking allowed within 5 hours of initial parking in the two hour free parking spaces in downtown Kitchener. See map of applicable downtown streets.

If your vehicle is found in contravention of any of our parking bylaws, you may be issued a ticket and your vehicle may be towed at your own expense. Parking violation fines vary from $15 to $300. In the event that the fine is not paid within the time frame specified on the ticket, the ticket will age and have a $16 late fee applied. If the ticket is not paid after 85 days from date issued the MTO will collect the ticket and administration fee and also add another $20 collection fee. Your license plate sticker can not be renewed until all outstanding tickets have been paid.

To report a parking violation, please call 519-741-2330.

Kitchener also has a tag-and-tow bylaw in place which prohibits parking on a city street when a snowfall of more than eight centimetres is forecast or a snow event is declared.

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