Parking regulations noted below are included in the
Traffic and Parking By-law No. 2003-530. The following information provides an overview of the parking sections. For more details please refer to the actual by-law.
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What does the by-law say?
Where no signs are posted, you may park for up to three hours between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., subject to the following restrictions.
Parking Prohibited (with or without signs):
- In excess of three hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
- Within 300 metres of previous parking space within one hour
- Within nine metres of an intersection
- Within three metres of a fire hydrant
- On a roadway which is six metres or less in width
- On any portion of a highway not intended for vehicle parking
- During snow removal and street sweeping operations
- At an angle unless angle parking has been designated by signs or markings on the roadway
- Outside of the specific area designated by markings for a parking meter space
- In a driveway within one half metre of the sidewalk or where no sidewalk exists, within one and one half metres of the roadway
- Between the hours of 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. between November 15 and April 1, when the City forecasts accumulated snowfall of seven centimetres or more
- Overnight on the roadway, if the vehicle is in excess of six and one half meters in length
- Facing the opposite direction as the adjacent lane of travel
Stopping Prohibited (with or without signs):
- Within bus stop areas ( within 34 metres on the approach side of a bus stop and 18 metres of the leaving side)
- Within an intersection or crosswalk
- On the roadway side of any stopped or parked vehicle
- Within a school crosswalk area between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (within 30 metres of the approach side and 10 metres of the leaving side of a school crosswalk)
- Adjacent to any centre median or inner boulevard unless otherwise permitted by signs
- On a bridge or overhead structure or on an underpass or within 30 metres of any such structure unless parking is otherwise permitted by signs
- Within an at-grade railway crossing (30 metres of the approach side and 15 metres of the leaving side)
- On or partly on a sidewalk
- Facing the opposite direction as the adjacent lane of travel
- Not more than 15 centimetres away from the curb
Reserved bus lanes
Vehicles are not permitted to drive or stop their vehicle in any lane designated as a reserved bus lane except when making a right-hand turn. Vehicles turning may cross the bus lane on the approach of the intersection and where the dashed lane linemarkings indicate crossings are permitted.
http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/laws-licenses-and-permits/laws/parking