Hamilton By-law 01-218, s. 5(a) — On-Street Parking By-law

No person shall park a vehicle at a parking space for a period of time greater than the parking time limit indicated by a sign, sticker, software application or otherwise, either affixed to the parking meter (20-141) related to the parking meter space or otherwise posted in proximity to the parking meter space..

• (b) No person shall park a vehicle in a location indicated in Schedule 5 without activating the parking meter related to the parking space that (20-141) is occupied by their vehicle at any time during the days and times posted on or around the parking meter indicating when the parking meter regulations are in force and effect, either by:
• (I) inserting a valid credit card or debit card into the parking meter, in cases where the meter is designed to accept payment in this manner;
• (II) depositing money of Canadian or United States of America currency in the amount of the parking fee prescribed in said Schedule 5 into the meter, if any, to an extent sufficient to activate the meter; or
• (III) online payment as indicated in writing on or around the parking meter. This provision shall not be deemed to apply when it is shown that the parking meter is out of order. This provision shall not be deemed to apply where a parking meter was previously activated and has not yet expired as shown on the subject parking meter.
• (c) No person shall park a vehicle or leave a vehicle parked at any parking meter space, at any time during the days and times posted on or around the parking meter indicating when the parking meter (20-141) regulations are in force and effect, when the time has expired for that parking meter space, save and except that this provision shall not be deemed to apply when it is shown that the parking meter is out of order.
• (d) No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter anything save such money in Canadian or United States of America Currency as is indicated on the parking meter as being acceptable, save and except in cases where the parking meter is designed to be activated by a credit card or debit card, whereupon the use of such a card to pay the parking fee, in lieu of money, shall be permitted To Regulate On-Street Parking (6) The provisions of Sections 8(5)(a), 8(5)(b) and 8(5)(c), shall not apply to a parked vehicle used for the transporting of one or more disabled persons wherein an identifying marker issued by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, said marker being a Disabled Person Parking Permit, is displayed in the drivers side front windshield in such a manner as to be entirely and clearly in view from the exterior of the vehicle. (8) The provisions respecting the payment of parking fees in clauses 8(5)(b) and 8(5)(c) of this by-law shall not, on November 11 of any year, apply to persons in respect of a parked vehicle to which a valid Ontario veteran license plate is registered and affixed. (9)
• (a) The provisions respecting the payment of parking fees in clauses 8(5)(b) and 8(5)(c) of this by-law shall not apply, at any time, to (17--074) persons in respect of a parked vehicle to which a valid Ontario veteran license plate is registered and affixed.
• (b) No person shall park, or leave parked, at any metered parking space, a vehicle displaying a valid Ontario veteran license plate, for a period of time which exceeds 3 consecutive hours, whether or not there is shown on the meter time which is paid for and unexpired. To Regulate On-Street Parking POSTED PARKING TIME LIMITS