Markham : Règlement no 2005-188, art. 5 — Parking Prohibited in Specified Places – Signs Not Required

Parking Prohibited in Specified Places – Signs Not Required

5. No person shall park a motor vehicle;

• a) on a highway within 9m (30 feet) of any intersection;
• b) notwithstanding subsection 5(a), on a highway within 15m (49 feet) of any signalized intersection;
• c) on a highway within 3m (10 feet) of a point in the edge of a roadway nearest to a fire hydrant;
• d) so as to obstruct a private roadway;
• e) so as to obstruct any portion of the sidewalk; (Amended by By-law 2008-39)
• f) so as to obstruct any portion of a crosswalk;
• g) so as to interfere with the movement of traffic;
• h) so as to interfere with the clearing of snow from the highway;
• i) between the hours of 2:30A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on any highway save and except those highways noted on Schedule “B”- Overnight Parking Permitted or on those highways noted in Schedule “H”- Overnight Parking Permit Programs to this By-law;
• j) on any boulevard, except where the vehicle is parked on a designated access to private property at right angles or parallel to the traveled portion of the highway; (Amended by By-law No. 2008-1)
• k) on a highway within 152m (500 feet) of fire fighting apparatus while said apparatus is actually engaged in fighting a fire, or any distance directed by a member of the Police or Fire Department;
• l) on a highway within 7m (25 feet) of the entrance-way to a fire hall on the same side of the street on which the fire hall is located or within 30m (100 feet) of the entrance-way to a fire hall on the opposite side of the street;
• m) on a bridge;
• n) in a public laneway;
• o) on a highway within 6m (20 feet) of a point designated as a bus stop;
• p) beyond the permitted period in a parking space or parking zone controlled by a parking meter; or,
• q) beyond the permitted period in a parking space or parking zone controlled by a parking machine;
• r) on a median; (Amended by By-law No. 2006-244) (Amended by-law 2018-63: clauses
• s) to aa))
• s) within 0.2 m of a private roadway;
• t) so as to obstruct a pedestrian walkway;
• u) perpendicular to the curb;
• v) so as to park in front or obstruct a super mailbox;
• w) for sale on a highway;
• x) which is not licensed for the current year;
• y) for degreasing/washing on a highway;
• z) so as to obstruct any portion of the highway;
• aa) park on a highway for continuous period greater than 48 hours;
• bb) so as to interfere with winter maintenance of the highway;
• cc) so as to interfere with winter maintenance of a sidewalk;
• dd) so as to interfere with the clearing of snow from a sidewalk (Amended by By-law 2021-117) Parking Prohibited in Specified Places Where Signs are on Display 6 (1)

Where a sign has been erected indicating parking is prohibited,

no person shall park a motor vehicle on a highway at those places designated in Schedule “C”- Prohibited Parking to this By-law for a period in excess of the period therein specified. (Amended by By-law No. 2009-67)