Oshawa : Règlement no 79-99, art. 3.1(i) — Traffic and Parking By-law

“Community Safety Zone” means a part of a Highway which is designated by Official Signs as a community safety zone pursuant to the Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Community Safety Zones), 1998, being areas where public safety is of special concern, as identified by the City, and where fines imposed upon conviction of a moving violation, are increased.

• (j) “Control Device” means any device, together with its’ means of support, erected for the purpose of controlling and regulating Traffic and the Parking or Stopping of any Vehicle.
• (k) “Control Device Cover” means a covering for a Control Device that has been authorized by the Commissioner or Chief of Police.
• (l) “Accessible Person Parking Permit” means a permit issued under the Highway Traffic Act, or a similar permit, number plate or other marker or device bearing the international symbol of access for the disabled and lawfully issued by another jurisdiction.
• (m) "Accessible Person Parking Space" means a Parking Space provided under this by-law in accordance with the Integrated Accessibility Standards, Ontario Regulation 191/11, as may be amended from time to time, and identified by an Official Sign for the exclusive use of a Vehicle displaying an Accessible Person Parking Permit in accordance with the requirements of the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8.
• (n) “Driveway” means the part of a Highway that has been improved to provide vehicular access between the Roadway and a Private Roadway or to adjacent land. (n.1) "Electric Vehicle" means a vehicle displaying a currently validated permit under subsection 7 (7) of the Highway Traffic Act and is
• (a) a battery electric vehicle that runs only on a battery and an electric drive train, or
• (b) a plug in hybrid electric vehicle that runs on a battery and an electric drive train, and also uses an internal combustion engine. (126-2022) (n.2) "Electric Vehicle Charging Station" means a publicly or privately owned Parking space that provides access to equipment that supplies a source of electricity for charging Electric Vehicles. (126-2022) (n.3) "Electric Vehicle Parking Space" means a Parking space designated for the use of Electric Vehicles as indicated by an Official Sign. (126-2022) (n.4) "Electric Kick-Scooter" as defined in subsection 1(1) of Ontario Regulation 389/19 of the Highway Traffic Act; (81-2023)
• (o) “Emergency Vehicle” means an ambulance, fire department vehicle, or police vehicle.
• (p) “Fee” means cash, or any legal substitute for cash which has been approved for use by the Commissioner.
• (q) “Fire Route” means a Private Roadway designated as a fire route by an Authorized Sign.
• (r) “Footpath” means a path, located on Municipal Property or on a Highway intended for use by pedestrians and Vehicles, excluding Motor Vehicles.
• (s) “Heavy Vehicle” means a Commercial Motor Vehicle which, unloaded weighs 3,000 kilograms or more, or, loaded weighs 5,000 kilograms or more. ("Class 1 "), or loaded weighs 24,000 kilograms or more ("Class 2"). Further, any Road- Building Machine, regardless of its weight, is considered a Heavy Vehicle. The following, regardless of weight, are excluded from the definition while being operated on official business: an Emergency Vehicle, a School Purposes Vehicle or any Motor Vehicle operated by or on behalf of a municipality. Passenger Vehicles, regardless of weight, are also excluded. (80-2026)
• (t) “Highway” includes a common and public Highway, street, avenue, Parkway, Driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or trestle, any part of which is used or intended for use by the general public for the passage of Vehicles, and includes the entire area between its lateral property lines. Without limitation, Highway includes unassumed and unopened road allowances.
• (u) “Holiday” includes Sundays, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any day appointed by proclamation of the Governor General or the Lieutenant Governor as a public holiday, and when any holiday falls on a Sunday, the day next following is a holiday instead of that day.
• (v) “Lease Parking Permit” means a permit issued by the City for the identification of a Lease Parking Vehicle.
• (w) “Lease Parking Vehicle” means a Vehicle displaying, in a prescribed location, a valid and current Lease Parking Permit.
• (x) “Loading Zone” means part of a Highway designated by an Official Sign, where a Commercial Motor Vehicle may be Stopped for the purpose of loading or unloading materials or persons.
• (y) “Municipal Property” means property Owned or Occupied by the City or any board or commission of the City.
• (z) “Occupant” means: