Peterborough : Règlement no 09-136, art. 2.1(a) — Parking By-law

ACCESSIBLE 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.

• (b) ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACE means a PARKING SPACE provided under this by-law in accordance with the City’s Zoning By- law No. 1997- 123 as amended, and identified by an OFFICIAL SIGN for the exclusive use of a VEHICLE displaying an ACCESSIBLE PARKING PERMIT in accordance with the requirements of the Highway Traffic Act.
• (c) AISLE – means an unobstructed and maintained surfaced area of a PARKINGLOT or PARKADE immediately adjacent to PARKINGSPACES ordinarily used to provide vehicular ingress and egress.
• (d) AUTHORIZED SIGN – means any sign or other device, which is not an OFFICIAL SIGN, and which has been placed or erected on a HIGHWAY, MUNICIPAL PROPERTY or PRIVATE PROPERTY under the authority of this by-law.
• (e) BOULEVARD – means the part of the HIGHWAY, between the property line and the edge of the travelled ROADWAY. A BOULEVARD may or may not contain a SIDEWALK or DRIVEWAY.
• (f) BUS STOP – means a part of a HIGHWAY designated by an AUTHORIZED SIGN where buses STOP to take on or discharge passengers.
• (g) CHIEF OF POLICE – means the Chief of Police of the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service, or designate.
• (h) CITY – means The Corporation of the City of Peterborough.
• (i) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE – means a VEHICLE which has:
• i. The name of a commercial business clearly marked on any door or side panel of such VEHICHLE by means of painting or other sign; and/or
• ii. Any VEHICLEbearing a valid and current commercial vehicle licence plate.
• (j) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LOADING ZONE – means any part of a street or highway designated by an AUTHORIZED SIGN as a loading or unloading berth;
• (k) CONTROL DEVICE – means any device, together with its means of support, erected for the purpose of controlling and regulating PARKING or STOPPING of any VEHICLE.
• (l) CONTROL DEVICE COVER – means a covering for a CONTROL DEVICE that has been authorized by the SUPERVISOR, PARKING OPERATIONS or designate.
• (m) 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) EMERGENCY VEHICLE – meansan ambulance, fire department vehicle, or police vehicle.
• (o) FEE – means cash, or any legal substitute for cash which has been approved for use by the SUPERVISOR, PARKING OPERATIONS.
• (p) FIRE ROUTE – means a PRIVATE ROADWAYdesignated as a fire route by an OFFICIAL SIGN.
• (q) 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.
• (r) 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.
• (s) INDUSTRIAL AREA – means an industrial area as defined in the City’s Zoning By-law 1997-123, as amended.
• (t) LEASE PARKING PERMIT – means a valid and current permit issued by the CITY for the identification of a LEASE PARKINGVEHICLE.
• (u) LEASE PARKING VEHICLE – means a VEHICLE displaying, in a prescribed location, a valid and current LEASEPARKING PERMIT.
• (v) MUNICIPAL PROPERTY – means property OWNED or OCCUPIED by the CITY.
• (w) OCCUPANT – means:
• i. a person with care and control of property;
• ii. the spouse of the person in (1);
• iii. a person with an interest in the property granted by easementor right of way;
• iv. a person authorized in writing by a person described in (1), (2) or