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St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Under and by virtue of the powers conferred by the Highway Traffic Act, RSNL 1990 c. H-3, as amended, pursuant to a delegation of power by the Minister of Works, Services & Transportation dated April 27, 1990, pursuant to an approval of the Minister of Works, Services & Transportation dated April 12, 1996, pursuant to the powers vested in it pursuant to the City of St. John’s Act, RSNL 1990 c. C-17, as amended, and all other powers enabling it the City of St. John’s enacts the following by-law related to paid parking.
BY-LAW
1. This by-law may be cited as the “St. John’s Paid Parking Regulations”.
2. For the purposes of this by-law:
(a) “electric vehicle” means a vehicle that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using electrical energy stored in rechargeable batteries, or another energy storage device, and is capable of being plugged into an electric
vehicle charging station, including, but not limited to, plug-in battery electric cars, fuel cell battery electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
(b) “electric vehicle charging station” means the vehicle charging equipment, inclusive of the electric vehicle charging station pillar, electronic/physical parts, head, and any other relevant equipment used for the purposes of charging
electric vehicles.
(c) “electric vehicle parking area” means a street, portion of a street, parking lot, or parking facility that is for parking electric vehicles, and which is controlled and regulated by parking meter(s), pay by phone app, pay station(s),
and/or electric vehicle charging stations;
(d) “electric vehicle parking space” means a single space that is for parking an electric vehicle, and which is controlled and regulated by parking meter, pay by phone app, pay station(s), and/or electric vehicle charging station(s).
(e) “identification code” means the four digit number used to uniquely identify a parking area;
(f) “moped” shall have the same meaning as in the Highway Traffic Act, RSNL 1990, c. H-3, as amended;
(g) “motorcycle” shall have the same meaning as in the Highway Traffic Act, RSNL 1990, c. H-3, as amended;
(h) “motor vehicle” shall have the same meaning as in the Highway Traffic Act, RSNL 1990, c. H-3, as amended, and shall include electric vehicles;
(i) “Park Card” means a device which has been authorized for use in parking meters and pay stations, and which contains a computer chip that enables a monetary value to be added or subtracted;
(j) “parking area” means a street, portion of a street, parking lot, or parking facility that is for parking motor vehicles, and which is controlled and regulated by parking meter(s), pay by phone app, and/or pay station(s);
(k) “parking meter” means a device placed or installed at or near a parking space or parking area, and which accepts payment for parking in the parking space or parking area to which the meter relates;
(l) “parking space” means a single space that is for parking a motor vehicle, and which is controlled and regulated by parking meter, pay by phone app, and/or pay station(s);
(m) “pay by phone app” means a mechanism for the collection of payment for parking, and which enables payment by the use of a software application, and/or by the use of a toll-free number associated with the software application;
(n) “pay station” means a device, excluding a parking meter, that is placed or installed at or near a parking space, parking area, or parking areas, and which accepts payment for parking in the parking space, parking area or
parking areas to which the station relates;
(o) “three-wheeled vehicle” shall have the same meaning as in the Highway Traffic Act, RSNL 1990, c. H-3, as amended;
(p) “trailer” shall have the same meaning as in the Highway Traffic Act, RSNL 1990, c. H-3, as amended;
(q) “valid parking record” means either a parking meter display indicating that purchased time remains, or an unexpired electronic record indicating the parking location, the vehicle licence plate to which the payment applies, the
time at which payment for parking was made, and the amount of parking time that was purchased.
(All Section 2 Amended 2022/12/05; #1649)
3. Each parking area serviced by a pay station and/or pay by phone app shall be designated with one or more signs which taken together indicate:
(i) the bounds of the parking area;
(ii) the payment mechanism or mechanisms available;
(iii) if applicable, limitations on the maximum period of time a motor vehicle shall be parked;
(iv) if applicable, qualifications on the hours of the day, days of the week, and/or months of the year during which payment for parking is required; and
(v) if applicable, the identification code of the parking area.
4. Where a parking space is serviced by a meter, each meter shall indicate, on the face plate or digital display, the maximum period of time a motor vehicle shall be parked in the parking space to which the meter relates.
5. (1) A person parking a motor vehicle in a parking space or parking area shall:
(a) immediately deposit or cause to be deposited in the parking meter related to the parking space the prescribed coins, payment by credit card, or Park Card to create a valid parking record; or
(b) immediately deposit or cause to be deposited in a pay station prescribed monies, payment by credit card, or Park Card to create a valid parking record; or
(c) immediately use the pay by phone app to create a valid parking record.
6. A person parking a motor vehicle in a parking space or parking area and using a pay station to make payment under subsection 5(1)(b) shall enter into the pay station:
(i) the license plate number of the motor vehicle being parked; and
(ii) the amount of time to be purchased for parking; and
(iii) the identification code of the parking space or parking area.
7. Section 7 has been repealed. (Amended 2022/12/05; #1649)
8.(1) No person shall allow a motor vehicle to remain in a parking space or parking area when there is no valid parking record.
(2) No person shall park or cause to be parked, in a parking space or parking area, a motor vehicle which forms part of the stock-in-trade of a dealer in motor vehicles.
(3) No person shall park a motor vehicle in such a manner that such motor vehicle is not wholly situate within the parking space or parking area.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), if a motor vehicle is of such length that it is necessary to occupy more than one parking space, then the person parking such a motor vehicle:
(i) shall do so in a manner that such vehicle occupies the fewest number of parking spaces required to accommodate the length of such vehicle; and
(ii) shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in a parking meter related to one of the occupied spaces, pay by phone app, or pay station, the prescribed coins or payment by credit card, Park Card, or electronic means.
(5) A trailer may only be parked in a parking space or a parking area where it is affixed or attached to a motor vehicle, and where a valid parking record for that motor vehicle exists.
9.(1) No person shall park a motor vehicle in a parking space where such parking space is already occupied by a motor vehicle.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), two or more motorcycles, mopeds, or three-wheeled vehicles may occupy the same parking space at the same time where a valid parking record exists for each motor vehicle.
10. Notwithstanding section 5 herein, a parking space or parking area may be used without any charge or payment by:
(i) licensed taxis while actively taking on or discharging passengers;
(ii) motor vehicles owned and/or operated by the City of St. John’s, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or emergency vehicles responding to a call;
(iii) any other motor vehicle so authorized and permitted by the City.
11.(1) Any parking space or parking area may be temporarily or permanently discontinued.
(2) When a parking space or parking area, or portion thereof, is discontinued, either temporarily or permanently, a sign, meter hood, or other device indicating “No Parking”, “No Parking Except by Permit”, “No Stopping” or a tow away zone shall be placed at such parking space or parking area or portion thereof, and parking at the parking space or parking area in contravention of such signage or other device shall be prohibited.
12. The provisions of this by-law also apply to designated mobility impaired parking spaces.
13. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment for parking shall not be required on Saturday or Sunday or on any other day defined as a holiday within the meaning of the Shops' Closing Act, RSNL 1990, c. S-15, as amended; payment for parking does not include any payment required for the use of an electric vehicle charging station. (Amended 2022/12/05; #1649)
14. No person shall display in or on any motor vehicle any card, sticker, permit or certificate purporting to provide for any exemption from the provisions of this by-law unless such card, sticker, permit or certificate has been issued by the City.
15.(1) Any person who contravenes any provision of this by-law, excepting sections 7(2) and 14, is guilty of an offence and liable upon summary conviction to a minimum fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offence for which she/he is convicted. (Amended 2020/12/14; #1632)
(2) Offences under this by-law, excepting offences under sections 7(2) and 14, may be prosecuted by means of a traffic ticket under the provisions of the Provincial Offences Act, SNL 1995, c. P-31.1, as amended.
(3) Every two hours a motor vehicle is parked in contravention of the provisions of this by-law, excepting sections 7(2) and 14, is a separate offence.
16. Any person who contravenes sections 7(2) and 14 of this by-law shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon summary conviction to a penalty as provided for under section 403 of the City of St. John’s Act, RSNL 1990 c. C-17, as amended.
17. The St. John’s Parking Meter Regulations enacted July 22, 2010, together with all amendments thereto, is hereby repealed. |
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