Parking

Traffic, Parking and Stopping of Vehicles in the Municipaity of Hastings Highlands are regulated by Bylaw 2020-009.

Parking Restrictions

As per the Municipality's Traffic, Parking and Stopping of Vehicle's Bylaw, no person shall park a vehicle or bicycle:

On a sidewalk
On a crosswalk or pedestrian crossover
Within any intersection
Within a fire route, where authorized signs are erected and on display
On a bridge or approaches thereto
Within 3 metres (9.8 feet) of a point on the curb or edge of the roadway directly
opposite a fire hydrant
Within 3 metres (9.8 feet) of an intersection
On any street or highway in such a position as to obstruct traffic
In such a manner as to interfere with the convenience or removal of any vehicle
previously parked or standing
On any street or highway in such a manner as to interfere with necessary civic
services such as but not limited to road repair, snow plowing or snow removal that is
already in progress, or where signs or notices have been placed indicating any snow
removal or other civic operations are to be commenced
Impeding entrance to or exit from a private or public driveway
On any street or highway between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) and 7:00 a.m.
Eastern Standard Time from October Fifteenth (15th) to April Fifteenth (15th) each year

Exemption: Permission may be granted, by authorized representatives of the municipality for relief
from the provisions of this bylaw during construction or any unusual or unforeseen
circumstance.

Winter parking restrictions and miscellaneous prohibitions

To allow snowplows to clear the roadways, the following seasonal parking restrictions are in place from October 15 to April 15 each year:

No parking on any street or highway between the hours of 12:00 a.m. (midnight) to 7:00 a.m.
Eastern Standard Time each year.

In addition, no person, without lawful authority, shall:

Push or blow snow onto the roadway or road allowance.
Deposit litter, mud, dirt, gravel, stone, cement or any other object(s) on the roadway or road allowance.

Accessible Parking

There are accessible parking spaces located at the Municipal Office in Hastings Highlands. These spaces are designated with an accessible parking sign. In order to use an accessible parking space, you must:

properly display an accessible parking permit in your vehicle
be an individual with a disability or be transporting someone with a disability
there is a minimum $300.00 fine for the misuse of an accessible parking permit or a designated accessible parking space

Prohibited Parking on Municipal Property

No person shall park a motor vehicle on property owned or occupied by the Municipality or any local board thereof without the consent of the Municipality or said local board
Where signs are displayed, no person shall park or leave a vehicle on Municipal property, including a Municipal dock or boat launch, without written authority from the Municipality