Residents of the City of Vaughan are asked to note the following information that is provided to enable residents to become aware of Municipal by-laws and their obligations as community members. Your cooperation in complying with these by-laws will help keep your neighbourhood sidewalks and streets safe and accessible this winter for you, your family and neighbours

SIDEWALK SNOW CLEARING

Residents are required to ensure that snow and ice are cleared from the City sidewalk abutting their property within 24 hours after a fall of snow, as per By-Law #300-93.

Failure to comply upon notice will result in the City performing the work and billing the cost to the resident. In addition, a fine of $125.00 may be imposed.

Notwithstanding the above, Council has approved a citywide sidewalk snow clearing program to assist residents DURING HEAVY PERIODS OF SNOW. However, this service does not alleviate residents from maintaining the sidewalk in a safe condition as required under By-Law #300-93.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Public Works Department, Parks Department at 905-832-8577 or by visiting our web site at www.vaughan.ca

WINDROW SNOW CLEARING SERVICE

The City of Vaughan offers a citywide driveway windrow snow clearing service where sufficient snow fall warrants the roads being ploughed. Under normal conditions, windrows in front of driveways should be cleared within 24 hours of a significant snowfall ceasing. For further information, please call the Public Works Department – Roads Division at 905-832-8562

DEPOSITING OF SNOW ON ROADWAY

Owners and tenants of property in the City of Vaughan are hereby notified that Ontario Highway Traffic Act prohibits the placing of snow or ice on a roadway.
Please ensure that any snow removed from your property is not placed on the roadway.

OBSTRUCTIONS NEAR SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS

Owners and tenants of property in the City of Vaughan are also hereby notified that By-law #244-2005 prohibits the building, placement or maintaining of posts, fences, trees, hedges, retaining walls and wooden or concrete curbing on all public road allowances on any road in the municipality. For your information, the road allowance usually begins at a point behind the public sidewalk and typically at the water curb box shut off. The removal of any such obstruction is particularly important for the safe and efficient clearing of sidewalks and driveway windrows by municipal forces.

PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON STREET PARKING (OVERNIGHT)

In an effort to improve snowploughing services and to keep roads clear for emergency vehicles, the City of Vaughan has enacted By-Law 1-96 as amended, which prohibits overnight parking of vehicles on any street in the City of Vaughan between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. and in no case can a vehicle be parked on a City of Vaughan street in excess of three hours between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

PARKING ON OR OVER A SIDEWALK

City of Vaughan By-Law # 1-96 prohibits the parking of a vehicle on or over a sidewalk in such a manner so as to restrict or impede the safe and efficient removal or snow or ice from the sidewalk.

YOUR COOPERATION IN COMPLYING WITH THE ABOVE WILL HELP

KEEP YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE THIS WINTER

FOR YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR NEIGHBOURS

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