Municipal Permit Parking Application - Paris Residential BIA

Part 1: Application Type

Part 2: Location Information

Part 3: Applicant Information

Terms and Conditions for Parking Permit Holders:

1. The Applicant is required to provide proof of residency and a copy of vehicle ownership(s) at the time of application. The following documents can be submitted as proof of residency:
   1. A tax or utility bill;
   2. The Applicant’s Driver’s License; or
   3. A lease agreement (for tenants);
2. Permits shall only be issued to Applicants who reside within the boundaries of the Paris Business Improvement Area on a first come first served basis. (See map)
3. Permits shall only be issued for an automobile, station wagon, van, pickup or other vehicle that is not registered as a commercial motor vehicle. Oversized vehicles are not permitted.
4. Permits are only issued to Applicants who do not, at the County’s discretion, have adequate off-street parking spaces for vehicles registered to their property. The Applicant must demonstrate a need for the permit.
5. The permit is issued to the Applicant. The permit cannot be transferred or re-sold. Only one permit space is permitted per address.
6. A maximum of two (2) license plates can be registered to one permit. Any revisions to the license plates must be done by the permit holder in writing or in person. The license plates must be registered to the Applicant’s property. Only one vehicle is allowed to park at a time using the permit.
7. Permit spaces that are not prepaid at least 30 days prior to the start of the month, will be made available to others.
8. The permit parking privileges are assigned only to the permit spot for which the permit was issued, and only to the vehicles for which it was issued from Mondays to Sundays.
9. Permits must be displayed in the front of the vehicle and be clearly visible through the windshield
10. The permit holder must continue to abide by all applicable municipal and provincial regulations.
11. The permit holder shall remove their vehicle from the lot to allow for snow removal or maintenance activities upon notification by the County. Failure to remove the vehicle from the lot may result in the issuance of a Penalty Notice and/or towing.
12. The County of Brant reserves the right to cease parking privileges and may temporarily close access streets or municipal lot access without notice.
13. Permits are for the use of parking spaces only. The County of Brant is not responsible for the loss or damage to a vehicle or to vehicle contents, however caused. Please always lock vehicles.
14. Any person who contravenes a provision of this permit is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to the penalty provisions of the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O 1990, as amended.
15. If a vehicle has been left parked, standing or stopped in contravention of a provision of the County of Brant Parking By-law, the Owner of the vehicle shall, upon issuance of a Parking Penalty Notice in accordance with this the County of Brant Administrative Penalty By-law, be liable to pay to the County an Administrative Penalty in the amount specified in Schedule "A", and shall be liable to pay to the County any Administrative Fees in accordance with this By-Law.
16. Section 101 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 provides that if a municipality passes a by-law regulating or prohibiting the parking or leaving of a vehicle on land, it may provide for the removal and impounding or restraining and immobilizing of any vehicle, at the vehicle owner’s
    expense, parked or left in contravention to this permit, and subsection 170 (15) of the Highway Traffic Act applies with necessary modifications to the by-law.

Personal information contained on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 and will be used for the purposes of  administering your request. Questions about this collection should be directed to the Supervisor of Information Services.