Bizarre Permit Parking Hours

[Northern Light]

Just thought I'd throw this out both as a courtesy warning to those who might get dinged, but also as a query to the masses on whether this is an issue elsewhere.

I was out visiting the Leslieville Farmer's market this morning and drove onto a side street via Dundas in order to park.

The street was lined with cars, didn't see any signs restricting anything within the sightline of my spot, and no hydrant so I assumed I was good.

Came back an hour later and found a ticket for violating permit parking rules.

This was 10am.

I was baffled......I searched the street and found a sign well out of the way of where I parked that said parking by permit only 10pm-2pm!

I've never heard of permit hours like that, and I've lived in the City my whole life and been driving over 20 years.

Permit parking is almost always restricted 12am-7am; with rare extensions to either 11pm or 8am.

10pm-2pm?

Has anyone ever seen that before? Elsewhere?

The fact I had a ticket within a few minutes of parking there indicated this is a 'trap' spot where they catch lots of folks unawares.

 

[junctionist]

Perhaps the residents had it changed because people kept parking there to visit the farmer's market or other businesses, and when the residents went out for shopping/fresh air/brunch on the weekend, they'd come back and not be able to find a spot.

The rules often reflect local concerns. However, they should be clearly posted.

 

[Northern Light]

Perhaps the residents had it changed because people kept parking there to visit the farmer's market or other businesses, and when the residents went out for shopping/fresh air/brunch on the weekend, they'd come back and not be able to find a spot.

The rules often reflect local concerns. However, they should be clearly posted.

That's possible. But I'm not a fan of inconsistent rules.

I think the way to address excess parking on a street is to implement pay and display (permit holders exempt) and that discourages over use by non-residents.

At the same time, overuse by residents (you bought a home w/no driveway and have 3 cars......)
Should be addressed through fair-market pricing for permits.

I see the most expensive permit (the one for those with on-site parking) is still well under $100 a month; when renting a private space
in the same type of area would typically run over double that.

 

[Skeezix]

Some side streets off the Danforth have similar types of daytime parking restrictions, if not necessarily those same hours. IIRC, parking on Hazelwood Avenue without a permit for that area during the daytime on weekdays is verboten.

 

[dob467]

On Gore Vale the city recently brought in no parking between 5 pm and 7 pm unless you have a permit. Local residents complained about not being able to find parking due to all the visitors in Trinity Bellwoods and the city introduced the restrictions.