Road Occupancy Permits

R.O.P. application to be submitted a minimum of:

• Ten (10) working days prior to the closure or occupancy of arterial or collector roads and/or closure or occupancy of a sidewalk on arterial and collector roads.
• Four (4) working days prior to the closure or occupancy of a local road and/or closure or occupancy of a sidewalk on a local road.

Sidewalk closure notification process: 

• A copy of notice with pedestrian control/detour plan generated by the applicant/contractor must be submitted with R.O.P. for review by Road Operations.
• The notification must specify the location and the anticipated timeframe for the sidewalk closure, and the cost of undertaking this supplementary notification is borne entirely by the applicant/contractor.
• Applicant/contractor must provide approved notification a minimum of

• Five (5) working days prior to the anticipated sidewalk closure on arterial and collector roads

  Two (2) working days prior to the anticipated sidewalk closure on a local road
• Approved notification would be hand delivered by the applicant/contractor to not only directly affected residents and business owners, but also nearby residents and business owners that may typically be users of that sidewalk. Specifically, notification would be given to residents and business owners not only along the side of the block affected, but also along the opposite side of the affected block.

• Online fillable form

 Full road closure notification process:

• A copy of full road closure notification with traffic control/detour plan generated by the applicant/contractor must be submitted with R.O.P. for review by Road Operations.
• The notification must specify the location and the anticipated timeframe for the road closure, and the cost of undertaking this supplementary notification is borne entirely by the applicant/contractor.
• Applicant/contractor must provide approved notification a minimum of
  • Five (5) working days prior to the anticipated full road closure on arterial and collector roads
  • Two (2) working days prior to the anticipated full road closure on a local road
• Approved notification would be hand delivered by the applicant/contractor to directly affected residents and business owners.
• Applicant/contractor would be responsible for providing access to Emergency Services and local traffic at all times.

• 2M General Liability Insurance 
• City of Oshawa must be named as Additional Insured
• Certificates required for:
  • Applicant and Contractor, or
  • Applicant with Contractor named as Additional Insured (as well as City being named as additional insured)
• Certificates to be checked for effective dates and to see if site specific

• Certificate required from Contractor only, Contractor applies for R.O.P.

• Certificate required from Homeowner

• Must be "personal liability" in name of homeowner

• If doesn't exist ask to get "Commercial General Liability" (C.G.L.) from current provider 

PODS or similar moving companies may apply for permits instead of the homeowner and use their corporate insurance. Additional conditions:

• Container must be property coned off per Ontario Traffic Manual, Book 7

• Container can't block the access/driveways of neighbouring properties

• Applicant responsible for any damage to the roadway or boulevard as a result of the container being dropped off, stored and picked up
• These Road Occupancy Permit applications will NOT be approved from December 1 to April 1

Do you need to store equipment and/or materials on the City roadway, boulevard or sidewalk or occupying roadway for a concrete truck or for a container to load/unload material?

• If yes, a Road Occupancy Permit is required
• These Road Occupancy Permit applications will NOT be approved from December 1 to April 1 

• M.C. is required before receiving an R.O.P. if installing new or moving underground utilities

• Contact Engineering Services at 905-436-5606 for further information about M.C.

• Once received, applicant must provide a copy of the M.C. letter before the R.O.P. can be issued

• NOTE: if the work is regarding water and/or sewer connections, M.C. is not required