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general parking restrictions sign The City monitors, regulates and enforces parking regulations on City streets in order to meet the needs of residents, businesses and visitors. We offer a variety of parking permit options and we provide lots of parking options in the downtown.

An Occasional Use Parking Permit provides for parking on residential streets for visitors and special circumstances that prevent homeowners from parking in their driveways.

Service Oshawa Online icon Get your Occasional Use Parking Permit here!

General parking regulations

Unless otherwise signed, all streets have a 3 hour limit and:

There is no parking on-street from December 1 to April 1 from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Parking is prohibited on sidewalks, boulevards and front yards year-round

The Traffic By-law outlines all parking regulations in the City.

Tips for avoiding parking tickets

Watch for signs
Read the parking meters and machines
Be courteous - do not park in accessible parking spaces
Do not park on or over sidewalks
Park safely at and around schools
Err on the side of caution
Do not park on street when snow clear operations are in affect
Call us if you are not sure of the restrictions in any area

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