BYLAW - Amend Parking Bylaw 457404T Electric Vehicle Charging - 20210928 - 637221The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6372-21
Being a By-law to amend By-law Number 4574-04.T, as amended, to
regulate parking and traffic in the Town of Aurora (Electric Vehicle
Charging Stations).
Whereas paragraph 1 of subsection 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, s.o. 2001, c. 25, as
amended, provides that a lower-tier provides municipality to pass by-laws respecting
highways, including parking and traffic on highways;
And whereas on September 28, 2004, the Council of The Corporation of the Town of
Aurora (the "Townl') enacted By-law Number 4574-04.T, as amended, being a by-law to
regulate parking and traffic in the Town of Aurora;
And whereas on March 30, 2021, the Council of the Town passed a motion contained in
Report No. PDS21-029, to amend By-law Number 4574-04.T, as amended, to reflect
changes in the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.0. 1990, c. H.8, as amended, for electric vehicle
charging stations;
And whereas the Council of the Town deems it necessary and expedient to further
amend By-law Number 4574-04.T, as amended;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts as
follows:
1.Section 1.0 - Definitions of By-law Number 4574-04.T, as amended, be and is
hereby amended by adding the following:
"l'electric vehicle" means,
(a) a battery electric vehicle that runs only on a battery and an electric drive
train, Or
(b) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that runs on a battery and an electric drive
train, and also uses an internal combustion engine."
2.Section 1.0 - Definitions of By-law Number 4574-04.T, as amended, be and is
hereby amended by adding the following:
""electric vehicle charging station" means a publicly or privately-owned parking
space that provides access to equipment that supplies a source of electricity for
charging electric vehicles."
3. Section 5.0 - Other Requirements of By-law Number 4574-04.T, as amended, be
and is hereby amended by adding the following:
'15.8 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations:
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No person shall park a vehicle in an electric vehicle charging station that is
identified by a sign that satisfies the prescribed requirements unless the vehicle
is an electric vehicle and the vehicle is attached to the station's charging
equipment."
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 28th day of September, 2021.
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Michael de Rond, Town Clerk