BYLAW - Administrative Penalty Bylaw (AMPS) - 20220920 - 645022The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6450-22
Being a By-law to establish an Administrative Monetary Penalty System in
the Town of Aurora.
Whereas Sections 102.1 and 434.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as
amended (the “Municipal Act, 2001”) and O. Reg. 333/07, as amended, authorize
municipalities to establish an administrative monetary penalty system requiring a
person to pay an administrative penalty for a contravention of any designated by-law;
And whereas Section 15.4.1 of the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23 (the
“Building Code Act, 1992”) authorizes municipalities to require a person, subject to such
conditions as a municipality considers appropriate, to pay an administrative penalty if
the municipality is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with the municipal
property standards by-law, or an order pursuant to such by-law;
And whereas the purpose of the system of administrative penalties established by the
municipality shall be to assist the municipality in promoting compliance with its
designated by-laws;
And whereas the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora considers it
desirable to provide for a system of administrative penalties and administrative fees for
the designated Town by-laws, or portions of the designated Town by-laws set out
herein;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts as
follows:
1. Title
1.1 This by-law shall be known and cited as the “Administrative Penalty By-law”.
2. Definitions
2.1 Where words and phrases used in this by-law are not defined herein but are
defined in the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H. 8, as amended from time to
time or any successor thereof (the “HTA”), with respect to any matters subject to
a by-law designated under Section 102.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, the
definitions in the HTA shall apply.
2.2 Where words and phrases used in this by-law are not defined herein but are
defined in the Building Code Act, 1992, as amended from time to time or any
successor thereof, with respect to any matters related to a by-law designated
pursuant to the Building Code Act, 1992, the definitions in the Building Code Act,
1992 shall apply.
2.3 In this by-law, the following words have the following meanings:
(a) “Administrative Fee” means any fee(s) specified in Schedule “C” of this
by-law, as may be amended from time to time;
(b) “Administrative Penalty“ means an administrative penalty as set out in
Schedules “A” and “B” of this by-law;
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(c) ”CAO” means the chief administrative officer of the Town, as appointed
pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, or his/her designate;
(d) “Designated By-law“ means a Town by-law, or a part or provision of a
Town by-law, to which this Administrative Penalty By-law applies, as
designated under this by-law and listed in the attached Schedules “A” and
“B”;
(e) “Director“ means the department head responsible for the Bylaw Services
division of the Town, or his/her designate or successor;
(f) “Effective Date of Service“ means the date on which service of a Penalty
Notice is deemed to be effective in accordance with this by-law;
(g) “Hearing Decision“ means the decision of a Hearing Officer, as set out in
Section 6;
(h) “Hearing Non-Appearance Fee“ means an Administrative Fee established
by the Town from time to time in respect of a Person’s failure to appear at
the time and place scheduled for a hearing before a Hearing Officer, as
listed in Schedule “C”;
(i) “Hearing Officer“ means any person appointed by the Town from time to
time pursuant to the Screening and Hearing Officer By-law, to perform the
functions of a hearing officer in accordance with this by-law;
(j) “Holiday“ means a Saturday, Sunday and any statutory holiday in the
Province of Ontario or any day on which the offices of the Town are
officially closed for business;
(k) “Late Payment Fee“ means an Administrative Fee established by the
Town from time to time in respect of a Person’s failure to pay an
Administrative Penalty within the time prescribed in this by-law, as listed in
Schedule “C”;
(l) “MTO Search Fee“ means an Administrative Fee established by the Town
from time to time for any search of the records of, or any inquiry to, the
Ontario Ministry of Transportation, or related authority, for the purposes of
this by-law, as listed in Schedule “C”;
(m) “NSF Fee“ means a fee established by the Town, as set out in the Town’s
Fees and Charges By-law, in respect of any payment to the Town from a
Person, for which there are insufficient funds available or the transaction
is declined;
(n) “Officer“ means a person appointed by the Town as a Municipal Law
Enforcement Officer and any police officer;
(o) “Owner“ means the Person(s) whose name(s) appears on the permit for
the vehicle as provided by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, and if
the vehicle permit consists of a vehicle portion and a plate portion and
different Persons are named on each portion, the Person(s) whose names
appears on the plate portion;
(p) “Penalty Notice“ means a notice as described in Section 4;
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(q) “Penalty Notice Date“ means the date of the contravention;
(r) “Penalty Notice Number“ means the reference number specified on the
Penalty Notice that is unique to that Penalty Notice;
(s) “Person“ includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited
partnership, trust or corporation, or an individual in his or her capacity as a
trustee, executor, administrator or other authorized agent;
(t) “Plate Denial Fee“ means an Administrative Fee established by the Town
from time to time, in relation to plate denial, as listed in Schedule “C”;
(u) “Provincial Offences Act“ means the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O., 1990,
c. P. 33, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof;
(v) “Regulation“ means O. Reg. 333/07, made under the Municipal Act, 2001,
as amended from time to time, or any successor thereof;
(w) “Screening and Hearing Officer By-law“ means the Screening and Hearing
Officer By-law of the Town, as amended from time to time, or any
successor thereof;
(x) “Screening Decision“ means the decision of a Screening Officer, as set
out in Section 5;
(y) “Screening Non-Appearance Fee“ means an Administrative Fee
established by the Town from time to time in respect of a Person’s failure
to appear at the time and place scheduled for a screening with a
Screening Officer, as listed in Schedule “C”;
(z) “Screening Officer“ means any person appointed by the Town from time
to time pursuant to the Screening and Hearing Officer By-law, to perform
the functions of a screening officer pursuant to this by-law;
(aa) “Statutory Powers Procedure Act“ means the Statutory Powers Procedure
Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S. 22, as amended from time to time, or any successor
thereof; and
(bb) “Town“ means The Corporation of the Town of Aurora and/or the
geographical limits of the Town of Aurora, depending on the context of the
provision in which the term appears.
3. Application of this By-law
3.1 The Town’s By-laws, or portions of Town By-laws, listed in the attached Schedule
“A” of this by-law shall be Designated By-laws for the purposes of Section 102.1
of the Municipal Act, 2001 and paragraph 3(1)(b) of the Regulation.
3.2 The Town’s By-laws, or portions of Town By-laws, listed in the attached Schedule
“B” of this by-law shall be Designated By-laws for the purposes of Section 434.1
of the Municipal Act, 2001 or Section 15.4.1 of the Building Code Act, 1992, as
applicable.
3.3 The attached Schedules “A” and “B” of this by-law set out the Administrative
Penalty, and include short form wording to be used on Penalty Notices, for the
contraventions of Designated By-laws.
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3.4 The attached Schedule “C” of this by-law sets out the Administrative Fees
imposed for purposes of this by-law.
3.5 The Administrative Penalties designated in Schedules “A” and “B” as attached,
may be dealt with by a Penalty Notice.
4. Penalty Notice
4.1 (a) Schedule “A” By-laws (Parking)
If a vehicle has been left parked, standing or stopped in contravention of a
Designated By-Law in Schedule “A”, the Owner of the vehicle shall, upon
issuance of a Penalty Notice in accordance with this By-Law, be liable to
pay to the Town an Administrative Penalty in the amount specified in
Schedule “A”, and shall be liable to pay to the Town any Administrative
Fees in accordance with this By-Law.
(b) Schedule “B” By-laws
If a Person is found in contravention of a Designated By-Law in Schedule
“B”, the Person shall, upon issuance of a Penalty Notice in accordance
with this By-Law, be liable to pay to the Town an Administrative Penalty in
the amount specified in Schedule “B”, and shall be liable to pay to the
Town any Administrative Fees in accordance with this By-Law.
4.2 An Officer who has reason to believe that a Person has contravened a
Designated By-Law may issue a Penalty Notice in accordance with this By-Law.
4.3 If an Early Penalty Amount is set out in this by-law for a given contravention, any
Penalty Notice for such contravention for which the Administrative Penalty is
paid to the Town within fifteen (15) calendar days from the Effective Date of
Service of the Penalty Notice, shall be subject to the Early Penalty Amount in lieu
of the regular Set Penalty Amount.
4.4 The Penalty Notice shall include the following information:
(a) the Penalty Notice Date;
(b) the Penalty Notice Number;
(c) the short form wording for the contravention;
(d) the amount of the Administrative Penalty;
(e) the time for payment of the Administrative Penalty, including the time for
payment of the Early Penalty Amount;
(f) information respecting the process by which the person may pay the
Administrative Penalty or request a review of the Administrative Penalty;
(g) a statement advising that an Administrative Penalty will constitute a debt
of the Owner or Person to the Town; and
(h) the name and identification number of the Officer issuing the Penalty
Notice.
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5. Review by Screening Officer
5.1 A Person who is served a Penalty Notice may, within 30 calendar days after the
Effective Date of Service, request, in accordance with Subsection 5.3, that the
Administrative Penalty be reviewed by a Screening Officer.
5.2 A Person who is served a Penalty Notice may, in accordance with Subsection 5.3,
request that the Screening Officer extend the time to request a review to sixty
(60) calendar days after the Effective Date of Service.
5.3 A request for a review, or for an extension of time to request a review, shall be in
the form and manner as determined by the Director from time to time, and shall
include the Penalty Notice Number and the Person’s contact information. Where
a request is made by a Person who is not the Owner, the Person shall submit with
the request an authorized agent/representative form, in the form as determined
by the Director from time to time. Incomplete forms or forms not submitted in
the form and manner as determined by the Director may not be accepted or
processed, at the discretion of the Director.
5.4 The Screening Officer may only extend the time to request a review of the
Administrative Penalty when the Person requesting the extension demonstrates,
on a balance of probabilities, extenuating circumstances that warrant the
extension of time. The Screening Officer will consider the request for extension
before reviewing the Administrative Penalty.
5.5 Where an extension of time to request a review of an Administrative Penalty is
not granted by the Screening Officer and no request is made to have the
Administrative Penalty reviewed in accordance with Subsection 5.1, the
Administrative Penalty and any applicable Administrative Fees shall be deemed
to be affirmed and shall not be subject to review.
5.6 Where neither a review nor an extension of time for review are requested in
accordance with this by-law, or where the Person fails to request a review within
any extended period of time granted by the Screening Officer:
(a) the Person(s) served with the Penalty Notice shall be deemed to have
waived the right to a screening and a hearing in relation to such notice;
(b) the Administrative Penalty, and any applicable Administrative Fees, shall
be deemed to be affirmed; and
(c) the Administrative Penalty, and any applicable Administrative Fees, shall
not be subject to review.
5.7 On a review of an Administrative Penalty, the Screening Officer may affirm the
Administrative Penalty, including any applicable Administrative Fees, or the
Screening Officer may cancel or reduce the Administrative Penalty or extend the
time for payment of the Administrative Penalty, including any applicable
Administrative Fees, on the following grounds:
(a) where the Screening Officer is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that
a contravention of a Designated By-law was not proven as set out in the
Penalty Notice; or
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(b) where the Screening Officer is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that
the cancellation, reduction or extension of the time for payment of the
Administrative Penalty, including any applicable Administrative Fees, is
necessary to reduce any undue hardship.
5.8 The Person that requested a review, or an extension to the time to request a
review, by the Screening Officer shall be served with a copy of the Screening
Decision within fifteen (15) calendar days after the review of the request is
conducted by the Screening Officer, in accordance with Subsection 7.3.
6. Review by Hearing Officer
6.1 Any Person subject to a Screening Decision may request a review of the
Screening Decision by a Hearing Officer, in accordance with Subsection 6.3,
within thirty (30) calendar days after the date on which the Screening Decision
was issued.
6.2 A Person subject to a Screening Decision may, in accordance with Subsection
6.3, request that the Hearing Officer extend the time to request a review of the
Screening Decision to sixty (60) calendar days after the date on which the
Screening Decision was issued.
6.3 A request for a review by the Hearing Officer, or for an extension of time to
request a review before the Hearing Officer, shall be in the form and manner as
determined by the Director from time to time, and shall include the Penalty Notice
Number and the Person’s contact information. Where a request is made by a
Person who is not the Owner, the Person shall submit with the request an
authorized agent/representative form, in the form as determined by the Director
from time to time. Incomplete forms or forms not submitted in accordance with
the form and manner as determined by the Director may not be accepted or
processed, at the discretion of the Director.
6.4 The Hearing Officer may only extend the time to request a review of the
Screening Decision where the Person requesting the extension demonstrates, on
a balance of probabilities, extenuating circumstances that warrant the extension
of time. The Hearing Officer will consider the request for extension before
reviewing the Screening Decision.
6.5 Where an extension of time for a hearing review is not granted by the Hearing
Officer and no request is made to have the Screening Decision reviewed in
accordance with Subsection 6.1, the Screening Decision shall be deemed to be
affirmed, and shall not be subject to review.
6.6 Where neither a hearing review nor an extension of time for a hearing review are
requested in accordance with this by-law, or where the Person fails to request a
hearing review within any extended period of time granted by the Hearing Officer:
(a) the Person(s) served with the Penalty Notice shall be deemed to have
waived the right to a hearing review in relation to such notice;
(b) the Screening Decision shall be deemed to be affirmed; and
(c) the Screening Decision shall not be subject to review.
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6.7 A Person requesting a review by the Hearing Officer in accordance with this by-
law shall be given at least thirty (30) calendar days’ notice of the date, time and
place for the review by the Hearing Officer.
6.8 On a review of the Screening Decision, the Hearing Officer may affirm the
Screening Decision, or the Hearing Officer may cancel, reduce or extend the time
for payment of the Administrative Penalty, including any applicable
Administrative Fees, on the following grounds:
(a) where the Hearing Officer is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that
the vehicle was not parked, standing or stopped in contravention of the
Designated By-law set out in the Penalty Notice; or
(b) where the Hearing Officer is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that
the cancellation, reduction or extension of the time for payment of the
Administrative Penalty, including any Administrative Fees, is necessary to
reduce any undue hardship.
6.9 A Hearing Officer shall not make any decision respecting a review of the
Screening Decision unless the Hearing Officer has given the Person subject to
the Screening Decision and the Town an opportunity to be heard.
6.10 The hearing shall be subject to the Statutory Powers Procedure Act.
6.11 The Hearing Officer may consider and rely on a Penalty Notice singed by an
Officer, including any associated photograph taken by the Officer.
6.12 In addition to anything else that is admissible at a hearing as evidence in
accordance with the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the materials referred to in
Subsection 6.11 are admissible as evidence as proof of the facts contained
therein, in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
6.13 If evidence referred to in Subsection 6.11 is being admitted at a hearing, the
Hearing Officer shall not adjourn the hearing for the purpose of having the Officer
attend to give evidence unless the Hearing Officer is satisfied that the oral
evidence of the Officer is necessary to ensure a fair hearing.
6.14 The Person that requested the hearing, and any Person and Owner subject to the
related Penalty Notice if different from the Person that requested the hearing,
shall be served with a copy of the Hearing Decision within fifteen (15) calendar
days of the hearing review.
6.15 The decision of a Hearing Officer is final.
6.16 Where notice of review has been given in accordance with this by-law, and the
Person fails to appear at the time and place scheduled for a review by the
Hearing Officer:
(a) the Person shall be deemed to have abandoned the hearing;
(b) the Screening Decision shall be deemed to be affirmed; and
(c) the Person shall pay to the Town a Hearing Non-Appearance Fee, in
addition to any other fees payable pursuant to this by-law.
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7. Service of Documents
7.1 Service of a Penalty Notice pursuant to Paragraph (a) of Subsection 4.1 in any of
the following ways, with respect to a contravening vehicle, is deemed effective
by:
(a) affixing it to the vehicle in a conspicuous place at the time of the
contravention;
(b) delivering it personally to the operator of the vehicle or the person having
care and control of the vehicle at the time of the contravention;
(c) mailing it by regular mail to the Owner of the vehicle at the address as set
out on the ownership as soon as reasonably practicable after the
contravention; or
(d) delivering it to an occupant at the address of the Owner of the vehicle as
set out on the ownership, who appears to be at least sixteen (16) years of
age, as soon as reasonably practicable after the contravention.
7.2 Service of a Penalty Notice pursuant to Paragraph (b) of Subsection 4.1 in any of
the following ways is deemed effective by:
(a) delivering it personally to the Person named in the Penalty Notice at the
time of the contravention;
(b) mailing it by regular mail to the Person named in the Penalty Notice at
his/her last known address, as soon as reasonably practicable after the
contravention; or
(c) delivering it to an occupant, who appears to be at least sixteen (16) years
of age, at the last known address of the Person named in the Penalty
Notice, as soon as reasonably practicable after the contravention.
7.3 Service of any document other than a Penalty Notice may be made by:
(a) delivering it personally;
(b) delivering it to an occupant, who appears to be at least sixteen (16) years
of age, at the last known address of the Owner or the Person to whom the
documents apply;
(c) delivering it by regular mail to the last known address of the Owner or the
Person to whom the documents apply; or
(d) by email, to the email address provided by the Owner or Person to whom
the documents apply.
7.4 For purposes of this by-law, with respect to any matters subject to a by-law
designated under Section 102.1 of the Municipal Act, 2000, the last known
address of the Owner shall be the address as set out on the vehicle ownership or,
where an updated address has been provided in writing by the Owner to the Town
at the time of service, such updated address.
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7.5 Any Penalty Notice or document sent in writing by regular mail, as set out in this
by-law, is deemed to have been served on the fifth (5th) calendar day after the
date of mailing.
7.6 Any Penalty Notice affixed to the vehicle to which it applies, or any Penalty Notice
or document delivered personally in accordance with this by-law, is deemed to
have been served on the date and time of such delivery.
7.7 Service on a Person who is not the Owner, in accordance with this by-law,
including service of a Penalty Notice, Screening Decision or Hearing Decision by
handing it to the Person, shall be deemed to be service on the Owner.
7.8 Any document served by email, as set out in this by-law, shall be deemed to have
been served on the day of transmission.
8. Administration
8.1 The Director shall administer this by-law and is delegated the power to:
(a) designate locations within the Town, and times, for conducting reviews
and hearings under this by-law; and
(b) prescribe all forms, notices, including the Penalty Notice, guidelines,
practices, processes and procedures, necessary to implement this by-law
and the administrative penalty system, and to amend the same from time
to time as the Director deems necessary.
8.2 The CAO is delegated the power to establish and implement any policies
necessary to implement this by-law and the administrative penalty system at the
Town, and may amend the same from time to time, as the CAO deems
necessary.
8.3 For the purposes of Subsection 23.2(4) of the Municipal Act, 2001, Council has
determined that any powers delegated pursuant to this by-law are minor in
nature.
9. Penalty Payment and Administrative Fees
9.1 A Penalty Notice that is paid prior to a review by Screening Officer shall be
deemed as final and will not be subject to screening, unless there is an error on
the face of the Penalty Notice as determined by the Director.
9.2 Unless otherwise stated in this by-law, upon issuance of a Penalty Notice
pursuant to Subsection 4.1, the Administrative Penalty set out in such notice
shall be due and payable to the Town thirty (30) calendar days from the Effective
Date of Service of the Penalty Notice.
9.3 Notwithstanding Subsection 9.2, where an Administrative Penalty, including any
Administrative Fees, is(are) affirmed, or reduced by a Screening Officer or a
Hearing Officer, the Administrative Penalty and any Administrative Fees shall be
due and payable on the date specified in the Screening Decision or Hearing
Decision, as the case may be, or if no such date is specified, thirty (30) days after
service of the Screening Decision or the Hearing Decision.
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9.4 Notwithstanding Subsection 9.2, where a Person makes a request for an
extension of time for payment, and the request is granted, the date on which the
Administrative Penalty is due and payable shall be the date established in
accordance with such extension of time.
9.5 Where an Administrative Penalty, with respect to a Penalty Notice issued
pursuant to Paragraph (a) of Subsection 4.1, is not paid on or before the date it is
due and payable, in addition to the Administrative Penalty and any other fees that
may be payable pursuant to this by-law, the Owner of the vehicle subject to the
Penalty Notice shall be liable to pay to the Town the MTO Search Fee.
9.6 Where an Administrative Penalty is not paid within thirty (30) calendar days after
it becomes due and payable, in addition to the Administrative Penalty and any
other fees that may be payable pursuant to this by-law:
(a) with respect to a Penalty Notice issued pursuant to Paragraph (a) of
Subsection 4.1, the Owner of the vehicle subject to the Penalty Notice
shall be liable to pay to the Town the Late Payment Fee;
(b) with respect to a Penalty Notice issued pursuant to Paragraph (b) of
Subsection 4.1, the Person subject to the Penalty Notice shall be liable to
pay to the Town the Late Payment Fee.
9.7 Where an Administrative Penalty issued pursuant to Paragraph (a) of Subsection
4.1 and any Administrative Fees are not paid within seventy-five (75) calendar
days after they become due and payable, the Town may:
(a) notify the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the default and the Registrar shall
not validate the permit of a Person named in the default notice nor issue a
new permit to that Person, in respect of the vehicle to which the
Administrative Penalty and Administrative Fees apply, until the penalty and
any applicable fees are paid, in which case the Owner of the vehicle in
respect of which the Penalty Notice was issued shall, in addition to the
Administrative Penalty and any other fees that may be payable pursuant to
this by-law, pay to the Town a Plate Denial Fee; and
(b) pursue any other collection mechanisms available to the Town pursuant
to the Regulation or at law.
9.8 Where a person provides a method of payment to the Town for payment of any
Administrative Penalty or Administrative Fee, which has insufficient funds
available in the account on which the instrument was drawn, the Owner shall, in
addition to the Administrative Penalty and any other fees that may be payable
pursuant to this by-law, be liable to pay to the Town an NSF Fee.
9.9 All amounts due and payable to the Town pursuant to this by-law constitute a
debt to the Town.
9.10 Where an Administrative Penalty is cancelled by a Screening Officer or a Hearing
Officer, any related Administrative Fee is also cancelled.
9.11 Where a Person has paid an Administrative Penalty or an Administrative Fee that
is cancelled or reduced pursuant to this by-law, the Town shall refund the amount
cancelled or reduced.
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9.12 Where the Person served with a Penalty Notice issued pursuant to Paragraph (a)
of Subsection 4.1, or issued a Screening Decision, is not the Owner, the Owner
may exercise any right that such Person may exercise under this by-law.
9.13 No Officer may accept payment in respect of an Administrative Penalty or
Administrative Fee.
9.14 Payment of any Administrative Penalty or Administrative Fee must be received
on or before the date on which it is due and payable, or any extended due date in
accordance with this by-law, and will not be credited until received by the Town.
9.15 Any time limit that would otherwise expire on a Holiday is extended to the next
day that is not a Holiday.
10. Offences
10.1 No Person shall:
(a) make a false, misleading or fraudulent statement in relation to a Penalty
Notice, or on any form submitted to the Town in relation to a Penalty
Notice; or
(b) obstruct an Officer exercising any authority under this by-law.
10.2 No Person shall attempt, directly or indirectly, to communicate with a Screening
Officer or Hearing Officer for the purpose of influencing or interfering, financially,
politically or otherwise with, the Screening Officer or Hearing Officer respecting a
Penalty Notice and/or respecting a power of decision in a proceeding that is or
will be pending before a Screening Officer or Hearing Officer, except:
(a) a Person who is entitled to be heard in the proceeding or the Person’s
lawyer, licensed paralegal or authorized representative; and
(b) only by that Person or the Person’s lawyer, licensed paralegal or
authorized representative during the hearing of the proceeding in which
the issues arise.
10.3 Any Person who contravenes Subsection 10.1 or Subsection 10.2 is guilty of an
offence and, upon conviction, is liable to a fine as provided for in the Provincial
Offences Act.
10.4 If a corporation has contravened Subsection 10.1 or Subsection 10.2, every
director and officer who knowingly concurred in such a contravention is guilty of
an offence.
11. Interpretation
11.1 Nothing in this by-law prevents a Screening Officer or a Hearing Officer from
seeking or receiving legal advice.
11.2 Unless otherwise specified, references in this by-law to parts, sections,
subsections, clauses and schedules are references to parts, sections,
subsections clauses, and schedules in this by-law.
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11.3 The part and section headings contained throughout this document are for
reference purposes only and do not form a part of this by-law. This by-law is to
be interpreted without reference to such headings.
11.4 References in this by-law to any statute or statutory provisions include
references to that statute or statutory provision as it may from time to time be
amended, extended, or re-enacted.
11.5 This by-law shall be read with all changes in gender or number as the context
requires.
11.6 References in this by-law to items in the plural include the singular, and
references to the singular include the plural, as applicable.
11.7 The words "include", "includes", "including" are not to be read or interpreted as
limiting the words, phrases, or descriptions that precede it.
11.8 Should any provision, or any part of a provision, of this by-law, be declared invalid,
or to be of no force and effect, by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intent
of Council that such a provision, or part of a provision, be severed from this by-
law and every other provision of this by-law shall be applied and enforced in
accordance with its terms to the extent possible according to law.
12. Effective ®ate
12.1 This by-law shall come into force and effect on February 1, 2023.
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 20th day of September, 2022.
Michael de Rond, Town Clerk
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Schedule “A”
Administrative Monetary Penalty System - Parking
Designated By-law, Short Form Wordings and Administrative Penalties
1. The provisions of each by-law listed in Column 2 of the following tables are
Designated By-laws.
2. Column 3 in the following table sets out the short form wording to be used in a
Penalty Notice for the contravention of the designated provisions listed in
Column 2.
3. Column 5 in the following table sets out the Administrative Penalty Amount that
is payable for a contravention of the designated provision listed in Column 2 for
the matter(s) identified in Column 3.
4. The penalties shown in Column 4 below set out the Administrative Penalty
Amount that is payable for contraventions of the designated provisions in cases
where payment is made to the Town within Early Payment Amount timeline set
out in this by-law.
Parking and Traffic Control By-law Number 4574-04.T, as amended
Column 1
Item
Column 2
Designated
Provision
Column 3
Short Form Wording
Column 4
Early
Penalty
Amount
Column 5
Set
Penalty
Amount
1 3.1.1 (a) (i) Improper parallel parking –
raised curb $20.00 $30.00
2 3.1.1 (a) (ii) Improper parallel parking –
rolled curb/no curb $20.00 $30.00
3 3.2 (a) (i) Park obstruct private
roadway $35.00 $50.00
4 3.2 (a) (ii) Park within 60cm of
driveway $40.00 $60.00
5 3.2 (a) (iii) Park within 3m of fire
hydrant $65.00 $100.00
6 3.2 (a) (iv) Park within 15m of an
intersecting roadway $35.00 $50.00
7 3.2 (a) (v) Park within 15m of a
railway $35.00 $50.00
8 3.2 (a) (vi) Park displaying vehicle for
sale $40.00 $60.00
9 3.2 (a) (vii)
Park
washing/greasing/repairing
vehicle
$35.00 $50.00
10 3.2 (a) (viii) Park alongside tracks of a
railway $35.00 $50.00
11 3.2 (a) (ix) Park preventing removal of
another vehicle $35.00 $50.00
12 3.2 (a) (x) Park obstruct a crosswalk
or crossover $50.00 $75.00
13 3.2 (a) (xi) Park interfere with traffic $50.00 $75.00
14 3.2 (a) (xii) Park within 152m of a fire
fighting apparatus $85.00 $125.00
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15 3.2 (a) (xiii) Park on a bridge $35.00 $50.00
16 3.2 (a) (xiv) Park on a boulevard $35.00 $50.00
17 3.2 (a) (xv) Park interfere with snow
clearing $50.00 $75.00
18 3.2 (b) Park commercial vehicle on
any highway $50.00 $70.00
19 3.3 (a) (i) Park within 30m of
intersection/signs $35.00 $50.00
20 3.3 (a) (ii) Park within 8m/30m of fire
hall $35.00 $50.00
21 3.3 (a) (iii) Park within turning basin $20.00 $30.00
22 3.3 (a) (iv) Park on divided portion of
highway $20.00 $30.00
23 3.4 (a) (i) Stop on sidewalk $35.00 $50.00
24 3.4 (a) (ii) Stop within an intersection,
crosswalk or crossover $35.00 $50.00
25 3.4 (a) (iii)
Stop within 9m of
pedestrian crossover –
opposing direction
$20.00 $30.00
26 3.4 (a) (iv)
Stop within 9m of
pedestrian crossover –
same direction
$20.00 $30.00
27 3.4 (a) (v) Stop impede traffic $20.00 $30.00
28 3.4 (a) (vi) Double parked $20.00 $30.00
29 3.4 (a) (vii) Stop on bridge or within
underpass $20.00 $30.00
30 4.1 (a) Park contrary to sign $35.00 $50.00
31 4.1 (b) Park during prohibited
times $35.00 $50.00
32 4.1 (c) Park during restricted
times $35.00 $50.00
33 4.1 (d) (i) Park within 12m in front of
Bus Stop $35.00 $50.00
34 4.1 (d) (ii) Park within 24m behind
Bus Stop $35.00 $50.00
35 4.2 (a) Stop contrary to sign $35.00 $50.00
36 5.1 (b) Stop in school bus loading
zone
37 5.2 (a)
Park anytime between 2
a.m. and 6 a.m. from Nov.
15 to Apr. 15
$35.00 $50.00
38 5.3 (a) (i) Park on private property
without consent $30.00 $45.00
39 5.3 (a) (ii) Park on municipal property
without consent $30.00 $45.00
40 5.4 Park exceeding 24 hours –
abandoned vehicle $38.00 $50.00
41 5.5 (d) Park in disabled persons
parking space $300.00 $425.00
42 5.6 Park in a fire route $100.00 $175.00
43 5.7 (d) Park in emergency no
parking zone $75.00 $100.00
44 5.8 Park vehicle in an electric
vehicle charging station $125.00 $150.00
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Schedule “B”
Administrative Monetary Penalty System
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Schedule “C”
Administrative Fees
Item Fee
Screening Non-Appearance Fee
$25
Hearing Non-Appearance Fee
$50
Late Payment Fee
$25
MTO Search Fee
$10
Plate Denial Fee
$25
Note: the fees and charges as listed in this Schedule will be subject to applicable
taxes, including Harmonized Sales Tax (H.S.T.) where applicable.