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by volvoguy
Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:14 am
Forum: Parking Tickets
Topic: Parked in a designated fire route, but not a real fire route
Replies: 7
Views: 7949

Re: Parked in a designated fire route, but not a real fire r

@jsherk, it's a city by-law ticket, and it's specifically referring to by-law 2003-499 5 (1) (Park in a designated fire route).

Update on our street being a fire route: I contacted the city this morning, and it turns out that their online documentation hasn't been updated for 13 years, so the by-law that's readily available to the public is ...
by volvoguy
Tue Aug 09, 2016 8:18 am
Forum: Parking Tickets
Topic: Parked in a designated fire route, but not a real fire route
Replies: 7
Views: 7949

Re: Parked in a designated fire route, but not a real fire r

Okay, I'd need to be faster to consider going inside to get something "loading". One down, two to go! If this turns out to be a legitimate fire rote, I'll pay the ticket.

Any help on the other points?

P.S.: In this case, yes! Some neighbours saw me measuring the street and came over to chat, and it turns out she monitors the mailboxes (also on ...
by volvoguy
Mon Aug 08, 2016 10:23 pm
Forum: Parking Tickets
Topic: Parked in a designated fire route, but not a real fire route
Replies: 7
Views: 7949

Parked in a designated fire route, but not a real fire route

I live on a private street in an Ottawa suburb (a narrower street with no sidewalks), and ran home before lunch to get my laptop. The whole street is marked as a fire route, but I figured since I had never gotten a ticket for running in and back out, I'd be fine.

I was inside for less than 5 minutes (we have security cameras so I can confirm the ...