Item - 2026.PH31.6

The General Manager, Transportation Services recommends that:  

1. City Council amend §27-18.4B(3) of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures to clarify that the authority delegated to Community Council does not include amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking that exclude from eligibility residents of, visitors to, or tradepersons at addresses located within the Excluded Area as defined in City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, nor does it apply to addresses associated with Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking to give effect to Council’s decision in Recommendation 1 and consolidate the excluded addresses into a new Schedule to the Chapter.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council approval to amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, and City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to implement City Council’s 2021 direction regarding the exclusion of development-related addresses from eligibility for the residential on-street permit parking program.

In 2021, City Council directed that potential amendments to Chapter 925, Permit Parking, be included in preliminary and final reports related to Zoning By-law Amendment applications to exclude residents of, visitors to, and tradespersons at new development addresses from eligibility for residential on-street permit parking. The intent was to address permit parking eligibility earlier in the development review process and reduce the need for separate reports following project approval.

However, Section 27-18.4B(3) of Chapter 27 delegates authority over on-street permit parking matters on public lanes or public alleys, local roads, collector roads, and on minor and major arterial roads without an established TTC route to Community Council. This creates a procedural inconsistency that limits the ability to implement permit parking exclusion recommendations through Development Review reports and often requires separate reports to Community Council.

To address this issue, the proposed amendment to Chapter 27 would clarify that the authority delegated to Community Council does not apply to amendments to Chapter 925 that exclude residents of, visitors to, or tradespersons at addresses within the Excluded Area, nor does it apply to addresses associated with Zoning By-law Amendment applications. Corresponding amendments to Chapter 925 would give effect to this change and consolidate currently excluded addresses into a new schedule to the chapter.

These amendments will fully implement Council’s prior direction, improve coordination between development review and permit parking processes, reduce administrative duplication, and provide a more efficient and consistent approval process.

There are no financial impacts associated with the adoption of this report.