Suspending AMP By-law parking penalties at non-functioning parking meter zones

Preliminary vote · Final decision at Council

General Committee makes recommendations; City Council makes the final decision.

Council’s final vote on March 30, 2026:Failed5–5See the Council vote →

Council reversed this result: the motion failed there.

2 councillors voted differently at Council

Full Resolution Text

WHEREAS, the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS), is the legal framework used to issue, review, and appeal penalty notices for various municipal infractions, most notably parking, WHEREAS, according to IPG Division, non-functioning (not able to receive physical or digital payment) are to be assessed and bagged, Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that… By-law Number 20-073, the AMP System By-law for the City of Peterborough, be suspended for automobiles parked at non-functioning, (inability to receive coin, credit card or digital payment) parking meter zones and that those marked parking spaces be usable until those meters function.

Meeting Details

General Committee

Council Chambers, City Hall, 500 George Street North