In general, the Zoning By-law 569-2013 for a particular residential area determines if parking of recreational vehicles on a driveway is permitted.
The City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 allows parking spaces for storing of recreational vehicles that meet the following criteria:
A maximum of two parking spaces on a lot in a Residential Zone category may be used for recreational vehicles, if:
If you wish to file a complaint, contact 311 to submit a service request for investigation by Municipal Licensing & Standards. An inspector will be assigned the file and review the matter.
Former Scarborough
The following vehicles are not permitted on any part of the yard on residential property: Construction vehicles, dump trucks, farm tractors, repair and towing vehicles, self-propelled implements of husbandry, tracked vehicles, traction engines, vehicles designed to run only on rails, vehicles equipped with more than 6 wheels and vehicles that are in a wrecked, dismantled or inoperative condition. A boat can be parked on the driveway but it is required to be on a trailer that is licensed and road worthy. Both the trailer and the boat cannot be in a wrecked, dismantled or inoperative condition
Former East York
Parking in a mutual driveway is considered to be a private civil matter, except when the front yard parking is located within the City street allowance.
Former Etobicoke
Etobicoke Zoning By-law Chapter 320, s. 320-50B(1) Occasional parking of 1 recreational vehicle (includes boats and boat trailers) for seasonal use on a properly constructed and surfaced driveway is permitted between the period of May 15 to October 15. Other than this period, transitory parking of recreational vehicles on a surfaced driveway may be permitted at any time during the year on condition that it does not exceed a total of 3 days in any calendar month.
Former North York North York Zoning By-law #7625, s.6A(7)(a)(v) & (vi) Boats and boat trailers may be parked (A) in an enclosed garage; (B) in a carport; (C) in the rear yard (not exceeding 2 vehicles if parked outdoor in the rear yard).
Former Toronto
Toronto Zoning By-law #438-86, s. 6(3) Part IV 1 (d) Parking of 1 boat trailer is permitted provided it is not parked beyond the front wall of a residential building.
Former York
Zoning By-law #1-83, s. 3.2.3B Parking of 1 recreational vehicle (includes a boat) in the rear yard or on a properly constructed driveway in a side yard is permitted (but not front yard) if it does not exceed 8 metres in length, and if it exceeds 1.5 metres in height, it has to be at least 6 metres behind the front wall of the main building and at least 1.2 metres from any adjoining lot line.
Notwithstanding the above, if the boat is permanently stored in the driveway that forms an obstruction to the required parking in the garage, it becomes a zoning violation.
The Zoning bylaw as it relates to Commercial Vehicles reads as follows:
Commercial Vehicle Parking Restriction.
A parking space in the Residential Zone category may be used for a commercial vehicle if:
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