Winter Parking
To improve safety during winter, parking will only be allowed on one side of the street where indicated to provide access to snow plows and emergency vehicles.
What you should know:
- Between December 1 and March 1, No Parking will be enforced on one side of the street where indicated by signage.
- Vehicles parking on the No Parking side of the street may be ticketed and towed at any time to ensure community safety. The fine for impeding snow removal is $250.
- The program will be reviewed regularly in terms of which streets have parking restrictions, based on learnings each season.
Affected streets:
- Hemlock Avenue - Cedar Drive to Spruce Drive
- Chestnut Avenue - Cedar Drive to Spruce Drive
- Fir Street - Pine Drive to Spruce Dr.
- Third Avenue - Pemberton Avenue to Winnipeg Street (No parking on East side); Pemberton Avenue to Vancouver Street (No parking on West side)
- Fourth Avenue - Winnipeg Street to Main Street (No parking on West side)
- Fifth Avenue - Winnipeg Street to Main Street. (No parking on West side)
- Sixth Avenue - Entire street. (No parking on West side)
- Eaglewind Boulevard - No perimeter parking near the roundabout at the end of Pemberton Avenue
- Edgewater Drive - Government Road to Edgewater Crescent (No parking on East side)
- Edgewater Crescent - Entire street. (No parking on the outside perimeter of the Crescent)
- No Name Road - Entire street. (No parking on East side)
- Brothers Place - Entire street. (No parking on South side)
- Britannia Avenue - Magee Street to Buckley Avenue. (No parking on East side)
- Harris Road - Government Road to cul-de-sac (No parking on South side)
- Hope Road - Depot Road to Axen Road (No parking on East side)
- Diamond Road- Tantalus Road to Garibaldi Way. No parking on North side.
- Diamond Head Road - Garibaldi Way to Mamquam Road- No parking on West side.
- Glacier View Drive - Entire street. No parking on the outside perimeter.
Neighbourly Reminders:
- The street is public property, and so the street side where parking is allowed can be utilized by residents who live on either side of the street.
- Parking is not permitted within 1.5 metres of a driveway. Please be considerate of others when and where you park. Read our Good Neighbour Guidelines at squamish.ca/good-neighbour-guidelines.
Why were these parking restrictions implemented?
The winter of 2021/2022 saw challenges from on-street parking that impacted the District’s ability to effectively clear snow on some streets. This left residents vulnerable to safety-related issues, including concerns that emergency vehicles were unable to access homes. This was extremely concerning to us.
The issues arose from on-street parking on both sides of the street, preventing plows from being able to access the street and clear the snow. During operational reviews following this snow event, policy and bylaw changes were recommended by staff and approved by Council. View the report to Council here.
How can residents help?
We are hopeful that residents (both homeowners and tenants) can make efforts to utilize garages and driveways as much as possible to alleviate street congestion to help solve this problem. That may not be possible for every vehicle, but we’re asking residents to make every effort to be part of the solution. Not being able to get a plow down a street is a problem we must work together to solve.
Where can I park?
Parking will still be available on one side of the street or on adjacent streets as indicated. We are encouraging residents to park in their garages and driveways where possible to create additional spaces.
Questions?
General inquiries: publicworks@squamish.ca, 604-815-6868
Report a bylaw infraction: bylaw@squamish.ca, 604-815-5067
After-hours emergency: 604-815-4040