Parking Bylaw 41M2002

Information in the bylaw specified penalty reference guide is provided solely for the user’s information and should not be construed as legal or professional advice. Visit the City of Calgary bylaw page​ for official bylaw information.​​

Parking tag penalties

  • $40 Early payment #1 (if paid within 10 days after the date of the offence)
  • $50 Early payment #2​ (if paid 10 to 30 days after the date of the offence)​​​​​​
  • ​$68 Specified penalty​​​
Section Offence
Section:

3(1)(a)
Offence:

Stopping or parking on a sidewalk or boulevard
Section:

3(1)(b)
Offence:

Stopping or parking on a crosswalk
Section:

3(1)(c)
Offence:

Stopping or parking within an intersection (except at the top of "T" intersection)
Section:

3(1)(d)
Offence:

Stopping or parking within 5m of an intersection
Section:

3(1)(e)
Offence:

Stopping or parking within 5m of a Stop or Yield sign
Section:

3(1)(f)
Offence:

Stopping or parking within 5m of a fire hydrant
Section:

3(1)(g)
Offence:

Obstructing access to private property (1.5m of driveway)
Section:

3(1)(h)
Offence:

Stopping or parking too near marked crosswalk
Section:

3(1)(i)
Offence:

Stopping or parking or obstructing a street excavation
Section:

3(1)(j)
Offence:

Stopping or parking on approach to bridge or subway
Section:

3(1)(k)
Offence:

Stopping or parking where prohibited by a traffic control device
Section:

3(1)(l)
Offence:

Stopping or parking on the roadway side of another vehicle (double parked)
Section:

3(2)
Offence:

​​​Display vehicle for sale OR display advertising directing people to a commercial premises, while vehicle is parked on a highway
Section:

4(1)(a)
Offence:

​Parallel parking more than 500 mm from curb, or facing the wrong way​
Section:

4(1)(b)
Offence:

Park wrong way on a one way street

Improper parking where angled parking is indicated by signs with guidelines on the road

Section Offence
Section:

5(1)(a)
Offence:

​​not parallel to guidelines
Section:

5(1)(b)
Offence:

more than 500 mm from curb​

Improper parking where angle parking is indicated by signs but WITHOUT guidelines on road

Section Offence
Section:

5(2)(a)
Offence:

Not angled 30 to 60 degrees from curb
Section:

5(2)(b)
Offence:

More than 500mm from curb
Section:

6
Offence:

Unattended vehicle on slope with no precation
Section:

7(a)
Offence:

Unattended vehicle on jack - wheel removed
Section:

7(b)
Offence:

Unattended vehicle on jack - vehicle raised

Parking tag penalties

  • $120 Early payment #1 (if paid within 10 days after the date of the offence)
  • $150 Early payment #2​ (if paid 10 to 30 days after the date of the offence)​​​​​
  • $203 Specified penalty​​​
Section Offence
Section:

3(1)(m)
Offence:

​Stopping or parking in a manner that obstructs access by emergency personnel to the site of an incident
Section:
Offence:

Parking tag penalties

  • $160 Early payment #1 (if paid within 10 days after the date of the offence)
  • $200 Early payment #2​ (if paid 10 to 30 days after the date of the offence)​​​​​
  • $270 Specified penalty​​​
Section Offence
Section:

8(1)(a)
Offence:

​Abandoned vehicle on highway
Section:

8(1)(b)
Offence:

Abandoned vehicle on public or private property
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