Item - 2016.LS12.2

The Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards recommends that:

1.  City Council enact a new article in Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 150, Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, titled "Employees of Municipal Licensing and Standards", substantially in the form of the draft by-law as described in Attachment 1 to the report (June 13, 2016) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, subject to such technical and stylistic amendments as required by the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

2.  City Council enact a new section in Article VII, Removal of Vehicles; Issuance of Certificates of Parking Infraction and Parking Infraction Notices, of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 150, Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, titled "Removal or impoundment of vehicles by Municipal Licensing and Standards division", substantially in the form of the draft by-law as described in Attachment 1 to the report (June 13, 2016) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, subject to such technical and stylistic amendments as required by the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards.

3.  City Council approve the following definition of "EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR" in Article I, of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 150, Municipal Law Enforcement Officers: "The Executive Director of the Municipal Licensing and Standards Division of the City of Toronto, or his or her designate."

4.  City Council approve an amendment to the definition of "Commercial Parking Lot" in Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 545, Licensing, to exempt City corporations from the requirement to obtain a Commercial Parking Lot Operator licence.

This report proposes amendments to Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 150, Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Chapter 545, Licensing, related to Commercial Parking Lots.

Amendments to Chapter 150 are required to reflect the authority of Municipal Licensing and Standards (ML&S) staff, who are trained and certified as Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, to issue parking infraction notices under Part II of the Provincial Offences Act, and authorize the removal, towing and impounding of vehicles parked, left, stopped or standing in contravention of the requirements of Chapter 608, Parks.

The authority is required to respond to illegal parking in City parks, mainly overnight and on weekends.

An amendment is also required to the definition of a Commercial Parking Lot contained in Chapter 545, Licensing, to exempt City corporations from the requirement to obtain a Commercial Parking Lot Operator Licence (in the same way as City agencies, boards, commissions and divisions are currently exempted).

Legal Services and the Toronto Police Service Parking Enforcement Unit were consulted in the preparation of this report.