Media Release: County of Brant introduces Seasonal Residential Parking Permit System for River Access Zones

County of Brant introduces Seasonal Residential Parking Permit System for River Access Zones

County of Brant, ON – Starting July 1, 2021 the County of Brant will implement a new Seasonal Parking Permit System in three (3) river access zones to help reduce the high traffic and user volume experienced in the zones last summer.

“We are confident that the new system and measures in place for the 2021 season will help us reduce the traffic and concerns felt by our local residents living in these areas,” said Cindy Stevenson, General Manager of Community and Protective Services for the County of Brant. “We want to thank our residents for their level of engagement in this project. Community input was instrumental in the development of this strategy.”

The Seasonal Residential Parking Permit system will allow residents living within the Glen Morris, Bean Park and Penman’s Dam permit area zones to have the opportunity to register for one (1) free parking permit per address. Each permit will allow up to four (4) license plates for vehicles registered at the permit address and will receive a tag for each vehicle to display. The residents in these affected areas will be contacted directly by the County.

“In addition to the new residential parking permit system, we will also introduce additional signage for parking restrictions in these areas, increased enforcement of seasonal parking restrictions, increased parking violation fees and will not grant permits to commercial operators for use of the public access points,” said Stevenson. “The strategy will be monitored throughout the 2021 season and staff will report back to Council in the fall.”

As part of the strategy, Council also approved that any households affected by the new restrictions, which currently do not have a driveway, have minor variance application fees waived for applications related to the installation of a new driveway.

The Brant River Access, 2021 User Mitigation Strategy was requested by Council following a delegation from concerned residents. The report was presented and approved at the County of Brant Council on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

For more information regarding the Brant River Access, 2021 User Mitigation Strategy, please visit EngageBrant.ca/RiverAccess.

Media Contact:
Cindy Stevenson General Manager of Community and Protective Services
County of Brant
T. 519.44BRANT
Cindy.Stevenson@brant.ca