City-wide on-street parking restrictions – What you need to know

To keep streets accessible and safe, the City takes an active role in the enforcement of parking restrictions and temporary overnight parking bans.

On-street parking is permitted across the City (unless prohibited by signage or the Motor Vehicle Act), except when a temporary overnight parking ban is declared. Overnight parking bans are declared as per sections 5(6) and 5(7) of the City’s Traffic By-law to allow for snow removal operations.

Temporary overnight parking bans – what to do when a ban is declared in your area of the City

North, East and West sides of the City

All vehicles must be moved off the streets between the hours of midnight and 7:00 a.m.
Motorists must make their own arrangements for off-street parking during a ban and are encouraged to do so before the first snowfall.
Any vehicle impeding snow removal operations will be ticketed and/or towed at the owner’s expense.

South Central Peninsula (South End)

All vehicles must be moved off all streets between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Off-street lots (map) are available for free parking during the overnight hours when a ban has been called. Available times are 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Monday to Friday, and 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 noon Saturday and Sunday. Any unauthorized vehicle remaining in the lots outside these hours may be towed at the owner’s expense.
Any vehicle impeding snow removal operations will be ticketed and/or towed at the owner’s expense.

Weather conditions are monitored daily and updates on bans are made available by 3:45 p.m. through:

Automated phone line: (506) 658-4040 and www.saintjohn.ca

Here to help – For inquiries related to municipal services, contact the City of Saint John Customer Service Centre at (506) 658-4455, or visit us in person on the Ground Floor of City Hall, 15 Market Square, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays), 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.