Parking in Waterloo Region

[jeffster]

Usually by-law isn't this hardcore first time around UNLESS he's been warned before. I know with the City of Kitchener they'll inform the person first of the bylaw and try to come up with a resolution if they know it's going to be an ongoing issue.  In one case, the homeowner removed the grass and put in patio stones and stones, in a very pleasing fashion, and bylaw was fine, no violations.

Not suggesting that the OP had been spoken to before, I just find it odd that no 'warning shots' weren't given first if they hadn't already.

At one point I heard that whatever ground cover used for the "new" parking spot needs to match the existing.  So if you had an asphalt driveway and made a "new" parking spot off to the side with gravel, it could be a problem.  That is...if you have a bunch of neighbors with nothing better to do than to grind an axe.

I am not sure exactly how these friends of mine got around any by-law in Kitchener, but it was on Van Camp in Kitchener, on the right going away from St. Mary's Hospital.  They're not living there as they upgraded (so I feel comfortable posting the house). See picture below so you can see what they did, that addition used to be grass.