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The City of Waterloo issued 18 provincial offences notices related to noise and another 12 for nuisances as a result of an unsanctioned street gathering on March 17.
In addition, members of the city’s Municipal Enforcement Services division issued:
41 lot maintenance orders
23 lot maintenance clean ups, and
916 parking tickets.
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Council has approved its first affordable housing strategy (AHS) which outlines a blueprint of actions that the city will take to improve housing choices for Waterloo residents and those moving to the community.
Today’s approval allows the city to immediately move ahead with 59 actions, including creating more opportunities to enable the construction of missing middle housing; making it easier to build second units by eliminating parking requirements for second units...
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There will be no overnight on-street parking permitted in the MacGregor Albert, Northdale or uptown neighbourhoods in the City of Waterloo on Friday or Saturday night.
Overnight on-street parking exemptions will not be allowed in the area bordered by Westmount Road, Columbia Street, Weber Street and Erb Street in Waterloo overnight from Friday to Saturday (March 17 to 18) and Saturday to Sunday (March 18 to 19). Any vehicle left on the street overnight in this designated area...
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** The council summary below provides a snapshot of the major items presented at today’s council meeting. Please refer to the minutes for an official record of the meeting.
Council approves new Community Garden Policy
Council has approved a new Community Garden Policy. The Community Garden Program enriches Waterloo neighbourhoods by enhancing neighbour cohesion, promoting environmental sustainability, creating vibrant public gathering spaces, and improving access...
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The City of Waterloo has declared a snow event, and the on-street parking ban will be in effect as of 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 3. 
Residents must remove cars from streets by midnight tonight or risk being ticketed and towed. The parking ban will remain in effect for at least 24 hours. Removing cars from streets will ensure safe and quick snow removal. Overnight parking exemptions will not be permitted.
Under the city’s traffic and parking bylaw, parking is prohibited...
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