City CouncilMeeting 43
Idling Control By-law Review
Council was asked to
- Council amend Subsection 4(1) of the proposed by-law by replacing (1 minute in a sixty minute period) with (3 minutes in a sixty minute period) and amend Subsection 4(2) to replace (5 consecutive minutes) with (10 consecutive minutes)
- staff be directed to focus on high-incidence idling zones, such as schools, construction sites, or other locations identified by staff and councillors where excessive idling is a known issue, when implementing the public education and awareness campaign and any related directions given at Committee.
Carried
22 for, 1 against
- Affects
- City-wide
- Agenda item
- 15.1
- Motion number
- 2024 - 43-03
- City file number
- ACS2024-EPS-PPD-0003
How each member voted
Against (1)
The recitals
- idling negatively affects air quality which can lead to health issues
- reducing idling offers benefits to the local environment and leads to cleaner air
- the current idling by-law has led to some positive behavior changes since enacted
- the changes as proposed might put further pressures on By-law and Regulatory Services, diverting resources from other critical enforcement areas
- most Ottawa residents are conscientious citizens who make genuine efforts to be responsible stewards of the environment and do not require excessive enforcement
- the current Idling Control By-law already provides mechanisms to address aggressive and unnecessary idling
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