It’s Spiderman to the rescue – except in this case, Toronto’s erstwhile Peter Parker is trying to save himself.

Mark Zilio, who is a busker and performs as Peter Parkour, was given two tickets at Yonge and Dundas streets on May 17.

According to a Facebook post, Zilio was ticketed for two infractions: He was busking too close to an intersection (closer than nine metres), and his performance may have posed a danger to the public.

Mark Zilio, who performs as Spiderman/Peter Parkour in Toronto, says he was handed two bylaw infractions on May 17, 2016. Image credit: Facebook/Peter Parkour.

Zilio says he was stripped of his licence but not so fast, Spidey: The tickets do not mean he can no longer perform, City Hall spokesperson Tammy Robbinson told CityNews, and there may not be a financial penalty.

Zilio must now appear before a court, Robbinson said in an email, and it’s up to a “Justice of the Peace to determine the fine, if any.”

“The ticket is a summons for court. The court will determine the amount of the fine, which could be up to a maximum $5,000.”

Zilio said he is taking his fight to court, because he does not agree that his performance – which involves climbing – endangers the public..

“I have been performing at Yonge and Dundas for three years without issue. Today, [a] bylaw [officer] decided to take my licence,” he said in a video.

“Whenever I climb, I use three points of contact. That’s basic ladder safety … I also never go higher than one storey.”

Zilio said that he did understand the first infraction, and moved away from the intersection as soon as he was asked.

“Hopefully we will be able to come to a peaceful solution but for them trying to pull me into court and fine me for it, it’s not going to fly,” Zilio said.

“I don’t accept it. I plead not guilty.”

Click here to watch the full video on Zilio’s Facebook page.

Zilio’s ticket comes as two Toronto city councillors work to ban all busking and related activities in front of the Eaton Centre and 10 Dundas St. E.

The motion was put forward by Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam and backed by Coun. Pam McConnell. If approved, the motion the ban would seek “to ensure physical access and public safety until a longer term policy or strategy can be developed.”

Last month, Wong-Tam told CityNews that buskers are posing a risk to pedestrians and the flow of traffic.

“It’s 100 per cent about safety, public safety and public access,” she said. “It’s also about ensuring we have a downtown that’s going to work for everyone.”

“People have expressed, in droves now, that they can’t get through. And sometimes people are so rushed they’ll just jump off the sidewalk onto the roadway … and they don’t see oncoming traffic.

In this case, the ticket was not sparked by a complaint, said Robbinson.

“Officers were on routine patrol in the area when they observed the infractions,” the city hall spokesperson added.