Parking restrictions in Mississauga will be changing come the new year, pending approval from city council.

You will soon be allowed to park on Mississauga streets for a longer time during the day, but have more restrictions overnight.

At General Committee on Dec. 6, staff from the city’s transportation and works department shared recommendations through a corporate report that daily overnight parking restrictions be introduced from 2-6 a.m. and that on-street parking be increased from three hours to five hours under the city’s traffic bylaw.

“Parking needs are changing in Mississauga. As the city continues to grow and evolve, we want to give residents more flexible parking options, such as accommodating increased parking on holy days, holidays and family celebrations,” said Geoff Wright, commissioner of transportation and works.

Currently, unless otherwise posted, on-street parking is not permitted for longer than three hours year-round, and between 2-6 a.m. only from Nov. 1 to March 31.

This excludes holiday exemptions and other signed areas for parking beyond the three-hour limit between 8 a.m. to midnight. Extended parking for other days can be requested using the city’s temporary parking permit online service or by calling 311.

“Introducing a year-round overnight restriction would mitigate the risk of systemic overnight on-street parking,” the report stated.

This plan is part of several changes to parking in Mississauga taking effect next year, including paid parking in Streetsville.

The corporate report also included a recommendation to implement a Digital Chalking Pilot Project to monitor on-street parking limit times and payment.

“Digital chalking records a parked vehicle’s licence plate and wheel position to determine if it has exceeded the on-street parking time limit,” Wright said.