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Home My WebLink AboutCS 14-11 citq 'q Report to Executive Committee IC KEl\11 V G Report Number: CS 14-11 9 Date: March 7, 2011 From: Everett Buntsma Director, Community Services Subject: No Parking By-law, Wayfarer Lane Amendment to By-law 6604/05 To Restrict Parking on Wayfarer Lane File: A-1440 Recommendation: 1. That Report CS 14-11 of the Director, Community Services regarding a proposed amendment to the municipal traffic by-law 6604/05 be received; and 2. That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend Schedule "2" to By-law 6604/05 to provide for the regulation of parking on highways or parts of highways under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Pickering. Executive Summary: In response to concerns with roadway traffic flow difficulties and poor sightlines due to vehicular on street parking on Wayfarer Lane, the City was asked to implement No Parking restrictions in order to ensure a clear travel path and unobstructed visibility. Having completed the review, staff supports the request and hereby proposes to amend the existing municipal traffic by-law as per the changes attached. Financial Implications: The acquisition and installation of no parking signs can be accommodated within the Roads current budget. Sustainability Implications: The concerns as presented and the recommendations, as generated by staff, address traffic safety issues within the Corporate Healthy society objectives. Report CS 14-11 March 7, 2011 Subject: No Parking By-law, Wayfarer Lane Page 2 Background: In September 2010, Engineering Services staff were asked by Municipal By-law Enforcement staff to investigate the possibility of implementing No Parking restrictions on Wayfarer Lane as a means of addressing difficulties caused by on-street parking and the potential hazard of having to encounter oncoming traffic while avoiding parked cars. After the investigation, Engineering Services staff supports No Parking restrictions on Wayfarer Lane as the roadway is too narrow to accommodate parking on both sides of the street, and sightlines become an issue. In addition, larger vehicles such as waste collection vehicles have difficulty accessing Wayfarer Lane when vehicles are parked on both sides of the roadway. Realizing that many of the people parking on Wayfarer Lane are using the businesses on St. Martins Drive and that the majority of people parking on Wayfarer Lane are doing so on the north side, staff proposes that only the south side of Wayfarer Lane be restricted. Presently, the south side of Wayfarer Lane has the capacity to accommodate up to four vehicles; however, staff has observed only two to three vehicles at a time on average during the daytime hours when the businesses are most active. Staff also proposes that the by-law be amended to allow parking on the east side of St Martins Drive, south of Wayfarer Lane. This is to accommodate the vehicles that were parking on the south side of Wayfarer Lane. Since the no parking area is not marked on the east side of St Martins Drive, vehicles can be observed parking there at present. The temporary change in by-law to allow parking there would be short-term until the apartment building is built on the corner of Bayly and St Martins, which should be this year, and should allow people additional spaces to park for the businesses on St Martins Drive. In November 2010, a similar request from a resident through the City's Customer Care Centre was received indicating difficulties accessing Tanzer Court by Wayfarer Lane. The resident documented the following: • because of the narrow width of the roadway and on-street parking, only one vehicle can travel on Wayfarer Lane at a time and oncoming vehicles must wait on Tanzer Court or St. Martins.Drive until the way is clear • Wayfarer Lane is the only entrance to Tanzer Court from St. Martins Drive so it does become busy • due to the on-street parking, homeowners cannot make a brief stop at the mailbox located on the south side of Wayfarer Lane to get their mail Engineering Services staff are in agreement with the resident's documentation. In addition, since there are no properties fronting onto Wayfarer Lane, community consultation was not conducted. In recognition of the issues that parking has presented on Wayfarer Lane, Engineering Services staff. recommends that the municipal Traffic By-law 6604/05 be amended to reflect the following: Report CS 14-11 March 7, 2011 Subject: No Parking By-law, Wayfarer Lane Page 3 • No Parking on the south side of Wayfarer Lane from St Martins Drive to Tanzer Court • allow temporary on-street parking on the east side of St Martins Drive south of Wayfarer Lane between the boulevard parking and Radom Street The proposed parking scheme on Wayfarer Lane is shown graphically in the attached sketch. Attachments 1. Parking scheme diagram 2. Draft By-law Amendment Prepared By: Approved / Endorsed By: Nathan Emery Everett Bu ma , Coordinator, Traffic Operations Director, Community Services 10 _d"_ Richard W. Holborn, P. Eng Division Head, 'Engineering Services Division NE: Attachments Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the consideration of Pickerin i7CU it ZZ ~ Zc~ r Tony Prevedel, P. ng. Chief Administrative Officer •f O REPORT4 c 1(; ~ I o 112 µ ~ b ~~,a ~ y..151"' • a~ I I . `pia s J. r- tot 0 o e ~ ZeC G 13"% 40 ° V y a cu ra, 4" p ay n coil a~ JIM O'_ ■ % { t Vaco N' s m Legend " h~ Proposed No Parking Extended . On-Street ■ ■ ■ ' Abi Parking 3 COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT City o~ ENGINEERING SERVICES DIVISION PROPOSED NO PARKING ! NITS 0"" MM WAYFARER LANE PIS . FEB., 2011 113 The Corporation of the City of Pickering By-law No. Being a By-law to amend By-law 6604/05 providing for the regulating of parking, standing and stopping on highways or parts of highways under the jurisdiction of the City of Pickering and on private and municipal property. Whereas, By-law 6604/05, as amended, provides for the regulating of traffic and parking on highways, private property and municipal property within the City of Pickering; and Whereas, it is deemed expedient to amend By-law 6604/05 to establish "No Parking" zones on Wayfarer Lane. Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: .1. Schedule 2 to By-law 6604/05, as amended, is hereby further amended thereto by the following: Schedule 2 No Parking Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Highway Side Limits (From/To) Prohibited Times or Days Delete St. Martin's Drive Both Bayly Street to Radom Anytime Street Add St. Martin's Drive West Bayly Street to Radom Anytime Street A" TA E N"I". By-law No. - Page 2 114 St. Martin's Drive East 159 metres south of Bayly Street to Wayfarer Lane to 42 159 metres south Metres south thereof of Bayly Street Wayfarer Lane South St. Martins Drive to Anytime Tanzer Court 2. This By-law shall come into force on the date that it is approved by the Council of The City of Pickering and when signs to the effect are erected. By-law read a first, second and third time and finally passed this day of 2011. David Ryan, Mayor Debbie Shields, City Clerk