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Executive Committee
• 1 ICKERI1vG Report Number: ENG 17-13
Date: December 2, 2013
From: Richard Holborn •
Director, Engineering & Public Works
Subject: School Zone No Stopping Restrictions
- Amendment to By-law 6604/05
- File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1. That Report ENG 17-13 of the Director, Engineering & Public Works regarding a
proposed amendment to the municipal traffic by-law (By-law 6604/05) for the
removal and addition of stopping restrictions around schools be received; .
2. That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend Schedule "1" to By-law 6604/05
to provide for the regulation of stopping on highways or parts of highways under the
jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Pickering, specifically to remove stopping
restrictions on streets in the vicinity of three catholic schools that have been closed,
and to address parking and stopping concerns on Oklahoma Drive between Eyer
Drive and Hillcrest Road.
Executive Summary: Effective September 2013, the Durham District Catholic
School Board closed three elementary catholic schools in Pickering. Stopping
restrictions on streets in the vicinity of the closed schools are no longer required, and
therefore, Engineering & Public Works staff recommends that the municipal traffic by-
law, By-law 6604/05, be amended to remove these stopping restrictions, which include
the following:
• both sides of Duberry Drive in front of the closed St. Anthony Daniel Catholic School
• both sides of Meadowview Avenue by the closed St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic
School
• both sides of Eyer Drive in front of the closed Our Lady of the Bay Catholic School
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In addition, in response to concerns from area residents regarding restricted traffic flow •
and vehicle access on Oklahoma Drive, specifically during the peak arrival and
dismissal times for Fairport Beach Public School, staff completed a review and
recommends that By-law 6604/05 be amended to include stopping restrictions on the
south side of Oklahoma Drive between Eyer Drive and Hillcrest Road from 7:30 am to
4:30 pm Monday to Friday.
Report ENG 17-13 December 2, 2013
Subject: School Zone No Stopping Restrictions
Amendment to By-law 6604/05 Page 2
Financial Implications: The acquisition and installation of no stopping signs and posts
on Oklahoma Drive can be accommodated within the Roads Current budget. The
existing no stopping signs being removed can be reused where appropriate.
Discussion: School closures by the Durham District Catholic School Board,
and concerns from residents regarding traffic on Oklahoma Drive by Fairport Beach
Public School has prompted staff to review and propose changes to the municipal traffic
by-law, By-law 6604/05. The review included the removal of stopping restrictions
around the three closed schools and addition of stopping restrictions on Oklahoma
Drive by Fairport Beach Public School.
Proposed Removal of Stopping Restrictions at Three Closed Catholic Schools
Locations
The Durham District Catholic School Board has closed three elementary schools in
Pickering and have made other program and boundary changes. These changes came
into effect September 2013 and are as follows:
• St. Anthony Daniel Catholic School has been closed and students have been
directed to St. Wilfred Catholic School
• St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School has been closed and students have been
directed to St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School
• Our Lady of the Bay Catholic School has been closed and will be demolished and
the planning for a new Catholic school in the same location will begin. Students
from Our Lady of the Bay Catholic School have been directed to Father Fenelon
Catholic School (formerly Holy Redeemer Catholic School)
Stopping restrictions that currently exist at these three school locations are no longer
required, therefore, Engineering & Public Works staff recommends that By-law 6604/05
be amended to remove these stopping restrictions. The stopping restrictions to be
removed are as follows:
• Stopping restrictions on both sides of Duberry Drive in front of the closed St.
Anthony Daniel Catholic School
• Stopping restrictions on both sides of Meadowview Avenue by the closed St.
Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School
• Stopping restrictions on both sides of Eyer Drive in front of the closed Our Lady of
the Bay Catholic School
Report ENG 17-13 December 2, 2013
Subject: School Zone No Stopping Restrictions
• Amendment to By-law 6604/05 Page 3
Father Fenelon Catholic School on Liverpool Road will eventually be closed and
students will be directed to the new catholic elementary school where Our Lady of the
Bay Catholic School currently sits. The new school opening is anticipated for
September 2015, at which time stopping restrictions will be recommended on Eyer
Drive based on the layout of the new school.
The draft by-law amendment to Schedule 1 of By-law 6604/05 for the deletion of
stopping restrictions on portions of Duberry Drive, Eyer Drive and Meadowview Avenue
can be found in Attachment 1.
Stopping Restrictions are Proposed on the south side of Oklahoma Drive by
Fairport Beach Public School
Concerns from area residents were brought to the attention of Engineering & Public
Works staff regarding restricted traffic flow and vehicle access on Oklahoma Drive,
specifically during the peak arrival and dismissal times for Fairport Beach Public School.
Oklahoma Drive operates east-west from West Shore Boulevard to Whites Road and
extends to Rosebank Road via Granite Court. Oklahoma Drive is classified as a
collector road with a posted speed limit of 40 km/h.
In response to these concerns, staff investigated Oklahoma Drive in the vicinity of
Fairport Beach Public School during these peak times and found that vehicles were
parking on both the north and south side of the street for the pick-up and drop-off of
students to the school. Vehicles parking on both sides of the street reduced the
travelled roadway to a single lane, thereby restricting traffic flow.
By-law 6604/05 has provisions to restrict vehicle stopping within 30 metres of a school
crosswalk. Signs are currently present for this restriction on Oklahoma Drive at Eyer
Drive. However, to resolve the restricted traffic flow issues, the Engineering & Public
Works Department recommends that By-law 6604/05 be amended to reflect the addition
of stopping restrictions on the south side of Oklahoma Drive from 30 metres east of
Eyer Drive to Hillcrest Road from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.
Staff discussed the proposed stopping restriction with the principal of Fairport Beach
Public School and the principal was supportive of the restrictions.
The draft by-law amendment to Schedule 1 of By-law 6604/05 for the proposed
stopping restrictions on Oklahoma Drive can be found in Attachment 1. The proposed
stopping restrictions on Oklahoma Drive are illustrated in the attached sketch
(Attachment 2).
In order for the stopping restrictions to be effective, they must receive regular
enforcement.
Report ENG 17-13 December 2, 2013
Subject: School Zone No Stopping Restrictions
Amendment to By-law 6604/05 Page 4
Attachments:
1. Proposed By-law Amendment— Schedule 1, No Stopping
2. Proposed Stopping Restrictions, Oklahoma Drive
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Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By:
Nathan Emery Rich rd Holborn, P. Eng.
Coordinator, Traffic Operations Dir tor, Engineering & Public Works
D rrell Selsky
Manager, Capital Projects & Infrastructure
NE:ds
Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City Council //
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AIoo' (6,2013
Tony Prevedel, P.Eng.
Chief Administrative Officer
Attachment / Report ENG /7 - 13
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 traffic and 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 Schedule 1 to By-law 6604/05 to delete "No Stopping"
zones on portions of Duberry Drive, Eyer Drive and Meadowview Avenue, and to establish a "No
Stopping" zone on Oklahoma Drive;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows:
1. Schedule 1 to By—law 6604/05, as amended, is hereby further amended thereto by the
following:
Schedule 1
No Stopping
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Highway Side Limits (From/To) Prohibited Times
or Days
Delete
Duberry Drive East Major Oaks Road to 130 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
metres south of Major Oaks Monday to Friday
Road
Duberry Drive West Major Oaks Road to 108 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
metres south of Major Oaks Monday to Friday
Road
Eyer Drive North and 40 metres west of Hillcrest 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
South Drive to 100 metres west of Monday to Friday
Hillcrest Drive
By-Law No. Page 2
Meadowview Avenue West and Edgewood Road to 223 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
South metres north to west of Monday to Friday
Edgewood Road
Meadowview Avenue North 135 metres north and west 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
of Edgewood Road to 173 Monday to Friday
metres north and west of
Edgewood Road
Add
Oklahoma Drive South 30 metres east of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eyer Drive to Hillcrest Monday to Friday
Road
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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 installed.
By-law passed this 9th day of December, 2013.
David Ryan, Mayor
Debbie Shields, City Clerk
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