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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
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Richard W. Holborn, P. Eng
Division Head,
'Engineering Services Division
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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
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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