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Report Number: ENG 02-18
Date: January 8, 2018
From: Richard Holborn
Director, Engineering Services
Subject: Review of Accessible Parking Space Requirements
- Traffic & Parking By-law 6604/05
- File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1. That the existing accessible parking space requirements contained in the Traffic & Parking
By-law 6604/05 remain unchanged at this time;
2. That City of Pickering staff review accessible parking space requirements with the City of
Pickering Accessible Advisory Committee every three years and, temporary event parking
every other year, unless there is a recognized need to review the requirements sooner, and
if necessary, a by-law be prepared with any amendments resulting from those discussions;
and
3. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the necessary
actions as indicated in this report.
Executive Summary: At the December 12, 2016 Council meeting, Pickering Council passed
Resolution #246/16 regarding Report ENG 20-16, Accessible Parking Space Requirements
Update, requesting that the accessible parking space requirements be reviewed in 2017 with the
City of Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee.
The amendments that were made to the Traffic & Parking By-law for accessible parking spaces at
the December 12, 2016 Council meeting, including the modifications for temporary accessible
parking, have been met with mostly positive feedback from the public, with no concerns or issues
regarding the changes that occurred.
As part of the review process of the amendments that were made to accessible parking, the City
of Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee members provided the following feedback:
• Temporary accessible parking locations need to be reviewed for the Ribfest event
• Work with organizations/groups to meet specific needs at each special event (such as
Remembrance Day)
ENG 02-18 January 8, 2018
Subject: Review of Existing Accessible Parking Space
Requirements —Traffic & Parking By-law 6604/05 Page 2
• Provisions to allow for the reconsideration of the number of accessible parking spaces when
tenants change over time for shopping centres/plazas
Based on all information and feedback received, it is recommended that:
• The current by-law for accessible parking space requirements remain unchanged at this time
• City staff review the accessible parking space requirements with the City of Pickering
Accessible Advisory Committee every three years and, temporary event parking every other
year, unless there is a recognized need to review the requirements sooner, and if necessary, a
bylaw be prepared with any amendments resulting from those discussions
Financial Implications: There are no financial implications with the recommendations
proposed in this report.
Discussion: At the December 12, 2016 Council meeting, Pickering Council passed
Resolution #246/16 regarding Report ENG 20-16, Accessible Parking Space Requirements
Update, (see Attachment 1) requesting that the accessible parking space requirements be
reviewed in 2017 with the City of Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee. Report ENG 20-16
proposed amendments to the Traffic & Parking By-law 6604/05 with respect to accessible parking.
The key proposed amendments were as follows:
1. A City-wide adoption of the minimum accessible parking space requirements as presented in
the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), which would effectively double the
number of accessible parking spaces required for new and major developments.
2. To establish minimum accessible parking space requirements, and access aisles (a space
between parking spaces) as described in the AODA whereby, Type A accessible parking
spaces have a minimum width of 3.4 metres, Type B accessible parking spaces have a
minimum width of 2.4 metres, and access aisles have a minimum width of 1.5 metres.
3. Modification of the Pavement Marking Detail for accessible parking spaces so that only the
International Symbol of Accessibility painted in white or yellow paint overlaid on a bright blue
background with a white or yellow border, is required.
These amendments are described in greater detail in Attachment 2.
The amendments that were made to the Traffic & Parking By-law for accessible parking spaces at
the December 12, 2016 Council meeting, including the modifications for temporary accessible
parking, have been met with mostly positive feedback from the public, with no concerns or issues
regarding the proposed changes.
CORP0227-07/01 revised
ENG 02-18 January 8, 2018
Subject: Review of Existing Accessible Parking Space
Requirements —Traffic & Parking By-law 6604/05 Page 3
City staff reviewed the amendments to the accessible parking requirements with the City of
Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee at their October 11, 2017 meeting. As part of the
review, the City of Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee members provided the following
feedback:
1. Temporary accessible parking locations need to be reviewed for the Ribfest event
Temporary accessible parking was made available on a portion of the south side of The
Esplanade North and on the east side of Glenanna Road just south of The Esplanade South for
the Ribfest event. It was recognized by City staff during the event that persons with a disability
were required to park a significant distance from the entrance to the park, since Ribfest is a
fenced event.
City staff will work with the organizers of the Ribfest event in 2018 and subsequent years to
address this issue. Measures to address this issue may include moving/increasing temporary
accessible parking for the event and/or providing additional access to the event for persons with a
disability.
2. Work with organizations/groups to meet specific needs at each special event (such as
Remembrance Day)
City of Pickering staff currently works with individual organizations and/or groups to address
temporary accessible parking requirements at various events. At the conclusion of every event an
assessment is completed on how to improve traffic operations and accessible parking
requirements. For Remembrance Day 2017, accessible parking was made available on a portion
of the south side of The Esplanade North and on a portion of the east side of Glenanna Road
(south of The Esplanade South). The addition of these temporary accessible parking spaces
worked well, and it is recommended that they be implemented again for 2018.
3. Provisions to allow for the reconsideration of the number of accessible parking spaces
when tenants change over time for shopping centres/plazas
Currently there are no provisions in place to allow for the reconsideration of accessible parking
spaces when tenants change at shopping centres/plazas. However, if there are any specific sites
identified by the City of Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee that have a deficient number of
accessible parking spaces, staff may request from the owner of the business that additional
accessible parking spaces be added.
Based on all information and feedback received from the City of Pickering Accessibility Advisory
Committee on the current accessible parking space requirements, it is recommended that the
current by-law for accessible parking space requirements remain unchanged at this time.
CORP0227-07/01 revised
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ENG 02-18 January 8, 2018
Subject: Review of Existing Accessible Parking Space .
Requirements —Traffic & Parking By-law 6604/05 Page 4
It is also recommended that City staff review accessible parking space requirements with the City
of Pickering Accessible Advisory Committee every three years and, temporary event parking
every other year, unless there is a recognized need to review the requirements sooner, and if
necessary, a by-law be prepared with any amendments resulting from those discussions. These
recommendations have been endorsed by the City of Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee.
Attachments:
1. Council Resolution #246/16
2. Key Changes to the City of Pickering Accessible Parking Spaces Requirements
Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By:
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Nathan Emery R. and Holborn
Coordinator, Traffic Operations irector, Engineering Services
Scott Booke eN4:-.7114A--
(Acting) Capital Projects & Infrastructure
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Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City Council
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Tony Prevedel, P.Eng.
Chief Administrative Officer
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ATTACHMENT# I TOREPORT#. 81(702`.18
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Legislative Services Division
Clerk's Office
Directive Memorandum
December 14, 2016
To: Richard Holborn
Director, Engineering Services
From: Debbie Shields
City Clerk
Subject: Direction as per Minutes of the Meeting of City Council
held on December 12, 2016
Director, Engineering Services, Report ENG 20-16
Accessible Parking Space Requirements Update
-Amendment to Traffic and Parking By-law 6604/05
Council Decision Resolution #246/16
1. . That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend By-law 6604/05 to provide
for the regulation of traffic and parking on highways, private property and
municipal property within the City of Pickering, specifically to provide for an
extensive update on the accessible parking requirements;
2. That the accessible parking space requirements be reviewed in 2017 with the
City of Pickering Accessibility Advisory Committee; and
3. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take the
necessary actions as indicated in this report.
Please take any action deemed necessary.
Debbie Shields
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Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
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Key Changes to the City of Pickering
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How many spaces will be required?
Previous Accessible Space Existing Accessible Parking Space Requirements
Requirements (Prior to December 12, (Since December 12, 2016)
2016) Total number of Required Required
parking spaces Type 'A' Spaces Type `B' Spaces
Total Number of Minimum Number of provided
Parking Spaces Designated Parking 1-25 1 0
Spaces 26-50 1 1
1 - 50 1 51-75 1 •2*
51 - 100 2 76-100 2 2
101 - 150 3 101-133 2 3*
151 - 200 4 134-166 3 3
201 -400 5 . 167-250 3 4*
401 - 800 6 251-300 4 4
8 plus 1 for each 301-350 4 5*
Over 800 additional 200 351-400 .5 5
parking spaces in 401-450 5 6*
parking lot 451-500 6 6
501-550 6 7*
551-600 7 7
- 601-650 7 8*
651-700 8 8
701-750 8 9* •
751-800 9 9
801-850 9 10*
851=900 10 • 10
900-950 10 11*
951-1000 11 11
1001 and over 11 spaces plus 1% of the total number
of spaces (rounded up to the next
whole number), to be divided equally
between Types `A' and B'. If an
uneven number of spaces is required,
the extra space may be Type 'B'
*Where an uneven amount of accessible parking spaces
are required, the extra Type `B' space may be changed to
a Type 'A' space
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Types of Parking Spaces
The City previously (prior to December 12, 2016) allowed for one type of accessible parking
space, which had a minimum width of 4.0 metres, and a minimum length of 5.3 metres as shown:
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Existing Standards (since December 12, 2016)
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