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Ciro, °0 REPORT TO
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PICKERING
Report Number: OES 24-09
Date: July 6, 2009 6 8
From: Everett Buntsma
.Director, Operations & Emergency Services
Subject: City's Traffic & Parking By-law No. 6604/05
Updating Amendments
File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1. That Report OES 24-09 of the Director, Operations & Emergency Services
regarding proposed amendments to the City's Traffic & Parking By-law No
6604/05 be received; and
2. That the attached draft by-law be enacted to amend Sections 8, 25, 26 and 46
and Schedules 2, 4, 9 and 13 to By-law No. 6604/05.
Executive Summary: The City's Traffic & Parking By-law No. 6604/05 (the "Traffic
By-law") was passed on December 19, 2005. It amalgamated numerous traffic and
parking related by-laws into one comprehensive document. As part of an ongoing effort
to keep the Traffic By-law current, accurate and appropriate as well as address
concerns from the community and municipal by-law enforcement, staff propose the
following additional changes to:
• the No Stopping and No Parking provisions to eliminate conflicts
• the Permit Parking provisions to specify affected properties -
• establish the ability to designate No U-turn zones on Highways adjacent to schools
• the Speed Limit on Uxbridge Pickering Townline Road
Financial Implications: The amendments to the Traffic By-law recommended in this
report do not present any major financial implications and can be accommodated within
the current municipal budget.
Sustainability Implications: The information presented by staff within this report are
relevant to the social lens of sustainability by improving traffic operations and
community use of municipal streets as well as by-law enforcement via appropriate by-
laws and accurate records.
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Background:
As part of an ongoing effort to ensure accurate and appropriate traffic controls, records
and associated by-laws, staff continue to verify and amend municipal documents. As a
result of this work, staff have identified several discrepancies and hereby propose the
following amendments to the municipal by-law 6604/05.
No Parkinq
The following is a list of proposed corrections and the reason for the correction:
• Alliance Road, eliminate conflict with current and appropriate No Stopping
• Breezy Drive, correct inappropriate side of street reference
• Esplanade North, correct inappropriate side of street reference
• Glenanna Road, correct incomplete limit reference
• Strouds Lane, eliminate conflict with currant and appropriate No Stopping
• Browning Avenue, reduced right of way access control
In consultation with and with the unanimous support of residents of Bayview Street,
staff propose to designate the south side of Bayview Steet as No Parking. This change
would formally confirm the current practice by residents, ensure clear east west
access/egress for emergency response vehicles and the large Regional maintenance
vehicles enroute to the sanitary sewer pumping station at the west limit of Bayview
Street while accommodating guest and permit parking on the north side.
Additionally, staff are proposing No Parking restrictions on the north side of Browning
Avenue between St. Martins Drive and Fairview Avenue. The controls are a result of on
street parking complaints and area emergency access concerns due to the reduced
pavement width and right-of-way. The controls continue to allow on-street parking on
the south side of Browning Avenue and are fully supported by area residents (as
confirmed by community consultation correspondence). As there are no driveways
fronting on the subject section of the road, no residents are immediately impacted by
the change.
No "U" Turn zones adjacent to schools
In response to ongoing difficulties expressed by parents and school administration staff
at the Vaughan Willard Public School, the City has been requested to establish a No
"U" Turn zone on Dixie Road adjacent to the school. Given the vehicular and
pedestrian congestion that occurs fronting the school during school arrival and
dismissal times, the current practice by some motorists to initiate "U" turns in school
zones disrupts traffic flow, impacts school bus operations and creates additional
conflicts and unnecessary hazards.
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Supporting the No "U" Turn designation, staff propose to amend Sections 8 and 26 of
the Traffic by-law to authorize the Director to designate-a highway or portion of a
highway that is adjacent to a school as a "U" turn prohibited area and establish "U" Turn
prohibited areas on streets adjacent to schools where and when necessary without
additional by-law amendments. Upon enactment of this provision, staff will install No "U
Turn" signs on Dixie Road between Glenanna Road and Silverthorn Square thereby
addressing the concerns received from staff at the Vaughan Willard Public School.
Permit Parking
A review of municipal records yields that the current municipal Traffic and Parking By-
law and its predecessors have contained provisions for on-street permit parking since
1986. The provisions were initially established to accommodate on-street parking for
residents within the Village East community as a result of vehicular parking infiltration
from the former Pickering Flea Market. With the relocation of the market, the
provisions were unnecessary and eliminated but: shortly thereafter re-established to
provide for additional on street parking for the townhouse development on Ilona Park
Road which was recognized as being on site parking deficient.
On May 20, 2008, Council at the recommendation of staff, passed by-law 6864/08
thereby amending the Traffic and Parking By-law which in addition to various changes
amended Schedule 4 to allow Permit Parking on Fairview Street. The intent of the
change was not to allow for a general public application process for municipal approval
of vehicular parking on City streets but to formally recognize the few residential
properties which do not have a vehicular driveway and therefore have few options but
to park on the road. However, the current language does not limit the permit process to
only the intended properties. As such, staff propose further amendments to Section 25.
and the associated Schedule 4 of the Traffic By-law thereby limiting permit availability to
only those properties noted on the schedule.
To date, staff have identified homes on Ilona Park Road, Fairview Avenue, Simpson
Avenue and Bayview Street which do not have driveways. The proposed change to the
by-law identifies these properties on the new schedule and allows staff to issue each an
on-street Parking Permit.
Permitted Boulevard Parking
In conjunction with the approved development of the SR&R Bay Ridges project near
Bayly Street and St. Martins Drive, the site provides for on street permitted boulevard
parking on the east side of St. Martins Drive to serve the new adjacent commercial
properties. As the project is nearing completion, staff anticipate its use by the public
and hereby propose the area be included in the current Permitted Boulevard Parking
provisions of the municipal Traffic and Parking By-law with a maximum 3 hour parking
limit and parking restrictions from 2:00 am to 5:00 am. The restrictions are intended to
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discourage parking abuse and overnight parking and reflect current limitations as
previously established on Liverpool Road, in the Nautical Village area.
Speed Limit
In conjunction with a resident request to review the appropriateness of the existing
speed limit on Uxbridge/ Pickering Townline Road, it was identified that the road was
not referenced within the current Traffic By-law No. 6604/05 (Schedule 9).
Currently, the signs on Uxbridge Pickering Townline Road between York Durham
Regional Road #30 and Sideline 30 identify a speed limit of 60km/h. Previously,
40km/h speed limit signs did identify a reduced speed zone between Sideline 30 to
Sideline 28 in recognition of the former Stouffviille Christian School. However with the
closure of the school, the signs were removed by municipal Operations staff. Given the
lack of speed signs on the remaining portions of Uxbridge Pickering Townline Road, the
speed limit as established by the Ontario Highway Traffic Act is 50km/h.
Previous Traffic by-laws indicate a 60km/h speed limit on Uxbridge Pickering Townline
Road between Sideline 32 and Sideline 30 which does not correspond to the existing
speed limit signs as noted above. As a corrective measure, staff propose to amend
the municipal Traffic & Parking By-law to formally establish the following speed limits on
Uxbridge Pickering Townline Road:
• a continuous 60km/h speed limit between York Durham Regional Road #30 and
Uxbridge Concession Road 2 (which reflects the existing signs in the area).
• a 50km/h speed limit from Durham Regional Road #23 to 960m west thereof,
being the west limit of the granular road (hence the need for a reduced speed
limit).
Attachments:
1. Draft Amending By-law
ZMikePel4wskiA Approved/Endors
Everett B "ma,
Coordinato , ra c Operations Director Operations & Emergency Services
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Ric rd W. Hol orn, P. Eng
Division Head,
Municipal Property & Engineering
Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
(Acting) Chief Administrative Officer
Manager, By-law Services
Superintendent, Municipal Operations
Recommended for the consideration
of Pickering City, uncil
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Tho as J. Quinn, RDM , CM III
Chief Administrative Officer
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ATTACHMENT# T REPORT# OES a+~-Oq
273 of
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO.' /09
Being a by-law to amend By-law. No. 6604/05
WHEREAS By-law No. 6604/05 provides for the regulation of traffic and parking on
highways, private property and municipal property within the City of Pickering; and
WHEREAS the City wishes to amend By-law No. 6604/05.
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. By-law No. 6604/05 shall be amended as set out in sections 2 through 8 of this
by-law.
2. The following clause is added to Section 8:
(d) designate any highway or portion of highway that is adjacent to a school as a
"U" turn prohibited area.
3. Subsections 2, 3 and 8 of Section 25 are repealed and the following substituted:
(2) The City Clerk is authorized to issue a parking permit to one occupant of
each residence identified in Schedule 4.
(3) No Person other than a lawful holder of a valid parking permit shall park in an
area on any highway or portion of highway identified in Schedule 4 and which
is signed as a Permit Parking Only area.
(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of any section of this by-law, the owner and
the driver of a vehicle on which a valid parking permit is displayed in
accordance with subsection (5), and the vehicle if parked within the
designated Permit Parking Only area, on the street named on the permit; is
exempt from Sections 15 (j) and (n) of this by-law.
4. The following clause is added to Section 26:
(2) where authorized signs that clearly indicate the regulation have been
installed, no person shall at any time make a "U" Turn upon any highway or
portion of highway that is adjacent to a school.
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5. Section 46 is repealed and the following substituted:
46. Sections 28, 29, 31, 32, 33 and 34 shall not be effective unless authorized.
signs that clearly indicate the regulation or prohibition have been erected.
6. Schedule 2 is amended as follows:
SCHEDULE 2
NO PARKING
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4
HIGHWAY SIDE LIMITS (FRO,WTO) PROHIBITED TIMES
OR DAYS
DELETE
Alliance Road North Sandy Beach Road to Anytime
Bayly Street
Breezy Drive West and West Shore Boulevard to Anytime
South 23 metres west of Batory
Avenue
Esplanade North Both 110 metres east of Anytime
Glenanna Road to
148 metres east of
Glenanna Road
Glenanna Road North Listowell Crescent to Road Anytime
Strouds Lane South Fernham Street to 25 Anytime
Metres west of Fernham
Street
ADD
Alliance Road North and Sandy Beach Road to Anytime
East Bayly Street
Breezy Drive South West Shore Boulevard to Anytime
23 metres west of Batory
Avenue
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Esplanade North South 110 metres east of Anytime
Glenanna Road to
148 metres east of
Glenanna Road
Glenanna Road North Listowell Crescent to Anytime
Dixie Road
Bayview Street South Full limit Anytime
7. Schedule 4 is deleted and replaced amended as follows:
SCHEDULE 4
PERMIT PARKING
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4
HIGHWAY SIDE LIMITS (FROM/TO) APPLICABLE
OR DAYS PROPERTIES
Ilona Park Road South 73 metres west of 1240 Ilona Park Road
Liverpool Road to 140
Metres west of
Liverpool Road
Fairview Road West 30 metres south of 716 and 716a
Browning Avenue to Fairview Avenue
45 metres south of
Browning Avenue
Bayview Avenue North 80 metres west of 1242a and 1242b
Front Street to 97 Bayview Avenue
metres west of Front
Street
Simpson Avenue East 43 metres south of 715
Browning Avenue to Simpson Avenue
south limit of Simpson
Avenue
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8. Schedule 9 is amended as follows:
SCHEDULE 9
SPEED LIMITS
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3
HIGHWAY LIMITS (FROM/TO) PEED AMENDING
BY-LAW #
ADD
Uxbridge Pickering York Durham Regional 60 km/h
Townline Road Road #30 to Uxbridge
Concession Road 2
Uxbridge Pickering Durham Regional 50 km/h
Townline Road Road #23 to 960 metres west
of Durham Regional Road #23
9. Schedule 13 is deleted and replaced amended as follows:
SCHEDULE 13
PERMITTED BOULEVARD PARKING - BY-LAW NO 6604/05
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4
HIGHWAY SIDE LIMITS (FROMf[O) PERMTITED TIMES
OR DAYS
Liverpool Road West 70 metres north of the From 5:00 a.m. to 2:00
south limit to 20 metres. a.m., and for a maximum
North thereof, and from of 3 consecutive hours
135 metres north of the
south limit to 80 metres
north thereof; and from
225 metres north of the
South limit to 86 metres
north thereof.
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Liverpool Road East 55 metres north of the From 5:00 a.m. to 2:00
south limit to 35 metres a.m., and for a maximum
north thereof, and from of 3 consecutive hours
155 metres north of the
south limit to 60 metres
north thereof; and from
250 metres north of the
south limit to 310 metres
north thereof.
St. Martins Drive East 87 metres south of Bayly From 5:00 a.m. to 12:00
to 72 metres south a.m., and for a maximum
thereof. of 3 consecutive hours
10. This By-Law shall come into force on the day that it is passed.
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this day of
2009.
David Ryan, Mayor
Debi A. Wilcox, City Clerk