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Home My WebLink AboutOES 05-07 Cit'l c/ REPORT TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Report Number: OES 05-07 Date: January 22, 2007 From: Everett Buntsma Director, Operations & Emergency Services Subject: Speed Limit By-law, Sideline 16 - Amendment to By-law 6604/05 File: A-2130 Recommendation: 1. That Report OES 05-07 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 "9" to By-law 6604/05 to provide for the regulation of vehicular maximum rates of speeds on Highways or parts of Highways under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Pickering and on private and municipal property. Executive Summary: As a result of the recent paving of the southern portion of Sideline 16, area residents expressed road safety concerns regarding the speed of traffic on the granular portion of Sideline 16 and requested the City to lower the speed limit from the current 80km/h to 60km/hr. On October 10, 2006 Council via Resolution 156/06 requested staff "to investigate, prepare and submit for Councils review and potential endorsement the necessary by-law to give effect this resolution". Having completed the review, staff support the request and hereby propose to amend the existing traffic by-law as per the changes attached. Financial Implications: The acquisition and installation of speed limit signs is estimated to cost approximately $400 and can be accommodated within the Roads current budget account 2320.2409. Sustainability Implications: The concerns as presented to staff and the recommendations as generated by staff are relevant to the social lens of sustainability by addressing traffic operations and their impacts on residential properties. Report OES 05-07 January 22, 2007 G27 Subject: Speed Limit By-law, Sideline 16 Page 2 Background: On October 10, 2006, Council passed Resolution 156/06 requesting municipal staff to investigate roadway operations on Sideline 16 as area residents noted concerns with the speed of traffic due to the recent paving of the southern portion of the road. A copy of Resolution 156/06 is attached. The City of Pickering recently completed the resurfacing of the southern portion of Sideline 16, immediately north of Highway 7 (see map attached) with the remaining portion of Sideline 16 south of Seventh Concession Road remaining a granular surface road. Apparently drivers traveling at a high rate of speed irrespective of the roadway surface treatment, present a hazard to the area given the prevailing rural roadway conditions and the presence of large commercial vehicles generated by Dutchmasters Nurseries. In response to the request, staff generated traffic volume and speed statistics both on the paved and unpaved portion of Sideline 16. Using mechanical vehicle counter classifiers, the traffic studies as complete provided the following results: Vehicular Volume North South Both Paved 85%-i1e Speed (km/h)* Granular 85%-i1e Speed (km/h)* North South Both North South Both 132 184 316 87.3 90.8 88.7 76.1 87.7 84.6 * (85th %-ile Speed is the maximum speed that 85% of traffic travels at or below) The data results confirm the residents comments that drivers maintain their speed along Sideline 16 irrespective of the roadway surface change from asphalt to granular. As the high speeds on both the granular and asphalt surfaced portions of Sideline 16 can present a hazard to residents and the local commercial truck traffic, staff support the request to lower the legal speed limit to 60 Km/h and recommend that the municipal Traffic By-law 6604/05 be amended to reflect the above change. The corresponding draft By-law amendments are attached. In order for the new posted speed limit to be effective, it must be enforced. Durham Regional Police Services will be requested to monitor this road periodically for compliance. Attachments: 1. Traffic Scheme Diagram 2. Resolution 156/06 3. Draft By-law Amendments CORP0227-07/01 revised Report OES 05-07 Cn-. · . fSbbject: Speed Limit By-law, Sideline 16 January 22, 2007 Page 3 Approved I Endorsed By: RH:mp Attachments Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Manager, By-law Services Superintendent, Municipal Operations Recommended for the consideration of Pickering City- Cou iI // CORP0227-07/01 revised ATTACHMENT #1 TO REPORT OES 05-07 1 of 1 m\ Seventh Concession Road -.------------------~--------_._._---------- ----------------------------. .---..---- ,. # II II lEI II .. IIIID == II l!ll .. .. .. .. .. ::..../11 II II II II II II II .. II .. .. m..t] .. .. ::.,p II LEGEND .. :: . . . I .. .. ::'I!] .. :: {J II II .. II ::'1lI .. II II II II II .. II .. !I.. .......'................. Iil!l EZ'Zl c::;;;:rJ (0 .... Q) .S ~ DUTCHMASTER (/) NURSERIES Highway 7 SIDELINE 16 SPEED LIMIT BY.LAW AMENDMENT 1 AOOO 029 '~""'" .: \ \\,} EXISTING GRANULAR SURFACE EXISTING ASPHALT SURFACE ATTAC.HMENT#_~. fa REPORT# ot::S ,05-07 -1- ot _1-CORPORA TE SERVICES DEPARTMENT CLERKS DIVISION _Please action as required (.....,.0 ! .) \J DIRECTIVE MEMORANDUM _ Clerk to Action - Copy of Correspondence to Follow Receive as Information October 17, 2006 To: Everett Buntsma Director, Operations & Emergency Services From: Debi A. Bentley City Clerk Subject: Direction as per Minutes of the Meeting of City Council held on October 10, 2006 Notice of Motion Reduction of Speed Limit on a Portion of Sideline 16 COUNCIL DECISION RESOLUTION #156/06 WHEREAS the City of Pickering has recently completed the resurfacing of a portion of Sideline 16, immediately north of Highway 7 and the remaining portion of Sideline 16, south of Seventh Concession Road remains a granular surface road; WHEREAS resulting from the recent resurfacing, the high volume of traffic along Sideline 16 tends to travel at a high rate of speed and therefore can present a hazard to the area given the rural roadway conditions and remaining granular surface of Sideline 16; WHEREAS the City of Pickering has received both complaints and concerns from the local residents with respect to safety and has been asked that a speed limit of 60 kmlhour be implemented for Sideline 16 between Highway 7 and Seventh Concession Road; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT staff be requested to investigate, prepare and submit for Councils review and potential endorsement the necessary by-law to give effect to this request. Debi A. Bentley DAB:ab Copy: Chief Administrative Officer ATTACHMENT # 3 TO REPORT # OES 05-07 1 0'2 C'I)<' 'J t THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-lAW NO. XXXX/07 Being a By-law to amend By-law 6604/05 to provide for the regulation of vehicular maximum rates of speeds on Highways or parts of Highways under the jurisdiction of the Corporation 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 amend the Speed Limit on Sideline 16. NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCil OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOllOWS: 1. Schedule 9 to By-law 6604/05, as amended, is hereby further amended thereto by the following: SCHEDULE 9 SPEED LIMITS COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 HIGHWAY LIMITS SPEED DELETE Sideline 16 Full limit 80 km/h ADD Sideline 16 South limit to Highway 7, 80 km/h Regional Road 5 to north limit Sideline 16 Highway 7 to Seventh Concession 60 km/h Road Co " (" ...) j.." ATTACHMENT #2 TO REPORT # OES 05-07 20'2 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 2007. day of David Ryan, Mayor Debi Bentley, Clerk CORP0227-07/01 revised