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City 4 Report To
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PI CKERING Report Number: OES.08-1.0
Date: April 12, 2Q10 93
From: Everett Buntsma
Director, Operations & Emergency Services
Subject: No Parking By-law, Sheppard Avenue,
- Amendment to By-law 6604/05
- File: A-1440
Recommendation:
1. That Report OES 08-10 of the Director, Operations & Emergency 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 and
on private and municipal property.
Executive Summary: In response to concerns with roadway traffic flow, poor
sightlines and driveway access difficulties due to vehicular on street parking on
Sheppard Avenue, 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 have completed several community consultations to
identify the specific limits necessary. As the community consultations did not generate
clear and unanimous direction, staff hereby propose to amend the existing municipal
traffic by-law to establish on-street parking controls which provide limited opportunity for
on-street parking and reconfirms the existing no parking zones, to which residents have
been notified by recent correspondence.
Financial Implications: The acquisition and installation of no parking signs are
estimated to cost approximately $2500 and can be accommodated within the Roads
current budget account 2320.2409.
Sustainability Implications: The concerns as presented to and the
recommendations as generated by staff address traffic safety issues within the
Corporate Healthy society objectives.
Report OES 08-10 April 12, 2010,
Subject: No Parking By-law, Sheppard Avenue
94 Amendment to By-law 6604/05 Page 2
Background: In October of 2008, Municipal Property & Engineering Division
staff were asked by the City's Customer Care Centre to respond to traffic operational
concerns from a resident on Sheppard Avenue. Specifically, staff were requested to
investigate and implement No Parking restrictions on Sheppard Avenue (east of Whites
Road) as a means of addressing difficulties caused by on-street parking. Vehicular
parking in proximity of the intersection (by students from the Dunbarton High School
and by users of the Sheppard Avenue medical & dental clinic) is causing vehicles to
navigate around parked cars, thereby, impeding the use 'of the westbound left turn lane
and impacting intersection operations.
Additionally, municipal by-law enforcement staff have indicated increased illegal on-
street parking by users of the adjacent townhouse condominium project, east of Whites
Road.
In conjunction with the review, staff are endeavouring to correct the current discrepancy
between the current parking regulations and the existing signs. Although there are
numerous signs on both the north and south side of Sheppard Avenue which indicate
No Parking anytime, there are currently no restrictions identified in the municipal traffic
and parking by-law No. 6604/05.
A community consultation notice was issued in December, 2008. The notice proposed
No Parking on both sides of Sheppard Avenue between Whites Road and Fairport
Road to generally reflect the signs currently in place on Sheppard Avenue. The
correspondence generated 10 replies, 6 in support noting concerns with the current
traffic operations difficulties and 4 in opposition noting a need to maintain some on-
street parking in the area. Subsequently, Report OES-22-09 was presented to
Executive Committee on June 8, 2009 recommending an amendment to the Traffic and
Parking By-law in support of:
• No Parking restrictions on the south side of Sheppard Avenue from Whites
Road to Fairport Road, anytime
No Parking restrictions on the north side of Sheppard Avenue from Whites Road
to 200m east; and from Fairport Road to 250m west, anytime
This report was referred back to staff for further community consultation, because
staff's recommendation was a variation of what was presented to the community
through the consultation notice.
On July 23, 2009, City staff reissued a community consultation notice as directed. _ The
notice outlined staff's initial proposals to designate both sides of Sheppard Avenue
(Whites Road to Fairport Road) as No Parking and a subsequent proposal based on
previous community comments to accommodate some on-street parking on the north
side in non traffic operations sensitive locations. The correspondence generated 11
replies, 6 in support and 5 in opposition.
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Report OES 08-10 April 12, 2010
Subject: No Parking By-law, Sheppard Avenue
Amendment to By-law 6604/05 Page 3 9 5
Given that the second community consultation did not generate a clear indication of
majority resident support; that Sheppard Avenue is a Type C Arterial roadway with
increased traffic volume; and due to the presence of existing No parking control signs,
staff recommend that the Municipal Traffic By-law 6604/05 be amended to reflect:
• No Parking on the north side of Sheppard Avenue from Whites Road to Fairport
Road, anytime
And, in recognition of the community request for some on-street parking, staff
recommend the following which accommodates on-street parking in a low impact area.
• No Parking on the south side of Sheppard Avenue from Whites Road to Fairport
Road save and except the small 105m section adjacent to the undeveloped
property, anytime
The proposed no parking scheme is illustrated on Attachment #1.
To reflect the above, the existing signs on Sheppard Avenue will be reviewed for
appropriateness and conformity to legislative requirements and some additional traffic
signs and/or sign removals will be required. Endeavouring to ensure community
involvement and municipal disclosure, staff re-issued correspondence to the community
(dated March 10, 2010) which identified the proposed changes to the by-law and which
invited them to attend this Executive Committee meeting and voice comments in
support and/or opposition to the changes as herby proposed.
The corresponding draft By-law amendment is attached.
Attachments:
1. Parking scheme diagram
2. Draft By-law Amendment
Prepared By: Approved / Endorse By:
a e I Selsky ~I Everett Buntsma
Supervisor Director
Engineering & Capital Works Operations and Emergency Services
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Report OES 08-10 April 12, 2010
Subject: No Parking By-law, Sheppard Avenue
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Di sion Head,
Engineering Services
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Attachments
Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
Manager, By-law Services
Superintendent, Municipal Operations
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The Corporation of the City of Pickering
By-law No. /10
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 a "No Parking"
zone on Sheppard Avenue.
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
Add
Sheppard North Whites Road to Anytime
Avenue Fairport Road
Sheppard South Whites Road to Anytime
Avenue 380 metres East; and
Fairport Road to
315 metres West
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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 erected.
By-law read a first, second and third time and finally passed this day of
2010.
David Ryan, Mayor
Debbie Shields, City Clerk
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