November 25, 1998
To:Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council
From:Gary Welsh, Director, Transportation Services, Works and Emergency Services, District 4
Subject:No Standing Restriction on Metropolitan Road, Scarborough Wexford
Purpose:
To investigate the feasibility of replacing the No Parking Anytime restriction on both sides of Metropolitan Road with a
No Standing Anytime restriction.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The $800.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the standing restriction signs is available in the
Transportation Services 1998 Budget, Account No. 20000-70200-72260.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)the parking regulations identified in Appendix 1 of this report be rescinded;
(2)the standing regulations identified in Appendix 2 of this report be adopted; and
(3)the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.
Council Reference/Background/History:
A petition was submitted to Transportation Services representing 9 of the 12 businesses (75%) which have driveway
access onto Metropolitan Road. This petition requested that the No Parking Anytime restriction be replaced with a No
Standing Anytime restriction due to trucks standing on the street waiting for access to Zellers warehouse. Two of the
businesses not represented in this petition, 19 and 23 Metropolitan Road did not necessarily object to the proposal, they
were simply not canvassed.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Metropolitan Road is an industrial road located immediately south of Highway 401, running east from Warden Avenue. A
number of businesses exist on this street including Zeller's distribution centre located at the east limit of the road.
Currently, although there is a No Parking Anytime restriction on both sides of the road, on numerous occasions we have
observed trucks parked/stopped on both sides of the road. Some of these trucks are awaiting access to the Zeller's
warehouse while others are parked unoccupied. With trucks parked on this street, it impedes access for other vehicles,
especially large trucks, to the other businesses on the street.
When this issue was first brought to our attention in 1994, we did meet with Zeller's management to try to resolve this
issue. Zeller's management did indicate that they would try to accommodate as much truck traffic on their own property as
possible, and mentioned that as it was close to Christmas, we were observing the situation during a time of their heaviest
demand.
We continued to receive complaints from other businesses in 1995 and again in 1997. On both occasions we did request
police enforcement, however, we indicated that we were not willing to proceed with changing the existing signage without
the support of the majority of businesses on the street. Recently, we again received a complaint from a business, however,
this time we also received a petition with the support of the majority of other businesses on Metropolitan Road.
Conclusions:
Considering the support of the majority of business of the street, we can recommend that the No Parking Anytime
restriction be replaced with a No Standing Anytime restriction. This will not only prevent trucks from waiting on the street
for access to the Zeller's distribution centre, but will also increase the fine for those trucks in contravention of the
restriction. We should emphasize that the current parking situation does have a significant impact on movements on this
road for not only other businesses but also for other trucks destined to and from Zellers. We will continue to encourage
Zellers to accommodate these trucks on their own property.
Contact Name:
Bruce Clayton
Supervisor, Traffic Investigations, Works and Emergency Services
Telephone: 396-7844
Fax: 396-5681
E-mail: clayton@city.scarborough.on.ca
Gary H. Welsh
Director
Transportation Services
Works and Emergency Services
District 4
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Appendix 1
"No Parking"
Prohibition to be Rescinded
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
HighwaySideFromToTimes or Days
MetropolitanBothWardenEast Limit ofAnytime
RoadAvenueMetropolitan Road
Appendix 2
"No Standing"
Prohibition to be Enacted
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
HighwaySideFromToTimes or Days
MetropolitanBothWardenEast Limit ofAnytime
RoadAvenueMetropolitan Road
