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:Twelve Hour Parking Limit on Red River Crescent, Scarborough Malvern

Purpose:

To investigate the feasibility of installing a 12 hour parking limit on one side of Red River Crescent.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

The $1500.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the parking 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 adopted; and

(2)the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.

Council Reference/Background/History:

A petition was submitted to the Clerks Department representing 78 of the 103 homes (76%) on Red River Crescent, requesting a 12 hour parking limit on this street.

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

Red River Crescent is a local residential road located west of Meadowvale Road and south of Sheppard Avenue. Currently, there are no posted parking restrictions on this street, therefore, the unsigned three hour parking limit applies. Each of the homes on this street has sufficient room in the driveway and garage for at least two vehicles to park.

Although we often receive individual requests from residents for an extension of the three hour limit in the Malvern area of District 4, we have never received the support of the majority of homeowners. Typically, we find that the majority of residents object to the allowance of long duration parking on "their" street when off-street spaces are available. The only exception is on certain streets in the southwest end of Scarborough where parking is deficient or non-existent.

Although, in the past, we have only installed a 12 hour limit where off-street parking was deficient, we can not ignore this request as it does represent over three quarters of the homes on the street. We have also not been contacted by any residents who are opposed to this restriction.

On streets with a 12 hour limit posted on one side of the street, we post a No Parking Anytime restriction on the opposite side. This attempts to allow for effective snow clearing, street sweeping and access for emergency services, however, if the on-street parking is constant, a decrease in our effectiveness to provide street services is inevitable. On Red River Crescent we are proposing a 12 hour limit on the east, south and west side, with a parking prohibition on the west, north and east side. Thirty-one (31) on-street spaces are available on the side proposed for the 12 hour limit with only twenty-six (26) on the other side. Therefore, this proposal provides for the maximum number of on-street spaces.

Conclusions:

Considering the support of the majority of residents of the street, we can recommend that a 12 hour parking limit be posted on one side of Red River Crescent with a No Parking Anytime restriction on the opposite side.

Contact Name:

Bruce Clayton

Supervisor, Traffic Investigations, Works and Emergency Services

Telephone: 396-7844

Fax: 396-5681

E-mail: clayton@city.scarborough.on.ca

Appendix 1

"No Parking"

Prohibition to be Enacted

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4

HighwaySideFromToTimes or Days

RedWest,Dean Park RoadDean Park RoadAnytime

RiverNorth and(West Intersection)(East Intersection)

CrescentEast

"Parking for Restricted Periods"

Prohibition to be Enacted

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5

Maximum

Period

HighwaySideFromToTimes or DaysPermitted

Red River East, Dean Park RoadDean Park RoadAnytime12 Hours

CrescentSouth and(West (East

WestIntersection)Intersection)