August 31, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Angie Antoniou, Acting Assistant Director, By-law Administration and Enforcement, City Works Services
Subject:Extension of Permit Parking Hours on Shaftesbury Avenue (Midtown)
Purpose:
To report on the extension of permit parking hours on Shaftesbury Avenue, between Ottawa Street and Tacoma Avenue,
from 2:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 7 days a week, to 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 7 days a week.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
The Toronto Community Council may recommend that:
(1)the permit parking hours of operation on Shaftesbury Avenue, between Ottawa Street and Tacoma Avenue, be extended
from 2:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 7 days a week, to 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 7 days a week;
(2)Schedule R of Municipal Code Chapter 400, Traffic and Parking, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code be
amended to incorporate Shaftesbury Avenue, between Ottawa Street and Tacoma Avenue; and
(3)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto, including the
introduction of all necessary bills.
Background:
A request was received from Councillors Ila Bossons and John Adams, on behalf of the Summerhill Residents Association,
to have the permit parking hours extended on Shaftesbury Avenue, between Ottawa Street and Tacoma Avenue, so as to be
in harmony with the operating hours in effect on other licensed streets within area 10A.
Comments:
Shaftesbury Avenue, between Ottawa Street and Tacoma Avenue, is authorized for permit parking on an area basis, within
permit parking area 10A, and the hours of operation are 2:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 7 days a week.
The extension of permit parking hours on Shaftesbury Avenue, between Ottawa Street and Tacoma Avenue, is an
administrative procedure.
Conclusions:
Given that the extension of permit parking hours on Shaftesbury Avenue, between Ottawa Street and Tacoma Avenue, is an
administrative procedure, the hours should be amended to indicate 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 7 days a week.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Bob Bonner, 392-7876
Acting Assistant Director
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