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19.POLL RESULTS: PROPOSAL FOR ON-STREET PERMIT PARKING ON BELVIDERE AVENUE,
BETWEEN OAKWOOD AVENUE
AND ATLAS AVENUE - WARD 28, YORK-EGLINTON.
City Clerk
(May 5, 1998)
Purpose:
To show results of a poll conducted of residents on Belvidere Avenue, between Oakwood Avenue and Atlas Avenue
regarding the above proposal.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
None.
Recommendations:
For consideration and direction of York Community Council.
Council Reference/Background/History:
Clause No. 7(j) embodied in Report No. 2 of the York Community Council.
York Community Council, at its meeting of February 18, 1998, directed that residents be polled to determine majority
interest with respect to this proposal.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
The following is a breakdown of residents polled based on the number of replies returned:
Total No. Polled:87
No. of Replies Received:5 or 6%
No. of Replies Not Counted:0
No. of Replies In Favour:2 or 40%
No. of Replies Not In Favour:3 or 60%
The following is an overall breakdown of responses, according to resident owners, non-resident owners and tenants:
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Total
#
Polled |
No. of
Replies
Received (%) |
No. of Replies
in Favour (%) |
No. of Replies
Opposed (%) |
| Resident
Owners |
54 |
5 (9%) |
2 (40%) |
3 (60%) |
| Non-
Resident
Owners |
8 |
0 |
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| Tenants |
25 |
0 |
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| TOTAL |
87 |
5 (6%) |
2 (40%) |
3 (60%) |
Comments from residents are attached hereto as Appendix 1.
Conclusions:
As noted above, the majority of residents, based on the responses received, are not in favour of the proposal to implement
on-street permit parking on Belvidere Avenue, between Oakwood Avenue and Atlas Avenue.
Contact Name:
Steve Brown, Operations Services - Traffic Division
394-2655
394-2758 (fax)
or
Valerie D=Alessandro, Assistant Committee Secretary
394-2522
394-2803 (fax)
Appendix 1
Page 1
Poll Results: Proposal for On-street Permit Parking on Belvidere Avenue,
Between Oakwood Avenue and Atlas Avenue
Comments from Residents:
In Favour:
(a)I think vans of any kind should not be given permits. Vans block visibility of traffic, vehicle and pedestrian, making
safe driving difficult. I enter and exit my driveway a dozen times a day. This is a hazardous move at best. Vans blocking
the view make it worse.
My neighbour, at sixty-three, has three vehicles (2 cars and 1 van) and even though he has a driveway which goes to the
back of his house, only one car is ever parked on the street. Their van is never parked in front of their house (which would
block their visibility), but in front of #61 or #59, which blocks my visibility.
First of all, they should only be allowed one permit as they have ample parking space for two vehicles in their driveway!
Second, if two permits are given, please do not give it to the van. It should be in their driveway or at least parked in front of
the house. Licence plate 720 AVY.(b)It=s convenience to everybody, especially to the visitors who have cars.
Not In Favour:
(a)I would like to see proposal carried out annually. This would recognize changes in residency and changes in needs.
(b)As the bank at the corner of Oakwood and Belvidere has parking space for only two cars, Belvidere has to
accommodate the other employees= and customers= cars, plus the employees and customers for the businesses on
Oakwood and Vaughan in the vicinity. To allow permit holders to leave their cars parked for twenty-four hours for seven
consecutive days would make it impossible for the other residents to have any parking for visitors or service people.
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