Introduction of Parking Prohibition - Steinway Boulevard.

The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (April  1,  1998)  from the Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke:

Purpose:

To propose the introduction of a parking prohibition on both sides of Steinway Boulevard between Goodmark Place and Signal Hill Road.

Funding Sources:

The funds associated with the installation of the appropriate regulatory signage are allocated in the Transportation Department's Operating Budget.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1) parking be prohibited on both sides of Steinway Boulevard from Goodmark Place to Signal Hill Road; and

(2) the appropriate by-law (Attachment No. 1) be amended accordingly.

Background:

The Transportation Department is in receipt of correspondence from Ms. Anne Snyders, Qualified Metal Fabricators (Attachment No. 2), requesting the introduction of a parking prohibition on Steinway Boulevard between Goodmark Place and Signal Hill Road. Ms. Snyders states that a serious problem is occurring with excessive long-term parking of transport trucks along this section of Steinway Boulevard. A map of the area is Attachment No. 3.

Discussion:

Steinway Boulevard is a two-lane roadway; parking is permitted on both sides of the street for a maximum period of three hours. Land use in the immediate vicinity is zoned Industrial, Class 2.

The development of this area was regulated under the current provisions set out in the City of Etobicoke Zoning Code. As a result, the parking requirements for the permitted uses of these developments should be accommodated on site. Staff has reviewed this complaint and found a number of transport trucks and trailers parked for extended periods of time on both sides of Steinway Boulevard between Goodmark Place and Signal Hill Road. Periodic parking enforcement has had little effect in discouraging this practice.

Conclusions:

Based on the staff evaluation of this concern, the introduction of a parking prohibition on both sides of Steinway Boulevard between Goodmark Place and Signal Hill Road would be appropriate.

Contact Name:

Karen Kirk, C.E.T., Parking Co-Ordinator, Transportation and Engineering Planning.

(416) 394-8419; Fax 394-8942.

(Copies of Attachments Nos. 1-3, referred to in the foregoing report, were forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of the Etobicoke Community Council meeting of April 1, 1998, and copies thereof are on file in the office of the City Clerk.)