Parking Restrictions on Belsize Drive (North Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council recommends that a ANO PARKING: Monday to Friday, 8.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.@ restriction on the north side of Belsize Drive between Wilfrid Avenue and Acacia Road be established.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following communication (July 10, 1998) from Councillor Walker:

Recommendation:

That the Toronto Community Council recommend the establishment of a ANO PARKING: Monday to Friday 8am B 10am@ restriction on the north side of Belsize Drive between Wilfrid Avenue and Acacia Road.

Background:

At the beginning of May 1998, several letters were received from residents on the north side of Belsize Drive between Wilfrid Avenue and Acacia Road regarding parking difficulties they had been experiencing on their street over the past several months. The residents requested that the existing one hour parking restriction be changed and that parking on that section of Belsize Drive be prohibited between the hours of 8am and 10am, Monday to Friday.

The parking problems were largely due to non-resident parking by patrons and employees of small businesses on Yonge Street and Mt. Pleasant Road. The existing one hour restriction was being ignored and was not enforced by police.

In response to these requests an informal poll of residents on the affected portion of Belsize Drive was carried out. The poll asked residents if they were in favour of amending the existing parking restriction to prohibit parking weekdays between 8am B 10am. The results were as follows:

Total # of polls sent out17

Total # returned AYES@05

Total # returned ANO@03

Total # not returned09

As a majority of residents support the implementation of these restrictions, I request that the Toronto Community Council adopt the above-noted recommendation.