Introduction of Parking Prohibition - McCulloch Avenue
The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (September16, 1998) from the
Director, Transportation and Engineering Planning:
Purpose:
To propose the introduction of a parking prohibition on both sides of McCulloch Avenue from Enterprise Road to Highway
409.
Funding Sources:
The funds associated with the installation of the appropriate regulatory signage are contained in the 1998 Transportation
Services Division's Operating Budget.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)parking be prohibited on both sides of McCulloch Avenue between Enterprise Road and Highway 409; and
(2)the appropriate by-law (Attachment No. 1) be amended accordingly.
Background:
The Transportation Services Division is in receipt of correspondence from Mr. Paul Mantella (Attachment No. 2) and from
Mr. Jonathan Kielb (Attachment No. 3), requesting the introduction of a parking prohibition on the west side of McCulloch
Avenue between Enterprise Road and Highway409.
A new distribution facility is currently being constructed on the north-west corner of McCullochAvenue and Enterprise
Road. This high volume/high traffic distribution centre has been limited to one shipping/receiving area off McCulloch
Avenue. Currently, long-term parking is occurring on the west side of McCulloch Avenue, which will make it very difficult
for trucks to access the shipping/receiving facility of this new distribution centre. A map of the area is AttachmentNo. 4.
Discussion:
McCulloch Avenue is a two-lane roadway; parking is prohibited on the east side of the McCullochAvenue between
Enterprise Road and Highway 409. Parking is permitted on the west side of McCulloch Avenue between Enterprise Road
and Highway 409 for a maximum of three hours. Land use in the immediate vicinity is zoned Industrial, Class 2. A staff
review has found that excessive long-term parking occurs on the west side of McCulloch Avenue between Enterprise Road
and Highway 409, which will make it extremely difficult for trucks to access the shipping/receiving area of this new
distribution facility. Periodic police enforcement has had little effect in rendering a long-term solution to this problem.
Conclusions:
Based on the staff examination of this matter, Council's endorsement of the recommendations contained herein would be
appropriate. The introduction of this parking prohibition will ensure that trucks using the shipping/receiving area of this
new distribution facility will have an adequate, unobstructed turning radius from McCulloch Avenue into this facility.
Contact Name:
Karen Kirk, C.E.T., Parking Co-ordinator,
Transportation and Engineering Planning.
(416) 394-8419; Fax 394-8942.
(Copies of Attachment Nos. 1-4, referred to in the foregoing report were forwarded to all Members of Council with the
agenda of the Etobicoke Community Council meeting of September 16, 1998, and copies thereof are on file in the office of
the City Clerk.)
