Extension of Permit Parking Hours on Shaftesbury Avenue
(Midtown)
The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report
(August31, 1998) from the Acting Assistant Director, By-law Administration and
Enforcement, City Works Services.
The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, having requested
the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report directly to Council on
extending the permit parking two car lengths to the west.
The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (August 31, 1998) from
the Acting Assistant Director, By-law Administration and Enforcement, City Works
Services:
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