Hearing - Installation of Speed Humps -

Prescott Avenue from St. Clair Avenue West to

Rockwell Avenue (Davenport)

The Toronto Community Council recommends that a by-law in the form of the draft by-law be enacted, and that the necessary Bills be introduced in Council to give effect thereto.

The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, that pursuant to Clause 11, Contained in Report No. 11 of The Toronto Community Council headed "Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue - Implementation of Alternate Side Parking (Davenport)", which was amended and adopted by City Council at its Regular Meeting held on October 1 and 2, 1998, notice with respect to the proposed enactment of the draft by-law was advertised in a daily newspaper on October 23, October 28, November 4 and November 11, 1998, and no one addressed the Toronto Community Council.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following draft by-law:

Authority:Toronto Community Council Report No. 11, Clause No. 11, as adopted by Council on October 1, 1998

Enacted by Council:

CITY OF TORONTO

Bill No.

BY-LAW No.

To further amend former City of Toronto By-law No. 602-89, being "A By-law To authorize the construction, widening, narrowing, alteration and repair of sidewalks, pavements and curbs at various locations", respecting the alteration of Prescott Avenue by the installation of speed humps from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue.

WHEREAS notice of a proposed By-law regarding the proposed alteration was published in a daily newspaper on , , and , 1998 and interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard at a public meeting held on , 1998 and it is appropriate to amend the by-law to permit the alteration.

The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:

1.Former City of Toronto By-law No. 602-89, being "A By-law To authorize the construction, widening, narrowing, alteration and repair of sidewalks, pavements and curbs at various locations", is amended:

(1)by inserting in Columns 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, respectively, of Schedule "B-4" (Pavement Alteration/Repair) the following:

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of , A.D. 1998.

MayorCity Clerk

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The Toronto Community Council also submits Clause 11 of Report No. 11 of the Toronto Community Council, headed "Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue - Implementation of Alternate Side Parking (Davenport)":

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(City Council on October 1 and 2, 1998, amended this Clause by adding thereto the following:

"It is further recommended that Appendix 'A' to the report dated June 24, 1998, from the Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City Works Services, be amended by striking out the words 'Monday to Friday' embodied in Recommendation No. (6) and inserting in lieu thereof the words, 'Monday to Saturday'.")

The Toronto Community Council recommends that:

(1)the following report (June 24, 1998) from the Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation Division, City Works Services be adopted;

(2)approval be given to alter sections of the roadway on Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue for traffic calming purpose as described below, with implementation being subject to favourable results of the polling of residents pursuant to the policy related to speed hump installation as adopted by the former City of Toronto

"The construction of speed humps on Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue, generally as shown on Drawing No. T555-2, dated June 1998";

(3)the speed limit be reduced from forty kilometres per hour to thirty kilometres per hour on Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue, coincident with the implementation of speed humps; and

(4)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to implement the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that may be required.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (June 24, 1998) from the Director, Infrastructure Planning and Transportation, City Works Services:

Purpose:

To consider a report to implement alternate side parking on Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendations:

1.That in order to implement alternate side parking on Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue, the recommendations noted in Appendix "A", attached, should be approved; and

2. That the appropriate City Officials be requested to take whatever action is necessary to give effect to the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that are required.

Comments:

At the request of Councillor Betty Disero, on behalf of area residents, Works staff have investigated the feasibility of implementing alternate side parking on Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue, for the purpose of allowing both sides of the street to be mechanically swept to remove litter and debris and to maximize the number of available on-street parking spaces during winter months.

Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue operates two-way with a roadway width of 7.3 metres. Parking on the east side of the street is allowed for a maximum period of three hours outside of the 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily permit parking hours of operation, excepting the section of street from St. Clair Avenue West to East Avenue, where parking is restricted to a maximum period of one hour from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Parking on the west side of the street is prohibited at anytime.

There are currently a total of 34 on-street parking spaces on the east side of the subject section of roadway and 43 potential spaces on the west side. Implementing alternate side parking would result in a total of nine additional parking spaces being made available to residents during winter months and on a semi-monthly basis at other times. However, it should be noted that streets where alternate side parking operates must reflect the side of the street with the least number of parking spaces. Accordingly, the inventory of permit parking spaces on this street and in permit parking area 3C would remained unchanged.

The provision of alternate side parking on this section of Prescott Avenue will also provide the opportunity to mechanically, as opposed to manually, sweep both sides of the street to remove litter and debris on a more frequent basis.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Colin Booth

Senior Traffic Investigator, 392-7771

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Appendix "A"

In order to implement alternate side parking on Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue, it is recommended that parking regulations on this street be amended as follows:

1. That the "No Parking Anytime" prohibition on the west side of Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue, be rescinded;

2. That the permit parking system operate on an alternate side basis on Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue, from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily;

3. That parking on the west side of Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue be prohibited from the 16^th day to the last day of each month from April 1^st to November 30^th inclusive;

4.That parking on the east side of Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to Rockwell Avenue be prohibited from the 1^st day to the 15^th day of each month, from April 1^st to November 30^th and at anytime from December 1^st of one year to March 31^st of the next following year inclusive;

5. That parking on the west side of Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to the first lane north thereof, be permitted for a maximum period of one hour from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, from the 1^st to the 15^th of each month from April 1^st to November 30^th inclusive and December 1^st of one year to March 31^st of the next following year; and

6. That the "One Hour, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday" regulation which operates on the east side of Prescott Avenue, from St. Clair Avenue West to East Avenue, be adjusted to apply from the 16^th to the end of each month, from April 1^st to November 30^th inclusive.