October 13, 1998

To:East York Community Council

From:Andrew Koropeski, Director, Transportation Services District 1

Subject:Overnight Permit Parking on Gatwick Avenue

Purpose:

To report to the November 12, 1998, meeting of the East York Community Council on a request to remove the existing Overnight Permit Parking restriction on Gatwick Avenue, between Oak Park Avenue and Westlake Avenue.

Financial Implications:

There are no financial implications.

Recommendations:

"It is recommended that:

(1)the Clerks Department conduct a poll of the residents of Gatwick Avenue, between Oak Park Avenue and Westlake Avenue, to determine support for the removal of the existing overnight permit parking restriction, and;

(2)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto."

Background:

The Works and Emergency Services Department received a petition dated September 5, 1998, signed by residents of 14 properties on Gatwick Avenue, between Westlake Avenue and Oak Park Avenue, requesting that the overnight permit parking regulations be removed.

Comments:

Gatwick Avenue, between Westlake Avenue and Oak Park Avenue, is presently regulated by a "No Parking Anytime" restriction on the north side of the street, a "No Parking Anytime" restriction on the south side of the street, between Oak Park Avenue and a point 36.5 metres east thereof, and the overnight permit parking regulation on the south side of the street, from a point 36.5 metres east of Oak Park Avenue and Westlake Avenue.

Overnight permit parking was implemented on this block in 1983 after a petition was received from the residents of the block and a formal poll was conducted that indicated a majority of support for the restriction. There are presently 13 overnight permit parking spaces available on the street. A review of the permit parking records for the last 8 6-month permit beginning in October 1994 indicate between 7 and 12 permits have been issued on this block. There have been 4 permits issued for the current permit period which began October 1,1998. There are 30 residences, including flankage properties, that are eligible to obtain a parking permit.

There are some streets in the vicinity of this block of Gatwick Avenue that are regulated by overnight permit parking, as illustrated in Appendix 'A'. They are Oak Park Avenue, Westlake Avenue (south of Gatwick Avenue), and Gatwick Avenue, between Westlake Avenue and Chisholm Avenue. If the overnight permit parking restriction on Gatwick Avenue, between Oak Park Avenue and Westlake Avenue, is removed, there is a potential for residents of these neighbouring street blocks to proceed to park on the block under study in order to avoid paying for parking permits on their respective streets. However, if this were to occur, residents could contact the Toronto Police Service to request enforcement of the unsigned three-hour parking restriction. Enforcement would be conducted on all vehicles exceeding the three-hour limit, and not just vehicles belonging to non-residents of the street block.

Conclusion:

The Works and Emergency Services received a petition signed by residents of 14 of the 30 properties on Gatwick Avenue, between Oak Park Avenue and Westlake Avenue, requesting that the overnight permit parking restriction be removed. Records indicate that between 7 and 12 of the possible 13 permits have been issued for the 6-month permit periods since October 1994.

To ascertain support for the removal of the overnight permit parking restriction, it is recommended that the Clerks Department be requested to conduct a formal poll of the residents of Gatwick Avenue, between Oak Park Avenue and Westlake Avenue.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Bryan Muir, Transportation Technologist

778-2227

bmuir@borough.eastyork.on.ca

Director

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