17 March 1999
To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council
From:Roberto Stopnicki,
Director, Transportation Services, District 3
Subject:Parking Prohibitions: Kenneth Avenue
North York Centre
Purpose:To amend the parking restrictions on the west side of Kenneth Avenue, south of Spring Garden Avenue.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the installation of the parking restrictions are included within the 1999 operating budget.
Recommendations:
1. To amend Schedule VIII of By-law #31001, of the former City of North York, to prohibit parking from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Monday to Friday on the west side of Kenneth Avenue, from the southerly limit of Spring Garden Avenue to a point
49 metres southerly thereof.
2. To amend Schedule IX of By-law #31001, of the former City of North York, to prohibit stopping at any time on the east
side of Kenneth Avenue, from the northerly limit of Sheppard Avenue East to a point 30.5 metres northerly thereof.
Background:
Currently, parking is prohibited at anytime on both sides of Kenneth Avenue, from Sheppard Avenue East to Spring
Garden Avenue. There are four parking meters on the east side of Kenneth Avenue, immediately north of Sheppard Avenue
East, serving the commercial property on the northwest corner of Sheppard Avenue East/ Kenneth Avenue intersection.
In August of 1998, Council approved a recommendation from the Transportation Services Division of the Works and
Emergency Services Department to prohibit parking at any time on the east side of Kenneth Avenue, from the north limit of
the parking meters to the Spring Garden Avenue. Prior to the amendments, parking was prohibited from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Monday to Friday, from the northerly limit of the parking metres to Hollywood Avenue,
Discussion:
This division has now been requested by Councillor Gardner to review the concerns of Mr. Bob Weinert, President of The
Pavilion Condominium at10 Kenneth Avenue, to consider the feasibility of amending the parking restrictions on Kenneth
Avenue, between Sheppard Avenue East and Spring Garden Avenue.
Although the previous amendments to the parking restrictions improved safety for motorists exiting from the adjacent
driveway access locations, it has removed any on street parking, with the exception of the four metered parking spaces on
the east side of Kenneth Avenue, immediately north of Sheppard Avenue East. Evening and weekend parking is only
available on the east side of Kenneth Avenue, north of Spring Garden Avenue, and on the north side of Spring Garden
Avenue, east and west of Kenneth Avenue.
Despite increasing the overall safety for motorists and pedestrians, staff of this division have also received complaints from
Reverend McLaverty of Spring Garden Baptist Church that the installation of the parking restrictions have resulted in the
issuance of a number of parking infractions to members of his congregation.
To address the continued complaints, while maintaining safety on Kenneth Avenue, south of Spring Garden, two options
were considered as follows:
Option 1
Amend the "No Parking" restriction on the east side of Kenneth Avenue to prohibit parking from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Monday to Friday, thereby permitting three hour parking during the evenings and weekends, from the southerly limit of
Spring Garden Avenue to a point 43 metres south.
Option 2
Amend the "No Parking" restriction on the west side of Kenneth Avenue to prohibit parking from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Monday to Friday, thereby permitting three hour parking during the evenings and weekends, from the southerly limit of
Spring Garden Avenue to a point 49 metres south.
Either of the above noted amendments to the parking prohibitions would provide both evening and weekend parking, while
maintaining unobstructed sight lines for motorists exiting from the driveways at 5 and 10 Kenneth Avenue.
In light of the above options Councillor Gardner has held a public meeting were the Directors of both Condominium
Boards, an agent of the Spring Garden Church and local residents were in attendance. Upon discussing the two options
previously outlined, a consensus was obtained to adopt Option 2, which will permit evening and weekend parking on the
west side of the roadway, south of Spring Garden Avenue and north of the northerly driveway to 10 Kenneth Avenue.
In addition to the above parking amendments it was also agreed to amend the "30 metre to corner" parking restriction on
the east side of Kenneth Avenue, south of the parking metered spaces, to
"No Stopping at Any Time".
This amendment has been determined to be required to ensure that the northeast corner of Kenneth Avenue and Spring
Garden Avenue is kept clear of parked /stopped vehicles. Enforcement of the
"No Parking at Any Time" restriction has proven to be inadequate, as a majority of the motorist were stopping in this area.
Councillor John Filion has provided this office his concurrence with the above parking amendments.
Conclusions:
This Division supports amending the parking restrictions, to resolve the concerns of the residents of Kenneth Avenue and
those of the Spring Garden Baptist Church
Contact Name:
Allen Pinkerton, Manager, Traffic Operations
395-7463 (telephone)
395-7482 (facsimile)
ajpinker@city.north-york.on.ca (e-mail)
Roberto Stopnicki,
Director, Transportation Services - District 3
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