Date:May 6, 1999
To:Chairman and Members of the Scarborough Community Council
From:Gary H. Welsh, Director, Transportation Services, Works and Emergency Services,
District 4
Subject:Parking on Finchdene Square Near Pullman Court, Scarborough Malvern
Purpose:
To investigate the need to impose a parking prohibition on the south side of Finchdene
Square, east of Pullman Court.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The $500.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the parking prohibition
signs is available in the Transportation Services 1999 budget, Account No. 100-TP0226.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)the parking regulation identified in Appendix 1 of this report be adopted; and
(2)the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.
Council Reference/Background/History:
Transportation Services is in receipt of a request, from the business owner on the north side of
Finchdene Square at Pullman Court, to prohibit parking on the street opposite the driveways
to his business. The complaint is that parking on the south side of Finchdene Square impedes
access and egress for heavy trucks at the driveways to 17 Pullman Court. This same situation
also exists for trucks accessing 275 Finchdene Square.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Finchdene Square is an industrial road located north of Finch Avenue and east of Tapscott
Road. At present, parking is prohibited on the north side of the section of Finchdene Square
east of Pullman Court. On the south side of the street, immediately east of Pullman Court,
parking is permitted with the exception of an area from Pullman Court to approximately 45
metres east thereof, which is signed as No Standing in the area of the TTC bus stop.
Our staff observed several vehicles parked on the south side of Finchdene Square, east of
Pullman Court, on several occasions. The parking occurred from the east limit of the No
Standing prohibition, to the other side of the driveway access to 270 Finchdene Square. This
area provides parking for approximately 5 vehicles. It is evident that this parking interferes
with trucks entering and exiting the driveway accesses to the businesses on the north side of
the street.
Conclusions:
A parking prohibition is recommended on the south side of Finchdene Square from Pullman
Court to a point 130 metres further east. This prohibition will improve access and egress for
large trucks to area properties.
Contact Name:
Bruce Clayton
Supervisor, Traffic Engineering, Works and Emergency Services
Telephone: 396-7844
Fax: 396-5681
E-mail: clayton@city.scarborough.on.ca
Gary H. Welsh
Director
Transportation Services
Works and Emergency Services
District 4
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Appendix 1
"No Parking"
Prohibition to be Enacted
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
Highway SideFromToTimes or Days
FinchdeneSouthPullman130 Metres EastAnytime
SquareCourtof Pullman Court