Overnight Parking Prohibition
North Bonnington Avenue
Ward 13 - Scarborough Bluffs
The Scarborough Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report
(January 5, 1999) from the Director of Transportation Services, District 4:
Purpose:
To investigate the need to impose a parking prohibition on North Bonnington Avenue, south
of St.Clair Avenue, between the hours of 2:00 a.m and 6:00 a.m.
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 estimates, Account No.
20000-70200-72260.
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 petition from residents of North Bonnington Avenue,
between St. Clair Avenue and Dunlop Avenue. Twenty-two (79 percent) of the twenty-eight
residents of properties fronting onto this section of North Bonnington Avenue have signed the
petition in favour of an overnight parking prohibition. Two residents object to the prohibition
while four could not be reached.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
At present, parking is allowed on both sides of North Bonnington Avenue up to a maximum
permitted time period of three hours. The petitioners have requested a parking prohibition on
both sides of the roadway between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the section between
St. Clair Avenue and Dunlop Avenue. The standard time period for an overnight parking
prohibition is from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
All properties with frontage on North Bonnington Avenue are serviced with driveways with
off-street parking.
Although overnight parking is currently restricted with the three hour limit, installation of an
overnight parking prohibition simplifies parking enforcement because verification that the
vehicle was parked for three hours is not required. Therefore, the street only has to be visited
by parking enforcement officers once per night. Also, the police can provided enforcement of
a posted 2:00a.m. to 6:00 a.m. prohibition without a specific request.
Conclusions:
A parking prohibition is recommended on both sides of North Bonnington Avenue, between
St. Clair Avenue and Dunlop Avenue, between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Contact Name:
Bruce Clayton
Supervisor, Traffic Investigations, Works and Emergency Services
Telephone: 396-7844
Fax: 396-5681
E-mail: clayton@city.scarborough.on.ca
Appendix 1
"No Parking"
Prohibition to be Enacted
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
Highway SideFromToTimes or Days
North BonningtonBothSt. ClairDunlop2:00 a.m. to
AvenueAvenueAvenue6:00 a.m.