Reduction of Permit Parking Hours on Bowood Avenue, between
Mount Pleasant Road and Ronan Avenue (North Toronto)
The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report
(March 3, 1999) from the Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation
Services, District 1:
Purpose:
To report on the reduction of permit parking hours on Bowood Avenue, between Mount
Pleasant Road and Ronan Avenue, from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7 days a week, to 2:00 a.m.
to 7:00 a.m., 7days a week.
Funding Sources, Financial implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendations:
The Toronto Community Council may recommend that:
(1)permit parking hours of operation on Bowood Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road
and Ronan Avenue, be reduced from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7 days a week, to 2:00 a.m. to
7:00a.m., 7 days a week;
(2)Schedule H of Municipal Code Chapter 400, Traffic and Parking, of the former City of
Toronto Municipal Code be amended to incorporate Bowood Avenue, between Mount
Pleasant Road and Ronan Avenue; and
(3)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to
give effect thereto, including the introduction of all necessary bills.
Background:
A request was received from Councillor Michael Walker to have the permit parking hours on
Bowood Avenue reduced from the current hours of 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7 days a week, to
2:00a.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7 days a week.
Comments:
Bowood Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road and Ronan Avenue, is authorized for permit
parking on a street name basis, and the hours of operation are 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7 days a
week. This portion of Bowood Avenue has a total of 21 permits issued against 49 on-street
parking spaces.
The reduction of permit parking hours on Bowood Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road
and Ronan Avenue, is a "deprivation" to permit holders. Under the procedures adopted by the
former Toronto City Council, we are required to notify all affected permit holders. A notice on
the deprivation of permit parking hours was mailed to all permit holders on December 18,
1998, with January 14, 1999 as the last date to respond, and no objections were received.
Conclusions:
Given that there were no objections received, it is recommended that the permit parking hours
on Bowood Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road to Ronan Avenue, be amended to indicate
2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., 7days a week.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Bob Bonner, 392-7876