Parking Prohibitions - Coral Gable Drive, Verobeach Boulevard
and Florida Crescent - North York Humber
The North York Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (May14,1999) from the
Director, Transportation Services, District 3:
The North York Community Council also reports, for the information of Council, having requested the Commissioner of
Economic Development, Culture and Tourism to give consideration to the installation of lights at Verobeach Parkette, as
soon as possible, and that the costs associated with such installation be taken from the funds within the 1999 operating
budget.
The North York Community Council submits the following report (May 14, 1999) from the Director,
Transportation Services, District 3:
Purpose:
To amend the current parking restrictions on Coral Gable Drive, Verobeach Boulevard and Florida Crescent, in the vicinity
of Verobeach Parkette.
Source of funds:
All costs associated with the installation of the parking restrictions are included within the 1999 operating budget.
Recommendations:
that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended as follows:
(1)prohibit parking from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on the west side of Verobeach Boulevard, from the northerly limit of
Coral Gable Drive to a point 60 metres northerly thereof;
(2)prohibit parking from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on the east side of Verobeach Boulevard, from the southerly limit of
Coral Gable Drive to a point 60 metres southerly thereof;
(3)prohibit parking from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on both sides of Coral Gable Drive, from the easterly limit of Verobeach
Boulevard to the westerly limit of Florida Crescent (west leg);
(4)prohibit parking from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on both sides of Florida Crescent (west leg), from the southerly limit of
Coral Gable Drive (west leg) to a point 60 metres southerly thereof;
(5)prohibit parking from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on both sides of Coral Gable Drive (west leg), from the northerly limit of
Florida Crescent (west leg) to a point 60 metres northerly thereof;
(6)delete the No Parking 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on both sides of Coral Gable Drive, from the
northerly limit of Florida Crescent (west leg) to the northerly limit of Florida Crescent (east leg); and
(7)Prohibit parking from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on both sides of Coral Gable Drive (west leg) from a
point 60 metres north of the northerly limit of Florida Crescent (west leg) to the northerly limit of Florida Crescent (east
leg).
Background:
The Transportation Services Division of the Works and Emergency Services Department reviewed a request from the
Councillor Judy Sgro to amend the current parking restrictions on Verobeach Boulevard, Coral Gable Drive and Florida
Crescent.
The request was the result of residents concerns that a large number of youths park their vehicles on the roadways and then
proceed on foot to the bottom of the Humber River Ravine below the Verobeach Parkette, to engage in late night activities
that are not conducive to the local community.
Comments:
To determine the extent of the concerns of the local residents, Councillor Judy Sgro met with the residents and staff of the
Toronto Police Services, Toronto Parking Enforcement Unit and the security firm for the Toronto Parks.
At that meeting residents indicated their concern that large numbers of youths attend activities within the Humber River
ravine, throughout the night. To address the residents concerns for the late night activities, the following solutions were
identified:
(a)the Toronto Parks Services will review the feasibility of installing additional park lighting;
(b)the Toronto Police Services will once again establish a special squad to deal with the late night activities;
(c)The Transportation Services Division would install restrictions on the roadways surrounding the parkette which would
prohibit parking between 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. daily; and
(d)the parking enforcement unit for the Toronto Police Services will provide an increased level of enforcement in the
area.
With the implementation of the parking restrictions, the Parking Enforcement Unit of the Toronto Police Services will have
the ability to have any vehicles removed from the roadways. With a concerted level of parking enforcement, police presence
and increased lighting levels, it is anticipated that late night activities within the parkette and Humber River Ravine would
decreased.
Conclusions:
The installation of the overnight parking prohibitions would provide the mechanism for the Toronto Police Services to
curtail late night activities which occur in the area, while allowing local residents the use of the local street for daytime
parking.
Contact Name:
Allen Pinkerton, Manager, Traffic Operations - District 3
395-7463 (telephone)
395-7482 (facsimile)
ajpinker@city.north-york.on.ca (e-mail)