Parking on Finchdene Square near Pullman Court

Ward 18 - Scarborough Malvern

The Scarborough Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (May6, 1999) from the Director of Transportation Services, District 4:

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 PullmanCourt. 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 PullmanCourt, 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

Appendix 1

"No Parking"

Prohibition to be Enacted

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4

Highway SideFromToTimes or Days

FinchdeneSouthPullman130 metres EastAnytime

SquareCourtof Pullman Court