Introduction of Permit Parking on Both Sides of

Davenport Road, from Christie Street to Bathurst Street

and from Ossington Avenue to Christie Street

(Davenport and Midtown)

The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (May11,1999) from the Manager of Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1, Works and Emergency Services:

Purpose:

To report on the introduction of overnight parking on both sides of Davenport Road, from Christie Street to Bathurst Street and from Ossington Avenue to Christie Street, on a street name basis, to operate during the hours of 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 7 days a week.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendations:

The Toronto Community Council may recommend that:

(1)permit parking be introduced on both sides of Davenport Road, from Christie Street to Bathurst Street and from Ossington Avenue to Christie Street, on a street name basis, to operate during the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., 7 days a week;

(2)Schedule P of Municipal Code Chapter 400, Traffic and Parking, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code, be amended to incorporate Davenport Road, from Christie Street to Bathurst Street and from Ossington Avenue to Christie Street; 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:

The Toronto Community Council, at its meeting of November 12, 1998, in considering my report (October 1, 1998) entitled "Introduction of Permit Parking on Davenport Road, between Bathurst Street and Christie Street", deferred consideration of the report and requested that:

(a)a poll be conducted on Davenport Road between Bathurst Street and Christie Street; and

(b)a poll be conducted on Davenport Road, between Christie Street and Ossington Avenue, to be reported on a block-by-block basis.

Comments:

Ballots were mailed out on February 3, 1999, with the last date for filling a response being March 5, 1999. The results of the poll are as follows:

Polling Summary

Davenport Road, Christie Street to Bathurst Street

Polling Summary

Davenport Road, Christie Street to Ossington Avenue

The overall ballots returned on Davenport Road, between Christie Street and Bathurst Street are 34 opposed and 47 in favour, and between Christie Street and Ossington Avenue are 37 opposed and 47 in favour.

A field survey has determined that there are 86 potential on-street permit parking spaces available on both sides of Davenport Road, between Christie and Ossington Avenue, and 103 potential on-street parking spaces available on both sides of Davenport Road, between Christie Street and Bathurst Street.

Conclusions:

The majority of the overall ballots returned are in favour of permit parking on both sides of Davenport Road, from Christie Street to Bathurst Street, and from Ossington Avenue to Christie Street. It is, therefore, recommended that permit parking be introduced on Davenport Road, on a street name basis, to operate during the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., 7 days a week.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Lisa Forte, 392-1801

The Toronto Community Council also submits the following report (October 1, 1998) from the Acting Assistant Director of By-law Administration and Enforcement, Works and Emergency Services:

Purpose:

To introduce permit parking on Davenport Road, between Bathurst Street and Christie Street, on an area basis, within permit parking area 5C, to operate during the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., 7 days a week.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendations:

The Toronto Community Council may recommend that:

(1)permit parking be introduced on Davenport Road, between Bathurst Street and Christie Street, within permit parking area 5C, to operate during the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 10:00a.m., 7 days a week;

(2)Schedule P of Municipal Code Chapter 400, Traffic and Parking, of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code, be amended to incorporate Davenport Road, between Bathurst Street and Christie Street; 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:

In our correspondence of December 9, 1997 to Councillor Disero and former Councillor Howard Joy, addressing a number of options that can be considered to improve the parking problems on Davenport Road, between Bathurst Street and Ossington Avenue, we also included the possible implementation of permit parking.

Richard Joy, Executive Assistant to Councillor John Adams, in his e-mail to us dated January 12, 1998, copied to Councillors Disero and Fotinos, requested that we proceed with the necessary poll on the implementation of permit parking on Davenport road, between Bathurst Street and Ossington Avenue.

The Toronto Community Council, at its meeting of July 22, 1998, had before it a report (June 26, 1998) respecting South Side of Davenport Road, East of Rains Avenue - Implementation of a "No Parking Anytime" prohibition.

The Toronto Community Council recommended adoption of the foregoing report and also requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to report to the Toronto Community Council on the possibility of allowing permit parking on Davenport Road, from Christie Street to Rains Avenue.

Comments:

Pursuant to the City of Toronto Act, 1990, and as originally requested, a poll was conducted to determine if there is support to introduce permit parking on Davenport Road, between Bathurst Street and Ossington Avenue.

Ballots were mailed out on February 26, 1998, with the last date for filing a response being March 27, 1998. The results of the poll are as follows:

Polling Summary

In our correspondence of April 14, 1998 to Councillors Disero and Fotinos, we indicated that since the majority of the ballots returned were opposed to the implementation of permit parking, permit parking could not be introduced on this street.

However, in a subsequent e-mail on June 16, 1998 to Colleen Bell, Manager, Elections, City Clerk's Division, Corporate Services, Richard Joy requested a detailed break down of the poll, the results of which are as follows:

Davenport Road, between Bathurst Street and Christie Street:

Opposed32

In favour33

Davenport Road, between Christie Street and Rains Avenue:

Opposed5

In favour3

Davenport Road, between Rains Avenue and Ossington Avenue:

Opposed37

In favour12

In view of the breakdown of results, permit parking can be introduced on the portion of Davenport Road, between Bathurst Street and Christie Street.

Conclusions:

Polls for the implementation of permit parking are regulated under the City of Toronto Act, 1990. Under the Act, if the majority of poll notices received are opposed to the passing of the proposed by-law for permit parking, another poll can only be conducted after the two years have lapsed.

Based on the results of the poll, permit parking can only be introduced on Davenport Road, between Bathurst Street and Christie Street. With respect to the introduction of permit parking on Davenport Road, between Christie Street and Ossington Avenue (which includes the section of Davenport Road between Christie Street and Rains Avenue), a poll cannot be conducted until May 2000.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Angie Antoniou, 392-1525.