Boulevard Parking Agreement

Commercial and Home Builders

25 and 41 Westside Drive (Markland-Centennial)

The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (September 14, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 2:

Purpose:

To recommend that Etobicoke Community Council authorize a total of 15 parking stalls in the boulevard area of Westside Drive.

Funding Sources:

Introduction of boulevard parking stalls at this location will provide the City of Toronto with an application fee of $250.00 and an annual fee of $3,300.00.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the location of 15 parking stalls in the boulevard area of Westside Drive be authorized; and

(2)the applicant sign a "boulevard parking agreement" that is registered on title, and to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

Background:

The subject site is presently occupied by two, one-storey industrial buildings (Attachment No. 1). On June 18, 1999, the Committee of Adjustment approved a severance application (Decision No. B-22/99ET) that granted the applicant's request to divide this property into two industrial lots (Attachment No. 2). One of the conditions to approval requires that the applicant either remove the existing parking that is occurring within the Westside Drive right-of-way, or enter into a boulevard parking agreement that authorizes the use of the boulevard area of Westside Drive for vehicle parking purposes.

In correspondence dated August 18, 1999, the owner's representative requested that Etobicoke Community Council consider their proposal to legitimize the existing 15 boulevard parking stalls that exist within the Westside Drive right-of-way (Attachment No. 3).

Comments:

Staff reviewed the applicant's request for boulevard parking, and the site plan illustrating the layout of the 15 boulevard parking stalls within the Westside Drive right-of-way (Attachment No. 4). The stalls are designed perpendicular to Westside Drive, and comply with the dimensional requirements of the Etobicoke Zoning Code.

The applicant will be required, under the terms of a standard "boulevard parking agreement," to construct the boulevard parking stalls to municipal standards; register the agreement on-title; provide the municipality with liability insurance; and, pay an annual fee of $253.00 per parking stall, including GST and PST. The annual fee conforms to the new fee structure established by the City of Toronto Council on April 26, 1999.

Conclusions:

The boulevard area of Westside Drive, abutting the subject site, can be used for parking purposes without any significant impact to existing traffic operations. The applicant's proposal is considered appropriate, subject to the submission of a "boulevard parking agreement."

Contact Name:

Mr. J. Mariconda, Transportation Engineer/Coordinator - District 2

Tel.: (416) 394-8417; Fax: (416) 394-8942

(A copy of each of Exhibits Nos. 1 to 4, referred to in the foregoing report, was forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda for the Etobicoke Community Council meeting of September 14 and 15, 1999, and a copy of each is on file in the office of the City Clerk.)