Proposed Parking Prohibition on the

West Side of Scarlett Road, Near the

Lambton Golf and Country Club Driveway.

The Urban Environment and Development Committee recommends the adoption of the following report (May 19, 1998) from the Interim Functional Lead, Transportation:

Purpose:

To extend a parking prohibition on the west side of Scarlett Road, south of the Lambton Golf and Country Club driveway, in order to improve the sightlines and turning radii for motorists using this driveway.

Funding Sources:

The funds for this work are contained in the Works and Emergency Services 1998 Current Budget. The estimated cost to install the required signs is $300.00.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the west side of Scarlett Road, between a point 74 metres north of Eileen Avenue and a point 48 metres further north thereof, be modified to be in effect from a point 52 metres north of Eileen Avenue and a point 70 metres north thereof; and

(2)the appropriate by-law(s) be amended accordingly.

Background:

At the request of Councillor Frances Nunziata, our Department reviewed the feasibility of improving sightlines and turning radii for motorists using the Lambton Golf and Country Club driveway. Councillor Nunziata requested that the existing "No Parking Any Time" zone on the west side of Scarlett Road, south of this driveway, be extended further south.

Discussion:

The driveway to the Lambton Golf and Country Club is located on the west side of Scarlett Road, between Foxwell Street and Eileen Avenue. Parking is prohibited at all times for a distance of 15 metres beyond each side of the driveway. Beyond these points parking is prohibited from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, while at other times parking is permitted for a maximum period of three hours.

Because there is limited parking demand in this area on the west side of Scarlett Road, and access and egress movements could be improved at this driveway, it would be appropriate to extend the existing "No Parking Any Time" zone 22 metres further south. This proposed parking prohibition would have a negligible impact on parking in this area.

Conclusions:

The extension of the "No Parking Any Time" zone on the west side of Scarlett Road, south of the Lambton Golf and Country Club, would provide better sightlines and turning radii for motorists using this driveway without negatively impacting parking in this area.

Contact Name:

Ms. Jacqueline White, Acting Manager, Central Traffic Region, 397-5021.

The Urban Environment and Development Committee also submits the following communication (April 28, 1998) from Councillor Frances Nunziata, York-Humber:

Please find attached a copy of the report staff prepared on the above noted issue. As the Committee members will note, a partial "No Parking Any Time" zone was implemented in this area last year.

However, the parking and access problems still persist. It would, therefore, be my request that the "No Parking" zone be increased by a few more metres in the southerly direction of the west side of Scarlett Road, at the Lambton Golf and Country Club.

I would like to request that this item be added to the agenda of the next Committee meeting and I would appreciate the opportunity of briefly speaking to this matter.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Councillor Frances Nunziata, York-Humber, appeared before the Urban Environment and Development Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.

(A copy of the location plan, which was appended to the foregoing report, has been forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of the June 15 and 16, 1998 meeting of the Urban Environment and Development Committee, and a copy thereof is also on file in the office of the City Clerk.)