Twelve Hour Parking Limit on Red River Crescent
Ward 18 - Scarborough Malvern
The Scarborough Community Council recommends:
(1)that the recommendation contained in the following report be struck out; and
(2)that the twelve hour parking limit on Red River Crescent not be approved.
The Scarborough Community Council submits the following report (November 25, 1998) from the Director of
Transportation Services, District 4:
Purpose:
To investigate the feasibility of installing a twelve hour parking limit on one side of Red River Crescent.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The $1,500.00 (approximate) funds associated with the installation of the parking restriction signs is available in the
Transportation Services 1998 Budget, Account No. 20000-70200-72260.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)the parking regulations identified in Appendix 1 of this report be adopted; and
(2)the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.
Council Reference/Background/History:
A petition was submitted to the Clerk's Department representing 78 of the 103 homes (76 percent) on RedRiver Crescent,
requesting a twelve hour parking limit on this street.
Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:
Red River Crescent is a local residential road located west of Meadowvale Road and south of Sheppard Avenue.
Currently, there are no posted parking restrictions on this street, therefore, the unsigned three hour parking limit applies.
Each of the homes on this street has sufficient room in the driveway and garage for at least two vehicles to park.
Although we often receive individual requests from residents for an extension of the three hour limit in the Malvern area
of District 4, we have never received the support of the majority of homeowners. Typically, we find that the majority of
residents object to the allowance of long duration parking on "their" street when off-street spaces are available. The only
exception is on certain streets in the south-west end of Scarborough where parking is deficient or non-existent.
Although, in the past, we have only installed a twelve hour limit where off-street parking was deficient, we cannot ignore
this request as it does represent over three quarters of the homes on the street. We have also not been contacted by any
residents who are opposed to this restriction.
On streets with a twelve hour limit posted on one side of the street, we post a No Parking Anytime restriction on the
opposite side. This attempts to allow for effective snow clearing, street sweeping and access for emergency services;
however, if the on-street parking is constant, a decrease in our effectiveness to provide street services is inevitable. On Red
River Crescent we are proposing a twelvehour limit on the east, south and west side, with a parking prohibition on the
west, north and east side. Thirty-one (31) on-street spaces are available on the side proposed for the twelve hour limit with
only twenty-six (26) on the other side. Therefore, this proposal provides for the maximum number of on-street spaces.
Conclusions:
Considering the support of the majority of residents of the street, we can recommend that a twelve hour parking limit be
posted on one side of Red River Crescent with a No Parking Anytime restriction on the opposite side.
Contact Name:
Bruce Clayton
Supervisor, Traffic Investigations, 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
HighwaySideFromToTimes or Days
RedWest,Dean Park RoadDean Park RoadAnytime
RiverNorth and(West Intersection)(East Intersection)
CrescentEast
"Parking for Restricted Periods"
Prohibition to be Enacted
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column5Maximum
Period
HighwaySideFromToTimes or DaysPermitted
Red River East, Dean Park RoadDean Park RoadAnytime12 Hours
CrescentSouth and(West (East
WestIntersection)Intersection)
