Draft By-law - Alteration of Yarmouth Road (Davenport)

Subject to Council adopting the notice of motion submitted by Councillor Disero respecting the reconsideration of Clause 3 of Toronto Community Council Report No. 12, titled, "Staggered Parking and Island Parking - Yarmouth Road from Shaw Street to Ossington Avenue (Davenport)" which was adopted, without amendment by City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, the Toronto Community Council recommends that:

(1)the draft by-law submitted by the City Solicitor be received;

(2)the amendments to the parking regulations identified in Appendix A of the report (September 30, 1999) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 1, contained in Clause No. 3 of Toronto Community Council Report No. 12, be approved; and

(3)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to implement the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that might be required.

The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, that pursuant to Clause No. 3 of Report No. 12 of the Toronto Community Council, titled, "Island Parking - Yarmouth Road from Shaw Street to Ossington Avenue (Davenport)" , which was adopted by City Council at its meeting held on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, notice with respect to the proposed enactment of the draft by-law was advertised in a daily newspaper on January 26, February 2, February 9, and February 16 1999, and no one addressed the Toronto Community Council.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following Draft By-law:

Authority:Toronto Community Council Report No. 12, Clause No. 3, as adopted by Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998

Enacted by Council:

CITY OF TORONTO

Bill No.

BY-LAW No.

To further amend former City of Toronto By-law No. 602-89, being "A By-law To authorize the construction, widening, narrowing, alteration and repair of sidewalks, pavements and curbs at various locations", respecting the alteration of Yarmouth Road by narrowing the pavement on the south side of Yarmouth Road west of Shaw Street.

WHEREAS notice of a proposed By-law regarding the proposed alteration was published in a daily newspaper on , , and , 1999 and interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard at a public meeting held on , 1999 and it is appropriate to amend the by-law to permit the alteration.

The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:

1.Former City of Toronto By-law No. 602-89, being "A By-law To authorize the construction, widening, narrowing, alteration and repair of sidewalks, pavements and curbs at various locations", is amended:

(1)by inserting in Columns 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, respectively, of Schedule "B-3" (Pavement Narrowing) the following:

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of , A.D. 1999.

MayorCity Clerk

The Toronto Community Council also submits Clause 3 of Toronto Community Council Report No. 12, titled "Staggered Parking and Island Parking - Yarmouth Road from Shaw Street to Ossington Avenue (Davenport)":

(City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, adopted this Clause, without amendment.)

The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (September 30, 1998) from the Director, Transportation Services, District 1:

Purpose:

To reduce the speed of traffic on Yarmouth Road from Shaw Street to Ossington Avenue by the introduction of staggered parking and island parking.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Funds to cover the cost of this work in the estimated amount of $3,000 are available under Capital Fund Code No. 296702.

Recommendations:

(1) That approval be given to alter sections of the roadway on Yarmouth Road between Shaw Street and Ossington Avenue for traffic calming purposes as described below:

"The narrowing of the pavement on the south side of Yarmouth Road from a point

80 m west of Shaw Street to a point 10 metres further west, from a width of 7.3 metres to a width varying from 4.8 metres to 7.3 metres, generally as shown on the attached print of Drawing No. 421F-5254 dated September 1998";

(2) That coincident with the pavement narrowing identified in Recommendation 1 above, the amendments to the parking regulations identified in Appendix A of this report to introduce staggered and island parking be approved;

(3) That implementation of this proposal be subject to a favourable poll of residents (carried out under the provisions of the Speed Hump Policy as approved by the former City of Toronto Council) ; and

(4) That the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to implement the foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that might be required.

Comments:

Councillor Betty Disero requested staff assistance in developing a staggered parking plan for Yarmouth Road between Shaw Street and Ossington Avenue in order to provide a measure of traffic calming and increase parking.

Existing Conditions:

This section of Yarmouth Road has a pavement width of 7.3 metres, a maximum speed limit of 40 km/h, and operates one-way westbound. The following regulations are in effect on this block:

North side:

- Parking is prohibited at anytime from the 16^th day to the last day of each month from April 1 to November 30, inclusive.

- Parking is prohibited at anytime from December 1^st of one year to March 31^st of the next following year, inclusive.

South side:

-Parking is prohibited from the 1^st day to the 15^th day of each month, April 1^st to November 30^th, inclusive.

The permit parking system operates from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily and parking is otherwise permitted for a maximum period of three hours. Under the current alternate side parking system there are 20 parking spaces on the north side of this block and 22 on the south side. As of September 15, 1998, 19 permits had been issued.

Staggered Parking Plan:

The traffic calming concept proposed for Yarmouth Road, as shown on the attached print of Drawing No. 421F-5254, dated September 1998 consists of a staggered parking configuration using one traffic calming island in front of Premises Nos. 197 and 199 in conjunction with "island parking" in the vicinity of Premises Nos. 185 to 189 and 206 to 208 Yarmouth Road. The traffic calming island will divert vehicles laterally across the street, providing an element of traffic calming year-round while providing protection for parked vehicles in the vicinity of Premises No. 199. The two parking islands would provide extra traffic calming during the non-winter months (April 2 to November 30) only, by narrowing the road. The proposal will result in a approximately 24 parking spaces year-round, and 4 additional parking spaces for the exclusive use of parking permit holders in the non-winter months (April 1 to November 30) only.

Whenever speed humps are being proposed, residents are polled under the provisions of the former City of Toronto speed hump policy. This leads to a general acceptance amongst residents of the outcome of the poll, and can prevent subsequent criticism of the public consultation process. While the installation of a traffic calming island as proposed on Yarmouth Road does not require a poll under existing policies, it would nevertheless seem prudent to poll residents. A City poll should be conducted of adult residents (18 years of age and older) of households directly abutting the affected street and 60 percent of those responding should support the plan in order to authorize the installation.

The island proposed onYarmouth Road to frame the parking as set out above constitutes an alteration to a public highway pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act. Accordingly, the intent of Council to enact a by-law to authorize any physical changes resulting in the alteration of the pavement configuration must be advertised and subsequently be subject to a public hearing. It is noted that emergency services will be advised of the proposal to ensure that the detailed design does not unduly hamper their operations.

This project is pre-approved in accordance with Schedule A of the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Roads Projects.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Joe Gallippi, Transportation Technologist

392-7711

The Toronto Community Council also submits the following report (February 11, 1999) from the Director of Transportation Services, District 1, Works and Emergency Services:

Purpose:

To report the results of a poll of residents and to advise that the conditions for the implementation of staggered and island parking on Yarmouth Road from Shaw Street to Ossington Avenue have been satisfied.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendation:

That this report be received for information.

Background:

City Council at its meeting of October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, in adopting Clause 3 in Toronto Community Council Report No. 12, entitled, "Yarmouth Road from Shaw Street to Ossington Avenue - Proposed Implementation of Staggered Parking and Island Parking (Ward 21- Davenport)", approved the alteration of the pavement on the above-noted street, subject to the favourable results of polling of the affected residents carried out under the provisions of the Speed Hump Policy as approved by the former City of Toronto Council. The proposed enactment of the draft by-law to give effect to the above was advertised in daily newspapers on January 26, February 2, 9 and will again be placed on February 16, 1999.

Comments:

The former City of Toronto's Speed Hump Policy (adopted by Council at its meeting of August21,1997) requires that a poll of adult residents (18 years of age or older) be conducted on streets being considered for speed hump installations and that 60 percent of valid responses to the poll endorse the traffic calming proposal.

A mail-in poll of adult residents was conducted between January 7 and February 5, 1999. Approximately 30 percent of eligible voters returned responses, the results of which were as follows:

No. of

Valid Responses Percentage

(i)In support of the staggered and island parking proposal2560%

(ii)Opposed to the staggered and island parking proposal1740%

In light of the favourable response to the poll noted above, Works staff will undertake the installation of the staggered and island parking proposal as soon as practicable.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Joe Gallippi,

Transportation Technologist

Tel. No. 392-7711

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The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, that pursuant to Clause No. 3 of Report No. 12 of the Toronto Community Council, titled, "Island Parking - Yarmouth Road from Shaw Street to Ossington Avenue (Davenport)" , which was adopted by City Council at its meeting held on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, notice with respect to the proposed enactment of the draft by-law was advertised in a daily newspaper on January 26, February 2, February 9, and February 16 1999, and no one addressed the Toronto Community Council.