Report to: Development Services Committee Report Date: February 19, 2008

SUBJECT: Micro Court Proposed Parking Prohibition

PREPARED BY: Parveen Kalia, Engineering Technician, Extension 6200

Sabbir Saiyed, Manager Transportation, Extension 8120

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the report entitled “Micro Court Proposed Parking Prohibition” dated February 19, 2008 be received;

AND THAT the Schedule ‘C’ of Parking By-law 2005-188, pertaining to “Prohibited Parking” be amended by including Micro Court;

AND THAT the attached By-law be approved;

AND THAT the Operations Department be directed to install the appropriate signs, funded through the 2008 Engineering budget, account #8402;

AND THAT the Operations Department be directed to maintain the appropriate signs at the subject location;

AND THAT the Parking Control Department be directed to enforce the parking prohibition upon installation of the signs;

AND THAT staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. Purpose 2. Background 3. Discussion 4. Financial

5. Others (Environmental, Accessibility, Engage 21st, Affected Units) 6. Attachment(s)

PURPOSE:

This report recommends a vehicular parking prohibition on Micro Court for the purpose of improving traffic operational safety and efficiency.

BACKGROUND:

Engineering staff received a concern from the occupants of Micro Court, regarding conflicts between parked vehicles and trucks entering and exiting driveways on the subject street.

Micro Court is a 10-metre wide industrial road, located south of 14^th Avenue and east of Birchmount Road. There are multiple driveways on Micro Court that provide primary access to large parking lots for passenger vehicles and loading areas for trucks.

DISCUSSION:

In response to the concerns, Engineering staff undertook a traffic operational investigation, including on-site observations. Engineering staff documented several occasions where operators of approximately 50-foot tractor trailers experienced difficulty while entering and exiting the driveways. This difficulty is caused by parked vehicles on Micro Court encroaching into the turning radii of the tractor trailers.

Following validation of the subject concern, Engineering staff have recommended a parking prohibition on Micro Court. The proposed parking prohibition has been strategically located to accommodate turning radii of tractor trailers at the specific industrial driveways. The proposed parking prohibition will also allow the existing parking demand of approximately 25 vehicles to be accommodated elsewhere on Micro Court. At the time of the on-site observations, Engineering staff have also documented that the parking lots have available parking stalls to handle the displacement of the parked vehicles. Hence, the proposed parking prohibition will alleviate conflicts between parked vehicles and turning trucks while minimizing negative impacts to the existing parking demand.

Engineering staff have issued notice letters, dated November 26, 2007, to both the occupants and property owners of Micro Court regarding the proposed parking prohibition. At the time of this report, Engineering staff have not received any concerns from either the occupants or the industrial property owners of Micro Court.

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

The Operations Department has reviewed this report and their comments have been incorporated.

RECOMMENDED BY:

_______________________ ________________________

Alan Brown, C.E.T. Jim Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P

Director of Engineering Commissioner, Development Services

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment A – Location Map

Attachment B – By-law