REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: June 19, 2023 Report No. EPW-23-010
TO: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Joel Clary, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
Title
Canteen Road Parking Traffic Order End
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council:
a) Approve Traffic Order 1343 for "No Parking" on the west side of Canteen Road commencing at a point 9m north of Esquimalt Road and extending 15m north and commencing at a point 69.5m north of Esquimalt Road and extending 43.15m north; and
b) Rescind Traffic Order 1325 for "No Parking" on the west side of Canteen Road.
as outlined in Staff Report EPW-23-010.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2898
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy, Livable & Diverse Community - Multi-Modal Strategies
BACKGROUND:
Canteen Road is a local road on the western edge of the Township of Esquimalt. North of Esquimalt Road, Canteen Road is four lanes wide and is bordered by CFB Esquimalt on the west and north, and Esquimalt's Public Works Yard to the east. Within the Public Works Yard is the Yard & Garden Waste Facility that is accessible for Esquimalt and View Royal Residents. To the north is one of the primary entrances to CFB Esquimalt and to the west a pedestrian exit only feature.
Due to hiring of new Township staff that will work out of the Public Works Yard, the parking demand for staff exceeds capacity.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
To provide adequate parking for Township staff, it is staff's recommendation to make changes to the traffic configuration on Canteen Road north of Esquimalt Road, as per Attachment 1. These changes will create 4 new parking spots, and maintain existing north and south travel lanes. These changes will be achieved through paint changes and the implementation or rescinding of the following Traffic Orders:
* Approve Traffic Order 1343 for "No Parking" on the west side of Canteen Road commencing at a point 9m north of Esqu...
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