REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: January 19, 2022 Report No. EPW-22-002
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Joel Clary, Acting Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
Title
Traffic Order for Park Place Loading ZoneEnd
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council:
1. Approve the following parking restriction Traffic Orders:
* Traffic Order 1335 for a "Loading Zone" between the hours of 7:00am and 10:00pm on the east side of Park Place commencing 74.5m from the intersection of Carlisle Avenue and continuing north for 12m;
* Traffic Order 1336 for "One Hour Parking Only Monday - Friday 7:00am - 5:00pm" on the east side of Park Place commencing 53.5m from the intersection of Carlisle Avenue and continuing north for 21m; and
2. Rescind Traffic Order 1330 for "One Hour Parking Only Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 5:00 pm" on the east side of Park Place commencing 53.5m from the intersection of Carlisle Avenue and continuing north for 33.5m
as detailed in Staff Report EPW-22-002.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2898
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy and Livable Community - Ensure Multi-modal Traffic Strategies
BACKGROUND:
Park Place is designated as a local road in the Official Community Plan (OCP). Esquimalt Town Square (ETS) is a new development located at 1235 Esquimalt Road in the southeast corner of Esquimalt Road and Park Place. Within ETS are commercial and multi-family residential units. Currently Esquimalt Roasting Company is occupying one of the commercial units, with the Esquimalt Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL) in the process of moving in. Future commercial spaces with ETS are available for a restaurant and office space.
Parking on the east side of Park Place currently consists of one hour parking between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday to Friday. A request was made by the GVPL to have a loading zone on Park Place to accommodate deliveries to the library which occur mu...
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