REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: December 2, 2020 Report No. EPW-20-026
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
Title
Parking Restriction Management: 1230 - 1314 Esquimalt Road End
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council:
1. Approve Traffic Order No. 1317 - 1 hour parking from 9am-5pm Monday through Friday in front of 1234 Esquimalt Road and Traffic Order No. 1318 - 1 hour parking from 9am-5pm Monday through Friday in front of 1314 Esquimalt Road, as attached to Staff Report EPW-20-026; and,
2. Rescind Traffic Order No. 745 - 1 hour parking from 9am-5pm Monday through Friday on the north side of Esquimalt Road between Constance Avenue and Memorial Park and Traffic Order No. 762 - 15 minute loading zone from 9am-5pm Monday through Friday in front of 1234 Esquimalt Road.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2898
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy, Livable & Diverse Community: Support multi-modal transportation strategies that reflect the cumulative impact of business and residential development.
BACKGROUND:
Esquimalt Road is designated as a major road in the Official Community Plan (OCP). The north side of Esquimalt Road between Constance Avenue and Memorial Park is classified as Commercial/Commercial Mixed-Use in the OCP. On-street parking along the north side of this section of Esquimalt Road is used to access adjacent businesses and residences and is well utilized.
As shown in Attachment No. 1, there are several Traffic Orders (TO) along the north side of Esquimalt Road, some of which conflict with other overlapping Traffic Orders. The following is a description of the conflicting Traffic Orders by address:
* 1230 Esquimalt Road (Len Fraser Barber and Thrift Store):
o Traffic Order No. 745 for "1-hour parking from 9am-5pm Monday through Friday" conflicts with Traffic Order No. 1049 for "no parking at all times", which is consistent with...
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