REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: December 3, 2018 Report No. EMP-18-033
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
Title
Aral Road Residential Parking Only PetitionEnd
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approves the implementation of Traffic Order 1293 "Residential Parking Only" along Aral Road, as set out in Staff Report EPW-18-033.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2898
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy and Liveable Community - Ensure Multi-modal Traffic Strategies.
BACKGROUND:
Aral Road is a local road with the streetscape being one of single family and duplex homes. There are no parking restrictions on it at this time. The Township has received a request for the implementation of residential only parking from the residents. The concern is that they believe vehicles from the multi-family structures located on Songhees land are utilizing the parking on Aral Road. See Attachment 1 for location map and proposed Traffic Order.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
In accordance with Council Policy E&PW-03 Township Guide to Parking Restrictions (Guide), the lead resident undertook the canvassing of the residents on the street. See Attachment 2 for the Township Guide.
The results of the survey are:
* Number of properties canvassed: 15 of 15 (1 additional property along Treebank Road West canvassed)
* Test 1 - 90% of properties canvassed
* Number of properties signed the petition: 14 of 15 (1 additional property along Treebank Road West signed the petition)
* Test 2 - 80% of properties signed the petition
See Attachment 3 for parking petition. As per the Guide, the petition meets both of the tests for a parking restriction to be implemented.
The proposed new parking restriction would see residential only parking from the intersection of Aral Road and Craigflower Road to the entrance of Phillion Place. Signage will be installed ...
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