REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: December 3, 2018 Report No. EPW-18-034
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
Title
Parklands Drive Parking RestrictionEnd
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council does not approve the implementation of Traffic Order 1294 "No Parking" along Parklands Drive, as set out in Staff Report EPW-18-034.
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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:
Parklands Drive is one of the two entrance roads into the Parklands neigbourhood. Under the Official Community Plan, this road has been designated a local road, but functions like a residential collector road during rush hours. It is also a bus route.
The property management firm on behalf of Strata Plan VIS2876 (850 Parklands Dr.) has requested that a no parking restriction be implemented along the west side of Parklands Drive from Admirals Road to McAdam Place. This strata contains 86 units. The remainder of the affected area consists of single family units or duplexes (total of 8 properties). See Attachment 1 for location map and proposed Traffic Order.
The management company proposes that the current road cross section that allows parking on both sides of the road segment is a very dangerous situation for vehicles and pedestrians exiting from the on street homes including McAdam Place and the Strata. See Attachment 2 for parking restriction petition.
Engineering has not received any concerns from Public Works (garbage collection), first responders (Ambulance, Fire, Police) or BC Transit about difficulty navigating this road segment in its current configuration.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
In accordance with Council Policy E&PW-03 Township Guide to Parking Restrictions, the lead resident undertook the canvassing of the residents on the str...
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