REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: November 27, 2019 Report No. EPW-19-035
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
Title
Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2898, Amendment Bylaw No. 2983End
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council gives 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings to Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2898, Amendment Bylaw No. 2983.
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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
Local Services and Infrastructure - Identify Infrastructure Repair and Proactively Plan for Replacement Needs
BACKGROUND:
Contained within the Streets and Traffic Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2898, is the definition of "extraordinary traffic" together with clause (16) which describes the process for implementation. This part of Bylaw No. 2898 originally only applied to Lyall Street but has subsequently been expanded to the entire Township's road network.
The purpose of the clause is to provide a mechanism for the Township to collect funds for the degradation of road structures due to loading that would not normally be expected for the various roads in the Township. This loading is created by the construction of large scale projects. The clause has only been applied once since it was added to the bylaw approximately 12 years ago.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
Upon review of the bylaw and the clause that refers to "extraordinary traffic", staff recommends that the current definition and clause be deleted and replaced at a future time with a new fee structure that would be developed based on volume and weight of material being transported across road structures. This new fee structure would form part of the site servicing costs or as a fee depending on the nature of the project.
Under the current bylaw, it is necessary to obtain informatio...
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