REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: March 21, 2016 Report No. EPW-16-008
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Stancombe Place - Traffic Order 1212
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approves the implementation of Traffic Order 1212.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Streets and Traffic Bylaw, 2005, No. 2607
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy and Liveable Community
BACKGROUND:
Stancombe Place is a local road that exits off Admirals Road and ends in a cul-de-sac that has an island located in the bulb (see Attachment 1). The island contains a BC Hydro vault, a Telus manhole, and a street light. There is also an access point from the street to the E & N Rail Trail. The bulb has parking spaces for five standard vehicles.
When vehicles are parked in these spaces, the available space for executing a turn maneuver around the cul-de-sac is significantly reduced for larger vehicles (i.e. waste collection/recycling vehicles, emergency response vehicles and private vehicles with trailers). These vehicles are then forced to mount the curb and go across the island (see Attachment 2). This leads to damage to the island concrete and landscaping with the possibility of damage to the street fixtures. Damage is also occurring to the vehicles driving up and down the curbs.
In March of 2015, Engineering and Public Works requested that a parking restriction be implemented that would see parking removed from the bulb (Staff Report EPW-15-009). Council requested that Staff examine other options and discuss with the residents.
The options reviewed were:
1. That a limited time parking restriction be put in place,
2. That a no parking restriction be put in place,
3. That no parking restrictions be implemented and that the island be removed with the fixtures being relocated.
A random survey was carried out to determine the usage of the parking on the Stancombe bulb and street. This survey d...
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