Item - 2023.IE2.10

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m. daily, except no parking from 7:00 p.m. 1st day to 7:00 p.m. on the 16th day of each month, inclusive, April 1 to December 1, inclusive on the even (west) side of Blackthorn Avenue, from house #308 to #424 to be in effect from Rogers Road to a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent to a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

2. City Council amend the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m. daily, except no parking from 7:00 p.m. on the 16th day of each month to 7:00 p.m. on the 1st day of each month, inclusive, April 1 to December 1, inclusive and no parking anytime from 7:00 p.m. Dec.1 of one year to 7:00 p.m. Apr. 1 of the next following year, inclusive on the odd (east) side of Blackthorn Avenue, from house #293 to #425 to be in effect from Rogers Road to a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent to a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

3. City Council authorize permit parking to be in effect from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 a.m., daily on the odd (east) side of Blackthorn Avenue, from Rogers Road to Kenora Crescent.

4. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect from the 16th day to the last day of each month from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, on the east side of Blackthorn Avenue, between a point 60.1 metres south of Helen Avenue and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue to be in effect from Rogers Road and a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

5. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, from December 1 to March 31, inclusive on the east side of Blackthorn Avenue, between a point 60.1 metres south of Helen Avenue and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue to be in effect from Rogers Road and a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

6. City Council prohibit parking at all times on the west side of Blackthorn Avenue, between Rogers Road and Kenora Crescent.

7. City Council amend the existing prohibit parking in effect from the 1st day of each month to the 15th day of each month, Apr. 1 to Nov. 30, inclusive on the west side of Blackthorn Avenue, between a point 60.1 metres south of Helen Avenue and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue to be in effect from Rogers Road and a point 38.8 metres north of Rowntree Avenue and from Kenora Crescent and a point 50 metres north of Aileen Avenue.

8. City Council direct that Blackthorn Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

On July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, City Council adopted Item IE23.9, entitled "Award of Contract Number 21ECS-LU-01TT to EBC Bessac Canada (FSPSTT) Joint Venture for the Construction of the Fairbank Silverthorn Storm Trunk Tunnel and Micro-Tunneled Storm Collectors for Basement Flooding Protection Program Study Area 3".

My office has been notified by City staff that the above referenced construction project requires 18 months road closure for vehicular traffic on Silverthorn Avenue, between Dunraven Drive and Aileen Avenue, and between Kenora Crescent and Rogers Road. This road closure will block driveway access for several residents. The impacted property owners have been issued temporary parking permits on the adjoining streets including Blackthorn Avenue between Rogers Road and Kenora Crescent, in Permit Parking Area 13N, where permit parking is permissible and spaces are available.

Currently, permit parking on Blackthorn Avenue between Rogers Road and Aileen Avenue alternates every 2-weeks between April 1 and November 30. Between December 1 and March 31, permit parking is restricted to the west side. To maximize the number of permit parking spaces available to residents during construction, the current parking prohibitions on Blackthorn Avenue need to be amended. The current inventory of permit parking spaces on Blackthorn Avenue, between Rogers Road and Kenora Crescent, is comprised of 21 and 27 spaces on the west and east sides, respectively.

This motion seeks to temporarily amend the current permit parking regulations on Blackthorn Avenue between Rogers Road and Kenora Crescent to allow for permit parking on the east side throughout the year, during construction. This amendment is reflected in Recommendations 3 and 6, below. Additional recommendations are required as the current bylaw affects addresses in both Ward 5, York South-Weston and Ward 9, Davenport, and as such is being brought to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee.