Item - 2023.NY6.15

North York Community Council:

1. Rescinded the existing parking prohibition in effect from December 1 of one year to March 31 of the following year, inclusive and from the 16th day to the last day of each month, from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, on the north side of Keewatin Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road and the east end of Keewatin Avenue.

2. Rescinded the existing parking prohibition in effect from the first day to the 15th of each month, from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, on the south side of Keewatin Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road and the east end of Keewatin Avenue.

3. Prohibited parking at all times on the south side of Keewatin Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road and the east end of Keewatin Avenue.

4. Rescinded the existing parking by permit only regulation, in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily, on the south side of Keewatin Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road and the east end of Keewatin Avenue.

5. Amended the existing parking by permit only regulation, in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., all times, except no parking first day to the 15th day of each month, April 1 to November 30, inclusive on the even (north) side of Keewatin, from Mount Pleasant Road to east end of Keewatin Avenue, to be in effect at all times.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

Transportation Services is recommending that the existing alternate side parking regulations on Keewatin Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Road and the east end of the street, be rescinded. In place of the existing regulations, it is recommended that parking be prohibited at all times on the south side and be allowed at all times except by  permit from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on the north side.

Currently parking alternates from one side of Keewatin Avenue to the other, midmonth, except from December 1 to March 31 when it is prohibited on the north side. Parking when allowed is by permit only from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on both sides of the street. There are 27 permit parking spaces on the north side of the street and 21 on the south side.

Allowing parking on the north side of the street year-round will maximise the number of permit parking spaces and not impact traffic operations. It will make mechanical street cleaning more difficult on the north side of the street.