Item - 2024.TE18.29

The Toronto and East York Community Council: 

1. Rescinded the existing one-hour parking limit in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., on the north side of Berryman Street, between Hazelton Avenue and a point 45.7 metres west of Davenport Road.

2. Authorized the designation of a paid parking Mobile Only Zone on the north side of Berryman Street, between Hazelton Avenue and a point 45.7 metres west of Davenport Road, to operate from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday and from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday for a maximum period of one hour at a rate of $4.00 per hour.

3. Prohibited stopping from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Monday to Friday, on the north side of Berryman Street, between a point 122 metres west of Davenport Road and a point 23 metres further west, to facilitate garbage pickup.

4.  Rescinded the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily, on the even (north) side of Berryman Street from Davenport Road to Hazelton Avenue.

5.  Authorized permit parking only to be in effect from 11:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m., Monday to Saturday, and 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., Sunday, on the even (north) side of Berryman Street, from Davenport Road to Hazelton Avenue; during these hours, no one may park on the even (north) side of Berryman Street, from Davenport Road to Hazelton Avenue, without a parking permit.

6. Prohibited parking 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday on the even (north) side of Berryman Street from Davenport Road to a point 45.7 metres west of it, to facilitate child pickup and dropoff at the daycare.

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

At its meeting of October 24, 2024, Toronto and East York Community Council requested Transportation Services to review and report back on whether to establish on-street paid parking on Berryman Street or to restrict Berryman Street to permit parking only. This report provides an update on the requested item.

Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) has worked with Transportation Services to review the proposal for paid parking on Berryman Street, including consideration for permit parking.

Through this review, Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation of on-street paid parking on Berryman Street to support the local community and encourage regular turnover in the on-street parking supply. The proposed parking changes will replace the existing one-hour parking regulation currently in effect.

The proposed changes will not impact the flow of traffic and will not impact the current parking restrictions or the existing day care pick-up/drop-off zone. The existing permit parking hours on the north side of Berryman Street will remain and can co-exist with the proposed on-street paid parking. Valid permit holders would not be subject to a parking fee where Permit Parking signs and on-street paid parking signs co-exist.

Transportation Services, at the request of Solid Waste Management, is also seeking approval to prohibit stopping from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the north side of Berryman Street, opposite the driveway that services the parking lot of Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public School. This prohibition will improve access/egress operations for sanitation trucks and buses using this lane.

While this report seeks Community Council approval for the installation of on-street paid parking on Berryman Street, this is an ongoing initiative, and Transportation Services and TPA will continue to review and report on potential new on-street paid parking opportunities throughout the City of Toronto.