Item - 2026.TE34.172

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Rescinded the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. all times, except no parking 16th day to the last day of each month from April 1 to November 30, inclusive; and no parking anytime from a point 147 metres south of Hallam Street to a point 5.5 metres further south, on the odd (east) side of Delaware Avenue from Shanly Street to Hallam Street.

2. Rescinded the existing permit parking regulation in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., all times, except no parking first day to the 15th day of each month, from April 1 to November 30, inclusive; and no parking anytime from December 1 of one year to March 31 of the following year, inclusive, on the even (west) side of Delaware Avenue from Shanly Street to Hallam Street.

3. Authorized parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m, all times, except no parking 16th day to the last day of each month from April 1 to November 30, inclusive, on the odd (east) side of Delaware Avenue from Shanly Street to Hallam Street.

4. Authorized parking by permit only to be in effect from 12:01 a.m. to 10:00 a.m, all times, except no parking first day to the 15th day of each month from April 1 to November 30, inclusive; and no parking anytime from December1 of one year to March 31 of the next following year, inclusive, on the even (west) side of Delaware Avenue from Shanly Street to Hallam Street.

I have heard from residents on Delaware Avenue, between Shanly Street and Hallam Street, who shared that there is a lack of available on-street parking for permit holders. Through conversations with residents, there are clear inconsistencies in the permit parking regulations between this block and the section south of Shanly Street, resulting in unintended parking pressures for local residents.

While permit parking on Delaware Avenue south of Shanly Street is in effect overnight until 10:00 a.m., the shorter and standard permit parking period on the block north of Shanly Street creates an opportunity for drivers to leave their vehicles to avoid the longer parking restriction. As a result, residents on this block have experienced reduced access to on-street permit parking near their homes, which makes it more difficult to find available spaces.

In a survey my office hand-delivered to homes, residents confirmed that parking is a challenge and that changes to the permit parking rules are necessary.

I am recommending that the permit parking regulations on Delaware Avenue, between Shanly Street and Hallam Street, match those already in place on the adjoining block. This parking amendment would create consistency along the neighbourhood, discourage the unfair displacement of visitor vehicles, and improve parking availability for residents with valid permit parking permits.