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REPORT
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By-Law # `r
MUING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION MEETING
DATE: JANUARY 9, 1989
REPORT #: WD-16-89 FILE #:
SUB.ECT• SIGNING OF MAJOR ROADS ENTERING MUNICIPALITIES TO ADVISE OF HEAVY
VEHICLE PARKING PROHIBITION ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND GENERAL
THREE-HOUR MAXIMUM PARKING RESTRICTION
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
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It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1 . THAT Report WD-16-89 be received; and
2 . THAT Council amend By-law 79-1 to provide that :
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a) No person shall park a COMMERCIAL VEHICLE which exceeds 2 . 6
metres in width or 7 metres in length or having a vehicle
weight in excess of 5000 kilograms on any highway, except in
an industrial area, unless such vehicle is actually engaged
in the loading or unloading of goods , wares , merchandise or
passengers to adjacent premises.
b) Any person who contravenes the above
provision shall be
liable upon conviction thereof to a fine of thirty ($30 . 00)
dollars for each offence.
and the Region be asked to sign their roads in the Town of
Newcastle accordingly;
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3 . THAT the Region be asked to sign their roads in the Town of
Newcastle to provide for the three hour parking limit only; and
4. THAT a copy of this report be forwarded to Mr. W. A. Twelvetrees ,
Commissioner of Works , Region of Durham, and that he also be
advised of Council ' s decision on this matter.
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1 . 0 ATTACHMENTS
No. l : Letter dated November 28, 1988, from Mr. C. W. Lundy,
A.M. C . T. , Regional Clerk.
2 . 0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 At a regular meeting of Council held on Monday, December 19,
1988, Council passed the following Resolution:
"THAT the correspondence dated November 28, 1988, from Mr. C . W.
Lundy, A.M. C . T. , Regional Clerk, regarding Cost Sharing of
Signing Major Roads Entering Municipalities to Advise of Heavy
Vehicle Parking Prohibition on Residential Streets and General
Three-Hour Maximum Parking Restriction be received and referred
to the Director of Public Works for a review and a subsequent
report to be presented to the General Purpose and Administration
Committee at the meeting scheduled to be held January 9, 1989. 11
3 . 0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
3 . 1 Section 5( i) of the Town of Newcastle By--law No. 79-1 reads :
"No person shall on any highway park any vehicle for a period
longer than three(3) hours except where designated signs have
been erected in accordance with this by-law stating otherwise"
3 . 2 The Town of Newcastle does-not have a By-law to prohibit the
parking of commercial vehicles on streets except in industrial
areas .
3 . 3 There are six(G) locations where Regional Roads enter the Town of
Newcastle.
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4. 0 RECOMMENDATION
4. 1 Since Council has not discussed the passing of a By-law to
prohibit the parking of commercial vehicles on streets except in
industrial area, my recommendation is "either/or" .
4. 2 It is therefore recommended;
1 . THAT Report WD-16-89 be received; and
2 . THAT Council ammend By-law 79-1 to provide that :
a) No person shall park a COMMERCIAL VEHICLE which exceeds 2 . 6
metres in width or 7 metres in length or having a vehicle
weight in excess of 5000 kilograms on any highway, except in
an industrial area, unless such vehicle is actually engaged
in the loading or unloading of goods , wares , merchandise or
passengers to adjacent premises .
b) Any person who contravenes the above provision shall be
liable upon conviction thereof to a fine of thirty ($30. 00)
dollars for each offence.
and request that the Region be requested to sign their roads in
Newcastle accordingly.
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3 . THAT the Region of Durham be requested to sign the Regional
Roads entering the Town of Newcastle to provide for the
prohibition of parking on any highway for a period longer
than three hours except where designated signs have been
erected otherwise in accordance with By-law 79-1 ; and
4 . THAT a copy of this report be forwarded to Mr. W. A.
Twelvetrees , Commissioner of Works , Region of Durham, and
that he also be advised of Council ' s decision on this
matter.
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Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
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Walter A. Evans , P. Eng. , wren-c-e- ---------
Director of Public Works . Chief A nindstrative Officer.
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December 29, 1988
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MI'U' NICATIONS DIRECTION
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DURHAM November 28, 1988
The Regional Mrs. P.L. Barrie, A.M.C.T. (A)
Municipality Clerk
of Durham
Clerks Department Town of Newcastle 40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, Ontario
605 Rossland Road East L 1 C 3A6
P 0 Box 623,
Whitby,Ontario
Canada,LIN6A3
(416)668.7711 Cost Sharing of Signing Major Roads Entering Municipalities
to Advise of Heavy Vehicle Parking Prohibition on Residential
c.w ,A.M.c.r. Streets and General Three- Hour Maximum Parkin Restriction
Regional onal Ge aerk
Mrs. Barrie, the Works Committee of Regional Council
considered the above matter and at a meeting held on November
16, 1988 Council adopted the following amended
recommendations of the Committee:
"i ) THAT the City of Oshawa be advised that:
a) The Region will , during 1989, erect and maintain
signs on major Regional roads entering the City
of Oshawa, advising motorists of the heavy
vehicle parking prohibition and the general
three-hour parking restrictions ; and
b) THAT, in the interest of uniformity, the matter
of an increased fine for parking heavy vehicles
where prohibited, will be discussed with all
area municipalities at a future meeting of the
Regional Traffic Advisory Committee.
ii ) THAT the other area municipalities within the
Region be forwarded a copy of Report #247-88 of the
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iii ) THAT the other area municipalities be advised of
the availability of the program to their
municipality and requested to reply prior to
consideration of the 1989 budget."
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ATTACHMENT NO , 1
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I have enclosed a copy of Report #247-88 of W.A. Twelvetrees,
Commissioner of Works and request that you place this matter
before your Council for their consideration as soon as
possible. Please advise the Commissioner of the decision of
your Council .
C.W. Lundy, A.M.C.T.
Regional Clerk
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Enclosure
CC. Mr. W.A. Twelvetrees, Commissioner of Works