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Home My WebLink AboutWD-26-92 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE REPORT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File# �L%-2 -�Jy 6 ° e" Date: MARCH 16, 1992 Res. #r�� J, By-Law# Report#:__W92_ File#: _PB,_71L21 Subject: PROHIBITION OF SCHOOL BUS PARKING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-26-92 be received; and 2 . THAT no changes be made to the Consolidated Traffic By-law 91- 58 in respect to the existing prohibition from residential streets of heavy vehicles which includes school buses . ---------------------------------------------------------------- REPORT 1.0 ATTACHMENTS No. 1: Perimeter Parking Regulation Signing No. 2 : Letter Published in The Canadian Statesman No. 3: Amendment to By-law 91-58 (if required by Council) 2.0 BACKGROUND 2 . 1 At a regular meeting held on February 3, 1992, Council passed Resolution #GPA-120-92: "THAT the By-law Officer consider an amendment FORTHWITH to the Traffic By-law which would allow school buses to park on a street in a residential area for a maximum of three hours, Monday to Friday, during the hours of 9 :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ; and /2 00 iJ REPORT NO. : WD-26-92 PAGE 2 THAT Staff review and report to the General Purpose and Administration Committee on the positive and negative impacts of this amendment. " 3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT 3. 1 Existing Zoning By-law 84-63 The Town of Newcastle Zoning By-law 84-63, 3 . 14 (f) states: "Within any Residential Zone, the owner or occupant of a dwelling unit may use a parking space for the purposes of the parking or storage of one commercial motor vehicle, as defined under the Highway Traffic Act, as amended, provided that the gross vehicle weight, at capacity, does not exceed four (4) tonnes . " A full size school bus has a registered gross weight of 5 .45 tonnes and, under the terms of the Zoning By-law, is not allowed to park on private property in residential zones . Prior to the revisions of Traffic By-law 79-1, truck and bus drivers could avoid the zoning restrictions by moving the vehicle onto the street. 3 .2 . Existing Traffic By-law 91-58 The Town of Newcastle Consolidated Traffic By-law 91-58 was approved by Council on April 8, 1991 . Report WD-32-91 specifically stated that this was a new section not covered by previous traffic by-laws . Section 4 (3) states: "No person shall park a commercial motor vehicle which exceeds 2 . 6 metres in width or 7 metres in length or having a vehicle weight in excess of 5,000 kilograms on any highway, except in an industrial area, unless such . . . /3 I REPORT NO. : WD-26-92 PAGE 3 vehicle is actually engaged in the loading or unloading of goods, wares, merchandise or passengers to adjacent premises. " If Council were to make an exception for school buses it would be added to this section (see Attachment No. 3) . 3 .3 Comparison With Other Municipalities The Region of Durham, City of Oshawa and Town of Pickering all have traffic by-laws which prohibit heavy vehicles from parking on residential streets and do not provide exemptions for school buses . The Towns of Ajax and Whitby do not have by-laws to restrict heavy vehicles other than the three (3) hour limit for all vehicles . The policy at the Towns of Whitby and Ajax is to telephone the bus lines and ask for their co-operation in moving the vehicles. The bus lines have been co-operative and request the drivers to relocate the vehicles . 3 .4 Enforcement by Town of Newcastle The Town of Newcastle By-law Enforcement Department receives numerous complaints of heavy vehicles and school buses. The By-law Enforcement Officers enforce Section 4 (3) of the Consolidated Traffic By-law on a complaint basis . 3 .5 Positive Impacts Convenience for Bus Drivers Providing an exemption for school buses will allow drivers to bring their vehicles home for the majority of the day without having to return it to the bus line depot and exchange vehicles . I 3 . 6 Negative Impacts Increased Complaints If school buses are exempted, more drivers will bring their vehicles home and anger their neighbours thereby increasing . . . /4 r �f l:� U j j REPORT NO. : WD-26-92 PAGE 4 complaints related to safety and appearance (Attachment No. 3) . Discrimination If school buses are exempted, while smaller commercial vehicles are prohibited, it will create an unfair situation for truck drivers. Interference With Traffic Flow and Safety Large vehicles cause visibility problems and interfere with traffic flow. 3 .7 ' Perimeter Parking Regulation Signing The Town of Newcastle Public Works Department, in co-operation with the Region of Durham Public Works Department, has purchased signs to be installed at the main entrances of Bowmanville, Newcastle Village, Orono and Courtice (Attachment No. 2) . These signs are similar to those posted in Oshawa. 4.0 CONCLUSIONS 4 . 1 From the above, it is concluded that no changes should be made to the Consolidated Traffic By-law 91-58 in respect to the prohibition of heavy vehicles, which includes school buses from residential streets . Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee, Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , L rence nKotseff, Director of Public Works Chief A strative Officer RDB*WAE*ph February 27, 1992 ATTACHMENTS ' 009 TQJIN OF NEjgCASTLB ' I T 3 HOUR PARKING °UR-I G MAXIMUM ON - sNow CLEARING RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS ON STREET STREETS TjNLE S 0T14Bi R W 1 8 H P06TB1) ATTACHMENT N0. 1 WD-26-92 010 1']u6 _ r u a u s e s one,ern Editor: am, -writing' as. n_ out of your; dri'yeway,'.:•Not:: of Ruth rfor t I�ri wo o d ve uld,, cerned`resdent from Ruth only that, :?it:,'makes':'.:our:;', ;like to know,..; vhat other' erford:' Drive ` in' Newcastle . 'street look junky, :because;,;-:measures can wikakeoto now we have another gentle this truck off of diu';str get Village.;,;:.;: w.v.,<:::,,. ,.,�..; ..:�I.;,,.... man parking his itruck"` i ht :,_ , . For., years now,'we have. g We have called'the police .q in front of our new park on but obviously e is.,not going ' been:"::' ered .by a gentle- Edward Street, y manwho=keeps parking his, to move it for .them - even 18-wheeler: truck on : our. After we asked him tore- 'though he.is,breaking;the 3- f. ;,, street. ' move it, he started;bringing.: hour Bylaw. ..: it home eve night;-At!;:firs even on.:,'.. t," he would bring �� Please let'Us know if and- the'''},'truck';':.with a full load weekends., o top is:a11 off— thing can; be, doi i ;`_before{ and;leave it there overni ht. he parks his trailer at a lo- someone gets-hurt because But ,, overnight. cal gas station, he,,,.also they can't,see" around this j ;after,:'vwe +called,..the ' Township ' he.:stopped ed brin . leaves his car °there and --t truck.truck, �<. , .= PP g brings .his cab.,:.home!l.;,Why:.:;,;_,:.,,... Yours`sincerel ing the trailer and started to can't he leave his whole y '' park 'ust the cab at.home::It truck at the °gas station and sturbed:0tizen is still an obstruction on the brin his car home? Ed s Note, We,i st��iggggest,..," road:'You can't.see children I you phone the'Town s Bylaw, nor can yo see cars coming only one who feels bile wakye Office at„623? 3.-Yulor that when you are,trying to back The nei hbours, and myself matron:; ori`: the. rules. that g . might apply. ATTACHMENT N0, 2 WD-26-92 i 011 I THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE BY-LAW 92- Being a By-law to amend By-law 91-58 being a By-law to Regulate Traffic on Highways, Municipal and Private Property in The Corporation of The Town of Newcastle. WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of The Town of Newcastle deems it desirable to amend By-law 91-58; NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle enacts as follows: 1. General Parking and Stopping Regulations, Section 4, Item 3, of By-law 91-58 is hereby amended by: (a) Deleting Section 4, Item 3: "No person shall park a commercial motor vehicle which exceeds 2.6 metres in width or 7 metres in length or having a vehicle weight in excess of 5,000 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) Substituting the following: Section 4, Item 3 (A) No person shall park a commercial motor vehicle which exceeds 2.6 metres in width or 7 metres in length or having a vehicle weight in excess of 5,000 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. Section 4, Item 3 (b) Notwithstanding (a) above, school buses may park on a street in a residential area for a maximum of three (3) hours, Monday to Friday, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. By-law read a first and second time this 23rd day of March, 1992. By-law read a third time and finally passed this 23rd day of March, 1992. i I MAYOR i ATTACHMENT NO. 3 CLE 0 A RK WD-26-92 12