HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-15-93 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
REPORT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE File #
Date: APRIL 5, 1993 Res, #1!PA__(2Aa2 - 14-.
Report#: File#: By-Law#
Subject: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC BY-LAW 91-58
REGULATORY SPEED ZONES
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report WD-15-93 be received; and
2 . THAT in response to the public's concerns about safety,
regulatory speed zones be reduced from 80 km/hr to 60 km/hr on
the following roads :
a) Cobbledick Road from Highway No. 2 southerly;
b) Best Road from Regional Road 4 to Concession Road 7;
c) Squair Road from Concession Road 4 to Concession Road 5;
d) Trulls Road from 1200 metres south'of Regional Road 4 to
Pebblestone Road;
3 . THAT Council pass the proposed By-law attached to Report
WD- -93; and
4 . THAT Mr. Randy Ferguson, Ms Betty Richards, Police Constable
D. McFeeters and Mr. Gary Shmyr be advised of Council's
decision and be provided with a copy of Report WD-15-93.
REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENTS
No. 1: Key Map
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REPORT NO. : WD-15-93 PAGE 2
No. 2: Correspondence dated August 19, 1992, from Randy L.
Ferguson.
No. 3: Correspondence dated May 26, 1991, from Police
Constable D. McFeeters, Durham Regional Police.
No. 4 : Proposed By-law Amendment to Schedule XX of By-law
91-58 .
2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 At a meeting held on September 14, 1992, the Council of the
Town of Newcastle passed Resolution #C-585-92:
"THAT the correspondence dated August 19,
1992, from Randy L. Ferguson, requesting
signage on Cobbledick Road be received;
THAT the correspondence be referred to the
Director of Public Works for appropriate
action; and
THAT Randy L. Ferguson be advised of Council 's
decision. "
2 .2 This speed reduction request has been combined with similar
requests and are being submitted in a single report for the
sake of efficiency.
2 .3 Authority of Council to Regulate Speed
Excerpt from Highway Traffic Act, Chapter 198
109 :
" ( 1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a rate of
speed greater than,
a) 80 kilometres per hour,
(i) on a highway not within a city, town,
village, police village or built-up area
or,
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b) Subject to clause (a) 50 kilometres per hour
on a highway within a city, town, village,
police village or built-up area;
(2) The council of a municipality may, for motor
vehicles driven on a highway or a portion of a
highway under its jurisdiction, by by-law prescribe
a rate or speed different from the rate set out in
subsection (1) .
(a) The rate of speed prescribed under section (2)
shall be 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100
kilometres per hour" .
3.0 REVIEW AND COMMENT
3. 1 Cobbledick Road, from Kings Highway #2 Southerly
This 1 km section of roadway is built to rural standards, has
no sidewalks or streetlights and is not within a recognized
hamlet. This section of road is used as an access/exit by the
residents of Wilmot Creek Development. The proposed by-law
(Attachment No. 4) provides for the reduction of the
regulatory speed from 80 km per hour to 60 km per hour.
The area has one ( 1) home on the east side and six (6) homes
on the west side which would benefit from a posted regulatory
speed of 60 km/hr. The proposed by-law (Attachment No. 4)
will reduce the regulatory speed from 80 km/hr to 60 km/hr.
Mr Ferguson has been informed that:
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(a) The requested "Watch For Children" signs can not be
installed as there is no recognized playground on the j
street; and
(b) Speed signs will be installed only after Council has
passed the appropriate by-law to reduce the speed from 80
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km per hour to 60 km per hour.
3.2 Best Road, from Regional Road 4 to Concession Road 7
A request was received by telephone from Ms Betty Richards for
a speed reduction in this section of road. This 2 . 1 km
section of roadway is built to rural standards, has no
sidewalks or streetlights and is not within a recognized
hamlet. There are three (3) homes on the east side and
thirteen ( 13) homes on the. west side. Of the sixteen (16)
homes, four (4) have visibility problems caused by the rolling
nature of the road. The four (4) driveways have visibility
restricted to 80 metres (260 feet) . The proposed by-law
(Attachment No. 4) will reduce the regulatory speed from 80
km/hr to 60 km/hr to improve safety at the driveways .
Samples of visibility required for safe stopping distances:
Vision - Distance in Metres Recommended Speed km/hr
60 50
85 60
110 70
135 80
3. 3 Sauair Road from Concession Road 4 to Concession Road 5
A written request was received from Police Constable McFeeters
for a speed reduction on this section of road. This 1. 8 km
section of roadway is built to rural standards, has no
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sidewalks or streetlights and is not within a recognized
hamlet. The area is presently posted at 60 km/hr for a
distance of 450 metres ( 1475 feet) at the south portion and 80
km/hr at the north portion. The north portion has thirteen
( 13) homes (6 on the east side, 7 on the west side) and is
also characterized by a curve at a box culvert which was the
scene of an accident in 1991. Advisory signing was installed
in 1991 to improve safety. The new regulatory speed signs
will be posted to emphasize the existence of residential
driveways . The proposed by-law (Attachment No. 4) will reduce
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the regulatory speed from 80 km/hr to 60 km/hr for the north
portion of Squair Road.
3 .4 Trulls Road, 1200 Metres South of Taunton Road to Pebblestone
Road
A verbal request was received from Mr. Gary Shmyr for a speed
reduction on this section of Trulls Road. This 1 km section
of roadway is built to rural standards, has no sidewalks or
streetlights and is not within a recognized hamlet. This is
a small area connecting a 50 km/hr zone in Mitchell Corners
and a 60 km/hr zone south of Pebblestone Road. The road
section with two (2) homes on the west side and one ( 1) on the
east side is characterized by a steep hill with an
intersection at the bottom. Durham Regional Police have
expressed their preference for a continuous 60 km per hour
speed zone in this area.
The hill has been the scene of a few accidents over the past
several years including a school bus in January, 1993. The
proposed by-law (Attachment No. 4) would reduce the speed from
80 km/hr to 60 km/hr.
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4.0 CONCLUSIONS
4 . 1 From the above, it is concluded that reduced regulatory speed
zones on these roadways will improve safety for motorists and
residents alike and are consistent with other speed zoning
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areas within the Town.
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Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Lawrence E. Kot eff,
Director of Public Works Chief Administ at've Officer
RDB*hj*ph
March 9, 1993
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pc: Mr. Randy L. Ferguson
P.O. Box 16
Ajax, Ontario
L1S 3C2
Police Constable D. McFeeters
Reg. No. 231, Unit 16 E
Durham Regional Police
77 Centre Street North
Oshawa, Ontario
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Ms Betty Richards
6310 Best Road
R.R. #1
Orono, Ontario
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Mr. Gary Shmyr
50 Firner Street
Box 54, Group 1
R.R. #1
Hampton, Ontario
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ATTACHMENT N0, 1
WD-15-93
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COUNCIL DIRECTION D=12
August 19 , 1992
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Council and Clerk of the Town of Newcastle R. Ferguson
Town of Newcastle M/A-
40 Temperance St. PO Box 16
Bowmanville, Ontario Ajax, Ont.
L1C 3A6 L1S3C2
987-1213
Attention: Patti Barrie
Dear Patti ,
As a resident of Newcastle, I was wondering if you could
assist me in having signage placed along the road we reside on.
Please let me explain.
My family, including three children under the age of five
(with another one on the way) live at 1926 Cobbledick Road,
Newcastle, Ontario. As you are no doubt aware this road runs from
Highway # 2 , south, to the service road entering the Wilmot Creek
retirement park. We have lived here for four years now, and it
seems the traffic along our road is increasing in both volume and
in speed, to the point the road is becoming dangerous . We have had
a couple of close calls this summer with our children, this is why
I am writing.
Currently along this road there is no speed limit posted nor
"watch for children" signs. What I was wondering is if you could
assist me with the necessary steps to bring this to the attention
of the appropriate parties to hopefully rectify this situation.
I would very much appreciate your assistance in this matter,
I await your reply. ---
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Randy L. Ferguson
ATTACHMENT N0. 2
WD-15-93
Durham Regional Police
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Officer's Report
In The Matter Of
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SUBMITTED BY / . ,% y�G�- REG. NO.r?a�/ UNIT
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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW 93-
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 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) Schedule XX "MAXIMUM RATE OF SPEED - 60 KILOMETRES PER HOUR"
of By-law 91-58 is amended by;
A) deleting the following reference:
Squair Road Concession Road 4 450 m north of
(Clarke) Concession Road 4
and
B) adding the following reference:
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Highway From To
Squair Road Concession Road 4 Concession Road 5
(Clarke)
Cobbledick Road Kings Highway 2 South limit of
(Clarke) Cobbledick Road
Best Road Durham Regional Concession Road 7
(Clarke) Road 4
Trulls Road 1200 m south of Pebblestone Road
(Darlington) Durham Regional
Road 4
2. This By-law shall come into Force on the date that it is
approved by the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham
and when signs to the effect are erected.
BY-LAW read a first and second time this 13th day of April, 1993.
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 13th day of April,
1993.
MAYOR
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CLERK
ATTACHMENT NO. 4
WD-15-93