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Report To: General Government Committee
Date of Meeting: May 9, 2022 Report Number: PWD-014-22
Submitted By: Stephen Brake, Director of Public Works
Reviewed By:
File Number:
Mary -Anne Dempster, CAO Resolution#: GG-209-22
By-law Number: 2022-027
Report Subject: Proposed Amendment to Traffic By-law 2014-059
Recommendations:
1. That Report PWD-014-22 and any related delegations or communication items, be
received;
2. That the By-law, amending specific schedules of the Traffic By-law, attached to
Report PWD-014-22, as Attachment 1, be approved; and
3. That all interested parties listed in Report PWD-014-22 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
Municipality of Clarington
Report PWD-014-22
Report Overview
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The purpose of this report is to amend the Traffic and Parking By-law 2014-051. The
recommended amendment will allow for the installation of a new All Way STOP condition at
Trulls Road and Strathallan Drive/Avondale Drive to help improve safety and right-of-way
control at this intersection.
1. Background
1.1 The Traffic and Parking By-law 2014-059 serves to compliment the Ontario Highway
Traffic Act and provides a set of rules to help control traffic and parking in Clarington. As
a legislative requirement, STOP and other select signs must be included in the by-law in
order to be enforceable. Staff continuously monitor local traffic situations and are
recommending a new All Way STOP intersection to be installed in Courtice.
2. Recommended All Way STOP intersection
Trulls Road at Strathallan Drive/Avondale Drive
2.1 The recent property development at the southeast corner of Highway 2 and Trulls Road
in Courtice includes FreschCo, Shoppers Drug Mart, Dollarama, Starbucks, Mary
Browns as confirmed tenants to date. The site is still under development and will result
in additional trip generators. Currently, the only egress to the west is via the newly built
Avondale Drive section onto Trulls Road. In the future, Avondale Drive will extend and
connect with the existing section of Avondale Drive to the east, and will provide access
to Highway 2 via a new street and a traffic signal at a midpoint between Trulls Road and
Courtice Road. However, the timing of this addition is unknown. Since opening of the
plaza, staff have received several requests for traffic control at Trulls Road and
Avondale Drive to aid vehicles and pedestrians in accessing and exiting the plaza.
2.2 Staff have conducted several traffic studies in 2021 targeting weekdays and a weekend,
and have applied the vehicular and pedestrian traffic data to the Clarington's All Way
STOP Warrant. The following was found:
• Data collected Wednesday, September 29, 2021
o Total required traffic volume warranted at 269%
o Minor Street entering volume warranted at 194%
o Traffic split at 24% (required minimum is 25%)
Municipality of Clarington
Report PWD-014-22
• Data collected Saturday, October 2, 2021
o Total required traffic volume warranted at 248%
o Minor Street entering volume warranted at 181 %
o Traffic split at 24% (required minimum is 25%)
Based on the above results, and with the anticipated near future growth, staff
recommend an All Way STOP at this intersection.
3. Concurrence
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This report has been reviewed by the Director of Legislative Services who concurs with
the recommendations.
4. Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that the above All Way STOP at Trulls Road and
Avondale Drive be approved so the Traffic and Parking By-law 2014-051 can be
updated.
Staff Contact: Slav Potrykus, Traffic Engineering Supervisor, 905-623-3379 extension 2315 or
spotrykus@clarington.net.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 — By-law to Report PWD-014-22
Interested Parties:
There are no interested parties to be notified of Council's decision.
Attachment 1 to Report PWD-014-22
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The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law 2022-XXX
Being a by-law to amend By-law 2014-059 entitled "a By-law to Regulate Traffic and Parking
on Highways, Private Property and Municipal Property".
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it advisable
to amend by-law 2014-059;
Now therefore the Council of the Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows:
1. That the following lines in Schedule 9 — Through Highways, of Clarington By-law
2014-059
"Trulls Road (from) North limit of Durham Region Road 22 (to) South limit of
Avondale Drive"
"Trulls Road (from) North limit of Avondale (to) South limit of Durham Region
Highway 2"
are repealed and replaced with the following lines:
"Trulls Road (from) North limit of Durham Region Road 22 (to) South limit of Yorkville
Drive"
"Trulls Road (from) North limit of Yorkville Drive (to) South limit of Strathallan Drive"
2. That the following line be added to Schedule 10 — Stop Signs, of Clarington By-law
2014-059
"Trulls Road and Strathallan Drive and Avondale Drive (all -way stop) (Facing Traffic)
Westbound on Avondale Drive, northbound and southbound on Trulls Road
eastbound on Strathallan Drive"
3. That this By-law come into effect on the date it is enacted.
Passed in Open Council this XX day of MMMM, 2022.
Adrian Foster, Mayor
June Gallagher, Municipal Clerk