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Home My WebLink AboutDSD-2022-092 - Traffic and Parking By-law Changes, ASE and Rates of SpeedStaffeeport Development Services Department www.kitchener.ca REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee DATE OF MEETING: March 7, 2022 SUBMITTED BY: Barry Cronkite, Director, Transportation Services, 519-741-2200 ext. 7738 PREPARED BY: Ivan J Balaban, Active Transportation Planning Project Manager, 519-741-2200 ext. 7302 WARD(S) INVOLVED: All Wards DATE OF REPORT: January 31, 2022 REPORT NO.: DSD -2022-092 SUBJECT: Uniform Traffic and Parking By-law changes - ASE and Rates of Speed RECOMMENDATION: That the draft by-law attached to report DSD -2022-092 be enacted to repeal and replace the definition of a School Zone in Part II of By-law 2019-113; and, That the draft by-law attached to report DSD -2022-092 be enacted to add the definition of a Neighbourhood Bikeway in Part II of By-law 2019-113; and, That the draft by-law attached to report DSD -2022-092 be enacted to repeal and replace Section 11 No Stopping in School Zones in Part V of By-law 2019-113; and, That the draft by-law attached to report DSD -2022-092 be enacted to repeal and replace Part XIV — Rates of Speed (km/h) of By-law 2019-113; and, That a new Schedule 28, which is the designated School Zones, be added to the By- law listing the name and address of each school and which roadways are covered by the By-law; and, That Schedule 19, which is the Rates of Speed schedule, be removed from the By- law; and further, That the Uniform Traffic Bylaw be amended accordingly. REPORT HIGHLIGHTS: • The purpose of this report is to seek council approval to amend the Uniform Traffic and Parking By -Law 2019-113 ("the By-law") for consistency with the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) section 128(5)(x) which allows for a lower rate of speed in school zones, with the *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. Page 85 of 132 school zone in a municipality being defined as "a portion of a highway under its jurisdiction that adjoins the entrance to or exit from a school and that is within 150 metres along the highway in either direction beyond the limits of the land used for the purposes of the school". This change will also add a schedule listing all the school zones within The City, and the affected highways. • Changes to the School Zone bylaw were requested by the Region of Waterloo, for consistency with the Highway Traffic Act,. • This report amends The By-law to remove Schedule 19 — Rates of Speed and replaces it with wording designating the Rate of Speed on a highway within the City as being defined by official authorized signs on display. This change is being made to support the implementation of Neighbourhood Speed Limit Areas. • This report adds the definition of a Neighbourhood Bikeway to the By-law • There are no financial implications as these changes serve only to support the City's implementation of 40 km/h Neighbourhood Speed Limits, the Cycling and Trails Master Plan, and the Region of Waterloo's Automated Speed Enforcement Program. • Community engagement to support the proposed Bylaw changes were conducted through the Vision Zero Strategy and Neighbourhood Speed Limit project. • This report supports People -friendly Transportation. BACKGROUND: Transportation Services received a request from the Region of Waterloo to update the City of Kitchener's Uniform Traffic and Parking By-law 2019-113, specifically the section defining and detailing school zones to support the deployment of Automated Speed Enforcement. Transportation Services has begun the process of installing Neighbourhood Speed Limit Areas throughout the City. To remove the necessity of listing almost every neighbourhood roadway in a By-law schedule, The City is adopting the approach taken by the City of Ottawa whereby the Rate of Speed Schedule is removed, with the By-law stating that the speed limit of a roadway is as indicated by official authorized signs on display. The Cycling and Trails Master Plan identifies a series of Neighbourhood Bikeways throughout the City, and the Vision Zero report indicates that Neighbourhood Bikeways will have a posted speed of 30 km/h. This report adds the definition of Neighbourhood Bikeway to The By-law. REPORT: The use of Automated Speed Enforcement equipment in the Province of Ontario is regulated by the Highway Traffic Act. The Act includes the following: Part XIV.1 —AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCMENT 205.1 (1) An automated speed enforcement system may be used in accordance with this Part and the regulations made under it, (b) in a school zone designated by by-law passed under clause 128 (5) (a). 2017, c. 9, s. 5. The above sets out a requirement that The City pass a bylaw designating school zones for the purpose of ASE. The Region of Waterloo is administering the ASE program on behalf of all municipalities within the Region, and regional staff have requested that city staff ensure The City's By-law is in line with The HTA. The By-law amendment attached to this report serves to fulfill that requirement by updating the definition of a School Zone to match the Page 86 of 132 HTA, updating "Section 11 No Stopping in School Zones" to ensure current School Zone No Stopping regulations remain unchanged, and identifying each school zone in The City on proposed new Schedule 28. The City is expanding the 40 km/h Neighbourhood Speed Limit Areas to include all residential neighbourhoods. To support this change, the previous Schedule 19 — RATES OF SPEED will be removed from the Uniform Traffic and Parking By-law and the By-law will be updated with language stating that the speed limit on a given roadway is set by official authorized signs on display. This change removes the requirement of listing almost every roadway in the city on a by-law schedule and follows the approach implemented by The City of Ottawa. The definition of a Neighbourhood Bikeway is added to the Uniform Traffic and Parking Bylaw, to support initiatives set out in the Cycling and Trails Master Plan, and in the Vision Zero Strategy. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT: This report supports People -friendly Transportation. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Capital Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget. Operating Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Operating Budget. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of the council / committee meeting. PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES: • City of Kitchener Uniform Traffic By-law No. 2019-113 • City of Kitchener Cycling and Trails Master Plan • City of Kitchener Vision Zero Strategy • DSD -2021-177 - Neighbourhood Speed Limit Review • DSD -20-104 - Automated Speed Enforcement — Regional Agreement and Program Launch APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager of Development Services ATTACHMENTS: Attachment A — By-law Amendment Attachment B — Schedule "A" to the Amendment, being Schedule 28 - School Zones Page 87 of 132 BY-LAW NUMBER OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF KITCHENER (Being a by-law to further amend By-law 2019-113, to regulate traffic and parking on highways under the jurisdiction of the City of Kitchener) WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend By-law 2019-113, as amended; NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the City of Kitchener enacts as follows: Part II of By-law 2019-113, as amended, is hereby amended by deleting the definition of School Zone and replacing it with the following: "School Zone means the areas of a highway abutting the property of a school and includes 150 metres along the highway in either direction beyond the boundary of land used for the purposes of the school, as designated in Schedule 28." 2. Part II of By-law 2019-113, as amended, is hereby amended by adding the following definition thereto: "Neighbourhood Bikeways Means a shared roadway that has been identified as a preferred cycling route through measures such as sharrows, signage, reduced speed limits, traffic diversion and/or traffic calming." 3. Part V of By-law 2019-113, as amended, is hereby further amended by repealing section 11 in its entirety and replacing it with the following: "11 No Stopping in School Zones a) No person shall stop a vehicle within a School Zone, as indicated by the posting of no stopping signs in conjunction with School Zone tab signs, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with a traffic control signal, sign, device or the directions of a police officer other than a transit bus at a bus stop or a school purpose vehicle within a school bus loading zone. b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Part V Section 11. a) to this by-law, authorized school zone tab signs in conjunction with no stopping signs may be erected prohibiting the stopping of a vehicle: (i) On that side of any highway where the same abuts on the property of any school. (ii) On the opposite side of any highway adjacent to school property, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday inclusive. (iii) Within 30 meters on both sides of a school crossing, provided the school crossing is located on the same highway within 30 meters of the school property." Page 88 of 132 4. Part XIV of By-law 2019-113, as amended, is hereby further amended by repealing and replacing following sections thereto: "PART XIV - RATES OF SPEED (km/h) 1. General When authorized signs are on display, the maximum permissible rate of speed on any of the highways or parts of highways is as indicated on the official authorized sign. 2. School Zone Along all School Zones, the maximum rate of speed is 30km/hr when authorized signs are on display. 3. Shared Roadways On any shared roadway as designated in `Schedule 25', when sharrows are on display for a minimum of 75 metres, the maximum rate of speed is 30 km/h. 5. Bylaw 2019-113, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new Schedule 28, which is the designated School Zones, attached as Schedule "A" to this By-law. 6. Bylaw 2019-113, as amended, is hereby amended by deleting Schedule 19 in its entirety. PASSED at the Council Chambers in the City of Kitchener this day of , A.D. 2022. Mayor Clerk Page 89 of 132 Schedule"A" to By-law # 2022 - being new Schedule'28'to By-law # 2019-113 TRAFFIC AND PARKING BY-LAW 2019-113 SCHEDULE '28' PART II & PART XIV, SECTION 2 - SCHOOL ZONES SCHOOL ADDRESS HIGHWAY BY-LAW NUMBER DATE A R Kaufman Public School 11 Chopin Dr Chopin Dr Alpine Public School 75 Lucerne Dr Lucerne Dr Blessed Sacrament (EDC) 367 The Country Way The Country Way Brigadoon Public School 415 Caryndale Dr Caryndale Dr Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute 301 Charles St E Stirling Ave S Canadian Martyrs (EDC) 50 Confederation Dr Confederation Dr Canadian Martyrs (EDC) 50 Confederation Dr Halifax Dr Country Hills Public School 195 Country Hill Dr Country Hill Dr Courtland Senior Public School 107 Courtland Ave E Peter St Courtland Senior Public School 107 Courtland Ave E Whitney PI Crestview Public School 153 Montcalm Dr Breckenridge Dr Crestview Public School 153 Montcalm Dr Montcalm Dr Crestview Public School 153 Montcalm Dr Old York Cres Doon Public School 1401 Doon Village Rd Doon Village Rd Driftwood Park Public School 50 Parkland Cres Parkland Cres Eastwood Collegiate Institute 760 Weber St E Clifford Rd Eastwood Collegiate Institute 760 Weber St E Montgomery Rd Forest Heights Collegiate Institute 255 Fischer -Hallman Rd Forest Hill Dr Franklin Public School 371 Franklin St N Franklin St N Glencairn Public School 664 Erinbrook Dr Erinbrook Dr Grand River Collegiate Institute 175 Indian Rd Heritage Dr Grand River Collegiate Institute 175 Indian Rd Indian Rd Groh Public School 225 Thomas Slee Drive Thomas Slee Dr Howard Robertson Public School 130 Morgan Ave Morgan Ave Howard Robertson Public School 130 Morgan Ave Windom Rd Huron Heights Secondary School 1825 Strasburg Rd Huron Rd Huron Heights Secondary School 1825 Strasburg Rd Strasburg Rd J F Carmichael Public School 80 Patricia Ave Patricia Ave J W Gerth Public School 171 Apple Ridge Dr Apple Ridge Dr Janet Metcalfe Public School 335 Seabrook Drive Amand Dr Janet Metcalfe Public School 335 Seabrook Drive Seabrook Dr Jean Steckle Public School 130 Woodbine Ave Parkvale Dr Jean Steckle Public School 130 Woodbine Ave Woodbine Ave John Darling Public School 200 Rolling Meadows Dr Rolling Meadows Dr John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School 185 Activa Ave Activa Ave King Edward Public School 709 King St W Agnes St King Edward Public School 709 King St W Walter St Kitchener -Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School 787 King St W Glasgow St Kitchener -Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School 787 King St W Green St Lackner Woods Public School 151 Zeller Dr Zeller Dr Mackenzie King Public School 51 Natchez Rd Natchez Rd Margaret Avenue Senior Public School 325 Louisa St Louisa St Margaret Avenue Senior Public School 325 Louisa St Margaret Ave Margaret Avenue Senior Public School 325 Louisa St Wellington St N Meadowlane Public School 236 Forestwood Dr Forestwood Dr Meadowlane Public School 236 Forestwood Dr Glen Park Cres Monsignor R.M. Haller (EDC) 118 Shea Crescent Shea Cres Our Lady of Grace (EDC) 70 Gracefield Crescent Gracefield Cres Pioneer Park Public School 55 Upper Canada Dr Upper Canada Dr Prueter Public School 40 Prueter Ave Boehmer St Prueter Public School 40 Prueter Ave Prueter Ave Queen Elizabeth Public School 191 Hoffman St Highland Rd E Queen Elizabeth Public School 191 Hoffman St Hoffman St Queen Elizabeth Public School 191 Hoffman St Kehl St PagePW xA X132 Page P94 �af X132 Schedule"A" to By-law # 2022 - being new Schedule'28'to By-law # 2019-113 SCHOOL ADDRESS HIGHWAY BY-LAW NUMBER DATE Queensmount Senior Public School 21 Westmount Rd W Queen's Blvd Resurrection Catholic Secondary 455 University Avenue West Resurrection Dr Rockway Public School 70 Vanier Dr Boniface Ave Rockway Public School 70 Vanier Dr Vanier Dr Rosemount School 175 Indian Rd Heritage Dr Rosemount School 175 Indian Rd Indian Rd Saint John Paul II Catholic Elementary School 75 Pebblecreek Drive Pebblecreek Dr Sheppard Public School 278 Weber St E Borden Ave N Smithson Public School 150 Belleview Ave Belleview Ave Smithson Public School 150 Belleview Ave Sherwood Ave Smithson Public School 150 Belleview Ave Smithson St Southridge Public School 1425 Queen's Blvd Buttonwood Dr Southridge Public School 1425 Queen's Blvd Queen's Blvd St. Aloysius (EDC) 504 Connaught Street Connaught St St. Anne - Kitchener (EDC, FI) 250 East Avenue East Ave St. Anne - Kitchener (EDC, FI) 250 East Avenue Pandora Ave N St. Bernadette (EDC) 245 Lorne Avenue Lorne Ave St. Daniel (EDC) 39 Midland Drive Midland Dr St. Dominic Savio (EDC) 3 Westforest Trail Westfo rest Trail St. Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School 77 Young Street Young St St. John's (EDC) 99 Strange Street Gage Ave St. John's (EDC) 99 Strange Street Strange St St. John's (EDC) 99 Strange Street Waverly Rd St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School 560 Pioneer Drive Pioneer Dr St. Mark (EDC) 240 Autumn Hill Crescent Autumn Hill Cres St. Mary's High School 1500 Block Line Road Block Line Rd St. Mary's High School 1500 Block Line Road Hanover St St. Mary's High School 1500 Block Line Road Lennox Lewis Way St. Paul (EDC) 45 Birchcliffe Avenue Birchcliff Ave St. Teresa - Kitchener (EDC) 270 Edwin Street Edwin St St. Teresa - Kitchener (EDC) 270 Edwin Street Elizabeth St St. Timothy (EDC) 15 Bechtel Drive Bechtel Dr Stanley Park Senior Public School 191 Hickson Dr Hickson Dr Stanley Park Senior Public School 191 Hickson Dr Secord Ave Suddaby Public School 171 Frederick St Lancaster St Sunnyside Senior Public School 1042 Weber St E Emerald Ave Sunnyside Senior Public School 1042 Weber StE Euler Ave Sunnyside Senior Public School 1042 Weber St E Prospect Ave Trillium Public School 79 Laurentian Dr Laurentian Dr W T Townshend Public School 245 Activa Ave Activa Ave W T Townshend Public School 245 Activa Ave Berry Moss St Westheights Public School 429 Westheights Dr Westheights Dr Westmount Public School 429 Westheights Dr Glasgow St Williamsburg Public School 760 Commonwealth Cres Commonwealth Cres Wilson Avenue Public School 221 Wilson Ave Byron Ave Wilson Avenue Public School 221 Wilson Ave Harber Ave Wilson Avenue Public School 221 Wilson Ave Wilson Ave Page P94 �af X132