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REPORT TO: Community & Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: 3/8/2021
SUBMITTED BY: Barry Cronkite, DSD -Transportation Planning
PREPARED BY: Ivan Balaban, DSD -Transportation Planning
WARD(S) INVOLVED: 8
DATE OF REPORT: 2021
REPORT NO.: DSD -2021-3
SUBJECT: On Street Parking Regulations - Rock Avenue and Belmont
Lane West
RECOMMENDATION:
That parking be limited to 2 hours on both sides of Rock Avenue from Belmont
Avenue West to Belmont Lane West; and,
That parking be limited to 1 hour on the south side of Belmont Lane West from Rock
Avenue to a point 18 metres east thereof; and further,
That the Uniform Traffic Bylaw be amended accordingly.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• The purpose of this report is to amend the parking bylaws on Rock Avenue and on
Belmont Lane West to provide consistency with other parking regulations in the
immediate area.
• The key finding of this report is that time-limited parking regulations should be
implemented on Rock Avenue and on Belmont Lane West.
• The financial implications are approximately $1,000
• The request for Belmont Lane West parking changes originated from a local business
owner in the area and letters were provided to all adjacent businesses.
• Rock Avenue parking changes were part of the 2019 road reconstruction project and
included in community engagement efforts
• This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
Rock Avenue is a Local roadway in Belmont Village with primarily residential land uses.
Belmont Lane West is a city -owned laneway providing parking and business access in
Belmont Village, intersecting with Rock Avenue. A recently completed reconstruction on
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Rock Avenue reconfigured on -street parking on the street between Belmont Ave and
Belmont Lane, though signage and bylaws have not yet been updated.
Transportation Services has received a request to review parking on Belmont Lane West
near the intersection with Rock Avenue by a local business owner in the area. The request
cited concerns with vehicles parking for extended periods of time, impeding access for
customers.
REPORT:
A review of the concern found that there are not any parking restrictions on Belmont Lane
West, thereby allowing vehicles to remain parked for up to three hours as outlined in the
City of Kitchener Uniform Traffic By-law No. 2019-113. The review also noted the uniform
traffic control by-law requires amendment to reflect the two new parking bays on Rock
Avenue that were created through the 2019 Rock Avenue reconstruction project. These
parking bays should be signed "2 Hour Parking" to align with the remainder of the street.
Transportation Services recommends amending the bylaw to permit 2 Hour Parking at the
parking bays on Rock Avenue, and to amend the bylaw to limit the parking in Belmont Lane
West to 1 Hour Parking. Updated signage will be installed on street.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports the delivery of core services.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Capital Budget — The recommendation has no impact on the Capital Budget.
Operating Budget — The recommendation has the following impact on the Operating Budget.
Sign installations: $1,000. These costs can be absorbed in the existing Sign Maintenance
budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — This report has been posted to the City's website with the agenda in advance of
the council / committee meeting.
COLLABORATE — Transportation Services worked with the local business owner to ensure
the parking plan would have the desired effect.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
• City of Kitchener Uniform Traffic By-law No. 2019-113
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager of Development Services
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Key Map - Rock Avenue and Belmont Lane West - Proposed On -Street Parking
Regulations
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