HomeMy WebLinkAboutDSD-2022-326 - Parking Prohibitions on Chapel Street between Lydia Street and Merner AvenueStaff Report
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REPORT TO: Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: August 8, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Barry Cronkite, Director, Transportation Services, 519-741-2200 ext.
7738
PREPARED BY: Anjul Chauhan, Traffic Technologist, 519-741-2200 ext. 7374
WARD(S) INVOLVED: Ward 10
DATE OF REPORT: July 15, 2022
REPORT NO.: DSD -2022-326
SUBJECT: Parking Prohibition on Chapel Street between Lydia Street and
Merner Avenue
RECOMMENDATION:
That on -street parking be prohibited on the west (even -numbered) side of Chapel
Street from Lydia Street to Merner Avenue; and further,
That the Uniform Traffic and Parking Bylaw be amended accordingly.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS:
• The purpose of this report is to amend the Traffic and Parking Bylaw to include No -
Parking Anytime prohibitions on Chapel Street
• The key finding of this report is that traffic flow and property access issues will be
improved by prohibiting on -street parking
• The financial implications are approximately $400 to be taken from the existing sign
maintenance budget
• Community engagement included a notification letter inclusive of staff's
recommendations and date of the appropriate Community and Infrastructure Services
meeting distributed to affected properties in advance of the meeting
• This report supports the delivery of core services.
BACKGROUND:
Transportation Services received concerns from residents on Chapel Street citing difficulty
accessing the street due to the presence of cars parked on both sides of the street between
Lydia Street and Merner Avenue. Further, resident concerns also highlighted differing
parking bylaws with adjacent, narrow sections of Chapel Street, where parking is only
permitted on the east (odd -numbered) side.
REPORT:
Chapel Street, between Lydia Street and Merner Avenue, is a narrow roadway
(approximately 6.5 m wide) with parking permitted on both sides of the street. Staff
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conducted site analysis and determined the effective road width of Chapel Street is too
narrow to accommodate two-way traffic and emergency vehicles. Additionally, snow
storage and waste removal operations are also constrained when on -street parking occurs
on both sides in this section. As a result, staff recommend that parking be prohibited on the
west side of Chapel Street between Lydia Street and Merner Avenue. The prohibition will
also establish consistency with the existing parking prohibitions on adjacent, narrow portions
of the street, where parking is only permitted on the east (odd -numbered) side.
The recommended parking prohibitions will result in the loss of approximately five (5) legal,
on -street parking spaces, however, there are sufficient on -street parking options available
within proximity to the affected properties.
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 will have an approximate impact of $500 on the
Operating Budget for the sign installation. These costs will be charged to the existing Sign
Maintenance budget.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM — A notification letter was delivered to the affected properties regarding the
proposed parking prohibitions. The report has also been posted to the City's website with
the agenda in advance of the Council / Committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
• City of Kitchener Traffic and Parking By-law No. 2019-113
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services Division
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — Key Map — Chapel Street Parking Prohibition
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