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Proposed Residential Parking Solutions

Public Information Meeting March 2014

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Agend enda

• Introductions
• Presentation on Proposed Residential Parking Solutions

– 15 minutes

• Question and Answer Period – 30 minutes
• Informal Discussion Period

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Pres esent entatio tion n Ou Outline ne

Residential Parking Issues Purpose of this Public Meeting Proposed Residential Parking Solutions Timelines

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The e Concerns cerns – as des escrib cribed ed by you

I have no where to park! I keep getting tickets!

My road is not plowed because of cars parked

• n the street!

Why can’t I park

• n my walkway?

Everyone is paving over their front yards for parking! If we have basement apartments, what are we going to do about parking?

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Purpo pose se of the Public ic Me Meeti eting ng

Let’s talk about residential parking

• Will the proposed solutions meet your parking needs?
• What issues do you see arising

from the proposed solutions?

• Any other comments

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Existi ting ng Parking ng and Zo Zoning g By-laws

• Parking By-law

– 3 hour maximum parking rule on city streets – No parking between 2 am and 6 am

• Zoning By-law

– No parking on the walkway – Minimum soft and hard landscaping requirements

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Proposed posed Reside sidentia ntial Parking ng Solutions ns December cember 201 013

Paid Permit On-Street Parking Developing wider driveway widths and new minimum soft and hard landscaping requirements

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The e Parking g Solution

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s Evolv lved ed – On On Lo Lot Parking ng

• Allow

wider driveways

• Not

available

• n 6 m or

less frontages

Dec 2013

• Allow

parking on walkway

• Everyone

can benefit

• No change

to current driveway widths

Feb 2014

Input from Public Engagement

March 2014

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Parking ng on Walkw kway y – Possib sible e Configu igurati tions ns

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Proposed posed On On Street eet Paid d Permi rmit t Parking ing Impl pleme ementa ntati tion

Program available City-wide However Implemented only on streets which have asked for it through a petition Streets which ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL in the petition process WILL NOT HAVE IT

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The e Parking g Solution

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s Evolv lved ed – On On Stree eet t Perm rmit it Parking ng

Parking on

• ne side
• f the

street only

Dec 2013

Parking on

• ne side
• f the

street only

Feb 2014

Input from public engagement: Rotate parking every 6 months

March 2014

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Practically Speaking…

How is this all going to work?

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Potent ential ial Paid d Perm rmit it Parking ng Process

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Resident submits petition Engineering study Local Public Meeting Council Report to amend Parking By-law By-law and Compliance prepare permits for sale Signs are installed Residents notified

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Sno now Remo moval al

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After ter snow w removal al

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Eme mergen ency y Veh ehic icle les

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street eet paid id permit rmit parking ing

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Parking ng Enfor

• rcement

cement

• Cars which are parked illegally

will be subject to enforcement through the Parking By-Law

• An Enforcement Strategy for

parking will be developed to complement the Parking Strategy

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User er Fee e Based sed Prog

• gram

am

• The permit fee will cover the costs of

administration of the program

• The fees will be adjusted according to

the Fees and Charges By-Law

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Timel elines nes

WINTER 2014 EARLY SPRING 2014

Public Engagement Incorporate Comments and Finalize Recommendations for Consideration Report to Committee and Council Implementation

AFTER PROGRAM COMPLETION

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Parking ng Survey

– The survey is available at https://www.vaughan.ca/cityhall/departments/cor porate_communications/Have%20your%20say/ Pages/Surveys.aspx – Paper copies are also available here and you can fill them out after the presentation

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Qu Quest stions?

• ns?