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3 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,F ebruary 21,2019 theifp.ca musical theatre summer camp July 2 - 12 ages 8 - 11 July 15 - 26 ages 12 - 15 info:www.globeproductions.ca info@globeproductions.ca GeorGetown/the old armoury register now Georgetown's trusted choice for hearing care 360 Guelph St., Unit 44 Georgetown (In the Knolcrest Centre) 905.877.8828 FREE consultation 90 day RISK FREE trial Armstrong Ave Delrex Blvd Visit us today for some sound advice! Don't put up with hearing loss anymore... 905.877.8023Halton Hills' #1 choice in Heating, Cooling + Fireplaces since 1989 hellowinter! SAVE 20% on All rEpAirS with our PrEVENtAtiVE mAiNtENANcE PlAN Platinum 2018 Halton Hills Halton Hills council vot- ed to continue to allow bou- levard parking until a per- manent solution can be found. Council directed town staff to continue to look into boulevard parking at Feb. 11 council meeting. The review is expected to be completed in the spring, at which point recommendations will be made to council. The issue arose due to numerous complaints from residents about the number of vehicles parked on resi- dential boulevards. Parking control officers responded to the complaints and began ticketing vehicles parked on boulevards. Residents who said they had been parking on the boulevard for years, won- dered why they were sud- denly receiving tickets. Due to the number of complaints from residents being ticket- ed, council called an emer- gency meeting Jan. 14 when they approved temporary allowances for parking on boulevards. Those same conditions will now be continued. Un- der those conditions the ve- hicle must be: •parked on the paved por- tion of the boulevard with all tires fully on the hard sur- face; • parked fully on the hard surface between the side- walk and the edge of the curb/road; • facing the direction of traffic if parked parallel to the road; • parked within the boundaries of the home's projected property line. Council did add one more condition, saying that fire hydrants and above ground utilities must be unob- structed and readily avail- able for use at all times. The town will continue to ticket vehicles parked on the boulevard that hang over the sidewalk or the edge of the curb/road, that are parked on the landscaped portion of the boulevard, that interfere with snow plowing efforts, or are parked less than 30 metres from an intersection. While one resident, Frank Sirianni, said the town had addressed his con- cerns with the allowance, Debra Holloway said park- ing will continue to be prob- lematic in the Dominion Gardens subdivision where she lives. Even with the al- lowances, she said she can't find parking within walking distance of her home and has been getting rides to her car. Holloway said because of the narrow, shared drive- ways in the subdivision, in most cases it is not possible to keep all four tires on the paved surface when parking on the boulevard without partially blocking the neighbour's driveway. There is 12-hour parking on the street, but Holloway said there are only 8-10 spac- es for a subdivision of 200 homes. The town does provide 14 parking spaces in Dominion Gardens Park reserved for permit holders, allowing them to park from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Holloway submitted her name for a permit in June, but there are five peo- ple ahead of her on a waiting list. Holloway said due to the design of the townhouses in the subdivision, some vehi- cles don't fit in the garages, and if a car does fit, there is no room for a lawn mower or even garbage and recycling bins. Councillor Jane Fogal said the Dominion Gardens subdivision is a unique case because of the size of the ga- rages. "There still are some peo- ple out there who can't find enough parking, largely in those subdivisions that were built before we real- ized there was a problem with the size of the garages," she said. "Dominion Gar- dens still has a problem and I think we should work with staff to try to find a solu- tion." Fogal said the town has since changed the standard for garage sizes and town- house developments built since Dominion Gardens have not encountered the same parking issues. Holloway made a num- ber of suggestions, includ- ing a permanent exception for boulevard parking in Do- minion Gardens, similar to the one on Mountainview Road; allowing parking on Dominion Gardens Drive with a permit; and allocat- ing more spaces in Domin- ion Gardens Park. NEWS HALTON HILLS TO CONTINUE ALLOWING BOULEVARD PARKING - FOR NOW HERB GARBUTT hgarbutt@metroland.com