October 5, 1998

To:North York Community Council

From:Dev Tyagi, P. Eng.

Director, Engineering Services

Subject:Graywood Developments Limited

Subdivision Application UDSB-1235

Proposed Residential Subdivision on Ferrand Drive and Rochefort Drive

Proposed Road Allowances, Don Parkway - Ward 11

Purpose:

The purpose of this report is to request Council's direction regarding the owner's request for an exemption from the former City of North York Public Road Policy to permit 18.5 metre wide road allowances within the proposed plan of subdivision. The policy requires a minimum road allowance of 20.0m.

Source of Funds:

N/A

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

1.Council give direction with respect to the owner's proposal to provide only 18.5metre wide road allowances for the plan of subdivision internal roads.

2.The appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

Discussion:

We have received the following communication dated September 9, 1998 from Mr. Harold Reinthaler, P. Eng., O.L.S. on behalf of the applicant for the proposed plan of subdivision:

"In the above-captioned subdivision internal local roads are proposed with a right-of-way width of 18.5m. As a result, we wish to request from the Community Council an exemption from the existing Roads Standards and Policies."

The proposed plan of subdivision is situated on the lands bound by Ferrand Drive to the east, west and north, and Rochefort Drive to the south. It has not yet received the draft plan approval from the City.

The draft plan of subdivision, submitted by Graywood Developments Ltd., indicates 8.5 metre roads on 18.5m road allowances on all proposed streets within the plan. The former City of North York Council Policy on Public Roads requires 20.0m minimum road allowances except that reduced road allowances of 18.5m may be permitted, but only for the roads that are minor loops or that end in a cul-de-sac, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Public Works. The major concern of the Works and Emergency Services Department is that within the subdivision plan, 20.0m minimum width road allowances are required whereas the applicant proposes reduced road allowances of 18.5 metres throughout the plan even though they are not minor loops. The use of reduced road allowances of 18.5m within the subdivision plan may increase long term maintenance and replacement costs for City infrastructure and for utility company plants.

The applicant has provided written correspondence from the Toronto Hydro Electric Commission and Consumers Gas Co., indicating no objection to the proposed 18.5 metre road allowances. It is also expected that Bell Canada and Rogers Cablesystems will have no objection.

Conclusion:

The department requests Council's direction on the applicant's request for exemption from the former City of North York Public Roads Policy to permit 18.5m, rather than the required 20.0m, road allowances within the proposed plan of subdivision.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Raffi Bedrosyan, P. Eng.

Chief Development Engineer

Tel: 416-395-6307

Fax: 416-395-0349

E-mail: rbedrosy@city.north-york.on.ca

Dev Tyagi, P. Eng.

Director, Engineering Services

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