Etobicoke Fire Route By-law
The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report
(July 17, 1998) from the City Clerk:
Purpose:
To obtain Council approval for the enactment of appropriate by-laws to allow the
construction and maintenance of fire routes at certain locations in Etobicoke, as well as
approving the final designation of fire routes to enable by-law enforcement officers to tag
illegally parked vehicles within the designated fire routes.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The property owner is required to pay the cost for the installation of the fire route signs, by
the Works Department, in addition to any signs that may require replacing, in the future.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) Chapter 134-20 of the Etobicoke Municipal Code be amended by adding the following
locations to Schedule 'B', "Lands Upon Which Fire Routes Are to be Constructed and
Maintained":
630 Evans Avenue
(2)the final designation of Fire Routes under Chapter 134 of the Etobicoke Municipal Code
be approved at the following location:
22-66 Guided Court
(3)the appropriate by-laws be enacted by City Council.
Background:
On April 8, 1975 "An Act respecting the Borough of Etobicoke" received Royal Assent. A
portion of the Act, Section 2, allows the Corporation to pass by-laws regulating and
designating fire routes. Each property requires the enactment of two by-laws; (1) to allow
the Works Department to install and maintain the required number of fire route signs on
each property, and (2) to allow appropriate officials to tag and/or remove vehicles illegally
parked within the designated fire route area.
In instances when changes have been made to a property, such as additions to existing
buildings, the construction of additional new buildings on the site or revisions to the parking
areas, it is necessary to amend the designating fire route by-law.
Comments:
It is appropriate for Etobicoke Community Council to authorize the enactment of these
by-laws. Similar By-laws will be presented to Community Council on an ongoing basis. As
all former area municipalities have different procedures for processing fire routes, revisions
to Etobicoke's existing procedures may be amended in the future.
Conclusion:
In keeping with the Fire Department's regulations, it is appropriate to enact these by-laws to
provide for the construction and maintenance of fire routes and to allow the By-law
Enforcement Officers to tag vehicles that are illegally parked in fire route zones.
Contact Name:
Teresa Robillard, Clerk's Department
Tel: (416) 394-8081