Closure of Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Court

and Castlefield Avenue for Vehicular Traffic Only and

To Install a Guardrail and Curbing - Ward 28, York Eglinton

The York Community Council recommends the adoption of the report (October8,1998) from the York Director of Professional Services.

The Community Council reports for the information of Council, having held a statutory public meeting on September 16, 1998, and having advertised the proposed alterations for four consecutive weeks in the Toronto Star, pursuant to Section 301 of The Municipal Act and the regulations thereunder.

The York Community Council submits the following report (October 8, 1998) from the YorkDirector of Professional Services:

Purpose:

To authorize the closure of Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Court and Castlefield Avenue.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Status:

None required.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the attached by-law to close that portion of Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Court and Castlefield Avenue be approved; and

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

Council Reference/Background History:

York Community Council at its meeting held on September 16, 1998, heard deputations from Mr.Wajid Khan, President, Dufferin Mazda and Mr. Gordon Patterson representing CastlefieldEstates concerning a proposal to close Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Court and Castlefield Avenue. Council, by motion, directed the York Director Professional Services to report next day on the feasibility of implementing a directional change in traffic, in order to increase the safety of the intersection, in consultation with Mr. W. Khan and Mr. G. Patterson.

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

The present geometric layout of the intersection is an irregular "Y-type" design, currently under stop control for vehicular traffic traversing in an easterly direction on Roselawn Avenue.

Castlefield/Roselawn Avenues are currently classified as an arterial roadway under the Official Plan, providing two-way vehicular traffic flow in an east/westerly direction.

The portion of Roselawn Avenue between Dufferin Street and Castlefield Avenue provides two-way vehicular in an east/westerly direction. Motorists presently can only enter the street from Dufferin Street, as westbound entry is currently prohibited at the Castlefield Avenue intersection. Presently the street provides access for Dufferin Mazda's service entrance and two (2) newly created streets, being Prado Court and Anastacia Court as part of the Castlefield Estates Development (former Fairbank Lumber).

The Castlefield Avenue and Roselawn Avenue intersection configuration is not a typical normal design, and as such, creates an unsafe condition for eastbound motorists entering Castlefield Avenue. During the development review process staff recommended the closure of Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Court and Castlefield Avenue to resolve the safety issue.

In accordance with Council's direction, we met with Mr. W. Khan, on site, to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a vehicular directional change on Roselawn Avenue. This meeting coincided with an earlier westbound single vehicular collision, that resulted in extensive private property damage to Dufferin Mazda and its employee's personal vehicles.

As a result of the meeting, Mr. W. Khan agreed to the closure of Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Court and Castlefield Avenue and also requested that the City extend the proposed guard rail further westerly along the south side of Castlefield Avenue to prevent future incidences, as experienced by the recent westbound single vehicular collision.

Conclusions:

In accordance with the approved Castlefield Estates Development Plan, requiring the developer to close Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Court and Castlefield Avenue, to improve overall safety for both pedestrians and vehicular traffic it is recommended the attached by-law be approved.

Contact Name:

Stephen C. Brown

York Manager Traffic/Parking

Tel: 394-2655

Fax: 394-2888

CITY OF TORONTO

DRAFT

BY-LAW NO.

To close a Portion of Roselawn Avenue

in the City of Toronto (formerly the City of York)

for Vehicular Traffic Only

WHEREAS subsection 297(9) of The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.M.45 permits Council in any by-law closing a highway to provide that the same shall only be closed for vehicular traffic and not for pedestrian traffic, and to provide for the erection of barricades to enforce the due observance of the by-law.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Council of the City of Toronto hereby enacts as follows:

1.That the portion of Roselawn Avenue between Anastacia Avenue and CastlefieldAvenue in the City of Toronto (formerly the City of York) which is designated as Part 1 on the plan deposited in the Land Registry Office for the Registry Division of Metropolitan Toronto (No. 64) as Number 64R , be closed for vehicular traffic.

2.That the appropriate City official be authorized and directed to erect a guardrail and curbs at the locations shown on the drawing attached as Schedule "A" to this by-law.

3.That this by-law shall not take effect unless and until it has been registered in the Land Registry Office for the Registry Division of Metropolitan Toronto (No. 64).

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of , 1998.

The York Community Council also submits the following report (April 27, 1998) from the YorkCommissioner of Operations Services:

Purpose:

The purpose of this report is to request Council to pass a by-law authorizing the alteration of Roselawn Avenue at Castlefield Avenue.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Status:

None required.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the City enact a by-law authorizing the alteration of Roselawn Avenue at CastlefieldAvenue; and

(2)the City Clerk be directed to publish the required notice as set out in The Municipal Act.

Council Reference/Background History:

Item 13 of Section XVIII of the subdivision/site plan agreement between Castlefield Estates Inc. And the Corporation of the City of York dated October 14, 1997, states that:

"The owner agrees to complete, at its sole expense, the works required for the closing of a portion of Roselawn Avenue abutting the lands in accordance with the plans listed in Schedule 'D' and said work shall be completed within twelve (12) months following the first occupancy of any building constructed on the lands."

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

To accommodate a residential subdivision development on the east side of Dufferin Street between Roselawn Avenue and the CN Railway right-of-way, the Operations Services Department requires that the owner of the subdivision close Roselawn Avenue at Castlefield Avenue and realign the section of Roselawn Avenue, west of Castlefield Avenue.

The purpose of the alteration which is shown on Appendix I, is to improve the overall safety for both pedestrians and vehicular traffic at the intersection.

In order to proceed with this work, Council must pass a by-law to stop up and close Roselawn Avenue. Section 301 of The Municipal Act provides that before passing a by-law for stopping up, altering, widening, diverting, selling or leading a highway for establishing or laying out a highway, notice of the proposed by-law shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks, and further that Council shall hear any person who claims that this land will be prejudicially affected by the by-law and who applies to be heard.

In addition, under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, this type of project, which has minor environmental significance, is approved subject to the screening process. With this in mind, public notice for the project has been prepared. This notice will be delivered to residents/businesses affected by the works on or after May 27, 1998.

Conclusions:

In order to proceed with the road improvement work on Roselawn Avenue at Castlefield Avenue, it is necessary that authority be granted for the introduction of a bill in Council in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix III.

Contact Name:

Chi H. Ng, P.Eng.

York Director of Professional Services

Tel: 394-2648

Fax: 394-2888

The York Community Council also submits the following communication (June 8, 1998) from Mr.WajidKhan, President, Dufferin Mazda to Mr. Stephen Brown, York Manager, Traffic/Parking:

Further to our telephone conversation, please consider this an objection to the parkette planned to block off Roselawn Avenue at Anastasia Court on the following grounds:

(1)It would cause complete chaos with the residents of over 40 new homes trying to get on to a very busy Dufferin Street at anytime, especially during the morning and afternoon rush hours. At present, traffic can go either way towards Marlee Avenue via CastlefieldAvenue or Dufferin Street via Roselawn Avenue. Closing one artery would be absolutely counter productive and will cause traffic jams.

(2)It would block off the entry to our property which is not acceptable.

(3)It will also cause residents of the 40 homes to access Castlefield Avenue only via Dufferin Mazda property which is once again unacceptable.

It is imperative that an alternate acceptable plan be worked out rather than the present one.

Suggestion:

I personally do not think any change is necessary.

It is suggested that two traffic signals be placed, one on Castlefield Avenue and one on RoselawnAvenue. The one on Castlefield Avenue coordinated with the Dufferin Street and Castlefield Avenue signal and the one on Roselawn Avenue, just west of Anastasia Court, with a short green of 15 to 20 seconds. Since Roselawn Avenue is already a one-way street, therefore there will be no oncoming traffic and there will no merging required as the Castlefield Avenue traffic would be stopped on the red light, while Roselawn Avenue traffic is exiting, and vice versa.