Stop Up and Closing - Portions of Public
Highway adjacent to Lawrence Subway Station
(North Toronto)
(City Council on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998, adopted this Clause, without amendment.)
The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (October 29, 1998) from the
Director, Transportation Services, District 1:
Purpose:
To obtain authority for the stopping-up and closing of the portions of the public highway currently dedicated to form part of
Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue East by Metropolitan By-law No. 161-74, and designating the lands as park lands in
order to accommodate landscaping in the area.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Funds to cover the out of pocket expenses for the statutory processing of the stopping-up and closing in the estimated
amount of $3,500.00, are accommodated in Capital Fund Code No. 294-800.
Recommendations:
1.That the portions of the public highway shown as Areas A, B and C on the attached Plan SYE2896, dated October 19,
1998, be stopped-up and closed as public highway and placed under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Economic
Development, Culture and Tourism;
2.That the portion of the public highway shown as Area B on the attached Plan SYE2896, once stopped-up and closed as
public highway, continue to be maintained as a taxi turnaround and stand;
3.That easements be reserved, if necessary, for the City and Utility Companies, over the entire portion of the public
highway to be closed, for access, operation, use, inspection, repair, maintenance, reconstruction or alteration of the existing
utilities and for the construction of additional or new services; and
4.That the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect to the
foregoing, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that might be required.
Comments:
Works and Emergency Services has received a request from Councillor Michael Walker, to stop-up and close the portions
of the public highway, shown as Areas A, B and C on the attached Plan SYE2896, and to declare this land as "open space".
Areas A and C will be landscaped, including the planting of trees, grading the lands and the installation of benches, while
Area B, which is currently used as a taxi turnaround and stand to serve the subway station will be maintained. Although the
lands were dedicated many years ago, they have never served a public highway purpose, and thus, it is appropriate that they
be formally assigned for parkette purposes.
Due to time constraints associated with meeting the deadline for the Toronto Community Council meeting of November 12,
1998, it has not been possible to determine in detail the extent of municipal services or utilities within these lands, or to
give the required notice pursuant to the screening process set out in "Schedule B" of the Class Environmental Assessment
for Municipal Road Projects under the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). In this instance, since the lands are to
remain in City ownership and any improvements would be landscaping, there will be no immediate impacts on utilities.
The Departmental identification of municipal services and utilities and EAA notice will be completed prior to the
introduction of the necessary Bills in Council.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Laurie Robertson, Project Technician - Street and Lane Closings (392-7711)
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Yonge/Lawrence