DEDICATION OF CITY-OWNED LANDS TO WIDEN LANE BEHIND BERESFORD AVENUE PROPERTIES

Ward 27, York Humber

Director, Transportation Services, District 1

(March 17, 1999)

Advising that in September 1975, the Borough of York Council authorized the sale of Borough-owned lands at the rear of properties on Beresford Avenue; that the affected lands consisted of part of a strip of land 24 feet wide at the rear of the premises of numbers 559 to 579 Beresford Avenue which separated these properties from a 10-foot wide public lane; that the Council also approved the retention of a 5-foot wide strip for future widening of the lane; that in June 1976, the Borough of York Council approved the retention of 10 feet for the future widening, with the balance of the lands being sold to the abutting property owners; that in accordance with the June 1976 decision of the Borough of York Council, part of the 24-foot wide strip of land at the rear of the premises at 559to579 Beresford Avenue was sold to the owners of these properties, however the step of actually dedicating them as a public highway was never taken; the owners of the two affected properties have recently requested that either they be granted a right-of-way over the lands the municipality retained, or that the lands be dedicated at this time as a widening to the lane; that the request of the owners is reasonable as otherwise their properties do not legally have access to the lane which provides access to the private garages on their properties; and recommending that;

(1) the lands identifies as Parts 1 and 3 on Reference Plan 64R-5075 be laid out and dedicated for public highway purposes and form a widening to the adjacent public land; and

(2) the appropriate City officials be authorized to take whatever action is necessary to give effect thereto, including the introduction in Council of any Bills that might be required.