Request for an Encroachment Agreement - 230 Meadowvale Road
Southwest Corner of Meadowvale Road and Highway 2A, Former
City of Scarborough - Lot 128, Registrar's Compiled Plan 9887
(Ward 16 - Scarborough Highland Creek)
The Corporate Services Committee recommends the adoption of the following report
(April21, 1999) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services:
Purpose:
To seek authority for an encroachment agreement to permit an existing building corner, a
wood deck and a concrete step, which encroach onto the Highway 2A and Meadowvale Road
road allowances, to remain.
Funding:
Revenue of $350.00 plus disbursements will be credited to Legal Services Division of the
Corporate Services Department.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)the City enter into an encroachment agreement with the owner of 230 Meadowvale Road
to permit a portion of the existing building corner, a wood deck and a concrete step, which
encroach up to 0.33 metres onto the Highway 2A and Meadowvale Road road allowances, to
remain. The area of the proposed encroachments is shown on the attached sketch, Schedule
"A" and will be subject to:
(a)the owner providing proof of insurance satisfactory to the City's Manager of Risk and
Insurance;
(b)the owner agreeing to maintain the encroachment in good condition; and
(c)the owner paying the standard $350.00 administration fee plus disbursements and G.S.T.
for the encroachment agreement; and
(2)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to
give effect thereto.
History:
The property at 230 Meadowvale Road is located at the southwest corner of Meadowvale
Road and Highway 2A in the former City of Scarborough. Improvements on the site include a
two-storey residence with its northwest corner and a small triangular section of a wood deck
encroaching onto the road allowance for Highway 2A. In addition, a concrete step leading to
the front of the house encroaches about 0.3 metres onto the Meadowvale Road road
allowance; all encroachments are illustrated on the survey plan attached (Schedule "A").
Highway 2A was transferred to the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto by Order in
Council No.647/97. A 8-foot high chain link fence was erected along the southerly limit of the
road allowance for the purpose of preventing access from abutting lands including 230
Meadowvale Road. The fence was diverted about 4 feet north into the road allowance near the
rear of the building creating a small side yard and permitting access to the rear yard along the
north side of the house.
Mr. Scott Magder, a solicitor acting on behalf of the owner of 230 Meadowvale Road, has
requested an encroachment agreement to permit the encroachments, as revealed by the survey,
to remain.
Comments:
A circulation to City Departments, outside agencies, utility companies and the Ward
Councillors resulted in no objections to the proposed encroachment request.
The encroachment policy of the former City of Scarborough considered the minor
encroachment of structures such as garages, eavestroughs, steps, retaining walls, etc. to be
"Specific Encroachments", subject to a one time administrative charge of $350.00.
Conclusion:
The section of wood deck, building corner and the concrete step which encroach onto
Highway 2A and Meadowvale Road are considered minor and do not pose a problem to the
road operations. Meadowvale Road is dead-ended at its intersection with Highway 2A.
Approval of the requested encroachment will enable the applicant to maintain the existing
structures in a reasonable condition.
Contact Name:
Neubert Li, Real Estate Administrator, (416) 396-7422, Fax No. (416) 396-4241, E-mail
Address: li@city.scarborough.on.ca.
(A copy of the 'Plan of Survey' attached to the foregoing report was forwarded to all Members
of Council with the May 20, 1999, agenda of the Corporate Services Committee and a copy
thereof is also on file in the office of the City Clerk.)