Proposal to Stop-Up, Close and Sell Portions of the Alcide Street,
Codlin Crescent and Steeles Avenue West Road Allowances
(Rexdale-Thistletown)
The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (May 17, 1999) from the
Commissioner of Corporate Services:
Purpose:
To authorize the stopping-up, closing, and offering for sale of part of the Alcide Street, Codlin Crescent, and Steeles
Avenue West road allowances.
Financial Implications:
The City will realize revenue from the eventual sale and exchange of these lands.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)the portions of Alcide Street, Codlin Crescent, and Steeles Avenue West road allowances, shown in heavy outline on
the attached plan, be declared surplus to City requirements and stopped-up, closed, and offered for sale to the abutting
owner/s, subject to the reservation of any necessary easements for municipal services or public utilities;
(2)the appropriate City officials be authorized to give notice to the public of the intention to stop-up, close, and sell the
subject portions of road allowances; and
(3)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
Background:
The subject property is in the former City of Etobicoke.
Signet Development Corporation (Signet), the abutting owner, has requested that the City take the steps necessary to
stop-up, close, and sell the various portions of road allowances so that they can be assembled with their property for
purposes of industrial development. Part of the proposal provides for Signet to exchange land with the City for the
relocation of Alcide Street.
Comments:
The subject property includes portions of the Alcide Street, Codlin Crescent, and Steeles Avenue West road allowances
adjacent to an industrial land assembly completed by Signet. In order to maximize the potential land uses, the relocation to
the west of part of Alcide Street is proposed. Other remnant pieces of Steeles Avenue West and Codlin Crescent are
contemplated to be included in the exchange.
A poll was taken to determine if there exists any municipal interest in retaining the properties and no interest was
expressed in these parcels of land other than for the reservation of any easements required for municipal services or public
utilities.
Conclusion:
The property is not required for municipal purposes and should be declared surplus and sold to the abutting owner/s.
Contact Name:
Francois (Frank) G. Bedard, Manager, Realty Services, Etobicoke-York Districts
Telephone: (416) 394-8096; Fax No.: (416) 394-8895 (ecc99081.wpd)
The Etobicoke Community Council also submits the following report (June 16, 1999) from the Director,
Community Planning, West District:
Purpose:
To advise Community Council that the Province=s plans for a potential future transitway station on the north side of
Steeles Avenue West, between Albion Road and Alcide Street, will not affect the proposed westward relocation of Alcide
Street.
Financial Implications:
City Funding is not required. There are no implications on capital or operating budgets.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Commissioner of Corporate Services= report, dated May 17, 1999, concerning the stopping-up,
closing and sale of portions of the Alcide Street, Codlin Crescent, and Steeles Avenue West road allowances, be advanced
for consideration by Community Council.
Background:
At its meeting on May 26, 1999, Etobicoke Community Council deferred consideration of a report from the Commissioner
of Corporate Services, dated May 17, 1999, regarding the stopping-up, closing and sale of portions of the Alcide Street,
Codlin Crescent, and Steeles Avenue West road allowances, required in conjunction with the proposed westward
relocation of Alcide Street. The relocation of Alcide Street is proposed by Signet Development Corporation to facilitate the
consolidation and development of their land holdings south of Steeles Avenue West.
Staff recommended deferral of the report pending the resolution of property protection and access issues concerning the
Province=s plans for a potential future transitway station on the north side of Steeles Avenue West, between Albion Road
and Alcide Street, in the Highway 407/Parkway Belt West Corridor.
Comments:
City Planning Division staff, in consultation with Transportation Services Division staff, have concluded their discussions
with the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario (MTO), concerning the proposed transitway station. MTO has agreed to revise
their access plan to be compatible with the proposed westward relocation of Alcide Street.
Staff are now in a position to seek authority from Community Council to proceed with the closure of portions of road
allowances required in conjunction with the proposed relocation of Alcide Street and to finalize associated land exchanges.
Conclusion:
MTO has agreed to reconfigure access to the potential future transitway station to be compatible with the proposed
westward relocation of Alcide Street. The Commissioner of Corporate Services= report, dated May 17, 1999, concerning
the stopping-up, closing and sale of portions of the Alcide Street, Codlin Crescent, and Steeles Avenue West road
allowances should be advanced for consideration by Community Council.
Contact Name:
Mike Wehkind, Program Coordinator, Transportation Planning, West District
Tel: (416) 394-8217; Fax: (416) 394-6063
