Draft By-law to Stop Up and Close a Portion
of the Public Highway Longview Drive and to
Authorize the Sale thereof
The North York Community Council reports that pursuant to Clause 10
of Report No. 11 of the North York Community Council, as adopted by
Council on December 14, 15 and 16, 1999; and pursuant to Clause 4 of
Report No. 7 of the Planning and Transportation Committee, as adopted
by Council on December 14, 15 and 16, 1999, notice of the public hearing
held by the North York Community Council on January 18, 2000 with
respect to the proposed by-law to stop-up and close a portion (the
southerly 50 feet) of the public highway Longview Drive and to authorize
the sale thereof was published in the Toronto Star on December 27,
1999, January 3, 10 and 17, 2000 and that at the public hearing no one
appeared to address the North York Community Council.
The North York Community Council had before it a communication
(January 12, 2000) from J.M. Darvill, outlining his objection to the sale
of the southerly 50 feet of Longview Drive since it would result in the
removal of the residential house at 15 Longview Drive to make way for
Hospital expansion; and outlining his objection to the sale of the
remainder of Longview Drive although not under consideration by the
North York Community Council, since mature trees would be sacrificed;
access to the parking lots on the west side of the Hospital would be
compromised as would truck deliveries with dangerous one lane exit
and entry, assuming one half was purchased by himself and the other
half purchased by Humber River Regional Hospital.
The North York Community Council recommends that as the
requirements of the Municipal Act have been fulfilled and no evidence
has been presented to the North York Community Council to persuade
it that the proposed by-law should not be enacted, that the by-law to
stop-up and close a portion of the public highway Longview Drive and
to authorize the sale thereof, in the form of the following draft by-law, be
enacted by Council.
CITY OF TORONTO
Bill No.
BY-LAW No. -2000
To stop up and close a portion of the public highway Longview Drive
and to authorize the sale thereof
WHEREAS it is recommended that a portion of the public highway
Longview Drive be stopped up and closed as a public highway and be
sold to the abutting owner on terms and conditions to be determined by
Council;
AND WHEREAS notice of the proposed by-law to stop up and close
the said portion of Longview Drive and to authorize the sale thereof was
published in __________________ on ____________________;
The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
1. The portion of the public highway Longview Drive, described as
follows:
In the City of Toronto (formerly the City of North York) and
Province of Ontario, being composed of part of the Public
Highway Longview Drive, formerly Keith Street, on Plan M-413 registered in the Land Registry Office for the Land
Titles Division of Metropolitan Toronto (No. 66), the
boundaries of the land being described as follows:
COMMENCING at the south-easterly angle of Lot 375 on
said Plan M-413, said point being the north-westerly angle of
the part of Longview Drive closed by Borough of North York
By-law 25792 (Instrument A-459545) designated as Part 2 on
Plan 66R-7544;
THENCE northerly along the westerly limit of the Longview
Drive 15.24 metres, more or less, to the north-easterly angle
of the said Lot 375;
THENCE easterly parallel to the northerly limit of the said
Part 2 on Plan 66R-7544 a distance of 20.12 metres, more or
less, to the north-westerly angle of Lot 384 on the said Plan
M-413, said point being in the easterly limit of the Longview
Drive;
THENCE southerly along the easterly limit of the Longview
Drive 15.24 metres, more or less, to the south-westerly angle
of the said Lot 384, said point being the north-easterly angle
of the said Part 2 on Plan 66R-7544;
THENCE westerly along the northerly limit of the said Part
2 on Plan 66R-7544 a distance of 20.12 metres, more or less
to the point of commencement.
The easterly and westerly limits of Longview Drive as
confirmed under the Boundaries Act by Plan BA-571 (D-253,
see A-463289).
Being part of Parcel 3000 in the Register for Section West
York
is hereby stopped up and closed as a public highway.
2. The soil and freehold of the portion of the public highway stopped
up and closed by Section 1 of this By-law shall be sold to the
abutting owner on terms and conditions to be determined by
Council.
ENACTED AND PASSED this day of , A.D. 2000.
MEL LASTMAN, NOVINA WONG,
Mayor City Clerk
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The North York Community Council also submits the following communication
(January 12, 2000) from Mr. James M. Darvill:
I am unable to attend the upcoming meeting on January 18, 2000,
regarding the proposed surplus status for the remainder of Longview
Drive, south of Pelmo Crescent and Queenslea Avenue. In my
deputation to Council at the December 2nd, 1999 meeting (copy attached)
I strongly objected to the sale of the southerly 50 feet of Longview Drive
since it would result in the removal of the residential house at 15
Longview to make way for Hospital expansion. Now that Council is
considering the sale of the remainder of Longview Drive south of Pelmo
Crescent, I must strongly object again.
I am an abutting property owner (67 Pelmo Crescent) and taxes have
been paid on this corner lot for 50 years. My private asphalt driveway
adjacent to 15 Longview provides access for my tenant's two
automobiles. Snow removal, salting, cleaning, road maintenance, a fire
hydrant etc. are all services that are a homeowner's right. Mature trees
would be sacrificed if Council were to sell off this road. Access to the
parking lots on the west side of the Hospital would be comprised as
would truck deliveries with dangerous one lane exit and entry, assuming
one half was purchased by us and the other half purchased by Humber
River Regional Hospital.
