Draft By-law - To Stop Up and Close Parts

of the Public Highways - Yonge Street and

Lawrence Avenue East (North Toronto)

The Toronto Community Council recommends that a by-law in the form of the draft by-law be enacted, and that the necessary Bills be introduced in Council to give effect thereto.

The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, that pursuant to Clause 52 of Report No. 14 of the Toronto Community Council, titled "Stop Up and Closing - Portions of Public Highway adjacent to Lawrence Subway Station (North Toronto)", which was adopted without amendment by City Council at its meeting held on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998, notice with respect to the proposed enactment of the draft by-law was advertised in a daily newspaper on April 6, 13, 20 and 27, 1999, and no one addressed the Toronto Community Council.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following Draft By-law from the City Solicitor:

Authority:Toronto Community Council

Report No. ( ), as adopted

May 11, 1999.

CITY OF TORONTO

Bill No.

BY-LAW No. -1999

To stop up and close parts of the public highways Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue East

WHEREAS by Clause of Toronto Community Council Report No. , as adopted by Council at its meeting held on May 11, 1999, it is recommended that parts of the public highways Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue East be stopped up and closed as public highways;

AND WHEREAS notice of Council's intention to stop up and close the said parts of Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue East was advertised in a daily newspaper on 1999.

The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:

1.Parts of the public highways Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue East, described as follows:

In the City of Toronto and Province of Ontario, being composed of parts of the Public Highways Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue East dedicated by Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto By-law 161-74 registered in the Land Registry Office for the Metropolitan Toronto Registry Division (No. 64) as Instrument CT89806, being part of Lot 6 in Concession 1, East of Yonge Street, in the Geographic Township of York, designated as Parts 1 and 3 on Plan 63R-763 deposited in the said Land Registry Office

are hereby stopped up and closed as public highways.

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of , A.D. 1999.

MEL LASTMAN,NOVINA WONG,

MayorCity Clerk

The Toronto Community Council also submits Clause 52 of the Toronto Community Council Report No. 14, titled "Stop Up and Closing - Portions of Public Highway adjacent to Lawrence Subway Station (North Toronto)", which was adopted, without amendment, by City Council at its meeting held on November 25, 26 and 27, 1998:

(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