Fire Routes - Various Locations
The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report
(May11,1999) from the City Clerk:
Purpose:
To obtain Council approval for the enactment of the appropriate by-law to allow the
construction and maintenance of a fire route at various locations.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
The property owner is required to pay the cost for the installation of the fire route signs, by
Works and Emergency Services, in addition to any signs that may require replacing in the
future.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)Chapter 134-20 of the Etobicoke Municipal Code be amended by adding the following
locations to Schedule 'B', "Lands Upon Which Fire Routes Are to be Constructed and
Maintained":
10 Blackfriar Avenue; 41 Blackfriar Avenue; 25 Bridesburg Drive; 55 Bridesburg Drive;
2116Kipling Avenue; 250-300 Manitoba Street; 24 Montgomery Road; 25Queen'sPlateDrive;
100 Vulcan Street; and 90 Woodbine Downs Boulevard; and
(2)the appropriate by-law be enacted by City Council.
Background:
On April 8, 1975, "An Act respecting the Borough of Etobicoke" received Royal Assent. A
portion of the Act, Section 2, allows the Corporation to pass by-laws regulating and
designating fire routes. Each property requires the enactment of two by-laws; (1) to allow the
Works and Emergency Services Department to install and maintain the required number of
fire route signs on each property, and (2) to allow appropriate officials to tag and/or remove
vehicles illegally parked within the designated fire route area.
In instances when changes have been made to a property, such as additions to existing
buildings, the construction of additional new buildings on the site or revisions to the parking
areas, it is necessary to amend the designating fire route by-law.
Comments:
It is appropriate for Etobicoke Community Council to authorize the enactment of this by-law.
Similar by-laws will be presented to Community Council on an ongoing basis. As all former
area municipalities have different procedures for processing fire routes, revisions to
Etobicoke's existing procedures may be amended in the future.
Conclusions:
In keeping with Toronto Fire Services regulations, it is appropriate to enact this by-law to
provide for the construction and maintenance of fire routes and to allow the By-Law
Enforcement Officers to tag vehicles that are illegally parked in fire route zones.
Contact Name:
Vicki Tytaneck, Manager, Legislative Services
Tel: (416) 394-8080
