Proposal to Stop-Up, Close, and Sell Part of the Government Road

Road Allowance (Kingsway-Humber)

The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (May17,1999) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services:

Purpose:

To authorize the stopping-up, closing, and offering for sale of part of the GovernmentRoad road allowance.

Financial Implications:

The City will realize revenue from the eventual sale of these lands.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the portion of the Government Road road allowance, shown hatched and cross-hatched 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 portion of road allowance; and

(3)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

Background:

The abutting owner at 43MillCove has requested that the City take the steps necessary to sell part of the adjacent unused road allowance so that it can be assembled with his property to allow for an addition to be built onto the existing house. He is only interested in acquiring a triangular portion of the unused road in order to effectively square off his irregular-shaped lot.

Comments:

The subject property is part of the untravelled road allowance for Government Road. The abutting owner to the south at 43MillCove has been utilizing the land for several years as additional sideyard without any formal agreement with the City.

The land to the north is owned by the Toronto & Region Conservation Authority. To the east of the site is a very steep embankment leading down to the Humber River Valley. Due to the setback required as a result of the steep embankment, the unused road allowance could not be developed as an independent building lot.

A poll was taken to determine if there exists any municipal interest in retaining this property and no interest was expressed in this parcel of land. Easements may be required to be reserved for existing municipal services. Works staff have advised that the property may be encumbered by the foundations of an abandoned sanitary sewer pumping house including an overflow sewer for which they have no record of their removal.

Conclusion:

The property is not required for municipal purposes and should be declared surplus and sold to the abutting owner/s. The balance of the land not required to square off the lot at 43MillCove could be offered to the Toronto & Region Conservation Authority to add to their holdings.

Contact Name:

Francois (Frank) G. Bedard, Manager, Realty Services, Etobicoke-York Districts

Tel.: (416) 394-8096; Fax: (416) 394-8895