Item - 2019.TE10.28

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Authorized the continuation of the closure of the sidewalk and a portion of the southbound lane on the east side of Ontario Street between a point 9 metres south of Richmond Street East and a point 80 metres further south and the provision of a protected pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the southbound lane, from November 2, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

2. Directed the applicant to continue posting a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

3. Directed the applicant to continue providing and installing public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

4. Directed the applicant to continue sweeping the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

5. Directed the applicant to continue pressure washing the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

6. Directed the applicant to continue ensuring that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

7. Directed the applicant to continue consulting and communicating all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

8. Directed the applicant to continue installing appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

9. Directed that Ontario Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete. 

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws.

Bel-East Corp. is constructing a 25-storey residential condominium building at 53 Ontario Street. The sidewalk and southbound curb lane on the east side of Ontario Street abutting the site are closed to accommodate construction staging operations for the development. Toronto and East York Community Council, at its meeting on September 6, 2017, authorized the subject construction staging area from September 13, 2017 to November 1, 2019.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area on Ontario Street for an additional eight months (i.e. from November 2, 2019 to June 30, 2020) in order to complete the construction of the development.

The developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging area on Ontario Street, as the site has experienced a number of construction delays due to inclement weather, equipment malfunction and delay to relocation of the overhead hydro wires fronting the site