Item - 2022.TE32.47

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Authorized the closure a portion of the public laneway, between Rosehill Avenue and a point 50 metres north, from May 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025.

2. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

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

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

5. Directed the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

6. Directed the applicant to install appropriate temporary construction signage and to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

7. Directed the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

8. Directed the applicant to post 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.

9. Directed the applicant to provide and install 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.

10. Directed that the public laneway be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

Daniels Corporation is constructing a 17-storey mixed-use building with ground floor at retail 1365-1375 Yonge Street. The site is located on the northeast corner of Yonge Street and Rosehill Avenue.

Construction of the development will be undertaken in two phases. Phase 1 of the construction includes excavation, piling and shoring operations. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close a portion of the north-south laneway, abutting the site, for a period of 41 months, from May 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025, in order to accommodate construction activities. The requested construction staging area will result in closure of laneway access/egress for vehicular traffic at Rosehill Avenue. However, laneway access/egress at Pleasant Boulevard will be maintained. Pedestrian operations within the laneway will be maintained, including an emergency egress for pedestrians at Rosehill Avenue.

The development will be constructed from grade level to completion of the project in Phase 2 and involves the closure of the north sidewalk and a portion of the westbound lane on Rosehill Avenue for a period of 35 months, from November, 2022 to September 30, 2025.  A report will be submitted Q4 2022 for the aforementioned closure.