Item - 2023.TE2.35

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the west sidewalk and the southbound curb lane on Jarvis Street, between McClear Place and a point 44 metres south, from February 8, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

2. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash or sweep (weather permitting) the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

3. City Council direct the applicant to continue to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

4. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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.

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrian, cyclist and motorist safety is considered at all times.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the 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.

7. City Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and the Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

8. City Council direct the applicant to continue to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

9. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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.

10. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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.

11. City Council direct the applicant to continue to create a publicly accessible website with regular construction updates and post the website address on the construction site hoarding, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

12. City Council direct the applicant to continue to mitigate light pollution by installing a shield/barrier on any lighting standards being used for construction purposes within the site in close proximity to adjacent residential properties, such as cranes.

13. City Council direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to continue to maintain any bike lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the cycling lanes.

14. City Council, in areas where no cycling lanes exist, direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to continue to install sharrow markings onto the roadway and display appropriate signage on the hoarding board to inform motorists and cyclists to safely share the road.

15. City Council direct the applicant to continue to establish a Construction Management Working Group that meets monthly and invites local stakeholders including Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Building, adjacent neighbours and local resident groups.

16. City Council direct the applicant to continue to email monthly construction progress reports to the local Councillor, local residents' association; and the Business Improvement Area Board of Management.

17. City Council direct that Jarvis Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Jarvis Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

Jarvis Carlton Limited Partnership is constructing a 34 storey mixed use residential condominium development at 308-314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street. The site is located at the south-west corner of Jarvis Street and McClear Place. The west sidewalk and a portion of the southbound curb lane on Jarvis Street are currently closed for construction staging operations. Pedestrian operations on the west side of Jarvis Street are maintained in a 1.7 metre-wide covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the existing lane.

City Council, at its meeting on December 15, 16 and 17, 2021, approved the subject construction staging area, between McClear Place and a point 44 metres south, from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. At the time, the developer indicated they would require the staging area for a total of 27 months, from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024.

As the previous permit was only approved for a 12-month period, and as the developer has had delays due to labour and supply issues, the developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging area on Jarvis Street in order to complete the construction of the development.

Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area from February 8, 2023 to September 30, 2024 to allow for the construction of the development to be completed.