Item - 2023.TE2.38

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the continuation of the closure of the east sidewalk and a 4.3-metre-wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Jarvis Street, between a point 54 metres south of Gerrard Street East and a point 30.5 metres further south and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the northbound curb lane, from February 8, 2023 to December 31, 2024.

2. 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.

3. 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.

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

5. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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.

6. City Council direct the applicant to continue to ensure 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. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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

11. City Council direct the applicant to continue a Construction Management Working Group that meets monthly and invite local stakeholders including Transportation Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Building, adjacent neighbours, local resident groups and local Business Improvement Areas.

12. City Council direct the applicant to continue 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.
  

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

14. City Council direct the applicant to continue to construct and maintain a fully covered, protected, unobstructed and wheelchair accessible pedestrian walkway for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit.

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

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

CentreCourt is constructing a 45-storey residential condominium building at 319-323 Jarvis Street. The east sidewalk and a 4.3-metre-wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Jarvis Street, between a point 54 metres south of Gerrard Street East and a point 30.5 metres further south is currently closed for construction staging operations. A temporary pedestrian walkway is provided within the closed portion of the northbound curb lane.

City Council, at its meeting on July 14, 15 and 16, 2021, approved an extension to the subject construction staging area from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. At the time, the developer indicated they would require the staging area for a total of 40 months, from September 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024.

As the previous permit was only approved for a 16-month period, the developer has requested an extension of the duration of the construction staging areas 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 on Jarvis Street for an additional 23 months, from February 8, 2023 to December 31, 2024 in order to complete the construction of the development.