Item - 2024.TE12.60

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1.  Authorized the closure of a 1.8 metre wide portion of the north-south public laneway (west of St. George Street), between a point 24 metres north of Sussex Avenue and a point 36 metres further north, from March 31, 2024 to September 30, 2025, inclusive to accommodate construction staging operations.

2.  Rescinded the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday.; 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday, for maximum period of 3 hours, on the west side of St. George Street, between a point 54.5 metres north of Sussex Avenue and a point 12 metres north.

3.  Directed the applicant to sweep the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, 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 signage and request the applicant to maintain all sightlines to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times.

7.  Directed the applicant 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.

8.  Directed the applicant 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.

9.  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.

10.  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.

11.  Directed the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to maintain any bicycle lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the cycling lanes.

12.  Directed the applicant to cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work.

13.  Directed that the public laneway and St. George Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

14.  Directed the applicant to provide monthly community meetings, to discuss any concerns raised by the community.

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

Urbacon Buildings Group Inc. is constructing a four-storey addition to an existing institutional building at 2 Sussex Avenue. The site is located on the north-west corner of Sussex Avenue and St. George Street.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to close a portion of the north-south public laneway, abutting the site for a period of 18 months, from March 31, 2024 to September 30, 2025 to facilitate construction staging operations.

The construction staging area will result in the loss of two on-street parking machine spaces on the west side of St. George Street.