From: Councillor Grimes <Councillor_Grimes@toronto.ca>
Date:
October 14, 2015 4:09:52 PM EDT
Subject:
RE: Garbage/Recyling Bin, Guardrail, and Park bench follow up issue
#2149, 2045
Good
Afternoon:
Sorry
for my delay in getting back to you. I was awaiting a response from City staff
to determine the ownership of the greenspace at the bottom of Fourth Street.
I have
had a response back from a Title and Status Surveyor with Land & Property
Surveys with the Engineering and Construction Services, in regards to the
properties at 51 Lake Shore Drive and 53 Lake Shore Drive. I have been advised
the following information:
51 Lake
Shore Drive is on the east side of Fourth St and there have been other
questions about the southerly limit of this land.
To
reiterate, there is no City owned land along the south
side of 51 Lake Shore Drive or along the waterfront on either side of the
extension of Fourth St. It is all Provincial and private property.
The
extension of Fourth Street to the water is the current area in question.
This is
all part of Fourth Street and is under Transportation Services' jurisdiction.
According
to City mapping it appears that 53 Lake Shore Drive has been maintaining the
portion of Fourth Street south of the guard rail since amalgamation and maybe
before that.
According
to Google Street view (attached) it looks like the natural extension of the
yard is at 53 Lake Shore Drive.
I have
been told that the property owner of 53 Lake Shore Drive is to reasonable
assume the greenspace adjacent to her property should be considered to be a
part of her boulevard and is her responsibility to maintain the greenspace of
the untraveled portion of Fourth Street south of the guardrail, (under Municipal Code, Use of Streets and Sidewalks 743-36, and
743-37) although I am waiting to get proper
clarification of this conclusion. I have attached to this email the information
on these Municipal Codes for you to read if you wish.
If this
greenspace is indeed considered to be a part of 53 Lake Shore Drives boulevard,
then it cannot be considered to be a public parkette so a garbage/recycling
bin, and bench cannot be placed at this location. I'm sorry I could not help
you further with this matter.
I hope
this information has been helpful to you.
Best
Regards,
Michelle
Telfeyan
Constituency
Assistant
To Councillor Mark
Grimes
Ward 6, Etobicoke
Lakeshore
Phone: (416) 397-9272
Email: mtelfey2@toronto.ca
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West,
Suite C48
Toronto, ON M5H2N2
Tel: (416)
397-9273 Fax: (416) 397-9279
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