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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-78-847 e. ?. "01 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAMPTON, ONTARIO LOB 1J0 R. DUPUIS, P. ENG., DIRECTOR TEL. (416) 263.2231 987.5039 REPORT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1984. REPORT NO.: WD -78 -84 SUBJECT: INSTALLATION OF FENCE AND GATES TO CONTROL VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE UNOPENED /UNIMPROVED OSHAWA /NEWCASTLE TOWNLINE ROAD ALLOWANCE IN THE 6TH CONCESSION OF THE FORMER TOWNSHIP OF DARLINGTON. RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended: 1. That this report be received; and, 2. That in order to control vehicular access and thus minimize damage and nuisance to property owners, adjacent to the Oshawa /Newcastle Townline Road allowance in the 6th Concession of the former Township of Darlington, a fence and locked gate be installed at both the north and south ends of the subject road allowance. 3. That recommendation 2 above, be subject to the condition that all abutting property owners and the City of Oshawa provide written concurrence with the proposal. ...2 Page 2 REPORT NO. WD -78 -84 4. That if the proposal proceeds, all of the abutting property owners be provided with complimentary keys to allow them access to their lands. 5. That a copy of this report be forwarded to the City of Oshawa with the request that they indicate concurrence and agree to pay fifty percent (50 %) of the cost of the fence and gate installation to be performed by the Town. REPORT: The road allowance in question has been the subject of much discussion at Council due to ongoing complaints received from Mr. Mark Hancock about its condition. More recently, the attached letter was received from Mr. Brian Lee voicing similar complaints, but proposing a solution which has been tried and found to be quite successful on two unimproved roads in the City of Oshawa. The matter was discussed with City staff who provided background material on actions taken by Oshawa in that regard. The approach proposed in this report is fairly consistent with that employed by Oshawa. The Town's Policy for unimproved roads makes provision for this type of situation but does stipulate "closure by by -law" and subsequently, fencing. In this case however, the road in question is a boundary road and closure by by -law would be quite unwieldy. Furthermore, there have been discussions of the Townline Road possibly becoming a major north -south route, and actions should not be taken which would bar such an eventuality. ...3 Page 3 REPORT NO. WD-78-84 A proposal similar to that being suggested was considered for the Union School Road in the 9th Concession of Darlington about two years ago, however, the Town Solicitor advised that the Municipality could not be selective in whom it allowed to use road allowances, and the matter did not proceed. Notwithstanding this advice, the approach has been successful in Oshawa and is achieving the desired results. It is, therefore, recommended that it be applied on the Townline Road, with the knowledge that if problems with logistics or legal matters occur, alternative action such as closure by by -law or removal of the fence and gate installation can occur. In any case, the proposal should proceed only upon written concurrence of all involved parties. Respectfully submitted, !d y R.G. Dupuis, P. Eng., Director of Public Works. RGD:jco September 11, 1984.