Minutes
Development & Heritage Standing Committee
Monday, December 09, 2019

someone wants to close the alley for other reasons and brings an application forward. Whenever a request is made the alley closing policy is referred to.

Michael Cooke, Manager Planning Policy, Deputy City Planner appears before the Development and Heritage Standing Committee regarding the administrative report Close and Convey the North/South Alley Between Drouillard Rd and Henry Ford Center Drive, South of Richmond St. – SAA/5709- Applicant: Drouillar Place 1102 Drouillard Rd. – Ward 5 and indicates that all alleys are different and many requests can be made for different reasons. The City’s direction is to close as many of these alleys so that the risk to the City is decreased.

Moved by: Councillor Sleiman

Seconded by: Councillor Morrison

Decision Number: DHSC 114

  1. That the 3.66 metres wide north/south alley located on the south side of Richmond Street, between Drouillard Road and Henry Ford Centre Drive, as shown on Drawing No. CC-1748 attached as Appendix “A”, BE ASSUMED for subsequent closure;

  2. That the 3.66 metres wide north/south alley located on the south side of Richmond Street, between Drouillard Road and Henry Ford Centre Drive, as shown on Drawing No. CC-1748 attached as Appendix “A”, BE CLOSED AND CONVEYED in two equal halves, along the centre of the subject alley, to the abutting property owners, subject to the following:

    1. Easement, subject to their being accepted in the City’s standard form and in accordance with the City’s standard practice, be granted to:

      • Bell Canada, Cogeco Cable Systems Inc., and Enwin Utilities Ltd.

  3. THAT Conveyance Cost BE SET as follows:

    1. For portions of the alley abutting lands zoned Residential RD2.1: $1.00 plus deed preparation fee and proportionate share of the survey costs as invoiced to The Corporation of the City of Windsor by an Ontario Land Surveyor.

    2. For portions of the alley abutting lands zoned Commercial CD2.2: $4.50 per square foot without easements and $2.25 per square foot with easements plus deed preparation, plus proportionate survey costs as invoiced to The Corporation of the City of Windsor by an Ontario Land Surveyor.

  4. THAT The City Planner BE REQUESTED to supply the appropriate legal description, in accordance with Drawing Number. CC-1748, attached as Appendix “A”.

  5. THAT The City Solicitor BE REQUESTED to prepare the necessary by-law(s).