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V. THAT the City Solicitor BE REQUESTED to prepare the necessary by-law(s);
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VI. THAT the Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to sign all necessary documents approved as to form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor;
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VII. THAT the matter BE COMPLETED electronically pursuant to By-law Number 366-2003.
Executive Summary:
N/A
Background:
Roger Pouget, owner of the property known as 1783 Hickory Road, applied to close the entire portion of the 3.66 metre wide north/south alley located between Hickory Road and Albert Road, north of Milloy Street and South of Alice Street, as shown on Drawing No. CC-1758, attached as Appendix “A”.
The north/south alley appears to be traveled and is comprised mostly of grass.
The applicant wants the alley closed in the 1700 blocks of Hickory Road and Albert Road because of debris, vandalism, backyard thefts and ruts due to car traffic. The applicant submitted a petition with signatures of support from 10 of 18 property owners on Hickory Road abutting the alley and signatures of support from 12 of 18 property owners on Albert Road/Alice Street abutting the alley. The applicant indicates that in response to identifying there are multiple garages that require access to the north/south alley, the signatories are requesting partial closing of the alley from 1770 through 1796 Albert Road and 1769 Hickory Road through 1797 Hickory Road. The closure request based on the petitions is similar to the area identified by Administration shown as “Part 1” on Drawing No. CC-1758.
Discussion:
Planning Department’s analysis of the requested alley closures:
The first test is to determine whether the subject alley is dispensable. To make such determination the guideline attached herein as Appendix “E” would be relevant as shown below:
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Does the subject alley serve commercial properties?
The answer is NO.
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Does the subject alley serve properties fronting on heavily traveled streets i.e. major arterial routes?
The answer is NO.