Report to: Development Services Committee                             Report Date: April 8, 2008

 


SUBJECT:                             Partial Release of Easement – Part of Lot 24, Concession 3, designated as Part 1, Plan 65R-27851

                                                West Cathedral Community

 

PREPARED BY:                   Brian Lee, Manager, Development Engineering, Ext. 3828

                                                Khaled Mamun, Development Engineer, Ext. 7920

 


RECOMMENDATION:

That the April 8, 2008 report entitled “Partial Release of Easements – Part of Lot 24, Concession 3, designated as Part 1, Plan 65R-27851, West Cathedral Community”, be received;

 

AND THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized and directed to execute a partial release of an easement over Part of Lot 24, Concession 3, designated as Part 1, Plan 65R-27851, and any other documents required to give effect thereto;

 

AND THAT staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

 

PURPOSE:

To obtain authorization to partially release an easement which is no longer required by the Town.

 

BACKGROUND:

On May 2, 2005, the Town entered into a residential Subdivision Agreement with Cathedraltown Ltd., 404 Developments Inc. and The Slovak Greek Catholic Church Foundation for development of the Cathedraltown Subdivision - Phase 1 now registered as Plan 65M-3830.  A permanent easement was conveyed to the Town for the construction, access and maintenance of a storm sewer, a sanitary sewer and a watermain which services were external to this phase of the subdivision.  This easement should have been a temporary easement until such time as Phase 2 of the subdivision was registered.  Phase 2 has now been registered as Plan 65M-3995 and part of the underground services are now located in a Town-owned park block as well as within existing ROWs. 

 

DISCUSSION

This easement was only to provide temporary access for construction of municipal services, to be partially released upon registered of Phase 2 being Plan 65M-3995.

 

Given that Cathedraltown Subdivision Phase 2 is now registered as Plan 65M-3995, the park block and ROWs are created, and access to the underground infrastructure is now provided through the ROWs, therefore, the easement to provide access can be partially released at this time.  The balance of the easement will stay in place until such time as future subdivision phases are registered and the services described herein become part of future ROW’s.

 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

None

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

None

 

ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS:

None

 

BUSINES UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

Legal Department has reviewed this report and their comments have been incorporated.

 

 

RECOMMENDED BY:

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

Alan Brown, C.E.T.                                          Jim Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.

Director of Engineering                         Commissioner of Development Services

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment “A” – Plan 65R-27851

Attachment “B” – Plan 65M-3995

 

 

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