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Town of Markham REPORT
TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE |
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TO: |
Mayor and Members of Council |
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FROM: |
Alan Brown, Director of Engineering |
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PREPARED BY: |
Kevin Young, Manager of Municipal
Inspections (Ext. 3050) |
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DATE OF MEETING: |
February 18, 2003 |
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SUBJECT: |
Acceptance for Maintenance of
Residential Subdivisions ( Registered Plan Numbers 65M-3134, 65M-3156, and
65M-3248) |
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RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the services in Subdivision, Registered
Plan Numbers 65M-3134, 65M-3156 and 65M-3248, be accepted;
THAT by-laws be enacted by Council to accept
these subdivisions and to establish each of the roads within the residential
subdivisions as a public highway of the Town of Markham;
THAT the Community Services Commission assume
the responsibility for operating and maintaining the infrastructure within the
Subdivisions as part of the Town’s system;
THAT acceptance of the Subdivisions be taken
into consideration in future operating budgets;
THAT the by-law to amend Schedule ‘12’ of
Traffic By-law # 106-71, by including compulsory stop to the indicated streets,
be approved;
THAT the by-law to amend Schedule ‘A’ of the
Speed By-law # 105-71, by including a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour
to the streets indicated, be approved;
THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to
execute the necessary releases from the terms of the Subdivision Agreements,
subject to confirmation from the Director of Engineering that the final two
year guarantee periods have been completed.
PURPOSE:
This report recommends the Acceptance for
Maintenance of certain residential plans of subdivision, completed in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the subdivision agreements, and recommends the Town assume
responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the municipal
infrastructure within
these plans. The report also recommends the
implementation of amendments to traffic control by-laws that include speed and
stop control on streets within the subdivisions.
BACKGROUND:
The construction of municipal services and
infrastructure within the plans of subdivision have been completed in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the subdivision agreements and to
the satisfaction of the Development Services Commission in consultation with
other internal commenting departments.
In accordance with the conditions of the subdivision agreements, it is
now appropriate that the Town assume from the Developer, the responsibility for
the maintenance and operation of the municipal services and transportation
infrastructure within these plans. Upon placing the subdivisions on “Acceptance
for Maintenance”, the Developers will be required to guarantee the municipal
infrastructure for a further period of time (two years) against any deficiencies
or failures, after which each subdivision will be assumed by the Town.
OPTIONS/DISCUSSION:
Construction
of public works completed
The construction of the public works for each
subdivision has been completed to the Town’s satisfaction and in accordance
with the subdivision agreement. All documentation, including the Consulting
Engineer’s Certificate confirming the completion of all engineering services to
Town standards and the overall grading plan, Owner’s Statutory Declaration
regarding payments with respect to the installation of the under ground and
above ground services, and Land Surveyor Certificate confirming the
re-establishment of all survey monuments and bench marks, has been received.
Additional infrastructure
inventory to be maintained
Within the subdivisions, there exists 3.17
kilometers of roads, 0.88 kilometers of sidewalk, 3.06 kilometers of sanitary
sewers, 3.02 kilometers of storm sewers, 3.33 kilometers of water main, 475
street trees, 1.09 hectares of parkland and 93 street lights which will require
maintenance by the Community Services Commission and to be budgeted for in
future budgets.
Amendments to speed, stop and
parking control by-laws
Upon the ‘Acceptance for Maintenance’ of the
roads, it is important to ensure that all applicable traffic control bylaws are
adopted to ensure safe and efficient traffic flow. The recommended amendments to by-laws # 105-71 and 106-71 are
attached to this report for adoption.
Public
highway bylaw to be passed
A by-law should be enacted by Council to
establish each street within the residential subdivision as a public highway of
the Town of Markham.
FINANCIAL
CONSIDERATIONS:
Provision within future Community Services
Commission budgets will be required to cover cost of maintenance and operations
of the additional municipal infrastructure.
BUSINESS
UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:
The Community Services Commission is to
assume maintenance of the infrastructure within these plans.
Clerks Department is to prepare a by-law to
be enacted by Council to establish each of the roads within these plans as
public highways of the Town of Markham. Mayor and Clerk are to execute the
necessary releases from the terms of the Subdivision Agreements subject to
confirmation from the Director of Engineering that the final two-year guarantee
periods have been completed.
ATTACHMENTS:
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‘A’ |
Minto
(Markham) Ltd and Markham Glen Ltd. (Legacy Phase 4) |
65M-3248 |
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‘B’ |
Minto
(Markham) Ltd. and Markham Glen Ltd (Legacy Phase 1B) |
65M-3143 |
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‘C’ |
Raymerville
Developers Ltd |
65M-3156 |
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Alan Brown, C.E.T. Jim
Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Director of Engineering Commissioner
of Development Services