REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: November 20, 2019 Report No. EPW-19-034
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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The Township Guide to Boulevard Modifications
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approves the revised Council Policy E&PW-02 - Township Guide to Boulevard Modifications, November 2019
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Bylaw No,.2860, 2015 - Boulevard Maintenance Bylaw & Council Policy E&PW-02 - Township Guide to Boulevard Modifications
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Local Services and Infrastructure - Identify Infrastructure repair and proactively plan for replacement needs
BACKGROUND:
In 2015, Council Policy E&PW-02 (The Township Guide to Boulevard Modifications) and Bylaw 2860 (Boulevard Maintenance Bylaw) were adopted. The Guide provides a mechanism for non-essential infrastructure to be added to the boulevard by a homeowner while the Bylaw provides an enforcement mechanism.
In May and October of 2019 two reports (EPW-19-015 and EPW-19-033) were brought before the Committee of the Whole (COTW). The purpose of the reports was to determine:
* Standards for what type and size of non-essential infrastructure could be placed within a boulevard,
* Inclusion of a form of public consultation for proposed alternatives
* Inclusion of a dispute mechanism for alterations that have been placed in a boulevard. These alterations could have occurred either by Permit or without Permit.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
Based on these meetings of COTW, Council Policy E&PW-02 - Township Guide to Boulevard Modifications has been revised. See Attachment 1 for the revised Guide. The Bylaw has not been modified as it was not necessary to make any alterations based on the direction set by COTW. See Attachment 2 for the bylaw.
The main changes within the Guide deal with:
* Providing standards to what is or is not acceptable
* Locations for acceptable works
* Neighbou...
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