Item - 2021.TE29.39

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk and the southbound curb lane on Jarvis Street, between McClear Place and a point 44 metres south, from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

2. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday, and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sunday at a rate of $3.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the west side of Jarvis Street, between McClear Place and a point 44 metres south.

3. City Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, at a rate of $3.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 2.5 hours, on the west side of Jarvis Street, between McClear Place and a point 44 metres south.

4. City Council rescind the existing no stopping regulation in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, except public holidays, on the west side of Jarvis Street, between McClear Place and a point 44 metres south.

5. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Jarvis Street, between McClear Place and a point 44 metres south.

6. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed, to keep clear of any construction debris and made safe.

7. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night.

8. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications.

9. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrian, cyclist and motorist safety is considered at all times.

10. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

11. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public.

12. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired.

13. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

14. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor.

15. City Council direct that Jarvis Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.

16. City Council direct the applicant to procure, install, and maintain shipping container(s) to be used as a fully covered, protected, unobstructed, and wheelchair accessible pedestrian walkway prior to, or concurrent to, any permits being issued and for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit, at their sole cost.

17. City Council direct the applicant to create a publicly accessible website with regular construction updates and post the website address on the construction site hoarding, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site.

18. City Council direct the applicant to mitigate light pollution by installing a shield/barrier on any lighting standards being used for construction purposes within the site in close proximity to adjacent residential properties, such as cranes.

19. City Council direct the applicant to sweep the construction site daily and nightly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe.

20. City Council direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to maintain any bike lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the cycling lanes.

21. City Council, in areas where no cycling lanes exist, direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to install sharrow markings onto the roadway and display appropriate signage on the hoarding board to inform motorists and cyclist to safely share the road.

22. City Council direct the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services and the applicant to establish a construction management working group that meets monthly and invites local stakeholders including Municipal Licensing & Standards, Toronto Buildings, adjacent neighbours, and local resident groups.

23. City Council direct the applicant to email monthly construction progress reports to the local Councillor, local residents’ association, and Business Improvement Area Board of Management.

As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Jarvis Street, City Council approval of this report is required.

Jarvis Carlton Limited Partnership is constructing a 34 storey mixed use residential condominium development at 308-314 Jarvis Street and 225 Mutual Street. The site is located at the south-west corner of Jarvis Street and McClear Place.

Transportation Services is requesting approval to close the west sidewalk and a portion of the southbound curb lane on Jarvis Street for a period of 27 months (i.e. January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024) to accommodate a construction staging area.

Pedestrian operations on the west side of Jarvis Street will be maintained in a 1.7 metre-wide covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the existing lane.

The construction staging area on Jarvis Street will result in the loss of one southbound traffic lane. There will still be one 3 metre-wide southbound lane for traffic and one 3 metre-wide northbound-southbound reversible lane (by time of day). There will be no impact on the two northbound lanes (excluding the reversible lane) for traffic.