Notice of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land - 16th Avenue – Leslie Street to Woodbine Avenue, City of Richmond Hill and Woodbine Avenue to Warden Avenue, City of Markham - widening and intersection improvements

August 01, 2024

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND

EXPROPRIATIONS ACT

In the matter of an application by The Regional Municipality of York for approval to expropriate land in the City of Richmond Hill and the City of Markham, including the acquisition of:

1) all right, title and interest (“Fee Simple”); and

2) temporary easements or rights in the nature of temporary easements each described as a temporary limited interest commencing on registration of the plan of expropriation and expiring on December 31, 2029 in, under, over, along and upon and for municipal purposes including, but not limited to, entering on the lands with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and other material for construction purposes, which may include (1) relocation of existing services and utilities, (2) work that supports the construction of municipal infrastructure within the Region’s permanent takings, (3) staging and storage of materials and equipment, (4) geotech testing, borehole testing, and other investigative works, (5) removal, relocation and/or installation of signage, (6) hard and soft landscaping, paving, grading and reshaping the lands to the limit of the reconstruction of the municipal road fronting the lands herein described, (7) the installation and removal of temporary (i) pedestrian access and walkways, (ii) parking measures including re-striping of aisles, lanes, and parking stalls, (iii) shoring and formwork, (iv) drainage and erosion/sediment control measures (v) traffic signals, (vi) fencing, and (vii) handrails, and (8) works ancillary to any of the foregoing and necessary to the works to be performed in association with the purpose of implementing road and intersection improvements along 16th Avenue including associated local roads, and to provide designated lanes for the road widening and works ancillary thereto. (“Temporary Easement”); and

3) permanent easements or rights in the nature of permanent easements each described as a limited interest in perpetuity in, under, over, along and upon and for municipal purposes including, but not limited to, entering on the lands with all vehicles, machinery, workmen and other material (i) to construct and maintain permanent municipal infrastructure which may include installation, maintenance, relocation and/or removal of traffic turning loops and associated signalization equipment and controls, retaining walls, shoring and formwork and/or drainage, erosion or sediment control measures such as watermains and storm sewers, and (ii) for construction purposes which include, but are not limited to, (1) relocation of existing services and utilities, (2) staging and storage of materials and equipment, (3) geotech testing, borehole testing, and other investigative works, (4) removal, relocation and/or installation of signage, (5) hard and soft landscaping, paving, grading and reshaping the lands to the limit of the reconstruction of municipal road fronting the lands herein described, (6) the installation and removal of temporary (i) pedestrian access and walkways, (ii) parking measures including re-striping of aisles, lanes, and parking stalls, (iii) shoring and formwork, (iv) drainage and erosion/sediment control measures, (v) traffic signals, (vi) fencing, and (vii) handrails, and (7) works ancillary to any of the foregoing and necessary to the works to be performed in association with the purpose of implementing road and intersection improvements along 16th Avenue, including associated local roads, and to provide designated lanes for the road widening and works ancillary thereto. (“Permanent Easement”);

for the purposes of the widening and improvement of 16th Avenue from Leslie Street to Woodbine Avenue in the City of Richmond Hill and 16th Avenue from Woodbine Avenue to Warden Avenue in the City of Markham and works ancillary thereto.

Notice is hereby given that application has been made for approval to expropriate the land described in Schedule ‘A’ below.

Any owner of land in respect of which notice is given who desires a hearing into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing,

(a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty days after the first publication of the notice;

(b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty days after the first publication of the notice.

The approving authority is:

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York
17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 6Z1

The expropriating authority is:

The Regional Municipality of York
17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 6Z1

THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
Dino Basso, Commissioner of Corporate Services

This notice first published on the 2nd day of August, 2024

For more information, please visit york.ca/landexpropriation

Schedule ‘A’

In the City of Richmond Hill, in the Regional Municipality of York:

  1. Fee Simple: 
    Part of Block 9 on Plan 65M-2705, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 65R-40623.
  2. Fee Simple:
    Part of Block 10 on Plan 65M-2705, designated as Part 1 on Plan 65R-40630.
  3. Fee Simple:
    Part of Lot 10 on Plan 65M-2139, designated as Part 1 on Plan 65R-40625.

In the City of Markham, in the Regional Municipality of York:

  1. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 6 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 11 on Plan 65R-41018. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 6 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 12 on Plan 65R-41018.
  2. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 5 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 9 on Plan 65R-41018. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 5 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 10 on Plan 65R-41018.
  3. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 4 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 7 on Plan 65R-41018. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 4 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 8 on Plan 65R-41018.
  4. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 3 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 5 on Plan 65R-41018. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 3 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 6 on Plan 65R-41018.
  5. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 2 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 3 on Plan 65R-41018. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 2 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 4 on Plan 65R-41018.
  6. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 1 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 1 on Plan 65R-41018. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 1 on Plan M-1714, designated as Part 2 on Plan 65R-41018.
  7. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 36 on Plan M-1721, designated as Parts 19 and 20 on Plan 65R-41020.
  8. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 1 on Plan M-1721, designated as Parts 17 and 18 on Plan 65R-41020.
  9. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 2 on Plan M-1721, designated as Parts 15 and 16 on Plan 65R-41020.
  10. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 3 on Plan M-1721, designated as Parts 13 and 14 on Plan 65R-41020.
  11. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 4 on Plan M-1721, designated as Parts 11 and 12 on Plan 65R-41020.
  12. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 5 on Plan M-1721, designated as Parts 7 and 8 on Plan 65R-41020.
  13. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 6 on Plan M-1721, designated as Parts 5 and 6 on Plan 65R-41020.
  14. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 7 on Plan M-1721, designated as Parts 3 and 4 on Plan 65R-41020.
  15. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 8 on Plan M-1721, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 65R-41020.
  16. Fee Simple
    Part of Block 167 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 3 on Plan 65R-40950. Temporary Easement Part of Block 167 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 2 on Plan 65R-40950.
  17. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 1 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 2 on Plan 65R-41016. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 1 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 1 on Plan 65R-41016.
  18. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 2 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 4 on Plan 65R-41016. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 2 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 3 on Plan 65R-41016.
  19. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 3 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 6 on Plan 65R-41016. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 3 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 5 on Plan 65R-41016.
  20. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 4 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 8 on Plan 65R-41016. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 4 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 7 on Plan 65R-41016.
  21. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 5 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 10 on Plan 65R-41016. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 5 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 9 on Plan 65R-41016.
  22. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 6 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 12 on Plan 65R-41016. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 6 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 11 on Plan 65R-41016.
  23. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 7 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 14 on Plan 65R-41016. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 7 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 13 on Plan 65R-41016.
  24. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 8 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 16 on Plan 65R-41016. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 8 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 15 on Plan 65R-41016.
  25. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 9 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 18 on Plan 65R-41016. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 9 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 17 on Plan 65R-41016.
  26. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 10 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 19 and 20 on Plan 65R-41016.
  27. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 11 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 21 and 22 on Plan 65R-41016.
  28. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 64 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 2 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 64 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 1 on Plan 65R-40963.
  29. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 65 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 4 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 65 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 3 on Plan 65R-40963.
  30. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 66 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 6 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 66 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 5 on Plan 65R-40963.
  31. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 67 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 8 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 67 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 7 on Plan 65R-40963.
  32. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 68 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 10 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 68 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 9 on Plan 65R-40963.
  33. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 69 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 12 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 69 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 11 on Plan 65R-40963.
  34. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 70 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 14 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 70 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 13 on Plan 65R-40963.
  35. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 71 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 16 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 71 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 15 on Plan 65R-40963.
  36. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 72 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 18 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 72 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 17 on Plan 65R-40963.
  37. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 73 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 20 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 73 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 19 on Plan 65R-40963.
  38. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 74 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 22 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 74 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 21 on Plan 65R-40963.
  39. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 75 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 24 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 75 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 23 on Plan 65R-40963.
  40. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 76 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 26 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 76 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 25 on Plan 65R-40963.
  41. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 77 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 28 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 77 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 27 on Plan 65R-40963.
  42. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 78 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 30 on Plan 65R-40963. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 78 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 29 on Plan 65R-40963.
  43. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 79 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 1 on Plan 65R-41014. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 79 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 2 on Plan 65R-41014.
  44. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 80 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 3 on Plan 65R-41014. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 80 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 4 on Plan 65R-41014.
  45. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 81 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 5 on Plan 65R-41014. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 81 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 6 on Plan 65R-41014.
  46. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 82 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 7 on Plan 65R-41014. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 82 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 8 on Plan 65R-41014.
  47. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 83 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 9 on Plan 65R-41014. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 83 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 10 on Plan 65R-41014.
  48. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 84 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 11 on Plan 65R-41014. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 84 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 12 on Plan 65R-41014.
  49. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 85 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 13 on Plan 65R-41014. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 85 on Plan 65M-2522, designated as Part 14 on Plan 65R-41014.
  50. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 52 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 65R-41012.
  51. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 53 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 4 on Plan 65R-41012. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 53 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 3 on Plan 65R-41012.
  52. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 54 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 6 on Plan 65R-41012. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 54 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 5 on Plan 65R-41012.
  53. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 55 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 7 and 8 on Plan 65R-41012.
  54. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 56 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 9 and 10 on Plan 65R-41012.
  55. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 57 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 12 on Plan 65R-41012. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 57 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 11 on Plan 65R-41012.
  56. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 58 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 14 on Plan 65R-41012. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 58 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 13 on Plan 65R-41012.
  57. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 59 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 15 and 16 on Plan 65R-41012.
  58. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 60 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 17 and 18 on Plan 65R-41012.
  59. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 61 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 19 and 20 on Plan 65R-41012.
  60. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 68 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 65R-41024.
  61. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 67 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 3 and 4 on Plan 65R-41024.
  62. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 66 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 5 and 6 on Plan 65R-41024.
  63. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 65 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 7 and 8 on Plan 65R-41024.
  64. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 64 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 9 and 10 on Plan 65R-41024.
  65. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 63 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 11 and 12 on Plan 65R-41024.
  66. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 62 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 13 and 14 on Plan 65R-41024.
  67. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 61 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 15 and 16 on Plan 65R-41024.
  68. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 60 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 17 and 18 on Plan 65R-41024.
  69. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 59 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 19 and 20 on Plan 65R-41024.
  70. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 58 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Parts 21 and 22 on Plan 65R-41024.
  71. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 51 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 22 on Plan 65R-41022. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 51 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 21 on Plan 65R-41022.
  72. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 20 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 65R-41022.
  73. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 21 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 3 and 4 on Plan 65R-41022.
  74. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 22 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 6 on Plan 65R-41022. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 22 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 5 on Plan 65R-41022.
  75. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 23 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 8 on Plan 65R-41022. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 23 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 7 on Plan 65R-41022.
  76. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 24 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 10 and 12 on Plan 65R-41022. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 24 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 9 and 11 on Plan 65R-41022.
  77. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 25 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 14 and 16 on Plan 65R-41022. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 25 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Parts 13 and 15 on Plan 65R-41022.
  78. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 26 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 18 on Plan 65R-41022. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 26 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 17 on Plan 65R-41022.
  79. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 27 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 20 on Plan 65R-41022. Permanent Easement Part of Lot 27 on Plan 65M-2277, designated as Part 19 on Plan 65R-41022.
  80. Fee Simple
    Part of Block 88 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 23 on Plan 65R-41024. Temporary Easement Part of Block 88 on Plan 65M-2278, designated as Part 24 on Plan 65R-41024.
  81. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 10 on Plan M-1962, designated as Parts 9 and 10 on Plan 65R-41015.
  82. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 11 on Plan M-1962, designated as Parts 5, 6, 7 and 8 on Plan 65R-41015.
  83. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 12 on Plan M-1962, designated as Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 on Plan 65R-41015.
  84. Temporary Easement
    Part of Lot 1 on Plan 65M-3660, designated as Parts 23 and 24 on Plan 65R-41016.
  85. Fee Simple
    Part of Lot 4 on Plan 65M-3036, designated as Part 1 on Plan 65R-40989.
Map showing land to be expropriated in the City of Richmond Hill and Markham
Map showing land to be expropriated in the City Markham