DP-2015-076
To:
Mayor and Members of Council
From:
Development Approval & Planning Policy Department
Meeting:
2015-10-06
Subject: Renaming of Ella Street
RECOMMENDATIONS
That Report DP-2015-076 regarding Renaming of Ella Street, be received; and
That a by-law be enacted to rename Ella Street as Ella Court; and
That a by-law be enacted to amend the Traffic By-law.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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A member of the public has requested that Ella Street in Caledon East be
renamed Ella Court to more accurately reflect its dead-end street layout, thereby
reducing incoming traffic and making the street safer for its residents.
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The request has been made in accordance with the Town’s Street Naming
Policy, and meets all street re-naming requirements.
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Changes to street name suffixes do not require approval by the Region of Peel
Street Names Committee (the Committee).
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Notice of this proposed street renaming was published in local newspapers and
on the Town website, and mailed to landowners abutting Ella Street.
DISCUSSION
Purpose (background)
The purpose of this report is to recommend that Council to enact a by-law to rename Ella
Street as Ella Court.
Ella Street is a dead-end street adjoining Ivan Avenue in Caledon East (Schedule A). On
August 13, 2015, the Town received a request from a resident to rename Ella Street as
Ella Court for the purpose of more accurately reflecting the street’s layout, thereby
decreasing the amount of incoming traffic and making the street safer for its residents.
This request to change the name of Ella Street has been made in accordance with the
requirements of Appendix 5 of the Town’s Street Naming Procedure:
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A request to change the name of an existing street may be made by the Town,
the Region of Peel, or members of the public to the Town.
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Streets shall only be renamed when at least 75% of the property owners whose
properties front or abut the subject street support the proposed renaming. The
street renaming request was accompanied by a petition with the signatures of
over 75% of the property owners/residents whose properties front or abut the
subject street who support the renaming.
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Existing names shall only be changed when renaming will result in an
improvement to the Town’s administration or municipal or regional emergency
response services. As the dead-end of Ella Street is not visible from the
intersection with Ivan Avenue, drivers may assume that Ella Street connects with
another road, and thus cause increased traffic flow in and out of the street due to
drivers needlessly entering the street. Changing the street name’s suffix to
“Court” will inform drivers that the street is not a thru-way. This will improve the
area’s safety, and will prevent delays to emergency response services.
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Street name suffixes do not require approval by the Region of Peel Street Names
Committee (the Committee). The Town therefore does not require approval from
the Committee to proceed with the renaming of Ella Street.
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The Town’s Street Naming Policy defines a “Court” as being a street with no
outlet that usually ends in a cul-de-sac and usually does not exceed 1,000 feet in
length. Ella Street meets this definition.
As per the Town’s Public Notice Policy, notice of the proposed street renaming was
published in local newspapers (the Caledon Enterprise and Caledon Citizen), and on the
Town website on Thursday, September 17. Notice was also mailed to all land owners
abutting Ella Street.
Financial Implications
Notification of the proposed street renaming has been published in local newspapers.
The advertising costs for the notice will be covered under the Corporate
Communications advertising budget lines.
Fees associated with registration of the amending by-law on title to the road allowance
and any affected properties will be paid by the person who has requested the street
renaming.
Any costs incurred by residents as a result of the changes to municipal addresses (such
as changing billing addresses) will be borne by the affected property owners. As the
street renaming request was not initiated by the Town and does not meet any of the
criteria set out in the Town’s Numbering of Buildings By-law (By-law 99-49, as
amended), the Town will not compensate property owners for any inconveniences
resulting from such a change.
Applicable Legislation and Requirements
As per section 27 of the Municipal Act, Council may enact a by-law to rename a street.
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The Town’s Street Naming Policy and Procedure and Public Notice Policy and
Procedure were adhered to in the renaming process.
COMMUNITY BASED STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Objective Goal 6: Provide Strong Governance and Community Engagement.
Strategic Objective 6C- Encourage Community Participation.
NEXT STEPS
Should Council approve enactment of a by-law renaming Ella Street as Ella Court, the
following steps shall be undertaken by the Heritage Resource Office, in consultation with
Planning Law:
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Advise the applicant of Council’s approval.
Register the by-law on title to the road allowance and any affected properties.
Notify the land owners abutting Ella Street of the street renaming.
Advise Building and Support Services, Information Technology GIS staff and
the Region of Peel Street Names Committee of the street renaming for the
purpose of updating records and mapping. Emergency Medical Services
and the Ontario Provincial Police shall be advised of the street renaming by
Building and Support Services.
Advise Legislative Services for the purpose of amending the Traffic By-law
and any relevant documents.
Advise Public Works of the renaming for the purpose of installation of a new
street sign.
ATTACHMENTS
Schedule A
Location Map showing Ella Street
Prepared by: Pamela Vega
Approver (L1): Sally Drummond
Approver (L2): Haiqing Xu
Approver (L3): Patricia de Sario
Approver (L4): Carey deGorter
Approver (L5): Doug Barnes
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Schedule "A" to Development Approval & Policy Report DP-2015-076
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Subject
Street
LOCATION MAP
Request to Rename Ella Street
Date: September, 2015
File No.: DP-2015-076