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North York Community Council · 2025-09-17 · 2025.NY26.18

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824 Sheppard Avenue West and 181 Cocksfield Avenue - Construction Staging Area

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2025-10-08 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on October 8 and 9, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the closure of the pedestrian sidewalk and a 3.2 metre wide portion of the westbound curb lane on the south side of Cocksfield Avenue, between a point 60 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 105 metres further east, from November 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026, inclusive. 2. City Council rescind the existing no parking anytime regulation on the south side of Cocksfield Avenue, between a point 60 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 105 metres further east.

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3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Cocksfield Avenue, between a point 60 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and Goddard Street. 4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Cocksfield Avenue, between a point 60 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 105 metres further east. 5. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of Sheppard Avenue West, between a point 37 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 62 metres further east. 6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Sheppard Avenue West, between a point 37 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 62 metres further east. 7. City Council direct the applicant to sweep the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 8. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a fully covered, protected and unobstructed walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices, for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit to the satisfaction of the City engineer and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. 9. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 10. 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. 11. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to maintain all sightlines to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. City Council direct the applicant to cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work. 17. City Council direct that Sheppard Avenue West and Cocksfield Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations (except with parking rates and hours of operation being consistent to the rates and hours of operation at the time of completion) when the project is complete. 18. City Council direct the applicant to install a temporary pedestrian walkway on the south side of Cocksfield Avenue, between a point 60 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and Goddard Street. 19. City Council rescind the existing one-way westbound traffic designation on Cocksfield Avenue, between Wilmington Avenue and a point 183 metres east of Wilmington Avenue. 20. City Council designate Cocksfield Avenue, between Wilmington Avenue and Goddard Street as a one-way westbound traffic only. 21. City Council direct the applicant to provide designated Traffic Control Persons, at the intersection of Cocksfield Avenue and Goddard Street to escort heavy trucks to the construction staging area, while ensuring the safe and efficient truck movements to eliminate conflicts with general vehicular traffic and pedestrian movements. 22. City Council direct the applicant to clean and maintain the proposed temporary walkway on the south side of Cocksfield Avenue in a condition clear of snow and ice, as required, through the winter months for the entire term of the construction staging area permit. 23. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that Cocksfield Avenue in the vicinity of the proposed construction staging area, as well as the residential driveways adjacent to the site, are maintained free of snow accumulation and snowbank sight-line obstructions during the winter months for the full term of the construction staging area permit.

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As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Sheppard Avenue West, City Council approval of this report is required. ACLP - Sheppard Avenue Group is constructing a 12-storey residential building at 824 Sheppard Avenue West and 181 Cocksfield Avenue. The development site will have frontage on both Sheppard Avenue West and Cockfield Avenue. The project will be completed in two phases, each involving varying closures on Sheppard Avenue West and Cocksfield Avenue.

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This report pertains to Phase 1 of the project and seeks Council authorization for the temporary closure of the south sidewalk and a portion of the westbound curb lane on Cocksfield Avenue, in order to accommodate below-grade construction activities. The closures are required for a period of 10 months, from October 31, 2025 to August 31, 2026. It should be noted that there is currently no sidewalk on the north side of Cocksfield Avenue, and the south side lacks a sidewalk east of the proposed construction staging area. At the present, the only available sidewalk is located on the south side of Cocksfield Avenue, stretching from Wilmington Avenue and terminating at the eastern boundary of the proposed construction staging area. Notwithstanding, advanced warning signage will be installed east and west of the closure to inform pedestrians to cross to the opposite side of the roadway.

Staff recommended

The Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the closure of the pedestrian sidewalk and a 3.2 metre wide portion of the westbound curb lane on the south side of Cocksfield Avenue, between a point 60 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 105 metres further east, from October 31, 2025 to August 31, 2026 inclusive. 2. City Council rescind the existing no parking anytime regulation on the south side of Cocksfield Avenue, between a point 60 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 105 metres further east.

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3. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on both sides of Cocksfield Avenue, between a point 60 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 105 metres further east. 4. City Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays on the north side of Sheppard Avenue West, between a point 37 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 62 metres further east. 5. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Sheppard Avenue West, between a point 37 metres east of Wilmington Avenue and a point 62 metres further east. 6. City Council direct the applicant to sweep the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways daily, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 7. City Council direct the applicant to construct and maintain a fully covered, protected and unobstructed walkway for all pedestrians, including for those with mobility devices, for the entire duration of the construction staging area permit to the satisfaction of the City engineer and ensure it is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). 8. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 9. 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. 10. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and request the applicant to maintain all sightlines to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 11. 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. 12. 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. 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 the applicant to cooperate with and provide all necessary assistance to the City Engineers, staff and representatives carrying out operation, maintenance, and construction activities to municipal infrastructure within the vicinity of the construction staging area, and at no cost to the City to remove any staging to accommodate the necessary municipal infrastructure work. 16. City Council direct that Sheppard Avenue West and Cocksfield Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations (except with parking rates and hours of operation being consistent to the rates and hours of operation at the time of completion) when the project is complete.

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