HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRPS-05-146 - Encroachment Agreement - Garden - 121 Century Hill Dr.
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Mayor and Members of Council
October 3, 2005
Jennifer Sheryer
Assistant City Solicitor
Jennifer Sheryer
Assistant City Solicitor
Ward 4
September 27,2005
CRPS-05-146
ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT REQUEST - EXISTING
VEGETABLE GARDEN AND CUCUMBER PATCH AT
121 CENTURY HILL DR.
RECOMMENDATION:
"That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute an Encroachment Agreement, satisfactory
to the City Solicitor, with the property owner of Lot 412, Registered Plan 1375, municipally
known as 121 Century Hill Drive, to legalize the existing encroachment of a fenced vegetable
garden with a retaining wall which encroaches approximately 24' by 20' and a cucumber patch
with a retaining board which encroaches approximately 6' by 13' at the rear of the property, on
adjacent City owned property."
REPORT:
I am in receipt of a request to legalize the existing encroachment of a fenced vegetable garden
which encroaches approximately 24' by 20' and a cucumber patch which encroaches
approximately 6' by 13' at the rear of the property, on adjacent City owned property Country
Hills Park. The rear of the vegetable garden has been built up with a retaining wall as there is a
slope and at the rear of the cucumber patch is a 7' retaining board to contain the soil. Further to
a complaint and subsequent inspection of the property by our Enforcement Division, the owner
received a letter dated August 10, 2005 from our Enforcement Division advising that they
remove the encroachments or take the necessary steps to legalize the encroachments.
A request has been circulated to appropriate City departments for their inspection and reply.
The Enforcement Division has no objection to the request to legalize the existing
encroachments. The Community Services Department supports the request to legalize the
existing encroachments as long as the size of the gardens is not increased and the owners do
not dispose of any garden waste into the wooded area.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
NIA
COMMUNICATIONS:
NIA
CONCLUSION:
The appropriate staff has reviewed this request and has no concerns with the location of the
existing fenced vegetable garden with the retaining wall and cucumber patch with the 7"
retaining board.
JENNIFER SHERYER
Assistant City Solicitor
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cc: L. MacDonald
S. Turner
P. Wetherup
K. Nihls