MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 3636 BATHURST STREET

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1 REPORT N O MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 3636 BATHURST STREET TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY AND PARKING STUDY - RESPONSE TO COMMENTS - ADDENDUM AUGUST 2014

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3 August 28, 2014 Mr. R. Bookbinder Pinedale Properties Ltd. 970 Lawrence Avenue West North York, ON M6A 3B6 Subject: Mixed Use Residential and Commercial Development at 3636 Bathurst Street Traffic Impact Study and Parking Study - Response to Comments (Addendum) Dear Mr. Bookbinder: WSP (formerly known as GENIVAR) prepared a response letter dated August 7, 2014, responding to the City of Toronto Transportation Services comments on the Traffic Impact Study (TIS) and Parking Study for the mixed use residential and commercial development at 3636 Bathurst Street prepared by GENIVAR, dated November 2011 and updated in December This letter is an addendum to the August 7, 2014 letter, and is prepared to revise the concept for the site driveway on Hotspur Road. The driveway is proposed to be modified to 7.2m to meet the City of Toronto Standard No T for Urban Entrances as shown in Figure 1, in Attachment A. The sidewalk on the west side of the property would be eliminated. Due to the limited spacing between the two driveways we recommend that the curb ends at the south end of the sidewalk on Hotspur Road. Due to the proximity (1.80m) of the site driveway to the driveway of the property west of the proposed development (25 & 27 Hotspur Road and 54 Neptune Drive), the following standards cannot be met: The minimum curb radius of 5.0m of City of Toronto Standard No T (see Attachment B). The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Geometric Design Guide suggested minimum spacing between residential driveways of 1.0m measured between the curb returns (see Attachment C). The recommended access arrangement could be supported due to the following: A garbage truck and fire truck can circulate the site without encroaching onto curbs as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, in Attachment A. The property adjacent to the proposed development has three 3-storey apartment buildings. Based on Google Street View it appears that each building has no more than 15 units. Since the adjacent development has three driveways (two on Hotspur Road and one on Neptune Drive) the traffic assignment to the driveway adjacent to the proposed development would be negligible (i.e. less than 10 vehicles during the AM and PM peak hours). Therefore, there would be limited occurrences where vehicles are manoeuvering at the two adjacent driveways simultaneously, reducing the amount of potential conflicts. WSP Canada Inc. 600 Cochrane Drive, Floor 5 Markham, ON L3R 5K3 Canada Telephone: Fax:

4 The information contained in the 2011 TIS shows that the westbound queues on Hotspur Road at Neptune Drive (33m in the AM peak hour and 21m in the PM peak hour) and the eastbound queues on Hotspur Road at Bathurst Street (31m in the AM peak hour and 22m in the PM peak hour) would not interfere with driveway operations. We trust that the concept for the site driveway on Hotspur Road is acceptable. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Yours truly, WSP Canada Inc. David Lukezic, LEL, M.Eng., MCIP, RPP Senior Transportation Planner Vivian Mak Transportation Designer cc: Robin Bookbinder, Pinedale Properties Yoram Birenzweig, Pinedale Properties DL/ar Attachments: Attachment A Figure 1 Site Driveway Modifications Figure 2 Loading Area Review Garbage Truck Design Vehicle Figure 3 Fire Route Review Fire Truck Design Vehicle Attachment B City of Toronto Standard No T for Urban Entrances Attachment C TAC Driveway Spacing Guidelines ltr Letter.docx

5 Attachments: A. Figures 1, 2 and 3 B. City of Toronto Standard No T for Urban Entrances C. TAC Driveway Spacing Guidelines

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7 Appendix A Figures 1, 2 and 3

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15 Appendix B City of Toronto Standard No T for Urban Entrances

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19 Appendix C TAC Driveway Spacing Guidelines

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