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BY-LAW NUMBER 2331-79
OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF
THE TOWN OF AURORA
A By-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute a
Subdivision Agreement on behalf of the Corporation of
the Town of Aurora and Markborough Properties Limited.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT the Mayor and Clerk be and they are
hereby authorized and directed to execute
the Subdivision Agreement between the Town
of Aurora and Markborough Properties Limited.
2. A copy of the said Subdivision Agreement is attached
hereto.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS~«_(). day of j)«C,~M 81:/1. 1979.
Mayor Clerk
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS .~
Mayor
' 1979.
MARKBOROUGH PROPERTY LIMITED
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
VALHALLA HEIGHTS -PHASE II
SUBDIVISION A G R E E M E N T
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GENERAL PROVISIONS AND CONDITIONS
• RELATING TO THE PLAN OF SUBDIVISION
Land Included in the Plan •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Services ....•.......•...................................
Payment of Taxes •••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••
Landscaping .................. , , , , , , , • , , , • , , , ...... , , .. ..
Financial Contr~butions .••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ ••••••
Lands for Easements, and Other Public Purposes
Lots and Blocks on the Plan Subject to Special Conditions
Before Issue of a Building Permit ..................... ..
Architectural Control •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Requirements for Building Permits ............. · ••••.•...••
Certificate to Occupy •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Release of Lots from Payment Obligations
Specific Provisions Relating to the Sale of Lots ••••••••
Registration of the Agreement ••...••••••..••.•••.••••...
Interest .........•.........•.• ." ............•............
Special Provisions ••••••.••••• ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••
Execution of Provisions· of the Agreement ............... .
Cance 11 at ion of Agreement ............................. ..
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PART II
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE
CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF THE VARIOUS SERVICES
Public Services ·~·········································
Cost Estimate of Installing Public Services •••••••••••••••
Professional Engineer .........•.........•....•....•..•.•• ·•
Approval of Plans and Specifications and Cost Estimates •••
Grading and Drainage Plan •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Drainage ..•.••••.••...••••••••••..••••••••••••••••••••••••
Construction of Public Services •••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Commencement of Construction of Public Services •••••••••••
Inspection of Public Services •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Use of Services by the Town •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Connection to Existing Services •••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Oversizing of Public Services .•.............•........•.••.
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13. O~<ner's Liability.......................................... 4
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18. Certification of Completion of Public Services •• ,......... 7
19. Guarantee and Maintenance Period o••••••••o••••••••••••••••• 7
20. Final Acceptance of Public Services ••••••• ·••••••••••••••••• 8
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THIS AGREEMENT made this day of
B E T 14 E E N:
MARKBOROUGH PROPERTIES LIMITED
Hereinafter called the 11 0wner 11
OF THE FIRST PART
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
Hereinafter called the 11 Tmm 11
OF THE SECOND PART
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WHEREAS the Owner has presented to the Town for its
approval, a development proposal hereto annexed and marked as Schedule 11 A11
to this Agreement, and hereinafter referred to in this Agreement as the
AND WHEREAS the Owner warrants that it, is the registered
owner of all of the land included in the Plan.
AND WHEREAS the Owner warrants that there are no mortgages
or Other encumbrances· affecting the lands included in the Plan.
AND WHEREAS the Owner has requested the Town to approve the
development, and the Owner in order to obtain such approval and pursuant to
the conditions of approval imposed by the Town, has agreed to enter into
this Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT 14ITNESSETH that in
consideration and the sum of Two Dollars ($2.00) of lawful money in Canada,
now paid by the Town to the Owner (the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged) the o,mer hereby covenants, promises and agrees with the Town
as follows:
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GENERAL PROVISIONS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE PLAN OF
SUBDIVISDN
LAND INCLUDED IN THE PLAN
The land included in the Plan and affected by this Agreement is outlined in
Schedule '1A11 and more ·particularly described in Schedule "B" annexed to this
Agreement.
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SERVICES
(1)
(2}
The Owner shall at his own expense, construct or cause to be
constructed, the varia us services set forth in Schedule "C 11
to thfs Agreement in the manner and within the time provided
for and subject to the various conditions set forth in Part
11 of this Agreement. ·
The parties hereto agree that for the purposes of this
Agreement, the public services referred to in Subsection
(1), sha 11 upon fi na 1 acceptance, vest i'n the Town.
PAYMENT DF TAXES
(1}
(2}
The Owner agrees to pay all arrears of realty taxes against
the lands included in the Plan before the Town grants final
approval of the Plan.
The Owner further agrees to pay as they become due all taxes
levied or to be levied against the lands included in the
Plan or any part or parts thereof on the basis of and in
accordance with the assessment and collector•s roll entries
until such time as the lands assessed and entered on the
collector•s roll according to the registered plan and have
been sold by the Owner.
LANDSCAPING
The Owner covenants and agrees with the Town that it will exercise or cause to
be exercised compliance with the various landscaping and· other provisions on the
various lots and blocks on the Plan as more particularly set forth in Schedule
11 F11 annexed to this Agreement.
5. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The Owner shall pay to the Town the various financial contributions as set forth
in Schedule 11 G11 annexed to this Agreement and in the manner set forth in said
Schedule 11 G11
6. LANDS FOR EASEMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES
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(2}
The Owner shall convey to the Town for the sum of One Dollar
($1.00} title in fee simple free from all encumbrances and
mortgages the lands set forth in Part 1 of Schedule "H"
annexed to this Agreement.
The Owner shall also convey to the appropriate authority
free from all encumbrances and mortgages any easements as
may be required for any drainage works, and/or sewers~
and/or watermains, and/or utility purposes, to furni~h any
of the aforesaid services within the Plan. The easements
required by the Town are set forth in Part 2 of Schedule
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(3) The Owner shall deed to the Town and the Town shall dedicate
the street ·set forth in the Plan as a public highway.
LOTS AND BLOCKS ON THE PLAN SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS BEFORE
ISSUE OF A BUILDING PERMIT
The Owner covenants and agrees with the Town that it will not apply for nor be
entitled to .a building permit to erect any buildings on the various lots and
blocks set forth in Schedule 11 K11 annexed to this Agreement until the special
conditions referred to in the said Schedule have been duly complied with.
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ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL
(1) The owner covenants and agrees with the Town that 1t will
exercise or cause to be exercised architectural control over
the design and construction of single family dwellings and
semi-detached units on the Plan through compl i a nee with the
following:
(a) That the exterior construction on all homes be mostly
masonry and of fireproof construction on the exterior
except trim.
(b) There shall be variation in the homes to be erected;
(c) Not.more than two abutting homes shall be similar in
model type.
(2) The owner covenants and agrees that it will in the agreement
of purchase and sale, require each builder purchaser to
file, prior to applying for a building permit with the To>m,
a master plan for the lots purchased by the builder
purchaser showing house types, elevation and the
distribution of models on such lots.
REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING PERMITS
(1) No building permit shall be issued until:
(a) the easements mentioned herein have been granted to the
Town;
(b) the gravel roads,· underground services and connection
thereof at the lot line have been installed and/or
constructed in accordance with the terms and provisions
of this Agreement \'lith respect to the roadway on which
the lot(s) fronts, and adequate water pressure is
available.
(2) All building permits shall be subject to the restriction
that any building constructed or to be constructed shall not
be occupied until the provisions as set forth in Section 10
of Part 1 have been complied with.
(3)
(4)
The buildings to be erected within the Plan shall be erected
to conform to building levels approved by the Town Engineer
and Town Superintendent or Building Inspector before the
,building operations are commenced. The said building levels
_will confonn to the grades and elevations· indicated on the
plans required by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (1) the Town
covenants and agrees to grant a permit to erect model homes
on lots approved by the Town Engineer· and Town Superi nten-
dent not exceeding five (5) units on the Plan provided that
a plan of each block of dwellings has been submitted to the
Town showing the location of the proposed dwellings and pro-
vided further that the dwellings to be erected meet the re-
quirements for building levels referred to in Subsection (3).
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REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING PERMiTS (continued)
(5) After all of the financial obligations of Owner imposed by
the other terms of this Agreement have been satisfied and
all security and deposits have been released by the To1m and
the undertakings to complete and/or repair the services
provided for have been satisfied, anyone applying for a
building permit in respect of a vacant lot shall deposit
with the Town the sum of $1,000.00 per lot in cash or by
irrevocable letter of credit, increased to the time of issue
of such permit by applying the Southam Construction Index
{Ontario Series) or such other index as may be appropriate,
as security for any damage which may be caused to Town
property by reason of·construction activities on such lot.
The security deposited shall be returned to the depositor
after construction activities on such lot are completed and
all damage, if any, caused by reason of such construction
activities is repaired.
CERTIFICATE TO OCCUPY
(1) No building or part thereof within the Plan shall be
occupied until the work for which the building permit was
issued, is completed in accordance with the requirements of
the Ontario Building Code, or any successor code, as
amended, and a "Certificate to Occupy" referred to in this
section, has been issued, and:
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water and sanitary sewer services to the said building
are in operation;
hydro electric service to the building is in operation;
and street-lighting installed, and approved by Aurora
Hydro;
the roadway in front of such building and any other
roadways, as set out on Schedule 11 0" required to give
access to such buildings are completed ~ttith the
exception of final course of asphalt.
the cellar or basement, weeping tile and roof water
drainage connections to the storm se\1ers are camp 1 eted
and operating to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer
and Town Superintendent;
street name signs, and regulatory signs, have been
erected on the street on which the lot or block fronts;
the fi na 1 grade of the 1 ot for the building being
constructed is in conformity with the Grading Plan and
certified by the 0\'lner•s Engineer or such variance as
may be approved by the To'm Engineer and Town
Superintendent.
(2) To ensure compliance with Clause !0 of this Agreement the
Owner of the aforesaid lots or blocks within the Plan of
Subdivision covenants and agrees tO supply to the Town upon
execution of this Agreement a Letter of Credit in the
maximum amount of $1,000.00 per dwelling unit or such other
amount as satisfactory to the Town in its sole discretion,
and in a form satisfactory to the Clerk.
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The Owner shall be advised by the Clerk-Administrator on
violation of the provisions of Clause 10 (1) (a) to (f) and
the said letter of Credit in its total amount shall be
forfeited as a Penalty by the Owner to the Town •
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CERTIFICATE TO OCCUPY (continued)
(3) In the event that a "CERTIFICATE TO OCCUPY" is requested and
all the provisions of Subsection (!) have been complied
with, ~<ith the exception of Subsection (l)(f), the To>m
Engineer and Town Superintendent may nevertheless authorize
the issuance of such certificate providing they are
satisfied that the grading still to be completed ~<ill not
substantially alter the contour of the lot and providing
further that the person requesting said certificate agrees
to complete such grading as soon as weather conditions
permit.
RELEASE OF LOTS FROM PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS
The 0\.,rner, when not in default under this Agreement shall be entitled to an
effective release in a form registerable in the Registry Office for each lot or
block designated by the Owner upon the payment of financial obligations herein
described. Such release will operate as a discharge ·only in respect to
fi nanci a 1 ob 1 i gat ions of each 1 at or b 1 ock described in the re 1 ease.
12. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SALE OF LOTS
The Owner covenants and agrees that in any agreement for sale, conveyance or
other disposal of any lots or blocks on the Plan the person to \·thorn the transfer
is made shall enter into a covenant with the Owner to abide by the provisions of
this Agreement. Compliance with the provisions of this Agreement by the person
to whom the transfer is made shall be deemed to be compliance therewith by the
Owner.
13. REGISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT
The O>mer hereby agrees that this Agreement and the Schedules attached hereto
shall be registered upon the title to the lands covered by the Plan, at the
Owner's cost.
14. INTEREST
Interest shall be payable by the Owner to the Town on all sums of money payable
under this Agreement or including the provisions of Part 11 of this Agreement,
which are not paid within thirty days from the due date. The rate of interest
payable shall be at the rate of 18 per cent per annum.
15. SPECIAL PROVISIONS
The Owner and the Town covenant and agree with each other to abide by and comply
with the various special provisions as set forth in Schedule "L 11 annexed to this
Agreement.
16. EXECUTION OF PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
The parties hereto covenant and agree that where they or their authorized agents
are required to act under the provisions of this Agreement such action shall be
executed in good faith and in a diligent and reasonable manner.
17. CANCELLATION OF AGREEMENT
In the event this Plan is not registered within three years from the date
hereof, the Town may, at its option on one month's notice to the Owner, declare
this Agreement to be null and void •
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GENERAL PROVISIONS AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION
ANO INSTALLATION OF THE VARIOUS SERVICES
PUBLIC SERVICES
The Owner at his own expense, and in the manner and. within the time limit
hereinafter referred to shall construct or cause to be constructed, the various
services set forth in Schedule 11 C11
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11 0 11 and 11 E11 to thi.s Agreement.
2. COST ESTIMATE OF INSTALLING PUBLIC SERVICES
Annexed to this Agreement and marked as Schedule 11 0 11 is an estimate of the cost
of installing the services as referred to in Schedule 11 C11 to-this Agreement.
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4.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
(1} The Owner agrees to retain a Professional Engineer who holds
a certificate of authorization, as required by the
Professional Engineers Act of the Province of Ontario, as
the Professional Engineer for the 01·mer to carry out all the
necessary engineering, including design, contract
administration, and resident inspections of the work
requi.red for the development of the Subdivision:
(a} to prepare designs;
(b) to prepare and furnish a 11 required dra\.,.ing.S;
(c) to prepare the necessary contract(s);
(d) to obtain the necessary approvals from the Tm1n and any
other authorities having jurisdiction;
(e) to provide the field layout, contract administration
and the resident inspections of canst ruction.
APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND COST ESTIMATES
The Owner and the Engineers employed by him shall prepare the plans and specifi-
cations for the public services as set forth in Schedule 11 C11
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11 0 11 and 11 £11 to
this Agreement and the Town Engineer and ToWn Superintendent shall approve such
plans and specifications and cost estimat·es which are set forth in said
Schedules to this Agreement.
5. GRADING AND DRAINAGE PLAN
(1} The Owner shall prepare a grading plan approved by the Town
Engineer and Town Superintendent showing the existing and
final elevation referred to a geodetic bench mark or an
established Town of Aurora bench mark and also the final
grades of a 11 the roads.
(2} The Owner agrees:
(a) To· prepare a detailed eng.ineering and drainage report,
acceptable to the Ministry of Natural Resources, which
will describe the means whereby:
(b)
'(i} storm water will be conducted from the site.
(ii} erosion and siltation and their effects will be.
·contr9lled and minimized on the site prior to,
dud ng, and after construction.
To carry out or cause to be carried out works
recommended in Subsection (a) of this clause •
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DRAINAGE
{1) The Owner agrees to construct all work necessary to provide
for the proper drainage of all the land included in the
Plan. The said drainage I'I'Drk shall be constructed in
accordance with plans and specifications (including the
grading plan referred to in Section 5 of Part 11) to be
submitted to and approved by the To'm Engineer and Town
Superintendent.
{2) If the drainage works required by the Town Engineer and Town
Superintendent results in drainage outside the immediate
boundaries of the Plan, all such work shall be carried out
by means of storm dra'i ns and appurtenances of sufficient
size to a natural 1vater course or existing outlet. The
design of such works will be based on the run off which can
be expected for the area when completely built up with
buildings, pavements, sidewalks and· parking areas.
{3) If during the course of construction of the various services
on the Plan, the construction of buildings on the Plan, it
becomes apparent to the Town that further drainage '10rk
should be necessary upon the lands covered by the Plan or
irrmediately beyond the boundaries thereto, the Owner shall,
upon receipt of written notice from the Town Engineer and
Town Superintendent, forthwith construct and provide such
further drainage works as requested, at the owner•s expense.
{4) The Owner further agrees that the said drainage plans wili
indicate any known existing tile drainage system.
CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC SERVICES
The Owner shall construct and install all of the public services referred to in
Section 1 of Part 11 of this Agreement in a good and workmanlike manner in
accordance with the Engineering drawings and specifications referred to in
Section 4 of Part 11.
8. COMMENCMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC SERVICES
(1) The Owner shall not commence the construction of the public
services unt i 1 :
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(a) the requirements of Schedule 11 K11 are complied with;
{b) satisfactory performance bond or financial security
provided to Town Clerk;
(c) the drainage plans referred to in Section 6 (1) of Part
11 have been submitted to and approved by the Town
Engineer and Town Superintendent;
{d) the Engineering drawings referred to in Section 4 of
Part II have been submitted to and approved by the Town
Engineer· and Town Superi nte~dent;
(e) the cost estimate referred to in Section 2 of Part II
has been submitted to and approved by the Town Engineer
and Town Superintendent;
{f) the Owner has given 48 hours written notice to the Town
Engineer and Town Superintendent of his intent to
commence construction;
{g) the liability insurance policy referred to in Section
13 of Part II of this Agreement has been filed with the
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COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF . .PUBLIC SERVICES (continued)
(2) The Owner agrees that he shall construct all services to
completion with the exception of the final course of asphalt
within t"enty-four (24) months of the date of the
registration of the Plan, except as provided for in
constru'ct.ion staging as detailed on Schedule 11 C11
, Clause 10
of this agreement.
{3) In the event that the Owner after commencing construction of
any of the public services, should abandon same, then the
0\-mer shall not recommence work until it has given 48 hours
written notice to the T01·m Engineer and Town Superintendent
of theTown.
INSPECTION OF PUBLIC SERVICES
(a) All of the Public Services, referred to in Section 1 of Part
II, shall be installed strictly in accordance with the
minimum specifications more particularly set out in Schedule
11 E11 of this Agreement and all such insta.11ations \Vi11 be
made throughout under the inspection of the Town Engineer
and Tm·m Superintendent.
(b) The Owner shall insure that no mud·, dust, refuse, ru.bbish,
and other litter of any type originating from within its
Subdivision or from delivery vehicles proceeding to make
deliveries within its Subdivision shall be tracked,
deposited or fall or be blo11m onto any high\.,.ay of the Town
and in the event that any mud, dust, refuse, rubbish and
other litter of any type should be found upon the said
highways, the Owner shall remove the same to the
·satisfaction of the Town on the same day of the giving of
(b) notice to the Owner or its agent. If the Owner has not
caused the same to be cleaned up forthwith, it is agreed
that the Town may proceed with such clean-up work at the
Owner•s expense, and under the rates and surcharge provision
of Section 16, Part II of this Agreement.
{c) The 011mer, its successors· or its assigns, agr·ees to neither
dump nor permit to be dumped any fill or debris on, nor to
remove or permit to be removed any fill from any lands of
any public authority or private owner, other than in
connection \'lith the actual construction of roads in the
Subdivision, without the written consent of the To11m or the
Owner of such lands. The Owner shall, on request, supply
the Town with an acknowledgement from such public authority
or o~tmer of the m·mer• s compl i a nee with the ·terms of this
clause •
USE OF SERVICES BY THE TOWN
(1) The Owner agrees that the various services constructed by
the Owner on the Plan may be used by the Town or other
authorized persons for the purpose for wh.ich such services
are desi·gned.
(2) It is further agreed that the use of such services by the
Town shall not be construed as acceptance of the services by
the Town.
(3) It is further agreed that the use of such services by the
Town shall not in any. way relieve the Owner of his
obligations in respect to the construction and maintenance
of the services so used.
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CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
(1) The Owner covenants and agrees that where in the opinion of
the Town Engineer and Tm1n Superintendent any or all of the
various services which the Owner is required to constrUct
under the provisions of this Agreement should be connected
to or joined into existing municipal services outside the
Plan, then the Owner shall join into the adjustment of any
grades where necessary, in a good and workmanlike manner in
accordance ivith ·plans and specifications to be submitted to
and approved by the Town Engineer and Town Superintendent.
(2) The O•mer shall pay for any easements required to connect
the Town's existing services to services within the Plan
and, in the event such easement or easements shall not be
obtainable without expropriation. The easement or easements
shall be conveyed to the Town and the trunk sewer and/or
watermai n shall be the property of the Town.
OVERSIZING OF PUBLIC SERVICES
( 1) In the event that the Owner is required by the To•m to
install services across the Plan of a size greater than
required to serve the Plan, as determined by the T011n
Engineer and Town Superintendent, in consideration of the
0\'/ner installing at its own expense any such oversized
services, the Town agrees that the said Owner is entitled to
be compensated by the Owner or Owners of lands who make use
of such services, such compensation to be calculated on the
difference between the total cost of the oversized services,
as required to be installed and the total cost of the
services required only to service the said subdiv)sion at
the time such oversized services are installed.
(2) Within thirty (30) days of acceptance of such services by
the Tovm, the Owner l'li 11 submit to the Town Engineer and
To\'m Superintendent its receipts for construction of such
oversized services and the Town Engineer, whose decision
shal) be final, shall determine the compensation to be paid
and will issue a Certificate stating the amount of such
compensation to the Owner within sixty (60) days, from the
time that such receipts-are delivered to him.
(3) The Town agrees that it will requir• other land owners who
will use the said oversized services, to pay part or all of
such c·ompensation to the Town prior to the registration by
any such owners of a p 1 an of subdivision and wi 11 pay such
compensation collected to the Owner herein less any costs
incurred by the Tmm in calculating and collecting the same,
but in no event shall the Town be liable to the Owner, its
successors or assigns, for fa i1 ure to co 11 ect such
compensation.
OIINER ' S LIABILITY
Until the Town has accepted the public services by Resolution of Council, the
Owner does hereby indemnify the Town against all actions, causes or action,
suits, claims and demands \oJhatsoever which may arise either directly or
indirectly by reason of the construction maintenance or repair of such services.
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INSURANCE
(1) The Owner covenants and does hereby indemnify and save
harmless the Town from any liability to third parties
arising from acts required to be done by the owner under the
terms of this Agreement or any subsequent Agreement to a
maximum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
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INSURANCE (continued)
(2) The Owner agrees to lodge with the Town, forthwith upon
entry into an agreement for the installation of services
with a general contractor, an insurance certificate provided
by the owner's contractor, or agent with an Insurance
Company satisfactory to the Town to insure for the jOint
benefit of the Owner and the Town against any liability that
may arise out of the construction or installation of any
work to be performed pursuant to this Agreement, and shall
not be terminated until the end of the maintenance period as
defined herein. The pol icy shall have no exclusion for
blasting and must contain a 11 COmpleted operations 11 clause.
The Owner shall prove to the satisfaction of the To\'m, from
time to time as the To\lm Engineer and Tovm Superintendent
may require, that all premi urns on such po 1 icy or po 1 i ci es of
insurance have been paid and that the insurance is in full
force and effect.
ENGINEERING FEES
(1) The Owner agrees to pay to the Town prior to the To>m
communicating its approval of the final plan to the Regional
Municipality of York an engineering fee for the engineering
services rendered by the Town Engineer and Town
Superintendent in processing engineering drawings relating
to the various public services to be installed by the Owner
for the Town as set forth in Schedules "C 11
, "D" and "E" ·to
this Agreement and to give approval to such engineering
drawings and also for the services rendered on the final
inspection of such public services in order to give a
certificate of acceptance of the same. The amount of money
paid to the Tmm under the provisions of this Subsection
shall be calculated on basis of 3% of the accepted tendered
price of the construction and installation of such public
servi.ces. In the event that the accepted tendered price is
not available at such time, then the amount .of money payable
to the Town shall be based on the cost estimate as submitted
by the Owner to the Town as set out in Schedule "D" to this
Agreement. In any such event the fees so paid shall be
adjusted accordingly vthen the accepted tendered price is
ascertained.
(2) The parties hereto a~ree that
to under Subsection (1) shall
development agreement.
the payment of fees referred
be on execution of this
(3) When and where the Town Engineer and Town Superintendent
detennines that the various public services being
constructed requires on-site inspection staff to maintain
proper construction in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, the To~m Engineer and Town Superintendent shall
have authority upon written notice to the Owner to hire
staff and the Owner shall be responsible to pay all costs
plus I5 per cent (15%), and the account or accounts for
engineering. inspection shall be paid within thirty (30) days
after rendering of same.
PERFORMANCE SECURITY
( 1) In order to ensure the performance by the Owner of the
various public services, and other matters to be performed
by the O~mer under this Agreement, the Owner s·hall deposit
\'lith the Town a Letter of Credit or other similar negotiable
securities approved by the To'ltn, in the amount of fifty per
cent (50%) of the estimated. total costs of the services as
referred to in Section 2 of Part II •
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PERFORMANCE SECURITY (continued)
(2)
(3)
The Town may from time to time reduce, subject to Clause (l)
above the amount of securities referred to in Subsection (1)
to ten per cent (10%) of the original cost of the entire
project provided that such amount represents at 1 east one
hundred per cent (100%) of the work to be completed for the
services referred to in Subsection (1). Such services shall
be deemed to be completed for the purpose of reducing said
securities Hhen the provisions for the issuance of the
letter of certification of completion for said services as
referred to in Section 18, hereafter, have been complied
with by the Owner.
In exchange for the release by the T01·m of the securities in
Subsection 2, the Owner shall provide the To~om with an
acceptable maintenance guarantee in the form of a Letter of
Credit or other similar negotiable securities approved by
the Town to cover the period of maintenance. Such
securities shall not exceed ten per cent (10%) of the
estimated total cost of the various services as referred to
in Subsection (2).
(4) Should the Plan be sold and this Agreement transferred to a
new Owner, the Council may increase the value of said
securities to be provided by this new 0\'mer for both
performance and maintenance of the work.
(5) The securities referred to in Subsection (1), shall be
deposited with the Clerk of the Town prior to the Owner
commencing any of the work provided for herein and before
any building permits are issued.
DEFAULT OF OWNER IN PERFORMANCE OF WORK
If, in the opinion of the Tmvn Engineer and Town Superintendent,
the Owner is not prosecuting or causing to be prosecuted the work
required in connection with this Agreement so as to ensure the
completion of such work within the time limited by this Agreement,
or is improperly performing the work, or if the Owner .shall
neglect or abandon the work before completion, or unreasonably
delay the same so that the conditions of this Agreement ar·e being·
violated, or if the \Vork is being carelessly executed, or is not
being proceeded with diligently or in good faith so as to meet all
requirements of this Agreement, or if the Owner neglects or
refuses to repair or replace or again perform such work as may be
rejected by the Town Engineer and Town Superintendent as defective
or unsuitable, or if the Owner in any other manner, in the opinion
of the Town Engineer and Town Superintendent acting in good faith
and not unreasOnably, makes default in performance of the terms of
this. Agreement, then in any such case the Tmm Engineer and
Town Superintendent may notify the Owner in writing of such
default or neglect and of any steps to remedy same which must be
taken by the Owner and if the defaults complained of are not
remedied and the notice complied with within ten clear days after
such notice, then in that case the Town Engineer and Town
Superintendent shall thereupon have full authority and pm<er
immediately to purchase such materials and rent such tools and
machinery and to employ such workmenas in his opinion shall be
required for the proper completion of the said work in accordance
with the requirements of this Agreement and complete the said work
at the cost and expense of the Owner. If, in the opinion of the
Town Erigineer and Town Superintendent such work must be done
quickly because of any emergency, the existence of which the Town
Engineer and Town Superintendent shall be sole judge, then such
work m~ be done without prior notice to -the Owner, but the Owner
shall be forthwith notified. The cost of any work (!one by the
Town pursuant to this clause shall be calculated by the Town
Engineer and Tow·n Superintendent whose decision shall be final and
such costs shall include a management fee of ten per cent (10%) of
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DEFAULT OF OWNER IN PERFORMANCE OF \vORK (continued)
the cost of a 11 1 abour, materia 1 s and equipment, incurred to
complete the work and further, a fee of thirty per c.ent (30%) of
the charges so determined .as compensation to the Town for the ~;wrk
of the Town Engineer and Town Superintendent and for the
dislocation and inconvenience caused to the Town as a result of
such default on the part of the Owner. The Town may at any time
use all or part of the Performance Security referred to in Section
16 of Part II to pay the cost of said liork and the fee referred to
above. In the event that the Performance Security is not
sufficient to pay such amount, then the Owner shall pay to the
Town on demand, any such additional cost.
CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION OF PUBLIC SERVICES
( 1)
(2)
(3)
When the various services referred to in Section 1 of Part
II have been completed in accordance with the Town 1 s
specifications referred to in Section 4 of Part II and to
the satisfaction of the Town Engineer and Town
Superintendent, a letter certifying the completion of the
various services will be issued by the Town Engineer and
Town Superintendent to initiate commencement of the
maintenance period referred to in Section 18 of Part II.
It is the understanding between the parties hereto that the
services can be installed for the whole Plan or for sections
of the Plan and providing the various services of such a
section can be connected to a suitable existing connection
or outlet, the Tm·m Engineer and Town Superintendent shall
if so requested, issue a certifying letter of completion for
the section of services completed for specific lots or
blocks within the Plan.
A letter of certification shall be issued by the Town
Engineer and Town Superintendent for satisfactory
installation of the various services based on the following
order of completion for the whole or section of the Plan:
(a) for completion of underground services including
sanitary and stonn ~ewers, with service laterals and
catchbasins and water~ains with connections and
complet.ion of roadwork including granular base, curbs
and base course of asphalt.
(b) for completion of the top course of asphalt, sidewalks
and finished grading of boulevards.
(c) it is agreed that no building on any of the said lands
may be occupied and the Town will not issue a
certificate of occupancy therefore until all public
services within the Plan of Subdivision have been
accepted for performance and all grading of any part of
the said Plan of Subdivision which affects the lands
concerned has been completed in accordance with the
te_rms of this Agreement.
GUARANTEE AND MAINTENANCE PERIOD
(l) The Owner hereby guarantees a11 the public services to be
constructed under the terms of this Agreement from all
defects ·in workmanship or material for a period of two years
from the date of the 1 etter of cert ifi cation for any of the
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GUARANTEE AND MAINTENANCE PERIOD (continued)
{1) various services issued by the Town Engineer and Town
Superintendent, except for the items included \'lith the final
course of asphalt as per Section 18 (3) (b) of Part II which
shall be for a minimum of one year, or for the remainder of
the two year maintenance period for items included with the
base course of asphalt as per Section 18 (3) (a) of Part II,
whichever is longer, and which shall also include curbs and
cleaning of sewers and appurtenances until the end of the
maintenance period of the roads.
(2) Prior to acceptance of the roads to be constructed
hereunder, the Town may at its discretion from time to time
remove snow and ice from the said roads, but such acts as
snow and ice removal shall not be deemed to be acts of
acceptance of the roads by the Tmm, it being clearly
understood by the parties hereto that none of the services
to be constructed under this Agreement will be accepted
until a clearance certificate has been issued by the Town
Erigineer or Superintendent as hereinbefore set out.
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICES
(1) The Owner shall be entitled to receive from the Town
Engineer and Town Superintendent, a final Certificate of
Acceptance for each group of services for which the
certification of completion letter has been issued under the
provisions of Section 18 of Part II on the expiry of the
guarantee and maintenance period referred to in Section 19
of Part II r·elating to such services, provided:
(a) that the Owner furnishes to the Town Engineer and To;m
Superintendent a statement by a registered Ontario Land
Surveyor to the effect that all standard iron bars as
shown on the Registered Plan of Subdivision, are in
their correct location;
(b) that all grading of land within the Plan has been
completed to the satisfaction and approval of the Town
Engineer and Town Superintendent;
(c) that the Owner has erected or caused to be erected at
the time of final surveying of standard iron bars, a
geodetic bench mark monument within the Plan of
Subdivision;
(d) that the O~tner has deposited with the Clerk of the
Tmm, one set of 11 aS constructed11 original linens or
mylar, and two sets of prints of all services for \'lhich
the certification of completion letter has been
requested under the provisions of Section 18 of Part
II.
(2) Prior to the issuance of a final Certificate of Acceptance
and the final payment of all accounts, less normal
holdbacks, the Town Council must first adopt a written
report by the Town Engineer and Town Superintendent that all
the various services have been constructed or installed to
specifications and that the roadways are in the required
conditions to be assumed and that all municipal departments
have been informed of this matter.
(3) ·Upon the issuance to the Owner of a final Certificate of
Acceptance of a 11 the public services referred to in Section
1 of Part II of this Agreement, the Owner shall be entitled
to receive from the Town the return of all performance
securit-ies referred to in Section 16 of Part II of this
Agreement provided that the Owner submits to_the Town a
statutory declaration that all accounts relating to such
services have been paid in full •
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FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICES (continued)
(4) Upon the final Certificate of Acceptance being issued, the
ownership of the public services shall be vested with the
Town, and the Owner shall have no claims or rights thereto,
other than those accruing to it as an mtner of ·land abutting
on streets in which the services were installede
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NOTICES AND SCHEDULES
NOTICES
(l) Any notice required to be given under the provisions of this
Agreement may be given by registered mail addressed to the
other party at i'ts principle place of business and shall be
effective as of the date of deposit thereof in the post
office.
(2) The principle place of business of the various parties to
this Agreement as referred to in Subsection (1) is as
follows:
The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
50 Wellington Street, Hest,
Aurora, Ontario
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Markborough Properties Limited,
90 Eglinton Avenue, West,
Toronto, Ontario.
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·SCHEDULE
The fo 11 owing is a 1 i st of the various schedules annexed hereto
and fanning part of this Agreement:
Schedule 11 A'' Plan of Subdivision
Schedule
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8 11
-Descriptio'n of Land Affected by thi"s Agreement.
Schedule 11 C11
-Services to be installed by the Owner.
Schedule
11
0 11
-Estimate of the Cost of installing the Services
as referred to in Section 2 of Part II of this Agreement.
Schedule
11
E11
-Specifications of the Services as referred to in
Section 2 of Part II of th·is Agreement.
Schedule 11 F11
-Landscaping
Schedule
11
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-financial Contributions to be Pa'id to the Town.
Schedule 11 W -Lands to be Conveyed to the Town
Schedule III II -Not Required
Schedule IIJII -Dedication of the Various Blocks as Public Walkways and Public Highway.
Schedule IlK II -Not Required
Schedule Ill II -Not Required
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THIS AGREEMENT shall enureto the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties hereto, their successors and assigns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties of the first, second and third part
have hereunto affixed their corporate seals duly attested to their proper
officers duly attested to be their proper officers duly authorized in that
behalf.
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED ~ MARKBOROUGH PROPERTIES LIMITEC
IN THE PRESENCE OF l
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SCHEDULE "A"
This Schedule shall include the Plan of Subdivision as approved by the Town and
by the York Region and shall be a copy of the final M Plan as pt·epared by the
Owner•s surveyor for registration in the Land Titles Office in Ne~narket.
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SCHEDULE 11 811
TOTAL LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The lands included in the Plan are composed of Lots 170 to 180 both inclusive,
Lot 225 to 236 both inclusive, Blocks B and 0 and Walk~;ay Block L, Registered
Plan H-57 in the To~;n of Auora Regional Hunicipality of York •
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SERVICES TO BE INSTALLED BY THE OWNER
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The 01.,rner shall construct or cause to be constructed~ the following
services on the various ·streets, easements and public \ltalkways shown
on the Plan of Subdivision in accordance with the· plans set forth
and cost estimates on Schedule 11 0" and specifications set forth in
Schedule 11 E11
, hereto annexed:
(a) the grading and paving of all streets including the
installation of granular material in order to provide a proper
base for paving;
(b) curbs and gutters on all streets;
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
watermains, stonn and sanitary sewers, and service laterals;
the grading and paving of all driveways between the curbs and
dwelling;
the top soiling and sodding of all boulevards (being the area
between the curbs and the lot line);
sidewalks_ on the various streets_ and \Val kways.
(a) the owner shall contour, grade and provide topsoil and seed
Block 11 8 11 within the Plan conveyed to the Tmm for parkland in
accordance with grading plans approved by the Town Engineer
and Town Superintendent~
(b) The 01mer shall contour and seed Block "A" if the regrading of
such Block is required or if the natural vegetation on such
Block is disturbed. The Owner shall maintain Block 11 A" in an
acceptable manner compatible to ·adjacent residential
properties.
All laterals in regard to \1/atermains, storm and sanitary seNers
shall be constructed from the services located on the street to the
street line on said lots and on any vacant lot not built upon, not
later than 12 months prior to placement of final coat of asphalt.
(a) Streets on the Plan shall be named to the satisfaction of the
Town and the Regional Planning Department.
(b) The Owner shall at his expense including installation, provide
all traffic signs and street name signs -in accordance with the
Town's By-laws and specifications.
(a) The Owner shall install at his expense, the street lighting
for the Plan as set out in an Agreement with the Aurora
Hydro-Electric Commission and approved by the Town.
(b) 'All Hydro-Electric, Bell and Cable T.V. lines shall be
constructed as below ground services.
Trees, other than those which are diseased or dead, shall not be
removed without prior approval of the Town.
Construction of Weeping Tile
The weeping tile around each dwelling shall be constructed in
accordance \'lith the size and specifications as required by the
Building Inspector. In order to properly drain the basement and the
roof of the dwelling erected on such lot, a tile system shall be
ccnstructed of a size and specifications that meet the approval of
the Building Inspector and shall be connected to the storm sewer on
the street.
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SCHEDULE 11 C11
Water Meter Provisions
The piping within the house shall provide an approved water meter
gap prov1 s 1 on. The Owner sha 11 pay or cause to have paid to the
Town the cost of installing a 11ater meter for each unit. The Owner
shall deposit or cause to have deposited the sum of $100.00 towards
the cost of installing the \'later meter for each unit prior to the
issuance of a Building Permit for such unit. The Town shall install
the water meter for each unit.
Construction Vehicle Access
All construction vehicles are to use the access designated by the
Town Superintendent and T011n Engineer and it is further agreed that
all streets abutting on the said Plan of Subdivision and used for
access during the construction shall be kept in good usable
condition by the Owner during the said construction and, if damaged,
will be restored from time to time by the Owner upon completion of
the buildi·ngs on the said Plan to the satisfaction of the Town
Engineer and Town Superintendent.
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DETAIL SHEETS AND PLANS OF SERVICES AND ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF INSTALLING THE
SERVICES AS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 2 of PART II OF THIS AGREEMENT
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SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SERVICES AS REFERRED TO IN SECTION 4, OF PART II OF THIS
AGREEMENT
1. The following portions of the Tender Document are those
specifications for the Services as referred to in Schedule ncu and
11 0 11 of this Agreement and shall form part thereof.
Specifications .and Contract Document prepared by:-
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LANDSCAPING
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SCH.EDUL£ 11 f 11
The Owner covenants and agrees with the Town that it will exercise
or cause to be exercised compliance with the follm>~ing landscaping
provisions:-
Sodding and Grading
(i) The owner shall strip all topsoil from any lands to be
regraded and shall stockpile same on the site to be used for
the. purposes of topsoiling the road allowances following
construction, and any topsoil required for the Block 11 0 11
parkland;
(ii) Each lot shall be graded in accordance with the Lot Grading
Plan relating to the entire Plan of Subdivision as approved by
the Town Engineer and Town Superintendent;
{iii) Each lot shall be topsoiled and sodding shall be laid on the
front, side and back.yards of each of the lots on the Plan
upon completion of the construction of a dwelling on each lot,
and the balance of any topsoil shall be for the disposal and
use of the' municipality.
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SCHEDULE 11 G II
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE PAID TO THE TO\m
The owner agrees to pay to the Town all levies, whi-ch shall include
lot levies, recreation development fees, service levies as follows:-
(i) The amount of $2,895.00 for each of the 66 dwelling units.
The fees in subclause ( i ) shall be paid prior to registration of the
Plan of Subdivision.
Contribution to S.P. Station.
Contribution to Administration Costs.
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LANDS TO BE CONVEYED FOR PUBLIC SERVICES
The Owner shall convey to the Town title in fee simple. free from all
encumbrances the various parcels of land on said Plan as hereinafter described:
PART ONE: (a) N/A
(b) for the purpose of public parks -Block "B"
PART T\~0:
PART THREE: N/A
PART FOUR: N/A
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The Twn covenants and agrees to permit the York Region Roman Catholic School
Board access to Block "8 11 on the Plan, the park area, for the_ purpose of an
entrance or exist to the adjoining York Region Roman Catholic School Board Site,
for purposes of off-street loading and unloading of school buses.
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DEDICATION OF VARIOUS BLOCKS AS PUBLIC WALKWAYS AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
PART ONE N/A
Streets to be dedicated on the Plan as Public Highways:
Odin Crescent
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