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UP Express Electrification EA Land Use Assessment Report FINAL UP Express Electrification EA Land Use Assessment Report FINAL Project No. 1124019.00 March, 2014 UP Express Electrification EA Land Use Assessment Report Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to: 1) establish baseline land use conditions and 2) to assess land use impacts of the proposed electrification of the Union Pearson Express (UP Express) as part of the UP Express Electrification EA. This Land Use Report contains Parts A and B. Part A includes the Land Use Baseline Conditions Report, and Part B includes the Land Use Impact Assessment Report. The UP Express service will commence operation with train sets comprised of Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs). The UP Express Electrification EA is investigating land use impacts associated with replacing these DMUs with Electric Multiple Units (EMUs), as well as impacts associated with the implementation of facilities (the two Paralleling Stations, Maintenance Facility and Traction Power Station) necessary to support the electrified service. With respect to baseline land use conditions along the UP Express route (from the future UP Express Union Station to UP Express Pearson station, along the existing Union Station and Kitchener Rail Corridors), baseline conditions include existing land uses within the study area (general land use categories, as well as the locations of social facilities) and planned land uses (studies and zoning) within the study area. Land use along the Kitchener/UP Express rail corridor generally consists of developed/redeveloped residential and industrial/commercial areas, with some recreational areas and cycling trails (notably the West Toronto Railpath) within the Study Area. Based on background review and field reconnaissance carried out as part of the baseline conditions phase, there are 86 schools, child care centres and long term care centres in the vicinity of the Study Area. Of the 86 facilities, none are within 40 m of the rail ROW. Four of the facilities are within 100 m of the rail corridor, 65 are between 100 and 500 m away from the corridor, and the remaining 17 are more than 500 m away from the corridor. Except for the rail spur which begins at Highway 427, the entire Kitchener/UP Express rail corridor is zoned UT (Utility and Transportation). The rail spur is zoned E (Employment Industrial). A number of studies, including Master Plans, Zoning Reviews, and Urban Design Guidelines, are being undertaken for areas adjacent to the corridor and associated facilities. The electrified UP Express trains will operate along the same corridor (portion of Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC) and Kitchener corridors) as diesel (DMU) service, and as such, the project works and activities associated with electrification are compatible with existing land uses. Electrification of this corridor may result in a minor encroachment of the ROW into adjacent properties in order to accommodate a number of the overhead catenary system (OCS) poles. In addition, the supporting facilities will result in an increased footprint. The support facilities are located within compatible land use zoning for the most part and, consequently the footprint is not anticipated to result in an adverse effect to existing land use. Only one support facility site (for the Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) Maintenance Facility) has a zoning conflict. Metrolinx will work with the City of Toronto during the detailed design phase to determine the process to be followed for obtaining a zoning by-law amendment in order to accommodate the proposed Maintenance Facility on this site. i UP Express Electrification EA Land Use Assessment Report During the operation and maintenance phase of the electrified UP Express service, existing adjacent land uses are not anticipated to experience adverse effects. For Section 1 of the corridor (UP Express Union Station to UP Express Bloor Station), none of the sensitive receptor facilities (child care, long term health care, schools) are located within 100 m of the rail corridor. Two sensitive receptors are located approximately 400 m from the Paralleling Station. Nuisance affects are not addressed in the Land Use Assessment (refer to Air Quality Impact Assessment Report & Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment Report). Within Section 2 of the corridor (UP Express Bloor Station to UP Express Weston Station), four sensitive receptor facilities are located within 100 m of the rail corridor. One receptor, a child care centre will be closed/relocated as part of the Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown LRT project. Two facilities are located 400 m from the Paralleling Station; one of which is the same child care centre to be relocated mentioned above. It is noted that the former Kodak property located at 3500 Eglinton Avenue West was identified by Metrolinx as the preferred site for the new Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) to be constructed as part of the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project (Metrolinx Eglinton Crosstown LRT EPR Addendum, October 2013). As per the October 2013 EPR Addendum, the proposed MSF will require the entire Kodak property area. As a result, the potential footprint impacts and associated mitigation measures associated with construction and implementation of the MSF were captured and documented as part of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT Environmental Assessment process via the EPR Addendum. Since the potential impacts and mitigation measures related to developing the entire Kodak property were previously captured in the Final Eglinton Crosstown LRT EPR Addendum, there will be no new net adverse land use effects associated with locating the Paralleling Station facility on the Kodak site. Section 3 of the corridor (UP Express Weston Station to Highway 427) passes through the Weston community and three child care centres and four schools; however, all are located beyond 100 m of the rail corridor. All other sensitive receptor facilities are located beyond 500 m of the Resources Road Maintenance Facility and the gantries associated with the Traction Power Station. Similarly, there are no sensitive receptor facilities within 500 m of Section 4, Highway 427 to UP Express Pearson Station. During the construction phase the project works and activities may result in short term and temporary inconvenience to some residents and adjacent land uses. Of note, are potential lane closures or detours while existing bridge and overhead structures are upgraded to accommodate the electrification infrastructure. It is not anticipated that the electrification will adversely affect planned land use in any of the corridor sections; however, the Ordnance Triangle, the location of the Paralleling Station in Section 1, does have a development proposal under review to re-develop a portion of the property into a mixed-use neighbourhood, including residential, commercial and open space. Planning approvals are pending the result of the ongoing five-year Official Plan review and Municipal Comprehension Review of all Employment lands. The small footprint of the Paralleling Station is not anticipated to adversely affect this develop proposal. Overall, the electrification of UP Express and associated facilities are not anticipated to result in net adverse effects on existing or planned land use. ii UP Express Electrification EA Land Use Assessment Report TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............................................................................................................................................ III PART A – BASELINE CONDITIONS REPORT ...........................................................................................................A-1 1. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................................A-2 1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS ............................................................................................................. A-2 1.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................................... A-3 1.2.1 Traction Power Distribution System ................................................................................................... A-4 1.2.1.1 Overhead Contact System .............................................................................................................................. A-4 1.2.1.2 Paralleling Stations ......................................................................................................................................... A-5 1.2.2 Maintenance Facility .......................................................................................................................... A-7 1.3 STUDY AREA .................................................................................................................................................. A-8 1.4 PURPOSE....................................................................................................................................................... A-9 2. METHODOLOGY ..........................................................................................................................................A-9 3. BASELINE CONDITIONS .............................................................................................................................. A-10 3.1 EXISTING LAND USE ...................................................................................................................................... A-10 3.1.1 General ...........................................................................................................................................
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