2022-087 By-law to Name, Establish and Assume Highways Within the Township of Oro-Medonte - Rowanwood RdThe Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
By-law No. 2022- 087
A By-law to Name, Establish and Assume Highways
Within the Township of Oro-Medonte — Rowanwood Road
Whereas Section 11(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended,
provides that municipalities may pass by-laws with respect to highways;
And Whereas Section 31(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended,
provides that land may only become a highway by virtue of a by-law establishing the
highway;
And Whereas Section 26 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended,
defines what constitutes a highway;
And Whereas Section 61(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended,
provides that a municipality may enter upon land lying along a highway to install and
maintain a sign setting out the name of a highway;
And Whereas Rowanwood Road is a public highway laid out and was dedicated as
such on the Registered Plan of Subdivision (Plan 51 M-224);
And Whereas title to Rowanwood Road vested in the former Township of Oro, upon the
registration of Plan 51 M-224, but has not been assumed by the Municipality;
And Whereas the Rowanwood Conservers Society Co-operative Incorporated remains
obliged under the subdivision agreement registered as Instrument RO66474 on March
15th, 1985 (the "Subdivision Agreement") to undertake maintenance upon the said
Rowanwood Road until such time as the Township has assumed the road (by by-law);
And Whereas the Council of the Township has agreed to assume Rowanwood Road
on the basis that Rowanwood Road would be remain a gravel surfaced road;
And Whereas it is acknowledged that if, in the future the owners of property abutting
Rowanwood Road request the road to be hard surfaced, the then Council of the
Township may consider, in its sole discretion, to grant such request and impose
charges on the owners of abutting lands to fund such hard surfacing;
Now Therefore the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as follows:
1. That Rowanwood Road as laid out in Plan 51 M-224 is hereby established and
assumed for use as a public highway;
2. That Rowanwood Road shall be maintained as a gravel surfaced public highway;
and
3. That this by-law shall take effect on the final passing thereof.
By-law read a First, Second and Third time, and Passed this 28 day of
September, 2022.
The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte
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Cleik.\Yvonne Aubichon
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