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Road Cut Permit (Short Stream) and/or Construction/Encroachment (Minor) Permit

City of Toronto: Transportation Services · version November 3, 2021, Rev. 2 (first issued September 24, 2021)

Application forms

1	Completed and signed Application to Cut Permit Application for Installation Services within the City of Toronto Streets form (MCR Appendix K; see item 19 for further clarification)
2	Completed and signed Application for Construction/Encroachments within the City road allowance (see item 20; for the permit application refer to Attachment #1)

Administrative documents

3	Proof of Insurance (if applicable), provided upon the first permit application per project.

Technical documentation

4	Geotechnical Report (to be confirmed during the pre-submission consultation meeting with Transportation Services)
5	Site Specific Traffic Control Plan (as per MTO's Book 7 Ontario Traffic Manual: Temporary Conditions) and/or Traffic Management Plan (temporary signal timing plans, PHMs, haul routes, etc.)

Drawings

Stamped approved design drawings (where applicable):

All plans are to be in metric, drawn to scale, and the scale must be noted on the plans
All relevant dimensions and traffic layout #s must be shown (including but not limited to: distance from sidewalk to street line, from installation to sidewalk, dimension of the cut area, location of cut, etc.)
All street names and municipal addresses must be noted
All physical details of the site must be shown (including but not limited to: sidewalk, trees, utility poles, fire hydrants, street vendor locations and all street furniture including bus shelters and news vending boxes, etc.)
North arrow must be shown
Location of street/property lines must be noted
The location of existing underground services within the area of construction must be shown

Stamped approved design drawings related to painting of road markings (to be confirmed during the pre-submission consultation meeting with Transportation Services)

Supporting documents and approvals

8	Copy of applicable TRCA Voluntary Project Review (if the proposed works are within TRCA jurisdiction, and any direct connections to a watercourse, including storm sewer outfall works, where pursued)
9	Copy of applicable Tree Injury/Removal Permits (to be confirmed during the pre-submission consultation meeting with Transportation Services)
10	Copy of applicable MECP Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) and/or Drinking Water Works Permit (DWWP) (required when wet utilities are impacted)
11	For dry utility works, City approved design is required prior to permit approval. For Toronto Hydro Electric System Limited (THESL) works, the Green Folder process shall be followed.
12	For wet utility works, Toronto Water approval is required in advance of application submission.
13	Reviewed and accepted Traffic Management Plan from Transportation Services, EMS, Fire Services and Toronto Police (to be confirmed at the pre-submission meeting whether written consent from these parties would be acceptable in lieu of a reviewed and accepted Traffic Management Plan)
14	If a Traffic Management Plan is not required, acquire written consent and/or a reviewed and accepted Traffic Control Plan from EMS, Fire Services and Toronto Police where requesting full road closures, and possibly for some downtown areas where the roadway appears too narrow to accommodate both the lane occupation and two-way traffic (to be confirmed at the pre-submission meeting)
15	TTC written consent on Traffic Management Plans and Traffic Control Plans is required for work within the TTC Zone of Influence and where there are impacts to TTC surface transit operations or infrastructure.
16	If the proposed work is within MTO's permit control area, a copy of the applicable MTO permit is required.
17	The moratorium on roadway excavations must be checked. If there is an existing moratorium, the applicant shall identify this in the application.

Notes

18	Public Notice and Communication (for the Councillor, local residents and businesses who may be impacted by the proposed closure) is required prior to commencement of the works. It must include the type of work to be undertaken, details on road repairs, duration of works, and timing for permanent repairs (to be confirmed at the pre-submission meeting with Transportation Services).
19	For further guidance, refer to Short Stream Cut Permit Applications and the Municipal Consent Requirements (MCR).
20	A Construction/Encroachment Permit may be required for Minor Construction works that encroach onto the public ROW (including but not limited to: driveways, fences/ornamental walls, marquees/awnings, canopies, boreholes/daylighting, basement entrances, window wells and other openings, fire escapes, inadvertent building encroachments, accessibility ramps, temporary asphalt access ramps, tree planting, etc.), as per district requirements. For the permit application refer to Attachment #1.
21	Any road closure for the proposed work longer than 30 days needs Council approval and a Staging Plan, unless Delegated Authority through Transportation Services staff for closures longer than 30 days is obtained. Applicants will be notified of Delegated Authority if applicable.
22	Set up meetings with the Work Zone Coordinator and Technical Processing Staff from Right of Way Management after issuance of the permit by Transportation Services.
23	Fees (to be confirmed during the pre-submission consultation meeting with Transportation Services)
24	Ensure the links provided in the checklist are the most recent version at time of use.

This checklist identifies the scope of information typically required to support processing of an application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to consult with the approval authority prior to application submission to confirm the submission requirements for more complex or atypical applications.

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