Street Cleaning in Unassumed Subdivisions

Legislative History: Enacted September 19, 2017 (By-law No. CPOL.-169-421); Amended June 26, 2018 (By-law No. CPOL.-303-294)

Last Review Date: July 25, 2023

Service Area Lead: Director, Planning and Development

1. Policy Statement

The Street Cleaning in Unassumed Subdivisions Policy is intended to provide direction in circumstances that street cleaning is required by the City of London to address dirty conditions and situations whereby a developer fails to respond to a direction from the City.

2. Definitions

Not applicable.

3. Applicability

This policy applies to subdivision land developers for the period until streets are assumed by the City.

4. The Policy

That following matters shall apply to the cleaning of streets in unassumed subdivisions:

a) when the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure or designate believes that dirty street conditions in unassumed subdivisions require such streets to be cleaned by the developer involved, the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure or designate will first contact the responsible developer and ask for their co-operation in remedying the conditions;

b) where developers fail to respond in a timely manner and the unacceptable conditions persist, the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure or designate be authorized to clean the dirty streets without further notice to the developer and to bill them for the costs of cleaning on the understanding that if the invoice is not paid, City held securities will be applied to pay the invoice;

c) the Deputy City Manager, Environment and Infrastructure or designate be directed to notify developers in the City of London, in writing, about the policy set out herein before it is implemented.