Lawyer's Resource Page
This page contains general information, contacts and legal precedents to assist Lawyers when dealing with the City of London. Please review the information on this page before contacting the City's Legal Department at (519) 661-2500 x4940. In many cases policy and procedural questions can only be answered by the contacts listed.
Easements
For questions regarding easements including encroachments in new (unassumed) subdivisions, please contact Development Services at (519) 661-2500 x4905. For all other easement related questions please contact the at (519) 661-2500 x4908.
Please be advised that as of January 1st, 2006, the City has adopted a new standard form of easement for municipal services commonly referred to as the Combined Services Easement which covers all types of municipal owned services including sanitary and storm sewers, watermains, electrical and communications cables and conduits. (Please note this does not include electrical infrastructure owned by London Hydro.) From this date forward only the Combined Services Easement standard is to be used. In accordance with City Policy and to comply with Ministry of Consumer and Business Services Registration Division Title and Survey Services Office Bulletin 2005-02 and Memorandum EM 2005-03, all easements transferred to the City of London must be in conveyed as easements in Gross.
For a copies of the standard form Combined Services Easement and Roadway Easement please refer to the Downloadable Precedents section below.
One foot Reserves
For information on how to "release" one foot reserves please click here. For questions about reserves on unassumed plans of subdivision please contact Development Services at (519) 661-2500 x4905. For all other questions about reserves please contact the at (519) 661-2500 x4908.
Street Encroachment Agreements
For information about street encroachment agreements please click
here. Otherwise please contact the at (519) 661-2500 x4908 for further information.
Easement Encroachment Agreements/Engineers Consents
For information about easement encroachment agreements and Engineers Consents please click
here. Otherwise please contact the at (519) 661-2500 x4908 for further information.
Road Widening Transfers
For information on how to transfer road widenings to the City as required by Development Agreements, Consents or Servicing Agreements (i.e. transfers without compensation), please click here. If you have any questions about these types of transfers please contact the at (519) 661-2500 x4908 for further information.
Road widening purchases or expropriations are done by the City's Legal Department through Realty Services. Please direct any questions to Realty Services at (519) 661-2500 x5442 and the Legal Department at (519) 661-2500 x4940.
Street/Lane/Walkway Closings
For general information on street/lane/walkway closings please click
here. Otherwise, please contact the at (519) 661-2500 x4908 for further information.
Combined Services Easement to be used for all servicing easements as Word® Documentor PDF image.
Roadway Easement to be used for temporary turning circles and temporary access roads as Word® Documentor PDF image.
Solicitor's Certificate of Title to accompany submissions for Road Widenings or transfers of other lands without consideration asWord® Documentor PDF image.
Sample Street Encroachment Agreement as Word® Documentor PDF image. (For reference only - City will provide.)