Item - 2014.TE29.42
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on February 19, 2014 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council on January 15, 2014 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on February 19, 2014.
TE29.42 - Improving Urban Design in Forest Hill Village
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Ward:
- 22 - St. Paul's
City Council Decision
City Council on February 19 and 20, 2014, adopted the following:
1. City Council request City Planning to prepare urban design guidelines for Forest Hill Village along Spadina Road between Montclair Avenue and Thelma Avenue and report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the third quarter of 2014.
2. City Council direct that the mandate for this document will be to develop appropriate design guidelines to maintain the small town character of the area and determine the appropriate urban character, materials and building rhythm and articulation to be used on future developments/renovation within the study area.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-65692.pdf
Communications (Community Council)
TE29.42 - Improving Urban Design in Forest Hill Village
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 22 - St. Paul's
Community Council Recommendations
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council request the City Planning Division to prepare urban design guidelines for Forest Hill Village along Spadina Road between Montclair Avenue and Thelma Avenue and report back to Toronto and East York Community Council in the third quarter of 2014.
2. City Council direct that the mandate for this document will be to develop appropriate design guidelines to maintain the small town character of the area and determine the appropriate urban character, materials and building rhythm and articulation to be used on future developments/renovation within the study area.
Origin
Summary
Forest Hill Village is a unique retail area in Midtown Toronto. It is one of the few commercial shopping enclaves in the city that is wholly contained within a residential area.
Several recent developments and renovations within the Village have been undertaken with little deference to the prevailing streetscape. To allow this inconsistent development to continue will further threaten the very character and aesthetic that makes the Village unique.
This motion asks planning staff to develop urban design guidelines for Forest Hill Village to protect the small town feeling of this distinctive district.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-65692.pdf