Item - 2019.EY6.6

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council approve the application to demolish the vacant one-storey building at 1075 Weston Road with the following conditions:

a.  Construction fences be erected in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Article III, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official.

b.  All debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition.

c.  Sod be laid on the site and that the site be maintained free of garbage and weeds, in accordance with the Municipal Code Chapter 629-10, paragraph B and 629-11.

d.  Any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill.  

This staff report is about a matter which must be referred to City Council for consideration and decision.

Under the City of York Act 1994 (Bill PR147), By-law No. 3102-95 was passed designating the entire area of the former City of York as an area of demolition control. The City of York Act, 1994, provides the authority for Council in the former City of York area to enact special demolition control legislation for the purpose of securing beautification measures on the lands and abutting municipal boulevards, where appropriate, as a condition of the issuance of demolition permits. The legislation and By-law are still in force and effect and are applicable law under the 2012 Ontario Building Code, Ontario Regulation 332/12. Applicable Law must be satisfied to enable the Chief Building Official to issue a building or demolition permit under S. 8.(2) of the Building Code Act, 1992 S.O. 1992, Chapter 23.

In accordance with the legislation and By-law, the application for the demolition of an existing one-storey building at 1705 Weston Road is being referred to City Council to refuse or grant the demolition application, including any conditions to be attached to the permit, because a building permit has not been issued for a replacement building.