Item - 2019.TE10.7

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on November 26 and 27, 2019 without amendments and without debate.
  • This item was considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council on November 5, 2019 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 26 and 27, 2019.
  • See also By-law 1676-2019

TE10.7 - 255 Avenue Road - City Initiated Official Plan Amendment - Final Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

City Council Decision

City Council on November 26 and 27, 2019, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, to add that part of 255 Avenue Road, shown as Part 1 in Attachment 2, (being part of Lot 4 on Registered Plan 166E) to the list of properties in Site and Area Specific Policy 265 substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment in Attachment 6 to the report (October 18, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

Background Information (Community Council)

(October 18, 2019) Report and Attachments 1-6 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 255 Avenue Road - City Initiated Official Plan Amendment - Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-139076.pdf

Communications (Community Council)

(October 25, 2019) E-mail from Mary Helen Spence (TE.Supp.TE10.7.1)
(October 28, 2019) E-mail from Anne Kingston (TE.Supp.TE10.7.2)
(October 28, 2019) E-mail from Barbara Moore (TE.Supp.TE10.7.3)
(October 29, 2019) E-mail from Glenn Smith (TE.Supp.TE10.7.4)
(October 29, 2019) E-mail from Tracy Warne (TE.Supp.TE10.7.5)
(October 29, 2019) E-mail from Peter Rehak (TE.Supp.TE10.7.6)
(October 30, 2019) E-mail from Lisa Shields (TE.Supp.TE10.7.7)
(October 30, 2019) E-mail from Diane Dyer (TE.Supp.TE10.7.8)
(October 31, 2019) E-mail from Lianne Miller (TE.Supp.TE10.7.9)
(November 1, 2019) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (TE.Supp.TE10.7.10)
(October 31, 2019) E-mail from Michael Carter (TE.Supp.TE10.7.11)
(October 31, 2019) E-mail from Barbara Liu (TE.Supp.TE10.7.12)
(October 31, 2019) E-mail from Raoul Boulakia and Carol Annon (TE.Supp.TE10.7.13)
(November 1, 2019) E-mail from Jean O'Grady (TE.Supp.TE10.7.14)
(November 1, 2019) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald (TE.Supp.TE10.7.15)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/te/comm/communicationfile-98837.pdf
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from James Nadler (TE.Supp.TE10.7.16)
(November 1, 2019) E-mail from Michael Carter (TE.Supp.TE10.7.17)
(November 2, 2019) Letter from Karen Gorsline (TE.Supp.TE10.7.18)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Lorraine Morris and Adrian Leemhuis (TE.Supp.TE10.7.19)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Pamela Goodaire (TE.Supp.TE10.7.20)
(November 4, 2019) Letter from Jeffrey Gertner (TE.Supp.TE10.7.21)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Adam Kline (TE.Supp.TE10.7.22)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Barbara Tangney (TE.Supp.TE10.7.23)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Robert Spektor (TE.Supp.TE10.7.24)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Jennifer Bishop (TE.Supp.TE10.7.25)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Richard Moore (TE.Supp.TE10.7.26)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Laryssa Fatt (TE.Supp.TE10.7.27)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Garfield Mahood (TE.Supp.TE10.7.28)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Brian Langille (TE.Supp.TE10.7.29)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Joanna & Jonathan Pezim (TE.Supp.TE10.7.31)
(November 5, 2019) E-mail from Kathrin Bohr (TE.Supp.TE10.7.32)
(November 5, 2019) Submission from Mary Helen Spence (TE.Supp.TE10.7.33)

TE10.7 - 255 Avenue Road - City Initiated Official Plan Amendment - Final Report

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
11 - University - Rosedale

Community Council Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, to add that part of 255 Avenue Road, shown as Part 1 in Attachment 2, (being part of Lot 4 on Registered Plan 166E) to the list of properties in Site and Area Specific Policy No. 265 substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment in Attachment 6 to the report (October 18, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 

2. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

Origin

(October 18, 2019) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District

Summary

This application proposes an Official Plan Amendment for a portion of 255 Avenue Road, a City owned park known as Jay Macpherson Green, to allow for a permanent easement by Enbridge Gas Distribution for the potential relocation of a natural gas district station ("station box") from the Macpherson Avenue right-of-way into the park.

 

An Official Plan Amendment is required because locating the station box in the park requires an easement over lands that are designated as Parks and Open Space Areas in the Official Plan. The establishment of a permanent easement is a form of disposition. The sale or disposal of City owned lands in the Green Space System and Parks and Open Space Areas is prohibited by Official Plan policies.

 

Site and Area Specific Policy No. 265 (SASP No. 265) of the Official Plan identifies certain lands whereby the provisions of the Official Plan prohibiting the disposal of City owned land in the Green Space System and Parks and Open Space Areas do not apply. An Official Plan Amendment would add a portion of 255 Avenue Road to the list of properties in SASP No. 265.

 

The proposed application is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019).

 

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan for the purpose stated.

Background Information

(October 18, 2019) Report and Attachments 1-6 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 255 Avenue Road - City Initiated Official Plan Amendment - Final Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-139076.pdf

Communications

(October 25, 2019) E-mail from Mary Helen Spence (TE.Supp.TE10.7.1)
(October 28, 2019) E-mail from Anne Kingston (TE.Supp.TE10.7.2)
(October 28, 2019) E-mail from Barbara Moore (TE.Supp.TE10.7.3)
(October 29, 2019) E-mail from Glenn Smith (TE.Supp.TE10.7.4)
(October 29, 2019) E-mail from Tracy Warne (TE.Supp.TE10.7.5)
(October 29, 2019) E-mail from Peter Rehak (TE.Supp.TE10.7.6)
(October 30, 2019) E-mail from Lisa Shields (TE.Supp.TE10.7.7)
(October 30, 2019) E-mail from Diane Dyer (TE.Supp.TE10.7.8)
(October 31, 2019) E-mail from Lianne Miller (TE.Supp.TE10.7.9)
(November 1, 2019) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (TE.Supp.TE10.7.10)
(October 31, 2019) E-mail from Michael Carter (TE.Supp.TE10.7.11)
(October 31, 2019) E-mail from Barbara Liu (TE.Supp.TE10.7.12)
(October 31, 2019) E-mail from Raoul Boulakia and Carol Annon (TE.Supp.TE10.7.13)
(November 1, 2019) E-mail from Jean O'Grady (TE.Supp.TE10.7.14)
(November 1, 2019) Letter from Geoff Kettel and Cathie Macdonald (TE.Supp.TE10.7.15)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/te/comm/communicationfile-98837.pdf
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from James Nadler (TE.Supp.TE10.7.16)
(November 1, 2019) E-mail from Michael Carter (TE.Supp.TE10.7.17)
(November 2, 2019) Letter from Karen Gorsline (TE.Supp.TE10.7.18)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Lorraine Morris and Adrian Leemhuis (TE.Supp.TE10.7.19)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Pamela Goodaire (TE.Supp.TE10.7.20)
(November 4, 2019) Letter from Jeffrey Gertner (TE.Supp.TE10.7.21)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Adam Kline (TE.Supp.TE10.7.22)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Barbara Tangney (TE.Supp.TE10.7.23)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Robert Spektor (TE.Supp.TE10.7.24)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Jennifer Bishop (TE.Supp.TE10.7.25)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Richard Moore (TE.Supp.TE10.7.26)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Laryssa Fatt (TE.Supp.TE10.7.27)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Garfield Mahood (TE.Supp.TE10.7.28)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Brian Langille (TE.Supp.TE10.7.29)
(November 4, 2019) E-mail from Joanna & Jonathan Pezim (TE.Supp.TE10.7.31)
(November 5, 2019) E-mail from Kathrin Bohr (TE.Supp.TE10.7.32)
(November 5, 2019) Submission from Mary Helen Spence (TE.Supp.TE10.7.33)

Speakers

Anne Kingston
Mary Helen Spence, ABC Residence Association (Submission Filed)
Lorraine Morris
Karen Gorsline
Adrian Leemhuis
Jeffrey Gertner
Robert Brown
Pamela Goodaire
Adam Kline
Bill Peers
Lianne Miller
Ian Carmichael

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Mike Layton (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council