Item - 2019.TE3.20

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Approved the application for the proposed boulevard café permit located at 440 Bloor Street West, with the following conditions;

a. There shall be no amplified music or entertainment allowed on the patio and care must be taken to damp down any music that might spill into the community from inside the restaurant through open doors to the patio;

b. The patio will be closed and cleared by 11:00 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday, and 12:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday;

c. Patrons shall only enter and exit the patio through the restaurant; there will be no entrance or exit from the patio itself on to Howland Avenue;

d. During operation, the setup/layout of the patio shall be in substantial accordance with the plans submitted to Municipal Licensing and Standards and viewed by the Councillor’s office and the local residents’ association;

e. Municipal Licensing and Standards staff will report to the Toronto and East York Community Council in one year on complaints received over the previous season of patio operations at this location. Community Council will then consider whether or not to rescind the Patio Permit in light of the staff report;

f. There shall be no line-ups permitted outside the premises on Howland Avenue;

g. Patrons who smoke or speak on cell phones shall be requested to do so on the Bloor Street in front of the restaurant and not in front of the houses on side streets;

h. There shall be signage posted in a prominent location that will remind people to be considerate of the surrounding community; and

i. A telephone number will be provided and posted for neighbours to register concerns or complaints.

This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

To report on the issuance of a permit by Municipal Licensing and Standards for a boulevard café located at 440 Bloor Street West, Howland Avenue flankage.