Item - 2023.TE7.35

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Did not authorize the City to enter into an encroachment agreement with the owners of 125 Sorauren Avenue permitting the construction and maintenance of the wood structure consisting of a fence, storage box and garbage bin storage box as it contravenes City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use Of.

2. Required the owner of 125 Sorauren Avenue to remove all installed encroachments and restore the paved and excavated area to greenspace to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

The purpose of this report is for Toronto and East York Community Council to consider an appeal from the property owner of 125 Sorauren Avenue regarding their encroachment application. The encroachment consists of a wood structure consisting of a fence, storage box and garbage bin storage box, which is in contravention of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use Of.

The property owner is seeking approval from Toronto and East York Community Council to allow the wood structure consisting of a fence, storage box, and garbage bin storage box to be maintained within the public right-of-way at 125 Sorauren Avenue, which is in contravention of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use Of.