Item - 2024.NY19.13

North York Community Council:

1. Granted the application for a fence exemption permit to the property owners of 534 Glen Park Avenue, thereby allowing the current fence to be maintained; directed and required that the existing fence be maintained in good repair without alteration; and directed that at such time as replacement of the fence is required that such installation will comply with Municipal Code Chapter 447, Fences, or its successor by-law.

This staff report concerns a matter for which the North York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

The purpose of this report is to advise Community Council concerning an application by the property owner of 534 Glen Park Avenue for a site-specific Fence Exemption, pursuant to Section 447-1.5(B) of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447 - Fences. The property owner is seeking Community Council’s permission to maintain a fence in the rear yard on the north, east and west sides of the property that will not comply with the standards stipulated by Section 447-1.2(B)(1) and 447 -1.2(B)(Table 2). The applicant is seeking permission to maintain a fence constructed of wood with vertical boards. The fence height on the applicant's side measures 2 meters. However, when measured from the adjoining properties, the height is 2.5 meters due to a grade difference of 0.61 meters. At the average grade level, the fence height is 2.2 meters.