Item - 2025.CC35.13
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 16 and 17, 2025 without amendments and without debate.
CC35.13 - 3019 Dufferin Street - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Ward:
- 8 - Eglinton - Lawrence
Caution: Preliminary decisions and motions are shown below. Any decisions or motions should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the decisions for this meeting have been confirmed.
City Council Decision
City Council on December 16 and 17, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 3, 2025) from the City Solicitor.
2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 3, 2025) from the City Solicitor.
3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 3, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 3, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows:
1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated December 1, 2025 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 3, 2025) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement.
2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order until the City Solicitor has advised that:
a. the final form and content of the Zoning By-law Amendment is satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review Division, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the City Solicitor;
b. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrogeological Review, and the Foundation Drainage Report or addendums ("Engineering Reports"), to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review;
c. the owner has secured the design and provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Engineering Reports, accepted by the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review;
d. the owner has submitted an updated Pedestrian Level Wind Tunnel Study, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;
e. the Owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;
f. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review and a soil volume plan and tree planting plan has been accepted by the Supervisor, Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review; and
g. the owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study, including Vehicle Maneuvering Diagrams and a functional road plan, to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review.
3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council’s decision.
Confidential Appendix A to the report (December 3, 2025) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council).
The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 3, 2025) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 3, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
Confidential Attachment - Advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege and information regarding potential litigation.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-260893.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 1 - made public on December 22, 2025
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-260895.pdf
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - Part 2 - made public on December 22, 2025
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-260896.pdf