Item - 2025.MM32.25
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 23 and 24, 2025 without amendments.
- See also 2024.EX18.7
- See also By-law 841-2025
MM32.25 - Re-Opening and Amending Item 2024.EX18.7 - CaféTO Business Improvement Area (BIA) Pilot Programs Update and Toronto Municipal Code Amendments for 2025 - by Councillor Brad Bradford, seconded by Councillor Stephen Holyday
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend its previous decision on Item 2024.EX18.7 by amending Part 6 by:
a. deleting the words "multiple" and "to the application from members of the public" from A.2. of Section 742-3.3. Refusal; and
b. adding the words "from a number of members of the public totalling more than 25% of the number of notices sent out under Subsection A(5)".
so that Part 6 now reads as follows:
6. City Council amend section 742-3.2A(2) of Municipal Code Chapter 742, Sidewalk Cafés, Parklets and Marketing Displays so that it reads as follows:
Section 742-3.2. Refusal.
A. The Executive Director or General Manager shall refuse an application for a sidewalk café, public parklet, and/or marketing display if:
(2) in the case of an application for a permit area on a residential flankage, the City receives multiple objections to the application from members of the public from a number of members of the public totalling more than 25% of the number of notices sent out under Subsection A(5) during the 21-day period of public notice.
Background Information (City Council)
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/comm/communicationfile-195022.pdf
(July 23, 2025) Letter from Russell Ward, Chair, The Beach Business Improvement Area (MM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/mm/comm/communicationfile-195278.pdf
(July 23, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (MM.New)
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that consideration of Motion MM32.25 requires a re-opening of Item 2024.EX18.7 (November 13 and 14, 2024 City Council meeting) only as it pertains to the amendment to Section 742-3.2 of the Toronto Municipal Code in Part 6 of the decision. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to re-open the Item.