Item - 2025.NY24.8

North York Community Council:

1. Deferred the consideration of the item until the July 3, 2025 meeting of North York Community Council.

The Applicant for 369 Soudan Avenue has requested North York Community Council to exempt their property from the following by-law requirements:

City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447-1.2B(1) and Chapter 447-1.2C(1)

B. Fence height.

1. No fence described in the following Table shall, when measured at any point along its length from the average grade level measured perpendicular to and one meter away on either side of the fence, exceed the height set out in the Table for the fence.

C. Open-fence construction required.

1. Any fence within 2.4 meters of any driveway shall be an open mesh chain-link fence or of an equivalent open-fence construction for at least 2.4 meters from the lot line at which the driveway begins so as not to obstruct the view of the Boulevard or highway

The Applicant for 369 Soudan Avenue. is requesting an exemption for their;

- Existing cedar hedges, that acts as a fence.

- Average height: 2 metres.

- Blocking the sightline of the boulevard resulting in reduced visibility for vehicles exiting the subject property.

- 6 cedar trees, on private portion, are within 2.4 meters of the boulevard and therefore subject to 447-1.2B(1) and Chapter 447-1.2C(1).

Municipal Licensing and Standards Division has inspected the subject property and issued a notice of violation of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447-1.2B(1) and Chapter 447-1.2C(1). A referral was made to Transportation Services division of the City of Toronto to inspect the publicly owned and privately assumed, transportation right-of-way boulevard.