Item - 2025.NY28.17

North York Community Council:

1. Granted the application for a fence exemption for the property owner of 102 Laurentide Drive;

directed and required that the enclosure be maintained in good repair without alteration, and subject to the following conditions:

a. The fixed mirrors currently installed, bolted to fixed elements (that provide sight-lines from any vantage point), remain in a state of good repair.

b. Cameras angled toward the pool always remain fully operational and in a state of good repair;

and at such time as replacement of the enclosure is required that such installation will comply with Municipal Code Chapter 447, Fences, or its successor by-law.

The Applicant for 102 Laurentide Drive has requested North York Community Council to exempt their property from the following by-law requirements:
City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447 -1.3 E (3).

(3) Every fence and gate used as part of a swimming pool enclosure which forms the part of the enclosure that separates the pool from any residential building on the same property shall be constructed of open mesh chain-link fence or equivalent open fence construction that does not restrict visibility of the pool from any door or window that is located on the main living area of the building, and which has a line of sight to the pool, and the materials used must comply with the provisions of this chapter.

The Applicant for 102 Laurentide Drive is requesting an exemption for their;

- Current pool enclosure as there is a cement retaining wall blocking the sight line from the main living area on the basement level. The wall meets the height requirements (1.2 metres) and has no climbable features.

Municipal Licensing and Standards Division has inspected the subject property and issued a notice of violation of City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 447 -1.3 E (3).