Item - 2026.CC36.7

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on February 4, 2026 without amendments and without debate.

CC36.7 - 278 to 280 Viewmount Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Ward:
8 - Eglinton - Lawrence

City Council Decision

City Council on February 4, 2026, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 22, 2026) 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 (January 22, 2026) from the City Solicitor.

 

3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 22, 2026) 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 (January 22, 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 January 21, 2026 set out in Confidential Appendix A to the report (January 22, 2026) 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 of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review;

 

b. the owner has submitted a Rental Housing Demolition Application to the City of Toronto;

 

c. the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to permit the demolition of the five (5) existing rental dwelling units on the lands, and the Owner has entered into an agreement, and has registered a related restriction on the lands to ensure that subsequent owners of the lands assume the obligations of that agreement or has made other arrangements determined to be acceptable at the discretion of the City Solicitor, to secure, among other matters, the following:

 

i.  the provision of an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for all Eligible Tenants of the five (5) existing rental units proposed to be demolished, addressing financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, including the provision of rent gap payments, which Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and secured to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor;

 

d. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated September 5, 2023, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Transportation Review, Development Review and the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review;

 

e. the owner has submitted to the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review, for review and acceptance, a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development;

 

f. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review, and has entered into a financially secured agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Director, Engineering Review, Development Review;

 

g. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

 

h. the owner has, at its sole cost and expense, facilitated the City undertaking a peer review of the submitted Noise and Vibration Assessment, and secured any recommended mitigation measures in the amending by-law, all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review.

 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other relevant staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision.

 

Confidential Appendix A to the report (January 22, 2026) 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 (January 22, 2026) 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 (January 22, 2026) 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)

(January 22, 2026) Report from the City Solicitor on 278 to 280 Viewmount Avenue - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions (CC36.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-264658.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Appendix A - Confidential Information - made public on February 6, 2026
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-264660.pdf

Communications (City Council)

(February 4, 2026) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (CC.New)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council