Item - 2026.TE32.14

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 26 to 36 Mountview Avenue and 21 to 29 Oakmount Road, and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate City Staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision, including requesting any conditions of approval that would be in the City's interest, in the event an appeal of Council's decision is allowed by the Ontario Land Tribunal, in whole or in part.

On September 9, 2025, an application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law was submitted, to re-designate the lands from Neighbourhoods to Apartment Neighbourhoods, and to permit 41 and 39 storey residential buildings containing 873 units (including 11 rental replacement units) and 61,378 square metres of total gross floor area at 26 to 36 Mountview Avenue and 21 to 29 Oakmount Road.

A Rental Housing Demolition application has also been received by the City to address rental replacement obligations for the 11 existing rental units on site in conjunction with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application.

On March 27, 2026, the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") due to City Council not making a decision within the timeframe prescribed by the Planning Act. This report recommends that the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff attend the OLT hearing to oppose the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application in its current form, and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.