NOTICE
OF ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 861 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 17(23)
(Under the Planning Act)
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TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto, on December 17, 2025, adopted By-law
1570-2025 to adopt Amendment 861 to the Official Plan of the City of Toronto
(“OPA 861”) with respect to certain lands along segments of Avenues
being Christie Street, College Street, Davenport Road, Dupont Street, Dufferin
Street, Dundas Street West, Oakwood Avenue, Ossington Avenue in Wards 9 and 11 and associated maps, in a delineated Protected
Major Transit Station Area, pursuant to Sections 16(15) and 17 of the Planning
Act for Ministerial Approval.
The purpose and effect of this Official Plan Amendment is to facilitate mid-rise intensification along certain segments of Avenues being Christie Street, College Street, Davenport Road, Dupont Street, Dufferin Street, Dundas Street West, Oakwood Avenue, Ossington Avenue in Wards 9 and 11 (as set out in Appendix 1 of the proposed amendment) by redesignating from Neighborhoods to Apartment Neighbourhoods or, where existing or emerging commercial activity contributes to a generally mixed use character along the Avenue, to Mixed Use Areas.
The Official Plan
Amendment will be submitted to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
for approval pursuant to Section 16(18) and 17(31) of the Planning Act.
Pursuant to subsection
17(15) of the Planning Act, the appropriate
approval authority and prescribed public bodies were consulted in the
preparation of the OPA and given an opportunity to review all supporting
information and material and any other prescribed information and material.
A statutory
public meeting was held on December 3, 2025 and the Planning and Housing Committee
and Toronto City Council considered seven oral and 80 written submissions in
making its decision. Please see item PH26.4 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.PH26.4.
Detailed information regarding the Official
Plan Amendment may be obtained by contacting Valeria Maurizio at 416-395-7052,
or at Valeria.Maurizio@toronto.ca.
The By-law and Official Plan Amendment is also
available at: https://www.toronto.ca/ourplan.
The Official Plan
Amendment will be submitted for Ministerial approval to Carly Basu, Manager,
Community Planning and Development, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing,
777 Bay St, 16th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2J3, Carly.Basu@ontario.ca.
Any person or public
body is entitled to receive notice of the decision of the approval authority,
which is the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing, if a written request to be notified of the decision (including
the person's or public body's address) is made to the Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Housing at the address provided. The Decision of the Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing on this proposed Official Plan Amendment with a
Protect Major Transit Station Area are not appealable to the Ontario Land
Tribunal, pursuant to section 17(36.1.4) and 17(36.5) of the Planning Act.
Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may
result in you receiving duplicate notices.
Dated at
the City of Toronto on
December 31, 2025.
John D.
Elvidge
City Clerk
Owner: City of Toronto
OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 861
Further information, including
a copy of the proposed amendment and zoning by-law and associated mapping, may
be obtained by contacting Valeria
Maurizio at 416-395-7052, or valeria.maurizio@toronto.ca.