NOTICE OF PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW 1075-2026

(Under the Planning Act)

TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto passed Zoning By-law 1075-2026, on July 30, 2026, with respect to city-wide amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 pertaining to low-carbon technologies, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning devices, energy storage systems, solar energy systems, cladding, electric vehicle charging equipment, and solar parking canopies.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the Zoning By-law, which apply to lands within the City of Toronto as described above, is attached to this Notice. Given that the amendments listed in this Notice apply to all of the lands meeting the description above, within the geographic boundaries of the City of Toronto, a key map has not been provided with this Notice. The amendment was processed under file number: 25 109328 CPS 00 OZ.

A statutory public meeting was held on June 11, 2026, and the Planning and Housing Committee and Toronto City Council considered four oral and six written submissions in making the decision. Please see item PH31.2 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.PH31.2.

IF YOU WISH TO APPEAL TO THE ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL:

Take notice that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of this Zoning By-law may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the City Clerk, Attention: Raneisha Hemmings, Registrar Secretariat, 100 Queen Street West, 2^nd Floor West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2, no later than 4:30 p.m. on September 3, 2026. If delivering in-person, drop off at the Registry Services Counter, Toronto City Hall. The filing of a notice of appeal after 4:30 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day.

A Notice of Appeal must:

(1) set out the reasons for the appeal; and

(2) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under the Ontario Land Tribunal in the amount of $1,100.00 for each application appealed payable by certified cheque or money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario.

If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca.

Who Can File An Appeal:

Only an applicant, a specified person or public body as defined in the Planning Act that made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council before the by-law was passed, the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply that made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council before the by-law was passed, and the Minister may appeal the by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council, or in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Getting Additional Information:

A copy of the by-law and background information about the application may be obtained by contacting Daniel Hahn at 416-394-8071, or by email at Daniel.Hahn2@toronto.ca.

Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.

Dated at the City of Toronto on August 14, 2026.

John D. Elvidge

City Clerk

Owner: CITY OF TORONTO

Authority: Item PH31.2, Planning and Housing Committee

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF ZONING BY-LAW 1075-2026

The purpose and effect of Zoning By-law 1075-2026 is to modernize the existing zoning regulations to support the implementation of Toronto’s climate strategy, TransformTO, and contribute towards the City’s goal of being carbon-net-zero by 2040. The amendments pertain to low-carbon technologies, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning devices, energy storage systems, solar energy systems, cladding, electric vehicle charging equipment, and solar parking canopies in residential zones, and all zones, in some cases, throughout the city.

The Zoning By-law makes amendments to City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to:

• Replace legislative references to the Green Energy Act, 2009, S.O. 2009 in Zoning By-law 569-2013 with references to the Electricity Act, 1998, S.O. 1998;

• Update and harmonize regulations in residential zones for building- and ground-mounted heating, ventilation, and cooling devices, including new locational permissions, setback requirements, and encroachment permissions;

• Introduce a new defined term for “energy storage systems” with associated regulations in the Residential Zone Category;

• Update and harmonize regulations for building- and ground-mounted solar energy devices in the Residential Zone Category;

• Introduce and update permissions for over-cladding, as well as vents, pipes, and utility equipment located beneath the cladding, to be added to the original exterior wall of a building in all zones;

• Introduce new permissions to convert lawfully existing parking spaces, excluding residential occupant, residential visitor, or accessible parking spaces, for electric vehicle charging equipment; and

• Introduce a new defined term for “solar parking canopies” with associated regulations.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Daniel Hahn at 416-394-8071, or by email at Daniel.Hahn2@toronto.ca.