Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Toronto and East York Community Council

(Under the Planning Act)

Rental Housing Demolition Application Number 24 120946 STE 14 RH

Location of Application: 1117 Danforth Avenue
Applicant: MHBC Planning 
 
Date: May 7, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter
Place: Committee Room 1, Toronto City Hall and by Video Conference
 

PROPOSAL

The application proposes to demolish the existing building including 27 rental dwellings and redevelop the site to include a total of 106 affordable and supportive residential dwelling units, including 27 rental replacement units. Tenant relocation and assistance is proposed to mitigate hardship. A related Zoning By-law Amendment Application (24 120936 STE 14 OZ) has been submitted to permit the redevelopment.

A Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion application (24 120946 STE 14 RH) under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 (Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code) has been submitted to permit the demolition.  Under the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the demolition of a rental property with six or more dwelling units is prohibited without obtaining a permit from the City. Decisions by City Council on the rental housing demolition application are not subject to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material may be obtained by contacting Andrew Cohrs, Planner, Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis (Housing) at 416-392-4730, or by e-mail at Andrew.Cohrs@toronto.ca 

Further information can be found at www.toronto.ca/1117DanforthAve. 

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Toronto and East York Community Council will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the application.  These recommendations will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive. 

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN

You may send written comments by email to teycc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below. You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal.

You are also invited to address the Toronto and East York Community Council, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

The Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk.

If you wish to address the Toronto and East York Community Council directly, please register by e-mail to

teycc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-392-7033, no later than 12:00 p.m. on May 6, 2024. If you register,

we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Cathrine Regan, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, 100

Queen Street West, 2nd Floor West, Toronto ON, M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-392-7033, Fax: 416-397-0111, e-mail: teycc@toronto.ca.  

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice. If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-7033, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail teycc@toronto.ca. 

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Toronto on the passing or refusal of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk Attention: Cathrine Regan, Registrar Secretariat, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting:  The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s).  If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website.  The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee, Board and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view.  If you speak at the meeting, you will appear in the video broadcast.  Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available. Direct any questions about this collection to City Clerk’s Office at the telephone number or email address set out above.

An online version of this Notice is available at: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/public-notices-bylaws. 

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