Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the North York Community Council

(Municipal Code Ch. 667 under City of Toronto Act, 2006)

Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Application Number 21 226756 NNY 18 RH

Location of Application:              150-160 Cactus Avenue
Applicant:                                      Plaza Partners
 
Date:                                               October 29, 2024
Time:                                               9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:                                              Council Chamber, 5100 Yonge Street North York Civic Centre/Video Conference

PROPOSAL

This application proposes to demolish a total of 60 existing townhouse rental dwelling units at 150-160 Cactus Avenue. The 60 units are proposed to be replaced with new rental units which will be provided in two blocks of stacked townhouse units. The proposal also includes a tenant relocation and assistance plan that addresses the right of existing tenants to return to replacement rental units at similar rents and provides financial compensation to mitigate hardship. Related Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (21 180732 NNY 08 OZ) has been approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal.

A Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion application (21 226756 NNY 18 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 demolition proposal, including background information and materials, may be obtained by contacting Adam Kebede, Planner, Strategic Initiatives, Policy and Analysis (Housing) at 416-392-6501, or by e-mail at Adam.Kebede@toronto.ca.

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

North 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 e-mail to nycc@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, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address directly, please register by e-mail to nycc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-392-4666 no later than 12:00 p.m. on October 28, 2024. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

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

For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Matthew Green, Administrator, North York Community Council, 100 Queen Street

West, 2nd Floor, West Tower, Toronto ON M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-392-4666, Fax: 416-392-2980, e-mail: nycc@toronto.ca.

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-4666 TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail nycc@toronto.ca. 

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the proposed demolition, you must make a written request to the City Clerk, attention: Matthew Green, Administrator 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.

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