Public Notice

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NOTICE OF PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW 1260-2024

(Under the Planning Act)

TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto passed Zoning By-law 1260-2024 on November 14, 2024, with respect to lands within certain portions of the Avenues on Official Plan Map 2 designated Mixed Use Areas in the City’s Official Plan, that are currently zoned Commercial Residential (CR) Zone subject to Development Standard Sets SS2 or SS3 in City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, and are not subject to a Site Specific Exception containing rear setback zoning regulations.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the Zoning By-law, and a map showing the location of the lands to which the amendment applies, are attached.  The amendment was processed under file number: 23 207644 CPS 00 OZ

A statutory public meeting was held on October 30, 2024, where the Planning and Housing Committee considered three oral and 17 written submissions in making its recommendations to Council. Toronto City Council considered an additional five written submissions in making the decision. Please see item PH16.1 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.PH16.1. 

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, 2nd Floor West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2, no later than 4:30 p.m. on December 18, 2024. 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 John Duncan, Senior Planner, Policy and Research at John.Duncan@toronto.ca or 416-392-1530.

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

Owner:             CITY OF TORONTO 

Authority:        Item 2024.PH16.1, Planning and Housing Committee

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF ZONING BY-LAW 1260-2024

The purpose and effect of Zoning By-law 1260-2024 is to facilitate mid-rise buildings on mixed-use Avenues throughout the City of Toronto in areas where an Avenue Study has not been completed. The zoning by-law applies to properties that are located within certain portions of the Avenues on Official Plan Map 2 designated Mixed Use Areas in the City’s Official Plan, that are presently zoned Commercial Residential (CR) Zone subject to Development Standard Sets SS2 or SS3 in City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, and are not subject to a Site Specific Exception containing potentially conflicting rear setback zoning regulations.

Zoning by-law 1260-2024 amends the City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to:

• add to the CR Zone, new Development Standard Sets SS4 and SS5 containing standards for mid-rise buildings that implement new rear yard setbacks that provide transition to adjacent lots without the use of an angular plane, front yard setback standards and exemptions, and otherwise largely replicate the use conditions, built form, parking and loading standards of Development Standards SS2 and SS3 respectively.
• include in the Development Standard Sets SS4 and SS5 requirements to demonstrate adequate water and sewer servicing capacity prior to the erection of a building, generally applicable to buildings containing more than ten dwelling units.
• update regulations throughout the Zoning By-law that currently reference Development Standard Sets SS2 and SS3 to also reference the new Development Standard Sets SS4 and SS5 respectively.
• update the maximum height permissions on the Article 995.20.1 Height Overlay Map to correspond to the width of the right-of-way onto which the subject properties front, consistent with Official Plan policies defining mid-rise building heights.
• update the permitted maximum floor space index for the subject properties to reflect the building envelope established by the updated development standards and height permissions.
• introduce a regulation that would apply to all zones, providing interpretation direction for how zoning standards are superseded or applied in the event of inconsistencies between zoning standards and requirements secured in a heritage permit issued under the Ontario Heritage Act, accompanied by a new “Heritage Designated Site” definition and updated “Heritage Site” definition.

Further information may be obtained by contacting John Duncan, Senior Planner, Policy and Research at John.Duncan@toronto.ca or 416-392-1530.