Public Notice

Notice of Adoption of Official Plan Amendment 676 and Notice of Passing of Zoning By-Law 1242-2024 - 1925 Victoria Park Avenue

Planning Application Number

22 143097 ESC 21 OZ

Decision Body

Scarborough Community Council

Description

Please be advised, this Notice has been published online due to a Canada Post Labour Disruption.

 

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 676 AND NOTICE OF PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW 1242-2024

(Under the Planning Act)

 

TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto adopted Official Plan Amendment 676 on November 14, 2024. Zoning By-law 1242-2024 was also passed on this date, with respect to the lands known as 1925 Victoria Park Avenue.

 

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law, and a map showing the location of the lands to which the amendments apply, are attached. The amendments were processed under file number: 22 143097 ESC 21 OZ.

 

A statutory public meeting was held on November 1, 2024 and the Scarborough Community Council and Toronto City Council considered no oral and two written submissions in making the decision. Please see item 2024.SC17.2 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.SC17.2

 

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 Official Plan Amendment and/or 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 specific part of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies;

(2)        set out the reasons for the appeal of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning By-law; and

(3)        be accompanied by the fee charged by the Ontario Land Tribunal, currently 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

 

The proposed Official Plan Amendment is exempt from approval by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The decision of Toronto City Council to adopt the proposed Official Plan Amendment is final if a notice of appeal is not received before or on the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

 

Who Can File An Appeal:

 

Official Plan Amendment: Only 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 plan was adopted, the registered owner of any land to which the plan would apply that made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council before the plan was adopted, the Minister and, in the case of a request to amend the plan, the person or public body that made the request may appeal the decision of Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 

 

Zoning By-law Amendment: 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 Official Plan Amendment was adopted or 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, Official Plan Amendment and background information about the application may be obtained by contacting Kwasi Kankam at Kwasi.Kankam@toronto.ca or 416-396-7040.

 

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

 

Owner:           TERRACE MANOR LIMITED ,

Authority:      Item 2024.SC17.2, Scarborough Community Council

 

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 676 AND ZONING BY-LAW 1242-2024
 

The purpose and effect of Official Plan Amendment 676 and Zoning By-law 1242-2024 is to permit the construction of a 12-storey mixed use building consisting of a 12-storey building massing fronting onto Victoria Park Avenue, a 5-storey building massing along Greylawn Crescent and Lynvalley Crescent and a six-storey building massing along the east side of the site with non-residential uses at grade. The building will be constructed with modular prefabricated heavy timber and has been designed to achieve Tier 4 of the Toronto Green Standards.

 

The building would contain 185 rental housing units with a total gross floor area of 16,217 square metres, inclusive of 1,425 square metres of non-residential uses, resulting in a density of 3.30 times the area of the site. A total of 62 one-bedroom units, 96 two-bedroom units and 27 three-bedroom units are proposed..

 

Further information may be obtained by contacting Kwasi Kankam at Kwasi.Kankam@toronto.ca or 416-396-7040.

For More Information Contact

Registrar Secretariat
RegistrarCCO@toronto.ca
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street
Toronto, ON
M2H 2N2
Canada

Signed By

John D. Elvidge, City Clerk

Date

November 28, 2024

Additional Information

Background Information

Notice of Adoption of Official Plan Amendment 676 and Notice of Passing of Zoning By-Law 1242-2024 - 1925 Victoria Park Avenue - ViewOpens in new window

References

2024.SC17.2 - 1925 Victoria Park Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval
https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.SC17.2Opens in new window

Affected Location(s)

  • 1925 Victoria Park Avenue
    Toronto, Ontario
    M1R 1T8
    Canada
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Topic

  • Planning > Adoption of Zoning By-law Amendment
  • Planning > Adoption of an Official Plan Amendment