Public Notice
Notice of Adoption of Official of Plan Amendment 812 and Notice of Passing of Zoning By-Law 642-2025 - 21, 23, 25, and 31 Windsor Street, 18 Buckingham Street, 60 Newcastle Street, and 95 Portland Street
Planning Application Number
23 167119 WET 03 OZ
Decision Body
City Council
Description
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 812 AND NOTICE OF PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW 642-2025
(Under the Planning Act)
TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto adopted Official Plan Amendment 812 by By-law 643-2025 on June 26, 2025. Zoning By-law 642-2025 was also passed on this date, with respect to the lands known as 21, 23, 25, and 31 Windsor Street, 18 Buckingham Street, 60 Newcastle Street, and 95 Portland Street.
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: 23 167119 WET 03 OZ.
A statutory public meeting was held on April 30, 2025 and the Etobicoke York Community Council and Toronto City Council considered one oral and four written submissions in making the decision. Please see item 2025.EY22.1 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.EY22.1
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 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 July 30, 2025. 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 Andrej Obradovic at 416-395-7150, or Andrej.Obradovic@toronto.ca.
Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT OPA 812 AND ZONING BY-LAW 642-2025
The purpose and effect of Official Plan Amendment 812 and Zoning By-law 642-2025 is to allow a mixed-use building with two tower elements of 36 and 42 storeys, a 14-storey mixed-use building and a seven-storey crisis care shelter.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Andrej Obradovic at 416-395-7150, or Andrej.Obradovic@toronto.ca.
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
July 10, 2025
Additional Information
Background Information
Notice of Adoption of Official of Plan Amendment 812 and Notice of Passing of Zoning By-Law 642-2025 - 21-25, and 31 Windsor Street, 18 Buckingham Street, 60 Newcastle Street, and 95 Portland Street - View
References
2025.EY22.1 - 21-25 Windsor Street, 18 Buckingham Street, 60 Newcastle Street and 95 Portland Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval
https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.EY22.1
Affected Location(s)
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21 Windsor Street
Toronto, Ontario
M8Y 2V9
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23 Windsor Street
Toronto, Ontario
M8Y 2V9
Canada
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25 Windsor Street
Toronto, Ontario
M8Y 2V9
Canada
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31 Windsor Street
Toronto, Ontario
M8Y 2V9
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18 Buckingham Street
Toronto, Ontario
M8Y 2W1
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60 Newcastle Street
Toronto, Ontario
M8Y 1A3
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95 Portland Street
Toronto, Ontario
M8Y 1A9
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Topic
- Planning > Adoption of Zoning By-law Amendment
- Planning > Adoption of an Official Plan Amendment