Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Toronto and East York Community Council

(Under the Planning Act)

City-Initiated Amendment to Zoning By-law 569-2013 for performance standards for garden suites on through lots (Parkmount Road / Craven Road)

Application Number 24 198104 SPS 00 OZ

Location:    91-209 Parkmount Road (Odd Addresses Only) and 160 Mountjoy Avenue

Applicant:  City of Toronto
 
Date:          October 22, 2025
Time:         10:00 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:        Council Chambers, Toronto City Hall and by Video Conference
 

PROPOSAL

The City of Toronto is proposing amendments the Zoning By-law to modify performance standards for garden suites on through lots for the properties at 91-209 Parkmount Road (odd addresses only) and 160 Mountjoy Avenue.

The proposed zoning amendments follow City Council direction to review garden suite zoning permissions for the properties on Parkmount Road which back onto Craven Road between Danforth Avenue and Hanson Street in consideration of provincial planning changes, previous consultation, and modifications to the zoning by-law for better integration of garden suites in the area, including setbacks from Craven Road for garden suites. The recommended amendments are related to standards such as setbacks, and not a prohibition on garden suites for Parkmount Road homes.

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material may be obtained by contacting Carola Perez-Book, Project Manager, City Planning at 416-392-8788, or by e-mail at Carola.Perez-Book@toronto.ca. The draft zoning by-law amendment will be available for review starting on October 2, 2025.

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The 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 proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. 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 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.

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 October 21, 2025. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

The Toronto and East 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: Cathrine Regan, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor, West Tower, Toronto ON M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-392-7033, Fax: 416-392-2980, 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 proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention: Cathrine Regan, City Clerks Planning Registrar, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal: If a specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which by-law would apply would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Toronto before the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the specified person or public body as defined under the Planning Act or the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply is not entitled to appeal the by-law.

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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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