Public Notice

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 862 AND NOTICE OF PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAWS 1569-2025 AND 1571-2025

(Under the Planning Act)

TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto adopted Official Plan Amendment 862, by By-law 1568-2025 on December 17, 2025. Zoning By-laws 1569-2025 and 1571-2025 was also passed on this date, with respect to certain lands along segments of Avenues being Christie Street, College Street, Davenport Road, Dupont Street, Dufferin Street, Dundas Street West, Oakwood Avenue, Ossington Avenue in Wards 9 and 11.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law, which apply to the lands described above, is attached to this Notice. The amendments were processed under file number: 23 126322 CPS 00 TM.

A statutory public meeting was held on December 3, 2025 and the Planning and Housing Committee considered seven oral and 16 written submissions in making its recommendations to City Council. Toronto City Council considered an additional 64 written submissions in making the decision. Please see item PH26.4 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.PH26.4.

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 January 20, 2026. 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 subject to any restrictions in the Planning Act.

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 and subject to any restrictions in the Planning Act. 

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 Valeria Maurizio at 416-395-7052, or at Valeria.Maurizio@toronto.ca.

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

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 862
AND ZONING BY-LAWS 1569-2025 AND 1571-2025
 

The purpose and effect of Official Plan Amendment 862 is to facilitate mid-rise intensification along certain segments of Avenues being Christie Street, College Street, Davenport Road, Dupont Street, Dufferin Street, Dundas Street West, Oakwood Avenue, Ossington Avenue in Wards 9 and 11 (as set out in Appendix 1 of the proposed amendment) by redesignating from Neighborhoods to Apartment Neighbourhoods or, where existing or emerging commercial activity contributes to a generally mixed use character along the Avenue, to Mixed Use Areas.

The purpose and effect of Zoning By-law Amendment 1569-2025 is to facilitate permissions for appropriately-scaled mid-rise buildings of up to six-storeys by rezoning lands identified for redesignation to Mixed Use Areas by applying the CR zone in Zoning By-law 569-2013 and applying Development Standard Set 4. Where lands already have a Commercial Residential (CR) zone, the Zoning By-law Amendment 1569-2025 amends Zoning By-law 569-2013 to apply Development Standard Set 4 of the CR zone in Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit updated height, floor space index, and other development standards on those lands as set out in Schedules A, B and C of the By-law.

The purpose and effect of Zoning By-law Amendment 1571-2025 is to facilitate permissions for appropriately-scaled mid-rise buildings of up to six-storeys by rezoning lands identified for redesignation to Mixed Use Areas by applying the CR zone in Zoning By-law 569-2013 and applying Development Standard Set 4. Where lands already have a Commercial Residential (CR) zone, the Zoning By-law Amendment 1571-2025 amends Zoning By-law 569-2013 to apply Development Standard Set 4 of the CR zone in Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit updated height, floor space index, and other development standards on those lands as set out in Schedules A, B and C of the By-law.

Further information, including a copy of the proposed amendment and zoning by-law and associated mapping, may be obtained by contacting Valeria Maurizio at 416-395-7052, or at Valeria.Maurizio@toronto.ca.