Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Toronto and East York Community Council

(Under the Planning Act)

Request to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Application Number 25 150383 STE 19 OZ

Location of Application:  1684, 1698, 1700 and 1702 Queen Street East
Applicant:                          David Morse, Bousfields Inc.
 
Date:                                  February 19, 2026
Time:                                 10:00 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:                                Committee Room 1, Toronto City Hall and by Video Conference
 

PROPOSAL

The applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law proposes to permit a new ten-storey mixed-use building with 168 residential rental dwelling units, 56 vehicular parking spaces and 186 bicycle parking spaces for the property at 1684, 1698, 1700 and 1702 Queen Street East. A portion of the east-west public lane abutting the north lot line of the property and north south public lane abutting the east side of the property is proposed to be incorporated into the development site. The owner has submitted a separate application to close and purchase this portion of the public lane.

This land is also subject to an application under the Planning Act for Site Plan Control, Application Number 21 235161 STE 19 SA.

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material and a copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment may be obtained by contacting Sean Guenther, Community Planner at 416-392-7371, or by e-mail at Sean.Guenther@toronto.ca. 

Further information can be found at http://www.toronto.ca/1684QueenStE. 

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 applications. 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 February 18, 2026. 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 Official Plan Amendment and/or passing or refusal of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention: Cathrine Regan, Administrator, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

Official Plan and 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 the plan or 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 plan or 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 Official Plan Amendment is adopted or 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 plan would apply is not entitled to appeal the decision to adopt the proposed Official Plan Amendment or the by-law.

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