Public Notice

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 877

(Under the Planning Act)

TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto adopted Official Plan Amendment 877, by By-law 1562-2025 on December 17, 2025, with respect to the lands known as 45-47 Sheppard Avenue East.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the Official Plan Amendment and a map showing the location of the lands to which the amendment applies, are attached.  The amendment was processed under file number: 24 248503 NNY 18 OZ.

A statutory public meeting was held on December 5, 2025. The North York Community Council and Toronto City Council considered two oral and four written submissions in making the decision. Please see item 2025.NY28.15 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.NY28.15. 

A previous notice of adoption issued on December 31, 2025, should be disregarded. This notice contains information regarding submitting a notice of appeal.

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 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 April 1, 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; 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 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:

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. 

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, 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 Official Plan Amendment and background information about the application may be obtained by contacting Heather Au at 416-396-5570 or by email at Heather.Au@toronto.ca. 

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

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 877

The purpose and effect of Official Plan Amendment 877 is to amend the North York Centre Secondary Plan to change the land use designation from Mixed Use Areas B to Mixed Use Areas C, add site-specific policies and modify the height and density maps to permit a four-tower high-rise development with building heights of 30-59 storeys, a maximum density of 13.0 FSI, and a minimum non-residential gross floor area of 3,500 square metres.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Heather Au at 416-396-5570, or by email at Heather.Au@toronto.ca.