Public Notice

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 861

(Under the Planning Act)

TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto adopted Official Plan Amendment 861, by By-law 1570-2025, on December 17, 2025, 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 and associated maps.

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: 23 126322 CPS 00 TM.

A statutory public meeting was held on December 3, 2025 and the Planning and Housing Committee and Toronto City Council considered seven oral and 80 written submissions in making its decision. Please see item PH26.4 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.PH26.4. 

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 Valeria Maurizio at 416-395-7052 or by email 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 861
 

The purpose and effect of Official Plan Amendment 861 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.

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 by email at Valeria.Maurizio@toronto.ca.