Public Notice

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 888 AND PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW 238-2026

(Under the Planning Act)

TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto adopted Official Plan Amendment 888, By-law 239-2026, on March 26, 2026. Zoning By-law 238-2026 was also passed on this date, with respect to the lands known as 21 Windermere Avenue.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law, and a map showing the location of the lands to which the amendments apply, are attached. The amendment was processed under file number: 25 250881 STE 04 OZ.

A statutory public meeting was held on February 26, 2026, and the Planning and Housing Committee and Toronto City Council considered 19 oral and 44 written submissions in making the decision. Please see item 2026.PH28.2 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.PH28.2. 

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 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 April 29, 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.

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. 

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 Dominik Matusik at 416-397-2530 or by email at Dominik.Matusik@toronto.ca. 

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

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 888 AND
ZONING BY-LAW 238-2026
 

The purpose and effect of Official Plan Amendment 888 and Zoning By-law 238-2026 is to amend the Zoning By-law to permit the construction of two mixed use buildings with heights of 20 and 35 storeys with 649 residential units (including 154 rent-geared-to-income rental replacement units), retail and community space, amenity space, loading facilities, and publicly-accessible open space.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Dominik Matusik at 416-397-2530 or by email at Dominik.Matusik@toronto.ca.