Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Planning and Housing Committee

(Under the Planning Act)

Request to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Application Number 26 132130 STE 14 OZ

Location of Application:  Ookwemin Minising, generally located at 238 and 312 Cherry Street; 21, 35, 39, 51, 54, 63, 80, 85, 130, 150 and 51R Commissioners Street; 10, 11, 13 and 16 Munition Street; 5, 25, 50, 65, 75 and 80 Ookwemin Street; and 2, 33, 62, 65, 95, 105, 155, 165 and 170 Villiers Street
Applicant: City of Toronto 
 
Date:                                    May 7, 2026
Time:                                   9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter
Place:                                  Committee Room 1, City Hall and by Video Conference
 

PROPOSAL

The City-initiated Official Plan Amendment proposes to amend the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan to implement an updated development concept plan for Ookwemin Minising. The amendment proposes policy and mapping updates pertaining to land use, density, built form, public realm, and views.

The City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment proposes to amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 to implement an updated development concept plan for Ookwemin Minising. The amendment proposes changes to land use zones and boundaries, block mapping, built form performance standards, and densities. The Zoning By-law Amendment applies only to publicly owned development blocks in Ookwemin Minising.

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material and copies of the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments may be obtained by contacting Erika Ivanic, Project Manager, Waterfront at 416-392-8984, or by e-mail at Erika.Ivanic@toronto.ca. 

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Planning and Housing Committee will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the application. 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 phc@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 Planning and Housing Committee, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address Planning and Housing Committee directly, please register by e-mail to phc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-397-4579 no later than 12:00 p.m. on May 6, 2026. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

The Planning and Housing Committee may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk.

For more information about the matter, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, Planning and Housing Committee, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd floor, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, Telephone: 416-397-4579, Fax: 416-392-2980, Email: phc@toronto.ca. 

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 416-397-4579, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail phc@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: Nancy Martins, 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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The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issues. If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

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