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Toronto City Council · 2019-07-16 · 2019.CC9.16

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Murray Road Regeneration and Land Use Study - City Initiated Official Plan Amendment and City Initiated Zoning By-law Amendments - Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Appeal - Request for Direction

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2019-07-16 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2019) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of: a. confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2019) from the City Solicitor, and b. Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (July 8, 2019) from the City Solicitor.

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3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix 2 to the report (July 8, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential as they contain information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2019) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated June 28, 2019 from Innocon Inc. (Innocon) and direct the City Solicitor and staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the revised Official Plan Amendment 208. 2. City Council refuse the Settlement Offer dated July 3, 2019 from 2094528 Ontario Ltd. and HGT Holdings Limited (HGT) and direct the City Solicitor and staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in opposition to HGT's proposed amendments to Official Plan Amendment 208. 3. City Council direct City staff to continue discussions with HGT, and authorize the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Ward Councillor, to accept further revisions to Official Plan Amendment 208 from HGT that are consistent with the goals and vision for the Official Plan Amendment 208 area as described in the (October 26, 2017) report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council direct City staff to oppose the appeals of By-laws 1468-2017 and 1469-2017 and City Council direct the City Solicitor and staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in opposition to the appeals. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (July 8, 2019) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix 2 to the report (July 8, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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At its February 3 and 4, 2016 meeting, City Council enacted By-law 71-2016, an Interim Control By-law that prohibited certain uses on the lands on the west side of Murray Road between Wilson Avenue and Plewes Road (the Murray Road Study Area), and directed staff to review the existing land use permissions and regulations and to determine if new policies and zoning standards were required. Following the study, City Council at its meeting on December 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2017, adopted the Recommendations in the (October 26, 2017) report from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and enacted By-laws 1467-2017, 1468-2017 and 1469-2017, adopting Official Plan Amendment 208 (OPA 208), and Zoning By-law amendments to By-law 569-2013 and former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625.

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OPA 208 and the two Zoning By-law amendments were appealed to the former Ontario Municipal Board by two appellants, and a two-week hearing is scheduled at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) commencing on August 12, 2019. The City Solicitor seeks direction on this matter no later than the completion of the City Council meeting on July 16 and 17, 2019.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. If the City Solicitor's confidential recommendations are adopted by Council, then City Council authorize the public release of: a. the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 (with the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege), and b. Appendix 1 (with Appendix 2 to remain confidential)

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