1218 Royal York Road - Request for City Solicitor to Attend at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal - by Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Frances Nunziata

Site specific amendments are also required to provide applicable performance standards such as: building height, density, building length, building depth, exterior main wall heights, platform area and setbacks for the proposed development. At the City Council meeting on October 2 and 3, 2019, City Council refused the Zoning By-law Amendment application: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2019.EY8.1 . The Applicant has filed an appeal of City Council's decision to refuse the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. A case management conference has been scheduled. This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in order to oppose the proposed rezoning application. This Motion will also give the City Solicitor the authority to retain an outside consultant and the authority to negotiate a settlement of the appeal. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the Applicant has filed an appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and the required case management conference is scheduled on February 3, 2020.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the Applicant's appeal of City Council's decision to refuse Zoning By-law Amendment application 18 271115WET 02 OZ (Local Planning Appeal Tribunal File PL190559) respecting 1218 Royal York Road, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City in the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.