Duke Heights BIA By-Law Harmonization - Request for Report

Subsequently, the BIA hired Gladki Planning Associates to study the Former City of North York Zoning By-Law No. 7625 and the City of Toronto Harmonized Zoning By-Law 569-2013. The consultants also reviewed the zoning Holding Designations, land use contradictions and parking restrictions present across the Duke Heights BIA. A draft report was presented at a widely advertised open house meeting on June 2019, and the final report, titled: "Proposed Zoning By-Law for the DUKE Heights Area", was submitted to North York Community Planning two months later. Community planning staff then proceeded to prepare a response to the report submitted by the BIA and the two main recommendations found within: 1. The removal of the "H" (Holding symbol) on the properties along Dufferin Street., Keele Street., Sheppard Avenue, Finch Avenue. and Steeles Avenue. 2. A proposed new harmonized By-law, reflective of the City of Toronto Harmonized Zoning by-Law 569-2013, sensitive to land use and parking requirements, which would dispose of the Former City of North York Zoning By-Law No.7625. Planning staff's official response was expected in summer 2020, but to date, it has not been produced. As a result, the DUKE Heights BIA, which invested a significant amount of resources to produce the consultant's report, is requesting that appropriate City Planning staff report back on the matter as soon as possible.