Residential Demolition Application - 121 Portland Street

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2020-01-08 · Toronto and East York Community Council · amended

As filed

The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the application to demolish the vacant residential building with the following conditions: a. That construction fences be erected in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Article 7, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official; b. That all debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; c. That sod be laid on the site and that the site be maintained free of garbage and weeds, in accordance with the Municipal Code Chapter 629-10, paragraph B and 629-11; d.

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That any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill; and e. Should the owner fail to complete the new building within five (5) years from the day demolition of the buildings is commenced, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued.

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This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision. In accordance with Section 33 of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Ch. 363, Article 6 "Demolition Control," the application for the demolition of an existing 2-storey townhouse at 121 Portland Street (Application No. 19 246197 DEM 00 DM) is being referred to

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the Toronto and East York Community Council for consideration to refuse or grant the application, including any conditions, if any, to be attached to the permit application because a building permit application has not been submitted for a replacement building.

Staff recommended

The Deputy Chief Building Official and Director, Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council give consideration to the demolition application for 121 Portland Street, and decide to: 1. Refuse the application to demolish the vacant residential building because there is no permit application to replace the building on the site; or 2. Approve the application to demolish the vacant residential building without any conditions; or 3.

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Approve the application to demolish the vacant residential building with the following conditions: a) That construction fences be erected in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Article 7, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official; b) That all debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; c) That sod be laid on the site and that the site be maintained free of garbage and weeds, in accordance with the Municipal Code Chapter 629-10, paragraph B and 629-11; and d) That any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill.

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