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Toronto City Council · 2021-04-07 · 2021.MM31.25

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Request to Demolish Non-Residential Building at 911X Castlefield Avenue - by Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak

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2021-04-07 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on April 7 and 8, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item MM30.10 by: a. deleting the following Parts 1.b. and 1.e.: 1.b. the owner entering into a beautification agreement with the City that secures the beautification plan, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; 1e. that the site be maintained in accordance with the beautification plan agreed upon and secured by agreement, so that City Council's decision will now read as follows: 1.

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City Council approve the application to demolish the single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, with the following conditions: a. the owner agreeing to a beautification plan that is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or designate, and includes provision for the site to be backfilled with clean fill and installation of base landscaping; b. that a construction fence be erected in advance of demolition and maintained until the site has been backfilled, in accordance with Chapter 363 of the Municipal Code, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; and c. that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after the demolition. 2. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to work with Hydro One on the feasibility of removing the railway tracks in front of 901 Roselawn Avenue. 3. City Council approve the application to demolish the existing single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, and in doing so, hold Hydro One and/or Infrastructure Ontario accountable to honor their commitment to do the other walkway and landscaping improvements set out in the letter (December 22, 2020) from Hydro One to Councillor Mike Colle.

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At its meeting held on March 10, 2021, City Council re-opened and amended item NY16.15 as set out in MM30.10 by deleting Part 1.c., adding a new Part 3, and correcting the municipal address. Parts 1.b. and 1.e. contained in MM30.10 require the owner to enter into a beautification agreement with the City that secures the beautification plan. The City has now accepted a Letter of Commitment from the owner undertaking to fulfill the requirements in the beautification plan instead of an agreement, therefore, conditions 1.b.

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and 1.e. should be deleted. City Planning staff have reviewed the requested changes and have no objections. REQUIRES RE-OPENING: Item MM30.10 (March 10, 2021 City Council) as it relates to deleting conditions adopted by City Council which are not required to fulfill the beautification plan.

Staff recommended

Councillor Mike Colle, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak, recommends that: 1. City Council amend its decision on Item MM30.10 by: a. deleting the following Parts 1.b. and 1.e.: 1.b. the owner entering into a beautification agreement with the City that secures the beautification plan, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; 1e. that the site be maintained in accordance with the beautification plan agreed upon and secured by agreement, so that City Council's decision will now read as follows: 1.

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City Council approve the application to demolish the single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, with the following conditions: a. the owner agreeing to a beautification plan that is satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or designate, and includes provision for the site to be backfilled with clean fill and installation of base landscaping; b. that a construction fence be erected in advance of demolition and maintained until the site has been backfilled, in accordance with Chapter 363 of the Municipal Code, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; and c. that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after the demolition. 2. City Council request the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to work with Hydro One on the feasibility of removing the railway tracks in front of 901 Roselawn Avenue. 3. City Council approve the application to demolish the existing single-storey building at 911X Castlefield Avenue, and in doing so, hold Hydro One and/or Infrastructure Ontario accountable to honor their commitment to do the other walkway and landscaping improvements set out in the letter (December 22, 2020) from Hydro One to Councillor Mike Colle.

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