495-517 Wellington Street West and 510-532 Front Street West - Technical Amendment to Site Specific By-law 593-2019 - by Councillor Joe Cressy, seconded by Councillor Mike Layton

As a result, a technical amendment to Zoning By-law 593-2019 is required to permit the development as reflected in the proposal approved by City Council. It should be noted that this amendment does not arise from any revisions to the development and no changes have been made to the proposal as approved by City Council. It is therefore the opinion of Planning and Legal staff that the required change is minor and technical in scope. The proposed revision to Site Specific By-law 593-2019 (which amends City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013) is to exempt the development from the requirement to provide a fence and 1.5 metre landscaping strip abutting the adjacent R zone. The proposal approved by City Council permits the new office building on the lot property abutting the R zone and an existing heritage property that is being retained is already located within the area where this landscaping strip would be required. The exception to the fence and landscaping strip was unintentionally omitted from the approved Site Specific By-law 593-2019. As such, the technical amendment proposes to add the needed exemption to Site Specific By-law 593-2019. As there have been no changes to the design of the proposal, it is appropriate for City Council to deem that no further notice be required pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act. This is an urgent matter since Site Specific By-law 593-2019 was enacted in 2019 and further delay may cause hardship to the applicant.

City Council determine that the changes contained within the revised By-law are minor, technical in nature, and reflective of the original proposal and plans considered by City Council, and pursuant to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further public notice is required in respect of the proposed amendment to the Zoning By-law.