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Toronto City Council · 2022-06-15 · 2022.CC45.9

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Downtown Priority Retail Streets - City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment - Request for Directions

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2022-06-15 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor, were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the settlement offer as generally described in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the proposed modifications to the Priority Retail Streets Zoning By-laws to implement the Settlement Offer as it relates to the lands identified in Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to take any such steps to give effect to implement Council's Decision. Confidential Appendix A to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor is now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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On November 26 and 27, 2019, City Council enacted Zoning By-laws 1681-2019 and 1682-2019, which amended former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 and City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the Downtown Urban Growth Centre regarding zoning requirements for streets designated as Priority Retail Streets in the Downtown Secondary Plan. The Zoning By-laws were subsequently appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") by 7 appellants.

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Six of the Seven Appellants remain and their appeals are site-specific in nature. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for an ongoing matter before the OLT.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix "A" to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council

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direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 6, 2022) from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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