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37 Allister Avenue - Request for City Solicitor to Attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body - by Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes

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2022-05-11 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on May 11 and 12, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate staff or outside consultants, as may be necessary, in support of the Committee of Adjustment's decision refusing Applications A0195/21SC and A0196/21SC respecting 37 Allister Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain such outside consultants, as may be necessary, to oppose Applications A0195/21SC and A0196/21SC respecting 37 Allister Avenue.

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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding Applications A0195/21SC and A0196/21SC respecting 37 Allister Avenue, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor.

The vote

Adopt Item · Carried, 21-1

For (21)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Jennifer McKelvie, John Filion, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Mark Grimes, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Nick Mantas, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll
Against (1)Stephen Holyday
Absent (2)Michael Ford, Mike Layton
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This Motion will authorize the City Solicitor, along with appropriate City Staff or outside consultants, as necessary, to support the Committee of Adjustment's decision refusing the minor variance applications at 37 Allister Avenue, Applications A0195/21SC and A0196/21SC, (the "Applications") and attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to oppose the Applications. The Applications seek to permit the construction of two new two-storey detached dwellings at 37 Allister Avenue, which property is composed of two whole lots on a plan of subdivision, requesting minimum lot areas of 318.14 square metres, and lot frontages of 7.61 metres.

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In contrast, City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 permits the construction of a dwelling on this lot (and lots within this neighborhood, in general) as long as the lot contains a minimum lot area of 464 square metres, and a minimum lot frontage of 12 metres. Planning staff did not file a report with the Committee of Adjustment regarding the Applications. The two whole lots of which 37 Allister Avenue is comprised, were registered on a Plan of Subdivision in 1927. However, once development occurred, the land was parceled out in double lots, leading to the present day situation in which most, if not all of the properties on said Plan of Subdivision were developed across two, undersized whole lots. The Committee of Adjustment refused the Applications in its Notices of Decision issued on December 8, 2021. A copy of the Committee of Adjustment's decisions are attached. The applicant appealed the Committee of Adjustment's decisions to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. A hearing is scheduled for July 19, 2022. This matter is time sensitive and urgent as the deadline to request Party status at the Toronto Local Appeal Body is on May 12, 2022.

Staff recommended

Councillor Gary Crawford, seconded by Councillor Mark Grimes, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate staff or outside consultants, as may be necessary, in support of the Committee of Adjustment's decision refusing Applications A0195/21SC and A0196/21SC respecting 37 Allister Avenue. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to retain such outside consultants, as may be necessary, to oppose Applications A0195/21SC and A0196/21SC respecting 37 Allister Avenue.

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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution regarding Applications A0195/21SC and A0196/21SC respecting 37 Allister Avenue, and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor.

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