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Toronto City Council · 2023-07-19 · 2023.MM8.18

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17 Courtsfield Crescent - Request for City Solicitor to Attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body - by Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside

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2023-07-19 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on July 19 and 20, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body with appropriate City staff in order to oppose the Appeal regarding the proposed development at 17 Courtsfield Crescent (Application A0195/23EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 17 Courtsfield Crescent (Application

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A0195/23EYK) and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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The applicant applied to the Committee of Adjustment requesting variances from City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 (Application Number A0195/23EYK), including variances to lot coverage and floor space index. The applicant seeks to construct a new detached dwelling with an attached garage. On June 22, 2023, the Etobicoke York District Panel of the Committee of Adjustment refused to grant the requested minor variances (Decision in Attachment 1).

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The applicant has appealed the refusal to the Toronto Local Appeal Body. In its report dated June 13, 2023, City Planning Staff opined that the proposal did not fit within the neighbourhood context and recommended that the minor variance application be refused (Staff Report in Attachment 2). This Motion will authorize and direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, along with appropriate City staff, in order to oppose the Appeal. This Motion will also authorize the City Solicitor to resolve the matter on behalf of the City in her discretion.

Staff recommended

Councillor Stephen Holyday, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Toronto Local Appeal Body, with appropriate City staff in order to oppose the Appeal regarding the proposed development at 17 Courtsfield Crescent (Application A0195/23EYK). 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the Appeal for 17 Courtsfield

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Crescent (Application A0195/23EYK) and City Council authorize the City Solicitor to settle the matter on behalf of the City at the City Solicitor's discretion after consultation with the Ward Councillor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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