222 Rosedale Heights Drive - Request for City Solicitor to Attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councillor Alejandra Bravo

A copy of the Committee of Adjustment's decision on this application is attached as Attachment 1. The proposed development at 222 Rosedale Heights Drive contemplates encroachment into the minimum Tree Protection Zone of a mature private tree located on a neighbouring property, 11 Harper Avenue, and which is in very close proximity to another neighbouring property, 15 Harper Avenue. The proposed development's extension of the two-storey addition may also result in impacts to the tree's crown. The cumulative effects of these impacts to the tree may result in the death of the tree. To preserve the City's right of appeal, the City Solicitor appealed the Committee of Adjustment's decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on June 25, 2024. This matter is time-sensitive and urgent as the City Solicitor has already appealed the decision to the Toronto Local Appeal Body in order to preserve the City's statutory right of appeal. Thus, the City Solicitor requires instructions to appeal and to attend the hearing for this matter.

3. That City Council authorize the City Solicitor to negotiate a settlement of the appeal, and that the City Solicitor be authorized to resolve the matter on behalf of the City, in the City Solicitor's discretion, after consulting with the Ward Councillor and the Director of Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.