171 Pendrith Street - Request for City Solicitor to Attend at the Toronto Local Appeal Body - by Councillor Dianne Saxe, seconded by Councilor Parthi Kandavel

To facilitate this application, four minor variances from City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 were sought. A copy of the Committee of Adjustment's decision on this application is attached as Attachment 1. The City's primary issue with the Application is that the front yard land scaping is inadequate as the Application reduces the minimum 75% (9.56 square metres) of the required front yard landscaped open space down to 41.8% (5.33 square metres). The second issue with the Application is that may result in the death of a mature City owned tree located in close proximity to the subject site. In order for the City to continue to effectively assess and call its case, the City Solicitor requires the expertise of an external consultants to advise on the applicant's proposed plan, and to potentially make recommendations respecting a solution. 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 October 22, 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. 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.