2681 Danforth Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Applications - Appeal

Road conveyances will be required to facilitate a new north-south public street. The applicant appealed the applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") due to Council not making a decision within the time frame prescribed in the Planning Act. This report recommends that the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff attend the OLT hearing to oppose the proposal in its current form and continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues. This application is one of a number of applications in the immediate area which have been appealed; the review of these applications has been coordinated to implement the policy framework.

2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that: a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; c. the plans and studies be revised to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Engineering and Construction Services, the General Manager, Transportation Services, the General Manager, Solid Waste Management, and the Supervisor, Urban Forestry; and d. a Draft Plan of Subdivision application is submitted to secure, among other matters, the conveyance of land for and construction of new public roads and parkland. 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.