1455 Royal York Road - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Appeal Report

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2026-03-25 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on March 25 and 26, 2026, adopted the following: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment Application appeal for the lands municipally known as 1455 Royal York Road and to continue discussions to resolve any outstanding issues, including servicing capacity. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.

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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City Staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision, including requesting any conditions of approval that would be in the City's interest, in the event the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part.

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On April 17, 2025, an application to amend the Zoning By-law 569-2013 was submitted and deemed complete on May 16, 2025, satisfying the City's minimum application requirements. The application seeks to permit a townhouse development at 1455 Royal York Road. The application proposes to construct two, three-storey residential buildings with back-to-back stacked units with an above-grade gross floor area of 7,496 square metres and 72 dwelling units.

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A total of 88 vehicular parking spaces are proposed along with 66 bicycle parking spaces. On November 7, 2025, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amend Application to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") due to Council's failure to make a decision within the time frame in the Planning Act. This Report recommends that the City Solicitor with the appropriate City Staff attend the OLT hearing to oppose the zoning by-law amendment application and continue discussions to resolve any outstanding issues, including servicing capacity.

Staff recommended

The Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment Application appeal for the lands municipally known as 1455 Royal York Road and to continue discussions to resolve any outstanding issues, including servicing capacity.

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2. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City Staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision, including requesting any conditions of approval that would be in the City's interest, in the event the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part.

Considered

2026-02-18 · Etobicoke York Community Council · adopted
Decision as filed
The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment Application appeal for the lands municipally known as 1455 Royal York Road and to continue discussions to resolve any outstanding issues, including servicing capacity. 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.
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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City Staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision, including requesting any conditions of approval that would be in the City's interest, in the event the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part.
2026-03-25 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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