City asked to withdraw its appeal of a six-unit apartment and garden suite at 447 Horsham Avenue after applicant agrees to window and parking improvements

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City asked to withdraw its appeal of a six-unit apartment and garden suite at 447 Horsham Avenue after applicant agrees to window and parking improvements

City Council is being asked to instruct the City Solicitor to withdraw an appeal that the City filed in June 2026 to the Toronto Local Appeal Body, challenging the Committee of Adjustment's approval of a three-storey apartment building with six units and a garden suite at 447 Horsham Avenue in North York. The applicant has since committed to improving east-side windows to address privacy concerns and is seeking relief on parking and fence height. The motion reopens a June decision (MM42.49) that authorized the appeal in the first place.

not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29You can weigh inDecided elsewhere

Who did what

Councillor Lily Cheng (Ward 18, Willowdale) movedMoved the motion to reopen and amend MM42.49 and withdraw the City's appeal
Councillor James Pasternak (Ward 6, York Centre) secondedSeconded the motion

Also in this item

• The City appealed the Committee of Adjustment's decision in June 2026 to preserve statutory rights, but is now being asked to withdraw that appeal after the applicant agreed to design improvements (east-side windows for privacy, and relief applications for parking and fence height).

The journey

Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard

Time to act

You can weigh in

If you live near 447 Horsham Avenue or have concerns about the project, you cannot depute to City Council once a motion is on the floor. Any input would have needed to come during the Committee of Adjustment process (now closed) or during the June 24-25 council meeting that authorized the appeal. Council is not taking public deputations on this reopening motion.

Why is this story here?

ContainedThis is a single-site decision affecting one property's development approval. Withdrawing the appeal allows the project to proceed; it does not remove options from future councils or change city policy. It is reversible only by the applicant pursuing the project, not by a future council direction. Real institutional weight at one address.Touches a narrow groupThe project affects residents immediately adjacent to 447 Horsham Avenue and the surrounding North York neighbourhood who engaged during the Committee of Adjustment process. Most Toronto residents do not experience this directly. Those nearby may notice construction, but the decision is narrow in geographic scope.

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Official title: Re-opening and Amending Item 2026.MM42.49 - 447 Horsham Avenue - Request for City Solicitor to Withdraw Appeal from Toronto Local Appeal Body - by Councillor Lily Cheng, seconded by Councillor James Pasternak · meeting video