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Council to decide on demolishing a garage and building a garden suite at 162 Douglas Drive in North Rosedale
City staff recommend approving an application to demolish an existing garage and construct a 1.5-storey garden suite at the rear of 162 Douglas Drive, a C-rated heritage property in the North Rosedale Heritage Conservation District. Staff believe the proposal complies with the district's heritage guidelines. Council has not yet met to consider this item.
The journey
Wed, Jul 8 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted
Wed, Jul 29 · Toronto City Council · not yet heard
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Why is this story here?
ContainedA single-property demolition and garden suite addition is bounded to one address. While heritage districts carry institutional weight, this application affects only one site and is reversible without structural consequences for the institution or future councils.Touches a narrow groupThe proposal affects the owner and immediate neighbours of 162 Douglas Drive. Most Toronto residents will not experience this change directly or in an ordinary week. Heritage conservation matters to a subset of residents and those in the immediate area.
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