| 139746 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | AMENDED | 52200000 | Y | PLAN_ACT | Official Plan Amendments to Align with Provincial Legislative and Policy Changes Related to Employment Areas - Decision Report | 2025.PH21.1 | PBNTGVN | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>This report recommends adoption of Official Plan Amendment 804 (OPA 804) to align the Official Plan with the new provincial definition of "area of employment" in the <em>Planning Act</em> and "employment area" in the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 (PPS 2024). This report also recommends the redesignation of 255 hectares across four Employment Areas, largely planned as office business parks, in alignment with these new provincial definitions. These amendments are intended to ensure Toronto's Employment Areas can thrive and support economic growth.</p>
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<p>Bill 97 narrowed the definition of "area of employment" in the <em>Planning Act</em> and introduced a transition provision to allow municipalities to authorize the continuation of “lawfully established” uses that have been excluded from the new definition.</p>
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<p>Council adopted two Official Plan Amendments to respond to these Provincial changes. Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 668 was adopted by Council on July 19, 2023, to authorize the continuation of lawfully established uses in Employment Areas. Official Plan Amendment 680 was adopted by Council on July 24, 2024, to align land use permissions in Employment Areas with the amended definition of "area of employment" in the <em>Planning Act</em>.</p>
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<p>Shortly after Council's enactment of Official Plan Amendments 668 and 680, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing filed Ontario Regulation 396/24 on October 10, 2024. This regulation removes Council's delegated approval authority specifically for Official Plan Amendments 668 and 680 and provides that the Minister is now the approval authority for these two Official Plan Amendments.</p>
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<p>After the Minister filed O. Reg. 396/24, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) suggested that the City consider:</p>
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<p>- revoking Official Plan Amendment 668 and 680;</p>
<p>- removing certain lands, in alignment with the Planning Act and Provincial Planning Statement 2024; and</p>
<p>- proceeding through a section 26 Official Plan Amendment which would require the approval of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.</p>
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| 140197 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | — | N | — | Toronto Local Appeal Body - Member Complement | 2025.PH21.2 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>The Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB) is an independent, quasi-judicial Adjudicative Board (tribunal) that allows for minor variance and consent applications under Sections 45 and 53 of the Planning Act. The TLAB is composed of fourteen (14) members, consisting of the Chair, Vice-Chair, and twelve (12) panel members. Members are appointed on a part-time basis for a four (4) year term by the City Council, based on recommendations made by the citizen-based Tribunal Nominating Panel.</p>
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<p>In 2017, the TLAB was established with a panel member complement consisting of a total of seven (7) members, including the Chair. Subsequently, to address the high member workload, City Council increased the number of members on two occasions: first, in 2019, increasing the number to ten (10), and again in 2022, further increasing the total complement to fourteen (14).</p>
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<p>The Provincial government enacted legislative changes in November 2022, through the passage of Bill 23 More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. Bill 23 amended the Planning Act to remove "third party" appeals to the TLAB for Committee of Adjustment decisions which accounted for a significant number of TLAB appeal volumes. The TLAB received 263 appeals in 2022 which declined to 116 (-56 percent) in the year following the enactment of Bill 23, and a further decline to 97 (-16 percent) appeals in 2024. This decline has led to a corresponding decrease in TLAB hearings and the overall workload for panel members presiding over hearings. TLAB appeal hearings fell from 306.5 in 2022, to 178.5 in 2023, and 96 in 2024. Hearing assignments for members have decreased significantly, from multiple assignments per month before Bill 23 to fewer than one hearing per month since, resulting in lengthy periods between hearing assignments.</p>
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<p>This report recommends that City Council approve a reduction in the TLAB member complement from fourteen (14) to the previous complement of ten (10) part-time members, including a Chair and Vice-Chair. This would be achieved by eliminating current and future vacancies until the approved membership is reached. This reduction will help address the significantly reduced workload for TLAB members and support the recruitment and retention of high-caliber and engaged panel members. </p> |
| 140228 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | AMENDED | — | N | — | Development Application Fee Review | 2025.PH21.3 | PBNTGVN | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>Through the processing of development applications, the City's development review service shapes how the city grows and delivers services necessary to successfully promote and manage growth. This service is critical in maintaining Toronto's position as a world-class city by supporting the delivery of new housing supply; transit projects; healthcare facilities; innovation, manufacturing and industrial facilities; landmark projects; and critical infrastructure that support our social and economic prosperity, growth and cohesion.</p>
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<p>The City of Toronto's development review service continues to navigate significant legislative change as well as market and geopolitical uncertainty. To address resultant changes in development and application processing trends, the City is focused on transforming its organizational structure and processes, with the goal of expediting the review of all development projects, especially those that deliver new affordable and purpose-built rental homes and support economic growth and job creation.</p>
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<p>Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges, Appendix C, Schedule 13 sets out the City's fees for processing development applications. Fees are intended to recover the cost of services provided by all divisions engaged in the development review process. The current development application fee schedule came into effect on September 1, 2022.</p>
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<p>As directed by Council and in accordance with the City's User Fee Policy, City staff (together with consultants KPMG and Watson and Associates Economists) undertook the 2024 Development Application Fee Review (the 2024 Review). Detailed findings of this review are provided as Attachments 2 -10. Subject to Council approval, the recommended fee schedule included in Attachment 1 to this report will come into effect on July 1, 2025.</p>
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<p>The recommended fee schedule enables full cost recovery for the processing of development applications, except for Site Plan Control, Minor Variance, and Consent applications, which account for approximately 60 percent of the estimated cost increase. Additionally, it streamlines and simplifies development application fees, reduces cost for many major application types, and makes fees more predictable. For applicants, this means that some fees will decrease, some will not change, and some will increase. Specifically, new proposed fee structures will, among other things:</p>
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<p>- Simplify the calculation method for Official Plan Amendment/Zoning By-law Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan Control applications by introducing a single, uniform multiplier that applies to both residential and non-residential gross floor area;</p>
<p>- Reduce Zoning By-law Amendment application fees for most scales of mixed-use development and set a maximum cap of $715,000 ($743,600 including the 2025 Cost of Living Adjustment) for all Zoning By-law Amendment applications;</p>
<p>- Support housing development by reducing combined Official Plan Amendment/Zoning By-law Amendment application fees for most scales of mixed-use development and setting a maximum cap of $800,000 ($832,000 including the 2025 Cost of Living Adjustment) for all combined Official Plan Amendment/Zoning By-law Amendment applications;</p>
<p>- Support all scales of housing development with the City shouldering the majority of the cost increase for Site Plan Control applications while the Site Plan process is re-engineered in 2025 (i.e., staff recommend only 25 percent of the estimated cost increase be passed on to applicants); and</p>
<p>- Implement a new Plan of Condominium process and application fees which remove an estimated $800,000 of annual processing costs associated with application circulation and review, with savings to be passed on to applicants.</p>
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<p>In addition to the above, the City of Toronto is committed to continuous improvement and has already seen significant improvement in the development review process as a result of ongoing organizational and process improvements. Notably, for all major development application types (including combined Official Plan Amendment/Zoning By-law Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications), review times have improved by over 80 percent when compared to the previous 5-year average.</p>
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<p>Over the course of 2025 and as outlined in this report, the Development Review Division, working with internal and external partners, will continue to focus on systemic improvements to the development review process. This includes:</p>
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<p>- Developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and clearly identifying application requirements for each application type to enhance predictability, reduce cost for applicants and improve efficiency in the process leveraging a Lean Six Sigma methodology;</p>
<p>- Providing staff with training and tools (including a library of standardized comments) to ensure more consistent and timely interpretation and application of regulatory frameworks;</p>
<p>- Developing new service standards to provide predictability and improve service delivery for all stakeholders in the development review process;</p>
<p>- Improving communication between the City and all parties involved in the development review process through both digital and analog methods;</p>
<p>- Developing consistent streaming and prioritization criteria to expedite applications that propose significant new affordable and purpose-built rental housing and support economic growth and job creation such as new industrial and manufacturing facilities;</p>
<p>- Introducing new technology tools and enhancing existing tools to support improved workflows, efficiencies and performance tracking between City staff and applicants;</p>
<p>- Establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure performance and publicly track and report on performance; and</p>
<p>- Improving complement management to ensure a dynamic allocation of staff resources across community planning districts to address fluctuations in application volumes as they arise.</p>
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<p>In tandem with these tangible actions to streamline processes and expedite development approvals, the City of Toronto continues to make significant financial investments to stimulate housing development. This includes City Council's approval of the Rental Housing Supply Program and its various streams which provide:</p>
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<p>- Capital funding and an exemption from development charges, parkland dedication fees, community benefits charges and the waiver of planning application and building permit fees for eligible affordable rental projects;</p>
<p>- Deferral of development charges payable for up to 5,600 purpose-built rental units for as long as they remain rental;</p>
<p>- Implementation of a new Multi-Residential Property Tax subclass which provides a 15 percent property tax reduction for new purpose-built rental developments for a 35-year period; and</p>
<p>- Deferral of development charges for eligible multi-unit ownership/condominium projects with a minimum of 5 percent units as affordable rental or ownership (interest free and at June 2024 rates for four years).</p>
<p>As the City advances policy and program initiatives to address the housing crisis, including new or expanded incentive programs, findings from the 2024 Review illustrate a need to further investigate and evolve how the City funds the development review service in ways that recognize and balance the inherent tension between the provision of a critical public service and provision of service for a fee.</p>
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<p>Following implementation of the recommended fee schedule, staff recommend returning to a four-year cycle for the next comprehensive review, as supported by the City's User Fee Policy.</p> |
| 140353 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | AMENDED | — | N | — | Toronto Builds - A Policy Framework to Build More Affordable Rental Homes on Public Land | 2025.PH21.4 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>Toronto is facing an evolving housing crisis, impacting housing affordability for low-income, vulnerable residents including people experiencing homelessness, as well as key workers and middle-income earners. In recent years, City Council has taken significant action on housing, notably approving a whole-of-government response and range of strategic, program, and policy directions through <a href="https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2023.EX9.3">Item EX9.3 - Advancing a Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes</a>. City Council also increased the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan (“HousingTO Plan") target to approve 65,000 rent-controlled homes (comprised of 6,500 rent-geared-to-income (RGI), 41,000 affordable rental and 17,500 rent-controlled market homes) by 2030.</p>
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<p>Effectively mobilizing the public land is necessary to achieve the targets in the HousingTO Plan. Through EX9.3, City Council identified almost 100 sites owned by the City or its Agencies and/or Corporations (hereafter referred to as “City lands” or “City sites”) that are ready to be mobilized to build new homes, or show potential as housing development sites subject to due diligence. This report proposes a new policy framework to guide the development of a range of new rental homes within mixed-income communities on City land (the “Toronto Builds Policy Framework”). Through this Framework, a set of policy requirements and targets will be established to harmonize a range of existing City programs and ensure Council’s housing priorities including to deliver rent-geared-to-income, affordable, and rent-controlled homes, are realized on City land. To support alignment across City Divisions, Agencies, and Corporations, this report requests the Board of CreateTO and Board of TCHC to consider the Toronto Builds Policy Framework when advancing housing developments on public land, including new developments and revitalization projects.</p>
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<p>Historically, the development of City land for affordable housing has been facilitated through different programs such as Housing Now, the Modular Housing Initiative, ModernTO, the City-wide Real Estate Program, TCHC Revitalizations, the public developer model, and through tri-government investment in waterfront revitalization.</p>
<p>These programs have included a wide variety of eligibility criteria and requirements, leading to inconsistency and a lack of clarity in direction when City land is mobilized for housing. The Toronto Builds Policy Framework responds to this need for greater consistency by:</p>
<p>· Establishing a harmonized policy framework when delivering a range of housing on City land, whether the projects are advanced through City Divisions, CreateTO, or TCHC, including with private sector or non-profit organizations as developers and/or operators;</p>
<p>· Providing flexibility that responds to challenging market conditions which vary across Toronto and impact the financial viability of new affordable housing developments;</p>
<p>· Ensuring housing developments on City land continue to create mixed-income and complete communities while prioritizing delivery of a range of rental homes (including rent-geared-to-income, affordable, rent-controlled and market rental homes); and</p>
<p>· Creating a foundation for future intergovernmental partnership focussed on mobilizing public land for housing, and a call to action to federal and provincial governments to join the City in responding to the housing crisis through a tri-government Canada-Ontario-Toronto Builds program.</p>
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<p>As detailed in this report, the Toronto Builds Policy Framework establishes policies in 12 key areas to guide the development of new housing on City land. The proposed framework is built on lessons learned through difficult economic conditions since 2020 that have reduced the financial viability of new affordable housing developments. The Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services will report to City Council by Q3 2025 with a proposed program delivery and governance approach that provides additional information for Council on the implementation of the framework outlined in this report. This will include updates on a Master Services Agreement between the City and TCHC and CreateTO, respectively, and on the creation of the new Housing Development Office.</p>
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<p>Subject to City Council approval, and consideration by the relevant City Agencies and Corporations, the Toronto Builds Policy Framework will be applied to all housing projects on City land listed in Attachment 1 to this report (each being referred to as a “Toronto Builds Project”). This report authorizes relevant City staff to add or remove sites from the Toronto Builds Portfolio as a result of ongoing due diligence on potential housing projects. It also directs staff to first consider inclusion of new housing development opportunities in the framework when assessing City real estate, including where there may be co-location opportunities with other uses such as recreation centres, community amenities, or shelters.</p>
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<p>This new policy framework will apply on a go forward basis, maintaining existing direction for housing sites where a market offering has completed or development agreements have been signed. This report also requests Council authority to release three development sites under the Toronto Builds Policy Framework in 2025 through a market offering process. These projects will create approximately 1,523 new rental homes, including 503 affordable rental homes, at 970 Kipling Ave (Bloor-Kipling Block 5), 158 Borough Dr., and 931 Yonge St. Additional information and authorities to deliver future Toronto Builds sites will be provided in the Q3 governance and delivery report to Council.</p>
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<p>Achieving Toronto’s ambitious housing supply targets requires a whole of government and whole of community approach. This report demonstrates the importance of partnerships across public sector organizations as it recommends the City enter into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Toronto District School Board, as represented by its Manager and Agent, Toronto Lands Corporation to support the redevelopment of up to eight potential housing sites that could deliver over 10,000 new rental homes, including 2,100 affordable rental homes. This MOU will advance shared priorities of the City and TDSB in leveraging public land, including existing TDSB properties, for mixed-use redevelopment, to create mutually beneficial solutions that build more rental homes and new schools along with enhancing community services and amenities.</p>
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<p>This report also reiterates Council’s previous requests that the federal and provincial governments join the City in a Canada-Ontario-Toronto Builds program that would align public land, funding, financing, partnerships, and approval processes to build more rental homes affordable to a range of residents. The Toronto Builds Policy Framework lays the foundation for this proposed partnership and demonstrates the City’s leadership in readying its lands through a flexible framework that can be enhanced by participation from provincial and federal partners.</p> |
| 140247 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | NO_ACTN | — | N | — | Toronto Builds: A Policy Framework to Build More Affordable Rental Homes on Public Land | 2025.PH21.4a | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>Toronto is facing an evolving housing crisis, impacting housing affordability for low-income, vulnerable residents including people experiencing homelessness, as well as key workers and middle-income earners. City Council has taken significant action to expand the City’s response to this crisis, notably increasing the City’s HousingTO Action Plan targets and approving a whole-of-government response and range of strategic, program, and policy directions through <a href="https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2023.EX9.3">Item EX9.3 - Advancing a Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes</a>.</p>
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<p>Effectively mobilizing the City’s land is necessary to achieve the targets in the HousingTO Plan. Through EX9.3, City Council has identified almost 100 City-owned or controlled sites that are ready to be mobilized to build new homes or show potential as housing development sites subject to due diligence. Through EX9.3 and EX7.2, Council has also directed City Divisions, Agencies and Corporations to create greater alignment of resources, mandate, and structure to achieve the City’s expanded HousingTO targets.</p>
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<p>This report responding to this direction and proposes a new policy framework to guide the development of affordable and rental homes within mixed-income communities on City land (the “Toronto Builds Policy Framework”). A supplementary report will be provided in time for the Planning and Housing Committee meeting on May 8, 2025.</p> | 21 | 4 |
| 140212 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | — | N | — | Zoning Regulations for Parking of Commercial Vehicles in Residential Areas - Preliminary Report | 2025.PH21.5 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>Commercial vehicles are a familiar sight on Toronto's streets and highways. They include the buses that transport residents all over the city, the delivery trucks that deliver goods, and the construction vehicles that haul the necessary materials to build housing.</p>
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<p>Since its adoption by City Council in 2013, Zoning By-law 569-2013 has prohibited commercial vehicles from parking outside of a building in the Residential and Residential Apartment Zone categories. The current regulations were carried over from the former municipal zoning by-laws during the harmonization of the city-wide Zoning By-law. In 2022 and 2024, staff were requested by City Council (<a href="https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2022.MM43.12">MM43.12</a> and <a href="https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.PH12.8">PH12.8</a>, respectively) to review the zoning regulations restricting outdoor parking for commercial vehicles in residential areas. City Council requested staff give appropriate consideration to:</p>
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<p>- the needs for vehicle operators to have convenient parking for commercial vehicles available near their residence; and</p>
<p>- the impacts of COVID-19 on working arrangements.</p>
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<p>This report provides an overview of the policy and legislative context affecting commercial vehicles; summarizes the policies and regulations that apply in the City of Toronto and other Canadian jurisdictions; identifies issues and opportunities; and sets out a proposed workplan to identify opportunities to sensitively amend the regulations to better address and balance the transportation needs of workers, neighbours, and businesses.</p>
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<p>Should Planning and Housing Committee endorse the contents of this report and workplan, staff will undertake further analysis, stakeholder consultation, and will report back by Q1 2026 with final recommendations, including potential changes to the Zoning By-law.</p> |
| 140213 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | — | N | — | Growing Space for Trees: Protecting and Enhancing the Tree Canopy While Supporting Infill Housing and Addressing Concerns with Iceberg Homes - Proposals Report | 2025.PH21.6 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>Trees are a critically important asset to address biodiversity loss and the climate crisis, and contribute to the development of attractive, livable and healthy neighbourhoods. New infill housing is important to help address Toronto's housing crisis and requires proactive solutions to ensure the city's existing tree canopy is supported and that there is growing space for trees as new housing is built.</p>
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<p>This report identifies proposed Official Plan and City-wide Zoning By-law amendments for consultation in response to Council direction to report on strategies to protect and enhance the city's tree canopy while also supporting infill housing. The report also responds to Council direction to report on strategies to address the impacts on the tree canopy and water management associated with iceberg homes - houses which exhibit a larger below grade footprint than their above grade footprint or with large multi-storey basements.</p>
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<p>This report also provides information on implementation of municipal tree protection by-laws, including application requirements and processes for Committee of Adjustment applications, and impacts to trees and growing space of the City's Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) initiative. The results of the stakeholder consultation on proposed directions are described, with the final report back with recommended policy and zoning changes proposed for the fourth quarter of 2025.</p> | 21 | 6 | CMMTTEE |
| 140214 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | — | N | — | 3100 Weston Road - Proposed Designation By-Law under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - Consideration of Objection | 2025.PH21.7 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>This report recommends that City Council affirm its decision of February 5, 2025 (PH18.16), stating its intention to designate the property at 3100 Weston Road (the subject property) under Part IV, s. 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA).</p>
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<p>City Council has until June 8, 2025, which is 90 days from the date of the end of the objection period, to decide on this objection as per the timeline under the OHA. Therefore, this matter must be considered at the May 21-23, 2025 meeting of</p>
<p>City Council, otherwise, the Notice of Intention to Designate the property will be deemed withdrawn under the OHA, unless a written waiver of the timelines is provided by the owner.</p>
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<p>The City has received an objection to the notice of intention to designate within the statutory timeline from LHC Heritage Planning and Archaeology Inc. (LHC), on behalf of the property owner. A copy of the notice of objection is included as Attachment 1 to this report. In the objection letter, LHC states that the owner and LHC acknowledge the cultural heritage value or interest of the subject property and that the list of attributes outlined in the Statement of Cultural Heritage Value (Reasons for Designation) is consistent with LHC heritage evaluation, but raises procedural concerns related to Recommendation 3 of City Council's decision of February 5, 2025.</p>
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<p>The Council recommendation directs staff to evaluate the entirety of the property for potential future amendments to the designation by-law. This present staff report clarifies that a Council recommendation for future work is unrelated to the designation by-law currently before Council and staff outline the mandated amendment process and procedures of the OHA that the City would be required to undertake in that regard. </p>
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<p>The property owner requests that the designation of the subject property be deferred to allow for additional discussion with City Staff and LHC, however the nature of the discussion is not identified in the objection letter and the owner's heritage consultant concurs with the values and attributes as set out within the designation under consideration. As such, staff are of the opinion that there is no basis to recommend deferral.</p>
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<p>Staff have reviewed the objections and remain of the opinion that the property at 3100 Weston Road has cultural heritage value and meets six of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the OHA. As the property has cultural heritage value or interest and meets the prescribed criteria pursuant to Part IV, s. 29 of the Act, staff are of the opinion that this property should be designated. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.</p> |
| 140211 | REPORT | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | — | N | — | 450 Rustic Road - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act | 2025.PH21.8 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 450 Rustic Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance which includes a description of heritage attributes found in Attachment 1.</p>
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<p>The subject property at 450 Rustic Road is located on the north side of Rustic Road, south of Highway 401, and west of Keele Street. A location map and current photographs of the heritage property are found in Attachment 2.</p>
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<p>The property at 450 Rustic Road contains a rare Pre-Confederation houseform building composed of two sections, the original circa 1843 modest-sized rural dwelling with Georgian styling and a circa 1855 expansion that evolved the dwelling into a grand farmhouse into the more ornate Italianate architectural style.</p>
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<p>The building was associated with the Bull family for over 83 years. The house was constructed for John Perkins Bull (1822-1902), a local Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Reeve for York Township, as his residence. While the subject property that contains the house was sold in 1886, it was not until 1913 that the Bull family sold the remaining six acres of the 200-acre property, which Bartholomew Bull (1791-1879) purchased in 1830, from the estate of Robert J.D. Gray, the Crown Grantee. Known as "Downs View House", the historic structure is oriented eastwards towards Keele Street, which was the property's original entry point. The community of Downsview was named after this landmark property.</p>
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<p>Since the 1960s, the subject property operated as a nursing home. The property contains a late-20th century, one-and two-storey institutional building, which extends north on the property from the north elevation of the c.1843 wing. The North Park Nursing Home facility closed in 2024, and the property is vacant and currently for sale.</p>
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<p>The subject property was recognized for its architectural and historical significance by the former municipality of North York in 1977 with its inclusion on the heritage inventory and, following amalgamation, it was listed on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register on September 27, 2006, for its cultural heritage value or interest.</p>
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<p>Bill 23 of the Ontario Heritage Act requires listed properties either be designated by a municipality or be removed from a Heritage Register by January 1, 2027.</p>
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<p>The local Councillor requested Heritage Planning in June 2024 to research and evaluate the property due to concerns surrounding the closure of the nursing home and the expiration of the property's listing originally scheduled for January 1, 2025.</p>
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<p>As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application, properties must be listed on the heritage register prior to Part IV designation and before the occurrence of a prescribed event. A prescribed event is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. </p>
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<p>Staff have determined that the property at 450 Rustic Road has cultural heritage value and meets five of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria.</p>
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<p>Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance. Designation also gives property owners access to City of Toronto heritage incentive programs.</p> |
| 139857 | LETTER | N | N | MAIN | ACTION | ADOPTED | — | N | — | 450 Rustic Road - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act | 2025.PH21.8a | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>At its meeting on April 1, 2025 the Toronto Preservation Board considered Item <a href="https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.PB30.1">PB30.1</a> and made recommendations to City Council.</p>
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<p><strong>Summary from the report (March 12, 2025) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:</strong></p>
<p> <br />This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 450 Rustic Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance which includes a description of heritage attributes found in Attachment 1.</p>
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<p>The subject property at 450 Rustic Road is located on the north side of Rustic Road, south of Highway 401, and west of Keele Street. A location map and current photographs of the heritage property are found in Attachment 2.</p>
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<p>The property at 450 Rustic Road contains a rare Pre-Confederation houseform building composed of two sections, the original circa 1843 modest-sized rural dwelling with Georgian styling and a circa 1855 expansion that evolved the dwelling into a grand farmhouse into the more ornate Italianate architectural style.</p>
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<p>The building was associated with the Bull family for over 83 years. The house was constructed for John Perkins Bull (1822-1902), a local Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Reeve for York Township, as his residence. While the subject property that contains the house was sold in 1886, it was not until 1913 that the Bull family sold the remaining six acres of the 200-acre property, which Bartholomew Bull (1791-1879) purchased in 1830, from the estate of Robert J.D. Gray, the Crown Grantee. Known as "Downs View House", the historic structure is oriented eastwards towards Keele Street, which was the property's original entry point. The community of Downsview was named after this landmark property.</p>
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<p>Since the 1960s, the subject property operated as a nursing home. The property contains a late-20th century, one-and two-storey institutional building, which extends north on the property from the north elevation of the c.1843 wing. The North Park Nursing Home facility closed in 2024, and the property is vacant and currently for sale.</p>
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<p>The subject property was recognized for its architectural and historical significance by the former municipality of North York in 1977 with its inclusion on the heritage inventory and, following amalgamation, it was listed on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register on September 27, 2006, for its cultural heritage value or interest.</p>
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<p>Bill 23 of the Ontario Heritage Act requires listed properties either be designated by a municipality or be removed from a Heritage Register by January 1, 2027.</p>
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<p>The local Councillor requested Heritage Planning in June 2024 to research and evaluate the property due to concerns surrounding the closure of the nursing home and the expiration of the property's listing originally scheduled for January 1, 2025.</p>
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<p>As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application, properties must be listed on the heritage register prior to Part IV designation and before the occurrence of a prescribed event. A prescribed event is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. </p>
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<p>Staff have determined that the property at 450 Rustic Road has cultural heritage value and meets five of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria.</p>
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<p>Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance. Designation also gives property owners access to City of Toronto heritage incentive programs.</p> |
| 140488 | LETTER | N | N | NEW | ACTION | ADOPTED | — | N | — | Providing Housing Opening Today Toronto Inc, with Section 37 Funds for Purchase of Affordable Rental Housing Building | 2025.PH21.9 | — | Y | Y | Y | Y | <p>Housing Opening Today Toronto Inc. (HOTT) was previously approved for affordable rental housing acquisition funding for a total of thirty (30) units under the City’s Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition Program (MURA) through a 2024 Request for Proposals process. The MURA funding alone cannot fund the purchase of the larger thirty-eight (38) unit building, so the Section 37 funding proposed by this Motion is intended to fill the financial gap.</p>
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<p>MURA provides financial support to non-profit community housing providers to purchase and preserve existing rental housing properties and operate them as affordable housing. The program secures much-needed affordable, stable and secure rental homes for a 99-year term. MURA includes funding of up to a maximum of $200,000.00 per apartment unit, as well as City incentives such as property tax relief and waivers of any related planning and building permit fees. Since the program’s launch in 2021, MURA has provided funding and incentives to support non-profit acquisition of 34 properties, projected to include over 1,000 affordable rental homes.</p> | 21 | 9 | CMMTTEE | PH | 4 - Parkdale - High Park | N | 1747800000000 |