March 16, 1998
To:Chairman and Members of the North York Community Council
From:Jim S. Kinrade
Commissioner of Transportation
North York Civic Centre
SUBJECT:PAYMENT-IN-LIEU OF PARKING
1887 AVENUE ROAD
BAKER=S DOZEN CO. LTD.
Purpose:
To allow payment-in-lieu of parking to be applied against a 9 space parking deficiency resulting from a change in use to
the second floor of the property at 1887 Avenue Road.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that payment-in-lieu of parking be applied against the 9 space parking deficiency, consistent with the
approvals granted by the former North York Council for the same building, at a rate of $1500.00 per space.
Council Reference/Background/History:
The applicant applied to the former North York Council in November, 1996, seeking approval for a 15 space parking
deficiency which resulted from a restaurant (230m2 G.F.A.) to be located on the ground floor of an existing building.
In a report to the Transportation Committee dated November 21, 1996, it was recommended that payment-in-lieu of
parking be applied. This was approved and subsequently adopted by Council on December 11, 1996, by Resolution No.
96-18A. The approval granted a parking variance of 15 spaces with provision that payment-in-lieu of parking be applied
against the deficiency at the rate of $1500.00 per space, payable over a period of 5 years.
Discussions:
Under the current proposal, the applicant is seeking a further parking variance for an additional 9 space parking deficiency
that results from a proposed restaurant use (café) 96.3m2 G.F.A. which is to be located on the second floor of the existing
building. Given that on-street and off-street public parking is available in the vicinity of the site, this department will
support the requested parking variance.
Conclusion:
The on-site and nearby parking conditions which led to the previous approval by Council of an earlier payment-in-lieu of
parking have not changed. As a result, the current request for parking variance can be considered with the same criteria, and
approved under the same terms.
Jim S. Kinrade,
Commissioner of Transportation
