NORTH YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Moved by:Councillor Flint

Seconded by:

WHEREAS the residential subdivision known as Garland's Bush, which generally comprises Registered Plan 4458 west of Mildenhall Road, has substantially different lot dimensions and built-character than most of the Lawrence Park Residential Community in which it is located; and

WHEREAS many of the lots in Garland's Bush have much larger frontages than the lots in the blocks to its north, and have larger lot areas than in the blocks to the south, resulting in a lower density of development within Garland's Bush compared to the community around it; and

WHEREAS Garland's Bush and the community around it currently have the same "R3" zoning; and

WHEREAS the Housing Policies of the Official Plan for the former City of North York contain Specific Residential Land Use Policies for the RD-1 designation, which includes this area, stating,

"In many areas, the Residential Density One (RD-1) designation has been applied to lands developed with residential lots substantially larger than the typical residential lots historically developed in the City ... resulting in a lower density of development in these areas. It is the intent of this Plan that the existing low density of such areas shall be maintained and that no new lots be created by severance which have lot sizes substantially smaller than the general lot size in the surrounding area.";

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Director of Community Planning - North District study and report on the suitability of a zoning bylaw amendment to establish an Exception to the R3 zoning for the Garland's Bush area to bring the zoning regulations such as lot frontage, lot width, and lot area, more in line with the existing lot configurations and the existing built form.

M/14/10/98/md