NORTH YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

A G E N D A

Date of Meeting:Thursday, November 12, 1998Enquiry:Barbara Liddiard

Interim Contact

10:30 a.m. Regular Meeting

Location:North York Civic Centre

Council Chamber

5100 Yonge Street, Lower Level

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO

THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

1.9:30 a.m.YONGE STREET, KNOWN AS "THE JOLLY MILLER" - REPORT ON RFP RESPONSES - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

(TO BE DISCUSSED IN CAMERA)

C O N S E N T A G E N D A

2.ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDOZ-88-037 - SENECA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY - 43 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST - ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD DECISION - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

City Solicitor

(October 8, 1998)

Reporting on the decision of the Ontario Municipal Board to allow the appeal by Seneca College from North York Council's refusal and recommending that the report be received as information.

RECOMMENDED:RECEIVE REPORT

3.DESIGNATION BY-LAW - "OAKLEY" PROPERTY - PHILIP EDWARD BRENT - 288 OLD YONGE STREET (FORMERLY 264 OLD YONGE STREET) - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

City Solicitor

(October 15, 1998)

Recommending approval to amend By-law No. 32852 to amend the legal description of the parcel on which the heritage building known as 'Oakley" is located.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL.

4.SIGN BY-LAW VARIANCE REQUEST - PATTISON OUTDOOR SIGNS - 4640 JANE STREET - BLACK CREEK.

(DEFERRED FROM COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 14, 1998.)

a.(October 30, 1998) from Mr. Just Cole, Permits Coordinator, Leasing and Legislation, Pattison, withdrawing his application for a variance to the Sign By-law to permit a billboard sign at this location.

RECOMMENDED:ACCEPT LETTER OF WITHDRAWAL AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

5.SIGN BY-LAW VARIANCE REQUEST - GROUND SIGNAGE - NEON PRODUCTS - 55 ORFUS ROAD - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

Director and Deputy Chief Building Official

(October 26, 1998)

Recommending approval of the requested minor variance from North York Sign By-law No. 30788 to permit the erection of a ground sign.

RECOMMENDED:APPROVE REQUEST AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

6.SIGN BY-LAW VARIANCE REQUEST - BILLBOARD ROAD SIGN - JUST COLE - 2013 FINCH AVENUE WEST - BLACK CREEK.

Director and Deputy Chief Building Official

(October 29, 1998)

Recommending approval of the requested minor variance from North York Sign By-law No. 30788 to permit the erection of an illuminated billboard sign.

RECOMMENDED:APPROVE REQUEST AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

7.PROPOSED PARKING PROHIBITIONS - OLD ORCHARD GROVE - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

(DEFERRED FROM COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 16, 1998.)

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(August 31, 1998)

Recommending that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the north side of Old Orchard Grove, between Barse Street and Falkirk Street.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

8.ALL WAY STOP CONTROL - FAYWOOD BOULEVARD AT FAITH AVENUE/INVERMAY AVENUE - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 2, 1998)

Recommending that Schedules XVIII and XIX of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to require traffic to stop on all approaches to the intersection of Faywood Boulevard at Faith Avenue/Invermay Avenue.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

9.NEIGHBOURHOOD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN - EMPRESS AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 28, 1998)

Recommending that:

(1)the Neighbourhood Traffic Management Plan, as described in the report and in accordance with policy, be approved for installation as a temporary six month test;

(2)the installation of three proposed speed humps be deferred until the Spring of 1999;

(3)Transportation Services staff report back to North York Community Council upon the completion of the six month test, in accordance with policy, regarding the effectiveness of the measures and appropriate recommendations as to whether the plan should be made permanent; and

(4)By-law No. 31878, of the former City of North York be amended to reduce the speed limit on Empress Avenue, through the traffic calmed area, to 40 km/h.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

10.ALL WAY STOP CONTROL - EXBURY ROAD AND PARENT AVENUE - NORTH YORK BLACK CREEK.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 22, 1998)

Recommending that Schedules XVIII and XIX of the former North York By-law No. 31001, be amended to require traffic to stop on all approaches to the intersection of Exbury Road and Parent Avenue.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

11.PARKING PROHIBITIONS - GLEN PARK AVENUE - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 22, 1998)

Recommending that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking at anytime on the south side of Glen Park Avenue, from Marlee Avenue to a point 37.0 metres west of Marlee Avenue.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

12.PARKING PROHIBITIONS - GLENALLAN ROAD - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 26, 1998)

Recommending that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to install 'No Parking 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday' prohibition on both sides of Glenallan Road, from the westerly limit of Mildenhall Road to the easterly limit of Strathgowan Crescent.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

13.PROPOSED PARKING PROHIBITIONS - HAVEN ROAD - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 26, 1998)

Recommending that Schedule VIII of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking on both sides of Haven Road, from the northerly limit of Glen Park Avenue to the southerly limit of Glen Long Avenue.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

14.PARKING AND STOPPING PROHIBITIONS.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 27, 1998)

Recommending that Schedules VIII and IX of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to allow for the coordination of the entries between the traffic by-law and signs posted on specific roadways.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

15.STOPPING PROHIBITIONS - CONNAUGHT AVENUE BETWEEN LARIVIERE ROAD AND FARGO AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 27, 1998)

Recommending that Schedule IX of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit stopping on both sides of Connaught Avenue between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., from Lariviere Road to Fargo Avenue.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

16.ALL WAY STOP CONTROL - PATRICIA AVENUE AT FARGO AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 30, 1998)

Recommending that Schedules XVIII and XIX of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to require traffic to stop at all approaches to the intersection of Patricia Avenue at Fargo Avenue.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

17.5 PERCENT CASH-IN-LIEU OF PARKLAND DEDICATION - 693316 ONTARIO LIMITED - 508-518 COLDSTREAM AVENUE - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

(DEFERRED FROM COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 16, 1998.)

Director of Policy and Development, Economic Development, Culture and Tourism

(August 18, 1998)

Recommending that the 5 percent cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication payment remain applicable for this development.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

18.PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT - ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDZ-98-23 AND SITE PLAN APPLICATION UDSP-98-159 - THE URBAN DESIGN WORKSHOP - 139 TO 147 DORIS AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE

Director, Community Planning, North District

(October 27, 1998)

Reporting on an application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 24 unit 4 storey condominium townhouse development; and recommending that staff continue processing the application in the manner outlined in the report.

RECOMMENDED:RECEIVE REPORT

19.AMENDMENTS TO THE DOWNSVIEW AREA TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(October 27, 1998)

Recommending that the revisions to the Downsview Area Transportation Master Plan set out in Schedule A of the report be adopted.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

R E G U L A R A G E N D A

20.SIDEWALKS - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES IN THE APPROVED 1998 CAPITAL BUDGET - NORTH YORK SPADINA, NORTH YORK CENTRE AND NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

City Clerk

(November 2, 1998)

Advising that City Council at its meeting held on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, adopted, without amendment, a motion by Councillor Flint, North York Centre South, wherein it recommended that Clause 11 of Report No. 8 of the North York Community Council, headed 'Sidewalks - Local Improvement Initiatives in the Approved 1998 Capital Budget - North York Spadina, North York Centre and North York Centre South, be re-opened and referred back to the North York Community Council for consideration at its November 12, 1998 meeting in order to allow local residents an opportunity to speak on the issue.

21.OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UD0Z-95-21 - DANGREEN PROPERTIES INC. - NORTHEAST CORNER OF BAYVIEW AVENUE AND SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST - SENECA HEIGHTS.

Director, Community Planning, North District

(October 26, 1998)

Reporting on an application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit mixed use development at the corner of Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East in the context of a comprehensive development plan for the Dangreen Properties Inc./Bayview Village Shopping Centre (Orlando Corporation) and submitting recommendations with respect thereto.

22.MODIFICATIONS TO THE INTERSECTION OF PEMBURY AVENUE WITH THE BAYVIEW AVENUE ACCESS RAMP - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

(DEFERRED FROM COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 16, 1998.)

Deputy Commissioner of Transportation, North York Civic Centre

(July 10, 1998)

Recommending that Pembury Avenue, at the intersection with the ramp from Lawrence Avenue East to southbound Bayview Avenue, be redesigned to discourage the high speed access to Pembury Avenue from the ramp while maintaining access to/from the greater community to the west of Bayview Avenue and south of Lawrence Avenue East.

DEPUTATIONS.

23.10:45 a.m.SIGN BY-LAW VARIANCE REQUEST - BILLBOARD ROOF SIGN - LEROY CASSANOVA - 4140 BATHURST STREET - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

Director and Deputy Chief Building Official

(October 27, 1998)

Recommending that the request for a variance from North York Sign By-law No. 30788 to permit the erection of a billboard roof sign, be refused.

24.11:00 a.m.SIGN BY-LAW VARIANCE REQUEST - BILLBOARD ROOF SIGN - RAFFAELLA RUSSO - 373 WILSON AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

Director and Deputy Chief Building Official

(October 27, 1998)

Recommending that the request for a minor variance from North York Sign By-law No. 30788 to permit the erection of a billboard roof sign, be refused.

25.12:00 p.m.COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL OF TORONTO - INFORMATION SESSION - STREET YOUTH/SQUEEGEE KIDS.

Ms. Ellen Ostofsky, Community Planner,

North York Community Social Planning Council

(October 15, 1998)

Requesting the opportunity to address the North York Community Council to provide an information session and show a video on the street youth/squeegee kid issue.

PUBLIC MEETINGS.

26.2:00 p.m.SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT NO. 1 - ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDZ-97-20 - 799806 ONTARIO LTD. - to permit four 3 storey townhouse units - 303 Finch Avenue East - North York Centre.

27.3:00 p.m.ZONING AMENDMENT AND SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS UDZ-97-52 AND UDSB-1235 - GRAYWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED to permit 195 semi-detached and multiple-attached dwelling units - Block bounded by Rochefort Drive and Ferrand Drive - Don Parkway.

28.8:00 p.m.OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UD0Z-97-28 - DESTINATION: TECHNODOME - HEATHMOUNT A.E. CORP. to permit "Destination: Technodome", a 236,300m² (2.5 million sq.ft.) indoor, sport and entertainment facility - West of W.R. Allen Road, South of Sheppard Avenue West - North York Spadina.

a.(October 28, 1998) Supplementary Report No. 1 from the Director, Community Planning, North District, tabling comments received from a second community consultation meeting held October 27, 1998 on the Destination: Technodome proposal and revised comments received from the Community & Neighbourhood Services (Public Health) Department;

b.(October 31, 1998) from Mr. Bruce J. Gitelman, advising of his support of the proposal for the new Destination Technodome;

c.(October 29, 1998) from Mr. Jim Purnell, advising of his objections to the application;

d.(October 29, 1998) from Mr. Dick Fisher, Richard H. Fisher Insurance Agency Ltd., advising of his concerns with the application;

e.(October 28, 1998) from M. J. Anderson, President, The Toronto Parking Authority, reporting on parking matters arising out of the redevelopment proposals for the Downsview area;

f.(October 28, 1998) from Mr. Shalom Schachter, advising of his concerns with the application;

g.(October 27, 1998) from Dr. Jean O'Grady, advising of his opposition to the application;

h.(October 27, 1998) from Ms. Eleanor Richmond and Mr. Laurence Richard, expressing their concerns with the application;

i.(October 27, 1998) from Mr. Sam Pacht, advising of his objection to the application;

j.(October 24, 1998) from R. Burnice McKay and Ruth E. McKay advising of their concerns with the application;

k .(undated) from Mr. Stewart Richardson, expressing his comments with the application;

l.(October 29, 1998) from Mrs. Caradant, in support of the application; and

m.(undated) from Mr. John Berke, addressed to Councillor Howard Moscoe, North York Spadina, advising of his opposition to the development.