September 3,1998
To:Scarborough Community Council
From:Ted Tyndorf, MCIP, RPP
Director Community Planning, East District
Subject: Request for Direction
Minor Variance Appeals
Scarborough Bluffs
Purpose:
This report seeks direction from Council as to the City Solicitor's role at pending Ontario
Municipal
Board hearings on this current appeal, as further detailed below.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
1) Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing with
respect
to Minor Variance Application A290/97.
Comments:
1)Minor Variance Application A290/97
Restoration Tabernacle
3543 Danforth Avenue
Part of Block C, and Part of 33 foot wide Right-of-way
Registered Plan 424
Oakridge Community
Scarborough Bluffs
The owner applied to the Committee of Adjustment, for a variance from the provisions of
the Oakridge Community Zoning By-law No. 9812, as amended , to permit:
(i)A 1715 m² (18,461 sq.ft.) place of worship having a minimum parking supply of 4.37
parking spaces per 100 m² (1,076 sq.ft.) of gross floor area, or 75 parking spaces, whereas
the Zoning By-law requires a minimum parking supply of 7.7 parking space per 100 m²
(1,076 sq.ft.) of gross floor area for a place of worship, or 132 parking spaces in this case;
(ii)No landscaping strip abutting the Single-Family Residential (S) Zone along the west side
yard; whereas the Zoning By-law requires a minimum 1.5 m (5 ft.) wide strip of land
immediately abutting a Single-Family Residential (S) Zone for landscaping purposes only.
At the Committee of Adjustment meeting of June 10, 1998, the application was refused
(decision and staff report attached), as the proposed parking shortfall of 57 spaces would be
substantial, and in the opinion of the Committee, neighbourhood streets and other
commercial properties would suffer the consequences by default. The owner has now
appealed the Committee's decision, however a hearing has not yet been scheduled by the
Ontario Municipal Board.
Contact Name:
Euken Lui
Planner
Phone 396-7015
Fax: 396-4265
Email: lui@city.scarborough.on.ca
Ted Tyndorf, MCIP, RPP.
Director Community Planning, East District
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