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Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5H 2N2
January 9, 1998
To: Toronto Community Council
From: Barry Gutteridge, Commissioner, City Works Services
Subject: Maintenance of a Wooden Fence - 745 Markham Street (Ward 23 - Midtown)
Purpose:
To report on the homeowners’ request to maintain a fence which exceeds the maximum height permitted under City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks. As this is a request for a variance from the by-law, it is scheduled as a public hearing.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not Applicable.
Recommendation:
That City Council approve the maintenance of the wooden fence within the City boulevard fronting 745 Markham Street, provided that the height of the fence is reduced so as not to exceed 1.0 m and subject to the owners entering into an agreement with the City of Toronto, as prescribed under Chapter 313 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code.
Background:
Councillor Adams has asked me to report on the application for a fence which exceeds the height permitted in the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks.
Comments:
Mr. Daryl Christoff and Ms. Lori Christoff, owners/occupants of 745 Markham Street, Toronto, Ontario M6G 2M4, submitted an application June 2, 1997, requesting permission to maintain a wooden fence which they constructed within the City boulevard running perpendicular to the City sidewalk between 745 and 747 Markham Street.
The fence they built is 1.86 m high rather than the maximum height of 1.0 m allowed for in Chapter 313 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. The owners have asked for an exemption to this by-law in order to provide a separation from their neighbour and to increase the privacy of the entrance to their property.
We have received two letters and a petition signed by 18 area residents opposing the fence at its current height.
Staff have also inspected the area in the immediate vicinity of this property. To be consistent with the openness of the streetscape, the wooden fence should be reduced to a maximum height of 1.0 m, per the by-law.
Details of this fence and copies of correspondence and the petition are on file with my Department.
Conclusions:
As the fence is not consistent with other installations in the area and it exceeds the maximum height permitted in the Municipal Code, the fence should be reduced in height so as not exceed 1.0 m.
Contact Name and Telephone Number:
Fani Lauzon, 392-7894
Commissioner
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