August 31, 1998
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Angie Antoniou, Acting Assistant Director, By-law Administration and
Enforcement, City Works Services
Subject:Bosco's Restaurant - Application for a Boulevard Cafe - 96 Tecumseth Street
(TrinityNiagara)
Purpose:
To report on the business owners' application for a boulevard cafe fronting 96 Tecumseth
Street as requested by Councillor Joe Pantalone. As this is a matter of public interest, it is
scheduled as a deputation item.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Not applicable.
Recommendation:
That Toronto Community Council may recommend that:
(1)City Council approve the application for a boulevard cafe fronting 96 Tecumseth Street
and such approval be subject to the applicant complying with the criteria set out in § 313-36
of Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks, of the former City of Toronto
Municipal Code;
OR
(2)City Council deny the application for a boulevard cafe fronting 96 Tecumseth Street.
Background:
Councillor Joe Pantalone, in his communication dated May 21, 1998 (Appendix 'A'), has
requested a report on the application, along with the relevant poll results, for a boulevard
cafe fronting 96Tecumseth Street.
Comments:
Messrs. Robert Stanley Beasly, Dwayne Michael Bosco and Duy Tang, Bosco's Restaurant,
96Tecumseth Street, Toronto, Ontario M6J 2H1, requested a licence for a boulevard cafe
fronting 96 Tecumseth Street.
I have reviewed this application and I have determined that the application meets the
physical criteria set out in § 313-36 of Municipal Code Chapter 313, Streets and Sidewalks,
of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code.
For your Committee's information, this location was previously licensed from May 1988 to
April 1998, at which time, the business was sold to the current operator. Even though the
licence was in effect until April 1998, the cafe did not operate for the past 2 years.
The proposed cafe area is approximately 19.31 sq. m. of City sidewalk fronting 96
Tecumseth Street, as shown on the attached sketch (Appendix 'B'). It can accommodate 4
tables, with a potential seating capacity of 17 people.
As the proposed cafe is located in a residential zone, the Municipal Code requires a public
poll of owners and tenants within 120 metres from the proposed cafe. If the majority of the
ballots cast are in favour of the application, the application is approved. If the majority are
opposed, the Commissioner must deny the application. If there is negative response,
re-polling for the same purpose may not take place until 2 years have passed from the
closing date of the previous poll.
A poll, dated June 10, 1998 to July 10, 1998 was conducted on the west side from Nos. 96
to 118 Tecumseth Street, and on the east side from Nos. 85 to 101 Tecumseth Street,
including 653 Adelaide Street West, to determine neighbourhood support. The poll was
conducted in English and French.
The results of the poll were as follows:
Polling Summary
The application meets the criteria of § 313-36 of the former City of Toronto Municipal Code
and staff can issue a boulevard cafe licence at 96 Tecumseth Street.
On hearing the deputations, the Toronto Community Council must decide whether or not to
recommend that City Council grant a licence.
