September 28, 1998

To:Toronto Community Council

From:H.W.O. Doyle

Subject:Draft Zoning By-law Amendment - No. 1 Silver Avenue (formerly No. 3 Silver Avenue) (High Park)

Purpose:

This report provides the necessary Draft By-law to implement a Zoning By-law amendment to permit the erection of a detached house within an industrially zoned district.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

The enactment of the Draft By-law has no financial implications for the City. It requires no funding.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the Toronto Community Council hold a public meeting in respect of the Draft By-law in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act.

Following the public meeting and in the event the Toronto Community Council wishes to approve the Draft By-law, it could recommend that:

(2)the Draft By-law attached to the report (September 28, 1998) of the City Solicitor be approved and that authority be granted to introduce the necessary bill in Council to give effect thereto;

(3)the recommendations of the report (August26,1998) of the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services be adopted.

Council Reference/Background/History:

Toronto Community Council will have before it the final report of the Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services (August26,1998) at its meeting to be held on October14and15,1998 concerning the above noted subject. This report recommends, inter alia, that a Draft By-law be prepared by the City Solicitor to amend the General Zoning By-law of the former City of Toronto to permit the erection of a detached house within an industrially zoned district.

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

This report contains the necessary Draft By-law, which, if enacted, will give effect to the planning report.

Contact Name:William Hawryliw, Solicitor

Telephone:392-7237

Fax:392-0024

E-mail:whawryli@city.toronto.on.ca

H.W.O. Doyle

City Solicitor

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DRAFT BY-LAW

Authority:Toronto Community Council Report No. ( )

Adopted by Council:

CITY OF TORONTO

Bill No.

BY-LAW No. -1998

To amend Zoning By-law No. 438-86 of the former City of Toronto

respecting lands known as No. 1 Silver Avenue.

The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:

1.None of the provisions of Section 9(1)(a) of By-law No. 438-86, being "A By-law To regulate the use of land and the erection, use, bulk, height, spacing of and other matters relating to buildings and structures and to prohibit certain uses of lands and the erection and use of certain buildings and structures in various areas of the City of Toronto", as amended, shall apply to prevent the erection and use of a detached house on the lot provided:

(1)the lot consists of at least the lands shown within the heavy lines on Plan1 attached;

(2)the detached house, above grade, is located within the heavy lines shown on Plan2 attached;

(3)the residential gross floor area of the detached house does not exceed 297 square metres;

(4)vehicular parking is provided and maintained in a basement garage within the building and consists of not less than 1 and not more than 5 parking spaces; and

(5)the slope of the vehicular ramp does not exceed 7.5 percent within 6.0 metres of the public lane, as widened, and 15 percent along the remaining portions.

2.For the purpose of this By-law, each word or expression which is italicized herein shall have the same meaning as such word or expression as defined in the aforesaid By-law No.438-86, as amended.