Part Lot Control Exemption Application PL98007

Winburn Investments Inc., Warden Avenue

and St. Clair Avenue, Clairlea Community

Ward 13 - Scarborough Bluffs

The Scarborough Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (September 29, 1998) from the Director of Community Planning, East District:

Purpose:

Winburn Investments Inc. is one of two builders involved in the construction of the Warden Woods subdivision at Warden Avenue and St. Clair Avenue. The development consists of single-family, semi-detached and street townhouse dwellings. In order to facilitate the conveyance of individual semi-detached dwelling units, Winburn Investments Inc. has filed an application for Part Lot Control Exemption.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to Lots 36 to 43 and 49 to 61 on Registered Plan 66M-2312;

(2)the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law shall be repealed one (1) year from the date of the passing of the By-law;

(3)all conveyances which occur after the exemption from Part Lot Control shall be in accordance with Reference Plan(s) approved by the Director Community Planning, East District prior to the plan(s) being deposited in the Land Registry Office, and generally in accordance with the lots as laid out in Registered Plan 66M-2312 as shown on Figure 1; and

(4)City Council authorize such unsubstantive, technical, stylistic or format changes to the by-law as may be required to properly carry out the intent of this resolution.

Background:

The subject lands are designated Low Density Residential in the Official Plan providing for detached, semi-detached and street townhouse dwellings.

They are zoned to permit one Two-Family dwelling per parcel having a minimum frontage of 15metres (50 feet) on a public street and a minimum area of 495 m² (5,330 square feet).

The proposed lotting shown on Figure 1 conforms to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law.

Comments:

(1)Section 50(7) of the Planning Act, 1990, authorizes Council to adopt a by-law exempting lands within a registered plan of subdivision from part lot control. This method of land division allows lot lines to be established after the foundations for the homes are pored thereby avoiding a potential problem of party walls of attached dwelling units being built which do not coincide with predetermined lot lines.

(2)The approval of reference plans for the proposed lot divisions prior to their registration on title will ensure that the deposited plans reflect Zoning By-law requirements and Council's approval.

Conclusions:

The lifting of part lot control on the subject lands will facilitate the implementation of a lotting scheme approved by the former Scarborough Council.

Contact Name:

Jayne Naiman

Scarborough Civic Centre

Telephone: (416) 396-7040

Fax: (416) 396-4265

E-mail: naiman@city.scarborough.on.ca