April 14, 1999
To:Chair and Members of Etobicoke Community Council
From:Karen Bricker, Director, Community Planning, West District
Subject:Appeal of Committee of Adjustment Decisions
Purpose:
To advise Toronto Council of Committee of Adjustment Decisions which have been appealed to the Ontario Municipal
Board and to recommend whether legal and staff representation is warranted.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
There are no financial implications.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that:
(1)Legal and staff representation be provided for the appeal regarding Application No. A-43/99ET, 17 Shady Glen Road,
and;
(2)that legal and staff representation not be provided for the appeals regarding Application No. A-54/99ET, 14-16
Anglesey Boulevard.
Comments:
The applications and appeals are summarized as follows:
i)Address: 17 Shady Glen Road
Applicant:Lila Vidiawatee Balkisson
Appellant:Lila Vidiawatee Balkisson
Hearing Date:To be determined by the OMB
Application:To maintain the existing use of the dwelling as a lodging house with a basement apartment.
Decision of Committee of Adjustment: Refused
Comments:Section 4.2.20 of the Official Plan permits lodging houses in all Residential designations. Although it
considers them most suitable in higher intensity multiple occupancy residential areas, it also recognizes that lodging houses
may be permitted in suitable locations in low density residential areas, through site specific by-law amendment evaluated
on the basis of specific criteria.
Since the Official Plan specifically requires that applications for accessory apartments be dealt with through site specific
by-law amendments, this application does not meet the intent of the Official Plan. Legal and staff representation should
therefore be provided for the hearing.
ii)Address: 14-16 Anglesey Boulevard
Applicant:Alexander Mills
Appellant:Alexander Mills
Hearing Date:To be determined by the OMB
Application:The subject lands are occupied by a three-storey, 24-unit apartment building. The applicant proposes to
convert the 2 northeasterly indoor parking spaces into habitable space for the purposes of expanding the existing adjacent
bachelor dwelling unit into a one-bedroom dwelling unit and relocating the 2 parking spaces within the existing driveway.
The relocation of the garbage area to the southeast corner of the property behind a parking space. A total of 32 Zoning Code
parking spaces are required, 16 of which are to be located within the indoor parking garage. The applicant will provide a
total of 15 non-conforming on-site parking spaces.
Decision of Committee of Adjustment: Refused.
Comments:This property was the subject of a Committee of Adjustment Application and Ontario Municipal Board
Hearing in November of 1990. The Board in Decision No. V900175 permitted the conversion of 4 indoor parking spaces
into 2 residential units, provided that the existing storage/garbage area and the 2 northeasterly indoor parking spaces were
maintained/retained.
Staff note that the current application is a deviation from that Ontario Municipal Board Decision and that there may be
concerns with the additional 2 parking spaces within the existing driveway. Transportation staff have been consulted on this
matter and advise that there are no substantive issues, and therefore legal and staff representation is not warranted.
Conclusion:
The appeal regarding 17 Shady Glen Road involve substantive planning issues and warrants legal and staff representation.
The appeal regarding 14-16 Anglesey Boulevard does not involve substantive planning issues, legal and staff representation
at the Ontario Municipal Board is not warranted for these appeal.
Contact Name:
David Oikawa, ManagerTel: (416)394-8219
Community Planning, West DistrictFax: (416)394-6063
Allen Appleby, ManagerTel: (416)394-8216
Community Planning, West DistrictFax: (416)394-6063
Karen V. Bricker, MCIP
Director of Community Planning
West District
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