NORTH YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL

A G E N D A

Date of Meeting:Wednesday, April 28, 1999Enquiry:Francine Adamo

Council Chamber

5100 Yonge Street, Lower Level

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO

THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

C O N S E N T A G E N D A

1.COMMUNITY FESTIVAL EVENT - SECOND HARVEST - TORONTO TASTE '99 - JUNE 6, 1999 - WINDFIELDS, CANADIAN FILM CENTRE - 2489 BAYVIEW AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

Ms. Jacqueline Inwood, Event Manger

Toronto Taste '99, Second Harvest

(March 24, 1999)

Advising North York Community Council of the Second Harvest's intention in applying for a liquor license for a community event to be held June 6, 1999.

RECOMMENDED:APPROVE REQUEST AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

2.ADVERTISING SIGNS - REMOVAL FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.

(DEFERRED FROM COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 20, 1999)

Director and Deputy Chief Building Official

(April 12, 1999)

Providing a report regarding the existing Sign By-law and Building Division procedures with respect to land development signs placed on construction sites of single family dwellings, as requested by the North York Community Council at its meeting held on January 20, 1999, and recommending:

(1)enforcement of the existing provisions of the Sign By-law:

(i)the Building Division of Urban Planning and Development Services continue to enforce the provisions of the Sign By-law as they pertain to land development signs, construction signs and posters on construction hoarding as off premise signs, until such time as the review of the Sign By-law across the City is complete;

(2)that the City Solicitor be requested to prepare amendments to the Sign By-law as it pertains to land development signs as follows:

(i)define construction signs to avoid any confusion with Land Development signs as follows: "a Construction Sign is a temporary sign without a foundation, which is used to advertise the work or company performing work on a property or structure, which may only be displayed while the specific work related to that sign is in progress and has a maximum area of 1.1 sq. metres (12 sq. ft.), in a single family residential zone." Further require the removal of construction signs once the work the sign was advertising is substantially complete;

(ii)limit the time frame that land development signs are permitted to remain to a maximum of six months after the issuance of a sign permit or 30 days after a construction is substantial complete;

(iii)limit the number of renewals of a permit for a Land Development sign to one, so that, the maximum length of time any land development sign could remain is one year. Further, do not allow for the renewal or subsequent permits for a land development sign, if an application for a building permit has not been submitted for the subject property; and

(iii)reduce the permitted sign area of land development signs in residential zones to 20 square feet for each lot, and where two or more lots are contiguous permit an individual sign to have a sign area equal to that permitted for each lot to a maximum of 80 square feet; and

(3)that the City Solicitor be requested to prepare amendments to the Sign By-law as it pertains to posters on construction hoarding:

(i)specifically prohibit posters on hoarding unless approved by the Community Council in the form of a variance to the By-law.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

3.SCHOOL BUS LOADING ZONE - LAMBERTON BOULEVARD - BLACK CREEK.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(April 15, 1999)

Recommending that By-law No. 32759, of the former City of North York, be amended as follows:

(1)that the existing loading zone on the south side of Lamberton Boulevard, from a point 85 metres west of the westerly list of Clayhall Crescent to a point 40 metres westerly thereof, be deleted; and

(2)that a loading zone on the south side of Lamberton Boulevard, from a point 115 metres west of the westerly limit of Clayhall Crescent to a point 55 metres westerly thereof, be added.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

4.TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE - NORTH YORK BOULEVARD - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(March 11, 1999)

Recommending that:

(1)by enactment of a confirmatory By-law adopting this report, North York Boulevard be closed temporarily on Sunday, May 30, 1999, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., subject to the applicant's compliance with Procedural By-law No. 27433 of the former City of North York; and

(2)during the temporary closure, there shall be no use of the closed roadway for vehicular traffic except under the authority of a permit issued by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

5.TEMPORARY ROD CLOSURE - CORTLEIGH BOULEVARD - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(April 14, 1999)

Recommending that:

(1)by enactment of a confirmatory By-law adopting this report, Cortleigh Boulevard, between Alexandra Wood and Proudfoot Avenue, be closed temporarily on Monday, May 24, 1999, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., subject to the applicant's compliance with Procedural By-law No. 27433, of the former City of North York; and

(2)during the temporary closure, there shall be no use of the closed road for vehicular traffic except under the authority of a permit issued by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

6.ALL WAY STOP CONTROL - BLOSSOMFIELD DRIVE AT DANE AVENUE - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(March 30, 1999)

Recommending that Schedules XVIII and XIX of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to require traffic to stop on all approaches to the intersection of Blossomfield Drive and Dane Avenue.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

7.TURN RESTRICTIONS - WOOD AVENUE AT THE SOUTHBOUND BAYVIEW AVENUE ACCESS RAMP FROM LAWRENCE AVENUE EAST, LAWRENCE AVENUE EAST AT MILDENHALL ROAD AND ST. LEONARD'S AVENUE AT BAYVIEW AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(April 1, 1999)

Recommending that appropriate by-laws be enacted to:

(1)prohibit southbound right turns to Wood Avenue from the access ramp from Lawrence Avenue East to southbound Bayview Avenue, between 7:00 am and 9:00 am, Monday to Friday;

(2)amend the current restrictions to prohibit southbound right turns to St. Leonard's Avenue from Bayview Avenue, between 7:00 am and 8:00 am, Monday to Friday, buses exempted; and

(3)amend the current restrictions to prohibit eastbound right and westbound left turns to Mildenhall Road from Lawrence Avenue East, between 8:00 am and 9:00 am, Monday to Friday, buses exempted.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

8.PARKING PROHIBITIONS - DUDLEY AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(March 31, 1999)

Recommending that Schedule VIII of By-Law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the west side of Dudley Avenue, from the northerly limit of Craigmore Crescent to the northerly limit of Anndale Drive.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

9.INTRODUCTION OF A 40 KM/H SPEED ZONE - SCARSDALE AVENUE - DON PARKWAY.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(March 30, 1999)

Recommending that By-Law No. 31878, of the former City of North York, be amended to introduce a 40 km/h speed limit on Scarsdale Avenue from the southerly limit of York Mills Road to the northerly limit of Bond Avenue.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

10.TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE - KENNETH AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(April 15, 1999)

Recommending that:

(1)by enactment of a confirmatory by-law adopting this report, Kenneth Avenue, between McKee and Church Avenues, be closed temporarily on Saturday, June 12, 1999, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., subject to the applicant's compliance with Procedural By-law 27433 of the former City of North York; and

(2)during the temporary closure, there shall be no use of the closed road for vehicular traffic except under the authority of a permit issued by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, Toronto Police Services, Toronto Fire Services and Ambulance Services.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

11.PARKING PROHIBITIONS - CLAIR ROAD - NORTH YORK HUMBER.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(April 15, 1999)

Recommending that Schedules VIII and IX of By-Law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to prohibit parking at any time on the north side of Clair Road, from Mayberry Road to Jane Street.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

12.TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE - MILDENHALL ROAD AND CHELTENHAM AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(April 15, 1999)

Recommending that:

(1)by enactment of a confirmatory by-law adopting this report, Mildenhall Road, between Rochester and Buckingham Avenues, and Cheltenham Avenue, between St. Ives Crescent and Mildenhall Road, be closed temporarily on Saturday, June 5, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., subject to the applicant's compliance with Procedural By-law 27433 of the former City of North York; and

(2)during the temporary closure, there shall be no use of the closed road for vehicular traffic except under the authority of a permit issued by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, Toronto Police Services, Toronto Fire Services and Ambulance Services.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

13.ALL WAY STOP CONTROL - KING HIGH AVENUE (EAST LEG) AT INVERMAY AVENUE - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

(DEFERRED FROM COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 30, 1999)

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(March 1, 1999)

Recommending that Schedules XVIII and XIX of By-law No. 31001, of the former City of North York, be amended to require traffic to stop on all approaches to the intersection of King High Avenue (east leg) and Invermay Avenue.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

14.PAYMENT-IN-LIEU OF PARKING - LOPES BROS. CONTRACTING - 1721 JANE STREET (UDZ-97-37) - NORTH YORK HUMBER.

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(April 13, 1999)

Reporting on a request to reduce the parking rate for payment-in-lieu of parking as it relates to 1721 Jane Street and to refund part of the payment, and recommending that the report be received as information.

RECOMMENDED:RECEIVE AS INFORMATION

15.CURB CUT - 67 CLAVER AVENUE - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

(DEFERRED FROM COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 1998)

Director, Transportation Services, District 3

(December 4, 1998)

Reporting on a request for a curb cut extension and recommending that no immediate action be taken as the resident has the maximum driveway width permitted.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

16.SEWER AND WATER CONNECTION CHARGES - 1999 - ALL NORTH YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL WARDS.

Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services

(April 13, 1999)

Providing a report on the issues embodied in Clause 2 of Report No. 2 of the North York Community Council, adopted by City Council on March 2, 3, and 4, 1999, wherein the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services was requested to:

(1)contact the Toronto Home Builders Association advising them of the new fees for the sanitary sewer and storm sewer connection charges, and to obtain their comments on how these fees compare to fees in other parts of the GTA; and

(2)(a)the specific bids made by all contractors and which contractors were awarded the tenders throughout the entire City of Toronto;

(b)the contractors that were used last year in each area and the associated costs; and

(c)the areas in the City of Toronto that are not required to install storm sewer connections to infill and new homes; which of these areas have combined sewers and if these homes are allowed to be built with only a sanitary sewer, how the area could be converted from combined sewer systems in the future;

and recommending that the report be received as information.

RECOMMENDED:RECEIVE FOR INFORMATION

17.SIDEWALKS - LOCAL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES IN THE APPROVED 1999 CAPITAL BUDGET - NORTH YORK CENTRE AND NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

Director, Engineering Services, Districts 3 and 4

(April 14, 1999)

Requesting direction on the construction of sidewalks included with road improvement projects in the 1999 Capital Budget, Local Improvement Initiatives, and recommending that:

(1)North York Community Council give direction on the construction of sidewalks included on Local Improvement Initiative road improvement projects on Frontenac Avenue, from Chicoutimi Avenue to west limit, Arjay Crescent, from Bayview Avenue to Bayview Avenue, Lytton Boulevard, from Bathurst Street to east limit and Whitman Street from Nipigon Avenue to south limit (subject to approval of the road improvement projects by residents through the Local Improvement Act process.);

(2)any funds made available by the cancellation of sidewalks be made available for other sidewalk works to be built in the 1999 construction year under the North York Transportation Project Line TR604, Sidewalks and Walkways; and

(3)the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary actions to give effect thereto.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

18.ENCROACHMENT - APOTEX REALTY INC. - UNDERGROUND UTILITIES - ORMONT DRIVE, GARYRAY DRIVE AND WESTON ROAD - NORTH YORK HUMBER.

Director, Engineering Services, Districts 3 and 4

(April 14, 1999)

Requesting Council approval to enter into an encroachment agreement with Apotex Realty Inc. to permit the installation, ownership and maintenance of underground fibre optic conduits by Apotex Realty Inc. within the public road allowance at various locations; and recommending that the proposed encroachments be approved by the City subject to the following conditions:

(1)the owner enter into an encroachment agreement with the City including the terms and conditions as set out in this report and such other terms as may be required by the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the City Solicitor; and

(2)the appropriate City officials be authorized to do all things necessary.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

19.ENCROACHMENT - ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. UDZ-97-32 AND SITE PLAN APPLICATION NO. SPC-98-110 - L & A MANAGEMENT (WILLIAM CARSON HOLDING LTD.) - 11 WILLIAM CARSON CRESCENT - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

Director, Engineering Services, Districts 3 and 4

(April 14, 1999)

Requesting Council approval to enter into an encroachment agreement with L & A Management to permit a retaining wall, gabion baskets and catchbasin on an existing City storm sewer easement; and recommending that the proposed encroachments be approved by the City subject to the following conditions:

(1)the owner(s) enter into an agreement with the City with terms to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services and the City Solicitor; and

(2)the appropriate City officials be authorized to do all things necessary.

RECOMMENDED:ADOPT REPORT AND FORWARD TO COUNCIL

20.PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT - ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDZ-99-03 - EDUARDO MANAPUL - 276 DUPLEX AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

Acting Director, Community Planning, North District

(March 29, 1999)

Providing preliminary comments on an application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a portion of a residence to be used as a physiotherapy clinic at 276 Duplex Avenue; and recommending that staff continue processing the application in the manner outlined in the report.

RECOMMENDED:RECEIVE REPORT

21.PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT - ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDZ-99-08 - CASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL - 267FINCHAVENUE EAST - NORTH YORK CENTRE.

Acting Director, Community Planning, North District

(April 6, 1999)

Providing preliminary comments on an application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit the redevelopment of the site with 4 three-storey townhouse units; and recommending that staff continue processing the application in the manner outlined in the report.

RECOMMENDED:RECEIVE REPORT

22.PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT - ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDZ-99-09 AND SITE PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDSP-99-028 - BROWN, DRYER, KAROL (JUDY COHEN IN TRUST) - 718SHEPPARD AVENUE WEST - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

Acting Director, Community Planning, North District

(April 12, 1999)

Providing preliminary comments on an application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit the redevelopment of the site with a three storey retirement home consisting of 30 units ; and recommending that staff continue processing the application in the manner outlined in the report.

RECOMMENDED:RECEIVE REPORT

23.REFERRAL OF APPLICATION FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT - TOR-BEL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED - 906 SHEPPARD AVENUE WEST (UDZ-98-20) - NORTH YORK SPADINA.

Acting Director, Community Planning, North District

(April 12, 1999)

Reporting on an appeal of zoning by-law amendment application UDZ-98-20 filed by Murray H. Chusid, solicitor for the applicant, Tor-bel Developments Limited; and recommending that the report be received for information.

RECOMMENDED:RECEIVE AS INFORMATION

24.REPORT - NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS FOR NORTH DISTRICT.

Acting Director, Community Planning, North District

(April 14, 1999)

Reporting on new development applications (zoning and official plan amendments, lifting of (H) holding zone designations and plans of subdivision) received by the Planning Division, North District, from January 1, 1999 to March 30, 1999, and recommending that the report be received for information.

RECOMMENDED:RECEIVE AS INFORMATION

R E G U L A R A G E N D A

25.PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT - OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDOP-99-07 - AIRD & BERLIS - JANE PEPINO - 2-10 WINGREEN COURT - DON PARKWAY.

Acting Director, Community Planning, North District

(April 15, 1999)

Providing preliminary comments on an application to amend the Official Plan to permit intensified residential redevelopment; and recommending that:

(1)the applicant be advised that the following are required prior to a Final Report:

(a)a clear planning rationale for the proposal as discussed in Section 1(a) of this report;

(b)an acceptable re-housing strategy which addresses replacement rental housing and the accommodation of existing tenants;

(c)all submission requirements for official plan amendments and rezonings, as described in the City's common application form; and

(d)an appropriate traffic impact analysis; and

(2)once the conditions set out in Recommendation (1) have been met, that:

(a)staff, in consultation with the local Councillors, schedule a community consultation meeting with the tenants and with the residents; and

(b)staff prepare a Final Report evaluating the proposal and provide Notice of the statutory public meeting at the appropriate time.

26.PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT REPORT - ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDZ-98-13 AND DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION APPLICATION UDSB-1238 - GLENARDA PROPERTIES LTD. - 20 BOND AVENUE - DON PARKWAY.

Acting Director, Community Planning, North District

(April 14, 1999)

Providing a report establishing principles of development for the applications filed by Glenarda Properties Ltd. for the redevelopment of lands at 20 Bond Avenue, which applications have been referred to the Ontario Municipal Board by the applicant, and submitting recommendations with respect thereto.

27.RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE CONNECTION REPAIR PROGRAM.

Director of Quality Control and Systems Planning,

Water and Wastewater Services, Works and Emergency Services

(March 26, 1999)

Referring two reports (October 23, 1998) from the General Manager, Water and Wastewater Services, and (November 20, 1998) from the Commissioner, Works and Emergency Services, both submitted to the Works and Utilities Committee, respecting a harmonized Residential Water Service Connection Repair Program which encompasses the categories: Breaks/Leaks, Standard Size of Water Service Connection, Minimum Acceptable Flow, Water Service Cleaning and the Water Service Connection Replacement/Upgrade Program, with the request that Community Council provide its comments thereon to the Works and Utilities Committee.

PUBLIC MEETINGS.

28.10:15 a.m.ALTERATION OF PEMBURY AVENUE - CONSTRUCTION OF TURNING CIRCLE BLOCKING ACCESS FROM THE RAMP TO BAYVIEW AVENUE - NORTH YORK CENTRE SOUTH.

(Draft by-law - alteration of Pembury Avenue.)

29.2:00 p.m.OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION UDOZ-97-45 - 505000 N.B. INC. to permit the construction of a 6 and 7 storey, 52 unit apartment hotel with ground floor commercial uses at the south west corner of Bathurst Street and Glen Park Avenue - 2800 Bathurst Street - North York Spadina.

a.(April 14, 1999) from E. L. Weisz, expressing concerns with the proposed development; and

b.(April 12, 1999) letters expressing opposition to the application from Mr. Allan Kazdan, Mr. Alex Bolton and Ms. Jean Kaydan.