H.W.Osmond Doyle, LL.B., LL.M.
City Solicitor
Legal Services
100 Queen Street West
14th Floor, West Tower, City Hall
Toronto ON M5H 2N2
Tel: (416) 392-8047
Fax: (416) 397-5624
February 2, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:H.W.O. Doyle
Subject:Draft Zoning By-law Amendment - A Performing Arts Theatre/Lecture Hall,
Victoria University, Part of No. 73 Queen's Park Crescent (Downtown)
Purpose:
This report provides the necessary Draft By-law to implement a Zoning By-law amendment to
permit the erection of a 500-seat performance arts theatre/lecture hall, with ancillary
administrative offices, on the south side of Charles Street West on the campus of Victoria
University, an affiliated college of the University of Toronto.
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 (February2,1999) 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 (January26,1999) 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 (January26,1999) at its meeting to be held on
February17 and18,1999 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 500-seat performance arts
theatre/lecture hall, with ancillary administrative offices, on the south side of Charles Street
West on the campus of Victoria University, an affiliated college of the University of Toronto.
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@toronto.ca
H.W.O. Doyle
City Solicitor
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DRAFT BY-LAW
Authority:Toronto Community Council Report No. , Clause No. ,
as adopted by Council on
Enacted by Council:
CITY OF TORONTO
BY-LAW No. -1999
To amend Zoning By-law No. 438-86 of the former City of Toronto in respect of a part
of No. 73 Queen's Park Crescent.
The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
1.Section 12(2)310(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, is further amended by:
(1)deleting Map 29 and substituting the attached Map 30;
(2)adding the attached Map 29;
(3)deleting the number "29" and substituting the number "30";
(4)deleting from paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(d)(i), the number "28" and substituting the number
"29";
(5)deleting from paragraph (2)(a) the number "29" and substituting the number "30";
(6)deleting from paragraph (3) the word and number "and 28" and substituting ",28 and 29";
and
(7)deleting from paragraph (4) the word and number "and 24" and substituting ",24 and 29".
