STAFF REPORT
February 16, 2000
To: Etobicoke Community Council
From: John W. Thomas, P. Eng., MBA
Director, Transportation Services-District 2
Works and Emergency Services
Subject: Payment-In-Lieu of Parking
Ken H. Lee
2765 Lake Shore Boulevard West
Ward 2 Lakeshore-Queensway
Purpose:
The subject of this report is to seek Council's approval to exempt the applicant from the Etobicoke Zoning Code
requirement of six additional parking stalls, conditional upon a payment-in-lieu of parking.
Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
Council's approval of this application will provide the City of Toronto with a $12,000.00 payment-in-lieu of parking, and a
$200.00 application processing fee.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) Council exempt the applicant from the Etobicoke Zoning Code parking requirement of six stalls;
(2) the applicant enter into an Agreement with the City of Toronto for the payment-in-lieu of six parking stalls, which in
this case amounts to $12,000.00; and,
(3) the appropriate City Officials be authorised and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.
Background:
The property is located at 2765 Lake Shore Boulevard West, and is occupied by a two-storey, multiple-occupancy
commercial building (Attachment No. 1). A portion of the ground floor of the building is vacant, and was previously
occupied by a grocery store. The remainder of the ground floor is occupied by a take-out restaurant. A lawyer's office and a
dental office occupy the second floor. A portion of the second floor is also vacant. To expand the existing dental office by
an additional 96.97m2, the applicant proposes to renovate a portion of the vacant second storey floor space.
Comments:
The Urban Development Services Department advised the applicant that the additional 96.97m2 of dental office require six
additional parking stalls. The site cannot provide the six additional parking stalls, and the applicant has formally requested
an exemption from the parking provisions of the Etobicoke Zoning Code, under the terms and conditions of Etobicoke's
payment-in-lieu of parking policy (Attachment No. 2).
Traffic Planning/Right-of-Way Management staff advised the applicant that we would not support a Committee of
Adjustment parking variance at this location, and that the only reasonable recourse was through an application to Etobicoke
Community Council requesting consideration under the terms and conditions of Etobicoke's payment-in-lieu of parking
policy.
In correspondence dated January 12, 2000, the Lakeshore Village Merchants Association indicated their support for the
above-noted application (Attachment No. 3).
Conclusions:
At its meeting of October 28-30, 1999, City of Toronto Council received a report dated September 10, 1998, from the
Commissioners of Works and Emergency Services Department, and the Urban Planning and Development Services
Department entitled: "Cash Payment-in-lieu of Parking Related to Development Applications (all Wards)." The report
provided Council with background information and a summary of current payment-in-lieu of parking policies existing in
the former municipalities.
The report recommended that both departments be requested to report jointly, at the appropriate time, regarding
consolidated payment-in-lieu of parking policies and practices. Council directed that until such time as a joint report on a
uniform payment-in-lieu of parking policy is received, the Commissioners of both Departments are to ensure that: ". . . the
current practices outlined in the joint report dated September 10, 1998, . . . are being followed in the former Area
Municipalities." This application is made according to Council's directive.
The applicant's request for an exemption to the provision of six additional parking stalls is appropriate. The six stall
parking shortfall is not expected to have a significant impact on parking conditions in the immediate area, and Council can
grant the requested exemption, subject to the usual conditions.
Council has authority under Section 40 of The Planning Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario 1990, Chapter 13, to require the
payment of monies by an applicant where it is considered appropriate to exempt a project from all, or part, of the Etobicoke
Zoning Code parking requirements.
Should Council concur with the application of the policy at this location, we require that the applicant make a payment of
$12,000.00 for the six stall parking shortfall before the issuance of a building permit.
Contact:
Akrivi Voula Nicolaou, C. Tech., MAATO
Supervisor, Right-of-Way Management, District 2
Tel: (416) 394-8097, Fax: (416) 394-8942
e-mail: anicola@toronto.ca.
John W. Thomas, P. Eng., MBA
Director, Transportation Services-District 2
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List of Attachments:
Attachments 1, 2, 3
