Application for an Amendment to Metropolitan

67-93 Douglas Crescent

The East York Community Council recommends that the report (December 22, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, East District, be adopted.

The East York Community Council reports having referred the following communications to the Chief Planner for consideration and any action deemed appropriate:

(i) (January 12, 2000) from Mr. Donald Lake, East York, requesting that consideration of the application for an amendment to Metropolitan Toronto Corporation No. 742, Citylife Residence Corp., 67-93 Douglas Crescent be deferred until a later date; and

(ii) (January 17, 2000) from Mr. Donald Lake, East York, forwarding a letter (March 19, 1999) from Mr. Steve Franklin, Director of Building and Deputy Chief Building Official, Urban Planning and Development Services.

The East York Community Council submits the following report (December 22, 1999) from the Director of Community Planning, East District:

Purpose:

This report requests that Council authorise the Chief Planner to approve an amendment to the description and the declaration of a previously Registered Condominium Corporation No. 742. The amended declaration and description will change the tenure of the parking spaces and lockers from common elements to units and add four new residential (townhouse) units to the previously registered sixteen residential units.

Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

None.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that City Council authorise the Chief Planner to approve an amendment to the Declaration and Description of Registered Condominium Corporation No. 742 to affect a change to the tenure of the parking spaces and locker units from exclusive use common elements to units, and, to add four new townhouse units to the already registered sixteen residential units subject to the confirmation that the units are complete pursuant to the regulations of the Condominium Act.

Background:

The sixteen-unit condominium located at 67-93 Douglas Crescent was registered in 1987. Recently its owners, Citylife Residence Corporation, were permitted to add four new townhouse units and have also added eleven new parking spaces. These additions have necessitated technical modifications to the registered condominium including amendments to the original declaration and description.

The applicant provided the department with copies of the proposed Condominium Declaration and the amended sheets of the Description including a marked-up excerpt of the amended description showing municipal addresses (on file with the East York Planning Office). These were reviewed and found to reflect the permissions granted to Citylife Residence Corporation for the additional development.

Conclusions:

All the planning issues relevant to this development have been previously resolved during the approval process of the various additional elements by East York Council, the Committee of Adjustment, and the Ontario Municipal Board. The department has reviewed the proposed amended condominium declaration and the amended description and we are prepared to recommend their approval. However, based on the advice received from the City's Building Division that some mechanical permits have yet to be finalised, we have made our recommendation for approval conditional on the provision by the applicant of confirmation that all the units are completed pursuant to the regulations of the Condominium Act.

Contact:

Jean Besz

Senior Planner East York District Office

Tel: (416)397-4647

Fax: (416)397-4582

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The East York Community Council also had before it the following communications from Mr. Donald Lake, East York:

(i) (January 12, 2000) requesting that consideration of the application for an amendment to Metropolitan Toronto Corporation No. 742, Citylife Residence Corp., 67-93 Douglas Crescent be deferred until a later date; and

(ii) (January 17, 2000) forwarding a letter (March 19, 1999) from Mr. Steve Franklin, Director of Building and Deputy Chief Building Official, Urban Planning and Development Services.

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Ms. Audrey Loeb, Morris, Rose, Ledgett, Barristers and Solicitors, on behalf of Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 742, Toronto, appeared before the East York Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter.