The Niagara area, roughly bounded by Bathurst Street, King Street West, Shaw Street and the CN Weston (Georgetown) rail corridor, is experiencing significant incremental change, mostly through the conversion of industrial buildings and lands to residential developments. City Council has directed staff to review the built form and density policies and the transportation requirements of the area.

Neighbourhood feedback
The Niagara team has asked for your feedback about buildings in your neighbourhood. Take a look at some of the buildings in your neighbourhood, and give us your opinion.

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Community Meetings

A public meeting was held on October 12, 2004:

Meeting Agenda

Displays from Meeting:

• Recent Developments
• Street Type Map
• Zoning and Heights
• New Official Plan
• Community Overview
• Future Development Sites
• Existing Conditions

A public meeting was held on February 8, 2005:

• Planning and Urban Design: A Primer
• Activity materials
• Planning & Urban Principles Presentation (Full = 4 MB)
  • Agenda
  • Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities
  • Urban Design Tools
  • Measuring up: Applying the Tools
  • Fitting in: Demonstration
  • Changes to Zoning
  • Next Step

A public meeting was held on June 23, 2005 with information about proposed zoning changes:

• June 23, 2005 Presentation - Full 3.3 MB
• Agenda
• Reminder: Why are we doing the study?
• Two Zones - Neighbourhood and Edges
• Planning Tools: Things we can control
• Proposed Neighbouhood Zone
• Proposed Edge Zone, with Transitions
• Zoning for Heights: Comparing existing and proposed zoning
• Zoning for Uses
• Next Steps

Next Steps

City Planning has drafted the proposed new zoning by-law. The proposed changes are in keeping with the principles outlined at the community meeting in June, 2005. The proposed new zoning by-law will be discussed at the April 4th meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council, in Committee Room 1 on the second floor of City Hall, located at 100 Queen Street West.

• Final Report regarding the proposed rezoning of the Niagara Neighbourhood



• Agenda for the April 4th, 2006 Toronto and East York Community Council meeting

Local residents, tenants and landowners are invited to provide written comments or speak on the matter at Community Council. Written comments should be sent to the Clerk's office, at: clerk@toronto.ca

Prior to the hearing, if you have questions about the proposed changes to the zoning by-law, please contact the Niagara Team at: niagara@toronto.ca

One of the planners, urban designers and transportation engineers on the Team can answer your more detailed questions.