Payment-In-Lieu of Parking - Mr. I. Isajev,

176 Royal York Road

The Etobicoke Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (May 6, 1998) from the Commissioner of Works, Etobicoke District:

Purpose:

The subject of this report is to seek Council=s approval to exempt the applicant from the Etobicoke Zoning Code requirement of four additional vehicle parking stalls.

Funding Sources:

Council=s approval of this application will provide the City with a $4,000.00 payment-in-lieu of parking and a $200.00 application processing fee.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that Council approve this application.

Background:

The applicant owns an existing commercial/residential building located on the northwest corner of Royal York Road and Macdonald Street (Attachment No. 1). The site is occupied by 100.27 m² of ground floor retail floor area and three second storey residential apartments. The applicant proposes to construct an 82.63  m² ground floor retail addition and one additional second storey residential dwelling unit.

Discussions:

The Urban Development Department informed the applicant that the proposed addition requires the provision of four additional vehicle parking stalls. The site cannot accommodate the four 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 ).

Transportation Planning staff advised the applicant that we could not technically support a parking variance at this location, and that the only reasonable recourse was through an application to Council requesting consideration under the terms and conditions of Etobicoke=s payment-in-lieu of parking policy.

Conclusions:

It is staff=s opinion that the request for exemption to the provision of four additional vehicle parking stalls is acceptable. The four stall parking shortfall will not have a significant impact on parking conditions in the immediate area; therefore, staff is of the opinion that Council can grant the requested exemption, subject to the usual conditions.

Council has the 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 will require that the applicant make a payment of $4,000.00 for the four-stall parking shortfall before issuance of a building permit.

Contact Name:

Mr. A. Smithies, Manager, Transportation Planning -Transportation and Engineering Planning.

(416) 394-8412; Fax 394-8942.

(Copies of Attachment Nos. 1-2, referred to in the foregoing report were forwarded to all Members of Council with the agenda of the Etobicoke Community Council meeting of May 6, 1998, and copies thereof are on file in the office of the City Clerk.)