ABIRCH CLIFF 2000"
WARD 13 - SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS
The Scarborough Community Council recommends the adoption of the following:
(April 21, 1998) from Councillor Gerry Altobello:
WHEREAS ABirch Cliff 2000" is an effort of the Birch Cliff Community Association dedicated to the urban renewal of
Birch Cliff Village, being that section of Kingston Road east of Warden Avenue and west of Manderley Drive; and
WHEREAS ABirch Cliff 2000" is a response to the concern for the negative image and lack of performance of the
commercial component of the Birch Cliff Village Community area; and
WHEREAS Birch Cliff Community Association aspires to effect change to this area by promoting changes to the City=s
Official Plan to permit redevelopment of a higher density mixed use alternative; and
WHEREAS Birch Cliff Community Association, after considering a plan of action, has approached the Ward Councillors
and staff of the Planning and Buildings Department with a request for assistance to effect the said changes to the Official
Plan to allow such redevelopment; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Scarborough Community Council request City Council to direct the
Commissioner of Planning and Buildings, Scarborough, to initiate an Official Plan Amendment for the Birch Cliff Village
Community area; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commissioner of Planning and Buildings, Scarborough, be requested to initiate
appropriate Official Plan designations for the area and further facilitate the effort through a group of residents and business
owners and the ABirch Cliff 2000" team to develop the appropriate Official Plan designation to facilitate redevelopment;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commissioner of Planning and Buildings, Scarborough, be requested to report,
in the last quarter of 1998, an appropriate recommendation in respect to the effort of ABirch Cliff 2000" and new Official
Plan policies for the Birch Cliff Village Community area.
The following persons appeared before the Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter.
-Ms. Barb Beecroft, Chair, ABirch Cliff 2000";
-Mr. Gary Mueller, Member, ABirch Cliff 2000"; and
-Mr. Frank Clayton, Economist and Market Analyst.
