DEVELOPMENTS

Community Planning Session - Open House

Monday April 30, 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Re: 1960-1962 Queen Street East development application

Glen Ames School, 18 Williamson Rd,

The final planning report on the development application for 1960-1962 Queen Street East is almost complete. It is due to be made available to the public by the clerk on the City of Toronto website for the Toronto East-York Community Council shortly.

The next stage in the planning process is the submission of the final planning report to the Toronto East York Community Council.

Councillor McMahon invites you to attend an open house-drop in to learn more about the building being proposed and how it is evaluated by the city staff. Representatives from planning, technical services, heritage, water, transit and other departments will be on hand to answer your questions about the development and explain the planning process in detail.

Councillor McMahon will be present to discuss the issues with concerned constituents.

What is a zoning by-law?

The Province of Ontario has a range of resources explaining the planning process. This section is aimed at explaining what zoning by-laws for use by residents. A zoning by-law controls the use of land in your community. It states exactly:

• how land may be used
• where buildings and other structures can be located
• the types of buildings that are permitted and how they may be used
• the lot sizes and dimensions, parking requirements, building heights and setbacks from the street.

An official plan sets out your municipality's general policies for future land use. Zoning by-laws put the plan into effect and provide for its day-to-day administration. They contain specific requirements that are legally enforceable. Construction or new development that doesn't comply with a zoning by-law is not allowed, and the municipality will refuse to issue a building permit.

Many municipalities have a comprehensive zoning by-law that divides the municipality into different land use zones, with detailed maps. The by-law specifies the permitted uses (e.g. commercial or residential) and the required standards (e.g. building size and location) in each zone.

Some rural municipalities may have a free-standing zoning by-law that covers only specific property that an owner proposes to develop.

For more of this type of information or a PDF version visit the webpage at: http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page1758.aspx

View Ward 32- Beaches - East York Riding ( the green coloured shape) in a larger map

City Planning Department:

Development Approval Application
http://www.toronto.ca/planning/pdf/dev_approval_form.pdf

City Planning Application Fees
http://www.toronto.ca/planning/pdf/planning_fees_sign_jan10.pdf

Building Department:

Application for a Permit to Construct or Demolish
http://www.toronto.ca/forms/pdf/uds_b_permitapplication.pdf

Schedule 2: Sewage System Installer Information
http://www.toronto.ca/forms/pdf/uds_b_sch2.pdf

Declaration for Time Frames
http://www.toronto.ca/building/pdf/building_declarationtime_22nov05.pdf

Building Design Information Sheet
http://www.toronto.ca/building/pdf/building_design_info_sheet.pdf

Project Review Request
http://www.toronto.ca/building/pdf/project_review_form_05dec09.pdf

Demolition Permit Application Checklist
http://www.toronto.ca/building/pdf/demolition_permitapp_checklist.pdf

Tree Declaration
http://www.toronto.ca/building/pdf/building_treedeclaration_6july06.pdf

Sign Variance Application
http://www.toronto.ca/building/pdf/building_sign_variance_application.pdf