PLANNING RESOURCES

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To depute or contribute written comments at the Toronto East York Community Council please contact Community Council Administrator, Ros Dyers at 416-392-8018 or rdyers@toronto.ca.

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

Committee of Adjustment
Toronto City Council has appointed a Committee of Adjustment consisting of citizen members. The Committee of Adjustment operates as four panels: Etobicoke, North York, Toronto East York, and Scarborough. They regularly hold public hearings to consider applications for minor variances, permission and consents.

• Application Checklist ( 89 Kb)
• Application Form ( 685 Kb)

Definitions:
Minor variances
Small changes or exceptions to existing land use or development restrictions contained in the zoning bylaw are called minor variances.
Consent
City of Toronto must grant consent for land transactions such as: to divide (sever) land into new lots, to add land to an abutting lot, to establish easements or rights-of-way and to lease or register a mortage over 21 years.
For public hearing schedules, please contact your local Committee of Adjustment office.

The Planning Act of Ontario grants authority to committees of adjustment to make decisions on:

• minor variances from the Zoning By-law
• permission to alter or change a lawful non-conforming use of land
• consent (consent means "approval") to sever land (divide a parcel of land into more than one lot)
• consent to register a mortgage over part of a property
• consent to register a lease over part of a lot for more than 21 years
• validation of land title when there has been an error in the description of land

The Committee at all times will be careful to ensure that the intent and purpose of both the Zoning By-law and the Official Plan are maintained, and that the proposal is appropriate for the development and use of the subject land or building. In addition, for minor variances it must be shown that the variance is minor in nature.

When an application ( 629 Kb) is made to the committee, all registered owners of land located within 60 meters of the subject land are notified of the application, and the public hearing date and time when the application will be considered by the committee. All interested persons are invited to attend public hearings of the committee of adjustment to express their views and concerns.

Anyone not satisfied with the committee's decision and wishing to appeal must make a written request for a copy of the Notice of Decision, in order to be permitted to appeal the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. Appeals must be filed with the Committee of Adjustment office. For a minor variance, appeals must be made within 20 days of the date of the decision. For consents, appeals must be within 20 days of the giving of the written Notice of Decision.

Section 37 Monies

Developers contribute money to make improvements in local communities when they have received approval for a significant development that has added density and/or height above the established zoning. This has not happened often in Ward 32 because most developments have not tipped the density/height bonus threshold. Section 37 monies tend to accompany buildings that are over six storys like condo high rises and mixed use point towers. City of Toronto Section 37 policies can be viewed on line at www.toronto.ca/planning/section37