January is off to a slow start with respect to housing completions and starts although more housing is under construction today than at anytime from since January 2020 (the first month for which I have tracking). The CMHC data that came out late last month shows 16,091 units under construction, of which the vast majority (13,005) are apartments....
On April 1, Bills 68 and 102 will come into effect. Bill 68 is the big change to the Police Services Act that was passed in 2019 but which hasn't hitherto come into force....
I'm very pleased tonight to note that the Ontario Land Tribunal has upheld City Council's heritage designation at 501 Cole. It's not a complete victory for the City: two of the three criteria asserted by Council as supporting designation were denied. However, on the basis of the third criteria, contextual value, the Tribunal upheld Council's decision. It wrote in its conclusion: "We have an area with a definable sense of place....
The applicant for the property located at 10 Garrison Street is bringing forward a Zoning By-Law Amendment application to construct a three-storey low-rise apartment building, with a total of 10 dwelling units. This proposed redevelopment will involve demolition of the existing single-detached home on the site, located adjacent to the Metro grocery store and west of Western Avenue (and just north of Wellington Street). ...
The development proposal for 335-339 Roosevelt Avenue, comprising a mix of low and mid rise residential buildings, is currently in pre-consultation discussions with staff regarding Site Plan Approval. As a result of initial consultation with staff, City Parks’ staff have requested parkland on the site. This was not contemplated during the previous Official Plan and Zoning By-Law amendment stages and therefore a revised site plan concept is being considered that would add one storey to one ...
The property owner of 246 Westhaven Crescent is proposing to convert the existing triplex (built in 2015) into a six unit building. No additions or changes to the current building envelope are proposed. To permit this change, a rezoning from R3R to R4UC is required. This zoning matches the zoning for the properties immediately to the south of the property.
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One of my first tasks when I'm back in the office on Monday will be to take a close look at the most recent draft of the proposed new bus routes proposed as part of a re-structuring intended to help restore some stability to the system. Below, I've posted the most recent document that we received (click on the .pdf)....
In October 2020, a Committee of Adjustment hearing to divide two lots on Parkview Road garnered significant interest from residents of the area. The Committee denied the application, which was then appealed and approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal. This resulted in the four separate lots now identified as 609, 611, 613 and 615 Parkview Road. Four triplex buildings have been constructed and the previous owners have sold the properties....
Last week, I wrote quickly about my stance against building an incinerator. I've seen some reaction to that and a few of you have written to me either agreeing or disagreeing. I'd promised to set out more of my thinking....
OC Transpo has this afternoon helpfully provided a single document with all the most recent draft changes to bus routes. Download that below by clicking on the .pdf at the bottom of this post. On Tuesday, we'll be exploring those at a Transit Commission meeting and I've been contemplating the multiple changes in our ward....