Minor variances for two mixed-use residential towers authorized on consent, subject to flight path conditions.
The applicants appealed the City of Toronto's denial of minor variances required to permit the construction of two mixed-use residential buildings (19 and 22 storeys) on an underutilized site.
At a settlement hearing, the Tribunal heard uncontested expert planning evidence that the revised proposal meets the four tests under the Planning Act, conforms to the Growth Plan and City Official Plan, and is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement.
The Tribunal allowed the appeal and authorized the variances subject to conditions, including those required to protect the helicopter flight path for the Hospital for Sick Children.
Bay-Elizabeth Construction Ltd. and Smye Homes Ltd. v. Toronto (City), 2022 CanLII 69413