Angela Zhao

The Appellant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 56-storey mixed-use tower at 2350-2352 Yonge Street.

The City opposed the development, arguing the site was only suitable for a midrise building and raised concerns about back-to-back towers, blank walls, combined tower floor plate size, and impacts on the public realm.

The Tribunal preferred the evidence of the Appellant's experts, finding that the proposed tower separation, blank wall treatment, and combined floor plate size were acceptable and had appropriate regard for the Tall Building Design Guidelines.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part, approving the Zoning By-law Amendment in principle, subject to the Appellant increasing the ground floor retail depth to 15 metres and satisfying other technical pre-requisites.

The Appellants appealed the City of Toronto's Official Plan Amendment No. 770.

The parties reached a settlement regarding the redesignation of lands at 389, 391, and 393 Broadway Avenue to Parks.

Based on the uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed revisions represented good planning in the public interest and aligned with the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part and approved the Official Plan Amendment as modified.

The applicant appealed the City's refusal of an Official Plan Amendment and failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 46-storey mixed-use building.

At the outset, the Tribunal held a motion hearing and determined it lacked jurisdiction under s. 17(50.1) of the Planning Act to consider an expansion of the OPA to include adjacent lands that were not part of the original application or appeal.

On the merits, the Tribunal allowed the appeals in principle, finding that the proposed reclassification to 'Station Area Core' and the 46-storey height were appropriate given the site's proximity to a new LRT station.

The Tribunal also approved the proposed 5.5 m tower setback to the north and 6.0 m base building setback along Bayview Avenue, preferring the applicant's expert evidence over the City's.