Greg Rapp

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications to permit an 11-storey mixed-use building containing residential units, a church, a daycare, and community space.

The property is partially located within a regulatory floodplain, which will be dedicated to the conservation authority.

The City and the conservation authority settled with the applicant, but two local community associations opposed the development, raising concerns about built form, transition to the adjacent neighbourhood, and traffic impacts.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part on an interim basis, finding that the proposed tall mid-rise building is contextually appropriate, provides an acceptable transition to the adjacent low-rise neighbourhood, and represents good land use planning consistent with provincial policies and the municipal official plan.

The appellant appealed the Committee of Adjustment's refusal of applications for consent to sever a property into three residential lots and associated minor variances.

The Tribunal heard uncontroverted expert evidence in land use planning, ecology, and civil engineering supporting the proposal.

The Tribunal found that the proposed consent and minor variances met all requisite legislative tests under the Planning Act, conformed to applicable provincial and municipal plans, and represented good planning in the public interest.

The appeals were allowed in part, granting provisional consent subject to conditions and authorizing the minor variances.