Tribunal approves 11-storey mixed-use development, finding it fits the context despite City's 6-storey planned limit.
The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to adopt an Official Plan Amendment and make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit an 11-storey mixed-use development incorporating heritage facades.
The City opposed the development, arguing it represented overdevelopment and failed to fit the planned context of a 6-storey maximum height.
The Tribunal preferred the applicant's expert evidence, finding the proposal's design, setbacks, and stepbacks appropriate for the deep corner lot.
The appeals were allowed in part on an interim basis, approving the amendments in principle subject to final conditions.
OLTOntario Land TribunalJul 27, 2023