Public Notice

It is proposed that the amendments be adopted at the City Council meeting to be held on June 8 and 9, 2021, or at a subsequent meeting. If adopted by City Council, the amendments to City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27, Council Procedures, will:

1.    Amend Chapter 27, Council Procedures to remove natural garden exemptions from the matters delegated to community councils in § 27-18.4. Delegation to Community Councils.

2.    Come into effect January 1, 2022.

The proposed amendments are outlined in the report titled "Modernizing Chapter 489, Grass and Weeds to Streamline Processes and Support Biodiversity". To view or obtain a copy of the report, visit the City's website at: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/decisionBodyProfile.do?function=doPrepare&decisionBodyId=1943#Meeting-2021.PH23

At its meeting to be held via video conference on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 9:30 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, the Planning and Housing Committee of Toronto City Council will hear from any person or by his or her counsel, agent, or solicitor, who wishes to speak to the matter.

The proposed amendments are subject to the decisions of the Planning and Housing Committee and City Council. Consequently, the proposed amendments may be modified. Additional or other amendments to the above-noted By-law, including amendments not contemplated or considered in the proposal by Municipal Licensing and Standards staff, may occur as a result of the decisions of the Committee and City Council.

To submit comments or make a presentation to the Planning and Housing Committee on Thursday, May 20, 2021, please contact the Committee no later than 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021:

Planning and Housing Committee

Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West

10th Floor, West Tower, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2

Telephone: 416-397-4592; Fax: 416-392-2980

Email: phc@toronto.ca 

To ask questions regarding the content of the report, please contact:

Elizabeth Glibbery, Director, Investigation Services,
Municipal Licensing and Standards
Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall
Floor 3, North Block, Toronto ON M9C 2Y2

Telephone: 416-392-7633

Email: Elizabeth.Glibbery@toronto.ca 

Any comments received after the Committee meeting will be forwarded to City Council.

While the staff report sets out proposed changes, the Committee and/or City Council may change these proposals and adopt additional or other amendments that differ from the recommendations set out in the report. The proposed amendments are subject to the decision of the Committee and the decision of City Council.  

If this matter is postponed at the Committee meeting or City Council meeting or considered at a subsequent Committee or City Council meeting, no additional notice will be provided other than the information on the subsequent Committee or City Council agenda. Please contact the above City officials if you require notice in these cases.

The Planning and Housing Committee will make its final recommendations on May 20, 2021 which will be forwarded to City Council for its meeting June 8 and 9, 2021.

Notice to people writing or making presentations to the Planning and Housing Committee: The City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its Committees.

The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s). If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations, or other communications to the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City’s website. The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number, or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

Many Committee, Board, and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view. If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast. Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available.

If you want to learn more about why and how the City collects your information, write to the

City Clerk’s Office, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto ON, M5H 2N2 or by calling 416-397-4592.