Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

To be held by the Etobicoke York Community Council

(Under the Planning Act)

Request to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Application Numbers: 23 238316 WET 07 OZ and 23 184369 WET 07 OZ

Location of Application: 1911 Finch Avenue West
Applicant: Emily Reisman, Urban Strategies Inc.
 
Date: April 8, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter
Place: Council Chamber, Etobicoke Civic Centre, 399 The West Mall, and by Video Conference
 

PROPOSAL

The application to amend the Official Plan would introduce new policies that would govern the long-term, multi-phased redevelopment of the entire site, including the location of new streets, blocks, parks and open spaces, commercial and residential uses, and the phasing of new development for the property at 1911 Finch Avenue West.

The application to amend the Zoning By-law would permit the development of Phase 1 fronting on Finch Avenue West between Jane Street and Driftwood Avenue, consisting of six new towers, new housing units, non-residential uses, and community services for the property at 1911 Finch Avenue West. During Phase 1, most of the Jane Finch Mall will be retained, with approximately 2,500 square metres of the mall proposed to be demolished.

Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material and a copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment may be obtained by contacting Daniel Hahn, Planner at 416-394-8071, or by e-mail at Daniel.Hahn2@toronto.ca. 

Further information can be found at www.toronto.ca/JaneFinchMall. 

PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Etobicoke York Community Council will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the applications. These recommendations will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive. 

MAKE YOUR VIEWS KNOWN

You may send written comments by e-mail to etcc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below. You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal.

You are also invited to address the Etobicoke York Community Council, in person, by video conference or by telephone, to make your views known regarding the proposal.

If you wish to address the Etobicoke York Community Council directly, please register by e-mail to etcc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-397-4579, no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 5, 2024. If you register, we will contact you with instructions on how to participate in the meeting.

The Etobicoke York Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk. For more information about the matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City Clerk, Attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, Etobicoke York Community Council, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-397-4579, Fax: 416-392-2980, e-mail: etcc@toronto.ca. 

Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice. If you need

special assistance, please call 416-397-4579, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail etcc@toronto.ca. 

FURTHER INFORMATION

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Toronto on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment you must make a written request to the City Clerk Attention: Nancy Martins, Administrator, Etobicoke York Community Council, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out above.

Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Toronto before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted or refused and/or the Zoning By-law Amendment is passed or refused, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submission at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Toronto before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted or refused and/or Zoning By-Law Amendment is passed or refused the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

People writing or making presentations at the public meeting:  The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, 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.

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An online version of this Notice is available at: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/public-notices-bylaws 

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