Item - 2012.PG13.5
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on April 19, 2012 and was adopted with amendments.
PG13.5 - Findings from the Survey of Residents in the Centres and Downtown
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- 4 - Etobicoke Centre, 5 - Etobicoke-Lakeshore, 16 - Eglinton-Lawrence, 20 - Trinity-Spadina, 22 - St. Paul's, 23 - Willowdale, 24 - Willowdale, 25 - Don Valley West, 27 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 28 - Toronto Centre-Rosedale, 37 - Scarborough Centre, 38 - Scarborough Centre
Committee Decision
The Planning and Growth Management Committee reiterated City Council's direction at its meeting on August 25, 2010 (MM52.12):
1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to conduct focus groups and public consultations with condominium residents, condominium boards and condominium associations, in order to assess and recommend to City Council possible changes to City policies as they relate to condominium development in Toronto.
2. Following City Council's consideration of the report, a copy be forwarded to the Province of Ontario for consideration by the Minister of Consumer Services, and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Origin
Summary
This report and the attached Profile Toronto bulletin present findings from a survey of residents in the Centres and Downtown undertaken to support the 5-year review of the Official Plan.
The survey's results provide strong support for the Official Plan's policies for the Centres and Downtown. The Profile Toronto bulletin is available at www.toronto.ca/opreview.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-46353.pdf
(February 23, 2012) Attachment 1 - Profile Toronto - March 2012 Publication - Article entitled "Living in Downtown and the Centres"
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-46354.pdf
Motions
The Planning and Growth Management Committee reiterated City Council's direction at its meeting on August 25, 2010 (MM52.12):
1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to conduct focus groups and public consultations with condominium residents, condominium boards and condominium associations, in order to assess and recommend to City Council possible changes to City policies as they relate to condominium development in Toronto.
2. Following City Council's consideration of the report, a copy be forwarded to the Province of Ontario for consideration by the Minister of Consumer Services, and the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.