Item - 2015.TE10.67
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on September 30, 2015 without amendments.
- This item was considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council on September 8, 2015 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on September 30, 2015.
TE10.67 - Kensington Market Study of Restaurant and Bar Uses - Preliminary Directions and Next Steps
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 20 - Trinity-Spadina
City Council Decision
City Council on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2015, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, in consultation with Economic, Development and Culture, to report back on opportunities and tools to support small business enterprises in Kensington Market, including opportunities to work with the Kensington Market Business Improvement Association to develop marketing and promotion strategies to support small businesses in Kensington Market.
2. City Council request the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York to report on any further analysis and recommendations to protect the scale, mix of uses and character of Kensington Market in co-ordination with the timing of the results of the Kensington Market Heritage Conservation District Study in the second quarter of 2016.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-82900.pdf
Communications (Community Council)
(September 8, 2015) E-mail from Sylvia Lassam (TE.Supp.TE10.67.2)
Motions (City Council)
TE10.67 - Kensington Market Study of Restaurant and Bar Uses - Preliminary Directions and Next Steps
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 20 - Trinity-Spadina
Community Council Recommendations
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council request the Director of Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, in consultation with Economic, Development and Culture Division, to report back on opportunities and tools to support small business enterprises in Kensington Market, including opportunities to work with the Kensington Market Business Improvement Association to develop marketing and promotion strategies to support small businesses in Kensington Market.
2. City Council request the Director of Community Planning, Toronto and East York to report on any further analysis and recommendations to protect the scale, mix of uses and character of Kensington Market in co-ordination with the timing of the results of the Kensington Market Heritage Conservation District Study in the second quarter of 2016.
Origin
Summary
City Council directed staff to undertake a planning analysis of restaurant and bar uses in Kensington Market and to report back on the feasibility of amending the Zoning By-law with respect to implementing restrictions on restaurant and bar uses in Kensington Market. The study scope has been expanded to include an analysis of the commercial-retail mix in the study area. At this time, amendments to the Zoning By-law to implement restrictions on restaurant and bar uses is not being recommended because current zoning restrictions permit a maximum restaurant size of 200 m2 which is significantly less than most other areas of the city. The current average size of restaurants in Kensington Market is approximately 100 square metres.
Given the existing strict restrictions on restaurant size in Kensington Market, staff are investigating two other areas to help preserve the scale and character of Kensington:
1. considering opportunities and tools to support locally-owned, small business enterprises in Kensington Market; and
2. co-ordinating final study recommendations with the Kensington Market Heritage Conservation District Study which will provide a more detailed analysis of the character and heritage of the area.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-82900.pdf
Communications
(September 8, 2015) E-mail from Sylvia Lassam (TE.Supp.TE10.67.2)