This consultation was open from:
August 31, 2018
to November 29, 2018
Decision summary
A decision was made on June 5, 2019 to approve, with modifications, Official Plan Amendment 405 to the City of Toronto’s Official Plan, as adopted by By-law 1284-2018. Notice of this decision was issued on June 5, 2019.
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Toronto City Hall
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Toronto,
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M5H 2N2
Canada
Decision details
Decision on instrument
A decision was made on June 5, 2019 to approve, with modifications, Official Plan Amendment 405 to the City of Toronto’s Official Plan, as adopted by By-law 1284-2018. Notice of this decision was issued on June 5, 2019.
When the City of Toronto (“City”) adopted OPA 405 it was not aware of provincial policy changes that have now come into effect, nor was the City aware of currently proposed legislative changes – including, but not limited to, those related to the investment made by the province in transit and the Toronto subway infrastructure.
The modifications within this decision are intended to: address the provincial commitment to increase housing supply, particularly near transit; provide additional flexibility to better facilitate unique or site specific solutions for infill and increased density; and to reflect recent and potential changes to the land use planning system in Ontario.
The proposed modifications to OPA 405 are meant to function within the context of the existing City of Toronto Official Plan and current in-effect legislation, or if passed into law, within the context of proposed planning, transportation and heritage amendments.
To preserve policy cross-references in OPA 405 the modifications maintain the initial policy numbering established by the City. For instance, where an entire policy has been deleted the policy number remains with the words “Not applicable”. Further, some of the new policies added through modification have sub-sub numbers, by way of theoretical example new policies 100.1.1 and 100.1.2 could be inserted between policies 100.1 and 100.2.
For ease of reading, where modifications were made to a policy the entire policy (or section of policy) is replaced in its entirety as the modification.
Other information
Pursuant to subsections 17 (36.5) and (38.1) of the Planning Act, the decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding the Official Plan Amendment 405 adopted in accordance with section 17 and 26 is final and not subject to appeal. Accordingly, Official Plan Amendment No 405, as approved with modifications by the Minister, came into effect on June 6, 2019
Effects of consultation
Public consultation on adopted Official Plan Amendment 405 was provided for 90 days, from August 31, 2018 to November 29, 2018.
As a result of public consultation on the adopted Official Plan Amendment, the Ministry received a total of 132 comments through the Environmental Registry of Ontario. The comments were carefully considered and analyzed as part of the Minister’s decision.
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Original proposal
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Description of Instrument
The City of Toronto adopted the Yonge-Eglinton Official Plan Amendment No. 405 (“OPA 405”) on July 27, 2018 by By-law 1284-2018. According to the City, the area covered by OPA 405 has experienced significant growth. OPA 405 is supported by the Midtown in Focus Study and provides direction for Toronto’s Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood. OPA 405 includes a new Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan as well as amendments to relevant policies and maps in the Official Plan.
OPA 405 405 was forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing by the City of Toronto for a decision.
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The Ministry will be reviewing this official plan amendment to ensure that it meets the requirements of the Planning Act, including those under s. 26 of the Act, and is in keeping with provincial land use plans and policies.
If you have any questions, or would like to submit your comments to inform the provincial review of this plan, please do so by November 29, 2018 via the contact information. Additionally, you may submit you comments online through this Environmental Bill of Rights posting.
All comments received prior to November 29, 2018 will be considered as part of the decision- making process by the Ministry if they are submitted in writing or electronically using the forms provided in this notice and reference EBR Registry number 013-3483.
Comments must be submitted within the time restrictions of this Notice to be considered prior to final decision by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The Minister may refuse the official plan amendment; approve the official plan amendment; approve the official plan amendment in part; or approve the official plan amendment with modifications.
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13th floor
Toronto,
ON
M5G 2E5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from August 31, 2018
to November 29, 2018
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Municipal Services Office (Central Ontario)
777 Bay Street
13th floor
Toronto,
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M5G 2E5
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Comments received
Through the registry
132By email
30By mail
107