Edwards Garden

GRASS CUTTING SCHEDULE

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2013 SCHEDULE

for SIX (6) CUTS

(weather permitting)

CUT NO.

START DATE

COMPLETED DATE

CUT PERIOD

May 6 (Monday)

May 24 (Friday)

3 weeks

May 27 (Monday)

June 14 (Friday)

3 weeks

June 17 (Monday)

July 5 (Friday)

3 weeks

Rest Break – 2 weeks

(July 8 to July 19)

July 22 (Monday)

August 9 (Friday)

3 weeks

Rest Break – 3 weeks

(August 12 to August 30)

September 3 (Tuesday)

September 20 (Friday)

3 weeks

Rest Break – 4 weeks

(September 23 to October 18)

October 21 (Monday)

November 8 (Friday)

3 weeks

Revised April 24, 2013

CORRA UPDATE TALL Building Guidelines

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:14:32 +0000

To CORRA Members and Resident and Ratepayer Executive:

The following letter went out this morning concerning the Tall Building Guidelines.

Planning and Growth Management Committee has recommended City Council approve the Tall Building Guidelines to be applied across the City; delegate future amendments of the Guidelines to the Chief Planner and request the Chief Planner to develop a framework for a Development Permit System for height.

These issues if approved has the effect of delegating Council authority to a select few. Our communities would be at risk with Council having abdicated their powers to decide.

If you have a chance today, please write asking that Council respect the OP Policies and not to delegate their authority on planning matters.

The link to the agenda item is provided here for your reference:

http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2013.PG23.5

Thank-you,

Eileen Denny, CORRA Vice-Chair

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Confederation of Resident & Ratepayer Associations in Toronto

May 6, 2013

Mayor Rob Ford and Members of Council

Toronto City Hall

100 Queen Street West

Toronto, ON M5V 2N2

Atten:

Ms. Marilyn Toft, Manager

Council Secretariat Support

Email:

Fax:

clerk@toronto.ca

416.392.2980

Dear Mayor Rob Ford & Members of Council

Re: PG23.5 Updated City-Wide Tall Building Design Guidelines

City Council Meeting No. 33 May 7 & 8, 2013

CORRA, the Confederation of Resident and Ratepayer Associations in Toronto, is asking Members of Council to hold down PG23.5 City-wide Tall Building Guidelines for a full debate.

Do not pass this agenda item by consent. Doing so will put communities in your Ward at risk and potentially hand over Council’s authority to a delegated few.

CORRA asks Council to amend PGM Committee

Recommendation 1:

· That The Tall Building Design Guidelines and the Downtown Tall Buildings: Vision and Supplementary Design Guidelines (Tall Building Guidelines) be restricted to the Downtown Core;

· the two Guidelines remain as guidelines as stated in OP 5.3.2 Policy 1 in its entirety (any references within the Guidelines that suggest equivalency or greater status to OP Policies, Zoning By-law, Area Specific By-laws or Secondary Plans should be deleted); and

· any intended OP inclusion in whole or in part of the Guidelines requires an OP amendment that will meet/exceed the statutory requirements of the Planning Act and the OP.

Recommendation 2:

CORRA asks that Council not abdicate their authority and recommend that any subsequent amendments to the Guidelines as outlined above including “administrative changes related to City policies, plans, guidelines and planning implementation tools” are to be considered at Planning and Growth Management Committee with Notice and following a Committee recommendation be referred to Council for final approval. It is from the Public Notice and from Council’s Approval that make such Guidelines express Council Policy.

Recommendation 3:

CORRA asks that Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director prepare a Report with input from Legal Services identifying the requirements of a Development Permit System according to Ontario Regulation 608/06 Development Permits and the City’s OP to Planning and Growth Management Committee with Notice for public input.

Background:

The Tall Building Guidelines were prepared based on the City’s Downtown context, where tall buildings in the downtown core is supported by the City’s Official Plan.

The Tall Building Guidelines were brought forward under public realm and urban design consideration which generally do not follow the rigour of statutory meetings and Notice as required by the Planning Act or the Official Plan before such guidelines are adopted by Council.

This is because the City OP Section 5.3.2 Policy 1 state:

“Implementation plans, strategies and guidelines will be adopted to advance the vision, objectives and policies of this Plan. These implementation plans, strategies and guidelines, while they express Council policy, are not part of the Plan unless the Plan has been specifically amended to include them, in whole or in part, and do not have the status of policies in this Plan adopted under the Planning Act.”

Please find attached OP Section 5.3.2 Policy 1 for your reference.

To include any part the Tall Building Guidelines in the OP constitutes an OP amendment that will need to meet the statutory requirements of the Planning Act and the OP.

The development of Tall Building Guidelines largely involved stakeholders from the building Industry and land development groups and some residents living within the Downtown core. There were no oral deputations or written submissions from resident groups on this agenda item.

Applying these guidelines to the broader City without considering the context and the views of residents living outside the downtown core does not meet the essence of what planning is all about.

With respect to the Development Permit System (DPS), it appears the information is not provided in the Staff Report. There are two areas in the City’s OP where the DPS is mentioned:

OP 5.2.3 Policy 1:

“Policies will be adopted as part of the Plan with respect to the passing of by-laws to implement a Development Permit System.”

OP 5.2.1 Policy 5:

“An implementing zoning by-law and/or development permit by-law will be prepared concurrently for new Secondary Plans unless Council determines that development is to proceed by site specific zoning.”

Ontario Regulation 608/06 Development Permits

(http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/english/elaws_regs_060608_e.htm#BK2) must be considered to ensure all the regulatory conditions are met.

The City of Toronto Act weighs in with respect to the delegation of powers. The DPS is not a system that remains outside the normal governing framework of the existing planning decision-making process—it requires OP policy; a by-law; and is informed by a separate provincial regulation. And depending how the system is structured it is a delegation of Council authority.

In summary, CORRA seeks Council not to abdicate its responsibilities and to respect the City’s Official Plan Policies. CORRA’s recommendations are consistent with the OP. CORRA asks for a fair, open and meaningful dialogue for resident and ratepayer associations concerning all planning matters.

CORRA is requesting to be kept informed and is seeking Notice from Council and other standing committees that may be involved in deciding this matter.

CORRA is requesting to be kept informed and is seeking Notice concerning the Tall Building Guidelines and the Development Permit System (DPS) from Council and other Standing Committees that may be involved in deciding on these matters. CORRA’s contact information is:

CONFEDERATION OF RESIDENT AND RATEPAYER ASSOCIATIONS IN TORONTO

William H. Roberts, CORRA Chair

c/o 63 The South Kingsway

Toronto, Ontario M6S 3T4

Email: corratoronto@gmail.com

Direct Email: willadvocate@aol.com

Direct Line: 416.769.3162

CORRA is seeking your Council support. Thank you for considering CORRA’s views.

Sincerely,

Eileen Denny

Vice-Chair, CORRA

cc. Resident and Ratepayer Executive and CORRA Members

This Notice is being sent to:

ABC Residents Association; Annex Residents’ Association; Arwold Gate Residents Association; Avenue Road & Eglinton Community Association; Bloor West Village Residents Association; Bayview Village Association; Beach Triangle Residents Association; Bloor West Village Residents Association; Corktown Residents Association; Deer Park Residents Group Inc.; Don Mills Resident Inc.; Don Valley East Residents Association; Edithvale-Yonge Community Association; Edward Gardens Neighbourhood Association Inc.; Eglinton Park Residents Association; Etobicoke Lakeshore Residents Association; Fifeshire Road Area Community Association; Forest Hill Homeowners’ Association; Glenorchy Residents’ Association; Grange Community Association; Harbord Village Residents Association; Islington Residents & Ratepayers Association; Kensington Market Action Committee; Kingsway Park Ratepayers Inc.; Lawrence Park Ratepayers’ Association Inc.; Leaside Property Owners’ Association; Lytton Park Residents Organization Inc.; Markland Wood Homeowners Association; Moore Park Residents Association; North Rosedale Residents Association; Old Mill Community Association; Oriole Park Association; Queensway Residents Association; St. Andrews Ratepayers’ Association; Sherwood Park Residents’ Association; South Armour Heights Residents’ Association; South Eglinton Ratepayers and Residents Association; South Rosedale Residents Association TO; Stanley Knowles Housing Co-Op; Summerhill Residents Association; Swansea Area Residents Association; Teddington Park Residents Association Inc.; Thompson Orchard Community Association; Toronto Beach East Residents Association; West Kingsway Ratepayers Association; West Lansing Homeowners Association; Yonge Ridge Homeowners Association; York Mills Gardens Community Association; York Mills Ratepayers Association Inc.; York Mills Valley Association; Other West and East End Resident and Ratepayer Groups

admin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:41:47 +0000

Dear Friends, Neighbours and Residents,

Click here for my Spring newsletter!

I would like to remind you all of the following Spring events taking place in the next few weeks. Please mark them in your calendar!

Mark off Saturday, April 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for my Community Environment Day. This year’s event will take place at York Mills Collegiate. See attached for more information about what you can drop off and pick up!

Please also watch for my hardcopy newsletter, which will be distributed to everyone next week!

I hope you enjoy this update! Do not hesitate to contact me or my staff by phone at (416) 395-6408 or by email at Councillor_Robinson@toronto.ca if we can be of assistance.

Sincerely,

Jaye Robinson

City Councillor

Ward 25 – Don Valley West

Clean Toronto Together

admin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:22:34 +0000

Dear Resident Associations,

The City’s 3rd annual Clean Toronto Together event is fast approaching. For quick reference, here are the key dates:

April 15 – Deadline for participants to register their clean-up events: toronto.ca/cleantoronto or 311

April 19 – Corporate & School Clean-up

April 20 – Mayor’s Community Clean-up

Everyone is invited to participate in Toronto’s annual spring clean up which takes place in April. On Saturday, April 20th, residents are encouraged to participate in Mayor Rob Ford’s Community Clean-up Day by joining with family, friends and neighbours to clean a public space that’s near and dear to your heart, such as a local park, street or ravine. Participants can also report graffiti vandalism and illegal postering by calling 311. Students and businesses will participate on Friday, April 19.

Participants can pick up GLAD garbage and recycling bags at Community Centres, Civic Centres and all Toronto Pizza Pizza locations starting April 2, while supplies last.

It’s important to register your clean up event by April 15 so that City crews can pick up the litter collected. To register your event and learn more about Clean Toronto Together, visit www.toronto.ca/cleantoronto or 311.

I encourage everyone to participate.

Warm regards,

Jaye

Jaye Robinson

City Councillor

Ward 25 – Don Valley West

Rezoning Letter for Distribution to the Edwards Gardens Neighbourhood Association

admin — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:04:51 +0000

Rezoning Letter to Edwards Gardens NA March 8, 2013

Please click the link above to read the Rezoning Letter for Distribution to the Edwards Gardens Neighbourhood Association.

Councillor Robinson’s February 2013 E-Newsletter.

admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:04:56 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Please click for Councillor Robinson’s February 2013 E-Newsletter.

Be sure to mark off Saturday, April 27th for my Community Environment Day at York Mills Collegiate! Check out the events section for more information.

Warm regards,

Jaye

Jaye Robinson

City Councillor

Ward 25 – Don Valley West

CORRA UPDATE: New Harminized City-Wide Zoning By-law-LIST 1A

admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:19:07 +0000

NEW HARMONIZED ZONING BY-LAW

KEY GENERAL ISSUES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

These were raised and discussed at the last CORRA Council Meeting. Below is a brief summary:

FOR ALL NEIGHBOURHOODS

Exemption for Mechanicals in the Roofs

1. Exemption for 20 sq. m. in the attic for mechanical uses. See10.5.40.40 (2) and

10.20.40 (8). Effectively you can have a 200 Sq. Ft. Box regardless of the size of your

building exempt from the max number of storeys or from Floor Space Index.

The by-law allows a 10 sq. m. exemption for fsi of attics. For houses under 100 sq. m.

that should be more than enough. There is no equivalent issue where there are limits

on the number of storeys.

ISSUE: A builder can label an area in the attic for mechanical purposes for the

building permit and then go to the Committee of Adjustment for a variance to request

it be turned into habitable space and argue that the massing is the same.

POSSIBLE SOLUTION: This creates a loop hole which is not related to the size of

a house. A maximum of 20 sq. m. may make sense for houses larger than 200 sq. m.

but other wise given the exemption of 10 sq. m. in FSI areas it would appear not to be

necessary.

Building above the second floor

2. The former City of Toronto By-law 438-86 allowed for vertical additions to be built

above the first floor in line with the existing walls even if those first floor walls were

closer to the side lot line than permitted. This was limited to the second floor and

intended to encourage vertical rather than rear additions in areas with bungalows.

ISSUE: .Regulation 10.5.4071 (3) allows for additions on existing walls but with

no limit as to the number of floors. This is an extension of the prior exemption. This

has implications for all areas of the City where there are no limits on the number of

storeys, but could combined with the 20 sq. m. exemption have implications for areas

with storey limitations. In areas of the former City of Toronto where side yards set

backs range from 0.45 to 0.90 and where existing buildings may be even closer to the

lot line going to a third floor could exasperate the existing issue of drafts for chimneys

even for areas that are presently two storeys.

POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Limit the exemption to the second floor only as was the

case in the former City of Toronto.

Cladding

3. 10.5.40.60(4) allows cladding to be places on the original exterior surface of the main

wall.

ISSUE: This provision was brought forward from 438-86. It was only allowed for

houses predating October 17, 1988. The new provision has no similar limit. A builder

could get permission to build a house and then add cladding since the reference is to

an original house. If this is combined with the provisions allowing for second floor

and plus additions on the first floor could create a loop hole.

POSSIBLE SOLUTION: Reintroduce an appropriate date for the original wall.

Alternatively introduce as elsewhere a requirement that the original wall and any

additions must be at least 5 years old.

FOR CITY OF TORONTO

Parking:

Regulation 10.5.40.40 (3) C) adds an additional exemption for lots with frontages

greater than 12m for a second parking space from fsi.

ISSUE: The former City of Toronto By-law only exempted the first space regardless

of the size of the lot. While many of the lots in the City are under 12m there are areas

in North Toronto, Forest Hill, Swansea and the Beach that have lots 12 or more

metres. In addition there are larger lots scattered throughout the City. This will permit

larger houses by adding roughly 20 sq m per house.

POSSIBLE SOLUTION: At a minimum, lots in the former City of Toronto should

be exempt from this relaxation.

While the Harmonized By-law has many good provisions these are issues which may impact

on your neighbourhoods. You should consider what position your group should take. These are not

the only issues but CORRA wanted to draw to your attention that you need to look into the draft

harmonized by-law.

There are other issues such as removing the prohibition of charging for parking in mixed

residential/commercial buildings which also has implications for tenants and condominium owners

in mixed buildings.

William H. Roberts

Chair, CORRA

Public Meeting – Tuesday March 19th 7.00 PM

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Public Meeting

Tuesday March 19^th 7.00 PM

St. Bonaventure Parish Centre

1200 Leslie Street

“THE BIG MOVE”

AN ACHIEVABLE PLAN FOR TRANSIT THROUGHOUT THE GTHA

REPRESENTATIVES FROM METROLINX WILL PRESENT THE PROPOSED TRANSIT PLAN FOR THE GREATER TORONTO/HAMILTON/ AREA

Come, learn, and ask questions about the answers to Toronto’s most important project.

Alleviating gridlock, increasing mobility, and reducing pollution.

January 2013 E-Newsletter

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:28:33 +0000

Hello Everyone,

Please click here for my January 2013 E-Newsletter!

Warm regards,

Jaye

Jaye Robinson

City Councillor

Ward 25 – Don Valley West

Ward 25 Public Information Night on Property Assessment Issues

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:33:48 +0000

Ward 25 Public Information Night on Property Assessment Issues

When: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6:30pm

Where: Banbury Community Centre, 120 Banbury Road, Banquet Hall

Dear Ward 25 Residents,

Many of you have written to me about your recent property assessments and expressed concerns regarding about how it will impact your property taxes.

I have organized a public information night with representatives from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation to discuss property assessment issues.

MPAC staff will discuss:

Property assessment in Ontario
The property assessment update
How residential properties are assessed
The relationship between assessment and municipal taxation
How to resolve assessment concerns
MPAC’s AboutMyProperty tool, which can be used by property owners to access information about their properties and obtain comparables.

The information night will take place on Wednesday, February 27^th at 6:30pm at the Banbury Community Centre.

All are welcome – please distribute this flyer widely to your email lists and contacts.

I encourage you all to come out to discuss property assessment issues and ask questions of MPAC staff.

Warm regards,

Jaye

Jaye Robinson

City Councillor

Ward 25 – Don Valley West