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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

90 Niagara

We the Niagara Neighbourhood Now (NNNow) are officially stating that we cannot support the proposed development at 90 Niagara St.

This development has 13 variances against the current by-laws that we do not consider minor.
The developer is asking the "Committee of Adjustment" to allow these infractions.

There is a public meeting before the "Committee of Adjustment"
Wed July 28th 2010, 2:30 pm.
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St West
Committee Room 2
File # AO518/10TEY
Contact Anne Pyle (416) 392-0097 (Office of the Committee of Adjustment)
You are able to make your views known by attending this meeting
or
mail by letter or Fax (to the Office of the Committee of Adjustement and/or Councillor Joe Pantalone)
or
by contacting us and/or signing our petition.

In 2005 the NNNow, residents of the community, city planning department and Councillor Joe Pantalone participated in a series of meetings where we discussed and decided what we wanted and would be best for this neighbourhood. The results of these meetings were presented as changes to the bylaws when they were passed in 2006.

This development at 90 Niagara has as stated above 13 infractions against those bylaws.
They are :

1. HEIGHT: proposed height will be 6.7 meters over the maximum allowed
Proposed 18.7m Bylaw 12m

2. HEIGHT AT STREET FRONT proposed 1.225m over maximum allowed and violates the 44 degree angular plane from front to rear of building
Proposed 10.225 Bylaw 9m

3. REARYARD SETBACK : proposed setback 7.2 meters under minimum allowed
Proposed 0.30m Bylaw 7.5m

4. MAXIMUM DEPTH OF BUILDING: proposed depth 13.6 over maximum allowed
Proposed 30.60m Bylaw 17.0m

5. SIDE LOT SETBACK : East proposed .21m under minimum allowed 
6.                                        West proposed .32 under minimum allowed
Proposed East 0.39m West 0.28m Bylaw 0.6m

7. FRONT SETBACK : proposed 0.4m under minimum
Proposed 0.6m Bylaw 1.0m

8. RESIDENTAIL GROSS FLOOR AREA  : proposed area 1.18 times or  (1745.9mSQ) over
Proposed 3966.5mSQ  Bylaw 2220.60mSQ

9. TOTAL PARKING proposed 18 parking spaces under minimum
Proposed Residential 28 Bylaw 39
Proposed Visitor 5 Bylaw 12

10. SOFT LANDSCAPING FRONT AND SIDE : proposed 45%(20mSQ) under minimum
Proposed 35%(17.2mSQ) Bylaw 80%(37.2mSQ)

11. SOFT LANDSCAPING OF LOT : Proposed 9% under minimum
Proposed 6% (89mSQ) Bylaw 15% (222mSQ)

12. RESIDENTIAL AMENITY SPACE Proposed indoor 31.2mSQ under minimum
                                                             Proposed outdoor 51.2mSQ under minimum
Proposed indoor 58.8mSQ outdoor 38.8mSQ  Bylaw indoor 90mSQ outdoor 90mSQ

13. LANDSCAPED OPEN SPACE Proposed 13% (192.12mSQ) under minimum
Proposed 17% (252mSQ) Bylaw 30% (444.12mSQ)

If you have any questions concerning this matter contact us by email.

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