Committee of Adjustment application · Minor variance (MV)

Committee of Adjustment application A0035/19SC

Ward 24 · Paul AinslieDataset pageReport an error on this page

Status: Closed; Approved
Submitted: 1 February 2019; No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations: 1; Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations: 0; 0 meetings · 0 offices

Application record

Type: Minor variance (MV)
Addresses: 3655 Kingston Rd
Ward: Ward 24 · Paul Ainslie
Submitted: 1 February 2019
Status: Closed
Outcome recorded: Approved
Hearing date: 28 February 2019
Decision: Approved
Objection at the hearing: Not recorded
Appealed: No appeal recorded

Source: City of Toronto open data (Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications). Dataset page

Description

This application is for variances for a proposed nine storey residential building with 99 dwelling units at 3655 Kingston Road. The development was the subject of a combined Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application (File No. 15 245019 ESC 36 OZ). On October 4, 2017, City Council approved the application and adopted amendments to the Scarborough Village Community Zoning By-law No. 10010 and the Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 to permit the development. The Zoning By-law amendments were based on incorrect site statistics. As a result, the amendment to the Scarborough Village Community Zoning By-law is incorrect regarding the requirements for maximum Gross Floor Area, Lot Coverage and Floor Space Index; and the amendment to the Toronto Zoning By-law is incorrect regarding the requirement for maximum Lot Coverage. The owners of the property are seeking to correct these errors through this application for variances. The proposed building setbacks, height and the entire building envelope have not changed since City Council passed the zoning by-law amendments.

Linked lobbying registrations

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1416958 Ontario Inc. · registration SM27423
Zoning non-compliances that require approval of a minor variance to implement the development approved at Council for 3655 Kingston Road.
Evidence High confidence · score 0.92
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Source records
- Registration SM27423: Zoning non-compliances that require approval of a minor variance to implement the development approved at Council for 3655 Kingston Road. (Lobbyist Registry)
- Committee of Adjustment application A0035/19SC at 3655 Kingston Rd: This application is for variances for a proposed nine storey residential building with 99 dwelling units at 3655 Kingston Road. The development was the subject of a combined Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application (File No. 15 245019 ESC 36 OZ). On October 4, 2017, City Council approv… (Committee of Adjustment Applications)
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- particulars: Zoning non-compliances that require approval of a minor variance to implement the development approved at Council for 3655 Kingston Road.
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3655 KINGSTON RD
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3655 KINGSTON RD

Lobbying on linked registrations

1 linked registration · 0 communications · 0 meetings · 0 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations

No communications recorded.

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

AP Public Affairs Inc.1 registration

Other registrations that mention this application's addresses

Text matches on the address only. They are not linked to this application unless listed above.

None.

Comparison with similar applications

Lobbied applications are compared only with unlobbied applications of the same type, in the same ward, submitted in the same year and of the same size band (units or floor area from the description; sub-type for Committee of Adjustment files). Unlobbied applications are weighted to match the lobbied group. Raw lobbied versus unlobbied averages are not reported.

Minor variance (MV), Ward 24

3 lobbied · 13 matched

Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

Minor variance (MV), City-wide

173 lobbied · 3,646 matched

Median days

Lobbied126
Matched, unlobbied114

Approval rate

Lobbied75% n=154
Matched, unlobbied91% n=3,058

Refusal rate

Lobbied25%
Matched, unlobbied9%

Appeal rate

Lobbied19%
Matched, unlobbied4%

Objection rate

Lobbied43%
Matched, unlobbied27%

Data table· 4 rows

Minor variance (MV), Ward 24: 3 lobbied and 13 matched unlobbied applications in 2 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	3	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Matched, unlobbied	13	Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

Minor variance (MV), City-wide: 173 lobbied and 3,646 matched unlobbied applications in 103 matched strata
Group	n	Median days	Approval rate	Refusal rate	Appeal rate	Objection rate
Lobbied	173	126	75% (n=154)	25%	19%	43%
Matched, unlobbied	3,646	114	91% (n=3,058)	9%	4%	27%

Submission to hearing. Approval and refusal rates are among applications with a recorded decision.

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Lobbyists choose whom to contact, so a difference does not show a change of mind.