This section of the website will focus on planning issues in Seaton Village. Posted will be notices of community meetings, Committee of Adjustment hearings, and messages sent from Councillor Vaughan concerning zoning and applications to the City’s planning department as falls within the boundaries of Seaton Village or those that have the potential to impact planning in Seaton Village.
Please note, this page serves as a notice board for matters of planning within Seaton Village and not as endorsement of these notices.
Commercial Development
The SVRA would like to state that there are currently NO plans to build a Walmart along Dupont. The SVRA is working closely with Councillor Vaughan and Councillor Layton and neighbouring Residents Associations in Ward 19 and 20 to ensure we are aware of any potential development in our areas and specific to this concern, along Dupont Ave.
We will keep the website updated.
Leal Rental
555 Dupont St Community Consultation Meeting AND 555 Dupont St Zoning Amendment Application Final Report
255 Christie St
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2011/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-39900.pdf
- Rapido at 1089 Bathurst has applied for a liquor licence.
Well, it looks like Starbucks is coming to Seaton Village. Construction has started at the former TD bank site at the south west corner of Christie and Dupont and progress is being made at a very quick pace.
Residential Development
Committee of Adjustment Public Hearing Notice for 578 Palmerston. The hearing date has been set for Wednesday, November 16, 2011. We would appreciate any feedback by 9am on Monday, November 14, 2011 at the latest. Email Councillor_Vaughan@toronto.ca or mscotla@toronto.ca, or call our office at 416-392-4044 with any questions or comments
2011-11-16 – C of A – 578 PALMERSTON AVENUE – Notice
2011-11-16 – C of A – 578 PALMERSTON AVENUE – Plans
The revised notice and plans for 11 Olive Ave, which is an application for a one-storey rear addition and a third floor addition to the existing three-storey semi-detached house : 2011-05-04 11 Olive Ave Revised Hearing Notice 2011-05-04 11 Olive Ave- Plans
Please provide your feedback to seatonvillagetoronto@gmail.com by Monday (May 2) morning so it can be forwarded to Councillor Vaughan.
Deadline for filing your written comments for early distribution to the Committee Members is:
3:00 P.M.THURSDAY, April 28, 2011
Correspondence filed after this deadline above will not be received by the members until public hearing day.
To ensure that your correspondence is received in a timely manner please:
Email or fax (416-392-0580) a copy of your written comment to:
(a) the Case Manager listed at the bottom of the Notice of Public Hearing; and
(b) Anita MacLeod, Manager and Deputy Secretary-Treasurer (amacleo@toronto.ca), and CC: Barbara Bartosik, Senior Planner
Please forward your original signed copies by Canada Post or hand delivery and we will replace the electronic copy.
Please address your correspondence to the Chair and Committee Members, Toronto & East York District.
For a copy of the full Hearing Agenda and other C of A information please visit our website: http://www.toronto.ca/planning/comm_adj.htm
Residents can now track the progress of major development applications on the City’s website at www.toronto.ca/planning/developmentapplications
The fate of Toronto Bike Lanes – a hot topic…
We have received messages from a number of community groups, retailers and the Toronto Cyclist’s Union asking for the SVRA to write a letter to Councillor Minnan-Wong supporting their plan for a barricaded bike network through downtown Toronto. To read the letter from Andrea Garcia of the Toronto Cyclist’s Union: Toronto Cyclist Union letter.
This is a map of the proposed lane network: 
The Annex Resident’s Association supports the implementation of protected bike lanes. To read their study: AdoptedAnnex Bicycle Policy_14022011
The Harbord Village Residents’ Association, however, does not endorse the Toronto Union’s Plan and has written a letter of non support to Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong
Ward 20 Councillor Adam Vaughan sent us a letter explaining his perspective and position on the “Rocco Rossi Bike Lane proposal”
Dear Resident Associations and Local BIAs,
Many of you have been recently contacted by the Bike Union about a proposal to re-configure roads and the bike network in the ward. The proposal is the same one that was first floated by Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong last year.
Its goal is to establish barricaded bike lanes on Richmond, Adelaide, John Street, Beverley, St. George (College to Prince Arthur), and along Hoskin Avenue and Harbord Street.
The bike lane on Beverley and St. George would see both north and south cycling lanes relocated to the east side of the street.
Neighbourhoods and business districts in the three corridors are only now being consulted. The item is apparently going to council for approval as soon as April, following March’s Public Works Committee meeting.
This same proposal was shelved last summer because it has several serious design flaws. If approved as currently configured, it would require several community and city initiatives be cancelled and/or totally redesigned.
To read the remainder of Adam Vaughan’s letter and his recommendations: 2011-03-03 AV re Bike Lanes
SVRA’s letter to Rob Ford et al NOT supporting the Cyclists’ Unions proposal:
Dear Mayor Ford et al,
The Seaton Village Residents’ Association (SVRA) has presented the proposal submitted by the Cyclists’ Union to the membership of the SVRA, to area residents and even our local bike shop. After careful discussion and consideration of the opinions offered by those within our community and debate among the SVRA executive, we cannot support the proposal in its current configuration.
Of special note was the lack of clarification on the nature or design of the barricaded lanes including provisions for access/entry points to sidewalks and businesses for those with physical challenges, those needing assistance, and those negociating strollers. Many questioned how these bike lanes might accomodate families with (young) children where safety within the lanes is of great concern. How will communities be impacted by overflow parking on adjoining neighbourhood streets? How will these lanes be maintained – and around the sidewalks or where the barricaded lane ends/begins?
We have read the document and referred to the Cyclists’ Unions’ website, but were not able to find satisfactory answers to these basic concerns, nor are these concerns addressed in the proposal we are being asked to endorse…
Furthermore, it is our understanding the routes proposed are those which already have plans decided by communities through intensive consultation processes. This proposal flies in the face of these processes and those involved in it to decide those plans. After reading the Harbord St BIA’s letter, we also fully support their reasons for rejecting this proposal.
Owing to the lack of information provided in the current proposal and for all the reasons mentioned above, I would like to reiterate that the Seaton Village Residents’ Association does not support the Cyclists’ Unions’ proposal for barricaded bike lanes.
Yours respectfully,
Jennifer Hunter
Chair, Seaton Village Residents’ Association
This is the letter received from Mayor Rob Ford in response to our communication:
Dear Jennifer,
Thank you for your email about curbed bike lanes.
I remain committed to my position that we will create on-road bike lanes where they are safe, make sense, are community-supported and do not interfere with traffic flow.
We will also build 100 km of off-road bike paths to create a network of safe, enjoyable bike routes across the city.
As promised during the mayoral election, I am dedicated to delivering customer service excellence, creating a transparent and accountable government, reducing the size and cost of government and building a transportation city.
Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts and concerns. Your input is greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact my office again at any time.
Yours truly,
Mayor Rob Ford
City of Toronto
Messages regarding planning can be sent to the SVRA at seatonvillagetoronto@gmail.com
Past Planning Meetings/notices:
Thursday, April 7, 6:30pm – Community Consultation on Tall Buildings Study. Meeting location is Palmerston Library basement theatre. To view the notice: Tall Buildings Notice doc March 2011
Monday, April 11, 7pm - Statutory Public Meeting for 555 Dupont Leal Rental (Rezoning to permit additional commercial uses within existing building envelope, preliminary report available here: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2010.TE36.58). Meeting location is Walmer Rd Baptist Church
- PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
MINOR VARIANCE/PERMISSION (Section 45 of the Planning Act)
MEETING DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Committee Room 2, Second Floor, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, M5H 2N2
File Number: A0028/11TEY Zoning CR (WAIVER)
Owner(s): ANNEX LOFT HOMES INC.
Ward: Trinity-Spadina (20)
Agent: ANDREW DALES CONSULTING INC
Property Address: 483 DUPONT ST Community: Toronto
Legal Description: PLAN 696 LOTS 106 TO 108 PT LOTS 105 AND 109 RP 66R24859 PART 1
To view the entire notice from the City: 483 Dupont St Hearing Notice
To view the plans: 483 Dupont St Plans p 1-5, 483 Dupont St Plans p 6-9 (2) , 483 Dupont St Plans p 10-14, 4 – 483 Dupont St Plans p 15-18
- Tuesday, May 3, 7:00 pm Councillor’s Vaughan’s Public Meeting about 328 Dupont St
From Councillor Vaughan: Please join me and Planning staff to hear a proposal for a development at 328 Dupont Street. This application is for an amendment to the Official Plan, to allow mixed-use in an area zoned as an employment area (and a residential tower). There will be a presentation, followed by a question and answer session.
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm
Location: Royal St George’s College, Chapel, 120 Howland Ave
For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Rebecca Hewitt of Adam’s staff at rhewitt@toronto.ca, or via telephone at 416 392-4044.
