The ARA's Planning and Zoning

The Annex Residents' Association	Planning and Zoning
Development activities continue as a major focus of ARA activities in 2011. The Planning and Zoning Committee has been very active in supporting neighbours as they deal with issues of concern whether they stem from: · Committee of Adjustment applications and decisions · Major projects · OMB appeals 1) Committee of Adjustment: Every two weeks the ARA receives a copy of the upcoming agenda of the Committee of Adjustment for the Toronto/East York panel. 2) Major Development Projects: There are continuous projects and potential projects requiring time and effort to be spent with the applicants and Urban Development Services staff. Planning and Zoning Committee The Planning and Zoning Committee is a committee of the ARA which is responsible for reviewing and addressing, on behalf of the ARA, planning applications within the Annex. Planning applications can take one of two forms, committee of adjustment applications, which in theory involve relatively minor variations from the zoning by-laws and rezoning applications, which involve more substantial amendments both to the zoning bylaws and the Official Plan. Bloor Corridor Vision Report, November 2007 The purpose of this study was to develop a shared vision for the Bloor Street West corridor between Avenue Road and Christie Street for the next ten years, through consultation with area stakeholders including residents, businesses and landowners. You can download the full report here. For more information on Planning and Zoning, or to join the committee, please contact Chair Frank Cunningham at planningandzoning@theara.org.

Development activities continue as a major focus of ARA activities in 2011. The Planning and Zoning Committee has been very active in supporting neighbours as they deal with issues of concern whether they stem from:

1) Committee of Adjustment: Every two weeks the ARA receives a copy of the upcoming agenda of the Committee of Adjustment for the Toronto/East York panel.

2) Major Development Projects: There are continuous projects and potential projects requiring time and effort to be spent with the applicants and Urban Development Services staff.

The Planning and Zoning Committee is a committee of the ARA which is responsible for reviewing and addressing, on behalf of the ARA, planning applications within the Annex. Planning applications can take one of two forms, committee of adjustment applications, which in theory involve relatively minor variations from the zoning by-laws and rezoning applications, which involve more substantial amendments both to the zoning bylaws and the Official Plan.

Bloor Corridor Vision Report, November 2007

The purpose of this study was to develop a shared vision for the Bloor Street West corridor between Avenue Road and Christie Street for the next ten years, through consultation with area stakeholders including residents, businesses and landowners.

You can download the full report here.

For more information on Planning and Zoning, or to join the committee, please contact Chair

Frank Cunningham at planningandzoning@theara.org.