City Planning Refusal Report
So let's see here ... the original 4 storey building on site was demolished ... the once proposed & approved 28 storey building is put on the shelves ... the interim surface parking lot + some landscaping is being refused ... so that leaves us with a vacant lot with building rubble + debris !!
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To be considered by Toronto & East York Community Council on October 13, 2009:
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-23835.pdf
This application proposes
to permit a commercial parking lot at 46 Wellesley Street East for a
temporary period of three years.
This report reviews and recommends refusal of this application to amend the Zoning By-law.
In 2005 the City adopted site-specific Official Plan Amendment No. 346 and
enacted implementing Zoning By-law No. 675-2005
to permit a 28-storey, 227 unit residential condominium building with retail uses at grade.
Prior to 2006,
a four-storey commercial building existed on the property and was used by AIDS 2006 for managing and hosting the XVI International AIDS Conference. The building
has since been demolished and the property is now vacant.
Given the existing economic climate the Owner has decided not to proceed with the approved residential development. In the interim the Owner proposes to use the property as a surface commercial parking lot for a period of three years or until it can proceed with the development approved in 2005.
The original proposal was to have the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) operate the commercial parking lot but they have withdrawn their interest.
The proposal is for a
46-space surface parking lot with vehicular access proposed at the eastern end of the Wellesley Street East frontage as shown on the Site Plan attached.