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Statutory Public Information Meeting Minutes
Pursuant to the Planning Act
Thursday, December 20,2001
7:00 P.M.
PRESENT:
R. Pym - Principal Planner - Development Review
A. Greentree - Supervisor, Legislative Supervisor
The Principal Planner - Development Review, provided an overview of the requirements of the
Planning Act and the Ontario Municipal Board respecting this meeting and matters under consideration
there at.
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ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 15/01
SARW AN SINGH DHANDA
LOT 15, PLAN 40M-1637
2254 COTTONWOOD CIRCLE
1.
Ross Pym, Principal Planner - Development Review, on behalf of Tyler Barnett, Planner II,
provided an explanation of the application, as outlined in Information Report #31-01.
2.
Sarwan Singh Dhanda advised he was here on behalf of the applicant and is available to answer
any questions.
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ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 18/01
FRANK MASTRORILLO
LOT 2, PLAN 473
1495 ROSEBANK ROAD
1.
Ross Pym, Principal Planner-Development Review, provided an explanation of the application,
as outlined in Information Report #30-01.
2.
Gordon D'Eri, 1495 Rosebank Road, representing the applicant, provided supportin~
information to the application. Mr. D'Eri advised that the applicant has lived in this 5000 ft
home for approximately 12 years and for the past 3 years there have been tenants living in the
house (although he admitted this was non-conforming to the zoning by-law). Mr. D'Eri further
stated that the owner has not received any complaints regarding the tenants during the past three
years. He further reviewed the comments of the area residents and provided his opinion on the
issues raised. He also expressed concern about some of the neighbourhood properties.
3.
Frank Mastrorillo, 1495 Rosebank Road, the applicant, expressed concerns with the activity of
some of the neighbourhood properties. He advised that the only acceptable tenants are bachelors
who are employed. Each of the basement apartments consists of a living area, a bedroom and a
bathroom. Mr. D'Eri assured the residents that the exterior of the house/property would not
change and that traffic would not increase as a result of the additional tenants.
4.
Lech Okolotowicz, 1488 Rosebank Road, spoke in opposition of the application. Mr.
Okolotowicz refers to this street as "old Pickering" which includes cottage-style homes on large
lots, and does not want tills environment to evolve into areas such as Jane Street in Toronto. He
stated that although there may be 8,000 illegal basement apartments in the City, it doesn't
provide justification for support the applicant in any way.
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Doug Lamacraft, 1492 Rosebank Road, stated that he does not have any concerns with increased
traffic, but he is very concerned that if the application is approved, it will set a precedent of
basement apartments in the area. Mr. Lamacraft is concerned that the vacant lots in the area may
be used for multi-unit dwellings if this application is approved.
6.
Donna Ellis, 1494 Rosebank Road, is opposed to the application. She believes that a precident
of permitting basement apartments will be set which will undermine the integrity of the area.
7.
Frank Pitrull, 405 Strathmore, Toronto, owns 1497 Rosebank Road, stated that he intends on
building a single family dwelling at 1497 Rosebank Road. He is concerned that approval of the
application will change the neighbourhood and will enable it to evolve into a more densely
populated area. If the application is approved, he indicated that he might reconsider the type of
structure for his property.
8.
Glen Hunt, 1467 Rosebank Road, is concerned that a multi-family dwelling will impact the area.
Mr. Hunt further stated that he moved fÌ'om a densely populated neighbourhood to Rosebank
Road because of the large lots.
9.
Gerda Willomitzer, 1490 Rosebank Road, stated that she has lived at this address for 22 years.
She is concerned that a change to the zoning by-law will allow the construction of multi-family
dwellings on the vacant lots.
10.
Gordon D'Eri responded to the comments of the residents. He indicated that the area has already
started to change, as is indicated with the type of housing further down the street, and in fact, he
believes that the construction of these larger homes will increase the value of the smaller, older
homes. He reiterated his earlier comments that neighbours haven't previously complained about
the tenants and questions why they are so concerned now. Mr. D'Erie indicated that the
neighbours should be monitoring activities related to the vacant sites, not existing the existing
houses.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.