The Ontario Municipal Board will hear an appeal of the City’s decision to refuse a front yard parking pad on Roxborough St. W. on Friday, July 8, 2016 at 10 a.m. The matter has the potential to set a precedent for similar parking especially across residential midtown Toronto where many streets have no such pads and the front lawn is a highly-prized asset among homeowners. Roxborough at present has no such pads although it is thought that another homeowner is awaiting the OMB decision to apply for a variation to permit such a parking pad.
IVEY FAMILY
The case to be heard in July is brought by the owner of 67 Roxborough, Jennifer Ivey Bannock, a member of the well-known Ivey family. The ABC Residents Association (ABCRA), was successful in its opposition to the pad at the City’s Committee of Adjustment last December. Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and the City Planning Department also opposed this application. The committee refused the variance and denied the pad. It was found not in conformity with the City of Toronto zoning bylaw or Official Plan.
655 BAY STREET
The OMB hearing will take place at its offices on the 16th Floor of 655 Bay Street Toronto M5G 1E5. On a motion by Councillor Wong-Tam seconded by Ward 22’s Josh Matlow the City Legal Department and Planning Department will attend to defend the decision of the committee. The residents association, ABCRA, has also retained a lawyer to appear on its behalf. This week ABCRA was soliciting the presence of homeowners on Roxborough at the meeting as a show of the interest taken by the community. With files and photos supplied by Yonge and Roxborough News.
