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2 Brighton Avenue-131 Excelsior Pde (DA1243/2016

SNL, the developer is progressing the DA that spans from 2 Brighton Ave to 131 Excelsior Pde through the Land and Environment Court. The developer took this step because LMCC had 60 days to assess a development and when this time was up SNL deemed it a refusal and pursued an alternative approval route.

It is unfortunate that the initial documentation provided by the developer was so riddled with inaccuracies that LMCC had to spend time requesting more information which resulted in an amended application that still had unaddressed issues. This resulted in two extended notification periods to allow for community comment, all eating in to the 60-day determination period.

It is hard to imagine how a large and experienced developer such as SNL could allow for such poor information to be repeatedly lodged. The most recent time wasters included a vehicle manoeuvre plans which were illegible due to the number of proposed car movements, LMCC requested clearer visuals, a photomontage which bore no correlation to the proposed loss of tree canopy, an accurate representation was again requested. A third request was made for accurate information on cut & fill, level anomalies, stormwater management and traffic flow out of the site as the submitted plans were not updated and information was inaccurate.

At present the Land & Environment Court process is a bit of an overwhelming mystery to the CPPA. If anyone has had experience and would like to share it please come along to the next CPPA meeting on 13/2/17, 3:30-5:30pm at Progress Hall, 197 Skye Point Rd.

NB: It was mentioned in the December Chronicle that there would be a presentation to Council on 13/2/17. This will NOT be happening as Council is now not the approval authority.

151 Brighton Av (DA 1835/2016).-The Hirecraft marina site.

Since December a few things have happened. Hundreds of submissions have been lodged with Council who have decided that the development will be brought before the Councillors for determination and not dealt with under delegated authority i.e by council officers. Also the Toronto Contributions Catchment Plan was adopted which has $13.6 million set aside for the purchase of the land and upgrade of the Toronto Foreshore Park should the development be rejected.

LMCC will only pursue the acquisition of the land if the DA is not approved. If the DA does not go ahead the owners have an agreed buyer in Council.

When the development comes before the Councillors there will be an opportunity to make a presentation to the Councillors and the community can attend the meeting to show their interest in this community-changing proposal.

It is now up to the community to make their hopes for this area clear so the Councillors understand what the community wants. Ring your Councillors, they are your local representatives and all the contact details are on LMCC’s website.