By-law to Require and Govern the Construction of Green Roofs in Toronto
Motion to adopt item as amended (Carried)
5/26/2009 7:39:59 PM “PG25.3 - Adopt the item as amended” 36 yea+2 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Feldman YES Filion YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker NO Ford NO Holyday
Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Bill Saundercook (Carried)
That Council adopt the following recommendations contained in the report (May 22, 2009) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building [PW25.3d]:
1. City Council amend the draft Green Roof By-law to exempt all complete site plan applications received prior to January 31, 2010 from the green roof requirement of the By-law.
2. City Council direct the Chief Planner Executive Director of the City Planning Division to include a provision in the proposed harmonized Zoning By-law for the City of Toronto to allow 25 percent of any amenity space located on the roof of a building to be utilized as a green roof.
3. City Council amend the draft Green Roof By-law to exclude outdoor amenity space provided on the roof of a residential building from the calculation of available roof space to a maximum of 2m2 per residential unit.
4. City Council request that the Province amend Section 108 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 ("COTA"), to provide additional authority for the City to require alternatives to green roofs that meet or exceed the objectives of a green roof.
5. City Council enact the draft Green Roof By-law in accordance with Attachment A such draft by-law being in accordance with the recommendations of the Planning and Growth Management Committee and in accordance with the recommended actions of this report with respect to outdoor amenity space and exemptions for complete site plan applications.
5/26/2009 7:38:08 PM “PG25.3 - Saundercook” 35 yea+3 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Feldman YES Filion YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker
NO Ford NO McConnell NO Palacio
Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Carried)
That Recommendation 5 be amended by adding the words "subject to notification of the local Councillor(s) ", so that Recommendation 5 now reads follows:
"5. City Council delegate authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to approve variances to the Green Roof By-law subject to notification of the local Councillor(s).”
5/26/2009 7:39:16 PM “PG25.3 - Moscoe” 37 yea+1 nay,2/3 maj,quorum
YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Feldman YES Filion YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES McConnell YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Minnan-Wong YES Moscoe YES Nunziata YES Ootes YES Palacio YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Rae YES Saundercook YES Stintz YES Thompson YES Vaughan YES Walker
NO Ford
Motion to Receive Item moved by Councillor Doug Holyday (Lost)
That the item be received for information.
5/26/2009 7:37:10 PM “PG25.3 - Holyday - Receive the item” 2 yea+35 nay,failed,quorum
YES Ford YES Holyday NO Augimeri NO Bussin [Chair] NO Carroll NO Cho NO Davis NO De Baeremaeker NO Del Grande NO Di Giorgio NO Feldman NO Filion NO Grimes NO Hall NO Jenkins NO Kelly NO Lee NO Lindsay Luby NO McConnell NO Mihevc NO Milczyn NO Miller NO Minnan-Wong NO Moscoe NO Nunziata NO Ootes NO Palacio NO Pantalone NO Parker NO Perks NO Perruzza NO Rae NO Saundercook NO Stintz NO Thompson NO Vaughan NO Walker