de Davies Howe Partners Lawyers The Fifth Floor 99 Spadina Ave Trento, Ontario sv 38 ¥ 416.977,7088 F 416.977.8931 dawieshowe.com Please refer to: John M. Alati e-mail: johna@davieshowe.com dune 9, 2009 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Re: O.M.B Case No. PLO70317 O.M.B. File Nos. 2070034 & M070095 Northwest corner of Gerrard Street and Clonmore Drive. City of Toronto We are counsel to GCD Trustee Limited, the owners of the lands described above. We are circulating a Notice of Appointment for Hearing for an upcoming OMB Hearing scheduled for July 20, 2009. You will find attached to this letter a Notice of Appointment for Hearing, Rules 61 to 65 of the Board's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of the proposed amending by-law and an explanatory note concerning the existing zoning, and the purpose and effect of the proposed by-law amendment. The hearing will commence at 10:00 am, at Hearing Room, Ontario Municipal Board, 655 Bay Street, 16 Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1E5. ‘Should you have any questions with respect to the proposal, please do not hesitate to contact Mr, Julius DeRuyter of PMG Planning Consultants & Engineers at (416) 787-4935 or Ms. Maria Jones at Davies Howe Partners at (416) 977-7088. Yours truly, DAVIES HOWE PARTNERS Maui fore M, latiO.M.B. Case No. PLO70317 ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD Commission des affaires municipales de l'Ontario GCD Trustee Limited has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, RS.O. 1990, c.P. 13, as amended, from Councils refusal or neglect to enact a proposed amendment to Zoning By-law 13310 of the City of ‘Toronto to rezone lands respecting lands at the northwest comer of Gerrard Street East and Clonmore Drive to permit the establishment of new maximum dwelling unit floor areas to apply to the minimum unit floor areas currently included in the zoning by-law O.M.B. File No. 070034 GCD Trustee Limited has refered to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 41(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.0. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, determination and settlement of details ofa site plan for lands at the northwest comer of Gerrard Street East and Clonmore Drive, in the City of Toronto O.M.B. File No. M070095 APPOINTMENT FOR HEARING The Ontario Municipal Board has appointed the commencement of the hearing of this appeal: at: 10:00 AM on: — Monday, July 20, 2009 at: Hearing Room, Ontario Municipal Board, 655 Bay Street, 16" Fl oor, Toronto, Ontario, MSG 1E5 ‘The Board has set aside 5 days for this hearing All parties and patticipants should attend at the start of the hearing at the time and date indicated, lmespective of the number of days scheduled. The Board will generally not grant adjournments except in the most serious circumstances, and only in accordance with the Board's Rules on Adjournments. If you do not attend and are not represented at this hearing, the Board may proceed in your absence and you will not be entitled to any further notice of the proceedings. In the event the decision is reserved, persons taking part in the hearing and wishing a copy of the decision may request a copy from the presiding Board member or, in writing, {rom the Board. Pour recevoir des services en francais, veuillex communiquer avec la Division des audiences au (416) 326-6800, au moins 20 jours civil savant la date fixée pour Faudience. DATED at Toronto, this 9" day of June, 2009.O.M.B. Case No.: PLO70317 O.M.B. HEARING EXPLANATORY NOTE The following is an explanation of the purpose and effect of the rezoning applications before the Ontario Municipal Board (“O.M.B."). The applications affect lands owned by GCD Trustee Limited. The subject property is located at the northwest comer of Gerrard Street East and Clonmore Drive, in the City of Toronto. The O.M.B. will consider a proposed amendment to the former City of Scarborough Zoning By-law 8786 which applies to lands in the Community of Birchcliff. The subject lands are zoned Apartment Residential (A). Permitted uses include apartment buildings, multi-family dwellings, nursing homes, senior citizens homes, nursery schools, private home day dare and group homes. The existing zoning will allow apartment development on four separate blocks, The zoning on Block 1 permits one suite per 30 square metres of lot area with a maximum of 60% of total number of suites being two bedroom units and a maximum of 6% of total units being three bedroom units. This would permit a total of 367 dwelling units for Block 1. The zoning on Block 2 permits one suite per 26 square metres of lot area with a maximum of 60% of total number of suites being two bedroom units and a maximum of 6% of total units being three bedroom units. This would permit a total of 369 dwelling units for Block 2. The applicant proposes to delete Performance Standard 80, as it relates to all four blocks on the subject lands, which establishes minimum suite sizes for bachelor, 1- bedroom, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom suites. ‘The applicant proposes to introduce a new Performance Standard 80D for Blocks 1 and 2 only, which would introduce maximum suite sizes that would apply to a minimum of 25% of the total number of dwelling units ‘The purpose and effect of the proposed amendments to the remove the restriction to minimum suite size for the entirety of the subject property and to introduce maximum suite size that would apply to a minimum of 25% of the units within Blocks 1 and 2 only If further information or details of the proposal are required, please contact Ms. Maria Jones of Davies Howe Partners at (416) 977-7088. document