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Figure 10 - By-law 569-2013 Zoning<br />
Figure 11 - By-law 569-2013 Heights<br />
4.6 City of Toronto Urban Design Guidelines<br />
Given that the proposed redevelopment includes both mid-rise and tall building<br />
elements, we have had regard to both the Mid-Rise Building Guidelines and the<br />
Tall Building Design Guidelines, as described in Sections 4.7 and 4.8 below.<br />
Policy 5.3.2(1) of the City of Toronto Official Plan provides that, while guidelines<br />
and plans express Council policy, they are not part of the Plan unless the Plan has<br />
been specifically amended to include them, and do not have the status of policies<br />
in the Official Plan adopted under the Planning Act.<br />
4.7 Mid-Rise Building Guidelines<br />
At its meeting on July 6, 7 and 8, 2010, City Council adopted a staff recommendation<br />
to use the Performance Standards for Mid-Rise Buildings proposed in the<br />
“Avenues & Mid-Rise Buildings Study” (May 2010) in evaluating mid-rise building<br />
development proposals on the Avenues for a monitoring period of approximately<br />
two years. It is noted that Queen Street East was specifically excluded from the<br />
study area by Council when it adopted the study.<br />
The July 2010 Council decision directed that, prior to the end of the monitoring<br />
period, staff was to report back to the Planning and Growth Management<br />
Committee on the effectiveness of the Performance Standards and potential<br />
implementation measures. On November 13, 2013, Council adopted a staff<br />
recommendation to extend the monitoring period to the end of 2014 to allow<br />
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