Queen West Restaurant Study Update

UPDATE: Didn't get the attend the below meeting, share your feedback by completing the survey online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TOQueenWRestaurant The deadline for the survey is Wednesday, October 18^th. For further information contact Joanna Kimont via e-mail Joanna.kimont@toronto.ca or her office at 416-392-7919. -------------------------------- The City is holding a Community Consultation meeting where you can learn more about this study, ask questions, and share your comments. Wednesday, September 27, 2017 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM May Robinson Auditorium, 20 West Lodge Avenue In 2013 City of Toronto Planning staff completed a study of restaurants and related uses along Queen Street West between Dufferin Street and Roncesvalles Avenue and the impact that these were having on other commercial uses along Queen Street West as well as on the surrounding residential uses north and south of the street. Upon completion of the Study, City Council passed By-laws 1049-2013 and 1050-2013 placing certain restrictions on restaurants such as limiting their size and location within a building. Additionally, these By-laws placed a maximum on the number of restaurants permitted to be located in Areas A-D (as found on the map on the opposite side of this page) limiting the concentration of restaurants to no more than 25% of the properties within each of these areas. City Council directed City staff to evaluate the impact of this concentration provision and to report back to City Council before the end of 2017. The purpose of this Community Consultation meeting is to present some preliminary findings related to this concentration provision and to obtain feedback from the Community. To help complete the required analysis, the City retained the services of consultation firm Three Sixty Collective who will present their preliminary findings and will be available to respond to questions. To speak to the planner directly, contact Joanna Kimont at (416) 392-7216 or joanna.kimont@toronto.ca. You may also mail your comments to the planner at Toronto and East York District, 100 Queen St W Floor 18 E Toronto On, M5H 2N2. You may contact my office at (416) 392-7919.