Request for Directions Report - 880-890 The Queensway - Zoning By-law Amendment Application

On March 26, 2018, the applicant filed an appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT"), citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the prescribed timelines of the Planning Act. A Pre-Hearing Conference was held on September 10, 2018 before the newly established LPAT, and a second Pre-Hearing Conference is scheduled for February 7, 2019. The proposal is appropriate for the site and is compatible with the surrounding area. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017). The proposed building represents appropriate intensification along The Queensway that conforms with the Official Plan and is generally consistent with The Queensway Design Guidelines and Streetscape Improvements. The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's direction with respect to the position of the City at the LPAT. The report recommends that City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City staff, to support the proposal at the LPAT, subject to a number of conditions.

2. In the event that the LPAT allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the LPAT to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until the City Solicitor confirms that: a. The owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services. b. The owner has submitted a revised Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services. c. The owner has submitted both the Servicing Report Groundwater Summary and the Hydrogeological Review Summary forms to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services. d. The owner has made satisfactory arrangements with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure at the sole cost of the applicant, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, in accordance with the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services. e. The final form of the Zoning By-law is to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, and includes the following provisions: i. The minimum vehicular parking ratios are as follows: Bachelor dwelling units at 0.7 spaces per dwelling unit; One-bedroom dwelling units at 0.8 spaces per dwelling unit; Two-bedroom dwelling units at 0.9 spaces per dwelling unit; Dwelling units with three or more bedrooms at 1.0 space per dwelling unit; Parking allocated for visitors at 0.15 spaces per dwelling unit; and Retail uses a minimum of 1.0 space per 100m2 ii. Comply with the parking requirements noted in Condition No. 2(e) (i) above, save and except, a reduction of four residential spaces shall be permitted for the provision of one (1) car-share space. iii. Include the following definitions in the Site Specific Zoning By-law: a. Car-share means the practice where a number of people share the use of one or more cars that are owned by a profit or non-profit car-sharing organization and where such organization may require that use of cars be reserved in advance, charge fees based on time and/or kilometres driven and set membership requirements of the car sharing organization, including the payment of a membership fee that may or may not be refundable; and b. Car-share parking spaces means a parking space that is reserved and actively used for car-sharing. iv. Accessible parking spaces shall be provided according to Section 200.15 of Zoning By-law No. 569-2013. v. Comply with the parking space dimension requirements of Zoning By-law No. 569-2013, save and except the following: a. A maximum of two parking spaces, which contain an obstruction on one side and can have a minimum width of 2.9 m and are accessed by drive aisles that have a width of 5.5 m; and vi. The proposed residential building shall provide a Type 'G/B' loading space, which measures 13.0 m in length and 4.0 m in width, with a vertical clearance of 6.1 m. vii. Vehicular access will be provided from the laneway at the rear of the site. viii. A maximum of one small car parking space is permitted, with the minimum dimensions of 2.6 m in width and 5.45 m in length. ix. Provide space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewer By-law Chapter 68-10. 3. City Council require a 1.2 m to 5.8 m wide lane widening at the rear of the property to be conveyed through the Site Plan Control review process to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Transportation Services and the City Solicitor. 4. Prior to Site Plan approval, the owner shall provide a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.