Final Report - Rental Housing Demolition Application - 2779-2781 Yonge Street and 15-17 and 19-21 Strathgowan Avenue

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• 2019-06-25 · North York Community Council · adopted

  Decision as filed

  North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the application for a Rental Housing Demolition permit in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of 28 existing rental dwelling units located at 2779 Yonge Street and 15-17 and 19-21 Strathgowan Avenue, subject to the following conditions: a. the owner shall provide, secure and maintain not less than 28 replacement rental dwelling units, comprised of at least 14 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom units, within the proposed 9-storey mixed-use building on the subject site, for a period of at least 20 years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as generally illustrated in the plans provided to the City Planning Division dated May 3, 2019.

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  Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; b. the owner shall provide, secure and maintain at least 3 one-bedroom and 3 two-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents and 11 one-bedroom and 11 two-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at mid-range rents, for a period of at least 10 years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied; c. the owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; d. the owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 9-storey mix-use building at no extra charge. Access and use of these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any resident of the non-replacement rental dwelling units without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as customary practices for private bookings, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; e. the owner shall provide 14 vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; f. the owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants of the existing rental dwelling units, including the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; g. the owner shall provide tenant assistance to all past eligible tenants of the existing rental dwelling units, including the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and h. the owner shall enter into and register on title to the subject site one or more Agreement(s) to secure the conditions outlined in a, b, c, d, e, f and g above to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division including an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. 2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to issue Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the 28 existing rental dwelling units at 2779 Yonge Street and 15-17 and 19-21 Strathgowan Avenue after all of the following have occurred: a. satisfaction or securing of the conditions in Recommendation 1 above; b. the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect; c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the proposed 9-storey mix-use building on the subject site; and e. the execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act securing Recommendation 1 a, b, c, d, e, f and g and any other requirements of the Zoning-Bylaw Amendment. 3. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue the Rental Housing Demolition permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has given preliminary approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above. 4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue the Residential Demolition permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code and Section 33 of the Planning Act no earlier than the issuance of the first building permit for excavation and shoring of the proposed development, and after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has given preliminary approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition permit under 363-11.1, of the Toronto Municipal Code, on condition that: a. the owner remove all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. the owner erect solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official; c. the owner erect the mixed-use building on the site no later than 4 years from the day demolition of the existing buildings is commenced; and d. should the owner fail to complete the proposed 9-storey mixed-use building within the time specified in condition c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each dwelling unit for which a Residential Demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued. 5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement the foregoing, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement.

  Clerk’s note

  North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 25, 2019 and notice was given in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 667, under the City of Toronto Act. No one addressed the North York Community Council on June 25, 2019.

• 2019-07-16 · Toronto City Council · adopted