66 to 80 Dale Avenue - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Applications - Preliminary Report

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2019-09-16 · Scarborough Community Council · amended

As filed

Scarborough Community Council directed that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 66 to 80 Dale Avenue together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

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3. The Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District consider removing the option for a "Place of Worship" as a potential use on the property. 4. The Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District consider requiring the developer to have the roadway access point on Kingston Road. 5. The Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District to create a Residents' Working Group to give community input and consult with the Developer and the local Ward Councillor.

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This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application located at 66 to 80 Dale Avenue. This report supersedes the original Preliminary Report for the application which was deferred from consideration by Scarborough Community Council at their July 4, 2018 meeting. Since that time the applicant has held a consultation meeting with the community, has received comments from various City Divisions and agencies through the review of the original application and in response has revised their proposal.

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Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor as recommended through this report. The revised proposal is for two mid-rise buildings with a new private driveway along the southern portion of the site. The building that is situated on the west portion of the site, closest to Dale Avenue, Building A, has a proposed height of 7-storeys (21.5 metres plus 4.5 metre mechanical penthouse). The second building, Building B, is located on the eastern portion of the site closest to Kingston Road, has a proposed height of 12-storeys (36.5 metres plus 4.5 metre mechanical penthouse). Permission is sought for a total of 325 dwelling units. Both are situated above a proposed two-level underground parking garage containing a total of 317 parking spaces. The proposed development also includes both indoor and outdoor amenity areas, a privately owned publicly accessible walking trail, and a proposed pedestrian connection at the north-east corner of the site connecting to the Guildwood GO station east of Kingston Road. The applicants are requesting to amend the Official Plan to re-designate the subject lands from Neighbourhoods and Parks and Open Space Areas (Parks) to Apartment Neighbourhoods and the lands at 66 Dale Avenue from Neighbourhoods to Parks and Open Space Areas (Parks). The applicant is also seeking to amend both the former City of Scarborough By-law No.10010 (Scarborough Village Community) and the City-Wide By-law No. 569-2013 to permit the development and the park land on the lands west of the development site. Rental tenure is currently proposed but is contingent upon available Provincial and City funding programs and initiatives to support the development. If the availability of these programs or initiatives change in the future, the Owner may consider and pursue a condominium ownership option on a portion or all of the development. In order to facilitate the proposed development, the owners are seeking a land exchange of 1,202 square metres with the City of Toronto. This involves the dedication of the lands at 66 Dale Avenue as public park in exchange for portions of land at the eastern edge of the existing City owned parkland. This will enable a more regular access along Dale Avenue and driveway design for the development site and create a more contiguous rectangular parcel for the parkland. The lands at 80 Dale Avenue are part of the City's 2018 "Open Door" Affordable Rental Housing Program. The current proposal includes approximately 33 (10%) of the units as affordable.

Staff recommended

The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 66 to 80 Dale Avenue together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

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