City-Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment - McCleary-Media City-Turning Basin - Port Lands (185 - 450 Commissioners Street (north); 101 - 495 Commissioners Street (south); 625 - 811 Lake Shore Boulevard East (south); 17 - 75 Basin Street; 185 Villiers Street; 115 Saulter Street; 120 Bouchette Street)

By-law 979-2017 was extended for one additional year, to the maximum permitted under Section 38 of the Planning Act. Although many of the planning studies have advanced, the Interim Control By-law will expire prior to the completion of studies for several districts that are covered by the By-law. As a result, existing zoning permissions will be in force and effect on October 2, 2019, permitting many uses that are incompatible with PLPF direction. The Port Lands land uses, as identified in the PLPF Appendix 2: Desirable Uses, Permissible Uses and Uses Open for Consideration, sets out the first principles for the Production, Creative and Interactive (PIC) Core Urban Design Guidelines Study and the McCleary District Precinct Plan. This work will continue to advance after the Interim Control By-law expires. As an interim measure to regulate land uses while planning studies for McCleary District, Turning Basin District and Media City to continue, a zoning by-law amendment of Zoning By-law 438-86 will ensure that land use permissions for these districts are consistent with the PLPF land use direction, permitting uses that the City is encouraging while prohibiting uses that are incompatible with the Port Lands vision. Existing land uses on specific properties within McCleary District,Turning Basin District and Media City that are not desirable within the PLPF are permitted on a site-specific basis in the proposed zoning bylaw amendment. This will permit these existing uses to continue as-of-right while various planning studies continue. The proposed zoning bylaw amendment will apply to McCleary District, Turning Basin District and Media City, as represented in Attachment 1. The By-law amendment is generally consistent with the employment-focused uses within PLPF Appendix 2, permitting a wide range of modern flexible employment, light industrial, and production-related uses like warehousing, manufacturing, emerging industries, printing, publishing and digital media firms, film and television studios and ancillary uses, artist studios, workshops, service commercial, and office. The By-law amendment only addresses land use permissions and does not include any new performance standards, which would be identified through further planning studies.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.