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301-319 King Street West - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Directions Regarding Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Hearing

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2020-02-26 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on February 26, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 11, 2019) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Cressy. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 11, 2019) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Cressy.

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3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 11, 2019) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 11, 2019) from the City Solicitor, as amended by motion 1 by Councillor Cressy, were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated December 9, 2019 in Public Attachment 1 to the report (December 11, 2019) from the City Solicitor and as shown on the architectural plans dated October 28, 2019 in Public Appendix 1 to Public Attachment 1 to the report (December 11, 2019) from the City Solicitor, subject to Parts 2 to 5 below. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing on this matter in support of the Revised Proposed as set out in the Settlement Offer. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act securing as a community benefit an indexed cash contribution of $3,200,000.00 to be paid by the owner prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the proposed development which is to be allocated for community services and facilities in Ward 10 at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and to secure other matters of legal convenience, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to secure as a matter of legal convenience in the Section 37 agreement referred to in Part 3 above a requirement that the Applicant will use best commercial efforts to provide at least three commercial restaurant uses on the ground floor of the subject site, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 5. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment application until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the proposed zoning by-law amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planning and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; b. all outstanding comments set out in the Engineering and Construction Services memorandum dated February 9, 2019, including the necessary revisions to Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has entered into the necessary agreements requiring the owner to pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the Functional Servicing Report, to be submitted for review and acceptance by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development; d. the City and the owner have entered into and registered on title to the Subject Site a Section 37 Agreement securing the community benefits referenced in Part 3 above, and other matters of legal convenience, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; e. the owner has provided a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the properties at 301-303, 305, 309, and 311, 315, and 319 King Street West prepared by Phillip Goldsmith Architect dated October 25, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; f. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 301-303, 305, 309, and 311, 315, and 319 King Street West substantially in accordance with the architectural plans dated October 28, 2019 included as Public Appendix 1 to Public Attachment 1 to this report and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Part 5.e above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and with such agreement to be registered on title to the Subject Site to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; g. the owner has received approval from City Council to alter the Subject Site pursuant to Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act; h. the owner has withdrawn its appeal(s) of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan, as they relate to the 301-319 King Street West, upon the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal order allowing the appeal in part of the Zoning By-law Amendments, bringing such By-laws into force, and if not an appellant, but rather a party to such appeals, the owner shall withdraw as a party and not seek any party or participant status on the appeals; and i. the owner has withdrawn its site-specific appeals of Official Plan Amendment 352 and By-laws 1106-2016 and 1107-2016 as they relate to 301-319 King Street West. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 11, 2019) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (December 11, 2019) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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2477879 Ontario Inc., 1579661 Ontario Inc., Clarieville Holdings Limited, and Frances Danyliw (together the "Applicant") own lands municipally known as 301-319 King Street West (the "Subject Site"). The Subject Site is located on the south side of King Street West, west of John Street. The Subject Site currently contains four 3-storey buildings with commercial uses at grade. Each of the properties that compose the Subject Site have recognized heritage value: The properties at 301-303, 315, and 319 King Street West are designated heritage properties and the property at 305, 309, and 311 King Street West has been listed.

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On April 4, 2013, the Applicant submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City proposing to amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit the development of a 42-storey (174.6 metres in height, including mechanical penthouse) commercial building at 305-319 King Street West (the "Original Proposal"). The Original Proposal included office, hotel, and restaurant uses, as well as four levels of underground parking. Portions of the heritage buildings on the site were proposed to be retained and integrated into the 5-storey podium of the new building. The Original Proposal did not include any setbacks from the eastern property line, and therefore provided no tower separation to the neighbouring property. The total proposed gross floor area ("GFA") of the Original Proposal was 38,343 square metres, with a floor space index ("FSI") of 31.5. The tower floor plate proposed was 900 square metres. On December 3, 2017, the Applicant appealed the Application to the Ontario Municipal Board ("OMB") (now known as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT")) as LPAT File No. PL171514. The first prehearing conference was held on October 3, 2018 before the LPAT. The second prehearing conference was held on May 13, 2019. In October 2019, as a result of discussions between the Applicant and City staff, the Applicant modified their application and submitted revised plans to the City dated October 28, 2019 (the "Revised Proposal"). The Revised Proposal (which now also includes the property at 301-303 King Street West) proposes a 50-storey mixed-use residential and commercial building, with a reduced total height of 157 metres. As part of the Revised Proposal the Applicant also proposed a revised heritage retention strategy regarding the existing heritage buildings included as part of the development and submitted an updated Heritage Impact Assessment ("HIA"), prepared by Philip Goldsmith Architect, dated October 25, 2019. On December 9, 2019, the Applicant's counsel, McMillan LLP, submitted to the City Solicitor a with prejudice settlement offer (the "Settlement Offer"). The Settlement Offer proposes a resolution of the LPAT appeal based on the Revised Proposal and further proposes to provide to the City a Section 37 cash contribution of $3.2 million to be put towards community benefits. The Revised Proposal and the Settlement Offer are described in further detail in the "Comments" section below. The Settlement Offer is included as Public Attachment 1 to this report. The architectural plans showing the Revised Proposal dated October 28, 2019 by Scott Shields Architects Inc. are included as Public Appendix 1 to Public Attachment 1 to this report. It should be noted that a related alterations report from Heritage Preservation Service ("HPS") dated October 29, 2019, is also intended to be considered by City Council at its meeting on December 17 and 18, 2019, as Item TE11.9 (the "Heritage Report"). The Heritage Report recommends that City Council approve alterations to the heritage properties on the Subject Site in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act in order to permit a development pursuant to the Revised Proposal and the updated HIA, subject to certain conditions of approval. The Heritage Report also recommends that City Council designate the properties at 305, 309, and 311 King Street West under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Heritage Report should be considered in conjunction with this report. A copy of the Applicant's letter to the Toronto and East York Community Council regarding Item TE11.9 and the Heritage Report is also included as Public Appendix 2 to Public Attachment 1 to this report. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions regarding the Settlement Offer in relation to the LPAT appeal. City Planning has been involved in the preparation of this report.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in the Confidential Attachment 1 to this report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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