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582-590 King Street West, 471-473 Adelaide Street West and 115 Portland Street Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction

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2021-02-02 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on February 2, 3 and 5, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Attachment 2, and Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the City Solicitor.

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3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 25, 2021) remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Revised Settlement Offer as set out in Confidential Attachment 2 and Confidential Appendix 1 the report (January 25, 2021) from the City Solicitor and City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City staff to attend at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing in support of the Revised Proposal. 2. Should the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal approve the Zoning By-law Amendment application, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of the final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until such time as: a. the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendments are to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and the City Solicitor; b. the owner addresses all outstanding comments outlined in Part I - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - in the memorandum from the Manager, Development Engineering, Engineering and Construction Services, dated December 21, 2017; c. the owner pays for and constructs 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 owner has entered into an Agreement with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: i. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall make a cash contribution in the amount of $1,015.000.00 to be directed towards the provision of community services and facilities, parkland improvements and/or public realm improvements in the vicinity of the site to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; ii. the cash contributions referred to in Part 2.d.i. above shall be increased upwards by indexing in accordance with the Statistics Canada Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date of registration of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made to the City; iii. in the event the cash contributions referred to in Part 2.d.i. above has not been used for the intended purposes within three (3) years of the By-laws coming into full force and effect, the cash contributions may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in Ward 10; and iv. the following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: A. prior to the commencement of any demolition, shoring or excavation work, the owner agrees to submit, and thereafter implement, a construction management plan to address such matters as noise, dust, street closures, parking and laneway uses and access; such plan shall be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; e. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 582 King Street West, including 590 and 592 King Street West and 471 and 473 Adelaide Street West, substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by prepared by KFA Architects and Planners Inc. dated March 13, 2020, and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA Architects dated February 28, 2020, subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.f. below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; f. the owner has provided a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the Lands dated February 28, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and g. the owner has withdrawn their appeal(s) of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan, 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. 3. City Council direct that prior to Final Site Plan approval for the Lands, or any part of the Lands, the owner shall: a. provide final site plan drawings, including drawings related to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.f. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and c. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the buildings on the subject property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning. 4. City Council direct that prior to the issuance of any permit for all, or any part of the Lands, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: a. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Part 2.f. above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and b. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 5. City Council direct that prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part 4.b. above, the owner shall: a. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation, lighting and interpretation has been completed in accordance with the relevant approved plans and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and b. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. Confidential Attachment 2 and Confidential Appendix 1 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 25, 2021) from the City Solicitor remains confidential in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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On August 11, 2017, an application for this site was submitted to the City to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a mixed-use development containing retail uses at grade and office uses above grade. A six-storey building was proposed to front King Street West (at 582-590 King Street West), connected to a 12-storey building located at 471-473 Adelaide Street West and 115 Portland Street. The applicant appealed City Council's failure to issue a decision on the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) and a Request for Direction Report (May 18, 2018) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, was considered by City Council at its meeting on June 26, 2018.

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The report recommended that City Council authorize City staff to oppose the application in its current form and continue discussions with the applicant. A 20-day hearing before the LPAT was scheduled to begin on May 5, 2020. The hearing was subsequently adjourned and has not been rescheduled. The parties agreed to LPAT led mediation, and following a mediation that took place in December, 2019 and January, 2020, the applicant revised their plans, and on May 20, 2020 submitted a with prejudice settlement offer to the City for a revised development proposal. On July 28, 2020, City Council adopted recommendations of the Request for Direction report (July 20, 2020) from the City Solicitor respecting the proposed settlement, including the recommendation that the City Solicitor along with appropriate City staff attend the LPAT in support of the revised proposal. The City Solicitor seeks further direction on this matter no later than the completion of the City Council meeting on February 2 and 3, 2021.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the confidential recommendations in Confidential Attachment 1. 2. If the City Solicitor's confidential recommendations are adopted by Council, then City Council authorize the public release of: a. the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 (with the remainder of Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential as it contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege), and b. Confidential Attachment 2 and Confidential Appendix 1

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