The filed record
2908 Yonge Street - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Directions Regarding Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Hearing
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The decision
2021-02-02 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
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 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the public release of Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor.
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4. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as it contains advice that subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public, as follows: 1. City Council accept the Settlement Offer dated January 25, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 2 and as generally shown on the Revised Plans dated January 25 and 26, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor, subject to Parts 2 to 5 set out 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 proposal as set out in the Settlement Offer dated January 25, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 2 and as generally shown on the Revised Plans dated January 25 and 26, 2021, in Confidential Attachment 3 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council accept cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication in satisfaction of the Applicant's required parkland contribution pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act. 4. City Council require the owner to enter into an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure a privately-owned publicly accessible space provided and maintained by owner, at the owner's expense, located along the western edge of the subject site abutting the Duplex Parkette and having a width of not less than 3 metres and an area of not less than 112.2 square metres as generally shown on the Revised Plans dated January 25 and 26, 2021, in Confidential 3 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; the privately-owned publicly accessible space is intended to be accessible to the public and landscaped to compliment the abutting Duplex Parkette, including through the use of appropriate signage, tree and shrub plantings, and bench seating; any infrastructure associated with the previous gas station use, including but not limited to vent pipes, air intake, and air exhaust, located within the privately-owned publicly accessible space and/or adjacent Duplex Parkette lands shall be removed; any air intake or exhaust proposed as a component of the development located within the privately-owned publicly accessible space shall be appropriately screened and have their visual impact minimized through the design of the privately-owned publicly accessible space; underground parking serving the development on the subject site will be permitted to encroach under the privately-owned publicly accessible space; and the specific location, configuration, and design of the privately-owned publicly accessible space shall be determined in the context of an application for Site Plan Approval pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 5. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its final 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 Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the City and the Applicant have entered into and registered a Section 37 Agreement securing the benefits outlined in Part 4 above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; c. all engineering matters have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; d. the Applicant has entered into an agreement or agreements or otherwise secured the design, construction, and the provision of financial securities for any required upgrades or improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development as may be identified in the accepted Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Assessment, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water; and e. the Applicant has provide satisfactory drawings and maneuvering diagrams showing the appropriate design, location, configuration, dimensions and function of the vehicular loading space, ramps, drive aisles, and parking spaces associated with the proposed development all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; all vehicular ramps proposed as part of the development shall have a minimum width of 6 metres. Confidential Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (January 26, 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 26, 2021) 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 subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 26, 2021) from the City Solicitor will be made at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
The vote
Adopt Item · Carried, 24-2
The whole record, all 26 members
- Ana BailãoFor
- Anthony PerruzzaFor
- Brad BradfordFor
- Cynthia LaiFor
- Denzil Minnan-WongFor
- Frances NunziataFor
- Gary CrawfordFor
- Gord PerksFor
- James PasternakFor
- Jaye RobinsonAgainst
- Jennifer McKelvieFor
- Joe CressyFor
- John FilionFor
- John ToryFor
- Josh MatlowAgainst
- Kristyn Wong-TamFor
- Mark GrimesFor
- Michael FordFor
- Michael ThompsonFor
- Mike ColleFor
- Mike LaytonFor
- Nick MantasFor
- Paul AinslieFor
- Paula FletcherFor
- Shelley CarrollFor
- Stephen HolydayFor
Every name opens that member’s record.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
1948630 Ontario Inc. (the "Applicant") is the owner of the property municipally known as 2908 Yonge Street (the "Subject Site"), located on the west side of Yonge Street, on the southwest corner of Yonge Street and Chatsworth Drive, in the Yonge-Lawrence area. The Subject Site abuts Duplex Parkette to the south and west. The Subject Site was formerly the location of a gas station and is currently vacant. On December 19, 2017, the Applicant submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City proposing to amend the former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit the development of a new 13-storey mixed-use building with an overall height of 47.8 metres (the "Application").
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The residential entrance would front onto Yonge Street with garage access from Chatsworth Drive. Parking would be provided in 4 levels of underground parking. A total of 70 parking spaces were proposed. On April 24, 2018, City Council considered and adopted the recommendations of a Refusal Report (Item NY29.7) from the Chief Planner and refused the rezoning Application. Following City Council's refusal of the Application, the Applicant appealed the Application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT"). The appeal is known as LPAT File No. PL180573. To date, the LPAT has held three case management conferences on the following dates: October 16, 2018; January 16, 2020; and July 27, 2020. In addition to the City and the Applicant, the Lytton Park Residents Organization ("LPRO") is also a party to the appeal. On August 22, 2020, the Applicant submitted revised plans for the purpose of the LPAT hearing ("LPAT Proposal"). The LPAT Proposal maintained the 13-storey height, but included a proposed on-site parkland dedication of 110.3 square metres along the west side of the Subject Property, abutting Duplex Parkette. The appeal is currently scheduled to be heard by the LPAT during a 9-day hearing on February 16 to 26, 2021. The purpose of this report is to request instructions regarding the LPAT appeal and upcoming hearing. The February 3 and 4, 2021 City Council meeting is the last opportunity for the City Solicitor to obtain instructions prior to the start of the LPAT hearing. 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 Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council authorize public release of Confidential Attachment 2 and Confidential Attachment 3 to this report, if the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 are adopted by City Council.
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4. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice subject to solicitor-client privilege.
On the record
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