555 Rexdale Boulevard - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Final Report

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed transportation use is consistent with the policies of the Employment Areas designation of the Official Plan, as well as other relevant policies pertaining to the integration of transportation and land use planning to achieve the overall aim of increasing accessibility throughout the City of Toronto. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law subject to conditions before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment. Provided the conditions are fulfilled, staff are of the opinion the proposed amendment is appropriate in this location.

3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. Submit a revised Traffic Impact Study to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning for review and acceptance. b. Enter into and register in priority an agreement with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, in respect of the following legal conveniences: i. The design and construction of all upgrades or required transportation or road improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the transportation use and/or facility, and to financially secure same, pursuant to the site plan application approval process for a transportation use and/or facility on the site to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or his or her designate. The upgrades or improvements must be designed and constructed to the applicable City design standards and must comply with the requirements of the Toronto Green Standard Version 3.0 Tier 1; ii. The design and construction of a new public and/or private street including improvements to existing private streets on the site which provide public access to a transportation use and/or facility, all in accordance with City standards and specifications, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services pursuant to the site plan application approval process for the site, and all such improvements shall be constructed and operational prior to a transportation use and/or facility on the site being operational; iii. Grants of easement in respect of all private streets which provide the public with means of vehicular, pedestrian and cycling access to and egress from a transportation use and/or facility and the existing municipal street network, together with indemnification of the City against all claims related to the use of all private streets subject to grants of easement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor pursuant to the site plan application approval process; and iv. The provision of Transportation Demand Management measures for the transportation use and/or facility, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or his or her designate in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services pursuant to the site plan application approval process for the site, all of which shall be constructed and operational prior to a transportation use and/or facility on the site being operational.