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

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2021-06-08 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on June 8 and 9, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code, as amended, and Site Specific Zoning By-laws 864-2007, 1260-2018 and 1261-2018 for the lands at 555 Rexdale Boulevard substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 2 to the supplementary report (May 13, 2021) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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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. 3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. submit written confirmation from Metrolinx and Woodbine Entertainment Group, either in a joint letter or separately, confirming that Woodbine Entertainment Group shall grant a permanent easement in favour of Metrolinx over the subject property for public right-of-way for vehicular, pedestrian and cycling access to and from the transportation use and/or facility for all streets and pedestrian connections on-site which connect to the surrounding municipal street network; and b. submit written confirmation from Woodbine Entertainment Group confirming the lands subject to the Site Plan Control application (File Number 20 205173 WET 01 SA) are not transferred to Metrolinx prior to Site Plan Approval. 4. City Council direct staff to include the following matters in the review of the Site Plan Control application (File Number 20 205173 WET 01 SA), all to be secured in a Site Plan Agreement, and have the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District report back to the Etobicoke York Community Council on the full list of conditions to be included in the agreement and the Notice of Approval Conditions: a. prior to Site Plan Approval for the transportation use, the owner shall grant easements in respect of the pedestrian connection for the purpose of the general public's pedestrian 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; b. prior to Site Plan Approval for the transportation use, the owner shall grant easements 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; c. the owner shall design and construct all public and/or private streets that provide public access to the transportation use and the owner shall improve all existing public and/or private streets on the site which provide public access to a transportation use and/or facility, 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; d. prior to Site Plan Approval for the transportation use, the owner shall provide Transportation Demand Management measures for the transportation use and/or facility to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate, in consultation with the General Manager, Transportation Services, all of which shall be constructed and operational prior to a transportation use and/or facility on the site being operational; and e. the owner shall financially secure, design and construct, at its sole cost and expense, a pedestrian connection which shall provide accessible pedestrian travel between the proposed GO Station and the existing pedestrian infrastructure that is located on the east side of Highway 27 to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services; and the pedestrian connection shall be designed according to the applicable City design standards and shall comply with the accessibility requirements of the Toronto Green Standard, Version 3.0, Tier 1.

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This application proposes to amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code and Site Specific Zoning By-laws 864-2007, 1260-2018 and 1261-2018 to permit a transportation use with ancillary retail store on the lands located at 555 Rexdale Boulevard (Woodbine Racetrack lands). The proposed transportation use would facilitate the provision of future transit facilities such as a new GO Station, proposed to be constructed by Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) in partnership with Metrolinx, at the southeast portion of the site adjacent to the rail corridor.

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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.

Staff recommended

The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code, as amended, and Site Specific Zoning By-laws 864-2007, 1260-2018 and 1261-2018 for the lands at 555 Rexdale Boulevard substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to this report. 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.

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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.

Considered

2021-05-17 · Etobicoke York Community Council · amended
Decision as filed
The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code, as amended, and Site Specific Zoning By-laws 864-2007, 1260-2018 and 1261-2018 for the lands at 555 Rexdale Boulevard substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (May 13, 2021) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
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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. 3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the Owner to: a. Submit written confirmation from Metrolinx and Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), either in a joint letter or separately, confirming WEG shall grant a permanent easement in favour of Metrolinx over the subject property for public right-of-way for vehicular, pedestrian and cycling access to and from the transportation use and/or facility for all streets and pedestrian connections on-site which connect to the surrounding municipal street network. b. Submit written confirmation from Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), confirming the lands subject to the Site Plan Control application (File No. 20 205173 WET 01 SA) are not transferred to Metrolinx prior to Site Plan Approval. 4. City Council direct staff to include the following matters in the review of the Site Plan Control application (File No. 20 205173 WET 01 SA), all to be secured in a Site Plan Agreement, and have the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District report back to Etobicoke York Community Council on the full list of conditions to be included in the agreement and the Notice of Approval Conditions: a. Prior to Site Plan Approval for the transportation use, the Owner shall grant easements in respect of the pedestrian connection for the purpose of the general public's pedestrian 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. b. Prior to Site Plan Approval for the transportation use, the Owner shall grant easements 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. c. The Owner shall design and construct all public and/or private streets that provide public access to the transportation use and the Owner shall improve all existing public and/or private streets on the site which provide public access to a transportation use and/or facility, shall be 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. d. Prior to Site Plan Approval for the transportation use, the Owner shall provide 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, all of which shall be constructed and operational prior to a transportation use and/or facility on the site being operational. e. The Owner shall financially secure, design and construct, at its sole cost and expense, a pedestrian connection which shall provide accessible pedestrian travel between the proposed GO Station and the existing pedestrian infrastructure that is located on the east side of Highway 27, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services. The pedestrian connection shall be designed according to the applicable City design standards and shall comply with the accessibility requirements of the Toronto Green Standard Version 3.0 Tier 1.
Clerk’s note
The Etobicoke York Community Council commenced a statutory public meeting on January 8, 2021 that continued on March 3, 2021 and ended on May 17, 2021 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
2021-06-08 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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