Final Report - 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road - Rental Housing Demolition Application

The lands at 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road are proposed to be redeveloped with an eight-storey condominium apartment building containing 40 condominium dwelling units. The properties are also the subject of Minor Variance applications (21 180761 ESC 20 MV for 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road and 21 202600 ESC 20 MV for 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road). The Minor Variance application for 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road was approved by the Committee of Adjustment on October 20, 2021 subject to City Council approving the Rental Housing Demolition application to demolish the existing 10 rental dwelling units at 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road. This report recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the residential demolition permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code, subject to the owner replacing the ten existing rental units by their respective unit types and sizes and at similar rents to those in effect at the time of application, providing an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to mitigate hardship for existing tenants, and securing other matters to the satisfaction to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division and Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building Division.

During such 20-year period, no replacement rental dwelling unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish or convert any replacement rental unit to a non-residential rental purpose. The ten (10) replacement rental dwelling units shall be comprised of six (6) one-bedroom units and four (4) two-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated June 25, 2021. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. b. The owner shall provide and maintain the ten (10) replacement rental dwelling units required in Recommendation 1.a. above at affordable rents, as currently defined in the Toronto Official Plan, for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit. The ten (10) affordable replacement rental units shall collectively contain a total gross floor area of at least 570 square metres and be comprised of six (6) one-bedroom units and four (4) two-bedroom units. c. The owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the ten (10) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road at similar rents and other assistance to mitigate hardship. The Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. d. The owner shall provide tenants of all ten (10) replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed development at 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road at no extra charge, and on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the development, without the need to pre-book or pay a fee unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings. e. The owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road at no additional cost to tenants. f. The owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road at no additional cost to tenants. g. The owner shall provide and make available for rent at least four (4) vehicular parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units, and such vehicular parking spaces shall be made available firstly to returning tenants who previously used a vehicle parking space at 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road, secondly to returning tenants who did not previously use a vehicle parking space at 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road, and thirdly to new tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units. h. The owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle and visitor vehicular parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed development at 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road. i. The owner shall not apply for, or receive the issuance of, any below-grade or above-grade building permit(s) for the proposed development at 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road prior to the issuance of the above-grade building permit(s) and any required below-grade building permits for the proposed development at 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road, which shall contain the (10) replacement rental dwelling units required in Recommendation 1.a. above. The owner shall notify Toronto Building in writing of the same at the time of application for any below-grade or above-grade building permit(s) for both of the proposed developments at 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road and 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road. j. The owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 2380 to 2328 Kingston Road and 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road, agreements pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Recommendations 1.a. to 1.i. above, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to issue Preliminary Approval of the application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the ten (10) existing rental dwelling units at 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road after all of the following have occurred: a. The conditions in Recommendation 1 above have been fully satisfied and secured; b. The Minor Variance for 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road is final and binding; c. The issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval for 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division or their designate pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. The issuance of excavation and shoring permits, if applicable, for the approved structure at 2380 to 2382 Kingston Road; e. The execution and registration of agreements pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 securing the conditions in Recommendation 1 above; and f. The City has received written confirmation that all ten (10) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road are vacant. 3. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building Division to issue a Rental Housing Demolition permit (Section 111 permit) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above. 4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building Division to issue a residential demolition permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition permit pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that: a. The owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. The owner erects solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building Division; c. The owner applies for, and receives approval of, a building permit for a replacement building at 2446A, 2448 to 2450 Kingston Road no later than three (3) years from the date that the demolition of the existing building commences. 5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the Section 111 agreement and other related agreements.