Authorization for Submission of Minor Variance Application - 72 Perth Avenue - by Councillor Ana Bailão, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

By-law 182-2022 authorized certain amendments to City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit the redevelopment of the site with a ten-storey residential building. As the proposal has been advancing through the site plan approval process, the owner has further refined the development concept; in particular, the owner is now proposing to include a geothermal system, which results in modest increases to the height and density of the development. Within that envelope, the owner has proposed revisions to the number and configuration of suites to allow for more efficient floor plates and unit layouts. To address these issues and advance the development, an application for minor variance to the Committee of Adjustment is required. The required zoning relief will include: total gross floor area; number of dwelling units; height; projections above the permitted maximum height; location of the building to the lot line abutting Perth Avenue; parking spaces; vertical projections above the maximum permitted height; and amenity space. The particular variances to be sought are outlined in the Zoning By-law Examiner's Notice attached to this Motion. Under the Planning Act, as amended, the owner will not be able to file for a minor variance application to the Committee of Adjustment, Toronto and East York District, for zoning relief until after March 9, 2024, thus delaying site redevelopment and the delivery of additional housing units to the area. As the variances are primarily driven by the desire of the owner to make the built form more efficient, including the incorporation of a geothermal system to increase the energy efficiency of the proposal. City Council's authorization for submission of a minor variance application at this time is warranted.

development standards related to the total gross floor area, number of dwelling units, height, projections above the permitted maximum height, location of the building to the lot line abutting Perth Avenue, parking spaces, vertical projections above the permitted maximum height, and amenity space, and as more specifically outlined in the Zoning By-law Examiner's Notice attached to this Motion.