1326 and 1328 Wilson Avenue - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control Applications - Request for Direction Report

A shared driveway for the commercial and residential uses would lead to a 3-level below grade parking garage providing 107 vehicular (11 for residential visitor and 34 for the retail/office component) and 67 bicycle parking spaces. Since the original application submission, the proposal has been considered alongside the adjacent property at 1304, 1306 and 1308 Wilson Avenue; for which an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application has also been made for a proposed 10-storey, residential building with 90 apartment units, and 71 vehicular and 72 bicycle parking spaces (File # 18 268503 NNY 06 OZ). On March 29, 2018, the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications and the Site Plan Control application to the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT), now called the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT"), citing Council's failure to make a decision within the prescribed frames in the Planning Act. As detailed in this report, the proposed development is overall not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and does not conform with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposal does not conform to the Official Plan, in particular to the policies for Avenues, Apartment Neighbourhoods, Natural Areas, Public Realm and Built Form and does not meet the intent of the performance standards of the Avenues & Mid-Rise Buildings Guidelines and Addendum. This report reviews and recommends that City Council instruct the City Solicitor with the appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) hearing to oppose the applications in their current form, and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues raised in this report.

the final form and content of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application as set out in their memo dated June 9, 2020, or as may be updated, in response to further submissions filed by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Hydrogeological Report, Groundwater Report, Municipal Servicing Report and Grading Plan, and any other reports necessary in support of the development to the City to the satisfaction of, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to ensure the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and to identify any required upgrades or improvements to existing municipal infrastructure; d. in the event the updated Functional Servicing Report, Groundwater Report, Stormwater Management Report, or Hydrogeological Report identify any required upgrades to existing municipal infrastructure to support the development, the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement(s) with the City requiring the Owner to design, financially secure, construct and make operational prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit, any upgrades or required improvements, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and e. the owner has entered into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure Community benefits and other appropriate services, facilities, and/or matters, as may be required by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, and such agreement shall be registered on title to the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; or made other satisfactory arrangements to secure appropriate community benefits to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to continue discussions with the applicant and resolve the issues outlined in this report. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.