31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Applications - Final Report

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2022-07-19 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment in Attachment 6 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 2. City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625, as amended, for the lands at 31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 7 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit the necessary Bill(s) to implement City Council's decision provided the City Solicitor is satisfied that the appropriate legal mechanisms are in place to ensure that no building permit will be issued until such time as the Section 37 Agreement is executed and registered. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 5. City Council direct that prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall convey to the City an off-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 1654 square metres, composed of the lands shown as Parts 3, 6 and 9 on Reference Plan 66R-32436 to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 6. City Council approve the acceptance of the off-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 7. City Council authorize a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time; the owner is required to submit a design and cost estimate to be approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and a letter of credit equal to 120 percent of the Parks and Recreation Development Charges payable for the development; and the design, cost estimate and letter of credit will be required prior to the issuance of the first building permit. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act and to have it executed and registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, as follows: a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: 1. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the proposed development, the Owner shall make an upwardly indexed financial contribution to the City of $1,740,611.13 to be allocated to local area improvements within the vicinity of the subject site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor; 2. the cash contribution referred to in Part 8.a.1. above will be indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date City Council adopts the Zoning By-law Amendment(s) to the date of payment; 3. in the event that the cash contribution in Part 8.a.1. above has not been used for the determined purposed within three years of the amending Zoning By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands; and 4. indoor residential recreational amenity space at a size of not less than 1.5 square metres per dwelling unit, eligible as a density incentive in accordance with Section 3.3 of the North York Centre Secondary Plan; and b. the following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: 1. the Owner shall convey to the City as off-site parkland dedication the lands shown as Parts 3, 6 and 9 on Reference Plan 66R-32436, in Attachment 5 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; 2. the Owner shall make a contribution in the amount of $50,000 to be allocated toward the City of Toronto Bike Share program for investment in the expansion of the program in the Willowdale area; and 3. the Owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard and the Owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the Site Plan Control application.

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This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 29-storey (98.6 metres including mechanical penthouse) residential building with a total residential gross floor area ("GFA") of 22,811 square metres. The existing building on the site occupied by a Bell Canada telephone switching station has a GFA of 4,140 square metres and is proposed to be retained. The total GFA would be 26,951 square metres, resulting in a Floor Space Index ("FSI") of 5.32.

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The new building would have 350 residential units, 113 vehicular parking spaces and 263 bicycle parking spaces. The application also proposes an off-site parkland dedication with a size of 1654 square metres at the lands municipally known as of the date of this report as 15 to 21 Holmes Avenue and shown as Parts 3, 6 and 9 on Reference Plan 66R-32436 (see Attachment 5). The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The proposed building represents an appropriate level of intensification given the site's proximity to rapid transit, and adheres to the vision and density provisions of the North York Centre Secondary Plan while providing appropriate transition to the lower scale neighbourhood to the east.

Staff recommended

The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment in Attachment 6 to this report. 2. City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625, as amended, for the lands at 31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 7 to this report.

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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit the necessary bill(s) to implement the foregoing recommendation(s) provided the City Solicitor is satisfied that the appropriate legal mechanisms are in place to ensure that no building permit will issue until such time as the Section 37 Agreement is executed and registered. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 5. City Council direct that prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall convey to the City an off-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 1654 square metres, composed of the lands shown as Parts 3, 6 and 9 on Reference Plan 66R-32436 to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 6. City Council approve the acceptance of the off-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 7. City Council authorize a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time; the owner is required to submit a design and cost estimate to be approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and a letter of credit equal to 120 percent of the Parks and Recreation Development Charges payable for the development; and the design, cost estimate and letter of credit will be required prior to the issuance of the first building permit. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act and to have it executed and registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, as follows: a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: 1. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the proposed development, the Owner shall make an upwardly indexed financial contribution to the City of $1,740,611.13 to be allocated to local area improvements within the vicinity of the subject site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor; 2. the amount in 8.a.1. above will be indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the execution of the Agreement to the date of payment; 3. in the event that the cash contribution in 8.a.1. above has not been used for the determined purposed within three years of the amending zoning by-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands; and 4. indoor residential recreational amenity space at a size of not less than 1.5 square metres per dwelling unit, eligible as a density incentive in accordance with Section 3.3 of the North York Centre Secondary Plan. b. the following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: 1. the Owner shall convey to the City as off-site parkland dedication the lands shown as Parts 3, 6 and 9 on Reference Plan 66R-32436, in Attachment 5 to this report, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; 2. the Owner shall make a contribution in the amount of $50,000 to be allocated toward the City of Toronto Bike Share program for investment in the expansion of the program in the Willowdale area; and 3. the Owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard and the Owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the Site Plan Control application.

Considered

2022-06-28 · North York Community Council · amended
Decision as filed
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment in Attachment 6 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 2. City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625, as amended, for the lands at 31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 7 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.
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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit the necessary bill(s) to implement City Council's decision provided the City Solicitor is satisfied that the appropriate legal mechanisms are in place to ensure that no building permit will be issued until such time as the Section 37 Agreement is executed and registered. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 5. City Council direct that prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall convey to the City an off-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 1654 square metres, composed of the lands shown as Parts 3, 6 and 9 on Reference Plan 66R-32436 to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 6. City Council approve the acceptance of the off-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 7. City Council authorize a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time; the owner is required to submit a design and cost estimate to be approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and a letter of credit equal to 120 percent of the Parks and Recreation Development Charges payable for the development; and the design, cost estimate and letter of credit will be required prior to the issuance of the first building permit. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act and to have it executed and registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, as follows: a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: 1. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the proposed development, the Owner shall make an upwardly indexed financial contribution to the City of $1,740,611.13 to be allocated to local area improvements within the vicinity of the subject site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor; 2. the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 8.a.1. above will be indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date City Council adopts the Zoning by-law amendment(s) to the date of payment; 3. in the event that the cash contribution in Recommendation 8.a.1. above has not been used for the determined purposed within three years of the amending zoning by-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands; and 4. indoor residential recreational amenity space at a size of not less than 1.5 square metres per dwelling unit, eligible as a density incentive in accordance with Section 3.3 of the North York Centre Secondary Plan. b. the following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: 1. the Owner shall convey to the City as off-site parkland dedication the lands shown as Parts 3, 6 and 9 on Reference Plan 66R-32436, in Attachment 5 to the report (June 8, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; 2. the Owner shall make a contribution in the amount of $50,000 to be allocated toward the City of Toronto Bike Share program for investment in the expansion of the program in the Willowdale area; and 3. the Owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard and the Owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the Site Plan Control application.
Clerk’s note
The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 28, 2022 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
2022-07-19 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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