Our Plan Toronto: Bloor-Danforth Corridor Draft Delineations for Protected Major Transit Station Areas

This report will be the basis for consultation for draft Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 540, which delineates 23 potential PMTSAs and Site and Area Specific Policies (SASPs) along Bloor Street West, Bloor Street East and Danforth Avenue. This includes 20 Line 2 Subway Stations, and 3 GO Rail stations along Bloor-Danforth from Jane Street to Victoria Park Avenue. The 23 potential PMTSA delineations address the conformity requirements of A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) (the "Growth Plan") and Section 16(15) of the Planning Act. For each of the 23 station areas, the draft Site and Area Specific Policies (SASPs) establish minimum density targets (residents and jobs per hectare) and minimum development density requirements (Floor Space Index ("FSI") or minimum number of units). The density measures are minimums and do not preclude the submission, staff review, and Council approval of any new development applications that may exceed these minimums. Additionally, these minimum densities do not preclude the adoption of local area study findings that may advance permissions that exceed the minimum densities once approved by the Minister. The PMTSA density calculations included: estimated people and jobs from development applications which are approved but not yet built, density permissions included in secondary plans or local area studies, and in the absence of these other permissions, as-of-right zoning. City Planning staff will use the draft PMTSAs as a basis for consultation, prior to advancing a Final Report for City Council's adoption. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority for the delineation of PMTSAs. There is no appeal of the Minister's decision.