347, 357 and 375 Kennedy Road- Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Application - Preliminary Report

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2022-04-27 · Planning and Housing Committee · adopted

As filed

The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Directed that staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 347, 357 and 375 Kennedy Road together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Directed that staff provide notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

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3. Directed that staff be directed to review the application, which includes the proposed conversion of the subject lands from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas and Parks for the purpose of permitting residential development, concurrently and in the context of the statutory review of the Official Plan, which includes the Municipal Comprehensive Review that has been commenced by the City Planning.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application located at 347, 357 and 375 Kennedy Road. The application proposes the conversion of the lands designated General Employment Areas to Mixed-Use Areas and Parks to facilitate the creation of a new transit oriented community with mid-rise and tall buildings, with office, retail and residential uses as well as a new public park and a network of new public roads.

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The proposed development would include a total of seven buildings: four towers ranging in heights from 37 to 48-storeys, one 14-storey building and two mid-rise buildings that are 8-storeys in height. A total of 170,037 square metres of gross floor area is proposed, resulting in a gross density of 3.96 times the area of the lot. The total gross floor area includes, 163,716 square metres of residential gross floor area, 5,043 square metres of retail gross floor area and 1,278 square metres of commercial/ office gross floor area. A total of 2,345 residential units are proposed. Staff are currently reviewing the application in the context of the statutory review of the Official Plan which includes the current Municipal Comprehensive Review. The applications have been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.

Staff recommended

The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 347, 357 and 375 Kennedy Road together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Staff provide notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

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3. Staff be directed to review the application, which includes the proposed conversion of the subject lands from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas and Parks for the purpose of permitting residential development, concurrently and in the context of the statutory review of the Official Plan, which includes the Municipal Comprehensive Review that has been commenced by the City Planning Division.

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