Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Deferred Employment Area Conversion Request for 2450 Finch Avenue West - Final Report

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2023-11-08 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on November 8 and 9, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 692 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (November 7, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to seek approval of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Official Plan Amendment 692 under Section 26 of the Planning Act.

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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment 692 as may be required. 4. City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that Official Plan Amendment 692 conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them; has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and is consistent with policy statements issued under Subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act. 5. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to review Official Plan Amendment 692 under the current in effect Provincial Policy Statement 2020 and Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2020.

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This report responds to direction from the October 11-13, 2023 City Council meeting on Item CC11.18 Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Five Deferred Employment Area Conversion Requests - Final Report. City Council deferred consideration of Conversion Request 104 for 2450 Finch Avenue West, and directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the November 8-10, 2023 meeting of City Council with a final recommendation for this conversion request.

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Council authorized the commencement of the Municipal Comprehensive Review and Growth Plan Conformity Exercise known as "Our Plan Toronto", on August 4, 2020. As part of the Municipal Comprehensive Review, the City Planning Division received approximately 150 requests to convert lands designated Core Employment Areas or General Employment Areas in the Official Plan for non-employment uses, including some of which were City-initiated. As part of the Municipal Comprehensive Review, City Council has considered over 145 conversion requests in three final reports, which resulted in staff recommending the conversion of over 60 conversion requests. The implementing Official Plan Amendments (OPA 591, OPA 644 and OPA 653) were considered under Section 26 of the Planning Act, where the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority. All three Council adopted Official Plan Amendments are with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for final decisions. Staff's recommendation on this conversion request was originally included in PH5.3 Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Seventy Employment Area Conversion Requests and Chapter 7 Site and Area Specific Policy Review - Final Report, which was the third in a series of Final Reports that provided staff recommendations on Employment Area conversion requests as part of the Municipal Comprehensive Review of the Official Plan. This site was considered at a Special Public Meeting under Section 26 of the Planning Act regarding the City's phased Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews at the July 5, 2023 Planning and Housing Committee. City Planning is finalizing its recommendations on this deferred conversion request as discussions with the applicant are still advancing. In order to provide accurate and updated information, a supplementary report with additional details and recommendations will be provided.

Staff recommended

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council receive this report for information.

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