The filed record
774, 776, 778, 780 and 782 Marlee Avenue - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-Law Amendment Application - Appeal Report
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The decision
2023-12-13 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor.
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3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle dated November 28, 2023 set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor, and City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement. 2. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold its Order on the appeal until the City Solicitor has advised that: a. the final form of the Official Plan amendment and the Zoning by-law amendments are finalized, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, which may include provisions for a holding by-law pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act regarding the provision of an acceptable sanitary system solution constructed and operational as determined by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, which may include the applicant obtaining the Ministry of the Environment , Conservation and Parks Environmental Compliance Approval and upgrading the existing municipal infrastructure off site, subject to review of the updated Functional Servicing Report to be provided by the Owner; b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed the Transportation Services and Engineering and Construction Services matters in the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated August 10, 2023, and any outstanding issues arising from the ongoing technical review (including but not limited to provision of acceptable reports and studies, parking supply, and the Toronto Green Standards), as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has submitted to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, prior to approval of the rezoning application, a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; d. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enter into the appropriate agreement with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services; e. the owner has provided financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure identified in the acceptable Functional Servicing Report and Stormwater Management Report, to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and General Manager, Toronto Water, where it has been determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development. In requiring any off site municipal infrastructure upgrades, the owner is to make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services for Work on the City's Right-of-Way; f. the owner has provided space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10; g. the owner has submitted a Housing Issues Report and tenant relocation and assistance plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor in accordance with Official Plan Policy 3.2.1.12; h. the owner has submitted an updated Pedestrian Level Wind Study, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; i. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; j. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services; and k. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 4. City Council require the owner to continue to work with the City during the site plan approval process to maximize soil volumes in order to support large tree planting, which may include lower underground elevations. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 30, 2023) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
On December 23, 2021, an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit a 12-storey (40.7 metres including mechanical penthouse) residential building with 301 residential units. The application was deemed complete on February 11, 2022. On October 18, 2022 the applicant appealed the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the Ontario Land Tribunal, citing City Council's failure to make a decision on the applications within the prescribed timelines of the Planning Act.
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At its meeting of June 14 and 15, 2023, City Council directed the City Solicitor to oppose the applications at the Ontario Land Tribunal. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled to commence on January 22, 2024. Given imminent procedural filing dates set out in the Procedural Order, and other deadlines addressed in Confidential Attachment 1, this matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.
Staff recommended
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendix A, and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct
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that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
On the record
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