5, 7, 9, 11, 15 and 19 Cosburn Avenue and 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Gowan Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment - Request for Directions Report

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2023-03-29 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motions 1 and 2 by Councillor Paula Fletcher. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B, at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege. The confidential instructions to staff in Attachment 1 to the report (March 14, 2023) from the City Solicitor, as amended by Motions 1 and 2 by Councillor Paula Fletcher, will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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On December 22, 2020, a Zoning By-Law Amendment was submitted for the property at 5, 7, 9, 11, 15 and 19 Cosburn Avenue and 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 Gowan Avenue (the "Site") to permit the construction of a residential building facing both Gowan and Cosburn Avenues. The proposed new building steps up to a height of 15 storeys (48.5 metres, excluding mechanical penthouse) consisting of 25,950 square metres of residential gross floor area.

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A total of 316 residential units are proposed with a density of 5.74 times the area of the lot. An on-site parkland dedication of approximately 450 square metres is proposed at the north-west corner of the Site, with a 3 metre wide pedestrian connection proposed to extend from the proposed public park to Gowan Avenue. The application was deemed complete on January 18, 2021. On December 22, 2020 the City received an application for Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code to permit the demolition of six rental housing units on the site. On November 15, 2021, the applicant filed an appeal with the Ontario Land Tribunal for the Zoning By-law amendment application due to Council not making a decision within the 90-day time frame in the Planning Act. The purpose of this report is to request further instructions for the appeal that remains outstanding at the Ontario Land Tribunal. City Planning has been involved in the preparation of this report.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 is to remain confidential, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege.

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