3353-3359 Lake Shore Boulevard West - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report

This report reviews and recommends approval to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. Although the building height and density exceeds the development standards established in Official Plan Site and Area Specific Policy 21, the necessary revisions have been made to ensure that the development is in keeping with the intent of the mid-rise vision for Lake Shore Boulevard West. The revised proposal is reflective of a mid-rise built form typology generally consistent with the Mid-Rise Building Performance Standards. The building has been massed with various setbacks and stepbacks that minimize shadow and visual impacts on the public realm, provide good transition in scale to neighbouring properties, and achieve a well-proportioned pedestrian-scale streetwall along Lake Shore Boulevard West. The development introduces an appropriate density and mix of uses along a transit route that is well-serviced by Toronto Transit Commission's 10-minute network of streetcar and buses that further connects to the regional transportation network via the Long Branch Loop.

3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.