20 Brow Drive (Long Branch GO Station) - City-Initiated Zoning By-Law Amendment - Decision Report - Approval

This report provides land use information and comments regarding the proposed rezoning and provides design details and comments for the redevelopment of Long Branch GO station, which is being reviewed through an associated Site Plan Control application and the City's transit design review process. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). This report reviews and recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the Zoning By-law. The rezoning will support Metrolinx's GO Expansion program that will provide all-day, two-way service with 15-minute headways, faster electric trains, fully accessible stations and improved customers facilities across the GO Transit network. The rezoning will modernize the zoning standards by applying the city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 since the site is currently only subject to the former City of Etobicoke (Long Branch) zoning by-law. The proposed Commercial-Residential zone will bring the zoning into conformity with the Official Plan Urban Structure, Land Use Plan, and Site and Area Specific Policy 646 that is a Council-approved policy awaiting approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, which indicates the site is within a Protected Major Transit Station Area for Long Branch GO station.