Amendment to By-law 438-86 Regarding 325 Gerrard Street East (Regent Park Phases 4 and 5) - by Councillor Chris Moise, seconded by Councillor Paula Fletcher

As the design for the first Toronto Community Housing Corporation building has progressed, a modification to Map 3 of the draft Zoning By-law amendment has been requested by Toronto Community Housing Corporation to allow for a building design that will better accommodate larger units and meet the needs of Toronto Community Housing Corporation tenant households. The modification amends the Tower Locations Map to locate Tower D a minimum of 20 metres from the Gerrard Street East frontage instead of 30 metres as originally proposed. The permitted location for Tower D is also revised to provide a longer dimension in the north-south direction (45 metres instead of 40 metres) and a narrower dimension in the east-west direction (35 metres instead of 40 metres). The maximum permitted height (90 metres and 26 storeys) and floorplate (800 square metres gross floor area) of the tower remain unchanged. The modification to Map 3 is in keeping with the vision of the development framework and Zoning By-law for Regent Park considered by City Council. The tower continues to be significantly set back from Gerrard Street East and would not result in substantially different impacts than the original proposal. Accordingly, it would be appropriate for City Council to approve an amendment to the Zoning By-law amendment without the added necessity for further public notice. The reason for urgency is that the Zoning was approved at the last meeting of City Council and these amendments are necessary to permit the development of the affordable housing to proceed without delay.