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Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Seventy Employment Area Conversion Requests and Chapter 7 Site and Area Specific Policy Review - Final Report

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2023-07-19 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on July 19 and 20, 2023, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) of the supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 1 to Motion 3a adopted by the Planning and Housing Committee, as follows: a. converting a portion of the lands known in 2022 as 1774 and 1760 Ellesmere Road from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas by removing the converted lands from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure; b.

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re-designating the portion of the lands illustrated as "Area A" from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 851. 2. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) of the supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 1 to Motion 5b adopted by the Planning and Housing Committee, as follows: a. converting a portion of the lands known in 2022 as 2270 Morningside Avenue from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas by removing the converted portion from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure; b. re-designating a portion of the lands illustrated as "Area A" from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 852 to Chapter 7. 3. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) of the supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 1 to Motion 5d adopted by the Planning and Housing Committee, as follows: a. converting a portion of the lands illustrated as "Area A" known in 2022 as 1455-1457 McCowan Road and 41-47 Milner Avenue from General Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas by removing the lands from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure; b. re-designating a portion of the lands illustrated as "Area A" from General Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 850 to Chapter 7. 4. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) of the supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 1 to Motion 5e adopted by the Planning and Housing Committee, as amended by City Council to delete 3330 Midland Avenue and insert 3300 Midland Avenue, as follows: a. converting the lands known in 2022 as 4711, 4723, 4733, 4751 Steeles Avenue East, 681 Silver Star Boulevard, 29 Redlea Avenue, 2901-2913, 3447 Kennedy Road, 3266, 3280, 3290, 3300, 3360 Midland Avenue, 50, 70 Silver Star Boulevard, 4016, 4020, 4040, 4140, 4186-4190 Finch Avenue East, 21 Trojan Gate, and 15-19 Milliken Boulevard from General Employment Areas and Core Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas by removing the lands from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure. b. re-designating the lands from General Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 853 to Chapter 7. 5. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) to the supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning in accordance with Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Shelley Carroll, as follows: a. converting the lands known in 2022 as 1, 8, 11-37, 12, 16, 20-26 William Kitchen Road, 60 Progress Avenue, and 2021 Kennedy Road from General Employment Areas and Core Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas by removing the lands, from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure; b. re-designating the lands from General Employment Areas and Core Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 854 to Chapter 7. 6. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) to the supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 2 to Motion 1 by Councillor Shelley Carroll, as follows: a. re-designating the lands known in 2022 as 99, 109, 116, 116R and 126-142 Ryding Avenue and 90 Ethel Avenue from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas; and b. replacing Site and Area Specific Policy 832. 7. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) of the supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 1 to Motion 1 by Councillor Shelley Carroll, as follows: a. converting the lands municipally known in 2022 as 160 Queens Plate Drive from General Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas by removing the lands from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure; b. re-designating the lands from General Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 855 to apply to the lands. 8. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) to the supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as follows: a. modify Site and Area Specific Policy 793 d) to add a new (iii) and (iv) that read: (iii) demonstrate that no adverse impact will result on surrounding Employment Areas and compliance to all Provincial and municipal policies and guidelines, including the D-Series Guidelines and Environmental Noise Guideline NCP-300, as amended or replaced, that such analysis shall include noise, air quality, lighting; and overlook studies; and (iv) that the influence area of all stationary sources is delineated as part of the Secondary Plan or Site and Area Specific Policy and resulting mitigation policies are included. 9. City Council amend Attachment 2 to the report (June 16, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning by removing "Conversion Request 103 for 340-364 Evans Avenue and 12-16 Arnold Street", "Conversion Request 019 for 3710 Chesswood Drive", "Conversion Request 104 for 2450 Finch Avenue West", "Conversion Request 049 for 330 Queens Plate Drive" and "Conversion Request 080 for 2200-2250 Islington Avenue" and adding them to Part 15 below. 10. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 653 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Parts 1 to 8 above. 11. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to seek approval of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Official Plan Amendment 653 under Section 26 of the Planning Act. 12. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment 653 as may be required. 13. City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that Official Plan Amendment 653 conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them; has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and is consistent with policy statements issued under Subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act. 14. City Council request the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to review Official Plan Amendment 653 under the current in effect Provincial Policy Statement 2020 and Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2020. 15. City Council declare that the Municipal Comprehensive Review is concluded, except as it pertains to the following parcels of land, as amended by Part 9 above: a. 388 Carlaw Avenue and 10 Dickens Street; b. Conversion Request 041 for 21 Don Roadway, 30 Booth Avenue, and 375 and 385 Eastern Avenue (East Harbour lands); c. Conversion Request 114 for 301 Rockcliffe Boulevard; d. Conversion Request 070 for 825 Don Mills Road; e. Conversion Request 103 for 340-364 Evans Avenue and 12-16 Arnold Street; f. Conversion Request 019 for 3710 Chesswood Drive; g. Conversion Request 104 for 2450 Finch Avenue West; h. Conversion Request 049 for 330 Queens Plate Drive; and i. Conversion Request 080 for 2200-2250 Islington Avenue. 16. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal modify Official Plan Amendment 231 by removing Site and Area Specific Policy numbers 154 and 313, which are currently not in force, as they apply to all of the lands subject to the Site and Area Specific Policies except for those lands subject to Site-Specific Appeal 121 of Official Plan Amendment 231 and known as 393 Sorauren Avenue and 1947 Dundas Street West and take any further actions necessary to avoid inconsistent decisions by the Minister with respect to Official Plan Amendment 653 and the Ontario Land Tribunal with respect to outstanding appeals of Official Plan Amendment 231, where appropriate. 17. City Council request that the decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on the portion of Official Plan Amendment 653 pertaining to the sections G, H, and I - for In Force Chapter 7 Site and Area Specific Policy 154, Site and Area Specific Policy Review, be withheld until the Ontario Land Tribunal has modified Official Plan Amendment 231 by removing Site and Area Specific Policy numbers 154 and 313, as they apply to all of the lands subject to the Site and Area Specific Policies except for those lands subject to Site-Specific Appeal 121 of Official Plan Amendment 231 and identified in Part 16 above. 18. City Council request the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and appropriate staff, to explore the feasibility of identifying surplus City-owned land close to the Milliken Employment Area for the purposes of land transactions to facilitate seniors' affordable housing and report to the October 30, 2023 meeting of the General Government Committee. 19. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report to the October 11, 12 and 13, 2023 meeting of City Council on Conversion Requests 019, 049, 080, 103 and 104 in Part 15 above.

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This report is the third in a series of Final Reports that provide staff recommendations on Employment Area conversion requests as part of the Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) of the Official Plan. In 2022, Toronto's Employment Areas are home to over 21,600 establishments employing over 390,000 people (27% of all jobs in the city). Businesses within our Employment Areas create about 27% of the City's estimated 2021 GDP of $195.7 billion and contribute about 12% of all property taxes paid in the City (municipal and education taxes).

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This report also highlights the social and economic role that Employment Areas play in the health and growth of the city, given the role that they play in supporting Toronto's diverse economic base and providing jobs with living wages for Toronto's diverse labour pool. Council authorized the commencement of the Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) and Growth Plan Conformity Exercise known as "Our Plan Toronto", on August 4, 2020. As part of the MCR, the City Planning received approximately 150 requests to convert lands designated Core Employment Areas or General Employment Areas in the Official Plan for non-employment uses, including some of which were City-initiated. This third report provides a fulsome overview of the planning context for Employment Area policies, recent decisions impacting Employment Areas and provides final recommendations on 70 conversion requests. The MCR and recommended Official Plan amendments are considered under Section 26 of the Planning Act, where the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority. The Minister's decisions are not subject to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal unless the Minister refers all or part of the amendments to the Tribunal. The Minister has been reviewing OPA 591 since August 9, 2022 and suspended the 120-day time period to make a decision on the Council adopted 30+ conversion requests. To date, the City has yet to receive a decision on OPA 591. On June 16, 2023, Council considered final recommendations on 45 conversion requests, including six which were recommended for conversion. To implement the recommended conversions, Council adopted OPA 644 which staff will forward to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval. This Final Report recommends Council retain most of the lands subject to these 70 conversion requests listed in Attachment 2 of this report as either Core Employment Areas or General Employment Areas. Staff recommended Employment Area conversions in this report are implemented through draft Official Plan Amendment 653 listed as Attachment 1 to this report. This report is to be considered at a Special Public Meeting under Section 26 of the Planning Act regarding the City's phased Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews.

Staff recommended

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 653 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to seek approval of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Official Plan Amendment 653 under Section 26 of the Planning Act. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment 653 as may be required.

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4. City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that Official Plan Amendment 653 conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them; has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and is consistent with policy statements issued under subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act. 5. City Council request that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing review OPA 653 under the current in effect Provincial Policy Statement 2020 and Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2020. 6. City Council declare that the Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) is concluded, except as it pertains to the following parcels of land: Conversion Request 041 for 21 Don Roadway, 30 Booth Avenue, and 375 & 385 Eastern Avenue (East Harbour lands); Conversion Request 114 for 301 Rockcliffe Boulevard; and Conversion Request 070 for 825 Don Mills Road. 7. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) modify Official Plan Amendment No. 231 by removing Site and Area Specific Policy numbers 154, 247 and 313, which are currently not in force, as they apply to all of the lands subject to the Site and Area Specific Policies except for those lands subject to Site-Specific Appeals No. 67 and No. 121 of Official Plan Amendment No. 231 and known as 388 Carlaw Avenue and 10 Dickens Street, and 393 Sorauren Avenue and 1947 Dundas Street West and take any further actions necessary to avoid inconsistent decisions by the Minister with respect to OPA 653 and the OLT with respect to outstanding appeals of OPA 231, where appropriate. 8. City Council request that the decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on the portion of Official Plan Amendment No. 653 pertaining to the sections G), H), and I) - for In Force Chapter 7 SASP No.154, Site and Area Specific Policy Review, be withheld until the OLT has modified Official Plan Amendment No. 231 by removing SASP numbers 154, 247 and 313, as they apply to all of the lands subject to the Site and Area Specific Policies except for those lands subject to Site-Specific Appeals No. 67 and No. 121 of Official Plan Amendment No. 231 and identified above in 7.

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  • 2023-07-05 · Planning and Housing Committee · amended

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    The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) of the Supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 1 to motion 3a adopted by Planning and Housing Committee, as follows: a. converting a portion of the lands known in 2022 as 1774 and 1760 Ellesmere Road from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas by removing the converted lands from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure; b.

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    re-designating the portion of the lands illustrated as "Area A" from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 851. 2 . City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) of the Supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 1 to motion 5b adopted by Planning and Housing Committee, as follows: a. converting a portion of the lands known in 2022 as 2270 Morningside Avenue from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas by removing the converted portion from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure; b. re-designating a portion of the lands illustrated as "Area A" from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 852 to Chapter 7. 3. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) of the Supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 1 to motion 5d adopted by Planning and Housing Committee, as follows: a. converting a portion of the lands illustrated as "Area A" known in 2022 as 1455-1457 McCowan Road and 41-47 Milner Avenue from General Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas by removing the lands from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure; b. re-designating a portion of the lands illustrated as "Area A" from General Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 850 to Chapter 7. 4. City Council amend Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 653) of the Supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in accordance with Attachment 1 to motion 5e adopted by Planning and Housing Committee, as follows: a. converting the lands known in 2022 as 4711, 4723, 4733, 4751 Steeles Avenue East, 681 Silver Star Boulevard, 29 Redlea Avenue, 2901-2913, 3447 Kennedy Road, 3266, 3280, 3290, 3330, 3360 Midland Avenue, 50, 70 Silver Star Boulevard, 4016, 4020, 4040, 4140, 4186-4190 Finch Avenue East, 21 Trojan Gate, and 15-19 Milliken Boulevard from General Employment Areas and Core Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas by removing the lands from Official Plan Map 2, Urban Structure. b. re-designating the lands from General Employment Areas to Regeneration Areas; and c. adding Site and Area Specific Policy 853 to Chapter 7. 5. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 653 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the Supplementary report (June 29, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Recommendation 1, 2, 3 and 4 above. 6. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to seek approval of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Official Plan Amendment 653 under Section 26 of the Planning Act. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment 653 as may be required. 8. City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that Official Plan Amendment 653 conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them; has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and is consistent with policy statements issued under subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act. 9. City Council request that the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing review OPA 653 under the current in effect Provincial Policy Statement 2020 and Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe 2020. 10. City Council declare that the Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) is concluded, except as it pertains to the following parcels of land: 388 Carlaw Avenue and 10 Dickens Street; Conversion Request 041 for 21 Don Roadway, 30 Booth Avenue, and 375 & 385 Eastern Avenue (East Harbour lands); Conversion Request 114 for 301 Rockcliffe Boulevard; and Conversion Request 070 for 825 Don Mills Road. 11. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) modify Official Plan Amendment No. 231 by removing Site and Area Specific Policy numbers 154 and 313, which are currently not in force, as they apply to all of the lands subject to the Site and Area Specific Policies except for those lands subject to Site-Specific Appeal No. 121 of Official Plan Amendment No. 231 and known as 393 Sorauren Avenue and 1947 Dundas Street West and take any further actions necessary to avoid inconsistent decisions by the Minister with respect to OPA 653 and the OLT with respect to outstanding appeals of OPA 231, where appropriate. 12. City Council request that the decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on the portion of Official Plan Amendment No. 653 pertaining to the sections G), H), and I) - for In Force Chapter 7 SASP No.154, Site and Area Specific Policy Review, be withheld until the OLT has modified Official Plan Amendment No. 231 by removing SASP numbers 154 and 313, as they apply to all of the lands subject to the Site and Area Specific Policies except for those lands subject to Site-Specific Appeal No. 121 of Official Plan Amendment No. 231 and identified above in Recommendation 11. 13. City Council request the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and appropriate staff to explore the feasibility of identifying surplus City owned land close to the Milliken Employment Area for the purposes of land transactions to facilitate seniors' affordable housing and report to the October 30, 2023 meeting of the General Government Committee.

    Clerk’s note

    The Planning and Housing Committee held a special public meeting on July 5 2023, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

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