1080-1088 Yonge Street - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval

Considered

• 2023-06-22 · Toronto and East York Community Council · amended

  Decision as filed

  The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 1080-1088 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 7 to the report (June 6, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1080-1088 Yonge Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 8 to the report (June 6, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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  3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the Owner to: a. submit a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, and Hydrological Review Summary for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and b. enter into a Municipal Infrastructure Agreement to financially secure the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development according to the Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 5. City Council request that the owner make reasonable commercial efforts to convey off-site parkland to the City equal to the value of the on-site parkland dedication, in fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirements pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with the off-site parkland dedication to be acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and free and clear of any above or below grade encumbrances, with the exception of any encumbrances as may be otherwise approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to be conveyed prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; and a. in the event that the off-site parkland dedication is less than the value of the on-site parkland dedication, then the owner will pay cash-in-lieu of parkland to make up for the shortfall in parkland dedication, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; b. in the event that the owner is unable to provide an acceptable off-site parkland dedication to the City, the owner will be required to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through the payment of cash-in-lieu; and c. and the value of the cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be appraised through Real Estate Services and payment will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit. 6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure the following through the site plan approval process: a. an outdoor, publicly accessible source of drinking water; and b. a low-carbon energy strategy that includes: i. a highly energy-efficient building low carbon building heating and cooling, including: 1. high quality building envelope; 2. natural cross-ventilation; 3. solar shading; 4. primary building heating and cooling from an electric heat pump; 5. methane gas combustion systems only for occasional supplemental (peak load) building heat; and 6. Energy Recovery Units that provide sensible and latent heat recovery from ventilation in each suite; ii. ample electrical outlets for bicycle charging in the interior bicycle parking area; iii. fixtures and appliances that are efficient in their use of water and energy; iv. electric-only appliances or fireplaces in suites; and v. motion sensor-controlled LED lighting in common areas: 1. street trees; 2. construction/ demolition waste diversion; and 3. resilience strategy. 7. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 1080-1088 Yonge Street from Permit Parking. 8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and the City Solicitor, to continue to work with the applicant to explore an in-kind community benefit package pursuant to 37(6) of the Planning Act that includes a paved cycling link between Yonge Street and the Rosedale Valley Road multi-use trail, and to report back to City Council for further instruction on any offer of in-kind community benefits made by the applicant.

  Clerk’s note

  The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 22, 2023 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

• 2023-07-19 · Toronto City Council · adopted