1117 Queen Street West - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Applications - Decision Report - Refusal

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2024-02-06 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on February 6 and 7, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council refuse the applications for the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment (Application 23 210259 STE 09 OZ) in their current form, for the lands municipally known as 1117 Queen Street West. 2. In the event the applications are appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council, pursuant to subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, use mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in an attempt to resolve the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

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3. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify all persons or public bodies who may have filed an appeal to this decision of City Council's intention to rely on subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act and the City Clerk shall provide notice to all prescribed persons or public bodies under subsections 22(8.2) and 34(11.0.0.2) of the Planning Act. 4. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify the Ontario Land Tribunal of City Council's intention pursuant to subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, and that the Ontario Land Tribunal shall receive the record, the notice of appeal and other prescribed documents and materials seventy-five (75) days after the last day for filing a notice of appeal for these matters. 5. Should the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications be resolved, and there is no appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal or the appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal has been withdrawn, City Council direct the Director, Toronto and East York District, Community Planning to bring forward an Approval Report to Toronto and East York Community Council for a statutory public meeting as required under the Planning Act. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

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This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building and retain the existing 2-storey Postal Station C building at 1117 Queen Street West. The building would contain 272 condominium residential units and 919 square metres of community space. This report recommends the refusal of the applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law because the application has not demonstrated that the proposed tall building can be accommodated on the site in a manner that is appropriate within the existing context, and that conserves the cultural heritage value and attributes of the existing Postal Station C building.

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The development as proposed does not conform with Provincial land use policies, the Official Plan and the Ontario Land Tribunal approved Official Plan Amendment 445 establishing Site and Area Specific Policy 566 arising from the West Queen West Planning Study.

Staff recommended

The Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the applications for the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment (Application 23 210259 STE 09 OZ) in their current form, for the lands municipally known as 1117 Queen Street West. 2. In the event the applications are appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council, pursuant to Subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, use mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in an attempt to resolve the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, to the satisfaction of the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

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3. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify all persons or public bodies who may have filed an appeal to this decision of City Council's intention to rely on Subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act and the City Clerk shall provide notice to all prescribed persons or public bodies under Subsections 22(8.2) and 34(11.0.0.2) of the Planning Act. 4. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify the Ontario Land Tribunal of City Council's intention pursuant to Subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, and that the Ontario Land Tribunal shall receive the record, the notice of appeal and other prescribed documents and materials seventy-five (75) days after the last day for filing a notice of appeal for these matters. 5. Should the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications be resolved, and there is no appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal or the appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal has been withdrawn, City Council direct the Director, Toronto and East York District, Community Planning to bring forward an Approval Report to Toronto and East York Community Council for a statutory public meeting as required under the Planning Act. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.

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