Official Plan Amendment 573 - Danforth Avenue - Planning Study (Segment 2 - Don Valley to Coxwell Avenue)

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2024-05-22 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on May 22 and 23, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner, Executive Director, City Planning, to request that additional policies be added to Policy 6 of Site and Area Specific Policy 772, as part of the Ontario Land Tribunal's adjudication of the Official Plan Amendment 573 appeal, to permit heights greater than 24 metres, reduced setback minimums, increased setback height maximums, and permit additional shadow impacts on the north side of Danforth Avenue, provided that certain development components that support important municipal and provincial objectives, such as the provision of affordable housing, and exceedance in the building performance terms of the Toronto Green Standard, are included in a proposed development, and there are no negative impacts on the public realm, and there is an appropriate transition to existing Neighbourhoods located to the rear of properties on Danforth Avenue. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

The vote

Adopt Item · Carried, 21-1

Against (1)Stephen Holyday

Absent (3)Michael Thompson, Olivia Chow, Shelley Carroll

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On April 7, 2022, the City enacted By-law 269-2022, adopting Official Plan Amendment 573, implementing Site and Area Specific Policy 772 and Urban Design guidelines for Danforth Avenue extending from the Don Valley in the west to Coxwell Avenue. Official Plan Amendment 573 was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and a two-week hearing is scheduled to commence on December 2, 2024. At its meeting on November 8 and 9, 2023, City Council adopted the recommendations, as amended, for Item EX9.3 - Generational Transformation of Toronto's Housing System to Urgently Build More Affordable Homes.

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In doing so, City Council added Recommendation 30, requesting the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report directly to the December 13 ,14, and 15, 2023, meeting of City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 as part of the Ontario Land Tribunal's adjudication of appeals, in the context of the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, which would support the redevelopment of the existing non-profit housing site at 1117 Danforth to rebuild and modernize the existing units, and include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units, subject to the appropriate arrangements being made to secure the affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units in perpetuity. At its meeting on December 13, 14 and 15, 2023, City Council adopted the confidential recommendation for Item CC13.9, a report (December 4, 2023) from the City Solicitor that directed the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report to City Council on a City-initiated revision to Site and Area Specific Policy 772 when there is certainty with the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment application for the development at 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue, and if it is determined that the development at 1117 Danforth Avenue will include net new affordable rental and rent-geared-to-income units. This matter is deemed urgent as Approval Reports for the Zoning By-law Amendment applications for both 1095-1111 Danforth Avenue and 1117 Danforth Avenue will be in front of City Council at the May 22, 23 and 24 meeting.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendation contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor and City Council direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from

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the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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