172-202 Drewry Avenue - Zoning Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval

Access to the units will be from a two-way six metre wide private laneway off Drewry Avenue. Two at-grade vehicular parking spaces per unit are provided for residents. The existing Place of Worship on the site would be demolished. City Planning staff have reviewed the proposal and are recommending approval in an amended form. Amendments to the original proposal include changes to building setbacks including an increased setback of 3.5 metres from Block 1 to the new public park, an increased front yard setback for Block 1 of 4 metres, and a reduced rear yard setback of 6.2 metres for Block 4 and 6.4 metres for Block 5. The recommended zoning by-law amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The zoning by-law amendment also conforms to the City's Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law in an amended form. The recommended Zoning By-law includes a Holding (H) provision on the lands to ensure that preliminary infrastructure matters are identified and addressed. The application proposes to redevelop the site with a 3-storey townhouse infill development that optimizes existing municipal infrastructure while providing an appropriate level of residential intensification within the neighbourhood.

3. City Council approve that in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act prior to the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall convey to the City, an on-site parkland dedication, having a minimum size of 617 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor. 4. City Council approve the acceptance of an on-site parkland dedication, subject to the owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such an encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 5. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation (PFR). The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 6. City Council authorize that the remaining 133 square metres of the parkland dedication requirement, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, shall be satisfied through a cash-in-lieu of parkland payment. The cash-in-lieu payment shall be made prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the site.