Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods: Major Streets Study - Final Report

3. City Council, in consideration of an anticipated proposal to amend the Official Plan to implement the Highland Creek Village Transportation Master Plan, amend the proposed Official Plan Amendment 727, appended as Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to exclude properties designated Neighbourhoods abutting Meadowvale Road, south of Highway 2A. 4. City Council, in consideration of the unusually steep topography between Bayview Avenue and True Davidson Drive, amend the proposed Official Plan Amendment 727, appended as Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning by excluding properties designated Neighbourhoods abutting True Davidson Drive. 5. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to supplementary report (May 21, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Parts 7 to 9 below. 6. City Council determine pursuant to Subsection 34 (17) that no further notice is required in respect of Part 5 above. 7. City Council, in consideration of the minimal number of affected properties, the steep topography abutting the street, and the future expansion of Rouge National Park in the area, revise the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, appended as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 21, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to exclude properties in the Residential Zone category abutting Lawrence Avenue East, east of East Avenue. 8. City Council, in consideration of an anticipated proposal to amend the Official Plan to implement the Highland Creek Village Transportation Master Plan, revise the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, appended as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 21, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to exclude properties in the Residential Zone category abutting Meadowvale Road, south of Highway 2A. 9. City Council amend the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, appended as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (May 21, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning by excluding properties in the Residential Zone category abutting True Davidson Drive. 10. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the proposed Official Plan and Draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 11. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to develop an addendum to the Townhouse and Low-Rise Development Guidelines as part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods Major Streets Study Implementation program and address the addition of townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings as introduced through this report to the Neighbourhoods low-rise context. 12. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of Official Plan Amendment 727 and the Zoning By-law Amendment, amended by Parts 1 to 5, in facilitating townhouse and small-scale apartment building development along the major streets, and to report to the Planning and Housing Committee following the earlier of two (2) years following the date the Official Plan Amendment 727 and the Zoning By-law Amendment come into full force and effect, or following the issuance of the 200th building permit for the construction of new small-scale apartment buildings or townhouses along major streets, in order to review and recommend any necessary revisions to the policy, zoning, and/or other changes to improve implementation. 13. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with/and the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to pursue opportunities to support the creation of rent-controlled market, affordable rental and affordable ownership homes by non-profit housing providers, enabled through the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods Program on Major Streets, through leveraging available funding and financial incentive programs. 14. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to refuse, at the General Manager's discretion, a permit to injure or destroy a tree protected under Municipal Code Chapters 658 or 813, received in relation to a building permit application to construct townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings, and to advise the applicant to meet with City Planning and Urban Forestry staff as appropriate to consider how the location, massing and design of the proposed building or expansion can be amended to protect the By-law protected tree in question. 15. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to undertake an area specific engagement program with the communities along Huntingwood Drive to discuss the appropriateness of Huntingwood Drive for intensification, maximum permitted heights, and other design considerations as proposed in the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and consider any feedback as part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods: Neighbourhood Retail and Services study and the proposed major streets monitoring program. 16. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to undertake an area-specific engagement program with the communities along Pharmacy Avenue, from Eglinton Avenue East south to Danforth Road; Brimley Road South; and McCowan Road, from Eglinton Avenue East south to Kingston Road, discuss the appropriateness of these streets for intensification, maximum permitted heights, and other design considerations, as proposed in the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and consider any feedback as part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods: Neighbourhood Retail and Services study and the proposed major streets monitoring program. 17. City Council request the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as part of the major streets monitoring program, to review building permits issued for townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings in residential zones on major streets in relation to the level of transit service available to the subject sites. 18. City Council, in consideration of an anticipated proposal to amend the Official Plan to implement the Highland Creek Village Transportation Master Plan, request the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report back through Planning and Housing Committee on zoning permissions for townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings on Meadowvale Road south of Highway 2A, as part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods major streets monitoring program. 19. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back through Planning and Housing Committee, as part of the Major Streets monitoring program, on: a. a review of the criteria to determine if Guildwood Parkway is properly classified as a major street on Map 3 of the Official Plan, such review to consider: 1. the nature of the Scarborough Bluffs Erosion abutting Guildwood Parkway; 2. Guildwood Parkway's planned transportation function; 3. the presence of a significant 88-acre natural landmark Guild Park and Gardens; and 4. any other criteria that would relate to Guildwood Parkway being classified as major street on Map 3 of the Official Plan; b. the implications for City service delivery and for planning of removing Guildwood Parkway from Map 3 of the Official Plan; and c. in consideration of Parts 19.a. and 19.b. above, recommendations for appropriate Official Plan amendments and Zoning By-law amendments for townhouses and for small-scale apartment buildings on Guildwood Parkway.