7-11 Rochefort Drive - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions

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2025-05-21 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1, and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council accept the without prejudice offer to settle received on May 7, 2025 as set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor (collectively, the "Settlement Offer"). 2. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing in respect of the appeal of the owner's Zoning By-law Amendment appeal in support of the revised development proposal described in the Settlement Offer. 3. Should the Ontario Land Tribunal grant the Appeal in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal to withhold the issuance of its final Order on the Appeal as described in Confidential Appendix A to the report (May 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor, of the Settlement Offer. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the appropriate City staff to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (May 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (May 9, 2025) 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 9, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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On December 1, 2021, the City received applications for the approval of Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision for 7-11 Rochefort Drive. The two applications sought the approval of three new tall buildings on the Site: two towers on a shared podium with heights of 46 storeys (147.2 metres) and 41 storeys (132.2 metres), respectively (Tower A and Tower B), and a third tall building of 30 storeys (98.6 metres) (Tower C), all located above and sharing the same underground parking garage.

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The applications proposed 1,322 residential dwelling units on the Site. On the same day, the City received a Rental Housing Demolition application proposing to demolish the two existing residential apartment buildings on Site and to replace the existing 128 rental units with 128 new rental units as a part of the proposed development. The applicant appealed the City's neglect or failure to make a decision on the Zoning By-law Amendment application and the Draft Plan of Subdivision application, to the Ontario Land Tribunal on June 3, 2024. The City Solicitor requires further directions for the upcoming Ontario Land Tribunal hearing scheduled for October 20, 2025. This matter is urgent and cannot be deferred.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of only the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, Confidential Appendices A and B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct that all other

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information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from 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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