The filed record
2801 Keele Street and 6 Paxtonia Boulevard - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment - Appeal Report - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Directions
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The decision
2025-07-23 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on July 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 15, 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 (July 15, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (July 15, 2025) 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 (July 15, 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 dated June 19, 2025 ("Settlement Offer") set out in Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (July 15, 2025) from the City Solicitor and direct the City Solicitor to attend at the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of the settlement, subject to the conditions set out below: a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law amendments are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Development Review, which amongst other matters, may include a holding (H) provision; b. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Engineering Review as contained in the Engineering Review Memorandum dated October 24, 2023, or any outstanding issues raised by Engineering Review, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Director, Engineering Review; c. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters contained in the Engineering Review Memorandum dated October 24, 2023, or any outstanding issues, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such review be secured as required; d. the owner has submitted to the Director, Engineering Review for review and acceptance, prior to approval of the rezoning application, a Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; e. the owner has made satisfactory arrangements with Engineering Review and shall enter into appropriate agreements with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Director, Engineering Review; f. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters contained in the Parks and Recreation Memorandum dated July 3, 2024, or any outstanding issues raised by Parks and Recreation arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation; g. the owner has satisfactorily addressed matters from Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry Memorandum dated September 4, 2024, or any outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, arising from the ongoing technical review (including provision of acceptable reports and studies), as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the General Manager Parks and Recreation; h. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study be secured if required through the implementing zoning by-law amendment and/or Site Plan approval; i. the owner has submitted architectural plans reflecting the proposal as approved in whole or in part, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review; and j. the owner has submitted an updated complete Toronto Green Standards Checklist and Statistics Template, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to take all necessary actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (July 15, 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 (July 15, 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 (July 15, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
On March 31, 2023, Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications were received to permit an eleven-storey (40.5 metres including mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 156 residential dwelling units and 388.82 square metres of at-grade commercial uses. On June 4, 2024, the applicant revised the proposal to increase the height, number of units, commercial space and gross floor area.
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It also included a privately-owned, publicly accessible space. On August 23, 2024, the applicant appealed the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the time frame prescribed in the Planning Act. The City Solicitor requires further direction as there is a case management conference scheduled for September 2, 2025.
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 the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendix A and Confidential Appendix B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council direct
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that all other 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.
On the record
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