2595 St. Clair Avenue West - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval

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2025-05-21 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 2595 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (April 10, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2595 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 6 to the report (April 10, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. City Council classify the lands municipally known as 2595 St. Clair Avenue West as a Class 4 Noise Area pursuant to Publication NPC-300 (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Environmental Noise Guideline - Stationary and Transportation Sources - Approval and Planning). 5. City Council request the Mayor to consider allocating any Community Benefit Charge funds collected from this development to George Bell Arena, for Improvements of the facility, through the annual budget process immediately following the payment of the funds to the City. 6. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review or their designate to forward a copy of the City Council Decision to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks.

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This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law at 2595 St. Clair Avenue West to permit an 11-storey mixed-use mid-rise building fronting St. Clair Avenue West and attached 20-storey residential tower further set back containing a total of 505 residential units. The proposed development would also include a 355-square metre Privately-Owned Publicly Accessible Space (POPS), and 2,453 square metres of commercial space provided on two levels fronting St.

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Clair Avenue West. The proposed draft Official Plan Amendment would amend Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) 356 to exempt the development from the precinct plan requirement in recognition of the peripheral nature of the site, while still requiring certain objectives to be met on the site.

Staff recommended

The Director, Community Planning Etobicoke York District recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 2595 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment No. 5 to this report. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2595 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment No.6 to this report.

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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. City Council classify the lands municipally known as 2595 St. Clair Avenue West as a Class 4 Noise Area pursuant to Publication NPC-300 (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Environmental Noise Guideline - Stationary and Transportation Sources - Approval and Planning). 5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review or their designate to forward a copy of the City Council Decision to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks.

Considered

2025-04-30 · Etobicoke York Community Council · adopted
Decision as filed
The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 2595 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (April 10, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2595 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment No.6 to the report (April 10, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.
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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. City Council classify the lands municipally known as 2595 St. Clair Avenue West as a Class 4 Noise Area pursuant to Publication NPC-300 (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Environmental Noise Guideline - Stationary and Transportation Sources - Approval and Planning). 5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Development Review or their designate to forward a copy of the City Council Decision to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks.
Clerk’s note
The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on April 30, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
2025-05-21 · Toronto City Council · amended

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