26 Laing Street - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Decision Report - Approval

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2025-10-08 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on October 8 and 9, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 26 Laing Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (September 2, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

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3. City Council direct staff to bring forward a report regarding the conversion of Laing Street into two-way operation from the proposed driveway to Eastern Avenue. 4. City Council request the Mayor, as part of the 2026 Budget process, to consider allocating the Community Benefits Charges funds collected from the development at 26 Laing Street to affordable housing in Ward 14 in consultation with the local Councillor.

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This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 14-storey mixed-use building and a detached 4-storey townhouse building at 26 Laing Street. The proposed development has 170 dwelling units with 111.6 square metres of commercial gross floor area at grade. A total of 13 vehicular and 197 bicycle parking spaces are proposed. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and conforms to the City's Official Plan.

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Staff recommend approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.

Staff recommended

The Director, Community Planning Toronto and East York District recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 26 Laing Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to this Report. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

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3. City Council direct staff to bring forward a report regarding the conversion of Laing Street into two-way operation from the proposed driveway to Eastern Avenue.

Considered

2025-09-18 · Toronto and East York Community Council · adopted
Decision as filed
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 26 Laing Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 5 to the report (September 2, 2025) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
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3. City Council direct staff to bring forward a report regarding the conversion of Laing Street into two-way operation from the proposed driveway to Eastern Avenue.
Clerk’s note
The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on September 18, 2025 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
2025-10-08 · Toronto City Council · amended

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