Scarborough Centre Secondary Plan - Final Report

by deleting the first two paragraphs of Section 2, Context Paragraphs to be deleted: Scarborough Centre is one of four designated Centres in the City serving as its eastern gateway. It is also the core of an established employment corridor along Highway 401 and serves as a destination point for surrounding communities; with a regional mall, municipal and federal government services, and a variety of recreational, educational and community services. As a mixed-use area, it has undergone several periods of growth, providing an important mix of retail, government, institutional, cultural, employment and residential uses. It is a focal point of transit service and a hub of local and inter-regional surface transit lines. and adopting instead the following new paragraphs: Scarborough Centre is one of four designated Centres in the City, serving as its eastern gateway, and is at the core of the adjacent established employment corridor along Highway 401. As a mixed-use area, the Centre has undergone several periods of growth. Development has long been guided by a vision to create an urban centre for Scarborough anchored by the Civic Centre and Scarborough Town Centre mall, principal components of the original 1968 Scarborough Town Centre Master Plan. The construction of these buildings, connected by pedestrian pathways and Albert Campbell Square, spurred development interest that saw office, retail, institutional and residential uses emerge. This mix of uses is a destination point for surrounding communities and a focal point of transit service as a hub of local and inter-regional surface transit lines. b. by deleting Section 5.3, Compatibility and Mitigation and adopting instead the following new Section 5.3 5.3 COMPATIBILITY AND MITIGATION 5.3.1. Development applications that propose sensitive land uses within the influence area of major facilities will be required to provide appropriate studies, that may include compatibility/mitigation, air quality and odour, noise impact, and vibration in accordance with all Provincial policy, guidelines and regulations. 5.3.2. These studies will help determine land use compatibility, appropriate mitigation measures, appropriate design, and minimum separation distances between proposed sensitive land uses and employment uses to demonstrate compliance with the land use compatibility requirements of Policies 2.2.4.5 and 2.2.4.7 of Chapter 2 of the Plan and in accordance with Provincial policy, guidelines and regulations. 5.3.3. Subdivision, condominium and/or site plan agreements may include warning clauses, as well as agreements of purchase and sale. 5.3.4. The existing industries at 333 Progress Avenue and 370 Progress Avenue are major facilities. The major facility status of 370 Progress Avenue will remain for as long as the existing employment uses remain on said lands. The major facility status of 333 Progress Avenue will remain as long as the planned function of said lands continues to be for employment uses. 5.3.5. Development applications that introduce, develop or intensify sensitive land uses, including residential uses, within 500 metres of a major facility described in 5.3.4, as measured from the lot line, shall comply with the compatibility and mitigation policies of Section 2.2.4 in Chapter 2 of the Official Plan. 5.3.6. Any studies completed to demonstrate compatibility as provided for by 5.3.5 shall follow the Terms of Reference set out by the City of Toronto Application Development Guide and will consider and evaluate: i. At-source mitigation; ii. At-receptor mitigation; and iii. The use of warning clauses registered on title to the applicable portion of the site. 5.3.7. Where the studies referred to in policies 5.3.5. and 5.3.6. above recommend at-receptor mitigation to address land use compatibility between a development application to introduce, develop or intensify sensitive land uses, including residential uses, and a major facility as identified in policy 5.3.4. above, the mitigation and the maintenance of such mitigation is encouraged to be secured in an agreement that the owner of the major facility is a party to. 5.3.8. Any quantitative analysis of impacts will consider planned expansion of industrial operations of major facilities as described in 5.3.4, where appropriate, and in consultation with the owner(s) of said major facilities. For the purposes of this policy, planned expansions may be demonstrated by: i. the filing of development applications for an expansion; ii. the completion of a pre-application meeting with the City in respect of an expansion; iii. the filing of an Environmental Compliance Approval application or Environmental Activity and Sector Registry registration with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks in respect of an expansion; or iv. a capital budget plan for such expansion or such other evidence. 5.3.9. If any studies described in 5.3.1, 5.3.5 or 5.3.6 recommend at source mitigation measures, the applicant shall engage with the owner(s) of the major facilities described in 5.3.4 for which such measures are proposed, and such measures shall be subject to the approval of each site owner. The incremental costs of implementing and maintaining any such measures associated with the proposed development shall be the responsibility of the applicant and may be secured by the parties through written agreement but in any event the City shall not be responsible for any costs of the parties. 5.3.10. If any studies described in 5.3.1 or 5.3.5 and 5.3.6 demonstrates the need for mitigation, these measures may be secured pursuant to the development approval process, as appropriate, and may include conditions of plan of subdivision registration, conditions of site plan control approval with at-receptor mitigation measures, if any, required to be notated or otherwise shown on the site plan drawings, or conditions of variance approval. c. by amending Sections 8.7., 8.7.1, and 8.7.2. so that they now read as follows: 8.7. SCARBOROUGH RAPID TRANSIT LINE 3 (SRT) The Centre was historically a focal point of transit at the eastern end of the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) line and at the hub of local and inter-regional surface transit lines. The SRT and surface transit services played an important role in connecting the community and in the overall development of the Centre, with higher density residential uses encouraged adjacent to SRT stations within and beyond the Centre. 8.7.1. Scarborough Rapid Transit Line 3 (SRT) helped move people and shape Scarborough Centre over decades. Future city building opportunities along the former SRT corridor may include: 1. mobility connections, including opportunities such as a pedestrian and active transportation pathway; 2. public realm improvements, such as landscaping enhancements and accessible public spaces; 3. commemoration, such as public art, murals or plaques, including but not limited to opportunities for recognizing the SRT's role in shaping development patterns and transit-oriented growth; and 4. activations and local events, such as open-air markets. 8.7.2. In addition to 8.7.1., retention of a continuous and connected corridor is encouraged, where feasible. The future continuous and connected corridor may vary in alignment from the former SRT. d. by deleting paragraphs 14.2.4. b) and 14.2.4. d) 14.2.4. The expansion of the street network in the Plan Area into a finer grid of streets identified on Map 5-6 Street Network will occur incrementally with development through the direct construction and conveyance of new streets on development sites or contributions towards the acquisition of land and construction of transportation infrastructure off site as secured through the development approvals process. The expansion of the street network will occur as follows: Paragraphs to be deleted: b) when required network improvements are not part of a site that is subject to a development application, the development proponent of that site will make best efforts to coordinate the required improvements with other landowners in the Plan Area; d) if the required network improvement is an off-site improvement, and the development has satisfied the provisions of Policy 14.8 b) and c), the City will require a financial contribution towards the costs associated with the future land acquisition and construction of the required transportation improvement as determined through the development application review process and adopting instead the following new paragraphs: b) when a development application results in the identification of the need for a network improvement, as shown on Map 5-6 Street Network, that is not part of the site that is the subject of the development application, the development proponent of that site will be encouraged to coordinate the implementation of required improvements with other landowners in the Plan Area; d) if the required network improvement is an off-site improvement, and the development has satisfied the provisions of Policy 14.2.4 b) and c), the City may require a financial contribution towards the costs associated with the future land acquisition and/or construction of the required transportation improvement, as determined through the development application review process. e. by deleting paragraph 14.3.1. g) 14.3.1. To ensure growth is considered and sequenced, conditions to be met prior to the removal of a Holding ("H") provision are identified in Policy 5.1.2 of the Official Plan, and in addition may include the following: Paragraph to be deleted: g) provision to deliver or otherwise secure appropriate mitigation measures identified in an accepted Compatibility Mitigation Study, Noise Impact Study, Vibration Study, and Air Quality and Odour Study.; and f. by deleting Maps 5-10, Building Setbacks, and 5-11 Building Heights, and replacing them with the updated Maps 5-10, Building Setbacks, and 5-11, Building Heights, attached as attachment 1 to motion 1. 3. City Council amend Attachment 4: Scarborough Centre Urban Design Guidelines to Draft Official Plan Amendment 871 to the report (January 8, 2026) from the Executive Director, Development Review and Chief Planner and the Executive Director, City Planning to reflect the mapping changes in accordance with Part 2.f. above. 4. City Council direct staff to use the Secondary Plan and Scarborough Centre Urban Design Guidelines found at Attachment 4 to the report (January 8, 2026) from the Executive Director, Development Review and Chief Planner and the Executive Director, City Planning in the evaluation of all current and new development applications in the Plan Area. 5. City Council direct the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to instruct staff to begin the process for renaming Progress Avenue, including the required community consultation, and to report back to the Scarborough Community Council in the third quarter of 2026. 6. City Council identify the property at 200 Town Centre Court as having cultural heritage value or interest, as recommended through the Scarborough Centre Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment. 7. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment 871 as may required.