1710 and 1712 Ellesmere Road - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision Applications - Decision Report - Approval

The proposed total gross floor area of 169,273 square metres equates to a density of approximately 8.98 times the lot area. In addition, the proposal includes the delivery of a new public park, to be constructed in two phases, and facilitates the construction of a new east-west public street through the site. The street is proposed to extend approximately 75 metres beyond the eastern property line through the Toronto Transit Commission McCowan Yard lands at 1720 Ellesmere Road and is intended to form part of a future connection extending north to Progress Avenue. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and conforms to the City's Official Plan. It advances key city-building objectives, including the provision of a mix of housing units, non-residential uses, new parkland, and the implementation of a public street network that will enhance connectivity and strengthen the existing local transportation system. This Report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. This Report also advises that the Executive Director, Development Review, acting under delegated authority, intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision necessary to advance the comprehensive redevelopment of the subject lands.

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City Council approve that, in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act: a. the Owner shall convey to the City an on-site parkland dedication having a minimum size of 1,613 square metres comprised of: 1. on-site parkland having a minimum area of 853.8 square metres, identified as "Park Block 4A" on the Draft Plan of Subdivision (Attachment 15) attached to this report (the "Draft Plan of Subdivision"); and 2. on-site parkland generally having an area of 806.3 square metres, identified as "Park Block 4B" on the Draft Plan of Subdivision; b. the required parkland dedications, being Park Block 4A and Park Block 4B, shall be provided in a manner that will facilitate the creation of one contiguous public park, substantially in accordance with the Draft Plan of Subdivision and draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 6 to this Report; c. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for any building within the development, that is subject to a requirement to convey parkland under Section 42 of the Planning Act, the Owner shall: 1. convey Park Block 4A to the City; and 2. register, in priority, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act on title to Park Block 4B, prohibiting any transfer, charge or encumbrance without prior written consent of the Executive Director, Development Review, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; d. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for each subsequent building within the development, that is subject to a requirement to convey parkland under Section 42 of the Planning Act, the Owner shall provide financial security, as required, to temporarily secure any outstanding parkland dedication requirements associated with that building; and e. prior to the earlier of first residential occupancy or condominium registration for Tower D, being the building located in the western part of Block 2 on the Draft Plan of Subdivision, the Owner shall convey Park Block 4B to the City; all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, and the City Solicitor. 4. City Council direct that the financial securities required in Recommendation 3.d. above: a. shall be in amounts appraised by the Executive Director, Corporate and Real Estate Management; b. shall not be released until Park Block 4B is conveyed to the City in a manner satisfactory to the Executive Director, Development Review; c. shall be provided in a form satisfactory to the City; and d. shall be indexed upwardly from the date the financial security is provided until conveyance of Park Block 4B to the City, in accordance with the appropriate Statistics Canada index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review. 5. City Council approve the acceptance of on-site parkland dedications, subject to the Owner transferring the parkland to the City free and clear, above and below grade, of all easements, encumbrances, and encroachments, in an acceptable environmental condition; the owner may propose the exception of encumbrances of tiebacks, where such encumbrance is deemed acceptable by the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the City Solicitor; and such an encumbrance will be subject to the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the Executive Director, Development Review, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 6. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 7. 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. 8. City Council request the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation with the local Ward Councillor and other relevant staff, to work with the Owner to explore the feasibility of an in-kind community benefit package pursuant to Section 37(6) of the Planning Act, that may include the provision of public art, and to report back to City Council for further instruction on any offer of in-kind community benefits made by the Owner. 9. In accordance with the delegated approval under Section 415-16 of the Toronto Municipal Code, as amended, City Council be advised that the Executive Director, Development Review intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision as generally illustrated in Attachment 15 subject to: a. draft approval conditions which, except as otherwise noted, must be fulfilled prior final approval and the release of the Plan of Subdivision for registration; and b. any such revisions to the proposed subdivision plan or any such additional modified conditions as the Executive Director, Development Review may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the on-going technical review of this development.