City Council considers approving zoning change for 512-bed long-term care building at McNicoll and Sheppard
City Council is being asked to approve a zoning amendment that would allow a nine-storey long-term care facility with 512 beds on McNicoll Avenue in Scarborough. The facility would be built on the southern half of the site, with an existing five-storey care building remaining on the northern portion. Staff recommend approval, citing consistency with provincial policy and the city's Official Plan.
not yet heardToronto City Council · Wed, Jul 29You can weigh in
If you live near McNicoll and Sheppard or have views on long-term care expansion in this area, this is the approval vote. Deputation at Council before or during the meeting is the remaining lever.
Why is this story here?
ContainedA zoning amendment permitting a specific long-term care building on one site. Hard to reverse (zoning changes require formal process) but bounded to this address and this use. Does not constrain future councils' options broadly, only this parcel. Meets the test for Stakes 1: something happens, bounded, a future council could redirect it without a serious fight through a new zoning amendment.Touches a narrow groupLong-term care expansion is a recognizable public interest, but this item affects daily life indirectly: residents of the facility and their families, and staff. The immediate neighbourhood (traffic, construction, services) is touched but narrowly. Present effect: the zoning change is not yet in force, so nothing has changed for residents this week.
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