North York Community Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 29 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
NY29.1forwarded without recommendation
This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the property at 824 Sheppard Avenue West, 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue to permit a 12-storey (44.95 metre) mixed use building with 19,932 square metres of gross floor area ("GFA"), including 459 square metres of retail space and a 373 square metre daycare, resulting in a Floor Space Index ("FSI") of 4.0. There would be 263 residential rental units and 197 parking spaces. The Rental Housing Demolition Application proposes to demolish the existing buildings containing a total of 15 rental dwelling units and provide replacement of all 15 rental dwelling units within the proposed building. The redevelopment proposal is in keeping with the objectives of the Sheppard West/Dublin Secondary Plan to encourage a diversity of office, commercial, institutional and residential uses along Sheppard Avenue West while protecting the adjacent lower-density residential area. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-laws, and the Rental Housing Demolition Application. The draft zoning by-law recommends the lands be zoned with a holding provision ("H") until such time as a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report is deemed acceptable by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.
North York Community Council forwarded the item to City Council without recommendations.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 824 Sheppard Avenue West, 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to this report. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 by adding the lands at 824 Sheppard Avenue West, 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to this report. 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(s) as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the Owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: The following community benefits are recommended to be secured in a Section 37 agreement: a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: $1,400,000 to go towards parkland and other community services and facility improvements within the Ward, as well as streetscape improvements which comply with the Streetscape Manual, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the General Manager of Transportation Services; b. the amount in Recommendation 4.a. above will be indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported by Statistics Canada in the Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the execution of the Section 37 Agreement, or any other necessary agreement, to the date of payment which will be no later than issuance of first above grade building permit; and c. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 4.a. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the amending zoning by-law coming force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. 5. City Council also direct that the following be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to secure matters required to support the development: a. the Owner shall construct the development in accordance with the approved Transportation Demand Management Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; b. prior to Site Plan Approval for the development, the owner shall provide a Construction Mitigation Plan & Tenant Communication Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate and thereafter the owner shall implement such strategy; c. the Owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council at its meeting of October 26 and 27, 2009; d. the owner shall provide and maintain all new residential dwelling units on the subject site as rental tenure for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each new residential dwelling unit is first occupied, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated July 16, 2021. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and e. the Owner shall provide and maintain fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units, comprised of fifteen (15) two-bedroom units, on the subject site for a period of at least twenty (20) years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied, as outlined in Recommendation 6 below; 6. City Council approve the application for a Rental Housing Demolition permit in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of fifteen (15) existing rental dwelling units located at 824 Sheppard Avenue West and 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue, subject to the following conditions: a. the owner shall provide and maintain fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units, comprised of fifteen (15) two-bedroom units, on the subject site for a period of at least twenty (20) years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as shown on the architectural plans titled 824 Sheppard Avenue West, Rental Floor Plans, dated June 28, 2021. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner shall, as part of the fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units required above, provide all fifteen (15) two-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, as defined in the City's Official Plan, all for a period of at least ten (10) years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling units is first occupied; c. the owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed building at no extra charge. Access and use of these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other building resident without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as customary practices for private bookings; d. the owner shall provide all fifteen (15) replacement rental dwelling units with a balcony or terrace; e. the owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle parking, visitor parking, and storage lockers on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building; f. the owner shall provide all replacement rental dwelling units with ensuite laundry facilities at no additional cost to the tenants; g. the owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit; h. the owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants occupying the existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished, including the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and i. the owner shall enter into and register on title one or more agreement(s) pursuant to of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in (a) through (h) above to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 7. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue the Preliminary Approval for the application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the fifteen (15) existing rental dwelling units at 824 Sheppard Avenue West and 177, 179 and 181 Cocksfield Avenue after all of the following have occurred: a. the conditions in Recommendation 6 above have been fully satisfied; b. the Zoning By-law Amendment has come into full force and effect; c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the approved structure on the site; e. the owner has confirmed, in writing, that all existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant; and e. the execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act securing Recommendation 6 (a) through (i) and any other requirements of the Zoning By-law Amendment. 8. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition permit under Municipal Code Chapter 667 after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 6 above. 9. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a demolition permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act no earlier than the issuance of the first building permit for excavation and shoring of the development, and after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 6 above, which permit may be included in the demolition permit for Chapter 667 under 363-11.1, of the Municipal Code, on condition that: a. the owner remove all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. the owner erect solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; c. the owner erects a residential building on site no later than four (4) years from the day demolition of the buildings is commenced; and d. should the owner fail to complete the new building within the time specified in condition (c) above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued. 10. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement the foregoing, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement and other related agreements.
NY29.2amended
722 and 724 Marlee Avenue - Zoning By-Law Amendment Application - Final Report
This application proposes to construct a four storey (14 metre high) residential building with 28 units on lands at 722 and 724 Marlee Avenue. An on-site parkland dedication of 129 square metres, 20 vehicle parking spaces and 33 bicycle parking spaces are proposed in one level of underground parking. Access would be provided to the site by a 6 metre wide driveway at Marlee Avenue. The site consists of 2 lots located on the west side of Marlee Avenue, north of Glengrove Avenue West and south of Coldstream Avenue. Each site is currently occupied by a single detached dwelling. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and is in keeping with the intent of the Official Plan, including the Neighbourhoods policies. The proposal represents a suitable and moderate intensification of the site which is on Marlee Avenue and considered a major street, and presents a built form that is compatible with the surrounding neighbourhood context. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 722 and 724 Marlee Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 5 to the report (November 2, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North 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. 3. Before introducing the necessary bills to Council for enactment, City Council require the Owner of the lands at 722 to 724 Marlee Ave to enter into and register on title to the lands, at the Owners sole cost and expense, an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, to secure the following, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor: a. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the Owner shall be required to convey the 129 square metres portion of the development site for public parkland purposes to the satisfaction of the General Manager Parks, Forestry and Recreation; and b. the subject parkland conveyance is to be free and clear, above and below grade of all physical obstructions and easements, encumbrances and encroachments, including surface and subsurface easements, unless otherwise approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 722 and 724 Marlee Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached 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.
NY29.3adopted
In a report dated February 1, 2021, for consideration at the March 1, 2021 North York Community Council meeting, City Planning recommended refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road to permit three blocks of townhouse units, containing 48 dwelling units, at the western limit of the site, and an 11-storey residential building, proposed with 121 dwelling units, to the east of the existing 16-storey apartment building. The application was not consistent with relevant policies of the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and did not conform with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). Additionally, the proposed amendments were not consistent with the Official Plan, the Secondary Plan and relevant guidelines. Consideration of this item was deferred until September 13, 2021 North York Community Council, directing staff to continue discussions with the owner towards achieving an amended development application, which amongst other matters, addresses the planning and urban design issues set out in the February 1, 2021 report. In response, the applicant revised the proposed 11-storey building reducing it to a 9-storey building, having an overall buidling height of 31 metres, east of the existing 16-storey apartment building and 48 townhouse units, contained within 3 blocks at the western limit of the subject site. The opinion of City Planning remained unchanged from the report dated February 1, 2021. City Council on October 1 and 4, 2021, adopted recommendations directing that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning bring forward a report to the North York Community Council meeting on November 23, 2021 with the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments to implement the proposed 9-storey building and 48 townhouse unit development, and notice for the statutory public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act. At the request of the local ward Councillor, this report is being brought forward to the January 4th, 2022 North York Community Council meeting. In addition, City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the applicant, in consultation with the local councillor, to negotiate the provision of facilities, services and matters pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act in the amount of $1.5 million to be allocated to improvements to Fairview Public Library and Oriole Community Centre. This report brings forward the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments for a 9-storey building and 48 townhouse units at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road as per City Council direction.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment in Attachment 1 to the report (November 17, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625, as amended, for the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 2 to the report (November 17, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 3 to the report (November 17, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and/or draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the Owner: a. to submit at their sole expense for review and acceptance: i. a revised Functional Servicing Report including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. secured the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or new municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services should it be determined that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development; iii. has made satisfactory arrangements with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of new infrastructure or any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that new infrastructure and/or upgrades/improvements are required to the existing infrastructure to support this development, and that the applicant has entered into a financially secured agreement to pay for and construct any necessary municipal infrastructure; iv. submitted a revised Traffic Impact, Parking and Loading Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required; and v. the owner will pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the site servicing report, as accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that upgrades to such infrastructure are required to support this development. b. to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: i. prior to issuance of a the above-grade building permit, the owner of the Lands shall provide a cash contribution to the City in the amount of $1,500,000 towards improvements to Fairview Public Library and/or Oriole Community Centre; ii. the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 5.b.i. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; and iii. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 5.b.i. above has not been used for the determined purpose within three years of the amending Zoning By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands; and c. the following matters will be secured as legal convenience in the Section 37 Agreement: i. the Owner shall provide the following rental housing matters and improvements to the existing rental housing buildings on the lands: a. the Owner shall continue to provide and maintain the 221 existing rental dwelling units on the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road as rental housing, together with the new and retained associated facilities and amenities of the existing residential rental property, for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date that the Zoning By-laws come into force and effect, and with no applications for demolition or conversion from residential rental use during such 20 year period, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. the Owner shall provide tenants of the existing rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities on the lands, at no extra charge and with no pass-through costs to the tenants, including by way of an application to the Ontario Landlord Tenant Board or to any successor tribunal with jurisdiction to hear applications made under the legislation governing residential tenancies in Ontario for the purpose of obtaining an increase in residential rent above the applicable guideline. Access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident on the subject site; c. the Owner shall provide, repair, operate and/or maintain, at the owner's sole expense, additional improvements to the existing rental apartment building informed by the results of a tenant survey, to be identified and designed to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. The owner shall undertake the improvements to the existing rental apartment building to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate; d. the costs of all improvements to the existing residential rental building and associated spaces, both within and outside the building, as described above, shall not be passed on to tenants of the existing building in any form, including by way of an application to the Ontario Landlord Tenant Board or to any successor tribunal with jurisdiction to hear applications made under the legislation governing residential tenancies in Ontario, for the purpose of obtaining an increase in residential rent above the applicable guideline; and e. prior to Site Plan Approval for the development the owner agrees to develop a Construction Mitigation and Tenant Communication Plan to mitigate the impacts of construction on existing tenants, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. ii. the Owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for each building on the site; and iii. the requirements for a construction management plan with the general matters included in the Section 37 Agreement, including but not limited to, noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queuing locations, street closures, coordination with adjacent on-going development construction, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625, as amended, for the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to this report. 3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to this report. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and/or draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the Owner: a. to submit at their sole expense for review and acceptance: i. a revised Functional Servicing Report including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Review, including the Foundation Drainage Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. secured the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or new municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services should it be determined that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development; iii. has made satisfactory arrangements with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of new infrastructure or any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that new infrastructure and/or upgrades/improvements are required to the existing infrastructure to support this development, and that the applicant has entered into a financially secured agreement to pay for and construct any necessary municipal infrastructure; iv. submitted a revised Traffic Impact, Parking and Loading Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required; and v. the owner will pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the site servicing report, as accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that upgrades to such infrastructure are required to support this development. b. to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: i. prior to issuance of a the above-grade building permit, the owner of the Lands shall provide a cash contribution to the City in the amount of $1,500,000 towards improvements to Fairview Public Library and/or Oriole Community Centre; ii. the cash contribution referred to in Section 5.b.i. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; iii. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Section 5.b.i. above has not been used for the determined purpose within three years of the amending Zoning By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands. c. the following matters will be secured as legal convenience in the Section 37 Agreement: i. the owner shall provide the following rental housing matters and improvements to the existing rental housing buildings on the lands: a. the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the 221 existing rental dwelling units on the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road as rental housing, together with the new and retained associated facilities and amenities of the existing residential rental property, for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date that the Zoning By-laws come into force and effect, and with no applications for demolition or conversion from residential rental use during such 20 year period, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. b. the owner shall provide tenants of the existing rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities on the lands, at no extra charge and with no pass-through costs to the tenants, including by way of an application to the Ontario Landlord Tenant Board or to any successor tribunal with jurisdiction to hear applications made under the legislation governing residential tenancies in Ontario for the purpose of obtaining an increase in residential rent above the applicable guideline. Access to, and use of, these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other resident on the subject site. c. the owner shall provide, repair, operate and/or maintain, at the owner's sole expense, additional improvements to the existing rental apartment building informed by the results of a tenant survey, to be identified and designed to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. The owner shall undertake the improvements to the existing rental apartment building to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division or their designate. d. the costs of all improvements to the existing residential rental building and associated spaces, both within and outside the building, as described above, shall not be passed on to tenants of the existing building in any form, including by way of an application to the Ontario Landlord Tenant Board or to any successor tribunal with jurisdiction to hear applications made under the legislation governing residential tenancies in Ontario, for the purpose of obtaining an increase in residential rent above the applicable guideline. e. prior to Site Plan Approval for the development the owner agrees to develop a Construction Mitigation and Tenant Communication Plan to mitigate the impacts of construction on existing tenants, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. ii. the owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for each building on the site; and iii. the requirements for a construction management plan with the general matters included in the Section 37 Agreement, including but not limited to, noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queuing locations, street closures, coordination with adjacent on-going development construction, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
NY29.4adopted
Sheppard Willowdale Secondary Plan - Final Report
This report recommends the adoption of the Sheppard Willowdale Secondary Plan ("The Plan"). The Plan will replace the eastern segment of the existing Sheppard Avenue Commercial Area Secondary Plan (the "SACSP"). The current review of the eastern portion of the SACASP represents Phase two of the Secondary Plan review and consists of lands primarily fronting on Sheppard Avenue East between Bonnington Place and Clairtrell Road ("Plan Area"). The Plan establishes a comprehensive planning framework that sets out the long-term vision for the delivery of complete communities that provides a mix of jobs, housing opportunities, and a wide variety of locally accessible services, shops, and restaurants, that support daily living for the local community. The Plan builds upon the existing "commercial district" realized through the 1987 SACASP and carries forward a full range of land uses within mixed-use, mid-rise buildings that frame Sheppard Avenue East and contribute to the commercial activity and the visual quality of the public realm. The Plan is the outcome of public consultations with local residents, businesses, and stakeholders, in addition to input and feedback from various City Divisions and Agencies. The planning framework includes updated boundaries, land uses, built form, mobility, parks, green infrastructure, and special policy areas with an emphasis on providing a clear direction for appropriate transitions to Neighbourhoods and an improved public realm and streetscape. The Plan has regard for matters of provincial interest under Section 2 of the Planning Act, is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The Secondary Plan is consistent with the general intent of the City's Official Plan.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 560 substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (December 1, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to bring forward Urban Design Guidelines and a Streetscape Plan for the Sheppard Lansing Secondary Plan and the Sheppard Willowdale Secondary Plan areas. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to Official Plan Amendment 560 as may be required. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 560 substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the Report (December 1, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to bring forward Urban Design Guidelines and a Streetscape Plan for the Sheppard Lansing Secondary Plan and the Sheppard Willowdale Secondary Plan areas. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to Official Plan Amendment 560 as may be required. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision.
NY29.5amended
On June 8 2020, a Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Application were submitted for the properties at 1718 to 1734 Bayview Avenue. A preliminary report was adopted by North York Community Council on September 10, 2020. Since the time of the original application submission, the proposal has been revised to include five additional properties at 1710, 1712, 1714, 1716 and 1736 Bayview Avenue. The revised address now includes the properties municipally known as 1710 to 1736 Bayview Avenue and the revised application now proposes a nine-storey residential building fronting onto Bayview Avenue and 12 live-work units also facing Bayview Avenue. On May 6, 2021, the applicant appealed the Zoning By-law Amendment application and on June 7, 2021 the applicant appealed the Site Plan Control application to the Ontario Land Tribunal ("OLT") due to Council not making a decision within the 90-day and 30-day time frames in the Planning Act. The proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), and does not conform with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposal does not conform to the City's Official Plan, in particular the Mixed Use Areas designation, Public Realm, and Built Form policies, as well as the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan (OPA 405). The proposed development is not providing appropriate transition to the Neighbourhoods to the west, or providing retail uses at-grade and a public laneway as per the Secondary Plan policies. Amongst other matters, the proposed mid-rise building does not met the 45 degree angular plane from the rear; lacks sufficient indoor and outdoor amenity space; is not meeting the intent of the City's Mid-Rise Guidelines; and is not providing an adequate amount of large units per the Growing Up Guidelines. In addition, the application does not have a satisfactory Functional Servicing Report to address servicing issues and the proposed parking ratio has not been sufficiently justified. This report recommends that City Council instruct the City Solicitor with the appropriate City staff to attend the OLT hearing and oppose the applications in their current form and to continue discussions with the Applicant to resolve outstanding issues.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Applications regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeals for the lands at 1710 to 1736 Bayview Avenue. 2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the Owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications as set out in their memo dated April 9, 2021 or as may be updated in response to further submission(s) filed by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the Owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; the reports will determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required; d. the Owner has provided a subsurface investigation into the possible presence of methane gas at the property, to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the Owner has entered into a financially secured agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; f. the Owner has entered into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure appropriate services, facilities, and/or matters, as may be required by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, and such agreement shall be registered on title to the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; or made other satisfactory arrangements to secure appropriate community benefits to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; g. the Owner has submitted a complete resubmission of the application to be circulated to relevant divisions and agencies and all revisions and identified pre-approval conditions through the circulation process have been met for the Site Plan Control application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the Owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required; i. the Owner has submitted a Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667, Residential Rental Property Demolition and Conversion Control, of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and j. the Owner has developed a tenant relocation and assistance plan to mitigate hardship for existing tenants and entered into, and registered on title to the lands at 1712,1726 to 1730 and 1734 Bayview Avenue, one or more agreements, including an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure such tenant relocation and assistance plan and any other rental housing-related matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in the report (December 1, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 4. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to work with the community and the applicant to maximize green space on-site and preserve the mature trees at the rear property line. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Applications regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control appeals for the lands at 1710-1736 Bayview Avenue. 2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that: a. the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications as set out in their memo dated April 9, 2021 or as may be updated in response to further submission(s) filed by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; the reports will determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required; d. the owner has provided a subsurface investigation into the possible presence of methane gas at the property, to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; f. the owner has entered into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure appropriate services, facilities, and/or matters, as may be required by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, and such agreement shall be registered on title to the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; or made other satisfactory arrangements to secure appropriate community benefits to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; g. the owner has submitted a complete resubmission of the application to be circulated to relevant divisions and agencies and all revisions and identified pre-approval conditions through the circulation process have been met for the Site Plan Control application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. the owner has submitted a revised Travel Demand Management Plan acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services and that such matters arising from such study, be secured if required; i. the owner has submitted a Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and j. the owner has developed a tenant relocation and assistance plan to mitigate hardship for existing tenants and entered into, and registered on title to the lands at 1712,1726-1730 and 1734 Bayview Avenue, one or more agreements, including an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to secure such tenant relocation and assistance plan and any other rental housing-related matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in this report. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
NY29.6adopted
36 to 44 Eglinton Avenue West - Official Plan Amendment Application - Refusal Report
A stand-alone Official Plan Amendment (OPA) application has been submitted as part of the development proposal for 36 to 44 Eglinton Avenue West. This application relates to Zoning By-law Amendment Application Nos. 20 165466 NNY 08 OZ and 21 101581 NNY 08 OZ, which were refused by City Council in October 2020 and March 2021, respectively, and has since been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). Those applications sought to permit a 65-storey (220 metre) mixed-use building, comprised of a 5-storey base building and 60-storey tower above. The proposal contains a total of 663 dwelling units and 550 square metres of retail and office space. The total gross floor area would be 45,112 square metres resulting in a density of 32.27 times the lot area. The overall development proposal remains unchanged. Further details are found in the Decision History section of the report. This application proposes to amend the City's Official Plan to exempt the subject site from the requirement in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan to replace the existing office gross floor area (Policy 2.5.4). The proposed OPA states: "New development shall not be required to replace the existing office gross floor area on the site. In addition, this Site and Area Specific Policy will prevail over any Secondary Plan policy to the contrary." The Zoning By-law amendment application proposes a total of 303.9 square metres of office space. There is currently a 7-storey building on the site with approximately 6,570 square metres of existing office space. Staff are recommending refusal of the application to amend the City's Official Plan. The proposed OPA is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), does not conform with the A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and does not conform to the City's Official Plan and the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan. The Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan (Policy 2.5.4), as approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing as a Minister's modification on June 5, 2019, requires the replacement of 100 percent of the existing office gross floor area on the site within a Mixed Use Areas 'A' designation. This Minister approved policy aligns with provincial policy. Both the PPS (2020) and the Growth Plan (2020) direct the City to accommodate an appropriate affordable and market-based range of employment (including industrial and commercial) to meet long-term needs and promote opportunities for economic development and community investment readiness. Therefore, for the reasons outlined in this report, it is recommended that the OPA application be refused.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the application for Official Plan Amendment for the lands at 36 to 44 Eglinton Avenue West for the reasons outlined in the report (December 2, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of City Council's decision to refuse the application, in the event that the Official Plan Amendment application is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 3. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the Tribunal withhold its Order until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Official Plan Amendment is in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the application for Official Plan Amendment for the lands at 36 to 44 Eglinton Avenue West for the reasons outlined in the report dated December 2, 2021 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of City Council's decision to refuse the application, in the event that the Official Plan Amendment application is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 3. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the Tribunal withhold its Order until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Official Plan Amendment is in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.
NY29.7adopted
537, 539, 541 and 543 Eglinton Avenue East - Official Plan Amendment Application - Refusal Report
A stand-alone Official Plan Amendment (OPA) application has been submitted as part of the development proposal for 537, 539, 541 and 543 Eglinton Avenue East. This application relates to Zoning By-law Amendment application No. 21 191659 NNY 15 OZ which was refused by City Council in November 2021 and has since been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). This application proposes to amend the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan (Policy 5.4.3) to exempt the subject site from the anticipated height range of 8 to 12 storeys, with the exception of the lands within approximately 250 metres of the Mount Pleasant LRT Station, within which heights of generally 15 to 20 storeys are anticipated in the Eglinton East Character Area (Attachment 4). The proposed OPA states: "The lands subject to Site and Area Specific Policy N. XX are exempt from Policy 5.4.3(c) of the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan, which permits 8 to 12 storeys in the Eglinton East Character Area, with the exception of lands within approximately 250 metres of the Mount Pleasant LRT Station, within which heights of generally 15 to 20 storeys are anticipated." It is of note that per the same policy (Policy 5.4.3), explicitly states that an Official Plan Amendment will not be required in order to achieve a greater or lesser height. The proposed height was only one issue in staff's basis for recommending refusal to City Council. Staff also noted that, due to the size of the subject site, that it was not an appropriate location for the development of a tall building. The proposed OPA is unnecessary and inappropriate with respect to the interpretation of Policy 5.4.3 of the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan. Therefore, for the reasons outlined in this report, it is recommended that the OPA application be refused.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the application for Official Plan Amendment for the lands at 537, 539, 541 and 543 Eglinton Avenue East for the reasons outlined in the report (December 9, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of City Council's decision to refuse the application, in the event that the Official Plan Amendment application is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 3. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the Tribunal withhold its Order until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Official Plan Amendment is in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the application for Official Plan Amendment for the lands at 537, 539, 541 and 543 Eglinton Avenue East for the reasons outlined in the report dated December 9, 2021 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to appear before the Ontario Land Tribunal in support of City Council's decision to refuse the application, in the event that the Official Plan Amendment application is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 3. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that the Tribunal withhold its Order until such time as the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Official Plan Amendment is in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.
NY29.8amended
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application for 1265 Wilson Avenue which proposes a 12-storey (38.2 metre high) apartment building on Wilson Avenue with a 25-storey (78.8 metre) high tower at the south end of the site. The 12-storey element on Wilson Avenue would be connected with the tower at the south end with other building elements of varying heights. There is a 4-storey rental building on the site and the proposed development would be a rental apartment building. Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.
North York Community Council directed that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 1265 Wilson Avenue, after the applicant has had an opportunity to modify their application in keeping with initial guidance from Community Planning while considering the adjacent active development application at 1277 Wilson Avenue, striving for better conformity to Mid-Rise Building guidelines and conducting additional discussions with both staff and the local councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within a to-be-determined geography of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 1265 Wilson Avenue together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
NY29.9adopted
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application located at 150 to 160 Cactus Avenue. The application proposes the demolition of 60 existing rental townhouse dwellings to permit the redevelopment of the site for one 12-storey (45.95 metres) apartment building and one 15-storey (54.80 metres) apartment building connected by a 1-storey lobby, and two blocks of 4-storey (11.90 metres) back-to-back stacked townhouses. A Rental Housing Demolition application has been submitted to demolish the 60 existing rental dwellings. The proposed development would contain a total of 483 residential units, including 60 rental replacement units. One level of underground parking is proposed, containing 319 parking spaces. The proposed development would have a total gross floor area of 34,482 square metres, resulting in a density of 2.43 times the lot area. A 1,425 square metre public park is also proposed on site. Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule
North York Community Council directed that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 150 to 160 Cactus Avenue together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 150 to 160 Cactus Avenue together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
NY29.10adopted
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application located at 31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue. The application proposes the development of a 28-storey (96.25 metres) residential building to front Olive Avenue. The proposed residential building would comprise 360 dwelling units and have a total residential gross floor area of 22,803 square metres. The existing commercial building occupied by Bell Canada that fronts Finch Avenue East has a gross floor area of 4,141 square metres and is proposed to be retained. The total gross floor area would be 26,944 square metres, resulting in a Floor Space Index of 5.32. Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.
North York Community Council directed that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 31 Finch Avenue East and 32, 36 and 38 Olive Avenue together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
NY29.11adopted
52 Finch Avenue West - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Preliminary Report
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application for a three-storey, mixed-use building located at 52 Finch Avenue West. Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.
North York Community Council directed that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 52 Finch Avenue West together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 52 Finch Avenue West together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
NY29.12adopted
Designation of Accessible Parking Space on Mulholland Avenue
I submit this motion to designate an accessible parking space on Mulholland Avenue.
North York Community Council: 1. Designated an on-street accessible parking space in effect at all times on the east side of Mulholland Avenue, between a point 21 metres south of Krieger Crescent and a point 5.5 metres further south. 2. Rescinded the existing parking prohibition in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Mulholland Avenue, between a point 21 metres south of Krieger Crescent and a point 5.5 metres further south.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Mike Colle recommends that North York Community Council: 1. Designate an on-street accessible parking space in effect at all times on the east side of Mulholland Avenue, between a point 21 metres south of Krieger Crescent and a point 5.5 metres further south. 2. Rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Mulholland Avenue, between a point 21 metres south of Krieger Crescent and a point 5.5 metres further south.
NY29.13adopted
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services is recommending that overnight on-street permit parking be introduced on Roselawn Avenue, between Castle Knock Road and Avenue Road from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., daily. Residents requested the implementation of overnight on-street permit parking on Roselawn Avenue to accommodate their long-term parking needs.
North York Community Council: 1. Authorized parking by permit only on a street name basis, from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even side of Roselawn Avenue, between Castle Knock Road and Avenue Road.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director, Permits and Enforcement, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. North York Community Council authorize parking by permit only on a street name basis, from 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily on the even side of Roselawn Avenue, between Castle Knock Road and Avenue Road.
NY29.14adopted
Traffic Calming - Brookfield Road and Donino Avenue
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services is recommending the installation of speed humps on Brookfield Road, between Old Yonge Street/Donino Avenue and Plymbridge Crescent and on Donino Avenue, between Mill Street/Brookfield Road and Donino Court. Staff's assessment indicates the criteria as set out in the Traffic Calming Policy has been satisfied for both streets. Therefore, speed humps should be installed subject to positive results of the traffic calming polls.
North York Community Council: 1. Requested the City Clerk to poll eligible householders on Brookfield Road, between Old Yonge Street/Donino Avenue and Plymbridge Crescent, to determine whether residents support the installation of traffic calming (speed humps), in accordance with the City of Toronto Traffic Calming Policy. 2. Subject to favourable results of the poll: a. Authorized the installation of speed humps on Brookfield Road, between Old Yonge Street/Donino Avenue and Plymbridge Crescent; and b. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway for the installation of two speed humps on Brookfield Road, between Old Yonge Street/Donino Avenue and Plymbridge Crescent, generally as shown on Attachment 3, dated November 2021, attached to the report (December 10, 2021) entitled "Traffic Calming - Brookfield Road and Donino Avenue" from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services. 3. Requested the City Clerk to poll eligible householders on Donino Avenue, between Mill Street/Brookfield Road and Donino Court, to determine whether residents support the installation of traffic calming (speed humps), in accordance with the City of Toronto Traffic Calming Policy. 4. Subject to favourable results of the poll: a. Authorized the installation of speed humps on Donino Avenue, between Mill Street/Brookfield Road and Donino Court; and b. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway for the installation of one speed hump on Donino Avenue, between Mill Street/Brookfield Road and Donino Court, generally as shown on Attachment 4, dated December 2021, attached to the report (December 10, 2021) entitled "Traffic Calming - Brookfield Road and Donino Avenue" from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. North York Community Council request the City Clerk to poll eligible householders on Brookfield Road, between Old Yonge Street/Donino Avenue and Plymbridge Crescent, to determine whether residents support the installation of traffic calming (speed humps), in accordance with the City of Toronto Traffic Calming Policy. 2. Subject to favourable results of the poll: a. North York Community Council authorize the installation of speed humps on Brookfield Road, between Old Yonge Street/Donino Avenue and Plymbridge Crescent; and b. North York Community Council direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway for the installation of two speed humps on Brookfield Road, between Old Yonge Street/Donino Avenue and Plymbridge Crescent, generally as shown on Attachment 3, dated November 2021, attached to the report entitled "Traffic Calming - Brookfield Road and Donino Avenue" from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services. 3. North York Community Council request the City Clerk to poll eligible householders on Donino Avenue, between Mill Street/Brookfield Road and Donino Court, to determine whether residents support the installation of traffic calming (speed humps), in accordance with the City of Toronto Traffic Calming Policy. 4. Subject to favourable results of the poll: a. North York Community Council authorize the installation of speed humps on Donino Avenue, between Mill Street/Brookfield Road and Donino Court; and b. North York Community Council direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway for the installation of one speed hump on Donino Avenue, between Mill Street/Brookfield Road and Donino Court, generally as shown on Attachment 4, dated December 2021, attached to the report entitled "Traffic Calming - Brookfield Road and Donino Avenue" from the Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.
NY29.15adopted
Parking Amendment - Moccasin Trail
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services is recommending that parking be prohibited at all times on the north side of Moccasin Trail, between a point 76 metres west of Nob Lane and the east end of the street. Currently parking is allowed for up to three hours on both sides of the street, east of Nob Lane, which makes it difficult for residents to manoeuvre in and out of their driveway. Parking on the north side of the curved section of Moccasin Trail, west of Nob Lane, obstructs sight lines through the curve.
North York Community Council: 1. Prohibited parking at all times on the north and east side of Moccasin Trail, between a point 76 metres west of Nob Lane and the northeast end of the Moccasin Trail.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. North York Community Council prohibit parking at all times on the north and east side of Moccasin Trail, between a point 76 metres west of Nob Lane and the northeast end of the Moccasin Trail.
NY29.16adopted
As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on York Mills Road, City Council approval of this report is required. Transportation Services is requesting approval to install traffic control signals at the intersections of York Mills Road and Valley Woods Road/Sandover Drive and York Mills Road and Deerlick Court/Clayland Drive. The installation of the signals is contingent on the approval to remove the existing midblock traffic signals on York Mills Road between these intersections. The proposed traffic control signals will provide enhanced safety for all road users and are justified based on the assessment undertaken.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at York Mills Road and Valley Woods Road/Sandover Drive, in conjunction with the removal of the existing traffic control signals on York Mills Road and a point 60 metres east of Sandover Drive. 2. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at York Mills Road and Deerlick Court/Clayland Drive, in conjunction with the removal of the existing traffic control signals on York Mills Road and a point 60 metres east of Sandover Drive.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at York Mills Road and Valley Woods Road/Sandover Drive, in conjunction with the removal of the existing traffic control signals on York Mills Road and a point 60 metres east of Sandover Drive. 2. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at York Mills Road and Deerlick Court/Clayland Drive, in conjunction with the removal of the existing traffic control signals on York Mills Road and a point 60 metres east of Sandover Drive.
NY29.17amended
Traffic Calming Poll Results - Ernest Avenue
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services is reporting on the results of the traffic calming poll undertaken on Ernest Avenue, between Edmonton Drive and Victoria Park Avenue. Polling ballots were mailed to the affected residents to determine the level of support in the community for the proposed installation of speed humps. The poll did not meet the minimum response and support rates. Therefore, staff do not recommend the installation of speed humps on Ernest Avenue.
North York Community Council: 1. Waived the petition and polling requirements under the City's Traffic Calming Policy and authorized the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on Ernest Avenue, between Edmonton Drive and Victoria Park Avenue, despite poll results that did not satisfy the polling criteria for the installation of speed humps pursuant to the City's Traffic Calming Policy. 2. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by‐law to alter sections of the roadway for the installation of six speed humps on Ernest Avenue, between Edmonton Drive and Victoria Park Avenue, generally as shown on drawing number NYRD21‐0024, attached to Motion 1 by Councillor Carroll. 3. Reduced the speed limit from 40 kilometres an hour to 30 kilometres an hour on Ernest Avenue, between Edmonton Drive and Victoria Park Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. North York Community Council not authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on Ernest Avenue, between Edmonton Drive and Victoria Park Avenue.
NY29.18amended
Traffic Calming Poll Results - Pineway Boulevard
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services is reporting on the results of the traffic calming poll undertaken on Pineway Boulevard, between Bernick Road and Weatherstone Crescent (north intersection). Polling ballots were mailed to the affected residents to determine the level of support in the community for the proposed installation of speed humps. The poll did not meet the minimum support rate. Therefore, staff do not recommend the installation of speed humps on Pineway Boulevard.
North York Community Council: 1. Waived the petition and polling requirements under the City's Traffic Calming Policy and authorized the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on Pineway Boulevard, between Bernick Road and Weatherstone Crescent (north intersection), despite poll results that did not satisfy the polling criteria for the installation of speed humps pursuant to the City's Traffic Calming Policy. 2. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway to install five speed humps on Pineway Boulevard, between Bernick Road and Weatherstone Crescent (north intersection), generally as shown on Attachment 1, dated January 2019 attached to the report (December 10, 2021) from the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services. 3. Reduced the speed limit from 40 kilometres an hour to 30 kilometres an hour on Pineway Boulevard, between Bernick Road and Weatherstone Crescent (north intersection), in conjunction with the installation of speed humps.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. North York Community Council not authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on Pineway Boulevard, between Bernick Road and Weatherstone Crescent (north intersection).
NY29.19adopted
The property at 2365 Bayview Avenue (the Frank P. Wood estate) is listed on the City's Heritage Register and meets the provincial criteria for designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. At the time of writing this report, a report recommending that it be designated is to be considered by the City Council on December 15/16, 2021. As a consequence, by the time this report is considered by City Council in January 2022 a Notice of Intention to Designate is likely to have been issued. This report therefore recommends that if a Notice of Intention has been issued, City Council approve the alterations proposed under S. 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the heritage property in connection with a proposed development, and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property. The property at 2365 Bayview Avenue contains the Frank P. Wood estate now known as the Crescent School. It is part of a sequence of grand estates, constructed between 1920 and 1940, on the forested ravine above the western branch of the Don River, in the Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills neighbourhood. In 1928, Frank P. Wood commissioned the New York firm of Delano & Aldrich Architects to design his residential estate. They designed a meticulously-detailed Georgian Revival house and service buildings, clad in limestone and slate, set within a picturesque complex. The property also contains a painting studio designed as a log cabin. Crescent School purchased the property in 1967 and relocated there in 1970. The proposed two-storey addition is to provide a new dining hall and school entrance that will connect to the north side-wall of the manor house's service wing. Its construction will result in the demolition of the remnant of the secondary garage and the infilling of the remaining portion of the service court. No alterations are proposed to the manor house.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 2365 Bayview Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a two-storey addition to the Crescent School on the lands known municipally in 2021 as 2365 Bayview Avenue, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Perkins & Will and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 2365 Bayview Avenue the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Perkins & Will and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 2365 Bayview Avenue prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 4. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 6. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan; and 3. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.2 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 2365 Bayview Avenue in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that, if a Notice of Intention to Designate has been issued: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 2365 Bayview Avenue, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a two-storey addition to the Crescent School on the lands known municipally in 2021 as 2365 Bayview Avenue, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Perkins & Will and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 2365 Bayview Avenue the owner shall: 1. enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Perkins & Will and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; 2. provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 2365 Bayview Avenue prepared by Common Bond Collective, dated September 30, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 3. provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 4. provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 6. provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 2. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan; 3. provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.b.2 above, the owner shall: 1. provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and 2. provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 2365 Bayview Avenue in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue.
NY29.20deferred
Application to Remove a Private Tree - 37 Bentworth Avenue
This report requests that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one privately owned tree located at 37 Bentworth Avenue. The application indicates the reason for removal is due to concerns that the tree is causing damage to a concrete pad, pathways and foundation, and that the tree's needles and cones are dropping onto the roof of the neighbouring property, requiring the owners to remove the debris on a regular basis. The subject tree is a Colorado blue spruce tree (Picea pungens), measuring 53 cm in diameter. The Tree By-laws do not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.
North York Community Council deferred consideration of Item NY29.20 to the April 20, 2022 meeting of the North York Community Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director of Urban Forestry recommends that: 1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one privately owned tree located at 37 Bentworth Avenue.
NY29.21deferred
Application to Remove a Private Tree - 24 King High Avenue
This report requests that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one privately owned tree located at 24 King High Avenue. The application indicates the reason for removal is due to concerns the tree is leaning towards the dwelling and may cause property damage and personal injury. The subject tree is a Siberian elm tree (Ulmus pumila) measuring 51 cm in diameter. The Tree By-laws do not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.
North York Community Council deferred consideration Item NY29.21 to the February 23, 2022 meeting of North York Community Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that: 1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one privately owned tree located at 24 King High Avenue.
NY29.22amended
Requirements for Posting Building Permits
The purpose of this report is to respond to the request from the North York Community Council that the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, report to the North York Community Council on the requirements for posting building permits on residential construction sites, and the penalties if building permits are not displayed. The report identifies that the requirements for posting building permits are contained in the Ontario Building Code and that a range of enforcement tools are available to building inspectors in order to achieve compliance under the provincial legislation. In an effort to strengthen communication with the public about residential construction projects, Toronto Building has also enhanced access to information about building permits on properties, through its building permit search webpage. The Division also introduced requirements under the Toronto Municipal Code for a public notice to be posted on residential infill construction sites where permits have been issued. This mandatory public notice contains information about the City's by-laws and building permit information beyond the limited information contained on the building permit card.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council receive the report (November 12, 2021) from the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, City Planning for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building recommends that the North York Community Council: 1. Receive this report for information.
NY29.23amended
City Council on December 15, 16 and 17, 2021, referred Administrative Inquiry IA38.1 from Councillor Shelley Carroll, Ward 17, Don Valley North regarding the Thomas Clark Way Extension and Answer IA38.1a from the City Manager to the North York Community Council for consideration.
North York Community Council: 1. Requested the Director, Community Planning, North York District to ensure the Thomas Clark Way extension is not precluded or negatively impacted as part of the review of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications for 589 Sheppard Avenue East and 7 to 9 Barberry Place in accordance with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). 2. Requested the Director, Project Design and Management, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Director, Real Estate Services, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Director, Design and Construction, Roadways, Transportation Infrastructure, Engineering and Construction Services, report to North York Community Council in the second quarter of 2022 with a progress update on the detailed design and demolition associated with the Thomas Clark Way extension.
NY29.24adopted
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the proposed planning application for the lands located at 123 Parkway Forest Drive. The applications propose to demolish five of the 10 existing, 3-storey townhouse dwelling units, and redevelop the site with a 29-storey residential building, having an overall building height of 102.55 metres including mechanical penthouse, containing a total of 339 dwelling units. The existing 19-storey residential building would remain. The applicant also proposes a private street as part of this application. Staff are currently reviewing the application. The application has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a virtual community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.
North York Community Council directed that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the applications located at 123 Parkway Forest Drive together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the applications located at 123 Parkway Forest Drive together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
NY29.25deferred
Community Standards for the Committee of Adjustment in Bayview Village
Over the past decade, the Bayview Village community has seen a significant increase in applications to the Committee of Adjustment. Increasingly, these applications and City Planning's own responses to them have pushed the established precedents for height, permeable surface, and setbacks from sensitive ravines further afield of our zoning bylaw. As the community deals with mounting ravine erosion issues, it's paramount that action be taken to establish guardrails on the types of applications we're facing in the community. Therefore, I am requesting that North York Community Planning convene community stakeholders, including the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, to establish community standards to guide City Planning in their response to future applications in the neighbourhood in order to address ravine erosion and escalating variance precedents.
North York Community Council deferred consideration of Item NY29.25 to the February 23, 2022 meeting of North York Community Council.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll recommends that North York Community Council: 1. Direct the Director, North York Community Planning, to convene local stakeholders in the Bayview Village community and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority to establish and clarify Committee of Adjustment community standards to address ravine erosion and escalating variance precedents.
NY29.26adopted
Review of Parking Study - 699 Sheppard Avenue East
Further to City Council's decision on an Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application at 699 Sheppard Avenue East on July 14, 2021 (NY25.2), a request has been made by the Applicant to evaluate a revised parking study for a reduction of 12 parking spaces in advance of the Bills being brought forward to City Council for approval.
North York Community Council: 1. Directed the Director, North York Community Planning, in consultation with the General Manager of Transportation Services to evaluate a revised parking study to be filed by the applicant in the context of existing precedents in the Bayview-Sheppard corridor and reflective of recent policy changes and report to the April 20th meeting of North York Community Council on the appropriateness of further reducing the City Council approved on-site parking rate.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll recommends that North York Community Council: 1. Direct the Director, North York Community Planning, in consultation with the General Manager of Transportation Services to evaluate a revised parking study to be filed by the applicant in the context of existing precedents in the Bayview-Sheppard corridor and reflective of recent policy changes and report to the April 20th meeting of North York Community Council on the appropriateness of further reducing the City Council approved on-site parking rate.
NY29.27adopted
Sheppard Avenue East Review - Next Steps
City Council directed City Planning on June 26, 2018 (NY31.8), in consultation with the appropriate City Divisions, to review the existing policies contained within the Sheppard East Subway Corridor Secondary Plan between Bayview Avenue and Leslie Street to analyze the existing and planned built form context. City Planning initiated the review on existing and planned land use, City infrastructure, such as community services, sewer capacity, and parkland. That review has prompted staff to determine that a more fulsome Study of the corridor (Bayview Avenue to Leslie Street) is necessary, that will expand upon clarifying, refining and/or strengthening the density and height limitations. The expanded review will now look at the area as a whole in order to provide recommendations to inform planning policy that would establish a planning and infrastructure framework to accommodate prescribed population and job growth around the Subway stations, address transportation and servicing capacity issues and create a plan for a complete, mixed use and vibrant community.
North York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council acknowledge that City Planning has undertaken and completed the review as directed by City Council on June 26, 2018 through Item NY31.8. 2. City Council direct City Planning to add this item to City Planning's workplan and work together with other Divisional staff as appropriate, to build upon the completed review and undertake a Study to analyze a streets and blocks network, parks and open spaces, an enhanced public realm, heritage, built form, multi-modal transportation options, adequate servicing infrastructure, and compatible land uses. 3. City Council direct City Planning to report back to City Council on the outcome of the study, including any recommended policies identified through the study process. 4. City Council direct City Planning and Economic Development and Culture to assess opportunities to enhance local economic development, the formation of a local business organization. 5. City Council direct City Planning to commence community consultation on the study by the second quarter of 2022.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Shelley Carroll recommends that: 1. City Council acknowledge that City Planning has undertaken and completed the review as directed by City Council on June 26, 2018 through Item NY31.8. 2. City Council direct City Planning to add this item to City Planning's workplan and work together with other Divisional staff as appropriate, to build upon the completed review and undertake a Study to analyze a streets and blocks network, parks and open spaces, an enhanced public realm, heritage, built form, multi-modal transportation options, adequate servicing infrastructure, and compatible land uses. 3. City Council direct City Planning to report back to City Council on the outcome of the study, including any recommended policies identified through the study process. 4. City Council direct City Planning and Economic Development and Culture to assess opportunities to enhance local economic development, the formation of a local business organization. 5. City Council direct City Planning to commence community consultation on the study by Q2 2022.
NY29.28adopted
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application located at 172 to 186 Finch Avenue West, 1 to 33 Grantbrook Street, and 305 to 313 Hendon Avenue to permit a residential development containing mid-rise buildings, low-rise buildings, and townhouses ranging from 3 to 11 storeys with a total of 496 residential units and an overall Floor Space Index ("FSI") of 2.34. The existing designated heritage building at 172 Finch Avenue West would be relocated on site. Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.
North York Community Council directed that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 172 to 186 Finch Avenue West, 1 to 33 Grantbrook Street, and 305 to 313 Hendon Avenue together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 172 to 186 Finch Avenue West, 1 to 33 Grantbrook Street, and 305 to 313 Hendon Avenue together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
NY29.29adopted
Introduction and consideration of Bills for enactment of By-laws.
General Bills North York Community Council enacted By‑laws 27-2022 to 32-2022. Confirmatory Bill North York Community Council passed a confirmatory Bill as By-law 33-2022.