Planning and Housing Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 17 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.
PH2.1amended
Bill 109 Implementation, Phase 1 - Recommended Official Plan and Municipal Code Amendments
The recommended Official Plan Amendment (OPA 641) and municipal by-law included in this report address recent changes to the Planning Act and City of Toronto Act, 2006 under Bill 109, the More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022 . Under the legislation, changes to pre-application consultation, complete application, delegated authority, and timeline to appeal for Site Plan Control applications came into effect on July 1, 2022. The recommendations included in this report bring the City of Toronto's Official Plan and Municipal Code into conformity with in-force Provincial legislation.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the Official Plan Amendment 641 substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (February 9, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 415, Development of Land, substantially in accordance with Attachment 3 to the report (February 9, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment and the amendment to the City of Toronto Municipal Code as may be required.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the Official Plan Amendment 641 substantially in accordance with Attachment 2 to this report. 2. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 415, Development of Land, substantially in accordance with Attachment 3 to this report. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment and the amendment to the City of Toronto Municipal Code as may be required.
PH2.2adopted
Bill 109 Implementation - Near-term Process and Technology Improvements
This report responds directly to a series of Motions adopted with the report "Implementing Bill 109, the More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022," at the December 2022 meeting of City Council. Specifically, it addresses improvements to the Application Information Centre (AIC) and information and materials to replace the Preliminary Report. Additionally, it includes a number of next steps related to future technology transformation initiatives. In response to ongoing legislative change, the City is rolling out a new operating model for its development review service, including changes to organizational structure, process improvements and technology upgrades required to achieve good city-building outcomes while striving to improve timelines and mitigating risk to cost recovery. Staff are advancing process and technology improvements that provide better public access to information and materials related to development applications, and opportunities for public input into the development review process. While staff work to improve existing technology, through the transformation of the City's development review process, there is a renewed focus on technology modernization to better meet the needs of a diversity of users.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Received the report (February 9, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services, for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services recommend that: 1. Planning and Housing Committee receive this report for information.
PH2.3adopted
Zoning By-law Amendment to Permit Laneway Suites in Yorkville - Final Report
In 2019, following an extensive study of a city-wide laneway suite strategy, City Council amended both the Official Plan and Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit laneway suites in low-rise residential zones. While City Planning staff had recommended the amendments apply to the entire city, Council directed that the Asquith-Collier, Ramsden Park, and Yorkville neighbourhoods be excluded from the Zoning By-law. Council further directed staff to consider permitting laneway suites within the area as part of its ongoing review of Site and Area Specific Policy 211, being the Bloor-Yorkville/North Midtown Area Site and Area Specific Policy ("SASP 211"). Since that decision, the Province of Ontario has made legislative changes to the Planning Act, through Bill 23, with respect to residential unit permissions on lots containing a detached house, semi-detached house, or rowhouse. These legislative changes advanced City Planning's consideration of laneway suites in the Asquith-Collier, Ramsden Park, and Yorkville neighbourhood areas now instead of following the completion of the review of Bloor-Yorkville/North Midtown Area Site and Area Specific Policy in 2024. City Planning staff surveyed the laneways in the Asquith-Collier, Ramsden Park, and Yorkville neighbourhoods and found that laneway suites and the existing performance standards in Zoning By-law 569-2013 are appropriate and fit within the existing and planned area context. City Planning staff recommend that City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 to remove the location restriction for laneway suites in this area.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 1 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 1 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.
PH2.4amended
Concept 2 Keys (C2K) Dashboard: February 2023 Priority Development Applications Status Update
Concept 2 Keys (C2K) is an innovative program that is changing how Planning and Development applications are reviewed at the City of Toronto. Concept 2 Keys is creating new application review teams comprised of staff from across City divisions to help create a more collaborative and coordinated relationship between applicants and the City. The goal is to improve the experience of applicants submitting development proposals and the processes used by City staff across divisions reviewing these applications. At its meeting of July 5, 2022, the Planning and Housing Committee adopted Item PH35.6 "Concept 2 Keys (C2K) Dashboard: Status of Priority Development Applications" requesting the Chief of Staff, City Manager's Office to continue to report to each Planning and Housing Committee meeting in the 2022-2026 term of City Council with a Concept 2 Keys (C2K) Dashboard that lists all of the current projects being reviewed through Concept 2 Keys' Priority Development Review Stream (PDRS) and their project status. At its meeting of January 19, 2023, the Planning and Housing Committee adopted, with amendments, Item PH1.2 "Concept 2 Keys (C2K) Dashboard: January 2023 Priority Development Applications Status Update" requesting the Chief of Staff, City Manager's Office to include in subsequent reports on the Dashboard to Planning and Housing Committee, both the original date the application was submitted and the original construction target date for each project as part of the Concept 2 Keys Dashboard for the 2022-2026 term of Council. The purpose of this report is to come forward with the updated version of the Dashboard that provides the February 2023 status update of each priority development application currently being reviewed through C2K's Priority Development Review Stream (PDRS) for the period from December 17, 2022 to February 3, 2023.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Requested the Acting Deputy City Manager to bring forward the Concept 2 Keys Dashboard report to every second meeting of Planning and Housing Committee for the remainder of the 2022-2026 term of Council, commencing from the Planning and Housing Committee meeting of April 27, 2023.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Deputy City Manager recommends that: 1. The Planning and Housing Committee receive this report for information.
PH2.5amended
Committee of Adjustment - Consultant Review
In May 2021, City Council directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor, the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, and the Ombudsman, to report to Planning and Housing Committee on a consultant review of the Committee of Adjustment. As a result of this direction, City Planning retained KPMG, who conducted this review over the course of 2022. KPMG delivered its Final Report titled "Committee of Adjustment Review" in January 2023. The full Committee of Adjustment Review KPMG Final Report is attached to this report as Attachment 1 and is also available on the City's website. This staff report summarizes KPMG's review and recommendations. It also outlines a multi-year implementation plan to move these recommendations forward. Through continued consultation and priority setting with the public, applicants, City staff, and other stakeholders, City Planning staff will work over the next two to three years to implement these transformational changes. The overarching goal of these efforts is to increase public confidence in and satisfaction with the Committee of Adjustment review and hearings process and enable all users to effectively participate in the Committee of Adjustment.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider options for streaming Committee of Adjustment applications, including: a. exploring options for a more expeditious process for non-contentious Committee of Adjustment applications (in which there is no community opposition and no concerns raised by staff), which process could include scheduling separate hearings for these types of applications or other measures; and b. completing the work related to identifying and evaluating options to improve service standards for the Committee of Adjustment by creating a separate stream for less complex applications, as first requested by Planning and Housing Committee in 2019 (Item 2019.PH4.5), and to engage with applicants and their representatives and other stakeholders on the work. 2. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore options for improving the format and content of the public notice sign for Committee of Adjustment applications to improve visibility and readability. 3. Requested he Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee on the above recommendations and the status and results of the implementation plan contained in the report (February 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in the first quarter of 2024. 4. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Clerk, as appropriate, report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in the first quarter of 2024 on: a. Adding "Knowledge and/or experience in applying and interpreting the Planning Act, as amended and related planning legislation, guidelines and principles." as a qualification and selection criteria for adjudicators in the Terms of Reference of the Committee of Adjustment, in consultation with the City Manager, the City Clerk, and the City Solicitor; b. The need to continue having Committee of Adjustments separated by geography (Toronto and East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke York) as opposed to having four Committee of Adjustments of equal composition that can hear applications from across the City in order to help balance caseloads across the four districts, as part of the recommended review of the Committee of Adjustment service delivery model; and c. Whether and how the City could help enable communication between applicants and residents (for example, provide a mechanism to allow relevant stakeholders to be contacted directly by applicants prior to Committee of Adjustment hearings in order to help facilitate informal means of resolving matters). 5. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to incorporate into the comprehensive panelist training an overview of changes to the Planning Act to permit up to three residential units as of right on residential lands as well as any future changes to the Zoning By-law as a result of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) program. 6. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to consider beginning undertaking KPMG recommendation number eight related to an applicant's ability to substantively revise an application after public notice has been distributed as part of the work that will begin in 2023 and report back to Planning and Housing Committee with an update in the first quarter of 2024. 7. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider requesting panelists to inquire whether applicants have attempted to consult with interested parties when an application is substantively amended after public notice has been distributed if this practice is not eliminated, along with other strategies to improve dialogue between applicants and neighbours. 8. Directed the chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Clerk, to consider including timestamped links to the Committee of Adjustment public hearings that are livestreamed on the City's YouTube channel on the Application Information Centre as part of the effort to provide more detailed Decision Notices, similar to the timestamped links that are now attached to City Council decisions on the newly revamped TMMIS website. 9. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to accelerate the recommendations for active implementation and further study contained in the report (February 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, report back to the Planning and Housing Committee in Q1 2024 on the status and results of the implementation plan contained in this report.
PH2.6amended
City Planning Division - Study Work Program Update
This report provides the City Planning Division's annual update on its Study Work Program. It outlines the Division's 84 completions and approvals in 2022, highlighting a broad range of city building work across Toronto. The report also provides a forecast for the Division's 2023 Study Work Program. The Study Work Program Update highlights City Planning initiatives that are creating conditions for the delivery of new housing (both market and affordable) as an integrated part of mixed use, complete communities that include services and infrastructure to support daily life. The Division's work is aligned with the Housing Action Plan priorities, as directed by City Council, and supports the delivery of more housing across the city, with an emphasis on expanding opportunities and requirements for safe and affordable housing to better meet the needs of existing and future residents, including newcomers, young people, and Black, Indigenous and equity deserving communities who are disproportionately impacted by the housing affordability crisis. Through its housing initiatives and other projects, the Division continues to examine how its city building work can advance social equity and economic inclusion; encourage appropriate kinds of growth and development across Toronto; and guide investment in community improvements and infrastructure. The Division also actively aligns its Study Work Program with the City's Corporate Strategic Plan's four Strategic Priorities, including affordable housing, mobility, quality of life, and climate change and resilience. In 2022, City Planning delivered topic-specific reports on Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON), final delineations for Protected Major Station Areas (PMTSA) where inclusionary zoning can be implemented, and approvals for Housing Now and Modular Housing. The Division also delivered planning frameworks and implementation strategies to guide future investment and development approval across the city, including Mount Dennis, Keele - St. Clair, Yonge Street North, Sheppard Willowdale, Midtown, and Liberty Village; and, topic and area-specific zoning, such as Zoning By-law amendments to implement the Scarborough Subway Extension and Ontario Line. City Planning continued to advance the Official Plan Growth Plan Conformity and Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) exercise, with final policy updates addressing environment and climate change, and employment areas and conversions. Key research and analysis included the Land Needs Assessment (LNA) required as part of the Municipal Comprehensive Review, and the Toronto Employment Survey. The Division also completed the first phase of the Transit Design Guide, intended to inform design excellence for new transit infrastructure. A substantial amount of work was advanced in response to ongoing legislative changes made by the Province that have impacted local planning, development review and growth funding in recent years, with more changes expected in 2023. Deliverables in 2022 included the new Community Benefits Charge By-Law; an implementation strategy for transforming the development review service to reduce processing timelines and improve outcomes; and, submissions on the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) . In responding to the ever shifting legislative landscape, the Division continues to promote the City's and public interest, and manage uncertainties and risks to its Study Work Program as new demands are placed on finite resources. The Division will continue to prioritize resources to deliver on its city building agenda, and update and advise Council on the impacts of legislative change. Looking ahead to 2023, the Study Work Program captures a range of city building activities under the Corporate Strategic Plan's four Strategic Priorities, with an emphasis on those that will support an increase in the supply of housing, including more affordable housing, as part of an integrated approach to building complete and inclusive communities. Affordable Housing and More Housing Options - the Division will accelerate its work to facilitate new housing across Toronto through the roll-out of improvements to the development review service, and initiatives such as Housing Now, Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods, and reviews of the zoning by-law, design guidelines and waterfront plans to optimize density. These initiatives are aligned with directions for the Housing Action Plan, which will be brought to Executive Committee in March 2023. Keeping Toronto Moving - mobility is a foundational component for a growing, liveable city, and involves integrating large-scale and local connections across modes, in the public realm and through development. The Division will continue to articulate and advance city building objectives around the Province's priority transit projects and future station areas, including along the Ontario Line and Scarborough Subway Extension. The Division will also advance the City's own priority transit expansion projects, such as the Waterfront East LRT (WELRT), and area-based mobility planning and policy implementation. Investing in people and neighbourhoods - the Division will continue working in areas experiencing change, with final reporting on Update Downsview, the Little Jamaica Initiative, and other area studies; and progress reports on ongoing studies such as Our Scarborough Centre. In addition, City Planning will advance a range of planning initiatives along the waterfront, and cultural heritage studies across the city. In undertaking this work, the Division will continue to centre equity in city building conversations and expand its community partnerships to strengthen collaborative study processes. Study outcomes will establish clear objectives and requirements for growth that delivers a range of new housing options, alongside a mix of uses and supporting community infrastructure that makes our city a desirable place to live, invest and do business. Taking Action on Climate Change and Building Resilience - the Division will continue its leadership role in tackling climate change and building a more resilient city, including by advancing the uptake of near-zero emissions for new development with implementation of a Toronto Green Standard (TGS) Communication Strategy, and addressing embodied carbon. As an outcome of Bill 23, City Planning will continue to work with the Province to develop regulations under Section 108.1 of the City of Toronto Act to allow the City to develop a new Green Standard By-Law.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to advance West Annex Phase 2 Heritage Conservation District with a focus on the Spadina Road component between Bloor Street and Dupont Street and update the item's status to "active" in Attachment 3 to the report (February 10, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director recommends that: 1. Planning and Housing Committee receive this report for information.
PH2.7adopted
The City Planning Division monitors development activity in the city. This report and the attached bulletin summarize development activity in the city over the past five-and-a-half years. Information from the Division's Land Use Information System II and other sources have been analyzed to provide an overview of all development projects with any development activity between January 1, 2017 and June 30, 2022. Development activity refers to progress at any stage of the approvals and development processes, including application submission, development review, development approval, Building Permit application, Building Permit issuance, construction, ready for occupancy and completion. The bulletin illustrates how the city has grown over these five-and-a-half years and how it may continue to develop over time. In total, 717,327 residential units and 14,484,961 million square metres of non-residential gross floor area (GFA) were proposed by projects with development activity between January 1, 2017 and June 30, 2022. Of this, 103,638 residential units and 3,087,319 square metres of non-residential gross floor area have been built. There were 203,793 residential units approved but not yet built, and an additional 409,896 units in projects still under review. Similarly, there was 5,483,875 square metres of non-residential gross floor area approved and not yet built, and a further 5,913,767 square metres in projects under review. In total, there are 613,689 residential units and 11,397,642 m2 of non-residential gross floor area in projects that are either under review or active, indicating a continuation of strong development activity in Toronto in the coming years. If all of these residential units were realized over time, they would increase the total number of dwellings in the city by over one half.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Received the report (February 13, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. The Planning and Housing Committee receive this report for information.
PH2.8amended
Ensuring a Successful Tenant Advisory Committee at Toronto Community Housing Corporation
On December 14, 2022, City Council adopted Member Motion 2.16, Ensuring a Successful Tenant Advisory Committee at Toronto Community Housing Corporation , which directed the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, to have City staff, through the Tenants First initiative, review the proposal for a new Tenant Advisory Committee including: Terms of Reference; recruitment and confirmation of members; role of tenant directors in a Tenant Advisory Committee; and role of the City in a Tenant Advisory Committee Council directed City staff to report back on the review and recommendations to the February 28, 2023 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee. As directed, this report provides recommended direction and advice for Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and the City of Toronto to ensure that the Tenant Advisory Committee is successful and that tenants are fully engaged in the process to refresh the broader Toronto Community Housing Corporation tenant engagement system. Working collaboratively, these efforts will support improved communication and engagement between Toronto Community Housing Corporation staff and tenants. To provide leadership and ensure success in establishing the Tenant Advisory Committee and its Terms of Reference, it is also recommended that the Committee be supported by City staff and co-chaired by the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services, and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation on a transitional basis.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors to ensure that: a. the terms of reference for the Tenant Advisory Committee be developed in collaboration with the Tenant Advisory Committee and the City with consideration of the recent efforts and approach by Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation in establishing its Senior Tenant Advisory Committee; b. an additional round of recruitment be completed for the Tenant Advisory Committee in partnership with the City, which targets tenants who are not currently involved in Toronto Community Housing Corporation's tenant engagement system, and that meetings with the new and current Committee members begin early in the second quarter of 2023; and c. Toronto Community Housing Corporation appoint a current tenant director to the Tenant Advisory Committee to liaise between the Tenant Advisory Committee and the Board of Directors; 2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to ensure that City staff provide support to the Tenant Advisory Committee, to assist with both the development of the terms of reference of the Tenant Advisory Committee and the recruitment of new members. 3. City Council request that the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, jointly co-chair the Tenant Advisory Committee on a transitional basis to provide leadership and establish an effective Committee which will provide the basis for stronger voices from tenants within Toronto Community Housing Corporation. 4. City Council request the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation to report back in the first quarter of 2024 on the progress of the new Tenant Advisory Committee, including the Terms of Reference that were developed.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, recommends that: 1. City Council direct the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors to ensure that: a. the terms of reference for the Tenant Advisory Committee be developed in collaboration with the Tenant Advisory Committee and the City with consideration of the recent efforts and approach by Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation in establishing its Senior Tenant Advisory Committee; b. an additional round of recruitment be completed for the Tenant Advisory Committee in partnership with the City, which targets tenants who are not currently involved in Toronto Community Housing Corporation's tenant engagement system, and that meetings with the new and current Committee members begin early in the second quarter of 2023; and c. Toronto Community Housing Corporation appoint a current tenant director to the Tenant Advisory Committee to liaise between the Tenant Advisory Committee and the Board of Directors; 2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to ensure that City staff provide support to the Tenant Advisory Committee, to assist with both the development of the terms of reference of the Tenant Advisory Committee and the recruitment of new members; and 3. City Council request that the Deputy City Manager, Community and Social Services and the Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, jointly co-chair the Tenant Advisory Committee on a transitional basis to provide leadership and establish an effective Committee which will provide the basis for stronger voices from tenants within Toronto Community Housing Corporation.
PH2.9amended
Villiers Island - Affordable Housing Update
This report responds to City Council's request through CC2.1: 2023 Housing Action Plan for a status update on the work underway to achieve additional affordable housing in Villiers Island; and previous directions in 2017, 2021 and 2022 to explore opportunities to achieve more affordable housing in Villiers Island. The City of Toronto, CreateTO, and Waterfront Toronto are collaborating to review the 2017 Villiers Island Precinct Plan (the Precinct Plan) and determine changes needed to achieve the City's housing goals, as well as the future actions and timelines to implement them. The City, CreateTO, and Waterfront Toronto have conducted a preliminary review of the vision, guiding principles, and built form direction contained in the Precinct Plan. Staff have concluded that there is an opportunity to increase densities while broadly maintaining the communities' unique character, supporting City Council's priorities for housing and responding to the emerging character of the Central Waterfront east of Yonge Street. Opportunities for additional density align with the principles and policy intent of the Port Lands Planning Framework (the Planning Framework) and Central Waterfront Secondary Plan (the Secondary Plan) for creating unique, inclusive, vibrant, and complete communities. Starting in Q2 2023, the City, CreateTO, and Waterfront Toronto will undertake public engagement on approaches to height and massing that would increase density on lands within public ownership by at least 30% above the Precinct Plan (approximately five acres of Villiers Island is in private ownership, mostly subject to active applications which are under appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal). The built form and massing approaches generated from the density optimization study will be based upon the Precinct Plan direction to create a compact, complete community with amenities and services within a five-minute walk. Additional density in Villiers Island, subject to the outcomes of the planning development review process and City Council's ultimate decision-making, could generate additional revenue to support the provision of affordable housing on the Island. This increase in density would also increase the demand for infrastructure and community services and accelerate the need for higher-order transit, all of which are essential for the development of a complete community. The affordable housing strategy for Villiers Island will include a minimum of 20% and a target of 30% affordable rental homes on public lands, secured as long-term or permanently affordable housing and aligned with the City's new income-based definition of affordability. In addition to City investments, support from the Federal and Provincial governments will be critical to delivering these homes within a mixed-income, livable and complete community. City officials continue to pursue discussions with their Provincial and Federal counterparts on a further phase of waterfront revitalization, including support for more affordable housing options along the waterfront. The opportunities for increased density will be informed by a review of the 2017 community facilities and services recommendations, as well as the infrastructure required to support these opportunities, in collaboration with the appropriate City divisions. The Transportation and Servicing Master Plan for the Port Lands and South of Eastern areas (the TSMP) and the Waterfront Sanitary Servicing Master Plan (WSSMP), completed in 2017 and updated in 2018, respectively, guide the preferred municipal servicing to support the revitalization of the Port Lands. Estimates will need to be assessed to ensure the infrastructure can support possible increases in densities. Another vital part of complete communities is providing convenient access to higher-order transit services. In July 2022 City Council reaffirmed the Waterfront East LRT as a priority project critical to waterfront revitalization in areas including the East Bayfront Precinct, the Keating Channel West Precinct, and the Port Lands. Staff will report to City Council in 2023 on the plans and costs to deliver the Waterfront East LRT network. The review of the built form and community facilities and services recommendations may inform refinements to the Port Lands Area Specific Policy and the Precinct Plan Addendum and Zoning By-law Amendments. It will also inform Staff's approach to ongoing discussions with the private landholders in Villiers Island in the context of their appealed applications. City staff are targeting to report on the results, including a preferred approach for increased densities and the estimated increase in the number of affordable homes, to the Planning and Housing Committee in Q3 2023. Staff plan to bring a report to Executive Committee in Q4 2023 on a phasing strategy for Villiers Island and a business and implementation plan for Villiers Island phase one. These will inform the proposed updates to the Precinct Plan through the City initiated re-zoning process in early 2024. Given the relatively small amount of land that is privately owned in Villiers Island, most of which is subject to active development applications that are under appeal, it is anticipated that the appropriate densities and resulting built form and massing, as well as provision of affordable housing on privately-owned lands, will be addressed through ongoing discussions in the context of the active appeals.
The Planning and Housing Committee requested that: 1. The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat report to Planning and Housing Committee in the third quarter of 2023 on: a. the results of the engagement process with community stakeholders, landowners, users, and Indigenous communities; b. a preferred approach for increasing densities to support the maximum amount of housing achievable, thereby increasing the number of affordable homes that can be created on Villiers Island in collaboration with the federal and provincial governments, consistent with the broader, city-wide goals outlined within the 2023 Housing Action Plan; c. an estimate of the number of affordable homes the preferred approach would deliver to achieve a minimum of 20 percent and a target of 30 percent affordable homes on public lands; d. an update on discussions with the results of intergovernmental discussions on a further phase of waterfront revitalization and approaches to support the delivery of affordable homes in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat recommend that the Planning and Housing Committee request that: 1. The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and Executive Director, Housing Secretariat report to Planning and Housing Committee in Q3 2023 on: a. the results of the engagement process with community stakeholders, landowners, users, and Indigenous communities; b. a preferred approach for increasing densities to support more affordable housing in Villiers Island; c. an estimate of the number of affordable homes the preferred approach would deliver to achieve a minimum of 20% and a target of 30% affordable homes on public lands; d. an update on discussions with the results of intergovernmental discussions on a further phase of waterfront revitalization and approaches to support the delivery of affordable homes in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
PH2.10amended
At its meeting of November 23, 2022, City Council adopted item CC1.2 - Update on Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 , which included a recommendation requesting a report to the Planning and Housing Committee with advice with respect to a legal strategy to deal with potential changes to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 , and to explore alternate means to protect rental units from demolition and conversion. This report has been prepared by the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in response to City Council's direction.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2023) from the City Solicitor remain confidential, in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 2. City Council request that the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning report back to the Planning and Housing Committee once the province has released regulations under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 remain confidential, in its entirety, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege. 2. City Council request that the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning report back to the Planning and Housing Committee once the province has released regulations under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
PH2.11adopted
This report provides an update on the recent changes to the Ontario Heritage Act (the "OHA") that the Province has implemented through Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act 2022, and proposes administrative changes to the City of Toronto's Municipal Code as a Phase One response to the amendments. On November 28, 2022, Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act 2022, received royal assent and proposed extensive changes to the various pieces of legislation, including the Ontario Heritage Act. On January 1, 2023, the amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act were proclaimed into force, except for one provision that requires that a Heritage Register be posted on a municipality's website, intended to come into effect on July 1, 2023. The Ontario Heritage Act amendments will require significant changes to how the City conserves its cultural heritage resources, particularly with respect to listing properties on the Heritage Register. The identification and conservation of heritage properties remains an integral component of land use planning. Staff are currently undertaking a review of the City's current practices for listing heritage properties in the context of Bill 23. It is anticipated that through this review staff will have forthcoming recommendations on how to best align the City's response to these amendments within the existing policy framework, the City's phased response to Bill 109, and to the City's Concept 2 Keys program, and ongoing divisional program review. There will likely be a multi-phased approach to the response to the various legislative changes as they relate to the Ontario Heritage Act including consideration of further policy changes from the Province. This initial report focuses on the process of inclusion of a heritage property in the Register. One of the most significant impacts of the amendments is a two year time limitation on the listing of heritage properties. There are currently 3,981 properties listed on the City's Heritage Register that are not yet designated. The properties are located across the City, and some have been listed for nearly fifty years. All listed properties are subject to this new time limitation, whereby if the council of the municipality does not give a notice of intention to designate the property under subsection 29 (1) of the Ontario Heritage Act on or before the second anniversary of the day the property was included in the Register, Council must remove the property from the Register and cannot list it again for a period of five years. The Ontario Heritage Act amendments also place restrictions on Council's ability to designate a property that is subject to a development application, if the property is not listed on the City's Heritage Register before the time period prescribed under the Ontario Heritage Act related to those development applications. Given the very limited time available to list a property involved in a development application, and the limitations of scheduled committee and council meetings needed to adopt a listing, this provision places the largest immediate risk before Council. As an initial response to Bill 23, staff are recommending that Council delegate focused administrative authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. The purpose of the delegation is to ensure that the City can respond to prescribed applications in a timely manner, while ensuring that Council is not precluded from making timely and informed decisions with respect to land use planning and heritage conservation. Authority would be delegated to include a property in the Heritage Register when they are believed to be of cultural heritage value and where they meet at least two of the Provincial Criteria for holding cultural heritage value or interest (the amended Act requires a property to meet one criterion), and when they are subject to privately initiated Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision application. Allowing the delegation of listing in these limited instances will ensure the timely listing of unlisted heritage properties within the development process, provide certainty and clarity, and assist staff in processing applications within the Bill 109 timelines. This also ensures that Council is not precluded from considering whether a property merits designation or not under section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Council would remain the approval authority for designations under the Act.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (February 10, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Direction, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the amendment to the City of Toronto Municipal Code as may be required. 3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as part of the first annual report required under Section 103-8.7 D. of Chapter 103 of the Toronto Municipal Code, to report on the performance and process of administering the delegated authority of listing properties prior to a prescribed event, as defined under the Ontario Heritage Act. 4. City Council request that the Province of Ontario make the necessary amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the municipality and a property owner to agree to a mutual extension or waiver of the timeline prescribed in Paragraph 1 of subsection 29 (1.2) requiring that property be listed on the Heritage Register at the time of a prescribed event.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 103, Heritage, substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to this report. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the amendment to the City of Toronto Municipal Code as may be required. 3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as part of the first annual report required under Section 103-8.7 D. of Chapter 103 of the Toronto Municipal Code, to report on the performance and process of administering the delegated authority of listing properties prior to a prescribed event, as defined under the Ontario Heritage Act. 4. City Council request that the Province of Ontario make the necessary amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act to allow for the municipality and a property owner to agree to a mutual extension or waiver of the timeline prescribed in Paragraph 1 of subsection 29 (1.2) requiring that property be listed on the Heritage Register at the time of a prescribed event.
PH2.12adopted
This report recommends that City Council include nine properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value and interest. The nine properties being recommended for inclusion on the Register are as follows: 239 Gerrard Street East, Toronto-Centre - Ward 13 241 Gerrard Street East, Toronto-Centre - Ward 13 243 Gerrard Street East, Toronto-Centre - Ward 13 245 Gerrard Street East, Toronto-Centre - Ward 13 247 Gerrard Street East, Toronto-Centre - Ward 13 249 Gerrard Street East (including 251 and 253 Gerrard Street East) - Ward 13 509 Parliament Street, Toronto-Centre - Ward 13 1871 Weston Road, York South-Weston - Ward 5 1885 Weston Road, York South-Weston - Ward 5 All of the nine properties recommended for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register have been researched and evaluated by staff using the criteria prescribed in Ontario Regulation 9/06 and all of the properties meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest and are believed to be of cultural heritage value or interest. The subject properties include a significant grouping of Second Empire-style, mixed-use buildings along Gerrard Street west of Parliament Street in the Cabbagetown Southwest Heritage Conservation District Study Area, a representative example of an early-twentieth-century movie theatre with a subsequent history as a CBC studio in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood, as well as a mid-twentieth-century, modernist-style bank building, and a mid-twentieth-century, Neo-Gothic-style church building, both with important historical/associative values related to Weston. The listing of non-designated properties on the municipal heritage register under the Act also extends interim protection from demolition and provides an opportunity for City Council to determine whether the property warrants conservation through designation under the Act should a development or demolition application be submitted. On January 1, 2023, amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act (the Act) through the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) came into effect. Under the Act as amended, a municipal heritage register may include properties that have not been designated but Council believes to be of "cultural heritage value or interest", and that meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining whether they are of cultural heritage value or interest. The Act now also limits listing to a period of two years. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023. A "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. The recent amendments to the Act limit listing of non-designated properties to a period of two years. If a listed property is not subject to a Notice of Intention to Designate within 2 years, on and after the second anniversary of the property being listed in the heritage register, the legislation deems the property be removed from the heritage register after a 2 year period and imposes a 5 year prohibition on re-including that property in the heritage register, if deemed to be removed. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed properties.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council include the following nine properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 through 5 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 239 Gerrard Street East 241 Gerrard Street East 243 Gerrard Street East 245 Gerrard Street East 247 Gerrard Street East 249 Gerrard Street East (including the entrance addresses of 251 and 253 Gerrard Street East) 509 Parliament Street 1871 Weston Road 1885 Weston Road
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, recommends that: 1. City Council include the following nine properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion) attached as Attachments 1 through 5 to the report, February 6, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 239 Gerrard Street East 241 Gerrard Street East 243 Gerrard Street East 245 Gerrard Street East 247 Gerrard Street East 249 Gerrard Street East (including the entrance addresses of 251 and 253 Gerrard Street East) 509 Parliament Street 1871 Weston Road 1885 Weston Road
PH2.13adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 191-199 College Street (including entrance address at 197 College Street), and 74-76 Henry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. The subject properties are located on the southwest corner of College and Henry streets and comprise part of a collection of surviving representative examples of late 19th-century semi-detached house form buildings with detailing from the Victorian period. They support and maintain the historical character of College Street and the residential neighbourhood that developed on the south side of the street across from the University of Toronto campus, as well as the transition that occurred as College Street evolved into the present-day commercial thoroughfare. At the February 16th meeting of Toronto Preservation Board, Heritage Planning staff were requested to provide a revised Attachment 6 directly to the March 29, 2023 City Council meeting as it relates to PB3.1. This report includes the revised Attachment 6. On April 24, 2018, City Council listed several properties on College Street (including the subject properties at 191, 193, 195, and 199 College Street) on the Heritage Register. The College Street properties were originally identified for their cultural heritage value and interest in the College Street Study, which was undertaken by the City's Planning Division beginning in 2013 and through community engagement in co-ordination with the development of the College Street Urban Design Guidelines (University Avenue to Bathurst Street) with the Official Plan and the Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) adopted by Council in May 2017. The subject properties at 74-76 Henry Street are outside the boundary of Site and Area Specific Policy 533 and are not on the Heritage Register. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the properties at 191-199 College Street and 74-76 Henry Street and determined that the properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act regarding design/physical and contextual value. As such, the properties are significant built heritage resources. In May and August 2022, the City received Official Plan Amendment, Site Plan Control and Zoning By-law Amendment applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject properties. The proposal would add a 31-storey tower atop a seven-storey podium, and the proposal includes partial retention and restoration of the subject properties in-situ. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance. A revised Heritage Impact Assessment, dated May 4, 2022, completed by ERA Architects Inc. was submitted to support the application, replacing an earlier version dated April 29, 2022. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. A "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on August 26, 2022. The property owner provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline established under Bill 108 until April 14, 2023. Council must make its decision at its March 29-31 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of the intention to designate before the waiver expires. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act amended prescribed event requirements under Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to this Prescribed Event, including the properties located at 74 and 76 Henry Street, since it occurred prior to January 1, 2023. The application currently under review was deemed complete prior to Bill 23 changes to the Ontario Heritage Act coming into force, however, the Part IV designation must be in compliance with the Province's amended O. Reg. 9/06 under the Ontario Heritage Act, which is in effect as of January 1, 2023. The revised regulation establishes nine provincial criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value or interest. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Act if it meets two or more of the provincial criteria for determining whether it is of cultural heritage value or interest.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 191 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 191 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 193 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 193-195 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 195 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 193-195 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 199 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 199 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 5. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 74 Henry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 74-76 Henry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 6 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 6. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 76 Henry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 74-76 Henry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 6 to the report (February 17, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 7. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating these properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 191 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 191 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, February 17, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 193 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 193-195 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4, to the report, February 17, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 195 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 193-195 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4, to the report, February 17, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 4. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 199 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 199 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 5, to the report, February 17, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 5. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 74 Henry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 74-76 Henry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 6, to the report, February 17, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 6. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 76 Henry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 74-76 Henry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 6, to the report, February 17, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 7. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating these properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PH2.14adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 3377 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The property at 3377 Bayview Avenue comprises the Tyndale University campus, formerly the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse campus. The built components of the property are primarily situated on table lands overlooking a ravine alongside the German Mills Creek, a tributary of the Don River. The architectural firm of Marani, Morris & Allan designed the complex of interconnected buildings in 1959-1960 to reflect both Neoclassical and Modernist principles. The ensemble, further united through landscape and circulation elements, constitutes a cultural landscape that has facilitated ongoing spiritual practice and religious education for over 60 years. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 3377 Bayview Avenue and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act on the basis of its design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. As the property includes an active place of worship, this designation report was prepared to respect and protect according to the Places of Worship policy of the Official Plan. In June 2021, the City received an Official Plan Amendment and Rezoning application related to the property at 3377 Bayview Avenue. This application, along with a concurrent application for Draft Plan of Subdivision (21 169804 NNY 17 SB), proposes 15 residential and mixed use buildings, most of which would range in height from five to eight-storeys, with three buildings from 12 to 20-storeys. These buildings will accommodate 1504 units, 50% of which would be affordable rental, and 50% market rental. A total of 1,385 square metres of new non-residential gross floor area is proposed within Phase 1, including a daycare, restaurant, and flexible use spaces to be used by Tyndale University. A network of public and private streets, shared streets and a publicly accessible open space are proposed. Tyndale University would own the residential components, and would remain operational. Portions of the existing buildings and landscapes would be retained. The application was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal on March 3, 2022. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. ASI Architects prepared an Heritage Impact Assessment for 3377 Bayview Avenue that was submitted in June 2021. A revised Heritage Impact Assessment was submitted in January 2023. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. A "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on July 23, 2021. The property owner provided a waiver to extend indefinitely the 90-day timeline established under Bill 108. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023. The application currently under review was deemed complete prior to Bill 23 changes to the Ontario Heritage Act coming into force, however, the Part IV designation must be in compliance with the Province's amended O. Reg. 9/06 under the Ontario Heritage Act, which is effect as of January 1, 2023. The revised regulation establishes nine provincial criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value or interest. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 3377 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 3377 Bayview Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (January 30, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 3377 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 3377 Bayview Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, February 7, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PH2.15adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 401 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 403 and 405 A Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The property at 401 Yonge Street (including the entrance addresses of 403 and 405 A Yonge Street) is located midblock, slightly north of the northeast corner of Yonge and Gerrard Streets. The subject property originally comprised of a three-storey building that was commissioned by the grocer and merchant Joseph Bickerstaff. Constructed in 1873, the structure is a surviving rare and early example of a commercial building in Toronto designed by William Stewart (1832-1907), a significant architect who practised in Toronto c. 1872-1885 and later became a leading and prolific architect in Hamilton. Stewart's buildings have been recognized by the municipal and federal governments including the commercial Victoria Hall (1887), a National Historic Site located opposite Gore Park in downtown Hamilton and a Second Empire-style commercial building at 506-514 Queen Street West (1874) located within the Queen West Heritage Conservation District. In 1974, City of Toronto Council listed the property on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The property has contributed to Yonge Street's historic character for 150 years. The façade of the Italianate style building was conserved in situ in 2014 when a new structure was built behind. The property is in close proximity to numerous Heritage Register properties along Yonge Street and the area which have been recognized for their cultural heritage value with listing or designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 401 Yonge Street and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act on the basis of its design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to certain Planning Act applications. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. A "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. In July 2022, the City received a Zoning By-law Amendment application related to proposed redevelopment of the subject property with a 76-storey tower along Yonge Street. The proposed development will retain the façade of the historic 1873 building. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. A revised Heritage Impact Assessment, dated June 15, 2022, completed by GBCA Architects Inc. was submitted to support the application. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on September 12, 2022. The property owner provided a waiver to extend the Prescribed Event 90-day timeline until April 14, 2023. Council must make its decision at its March 29-31 meeting to provide sufficient time for the City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before the waiver expires. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act amended prescribed event requirements under section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to this Prescribed Event since it occurred prior to January 1, 2023. The property has been on the City's Heritage Register since 1974. The Province has amended O. Reg. 9/06 under the Ontario Heritage Act, which is intended to come into effect on January 1, 2023. The revised regulation establishes nine provincial criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value or interest. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 401 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 403 and 405 A Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 401 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 7, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 401 Yonge Street (including entrance addresses at 403 and 405 A Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 401 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, February 7, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PH2.16adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 51 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The property at 51 Yonge Street comprises a four-storey commercial building located on the east side of Yonge Street, north of Wellington Street East. The building is believed to date to c.1878-1879, although the underlying structure may date to 1847. Designed in the Second Empire style, the building has historical and architectural links to the Bank of British North America building at 49 Yonge Street. Through the years, the property housed a series of commercial tenants, notably including the Commercial Travellers' Association of Canada from 1891 to 1956. City Council included the subject property on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in 1981. The property is adjacent to 49 Yonge Street, which was designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act in 1979. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 51 Yonge Street and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, on the basis of its design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. In September 2022, the City received a Site Plan Approval application related to proposed redevelopment of the subject property. The proposal would include a 60-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 1757 square metres and a residential gross floor area of 19970 square metres, comprising 256 dwelling units. This development would involve the addition of a high-rise structure above the existing buildings at 49 and 51 Yonge Street, the removal of a portion of the stone wall along Wellington Street East, and alterations to the buildings' interiors. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. GBCA Architects prepared an Heritage Impact Assessment that was submitted in November 2021 and resubmitted in August 2022. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. A "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on March 4, 2022. The property owner provided a waiver to extend indefinitely the 90-day timeline established under Bill 108. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act which amended the Ontario Heritage Act came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023. The application currently under review was deemed complete prior to Bill 23 changes to the Ontario Heritage Act coming into force, however, the Part IV designation must be in compliance with the Province's amended O. Reg. 9/06 under the Ontario Heritage Act, which is effect as of January 1, 2023. The revised regulation establishes nine provincial criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value or interest. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 51 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 51 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 13, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 51 Yonge Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 51 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, February 13, 2023, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PH2.17adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed property at 835 and 839 Yonge Street (including the entrance address of 837 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The property at 835 and 839 Yonge Street is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Yonge/Church Streets and Davenport Road, across from the Masonic Temple and adjacent to the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District, in the Rosedale neighbourhood. The property, commonly known as the Canadian Tire Store, comprises, amongst other structures, portions of the Grand Central Market, a two-storey commercial market building designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style in 1929 by Henry Wilkinson, the in-house architect for Associated Development Corporation Ltd, the financial and real-estate firm that developed the property. The design of the new market was conceived as a "stop and shop" modern market that would service the local community and offered an alternative to the more established St. Lawrence Market, where one would purchase directly from the producer. The concept for the Grand Central Market palatial building for over 100 of Toronto's better retail merchants was short lived. In 1936, the property was acquired by Canadian Tire Corporation to serve as the company's headquarters and flagship store along Toronto's famous Yonge Street. The Canadian Tire retail store has continuously operated for nearly 90 years at this location and this association with a national legacy business, established in Toronto in 1922, further contributes to the cultural heritage value of the property and the historic commercial character of Yonge Street at Davenport Road in the Bloor/Yorkville area. The property at 835 and 839 Yonge Street (previously 837 Yonge Street) has been recognized on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register since February 24, 1986 when Canadian Tire redeveloped the property by incorporating 6 of the symmetrical 7-bay designed principal elevation and portions of the south elevation of the Grand Central Market building into its new flagship store along Yonge Street. This 1980s project was an early example of façade retention in the City of Toronto. Staff have completed the Research and Evaluation Report for the property at 835 and 839 Yonge Street and determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for its design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on December 9, 2022. The City received Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications related to the proposed redevelopment of the subject property. The proposal is for a mixed-used residential and commercial development that would add two towers (45 and 49 storeys) to the property and incorporate into the podium of the proposed development the retained, in-situ, and restored 1935 west and south elevations, as well as reinstate the primary pedestrian entrance on the west elevation. A Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) completed by ERA Architects Inc. and dated August 15, 2022 was submitted to support the application. An Heritage Impact Assessment is required for all development applications that affect listed and designated properties and will be considered when determining how a heritage property is to be conserved. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance. In June 2019, the More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108) received Royal Assent. Schedule 11 of this Act included amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Bill 108 Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act came into force on July 1, 2021, which included a shift in Part IV designations related to Planning Act applications that would trigger a Prescribed Event. Section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the Act to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. A "Prescribed Event" is a point of time when the application for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application has been deemed complete and the City Clerk provides notice of that complete application to the public in accordance with the Planning Act. The City Clerk issued a complete application notice on December 9, 2022. The property owner provided a waiver to extend the 90-day timeline established under Bill 108 through April 14, 2023. Council must make a decision at its March 29-31 meeting to provide sufficient time for City Clerk to issue a notice of intention to designate before the waiver expires. On November 28, 2022, the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (Bill 23) received Royal Assent. Schedule 6 of the More Homes Built Faster Act amended prescribed event requirements under section 29(1.2) of the Ontario Heritage Act and came into effect on January 1, 2023. As of January 1, 2023, should a property be subject to an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and/or Draft Plan of Subdivision Application that would trigger a Prescribed Event, the property must be listed in the heritage register prior to the Prescribed Event occurring to designate a property. This requirement does not apply to a Prescribed Event that has occurred prior to January 1, 2023. The application currently under review was deemed complete prior to Bill 23 changes to the Ontario Heritage Act coming into force, however, the Part IV designation must be in compliance with the Province's amended O. Reg. 9/06 under the Ontario Heritage Act, which is effect as of January 1, 2023. The revised regulation establishes nine provincial criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value or interest. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. The property meets four criteria relating to design/physical, historical/associative, and contextual values. Designation also enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the property and enforce heritage property standards and maintenance.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 835 and 839 Yonge Street (including entrance address at 837 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 835 and 839 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 13, 2023) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 835 and 839 Yonge Street (including entrance address at 837 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 835 and 839 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report, February 13, 2023 from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.