Planning and Housing Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 20 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.
PH29.1adopted
Technical Amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013
This report proposes technical amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 to correct typographical errors; add, remove or replace words; revise regulations in order to clarify or correct interpretations; and make adjustments to zoning and overlay map boundaries. Technical changes are also proposed to site-specific zoning by-law amendments to Zoning By-law 569-2013 to correct minor errors. All proposed revisions are in keeping with Council's intentions when first approved by Council, and do not affect the substance of the respective by-laws.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council enact the Zoning By-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (October 27, 2021) 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 Zoning By-law amendments as may be required.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council enact the Zoning By-law amendments substantially in accordance with Attachment 1. 2. City Council authorise the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Zoning By-law amendments as may be required.
PH29.2amended
Laneway suites are a type of second unit permitted in the City of Toronto. A laneway suite is a self-contained residential unit located in its own building, often in the back yard, on a lot adjacent to a public laneway. Laneway suites provide an additional form of low-rise housing within the City's neighbourhoods and are part of complete communities. They provide more opportunities for people to live close to where they work, shop, and play and, can help make the city's urban lanes more green, liveable, and safe. Laneway suites contribute to increasing the supply of rental housing and provide additional housing options for a variety of household configurations, and people in different stages of life. On June 26, 2018, City Council approved Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to allow laneway suites within the boundaries of the Toronto and East York District as the boundaries existed in 2018. On July 16, 2019, City Council expanded permission for laneway suites to low-rise residential zones in Zoning By-law 569-2013 across the City. As of May 2021, 238 building permit applications for new laneway suites have been submitted to the City. Along with approving bylaw and policy changes to allow the construction of laneway suites, City Council directed City staff monitor the implementation of laneway suites and report on a range of matters to Planning and Housing Committee. The City retained Gladki Planning Associates to assist the City in undertaking a thorough review of laneway suite applications. The City also held a variety of consultation events, visited numerous laneway suite properties, and hosted meetings with a variety of stakeholders including residents, the building industry, the many groups consulted on the 2018-2019 Changing Lanes Study, and Councillors offices. This report discusses the outcome of the laneway suite review and monitoring work and recommends several strategic amendments to the laneway suite permissions to facilitate their construction and respond to community comments.
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 4 to the report (November 9, 2021) 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; 3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning consult with staff in Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, and any other civic officials, on incorporating Laneway Suite recommendations and best practices to accommodate and support seniors living in missing middle housing as part of any future updates to Townhouse And Low-Rise Apartment Guidelines and/or any guideline documents developed resulting from the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods initiative; and 4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Building Official, the Director, Environment and Energy, and other civic officials, report to Planning and Housing Committee in the first quarter of 2023 or as soon as possible regarding potential strategies to protect and enhance the City's tree canopy and growing space, while also supporting infill housing growth in the City's Neighbourhoods. 5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Building Official, the Director, Environment and Energy, and other civic officials to meet the City's TransformTO Net Zero Strategy and to increase onsite green space, landscaping and the tree canopy while striving to promote ecologically responsive construction techniques and materials. 6. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to investigate the feasibility of inspecting all completed laneway and garden suites and their compliance to the bylaws as it pertains to the percentage of growing space and tree canopy remaining in these lots. 7. City Council, direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, to require as a condition of approval of a laneway and garden suite, that, if applicable, a canopy tree be retained or planted elsewhere on the lot. 8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to communicate with the Committee of Adjustment members that the City of Toronto in 2019 declared a climate emergency and that TransformTO Net Zero Strategy should be considered in all their decisions as it is affected by the impact of reduced growing space and loss tree canopies.
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 4 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; 3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning consult with staff in Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, and any other civic officials, on incorporating Laneway Suite recommendations and best practices to accommodate and support seniors living in missing middle housing as part of any future updates to Townhouse And Low-Rise Apartment Guidelines and/or any guideline documents developed resulting from the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods initiative; and, 4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division and the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Building Official, the Director, Environment and Energy, and other civic officials, report to Planning and Housing Committee in the first quarter of 2023 regarding potential strategies to protect and enhance the City's tree canopy and growing space, while also supporting infill housing growth in the City's Neighbourhoods.
PH29.3amended
Recommended Parking Requirements for New Development
This report recommends the adoption of Zoning By-law Amendments to the city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to modify the current standards for automobile and bicycle parking. These standards were adopted by Council in 2013 and based on a series of studies conducted between 2005 and 2007. The majority of the regulations for parking spaces, and bicycle parking spaces were approved without modifications as per a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Order dated October 3, 2019. The Zoning By-law Amendments respond to the request made by Planning and Housing Committee for a review of the City's parking requirements in the Zoning By-law 569-2013. The recommended Zoning By-law Amendments (Attachment 1 and 2) reflect staff's analysis, feedback received through public consultations, discussions with relevant City Divisions and Agencies, and research across other major cities. Updating the City's parking standards to better manage auto dependency and achieve a better balance between building too much or too little parking ultimately contributes to building more sustainable and healthy communities. The City is facing several major challenges including a climate emergency; decreasing housing affordability; and increasing demand for mobility. While not sufficient on its own to overcome these challenges, more strategic, thoughtful management of the parking supply will contribute to addressing all of these challenges. In order to achieve Council's target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, aggressive action must be taken to curb the emissions from the transportation sector. Minimum parking requirements lead to the overbuilding of parking and support the continued growth of those emissions. Introducing maximum parking permissions will slow that growth in automobile use and resultant emissions. Housing affordability is a significant challenge in Toronto. The cost of constructing and maintaining parking is significant; minimum parking requirements limits households' ability to avoid those costs. Further, minimum parking requirements may result in households in multi-unit residential buildings who do not own automobiles subsidizing the cost of parking for other residents of the building who do. This is inequitable, as higher-income households are more likely to own automobiles. Easily available parking encourages people to drive more often. More people driving contributes to worsening traffic congestion, slowing transit operating in mixed traffic and making it more difficult to improve travel conditions for alternatives like transit, walking and cycling. To accommodate the growing demand for travel that will come with the City's growing population and employment base, the City will need to promote more space efficient modes of travel and discourage automobile travel. Recognizing these challenges, this review of the parking standards in the city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 was guided by the principle that parking standards should allow only the maximum amount of automobile parking reasonably required for a given use and minimums should be avoided except where necessary to ensure equitable access. New developments will still have to provide adequate parking onsite, and not assume residents will be able to park on street. The resulting recommended Amendments to the Zoning By-law will more aggressively implement Official Plan policies related to discouraging auto dependence and encouraging walking, cycling and transit over other modes of passenger travel, clarify expectations related to the provision of infrastructure to support lower parking rates and simplify the Zoning By-law. The Amendments also support the City's climate action strategy, TransformTO, and Provincial land use policies, namely the Provincial Policy Statement and the Growth Plan (2019) as amended. Among other things, the Amendments would: Create two new Parking Zones to administer the recommended parking rates; Group existing land uses into categories to simplify and reduce the number of parking rates; Eliminate most minimum parking standards; Introduce maximum parking standards where they do not already exist, for most uses; Eliminate the use of Parking Occupancy Rates; Maintain or increase accessible parking requirements; Introduce requirements for electric vehicle infrastructure and permissions for charging equipment within required parking space dimensions; Increase "short-term" bicycle parking rates for residential uses in Bicycle Zone 1 and introduce a payment-in-lieu of bicycle parking provision; Amend zone-specific regulations related to parking to accommodate the replacement of parking minimums with parking maximums; and Introduce other requirements to support low parking rates. These changes will reduce the growth of the City's parking supply while allowing those who need parking to have access to it. The removal of minimum parking standards does not remove existing parking, nor prevent new parking from being built. Staff will continue to work across divisions and agencies to advance the City's policy objectives related to parking, including further revisions to the Zoning By-law and a review of the City's current approach to residential on-street parking, front yard parking and boulevard parking.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to update automobile parking standards. 2. City Council amend the Zoning By-law 569-2013 substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to update bicycle parking standards. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills contemplated in Recommendation 2 above, to City Council for enactment, the elements necessary for the successful implementation of the Payment-in-Lieu of Bicycle Parking provision must be in place, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including the establishment of a reserve fund and the necessary updates to the City's business systems. 5. City Council delegate approval and signing authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and his or her representatives for agreements related to payments-in-lieu of bicycle parking under Clause 230.5.10.11(7) of Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use $500 per "short-term" bicycle parking space reduced, adjusted for inflation, as the basis upon which payments under Clause 230.5.10.11(7) of Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, be calculated. 7. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate to report to the appropriate standing committee annually on the exercise of any delegated authority in Recommendation 5 above. 8. City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund called the 'Payment-In-Lieu of Bicycle Parking Reserve Fund' in Appendix C, Schedule 17, Parking Authority Reserve Funds of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, Reserves and Reserve Funds, the purpose of which is to receive payments-in-lieu of bicycle parking contributions received pursuant to Section 40 of Planning Act with monies applied to the acquisition of new bike share stations and bike share bicycles with criteria as set out in Attachment 3 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. 9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in collaboration with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to include potential amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking in order to exclude residents of, visitors to or tradespersons at addresses associated with new Zoning By-law Amendment Applications in all directions reports or final reports, where the addresses have not already been excluded. 10. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the following as approval conditions at the earliest opportunity in the development application and review process for all Re-Zoning, Official Plan, or Site Plan Control Applications: The Owner shall insert the advisory clause contained in Attachment 4 of this report into all purchases, agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease, and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the Development. The Owner must notify the Manager, Parking and Administration, Transportation Services Division that their property located at [replace with address of development] is to be excluded from permit parking area [replace with applicable parking area]. 11. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report periodically so that City Council can consider amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude residents of, visitors to or tradespersons at properties about which they have been notified are to be removed. 12. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to revise the performance measures for electric vehicle requirements in the Toronto Green Standard Version 4 in accordance with the revised Zoning Bylaw. 13. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue work on the Review of Parking Requirements in the Zoning By-law as part of the City-wide Parking Strategy. This work should include: Exploration of options to ensure access to Type A accessible spaces for users of accessible vans; Review of required minimum rates for accessible parking spaces; Review of the City's Guidelines for the Design and Management of Bicycle Parking Facilities; Review of the required minimum rates for bicycle parking in Zoning By-law 569-2013; Development of guidelines for travel demand management guide for the City to apply when considering development applications, when evaluating whether developments have met the Toronto Green Standard requirements related to single-occupant vehicle trip reductions, and in assessing the adequacy of mobility provisions in the City-initiated development; Establishment of a parking monitoring program; and Review of Chapter 220 - Loading Space Regulations of Zoning By-law 569-2013 Review the visitor parking requirements Review the Electric Vehicle requirements 14. City Council direct the Chief Planner, and Executive Director to consider the impact of changes in Parking Requirements for New Development on the economic modelling underlying Toronto's Inclusionary Zoning bylaw as part of the next review of the Inclusionary Zoning by-law. 15. City Council request the Province of Ontario to reconsider Community Benefits Charges in light of the savings for developers and the additional demand for public transit created by the changes in Parking Requirements for New Developments.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, recommend that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to this report, to update automobile parking standards. 2. City Council amend the Zoning By-law 569-2013 substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to this report, to update bicycle parking standards. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills contemplated in Recommendation 2 above, to City Council for enactment, the elements necessary for the successful implementation of the Payment-in-Lieu of Bicycle Parking provision must be in place, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, including the establishment of a reserve fund and the necessary updates to the City's business systems. 5. City Council delegate approval and signing authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and his or her representatives for agreements related to payments-in-lieu of bicycle parking under Clause 230.5.10.11(7) of Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use $500 per "short-term" bicycle parking space reduced, adjusted for inflation, as the basis upon which payments under Clause 230.5.10.11(7) of Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, be calculated. 7. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or designate to report to the appropriate standing committee annually on the exercise of any delegated authority in Recommendation 5 above. 8. City Council approve the establishment of an obligatory reserve fund called the 'Payment-In-Lieu of Bicycle Parking Reserve Fund' in Appendix C, Schedule 17, Parking Authority Reserve Funds of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 227, Reserves and Reserve Funds, the purpose of which is to receive payments-in-lieu of bicycle parking contributions received pursuant to Section 40 of Planning Act with monies applied to the acquisition of new bike share stations and bike share bicycles with criteria as set out in Attachment 3. 9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in collaboration with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to include potential amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking in order to exclude residents of, visitors to or tradespersons at addresses associated with new Zoning By-law Amendment Applications in all directions reports or final reports, where the addresses have not already been excluded. 10. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to include the following as approval conditions for all Site Plan Control Applications: The Owner shall insert the advisory clause contained in Attachment 4 of this report into all purchases, agreements of purchase and sale or agreements to lease, and condominium declaration document(s) for each affected residential unit within the Development. The Owner must notify the Manager, Parking and Administration, Transportation Services Division that their property located at [replace with address of development] is to be excluded from permit parking area [replace with applicable parking area]. 11. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report periodically so that City Council can consider amendments to the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude residents of, visitors to or tradespersons at properties about which they have been notified are to be removed. 12. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to revise the performance measures for electric vehicle requirements in the Toronto Green Standard Version 4 in accordance with the revised Zoning Bylaw. 13. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue work on the Review of Parking Requirements in the Zoning By-law as part of the City-wide Parking Strategy. This work should include: Exploration of options to ensure access to Type A accessible spaces for users of accessible vans; Review of required minimum rates for accessible parking spaces; Review of the City's Guidelines for the Design and Management of Bicycle Parking Facilities; Review of the required minimum rates for bicycle parking in Zoning By-law 569-2013; Development of guidelines for travel demand management guide for the City to apply when considering development applications, when evaluating whether developments have met the Toronto Green Standard requirements related to single-occupant vehicle trip reductions, and in assessing the adequacy of mobility provisions in the City-initiated development; Establishment of a parking monitoring program; and Review of Chapter 220 - Loading Space Regulations of Zoning By-law 569-2013.
PH29.4amended
Etobicoke Civic Centre - City-Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Final Report
The City of Toronto, in partnership with CreateTO, is proposing a new Etobicoke Civic Centre ("ECC") on City-owned lands located at the northeast corner of Dundas Street West and Kipling Avenue, municipally known as 3755 Bloor Street West. This report recommends approval of a City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the new Etobicoke Civic Centre with municipal offices, market office space, an outdoor civic square, a community recreation centre, a medical clinic, a childcare centre, a café, a public art gallery, and a new Toronto Public Library district branch. The community recreation centre is proposed to have a gymnasium, aquatic centre, multi-purpose rooms, and fitness rooms. The proposal is seeking to amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code, as amended by Zoning By-law 1088-2002 and city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, to permit the building with heights varying from three storeys to 16 storeys and with a total gross floor area of 44,677 square metres. A total of 420 parking spaces managed by the Toronto Parking Authority ("TPA") are located within a two-level underground parking garage. The recommended draft Zoning By-law Amendments are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan (2020) and the City's Official Plan.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend the City of Etobicoke Zoning Code and Zoning By-law 1088-2002 for the lands at 3755 Bloor Street West and the lands located south of Bloor Street West and west of Dundas Street west substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendments attached as Attachments 9 and 10 to the report (November 9, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 3755 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 11 to the report (November 9, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 4. City Council request CreateTO to ensure a Community Benefits Agreement is in place for construction of the Etobicoke Civic centre.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council amend the City of Etobicoke Zoning Code and Zoning By-law 1088-2002 for the lands at 3755 Bloor Street West and the lands located south of Bloor Street West and west of Dundas Street west substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendments attached as Attachment 9 and 10 to this report. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 3755 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 11 to this report. 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.
PH29.5adopted
Since 2016, through the Tenants First project, City Council has approved a series of recommendations to transfer a number of Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) units to the non-profit sector in order to narrow TCHC's direct operational responsibility for their portfolio of single-family homes. In October 2020, City Council directed the TCHC Board of Directors to negotiate and transfer ownership and operations of the single-family homes portfolio to two successful proponents selected through a joint City-TCHC Request for Proposals (RFP) process: Circle Community Land Trust (CCLT) and Neighbourhood Land Trust (NLT). Prior to TCHC entering into negotiations, the City completed an extensive due diligence process with the proponents, including reviewing the financial modeling and City funding contributions for the portfolio. To support the financial viability of these transfers and to preserve this important stock of affordable housing, it is recommended the City offer a property tax exemption for the units being transferred to CCLT and the NLT. The recommended property tax exemption requires that the Municipal Capital Facilities By-Law be updated so this portfolio of single-family homes is eligible as a municipal housing project facility. This report seeks Council authority to enter into a municipal capital facility agreement with the non-profit housing providers for the purpose of providing the property tax exemption as well as other site-specific exemptions. This request is in alignment with the other elements of the by-law, and with the City's Community Housing Partnership Renewal Program. In exchange for the property tax exemptions, the monthly occupancy costs will be set at or below 90% of Average Market Rents. The majority of the units are currently and will remain deeply affordable through rent supplements. The property tax exemption will support the successful transfer of these homes to the non-profit housing sector.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the updated Municipal Housing Facility By-law attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and repeal Municipal Housing Facility By-law 1756-2019. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement) with the housing providers described in Table 2 in the Financial Impact section of this report to secure affordable housing in accordance with the updated Municipal Capital Facilities By-Law, (by-law 1756-2019 as revised by Recommendation 1), in return for the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the properties described in Attachment 2 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and periods of time described in Table 2 in the Financial Impact section this report, with the tax exemption being effective from the "Effective Date" of the City's Contribution Agreement. 4. City Council authorize the Controller to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the Effective Date of the City's Contribution Agreement. 5. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of each By-law authorizing the municipal housing facility agreements to the Minister of Finance, and written notice of each By-law authorizing an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, and to the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, as appropriate.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the updated Municipal Housing Facility By-law attached as Attachment 1 to this report and repeal Municipal Housing Facility By-law 1756-2019. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a municipal housing facility agreement (the City's Contribution Agreement) with the housing providers described in Table 2 in the Financial Impact section of this report to secure affordable housing in accordance with the updated Municipal Capital Facilities By-Law, (by-law 1756-2019 as revised by Recommendation 1), in return for the exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration and in a form approved by the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the properties described in Attachment 2 and periods of time described in Table 2 in the Financial Impact section this report, with the tax exemption being effective from the "Effective Date" of the City's Contribution Agreement. 4. City Council authorize the Controller to cancel or refund any taxes paid after the Effective Date of the City's Contribution Agreement. 5. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of each By-law authorizing the municipal housing facility agreements to the Minister of Finance, and written notice of each By-law authorizing an exemption from taxation for municipal and school purposes to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, and to the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, as appropriate.
PH29.6amended
HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan - 2021 Annual Progress Update
This report provides an overview of the progress made since late 2020 and over 2021 in implementing the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan ("HousingTO Plan"). It also outlines some key priority areas that the City of Toronto will focus on in 2022. Over the past year, the City of Toronto and its partners across various sectors have made significant progress advancing the HousingTO Plan, while at the same time, continuing to manage COVID-19 related challenges. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone, its impacts on residents across Toronto have not been equal. As seen over the past two years, the pandemic has revealed and deepened inequities for people based on their socio-economic status, age, health status, race and ethnicity, employment status, and housing situation. In an effort to address some of the inequities which have been emphasized through the pandemic, the City's actions over the past year have focused on prioritizing housing investments through an equity and climate resilience lens, with specific focus on priority groups who have borne the brunt of the pandemic including people experiencing homelessness, seniors, those living in poverty, Indigenous Peoples, Black and other racialized residents, renters, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. And, while there is still a lot to be done, with the help of other orders of government, community partners, health partners, business leaders, academic sector partners, housing advocates and residents across Toronto, we have made great strides together. During the past year, a total of 120 homes with support services dedicated to women experiencing homelessness were opened at 389 Church Street; the first two modular supportive housing buildings with a total of 100 units were opened within nine months of first approval by the City Council for people experiencing homelessness; and, with federal and provincial support, great progress was made on advancing the 24-Month COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Response Plan which will create almost 1,500 new permanent supportive homes for people experiencing homelessness before the end of 2022. Other key accomplishments in 2021 include City Council's approval of: an Inclusionary Zoning policy; new definitions of affordable housing which will be based on incomes to better support low-and-moderate-income residents; a plan co-developed with Indigenous partners to approve 5,200 new affordable and supportive homes 'for Indigenous by Indigenous' by 2030 with federal and provincial support; a new Multi-Unit Residential Acquisitions program to support non-profit and public acquisition of market properties to create permanently affordable housing; actions and investments to improve conditions for renters through the RentSafeTO Program; and enhancements to the Concept 2 Keys program to expedite the development review of affordable housing applications. Strong progress was also made on advancing the Housing Now Initiative with four new sites added to the program, bringing the total number of City-owned sites dedicated to creating new mixed-income, mixed-use, and complete communities to 21. In addition, seven of these sites have progressed through the re-zoning process, three of which have development partners selected with construction estimated to begin by early-to-mid-2022. To date, the City has committed over $1.3 billion in City land, financial incentives, and staffing resources to the Housing Now Initiative, making it possible for the City to achieve over 50% of its overall ten-year 10,000 affordable homes approval target through this program in less than three years. While 2021 has seen unprecedented progress in terms of ramping up the supply of new affordable and supportive homes and increasing housing affordability for residents, there is much more to be done - and the City and partners are well-positioned to deliver even more in 2022. As all orders of government move towards a post-pandemic recovery, accelerated and enhanced investments in housing will not only help to address long-standing systemic and structural inequities which have impacted the housing, health and socio-economic outcomes of equity-deserving groups, they will also help increase the resilience of health, housing and homelessness systems. In addition, these investments will create employment opportunities to boost our economic recovery and support climate resilience efforts helping us to 'build back better'. This report was prepared by the Housing Secretariat with input from various City divisions and agencies including: Strategic Communications, Concept 2 Keys, City Planning, the City Manager's Office, Corporate Finance, Corporate Services Transformation Team, Corporate Real Estate Management, CreateTO, Environment and Energy, Financial Planning, the Indigenous Affairs Office, the Office of Strategic Partnerships, Legal Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Revenue Services, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, Shelter, Support and Housing Administration, Social Development and Finance Administration, Toronto Building, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Toronto Employment and Social Services, and Toronto Water.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Directed the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the General Manager, Shelter, Support Housing and Administration and the Chief Communications Officer, in consultation with interested Councillors, to develop a broad public educational and advocacy campaign on the funding needed from the Federal and Provincial governments required to end homelessness and to meet the targets and timelines in the Housing TO 2020-2030 Action Plan, and to present this campaign at the January 12, 2022 Planning and Housing Committee. 2. Directed the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to report back in the fourth quarter of 2022 with a recommended allocation of the overall 40,000 affordable housing approvals target for seniors.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, Housing Secretariat recommends that: 1. The Planning and Housing Committee receive this report for information.
PH29.7amended
Lawrence Heights Revitalization - Phases 2 and 3 Interim Status and Budget Update
On October 27, 2020, City Council adopted Item PH17.8, "Lawrence Heights Phases 2 and 3 - Initial Development Proposal". The Initial Development Proposal ("IDP") was provided to Council for approval in accordance with the new approval framework for Toronto Community Housing Corporation ("TCHC") revitalization projects. This approvals process framework was approved by Council in July 2019 and aims to provide the City with earlier insight into TCHC revitalization projects and ensure that they support wider city-building priorities. The IDP provided an outline of the project concept for Phases 2 and 3 of the Lawrence Heights revitalization project reflecting the Lawrence Allen Secondary Plan approved by City Council in November 2011. It also summarized challenges and opportunities for achieving city-building objectives, provided preliminary public infrastructure cost estimates, provided details of stakeholder engagement activities, and outlined a series of next steps to advance the project. This report provides Council with an update on the status of the project, and recommends approval of updated public infrastructure cost estimates so that these items can be included in divisional 2022 capital budget submissions. At the time the IDP was approved by Council in October 2020, the full financial implications were not reflected in the report. The preliminary public infrastructure cost estimates included were escalated from the City's 2011 Lawrence Heights Financial Strategy which supported the 2011 Lawrence Allen Secondary Plan ("Secondary Plan"). The Secondary Plan was developed based on years of consultation with City Staff, residents and stakeholders and is the foundation for the first phase of revitalization at Lawrence Heights. To accommodate cost escalations from 2020 to 2021, the 2020 IDP costs have since been reviewed and escalated again to 2021 dollars (outlined in Confidential Attachment 1). These revised cost estimates have been reviewed by the respective City divisions and, subject to Council's approval of this report, will be included in divisional 2022 capital budget submissions for consideration through the budget process. Phase 1 cost escalations for the previously approved 2011 Financial Strategy for Lawrence Heights will also be included in 2022 capital budget submissions. Further refined and detailed budgets for Phases 2 and 3 of the revitalization project will be developed once a development partner has been selected and the detailed design of the project is finalized. In additional to budget updates, this report provides Council with details of work done to-date by TCHC, City and CreateTO staff to: explore adding additional affordable housing onsite; secure third-party funding opportunities, advance the partner procurement process to select a development partner; create the community hub, and implement audit recommendations. City Council's approval of the recommendations in this report would allow TCHC to proceed with a public RFP process in early 2022 to identify a development partner for Phases 2 and 3 of the Lawrence Heights revitalization project. Following the RFP process, and in line with the approvals process framework, City staff, in consultation with TCHC, will report back to Council in 2022 with details of the TCHC recommended development partner, refined budgets based on proposals received and an update on third-party funding opportunities. Once a development partner has been selected, a master planning process to advance phases 2 and 3 will commence in collaboration with TCHC and the developer, City and CreateTO staff, TCHC tenants and the local community.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council direct that the financial information, supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, remain confidential in its entirety until such time as Toronto Community Housing Corporation agrees that the confidential information may be disclosed to the public. 2. City Council direct that the information about a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat that pertains to City interest be disclosed to the public once Toronto Community Housing Corporation has selected a development partner and negotiations related to Phases 2 and 3 conclude. 3. City Council request that the General Managers of Transportation Services, Toronto Water, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and Children's Services include the updated public infrastructure cost estimates for Phase 1, 2 and 3, as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1, in the 2022-2031 Capital Budget and Plan and through future budget processes for approval, subject to consideration of all other City priorities and available funding. 4. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the appropriate City Divisions, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to report to City Council by the third quarter of 2022 with the outcome of the TCHC procurement process and a recommended development partner, refined cost estimates and an update on funding opportunities to support the revitalization project. 5. City Council direct the General Managers of Toronto Water, Transportation Services, Children's Services, and Parks, Forestry and Recreation and request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work together to advance the development of the Community Recreation Centre, to meet the Federal government's requirements and deadline for project completion, should the City receive federal funding to build the new Community Recreation Centre in Lawrence Heights. 6. City Council direct the General Managers of Toronto Water and Transportation Services to submit capital budgets that allow for a portion of the new road as part of Phase 2 to be constructed to support the construction of the community recreation centre. 7. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to expedite design of the Lawrence Heights Community Recreation Centre with Children's Services, including moving forward with their procurement process and prioritizing completion of the new community recreation centre project by March 2026 to comply with the requirements of the federal government's Green and Inclusive Community Building Fund. 8. City Council request a full Community Benefits Agreement for the construction of Phases 2 and 3 of Lawrence Heights and that the plan be reported to the Planning and Housing Committee prior to finalizing. 9. City Council reaffirm with the new federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc and local Member of the Parliament for Eglinton-Lawrence and Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Marco Mendicino the City's commitment to expedite the building of the new Lawrence Heights Community Recreation Centre in compliance with the March 2026 timeline, contingent on the City securing the Green and Inclusive Community Building funding to complete this crucially needed project.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Executive Director, Housing Secretariat recommends that: 1. City Council direct that the financial information, supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (dated November 10, 2021) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, remain confidential in its entirety until such time as Toronto Community Housing Corporation agrees that the confidential information may be disclosed to the public. 2. City Council direct that the information about a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the City of Toronto contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (dated November 10, 2021) from the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat that pertains to City interest be disclosed to the public once Toronto Community Housing Corporation has selected a development partner and negotiations related to Phases 2 and 3 conclude. 3. City Council request that the General Managers of Transportation Services, Toronto Water, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and Children's Services include the updated public infrastructure cost estimates for Phase 1, 2 and 3, as outlined in Confidential Attachment 1, in the 2022-2031 Capital Budget and Plan and through future budget processes for approval, subject to consideration of all other City priorities and available funding. 4. City Council request the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in consultation with the appropriate City Divisions, the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Community Housing Corporation, to report to City Council by the third quarter of 2022 with the outcome of the TCHC procurement process and a recommended development partner, refined cost estimates and an update on funding opportunities to support the revitalization project. 5. City Council direct the General Managers of Toronto Water, Transportation Services, Children's Services, and Parks, Forestry and Recreation and request the Board of Directors of Toronto Community Housing Corporation to work together to advance the development of the Community Recreation Centre, to meet the Federal government's requirements and deadline for project completion, should the City receive federal funding to build the new Community Recreation Centre in Lawrence Heights. 6. City Council direct the General Managers of Toronto Water and Transportation Services to submit capital budgets that allow for a portion of the new road as part of Phase 2 to be constructed to support the construction of the community recreation centre. 7. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to expedite design of the Community Recreation Centre with Children's Services, including moving forward with their procurement process.
PH29.8adopted
Neighbourhood Change and Intensification Bulletin
The Neighbourhood Change and Intensification Bulletin examines growth and change within lands designated as Neighbourhoods. The results of this research provide a broad understanding of demographic characteristics across Toronto's low rise neighbourhoods and have helped inform the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods initiative, an ongoing study exploring new policy approaches that could increase housing diversity in lands designated as Neighbourhoods. The Bulletin examines Building Permits, Planning applications, and Census demographic data across the city's five low-density Residential zone types. The research categorizes these zone types as "more permissive" and "less permissive", and presents a high-level overview of how zoning, along with other intervening factors, may influence community outcomes. The Bulletin also looks more closely at case studies of neighbourhoods that represent some of the prototypical pre and post war fabric of the city to inform the conversation on the evolution of neighbourhoods. The work provides a critical input into the broader consideration about how neighbourhoods can play a role in serving goals around housing diversity and inclusion, regional growth management, and adapting the city to climate change.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Received the report (November 10, 2021) 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.
PH29.9amended
Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods: Multiplex Study - Interim Report
The Multiplex study is part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods initiative, intended to support the construction of a range of low-rise housing across the City's low-rise neighbourhoods, increasing both the variety and type of housing available in these areas. The scope of this study includes multiplexes - buildings with two, three, and four units - and low-rise apartment buildings. This study on expanding Multiplex housing permissions relates to a number of City and Provincial policy objectives to provide a full range of housing options to Torontonians, in a form that makes efficient use of land, infrastructure, and existing services. These low-rise housing forms are compatible with the Official Plan's objective that physical change to Neighbourhoods will be sensitive, gradual, and fit the existing physical character. This report presents research to date on the expansion of multiplex permissions in Toronto's Neighbourhoods, initial consultation outcomes, and ideas for further consultation in the fourth quarter of 2021 and first quarter of 2022. The results of technical review, further research, and feedback provided during the consultation will help shape policy proposals, potential zoning changes, and Official Plan policy amendments to be presented to Planning and Housing Committee in the second quarter of 2022.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake further community and stakeholder consultation and technical review of the ideas presented in this report to facilitate expanded permissions for multiplex building types in Neighbourhoods, and report back with recommended policy, zoning and process changes by the end of the second quarter of 2022. 2. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to produce massing studies and landscape proposals for different multiplex and site options as visual aids to solicit informed feedback during the community consultation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. Planning and Housing Committee direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to undertake further community and stakeholder consultation and technical review of the ideas presented in this report to facilitate expanded permissions for multiplex building types in Neighbourhoods, and report back with recommended policy, zoning and process changes by the end of Q2 2022.
PH29.10amended
Our Plan Toronto: Keele-St. Clair Local Area Study - Draft Official Plan Amendment
This report presents draft amendments to Chapter 6, Secondary Plans, Chapter 7, Site and Area Specific Policies, Map 2, Urban Structure, Map 17, Land Use Plan, Map 35, Secondary Plan Key Map, and Schedule 2, The Designation of Planned but Unbuilt Roads of the Official Plan, for the purposes of public consultation as part of the current Municipal Comprehensive Review ("MCR") and Growth Plan Conformity Exercise of the City of Toronto Official Plan under Section 26 of the Planning Act. The proposed Secondary Plan, Site and Area Specific Policies and land use modifications respond to feedback from public and stakeholder consultation and are intended to create a framework for the development of a complete community around the planned St. Clair-Old Weston GO Transit/SmartTrack Station located at the intersection of Union and Townsley Streets. A draft Official Plan Amendment is appended as Attachment 1 to this report. The draft Official Plan Amendments will be used as the basis for ongoing consultation with the public, stakeholders and City divisions with the intent of staff advancing proposed changes in early 2022 as part of the final recommendation on new policies and the final assessments of requests to convert lands within Employment Areas as part of the MCR.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Directed that the draft Official Plan Amendments appended to this report as Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (November 10, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning be endorsed as the basis for public consultation. 2. Directed City Planning staff to engage with the public and key stakeholders, including the local community, Indigenous communities, landowners, businesses and agencies, to obtain comments and feedback on the draft Official Plan Amendments. 3. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prepare a Final Recommendation Report with a recommended Official Plan Amendment for the Keele-St. Clair Local Area to Planning and Housing Committee in the second quarter, 2022 for a special meeting in fulfillment of Section 26 of the Planning Act as part of the current Municipal Comprehensive Review (Our Plan Toronto). That: 4. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to consult with the landowners on the south side of McCormack Street, including 65-81 McCormack Street, on the feasibility and appropriateness of an employment land conversion to a designation(s) that may permit a range of uses, including residential, parks, commercial, retail, and employment uses, that are compatible with the residential uses to the north and the employment uses to the south. 5. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to consult with the landowners of 189-195 Old Weston Road on the feasibility and appropriateness of an employment land conversion to a designation(s) that may permit a range of uses, including residential, parks, commercial, retail, and employment uses, that are compatible with surrounding residential uses and that can accommodate appropriate rail safety requirements. 6. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to continue to consult with Dunpar Homes on the following: a. The feasibility and appropriateness of an employment land conversion to a designation(s) that may permit a range of uses including residential, parks, commercial, office, retail, light industrial, and other employment uses that complement and enhance the employment uses on the west side of Cawthra Avenue and that are compatible with planned residential uses within the Keele-St. Clair Local Area Secondary Plan; and b. The feasibility and appropriateness of expanding the Protected Major Transit Station Area boundary identified in SASP 630 Projected Major Transit Station Area - St. Clair-Old Weston Station to include all of 35 Cawthra Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. Planning and Housing Committee direct that the draft Official Plan Amendments appended to this report as Attachments 1 and 2 be endorsed as the basis for public consultation. 2. Planning and Housing Committee direct City Planning staff to engage with the public and key stakeholders, including the local community, Indigenous communities, landowners, businesses and agencies, to obtain comments and feedback on the draft Official Plan Amendments. 3. Planning and Housing Committee request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to prepare a Final Recommendation Report with a recommended Official Plan Amendment for the Keele-St. Clair Local Area to Planning and Housing Committee in Q2, 2022 for a special meeting in fulfillment of Section 26 of the Planning Act as part of the current Municipal Comprehensive Review (Our Plan Toronto).
PH29.11adopted
Ready, Set, Midtown: Zoning Review - Status Report
The Midtown Zoning Review is one of three initiatives currently underway to implement the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment 405), collectively known as "Ready, Set, Midtown". The other initiatives are the Midtown Infrastructure Implementation Strategy (MIIS) and the Midtown Parks and Public Realm Strategy. The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the Midtown Zoning Review, directions for the development of an updated Zoning By-law, and a summary of consultation undertaken to date. The report outlines next steps and timing for completion of a draft Zoning By-law for consultation and a final recommended Zoning By-law in Q2 2022.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider feedback obtained through the ongoing consultation process in the preparation of a draft Zoning By-law, and to undertake further consultation with the public and key stakeholders, including landowners and renters, businesses and agencies, on the resulting draft Zoning By-law. 2. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back in the second quarter of 2022 with a recommended Zoning By-law.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. Planning and Housing Committee request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to consider feedback obtained through the ongoing consultation process in the preparation of a draft Zoning By-law, and to undertake further consultation with the public and key stakeholders, including landowners and renters, businesses and agencies, on the resulting draft Zoning By-law. 2. Planning and Housing Committee request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back in the second quarter of 2022 with a recommended Zoning By-law.
PH29.12adopted
Downsview Secondary Plan Update - Authorization to Enter into Agreements for Resourcing
This report builds on the direction from City Council to update the Downsview Secondary Plan following the adoption of Site and Area Specific Policy 596 ("SASP 596") on approximately half of the lands covered by the Secondary Plan. Canada Lands Company Ltd and Northcrest Developments, the owners of the lands covered by SASP 596, have agreed to provide resources towards the updating of the Downsview Secondary Plan for up to two years. This report requests authorization for the City to enter into the necessary agreements to facilitate the resourcing.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to enter into any necessary agreements with Canada Lands Company Ltd. and Northcrest Developments to secure resources to the City for the update to the Downsview Secondary Plan, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Deputy City Manager, Infrastructure and Development Services to enter into any necessary agreements with Canada Lands Company Ltd. and Northcrest Developments to secure resources to the City for the update to the Downsview Secondary Plan, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
PH29.13amended
East Harbour Transit Oriented Communities Proposal - Status Update
In April 2021, the Province announced a Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) commercial partnership with Cadillac Fairview for the East Harbour site. The TOC partnership proposes to add 302,000 square metres (3.25M square feet) of residential development, or approximately 4,300 residential units, to the 926,000 square metres (10M square feet) of employment development previously approved in the Unilever Precinct Secondary Plan and relevant zoning by-laws. Materials submitted by Cadillac Fairview in May 2021 contemplate nine residential towers, nine commercial towers, and a road network similar to the 2018 East Harbour Master Plan. Cadillac Fairview will make a capital contribution toward required services and infrastructure as part of the TOC partnership. The significant scale, complex enabling infrastructure and unique partnership structure of the East Harbour TOC distinguishes it from other TOC sites. East Harbour is a 15 hectare brownfield site that forms a significant portion of the 25 hectare Unilever Precinct, with multiple development blocks and future public streets and parks to be delivered throughout. East Harbour is subject to a draft plan of subdivision process. By comparison, other TOC sites redevelop individual parcels within an existing urban structure of streets, blocks, and related infrastructure, and no development partners have yet been secured. The East Harbour TOC proposal also incorporates an extensive enabling infrastructure program. As a brownfield site within an existing floodplain, the East Harbour site requires many infrastructure investments, including flood protection landforms, roads, transit, and underground servicing. The Province is targeting early 2022 to provide zoning certainty for this TOC development. The timeline for zoning certainty is linked to the construction timelines for the Transit Hub. As a result, the City's review of the revised Master Plan for East Harbour, and public consultation on the TOC proposal, is constrained. In July 2021, City Council provided direction to staff on the City's objectives and priorities for negotiation with Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Cadillac Fairview. City staff have engaged with IO and Cadillac Fairview based on those objectives, inclusive of the objectives and policies in the Unilever Precinct Secondary Plan. Current negotiations are dealing with matters deemed essential to concluding the Province's TOC commercial transaction, ensuring City interests are addressed as much as possible. This includes negotiating the necessary conditions to ensure a new mixed use community of this scale has the required services and facilities to support residents. The City also needs to ensure that the TOC proposal does not result in additional costs or financial risk for the City. Staff also remain concerned that the introduction of residential uses at East Harbour will be a prelude to further employment land conversion requests. Staff will report back to Council on the progress of negotiated conditions, including any financial terms and the next steps on planning approvals. On October 17, 2021, City staff were also directed by the Planning and Housing Committee (PH27.13 - East Harbour Development), to report to the Committee on November 25, 2021 on current planning and development aspects of the TOC proposal for East Harbour. This report describes the proponent-led planning and public consultation processes, and outlines how City staff have been working to identify and advance City interests with the East Harbour TOC proposal.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Requested that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning report to the January 12, 2022 meeting of the Planning and Housing Committee on these particular aspects of the East Harbour Transit Oriented Communities proposal: a. the impact of the introduction of residential development into 1/10 0f this 330 acre of this core employment area, designated as a provincially significant employment zone, including possible impacts, long and short term, on other current employment land conversion requests that the city has received as part of the Municipal Comprehensive Review; b. steps the city can take to limit the impact of high-value job losses if the East Harbour conversion would be undertaken through a Provincial Ministerial Zoning Order, as anticipated; c. the nature and number of jobs in the this employment area currently with the retail jobs listed in a separate category; and d. current estimates for the City's contributions to transit and infrastructure in the East Harbour Precinct Plan including the Broadview Avenue extension.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that Planning and Housing Committee receive this report for information.
PH29.14adopted
Committee of Adjustment - Status Update
This report provides an update to City Council direction, further to a City Planning report titled Update on Committee of Adjustment Virtual Public Hearings, dated April 6, 2021. This update focuses on the retention of an independent consultant to review the End-to-End Review of the Development Review Process Final Report, dated August 15, 2019, as it applies to the Committee of Adjustment as well as additional matters associated with virtual Committee of Adjustment public hearings.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Received the report (November 10, 2021) 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. Planning and Housing Committee receive this report for information.
PH29.15adopted
2021 Toronto Heritage Grant Award
This report recommends the approval of a grant totalling $58,800.00 for the restoration of the historic balconies of the Audley Court Apartments located at 68 Kendal Avenue under the Toronto Heritage Grant Program. Grants shall be awarded for up to, but not more than, half of the eligible costs for the restoration project. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program provides matching grant funds for eligible heritage conservation work of residential properties or tax exempt properties in the City of Toronto designated under Part IV or V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Applicants may receive a grant once every five years for up to 50% of the cost of eligible conservation work. Owners of non-house form buildings and any tax exempt properties including house-form buildings may be eligible for a grant equivalent to 50% of the cost of eligible conservation work, with no maximum limit. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program is administered by Heritage Planning (HP), City Planning. The City Planning 2021 Operating Budget has a remaining balance of $58,800.00 to be allocated before the end of the fiscal year. The Audley Court Apartment located in the Annex neighbourhood originally constructed in 1912, is an example of this early period of apartment architecture within Toronto. Designed by local architect Joseph Hunt Stanford, it displays many characteristics of the Edwardian Classical Revival style. In the 1980s the building was converted into a condominium with 8 units. The Audley Court Apartments is listed on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the OHA under all three categories of design and physical, historical associative, and contextual value. The application from the Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation No. 704, owners of the Audley Court Apartments, is recommended for a grant award and that the issuing of the grant award be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient including the property being designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant award for the 2021 Toronto Heritage Grant Program in the amount of $58,800.00 for the Audley Court Apartments located at 68 Kendal Avenue, to assist the property owner in funding the scope of conservation work generally described in the report (November 5, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council direct that the use of the grant award outlined in Recommendation 1 above, be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant award be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient, Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation Number 704.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant award for the 2021 Toronto Heritage Grant Program in the amount of $58,800.00 for the Audley Court Apartments located at 68 Kendal Avenue, to assist the property owner in funding the scope of conservation work generally described in this report. 2. City Council direct that the use of the grant award outlined in Recommendation 1 of the report (November 5, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, be limited to only the conservation work approved by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and that the issuing of the grant award be subject to the grant recipient satisfying all conditions as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient, Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corporation Number 704.
PH29.16amended
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage properties at 141 Bathurst Street, entrance address 581 Richmond Street West, and 579 Richmond Street West, under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The properties at 141 Bathurst Street and 579 Richmond Street West are located on the south-east corner of the intersection of Bathurst Street and Richmond Street West. The property at 141 Bathurst Street contains a two-storey, buff brick-clad factory building constructed in 1900 for E. C. Walker & Sons, Ltd., hat manufacturers, with a rare set-back from the adjacent streets within a rear yard. 579 Richmond Street West contains a four-and-a-half storey, red brick-clad factory building, constructed in 1913 for the Independent Cloak Co. according to the designs of the architect Isadore Feldman. These two early 20th-century factories exhibit an Industrial Classical style and, with their finely detailed and proportioned brick facades, contribute to the distinctive heritage character of the King-Spadina neighbourhood, which is grounded in its early-mid 20th-century transformation as the city's primary manufacturing hub and its fashion district identity. The properties at 141 Bathurst Street and 579 Richmond Street West were listed on the City's Heritage Register in 2017 and both properties were identified as contributing properties within the proposed King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District, adopted by City Council in 2017 and currently under appeal. Following additional research and evaluation under Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, it has been determined that the properties at 141 Bathurst Street and 579 Richmond Street West merit designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their design, associative and contextual value. An application has been submitted to amend the zoning by-law to permit the redevelopment of the properties at 141-161 Bathurst Street and 579-591 Richmond Street West with a 12-storey non-residential building containing retail uses at the ground level and office uses above. This development proposal comprises Phase 1 of a larger development which also includes the sites at 555 Richmond Street West and 550 Adelaide Street West (Phase 2). The phase 1 and phase 2 development proposals are being reviewed concurrently. The heritage buildings at 141 Bathurst Street and 579 Richmond Street West are proposed to be conserved while two listed house-form buildings at 159 and 161 Bathurst Street are proposed to be demolished. Staff's further research and additional analysis determined these listed house-form buildings at 159 and 161 Bathurst Street do not meet the criteria under O. Reg. 9/06 required to merit designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. 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 (OHA). The Bill 108 Amendments to the OHA 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 OHA now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the OHA to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The City Clerk issued a notice of complete application for the redevelopment of the properties on September 24, 2021. City Council must make a decision and issue a Notice of Intention to Designate the subject properties no later than December 23, 2021. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 141 Bathurst Street (entrance address 581 Richmond Street West), under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 141 Bathurst Street, (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (October 27, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 579 Richmond Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 579 Richmond Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (October 27, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designations, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the 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 141 Bathurst Street (entrance address 581 Richmond Street West), under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 141 Bathurst Street, (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report, October 27, 2021, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 579 Richmond Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 579 Richmond Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report, October 27, 2021, from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designations, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PH29.17adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage property at 2365 Bayview Avenue (the Frank P. Wood estate) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. The property at 2365 Bayview Avenue, containing the Frank P. Wood estate now known as the Crescent School, is part of a sequence of grand estates, constructed between 1920 and1940, on the forested ravine above the western branch of the Don River, in the Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills neighbourhood. The property was originally listed on the North York Inventory of Heritage Properties in 1998 and following municipal amalgamation included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in 2006. On March 6, 2020, a Site Plan Control application was submitted to the City to permit a two-storey addition which 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 second garage and the infilling of the remaining portion of the service court. No alterations are proposed to the manor house. Following City staff's additional research and evaluation under Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, it has been determined that the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue merits designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. A report, January 25, 2021, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning recommending the intention to designate the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act was referred back to staff at the April 20, 2021 meeting of the North York Community Council for further consultation with the property owner. Prior to Community Council's decision, the Toronto Preservation Board adopted the Senior Manager's January 25, 2021 report on February 17, 2021. As a result of consultation with the property owner in the recent months, staff revised the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation) - 2365 Bayview Avenue (Attachment 3) to include additions under the description of heritage attributes to provide further clarification with regard to two attributes of the Frank P. Wood estate, now the Crescent School. The revisions also include a correction under the Description section indicating that the log cabin was designed by the architect Gordon Gibson. The designation of the Frank P. Wood estate (now known as the Crescent School) at 2365 Bayview Avenue would identify all of the property's cultural heritage values and heritage attributes which shall be conserved. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition. 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 (OHA). The Bill 108 Amendments to the OHA 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 OHA now restricts City Council's ability to give notice of its intention to designate a property under the OHA to within 90 days after the City Clerk gives notice of a complete application. The application currently under review was deemed complete prior to the new legislation coming into force.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 2365 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 2365 Bayview Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 9, 2021) 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 2365 Bayview Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance; 2365 Bayview Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3, to the report (November 9, 2021) 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.
PH29.18adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage property at 516 Yonge Street (including the entrance address at 514 Yonge Street) for its design and contextual values and the also listed 526 Yonge Street (including the entrance addresses at 528 Yonge Street and 7 Breadalbane Street) for its design, associative and contextual values under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Originally constructed circa 1876 and renovated in 1924, the property at 516 Yonge Street represents the fine-grained mixed-use/commercial building type that emerged along Yonge Street, north of College Street, in the late 19th century and persisted until the mid-20th century. Although altered, the property is one of the earliest surviving buildings on the block between Grosvenor and Breadalbane Streets, and retains its original scale, form, and massing as a 2-1/2-storey building with a mansard roof, along with architectural details from the late-19th and early 20th centuries. Constructed circa 1881 to the designs of the significant Toronto architectural firm of McCaw & Lennox, the property at 526 Yonge Street anchors the southwest corner of Yonge and Breadalbane Streets and is a representative example of the Second Empire architectural style that was popular in Toronto in the late-19th century. The property retains its original scale, form, and massing as a 2-1/2-storey building with a 2-storey rear wing, and its Second Empire style is reflected in many of its extant original design features. On October 16, 2020, an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application was made for 510-528 Yonge Street and 7 Breadalbane Street, which includes three properties currently listed on the Heritage Register - 516 Yonge Street, 522 Yonge Street, and 526 Yonge Street - and proposes to retain and incorporate portions of the buildings at 516 Yonge Street and 526 Yonge Street. On October 1, 2021, City Council adopted Item TE27.8, directing the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals for the lands at 510-528 Yonge Street and 7 Breadalbane Street, and to continue discussions with the owner in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations or demolitions to the properties 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 516 Yonge Street (including the entrance address at 514 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 516 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (October 27, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 526 Yonge Street (including the entrance addresses at 528 Yonge Street and 7 Breadalbane Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 526 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (October 27, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bills in Council designating the 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 516 Yonge Street (including the entrance address at 514 Yonge Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 516 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (October 27, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 526 Yonge Street (including the entrance addresses at 528 Yonge Street and 7 Breadalbane Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 526 Yonge Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (October 27, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bills in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
PH29.19adopted
Review of Mediation and Settlement on Planning Process
In recent years the process of negotiations between the City and developers on applications which have been appealed to the Ontario Land Use Tribunal has been questioned with respect to the degree of public transparency. Further, Council is often put in a position of having to consider a settlement offer with: very little time for review; limited ability to discuss it publicly; and, advice which can appear to the public as different from the advice provided in previous public reports. Ensuring that the planning process is both transparent and seen to be transparent is essential. Ensuring Council has proper oversight of the planning process is essential. At the same time the City Solicitor and Chief Planner have professional obligations and a duty to protect the interests of the City. The negotiation process on applications which are under appeal as it is currently constructed can put these three roles in conflict. It is therefore appropriate and timely for staff to give advice to Council on the negotiation process for applications which have been appealed.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Directed the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and the City Clerk to report in the first quarter of 2022 on the negotiation process for development applications which have been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The report should: describe the negotiation process; review any conflict between the negotiation process and public consultation, and Council's authority to manage the development review process; offer advice on best practices; and recommend any policy, regulation or legislative changes which would improve the process in terms of Council's desire to consult with the public and Council's authority to manage the development review process.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Perks recommends that the Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Direct the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and the City Clerk to report in the first quarter of 2022 on the negotiation process for development applications which have been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal. The report should: describe the negotiation process; review any conflict between the negotiation process and public consultation, and Council's authority to manage the development review process; offer advice on best practices; and recommend any policy, regulation or legislative changes which would improve the process in terms of Council's desire to consult with the public and Council's authority to manage the development review process.
PH29.20adopted
Bridging the Gap - Increasing Rent Geared to Income Units on Regent Park Phase 3
In October 2014, waivers for planning application, building permit, parkland dedication fees and development charge exemptions were approved for up to 614 units of rent-geared-to-income and new affordable rental housing in Phase 3 of the Regent Park Revitalization. Construction and occupancy is complete for three buildings in Phase 3 at 110 River Street, 25 Wyatt Street and 150 River Street. Now the last building in Phase 3, 175 Oak Street is proceeding to construction and is expecting a building permit in January 2022. With the addition of this building the total units to be built in Phase 3 will total 669 units not the projected total of 614 units. The unit count has increased due to the addition of new affordable units within what were rent-geared-to-income replacement housing buildings and the redesign of buildings as a result of the planning process. To enable Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) to not have to pay development charges and building permit fees in January 2022 for 175 Oak Street a new exemption approval by Council is required. This motion recommends the provision of an estimated $3,059,879 in City incentives to TCHC to the support the development of an additional 55 units of rent-geared-to-income and affordable rental housing in Phase 3.This increase in units from 614 to 669 units will result in increased exemption of $110,627 for building permit fees and $2,949,252 for development charges. As this phase has completed the planning approval stage all applicable planning fees and parkland dedication fees have already been waived. The financial incentives recommended for Council approval (which reflect the outstanding fees and charges for the 55 additional units) are summarized in Table 1 below: Table 1 City Financial Incentives Affordable Rental Home Affordability Period Estimated Development Charges Estimated Building Permit Fees Estimated Total Value of Incentives 55 Perpetuity $2,949,252 $110,627 $3,059,879 Calculated using November 2021 rates
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize that up to 55 additional new rent-geared-to-income and new affordable rental units to be constructed in Phase 3 of the Regent Park Revitalization be eligible for waivers for building permit and development charge exemptions. 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a municipal housing project facility agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") with Toronto Community Housing Corporation for the development of the new rent-geared-to-income and new affordable housing to be constructed on the lands known as 175 Oak Street, to secure the financial assistance being provided and to set out the terms of the operation of the new affordable rental units, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.
Staff recommendation as filed
1. City Council authorize that up to 55 additional new rent-geared-to-income and new affordable rental units to be constructed in Phase 3 of the Regent Park Revitalization be eligible for waivers for building permit and development charge exemptions. 2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of the City, a municipal housing project facility agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") with Toronto Community Housing Corporation for the development of the new rent-geared-to-income and new affordable housing to be constructed on the lands known as 175 Oak Street, to secure the financial assistance being provided and to set out the terms of the operation of the new affordable rental units, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat and in a form approved by the City Solicitor.