Planning and Housing Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 5 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.
PH4.1amended
Don Mills Crossing - Final Report
This report recommends that City Council adopt the Don Mills Crossing Secondary Plan. The recommended Secondary Plan is a comprehensive planning framework for the area around the intersection of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East that capitalizes on the significant public investment in new transit infrastructure (Crosstown LRT) by directing development to appropriate locations and securing the public realm amenities and facilities necessary to meet the existing and future needs of residents and workers. It advances a vision of a distinct and complete community that celebrates the natural heritage of the Don River Valley system and builds on the area's tradition of cultural and technological innovation. A full range of mobility options are provided for with an emphasis on transit, travel demand management and the integration of pedestrian and cycling infrastructure into the public realm. New connections will provide opportunities to make it more convenient to access jobs, services and daily activities in the community and beyond. The recommended Secondary Plan includes policies to achieve the provision of a range of residential unit sizes, types and affordability. The Secondary Plan is the outcome of the Don Mills Crossing planning study, a three-phased process launched in 2016 to address two Council directions that directed a comprehensive planning framework be prepared for lands in the vicinity of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East. The Don Mills Crossing planning study benefitted from a thorough public consultation process, the concurrent review of major development applications and the input of staff from various City Divisions and commenting agencies. Three separate reports to City Council presented various milestones of the Don Mills Crossing planning study. The most recent Proposals Report, adopted by City Council in June 2018, tabled the proposed Secondary Plan. This report presents the results of the public consultation process on the proposed Secondary Plan and responds to Council directions. The Don Mills Crossing Secondary Plan presents an opportunity to align the central elements of community building in an area of the city experiencing significant growth. The recommended Secondary Plan advances a number of policies that improve physical and social connectivity across employment areas and existing communities. It seeks to connect the important natural, cultural, institutional and employment resources and designations found in the broader area to the new community at Don Mills and Eglinton so both new and existing residents and workers can experience the benefit generated by public investment in new transit infrastructure.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Don Mills Crossing Secondary Plan Attachment 2 - Schedule "I" attached to the report (March 14, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning by: a. deleting Policy 3.11 and replacing it with the following: "3.11 Lands designated Mixed Use Areas "A" that front Don Mills Road and/or Eglinton Avenue East: a) will contain a minimum of 1.0 FSI of non-residential uses within the base of mixed use developments; b) will provide non-residential uses that may include but are not limited to, office, retail, restaurants, medical offices, cultural uses and/or community services and facilities; c) will include design features to animate the public realm through multiple entrances and built form articulation; and d) may achieve the requirement for 1.0 FSI of non-residential uses across Mixed Use Areas "A" and Mixed Use Areas "B" if the development parcel straddles the boundary across both designations." b. deleting Policy 3.13 and replacing it with the following: "3.13. Development in Mixed Use Areas 'B': a) will provide a transition in scale to Neighbourhoods adjacent to the Secondary Plan Area; b) will include design features to animate the public realm through multiple entrances and built form articulation; and c) is encouraged to provide loading and parking facilities that can be shared with development in General Employment Areas 'B' to consolidate access points and minimize impact on publicly accessible open spaces and pedestrian routes in the public realm." c. deleting Map 40-5 and replacing it with the revised Map 40-5 attached to motion 4 by Councillor Ana Bailão. 2. City Council adopt the Official Plan Amendment, Don Mills Crossing Secondary Plan, included as Attachment 2 to the report (March 14, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Recommendation 1 above. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment as may be required. 4. City Council direct staff to use the Don Mills Crossing Secondary Plan, Attachment 2, as amended, to the report (March 14, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in the evaluation of all current and new development proposals within its boundaries. 5. City Council endorse the Don Mills Crossing Mobility Planning Study, included as Attachment 3, to the report (March 14, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and direct staff to use the Don Mills Crossing Mobility Planning Study to advance mobility initiatives in the Eglinton Avenue East and Don Mills Road area. 6. City Council endorse the Draft Delineations for Major Transit Station Areas, included as Attachment 6, to the report (March 14, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and request City Planning staff to consider these Draft Delineations in the context of the review of major transit stations through any future Growth Plan conformity exercise. 7. City Council direct staff to prioritize and accelerate the extension of the Don Mills Trail to Leslie Street in accordance with the recommendations set out in the report (March 14, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and request the General Manager, Transportation Services to report to Infrastructure and Environment Committee with further specifics on the implementation and timelines of this extension. 8. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review the opportunity to incorporate Community Share Food Bank including a community kitchen in the multi-purpose non profit community space. 9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to incorporate the Prince Andrew Place extension to the Celestica Project, multi-purpose trail and rail crossover, into the Don Mills Crossing Plan.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the Official Plan Amendment, Don Mills Crossing Secondary Plan, included as Attachment 2. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment as may be required. 3. City Council direct staff to use the Don Mills Crossing Secondary Plan, Attachment 2, in the evaluation of all current and new development proposals within its boundaries. 4. City Council endorse the Don Mills Crossing Mobility Planning Study, included as Attachment 3, and direct staff to use the Don Mills Crossing Mobility Planning Study to advance mobility initiatives in the Eglinton Avenue East and Don Mills Road area. 5. City Council endorse the Don Mills Crossing Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment, included as Attachment 5, and direct the City Planning staff to use the Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment as a basis for further study of properties identified as potential heritage resources and when warranted bring forward recommendations on those properties that meet the criteria for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register. 6. City Council endorse the Draft Boundaries for Major Transit Station Areas, included as Attachment 6, and request City Planning staff to consider these Draft Boundaries in the context of the review of major transit stations through any future Growth Plan conformity exercise.
PH4.2adopted
2019 Toronto Heritage Grant Awards
This report recommends the approval of seventeen grants totalling $214,600.00 under the Toronto Heritage Grant Program and that the program's eligibility criteria be amended to eliminate the maximum grant award limit for not-for-profit house form tax-exempt properties as set out in this report. The Toronto Heritage Grant Program provides matching grant funds for eligible heritage conservation work to owners of residential properties or tax exempt properties in the City of Toronto designated under Part IV or V of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Property owners may receive a grant once every five years for up to 50 percent of the cost of eligible conservation work. Owners of house form buildings may receive up to $10,000, or if replacing an entire cedar or slate roof assembly, up to $20,000. There is no maximum grant amount for owners of non-house form buildings. The properties that have been recommended for a grant award vary in size and location in Toronto. Most of the properties are residential houses located in Heritage Conservation Districts. The approved conservation work includes window restoration, masonry repairs, and the repair, restoration of original historic slate and cedar roofs.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2019 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following 17 designated properties, to assist property owners in funding the scope of conservation work generally described in Attachment 1 to the report ((March 19, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in recommendation 1 of this report 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. 3. City Council revise a grant previously awarded in 2016 for the property located at 437 Sherbourne Street to reflect a reduced scope of conservation work, with the grant to be reduced from $20,000.00 to a maximum grant of $10,000.00 as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient, and generally described to be soffit and fascia repair and painting. 4. City Council direct that the use of the grant award outlined in recommendation 3 of this report 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. 5. City Council direct staff to amend the eligibility requirements as set out in the Terms and Conditions for the Toronto Heritage Grant Program so that any tax-exempt property designated under Part IV or Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act including a house-form building may be eligible for a grant equivalent to 50 percent of the cost of eligible conservation work, with no limit.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, recommends that: 1. City Council approve the grant awards for the 2019 Toronto Heritage Grant Program for the following 17 designated properties, to assist property owners in funding the scope of conservation work generally described in Attachment 1 of this report. 2. City Council direct that the use of the grant awards outlined in recommendation 1 of this report 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. 3. City Council revise a grant previously awarded in 2016 for the property located at 437 Sherbourne Street to reflect a reduced scope of conservation work, with the grant to be reduced from $20,000.00 to a maximum grant of $10,000.00 as set out in the Letter of Understanding between the City and the grant recipient, and generally described to be soffit and fascia repair and painting. 4. City Council direct that the use of the grant award outlined in recommendation 3 of this report 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. 5. City Council direct staff to amend the eligibility requirements as set out in the Terms and Conditions for the Toronto Heritage Grant Program so that any tax-exempt property designated under Part IV or Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act including a house-form building may be eligible for a grant equivalent to 50 percent of the cost of eligible conservation work, with no limit.
PH4.3amended
Golden Mile Secondary Plan Study - Proposed Boundary Expansion and Status Report
This report provides information on the status of the Golden Mile Secondary Plan ("GMSP") Study (Alternatives Report) and recommends the expansion of the study area boundaries to include additional lands west of Victoria Park Avenue and along the southern boundary (south of Eglinton Avenue East). As a result of the recommended expansion, the Study Area would increase from 97 hectares (refer to Attachment 1) to 113 hectares (refer to Attachment 2). The purpose of this report is also to present the "Golden Mile Secondary Plan Study: Alternatives Report", which provides a summary of Phase Two of the Golden Mile Secondary Plan ("GMSP") Study. This phase was undertaken to further develop the vision and guiding principles for the study area. Several development alternatives were identified for the Golden Mile that were analyzed by the GMSP consultants, City staff and commenting agencies (refer to Attachment 3).
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council extend the boundaries of the Golden Mile Secondary Plan Study in accordance with Attachment 2 to the report (March 8, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council waive the requirements of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27-16.2 and Chapter 27-16.5 and direct that all reports related to the Golden Mile Secondary Plan and the statutory hearing required under the Planning Act be directed to Scarborough Community Council rather than the Planning and Housing Committee and request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to provide a report to the North York Community Council prior to the statutory hearing for further consideration, input and direction to the Chief Planner, Executive Director, City Planning for incorporation into the final report for the statutory hearing. 3. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to add business and resident representatives from the west side of Victoria Park to the working group in consultation with the Deputy Mayor. 4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to hold a special meeting with residents of former East York and North York west of Victoria Park for the road reconfiguration.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council extend the boundaries of the Golden Mile Secondary Plan Study in accordance with Attachment 2 of the report.
PH4.4amended
Official Plan Review: Draft Transportation Policies for Consultation
This report presents draft changes to Official Plan sections containing policies related to some areas of transportation for the purpose of public consultation as part of the Five Year Review of the Official Plan. The particular areas of transportation policy under review relate to: transit; cycling; and automated vehicles, shared mobility and other emerging mobility technologies. Updates to the street related map and schedules are also being considered. The draft policy amendments are intended to strengthen the existing policies and provide greater clarity regarding the City's goals related to transportation and the tools endorsed for use to achieve them. Two draft Official Plan Amendments are appended to this report. Attachment 1 contains draft changes impacting Chapters 1-5 of the Official Plan and Attachment 2 contains complementary draft changes impacting the Scarborough Centre Secondary Plan in Chapter 6. Attachment 3 demonstrates how the draft amendments would be incorporated into the relevant sections of the Official Plan, if approved. An initial set of transportation policy amendments was approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing in December, 2014 (OPA No. 274). These are now incorporated into the Official Plan. This earlier set of policy amendments related to: Integration with Land Use; "Complete Streets"; Active Transportation; Auto, Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and Parking; and, Goods Movement. The draft policies presented in this report build upon these earlier policy amendments and will, once refined and adopted, complete the transportation component of the Official Plan Review process which began in 2013. The draft policies have been formulated to address proposed policy directions endorsed by Planning and Growth Management Committee in 2018, and revised based on feedback received through a citywide consultation process.
The Planning and Housing Committee: 1. Endorsed the draft Official Plan Amendments containing transportation policies appended as Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 to the report (March 15, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as the basis for public consultation. 2. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to conduct open house(s) in each community council district, and meet with key stakeholders including additional advocates, organizations and academic researchers promoting greater accessibility and safety especially for vulnerable road and transit users such as the elderly, women, children and people living with disabilities to obtain comments and feedback regarding the draft revisions to transportation policies contained in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 of the report (March 15, 2019) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit a Final Recommendations Report with a proposed Official Plan Amendment containing revised Official Plan policies for Transportation to the Planning and Housing Committee at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 3, 2019 for a special meeting in fulfilment of Section 26 of the Planning Act. 4. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit a Final Recommendations Report with a proposed Official Plan Amendment containing revised Official Plan policies for Transportation in the Scarborough Centre Secondary Plan to the Planning and Housing Committee at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 3, 2019 for a public meeting in fulfilment of Section 17 of the Planning Act.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. Planning and Housing Committee request that the draft Official Plan Amendments containing transportation policies appended to this report as Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 be endorsed as the basis for public consultation. 2. Planning and Housing Committee request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to conduct open house(s) in each community council district, and meet with key stakeholders to obtain comments and feedback regarding the draft revisions to transportation policies contained in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 of this report 3. Planning and Housing Committee request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit a Final Recommendations Report with a proposed Official Plan Amendment containing revised Official Plan policies for Transportation to the Planning and Housing Committee at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 3, 2019 for a special meeting in fulfilment of Section 26 of the Planning Act. 4. Planning and Housing Committee request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit a Final Recommendations Report with a proposed Official Plan Amendment containing revised Official Plan policies for Transportation in the Scarborough Centre Secondary Plan to the Planning and Housing Committee at its regularly scheduled meeting on July 3, 2019 for a public meeting in fulfilment of Section 17 of the Planning Act.
PH4.5amended
Committee of Adjustment Panel Size and Structure
This report recommends various changes to the Committee of Adjustment (CoA) panel size and structure prior to the appointment of new panel members for the 2018-2022 CoA term. City Planning recommends increasing the CoA membership from 30 to 35 members, with two of the additional members assigned to the Toronto and East York (TEY) district and three to the Etobicoke York (EY) district. City Planning also recommends that panel members be assigned to a district rather than a particular panel within a district. Further, staff recommend that all CoA hearings in the Etobicoke York district be held at the Etobicoke Civic Centre, rather than be split between the Etobicoke Civic Centre and the York Civic Centre. The practice of holding hearings at two locations, which began as a pilot project, should be discontinued. The Etobicoke York panel is the only panel required to attend public hearings at two separate facilities and it is difficult to maintain customer service standards and provide equitable treatment to all CoA applicants in the Etobicoke York district, given the decreasing proportion of applications in the former municipality of York. The changes recommended in this report will improve customer service and lead to administrative efficiencies.
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council amend the composition of the Committee of Adjustment in Chapter 4 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code by: a. increasing the number of panel members to 35; and b. eliminating specific panels per district while stipulating the number of panel members per district as follows: 1. Etobicoke York: 8 panel members 2. North York: 10 panel members 3. Toronto and East York: 12 panel members 4. Scarborough: 5 panel members 2. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary bills needed to give effect to the amendments to Chapter 4 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. 3. City Council direct that all meetings of the Etobicoke York panel(s) of the Committee of Adjustment be held at the Etobicoke Civic Centre.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council amend the composition of the Committee of Adjustment in Chapter 4 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code by: a. increasing the number of panel members to 35; and b. eliminating specific panels per district while stipulating the number of panel members per district as follows: 1. Etobicoke York: 8 panel members 2. North York: 10 panel members 3. Toronto and East York: 12 panel members 4. Scarborough: 5 panel members 2. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary bills needed to give effect to the amendments to Chapter 4 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code. 3. City Council direct that all meetings of the Etobicoke York panel(s) of the Committee of Adjustment be held at the Etobicoke Civic Centre.