Toronto and East York Community Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 92 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.
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TE18.1adopted
This report recommends that the name "Lampard Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located north of Barton Avenue, extending between Pendrith Lane and Willowvale Lane. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Lampard Lane" for an existing public lane located north of Barton Avenue, extending between Pendrith Lane and Willowvale Lane.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Lampard Lane" for an existing public lane located north of Barton Avenue, extending between Pendrith Lane and Willowvale Lane.
TE18.2adopted
This report recommends that the name "Irene Jaskulka Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located west of Spadina Road, extending between Bantry Avenue and Heath Street West. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Irene Jaskulka Lane" for an existing public lane located west of Spadina Road, extending between Bantry Avenue and Heath Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Irene Jaskulka Lane" for an existing public lane located west of Spadina Road, extending between Bantry Avenue and Heath Street West.
TE18.3amended
64-86 Bathurst Street - Zoning Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications - Final Report
This zoning amendment application proposes a 17-storey mixed-use building with 2,394 square metres of retail space located on the ground level, 5,100 square metres of office space located on levels two and three, and 21,477 square metres (307 units) of rental residential space on the remaining levels. A total of 349 bicycle parking spaces, four loading spaces and 78 vehicle parking spaces are proposed within a three-level underground garage. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). The Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code (Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act) proposes to demolish seven existing rental dwelling units and provide replacement of all seven rental dwelling units within the proposed building. The proposal represents an appropriate redevelopment of the site with a mix of uses, built form and public realm that are compatible with the surrounding context. Since its initial submission, the proposal has been revised to address the City's comments by reducing the height of the building, mitigating the massing impact along Bathurst Street, and internalizing the loading spaces. This report reviews and recommends approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment Application, Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and Residential Demolition Application under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code, to demolish seven rental dwelling units, subject to conditions.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 64-86 Bathurst Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (August 5, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 64-86 Bathurst Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (August 5, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 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 approve the application for a Rental Housing Demolition Permit in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of 7 existing rental dwelling units located at 64, 66, and 82 Bathurst Street, subject to the following conditions: a. The owner shall provide and maintain 8 replacement rental dwelling units, comprising 4 two-bedroom units and 4 three-bedroom units, on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each such replacement dwelling unit is first occupied and as generally shown on the plans submitted to the City Planning dated February 6, 2020. Any revision to these plans must be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. The owner shall provide and maintain at least 2 two-bedroom and 1 three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents and at least 2 two-bedroom 1 three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling unit at mid-range rents for a period of at least 10 years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied. The 2 remaining three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units will have unrestricted rents; c. The owner shall provide all 8 replacement rental dwelling units with a balcony or terrace; d. The owner shall provide all 8 replacement rental dwelling units with ensuite laundry and central air conditioning; e. The owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities on the site at no extra charge. Access and use of these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other building resident; f. The owner shall provide tenants of replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle parking, car parking, visitor parking and storage lockers on the same terms and conditions as any other building resident; g. The owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants, including the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; h. The owner shall enter into and register on title to the subject site one or more agreement(s) to secure the conditions outlined in recommendations 4.a. - 4.g. above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, including a Section 111 Agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act. 5. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to issue Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the one existing rental dwelling unit at 82 Bathurst Street after all of the following have occurred: a. the Zoning By-law Amendments have been approved by City Council; b. vacant possession of all existing rental dwelling units at 82 Bathurst Street; c. issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the proposed mixed-use building on the site or excavation permits for the purpose of environmental remediation; and d. the owner shall enter into and register on title to the subject site a Section 111 Agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Recommendation 4.a. to g. above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 6. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to issue Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the 6 existing rental dwelling units at 64 and 66 Bathurst Street after all of the following have occurred: a. the satisfaction or securing of the conditions in Recommendation 4 above; b. the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect; c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, or designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the proposed mixed-use building on the subject site; e. vacant possession of all 6 existing rental dwelling units has been confirmed, in writing, by the owner; and f. the execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act, as a matter legal convenience, to secure Recommendation 4.a. to h. above and any other requirements of the Zoning-Bylaw Amendment. 7. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 82 Bathurst Street after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 5 above, and authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 64 and 66 Bathurst Street after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 6 above. 8. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act no earlier than the issuance of the excavation and shoring permit for the proposed development, and after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has issued the Preliminary Approval for 64 and 66 Bathurst Street referred to in Recommendation 6, which may be included in the demolition permit for Chapter 667 under 363-6.2, of the Toronto Municipal Code, on condition that: a. The owner shall remove all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. The owner shall erect solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; c. The owner erects a mixed-use building on site no later than 3 years from the day demolition of the existing buildings at 64 and 66 Bathurst Street is commenced; and d. Should the owner fail to complete the new building within the time specified in Recommendation 8.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each rental dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued. 9. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: a. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, a cash contribution of $265,000 towards the provision of new rental housing units, to be directed to the Capital Revolving Fund for Affordable Housing, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. b. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, a cash contribution of $265,000 towards the Toronto Community Housing revolving capital fund for repairs to Toronto Community Housing properties in Ward 10, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning , in consultation with the Ward Councillor. c. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, a cash contribution of $1,060,000 towards community services and facilities in the vicinity of the site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning , in consultation with the Ward Councillor. d. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, a cash contribution of $1,060,000 towards streetscape and/or public realm improvements in the vicinity of the site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning , in consultation with the Ward Councillor; e. All cash contributions referred to in Recommendation 9.a.-d. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date of registration of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made. f. In the event the cash contributions referred to in Recommendation 9.a.-d. above have not been used for the intended purposes within 3 years of the By-laws coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning , in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in Ward 10. g. Submission, and thereafter implementation, of a construction management plan by the owner of 64-86 Bathurst Street to address such matters as wind, noise, dust and street closures during construction. Such plan to be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning , in consultation with the ward Councillor and shall be completed prior to final Site Plan Approval. h. Submission of a lighting plan indicating the location, height and type of lighting and ground level signage on the proposed building. Such plan to be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and to be completed as part of the Site Plan application. 10. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement the recommendations above, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement. 11. Prior to the issuance of any above grade building permits, City Council require the owner to submit landscape plans to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry. 12. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council, require the applicant to address comments identified in the Engineering and Construction Services memo to City Planning, dated January 6, 2020.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 64-86 Bathurst Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to this report. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 64-86 Bathurst Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 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. 4. City Council approve the application for a Rental Housing Demolition Permit in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of 7 existing rental dwelling units located at 64, 66, and 82 Bathurst Street, subject to the following conditions: a. The owner shall provide and maintain 8 replacement rental dwelling units, comprising 4 two-bedroom units and 4 three-bedroom units, on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each such replacement dwelling unit is first occupied and as generally shown on the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated February 6, 2020. Any revision to these plans must be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; b. The owner shall provide and maintain at least 2 two-bedroom and 1 three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents and at least 2 two-bedroom 1 three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling unit at mid-range rents for a period of at least 10 years, beginning from the date that each replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied. The 2 remaining three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units will have unrestricted rents; c. The owner shall provide all 8 replacement rental dwelling units with a balcony or terrace; d. The owner shall provide all 8 replacement rental dwelling units with ensuite laundry and central air conditioning; e. The owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities on the site at no extra charge. Access and use of these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other building resident; f. The owner shall provide tenants of replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle parking, car parking, visitor parking and storage lockers on the same terms and conditions as any other building resident; g. The owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants, including the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; h. The owner shall enter into and register on title to the subject site one or more agreement(s) to secure the conditions outlined in (a) through (g) above, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, including a Section 111 Agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act. 5. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to issue Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the 7 existing rental dwelling units 64, 66, and 82 Bathurst Street after all of the following have occurred: a. the satisfaction or securing of the conditions in Recommendation 4 above; b. the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect; c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the proposed mixed-use building on the subject site; e. vacant possession of all 7 existing rental dwelling units has been provided to the owner; and f. the execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act, as a matter legal convenience, to secure Recommendation 4.a through (h) and any other requirements of the Zoning-Bylaw Amendment. 6. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 5 above. 7. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act no earlier than the issuance of the excavation and shoring permit for the proposed development, and after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 4, which may be included in the demolition permit for Chapter 667 under 363-6.2, of the Toronto Municipal Code, on condition that: a. The owner shall remove all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. The owner shall erect solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; c. The owner erects a mixed-use building on site no later than 3 years from the day demolition of the existing buildings is commenced; and d. Should the owner fail to complete the new building within the time specified in condition 7.c above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each rental dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued. 8. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement the foregoing, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement. 9. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: a. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, a cash contribution of $265,000 towards the provision of new rental housing units, to be directed to the Capital Revolving Fund for Affordable Housing, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. b. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, a cash contribution of $265,000 towards the Toronto Community Housing revolving capital fund for repairs to Toronto Community Housing properties in Ward 10, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. c. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, a cash contribution of $1,060,000 towards community services and facilities in the vicinity of the site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. d. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, a cash contribution of $1,060,000 towards streetscape and/or public realm improvements in the vicinity of the site, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; e. All cash contributions referred to in Recommendation 9.a-d shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date of registration of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made. f. In the event the cash contributions referred to in Recommendation 9.a-d have not been used for the intended purposes within 3 years of the By-laws coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in Ward 10. g. Submission, and thereafter implementation, of a construction management plan by the owner of 64-86 Bathurst Street to address such matters as wind, noise, dust and street closures during construction. Such plan to be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the ward Councillor and shall be completed prior to final Site Plan Approval. h. Submission of a lighting plan indicating the location, height and type of lighting and ground level signage on the proposed building. Such plan to be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and to be completed as part of the Site Plan application. 10. Prior to the issuance of any above grade building permits, the owner shall submit landscape plans to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Supervisor, Tree Protection & Plan Review, Urban Forestry. 11. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council, require the applicant to address comments identified in the Engineering & Construction Services memo to City Planning, dated January 6, 2020.
TE18.4adopted
125 The Esplanade - City Initiated Rezoning, Extension of Temporary Use By-law - Final Report
This application proposes to extend permission for an existing one-storey structure located at 125 The Esplanade for the continued temporary relocation of the North St. Lawrence Market. The structure is usually used on weekends for a farmer's market and antique market. The proposed extension will allow the temporary North Market to continue operations up until 2023, by which time the new North Market building at 92 Front Street East, which is currently under construction, is expected to be complete. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). This report reviews and recommends the extension of the Temporary Use Zoning By-law for an additional 3 years.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 125 The Esplanade substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the report (August 21, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 125 The Esplanade substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the report (August 21, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law No. 438-86, for the lands at 125 The Esplanade substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 4 to the report dated August 21, 2020, from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 for the lands at 125 The Esplanade substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 4 to the report dated August 21, 2020, from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
TE18.5adopted
117-119 St. George Street - Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report
This application proposes to permit a six-storey addition with an overall height of approximately 33 metres and a gross floor area of approximately 3,767 square metres of new institutional floor area at the southeast portion of the existing Woodsworth College institutional complex, resulting in an overall gross floor area of 6,957 square metres across the site at 117-119 St. George Street. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019) and conforms with the Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The application proposes a compact built form addition on a site that is appropriate for further intensification, within a built-up area, that would take advantage of existing infrastructure, conserve heritage resources, provide new institutional uses, and contribute to the vitality of the campus and surrounding area.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 117-119 St. George Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (August 14, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. Provide a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to demonstrate whether the existing municipal infrastructure is adequate to service the proposed development and to determine whether any upgrades may be required to the existing infrastructure to support the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and b. Secure the design and provision of financial securities for any improvements to the municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 117-119 St. George Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to this report (August 14, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.. 2. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. Provide a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to demonstrate whether the existing municipal infrastructure is adequate to service the proposed development and to determine whether any upgrades may be required to the existing infrastructure to support the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and b. Secure the design and provision of financial securities for any improvements to the municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development.
TE18.6amended
176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street - Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report
This application proposes to permit a 38-storey mixed-use building with an overall height of 129.4 metres and 29,925 square metres of gross floor area consisting of 439 residential units and 1,383 square metres of retail uses. The existing 2-storey buildings at 33 Sherbourne Street and178 Front Street East are proposed to be designated under the Ontario Heritage Act and incorporated as part of the proposal. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-laws.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 33 Sherbourne Street, 176 and 178 Front Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 9 to the report (August 24, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 33 Sherbourne Street, 176 and 178 Front Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 10 to the report (August 24, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 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. Before introducing the Bills for the Zoning By-law Amendments to City Council for enactment, the owner shall complete the following in relation to heritage matters: a. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East) in accordance with the plans and drawings September 3, 2019 and revised June 2, 2020 prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4.c. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; b. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East) prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and c. Enter into and register on the property at 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East) one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations. 5. Before introducing the Bills for the Zoning By-law Amendments to City Council for enactment, the owner shall enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: a. The owner shall provide community benefits having a value of $3,500,000 to be allocated to the following: i. A cash contribution of $1,750,000 towards capital improvements in Toronto Community Housing buildings and/or existing affordable housing units within proximity of the subject site in the Ward, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; and ii. A cash contribution of $1,750,000 towards local streetscape, parkland and/or community facilities within proximity of the subject site in the Ward, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; b. The payment amount identified in Recommendation 5.a. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 agreement to the date of payment; c. In the event the cash contributions referred to Recommendation 5.a. has not been used for the intended purposes within three (3) years of the By-laws coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in Ward 13; and d. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on October 16, 27, 2009 through the adoption of item PG 32.3 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as updated by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on December 5,6, 7, 2017 thorugh the adoption of item PG 23.9 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as may be further amended by City Council from time to time; ii. That prior to final site plan approval the owner shall: A. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4. b. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; B. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; C. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; D. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; E. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; F. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and G. Enter into necessary agreements and pay all costs associated with the Front Street East boulevard widening between Sherbourne Street and Princess Street; iii. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East), including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning the owner shall: A. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; B. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4. b. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and C. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Heritage Interpretation Plan; and iv. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 5. d. iii. C. above, the owner shall: A. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; B. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and C. Have received City Council authority to enter into a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East) in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services initiate a study to improve existing pedestrian boulevards on Front Street East between George Street to Parliament Street to be completed and to report back with recommendations to City Council by the third quarter of 2021, with the implementation of the improvements as identified through the study to be paid and constructed by development applications.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 33 Sherbourne Street, 176 and 178 Front Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 9 to the August 24, 2020 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 33 Sherbourne Street, 176 and 178 Front Street East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 10 to the August 24, 2020 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 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. Before introducing the Bills for the Zoning By-law Amendments to City Council for enactment, the owner shall complete the following in relation to heritage matters: a. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East) in accordance with the plans and drawings September 3, 2019 and revised June 2, 2020 prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4. c.) below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; b. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East) prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and c. Enter into and register on the property at 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East) one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations. 5. Before introducing the Bills for the Zoning By-law Amendments to City Council for enactment, the owner shall enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: a. The owner shall provide community benefits having a value to be determined and be allocated at the discretion, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; b. The payment amount identified in Recommendation 5. a) above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 agreement to the date of payment; c. In the event the cash contributions referred to Recommendation 5. a.) has not been used for the intended purposes within three (3) years of the By-laws coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in Ward 13; and d. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on October 16, 27, 2009 through the adoption of item PG 32.3 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as updated by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on December 5,6, 7, 2017 thorugh the adoption of item PG 23.9 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as may be further amended by City Council from time to time; ii. That prior to final site plan approval the owner shall: A. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4. b.) above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; B. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; C. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; D. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; E. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planningand thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; F. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and G. Enter into necessary agreements and pay all costs associated with the Front Street East boulevard widening between Sherbourne Street and Princess Street; iii. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East), including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: A. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; B. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4. b.) above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and C. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planningto secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Heritage Interpretation Plan; and iv. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 5. d.) iii. C. above, the owner shall: A. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; B. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and C. Have received City Council authority to enter into a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 33 Sherbourne Street and 178 Front Street East (including 176 Front Street East) in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division.
TE18.7forwarded without recommendation
This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 34 storey mixed use development including commercial uses, an on-site community facility and 364 dwelling units with a total gross floor area of 23,345 square metres at 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street. The proposed building would have a height of 107.15 metres including the mechanical penthouse. The proposal includes three levels of underground parking. This Rental Housing Demolition Application proposes to demolish an existing residential rental property containing a total of 10 dwelling units (five rental dwelling units and five owner occupied dwelling units) located at 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street. The applicant has not proposed to replace the demolished units within the proposed development, however the owner will be required to provide for tenant relocation assistance as a condition of demolition approval. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with the A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019) and conforms to the City's Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. This report also recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the Residential Demolition Permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code, subject to conditions. The proposed development has been designed in the form of a mixed use development that generally conforms with the guidelines and importantly addresses both on-site heritage resources and shadowing issues. The provision of both an on-site community facility and a range of dwelling unit types will help address both community service and housing issues. Staff recommend that Council support approval of the zoning by-law amendment application
The Toronto and East York Community Council submits the item to City Council without recommendation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to this report. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 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. 4. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application File No. 19 112644 STE 13 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 which allows for the demolition of five (5) existing rental dwelling units located at 90-104 Queen Street East, subject to the following condition: a. The owner shall provide an acceptable tenant relocation and assistance plan to mitigate hardship for existing tenants of the existing five (5) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 90-104 Queen Street East. The tenant relocation and assistance plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 5. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to issue the Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 for the demolition of the five (5) existing rental dwelling units located at 90-104 Queen Street East after all of the following have occurred: a. Satisfaction or securing of the condition in Recommendation 4 above; b. The Zoning By-law Amendment(s) have come into full force and effect; c. The issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. The issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permit) for the approved development on the site; e. The owner has confirmed, in writing, that all existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant; f. The execution and registration of an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 securing Recommendation 4 above; and g. The execution and registration of an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act. 6. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 5 above. 7. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 98-104 Queen Street East after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 5 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that: a. The owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. The owner erects solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; c. The owner erects the proposed mixed use building on the site no later than four (4) years from the from the date that the demolition of such building commences, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and d. Should the owner fail to complete the proposed mixed use building within the time specified in Recommendation 7.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, as with municipal property taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that such amount shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued. 8. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 90-94 Queen on condition that: a. The Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect; b. The owner erects construction fences in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Article 7, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official; c. The owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; and e. Any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill. 9. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council direct that the owner of the lands at 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street shall provide, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, at no expense to the City, and secure such in the implementing Zoning By-law Amendments and enter into and register on title to the above noted lands, one or more agreements pursuant to Section 37, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor the following: a. the owner shall provide community benefits having a value to be determined and be allocated at the discretion, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor b. the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 9(a) shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; c. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 9(a) above has not been used for the determined purpose within three years of the amending Zoning By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in Official Plan Policy 5.1.1 and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands; d. the Owner shall design, construct, finish, and convey to the City, in an acceptable environmental condition, for nominal consideration and at no cost to the City, a minimum 351 square metres Community Agency Space as measured from interior side walls, located on the second floor and inclusive of the ground floor entrance and elevator, and subject to the following: i. the Community Agency Space shall be delivered to the City in accordance with the City's Community Space Tenancy Policy and finished to Base Building Condition, with the terms and specifications to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement, all satisfactory to the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management , the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; ii. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the owner shall provide a letter of credit in the amount sufficient to guarantee 120 percent of the estimated cost of the design, construction and handover of the Community Agency Space complying with the specifications and requirements of the Section 37 Agreement, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; iii. prior to conveyance of the community agency space to the City, the owner shall provide a one-time cash contribution in the amount of $280,000.00 towards operating costs of the community agency space; iv. prior to conveyance of the community agency space to the City, the owner shall provide a one-time cash contribution in the amount of $560,000.00 towards the initial finishing costs, less the cost of constructing the kitchen, washrooms and janitorial closet, to be paid prior to conveyance to the City with the remaining funds to be used for future capital improvements to the community agency space; v. the one-time cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 9(d)(iii) and 9(d)(iv) shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; vi. concurrent with or prior to, the conveyance of the Community Agency Space to the City, the owner and the City shall enter into, and register on title to, the appropriate lands an Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement at no cost to the City, that is in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor; the Easement and Cost Sharing Agreement shall address and/or provide for the integrated support, use, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and reconstruction of certain shared facilities, and the sharing of costs, in respect thereof, of portions of the subject lands to be owned by the City and the owner as they pertain to the Community Agency Space; and e. the owner has withdrawn its appeal(s) of Official Plan Amendment 352, and By-laws 1106-2016 and 1107-2016. 10. City Council also direct that the following be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to as matters required to support development: a. An acceptable tenant relocation and assistance plan shall be developed and implemented to mitigate hardship for existing tenants of the existing five (5) rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished. The tenant relocation and assistance plan shall be developed in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. prior to the issuance of the first building permit on the site, the owner shall provide confirmation from St. Michael's Hospital, or their representative, that any temporary (including construction cranes or related construction machinery) and permanent structures are below or outside the protected flight path, as per By-law 1432-2017, to the satisfaction Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; c. the owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for each building on the site; d. requirements for a construction management plan with the general matters included in the Section 37 Agreement, including but not limited to, noise, dust, size and location of staging areas, location and function of gates, dates of significant concrete pouring, lighting details, vehicular parking and queuing locations, street closures, coordination with adjacent on-going development construction, parking and laneway uses and access, refuse storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, and a communication strategy with the surrounding community, and any other matters requested by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in consultation with the Ward Councillor e. Prior to any site plan approval for the site, the owner shall obtain from Metrolinx, or its successor, written confirmation to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and City Solicitor, that the owner has satisfied any required technical or related review for any proposed below grade structural elements, including the manner of excavation and shoring for the development of the site as these matters relate to the Ontario Line tunnel; and f. Prior to site plan approval for the site, should Metrolinx, or its successor, provide a recommendation related to any tiebacks, or similar mechanism, that may impact the City's right-of-way, the owner shall first obtain any required approvals from the City prior to agreeing to implement any recommendations from Metrolinx that may impact the City's right-of-way. 11. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement, Section 37 Agreement, and any other necessary agreement(s).
TE18.8adopted
Woodsworth College at 117 St George Street (including the entrance address at 119 St George Street) is located on the east side of St George Street between Bloor Street West and Hoskin Avenue. It contains a collection of one-, two- and three-storey institutional buildings owned by the University of Toronto, including the Alexander McArthur House, Kruger Hall (former Drill Hall), the former Canadian Officers Training Corps ("COTC"), the Margaret Fletcher House, an L-shaped addition (constructed in 1992 by KPMB and Barton Myers Associates Inc.), and the Peter F. Bronfman Courtyard. The property was identified as a "character-defining resource" in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the University of Toronto Secondary Plan. This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate 117 St George Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. This report also recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations for the heritage property at 117 St George Street, in connection with a Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application proposing a 6 storey redevelopment of the site that will contain classrooms, student event spaces, a library and office uses and give authority to enter into Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property. The conservation strategy for the heritage properties entirely retains the Alexander McArthur House, the west elevation of the Canadian Officers Training Corps ("COTC") addition, as well all courtyard facing elevations of the 1992 KPMB and Barton Myers addition, while removing the significantly altered Kruger Hall and the Margaret Fletcher House to accommodate construction of a new academic building.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 117 St George Street (including an entrance address at 119 St George Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 117 St George Street (Reasons for Designation) (Attachment 4) attached to the report (August 7, 2020), from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, City Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections to the designation, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designations to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council authorize the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement(s) under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 117 St George Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement(s) for the property at 117 St George Street. 7. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 117 St George Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for alterations to the heritage property on the lands known municipally as 117 St George Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Kongats Architects, dated September 18, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated September 18, 2019, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 117 St George Street, substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Kongats Architects, dated September 18, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated September 18, 2019, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 7.b.2 below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 117 St George Street, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated September 18, 2019, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval, for the development contemplated for 117 St George Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 7.b.2 above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 117 St George Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 7.b.2 above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, and approved Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property at 117 St George Street, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 7.d.3 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 117 St George Street (including an entrance address at 119 St George Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 117 St George Street (Reasons for Designation) (Attachment 4) attached to the report, August 7, 2020, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections to the designation, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designations to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council authorize the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement(s) under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 117 St George Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into Heritage Easement Agreement(s) for the property at 117 St George Street. 7. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 117 St George Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for alterations to the heritage property on the lands known municipally as 117 St George Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Kongats Architects, dated September 18, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated September 18, 2019, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 117 St George Street, substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by Kongats Architects, dated September 18, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), dated September 18, 2019, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., subject to and in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 7.b.2, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 117 St George Street, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated September 18, 2019, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval, for the development contemplated for 117 St George Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 7.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 117 St George Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 7.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, and approved Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property at 117 St George Street, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 7.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
TE18.9adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve alterations proposed for the heritage properties located at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street in connection with a redevelopment of the subject properties, that Council state its intention to designate the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and that Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject properties.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council include the properties at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (August 7, 2020) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, 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. 4. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 5. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 6. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new mixed use building incorporating the heritage buildings on the lands known municipally in the year 2020 as 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated September 3, 2019 and revised June 2, 2020 prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street in accordance with the plans and drawings September 3, 2019 and revised June 2, 2020 prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.b.2. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Enter into and register on the property at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations and securing such matters generally as set forth in these Recommendations. c. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.b.2. above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.b.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Heritage Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 6.d.3. above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 7. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the properties at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report August 7, 2020 from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, 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. 4. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 5. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 6. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new mixed use building incorporating the heritage buildings on the lands known municipally in the year 2020 as 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated September 3, 2019 and revised June 2, 2020 prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations has been enacted by City Council and has come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street in accordance with the plans and drawings September 3, 2019 and revised June 2, 2020 prepared by Giannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street prepared by GBCA Architects dated March 4, 2019 and revised February 21, 2020 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Enter into and register on the property at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations and securing such matters generally as set forth in these Recommendations. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.b.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan and Heritage Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 6.c.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 7. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 176-178 Front Street East and 33 Sherbourne Street.
TE18.10forwarded without recommendation
This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register, state its Intention to Designate the properties at 3 Mutual Street, 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, approve the alterations to the heritage properties located within the proposed development site at 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street, and that Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject properties. The proposed development comprises a three-storey podium and 34-storey tower for mixed-use development with residential and commercial space. The proposal entails demolition of 90, 92 and 94 Queen Street East and the partial retention of 3 Mutual Street and 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East. At 3 Mutual Street, the west elevation and north elevation will be retained to a depth of 9.3 metres, with the south return wall partially reconstructed to retain the three dimensional character of the building. The south elevations of 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East will be retained in situ, and the east and west return walls of 98 Queen Street East (the Bigley Building) will be partially reconstructed. This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register, state its Intention to Designate the properties at 3 Mutual Street, 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, approve the alterations to the heritage properties located within the proposed development site at 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street, and that Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject properties. The proposed development comprises a three-storey podium and 34-storey tower for mixed-use development with residential and commercial space. The proposal entails demolition of 90, 92 and 94 Queen Street East and the partial retention of 3 Mutual Street and 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East. At 3 Mutual Street, the west elevation and north elevation will be retained to a depth of 9.3 metres, with the south return wall partially reconstructed to retain the three dimensional character of the building. The south elevations of 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East will be retained in situ, and the east and west return walls of 98 Queen Street East (the Bigley Building) will be partially reconstructed.
The Toronto and East York Community Council submits the item to City Council without recommendation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the properties at 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 98 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation) contained in Attachment 6 to the report, August 7, 2020, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation) contained in Attachment 7 to the report, August 7, 2020, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 3 Mutual Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation) contained in Attachment 8 to the report, August 7, 2020, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 6. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designations to the Conservation Review Board. 7. If the designations are referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 8. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 34-storey tower on the lands known municipally as 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 14, 2020, prepared by IBI Group Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 23, 2019, with supplemental material December 18, 2019, February 14, 2020 and March 5, 2020 all on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations have been enacted by the City Council and have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to the City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 3 Mutual Street, 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 14, 2020, prepared by IBI Group Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 23, 2019, with supplemental material December 18, 2019, February 14, 2020 and March 5, 2020 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 8.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated July 23, 2019, with supplemental material December 18, 2019, February 14, 2020 and March 5, 2020 all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Enter into and register on the property at 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the property located at 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street, the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 8.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a comprehensive, publically accessible Interpretation Plan that conveys the early development history of the subject properties with a focus on the life and work of Richard Bigley, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage properties as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures, keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 8.b.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan and approved Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of all buildings and structures on 90-104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 8.c.2, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion, prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant, confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 9. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of the properties at 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East and 3 Mutual Street, in a form and with content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 10. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for the properties at 3 Mutual Street, 98, 100, 102 and 104 Queen Street East.
TE18.11adopted
This revised Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment proposes two tall buildings of 45 an 49 storeys (156.9 metres and 168.7 metres respectively) on top of the 5-storey heritage designated Dominion Public Building which is proposed to be altered. The proposal contains a total of 89,385.8 square metres of gross area consisting of 36,164.4 square metres of office; 16,283.6 square metres for a hotel; 5,082 square metres of retail; and 31,604.9 square metres of residential resulting in 408 dwelling units. A three level underground garage is proposed to accommodate 195 vehicular parking spaces. The applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments were refused by City Council on May 14, 2019, with directions to use mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in the event that the applications are appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT"). The applicant subsequently appealed the decision to the LPAT. The case management conference took place on January 23, 2020 and a teleconference status hearing took place on May 22, 2020. A third case management conference is scheduled for October 5, 2020. The revised proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019), and the City's Official Plan. This report provide details of the revised proposal and seeks Council's support of the revised applications to amend the Official Plan and the Zoning By-laws. This report also provides a recommendation to close the city-initiated Zoning By-law amendment application on the site.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the revised proposal prepared by architectsAlliance dated April 23, 2020 for the requested Zoning By-law Amendments for the lands municipally known as 1 Front Street West, as described in the report (August 24, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and subject to Recommendations 2 to 8 below. 2. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the application to amend the Official Plan for 1 Front Street West, generally as described in Attachment 8 to the report (August 24, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and subject to technical and stylistic changes by the City Solicitor as required. 3. City Council authorize and direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor to prepare the form of Zoning By-law Amendments to Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended, and Zoning By-law 569-2013 that reflect and implement the revised proposal and the requirements set out in City Council's decision, including the matters to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement with such modification as may be required to implement the revised proposal as described in the report (August 24, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 4. City Council authorize City Planning staff to close the city-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment application on the site at 1 Front Street West, file no. 17 125756 STE 28 OZ, after the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal issues the Final Order for the Zoning By-law amendment appeal based on the revised proposal as set out in the report (August 24, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 5. City Council require the owner to enter into an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: a. That prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the lands, the owner shall pay to the City a cash contribution of $4,600,000 dollars to be allocated as follows: i. $460,000 for the provision of affordable housing in Ward 10; ii. $460,000 for capital repairs to the existing Toronto Community Housing buildings in Ward 10; and iii. $3,680,000 towards any combination of the following, at the discretion, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor: A. Local parkland improvements and/or public realm improvements in Ward 10; and B. Community services and facilities in Ward 10; b. The payment amount identified in Recommendation 5.a. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 agreement to the date of payment; and c. In the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 5.a. above has not been used for the determined purpose within three years of the amending Zoning By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in Official Plan Policy 5.1.1 and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands. 6. City Council also direct that the following be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience as matters required to support development, in consultation with the Ward Councillor: a. The owner shall, as part of a site plan process, submit a Pedestrian Wind Level Study acceptable and satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and securing such mitigation matters through the Site Plan Approval process arising from the accepted studies or reports; b. The owner shall, as part of a site plan process, submit a Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study acceptable and satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and securing such mitigation matters through the Site Plan Approval process arising from the accepted studies or reports; c. A construction management plan with such terms and conditions as may be required prior to Site Plan approval, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d. The privately-owned publicly accessible space (POPS) of not be less than 1,000 square metres at the southern portion of the property between Bay Street and Yonge Street, as generally shown on the architectural plans by architectsAlliance dated April 23, 2020 to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Prior to the issuance of Site Plan Approval, the owner shall convey to the City, for nominal consideration, easement(s) along the surface of the lands, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, which shall constitute the POPS and any required public access easements to connect the POPS to adjacent POPS and/or public rights-of-way, where necessary. The owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the POPS and install and maintain a sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the POPS at all times of the day and night, 365 days of the year; and the specific location, configuration and design of the POPS shall be determined in the context of a site plan approval pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City; e. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on October 16, 27, 2009 through the adoption of item PG 32.3 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as updated by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on December 5,6, 7, 2017 thorugh the adoption of item PG 23.9 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as may be further amended by City Council from time to time; and f. The provision of a knock out panel, or panels, for a potential future PATH connection as part of site plan approval. 7. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that Local Planning Appeal Ttribunal withhold issuance of its Order until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Ttribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. The proposed Official Plan Amendment(s) are in a content and form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. The proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the City, including appropriate Section 37 provisions in Recommendations 5 and 6 above, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; c. A Section 37 Agreement satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, has been executed and registered on title to the Site to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, securing the benefits and matters of required to support the development outlined in the Recommendations; d. The owner has, at its sole expense: i. Submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. Secured the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or new municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development; and e. The owner has submitted a revised Arborist Report, Tree Protection and Preservation Plan, and revised conceptual landscape plan addressing the City-owned trees along Front Street in a manner satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the owner addresses such requirements as may be required regarding City-owned trees under Chapter 813 of the Municipal Code; f. The owner has entered into a heritage easement agreement pursuant to section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and such agreement registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; g. The owner has entered into a Limiting Distance Agreement between the landowners of 1 Front Street West, 141 Bay Street and the City, to be registered on title to the 141 Bay Street property, to the satisfaction to the City Solicitor, that would prevent the erection of a tall building over a portion of the property at 141 Bay Street lot to achieve a minimum of 12.5 metres from the East Tower, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other City staff to take any necessary steps to implement the recommendations above.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the revised proposal prepared by architectsAlliance dated April 23, 2020 for the requested Zoning By-law Amendments for the lands municipally known as 1 Front Street West, as described in the report (August 24, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and subject to Recommendations 2 to 8 below. 2. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the application to amend the Official Plan for 1 Front Street West, generally as described in Attachment 8 to the report (August 24, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and subject to technical and stylistic changes by the City Solicitor as required. 3. City Council authorize and direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor to prepare the form of Zoning By-law Amendments to Zoning By-law 438-86, as amended, and Zoning By-law 569-2013 that reflect and implement the revised proposal and the requirements set out in City Council's decision, including the matters to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement with such modification as may be required to implement the revised proposal as described in the report (August 24, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 4. City Council authorize City Planning staff to close the city-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment application on the site at 1 Front Street West, file no. 17 125756 STE 28 OZ, after the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal issues the Final Order for the Zoning By-law amendment appeal based on the revised proposal as set out in the report (August 24, 2020), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 5. City Council require the owner to enter into an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: a. That prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the lands, the owner shall pay to the City a cash contribution of $4,600,000 dollars to be allocated as follows: i. $460,000 for the provision of affordable housing in Ward 10; ii. $460,000 for capital repairs to the existing Toronto Community Housing buildings in Ward 10; and iii. $3,680,000 towards any combination of the following, at the discretion, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor: A. Local parkland improvements and/or public realm improvements in Ward 10; and B. Community services and facilities in Ward 10; b. The payment amount identified in Recommendation 5. a) above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 agreement to the date of payment; and c. In the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 5. a.) above has not been used for the determined purpose within three years of the amending Zoning By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in Official Plan Policy 5.1.1 and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands. 6. City Council also direct that the following be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience as matters required to support development, in consultation with the Ward Councillor: a. The owner shall, as part of a site plan process, submit a Pedestrian Wind Level Study acceptable and satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and securing such mitigation matters through the Site Plan Approval process arising from the accepted studies or reports; b. The owner shall, as part of a site plan process, submit a Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study acceptable and satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and securing such mitigation matters through the Site Plan Approval process arising from the accepted studies or reports; c. A construction management plan with such terms and conditions as may be required prior to Site Plan approval, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d. The privately-owned publicly accessible space (POPS) of not be less than 1,000 square metres at the southern portion of the property between Bay Street and Yonge Street, as generally shown on the architectural plans by architectsAlliance dated April 23, 2020 to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Prior to the issuance of Site Plan Approval, the owner shall convey to the City, for nominal consideration, easement(s) along the surface of the lands, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, which shall constitute the POPS and any required public access easements to connect the POPS to adjacent POPS and/or public rights-of-way, where necessary. The owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the POPS and install and maintain a sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the POPS at all times of the day and night, 365 days of the year; and the specific location, configuration and design of the POPS shall be determined in the context of a site plan approval pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City; e. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on October 16, 27, 2009 through the adoption of item PG 32.3 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as updated by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on December 5,6, 7, 2017 thorugh the adoption of item PG 23.9 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as may be further amended by City Council from time to time; f. The provision of a knock out panel, or panels, for a potential future PATH connection as part of site plan approval; and 7. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that LPAT withhold issuance of its Order until such time as the LPAT has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. The proposed Official Plan Amendment(s) are in a content and form satisfactory to the City Solicitor and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. The proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the City, including appropriate Section 37 provisions in Recommendations 5 and 6, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; c. A Section 37 Agreement satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, has been executed and registered on title to the Site to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, securing the benefits and matters of required to support the development outlined in the Recommendations; d. The owner has, at its sole expense: i. Submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. Secured the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or new municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Engineering Reports to support the development, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades and/or new infrastructure are required to support the development; and e. The owner has submitted a revised Arborist Report, Tree Protection and Preservation Plan, and revised conceptual landscape plan addressing the City-owned trees along Front Street in a manner satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the owner addresses such requirements as may be required regarding City-owned trees under Chapter 813 of the Municipal Code; f. The owner has entered into a heritage easement agreement pursuant to section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and such agreement registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; g. The owner has entered into a Limiting Distance Agreement between the landowners of 1 Front Street West, 141 Bay Street and the City, to be registered on title to the 141 Bay Street property, to the satisfaction to the City Solicitor, that would prevent the erection of a tall building over a portion of the property at 141 Bay Street lot to achieve a minimum of 12.5 metres from the East Tower, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other City staff to take any necessary steps to implement the foregoing.
TE18.12adopted
On January 14, 2020, the applicant filed an appeal of the Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), citing Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the prescribed timelines of the Planning Act. The first case management conference was scheduled for May 13, 2020, however, this was postponed due to the Covid-19 Emergency Order. New hearing dates have not been set at this time. The application proposes a 17-storey (51.2 metres including mechanical penthouse) hotel building fronting 465-471 Richmond Street West and a 15-storey (44.25 metres including mechanical penthouse) hotel building fronting 38 Camden Street. The 2 hotel components would be connected by a common, 2-storey base building. The existing significant built heritage resource on the designated heritage property at 38 Camden Street is proposed to be demolished. The applicant has filed a demolition application under the Ontario Heritage Act. The proposal is not supportable in its current form as it proposes the demolition of the existing significant built heritage resource on the heritage property at 38 Camden Street. In addition, the proposed built form, height and lack of building setbacks and stepbacks from adjacent properties would create negative impacts, such as limiting access to sunlight and sky-view, and would impact adequate privacy, and as such the proposed development, in its current form, does not fit within its existing and planned context. The application is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, does not conform to A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, does not conform to the City's Official Plan, the Downtown Secondary Plan or the King-Spadina Secondary Plan. Specifically, the proposed development fails to be consistent or conform to policy matters related to heritage conservation, height and built form compatibility with neighbouring properties. The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's direction for the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend at the LPAT and oppose the applicant's development proposal in its current form. Staff are also seeking direction to continue discussions with the applicant in order to resolve the issues raised in this report.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to oppose the applicant's appeal respecting the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 465-471 Richmond Street West and 38 Camden Street (File No. 19 182800 STE 10 OZ) in its current form for the reasons set out in the report (August 17, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to seek revisions to the application and continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the issues outlined in the report (August 17, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment application 465-471 Richmond Street West and 38 Camden Street (File No. 19 182800 STE 10 OZ), to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary. 3. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal approves the Zoning By-law Amendment application, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal withhold its Order(s) approving the application until such time as: a. the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the City; b. the owner has provided for the withdrawal of their appeal of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan; c. the owner has provided for the withdrawal of their appeal of Official Plan Amendment 486, the King-Spadina Secondary Plan (2020); d. the owner has provided a satisfactory and acceptable Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and secured any upgrades and/or improvements as may be necessary to facilitate the proposed development, and confirmation that the amending by-laws do not require any modifications to address the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineer and Construction Services, and the City Solicitor (where necessary); and e. appropriate Section 37 benefits are secured for the redevelopment of the site, and such matters as may be required to support the development are secured in a Section 37 agreement satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and such agreement is executed and registered on title to the lands satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement the recommendations above.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to oppose the applicant's appeal respecting the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 465-471 Richmond Street West and 38 Camden Street (File No. 19 182800 STE 10 OZ) in its current form for the reasons set out in the report dated August 17, 2020 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to seek revisions to the application and continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the issues outlined in the report dated August 17, 2020 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment application 465-471 Richmond Street West and 38 Camden Street (File No. 19 182800 STE 10 OZ), to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary. 3. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal approves the Zoning By-law Amendment application, in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal withhold its Order(s) approving the application until such time as: a. the Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the City; b. the owner has provided for the withdrawal of their appeal of the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan; c. the owner has provided for the withdrawal of their appeal of Official Plan Amendment 486, the King-Spadina Secondary Plan (2020); d. the owner has provided a satisfactory and acceptable Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and secured any upgrades and/or improvements as may be necessary to facilitate the proposed development, and confirmation that the amending by-laws do not require any modifications to address the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineer and Construction Services, and the City Solicitor (where necessary); and e. appropriate Section 37 benefits are secured for the redevelopment of the site, and such matters as may be required to support the development are secured in a Section 37 agreement satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and such agreement is executed and registered on title to the lands satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement the foregoing.
TE18.13adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property located at 1 Front Street West, the Dominion Public Building, in connection with a proposed redevelopment of the subject property and that Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 1 Front Street West, in accordance with Sections 33 and 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new mixed used development incorporating the heritage building on the lands known municipally in the year 2020 as 1 Front Street West, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated July 19, 2018 and revised April 13, 2020, prepared by Architects Alliance, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 23, 2018 and revised July 15, 2020, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to any Local Planning Appeals Tribunal Order issuing in connection with the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 1 Front Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 19, 2018 and revised April 13, 2020, prepared by Architects Alliance, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 23, 2018 and revised July 15, 2020, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1 Front Street West prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 23, 2018 and revised July 15, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Enter into and register on the property at 1 Front Street West one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations and securing such matters generally as set forth in these Recommendations. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 1 Front Street West the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 1 Front Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2. above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan, and Heritage Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in 1.c.3. above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 1 Front Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 1 Front Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 1 Front Street West, in accordance with Sections 33 and 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new mixed used development incorporating the heritage building on the lands known municipally in the year 2020 as 1 Front Street West, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated July 19, 2018 and revised April 13, 2020, prepared by Architects Alliance, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 23, 2018 and revised July 15, 2020, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to any Local Planning Appeals Tribunal Order issuing in connection with the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 1 Front Street West in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 19, 2018 and revised April 13, 2020, prepared by Architects Alliance, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 23, 2018 and revised July 15, 2020, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 1 Front Street West prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 23, 2018 and revised July 15, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Enter into and register on the property at 1 Front Street West one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations and securing such matters generally as set forth in these Recommendations. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 1 Front Street West the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 1 Front Street West, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Heritage Lighting Plan, and Heritage Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in 1.c.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 1 Front Street West in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a heritage easement agreement for the property at 1 Front Street West.
TE18.14adopted
This report recommends that City Council refuse an application to demolish the significant built heritage resource on the protected heritage property at 38 Camden Street which is designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Under the Section 34 of the Act, if City Council fails to make a decision on the application within 90 days of issuing a Notice of Receipt the application is deemed to be permitted. The Province of Ontario has extended the March 17, 2020 Declaration of Emergency and made several subsequent Emergency Orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. Pursuant to Ontario Regulation 73/20, the statutory timelines for City Council to consider the application to demolish a Part IV designated property are currently suspended, however, the statutory timelines under the Ontario Heritage Act are intended to commence after September 11, 2020, pursuant to Ontario Regulation 106/20 under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, subject to any further amendments. Unless the regulation is otherwise amended, the 90 day notice of the intention to demolish the building on the subject property therefore starts after September 11, 2020 and the applicant must be notified of Council's decision by December 9, 2020.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the protected heritage property at 38 Camden Street in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2. If the owner appeals City Council's decision to refuse the issuance of a demolition permit under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the property at 38 Camden Street, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing in opposition to the appeal.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council refuse the issuance of a demolition permit for the protected heritage property at 38 Camden Street in accordance with Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 2. If the owner appeals City Council's decision to refuse the issuance of a demolition permit under Section 34 of the Ontario Heritage Act for the property at 38 Camden Street, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the necessary City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing in opposition to the appeal.
TE18.15adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to amend City of Toronto By-law 238-2020 designating the property at 90 Croatia Street (980 Dufferin Street) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act to correct the legal description and reference the complete municipal address, being 90 Croatia Street (980 Dufferin Street) in the by-law. By-Law 238-2020 designates the property at 90 Croatia Street (980 Dufferin Street), which contains the Kent School, a three-storey institutional building that was commissioned in 1907 by the Toronto Board of Education as the largest public school in Toronto to serve the rapidly growing west end of the City, included an incorrect legal description in Schedule B of the by-law. The proposed amendment to the by-law would correct the legal description and reference the complete municipal address, being 90 Croatia Street (980 Dufferin Street). This will have no impact on the Statement of Significance (Reasons for Designation) in the original report to City Council recommending the property's designation.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to amend Designating By-law 238-2020 dated February 26, 2020 to correct the legal description in accordance with Section 30.1(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act and to reference the complete municipal address, being 90 Croatia Street (980 Dufferin Street) in the by-law. 2. City Council provide notice of the proposed amendment to Designating By-law 238-2020 to the Owner of 90 Croatia Street (980 Dufferin Street) in accordance with Sections 30.1(3) and 30.1(4) of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are no objections to the amendment in accordance with Section 30.1(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council to amend Designating By-law 238-2020.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning Recommends: 1. City Council state its intention to amend Designating By-law 238-2020 dated February 26, 2020 to correct the legal description in accordance with Section 30.1(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act and to reference the complete municipal address, being 90 Croatia Street (980 Dufferin Street) in the by-law. 2. City Council provide notice of the proposed amendment to Designating By-law 238-2020 to the Owner of 90 Croatia Street (980 Dufferin Street) in accordance with Sections 30.1(3) and 30.1(4) of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are no objections to the amendment in accordance with Section 30.1(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary Bill in Council to amend Designating By-law 238-2020.
TE18.16deferred
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 100 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and include the property on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The Banting Institute at 100 College Street, is located on the north side of College Street in Toronto's Discovery District, on the southern edge of the Queen's Park/University of Toronto precinct, opposite the MaRS complex and the former Toronto General Hospital. Following the Nobel-Prize winning discovery of insulin as a life-saving treatment for diabetes in 1921-1922, the Banting Institute was commissioned by the University of Toronto to accommodate the provincially-funded Banting and Best Chair of Medical Research. Named for Major Sir Charles Banting, the five-and-a-half storey, Georgian Revival style building was constructed according to the designs of the renowned architectural firm of Darling of Pearson in 1928-1930. The importance of the historic discovery was recently reiterated in UNESCO's 2013 inscription of the discovery of insulin on its 'Memory of the World Register' as "one of the most significant medical discoveries of the twentieth century and … of incalculable value to the world community."[1] Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, which sets out the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, for its design/physical, historical/associative and contextual value. The Province and the City's policies seek the conservation of cultural heritage resources. Designation supports conservation as it enables City Council to review alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
The Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the item until either consideration of a rezoning application for 100 College Street, or consideration of the University of Toronto Secondary plan, whichever comes first.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the property at 100 College Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 100 College Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 100 College Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report, August 7, 2020, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council. 4. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board. 5. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision to designate the property.
TE18.17adopted
This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 661 and 663-665 Huron Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register and state its intention to designate the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value. Located on the east side of Huron Street, south of Dupont Street in The Annex neighbourhood, the properties contain two house-form buildings completed between 1890-1891 that were originally single-family dwellings and now used as multi-unit residential buildings. Both properties have cultural heritage value as fine examples of eclecticism in Late Victorian Era architecture in Toronto, combining elements of Richardsonian Romanesque with the Queen Anne Revival style. Contextually, the properties at 661 and 663-665 Huron Street are historically and visually linked to their setting on the east side of Huron Street between Dupont Street and Bernard Avenue where, along with a number of other grand Late-Victorian-era house-form buildings recognized on the City's Heritage Register,[1] and adjacent to the Madison Avenue Heritage Conservation District, they recall the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth century period when The Annex neighbourhood emerged as a sought-after residential enclave for many of Toronto's leading citizens. The properties at 661-665 Huron Street are located within the proposed West Annex Phase 2 Heritage Conservation District (HCD) Study Area authorized by City Council on January 31, 2018. In spring 2020, the property at 661 Huron Street was nominated for cultural heritage evaluation by members of The Annex Residents' Association and the British Home Children Advocacy & Research Association. Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the properties at 661 and 663-665 Huron Street meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Province and the City's policies seek the conservation of cultural heritage resources. Designation supports conservation as it enables City Council to review alterations to the site, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition. On November 22, 2019 a Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition applications were submitted to permit a four-storey apartment building, with 48 residential units, which would require demolition of the existing multi-unit, house-form dwellings. As the application review is ongoing, City staff will have the opportunity share Council's decision with the property owners to inform revisions of these applications.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council include the property at 661 Huron Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register and state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance. 2. City Council include the property at 663-665 Huron Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register and state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance. 3. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council. 4. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board. 5. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision to designate the property.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the property at 661 Huron Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register and state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance. 2. City Council include the property at 663-665 Huron Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register and state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance. 3. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council. 4. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board. 5. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision to designate the property.
TE18.18withdrawn
Residential Demolition Application - 1 and 3 Close Avenue
This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision. In accordance with Section 33 of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Ch. 363, Article 6 "Demolition Control," the application for the demolition of two existing 2.5-storey semi-detached dwellings at 1 and 3 Close Avenue (Application Nos. 20 169145 DEM 00 DM and 20 169169 DEM 00 DM) is being referred to the Toronto and East York Community Council for consideration to refuse or grant the application, including any conditions, if any, to be attached to the permit application because a building permit has not been issued for a replacement building and because Toronto Building received an objection from Councillor Perks.
This item was withdrawn from the agenda.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director and Deputy Chief Building Official, Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council give consideration to the demolition application for 1 and 3 Close Avenue, and decide to: 1. Refuse the applications to demolish the two 2.5-storey semi-detached dwellings because there is no permit to replace the building on the site at this time; OR 2. Approve the application to demolish the two 2.5-storey semi-detached dwellings without any conditions; OR 3. Approve the application to demolish the two 2.5-storey semi-detached dwellings with the following conditions: a) That construction fences be erected in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Article 7, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official; b) That all debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; c) That sod be laid on the site and that the site be maintained free of garbage and weeds, in accordance with the Municipal Code Chapter 629-10, paragraph B and 629-11; and d) That any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill.
TE18.19deferred
Residential Demolition Application - 99 Oxford Street
This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision. In accordance with Section 33 of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Ch. 363, Article 6 "Demolition Control," the application for the demolition of an existing 2-storey detached dwelling at 99 Oxford Street (Application No. 16 251606 DEM 00 DM) is being referred to the Toronto and East York Community Council for consideration. Toronto Building received an objection from the community with concerns of any potential herage value of the property. A building permit for a replacement SFD building has been issued.
The Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the item until Heritage Preservation services are ready to provide advice for 99 Oxford Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director and Deputy Chief Building Official, Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council give consideration to the demolition application for 99 Oxford Street, and decide to: 1. Approve the application to demolish the 2-storey detached dwelling without any conditions; OR 2. Approve the application to demolish the 2-storey detached dwelling with the following conditions: a. That the applicant for the demolition permit construct and substantially complete the new building to be erected on the site of the residential property to be demolished not later than two years from the day demolition of the existing residential property is commenced; and b. That on failure to complete the new building within the time specified in Subsection C(5)(a), the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of $20,000 for each dwelling unit contained in the residential property in respect of which the demolition permit is issued and that such sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land in respect of which the permit to demolish the residential property is issued.
TE18.20adopted
Front Yard Parking Appeal - 75 Poplar Plains Crescent
This staff report is about a matter which Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services has assessed an appeal from the owner of 75 Poplar Plains Crescent for front yard parking. Front yard parking at this location is not recommended because it did not meet the polling requirement of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 918. The Code does not permit the licensing of a front yard parking pad where there is a negative poll result. The owner will be given an opportunity to make a deputation before Community Council.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Denied the request for front yard parking at 75 Poplar Plains Crescent.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Manager, Permits and Enforcement - Parking and Administration, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council deny the request for front yard parking at 75 Poplar Plains Crescent
TE18.21adopted
Front Yard Parking Appeal - 77 Poplar Plains Crescent
This staff report is about a matter which Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services has assessed an appeal from the owner of 77 Poplar Plains Crescent for front yard parking. Front yard parking at this location is not recommended because it did not meet the polling requirement of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 918. The Code does not permit the licensing of a front yard parking pad where there is a negative poll result. The owner will be given an opportunity to make a deputation before Community Council.
The Toronto and East York Community Council : 1. Denied the request for front yard parking at 77 Poplar Plains Crescent.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Manager, Permits and Enforcement - Parking, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council deny the request for front yard parking at 77 Poplar Plains Crescent
TE18.22referred
Application to Remove a City-Owned Tree - 4 Tarlton Road
This report requests that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one City-owned tree located at 4 Tarlton Road. The application indicates the reason for removal is due to concerns that the tree is in declining health and has become destabilized due to construction work. The subject tree is a Norway maple (Acer platanoides), measuring 72 cm in diameter. The Tree By-law does not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Referred the item back to the Director, Urban Forestry, Parks, Forestry and Recreation for further consideration.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that: 1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one City-owned tree located at 4 Tarlton Road.
TE18.23amended
This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. This is a report on the refusal to issue a permit by Municipal Licensing and Standards in the matter of an application for a boulevard cafe permit located at 2261 Queen Street East, Hammersmith Avenue flankage.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Granted the application for the proposed boulevard cafe permit located at 2261 Queen Street East, Hammersmith Avenue flankage. with the following conditions: a. The patio will cease operations and be cleared out no later than stated store closing time and no earlier than the stated store opening time. b. The Licensee shall maintain upkeep and maintenance required for the patio condition. c. The Licensee shall be requested to make aesthetic upgrades to improve the patio area and thereby the streetscape of the Hammersmith flankage. d. The Licensee shall use best efforts to ensure that all areas immediately adjacent to the establishment are clean and free of litter, refuse and other debris. e. The Licensee shall use best efforts to arrange deliveries, garbage collection and recycling at times that will not disturb nearby residents.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director of Business Licensing and Regulatory Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards recommends that: 1. The application for the proposed boulevard cafe permit located at 2261 Queen Street East, Hammersmith Avenue flankage be denied.
TE18.24adopted
Request for a Fence Exemption - 24 Cuthbert Crescent
This staff report concerns a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. The purpose of this report is to advise Council concerning an application by the property owner of 24 Cuthbert Cres for a site-specific Fence Exemption, pursuant to Section 447-5.C of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447- Fences. The property owner is seeking Council's permission to allow for the existing fence, which does not comply with maximum fence height restrictions stipulated by Section 447-2 of the bylaw. The fence is installed along the North, South and West lot lines. The fence on the South and North Lot lines exceed the height limitation along parts of the fence. The fence material is wood, board on board. The application is based on a complaint that was received and investigated by Municipal Licensing and Standards.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Granted the application for a fence exemption permit, without conditions, thereby allowing the fence to be maintained as constructed. Direct and require that the installation be maintained in good repair without alteration. At such time as replacement of the fence is required that such installation will comply with Municipal Code Chapter 447, or its successor by-law.
Staff recommendation as filed
Municipal Licensing and Standards recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council: 1, Refuse to grant the application for an exemption permit, by the property owner of 24 Cuthbert Cres, for a fence that fails to comply with the provisions of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447, Fences and to issue a second notice to the property owner to bring the fence into compliance. OR 2. Grant the application for a fence exemption permit, without conditions, thereby allowing the fence to be maintained as constructed. Direct and require that the installation be maintained in good repair without alteration. At such time as replacement of the fence is required that such installation will comply with Municipal Code Chapter 447, or its successor by-law.
TE18.25adopted
Appointments to Business Improvement Area Boards of Management
The purpose of this report is to appoint directors to the Dupont by the Castle, Kensington Market and Pape Village BIA boards of management and remove directors from Baby Point Gates, Kensington Market, Pape Village and Trinity Bellwoods BIA boards of management.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. In accordance with the City's Public Appointments Policy, appointed the following nominees to the Business Improvement Area (BIA) boards of management set out below at the pleasure of Toronto and East York Community Council, and for a term expiring at the end of the term of Council or as soon thereafter as successors are appointed: Dupont by the Castle: Chiu, Louis Star, Lisa Kensington Market: Krulicki, Jason Pape Village: Florence, Mark MacDonald, Susan 2. Removed the following directors from the Business Improvement Area (BIA) boards of management set out below: Baby Point Gates: Healy, Jacob Kensington Market: Finkel, Julian Scriver, Felice Pape Village: McNeilly, Karen Noronha, Sophia Walsh, Julie Trinity Bellwoods: De Luca, Melissa
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Economic Development and Culture recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. In accordance with the City's Public Appointments Policy, appoint the following nominees to the Business Improvement Area (BIA) boards of management set out below at the pleasure of Toronto and East York Community Council, and for a term expiring at the end of the term of Council or as soon thereafter as successors are appointed: Dupont by the Castle: Chiu, Louis Star, Lisa Kensington Market: Krulicki, Jason Pape Village: Florence, Mark MacDonald, Susan 2. Remove the following directors from the Business Improvement Area (BIA) boards of management set out below: Baby Point Gates: Healy, Jacob Kensington Market: Finkel, Julian Scriver, Felice Pape Village: McNeilly, Karen Noronha, Sophia Walsh, Julie Trinity Bellwoods: De Luca, Melissa