Toronto and East York Community Council
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TE24.1adopted
Transportation Services recommends that the public lane west of Augusta Avenue, between Richmond Street West and Queen Street West, be permanently closed to vehicular traffic.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the permanent closure to vehicular traffic of the north-south public lane, west of Augusta Avenue, between Richmond Street West and Queen Street West, shown as Parts 1 and 2 on Sketch No. PS-2021-009 (the "Lane"), attached to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services. 2. City Council enact a by-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix B to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the permanent closure to vehicular traffic of the north-south public lane, west of Augusta Avenue, between Richmond Street West and Queen Street West, shown as Parts 1 and 2 on Sketch No. PS-2021-009 (the "Lane"), attached to the report dated March 30, 2021, from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services; and 2. City Council enact a by-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix "B" to the report dated March 30, 2021, from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.
TE24.2adopted
Naming of an existing Public Lane located west of Salem Avenue, south of Shanly Street
This report recommends that the name "Giacomini Way" be approved to identify an existing public lane located west of Salem Avenue, south of Shanly Street. This naming proposal complies with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy which can be found at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/street-naming/
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Giacomini Way" for an existing public lane located west of Salem Avenue, south of Shanly Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Giacomini Way" for an existing public lane located west of Salem Avenue, south of Shanly Street.
TE24.3adopted
This report recommends that the name "Rae Luckock Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located in the block bounded by Harbord Street, Montrose Avenue and Crawford Street. This naming proposal complies with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy which can be found at https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/street-naming/
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Rae Luckock Lane" for an existing public lane located in the block bounded by Harbord Street, Montrose Avenue and Crawford Street
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Rae Luckock Lane" for an existing public lane located in the block bounded by Harbord Street, Montrose Avenue and Crawford Street
TE24.4amended
This Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to permit the lands at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane to be redeveloped with an 8-storey residential building containing 124 dwelling units. The proposal has been significantly revised since the original submission in response to feedback from staff and the local community. This application is also being reviewed concurrently and considered with the Zoning By-law Amendment application at 1494-1502 Dundas Street West (File No. 19 101840 STE 09OZ), as this application is proposing a shared loading space with the development proposal to the south on Dundas Street West which would be accessed via the public laneway. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and conforms with the Mixed Use Areas policies of the Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. This development application provides adequate transition to the adjacent Neighbourhoods to the north, west and east of the site. The development would provide for a compact built form on a site that is appropriate for intensification as it is within a built-up area and would take advantage of existing infrastructure. New residential uses would be introduced while limiting the impacts on the character and function of the existing neighbourhood and enhancing the public realm.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 4. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and/or draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. enter into a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, and that the agreement has been executed and registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor to secure the following matters as a legal convenience to support the development, as follows: i. an indexed cash contribution of one hundred and twenty-five thousand ($125, 000.00) dollars to be paid by the owner prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the new residential building to be allocated towards community improvements in the surrounding area provided that purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; ii. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Part 5.a.i. above has not been used for the intended purpose set out in the Section 37 Agreement, within three (3) years of the Zoning By-law Amendments 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; and iii. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the owner shall enter into an off-site services agreement securing the provision of one shared loading space - type G for the lands municipally known in 2021 as 1494-1502 Dundas Street West, and register on title an easement to provide access to and use of the one shared loading space- Type G in favour of the lands municipally known in 2021 as 1494-1502 Dundas Street West, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services. 6. City Council direct Planning staff to revise the draft zoning by-laws set out in Toronto and East York Community Council Recommendations 2 and 3 above to include the provisions for the voluntary Section 37 contribution. 7. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review and to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council on the realignment of Permit Parking Area "2-" to exclude the development located at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to the March 29, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No.6 to the March 29, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No.7 to the March 29, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 4. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and/or draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to register a Sharing Loading Agreement on title to secure the required Type G loading space arrangement for the subject site to be provided as off-site loading for the development at 1494-1502 Dundas Street West, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services;
TE24.5amended
1494-1502 Dundas Street West - Zoning Amendment Final Report
This Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to redevelop the lands at 1494-1502 Dundas Street West with an 8-storey mixed-use building with 48 dwelling units and 397 square metres of retail space. This application is being reviewed concurrently with the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the north at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane (File No. 19 101834 STE 09OZ). This application is proposing that its loading requirements be shared off-site within the development proposal at Dufferin Street and Boland which would be accessed via the public laneway. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. This application proposes a compact built form on a site that is appropriate for intensification, is within a built-up area within an Avenue, and would take advantage of existing infrastructure.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 1494-1502 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (March 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 1494-1502 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (March 29, 2021) 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 necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. Submit a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Checklist and Hydrological Review Summary checklist 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; b. Secure the design and the 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; and c. Enter into a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, and that the agreement has been executed and registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor to secure the following matters as a legal convenience to support the development, as follows: i. an indexed cash contribution of one hundred and twenty-five thousand ($125, 000.00) dollars to be paid by the owner prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the development to be allocated towards community improvements in the surrounding area provided that purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; ii. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Part 2c.i. above has not been used for the intended purpose set out in the Section 37 Agreement, within three (3) years of the Zoning By-law Amendments 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; and iii. prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the owner shall enter into an off-site services agreement securing the provision of one shared loading space - type G for the lands municipally known in 2021 as 1494-1502 Dundas Street West, and register on title an easement to provide access to and use of the one shared loading space- Type G in favour of the lands municipally known in 2021 as 1494-1502 Dundas Street West, to be provided off-site at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services. 5. City Council direct Planning staff to revise the draft zoning by-laws set out in Toronto and East York Community Council Recommendations 1 and 2 above to include the provisions for the voluntary Section 37 contribution. 6. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review and to report back to Toronto and East York Community Council on the realignment of Permit Parking Area "2-" to exclude the development located at 1494-1502 Dundas Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 1494-1502 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to the March 29, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 1494-1502 Dundas Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to the March 29, 2021 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 necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. Register a Shared Loading Agreement on title to secure the required Type G loading space arrangement for the subject site to be provided off-site at 646-648 Dufferin Street and 1-3 Boland Lane, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; b. Provide a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Checklist and Hydrological Review Summary checklist 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 c. Secure the design and the 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.
TE24.6adopted
40-56 Harbord Street - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report
This application proposes to permit a 9-storey, 188-bed student residence with a food hall on the ground floor at 40-56 Harbord Street. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and conforms with the Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The application proposes a compact built form on a site that is appropriate for further intensification, within a built-up area, that would take advantage of existing infrastructure, provide new institutional student housing, and contribute to the vitality of the campus and surrounding area. It would advance policy objectives to create complete communities, provide a range of housing in terms of size, scale and type, provide employment opportunities, and ensure a form of development that makes efficient use of land while limiting impacts on the character and function of the surrounding area and enhancing the public realm.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 40-56 Harbord Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 40-56 Harbord Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (March 30, 2021) 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 Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. 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 that 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 the Official Plan for the lands at 40-56 Harbord Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to this report (March 30, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 40-56 Harbord Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 7 to this report (March 30, 2021) 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 Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. 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 that 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.
TE24.7amended
315-325 Spadina Avenue - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Final Report
This Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to redevelop the lands at 315-325 Spadina Avenue with a 13-storey purpose-built rental apartment building comprised of 893 square metres of retail space on the ground level and 219 rental dwelling units, including 22 affordable rental units, on the second through 13th floors. A total of 224 bicycle parking spaces and 34 vehicle parking spaces are proposed within a one-level underground garage that would be accessed from the rear lane. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and conforms with all relevant policies of the Toronto Official Plan and the Downtown Secondary Plan. The proposal presents an appropriate built form and public realm that is compatible with the surrounding context. It has been revised since its initial submission to include 22 affordable housing units, and the proposed retail space has been redesigned to provide a better physical fit within the commercial context of Chinatown and respond to the Retail Design Manual. This report reviews and recommends approval of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 315-325 Spadina Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (March 26, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 315-325 Spadina Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (March 26, 2021) 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 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. The community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: i. The owner shall provide and maintain 22 rental dwelling units on the lands at 315-325 Spadina Avenue as affordable rental housing for a minimum period of 25 years or, if Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives are approved, for a minimum period of 40 years beginning from the date that each such unit is first occupied, in accordance with the terms set out in the Section 37 Agreement, including: A. The 22 affordable rental dwelling units shall collectively contain a total gross floor area that is ten percent (10%) of the total gross floor area of dwelling units within the development; B. At least one (1) of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be a three-bedroom or four-bedroom rental unit with a minimum unit size of 103 square metres; C. At least three (3) of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be two-bedroom rental units with a minimum unit size of 70 square metres, and a minimum average unit size of 73 square metres; D. At least eleven (11) of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be one-bedroom rental units with a minimum unit size of 53 square metres, and a minimum average unit size of 60 square metres; E. The remaining seven (7) affordable rental dwelling units shall have a minimum unit size of 46.5 square metres, and a minimum average unit size of 48 square metres; F. The location and layouts of the new affordable rental dwelling units within the approved development on the lands shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; G. The owner shall provide and maintain the affordable rental dwelling units as secured rental housing for a minimum period of 25 years or, if Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives are approved, for a minimium period of 40 years beginning from the date that each such unit is first occupied. During such secured rental period, no affordable rental dwelling unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish any affordable rental dwelling unit or to convert any affordable rental dwelling unit to a non-residential rental purpose. Upon the expiration of the secured rental period, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for, and obtained, all approvals necessary to do otherwise; H. The initial rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to the first tenants of any affordable rental dwelling unit shall not exceed 80% of the average rent for the same bedroom type in the City of Toronto, as reported by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its most recent annual Rental Market Report; I. If an affordable rental dwelling unit becomes vacant and is re-rented to new tenants during the 25-year affordability period or, if Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives are approved, the 40-year affordability period, the initial rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to new tenants shall not exceed 80 percent of the average rent for the same bedroom type in the City of Toronto, as reported by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its most recent annual Rental Market Report. J. After the first year of occupancy of any affordable rental dwelling unit, the rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to the first tenants or new tenants occupying such unit may be escalated annually by not more than the annual provincial rent guideline, regardless of whether such guideline is applicable to the units under the Residential Tenancies Act or any successor legislation governing residential tenancies in Ontario, until the tenancy ends; K. Notwithstanding the annual rent increases permitted in Recommendation 4.a.i.J. above, the rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to any first tenants or new tenants occupying an affordable rental dwelling unit shall not be increased to an amount that exceeds 80 percent of the average rent for the same unit type in the City of Toronto, as reported by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its most recent annual Rental Market Report; ii. At least six months in advance of any new affordable rental dwelling unit being made available for rent to the general public, the owner shall develop and implement a Tenant Access Plan in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. iii. The new affordable rental dwelling units shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which seventy percent (70%) of the new dwelling units erected on the lands are available and ready for occupancy. iv. The owner shall provide all tenants of the affordable rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the development at no extra charge. Access to, and use of, these amenities shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings. v. The owner shall provide all tenants of the affordable rental dwelling units with laundry facilities on the same basis as other units within the development at no extra charge. vi. The owner shall provide all tenants of the affordable rental dwellings units with access to permanent and visitor bicycle parking/bicycle lockers on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building, and in accordance with the Zoning By-law. vii. The owner shall be responsible for fit-up costs for the initial leases on the retail units, including: Base flooring, standard white walls, standard acoustical ceiling, tile ceilings, HVAC and plumbing rough ins for a standard retail unit, including access to a universal restrooms or provide fit out allowance to commercial tenants to a maximum of $50 per square foot. Calculation of per square foot allowance shall not include square footage of shared commercial space which will be constructed and finished by the owner in any event. viii. The owner shall establish initial commercial base rents comparable to existing rents ($35 per square foot plus Consumer Price Index calculated from the date the amending zoning by-laws have been enacted). Base rents shall not include any reimbursable expenses such as property tax, property management, utilities and insurance. ix. The owner commits to offer each commercial unit to the existing tenants (who occupy any commercial space on site on the date that the amending zoning by-laws have been enacted) prior to entering into negotiations with any other prospective tenant. The terms of any lease signed by a non-existing tenant must be substantially similar to the offer provided to the existing tenants. The owner will offer each retail unit to all existing tenants on the same day and they shall have 30 days to accept the proposed terms. If more than one existing tenant accepts the same unit then it shall be at the sole discretion of the owner to select the existing tenant whom it wishes to enter into a lease with. An existing tenant who has defaulted on their lease at any time shall be excluded from this provision. x. The owner agrees not to lease commercial space to Chain Stores on the site. Chain Stores are defined as a type of retail sales activity or retail sales establishment which, along with eleven or more other retail sales establishments located in the world, maintains two or more of the following features: a standardized array of merchandise, a standardized facade, a standardized decor and color scheme, a uniform apparel, standardized signage, a trademark or a service mark. xi. At the end of the offer period for the existing tenants in Recommendation 4.a.ix. above, should there still be vacancies, the owner shall establish a working group comprised of members of the local community, organizations and agencies, to provide guidance on prospective tenants and to establish a set of principles for attracting commercial tenants and offering leases, that includes, but is not limited to: A. Promote the return of businesses and services displaced by development; B. Promote the selection of tenants who are small businesses (defined as having 5 or fewer full time employees); C. Promote the selection of retail commercial tenants that reflect the diversity and character of the area, including those that promote the customs, arts, language, cuisine and health; and D. Allows for agencies serving the local community to have the opportunity to grow on the site. b. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. prior to Site Plan Approval, the owner shall apply for Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives for all affordable rental dwelling units within the development; ii. prior to the issuance of any building permit, including permits for excavation and shoring, the owner shall enter into a municipal capital facility agreement ("Contribution Agreement"), subject to approval of an Open Door application with the City to provide Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives for all affordable rental dwelling units at 315-325 Spadina Avenue that are approved for Open Door incentives. The owner shall provide such affordable rental dwelling units in accordance with such agreement(s) to be entered into with the City, all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; c. Prior to Site Plan Approval, the owner shall submit, and thereafter implement, a Construction Management Plan to address matters such as wind, noise, dust, traffic mitigation, and street closures during construction, which shall be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and developed in consultation with the Ward Councillor. 5. Subject to approval of an Open Door Affordable Rental Housing Program application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to negotiate and execute a municipal capital facility agreement (Contribution Agreement) with the owner for the provision of Open Door Incentives and other City funding, if approved, for 22 affordable rental dwelling units at 315-325 Spadina Avenue to secure rents at or below 80 percent of the average rent by bedroom type in the City of Toronto, as reported by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its most recent annual Rental Market Report, for a minimum period of 40 years, together with any security, financing or other documents required, as well as any amendments thereto required from time to time, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 6. Subject to approval of an Open Door Application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council exempt the 22 affordable rental dwelling units at 315-325 Spadina Avenue from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the 40-year term of the municipal capital facility agreement. 7. Subject to approval of an Open Door Application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council authorize that the 22 new affordable rental dwelling units at 315-325 Spadina Avenue be exempt from the payment of development charges and be exempt from the payment of planning, park dedication and building permits fees under existing City policy and with the exception of fees already paid. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to execute, postpone, confirm the status of and discharge any City security documents registered with respect to the delivery of the affordable rental housing dwelling units as required by normal business practices. 9. City Council authorize the appropriate City staff to cancel or refund any taxes paid pursuant to the by-law exempting the property from taxation if authority is given for an exemption from taxation as set out in Recommendation 6 above. 10. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council, the owner shall address comments identified in Section A of the Engineering and Construction Services memo to City Planning, dated March 12, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 315-325 Spadina Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to the March 26, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 315-325 Spadina Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to the March 26, 2021report 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 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: The community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: The owner shall provide and maintain 22 rental dwelling units on the lands at 315-325 Spadina Avenue as affordable rental housing for a minimum period of 25 years or, if Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives are approved, for a minimum period of 40 years beginning from the date that each such unit is first occupied, in accordance with the terms set out in the Section 37 Agreement, including: The 22 affordable rental dwelling units shall collectively contain a total gross floor area that is ten percent (10%) of the total gross floor area of dwelling units within the development; At least one (1) of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be a three-bedroom or four-bedroom rental unit with a minimum unit size of 103 square metres; At least three (3) of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be two-bedroom rental units with a minimum unit size of 70 square metres, and a minimum average unit size of 73 square metres; At least eleven (11) of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be one-bedroom rental units with a minimum unit size of 53 square metres, and a minimum average unit size of 60 square metres; The remaining seven (7) affordable rental dwelling units shall have a minimum unit size of 46.5 square metres, and a minimum average unit size of 48 square metres; The location and layouts of the new affordable rental dwelling units within the approved development on the lands shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; The owner shall provide and maintain the affordable rental dwelling units as secured rental housing for a minimum period of 25 years or, if Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives are approved, for a minimium period of 40 years beginning from the date that each such unit is first occupied. During such secured rental period, no affordable rental dwelling unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish any affordable rental dwelling unit or to convert any affordable rental dwelling unit to a non-residential rental purpose. Upon the expiration of the secured rental period, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for, and obtained, all approvals necessary to do otherwise; The initial rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to the first tenants of any affordable rental dwelling unit shall not exceed 80% of the average rent for the same bedroom type in the City of Toronto, as reported by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its most recent annual Rental Market Report; If an affordable rental dwelling unit becomes vacant and is re-rented to new tenants during the 25-year affordability period or, if Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives are approved, the 40-year affordability period, the initial rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to new tenants shall not exceed 80 percent of the average rent for the same bedroom type in the City of Toronto, as reported by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its most recent annual Rental Market Report. After the first year of occupancy of any affordable rental dwelling unit, the rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to the first tenants or new tenants occupying such unit may be escalated annually by not more than the annual provincial rent guideline, regardless of whether such guideline is applicable to the units under the Residential Tenancies Act or any successor legislation governing residential tenancies in Ontario, until the tenancy ends; Notwithstanding the annual rent increases permitted in 4.a.i(J) above, the rent (inclusive of utilities) charged to any first tenants or new tenants occupying an affordable rental dwelling unit shall not be increased to an amount that exceeds 80 percent of the average rent for the same unit type in the City of Toronto, as reported by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its most recent annual Rental Market Report; At least six months in advance of any new affordable rental dwelling unit being made available for rent to the general public, the owner shall develop and implement a Tenant Access Plan in consultation with, and to the satisfaction of, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat. The new affordable rental dwelling units shall be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which seventy percent (70%) of the new dwelling units erected on the lands are available and ready for occupancy. The owner shall provide all tenants of the affordable rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the development at no extra charge. Access to, and use of, these amenities shall be provided on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings. The owner shall provide all tenants of the affordable rental dwelling units with laundry facilities on the same basis as other units within the development at no extra charge. The owner shall provide all tenants of the affordable rental dwellings units with access to permanent and visitor bicycle parking/bicycle lockers on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building, and in accordance with the Zoning By-law. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: prior to Site Plan Approval, the owner shall apply for Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives for all affordable rental dwelling units within the development; prior to the issuance of any building permit, including permits for excavation and shoring, the owner shall enter into a municipal capital facility agreement ("Contribution Agreement"), subject to approval of an Open Door application with the City to provide Open Door Affordable Housing Program incentives for all affordable rental dwelling units at 315-325 Spadina Avenue that are approved for Open Door incentives. The owner shall provide such affordable rental dwelling units in accordance with such agreement(s) to be entered into with the City, all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; Prior to Site Plan Approval, the owner shall submit, and thereafter implement, a Construction Management Plan to address matters such as wind, noise, dust, traffic mitigation, and street closures during construction, which shall be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and developed in consultation with the Ward Councillor. 5. Subject to approval of an Open Door Affordable Rental Housing Program application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council authorize the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, to negotiate and execute a municipal capital facility agreement (Contribution Agreement) with the owner for the provision of Open Door Incentives and other City funding, if approved, for 22 affordable rental dwelling units at 315-325 Spadina Avenue to secure rents at or below 80 percent of the average rent by bedroom type in the City of Toronto, as reported by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in its most recent annual Rental Market Report, for a minimum period of 40 years, together with any security, financing or other documents required, as well as any amendments thereto required from time to time, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 6. Subject to approval of an Open Door Application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council exempt the 22 affordable rental dwelling units at 315-325 Spadina Avenue from taxation for municipal and school purposes for the 40-year term of the municipal capital facility agreement. 7. Subject to approval of an Open Door Application by the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, City Council authorize that the 22 new affordable rental dwelling units at 315-325 Spadina Avenue be exempt from the payment of development charges and be exempt from the payment of planning, park dedication and building permits fees under existing City policy and with the exception of fees already paid. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to execute, postpone, confirm the status of and discharge any City security documents registered with respect to the delivery of the affordable rental housing dwelling units as required by normal business practices. 9. City Council authorize City staff to cancel or refund any taxes paid pursuant to the by-law exempting the property from taxation if authority is given for an exemption from taxation as set out in Recommendation 6 above. 10. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council, the owner shall address comments identified in Section A of the Engineering and Construction Services memo to City Planning, dated March 12, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.
TE24.8deferred
350 Vaughan Road - City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment - Final Report
This report recommends amending the Site-Specific Zoning By-law at 350 Vaughan Road to permit construction of the approved 9-dwelling development in two phases. The first phase includes the western three detached houses, and the second phase includes the eastern six detached and semi-detached houses. The amendment to phase the development does not alter the approved built form and massing. See Attachment 1 of this report for a site plan outlining the development phases. The Zoning By-law Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and conforms with the Official Plan.
The Toronto and East York Community Council adjourned the public meeting for 350 Vaughan Road - City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment - Final Report, until May 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 108-2017 for the lands at 350 Vaughan Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the March 30, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 109-2017 for the lands at 350 Vaughan Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the March 30, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make stylistic and technical changes to the Draft Zoning By-law Amendments attached as Attachment 3 and 4 to this report as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the owner be required to enter into an Amending Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, with the Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 350 Vaughan Road in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense, including: a. A temporary decorative fence along the Vaughan Road and Cherrywood Avenue frontages of the phase two lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with Transportation Services and the Ward Councillor. b. The required lane widening be conveyed in two phases corresponding with the two development phases, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with Transportation Services.
TE24.9adopted
244-260 Church Street - Zoning Amendment - Final Report
This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 52 storey mixed use development including at grade commercial uses and 615 dwelling units above with a total gross floor area of 38,365 square metres at 244-260 Church The proposed building would have a height of 166.1 metres including the mechanical penthouse. The proposal includes commercial units at grade and the retention, in-situ, of the existing 3-storey Nishnawbe Homes Inc. aboriginal supportive housing facility (244 Church Street). A portion of the proposed tower would cantilever over the northern side of the 244 Church property while the remaining portions of the Nishnawbe building will be restricted to an 11 metre height limit in order to secure adequate tower separation to the south. 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 (2020) and conforms to the City's Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment application. The proposed development conforms with the Toronto Official Plan, particularly as it relates to intensification in the Downtown, which is a designated growth area, in the form of a mixed use development that maintains the intent of the the Tall Building guidelines. Staff worked with the applicant and the community to address and resolve various massing issues including appropriate setbacks and heritage conservation matters. The provision of on-site Indigenous non-profit affordable housing, and a range of dwelling unit types and sizes will help address housing and community issues. Staff recommend that Council support approval of the application.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 244-260 Church Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (March 26, 2021) 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 244-260 Church Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (March 26, 2021) 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 necessary Bills contemplated in Recommendations 1 and 2 above to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. Enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, and any other necessary agreements, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor securing the matters identified in Recommendations 5 to 9 below at the owner's expense, with such Agreement(s) to be registered on title to the lands at 244-260 Church Street in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor; b. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 260 Church Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 4, 2020, prepared by the IBI Group Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 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; c. 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 260 Church Street prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; 5. That prior to site plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the property located at 260 Church Street the owner shall: a. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4.c. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. 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. c. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. 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. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 260 Church 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: a. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4.c. 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. b. 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, Lighting Plan, Interpretation Plan and Landscape Plan. c. 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. 7. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 6.b 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. 8. City Council direct that the owner be required to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense, as follows: a. a cash contribution of six million three hundred thousand dollars ($ 6.3 million) dollars to be allocated toward: i. $2,000,000.00 to new and existing capital improvements for City owned affordable housing in Ward 13; ii. $2,000,000.00 to new and existing capital improvements in City owned community, cultural, and recreational centres in Ward 13; ii. $2,000,000.00 to establishing a new non-profit City owned childcare centre in Ward 13; and iv. $300,000.00 to local area streetscape and park improvments in the Ward, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; b. the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 8.a. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; c. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendations 8.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 the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands 9. City Council also direct that the following be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to secure matters required to support the development: a. 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. as part of a site plan application for the lands, the owner shall, at the owner's sole expense: i. submit a revised Functional Servicing Report including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Review, including Foundation Drainage Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. secure 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 satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the City Solicitor; and iii. make satisfactory arrangements with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of new infrastructure or any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that new infrastructure and/or upgrades/ improvements are required to the existing infrastructure to support this development, and that the applicant has entered into a financially secured agreement to pay for and construct any necessary municipal infrastructure; c. as part of a site plan application for the lands, the owner shall, at its sole expense, submit an updated wind study and implement any wind mitigation measures required as identified, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d. as part of a site plan application for the lands, the owner shall, at its sole expense, submit detailed landscape plans, sections, and details with sufficient information to assure Urban Forestry that the required City tree plantings and associated soil volumes and soil infrastructure is feasible e. prior to final Site Plan Approval for any part of the site, the Owner shall submit a construction management plan for the development 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; f. 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 244-260 Church Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No.5 to the report dated March 26, 2021 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 244-260 Church Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to the report dated March 26, 2021 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 necessary Bills contemplated in recommendations 1 and 2 to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. Enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, and any other necessary agreements, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor securing the matters identified in Recommendations 5 to 9 at the owner's expense, with such Agreement(s) to be registered on title to the lands at 244-260 Church Street in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor; b. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 260 Church Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 4, 2020, prepared by the IBI Group Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 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; c. 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 260 Church Street prepared by Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; 5. That prior to site plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the property located at 260 Church Street the owner shall: a. 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. b. 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. c. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. 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. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 260 Church 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: a. 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. b. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan, Interpretation Plan and Landscape Plan. c. 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. 7. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 6.b, 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. 8. City Council direct that the owner be required to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense, as follows: a. a cash contribution of six million three hundred thousand dollars ($ 6.3 million) dollars to be allocated toward: i. $2,000,000.00 to new and existing capital improvements for City owned affordable housing in Ward 13; ii. $2,000,000.00 to new and existing capital improvements in City owned community, cultural, and recreational centres in Ward 13; ii. $2,000,000.00 to establishing a new non-profit City owned childcare centre in Ward 13; and iv. $300,000.00 to local area streetscape and park improvments in the Ward, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; b. the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 8(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 Recommendations 8(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 the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands 9. City Council also direct that the following be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to secure matters required to support the development: a. 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 Division, b. as part of a site plan application for the lands, the owner shall, at the owner's sole expense: i. submit a revised Functional Servicing Report including confirmation of water and fire flow, sanitary and storm water capacity, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Review, including Foundation Drainage Report (the "Engineering Reports") to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water; ii. secure 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 satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the City Solicitor; and iii. make satisfactory arrangements with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of new infrastructure or any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that new infrastructure and/or upgrades/ improvements are required to the existing infrastructure to support this development, and that the applicant has entered into a financially secured agreement to pay for and construct any necessary municipal infrastructure; c. as part of a site plan application for the lands, the owner shall, at its sole expense, submit an updated wind study and implement any wind mitigation measures required as identified, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d. as part of a site plan application for the lands, the owner shall, at its sole expense, submit detailed landscape plans, sections, and details with sufficient information to assure Urban Forestry that the required City tree plantings and associated soil volumes and soil infrastructure is feasible e. prior to final Site Plan Approval for any part of the site, the Owner shall submit a construction management plan for the development 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; f. 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.
TE24.10amended
27 Grosvenor Street and 26 Grenville Street - Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report
This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a mixed-use building with two towers, 32 and 46 storeys in height, connected by a shared podium at 27 Grosvenor Street and 26 Grenville Street. The proposal includes 770 rental dwelling units, of which 231 will be affordable rental units; a 699 square metre child care facility; a 2,081.2 square metre fitness club; and 445.4 square metres of retail on the ground level. The total gross floor area of the proposed development is 62,751.5 square metres. The proposal also includes a pedestrian walkway through the site connecting Grosvenor Street and Grenville Street. The proposed affordable housing component of this application is approved for Open Door incentives including exemption from the payment of certain development charges and fees, and property tax rebates for the affordability period of 40 years, all as part of the Provincial Affordable Housing Lands Program. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 27 Grosvenor Street and 26 Grenville Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, amended as follows: a. Regulation 4(c) deleted and replaced with the following: "(c) a minimum area of 975 square metres must be provided for a day nursery, of which 685 square metres must be interior floor area and 290 square metres must be outdoor space in a location adjoining or directly accessible to the interior space;" b. Appendix 1 (15) deleted and replaced with the following: "(15) The provision of a non-profit licensed Child Care Centre to be located in the base building of the development on the lands, to accommodate 49 children, including infants, toddlers and preschoolers, comprising of a minimum of 685 square metres of interior space and approximately 290 square metres of exterior space adjacent to the interior space, including outdoor storage, and the provision for a child pick-up and dropoff area, with the precise location, capacity and related matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the General Manager, Children's Services and such Child Care Centre shall generally be in accordance with the following." 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 27 Grosvenor Street and 26 Grenville Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 8 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, amended as follows: a. Regulation 4(C) deleted and replaced with the following: "(C) A minimum area of 975 square metres must be provided for a day nursery, of which 685 square metres must be interior floor area and 290 square metres must be outdoor space in a location adjoining or directly accessible to the interior space;" b. Schedule A (15) deleted and replaced with the following: "(15) The provision of a non-profit licensed Child Care Centre to be located in the base building of the development on the lands, to accommodate 49 children, including infants, toddlers and preschoolers, comprising of a minimum of 685 square metres of interior space and approximately 290 square metres of exterior space adjacent to the interior space, including outdoor storage, and the provision for a child pick-up and dropoff area, with the precise location, capacity and related matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the General Manager, Children's Services and such Child Care Centre shall generally be in accordance with the following." 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment(s) as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to: a. submit to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, Hydrological Review Summary, and Hydrogeological Report to determine the stormwater runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; and b. make satisfactory arrangements and enter into the appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, Hydrological Review Summary, and Hydrogeological Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to provide a signed solicitor's certificate confirming the conveyance was registered for the lot line adjustment application filed with the Committee of Adjustment (Application No. B0019/21TEY). 6. 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, and register same in priority to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, as follows: a. The community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: i. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City the sum of $1,100,000.00 to be allocated towards new and/or existing affordable housing within Ward 13, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; ii. The cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 6.a.i. 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, and calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; iii. In the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 6.a.i. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three years of the Zoning By-law Amendments coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be directed for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning , in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands. b. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, a restriction on the property at 32 Grenville Street will be secured through a Limiting Distance Agreement between the owner of 27 Grosvenor Street and 26 Grenville Street, the owner of 32 Grenville Street, and the City of Toronto, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, which will establish a Limiting Distance Area on the property at 32 Grenville Street where no new building or structure may be constructed within 7 metres of the east property line abutting 26 Grenville Street and 27 Grosvenor Street, above the height of the existing building; ii. The owner shall: A. Construct and maintain a pedestrian walkway in the location generally identified in the Zoning By-law Amendment with specific configuration and design of the pedestrian walkway to be determined in the context of Site Plan approval, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and B. Prepare all documents and convey a public access easement in perpetuity in favour of the City over the pedestrian walkway, including support rights, free and clear of encumbrances, and for nominal consideration, as a condition of Site Plan approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; iii. Access to the fitness club within the development will be available to residents of of all rental units at no cost. In the event that the fitness club ceases operation as a commercial fitness club, the floor area containing the fitness club will revert to indoor amenity space for the rental building; and iv. The fitness club will remain under the ownership of the owner of the rental building in perpetuity and will not be conveyed to a separate entity. v. The owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1 of the Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard, where appropriate; vi. The owner will provide a minimum 30 percent of the total residential unit mix and a minimum 30 percent of the total residential gross leasable area as affordable rental housing units, as described and defined in the Contribution Agreement, executed March 29, 2019; vii. The owner shall provide and maintain at least ninety-two (92) dwelling units as one-bedroom affordable rental units, at least ninety-three (93) dwelling units as two-bedroom affordable rental units, and at least (46) dwelling units as three-bedroom affordable rental units, in the new 32- and 46-storey mixed use buildings, such that at least 30 percent of the total residential units overall are affordable rental units, with any amendments to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in consultation with the City Solicitor; viii. The general configuration and layout of the 231 affordable rental dwelling units in the new 32- and 46-storey mixed use buildings shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; ix.The owner shall provide and maintain the 231 affordable rental dwelling units as rental dwelling units for a minimum of 40 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied. No affordable rental dwelling unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership such as life lease or co-ownership which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any affordable rental dwelling unit shall be made for at least 40 years from the date of first occupancy. When the 40 year period has expired, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the affordable rental dwelling units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise; and x. The owner shall provide and maintain the 231 affordable rental dwelling units at affordable rents for at least 40 years, beginning with the date that each such unit is first occupied. During the first 40 years of occupancy, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and shall not exceed the Provincial rent guideline. xi. The provision of a non-profit licensed Child Care Centre to be located in the base building of the development on the lands, to accommodate 49 children, including infants, toddlers and preschoolers, comprising of a minimum of 685 square metres of interior space and approximately 290 square metres of exterior space adjacent to the interior space, including outdoor storage, and the provision for a child pick-up and drop-off area, with the precise location, capacity and related matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the General Manager, Children's Services and such Child Care Centre shall generally be in accordance with the following: A. The Child Care Centre shall be constructed and finished by the owner, including a minimum of 6 parking spaces for the use of the Child Care Centre for pick-up/drop-off operations. These spaces to be assigned accordingly and their location will be identified through the site plan approval process for the development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner. B. Prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit for any portion of the lands, the owner shall provide a letter of credit in the amount sufficient to guarantee 120% of the estimated cost of the design, construction and handover of the Child Care Centre complying with the specifications and requirements of the Section 37 Agreement, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Children's Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and C. The details of the other matters as described in these Recommendations, such as timing, location, obligations and any such matters to implement the Child Care Centre will be finalized between the owner and the City and will be substantially in accordance with all applicable provincial and municipal legislation, by-laws, regulations, guidelines and standards and provincial licensing requirements, including the City of Toronto's Child Care Development Guidelines (2016), and to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate and Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Children's Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor; 7. City Council authorize appropriate City Officials to take such actions as are required to implement City Council decision, including the execution and implementation of the Section 37 Agreement.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 27 Grosvenor Street and 26 Grenville Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 7 to this report. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 27 Grosvenor Street and 26 Grenville Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 8 to this report. 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment(s) as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to: a. submit to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, Hydrological Review Summary, and Hydrogeological Report to determine the stormwater runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; and b. make satisfactory arrangements and enter into the appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, Hydrological Review Summary, and Hydrogeological Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to provide a signed solicitor's certificate confirming the conveyance was registered for the lot line adjustment application filed with the Committee of Adjustment (Application No. B0019/21TEY). 6. 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, and register same in priority to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, as follows: a. The community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: i. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City the sum of $1,100,000.00 to be allocated towards new and/or existing affordable housing within Ward 13, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; ii. The cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 6(a)(i) 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, and calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; iii. In the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 6(a)(i) has not been used for the intended purpose within three years of the Zoning By-law Amendments coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be directed for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands. b. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, a restriction on the property at 32 Grenville Street will be secured through a Limiting Distance Agreement between the owner of 27 Grosvenor Street and 26 Grenville Street, the owner of 32 Grenville Street, and the City of Toronto, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, which will establish a Limiting Distance Area on the property at 32 Grenville Street where no new building or structure may be constructed within 7 metres of the east property line abutting 26 Grenville Street and 27 Grosvenor Street, above the height of the existing building; ii. The owner shall: A. Construct and maintain a pedestrian walkway in the location generally identified in the Zoning By-law Amendment with specific configuration and design of the pedestrian walkway to be determined in the context of Site Plan approval, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and B. Prepare all documents and convey a public access easement in perpetuity in favour of the City over the pedestrian walkway, including support rights, free and clear of encumbrances, and for nominal consideration, as a condition of Site Plan approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; iii. Access to the fitness club within the development will be available to residents of of all rental units at no cost. In the event that the fitness club ceases operation as a commercial fitness club, the floor area containing the fitness club will revert to indoor amenity space for the rental building; and iv. The fitness club will remain under the ownership of the owner of the rental building in perpetuity and will not be conveyed to a separate entity. v. The owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1 of the Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard, where appropriate; vi. The owner will provide a minimum 30 percent of the total residential unit mix and a minimum 30 percent of the total residential gross leasable area as affordable rental housing units, as described and defined in the Contribution Agreement, executed March 29, 2019; vii. The owner shall provide and maintain at least ninety-two (92) dwelling units as one-bedroom affordable rental units, at least ninety-three (93) dwelling units as two-bedroom affordable rental units, and at least (46) dwelling units as three-bedroom affordable rental units, in the new 32- and 46-storey mixed use buildings, such that at least 30 percent of the total residential units overall are affordable rental units, with any amendments to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, and in consultation with the City Solicitor; viii. The general configuration and layout of the 231 affordable rental dwelling units in the new 32- and 46-storey mixed use buildings shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division and the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat; ix.The owner shall provide and maintain the 231 affordable rental dwelling units as rental dwelling units for a minimum of 40 years, beginning with the date each such unit is first occupied. No affordable rental dwelling unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership such as life lease or co-ownership which provide a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, and no application for conversion for non-rental housing purposes, or application to demolish any affordable rental dwelling unit shall be made for at least 40 years from the date of first occupancy. When the 40 year period has expired, the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the affordable rental dwelling units as rental dwelling units, unless and until such time as the owner has applied for and obtained all approvals necessary to do otherwise; and x. The owner shall provide and maintain the 231 affordable rental dwelling units at affordable rents for at least 40 years, beginning with the date that each such unit is first occupied. During the first 40 years of occupancy, increases to initial rents charged to tenants occupying any of the affordable rental dwelling units shall be in accordance with the Residential Tenancies Act and shall not exceed the Provincial rent guideline. xi. The provision of a non-profit licensed Child Care Centre to be located in the base building of the development on the lands, to accommodate 49 children, including infants, toddlers and preschoolers, comprising of a minimum of 699 square metres of interior space and approximately 292 square metres of exterior space adjacent to the interior space, including outdoor storage, and the provision for a child pick-up and drop-off area, with the precise location, capacity and related matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the General Manager, Children's Services and such Child Care Centre shall generally be in accordance with the following: A. The Child Care Centre shall be constructed and finished by the owner, including a minimum of 6 parking spaces for the use of the Child Care Centre for pick-up/drop-off operations. These spaces to be assigned accordingly and their location will be identified through the site plan approval process for the development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner. B. Prior to the issuance of any above grade building permit for any portion of the lands, the owner shall provide a letter of credit in the amount sufficient to guarantee 120% of the estimated cost of the design, construction and handover of the Child Care Centre complying with the specifications and requirements of the Section 37 Agreement, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Children's Services and the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; and C. The details of the other matters as described in these Recommendations, such as timing, location, obligations and any such matters to implement the Child Care Centre will be finalized between the owner and the City and will be substantially in accordance with all applicable provincial and municipal legislation, by-laws, regulations, guidelines and standards and provincial licensing requirements, including the City of Toronto's Child Care Development Guidelines (2016), and to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Corporate and Real Estate Management, the General Manager, Children's Services, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the City Solicitor; 7. City Council authorize appropriate City Officials to take such actions as are required to implement City Council decision, including the execution and implementation of the Section 37 Agreement.
TE24.11adopted
King-Parliament Secondary Plan Review - Final Report, Secondary Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments
This report recommends the adoption of an Official Plan Amendment, which includes an updated King-Parliament Secondary Plan ("Secondary Plan") and Zoning By-law Amendments ("ZBA"), both of which are outcomes of the King-Parliament Secondary Plan Review and concurrent study of the north side of Queen Street East between Jarvis Street and River Street. The recommended Plan builds on the success of the in-force King-Parliament Secondary Plan (1996) in addition to updated direction provided in the Downtown Plan under Official Plan Amendment 406 (OPA 406). The policies include area-specific strategies for heritage conservation, the improvement and expansion of parks and the public realm, and built form. The recommended Plan also includes objectives to support and enhance the creative and office employment cluster in the King-Parliament area and simplify the interpretation of overlapping policy frameworks that exist in the area. The Secondary Plan area comprises five Policy Areas, each reflecting a unique built form character. To accommodate growth and new investment in King-Parliament, the recommended Secondary Plan provides a framework for development with a full mix of uses that are designed to be compatible with their existing and planned context, conserve cultural heritage resources, and improve and expand the public realm. The Official Plan Amendment also: amends the boundaries of the King-Parliament Secondary Plan Area to include and apply additional built form direction to certain properties on the north side of Queen Street East; amends the boundaries to include Parliament Square Park as an important element of the area parks and open space network and potential public realm improvements on the First Parliament Site; and identifies two new public roads to be realized through future development in the West Don Lands. The recommended Zoning By-law Amendments ("ZBA") would have the effect of incorporating significant portions of the King-Parliament area previously excluded from the City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, with updated zone categories consistent with existing and planned Mixed Use Areas land use designations in the Downtown Plan. The ZBA also updates built form standards for each of the five recommended Policy Areas to reflect the intended direction for new development expressed in the recommended King-Parliament Secondary Plan (October 2019). The recommended Secondary Plan and ZBA are consistent with the Official Plan (2006), Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms to A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019, amended 2020). Further, they build upon the Downtown Plan with a complementary planning framework that is specific to the King Parliament context. In addition, they are aligned with and support the intent and objectives of the St. Lawrence Heritage Conservation District Plan. The Official Plan Amendment and ZBA have been prepared in consultation with the public and area stakeholder groups through a series of in-person and virtual engagement events, online presence and opportunities for input.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the Official Plan Amendment, King-Parliament Secondary Plan, included as Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council adopt the Zoning By-law Amendments to By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the King-Parliament Secondary Plan area, included as Attachment 2 to the report (March 30, 2021) 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 Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 4. City Council resolve and declare that the revisions to the Official Plan attached as Attachment 1 to this report conform to the Growth Plan, 2020, have regard to matters of Provincial interest listed in Section 2 of the Planning Act and are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 issued under Section 3 of the Planning Act. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision. 6. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the Bills enacting the Official Plan Amendment and the Zoning By-law Amendments noted in Recommendations 1 and 2 above, until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal issues its Order regarding the City's request to bring the 2006 Official Plan into force for the West Don Lands. 7. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to review the King-Parliament Urban Design Guidelines to assess their alignment and currency with respect to the Secondary Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, and make recommendations on the development of a Public Realm Strategy for the King-Parliament area, if deemed necessary. 8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to use the Secondary Plan policies, contained in Attachment 1 to the report (March 30, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to inform the evaluation of current and future development applications in the King-Parliament Secondary Plan area. 9. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to undertake a Culture Master Plan exercise for the King-Parliament area and adjacent areas, to study and make recommendations on public investment in and support for arts and culture facilities in the district through their potential redevelopment, as well as to develop a strategy for the Jarvis Street and Front Street East Cultural Corridors identified in the Downtown Plan. 10. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to initiate a design study of the Front Street/Eastern Avenue/Trinity Street intersection, including potential road closures, as identified in the 2005 West Don Lands Class Environmental Assessment Master Plan, to facilitate public realm and transportation improvements as outlined in the recommended Secondary Plan.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the Official Plan Amendment, King-Parliament Secondary Plan, included as Attachment 1 to the March 30, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council adopt the Zoning By-law Amendments to By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the King-Parliament Secondary Plan area, included as Attachment 2 to the March 30 report 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 Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 4. City Council resolve and declare that the revisions to the Official Plan attached as Attachment 1 to this report conform to the Growth Plan, 2020, have regard to matters of Provincial interest listed in Section 2 of the Planning Act and are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 issued under Section 3 of the Planning Act. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision. 6. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the Bills enacting the Official Plan Amendment and the Zoning By-law Amendments noted in Recommendations 1 and 2 above, until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal issues its Order regarding the City's request to bring the 2006 Official Plan into force for the West Don Lands. 7. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to review the King-Parliament Urban Design Guidelines to assess their alignment and currency with respect to the Secondary Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, and make recommendations on the development of a Public Realm Strategy for the King-Parliament area, if deemed necessary. 8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to use the Secondary Plan policies, contained in Attachment 1, to inform the evaluation of current and future development applications in the King-Parliament Secondary Plan area. 9. City Council direct the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture to undertake a Culture Master Plan exercise for the King-Parliament area and adjacent areas, to study and make recommendations on public investment in and support for arts and culture facilities in the district through their potential redevelopment, as well as to develop a strategy for the Jarvis Street and Front Street East Cultural Corridors identified in the Downtown Plan. 10. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to initiate a design study of the Front Street/Eastern Avenue/Trinity Street intersection, including potential road closures, as identified in the 2005 West Don Lands Class Environmental Assessment Master Plan, to facilitate public realm and transportation improvements as outlined in the recommended Secondary Plan.
TE24.12adopted
This report recommends that City Council include the property at 260 Church Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register, state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property in connection with a proposed development of the subject property and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property. Located on the east side of Church Street between Shuter Street and Dundas Street East, the Sterling Bank building is valued as a fine example of an early twentieth century bank in the Edwardian Classical style. The red brick and stone clad building was completed in 1913 to the design of John M. Lyle, who has been declared to be "one of Canada's outstanding architects of the first half of the twentieth century." During a long, successful career, Lyle designed more than 55 banks across Canada. The property at 260 Church Street is unique for being the only Sterling Bank branch designed by Lyle in Toronto. Today, the building contributes contextually to the early-20th century commercial character of Church Street's land development history and evolution. The development proposal for 244-260 Church Street (referred to as 250 Church) incorporates the former Sterling Bank of Canada Building property at 260 into a 52-storey development comprised of the condominium tower above a five storey base including commercial units at grade along Church Street. The bank building by John M. Lyle is to be retained in-situ, undergoing restoration of the exterior features and integration into the retail space at grade as a two storey volume. Impacts will be limited to the south west corner of the existing building where the mass of the new development intersects with the volume of the bank. Openings will be introduced on the interior walls to integrate the commercial space of the overall project and some structural impact will occur that supports the new construction over this portion of the building.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council include the property at 260 Church Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 260 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 260 Church Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (March 1, 2021) 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 260 Church Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of the development proposal for 244-260 Church Street (referred to as 250 Church), with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated December 4, 2020, prepared by the IBI Group Architects for 250 Church Limited Partnership and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 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 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, 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 260 Church Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 4, 2020, prepared by the IBI Group Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 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 that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 260 Church Street prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. 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. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, 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. 6. 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. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 260 Church 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. 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. 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, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan, Interpretation Plan and Landscape Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 6.c.2 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, 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 Heritage Easement Agreement(s) under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 260 Church 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 Heritage Easement Agreement(s) for the property at 260 Church Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the property at 260 Church Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 260 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 260 Church Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (March 1, 2021) 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 260 Church Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of the development proposal for 244-260 Church Street (referred to as 250 Church), with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated December 4, 2020, prepared by the IBI Group Architects for 250 Church Limited Partnership and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and the Heritage Impact Assessment, prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 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 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, 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 260 Church Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 4, 2020, prepared by the IBI Group Architects and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 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 that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 260 Church Street prepared by Goldsmith Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects, dated December 20, 2020, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. 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, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, 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. 6. 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. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 260 Church 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. 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, Urban Design, City 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, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan, Interpretation Plan and Landscape Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 6.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, 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 Heritage Easement Agreement(s) under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 260 Church 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 Heritage Easement Agreement(s) for the property at 260 Church Street.
TE24.13adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage property at 425 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property in connection with a proposed development of the subject property and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property. The property at 425 Cherry Street contains the former Palace Street School/Cherry Street Hotel. Built in 1859 as a single-storey "free" school to serve the former St. Lawrence Ward, Palace Street School was one of the earliest purpose-built schools constructed by the Toronto Board of Education. It was subsequently expanded with a second storey in 1869 prior to being sold in 1889, when a three storey addition was constructed and the building was converted for use as a hotel. In 1920, a three storey addition was added on the east façade, and the building was converted for office and warehouse use. In 1965, the Canary Grill relocated from Dundas Street West and University Avenue, operating out of the former hotel's first floor and remaining open until 2007. Through the latter half of the 20th century the building was used for a wide range of purposes, including manufacturing, creative uses, and studio apartments. The building is a representative example of the Jacobean and Queen Anne Revival architectural styles, and is associated with a number of significant people and organizations in the history of Toronto. It is a local landmark within the West Don Lands Neighbourhood as a gateway into the new mixed-use community, and is contextually linked to other properties within the area that reflect the neighbourhood's history and evolution from a working-class ward, to a railway and industrial district and up to the present day. The development of an Indigenous Hub is proposed for 425 Cherry Street (also known as Block 10) of the West Don Lands, which is bounded by Front Street East to the north, Cooperage Street to the east, Mill Street to the south and Cherry Street to the west. A portion of the proposed development involves a new 13-storey building that connects to the east wall of the Palace Street School/Cherry Street Hotel and projects over the roof of the warehouse portion of the building. The impacts of the proposed development are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 425 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 425 Cherry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (March 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. 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. 3. 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. 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 approve the alterations to the heritage property at 425 Cherry Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a residential tower incorporating the heritage building on the lands known municipally in the year 2021 as 425 Cherry Street, 409 and 475 Front Street East with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated December 11, 2020, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, 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 June 24, 2019, 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 final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 425 Cherry Street the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 425 Cherry Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 11, 2020, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.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 425 Cherry Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City 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, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. 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. 7. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 425 Cherry 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. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.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. 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, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 5.b.2 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 6. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 425 Cherry Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 7. 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 425 Cherry Street.
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 425 Cherry Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 425 Cherry Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (March 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. 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. 3. 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. 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 approve the alterations to the heritage property at 425 Cherry Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a residential tower incorporating the heritage building on the lands known municipally in the year 2021 as 425 Cherry Street, 409 and 475 Front Street East with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated December 11, 2020, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, 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 final Site Plan approval for the proposal, for the property located at 425 Cherry Street the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 425 Cherry Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 11, 2020, prepared by Quadrangle Architects Limited, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.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 425 Cherry Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated June 24, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning. 5. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 7. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 425 Cherry 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. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 3. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 5.b.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. 6. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 425 Cherry Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 7. 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 425 Cherry Street.
TE24.14amended
Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - Queen Street East - Leslieville Properties
This report recommends that City Council include 54 properties with cultural heritage value on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The majority of these properties were identified through the Queen Street East/Leslieville Planning Study, completed and adopted by City Council in 2014. The remaining properties were identified by Staff following further survey and review of the study area, and after refining the historic context statement. The portion of Queen Street East that passes through Leslieville (bounded by the train tracks at Degrassi Street to the west and Leslie Street to the east) is a historic main street that developed along Kingston Road, a major arterial heading eastward from the Town of York to connect to Kingston and Montreal. The street experienced its first wave of development following the opening of George Leslie's nurseries. Its present day context can be attributed to the rapid period of development that occurred after its annexation by the City of Toronto in the 1880s, and the introduction of transportation and civic infrastructure that facilitated the development of residential subdivisions to the north and south of Queen Street East. Today, Leslieville retains its unique main street character, with heritage properties reflective of its early history as a nursery and farming community, and a distinct streetscape that is emblematic of its later history as an early streetcar suburb and industrial neighbourhood. The listing of non-designated properties with cultural heritage value on the Heritage Register extends interim protection from demolition and provides an opportunity for City Council to determine whether the property warrants conservation through designation under the Ontario Heritage Act should a development or demolition application be submitted. Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA) are required for development applications that affect listed and designated properties. All of the recommended properties meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, which the City also applies when assessing properties for its Heritage Register.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council include the following 54 properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register: 888 Queen Street East 889 Queen Street East 890 Queen Street East 891 Queen Street East 892 Queen Street East 893 Queen Street East 904 Queen Street East 909 Queen Street East 911 Queen Street East 913 Queen Street East 915 Queen Street East 923 Queen Street East 924 Queen Street East 926 Queen Street East 930 Queen Street East 932 Queen Street East 934 Queen Street East 935 Queen Street East 936 Queen Street East 938 Queen Street East 940 Queen Street East 942 Queen Street East 943 Queen Street East 944 Queen Street East 945 Queen Street East 946 Queen Street East 948 Queen Street East 950 Queen Street East 952 Queen Street East 954 Queen Street East 972 Queen Street East 974 Queen Street East 976 Queen Street East 978 Queen Street East 1011 Queen Street East 1013 Queen Street East 1015 Queen Street East 1026 Queen Street East 1028 Queen Street East 1046 Queen Street East 1100 Queen Street East 1112 Queen Street East 1118 Queen Street East 1120 Queen Street East 1122 Queen Street East 1124 Queen Street East 1142 Queen Street East 1148 Queen Street East 1150 Queen Street East 1152 Queen Street East 1154 Queen Street East 1192 Queen Street East 1220 Queen Street East
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the following 54 properties on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register: 825 Queen Street East 888 Queen Street East 889 Queen Street East 890 Queen Street East 891 Queen Street East 892 Queen Street East 893 Queen Street East 904 Queen Street East 909 Queen Street East 911 Queen Street East 913 Queen Street East 915 Queen Street East 923 Queen Street East 924 Queen Street East 926 Queen Street East 930 Queen Street East 932 Queen Street East 934 Queen Street East 935 Queen Street East 936 Queen Street East 938 Queen Street East 940 Queen Street East 942 Queen Street East 943 Queen Street East 944 Queen Street East 945 Queen Street East 946 Queen Street East 948 Queen Street East 950 Queen Street East 952 Queen Street East 954 Queen Street East 972 Queen Street East 974 Queen Street East 976 Queen Street East 978 Queen Street East 1011 Queen Street East 1013 Queen Street East 1015 Queen Street East 1026 Queen Street East 1028 Queen Street East 1046 Queen Street East 1100 Queen Street East 1112 Queen Street East 1118 Queen Street East 1120 Queen Street East 1122 Queen Street East 1124 Queen Street East 1142 Queen Street East 1148 Queen Street East 1150 Queen Street East 1152 Queen Street East 1154 Queen Street East 1192 Queen Street East 1220 Queen Street East
TE24.15adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the demolition of an "Unrated" structure in the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District (SRHCD) and approve the design of the replacement building in accordance with Section 42 (1) of the Ontario Heritage Act. The building proposed for demolition is a performing arts centre for the private elementary and secondary school known as Branksome Hall at 10 Elm Avenue. The proposed replacement building is a four-storey "Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre". The South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District Study allows for the demolition of "Unrated" buildings provided the replacements comply with the SRHCD Study guidelines for new buildings and comply with the Zoning By-law. The proposed building meets the general intent of the South Rosedale HCD Study's guidelines. It has been designed to transition from the school's contemporary Athletic and Wellness Centre on the other side of Mount Pleasant Road to the heritage buildings on the east side of Mount Pleasant Road and is considered to be compatible with its context within this part of the South Rosedale Heritage Conservation District. The proposal also includes the repair and restoration of the adjacent "Category B" building known as Hollydene. The subject application also requires approval under the Planning Act (Minor Variance and Site Plan Control) and therefore the recommendations in this report relate solely to approvals required under the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the proposed demolition of an existing Unrated building and the construction of the new building on lands known municipally as 10 Elm Avenue, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects, dated May 29, 2020 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated February 9, 2021 and filed with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the final Site Plan Approval for the property at 10 Elm Avenue, the owner shall: 1. 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 dated February 9, 2021, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide final site drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.1 above 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. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 10 Elm Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide final building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.1. 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, consistent with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects, dated May 29, 2020 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated February 9, 2021. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit, as required in Recommendation 1.a.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 has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the proposed demolition of an existing Unrated building and the construction of the new building on lands known municipally as 10 Elm Avenue, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings prepared by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects, dated May 29, 2020 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects dated February 9, 2021 and filed with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the final Site Plan Approval for the property at 10 Elm Avenue, the owner shall: 1. 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 dated February 9, 2021, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide final site drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.1 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. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 10 Elm Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 1. Provide final building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.1. 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, consistent with the plans and elevations submitted by the applicant and prepared by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects, dated May 29, 2020 and the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects, dated February 9, 2021. c. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit, as required in recommendation 1.a.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 has been completed in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
TE24.16adopted
1375 Queen Street West - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report
On March 11, 2020, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted for the property at 1375 Queen Street West (the "Site"), proposing to amend Zoning By-laws 569-2013 and 438-86 to permit the construction of a new eight-storey mixed-use building with an overall height of 31.65 metres, including the mechanical penthouse (the "Zoning By-law Amendment Application"). The Zoning By-law Amendment Application proposes 46 new residential units and approximately 448 square metres of retail space on the ground floor. The total gross floor area of the proposed building is approximately 3,546 square metres representing a FSI of 5.97 times the area of the lot. With the exception of one car-share space, no vehicle parking is proposed. A total of 56 bicycle parking spaces are proposed. A loading area is also proposed at the rear of the Site that includes a Type "C" loading space and a staging area. The Zoning By-law Amendment Application was deemed complete on July 8, 2020. The application was appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT") on November 19, 2020 due to the City's failure to make a decision within the prescribed time period set out in the Planning Act. This report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff, and other appropriate City staff, attend the LPAT in opposition to the proposed development. As proposed, the Zoning By-law Amendment Application is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), does not conform to A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and does not conform to the City's Official Plan.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other appropriate staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 1375 Queen Street West (20 124823 STE 04 OZ) in its current form and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the issues set out in the report (March 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendments until: a. Draft Zoning By-law Amendments are provided in a form and with content satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. The owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study and Parking Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services; 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement the recommendations above.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other appropriate staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 1375 Queen Street West (20 124823 STE 04 OZ) in its current form and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the issues set out in the March 29, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Zoning By-law Amendments until: a. Draft Zoning By-law Amendments are provided in a form and with content satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; b. The owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study and Parking Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services; 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision.
TE24.17adopted
The owner of the site at 372-378 Yonge Street has appealed its Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) citing Council's failure to make a decision within the time required by the Planning Act. Neither a case management conference nor a full hearing have been scheduled. This application proposes a 74-storey mixed use building with 406 dwelling units and a total gross floor area of 35,871 square metres at 372-378 Yonge Street. The proposed building would have a height of 255 metres including the mechanical penthouse. There is no vehicular parking proposed. The proposed intensification as a mixed use development in proximity to a transit station is a positive attribute to the proposal. However, the proposal is not supportable in its current form. The proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and does not conform with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development does not conform to the Mixed Use Area 2 designation in OPA 406 as a 74 storey building is not consistent with this designation. The proposed development can not achieve appropriate tower setbacks nor stepbacks because the site is too small for tower development. Additionally, the proposed development: does not provide an appropriate heritage conservation strategy including whole building conservation of 372 Yonge and appropriate tower stepbacks from hertiage buildings; does not minimize shadowing on the public realm and nearby McGill Granby neighbourhood; lacks sufficient outdoor amenity space and the outdoor amenity space that is provided is in an inappropriate location and form; there is no parking; and the application to date does not have a satisfactory Functional Servicing Report to address servicing issues.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications in their current form 2. City Council direct City staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding matters as identified in the report (March 23, 2021), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, in the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal and permits additional height or density, or some variation, to: a. Secure the following community benefits with the final allocation determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor's office and enter into and register an Agreement to secure those benefits, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act: i. A financial contribution payable to the City prior to issuance of the first above-grade building permit, with such amount to be indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada Residential Building or Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index, as the case may be, for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported by Statistics Canada in the Building Construction Price Indexes Publication 327-0058, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment; the funds shall be directed as follows: A. financial contributions towards a new Community Recreation Centre to serve growth in the North Downtown area (Ward 11); B. financial contributions towards a non-profit, licensed child care facility within the vicinity of the subject site or capital improvements to existing facilities within the vicinity of the subject site; C. financial contributions towards the Lillian Smith branch expansion or revitalization of the Toronto Reference Library (Ward 11); D. financial contribution towards the provision of on-site affordable housing; and/or E. financial contributions towards a PATH connection from the existing knockout panel at 444 Yonge Street to the south side of Gerrard Street West. The funds may be redirected if not expended within 3 years for their intended purpose. b. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as matters required to support the development of the site: i. The owner be required to pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with a Functional Servicing Report as accepted by the City's Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services should such Director determine that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support the development all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services; and ii. The owner construct and maintain the development of the Site in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Toronto Green Standard, Tier 2 or higher, where appropriate. c. Withhold its Order allowing the appeal in whole or in part allowing the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments until: i. The owner has entered into an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure appropriate public benefits and the Section 37 Agreement has been registered on title to the site to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; ii. The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) has been provided with a proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by the City Solicitor together with confirmation the proposed Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the City; and iii. The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) has been advised by the City Solicitor that the Functional Servicing Report has been completed to the satisfaction of Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services. iv. The owner maintain a 3 m clearance between the building, including all below grade and above grade structures, to all Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) infrastructure. v. that the owner provide a 1.17 metre widening requirement along the westerly portion of the property to be conveyed to the City free and clear of obstruction and a corner rounding requirement at the southeast corner of the site (north-west corner of Yonge Street and Walton Street) as lands to be provided for a Pedestrian Clearway Easement. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to the recommendations above.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications in their current form 2. City Council direct City staff to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding matters as identified in the report (March 23, 2021), from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the LPAT, in the event the LPAT allows the appeal and permits additional height or density, or some variation, to: a. Secure the following community benefits with the final allocation determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor's office and enter into and register an Agreement to secure those benefits, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act: i. A financial contribution payable to the City prior to issuance of the first above-grade building permit, with such amount to be indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada Residential Building or Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index, as the case may be, for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported by Statistics Canada in the Building Construction Price Indexes Publication 327-0058, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment; the funds shall be directed as follows: A. financial contributions towards a new Community Recreation Centre to serve growth in the North Downtown area (Ward 11); B. financial contributions towards a non-profit, licensed child care facility within the vicinity of the subject site or capital improvements to existing facilities within the vicinity of the subject site; C. financial contributions towards the Lillian Smith branch expansion or revitalization of the Toronto Reference Library (Ward 11); D. financial contribution towards the provision of on-site affordable housing; and/or E. financial contributions towards a PATH connection from the existing knockout panel at 444 Yonge Street to the south side of Gerrard The funds may be redirected if not expended within 3 years for their intended purpose. b. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as matters required to support the development of the site: i. The owner be required to pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with a Functional Servicing Report as accepted by the City's Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services should such Director determine that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support the development all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services; and ii. The owner construct and maintain the development of the Site in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Toronto Green Standard, Tier 2 or higher, where appropriate. c. Withhold its Order allowing the appeal in whole or in part allowing the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments until: i. The owner has entered into an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure appropriate public benefits and the Section 37 Agreement has been registered on title to the site to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; ii. The LPAT has been provided with a proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment by the City Solicitor together with confirmation the proposed Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the City; and iii. The LPAT has been advised by the City Solicitor that the Functional Servicing Report has been completed to the satisfaction of Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services. iv. The owner maintain a 3 m clearance between the building, including all below grade and above grade structures, to all TTC infrastructure. v. that the owner provide a 1.17 metre widening requirement along the westerly portion of the property to be conveyed to the City free and clear of obstruction and a corner rounding requirement at the southeast corner of the site (north-west corner of Yonge and Walton) as lands to be provided for a Pedestrian Clearway Easement. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to the recommendations of this report.
TE24.18amended
On June 26, 2020, a Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Application were submitted to demolish the existing buildings, with two residential rental units, and to allow two new residential buildings at 21 and 23-storeys with a shared 5 and 8-storey base building. On December 23, 2020, the Applicant appealed the Zoning Amendment Application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT"), due to Council not making a decision within the 90-day time frame in the Planning Act. A case management conference ("CMC") is scheduled for June 18, 2021. This report recommends that the City Solicitor with the appropriate City staff attend the LPAT hearing to oppose the Application in its current form and to continue discussions with the Applicant to resolve outstanding issues.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 63-91 Montclair Avenue and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. 2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to defer making a decision on the Rental Housing Demolition Application, for the lands at 63-91 Montclair Avenue, until such time as a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decision has been issued regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment application. 3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that: a. the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; b. the owner has submitted an updated Transportation Study and a Transportation Demand Management Plan to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; c. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment Application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and associated financial securities, if required, for improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water; e. community benefits and other matters in support of the development are secured in a Section 37 Agreement executed by the owner and registered on title to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and, f. the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application for the demolition. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement the recommendations above. 5. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning seek a detailed analysis of emergency vehicle manoeuvrability and access in respect of the Zoning By-law Application for 63-91 Montclair Avenue submitted in June 2020, from any applicable City Staff (including Toronto Fire Services and Toronto Paramedic Services) or any required external consultants, and ensure that the analysis results are publicly-accessible and provide a detailed rationale for findings and comments.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 63-91 Montclair Avenue and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. 2. The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning defer making a decision on the Rental Housing Demolition Application, for the lands at 63-91 Montclair Avenue, until such time as a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decision has been issued regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment application. 3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that: a. the final form of the Zoning By-law Amendments are satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; b. the owner has submitted an updated Transportation Study and a Transportation Demand Management Plan to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; c. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Zoning By-law Amendment Application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; d. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and associated financial securities, if required, for improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and the General Manager, Toronto Water; e. community benefits and other matters in support of the development are secured in a Section 37 Agreement executed by the owner and registered on title to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; and, f. the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application for the demolition. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
TE24.19amended
Residential Demolition Application - 350 Davenport Road
This staff report is regarding a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision. In accordance with city-wide residential demolition control under the Toronto Municipal Code Ch.363, under the authority of Section 33 of the Planning Act, the application for the demolition of an existing 2.5-storey detached dwelling located at 350 Davenport Road (Application No. 20 223864 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.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the application to demolish the existing 2.5-storey detached dwelling for 350 Davenport Road, without any conditions.
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 and decide to: 1. Refuse the application to demolish the existing 2.5-storey detached dwelling because there is no permit to replace the building on the site at this time; OR 2. Approve the application to demolish the existing 2.5-storey detached dwelling without any conditions; OR 3. Approve the application to demolish the existing 2.5-storey detached dwelling 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; That all debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; b. 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 c. That any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill.
TE24.20amended
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: 1. Approved the application to demolish the 2-storey detached dwelling for 99 Oxford Street, 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; 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; and c. Any new building proposed for the property at 99 Oxford Street should be designed to respect the historic scale, form and massing of its context within this part of Oxford Street. The owner is strongly encouraged to submit drawings for the proposed new building to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning for review prior to the submission of a Building Permit application to ensure that the design of the replacement building respects the character and appearance of this part of Oxford Street which is within the historic Kensington Market. The Owner should also ensure that the Building Permit drawings reflect the design recommendations of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
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.
TE24.21amended
Non-Residential/Residential Demolition Application - 12 and 20 Dawes Road
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 (2) existing 2 storey mixed use/residential with commercial buildings located on the lands municipally known as 12 and 20 Dawes Road (Application Nos. 21 103463 DEM 00 DM and 21 103531 DEM 00 DM) are 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 replacement building permits have not been applied for.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the application to demolish these buildings for 12 and 20 Dawes Road, 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; and c. That any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director and Deputy Chief Building Official, Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District requests that the Toronto and East York Community Council give consideration to the demolition applications and decide to: 1. Refuse the application to demolish the vacant residential dwelling unit because the building will no longer be used for the same use; OR 2. Approve the application to demolish these buildings without any conditions; OR 3. Approve the application to demolish these buildings 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 any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill.
TE24.22amended
Request for Fence Exemption - Rear Yard - 79 Boardwalk Drive
This staff report is in regards to 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 consider an application submitted by the owner(s) of 79 Boardwalk Drive for a site-specific Fence Exemption, pursuant to the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447- Fences. The property owner(s) is seeking Council's permission to be exempt from Chapter 447-1.2.B(1) - Fence height. The subject property 79 Boardwalk Drive is located in Ward 19, on a residentially zoned property. GENERAL LOCATION SPECIFIC LOCATION PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION & DEFICIENCY BY-LAW SECTION & REQUIREMENT Rear yard East, North and South side of property, rear yard. East - Existing wooden board on board fence between #79 & 81 Boardwalk Dr. to be increased in height to 2.44 metres. (8 Feet). North - existing gate is 2.44 metres high. (8 feet). South - Existing wooden board on board fence is 2.3 metres high (average height). Chapter 447-1.2.B(1) - Fence height.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Refused to grant the application for an exemption permit, by the owner(s) of 79 Boardwalk Drive, rear yard fence height, for failing to comply with the provisions of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447, Fences.
Staff recommendation as filed
Municipal Licensing and Standards recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council give consideration to the exemption application and decide to: 1. Refuse to grant the application for an exemption permit, by the owner(s) of 79 Boardwalk Drive, rear yard fence height, for failing to comply with the provisions of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 447, Fences. OR 2. Grant the application for the rear yard fence to be built in excess of 2.0 metres without conditions. Direct and require that the installation be maintained in good repair without alteration. Direct and require that 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.
TE24.23amended
Appointments to Business Improvement Area Boards of Management
The purpose of this report is to appoint directors to The Beach, Financial District, Hillcrest Village, Little Portugal on Dundas, Midtown Yonge and Roncesvalles Village BIA boards of management and remove directors from the College Promenade, Financial District and Hillcrest Village 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: Financial District: Hardy, Kevin Hillcrest Village: Chawla, Harsh Chee, Robert Little Portugal on Dundas: Slootsky, Zach Toral, Matthew Midtown Yonge: Bienenstock, Jimson Pelletier, Paul Roncesvalles Village: Moosa, Yousuff 2. Removed the following directors from the Business Improvement Area (BIA) board of management set out below: College Promenade: Tang, Tom Financial District: Costello, David Hillcrest Village: Chico, Ricardo Romeo, Francesco Liberty Village: Shpigel, Jodi Stewart, Tiina
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting 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: The Beach: Perelekos, Evan Financial District: Hardy, Kevin Hillcrest Village: Chawla, Harsh Chee, Robert Little Portugal on Dundas: Slootsky, Zach Toral, Matthew Midtown Yonge: Bienenstock, Jimson Pelletier, Paul Roncesvalles Village: Moosa, Yousuff 2. Remove the following directors from the Business Improvement Area (BIA) board of management set out below: College Promenade: Tang, Tom Financial District: Costello, David Hillcrest Village: Chico, Ricardo Romeo, Francesco Liberty Village: Shpigel, Jodi Stewart, Tiina
TE24.24adopted
34-50 Southport Street - Public Art Plan
The purpose of this staff report is to seek City Council approval of 34-50 Southport Street Public Art Plan. The plan, which is included as Attachment 1 of this report, outlines the method by which the owner will commission public art along the promenade which is privately owned. The Public Art Plan provides a framework and description of the commissioning of public art including: introduction and background; the Section 37 Agreement; an overview of the development; the public art vision and objectives; the public art locations; the artist selection process; the jury composition; the mentorship program; the public art budget and the schedule. The attached plan meets the objectives of the City Planning's Percent for Public Art Guidelines and is supported by the Toronto Public Art Commission.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve 34-50 Southport Street Public Art Plan attached as Attachment 1 to the report (March 24, 2021) from the Director, Urban Design.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council approve 34-50 Southport Street Public Art Plan as attached (Attachment 1) to the report dated March 24, 2021 from the Director, Urban Design.
TE24.25adopted
406 and 410 Keele Street - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Preliminary Report
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the development application for 406 and 410 Keele Street. This Zoning By-law Amendment Application supersedes an earlier combined Official Plan ("OPA") and Zoning By-law Amendment application, which were appealed, to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT") by the applicant. The OPA and the initial Zoning By-law Amendment were approved in principle, with conditions, by the LPAT at a hearing on August 2, 2020. City staff are reviewing this new Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 5-storey residential building containing 64 dwelling units, and 32 parking spaces in one level of underground parking. The application has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. City Planning staff will proceed to scheduling a community consultation meeting for the application in consultation with the Ward Councillor.
The Toronto and East York Community Council directed: 1. City Planning staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the development application for 406 and 410 Keele Street together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Planning staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the development application for 406 and 410 Keele Street together with the Ward Councillor. 2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.