Toronto and East York Community Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 58 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
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TE25.1adopted
Naming of a Proposed Private Street at 400-440 Dufferin Street
This report recommends that the name "Brixton Way" be approved to identify a proposed private street located at 400-440 Dufferin 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 "Brixton Way" to identify a proposed private street located at 400-440 Dufferin Street. 2. Requested the applicant to pay the costs, estimated to be $250.00, for the fabrication and installation of the street name signage; and 3. Requested the owner and successors of the subject lands to maintain, at their own risk, the street name signage installed under Recommendations 1 of the report.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Brixton Way" to identify a proposed private street located at 400-440 Dufferin Street. 2. Request the applicant to pay the costs, estimated to be $250.00, for the fabrication and installation of the street name signage; and 3. Request the owner and successors of the subject lands to maintain, at their own risk, the street name signage installed under Recommendations 1 of the report.
TE25.2deferred
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 June 24, 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.
TE25.3forwarded without recommendation
111 to 125 River Street - Zoning Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications - Final Report
This application proposes a new 34-storey mixed-use building (106 metres plus mechanical) with 433 residential units (27,416.6 square metres), 176.6 square metres of retail space at grade and 77 vehicular parking spaces at 111 to 125 River Street. This Rental Housing Demolition Application proposes to demolish an existing residential rental property containing a total of 10 dwelling units (five rental dwelling units and five owner occupied dwelling units) located at 111 to 125 River Street. The applicant has not proposed to replace the demolished units within the proposed development, however the owner will be required to provide tenant relocation assistance as a condition of demolition approval. 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). The proposal represents an appropriate redevelopment of the site with a mix of uses, built form and public realm improvements that are compatible with the surrounding context. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. This report also recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the Residential Demolition Permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code, subject to conditions.
The Toronto and East York Community Council submits the item to City Council without recommendation.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 111 to 125 River Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 12 to the report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, dated April 29, 2021. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 111 to 125 River Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 13 to the report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, dated April 29, 2021. 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. Provide a revised Functional Servicing Report to demonstrate whether the existing municipal infrastructure is adequate to service the proposed development and to determine whether any upgrades may be required to the existing infrastructure to support the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; b. Secure the design and provision of financial securities for any improvements to the municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing 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; c. 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 9 and 12 at the owner's expense, with such Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 111 to 125 River Street in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor; d. enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act 2006, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor securing the matters identified in Recommendation 5 at the owner's expense, with such Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 111 to 125 River Street in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor; and e. register a Limiting Distance Agreement between the owners of 111 to 125 River Street, 761 Dundas Street East, and the City of Toronto, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, which will establish a Limiting Distance Area on the property at 761 Dundas Street East where no new building or structure may be constructed within 11 metres of the east property line abutting 111 to 125 River Street, and no building taller than 22 metres may be constructed within 25 metres of the east property line abutting 111 to 125 River Street. 5. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application File No. 19 248623 STE 13 RH in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 which allows for the demolition of five (5) existing rental dwelling units located at 111-125 River Street, subject to the following condition: a. The owner shall provide an acceptable tenant relocation and assistance plan to mitigate hardship for eligible tenants of the existing rental housing proposed to be demolished at 111-125 River Street. 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. 6. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to issue Preliminary Approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 for the demolition of the five (5) existing rental dwelling units located at 111-125 River Street after all the following have occurred: a. Satisfaction or securing of the condition in Recommendation 5 above; b. The Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect; c. The issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. The issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permit) for the approved development on the site; e. The owner has confirmed, in writing, that all existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant; and f. The execution and registration of one or more agreements pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act and Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 securing Recommendation 5 above and any other requirements of the Zoning-Bylaw Amendment. 7. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 6 above. 8. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 111-125 River Street after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 6 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that: a. The owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. The owner erects construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; c. The owner erects the proposed mixed-use building on site no later than four (4) years from the date that the demolition of such building commences, subject to the timeframe being extended at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and d. Should the owner fail to complete the proposed mixed-use building within the time specified in Recommendation 8.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, as with municipal property taxes, an amount equal to the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) per dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that such amount shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued. 9. 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 three million one hundred thousand dollars ($3,100,000.00) to be allocated toward: i. $1,550,000.00 to new City-owned affordable housing or community space and/or capital improvements toCity owned affordable housing and/or community recreation space in Ward 13; ii. $1,550,000.00 to local area streetscape and park improvements in Ward 13, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and the General Manager,Park,Forestry and Recreation; b. the owner shall prepare, at its expense, a Public Art Plan for the provision of Public Art upon the adjacent City-owned lands and shall submit the Public Art Plan to the City, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Toronto Public Art Commission, in accordance with the terms of the Section 37 Agreement; and c. Prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for the development, the owner shall provide financial security in the form of a Letter of Credit in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to secure the commission and installation of public art in accordance with the Public Art Plan in Recommendation 9. b). 10. the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 9. a) shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; 11. In the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendations 9. a) 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; 12. 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 eligible tenants of the existing rental housing 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. the design, construction, provision and maintenance of streetscape improvements adjacent to the site, including the open space located at the corner of Dundas Street East and River Street to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City; c. the construction, provision and maintenance of privately owned publicly accessible open space (POPS) on the lands with a minimum size of 68 square metres in a location and configuration satisfactory to the to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and adjacent to the open space located at the corner of Dundas Street East and River Street, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. The owner shall convey to the City, for nominal consideration, easement(s) along the surface of the lands, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, which shall constitute the POPS. The owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the POPS and install and maintain a sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the POPS at all times of the day and night, 365 days of the year; and the specific location, configuration, design and timing of conveyance of the POPS shall be determined in the context of a site plan approval pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and secured in a Site Plan Agreement with the City; d. 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 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; and e. 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. 13. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the Section 37 Agreement, and any other necessary agreement(s).
TE25.4adopted
This application proposes to remove the holding symbol ("h") from Zoning By-law 943-2015 (OMB) for a portion of the lands at 150 Sterling Road (Block 3A, 5A and 3D of 158 Sterling Road), to permit the development of 6-storey and 8-storey commercial office buildings and a Privately- Owned Publicly Accessible Open Space ("POPS") on the site. This report outlines the status of the conditions to remove the holding symbol ("h") from Block 3A, 5A and 3D included in the Zoning By-law 943-2015 (OMB). 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 recommends approval of the application to amend the zoning and that the amending by-law be brought forward to Council for enactment when all of the outstanding conditions for removal of the holding symbol ("h") have been fulfilled.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 943-2015, for the lands at 150 Sterling Road, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the report (April 27, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 3. City Council authorize the introduction of the necessary Bill by the City Solicitor for enactment by City Council upon receipt of confirmation from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning that all outstanding conditions for the removal of the holding symbol ("h") as set out in Zoning By-law 943-2015 Section 6.(13) (a) i., ii., iii. and 6.(13) (b) i., ii., iii have been satisfied.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 943-2015, for the lands at 150 Sterling Road, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 1 to the report (May 15, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 3. City Council authorize the introduction of the necessary Bill by the City Solicitor for enactment by City Council upon receipt of confirmation from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division that all outstanding conditions for the removal of the holding symbol ("h") as set out in Zoning By-law 943-2015 Section 6.(13) (a) i., ii., iii. and 6.(13) (b) i., ii., iii have been satisfied.
TE25.5adopted
This application proposes to allow a 29-storey mixed-use building, including a 4 to 6-storey base building, with 277 dwelling units and 4,643 square metres of commercial office space. The site, currently vacant with no existing buildings, was formerly used for a dry cleaning facility (Cadet Cleaners). This application was appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) in December 2020. Staff do not support the proposal in its current form. The proposed development is consistent with some but not all of the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with some but not all of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and is inconsistent with the Official Plan. This report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff, and other appropriate City staff, attend the LPAT in opposition to the current proposal. Staff are also recommending that discussions with the appellant and other stakeholders continue, including consultation through the Keele St. Clair Local Area Study and the Municipal Comprehensive Review of the Official Plan, to determine an acceptable land use framework and built form.
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 Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (20 169194 STE 09 OZ) in their current form. 2. City Council direct the relevant City Staff to continue discussions with the applicant and other stakeholders in an attempt to resolve the outstanding matters as identified in the report (April 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and identified through the current Keele St. Clair Local Area Study and/or the current Municipal Comprehensive Review of the Official Plan. 3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) to withhold the issuance of any Orders on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until: a. the draft Official Plan and 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 entered into a Section 37 agreement with the City that has been executed, and registered on title to the property all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor securing such community benefits to be provided in accordance with Section 37 of the Planning Act, as well as other matters; c. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, Storm Water Management Report and Hydrogeological Investigation (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; and d. the design and the provision of financial securities is provided 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. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
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 Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (20 169194 STE 09 OZ) in their current form. 2. City Council direct City Staff to continue discussions with the applicant and other stakeholders in an attempt to resolve the outstanding matters as identified in this report and identified through the current Keele St. Clair Local Area Study and/or the current Municipal Comprehensive Review of the Official Plan. 3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the LPAT to withhold the issuance of any Orders on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until: a. draft Official Plan and 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 entered into a Section 37 agreement with the City that has been executed, and registered on title to the property all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the City Solicitor securing such community benefits to be provided in accordance with Section 37 of the Planning Act, as well as other matters; c. the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing Report, Storm Water Management Report and Hydrogeological Investigation (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; and d. the design and the provision of financial securities is provided 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. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
TE25.6amended
On September 8, 2020, a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit two residential towers at 30 and 45-storeys on a shared 8-storey base building with ground floor retail at 1913-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road and 22 Davisville Avenue. The properties at 1913, 1917, 1919, 1919A, 1921 and 1923 Yonge Street are listed on the Toronto Heritage Register and are proposed to be demolished. On December 16, 2020, the Applicant appealed the 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. 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 the 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 1913-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road and 22 Davisville Avenue and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. 2. 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; f. the owner has submitted and received approval from City Council regarding a Rental Housing Demolition Application for the proposed demolition; g. the owner agrees to satisfy their required parkland dedication by conveying to the City an appropriate off-site parkland dedication, which shall be transferred to the City prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, and such agreement shall be secured in a registered Section 37 Agreement, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; h. the owner has submitted an updated Revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy for the on-site significant heritage resources to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. i. the significant heritage resources noted in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by Recommendation 2.h. above are designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; j. the owner enters into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the significant Heritage resources noted in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by Recommendation 2.h. above substantially in accordance with the above noted Revised Heritage Impact Assessment all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; k. the owner provides a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by Recommendation 2.h. above all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and l. the owner has submitted a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, in consultation with the local community, and afterward shall implement the plan during the course of construction; the Construction Management Plan will include, but not be limited to the following construction-related details: appropriate measures to address the safety of students and staff at Davisville Public School; 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, 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. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision. 4. City Council recommend the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning consider the findings of the Davisville Workshop in evaluating the proposal development for the subject property, including any revisions to the proposal.
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 1913-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road and 22 Davisville Avenue and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. 2. 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; f. the owner has submitted and received approval from City Council regarding a Rental Housing Demolition Application for the proposed demolition; g. the owner agrees to satisfy their required parkland dedication by conveying to the City an appropriate off-site parkland dedication, which shall be transferred to the City prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, and such agreement shall be secured in a registered Section 37 Agreement, all to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and the City Solicitor; h. the owner has submitted an updated Revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy for the on-site significant heritage resources to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. i. the significant heritage resources noted in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by recommendation 2.h are designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; j. the owner enters into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the significant Heritage resources noted in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by Condition 1 substantially in accordance with the above noted Revised Heritage Impact Assessment all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; k. the owner provides a detailed Conservation Plan prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by recommendation 2.h all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and l. the owner has submitted a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, in consultation with the local community, and afterward shall implement the plan during the course of construction; the Construction Management Plan will include, but not be limited to the following construction-related details: appropriate measures to address the safety of students and staff at Davisville Public School; 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, 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. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
TE25.7amended
On September 2, 2020, an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted to permit a 13-storey mixed-use building at 1134-1140 Yonge Street. The property at 1140 Yonge Street is currently listed on the Toronto Heritage Register. The property at 1134 Yonge Street is not currently listed, however, Heritage Planning will be pursuing a designation as part of this application. Both buildings are proposed to be altered and incorporated as part of the development. On January 6, 2021, the applicant appealed the 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. 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 Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 1134-1140 Yonge Street and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. 2. 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 and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; d. the owner has submitted an updated Revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy for the on-site significant heritage resources, including evaluation of the south brick wall and chimney at 1140 Yonge Street, and a conservation strategy for the on-site significant heritage resources, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; e. the properties at 1134 and 1140 Yonge Street are designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; f. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 1134 and 1140 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and g. the owner provides a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by Recommendation 2.d. above, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; h. 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. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
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 Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 1134-1140 Yonge Street and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues. 2. 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 and content of the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Engineering and Construction Services as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has addressed all outstanding issues raised by Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review as they relate to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review; d. the owner has submitted an updated Revised Heritage Impact Assessment that includes a conservation strategy for the on-site significant heritage resources to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. e. the properties at 1134 and 1140 Yonge Street are designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act; f. the owner has entered into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 1134 and 1140 Yonge Street, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including execution and registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and g. the owner provides a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is substantially in accordance with the conservation strategy set out in the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment required by condition d, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; h. 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. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
TE25.8adopted
625 Church Street - Zoning Amendment Application - Request for Direction Report
The owner of the site at 625 Church Street has appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) citing Council's failure to make a decision within the time required by the Planning Act. A case management conference has been scheduled for June 28, 2021. This application proposes the redevelopment of the site at 625 Church Street with a 59-storey (201.9 metres, inclusive of the mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building that partially retains the existing on-site 6-storey Traders Building. The proposed development includes 10,660 square metres of office and retail uses, 651 residential units, and 260 parking spaces. The total gross floor area proposed is 56,499 square metres. The proposed development in its current form is consistent with some, but not all of the policies in the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with some, but not all of the policies in the Growth Plan (2020), and does not conform to the City's Official Plan. The height and massing of the proposed development is not appropriate within the existing and planned context and does not provide adequate transition between areas of different intensity and scale. Furthermore, the extent of the proposed heritage conservation strategy is insufficient and the applicant has not sufficiently addressed outstanding servicing, transportation and waste disposal matters. This report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other appropriate City staff, attend the LPAT in opposition to the proposal in its current form, and continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding matters as identified in this report.
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 Zoning By-law Amendment application in its 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 (April 29, 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, 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 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 Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment; the funds to be directed as follows or to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor: A. Provision of on-site affordable housing and/or financial contributions towards affordable housing; B. Financial contributions towards area parks and facilities; C. A non-profit, licensed child care facility to be integrated within the proposed development in accordance with the Child Care Development Guideline and/or financial contributions towards a child care facility in the local vicinity; D. A minimum of 5,000 square feet of flexible, multi-purpose community agency space in an accessible and visible location at the ground floor of the proposed development in accordance with the City's Community Space Tenancy policy; E. Financial contributions towards a new Community Recreation Centre to serve growth in the North Downtown area; and/or F. Financial contributions towards capital improvements of local library branches. ii. In the event the financial contribution referred to in Recommendation 3.a.i. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three years of the date of the Section 37 Agreement, the financial 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. iii.In the event the owner provides in-kind benefits pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, the City's Fair Wage Policy and Labour Trades Contractual Obligations will apply to such work. 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 construct and maintain a 126.6 square metre privately-owned publicly accessible space (POPS) and a mid-block connection through the site, with specific configuration and design of the POPS and the mid-block connection to be determined and secured for public access in the context of Site Plan approval, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; 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; and iii. The owner design and install new traffic control signals at the intersection of Church Street and Hayden Street, at no cost to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, details to be secured as part of the Site Plan application. c. Withhold its Order allowing the appeal in whole or in part of the 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 community 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 has been provided with proposed Zoning By-law Amendments by the City Solicitor together with confirmation the proposed Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; iii. The owner has addressed all outstanding issues identified by Engineering and Construction Services, Transportation Services, and Solid Waste Management, as outlined in the memo dated January 14, 2021 from Engineering and Construction Services relating to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, including submitting a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, site plan, and landscape plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and iv. The owner has entered into an agreement or agreements with the City securing the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or provision of new municipal infrastructure identified in the approved engineering reports referenced in Recommendation 3.c.iii. above, 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. 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.
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 Zoning By-law Amendment application in its 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 (April 29, 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, 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 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 Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment; the funds to be directed as follows or to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor: A. Provision of on-site affordable housing and/or financial contributions towards affordable housing; B. Financial contributions towards area parks and facilities; C. A non-profit, licensed child care facility to be integrated within the proposed development in accordance with the Child Care Development Guideline and/or financial contributions towards a child care facility in the local vicinity; D. A minimum of 5,000 square feet of flexible, multi-purpose community agency space in an accessible and visible location at the ground floor of the proposed development in accordance with the City's Community Space Tenancy policy; E. Financial contributions towards a new Community Recreation Centre to serve growth in the North Downtown area; and/or F. Financial contributions towards capital improvements of local library branches. ii. In the event the financial contribution referred to in Recommendation 3(a)(i) has not been used for the intended purpose within three years of the date of the Section 37 Agreement, the financial 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. iii.In the event the owner provides in-kind benefits pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, the City's Fair Wage Policy and Labour Trades Contractual Obligations will apply to such work. 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 construct and maintain a 126.6 square metre privately-owned publicly accessible space (POPS) and a mid-block connection through the site, with specific configuration and design of the POPS and the mid-block connection to be determined and secured for public access in the context of Site Plan approval, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; 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; and iii. The owner design and install new traffic control signals at the intersection of Church Street and Hayden Street, at no cost to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services, details to be secured as part of the Site Plan application. c. Withhold its Order allowing the appeal in whole or in part of the 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 community 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 has been provided with proposed Zoning By-law Amendments by the City Solicitor together with confirmation the proposed Amendments are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; iii. The owner has addressed all outstanding issues identified by Engineering & Construction Services, Transportation Services, and Solid Waste Management, as outlined in the memo dated January 14, 2021 from Engineering and Construction Services relating to the Zoning By-law Amendment application, including submitting a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, site plan, and landscape plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and iv. The owner has entered into an agreement or agreements with the City securing the design and the provision of financial securities for any upgrades or required improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure and/or provision of new municipal infrastructure identified in the approved engineering reports referenced in Recommendation 3(c)(iii), 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. 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.
TE25.9amended
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 625 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value for its design, associative and contextual values. Located on the east side of Church Street between Charles Street and Isabella Street in the Church and Bloor neighbourhood, the property at 625 Church Street contains the Traders Building, which was constructed in 1956 for the Traders Finance Corporation and designed by the architectural firm of Marani & Morris. The six storey plus penthouse office building is a fine and representative example of the Neo-Georgian architectural style, and is part of a larger context within the Church and Bloor neighbourhood comprised of corporate office buildings, many designed by Marani & Morris, built during the pre- and post-World War II period. The Traders Building is historically linked with buildings located within the neighbourhood, including the Confederation Life, Manufacturers Life, and Crown Life Insurance Buildings, and is visually linked to the Crown Life Building, located at 120 Bloor Street East at the northwest corner of Church Street. Following research and evaluation undertaken according to Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, it has been determined that the property at 625 Church Street merits designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 625 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Revised Statement of Significance: 625 Church Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (May 17, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 to designate the property.
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 625 Church Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 625 Church Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 21, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bills in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 to designate the property.
TE25.10adopted
Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - 103 Heath Street West
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed property at 103 Heath Street West (James Hobbs House) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The subject property at 103 Heath Street West is situated on the south side of Heath Street West, between Yonge Street and Avenue Road. It contains a two and a half storey, late Victorian-era, red brick house constructed in c.1892. The building is amongst the earliest houses built on this section of the south side of Heath Street West in the late 19th century, representing the earliest period in the historical evolution of the street and the Deer Park Neighbourhood. The James Hobbs House is among the few surviving houses developed as part of Registered Plan 365 in the early 1880s-1890s. Two of the other earliest dwellings located in this section of the south side of Heath Street between Yonge Street and Avenue Road (55 and 59 Heath Street West) are already included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register, and 59 Heath Street (the only other remaining dwelling on the street designed in Toronto's quintessential Bay-and-Gable style) is further protected with Part IV designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. Upon Council's decision to include the property on the City's Heritage Register in March 2021, Heritage Planning staff have undertaken further research and evaluation and determined that the heritage property at 103 Heath Street West meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act under all three categories of design, associative and contextual values. As such, the property is a significant built heritage resource. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 103 Heath Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 103 Heath Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 21, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council. 4. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board. 5. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision to designate the property.
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 103 Heath Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 103 Heath Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report, April 21, 2021, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council. 3. If there are objections in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the proposed designation to the Conservation Review Board. 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 to designate the property.
TE25.11adopted
Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register- 79 and 81 Granby Street
This report recommends that City Council include the properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register for their cultural heritage value. Located on the south side of Granby Street, between Church and Yonge Streets, the two, semi-detached residential properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street were built in 1891. The pair is a representative example of semi-detached Victorian-era dwellings designed in the Toronto Bay-and-Gable architectural style. The recommendation contained in this report is in response to a request by Toronto East York Community Council (TEYCC) at its meeting on October 10, 2019, that the Cultural Heritage Evaluation June 4, 2019 report - 79 and 81 Granby Street, item TE9.13, be referred back to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services for a review of the McGill-Granby Village Residents' Association's independent heritage consultant's study of the subject properties. The original June 4, 2019 report was in response to City Council's request on December 4, 2018 (Motion MM1.7) that the Senior Manager of Heritage Preservation Services "initiate a study of the formally nominated properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street and to report back regarding designation within the first quarter of 2019." Following review of the original heritage evaluation, the Residents' Association's independent heritage study, and further research and evaluation undertaken according to Ontario Regulation 9/06 (the provincial criteria to determine cultural heritage value or interest and prescribed for municipal designation that the City also applies to properties being assessed for its Heritage Register), staff have determined that the properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street have cultural heritage value under all three categories of design, association and context. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council include the properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 21, 2021) from 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 include the properties at 79 and 81 Granby Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in accordance with the Listing Statement (Reasons for Inclusion), attached as Attachment 3 to the report (April 21, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
TE25.12adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage property at 685 Queen Street East 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 south side of Queen Street East between the East Don Roadway and Broadview Avenue, the property at 685 Queen Street East, contains the Dr. John B. Fraser office and residence. Constructed in 1903-4, the two-and-a-half storey, brick-clad, hipped and gable-roofed, house-form building is an early example of the medical office-residence typology and is a fine blend of the Richardsonian Romanesque and Edwardian Classical styles. In 1938, the property was converted to contain six apartments and in 1976 it became part of the Riverdale Co-operative Housing Inc. and now provides nine affordable rental housing units. The property contributes architecturally as well as typologically to the eclectic mix of late-19th and early-20th century commercial and residential properties which characterize the historic Queen Street East streetscape. The property was included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register in 2016. It is located within the study area of the Council authorized Riverside - Queen Street East Heritage Conservation District study. Following city staff's research and evaluation under Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, it has been determined that the property at 685 Queen Street East merits designation under Part IV Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. The designation of the Dr. John B. Fraser House, at 685 Queen Street East, would identify all of the property's cultural heritage values and heritage attributes which shall be conserved. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition. This report also recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the property at 685 Queen Street East in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act to alter the property to allow for the construction of a rear five-storey addition in connection with a Site Plan Approval application. The conservation strategy proposed for the heritage property retains and rehabilitates the original portion of the building and integrates it into the new development.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 685 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 685 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (April 21, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 to designate the properties. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 685 Queen Street East, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a five-storey addition on the lands known municipally in 2021 as 685 Queen Street East, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 24, 2021, prepared by Kirkor Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) dated February 24, 2021, prepared by GBCA Architects, both 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 685 Queen Street East the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 685 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 24, 2021, prepared by Kirkor Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) dated February 24, 2021, prepared by GBCA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, 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 685 Queen Street East prepared by GBCA Architects dated February 24, 2021, 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, 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. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 685 Queen Street East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, the owner shall: 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. 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 685 Queen Street East 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 a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 685 Queen Street East.
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 685 Queen Street East under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 685 Queen Street East (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report, April 21, 2021, from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with 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 to designate the properties. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 685 Queen Street East, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a five-storey addition on the lands known municipally in 2021 as 685 Queen Street East, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated February 24, 2021, prepared by Kirkor Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) dated February 24, 2021, prepared by GBCA Architects, both 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 685 Queen Street East the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 685 Queen Street East substantially in accordance with the plans and drawings dated February 24, 2021, prepared by Kirkor Architects and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) dated February 24, 2021, prepared by GBCA Architects, both on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, 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 685 Queen Street East prepared by GBCA Architects dated February 24, 2021, 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. b. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 685 Queen Street East, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: 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. 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 685 Queen Street East 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 a Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 685 Queen Street East.
TE25.13deferred
Non-Residential/Residential Demolition Application - 72 Ashdale Avenue
This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision. In accordance with Section 33 of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Ch. 363, Article 6 "Demolition Control," the application for the demolition of a fire-damaged two 2 storey semi-detached dwelling located on the land municipally known 72 Ashdale Avenue (Application Nos. 21 135163 DEM 00) 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 replacement building permits have not been applied for.
The Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the item until its June 24, 2021 meeting.
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; and c. That any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill.
TE25.14adopted
Appointments to Business Improvement Area Boards of Management
The purpose of this report is to appoint directors to the Hillcrest Village and Queen Street West BIA boards of management and remove directors from the Bloor West Village, Dupont by the Castle and St. Clair Gardens 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: Hillcrest Village: Hurtado, Esperanza Queen Street West: Novokchanova, Olga 2. Removed the following directors from the Business Improvement Area (BIA) board of management set out below: Bloor West Village: MacKenzie, Renee Dupont by the Castle: Star, Lisa St. Clair Gardens: Purnomo, Adidharma
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: Hillcrest Village: Hurtado, Esperanza Queen Street West: Novokchanova, Olga 2. Remove the following directors from the Business Improvement Area (BIA) board of management set out below: Bloor West Village: MacKenzie, Renee Dupont by the Castle: Star, Lisa St. Clair Gardens: Purnomo, Adidharma
TE25.15adopted
600 King Street West - Zoning Amendment Application - Preliminary Report
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application to amend the Zoning By-law located at 600 King Street West. The application proposes to redevelop the site with an addition overtop of and behind the existing 4-storey heritage building, increasing the height of the existing building to a total of 9-storeys. The proposed development would have a height of 36.5 metres to the top of the roof and 41.5 metres including the mechanical penthouse. In addition to retaining the existing listed heritage building, the existing restaurant, social club and associated uses currently located within the building would also be retained. The new portions of the development would contain office and hotel uses. Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Together with the Ward Councillor, staff have identified a community consultation meeting date of May 27, 2021.
The Toronto and East York Community Council directed: 1. Staff proceed with scheduling a community consultation meeting for the application located at 600 King Street West, together with the Ward Councillor, for the selected date of May 27, 2021. 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. Staff proceed with scheduling a community consultation meeting for the application located at 600 King Street West, together with the Ward Councillor, for the selected date of May 27, 2021. 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.
TE25.16adopted
208 Bloor Street West - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Application - Preliminary Report
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the development application at 208 Bloor Street West for a 28-storey mixed-use building containing 46 dwelling units, 1,192 square metres of office space and 12 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 schedule a community consultation meeting for the application 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 located at 208 Bloor Street West 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 located at 208 Bloor Street West 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.
TE25.17adopted
11 Pleasant Boulevard - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Preliminary Report
This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the development application at 11 Pleasant Boulevard for a 14-storey mixed-use building with 72 dwelling units and 65 square metres of retail space at grade. One vehicular parking space is proposed at grade for short-term residential pick-up and drop-off. The application has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. City Planning staff will proceed to schedule 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 located at 11 Pleasant Avenue 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 located at 11 Pleasant Avenue 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.
TE25.18amended
Bloor-Yorkville Area - City-Initiated Secondary Plan - Status Update
This report provides a status update on the City-initiated Bloor-Yorkville Secondary Plan study. The study area is generally bounded by Avenue Road to the west, the CP railway corridor to the north, Yonge Street/Rosedale Valley Road/Sherbourne Street to the east, and Charles Street to the south. The Secondary Plan will build upon the existing policy direction outlined in the in-force Site and Area Specific Policies 211 and 225, as well as updated policies, frameworks and guidelines, including the recently approved Downtown Plan. It also will take into consideration the findings and recommendations of a concurrent Heritage Cultural Resource Assessment for the Bloor-Yorkville area. The Secondary Plan will take the form of a City-initiated Official Plan Amendment (OPA). A draft of the proposed Secondary Plan is anticipated to be brought forward to Community Council in Q1 of 2022. This draft Plan will form the basis for community consultation moving forward.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Requested the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning to give consideration to the area of Ramsden Park as part of the Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment for this area. 1. Received the supplementary report (May 17, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council receive this report for information.
TE25.19adopted
Metrolinx GO Expansion: Time Extension of Wallace Avenue Right-of-Way Occupancy
As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Wallace Avenue, City Council approval of this report is required. In June 2020, Graham Commuter Rail Solutions (GCRS), Metrolinx's contractor for the Davenport Diamond Grade Separation Project, temporarily relocated a rail signal bungalow and gate arm from Metrolinx lands to the City's right-of-way on Wallace Avenue east and west of the GO Barrie Rail Corridor tracks, respectively. With the street occupancy in place, all traffic and pedestrian movements on Wallace Avenue are maintained. A time extension of the existing street occupancy permit on Wallace Avenue is required from June 29, 2021 to June 29, 2022 to complete the required works.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize extension of right-of-way occupancy on Wallace Avenue to accommodate the relocated rail signal bungalow and gate arm, shown on Attachment 2 of the report (April 29, 2021) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, from June 29, 2021 to June 29, 2022 inclusive to facilitate on-going construction of the Davenport Diamond elevated guideway along the GO Barrie Rail Corridor.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council authorize extension of right-of-way occupancy on Wallace Avenue to accommodate the relocated rail signal bungalow and gate arm, shown on Attachment 2, from June 29, 2021 to June 29, 2022 inclusive to facilitate on-going construction of the Davenport Diamond elevated guideway along the GO Barrie Rail Corridor.
TE25.20adopted
This staff report is about speed limit reductions for which Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws. The Vision Zero Road Safety Plan Speed Management Strategy focuses on how higher speeds contribute to higher risk of serious injuries and fatalities, and that setting lower speed limits is a key tool for reducing operating speeds on Toronto's roadways. The Vision Zero Speed Management Strategy includes a program for reducing speed limits on local roads, as defined in the City's Road Classification System and public lanes or public alleys, to 30 km/h on a neighbourhood basis. With this approach the City is no longer required to sign every individual street within that designated area but only the entry and exit points to/from the designated area where speed limits change and any internal roads with a different speed limit. In 2015, two Community Council reports were approved, reducing all local roadways with speed limits of 50 km/h and 40 km/h to 30 km/h. The purpose of this report is to recommend area-based speed limit reductions to 30 km/h on public lanes or public alleys and local roads in the parts of Wards 4, 9 and 19 added to the Toronto and East York Community Council area in 2018. This will complete the reduction of speed limits on all local roads in the Toronto and East York Community Council area to 30 km/h. This measure supports the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan Speed Management Strategy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Designated areas in Ward 4, Ward 9 and Ward 19 as designated areas with an associated speed limit of 30 km/h, with the exception of specified excluded highways or bridges, and amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, generally as outlined in Revised Attachment 1 dated May 18, 2021 to the report (April 29, 2021) from the Director, Project Design and Management.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director Project Design and Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council designate areas in Ward 4, Ward 9 and Ward 19 as a designated areas with an associated speed limit of 30 km/h, with the exception of specified excluded highways or bridges, and amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, generally as outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (April 29, 2021) from the Director, Project Design and Management.
TE25.21adopted
Improved Safety for Cyclists and Pedestrians - Dufferin Street
At its meeting on December 16, 17 and 18, 2020, City Council directed Transportation Services to conduct a review of various safety and operational concerns for cyclists and pedestrians on Dufferin Street (Ward 9 - Davenport). This report provides an overview of the assessments and improvements proposed by Transportation Services, with the exception of the requests for additional traffic control signals. The evaluation of additional traffic control signals on Dufferin Street requires further review by Transportation Services and will be addressed in a subsequent report to the June 24, 2021 meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council (TEYCC). All other actions identified within this report will be implemented in 2021 and a summary report will be provided.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Received the report (May 3, 2021) from the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, for information.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council receive this report for information.
TE25.22adopted
Accessible Loading Zone - St Helen's Avenue
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City Policy or by-laws. Transportation Services is recommending the installation of a designated on-street accessible loading zone on the east side of St Helen's Avenue, south of Bloor Street West. The establishment of an accessible loading zone will provide unimpeded curbside access to the parishioners of the church located at 1307 Bloor Street West.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Designated an accessible loading zone to operate from 9:00 a.m.to 9:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Sunday on the east side of St Helen's Avenue, between a point 9.0 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 10.3 metres further south. 2. Approved the parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, for a maximum period of three hours, at the rate of $2.00 per hour, on the east side of St Helen's Avenue, between a point 9 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 10.3 metres further south. 3. Amended the existing maximum one hour parking limit in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily, on the east side of St. Helen's Avenue, between Bloor Street West and Dublin Street, to be in effect from Dublin Street to a point 19.3 metres south of Bloor Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council designate an accessible loading zone to operate from 9:00 a.m.to 9:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri., and 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Sun. on the east side of St Helen's Avenue, between a point 9.0 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 10.3 metres further south. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council approve the parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday, for a maximum period of three hours, at the rate of $ 2.00 per hour, on the east side of St Helen's Avenue, between a point 9 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 10.3 metres further south. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing maximum one hour parking limit in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily, on the east side of St. Helen's Avenue, between Bloor Street and Dublin Street, to be in effect from Dublin Street to a point 19.3 metres south of Bloor Street West.
TE25.23deferred
Accessible Loading Zone - Rushbrooke Avenue
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision, provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City Policy or by-laws. Transportation Services is recommending the approval of a designated on-street accessible loading zone located on the west side of Rushbrooke Avenue, between Queen Street East and Eastern Avenue.
The Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the item until its June 24, 2021 meeting.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council designate an accessible loading zone to operate from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., all days of week, on the west side of Rushbrooke Avenue, between a point 64 metres north of Eastern Avenue and a point 11 metres further north.
TE25.24adopted
Construction Staging Area - 1779-1791 St. Clair Avenue West (Ford Street)
As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates transit service on St. Clair Avenue West, City Council approval of this report is required. Scout Condos Limited Partnership is constructing a 12-storey residential development building with ground floor retail, at 1779-1791 St. Clair Avenue West. The site is located on St. Clair Avenue West and encompasses the entire block between Ford Street and Osler Street. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the east sidewalk and a 2.5-metre-wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Ford Street, between a point 11 metres south of St. Clair Avenue West and a point 47 metres further south, for a period of 19 months (i.e., June 10, 2021 to December 31, 2022) to accommodate a construction staging area. Pedestrian operations on the east side of Ford Street will be maintained in a 1.7-metre-wide covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the existing lane. Not all construction deliveries can be accommodated within the proposed construction staging area on Ford Street, some of the deliveries will have to be completed on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, via temporary street occupation permits. To ensure vehicles do not park and block this area when it is required, it is proposed that stopping be prohibited at all times on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West between Ford Street and Osler Street. Since this area is currently designated for on-street parking it will result in the loss of ten parking machine spaces.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the closure of the east sidewalk and a 2.5 metre-wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Ford Street, between a point 11 metres south of St. Clair Avenue West and a point 47 metres further south, from June 10, 2021 to December 31, 2022. 2 City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, between a point 15 metres east of Ford Street and Osler Street. 3. City Council amend the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday at a rate of $2.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, between a point 9 metres east of Ford Street and a point 100 metres east of Laughton Avenue, to be in effect from Osler Street and a point 100 metres east of Laughton Avenue. 4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, between a Ford Street and Osler Street. 5. City Council amend the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, on the east side of Ford Street, between St. Clair Avenue West and Connolly Street, to be in effect from a point 60 metres south of St. Clair Avenue West and Connolly Street. 6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of Ford Street, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 60 metres south. 7. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the west side of Osler Street, between St. Clair Avenue West and Cariboo Avenue to be in effect from a point 52 metres south of St. Clair Avenue West and Cariboo Avenue. 8. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Osler Street, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 52 metres south. 9. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 10. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 11. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 12. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 13. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 14. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 15. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 16. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 17. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 18. City Council direct that St. Clair Avenue West, Ford Street and Osler Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the closure of the east sidewalk and a 2.5 metre-wide portion of the northbound curb lane on Ford Street, between a point 11 metres south of St. Clair Avenue West and a point 47 metres further south, from June 10, 2021 to December 31, 2022. 2. City Council rescind the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Friday on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, between a point 15 metres east of Ford Street and Osler Street. 3. City Council amend the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday at a rate of $2.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, between a point 9 metres east of Ford Street and a point 100 metres east of Laughton Avenue, to be in effect from Osler Street and a point 100 metres east of Laughton Avenue. 4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, between a Ford Street and Osler Street. 5. City Council amend the existing maximum one-hour parking regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, on the east side of Ford Street, between St. Clair Avenue West and Connolly Street, to be in effect from a point 60 metres south of St. Clair Avenue West and Connolly Street. 6. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of Ford Street, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 60 metres south. 7. City Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the west side of Osler Street, between St. Clair Avenue West and Cariboo Avenue to be in effect from a point 52 metres south of St. Clair Avenue West and Cariboo Avenue. 8. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Osler Street, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 52 metres south. 9. City Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 10. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 11. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 12. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 13. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 14. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 15. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 16. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 17. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 18. City Council direct that St. Clair Avenue West, Ford Street and Osler Street be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
TE25.25adopted
Construction Staging Area - 11-25 Yorkville Avenue West
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final. 11 Yorkville Partners Inc., is constructing a 62-storey residential condominium building with ground floor retail at 11-25 Yorkville Avenue West. The site is located on the south side of Yorkville Avenue mid-block between Yonge Street and Bay Street. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the south sidewalk and a two-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Yorkville Avenue, between a point 53 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 55 metres further west, for a period of 43 months (i.e., May 20, 2021 to December 31, 2024) to accommodate a construction staging area. Pedestrian movements on the south side of Yorkville Avenue abutting the site will be restricted and pedestrians will be directed to the north side sidewalk of Yorkville Avenue. Traffic lanes on Yorkville Avenue, abutting the site, will be realigned to maintain two 3.25 metre lanes for eastbound and westbound traffic. Pedestrian operations on the north side of Yorkville Avenue will be maintained in their current configuration. In addition, covered and overhead protection will be installed on portions of the unnamed public lanes immediately to the east and south of the site.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the closure of the south sidewalk and a two-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Yorkville Avenue, between a point 53 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 55 metres further west, from, May 20, 2021 to December 31, 2024. 2. Amended the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Yorkville Avenue, between and a point 119.5 metres east of Bay Street and Yonge Street to be in effect from Yonge Street and a point 50 metres further west. 3. Prohibited stopping at all times on the north side of Yorkville Avenue, between a point 50 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 119.5 metres east of Bay Street. 4. Directed the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 5. Directed the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks and/or any proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 6. Directed the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 7. Directed the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 8. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 9. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. Directed the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 11. Directed the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 12. Directed that Yorkville Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the closure of the south sidewalk and a two-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Yorkville Avenue, between a point 53 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 55 metres further west, from, May 20, 2021 to December 31, 2024. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Yorkville Avenue, between and a point 119.5 metres east of Bay Street and Yonge Street to be in effect from Yonge Street and a point 50 metres further west. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibited stopping at all times on the north side of Yorkville Avenue, between a point 50 metres west of Yonge Street and a point 119.5 metres east of Bay Street. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks and/or any proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Yorkville Avenue be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
TE25.26amended
Construction Staging Area - 1998-2000 Bathurst Street
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final. 59 Project Management is constructing a six-storey rental residential development with 54 units and two levels of underground parking, at 1998-2000 Bathurst Street. The site is located on Bathurst Street, mid-block between Eglinton Avenue West and Dewbourne Avenue. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close a 1.8-meter-wide portion of the northbound curb lane on the first lane west of Bathurst Street north of Dewbourne Avenue, between a point 52 metres north of Dewbourne Avenue and a point 41 metres further north, for a period of 22 months (i.e., June 1, 2021 to March 30, 2023) to accommodate a construction staging area. Dewbourne Avenue between Bathurst Street and Peveril Hill North is currently designated for westbound traffic only, and therefore construction traffic exiting the laneway would be required to travel though the community to access the arterial roads in the area. To avoid this scenario, Transportation Services is proposing that Dewbourne Avenue be temporarily converted to allow for two-way traffic. Therefore, construction traffic exiting the laneway will be directed back out to Bathurst Street via Dewbourne Avenue.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the closure of a 1.8-meter-wide portion of the northbound curb lane on the first lane west of Bathurst Street north of Dewbourne Avenue, between a point 52 metres north of Dewbourne Avenue and a point 41 metres further north, from, June 1, 2021 to March 30, 2023. 2. Approved the implementation of two-way traffic operations on Dewbourne Avenue, between Bathurst Street and Peveril Hill North. 3. Amended the existing parking prohibition in effect from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., 3:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday and 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, on the south side of Dewbourne Avenue, between a point 15 metres east of Peveril Hill North and Bathurst Street, to be in effect between a point 15 metres east of Peveril Hill North and a point 43.5 metres west of Bathurst Street. 4. Amended the existing maximum 15-minute parking regulation in effect 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday to Friday on the south side of Dewbourne Avenue, between a point 15 metres east of Peveril Hill North and Bathurst Street, to be in effect between a point 15 metres east of Peveril Hill North and a point 43.5 metres west of Bathurst Street. 5. Prohibited stopping at all times on the south side of Dewbourne Avenue between Bathurst Street and a point 43.5 metres west. 6. Amended the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Dewbourne Avenue, between Strathearn Road and Bathurst Street to be in effect from Strathearn Road and a point 37 metres west of Bathurst Street. 7. Prohibited stopping at all times on the north side of Dewbourne Avenue between Bathurst Street and a point 37 metres west. 8. Directed the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 9. Directed the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 10. Directed the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 11. Directed the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 12. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 13. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 14. Directed the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 15. Directed the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 16. Directed that Dewbourne Avenue be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete. 17. Directed the applicant to participate in a Community Construction Liaison Committee (CCLC) that is organized by the Ward Councillor and meets monthly, and invite local stakeholders, including but not limited to adjacent neighbours on Peveril Hill North, Transportation Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Building or any other relevant groups identified through the Community Construction Liaison Committee (CCLC) meetings.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the closure of a 1.8-meter-wide portion of the northbound curb lane on the first lane west of Bathurst Street north of Dewbourne Avenue, between a point 52 metres north of Dewbourne Avenue and a point 41 metres further north, from, June 1, 2021 to March 30, 2023. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council approve the implementation of two-way traffic operations on Dewbourne Avenue, between Bathurst Street and Peveril Hill North. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., 3:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday and 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, on the south side of Dewbourne Avenue, between a point 15 metres east of Peveril Hill North and Bathurst Street, to be in effect between a point 15 metres east of Peveril Hill North and a point 43.5 metres west of Bathurst Street. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing maximum 15-minute parking regulation in effect 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday to Friday on the south side of Dewbourne Avenue, between a point 15 metres east of Peveril Hill North and Bathurst Street, to be in effect between a point 15 metres east of Peveril Hill North and a point 43.5 metres west of Bathurst Street. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping at all times on the south side of Dewbourne Avenue between Bathurst Street and a point 43.5 metres west. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Dewbourne Avenue, between Strathearn Road and Bathurst Street to be in effect from Strathearn Road and a point 37 metres west of Bathurst Street. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping at all times on the north side of Dewbourne Avenue between Bathurst Street and a point 37 metres west. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 13. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 14. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 15. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 16. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Dewbourne Avenue be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
TE25.27amended
Construction Staging Area - 875 Eglinton Avenue West (Peveril Hill North)
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final. CentreCourt Development is constructing a 14-storey residential development with 333 units and two levels of underground parking, at 859-861 and 875 Eglinton Avenue West. The site is located on the south side of Eglinton Avenue West between Bathurst Street and Peveril Hill North. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the east sidewalk and the entire roadway on Peveril Hill North, between Eglinton Avenue West and a point 40 metres south (to the first laneway south of Eglinton Avenue West), for a period of 27 months (i.e., June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023) to accommodate a construction staging area. The proposed staging area is similar to the staging area that was in place for the Metrolinx Crosstown Project on Perveril Hill North. Pedestrian operations on the east side of Perveril Hill North will be restricted and pedestrians will be directed to the existing sidewalk on the west side of Peveril Hill North. Pedestrian operations on the south side of Eglinton Avenue West and west side of Bathurst Street, abutting the site will be maintained in 2.1 and 1.7 metre-wide (respectfully) covered and protected walkways within the existing sidewalks. The proposed construction staging area will result in the removal of four parking machine spaces on the west side of Perveril Hill North, immediately south of Eglinton Avenue West.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the closure of the east sidewalk and Perveril Hill North in its entirety, between Eglinton Avenue west and a point 40 metres south, from June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023. 2. Directed the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 3. Directed the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 4. Directed the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 5. Directed the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 6. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 7. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 8. Directed the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 9. Directed the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 10. Directed the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 11. Directed that Peveril Hill North be returned to pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is complete. 12. Directed the applicant to participate in a Community Construction Liaison Committee (CCLC) that is organized by the Ward Councillor and meets monthly, and invite local stakeholders, including but not limited to adjacent neighbours on Peveril Hill North, Transportation Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Building or any other relevant groups identified through the Community Construction Liaison Committee (CCLC) meetings.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the closure of the east sidewalk and Perveril Hill North in its entirety, between Eglinton Avenue west and a point 40 metres south, from June 1, 2021 to August 31, 2023. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Peveril Hill North be returned to pre-construction traffic regulations when the project is complete.
TE25.28adopted
Construction Staging Area - 202-208 St. Clair Avenue West and 2-6 Forest Hill Road
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision. Two Forest Hill Limited Partnership is constructing a nine-storey residential development with 94 units and two levels of underground parking, at 202-208 St. Clair Avenue West and 2-6 Forest Hill Road. The site is located on the northwest corner of St. Clair Avenue West and Forest Hill Road. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the west sidewalk on Forest Hill Road, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 48 metres north, for a period of 34 months (i.e., June 18, 2021 to March 31, 2024) to accommodate a construction staging area. Pedestrian movements on the west side of Forest Hill Road abutting the site will be restricted. A temporary pedestrian walkway along the closed portion of the west sidewalk could not be installed due to insufficient roadway width to maintain both the temporary walkway and two-way traffic operations on Forest Hill Road. Pedestrian operations on the north side of St. Clair Avenue West abutting the site will be maintained in a 1.5-metre-wide covered and protected walkway within the existing sidewalk.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the closure of the west sidewalk on Forest Hill Road, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 48 metres north, from June 18, 2021 to March 31, 2024. 2. Amended the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the west side of Forest Hill Road, between a point 41.1 metres north of Lonsdale Road and St. Clair Avenue West to be in effect between a point 41.1 metres north of Lonsdale Road and a point 48 metres north of St. Clair Avenue West. 3. Prohibited stopping at all times on the west side of Forest Hill Road, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 48 metres north. 4. Directed the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 5. Directed the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 6. Directed the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 7. Directed the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 8. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 9. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. Directed the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 11. Directed the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 12. Directed the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 13. Directed that Forest Hill Road be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk on Forest Hill Road, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 48 metres north, from June 18, 2021 to March 31, 2024. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the west side of Forest Hill Road, between a point 41.1 metres north of Lonsdale Road and St. Clair Avenue West to be in effect between a point 41.1 metres north of Lonsdale Road and a point 48 metres north of St. Clair Avenue West. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Forest Hill Road, between St. Clair Avenue West and a point 48 metres north. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 13. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Forest Hill Road be returned to pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
TE25.29adopted
Construction Staging Area - 2112 -2114 Yonge Street (Hillsdale Avenue West)
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision provided that it is not amended so that it varies with City policy or by-laws. 2114 Yonge Street Incorporated, is constructing a 10-storey residential condominium building with ground floor retail at 2112 -2114 Yonge Street. The site is located on the southwest corner of Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue West. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the south sidewalk and a 5.2-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and a point 46 metres west, for a period of 19 months (i.e., May 20, 2021 to December 31, 2022) to accommodate a construction staging area. This closure will require Hillsdale Avenue West to operate as one-way eastbound only, abutting the closed portion of the street. Pedestrian movements on the south side of Hillsdale Avenue West abutting the site will be restricted and pedestrians will be directed to the north side sidewalk of Hillsdale Avenue West. In addition, a covered and protected walkway will be installed within the existing sidewalk on the west side of Yonge Street abutting the site.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the closure of the south sidewalk and a 5.2-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and a point 46 metres west, from May 20, 2021 to December 31, 2022. 2. Designated Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and a point 60 metres west, as one-way for eastbound traffic only at all times. 3. Prohibited southbound right turns and northbound left turns at all times, at the intersection of Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue West/Hillsdale Avenue East. 4. Amended the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and Oriole Parkway, to be in effect from a point 60 metres west of Yonge Street and Oriole Parkway. 5. Prohibited stopping at all times on the north side of Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and a point 60 metres west. 6. Amended the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, on the south side of Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and a point 28 metres west, to be in effect at all times. 4. Directed the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 5. Directed the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks and/or any proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 6. Directed the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 7. Directed the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 8. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 9. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. Directed the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 11. Directed the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 12. Directed that Hillsdale Avenue West and Yonge Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the closure of the south sidewalk and a 5.2-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and a point 46 metres west, from May 20, 2021 to December 31, 2022. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council designate Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and a point 60 metres west, as one-way for eastbound traffic only at all times. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit southbound right turns and northbound left turns at all times, at the intersection of Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue West/Hillsdale Avenue East. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the north side of Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and Oriole Parkway, to be in effect from a point 60 metres west of Yonge Street and Oriole Parkway. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibited stopping at all times on the north side of Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and a point 60 metres west. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing stopping prohibition in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, on the south side of Hillsdale Avenue West, between Yonge Street and a point 28 metres west, to be in effect at all times. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks and/or any proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Hillsdale Avenue West and Yonge Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
TE25.30amended
Construction Staging Area - 409 Front Street East (Cooperage Street)
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision. EllisDon Corporation is constructing two towers with a total of 400 rental and condominium units connected by an eight-story podium with one level on underground parking and a row of townhomes along Cooperage Street at 409 Front Street East. In addition, a five-storey training and education centre will also be constructed on the subject site. The site encompasses the entire block bounded by Front Street East to the north, Cooperage Street to the east, Mill Street to the south and Cherry Street to the west. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the west sidewalk on Cooperage Street, between Front Street East and Mill Street, for a period of 41 months (i.e., May 20, 2021 to September 30, 2024) to accommodate a construction staging area. Pedestrian movements on the west side of Cooperage Street, abutting the site, will be restricted and pedestrians will be directed to the east-side sidewalk of Cooperage Street. Traffic lanes for both directions on Cooperage Street will be maintained in their current configuration. To ensure access to the site the paid parking on the west side of Cooperage Street will be removed, resulting in the loss of nine parking machine spaces.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the closure of the west sidewalk on Cooperage Street, between Front Street East and Mill Road, from May 20, 2021 to May 30, 2022. 2. Rescinded the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at a rate of $3.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the west side of Cooperage Street, between a point 37 metres north of Mill Street and a point 67 metres further north. 3. Prohibited stopping at all times on the west side of Cooperage Street, between a point 37 metres north of Mill Street and a point 67 metres further north. 4. Rescinded the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the east side of Cooperage Street, between a point 35 metres north of Mill Street and a point 60 metres further north 5. Prohibited stopping at all times on the east side of Cooperage Street, between a point 35 metres north of Mill Street and a point 60 metres further north. 6. Directed the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 7. Directed the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 8. Directed the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 9. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. Directed the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 11. Directed the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 12. Directed the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 13. Directed that Cooperage Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete. 14. Directed the applicant to establish a construction management working group that meets monthly and invite local stakeholders including Transportation Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Building, adjacent neighbours, and the Corktown Residents and Business Association.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the closure of the west sidewalk on Cooperage Street, between Front Street East and Mill Road, from May 20, 2021 to September 30, 2024. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing parking machine regulation in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, at a rate of $3.00 per hour and for a maximum period of 3 hours, on the west side of Cooperage Street, between a point 37 metres north of Mill Street and a point 67 metres further north. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping at all times on the west side of Cooperage Street, between a point 37 metres north of Mill Street and a point 67 metres further north. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times on the east side of Cooperage Street, between a point 35 metres north of Mill Street and a point 60 metres further north 5. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit stopping at all times on the east side of Cooperage Street, between a point 35 metres north of Mill Street and a point 60 metres further north. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 13. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Cooperage Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
TE25.31adopted
Construction Staging Area Time Extension - 25 Ontario Street
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority to make a final. First Gulf is constructing a 24-storey office building at 25 Ontario Street. The site is located on the southeast corner of Adelaide Street East and Ontario Street. The east sidewalk and a 3.3 metre wide portion of the most easterly curb lane on Ontario Street is currently closed to accommodate a construction staging area. Toronto and East York Community Council at its meeting on June 18, 2020, approved the subject staging area on Ontario Street from June 19, 2020 to June 30, 2021. Toronto and East York Community Council approved the construction staging area for a period of one year, although the developer had indicated they would require the construction staging area until September 30, 2022. The developer has experiences some delays due to COVID-19 that has delayed the completion of their project until the end of December 2022. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to extend the duration of the construction staging area for an additional 18 months (i.e. July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022) to allow for the construction of the development to be completed. Pedestrian movements on the east side of Ontario Street abutting the site are restricted. A temporary pedestrian walkway along the closed portion of the east sidewalk could not be installed due to insufficient roadway width to maintain both the temporary walkway and the southbound traffic operations on Ontario Street.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the continuation of closure of the east sidewalk and a 3.3 metre wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Ontario Street, between Adelaide Street East and a point 47 metres south of Adelaide Street East, from July 1, 2021 December 31, 2022. 2. Directed the applicant to continue to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 3. Directed the applicant to continue to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 4. Directed the applicant to continue to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas, resident associations and George Brown College administration, in advance of any physical road modifications. 5. Directed the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to continue to maintain any bike lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the cycling lanes and to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety are considered at all times. 6. Directed the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 7. Directed the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 8. Directed the applicant to continue to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 9. Directed the applicant to continue to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 10. Directed the applicant to continue to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 11. Directed the applicant to continue a construction management working group that meets monthly and invite local stakeholders including Transportation Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Buildings, adjacent neighbours, local resident groups, and local BIAs. 12. Directed that Ontario Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the continuation of closure of the east sidewalk and a 3.3 metre wide portion of the southbound curb lane on Ontario Street, between Adelaide Street East and a point 47 metres south of Adelaide Street East, from July 1, 2021 December 31, 2022. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue to pressure wash the construction site and adjacent sidewalks and roadways weekly, or more frequently as needed to be cleared of any construction debris and made safe. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkway have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas, resident associations and George Brown College administration, in advance of any physical road modifications. 5. Direct the applicant, in consultation with Transportation Services, to continue to maintain any bike lanes, and install appropriate signage to inform drivers and cyclists of any changes to the cycling lanes and to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety are considered at all times. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 7. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 8. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 9. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 10. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 11. Toronto and East York Community Council direct the applicant to continue a construction management working group that meets monthly and invite local stakeholders including Transportation Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Buildings, adjacent neighbours, local resident groups, and local BIAs. 12. Toronto and East York Community Council direct that Ontario Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
TE25.32amended
Construction Staging Area - 6-16 Wellesley Street West and 5-7 St. Nicholas Street
As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Wellesley Street West, City Council approval of this report is required. In addition, this report proposes the temporarily removal of the cycle track on the north side of Wellesley Street West abutting the development. Based on these conditions, this matter requires final approval by City Council. Wellesley Street Nickolas Residences Limited Partnership is constructing a 55-storey residential development building at 6-16 Wellesley Street West and 5-7 St. Nicholas Street. The site is located on the north side of Wellesley Street West, west of Yonge Street between Bistro Lane and St. Nickolas Street. Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close the north sidewalk and a 2.3-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane/cycle track on Wellesley Street West, between Bistro Lane and St. Nickolas Street for a period of 54 months (i.e., July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2025) to accommodate a construction staging area. In addition, Transportation Services is requesting authorization to close St. Nickolas Street in its entirety, between Wellesley Street West and a point 43 metres north for a period of 54 months (i.e., July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2025) to accommodate a construction staging area. The construction staging area on Wellesley Street West will result in the loss of one eastbound traffic lane that is currently designated as a cycle track. Wellesley Street West, in the immediate vicinity of the site, will continue to operate with one eastbound lane and one westbound lane. The cycle track on the north side will be removed, so cyclists and motorists will travel single file. Signs indicating "Shared Use Lane Single File" will be installed to reflect this. Pedestrian movements on the north side of Wellesley Street West will be maintained in a covered and protected walkway within the closed portion of the eastbound lane. The construction staging area on St. Nicholas Street will require a full closure of St. Nicholas Street abutting the site. Currently there are no pedestrian facilities located on the east side of St. Nicholas Street. Pedestrians will be accommodated on the west side of the street within the existing sidewalk in its current configuration.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the closure of the north sidewalk and a 2.3-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Wellesley Street West, between Bistro Lane and St. Nicholas Street, and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the eastbound curb lane from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. 2. City Council authorize the closure of all of St. Nicholas Street, between Wellesley Street West and a point 43 metres north, from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. 3.City Council rescind the existing designated cycle track on the north side of Wellesley Street West, between Yonge Street and a point 20 metres west of St. Nicholas Street. 4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the both sides of St. Nicholas Street, between Wellesley Street West and Phipps Street. 5. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 6. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 7. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 8. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 9. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 11. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 12. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 13. City Council direct the applicant to establish a construction management working group that meets monthly and invite local stakeholders including Transportation Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Buildings, adjacent neighbours and businesses, the Bay Cloverhill Community Association, and local resident groups. 14. City Council direct that Wellesley Street West and St. Nicholas Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the closure of the north sidewalk and a 2.3-metre-wide portion of the eastbound curb lane on Wellesley Street West, between Bistro Lane and St. Nicholas Street, and provision of a temporary pedestrian walkway within the closed portion of the eastbound curb lane from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2025. 2. City Council authorize the closure of all of St. Nicholas Street, between Wellesley Street West and a point 43 metres north, from July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2025. 3.City Council rescind the existing designated cycle track on the north side of Wellesley Street West, between Yonge Street and a point 20 metres west of St. Nicholas Street. 4. City Council prohibit stopping at all times on the both sides of St. Nicholas Street, between Wellesley Street West and Phipps Street. 5. City Council direct the applicant to ensure that the existing sidewalks or the proposed pedestrian walkways have proper enhanced lighting to ensure safety and visibility at all times of the day and night. 6. City Council direct the applicant to clearly consult and communicate all construction, parking and road occupancy impacts with local business improvement areas and resident associations in advance of any physical road modifications. 7. City Council direct the applicant to install appropriate signage and converging mirrors to ensure that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists safety is considered at all times. 8. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of traffic control persons as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, on a daily basis to control construction vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 9. City Council direct the applicant to provide a sufficient number of pay-duty Police Officers as determined by the Work Zone Traffic Coordinator and Toronto Police Construction Liaison Officer, during large scale concrete pours and large scale material deliveries to control vehicle access and egress to and from the site and maintain a safe environment for the public. 10. City Council direct the applicant to install cane detection within the covered and protected walkway to guide pedestrians who are visually impaired. 11. City Council direct the applicant to post a 24-hour monitored construction hotline number on the hoarding board, which must be prominently placed and legible from 20 metres and on all elevations from the construction site. 12. City Council direct the applicant to provide and install public art, including mural artwork, onto every elevation of the hoarding board with adequate spotlighting for night-time illumination, at their sole cost, to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor. 13. City Council direct the applicant to establish a construction management working group that meets monthly and invite local stakeholders including Transportation Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards, Toronto Buildings, adjacent neighbours, and local resident groups. 14. City Council direct that Wellesley Street West and St. Nicholas Street be returned to its pre-construction traffic and parking regulations when the project is complete.
TE25.33adopted
Accessible Parking Space - Shaw Street (Non-Delegated)
As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Shaw Street, City Council approval of this report is required. Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation of an on-street accessible parking space on the east side of Shaw Street.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council designate an on-street accessible parking space on the east side of Shaw Street, between a point 51 metres south of Queen Street West and a point 5.5 metres further south.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council designate an on-street accessible parking space on the east side of Shaw Street, between a point 51 metres south of Queen Street West and a point 5.5 metres further south
TE25.34amended
Accessible Parking Spaces - May 2021 (Delegated)
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services is requesting approval for the installation/removal of on-street accessible parking spaces for persons with disabilities.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized the installation/removal of on-street accessible parking spaces at the locations identified in Revised Attachment 1 dated May 19, 2021 attached to the report (April 29, 2021) from the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize the installation/removal of on-street accessible parking spaces at the locations identified in Attachment 1 attached to the report dated April 29, 2021 from the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services.
TE25.35adopted
Parking Amendments - Soudan Avenue
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services is recommending that stopping be prohibited at all times on the north and south sides of Soudan Avenue, between Yonge Street and Holly Street. This is in response to complaints about vehicles parking in the existing "No Parking Anytime" areas and creating congestion and traffic flow concerns on this section of Soudan Avenue. This will discourage illegal parking and not allow parking by vehicles with accessible permits. This proposal will not result in the loss of any parking spaces on Soudan Avenue.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Rescinded the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times, on the north side of Soudan Avenue, between Yonge Street and a point 38 metres east of Yonge Street. 2. Rescinded the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the north side of Soudan Avenue, between a point 38 metres east of Yonge Street and Holly Street. 3. Rescinded the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Soudan Avenue, between Yonge Street and Brownlow Avenue. 4. Authorized stopping prohibition to be in effect at all times, on the north side of Soudan Avenue, between Yonge Street and Holly Street. 5. Authorized stopping prohibition to be in effect at all times, on the south side of Soudan Avenue, between Yonge Street and Holly Street. 6. Authorized parking prohibition to be in effect at all times, on the south side of Soudan Avenue, between Holly Street and Brownlow Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times, on the north side of Soudan Avenue, between Yonge Street and a point 38 metres east of Yonge Street. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the north side of Soudan Avenue, between a point 38 metres east of Yonge Street and Holly Street. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the existing parking prohibition in effect at all times, on the south side of Soudan Avenue, between Yonge Street and Brownlow Avenue. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize stopping prohibition to be in effect at all times, on the north side of Soudan Avenue, between Yonge Street and Holly Street. 5. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize stopping prohibition to be in effect at all times, on the south side of Soudan Avenue, between Yonge Street and Holly Street. 6. Toronto and East York Community Council authorize parking prohibition to be in effect at all times, on the south side of Soudan Avenue, between Holly Street and Brownlow Avenue.
TE25.36adopted
Parking Amendment - Westmount Avenue
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services is recommending that standing be prohibited at all times on the west side of Westmount Avenue, between a point 31.2 metres north of Rogers Road and a point 9.8 metres further north. This is in response to multiple instances where a parked vehicle would partially block the driveway access at 416 and 402 Westmount Avenue. This proposal will improve driveway access at these premises and will not result in the loss of any parking spaces on Westmount Avenue.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Prohibited standing at all times on the west side of Westmount Avenue, between a point 31.2 metres north of Rogers Road and a point 9.8 metres further north.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit standing at all times on the west side of Westmount Avenue, between a point 31.2 metres north of Rogers Road and a point 9.8 metres further north.
TE25.37amended
Traffic Calming - Monarch Park Avenue
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services has reviewed the need for traffic calming (speed humps) on Monarch Park Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and Mortimer Avenue. The assessment indicates the warrant criteria as set out in the City of Toronto's Traffic Calming Policy has not been satisfied. Therefore, staff do not recommend the installation of speed humps on Monarch Park Avenue.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Waived the polling requirement under the City's Traffic Calming Policy and authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on Monarch Park Avenue. 2. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway on Monarch Park Avenue, for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on the copy of Drawing No. 421G-3861, dated April 2021, attached to the report (April 29, 2021) from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council not authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on Monarch Park Avenue, between Sammon Avenue and Mortimer Avenue.
TE25.38amended
Traffic Calming (Speed Humps) - St Hubert Avenue
This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services has reviewed the need for traffic calming (speed humps) on St Hubert Avenue, between O'Connor Drive and Plains Road. The assessment indicates the warrant criteria as set out in the City of Toronto's Traffic Calming Policy has not been satisfied. Therefore, staff do not recommend the installation of speed humps on St Hubert Avenue.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Waived the polling requirement under the City's Traffic Calming Policy and authorized the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on St Hubert Avenue. 2. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter sections of the roadway on St Hubert Avenue, for traffic calming purposes, generally as shown on the copy of Drawing No. 421G-3864, dated April 2021, attached to the report (April 29, 2021) from the Acting Director, Transportation Services, Toronto and East York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council not authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on St Hubert Avenue, between O'Connor Drive and Plains Road.
TE25.39adopted
Appointment of Public Members to the William H. (Bill) Bolton Arena Board
City Council has authorized the City Clerk to shortlist, interview and recommend candidates to Community Councils for appointment to the William H. (Bill) Bolton Arena Board. This report recommends five candidates for appointment to the board.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Appointed the following candidates to the William H. (Bill) Bolton Arena Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on May 20, 2025, and until successors are appointed: - Craig Cameron - Peter Diaz - Brittney Grundy - Michael Kane - Stephen Longstaff
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council appoint the following candidates to the William H. (Bill) Bolton Arena Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on May 20, 2025, and until successors are appointed: - Craig Cameron - Peter Diaz - Brittney Grundy - Michael Kane - Stephen Longstaff
TE25.40adopted
Re-Opening Item TE24.69: Traffic Calming Poll Results - Cottingham Street
City staff have advised me that there has been a clerical error made on item TE24.69 at last month's Community Council meeting. This led to the adoption of an incomplete alternate recommendation. Staff have asked me to re-open this item so that necessary amendments can be made and the by-law corrected. Transportation Services and City Clerk's staff have been consulted and have provided the corrected recommendation wording.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Re-opened item TE24.69: Traffic Calming Poll Results - Cottingham Street. 2. Deleted Recommendation 1 in TE24.69 and replaced it with the following new recommendations: a. Authorized the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on Cottingham Street, between Avenue Road and Gange Avenue, despite poll results that did not satisfy the polling criteria for the installation of speed humps pursuant to the City's Traffic Calming Policy. b. Directed the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway to install four speed humps on Cottingham Street, between Avenue Road and Gange Avenue, generally as shown on Attachment 1, Drawing No 421G - 3771, dated August 2020, attached to the report entitled "Traffic Calming Poll Results - Cottingham Street " from the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services."
Staff recommendation as filed
It is recommended that the Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Re-open item TE24.69: Traffic Calming Poll Results - Cottingham Street. 2. Delete Recommendation 1 in TE24.69 and replace it with the following new recommendations: a. Authorize the installation of traffic calming (speed humps) on Cottingham Street, between Avenue Road and Gange Avenue, despite poll results that did not satisfy the polling criteria for the installation of speed humps pursuant to the City's Traffic Calming Policy. b. Direct the City Solicitor to prepare a by-law to alter the roadway to install four speed humps on Cottingham Street, between Avenue Road and Gange Avenue, generally as shown on Attachment 1, Drawing No 421G - 3771, dated August 2020, attached to the report entitled "Traffic Calming Poll Results - Cottingham Street " from the Acting Director, Traffic Management, Transportation Services."
TE25.41adopted
Residents in the Earlscourt neighbourhood have contacted my office with concerns about vehicles travelling at high and unsafe speeds along Lansdowne Avenue, especially where there is a bend in the road. This corner is located near the entrance of Earlscourt Park. Following a motorist losing control of their vehicle and crashing into fencing in the park, a guard rail was installed at this corner, on the inside of the sidewalk, to deflect and slow down errant vehicles from leaving the roadway. However, the placement of the guard rail does not protect the outside sidewalk and leaves pedestrians exposed. I reached out to Traffic Operations and asked them for guidance on these issues and to make recommendations to address them. As a result, and after having consulted with area residents, I am recommending that we move to report back on and investigate the feasibility of their request to have an outside guard rail installed as outlined below.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Directed the General Manager, Transportation Services, to investigate the feasibility and impact of relocating the existing guard rail system on Lansdowne Avenue, located approximately 100 metres to 140 metres north of Davenport Road, from between the Tennis Courts and the sidewalk to between the sidewalk and the road.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão recommends that: 1. The Toronto and East York Community Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to investigate the feasibility and impact of relocating the existing guard rail system on Lansdowne Avenue, located approximately 100 metres to 140 metres north of Davenport Road, from between the Tennis Courts and the sidewalk to between the sidewalk and the road.
TE25.42adopted
No Parking - Terra Nova Retirement Home - 1289 Dundas Street West
Terra Nova is a retirement home located at 1289 Dundas Street West in the Little Portugal neighbourhood. In front of the building is a section of the street marked by outdated "yellow lollipop" No Parking Signs, which were installed by the pre-amalgamation City of Toronto. The space is regularly used to drop-off residents as well as by Wheel-Trans and ambulances. However, these signs have no legal authority and are not enforceable by the Toronto Parking Authority (PKE), which has led to cars parking in front of the retirement home when technically they should not be located in this area. Guidance from the City's Traffic Operations division was sought with respect to making a recommendation on this issue concerning the area in front of Terra Nova, and as a result I am recommending that the parking by-law be amended as outlined below.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council prohibit parking at all times on the south side of Dundas Street West, between a point 101.3 metres east of Lisgar Street and a point 10. 0 metres further east.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão recommends that: 1. City Council prohibit parking at all times on the south side of Dundas Street West, between a point 101.3 metres east of Lisgar Street and a point 10. 0 metres further east.
TE25.43adopted
Recently, several small businesses contacted my office regarding the No Stopping prohibition and lack of on-street parking available to customers on Edwin Avenue north of Dupont Street, which has had a negative impact on sales. Because Edwin Avenue and Dupont Street is a signalized intersection, vehicles are required to comply with a No Parking prohibition of 30.5 metres as per Chapter 950 section E (3). Guidance from the City's Traffic Operations division was sought with respect to making a recommendation on this issue concerning this portion of Edwin Avenue, and as a result I am recommending the following amendment as outlined below.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Amended the existing no stopping prohibition in effect at all times on both sides of Edwin Avenue, between Dupont Street and a point 28 metres north, to be in effect only on the west side.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão recommends that: 1. The Toronto and East York Community Council amend the existing no stopping prohibition in effect at all times on both sides of Edwin Avenue, between Dupont Street and a point 28 metres north, to be in effect only on the west side.
TE25.44adopted
Realignment of Permit Parking Area "2-" to Exclude 181 Sterling Road
The exclusion of the development located at 181 Sterling Road from the 2-permit parking area is a means to ensure that current permit holders have sufficient parking space. The issuance of on-street parking permits to tenants of this new residential developments would negatively impact on the already limited supply of parking spaces for nearby residents. I am therefore requesting approval from Toronto and East York Community Council to prohibit the General Manager, Transportation Services, from accepting applications from residents of, visitors to, and tradespersons at the subject development property. Residents have reported that it is difficult to find a parking space close to home. The request is to ensure the balance of parking within area 2-from the potential influx from another development in the neighbourhood.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review and report back to Toronto and East York Community Council on the realignment of Permit Parking Area "2-" to exclude the development located at 181 Sterling Road.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bailão recommends that: 1. The Toronto and East York Community Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review and report back to Toronto and East York Community Council on the realignment of Permit Parking Area "2-" to exclude the development located at 181 Sterling Road.
TE25.45adopted
Realignment of Permit Parking Area "5C" to exclude the development located at 374-388 Dupont Street
The availability of permit parking in our neighbourhoods continues to be a hot topic of discussion among residents, new, old, and former. The increasing density we are seeing from development does not suggest that our current model for on-street parking availability is one that is equitable, nor that it can support any new residents to the area moving forward. By taking steps to eliminate access to parking spaces we can help promote less dependency on a personal vehicle, and protect the available public supply for general use. The exclusion of the development located at 374-388 Dupont Street from the 5C permit parking area is also a means to ensure that current permit holders have sufficient parking spaces and we are not oversubscribing any one area from access to public parking availability. The issuance of parking permits to residents of this development would negatively impact on the already limited supply of on-street parking spaces in the area.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review and report back to Toronto and East York Community Council on the realignment of Permit Parking Area "5C" to exclude the development located at 374-388 Dupont Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Layton recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review and report back to Toronto and East York Community Council on the realignment of Permit Parking Area "5C" to exclude the development located at 374-388 Dupont Street.
TE25.46adopted
Traffic Control Signals - 740 Dupont Street
As part of the proposal at 740 Dupont Street, a new traffic control signal is proposed to be installed at the site driveway connection to Dupont Street. The proposed traffic control signal will be located on Dupont Street, approximately 145 metres west of Christie Street. In support of this traffic signal control, the applicant has submitted detailed traffic signal, functional, and civil plans for the new intersection. These plans illustrate the required electrical and civil infrastructure work, along with pavement marking and signage for the new intersection and traffic control signal. The applicant will be responsible to fund and construct all of the related works shown on the plans to complete the full signalized intersection on Dupont Street. No further on-street parking or turning restrictions will be implemented on Dupont Street as part of this traffic signal control implementation. As the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates a transit service on Dupont Street, City Council approval of this report is required.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommend that: 1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Dupont Street and the private access located approximately 145 metres west of Christie Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Layton recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council recommend that: 1. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Dupont Street and the private access located approximately 145 metres west of Christie Street.
TE25.47adopted
Nomination for Appointment to the Board of Directors of the Crescent Town Club Inc.
The Crescent Town Community Centre is a non-City recreation centre that was established under a Borough of East York development agreement in 1971. The City of Toronto is required to submit the names of two nominees to the Board of Directors, both for a three year term. The nominees are recommended by the Toronto East York Community Council. The names of the below nominees, once Community Council has made its decision, will be submitted by the City of Toronto to the Crescent Town Club. Consideration of this motion by Toronto and East York Community Council is requested as the names of the City's nominees will be considered at the Crescent Town Club Inc. Annual General Meeting on June 24, 2021.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 　 1. City Council nominate Naseem Mithoowani and Kathy Priestman for appointment to the Crescent Town Club Inc. Board of Directors for a three-year term ending on June 2024.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bradford recommends to the Toronto and East York Community Council that: 　 1. City Council nominate Naseem Mithoowani and Kathy Priestman for appointment to the Crescent Town Club Inc. Board of Directors for a three-year term ending in June 2024.
TE25.48adopted
All-Way Stop at the Intersection of Oak Park Avenue and Gates Avenue
Residents have reached out to my office with concerns about road safety and speeding along Oak Park Avenue. They have reported drivers speeding as they travel north from the Danforth, using Oak Park as a cut through to avoid busier streets. My office polled the homes near the intersection of Oak Park and Gates Avenue, and over 80 percent of residents supported changing the existing 2-way stop into an all-way stop as a method of traffic calming for the neighbourhood. To keep making our community safer for all, I recommend installing an all-way stop at this intersection.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Authorized all-way stop controls at the intersection of Oak Park Avenue and Gates Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Bradford recommends that: 1. The Toronto and East York Community Council authorize all-way stop controls at the intersection of Oak Park Avenue and Gates Avenue.
TE25.49adopted
Amend Parking Regulations on Church Street, between Wood Street and Alexander Street
Over the past four years, my office has been in deep conversation with City staff, Toronto District School Board, Church Wellesley Village BIA, Church Wellesley Neighbourhood Association, local business and community members about opportunities for public realm improvements in the area, especially on Church Street. Central to our discussions was the community ambitions to produce a significant placemaking opportunity by replacing the failing and outdated fence of the school. To that effect and through City Council approval, my office provided $1,051,744.54 to the Church Street Public School through s.37 and s.45(9) funding for the the creation, design and installation of a customized decorative fence and public art installation around the perimeter of the school. The central piece of this new public work will be prominently featured on the west fence at the Church Street Public School. The Church Wellesley community has rightly expressed a desire to further improve pedestrian safety, maintain clear sightlines and significantly beautify Church Street by ensuring that the new public art and significant public investment can be appreciated and seen at all time without any visual obstructions caused by parked vehicles. In preparation for the completion and permanent unveiling of this new artwork, there have been community requests to prohibit parking at any time on the east side of Church Street, between Wood and Alexander Streets.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Rescinded the parking prohibition in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Church Street, between Wood Street and Alexander Street. 2. Prohibited standing at all times on the east side of Church Street, between Wood Street and Alexander Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Wong-Tam recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council rescind the parking prohibition in effect from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, on the east side of Church Street, between Wood Street and Alexander Street. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council prohibit standing at all times on the east side of Church Street, between Wood Street and Alexander Street.
TE25.50amended
Pedestrianizing Market Street and Leader Lane
Figuring out how to better use our physical infrastructure is increasingly important as we look to create healthier, safer and more active communities. The St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area (BIA) has been reviewing streets within its catchment and have identified two streets within, Market Street and Leader Lane, as having the potential to be transformed into pedestrian-only streets that support these goals. Market Street, between Front Street East and The Esplanade, was designed as a flexible, curbless street in 2013. Adjacent to the historic St. Lawrence Market, Market Street currently accommodates one-way southbound traffic, with parking on both sides. During the summer and fall, parking on the west side of the road is turned into space for restaurant patios. Its design was chosen in part to allow Market Street to easily be closed to vehicular traffic, with the long-term intention to see the street closed to vehicles. Aside from being a draw for pedestrians, this closure could help assist Market Street restaurants and St. Lawrence Market Street vendors who have struggled during this pandemic. Leader Lane, between Colborne Street and Wellington Street East, is a city laneway that accommodates one-way southbound traffic. The BIA and community desires to see the laneway closed to create a safer, more attractive connection to Berczy Park, and have partnered with the Laneway Project with plans to "winterize it" this year. While it does accommodate limited servicing for buildings in the area, the BIA has been working closely with stakeholders to redirect loading/unloading off this laneway. Closure for the summer will benefit the Wellington Street reconstruction and remove the need to accommodate traffic during construction. The St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood BIA would like to see these streets piloted for a temporary closure this summer to review and implement changes that would help benefit local residents and businesses. The BIA would also like to explore what a long-term closure beyond 2021 would look like.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, to consult with the Manager, St Lawrence Market Complex, Corporate Services, St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, and other City divisions and stakeholders as identified about the temporary closure of Market Street, between Front Street East and The Esplanade this year, and if required, to report back to the June 24, 2021 meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council to implement this temporary closure. 2. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, to consult with the Manager, St Lawrence Market Complex, Corporate Services, St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, and other City divisions and stakeholders as identified about the permanent closure of Market Street, between Front Street East and The Esplanade, and to report back to the November 24, 2021 meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council with recommendations regarding closing this section of Market Street permanently. 3. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, to consult with the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, representatives from 30 Wellington Street East and other City divisions and stakeholders as identified about the temporary closure of Leader Lane, between Colborne Street and Wellington Street East this year, and to report back to the June 24, 2021 meeting to Toronto and East York Community Council if required to implement this temporary closure. 4. Requested the General Manager, Transportation Services, to consult with the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, representatives from 30 Wellington Street East and other City divisions and stakeholders as identified about the permanent closure of Leader Lane, between Colborne Street and Wellington Street East this year, and to report back to the November 24, 2021 meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council with recommendations regarding closing this section of Leader Lane permanently.
Staff recommendation as filed
Councillor Wong-Tam recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to consult with the Manager, St Lawrence Market Complex, Corporate Services, St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, and other City divisions and stakeholders as identified about the temporary closure of Market Street, between Front Street East and The Esplanade this year, and if required, to report back to the June 24, 2021 meeting of Toronto and East York Community Council to implement this temporary closure. 2. Toronto and East York Community Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to consult with the Manager, St Lawrence Market Complex, Corporate Services, St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, and other City divisions and stakeholders as identified about the permanent closure of Market Street, between Front Street East and The Esplanade, and to report back to the November 24, 2021 meeting ofToronto and East York Community Council with recommendations regarding closing this section of Market Street permanently. 3. Toronto and East York Community Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to consult with the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, representatives from 30 Wellington Street East and other City divisions and stakeholders as identified about the temporary closure of Leader Lane, between Colborne Street and Wellington Street East this year, and to report back to the June 24, 2021 meeting to Toronto and East York Community Council if required to implement this temporary closure. 4. Toronto and East York Community Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to consult with the St. Lawrence Market Neighbourhood Business Improvement Area, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, representatives from 30 Wellington Street East and other City divisions and stakeholders as identified about the permanent closure of Leader Lane, between Colborne Street and Wellington Street East this year, and to report back to the November 24, 2021 meeting ofToronto and East York Community Council with recommendations regarding closing this section of Market Street permanently.