Toronto and East York Community Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 92 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
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TE26.1adopted
Permanent Closure of the Public Lane at the Rear of 2104-2110 Yonge Street
Transportation Services recommends that portions of the public lane at the rear of 2104-2110 Yonge Street (west of Yonge Street and north of Manor Road West), as shown in Appendix "A", be permanently closed. Once closed, a portion of the lane will be sold to the adjacent property owner at 2104-2110 Yonge Street, another portion will be retained by the City with operational management of the lands to be transferred to the Toronto Transit Commission.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the public lane at the rear of 2104-2110 Yonge Street (the "Lane"), shown as Parts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 on Plan 66R-31950, attached as Appendix A to the report (June 4, 2021) from the Director,Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services. 2. City Council enact a by-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix B to the report (June 4, 2021) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
Transportation Services recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the public lane at the rear of 2104-2110 Yonge Street (the "Lane"), shown as Parts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 on Plan 66R-31950, attached as Appendix "A" to the report dated June 4, 2021, from the Director,Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services. 2. City Council enact a by-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix "B" to the report dated June 4, 2021, from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.
TE26.2adopted
Naming of a Private Drive for a Development at 23 Spadina Avenue
This report recommends that the name "Concord CityPlace Way" be approved to identify a private drive located at 23 Spadina Avenue. 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 "Concord CityPlace Way" to identify a private drive located at 23 Spadina Avenue. 2. Requested the applicant to pay the costs, estimated to be $250.00, for the fabrication and installation of the street name signage. 3. Requested the owner and successors of the subject lands to maintain, at their own risk, the street name signage installed under Recommendation 1 above.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Concord CityPlace Way" to identify a private drive located at 23 Spadina Avenue. 2. Request the applicant to pay the costs, estimated to be $250.00, for the fabrication and installation of the street name signage. 3. Request the owner and successors of the subject lands to maintain, at their own risk, the street name signage installed under Recommendation 1 of the report.
TE26.3adopted
This report recommends that the name "Marchese Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located south of Mansfield Avenue, extending between Manning Avenue and Claremont 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 "Marchese Lane" for an existing public lane located south of Mansfield Avenue, extending between Manning Avenue and Claremont Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Marchese Lane" for an existing public lane located south of Mansfield Avenue, extending between Manning Avenue and Claremont Street.
TE26.4adopted
33-49 Avenue Road and 136-148 Yorkville Avenue - Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report
On June 12, 2018 the Ontario Lands Tribunal (OLT, formerly the LPAT) approved a 29-storey mixed-use building which included the conservation and rehabilitation of the heritage buildings at 33 Avenue Road. On March 16, 2020, a new Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted with an expanded site to include 136 Yorkville Avenue, and proposed the demolition of all heritage buildings on the site and alterations to the height, setbacks, and massing of the previous LPAT approved proposal. On November 25, 2020, City Council approved the request to demolish the designated heritage property at 33 Avenue Road, subject to conditions. Prior to the issuance of a demolition permit the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed demolition must be enacted by City Council and come into full force and effect. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 29-storey (125.1 metres, including 7.6 metres mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 33-49 Avenue Road and 136-148 Yorkville Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 4, 2021) report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, and any other necessary agreement(s), satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, with such Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 33-49 Avenue Road and 136-148 Yorkville Avenue in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense, including: a. a financial contribution in the amount of $1,747,550.00 payable to the City prior to issuance of the first above-grade building permit, with such amount indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported by Statistics Canada in the Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the execution of the Section 37 Agreement, or any other necessary agreement, to the date of payment. The funds shall be directed at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor for the following: i. $897,550.00 directed towards new and/or capital improvements to affordable housing; ii. $850,000.00 directed towards streetscape or local area park improvements, and/or capital improvements for new or existing community facilities. b. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 3.a. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the implementing Zoning By-law Amendment coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the ward Councillor, provided that the purposes are identified in Toronto's Official Plan and will benefit the local community; c. The following matters of convenience are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement: i. A privately-owned publicly-accessible open space (POPS) of not less than 143 square metres fronting onto Yorkville Avenue; ii. A 3.5 metre wide publicly-accessible pedestrian walkway on the west side of the POPS connecting to Avenue Road; iii. A 5.5 metre wide publicly-accessible pedestrian walkway on the east side of the POPS connecting north to the Yorkville Village shopping centre; iv. The owner shall pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the site servicing assessment, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development. v. Prior to the issuance of a demolition permit for the designated heritage property at 33 Avenue Road: a. the owner shall provide a comprehensive Interpretation Plan that addresses the significant themes and values contained in the City's designation By-law for the subject property, including but not limited to arranging for a heritage plaque on the subject property within the public view through the Heritage Toronto Plaques and Markers Program that commemorates the lost heritage resource and the commemoration of the 1968 York Square development by Diamond and Myers, 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. the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed demolition have been enacted by the City Council and have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to the City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; c. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning to secure all work included in the approved Interpretation Plan required in Recommendation1.a.i. above; and d. provide full documentation of the designated heritage property including comprehensive photo-documentation and measured drawings keyed to an existing site plan and elevations, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 3.c.v.c. above, the owner shall provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the approved Interpretation Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to: a. Submit the following materials to the City for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services: i. Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report; ii. Hydrological Report; iii. Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form; and iv. Hydrological Review Summary Form. b. Submit a Tree Planting Plan, including in particular the provision of street trees within the City right-of-way, and a Public Utilities Plan, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor of Urban Forestry, Tree Protection and Plan Review.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 33-49 Avenue Road and 136-148 Yorkville Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to the June 4, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the owner be required to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, and any other necessary agreement(s), satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, with such Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 33-49 Avenue Road and 136-148 Yorkville Avenue in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense, including: a. a financial contribution in the amount of $1,747,550.00 payable to the City prior to issuance of the first above-grade building permit, with such amount indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported by Statistics Canada in the Building Construction Price Indexes Table: 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, calculated from the date of the execution of the Section 37 Agreement, or any other necessary agreement, to the date of payment. The funds shall be directed at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division in consultation with the Ward Councillor for the following: i. $897,550.00 directed towards new and/or capital improvements to affordable housing; ii. $850,000.00 directed towards streetscape or local area park improvements, and/or capital improvements for new or existing community facilities. b. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 5 a. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the implementing Zoning By-law Amendment coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the ward Councillor, provided that the purposes are identified in Toronto's Official Plan and will benefit the local community; c. The following matters of convenience are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement: i. A privately-owned publicly-accessible open space (POPS) of not less than 143 square metres fronting onto Yorkville Avenue; ii. A 3.5 metre wide publicly-accessible pedestrian walkway on the west side of the POPS connecting to Avenue Road; iii. A 5.5 metre wide publicly-accessible pedestrian walkway on the east side of the POPS connecting north to the Yorkville Village shopping centre; iv. The owner shall pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the site servicing assessment, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development. v. Prior to the issuance of a demolition permit for the designated heritage property at 33 Avenue Road: a. the owner shall provide a comprehensive Interpretation Plan that addresses the significant themes and values contained in the City's designation By-law for the subject property, including but not limited to arranging for a heritage plaque on the subject property within the public view through the Heritage Toronto Plaques and Markers Program that commemorates the lost heritage resource and the commemoration of the 1968 York Square development by Diamond and Myers, 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. the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed demolition have been enacted by the City Council and have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to the City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Interpretation Plan required in Part 1.a.i. above; and d. provide full documentation of the designated heritage property including comprehensive photo-documentation and measured drawings keyed to an existing site plan and elevations, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and e. prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Part c. above, the owner shall provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the approved Interpretation Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to: a. Submit the following materials to the City for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services: i. Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report; ii. Hydrological Report; iii. Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form; and iv. Hydrological Review Summary Form. b. Submit a Tree Planting Plan, including in particular the provision of street trees within the City right-of-way, and a Public Utilities Plan, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor of Urban Forestry, Tree Protection & Plan Review.
TE26.5adopted
316-320 Dupont Street - Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report
This application proposes a new 9-storey (48.6 metres including a mechanical penthouse) office building with retail uses on the ground floor at 316-320 Dupont Street. The proposed office building is to be integrated with the proposed mixed use building at 328-332 Dupont Street. The proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and conforms with the Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The application proposes a compact built form on a site within a built-up area that would take advantage of existing infrastructure, provide new commercial uses, and contribute to the vitality of the surrounding area. It would advance policy objectives to create complete communities, provide employment opportunities, and ensure a form of development that makes efficient use of land while limiting impacts on the character and function of the existing neighbourhood and enhancing the public realm.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 316-320 Dupont Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (May 31, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development, according to the transportation report accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the functional servicing report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 316-320 Dupont Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report dated May 31, 2021 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades and road improvements are required to support the development, according to the transportation report accepted by the General Manager, Transportation Services and the functional servicing report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.
TE26.6adopted
73 Queen's Park Crescent East - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report
This application proposes to permit a five-storey, 7,024 square metre institutional building at 73 Queen's Park Crescent East. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and conforms with the intent of the Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. The application proposes a compact built form on a site that is appropriate for further intensification, within a built-up area, that would take advantage of existing infrastructure, provide new institutional uses, allocate approximately 67 percent of the site as open space and contribute to the vitality of the campus and surrounding area. It would advance policy objectives to create complete communities, provide a range of institutional uses and employment opportunities, and ensure a form of development that makes efficient use of land while limiting impacts on the character and function of the surrounding area and enhancing the public realm.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 73 Queen's Park Crescent East substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 2, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 73 Queen's Park Crescent East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (June 2, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. Provide a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to demonstrate that the existing municipal infrastructure is adequate to service the proposed development and to determine whether any upgrades may be required to the existing infrastructure to support the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and b. Enter into a financially secured agreement to secure the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 73 Queen's Park Crescent East substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to this report (June 2, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 73 Queen's Park Crescent East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 7 to this report (June 2, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to: a. Provide a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to demonstrate that the existing municipal infrastructure is adequate to service the proposed development and to determine whether any upgrades may be required to the existing infrastructure to support the proposed development, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and b. Enter into a financially secured agreement to secure the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development.
TE26.7adopted
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 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 report (March 30, 2021) 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 report (March 30, 2021) 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 the report (March 30, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District 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, 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, in consultation with Transportation Services.
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.
TE26.8forwarded without recommendation
1075 Bay Street - Zoning Amendment Application - Final Report
This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 59-storey mixed-use building (210.25 metres, inclusive of the mechanical penthouse) containing commercial space on the first and second floor, office space on the 3rd to 10th floor, and 541 residential units in the tower above. A privately-owned publicly accessible space (POPS) is proposed on Inkerman Street as well as a mid-block connection between St. Mary Street and Inkerman Street. The existing 13-storey office building on the property would be demolished. A total of 170 parking spaces and 605 bicycle parking spaces are proposed to support the new development. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and the Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.
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: City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 1075 Bay Street, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 9 to the report dated June 4, 2021 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 1075 Bay Street, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 10 to the report dated June 4, 2021 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment(s) as may be required. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to: submit to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for review and acceptance, a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, water-tight certification letters, and architectural plans to determine the stormwater runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development; and make satisfactory arrangements and enter into the appropriate agreement(s) with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the City Solicitor, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, Servicing Report Groundwater Summary, water-tight certification letters, and architectural plans accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services . Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: The community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City a cash contribution having a value to be agreed to by the owner and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, prior to intoducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, such funds to be used for capital projects in the vicinity of the site in conformity with the City's Official Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; The cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 5(a)(i) shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, and calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; In the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 5(a)(i) has not been used for the intended purpose within three years of the Zoning By-law Amendments coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be directed for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: The owner shall: Construct and maintain a minimum 265 square metre privately-owned publicly accessible space (POPS) and a mid-block connection through the site in the location generally identified in the Zoning By-law Amendment with specific configuration and design of the POPS and the mid-block connection to be determined in the context of Site Plan approval, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and Prepare all documents and convey a public access easement in perpetuity in favour of the City over the POPS and the mid-block connection, including support rights, free and clear of encumbrances, and for nominal consideration, as a condition of Site Plan approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor; The owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1 of the Toronto Green Standard, and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard, where appropriate; City Council authorize appropriate City Officials to take such actions as are required to implement City Council decision, including the execution and implementation of the Section 37 Agreement.
TE26.9forwarded without recommendation
A Rental Housing Demolition application (17 160339 STE 28 RH) has been submitted under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 for the residential rental property at 245-285 Queen Street East, 348-410 Richmond Street East, 88-106 Ontario Street, and 8-12 Brigden Place. The application proposes to demolish 57 rental dwelling units in order to redevelop a portion of the subject lands with a mixed-use development comprised of two purpose-built rental apartment buildings that would be 33 (113.0 metres) and 24 (88.4 metres) storeys in height and together contain 824 rental dwelling units, including 70 replacement rental units. Commercial office and retail uses would be located between the first and fourth floors of the buildings. The total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of the proposed development is approximately 76,300 square metres, of which approximately 60,700 square metres is residential GFA and approximately 15,600 square metres is non-residential GFA. The properties are also the subject of Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (16 118638 STE 28 OZ), which were appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) in November 2017 (LPAT Case No. PL171288). A settlement offer was endorsed by City Council on July 23, 2018. Council deferred making a decision on the Rental Housing Demolition application and directed staff to request the LPAT to withhold its Order on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeals until such time as the Rental Housing Demolition application has been approved by Council and all appropriate conditions associated with the Rental Housing Demolition Permit have been satisfied, including the execution of any necessary agreements. On October 31, 2018, the LPAT issued a Decision approving the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications in principle and witheld its final Order until outstanding matters, including a decision by City Council on the Rental Housing Demolition application, are resolved. This report recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the 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: City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition application (17 160339 STE 28 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of fifty-seven (57) existing rental dwelling units at 263-265 Queen Street East and 90 Ontario Street, subject to the following conditions: The owner shall provide and maintain seventy (70) replacement rental dwelling units within Tower "B" on the subject site for a period of at least 20 years beginning from the date that each replacement rental unit is first occupied. During such 20-year period, no replacement rental unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish any replacement rental unit or convert any replacement rental unit to a non-residential rental purpose. The seventy (70) replacement rental units shall be comprised of twenty-seven (27) Live/Work rental units, all of which shall be one-bedroom units, and forty-three (43) residential rental units, including twenty-nine (29) one-bedroom units, twelve (12) two-bedroom units, and two (2) three-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated May 18, 2021. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. The owner shall provide and maintain at least twenty-two (22) replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, as currently defined in the Toronto Official Plan, and twenty-four (24) replacement rental units at mid-range rents, as defined in the Toronto Official Plan, for a period of at least 10 years beginning from the date of first occupancy of each unit. The twenty-two (22) affordable replacement rental units shall collectively contain a total gross floor area of at least 1,350 square metres and shall be comprised of twenty (20) one-bedroom units, one (1) two-bedroom unit, and one (1) Live/Work one-bedroom unit. The twenty-four (24) mid-range replacement rental units shall collectively contain a total gross floor area of at least 2,240 square metres and shall be comprised of four (4) one-bedroom units, seven (7) two-bedroom units, two (2) three-bedroom units, and eleven (11) Live/Work one-bedroom units. The remaining twenty-four (24) replacement rental units - which include five (5) one-bedroom units, four (4) two-bedroom units, and fifteen (15) Live/Work one-bedroom units - shall have unrestricted rents, except where an Eligible Tenant elects to return to an unrestricted rental unit, in which case the rent will be similar to their previous rent, as provided for under the City-approved Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required in Part 1.d. below. The owner shall construct all twenty-seven (27) Live/Work replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a. above with a minimum internal ceiling height of twelve feet (12'). Any changes to the minimum ceiling heights of the Live/Work replacement rental units shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. The owner shall provide an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan to all Eligible Tenants of the fifty-seven (57) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 263-265 Queen Street East and 90 Ontario Street, addressing the right to return to occupy one of the replacement rental dwelling units at similar rents and other assistance to mitigate hardship. 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. The owner shall calculate both the existing rent paid by an Eligible Tenant for their existing rental dwelling unit and the initial rent of such Eligible Tenant upon returning to occupy a replacement rental dwelling unit on a square foot basis for the purposes of reserving the right of tenants to return to a replacement rental unit at similar rents, as provided under the City-approved Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required in Part 1.d above. Should the owner elect to provide financial compensation to Eligible Tenants above-and-beyond the compensation amounts provided under the City-approved Tenant Relocation and Assisstance Plan, as required in Part 1.d. above, for the purposes of mitigating hardship from the loss of residential space or any other matter dealing with the residential rental use of an existing dwelling unit, the owner shall offer such additional compensation on the same terms and conditions to all Eligible Tenants occupying a similar unit type. The owner shall provide tenants of all seventy (70) replacement rental dwelling units with access to, and use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed development at no extra charge, and on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the development, without the need to pre-book or pay a fee unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings. The owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at no additional cost to tenants. The owner shall provide central air conditioning in each replacement rental dwelling unit within the proposed development at no additional cost to tenants. The owner shall provide and make available for rent at least twelve (12) vehicular parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units, and such vehicular parking spaces shall be made available firstly to returning tenants who previously rented a vehicle parking space, secondly to returning tenants who did not previously rent a vehicle parking space, and thirdly to new tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units. The owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle and visitor vehicular parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the proposed development. The owner shall provide at least fourteen (14) storage lockers to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units, and such storage lockers shall be made available firstly to returning tenants and secondly to new tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units. The owner may apply for below-grade and above-grade building permits encompassing both replacement and non-replacement rental dwelling units within the proposed development concurrently, but shall not receive the issuance of any above-grade building permit(s) for any tower without replacement rental dwelling units prior to the issuance of the above-grade building permit(s) for the tower containing the seventy (70) replacement rental dwelling units required in Part 1.a above (Tower "B"). The owner shall notify Toronto Building in writing of the same at the time of application for any below-grade or above-grade building permit(s) encompassing non-replacement rental units. The seventy (70) replacement rental units required in Part 1.a) shall be constructed in the first phase of the proposed development and be made ready and available for occupancy no later than the date by which seventy percent (70%) of the new dwelling units located in Tower "B", exclusive of the replacement rental units, are made available and ready for occupancy. The owner shall enter into, and register on title to the lands at 245-285 Queen Street East, 348-410 Richmond Street East, 88-106 Ontario Street, and 8-12 Brigden Place, one or more agreement(s) to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 1.a through 1.n above, including an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 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 fifty-seven (57) existing rental dwelling units at 263-265 Queen Street East and 90 Ontario Street after all the following have occurred: all conditions in recommendation 1 above have been fully satisfied and secured; the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect; 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 for Towers "B" and "C" pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; the issuance of excavation and shoring permits (conditional or full permits) for the approved development on the site; the owner has confirmed, in writing, that all existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant; and the execution and registration of an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act securing Parts 1.a. through 1.n. above and any other requirements of the Zoning-Bylaw Amendments (if applicable). City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building Division 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 2 above. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building Division to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act and Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code for 263-265 Queen Street East and 90 Ontario Street after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division has given Preliminary Approval referred to in Part 2 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: the owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; the owner erects solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building Division; the owner erects the proposed Tower "B" containing the seventy (70) replacement rental dwelling units on the site no later than three (3) years from the date on which the demolition of the existing buildings commences, subject to the timeframe being extended to the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and should the owner fail to complete the proposed Tower "B" containing the seventy (70) replacement rental dwelling units within the time specified in Part 4.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 Residential Demolition Permit is issued. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement and other related agreements.
TE26.10adopted
685 Queen Street East - Rental Housing Demolition Application - Final Report
A Rental Housing Demolition application (20 232691 STE 14 RH) has been submitted by Riverdale Co-operative Houses to demolish the rear half of the existing residential building at 685 Queen Street East, which currently contains nine non-profit co-operative rental dwelling units, and construct a five-storey rear addition comprised of 26 new affordable rental dwelling units, for a net increase of 17 rental units. The façade and front portion of the building would be retained and incorporated into the redevelopment. The property is also the subject of a Minor Variance application (21 123288 STE 14 MV or A0276/21TEY), which was approved by the Committee of Adjustment on May 26, 2021 on condition that City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition application submitted by Riverdale Co-operative Houses to demolish the existing nine rental dwelling units. This report recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the demolition permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code, subject to conditions.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition application (20 232691 STE 14 RH) under Chapter 667 of Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to allow the demolition of nine (9) rental dwelling units at 685 Queen Street East, subject to the following conditions: a. The owner shall provide and maintain nine (9) replacement social housing units on the lands at 685 Queen Street East for a period of at least 99 years from the date each such unit is first occupied. During such 99-year period, no replacement social housing unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish or convert any replacement unit to a non-residential rental purpose. The nine (9) replacement social housing units shall be comprised of two (2) bachelor units, five (5) one-bedroom units, and two (2) two-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning dated March 11, 2021. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. b. As part of the nine (9) replacement social housing units required in Recommendation 1.a. above, the owner shall provide at least six (6) replacement social housing units to households in receipt of rent-geared-to-income assistance for a period of at least 25 years from the date each such unit is first occupied, subject to the continued provision of funding from federal, provincial, and/or municipal government programs; c. The owner shall provide and maintain an additional seventeen (17) new secured rental dwelling units on the lands at 685 Queen Street East for a period of at least 99 years beginning from the date that each unit is first occupied. During such 99-year period, no secured rental dwelling unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish or convert any secured rental dwelling unit to a non-residential rental purpose. The seventeen (17) new secured rental units shall be comprised of eight (8) one-bedroom units, seven (7) two-bedroom units, and two (2) three-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning dated March 11, 2021. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. d. The owner shall provide an acceptable resident relocation and assistance plan for all Eligible Tenants of the nine (9) existing social housing units at 685 Queen Street East, addressing the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, the right to return to occupy one of the replacement social housing units, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and e. The owner shall enter into, and register on title at 685 Queen Street East, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Recommendation 1.a) to 1.d) above, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue Preliminary Approval of the application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the nine (9) existing rental dwelling units at 685 Queen Street East after all of the following have occurred: a. The conditions in Recommendation 1 above have been fully satisfied and secured; b. The Minor Variance is final and binding; c. The issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. The issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the approved structure on site; e. The execution and registration of an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 securing the conditions in Recommendation 1 above; and f. The City has received confirmation that all nine (9) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant. 3. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue a Rental Housing Demolition permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above. 4. 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 685 Queen Street East after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition permit pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that: a. The owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. The owner erects solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; and c. The owner erects the proposed new building no later than three (3) years from the date that the demolition of the existing building commences. 5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement the recommendations above, including execution of the Section 111 agreement and other related agreements.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition application (20 232691 STE 14 RH) under Chapter 667 of Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to allow the demolition of nine (9) rental dwelling units at 685 Queen Street East, subject to the following conditions: a. The owner shall provide and maintain nine (9) replacement social housing units on the lands at 685 Queen Street East for a period of at least 99 years from the date each such unit is first occupied. During such 99-year period, no replacement social housing unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish or convert any replacement unit to a non-residential rental purpose. The nine (9) replacement social housing units shall be comprised of two (2) bachelor units, five (5) one-bedroom units, and two (2) two-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated March 11, 2021. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. b. As part of the nine (9) replacement social housing units required in Part 1.a) above, the owner shall provide at least six (6) replacement social housing units to households in receipt of rent-geared-to-income assistance for a period of at least 25 years from the date each such unit is first occupied, subject to the continued provision of funding from federal, provincial, and/or municipal government programs; c. The owner shall provide and maintain an additional seventeen (17) new secured rental dwelling units on the lands at 685 Queen Street East for a period of at least 99 years beginning from the date that each unit is first occupied. During such 99-year period, no secured rental dwelling unit shall be registered as a condominium or any other form of ownership housing that provides a right to exclusive possession of a dwelling unit, including life-lease or co-ownership, and no application shall be made to demolish or convert any secured rental dwelling unit to a non-residential rental purpose. The seventeen (17) new secured rental units shall be comprised of eight (8) one-bedroom units, seven (7) two-bedroom units, and two (2) three-bedroom units, as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated March 11, 2021. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. d. The owner shall provide an acceptable resident relocation and assistance plan for all Eligible Tenants of the nine (9) existing social housing units at 685 Queen Street East, addressing the provision of alternative accommodation at similar rents, the right to return to occupy one of the replacement social housing units, and other assistance to mitigate hardship, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; e. The owner shall enter into, and register on title at 685 Queen Street East, an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to secure the conditions outlined in Parts 1.a) to 1.d) above, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to issue Preliminary Approval of the application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the nine (9) existing rental dwelling units at 685 Queen Street East after all of the following have occurred: a. The conditions in Recommendation 1 above have been fully satisfied and secured; b. The Minor Variance is final and binding; c. The issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division or their designate pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. The issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the approved structure on site; e. The execution and registration of an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 securing the conditions in Recommendation 1 above; and f. The City has received confirmation that all nine (9) existing rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished are vacant. 3. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official 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 issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above. 4. 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 685 Queen Street East after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition permit pursuant to section 6.2 of Chapter 363, on condition that: a. The owner removes all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. The owner erects solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building; c. The owner erects the proposed new building no later than three (3) years from the date that the demolition of the existing building commences. 5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision, including execution of the Section 111 agreement and other related agreements.
TE26.11adopted
This application requests exemption from the Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act on the lands municipally known at 571 Dundas Street West to facilitate the development of Phase 2A (the "Subject Lands") of the Alexandra Park Revitalization. Three (3) conveyable lots will be created through this application. A draft plan of subdivision is presently under review for Phase 2 (including the Phase 2A lands) of the Alexandra Park Revitalization and it is anticipated the plan of subdivision will be registered in August 2021. The Subject Lands consist of an integrated 13-storey market condominium building (Site 1 of the Master Plan) and 14-storey affordable rental building (Site 2 of the Master Plan), as well as 5 affordable rental townhomes (Site 3 of the Master Plan). This application proposes to create three (3) ownership parcels: the first is a market condominium building that will be transferred to a joint venture development entity formed between Toronto Community Housing ("TCH") and Tridel; the second is an affordable rental building and five townhouses that will remain in TCH ownership; and the third is a freehold retail space within the ground floor of the market condominium building that will be transferred to a separate entity. The proposed exemption from the part lot control provisions of the Planning Act has been requested by the owner to permit the division of the lands into a number of parcels that will enable the applicant to transfer or mortgage title for portions of the lands along with easements to facilitate the implementation of the Master Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of Part Lot Control Exemption by-laws to be enacted for a period of up to 5 years on the Subject Lands. In addition, this report recommends that the owner of the Subject Lands be required to register a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to convey or charge any part of the Subject Lands without prior consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the Subject Lands at 571 Dundas Street West as generally illustrated on Attachments 1 and 2 and substantially in accordance with the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law attached as Attachment 3 to the report (June 1, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to expire five (5) years following enactment by City Council. 2. Prior to the introduction of the Part Lot Control Exemption Bill for enactment, City Council require the owner: a. to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the Subject Lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; b. to register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to convey or charge any part of the Subject Lands without the written consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or his designate; and c. to register the plan of subdivision for the Phase 2 lands of the Alexandra Park Revitalization. 3. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law on title to the lands or any portion thereof against which the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act has been registered. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to release, partially release, or provide consent to charge or convey under, the Section 118 Restriction from title to all or a portion of the lands in their sole discretion after consulting with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Notwithstanding the foregoing, City Council authorizes and directs the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to: a. provide the City's consent to: i. the conveyance of the condominium lands (Site 1) to the declarant of the condominium being developed thereon; ii. the creation of a mortgage or charge against the condominium lands (Site 1) in favour of the lender providing the construction financing for the condominium being developed thereon; iii. the creation of a mortgage or charge against the condominium lands (Site 1) in favour of the surety providing a warranty bond and excess condominium deposit insurance for the condominium being developed on the condominium lands (Site 1); and b. release the Section 118 Restriction from title to the condominium lands (Site 1) immediately prior to the registration of said condominium. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law as may be required. 6. City Council authorize City officials to take necessary steps, including the execution of agreements and documents which set out the implementation of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law to give effect to the above-noted recommendations.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the Subject Lands at 571 Dundas Street West as generally illustrated on Attachments 1 and 2 and substantially in accordance with the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law attached as Attachment No. 3 to the report from the Director Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to expire five (5) years following enactment by City Council. 2. Prior to the introduction of the Part Lot Control Exemption Bill for enactment, City Council require the owner: a. to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the Subject Lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and b. to register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to convey or charge any part of the Subject Lands without the written consent of the Chief Planner or her designate. c. to register the plan of subdivision for the Phase 2 lands of the Alexandra Park Revitalization. 3. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law on title to the lands or any portion thereof against which the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act has been registered. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to release, partially release, or provide consent to charge or convey under, the Section 118 Restriction from title to all or a portion of the lands in their sole discretion after consulting with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Notwithstanding the foregoing, City Council authorizes and directs the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to: a. provide the City's consent to: i. the conveyance of the condominium lands (Site 1) to the declarant of the condominium being developed thereon; ii. the creation of a mortgage or charge against the condominium lands (Site 1) in favour of the lender providing the construction financing for the condominium being developed thereon; iii. the creation of a mortgage or charge against the condominium lands (Site 1) in favour of the surety providing a warranty bond and excess condominium deposit insurance for the condominium being developed on the condominium lands (Site 1); and b. release the Section 118 Restriction from title to the condominium lands (Site 1) immediately prior to the registration of said condominium. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law as may be required. 6. City Council authorize City officials to take necessary steps, including the execution of agreements and documents which set out the implementation of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law to give effect to the above-noted recommendations.
TE26.12adopted
101, 111 and 129 St Clair Avenue West - Part Lot Control Exemption Application - Final Report
A Part Lot Control Exemption application has been submitted for the properties at 101, 111 and 129 St. Clair Avenue West, to allow for any required minor alignments of property boundary lines to coincide with foundations which have already been poured, with various easements and rights-of-way for both vehicular and pedestrian access to be properly established together with the necessary servicing, maintenance and support easements, to facilitate financing of the developments, and to potentially allow for the strata conveyance of the proposed retail space within the restored Deer Park Church at 129 St. Clair Avenue West, proposed to be a 500 square metre café. This report reviews and recommends approval of a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, lifting Part Lot Control for a period of two years and requires the owner register a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to convey or mortgage any part of the subject lands without the prior consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. The lifting of Part Lot Control for a period of two years is considered appropriate for the orderly development of these lands.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 101, 111 and 129 St Clair Avenue West as generally illustrated on Attachment 2: the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan and substantially in accordance with Attachment: 3: Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law to the report (June 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire two years following enactment by City Council. 2. Prior to the introduction of the Part Lot Control Exemption Bill for enactment, City Council requires the owner: a. to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and b. to register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act, with priority, agreeing not to convey or charge any part of the lands subject to the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law without the written consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law on title to the lands or any portion thereof against which the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act has been registered. 4. City Council authorize the execution of an agreement with the owner, in a form and containing conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor, whereby the Section 118 Restriction would be removed from title upon the request of the owner, on reasonable notice to the City permitting the City to repeal the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law. 5. City Council enact a By-law repealing the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, substantially in accordance with the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption Repeal By-law attached as Attachment 5, in the event the owner of the lands at 101, 111 and 129 St. Clair Avenue West or any part thereof, requests the City to consent to the removal of the Section 118 Restriction from the lands or any part thereof while the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law is in effect. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law and the associated repealing By-law as may be required. 7. City Council authorize City staff to take necessary steps, including the execution of agreements and documents which set out the implementation of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, or its repeal, to give effect to the above-noted recommendations.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 101, 111 and 129 St Clair Avenue West as generally illustrated on Attachment 2: the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan and substantially in accordance with Attachment: 3: Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law to the report dated June 4, 2021 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire two years following enactment by City Council. 2. Prior to the introduction of the Part Lot Control Exemption Bill for enactment, City Council requires the owner: a. to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and b. to register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act, with priority, agreeing not to convey or charge any part of the lands subject to the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law without the written consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law on title to the lands or any portion thereof against which the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act has been registered. 4. City Council authorize the execution of an agreement with the owner, in a form and containing conditions satisfactory to the City Solicitor, whereby the Section 118 Restriction would be removed from title upon the request of the owner, on reasonable notice to the City permitting the City to repeal the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law. 5. City Council enact a By-law repealing the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, substantially in accordance with the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption Repeal By-law attached as Attachment No. 5, in the event the owner of the lands at 101, 111 and 129 St. Clair Avenue West or any part thereof, requests the City to consent to the removal of the Section 118 Restriction from the lands or any part thereof while the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law is in effect. 6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law and the associated repealing By-law as may be required. 7. City Council authorize City staff to take necessary steps, including the execution of agreements and documents which set out the implementation of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law, or its repeal, to give effect to the above-noted recommendations.
TE26.13adopted
48-110 Eastdale Avenue - Part Lot Control Exemption Application - Final Report
A Part-Lot Control Exemption application has been submitted to create three conveyable parcels on the lands municipally known as 48-110 Eastdale Avenue. The application is to facilitate the separate legal ownership of three parcels created through the development of new 35-storey and 7-storey residential apartment buildings and a 612 square metre privately-owned publicly accessible space, while maintaining an existing 24-storey apartment building. The three parcels will share a driveway, amenities, certain servicing areas, ramps, and an underground parking garage. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) ("PPS"), conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) ("Growth Plan"), and conforms to the City of Toronto Official Plan ("the Official Plan"). This report reviews and recommends approval of a Part-Lot Control Exemption By-law, lifting Part-Lot Control for a period of three years, subject to the recommendations set out below. Furthermore, this report recommends that the owner of the lands be required to register a Section 118 Restriction under the Lands Titles Act against the subject lands. This is to ensure the owner does not convey or mortgage any part of the lands without prior consent of the Chief Planner or their designate. The applicant has been advised that consent for parcel creation under the Section 118 Restriction will be only given following certification from certified professionals that each parcel is serviced and accessible.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 48-110 Eastdale Avenue, as generally illustrated on Attachment 1 and substantially in accordance with the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan attached as Attachment 2 and the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law attached as Attachment 3 to the report (June 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire three (3) years following enactment by City Council. Prior to the introduction of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law Bill for enactment, City Council require the owner: to provide a detailed schedule identifying all services and facilities to be shared amongst the proposed three parcels, and setting out all proposed transfers and easements, including easements for servicing and access, in favour of each of the proposed three parcels, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and to register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to transfer or charge any part of the lands without the written consent of Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law on title to the lands or any portion thereof against which the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act has been registered. City Council require that, prior to any release of the Section 118 restriction, the owner shall: submit to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services a fully executed copy of Certification from the owner's engineer, stating that each of the three proposed three lots has been separately serviced for water in compliance with Chapter 851 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code and the Ontario Building Code, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; submit a Draft Reference Plan designating all proposed parcels and easements, substantially in accordance with the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan and the schedule referenced in Recommendation 2.a. above, the Draft Reference Plan of Survey to be in metric units and referenced to the Ontario Co-ordinate System, delineating thereon by separate PARTS the proposed lots and any appurtenant rights-of-way or easements to the satisfaction of Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, for review and approval prior to being deposited in the Land Registry Office; submit to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, fully executed copies of the following certificates all substantially in accordance with the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan and the schedule of easements referenced in Recommendation 2.a. above and the approved and deposited Reference Plan referenced in Recommendation 4.a. above, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: from the owner's solicitor with respect to the creation of necessary easements; from the owner's surveyor with respect to the creation of necessary easements; and from the owner's engineer with respect to the identification of the necessary easements; submit to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, a fully executed copy of certification from the owner's solicitor that: upon conveyance of the first of the three proposed parcels, the owners will enter into and register on title a Cost Sharing Agreement with respect to any shared services or facilities, including, but not limited to, stormwater services and sanitary discharge services; and the Cost Sharing Agreement shall designate an owner who will be the person responsible in the case of any issues regarding the shared stormwater and sanitary discharge services, including but not limited to issues arising with respect to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 681 (the "Person of Responsibility"). The Certification shall further indicate: who the Person of Responsibility is; the contact information for the Person of Responsibility; and; that the Cost-Sharing Agreement shall contain a clause requiring the Person of Responsibility to maintain up-to-date contact information with the General Manager, Toronto Water. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to release, or partially release, the Section 118 Restriction from title to all or a portion of the lands in her sole discretion after consulting with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, including on clearance of matters identified in Recommendation 4 above. City Council authorize City officials to take necessary steps, including the execution of agreements and documents which set out the implementation of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law to give effect to the above-noted recommendations, including, without limitation, the steps in Recommendation 4 above. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law as may be required.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to the subject lands at 48-110 Eastdale Avenue, as generally illustrated on Attachment 1 and substantially in accordance with the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan attached as Attachment 2 and the Draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law attached as Attachment 3 to the report dated June 4, 2021 from the Director Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, to be prepared to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and to expire three (3) years following enactment by City Council. Prior to the introduction of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law Bill for enactment, City Council require the owner: to provide a detailed schedule identifying all services and facilities to be shared amongst the proposed three parcels, and setting out all proposed transfers and easements, including easements for servicing and access, in favour of each of the proposed three parcels, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; to provide proof of payment of all current property taxes for the subject lands to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; and to register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act agreeing not to transfer or charge any part of the lands without the written consent of Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. City Council authorize and direct the City Solicitor to register the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law on title to the lands or any portion thereof against which the Section 118 Restriction under the Land Titles Act has been registered. City Council require that, prior to any release of the Section 118 restriction, the owner shall: submit to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services a fully executed copy of Certification from the owner's engineer, stating that each of the three proposed three lots has been separately serviced for water in compliance with Chapter 851 of the City of Toronto Municipal Code and the Ontario Building Code, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; submit a Draft Reference Plan designating all proposed parcels and easements, substantially in accordance with the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan and the schedule referenced in Recommendation 2.a. above, the Draft Reference Plan of Survey to be in metric units and referenced to the Ontario Co-ordinate System, delineating thereon by separate PARTS the proposed lots and any appurtenant rights-of-way or easements to the satisfaction of Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, for review and approval prior to being deposited in the Land Registry Office; submit to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, fully executed copies of the following certificates all substantially in accordance with the Part Lot Control Exemption Plan and the schedule of easements referenced in Recommendation 2.a. above and the approved and deposited Reference Plan referenced in Recommendation 4.a., all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning: from the owner's solicitor with respect to the creation of necessary easements; from the owner's surveyor with respect to the creation of necessary easements; and from the owner's engineer with respect to the identification of the necessary easements; submit to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, a fully executed copy of certification from the owner's solicitor that: upon conveyance of the first of the three proposed parcels, the owners will enter into and register on title a Cost Sharing Agreement with respect to any shared services or facilities, including, but not limited to, stormwater services and sanitary discharge services; and the Cost Sharing Agreement shall designate an owner who will be the person responsible in the case of any issues regarding the shared stormwater and sanitary discharge services, including but not limited to issues arising with respect to the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 681 (the "Person of Responsibility"). The Certification shall further indicate: who the Person of Responsibility is; the contact information for the Person of Responsibility; and; that the Cost-Sharing Agreement shall contain a clause requiring the Person of Responsibility to maintain up-to-date contact information with the General Manager, Toronto Water. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to release, or partially release, the Section 118 Restriction from title to all or a portion of the lands in her sole discretion after consulting with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and Chief Engineer & Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, including on clearance of matters identified in Recommendation 4. City Council authorize City officials to take necessary steps, including the execution of agreements and documents which set out the implementation of the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law to give effect to the above-noted recommendations, including, without limitation, the steps in Recommendation 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Part Lot Control Exemption By-law as may be required.
TE26.14amended
This application proposes to amend the City of Toronto Official Plan, Zoning By-law 438-86 and City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to allow for the construction of a residential development at 386-394 Symington Avenue, 405 Perth Avenue and 17 Kingsley Avenue. The application proposes a building with low-rise, mid-rise and tall building components, and consists of a 17-storey tower located at the south end of Perth Avenue, an 8-storey portion fronting onto Symington Avenue and a 4-storey portion along the east side of Perth Avenue and the south side of Kingsley Avenue. The development would have a maximum height of 60.3 metres, maximum gross floor area of 31,630 square metres, and a maximum density of 3.96 times the lot area. There are 375 proposed dwelling units, including 6 live-work units located at ground level facing Symington Avenue. This application was originally submitted in October 2015 and appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) in May 2017. City Council accepted a settlement offer from the applicant in May 2018 (Item CC41.9). The settlement included community benefits under Section 37 of the Planning Act, which were further modified through a subsequent City Council decision in December 2018. The LPAT issued an interim order conditionally approving the settlement in December 2018. The applicant has since proposed a further revised design that has been refined through discussions with staff over the past year. This report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff, and other appropriate City staff, attend the LPAT in support of the current resubmission, subject to the revisions described in Recommendation 1 of this report. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and, with the recommended revisions, conforms with the Official Plan if the proposed Official Plan Amendment is approved.
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 Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) hearing in support of the resubmitted and revised Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (15 238768 WET 17 OZ), subject to the following revision: a. an Increase in width of the inset in the streetwall of the 4-storey building facing Perth Avenue from 3.9 metres to approximately 6 metres and/or a significant decrease in the height of the building behind the inset, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until: a. draft Zoning By-law Amendments and a draft Official Plan Amendment 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 the following community benefits that comprise those previously approved by City Council on December 4, 2018 (Item CC1.17), identified as Recommendation 2.i, ii. and iv. below, an additional community benefit identified as iii. below, and other matters including, but not limited to, v. and vi. below: i. a cash contribution of $500,000.00 to the City to be paid to the Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (the French Language Public School Board) for capital improvements to the school's yard, soft landscaping, and repurposing existing paved areas to green space to be designed by the Conseil, and made accessible to the public, all in a manner that demonstrates community benefit with input from the Ward Councillor and the Perth Symington Kingsley Residents Association, with such payment to be made by the owner to the City prior to the earlier of: (a) the first above-grade building permit for the development; and, (b) one year from the date that the zoning by-law is in full force and effect, which funds shall be held by the City and, in turn, paid from the City to the Conseil subject to the Conseil entering into a community access agreement satisfactory to the Ward Councillor, in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor; ii. a cash contribution of $250,000.00 to the City for local capital facilities in the vicinity, with such payment to be made prior to the first above-grade building permit; iii. a cash contribution of $300,000.00 to the City for capital facilities and/or public realm improvements in the vicinity within Ward 9, with such payment to be made prior to the first above-grade building permit; iv. a new private laneway will be introduced along the rear portion of the neighbouring properties that front on Symington Avenue to the north of the mid-rise component of the development and to the south of Kingsley Avenue. The laneway will be subject to an easement for vehicular access in favour of these neighbouring Symington Properties; v. the payments required in Recommendations 2. ii. and iii. above will be increased by upwards index in accordance with the Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto CMA, reported by Statistics Canada or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made; and vi. In the event the cash contributions required in Recommendations 2.ii. and iii. above have not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the date of the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the cash contribution may be directed to another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the subject property; c. the conditions listed in Attachment 8 of the report (June 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District are addressed to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and d. a peer review of the Rail Safety Assessment prepared by Hatch Engineering, dated March 24, 2021, has been completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to take any necessary steps to implement the above recommendations.
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 (LPAT) hearing in support of the resubmitted and revised Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (15 238768 WET 17 OZ), subject to the following revisions: a. an Increase in width of the inset in the streetwall of the 4-storey building facing Perth Avenue from 3.9 metres to approximately 6 metres and/or a significant decrease in the height of the building behind the inset, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and b. relocation of the loading area to be accessed from the south end of Perth Avenue using the same vehicular access as the proposed parking garage, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 2. In the event that the 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 Order(s) on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment appeal until: a. draft Zoning By-law Amendments and a draft Official Plan Amendment are provided in a form and with content satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division 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 the following community benefits that comprise those previously approved by City Council on December 4, 2018 (Item CC1.17), identified as (i), (ii) and (iv) below, an additional community benefit identified as (iii) below, and other matters including, but not limited to, (v) and (vi) below: i. a cash contribution of $500,000.00 to the City to be paid to the Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (the French Language Public School Board) for capital improvements to the school's yard, soft landscaping, and repurposing existing paved areas to green space to be designed by the Conseil, and made accessible to the public, all in a manner that demonstrates community benefit with input from the Ward Councillor and the Perth Symington Kingsley Residents Association, with such payment to be made by the owner to the City prior to the earlier of: (a) the first above-grade building permit for the development; and, (b) one year from the date that the zoning by-law is in full force and effect, which funds shall be held by the City and, in turn, paid from the City to the Conseil subject to the Conseil entering into a community access agreement satisfactory to the Ward Councillor, in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor; ii. a cash contribution of $250,000.00 to the City for local capital facilities in the vicinity, with such payment to be made prior to the first above-grade building permit; iii. a cash contribution of $300,000.00 to the City for capital facilities and/or public realm improvements in the vicinity within Ward 9, with such payment to be made prior to the first above-grade building permit; iv. a new private laneway will be introduced along the rear portion of the neighbouring properties that front on Symington Avenue to the north of the mid-rise component of the development and to the south of Kingsley Avenue. The laneway will be subject to an easement for vehicular access in favour of these neighbouring Symington Properties; v. the payments required in items (ii) and (iii) above will be increased by upwards index in accordance with the Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for the Toronto CMA, reported by Statistics Canada or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made; and vi. In the event the cash contributions required in items (ii) and (iii) above have not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the date of the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the cash contribution may be directed to another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the subject property; c. the conditions listed in Attachment 8 of this report are addressed to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Transportation Services and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering & Construction Services; and d. a peer review of the Rail Safety Assessment prepared by Hatch Engineering, dated March 24, 2021, has been completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
TE26.15adopted
On October 3, 2019, a complete application to amend the Zoning By-law was submitted to permit a 39-storey mixed-use building at 133-141 Queen Street East and 128 Richmond Street East. On December 31, 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. The proposed development is not consistent with or conform with a number of policies of the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposal does not conform to the City's Official Plan, in particular the Mixed Use Areas, Public Realm, and Built Form policies, as well as the Downtown Plan and OPA 352. Further, the proposed development does not adequately address the City's Tall Building Design Guidelines, or meet the intent of those guidelines. This report recommends that City Council instruct the City Solicitor with the appropriate City staff to attend the LPAT hearing and 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 Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) in opposition to the current Application regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the lands at 133-141 Queen Street East and 128 Richmond Street East. 2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly 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 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 Zoning By-law Amendment application as set out in their memo dated December 11, 2019 or as may be updated in response to further submissions filed by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; the reports will determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required; d. the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the parties have had an opportunity to negotiate community benefits and other matters in support of the development to be secured in an agreement pursuant to section 37 of the Planning Act, and such Agreement has been registered on title to the lands satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and f. the owner has withdrawn its appeal of Official Plan Amendment 352, being the Downtown Tall Buildings Setback Area Specific Policy, and the associated Zoning By-laws 1106-2016 and 1107-2016, as relates to the subject lands. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in the report (June 4, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement the recommendations above.
Staff recommendation as filed
The 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 133-141 Queen Street East and 128 Richmond Street East. 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 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 Zoning By-law Amendment application as set out in their memo dated December 11, 2019 or as may be updated in response to further submissions filed by the owner, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. the owner has provided a revised Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report, Municipal Servicing and Grading Plan, and any other reports or documents deemed necessary in support of the development to the City for review and acceptance by and to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; the reports will determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer systems can support the proposed development and whether upgrades or improvements of the existing municipal infrastructure are required; d. the owner has entered into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, at the owner's sole expense, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development as identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports or other reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; e. the parties have had an opportunity to negotiate community benefits and other matters in support of the development to be secured in an agreement pursuant to section 37 of the Planning Act, and such Agreement has been registered on title to the lands satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and f. the owner has withdrawn its appeal of Official Plan Amendment 352, being the Downtown Tall Buildings Setback Area Specific Policy, and the associated Zoning By-laws 1106-2016 and 1107-2016, as relates to the subject lands. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in this report. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
TE26.16adopted
On September 29, 2020, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications were submitted for the properties at 1358-1360 and 1354-1356 Queen Street West and 8-10, 12 and 14 Brock Avenue ("1354 Queen Street West" or the "Site"), proposing to amend the Official Plan, Zoning By-law 569-2013 and Zoning By-law 438-86 to permit the construction of a new nine-storey mixed-use building with an overall height of 37.20 metres, including the mechanical penthouse and elevator overrun (the "Application"). The Application proposes 117 new residential units and approximately 447.6 square metres of commercial space on the ground floor and 91.2 square metres on the ground floor for a proposed community space. The total gross floor area of the proposed building is approximately 9,699.4 square metres representing a FSI of 5.2 times the area of the lot. The Application proposes to include 38 resident parking spaces and 0 visitor parking spaces for a total of 38 parking spaces. A total of 118 bicycle parking spaces are also proposed. A Type "G" loading space is also proposed adjacent to a public laneway located on the west side of the site. The Application was deemed complete on October 21, 2020. The application was appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT") on March 5, 2021 due to the City's failure to make a decision on the application within the prescribed time period set out in the Planning Act. This report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff, and other appropriate City staff, attend the LPAT in opposition to the proposed development. As proposed, the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications are not consistent with parts of the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), do not conform to parts of A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and do not conform to the City's Official Plan. The properties at 1354, 1358 and 1360 Queen Street West are also included in an Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act Report being heard by the Toronto Preservation Board at the meeting on June 16, 2021 and by Toronto and East York Community Council during the June 24, 2021 meeting. This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1354 (including active entrances 2, 4 and 6 Brock Avenue and 1356 Queen Street West), 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value for their design and physical, historical and associative and contextual values.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: City Council direct the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and other appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) hearing to oppose the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 1358-1360 and 1354-1356 Queen Street West and 8-10, 12 and 14 Brock Avenue (20 200379 STE 04 OZ) in their current form and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the issues set out in the report (May 20, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. In the event the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly Local Planning Appeal Tribunal) to withhold its final Order on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments until: 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; and The owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study and Parking Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement the recommendations above.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 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 and Zoning By-law Amendment Application for 1358-1360 and 1354-1356 Queen Street West and 8-10, 12 and 14 Brock Avenue (20 200379 STE 04 OZ) in their current form and to continue discussions with the applicant in an attempt to resolve the issues set out in the June 1, 2021 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold its final Order on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments until: 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; The owner has submitted a revised Transportation Impact Study and Parking Study acceptable to, and to the satisfaction of, the General Manager, Transportation Services; City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision.
TE26.17adopted
Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - 600 King Street West
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage property at 600 King Street West (Beatty Manufacturing Company Ltd.) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value. The property at 600 King Street West is situated at the north-east corner of the intersection of King Street West and Portland Street. It contains a four-and-a-half-storey, brick-clad building constructed in 1901 to the designs of architects Chadwick & Beckett for the Beatty Manufacturing Company Ltd. Exhibiting the Edwardian Classical style, the building is a finely-designed representative of the late-19th and early-20th-century warehouses which provide the King-Spadina neighbourhood with its distinctive heritage character. It was identified as a contributing property in the proposed King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District, adopted by City Council in 2017. Listed on the City's inaugural heritage register by City Council on June 20, 1973, the property at 600 King Street West is amongst the earliest properties in Toronto to be recognized for its heritage value. The factory at 600 King Street West was adaptively re-used as a brewery/restaurant in 1988 by Roel Bramer of Bramfield Restaurants Ltd., to the designs of the architects Kearns Mancini. A change of use was permitted through the addition of an onsite, craft brewery and bakery, which continued the zoned, manufacturing use of the property. Heritage Planning staff have undertaken further research and evaluation and determined that the heritage property at 600 King 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 600 King Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 600 King Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (May 25, 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.
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 600 King Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 600 King Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report, May 25, 2021, from the Senior Manager, Heritage 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.
TE26.18adopted
Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property - 160 Gerrard Street East (Allan Gardens)
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for Allan Gardens at 160 Gerrard Street East, a Part IV designated heritage property. The proposal is for the reinstatement of the central entrance to the Palm House, the alteration of the existing Palm House entrances in the north and south pavilions, the alteration of the existing north and south interior doorways, and the replacement of the wall and window glazing with a new aluminum or fibreglass glazing system.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 160 Gerrard Street East (Allan Gardens), in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the continued use of the greenhouses on the lands known municipally in the year 2021 as 160 Gerrard Street East with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 2, 2021, prepared by Zeidler Architecture, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by AREA, Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd., dated May 4, 2021 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 160 Gerrard Street East (Allan Gardens), 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 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 160 Gerrard Street East prepared by (AREA), Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd., dated May 4, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.1 above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. 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. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 160 Gerrard Street East (Allan Gardens), in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the continued use of the greenhouses on the lands known municipally in the year 2021 as 160 Gerrard Street East with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 2, 2021, prepared by Zeidler Architecture, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by AREA, Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd., dated May 4, 2021 and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 160 Gerrard Street East (Allan Gardens), 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 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 160 Gerrard Street East prepared by AREA, Architects Rasch Eckler Associates Ltd., dated May 4, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.1 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. 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. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage properties, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
TE26.19deferred
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the listed heritage properties at 109 and 125 George Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, approve the alterations proposed for the heritage properties in connection with a proposed development of the subject property and grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject properties. Located on the east side of George Street between Richmond and Adelaide streets within the original ten-block plan of the Old Town of York, the properties at 109 and 125 George Street contain two early-20th century mixed-use, industrial and office buildings which are also representative examples of the warehouse / factory typology identified in the City's King-Parliament Historic Context Statement. Constructed in three stages between 1915 and 1950, the two-and-three-storey, brick-clad complex at 109 George Street (with entrance address at 117) was originally owned by German-Jewish philanthropist and entrepreneur, Leo Frankel, and his brothers, for nearly half a century. The 1926 Frankel building fronting directly onto George Street was designed by the prominent architectural firm, Chapman & Oxley, and more recently has been the home of the offices of world-renowned, Toronto-based architectural firm, Moriyama & Teshima Architects. The property anchoring the southeast corner of George and Richmond streets at 125 George Street contains another early-20th century industrial building. Designed by Toronto architects Molesworth, West & Secord in 1927, the four-storey structure is a rare surviving example in the city of the exposed, pre-cast concrete frame with brick infill panels. The two properties at 109 and 125 George Street contribute architecturally as well as typologically to the eclectic mix of late-19th and early-20th century industrial, commercial and residential properties which characterize the historic King-Parliament streetscape. The subject properties at 109 and 125 George Street were identified in the City's King-Parliament Secondary Plan Review approved by Council in 2019 and were listed on the City's Heritage Register as part of the council-adopted King-Parliament Heritage Properties multiple listing (December 2020). The development application proposes a 39-storey, 126 metre tall (not including mechanical penthouse), mixed-use building that incorporates a significant portion of the heritage building at 125 George Street as part of the base building. The new building will abut the side wall of the heritage building at 109 George Street with a slight cantilever over the building. The whole building at 109 George Street will be retained with modifications to support its continued use as an office. The impacts of the proposed development are appropriately mitigated through the overall conservation strategy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the item until its September 9, 2021 meeting.
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 109 George Street (with entrance address at 117) under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 109 George Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report (May 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 125 George Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 125 George Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 5 to the report (May 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the properties under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 4. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 5. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the properties. 6. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage properties at 109 and 125 George Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a 39-storey, 126 metre tall (not including mechanical penthouse), mixed-use building incorporating the heritage buildings on the lands known municipally in the year 2021 as 109-117, 119 and 125 George Street, and 231 Richmond Street East with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Sweeny & Co Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated February 28, 2020 and revised April 26, 2021, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations have been enacted by the City Council and have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to the City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the subject owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 109 and 125 George Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated April 23, 2021, prepared by Sweeny & Co Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared ERA Architects Inc., dated February 28, 2020 and revised April 26, 2021, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. 2. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 109 and 125 George Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated February 28, 2020 and revised April 26, 2021, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Enter into and register on the properties at 109 and 125 George Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations and securing such matters generally as set forth in these Recommendations. c. That prior to Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council for the properties located at 109 and 125 George Street, the subject owner shall: 1. Provide final Site Plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.b.2 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the subject heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. Provide a detailed Landscape Plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 6. Submit a Signage Plan for the subject property to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. d. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 109 and 125 George Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building, as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner of the subject property shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect. 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.b.2 including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. 4. Provide full documentation of the existing heritage property, including two (2) printed sets of archival quality 8" x 10" colour photographs with borders in a glossy or semi-gloss finish and one (1) digital set on a CD in tiff format and 600 dpi resolution keyed to a location map, elevations and measured drawings, and copies of all existing interior floor plans and original drawings as may be available, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. e. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 6.d.3, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 7. City Council authorize the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with each of the owners of 109 and 125 George Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 8. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into of a Heritage Easement Agreement for each of the properties at 109 and 125 George Street.
TE26.20adopted
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the properties at 1354 (including active entrances 2, 4 and 6 Brock Avenue and 1356 Queen Street West), 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their cultural heritage value for their design and physical, historical and associative and contextual values. The properties were included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register on December 16, 2020 and are located in the Parkdale Main Street Heritage Conservation District Plan study area. The properties at 1354, 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West are important in defining, maintaining, and supporting the character of the historic Village of Parkdale. Located at the corner of Queen Street West and Brock Avenue, 1354 Queen Street West is comprised of a three-storey brick and stone, rectangular-form building with two-bays fronting Queen Street West. It was constructed in c.1881 by J. C. Mussen as part of a business block that he erected west of the toll-gate at present-day Brock Avenue. To the west are 1358 and 1360 Queen Street West, which contain two, two-storey rectangular-form buildings, that were also likely constructed as part of the J. C. Mussen Block in c.1881. Together these buildings are valued as representative examples of the Italianate style and for their association with J. C. Mussen, a prominent businessman in Parkdale who was responsible for building several houses in the area. The J. C. Mussen Block comprising of the properties 1354, 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West, are physically, functionally, visually and historically linked to their surroundings, including the neighbouring properties on the north side of Queen Street West from O'Hara to Brock Avenues, the properties east of Brock Street on the north side of Queen Street West, and those on the south side of the street across from the subject properties between Dunn and Cowan Avenues. The properties at 1354, 1358, 1360 Queen Street West are also valued for their later association from the 1950s with two prominent members of the Parkdale community, Sheldon and Beverly Fainer, who owned and operated their fabric, trim, and hardware business, Designer Fabrics (originally Central Bargain House) at this location for 64-years until they retired in 2018. Following research and evaluation undertaken according to Ontario Regulation 9/06, the provincial criteria prescribed for municipal designation, it has been determined that the properties at 1354, 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West merit designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for their design and physical, historical and associative and contextual value. On September 29, 2020, Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications were submitted for the properties at 1358-1360 and 1354-1356 Queen Street West and 8-10, 12 and 14 Brock Avenue ("1354 Queen Street West"), proposing to amend the Official Plan, Zoning By-law 569-2013 and Zoning By-law 438-86 to permit the construction of a new nine-storey mixed-use building. The application was appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT") on March 5, 2021. 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 1354 Queen Street West (including active entrances at 2, 4, and 6 Brock Avenue and 1356 Queen Street West), under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1354, 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (May 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1358 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1354, 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (May 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1360 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1354, 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (May 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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 1354 Queen Street West (including active entrances at 2, 4, and 6 Brock Avenue and 1356 Queen Street West), under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1354, 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (May 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 2. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1358 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1354, 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (May 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 3. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 1360 Queen Street West under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 1354, 1358, and 1360 Queen Street West (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (May 25, 2021) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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.
TE26.21amended
Residential Demolition Application - 1 and 3 Boland Lane
This staff report is regarding a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision. In accordance with city-wide residential demolition control under the Toronto Municipal Code Ch.363, under the authority of Section 33 of the Planning Act, the applications for the demolition of two existing 2-storey semi-detached residential buildings located at 1 and 3 Boland Lane (Application Nos. 19 203938 DEM 00 DM & 19 206467 DEM 00 DM) is being referred to the Toronto and East York Community Council for consideration to refuse or grant the application, including any conditions, if any, to be attached to the permit applications because a building permit has not been issued for a replacement building.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: Approved the applications to demolish the existing 2-storey semi-detached residential buildings at 1 and 3 Boland Lane, without any conditions.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director and Deputy Chief Building Official, Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council give consideration to the demolition application and decide to: Refuse the applications to demolish the existing 2-storey semi-detached residential buildings because there is no permit to replace the buildings on the site at this time; OR Approve the applications to demolish the existing 2-storey semi-detached residential buildings without any conditions; OR Approve the applications to demolish the existing 2-storey semi-detached residential buildings with the following conditions: That construction fences be erected in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Article 7, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official; That all debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; That sod be laid on the site and that the site be maintained free of garbage and weeds, in accordance with the Municipal Code Chapter 629-10, paragraph B and 629- 11; and That any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill.
TE26.22amended
Residential Demolition Application - 22 Rose Park Drive
This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority to make a final decision. In accordance with Section 33 of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Ch. 363, Article 6 "Demolition Control," the application for the demolition of an existing 2-storey detached dwelling at 22 Rose Park Drive (Application No. 21 153663 DEM 00 DM) is being referred to the Toronto and East York Community Council for consideration. Toronto Building received an objection from the community with concerns of potential heritage value of the property and concerns of the potential loss or injury of a 100 year old oak tree.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the application to demolish the 2-storey detached dwelling at 22 Rose Park Drive, without any conditions.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director and Deputy Chief Building Official, Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council give consideration to the demolition application for 22 Rose Park Drive, and decide to: 1. Approve the application to demolish the 2-storey detached dwelling without any conditions; OR 1. Approve the application to demolish the vacant residential dwelling unit with any conditions identified by Community Council.
TE26.23deferred
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 September 9, 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.
TE26.24adopted
Application to Remove a City-Owned Tree - 1380 Queen Street West
This report requests that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one City-owned tree located at 1380 Queen Street West. The application indicates the reason for removal is due to concerns that the tree's roots may damage water and sprinkler service lines in the future, potentially causing service or safety issues. The subject tree is a ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) measuring 12 cm in diameter. The Tree By-laws do not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one City-owned tree located at 1380 Queen Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that: 1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one City-owned tree located at 1380 Queen Street West.
TE26.25deferred
Application to Remove a Private Tree - 51 Walker Avenue
This report requests that City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one privately owned silver maple tree located at 51 Walker Avenue. The application indicates the reason for removal is to accommodate the proposed construction of a swimming pool. The subject tree is a silver maple (Acer saccharinum), measuring 61 cm in diameter. The Tree By-laws do not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.
The Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the item until its September 9, 2021 meeting.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager of Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that: 1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one privately owned silver maple tree located at 51 Walker Avenue.