Toronto and East York Community Council
The full agenda, as filed
All 89 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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TE4.1adopted
This report recommends that the name "Antonio Lopes Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located east of Gladstone Avenue, extending between Argyle Street and Cross Street. Community Council have delegated authority to decide lane naming matters which comply with The City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Antonio Lopes Lane" for an existing public lane located east of Gladstone Avenue extending between Argyle Street and Cross Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Antonio Lopes Lane" for an existing public lane located east of Gladstone Avenue extending between Argyle Street and Cross Street.
TE4.2adopted
This report recommends that the name "Edward McIlwain Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane north of Davenport Road, extending between Regal Road and Oakwood Avenue. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Edward McIlwain Lane" for an existing public lane north of Davenport Road, extending between Regal Road and Oakwood Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Edward McIlwain Lane" for an existing public lane north of Davenport Road, extending between Regal Road and Oakwood Avenue.
TE4.3adopted
This report recommends that the name "Cavliere Gino Cucchi Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located north of St. Clair Avenue West, extending between Nairn Avenue and Earlscourt Avenue. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Cavliere Gino Cucchi Lane" for an existing public lane located north of St. Clair Avenue West, extending between Nairn Avenue and Earlscourt Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Cavliere Gino Cucchi Lane" for an existing public lane located north of St. Clair Avenue West, extending between Nairn Avenue and Earlscourt Avenue.
TE4.4adopted
This report recommends that the name "Alley Cat Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located east of Bathurst Street, extending northerly from Nassau Street. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Alley Cat Lane" for an existing public lane located east of Bathurst Street, extending northerly from Nassau Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Alley Cat Lane" for an existing public lane located east of Bathurst Street, extending northerly from Nassau Street.
TE4.5adopted
This report recommends that the name "Paese Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located south of College Street, extending between Manning Avenue and Euclid Avenue. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Paese Lane" for an existing public lane located south of College Street, extending between Manning Avenue and Euclid Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Paese Lane" for an existing public lane located south of College Street, extending between Manning Avenue and Euclid Avenue.
TE4.6adopted
This report recommends that the name "Porch View Dances Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located east of Manning Avenue, extending southerly from London Street to William Oliphant Lane. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Porch View Dances Lane" for an existing public lane located east of Manning Avenue, extending southerly from London Street to William Oliphant Lane.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Porch View Dances Lane" for an existing public lane located east of Manning Avenue, extending southerly from London Street to William Oliphant Lane.
TE4.7adopted
This report recommends that the name "Sandra Shamas Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located east of Shaw Street, extending southerly from Barton Avenue. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Sandra Shamas Lane" for an existing public lane located east of Shaw Street, extending southerly from Barton Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Sandra Shamas Lane" for an existing public lane located east of Shaw Street, extending southerly from Barton Avenue.
TE4.8adopted
This report recommends that the name "Albert Wiggan Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane north of St. Clair Avenue West, extending between Raglan Avenue and Bathurst Street. Community Council have delegated authority to decide lane naming matters which comply with The City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Albert Wiggan Lane" for the existing public lane north of St. Clair Avenue West, extending between Raglan Avenue and Bathurst Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Albert Wiggan Lane" for the existing public lane north of St. Clair Avenue West, extending between Raglan Avenue and Bathurst Street.
TE4.9adopted
Naming of an Existing Public Lane south of Danforth Avenue, Extending East from Luttrell Avenue
This report recommends that the name "Albert Kahn Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane south of Danforth Avenue extending east from Luttrell Avenue. Community Council have delegated authority to decide lane naming matters which comply with The City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Albert Kahn Lane" for the existing public lane south of Danforth Avenue extending east from Luttrell Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Albert Kahn Lane" for the existing public lane south of Danforth Avenue extending east from Luttrell Avenue.
TE4.10adopted
Transportation Services recommends that the existing portion of Perth Avenue extending easterly to Sterling Road be permanently closed and the proposed creation of a new extension of Perth Avenue, extending easterly from the south end of Perth Avenue. The Adjoining Owner, Castlepoint Greybrook Sterling Inc. has requested to close and purchase the Highway. A realignment of the Highway is contemplated in development permissions previously granted to the Adjoining Owner through By-law No. 942-2015 (OMB) and By-law No. 943-2015 (OMB), as amended. The Highway is proposed to be incorporated into a future park block to be conveyed to the City, pursuant to the development permissions. In addition, to implement the development and pursuant to the subdivision requirements, the Adjoining Owner will create a new extension and realignment of Perth Avenue to the south, to lands identified as Part 2 on the attached Sketch No. PS-2018-013. The new extension and realignment of Perth Avenue will be constructed to City standards and conveyed to the City by the owners of the abutting land, at no cost to the City.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the existing portion of Perth Avenue extending easterly to Sterling Road, designated as Part 1 on Reference Plan 66R-30540 and also shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2018-013 (the "Highway"), upon construction, conveyance and dedication of a new public highway, shown as Part 2 on Sketch No. PS-2018-013 (the "New Public Highway"), attached to the report (March 15, 2019) 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 A to the report (March 15, 2019) 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 existing portion of Perth Avenue extending easterly to Sterling Road, designated as Part 1 on Reference Plan 66R-30540 and also shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2018-013 (the "Highway"), upon construction, conveyance and dedication of a new public highway, shown as Part 2 on Sketch No. PS-2018-013 (the "New Public Highway"), attached to the report dated March 15, 2019, from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services; and 2. City Council enact a by-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix "A" to the report dated March 15, 2019, from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.
TE4.11deferred
This zoning amendment application proposes an eight-storey building with 1,658 square metres of retail/commercial space at-grade and 112 residential units above at 871-899 College Street. A total of 61 parking spaces and 146 bicycle parking spaces are proposed within a one-level underground garage accessed from the rear lane. The proposed building would have a density of 4.34 times the area of the lot. The Rental Housing Demolition application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code (Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act) proposes to demolish two existing residential rental apartment buildings containing a total of 13 rental dwelling units and provide replacement of all 13 rental dwelling units within the proposed building. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017). The proposal represents an appropriate redevelopment of the site and presents a built form and public realm that is compatible with the surrounding context. The massing of the building has been revised to provide a better transition to its neighbours, and the landscaping has been revised for consistency with the local BIA streetscape plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition Applications.
The Toronto and East York Community Council adjourned the public meeting for 871-899 College Street Zoning Amendment Application and Rental Housing Demolition Applications - Final Report, until April 24, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 871-899 College Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to this report. 2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 871-899 College Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to this report. 3. City Council approve the application for a Rental Housing Demolition permit in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of thirteen (13) existing rental dwelling units located at 871 and 899 College Street, subject to the following conditions: a. The owner shall provide and maintain thirteen (13) replacement rental dwelling units, comprising two (2) bachelor units, five (5) one-bedroom units, five (5) two-bedroom units and one (1) three-bedroom unit, on the subject site for a period of at least twenty (20) years beginning from the date that each such replacement dwelling unit is first occupied and as generally shown on the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated January 16, 2019; any revision to these plans must be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; b. The owner shall as part of the thirteen (13) replacement rental dwelling units required above provide at least two (2) bachelor, four (4) one-bedroom, five (5) two-bedroom, and one (1) three-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents, and at least one (1) one-bedroom, replacement rental dwelling unit at mid-range rent for a period of at least ten (10) years, beginning from the date of first occupancy; c. The owner shall provide and maintain one (1) market rental dwelling unit, numbered as Unit 210, on the subject site for a period of at least twenty (20) years beginning from the date that each such dwelling unit is first occupied, and as generally shown on the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated January 16, 2019; any revision to these plans must be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; d. The owner shall provide and maintain an additional seventy-five (75) market rental dwelling units on the subject site for a period of at least ten (10) years beginning from the date that each such dwelling unit is first occupied, as generally shown on the plans submitted to the City Planning Division dated January 16, 2019 for the second floor plan, and November 1, 2018 for the rest of the building; any revision to these plans must be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; e. The owner shall provide and maintain a common laundry room on the second floor which shall be equipped with at least six (6) washers and six (6) dryers as generally illustrated in the plans submitted to the City on January 16, 2019; f. The owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities on the site at no extra charge. Access and use of these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any other building resident; g. The owner shall provide a minimum of two (2) vehicle parking spaces that will be made available for rent to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units; h. The owner shall provide at least three (3) of the replacement rental dwelling units with a balcony or terrace; i. The owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all bicycle parking and visitor parking on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the building; j. The owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants, including the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; k. The owner shall enter into and register on title one or more Agreement(s) to secure the conditions outlined in (a) through (j) above to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 4. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to issue the Preliminary Approval for the application under Municipal Code Chapter 667 for the demolition of the thirteen (13) existing rental dwelling units at 871 and 899 College Street after all of the following have occurred: a. Satisfaction or securing of the conditions in Recommendation 3.a-k above; b. The Official Plan Amendment has come into force and effect; c. The Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect; d. The issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; e. The issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the approved structure on the site; and f. The execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act securing Recommendation 9 and any other requirements of the Zoning-Bylaw Amendment. 5. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue a Section 111 permit under Municipal Code Chapter 667 after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division has given preliminary approval referred to in Recommendation 4 above. 6. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue a demolition permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act no earlier than the issuance of the first building permit for excavation and shoring of the development, and after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division has given preliminary approval referred to in Recommendation 4 above, which permit may be included in the demolition permit for Chapter 667 under 363-11.1, of the Municipal Code, on condition that: a. the owner remove all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. the owner erect solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official; c. The owner erects a residential building on site no later than three (3) years from the day demolition of the buildings is commenced; and d. Should the owner fail to complete the new building within the time specified in condition (c) above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each dwelling unit for which a demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued. 7. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement the foregoing, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement. 8. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 9. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the Owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows: a. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, a cash contribution of $600,000 towards park improvements within the vicinity of the site within the boundaries of Ward 9, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. Such amount to be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date of registration of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made. b. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. Replacement of 13 rental dwelling units with rents secured at affordable and mid-range rent categories; ii. Securing a tenant relocation and assistance plan to mitigate adverse impacts on existing tenants and provide existing eligible tenants the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit at similar rent; and, iii. Submission, and thereafter implementation, of a construction management plan by the owner of 871-899 College Street to address such matters as wind, noise, dust, street closures, parking and laneway uses and access. Such plan to be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director City Planning Division in consultation with the local Councillor and shall be completed prior to Site Plan Approval. 10. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the owner is required to submit a revised Functional Servicing Report and Hydrogeological Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services in consultation with the General Manager, Toronto Water.
TE4.12adopted
This application seeks to amend the Official Plan and relevant Zoning By-laws (former City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 438-86 as amended by By-law No. 815-2017 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 as amended by By-law No. 1050-2017) to permit the remediation and redevelopment of the site. The proposal includes six buildings comprised of an 11-storey (37 m in height, excluding the mechanical penthouse) mixed use building, with retail space at grade, on the St. Clair Avenue West frontage and five low-rise blocks of stacked 3.5-storey townhouses (between 10.5 m to 11.2 m in height, excluding the rooftop staircase enclosure) on the Old Weston Road lands. In addition, a new public park is proposed to have a total area of approximately 857 m2. A total of 276 residential units are proposed, of which 96 are townhouse units and 180 are units within the proposed mixed use building. Of the 96 townhouse units, 20 affordable housing units would be provided in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The proposed development would have a total gross floor area of 21,750 m2, of which 21,263 m2 is proposed for residential use and 487 m2 is proposed for commercial use. The proposed overall density represents a Floor Space Index of 2.1 times the area of the lands. Vehicular access is proposed from Old Weston Road to the west and Cloverdale Road to the east and a total of 218 parking spaces are proposed within a two-level underground parking garage. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017). The proposed development represents appropriate intensification along the frontages of St. Clair Avenue West and Old Weston Road. The proposed mixed use building and townhouses conform with the Official Plan policies and are generally consistent with the City's Tall Building Design Guidelines as well as the Infill Townhouse Guidelines. The proposed development fits within the existing and planned context and character of this neighbourhood. The proposal addresses the sites location within the Mixed Use Areas (St. Clair Avenue West lands) and Neighbouhoods (Old Weston Road lands) designations of the Official Plan. It should also be noted that the southern portion of the site which fronts St. Clair Avenue West is on an Avenue. Avenues are important corridors along major streets where reurbanization is anticipated and encouraged to create new housing and job opportunities while improving the pedestrian environment, the appearance of the street, shopping opportunities and transit service for community residents. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law subject to conditions before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment. Provided the conditions are fulfilled, staff are of the opinion the proposed development is appropriate in this location.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1800-1818 St. Clair Avenue West and 383, 423 and 425 Old Weston Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 27, 2019), from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 2. City Council amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 438-86 as amended by By-law No. 815-2017 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 as amended by By-law No. 1050-2017, for the lands at 1800-1818 St. Clair Avenue West and 383, 423 and 425 Old Weston Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (February 27, 2019), from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 4. City Council classify the subject lands as a Class 4 Noise Area pursuant to Publication NPC-300 (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Environmental Noise Guideline - Stationary and Transportation Sources - Approval and Planning). 5. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the on-site public park with an approximate area of 857 m2, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 6. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to accept the parkland dedication shortfall of a minimum of 691.56 m2 to be paid by cash-in-lieu. 7. 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 satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, such Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 1800-1818 St. Clair Avenue West and 383, 423 and 425 Old Weston Road, in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense: a. A cash contribution of $400,000.00 to be directed to "The Treasurer, City of Toronto" indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for Toronto for the period from the date of the execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment and to be used for local park, recreational facilities, or local area amenity improvements to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. b. In the event the cash contribution referred to above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands. c. Prior to the earlier of the registration of a condominium or the residential occupancy of any part of the proposed development on Blocks A to E, the owner shall convey, in fee simple to Habitat for Humanity, a part of the site with a minimum area of 1,011 m2 for the purpose of constructing 20 affordable housing units. d. The owner shall provide, at its own expense, the design and construction of Above Base Park Improvements to the on-site parkland dedication, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, subject to Recommendation 5 above and in accordance with Recommendation 7.f below. The conveyance of the parkland dedication shall be in environmental condition, satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in accordance with the City standards and would occur prior to the earlier of the registration of a condominium or the residential occupancy of any part of the proposed development on Blocks A to E. e. Prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the owner shall submit a cost estimate and plans for the Base Park Improvements, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. Prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the owner shall also post an irrevocable Letter of Credit in the amount of 120 percent of the value of the Base Park Improvements for the parkland, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. No credit shall be given towards the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for costs associated with Base Park Improvements. The stockpiling of any soils or materials or use as an interim construction staging area on the conveyed parkland is prohibited unless an agreement, other than a privately owned public space, has been obtained from the Manager, Business Services, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The agreement, if approved, will outline in detail the insurance requirements, extent of area permitted, permitted use, tree removal and replacement, duration, restoration plan and costs, and compensation to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The agreement must be secured prior to stockpiling of any soils or materials or use as an interim construction staging area on the parkland, after conveyance to the City. The owner will indemnify the City against any claim during any interim use of or work carried out by the owner on the park. Any compensation accrued shall be applied to park improvements within the ward in consultation with the Ward Councillor. The construction of the Base Park Improvements will be deferred to correspond with the completion of Above Base Park Improvements, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as set out in Recommendation 7.f below. f. The owner agrees to design and construct the Above Base Park Improvements to the new park for a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as set out in Recommendation 5 above. The owner is required to submit a design and cost estimate, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and a letter of credit equal to 120 percent of the lesser of the approved cost estimate for Above Base Park Improvements, and the Parks and Recreation Development Charges payable for the development. The design, cost estimate and ultimately the letter of credit will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for Blocks A to E, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The Base Park Improvements and Above Base Park Improvements shall be completed prior to one year from the day the parkland is conveyed in fee simple to the City subject to extensions for seasonality satisfactory to Parks, Forestry and Recreation. Should the completion of the Base Park Improvements and Above Base Park Improvements not be completed prior to one year from the day the parkland is conveyed in fee simple to the City, Parks, Forestry and Recreation may draw from Letters of Credit in order to complete the park construction, subject to extensions satisfactory to Parks, Forestry and Recreation for seasonality. g. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. The owner shall provide, at its own expense, an approximate area of 159 m2 of privately-owned publicly-accessible space (POPS) and grant access easements to the City for the purpose of access to and use of the POPS for members of the public, prior to the earlier of the registration of a condominium or the residential occupancy of any part of the proposed development on Blocks A to E. This POPS area is to be located fronting Old Weston Road, between the properties municipally known as 381 and 387 Old Weston Road. The POPS easements are to be conveyed to the City for nominal consideration and are to be free and clear of all physical and title encumbrances, other than those acceptable to the City Solicitor. The owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the POPS. The owner shall install and maintain a centralized sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the POPS from 6:00 a.m. to 12:01 a.m. 365 days of the year. ii. The owner shall, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, register a Section 118 Restriction pursuant to the Land Titles Act, in priority, against title to the parcel of land to be conveyed in fee simple to the City for the purpose of the on-site parkland dedication, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, until such time that the lands are conveyed to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. iii. The owner shall design and reconstruct a 2.1 m wide municipal sidewalk along the frontage of Old Weston Road (measuring 69.3 m and 6.1 m) to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services and at no cost to the City, prior to the earlier of the registration of a condominium or the residential occupancy of any part of the proposed development on Blocks A to E. iv. The owner shall grant easements to the City of Toronto for the purposes of the general public's access to the park over the portico, sidewalk and driveway, as part of the condominium approval process for Blocks A to E, subject to conditions satisfactory to the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, in consultation with the City Solicitor. v. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with the accepted Electro Magnetic Field study to secure mitigation measures (if required) to the satisfaction of the Chief Medical Officer, Toronto Public Health. vi. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with the accepted Environmental Noise Feasibility Study prepared by Valcoustics Canada Ltd. dated November 23, 2018, to secure appropriate mitigation measures for noise control. vii. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on October 26 and 27, 2009 through the adoption of Item PG32.3 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, as further amended by City Council from time to time.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1800-1818 St. Clair Avenue West and 383, 423 and 425 Old Weston Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report dated February 27, 2019, from the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 2. City Council amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 438-86 as amended by By-law No. 815-2017 and City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 as amended by By-law No. 1050-2017, for the lands at 1800-1818 St. Clair Avenue West and 383, 423 and 425 Old Weston Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report dated February 27, 2019, from the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 4. City Council classify the subject lands as a Class 4 Noise Area pursuant to Publication NPC-300 (Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Environmental Noise Guideline - Stationary and Transportation Sources - Approval and Planning). 5. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the on-site public park with an approximate area of 857 m2, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 6. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to accept the parkland dedication shortfall of a minimum of 691.56 m2 to be paid by cash-in-lieu. 7. 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 satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor, such Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 1800-1818 St. Clair Avenue West and 383, 423 and 425 Old Weston Road, in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor to secure the following community benefits at the owner's expense: a. A cash contribution of $400,000.00 to be directed to "The Treasurer, City of Toronto" indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for Toronto for the period from the date of the execution of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment and to be used for local park, recreational facilities, or local area amenity improvements to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor. b. In the event the cash contribution referred to above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands. c. Prior to the earlier of the registration of a condominium or the residential occupancy of any part of the proposed development on Blocks A to E, the owner shall convey, in fee simple to Habitat for Humanity, a part of the site with a minimum area of 1,011 m2 for the purpose of constructing 20 affordable housing units. d. The owner shall provide, at its own expense, the design and construction of Above Base Park Improvements to the on-site parkland dedication, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, subject to Recommendation 5 and in accordance with Recommendation 7.f. The conveyance of the parkland dedication shall be in environmental condition, satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in accordance with the City standards and would occur prior to the earlier of the registration of a condominium or the residential occupancy of any part of the proposed development on Blocks A to E. e. Prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the owner shall submit a cost estimate and plans for the Base Park Improvements, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. Prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, the owner shall also post an irrevocable Letter of Credit in the amount of 120% of the value of the Base Park Improvements for the parkland, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. No credit shall be given towards the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for costs associated with Base Park Improvements. The stockpiling of any soils or materials or use as an interim construction staging area on the conveyed parkland is prohibited unless an agreement, other than a privately owned public space, has been obtained from the Manager of Business Services, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The agreement, if approved, will outline in detail the insurance requirements, extent of area permitted, permitted use, tree removal and replacement, duration, restoration plan and costs, and compensation to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The agreement must be secured prior to stockpiling of any soils or materials or use as an interim construction staging area on the parkland, after conveyance to the City. The owner will indemnify the City against any claim during any interim use of or work carried out by the owner on the park. Any compensation accrued shall be applied to park improvements within the ward in consultation with the Ward Councillor. The construction of the Base Park Improvements will be deferred to correspond with the completion of Above Base Park Improvements, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as set out in Recommendation 7.f. f. The owner agrees to design and construct the Above Base Park Improvements to the new park for a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as set out in Recommendation 5. The owner is required to submit a design and cost estimate, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and a letter of credit equal to 120% of the lesser of the approved cost estimate for Above Base Park Improvements, and the Parks and Recreation Development Charges payable for the development. The design, cost estimate and ultimately the letter of credit will be required prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit for Blocks A to E, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The Base Park Improvements and Above Base Park Improvements shall be completed prior to one year from the day the parkland is conveyed in fee simple to the City subject to extensions for seasonality satisfactory to Parks, Forestry and Recreation. Should the completion of the Base Park Improvements and Above Base Park Improvements not be completed prior to one year from the day the parkland is conveyed in fee simple to the City, Parks, Forestry and Recreation may draw from Letters of Credit in order to complete the park construction, subject to extensions satisfactory to Parks, Forestry and Recreation for seasonality. g. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. The owner shall provide, at its own expense, an approximate area of 159 m2 of privately-owned publicly-accessible space (POPS) and grant access easements to the City for the purpose of access to and use of the POPS for members of the public, prior to the earlier of the registration of a condominium or the residential occupancy of any part of the proposed development on Blocks A to E. This POPS area is to be located fronting Old Weston Road, between the properties municipally known as 381 and 387 Old Weston Road. The POPS easements are to be conveyed to the City for nominal consideration and are to be free and clear of all physical and title encumbrances, other than those acceptable to the City Solicitor. The owner shall own, operate, maintain and repair the POPS. The owner shall install and maintain a centralized sign, at its own expense, stating that members of the public shall be entitled to use the POPS from 6:00 a.m. to 12:01 a.m. 365 days of the year. ii. The owner shall, prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit, register a Section 118 Restriction pursuant to the Land Titles Act, in priority, against title to the parcel of land to be conveyed in fee simple to the City for the purpose of the on-site parkland dedication, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, until such time that the lands are conveyed to the City, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. iii. The owner shall design and reconstruct a 2.1 m wide municipal sidewalk along the frontage of Old Weston Road (measuring 69.3 m and 6.1 m) to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager of Transportation Services and at no cost to the City, prior to the earlier of the registration of a condominium or the residential occupancy of any part of the proposed development on Blocks A to E. iv. The owner shall grant easements to the City of Toronto for the purposes of the general public's access to the park over the portico, sidewalk and driveway, as part of the condominium approval process for Blocks A to E, subject to conditions satisfactory to the Director of Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, in consultation with the City Solicitor. v. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with the accepted Electro Magnetic Field study to secure mitigation measures (if required) to the satisfaction of the Chief Medical Officer, Toronto Public Health. vi. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with the accepted Environmental Noise Feasibility Study prepared by Valcoustics Canada Ltd. dated November 23, 2018, to secure appropriate mitigation measures for noise control. vii. The owner shall construct and maintain the development in accordance with Tier 1 performance measures of the Toronto Green Standard, as adopted by Toronto City Council at its meeting held on October 26 and 27, 2009 through the adoption of item PG32.3 of the Planning and Growth Management Committee, as further amended by City Council from time to time.
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This rezoning application proposes to construct a 51-storey mixed-use building with ground floor retail space and 532 residential rental units above at 591-599 Sherbourne Street. The existing rental buildings at 545, 555, 561, 565, and 601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street will be retained. The designated heritage building located at 601 Sherbourne will be conserved. The proposal includes the reconfiguration and redesign of St. James Town Park West. The Rental Housing Demolition application proposes the demolition of 24 existing rental dwelling units located at 583, 591, 595-597 and 599 Sherbourne Street and replacement of all demolished units within the proposed 51-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building respects and reinforces the existing and planned context and is generally consistent with the Tall Building Design Guidelines and the Downtown Plan. The local community will benefit from a consolidated and redesigned version of St. James Town West Park that will be secured on partially city-owned land and partially leased land until at least the year 2162. Rental housing for 1,525 rental units will be secured on the subject site within the existing apartment buildings for at least 20 years. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017). This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law and the application for a Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the Residential Demolition Permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code, subject to conditions.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (Janurary 28, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (Janurary 28, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act that is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as follows: a. The community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: i. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City the sum of $1,139,000.00 to be allocated towards local area park or streetscape improvements located within Ward 13 and within the vicinity of the subject lands, that comply with the Streetscape Manual and/or are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; ii. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City the sum of $1,139,000.00 to be allocated towards existing and/or new affordable housing that may be owned by Toronto Community Housing, and/or towards existing community facilities, and/or towards recreational space and/or cultural space improvements that may be owned by Toronto Community Housing, all located within Ward 13 and within the vicinity of the subject lands, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; iii. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall convey to the City unencumbered parkland of at least 80.9 square metres that covers a portion of 589 Sherbourne Street. This conveyance is in addition to the parkland conveyance being secured under Section 42 of the Planning Act, and is to be made to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; iv. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall extend the existing park lease to the City on the lands at 589 Sherbourne Street, known as St. James Town West Park, by an additional 124 years over and above the remaining park lease term. Alternatively, at the City's discretion, the owner shall enter into a new lease that will have the effect of extending the existing lease by an additional 124 years. Such extension or new lease, as the case may be, shall be on terms and conditions satisfactory to Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services or her designate and the City Solicitor, and shall include any amendments required to give effect to such terms and conditions. Without limitation to the foregoing, the extension or new lease shall provide for the following terms and conditions, unless otherwise agreed to by the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and approved by the City Solicitor, each at her sole discretion, effective as of execution thereof: - the land at 583 Sherbourne Street and certain other lands, shall be incorporated into the leased premises, and the lands to be included in the development site and to be conveyed to the City as a parkland conveyance under Section 42 of the Planning Act shall be surrendered from the leased premises; - as in the existing lease, the rent shall be nominal and the landlord shall be responsible for all taxes and utilities; - the landlord's termination right currently found in the lease shall be deleted; - the lease shall have priority over all mortgages, charges or other financial encumbrances against the lands forming the leased premises; and - the owner shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and save the City harmless from, any land transfer taxes or similar charges payable as a result of the new lease or lease extension. v. The above-noted cash contributions are to be indexed upwardly with the "Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area", as reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Publication No. 327-0058, or its successor, and calculated from the date that the Section 37 Agreement is registered on title. vi. In the event the cash contributions described in Recommendations 4.a.i. and ii. above have not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the date of the issuance of the 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 local Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the subject lands. b. Other matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development, which are listed in Schedule A of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment to Amend By-law 569-2013, attached as Attachment No. 4 to this report, which include provisions to secure parkland dedication, parkland design, an updated wind study for wind mitigation for St. James Town West Park, rental housing, heritage conservation, a construction management and community communication plan, and compliance with Tier 1 of the Toronto Green Standard, among other matters. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the applicant/owner is required to: a. Provide an updated Site Servicing & Stormwater Management Report and updated Hydrogeological Review Summary form, if necessary, to the satisfaction of Development Engineering and Toronto Water; b. Submit a fee for the preparation of a Section 37 Agreement in accordance with the Fee Schedules for Community Planning Applications in effect at the time the fee is submitted to the Customer Service Planning Consultant in Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District; c. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6.e. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; d. 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 601 Sherbourne Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 6. City Council approve the application for a Rental Housing Demolition permit in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of twenty-four (24) existing rental dwelling units located at 583, 591, 595-597 and 599 Sherbourne Street, subject to the following conditions: a. the owner shall provide and maintain not less than twenty-four (24) replacement rental dwelling units, comprised of at least ten (10) bachelor, twelve (12) one-bedroom, and two (2) two-bedroom units, within the proposed mixed-use building on the site, for a period of at least 20 years, beginning from the date that each such replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as generally illustrated in the plans provided to the City Planning Division dated December 21, 2018. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b. the owner shall provide and maintain at least ten (10) bachelor, eight (8) one-bedroom and two (2) two-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents and four (4) one-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at mid-range rents, for a period of at least 10 years, beginning from the date that each such replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied; c. the owner shall provide and maintain at least five (5) one-bedroom market rental dwelling units within the proposed mixed-use building on the site, for a period of at least 20 years, beginning from the date that each such market rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as generally illustrated in the plans provided to the City Planning Division dated December 21, 2018. The five (5) market rental dwelling units shall have unrestricted rents; d. the owner shall provide and maintain a common laundry room on the second floor of the proposed mixed-use building as illustrated in the Architectural Floor Plans dated March 2, 2018. Any changes to the proposed common laundry room shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; e. the owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed mixed-use building at no extra charge. Access and use of these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any resident of the non-replacement rental dwelling units without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as customary practices for private bookings; f. the owner shall provide six (6) vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units as detailed in the Draft Terms Sheet Summary for Rental Housing set out in Attachment 7 to the report (Janurary 28, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District; g. the owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants of the existing rental dwelling units, including the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit, as detailed in the Draft Terms Sheet Summary for Rental Housing set out in Attachment 7 of this report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and h. the owner shall enter into and register on title to the site one or more Agreement(s) to secure the conditions outlined in a, b, c, d, e, f and g above to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning including an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. 7. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to issue Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the twenty-four (24) existing rental dwelling units at 583, 591, 595-597 and 599 Sherbourne Street after all of the following have occurred: a. satisfaction or securing of the conditions in Recommendation 6 above; b. the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect; c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the approved mixed-use building on the site; and e. the execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act securing Recommendation 6 a., b., c., d., e., f. and g. and any other requirements of the Zoning-Bylaw Amendment. 8. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue the Rental Housing Demolition permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has given preliminary approval referred to in Recommendation 7. c. above. 9. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue the Residential Demolition permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code and Section 33 of the Planning Act no earlier than the issuance of the first building permit for excavation and shoring of the proposed development, and after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has given preliminary approval referred to in Recommendation 7c above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition permit under 363-11.1, of the Toronto Municipal Code, on condition that: a. the owner remove all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. the owner erect solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official; c. the owner erect the mixed-use building on the site no later than four (4) years from the day demolition of the existing buildings is commenced; and d. should the owner fail to complete the proposed mixed-use building within the time specified in Recommendation 9.c. above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each dwelling unit for which a Residential Demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued. 10. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement the recommendations above, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement. 11. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time. 12. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the applicant, in consultation with City Planning, Transportation Services, Parks, Forestry and Recreation and any other necessary City officials, to create a working group and to consult with the local community as part of the Site Plan process, including the local residents association and other stakeholders, on the following prior to the issuance of Final Site Plan Approval pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act: - a construction and traffic management plan, landscape and public realm plans, building materials and lighting, and -other issues as identified by the Ward Councillor.
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 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to this report. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to this report. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act that is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, as follows: a. The community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows: i. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City the sum of $1,139,000.00 to be allocated towards local area park or streetscape improvements located within Ward 13 and within the vicinity of the subject lands, that comply with the Streetscape Manual and/or are to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; ii. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City the sum of $1,139,000.00 to be allocated towards existing and/or new affordable housing that may be owned by Toronto Community Housing, and/or towards existing community facilities, and/or towards recreational space and/or cultural space improvements that may be owned by Toronto Community Housing, all located within Ward 13 and within the vicinity of the subject lands, in consultation with the Ward Councillor; iii. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall convey to the City unencumbered parkland of at least 80.9 square metres that covers a portion of 589 Sherbourne Street. This conveyance is in addition to the parkland conveyance being secured under Section 42 of the Planning Act, and is to be made to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; iv. Prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall extend the existing park lease to the City on the lands at 589 Sherbourne Street, known as St. James Town West Park, by an additional 124 years over and above the remaining park lease term. Alternatively, at the City's discretion, the owner shall enter into a new lease that will have the effect of extending the existing lease by an additional 124 years. Such extension or new lease, as the case may be, shall be on terms and conditions satisfactory to Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services or her designate and the City Solicitor, and shall include any amendments required to give effect to such terms and conditions. Without limitation to the foregoing, the extension or new lease shall provide for the following terms and conditions, unless otherwise agreed to by the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and approved by the City Solicitor, each at her sole discretion, effective as of execution thereof: - the land at 583 Sherbourne Street and certain other lands, shall be incorporated into the leased premises, and the lands to be included in the development site and to be conveyed to the City as a parkland conveyance under Section 42 of the Planning Act shall be surrendered from the leased premises; - as in the existing lease, the rent shall be nominal and the landlord shall be responsible for all taxes and utilities; - the landlord's termination right currently found in the lease shall be deleted; - the lease shall have priority over all mortgages, charges or other financial encumbrances against the lands forming the leased premises; and - the owner shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and save the City harmless from, any land transfer taxes or similar charges payable as a result of the new lease or lease extension. v. The above-noted cash contributions are to be indexed upwardly with the "Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area", as reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Publication No. 327-0058, or its successor, and calculated from the date that the Section 37 Agreement is registered on title. vi. In the event the cash contributions described in recommendations 4(a)(i) and (ii) above have not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the date of the issuance of the 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 local Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the subject lands. b. Other matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development, which are listed in Schedule A of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment to Amend By-law 569-2013, attached as Attachment No. 4 to this report, which include provisions to secure parkland dedication, parkland design, an updated wind study for wind mitigation for St. James Town West Park, rental housing, heritage conservation, a construction management and community communication plan, and compliance with Tier 1 of the Toronto Green Standard, among other matters. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the applicant/owner is required to: a. Provide an updated Site Servicing & Stormwater Management Report and updated Hydrogeological Review Summary form, if necessary, to the satisfaction of Development Engineering and Toronto Water; b. Submit a fee for the preparation of a Section 37 Agreement in accordance with the Fee Schedules for Community Planning Applications in effect at the time the fee is submitted to the Customer Service Planning Consultant in Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District; c. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 6(e) below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; d. 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 601 Sherbourne Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 6. City Council approve the application for a Rental Housing Demolition permit in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of twenty-four (24) existing rental dwelling units located at 583, 591, 595-597 and 599 Sherbourne Street, subject to the following conditions: a. the owner shall provide and maintain not less than twenty-four (24) replacement rental dwelling units, comprised of at least ten (10) bachelor, twelve (12) one-bedroom, and two (2) two-bedroom units, within the proposed mixed-use building on the site, for a period of at least 20 years, beginning from the date that each such replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as generally illustrated in the plans provided to the City Planning Division dated December 21, 2018. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; b. the owner shall provide and maintain at least ten (10) bachelor, eight (8) one-bedroom and two (2) two-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at affordable rents and four (4) one-bedroom replacement rental dwelling units at mid-range rents, for a period of at least 10 years, beginning from the date that each such replacement rental dwelling unit is first occupied; c. the owner shall provide and maintain at least five (5) one-bedroom market rental dwelling units within the proposed mixed-use building on the site, for a period of at least 20 years, beginning from the date that each such market rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as generally illustrated in the plans provided to the City Planning Division dated December 21, 2018. The five (5) market rental dwelling units shall have unrestricted rents; d. the owner shall provide and maintain a common laundry room on the second floor of the proposed mixed-use building as illustrated in the Architectural Floor Plans dated March 2, 2018. Any changes to the proposed common laundry room shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; e. the owner shall provide tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed mixed-use building at no extra charge. Access and use of these amenities shall be on the same terms and conditions as any resident of the non-replacement rental dwelling units without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as customary practices for private bookings; f. the owner shall provide six (6) vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement rental dwelling units as detailed in the Draft Terms Sheet Summary for Rental Housing set out in Attachment 7 of this report; g. the owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants of the existing rental dwelling units, including the right to return to a replacement rental dwelling unit, as detailed in the Draft Terms Sheet Summary for Rental Housing set out in Attachment 7 of this report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and h. the owner shall enter into and register on title to the site one or more Agreement(s) to secure the conditions outlined in a, b, c, d, e, f and g above to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division including an agreement pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006. 7. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to issue Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the twenty-four (24) existing rental dwelling units at 583, 591, 595-597 and 599 Sherbourne Street after all of the following have occurred: a. satisfaction or securing of the conditions in Recommendation 6 above; b. the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendments have come into full force and effect; c. the issuance of the Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, or their designate, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006; d. the issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the approved mixed-use building on the site; and e. the execution and registration of a Section 37 Agreement pursuant to the Planning Act securing Recommendation 6 a, b, c, d, e, f and g and any other requirements of the Zoning-Bylaw Amendment. 8. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue the Rental Housing Demolition permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has given preliminary approval referred to in Recommendation 7 c above. 9. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue the Residential Demolition permit under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code and Section 33 of the Planning Act no earlier than the issuance of the first building permit for excavation and shoring of the proposed development, and after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has given preliminary approval referred to in Recommendation 7c above, which may be included in the Rental Housing Demolition permit under 363-11.1, of the Toronto Municipal Code, on condition that: a. the owner remove all debris and rubble from the site immediately after demolition; b. the owner erect solid construction hoarding to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official; c. the owner erect the mixed-use building on the site no later than four (4) years from the day demolition of the existing buildings is commenced; and d. should the owner fail to complete the proposed mixed-use building within the time specified in condition 9(c) above, the City Clerk shall be entitled to enter on the collector's roll, to be collected in a like manner as municipal taxes, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for each dwelling unit for which a Residential Demolition permit is issued, and that each sum shall, until payment, be a lien or charge upon the land for which the demolition permit is issued. 10. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement the foregoing, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement. 11. City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation (PFR). The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, PFR, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.
TE4.14adopted
This report recommends that City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property located at 601 Sherbourne Street, the Thomas Cruttenden building, in connection with a proposed development of the subject property, and that Council grant authority to enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement for the subject property.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 601 Sherbourne Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new residential building on the lands known municipally in the 2019 as 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2. below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services 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 601 Sherbourne Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 3. Enter into and register on the property at 601 Sherbourne Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services; 4. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 6. Submit a Signage Plan for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard 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 Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 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 Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation, Lighting, and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.c.3 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, the required interpretive work, and the require heritage lighting work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Interpretation Plan, and Heritage Lighting Plan, and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 601 Sherbourne Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 601 Sherbourne Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the construction of a new residential building on the lands known municipally in the 2019 as 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the introduction of the bills for such Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, the owner shall: 1. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated July 31, 2015 and revised December 7, 2018, prepared by IBI Group, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 below to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services 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 601 Sherbourne Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated August 13, 2015, and revised December 11, 2018 to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 3. Enter into and register on the property at 601 Sherbourne Street one or more agreements with the City pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services with such facilities, services and matters to be set forth in the related site specific Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment by City Council, for the property located at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard Street the owner shall: 1. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Preservation Services; 4. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 5. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 6. Submit a Signage Plan for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 545-601 Sherbourne Street and 3-7 Howard 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 Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 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 Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation, Lighting, and Interpretation Plan. d. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.c.3 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work, the required interpretive work, and the require heritage lighting work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan, Interpretation Plan, and Heritage Lighting Plan, and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. City Council authorize the entering into of a heritage easement agreement under Section 37 of the Ontario Heritage Act with the owner of 601 Sherbourne Street in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the necessary bill in Council authorizing the entering into a heritage easement agreement for the property at 601 Sherbourne Street.
TE4.15adopted
This report recommends that City Council endorse the conservation strategy generally described for the heritage property at 150 College Street and give authority to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement (HEA) with the property owner. The property at 150 College Street is designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and is subject to an existing Heritage Easement Agreement. The applicant is proposing to renovate the Fitzgerald Building for continued academic/administrative use. The proposed alterations consist of a full interior renovation and minor exterior alteration which include: 1) An expanded entry from College Street at the southwest corner of the building; 2) Enclosure of a courtyard at the southeast portion of the building (non-street facing) to provide a new interior atrium space; and, 3) a fourth floor terrace and addition. City Council's approval of the proposed alterations to the heritage property and authority to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement is required under the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 150 College Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for alterations to the existing building on the lands known municipally as 150 College Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by RDHA Architects Inc., dated December 14, 2018, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 10, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, 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 150 College Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding interior alterations not impacting identified interior attributes, permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 150 College Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 14, 2018, prepared by RDHA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning, and subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, including registration of such amending 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 the property at 150 College Street, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and dated January 10, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 5. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 6. 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 Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. b. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.a.6. above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on the title for the heritage property at 150 College Street, Instrument No. CA803389, dated June 18, 2003, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary bill in Council to amend the Heritage Easement Agreement. For the property at 150 College Street
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 150 College Street in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for alterations to the existing building on the lands known municipally as 150 College Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings prepared by RDHA Architects Inc., dated December 14, 2018, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated January 10, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with a Conservation Plan satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, 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 150 College Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding interior alterations not impacting identified interior attributes, permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the owner shall: 1. Amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement for the property at 150 College Street in accordance with the plans and drawings dated December 14, 2018, prepared by RDHA Architects Inc. and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning, and subject to and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 below, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, including registration of such amending 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 the property at 150 College Street, prepared by ERA Architects Inc. and dated January 10, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 3. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 4. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 5. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 1.a.2 above, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 6. 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 Preservation Services to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan and Interpretation Plan. b. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 1.a.6 above, the owner shall: 1. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the existing Heritage Easement Agreement, registered on the title for the heritage property at 150 College Street, Instrument No. CA803389, dated June 18, 2003, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, in a form and content satisfactory to the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce any necessary bill in Council to amend the Heritage Easement Agreement. For the property at 150 College Street
TE4.16adopted
Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act - 440 Unwin Avenue
This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 440 Unwin Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Located in the Port Lands on the north side of Unwin Avenue, between Leslie and Cherry streets, the property contains the Richard L. Hearn Generating Station, a coal-based generating station for Toronto's emerging post-war economy, designed by the by the Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation and completed in phases in 1951, 1961 and 1971 for the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario (now known as Ontario Power Generation). It was decommissioned in 1983. The Province leased the property to the tenants in 2002 until they sold the property in November 2018. During that time, the tenant sought a variety of permits to accommodate film and television studio production as well as a demolition permit for the generating station which was issued in 2010 and subsequently expired in 2017. The building interiors were subsequently stabilized between 2014 and 2016 to host large public events such as Luminato. The Hearn, an icon of the civic spirit underpinning the Port Lands creation in 1912, has for over 70 years been a distinctive landmark on the Toronto waterfront with its tall chimney stack. For more than 15 years City Council has expressed a desire to protect and preserve this waterfront landmark property. Initially, through its inclusion on the City's Heritage Register in 2003, and then through a series of Council decisions, the City reaffirmed to the Provincial Government its interest in the Hearn Generating Station's preservation. As the property was owned by Ontario Power Generation, a provincial public body, it was exempt from designation by the City of Toronto. The Province of Ontario recognized the cultural heritage value of the property by including it on the List of Provincial Heritage Properties following a Cultural Heritage Evaluation in 2016. As the property is now privately owned, it is no longer subject to provincial protection pursuant to Section B.3 of the Standards and Guidelines for Conservation of Provincial Heritage Properties dated April 28, 2010, prepared pursuant to Section 25.2 of the Ontario Heritage Act). The authority for heritage protection now resides with City Council and the property may be designated by the City of Toronto under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the property meets Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its design, associative and contextual value. Designation under Part IV enables City Council to recognize the heritage value of the Hearn Generating Station, to identify and protect the heritage attributes and review alterations to the site, 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 440 Unwin Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 440 Unwin Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 7, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, 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 Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 440 Unwin Avenue under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 440 Unwin Avenue (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 7, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, 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.
TE4.17deferred
Inclusion on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register - 28, 38-52 and 66-74 Belmont Street
This report recommends that City Council include 14 properties identified in Recommendation 1 of this report on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register. The subject properties are located in the Yorkville neighbourhood, on the north side of Belmont Street, and contain a two and a half-storey detached house-form building completed by 1873 and 13 two-storey row houses that were completed between 1881 and 1886. The houses on Belmont Street have their origin in the century-long brickmaking industry of Toronto. Brickyards spread north to Yorkville in 1835, and gained prominence to the extent that a brick mould is featured in the Yorkville coat of arms. The properties at 40, 42, 46 & 48 Belmont Street were nominated for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register at the same time as the community's nomination for a Heritage Conservation District study in 2015. In 2016 City Council authorized the Belmont-Hillsboro Heritage Conservation District (HCD) study and it is included the City Planning Division's Work Program, however, it is on hold awaiting prioritization. A HCD study does not preclude Council from listing properties on the City's Heritage Register or designating individual properties in the study area under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. In August 2018, the Committee of Adjustment deferred consideration of an application seeking variances to permit alterations and additions to the property at 40 Belmont Street pending a report from Heritage Preservation Services regarding the site's potential heritage value. This application was recently withdrawn by the property owner. Following research and evaluation, it has been determined that the 14 properties at 28, 38-52 and 66-74 Belmont Street meet Ontario Regulation 9/06, the criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City of Toronto also applies when evaluating properties for its Heritage Register. Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan Heritage Policies.
The Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the item until its April 24, 2019 meeting.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning recommends that: 1. City Council include the following 14 properties on Belmont Street on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register: 28 Belmont Street 38 Belmont Street 40 Belmont Street 42 Belmont Street 44 Belmont Street 46 Belmont Street 48 Belmont Street 50 Belmont Street 52 Belmont Street 66 Belmont Street 68 Belmont Street 70 Belmont Street 72 Belmont Street 74 Belmont Street
TE4.18amended
Lower Yonge Official Plan Amendment - Request for Direction Report
The purpose of this report is to request direction from City Council on the pending Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) pre-hearing on the Lower Yonge Official Plan Amendment (OPA), adopted by City Council at their June 7, 8 and 9, 2016 meeting. The Lower Yonge OPA, as amended by the 1-7 Yonge Street and 55 Lake Shore Boulevard East site-specific LPAT settlements, is scheduled to be presented to the LPAT on April 11, 2019. Choice Properties REIT (ChoiceREIT) is a Party to the upcoming LPAT Pre-Hearing and requested an OPA policy change to permit two towers on Block 7 to realize the OPA density permission of 12.5 times lot area (approximately 158,000 square meters of GFA) on 10 Lower Jarvis Street. ChoiceREIT developed a two-tower built form demonstration model based upon the Lower Yonge OPA tall building criteria and policies. After extensive review of the two-tower demonstration model by City Planning, informed by the built form criteria of the City's Tall Building Guidelines, the Lower Yonge Precinct Plan and the Lower Yonge OPA, as amended by the site-specific LPAT settlements, Planning staff supports the proposed two tower policy amendment. It is recommended that City Council modify the Lower Yonge OPA to permit two towers on Block 7, bounded by future Harbour Street, future New Street, Lower Jarvis Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East, in accordance with the recommendations included within this Request for Directions Report.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other appropriate staff, to attend before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of a settlement of the Lower Yonge Official Plan Amendment with permissions for two towers on Block 7, which is bounded by New Street, Harbour Street, Lower Jarvis Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to present the Draft Consolidated Lower Yonge OPA, in Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (March 12, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal pre-hearing conference scheduled for April 11, 2019. 3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such further stylistic and technical changes to the Lower Yonge Official Plan Amendment as may be required and to take such further actions, as may be required, to give effect to City Council's decision. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other City staff to take such actions, as are required, to give effect to the Recommendations above.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other appropriate staff, to attend before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of a settlement of the Lower Yonge Official Plan Amendment with permissions for two towers on Block 7, which is bounded by New Street, Harbour Street, Lower Jarvis Street and Lake Shore Boulevard East. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other City staff to take such actions, as are required, to give effect to City Council's decision.
TE4.19amended
This application proposes to demolish seven existing rental townhouse dwellings and replace them in a new 29-storey residential building with a six-storey base building to the west of an existing 26-storey rental apartment building at 265 Balliol Street. The proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and does not conform with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017). The proposal also does not conform with the Toronto Official Plan. This report recommends that the City Solicitor together with Planning Staff and other appropriate Staff be directed to oppose the appeal at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). The proposed building does not fit within the character of the Apartment Neighbourhood along this section of Balliol Street in terms of height and density and does not provide an appropriate transition from the adjacent Mixed Use Area.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing to oppose the appeal respecting the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 265 Balliol Street. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in the report (January 26, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary. 3. City Council defer making a decision at this time on the Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Application (17 224019 STE 22 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to demolish the seven (7) existing rental dwelling units at 265 Balliol Street, known municipally as 239-251 Balliol Street, and instruct staff to report to Toronto and East York Community Council at such time as a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decision has been issued regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, if necessary. 4. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part: a. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the subject lands pending City Council approval of Application 17 224019 STE 22 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to demolish the seven (7) existing rental dwelling units at 265 Balliol Street, known municipally as 239-251 Balliol Street. b. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the subject lands pending confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and pending receipt of a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the subject lands until such time as the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the owner have provided Zoning By-laws to the Tribunal in a form and with content satisfactory to the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District and the City Solicitor, including securing the tenure of retained rental dwelling units and needed improvements to the rental building in conformity with Section 3.2.1.5 of the Official Plan, and the owner has entered into and registered a Section 37 Agreement with the City incorporating such tenant assistance, any other rental related matters, and other Section 37 matters, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. d. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure services, facilities or matters pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, for matters including, but not limited to: i. public realm improvements in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan Area; and/or ii. community services and facilities in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan Area in accordance with the priorities identified in the Council-adopted Yonge Eglinton Official Plan Amendment (OPA 405)'s Community Services and Facilities Strategy; and/or iii. tenant assistance plan; and/or iv. any other matters to be secured as a matter of convenience. 1. City Council request the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to consider the cumulative impacts, including community services and physical infrastructure, of the proposed developments on the following subject sites in, and adjacent to, the Davisville Village Apartment Neighbourhood currently under appeal: 1925-1951 Yonge Street, 17-21 Millwood Road, and 22 Davisville Avenue 22 Balliol Street 30 Merton Street 141 Davisville Avenue 265 Balliol Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing to oppose the appeal respecting the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 265 Balliol Street. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to continue discussions with the applicant to address the issues outlined in this report and to report back to City Council on the outcome of discussions, if necessary. 3. City Council defer making a decision at this time on the Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion Application (17 224019 STE 22 RH) under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to demolish the seven (7) existing rental dwelling units at 265 Balliol Street, known municipally as 239-251 Balliol Street, and instruct staff to report to Toronto and East York Community Council at such time as an LPAT decision has been issued regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal, if necessary. 4. In the event that the LPAT allows the appeal in whole or in part: a. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the LPAT to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the subject lands pending City Council approval of Application 17 224019 STE 22 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to demolish the seven (7) existing rental dwelling units at 265 Balliol Street, known municipally as 239-251 Balliol Street. b. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the LPAT to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the subject lands pending confirmation of water, sanitary and stormwater capacity from the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, and pending receipt of a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; c. City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the LPAT to withhold the issuance of any Order(s) on the Zoning By-law Amendment appeal for the subject lands until such time as the City Solicitor in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the owner have provided Zoning By-laws to the Tribunal in a form and with content satisfactory to the Director, Community Planning, Toronto East York District and the City Solicitor, including securing the tenure of retained rental dwelling units and needed improvements to the rental building in conformity with Section 3.2.1.5 of the Official Plan, and the owner has entered into and registered a Section 37 Agreement with the City incorporating such tenant assistance, any other rental related matters, and other Section 37 matters, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor. d. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to secure services, facilities or matters pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, for matters including, but not limited to: i. public realm improvements in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan Area; and/or ii. community services and facilities in the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan Area in accordance with the priorities identified in the Council-adopted Yonge Eglinton Official Plan Amendment (OPA 405)'s Community Services and Facilities Strategy; and/or iii. tenant assistance plan; and/or iv. any other matters to be secured as a matter of convenience.
TE4.20adopted
Front Yard Parking Appeal - 34 Ellerbeck Street
This staff report is about a matter which Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. Transportation Services has assessed an appeal from the owner of 34 Ellerbeck Street for front yard parking. Front yard parking at this location is not recommended because the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 918 does not permit the licensing of a front yard parking pad where on-street permit parking is authorized on an alternate side basis and the installation of a permanent ramp would result in the loss of a permit parking space. Additionally, the Code does not permit the licencing of a front yard parking pad where the result of the poll was negative. The owner will be given an opportunity to make a deputation before Community Council.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Denied the request for front yard parking at 34 Ellerbeck Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services Toronto and East York District recommends that: 1. Toronto and East York Community Council deny the request for front yard parking at 34 Ellerbeck Street.
TE4.21adopted
Application to Remove a Private Tree - 21 Queensdale Avenue
This report recommends that City Council deny the application for a permit to remove one (1) privately-owned tree located at 21 Queensdale Avenue. The application indicates the reasons for removal are to address concerns that the tree is too close to the deck and other infrastructure, and that the falling walnuts create a hazard for individuals using the deck and property. The subject tree is a black walnut (Juglans nigra), measuring 41 cm in diameter. The Tree By-law does not support the removal of this tree as it is healthy and maintainable.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately-owned tree located at 21 Queensdale Avenue.
Staff recommendation as filed
The General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation recommends that: 1. City Council deny the request for a permit to remove one (1) privately-owned tree located at 21 Queensdale Avenue.
TE4.22deferred
Residential Demolition Application - 2452 Bloor Street West
This demolition permit application (18 250020 DEM 00 DM) is submitted to City Council for consideration and decision to grant or grant with conditions, approval of the demolition permit application, prior to the issuance of a building permit for a replacement building. In accordance with City-wide residential demolition control under Article II, Demolition Control, of Municipal Code Ch. 363, as amended by By-law 1009-2006, enacted by City Council on September 27, 2006 under the authority of Section 33 of the Planning Act, this report refers the demolition application for 2442-2454 Bloor Street West and 1-9 Riverview Gardens to Community Council, to decide whether to grant or refuse the application, including any conditions, if any, to be attached to the permit. The staff report is regarding a matter for which Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.
The Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the item until the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decision has been received.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Deputy Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, Toronto and East York District recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council give consideration to the demolition application for 2452 Bloor Street West and choose one of the following options: 1. Refuse the application to demolish the existing 2-storey mixed use building because a building permit has not been issued for a replacement building on this site; or in the alternative 2. Approve the application to demolish the 2-storey mixed use building subject to the following conditions: a. Erect and maintain a construction fence in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Article III, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Building Official; b. All debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; and c. Any holes on the property are backfilled with clean fill.
TE4.23amended
Residential Demolition Application - 363-365 and 367 Yonge Street
In accordance with city-wide residential demolition control under Article II, Demolition Control, of Municipal Code Ch. 363, as amended by By-law 1009-2006, enacted by City Council on September 27, 2006 under the authority of Section 33 of the Planning Act, I refer the following two demolition application(s) for 363-365 and 367 Yonge (Application 18-233315 DEM and 18-233320 DEM) to Toronto and East York Community Council for consideration and to decide whether to grant or refuse the application(s), including any conditions, if any, to be attached to the permit applications. This staff report is regarding a matter for which Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the applications to demolish the subject residential building at 363-365 and 367 Yonge Street, with or without any further condition(s), that in the opinion of Toronto and East York Community Council is reasonable, having regard to the nature of the residential properties being demolished.
Staff recommendation as filed
Toronto Building recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Refuse the applications to demolish the subject residential buildings at 363-365 and 367 Yonge Street because there is no building permit for a replacement building on the site at this time; Or, in the alternative; 2. Approve the applications to demolish the subject residential building at 363-365 and 367 Yonge Street, with or without any further condition(s), that in the opinion of Toronto and East York Community Council is reasonable, having regard to the nature of the residential properties being demolished.
TE4.24amended
Refusal of an Application for a Boulevard Café Permit Located at 1715 St. Clair Avenue West
This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. To report on the refusal to issue a permit by Municipal Licensing and Standards in the matter of an application for a boulevard cafe located at 1715 St Clair Ave West, Hounslow Heath Road flankage.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Granted the application for the proposed boulevard marketing located at 1715 St. Clair Avenue West, Hounslow Heath Road flankage.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director, Business Licensing and Regulatory Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards recommends that: 1. The application for the proposed boulevard café located at 1715 St. Clair Avenue West, Hounslow Heath Road flankage be denied.
TE4.25amended
Refusal of a Boulevard Café Permit Application Located at 299 Augusta Avenue
This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. To report on the refusal to issue a permit by Municipal Licensing and Standards in the matter of an application for a boulevard café permit located at 299 Augusta Avenue.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the operating conditions proposed by the Ward Councillor for the proposed boulevard café permit located at 299 Augusta Avenue: a. The patio will stop operations and be cleared out no later than 10:00 p.m. each night from Sunday to Thursday, and no later than 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. b. Signage will be posted in a prominent location to remind people to be considerate of the surrounding community. c. A telephone number will be provided for neighbours to register concerns or complaints directly with restaurant management. d. There will be no outdoor music or amplified sound on the patio, and doors and windows to the establishment will not be left open or propped open while there is music or amplified sound in the interior. e. Municipal Licensing and Standards to review in 1 year and report to the Councillor's office on any complaints received.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director of Business Licensing and Regulatory Services, Municipal Licensing and Standards recommends that: 1. The application for the proposed boulevard café located at 299 Augusta Ave be denied; or 2. The operating conditions proposed by the Ward Councillor for the proposed boulevard café permit located at 299 Augusta Avenue be considered: a. The patio will stop operations and be cleared out no later than 10:00 p.m. each night from Sunday to Thursday, and no later than 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. b. Signage will be posted in a prominent location to remind people to be considerate of the surrounding community. c. A telephone number will be provided for neighbours to register concerns or complaints directly with restaurant management. d. There will be no outdoor music or amplified sound on the patio, and doors and windows to the establishment will not be left open or propped open while there is music or amplified sound in the interior. e. Municipal Licensing and Standards to review in 1 year and report to the Councillor's office on any complaints received.