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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TE8.1adopted
This report recommends that the name "Sam Ciccolini Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane north of St. Clair Avenue West, extending between Dufferin Street and St. Clair Gardens. 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 "Sam Ciccolini Lane" for an existing public lane north of St. Clair Avenue West, extending between Dufferin Street and St. Clair Gardens.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Sam Ciccolini Lane" for an existing public lane north of St. Clair Avenue West, extending between Dufferin Street and St. Clair Gardens.
TE8.2adopted
Naming of an Existing Public Lane East of Huron Street, Extending South of Dundas Street West
This report recommends that the name "Jean Lumb Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane east of Huron Street, extending south of Dundas Street West. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Jean Lumb Lane" for an existing public lane east of Huron Street, extending south of Dundas Street West.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Jean Lumb Lane" for an existing public lane east of Huron Street, extending south of Dundas Street West.
TE8.3adopted
This report recommends that the name "Trinity Park Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located north of Queen Street West, extending easterly from Crawford 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 "Trinity Park Lane" for an existing public lane located north of Queen Street West, extending easterly from Crawford Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Trinity Park Lane" for an existing public lane located north of Queen Street West, extending easterly from Crawford Street.
TE8.4adopted
Naming of an Existing Public Lane Located West of Yonge Street, Extending Southerly from Elm Street
At its meeting on June 25, 2019, Toronto and East York Community Council adopted Item TE7.137 which requested the Director, Engineering Support Services, Engineering and Construction Services to prepare a report on the feasibility of naming the Public Lane located west of Yonge Street, extending southerly from Elm Street as "Harry Barberian Lane". This report recommends that the name "Harry Barberian Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located west of Yonge Street, extending southerly from Elm 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 "Harry Barberian Lane" for an existing public lane located west of Yonge Street, extending southerly from Elm Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The Director, Engineering Support Services, Engineering and Construction Services, recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Harry Barberian Lane" for an existing public lane located west of Yonge Street, extending southerly from Elm Street.
TE8.5adopted
This report recommends that the name "Bakery Lane" be approved to identify an existing public lane located north of Eastern Avenue, west of Logan Avenue and extending southerly from Louis Kesten 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 "Bakery Lane" for an existing public lane located north of Eastern Avenue, west of Logan Avenue and extending southerly from Louis Kesten Lane.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Bakery Lane" for an existing public lane located north of Eastern Avenue, west of Logan Avenue and extending southerly from Louis Kesten Lane.
TE8.6adopted
Naming of a Proposed Private Street at 423 Old Weston Road and 1800, 1818 St. Clair Avenue West
This report recommends that the name "Ed Clark Gardens" be approved to identify a proposed private street at 423 Old Weston Road and 1800, 1818 St. Clair Avenue West. Community Councils have delegated authority to decide street naming matters which comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the name "Ed Clark Gardens" for the proposed private street at 423 Old Weston Road and 1800, 1818 St. Clair Avenue West. 2. Requested the applicant to pay the costs, estimated to be $500.00, for the fabrication and installation of the street name signage; and 3. Requested the owner and successors of the subject lands to maintain, at their own risk, the street name signage installed under Recommendation 2 of the report.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Ed Clark Gardens" for the proposed private street at 423 Old Weston Road and 1800, 1818 St. Clair Avenue West. 2. Request the applicant to pay the costs, estimated to be $500.00, for the fabrication and installation of the street name signage; and 3. Request the owner and successors of the subject lands to maintain, at their own risk, the street name signage installed under Recommendation 2 of the report.
TE8.7adopted
Renaming of a portion of Coxwell Avenue between Queen Street East and Lake Shore Boulevard East
This report recommends approval of the re-naming of a portion of portion of Coxwell Avenue between Queen Street East and Lake Shore Boulevard East, to "Lower Coxwell 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 "Lower Coxwell Avenue" for the renaming of a portion of Coxwell Avenue between Queen Street East and Lake Shore Boulevard East.
Staff recommendation as filed
Engineering and Construction Services recommends that Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approve the name "Lower Coxwell Avenue" for the renaming of a portion of Coxwell Avenue between Queen Street East and Lake Shore Boulevard East.
TE8.8adopted
Permanent Closure of the Boulevard Lands on the North-West Corner of Phoebe Street and Soho Square
Transportation Services recommends that the boulevard lands on the north-west corner of Phoebe Street and Soho Square be permanently closed to allow for the transfer of Operational Management of the lands to Parks, Forestry and Recreation for a future enhanced green space.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the boulevard lands on the north-west corner of Phoebe Street and Soho Square, shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2017-025 (the "Highway") and Part 1 on Reference Plan 66R-30774, attached to the report (August 28, 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 (August 28, 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 boulevard lands on the north-west corner of Phoebe Street and Soho Square, shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2017-025 (the "Highway") and Part 1 on Reference Plan 66R-30774, attached to the report (August 28, 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 (August 28, 2019) from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.
TE8.9adopted
Transportation Services recommends that the portion of the public lane at the rear of 27-37 Yorkville Avenue and abutting 26 Cumberland Street be permanently closed for incorporation into the redevelopment of the site as a mixed use project. The portion of the public lane to be closed will be replaced with a new north-south public lane on the east side of 26 Cumberland Street. The new lane outlet will be constructed to City standards and conveyed to the City by the owners of the abutting land, at no cost to the City. In accordance with the Section 37 Agreement between the City and the owners, the parties have agreed that a portion of the public lane to be closed will be incorporated into the development site and the remaining portions of the closed public lane will be used to enhance the development and the adjacent areas. In accordance with the Section 37 Agreement, the owners will re-convey stratified portions of the public lane to the City, for nominal consideration, for public park purposes and for incorporation into the Toronto Parking Authority parking garage which will form part of the overall development.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the portion of the public lane at the rear of 27-37 Yorkville Avenue and abutting 26 Cumberland Street, shown as Parts 1, 2 and 3 on Sketch No. PS-2016-044 (the "Lane") and Parts 5, 6 and 18 on Reference Plan 66R-30438, upon construction, conveyance and dedication of a new public lane, shown as Part 4 on Sketch No. PS-2016-044 (the "New Lane Outlet"), attached to the report (August 28, 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 (August 28, 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 portion of the public lane at the rear of 27-37 Yorkville Avenue and abutting 26 Cumberland Street, shown as Parts 1, 2 and 3 on Sketch No. PS-2016-044 (the "Lane") and Parts 5, 6 and 18 on Reference Plan 66R-30438, upon construction, conveyance and dedication of a new public lane, shown as Part 4 on Sketch No. PS-2016-044 (the "New Lane Outlet"), attached to the report dated, 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 dated August 28, 2019, from the Director, Transportation Planning and Capital Program, Transportation Services.
TE8.10amended
This application is a modification of a proposal adopted by City Council at its meeting of May 22, 23, and 24, 2018, Agenda Item TE32.3, Final Report for Zoning By-law Amendment and Rental Housing Demolition applications. That proposal was to permit a 10-storey (49 metre, including mechanical penthouse) building with 25,570 square metres of commercial office space, and the retention of a three-storey heritage building at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51, 61, and 65 Jefferson Avenue. The revised application proposes the development of a 10-storey (49 metre, including mechanical penthouse) building with 22,712 square metres of commercial office space and the on-site replacement of 42 existing live/work rental dwelling units. The proposed development also includes the retention of the three-storey heritage building on the northeast corner of the site. The accompanying revised Rental Housing Demolition Application proposes the demolition of all 42 existing live/work rental dwelling units located on the subject site and provide 42 replacement live/work rental dwelling units within the proposed building. The demolition of the 42 existing live/work rental dwelling units was originally approved by City Council at its meeting on May 22, 23 and 24, 2018. This previous rental housing and demolition proposal was approved on the condition that the applicant provide 51 replacement rental dwelling units within two new rental apartment buildings currently under construction at 11 and 25 Ordanance Street. The owner was not able to fulfill the obligations related to the off-site replacement rental dwelling units. This report provides information on the revised proposal including the replacement rental provisions and provides new recommendations and a revised Zoning By-law amendment to allow for the 42 existing live/work rental dwelling units to be demolished and replaced on the same site within the new proposed building. It is recommended that the Recommendations section in this report replace the Recommendations section of the report (April 16, 2018) adopted at May 22, 23, and 24, 2018 City Council in its entirety. The revised proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). The proposed development represents an appropriate development of the site. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law, subject to conditions being fulfilled before introducing the necessary Bills to Council for enactment. This report also reviews and recommends approval of the 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. This report also recommends entering into Section 37 and Section 111 agreements for the site.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council rescind its previous decision on Item TE32.3. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue and 51, 61, and 65 Jefferson Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (August 26, 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 Amendment, noted in Recommendation 2 above, as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner(s) to: a) Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51,61 and 65 Jefferson Avenue to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, City Planning and the City Solicitor, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Staff report (April 6, 2018) to the Toronto Preservation Board from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning with such agreement to be registered on title to the subject properties prior to the earlier of the coming into force of the Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations, or the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for such repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and b) Provide a Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the properties at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51, 61and 65 Jefferson Avenue, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, in accordance with the recommendations of the Staff report (April 6, 2018) to the Toronto Preservation Board from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills contemplated in Recommendation 2 above to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner(s) to enter into an Agreement with the City, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, together with satisfactory provisions in the Zoning By-law Amendment, to secure the following, at the owner's expense, in connection with 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue and 51, 61 and 65 Jefferson Avenue, with such agreement to be registered to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor prior to the earlier of the bills coming into force, or the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties, including a heritage permit or a building permit, including conditional permits and permits for excavation and shoring, but excluding permits for such repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning: a) The following matters are recommended to be secured in a Section 37 Agreement: i) A financial contribution by the owner of $1,250,000.00, payable prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, towards the provision of affordable rental housing within Ward 10 in the vicinity of the site, including provision for upward indexing 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; ii) The owner shall provide, secure and maintain 42 replacement live/work rental dwelling units within the proposed building, at rents as prescribed in Recommendation 6 below, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; iii) The owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants, including securing the right to return to a replacement live/work rental dwelling unit within the proposed building at restricted rents all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; iv) Prior to final Site Plan Approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51, 61, and 65 Jefferson Avenue, the owner shall: A) Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; B) Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the development lands, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; C) Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; D) Provide an Interpretation Plan for the heritage property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; E) Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; v) Prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51, 61, and 65 Jefferson Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, and including conditional permits, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: A) Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the alterations to the property 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51, 61, and 65 Jefferson Avenue, such amendment to have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning , in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. B) Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. C) Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan, and Interpretation Plan. vi) Prior to the release of the required Letter of Credit, the owner shall 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 approved Conservation Plan, approved Lighting Plan and approved Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been achieved, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and shall provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b) The following matters of convenience are recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement by and at the owner's expense and thereafter implemented to the City's satisfaction: i) Implementation of wind mitigation measures as determined through a wind tunnel analysis undertaken prior to the issuance of Site Plan Approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; ii) Design and construction of public realm improvements on Liberty Street, Jefferson Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and the General Manager, Transportation Services; iii) Design and construction of the required improvements to municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report(s) prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for all or any part of the development lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports; iv) Submission of a Construction Management Plan for the development lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, prior to the issuance of any permit, including a heritage permit or a building permit, and including conditional permits, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and thereafter shall implement the plan during the course of construction; v) Matters related to heritage preservation of the existing heritage building at 58 Atlantic Avenue (25 Liberty Street), to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and vi) Construction and mainenance of 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 December 5, 6, and 7, 2017, through the adoption of items PG 23.9 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as may be further amended by City Council from time to time. 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 42 existing live/work rental dwelling units located at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51, 61 and 65 Jefferson Avenue subject to the following conditions: a) The owner shall provide, secure and maintain not less than 42 replacement live/work rental dwelling units, comprised of at least 22 bachelor, 19 one-bedroom and 1 two-bedroom units, within the proposed 10-storey building on the subject site, for a period of at least 20 years, beginning from the date that each replacement live/work rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as generally illustrated in the plans provided to the City Planning Division dated August 1, 2019. Any revision to these plans shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; b) The owner shall provide, secure and maintain at least 1 one-bedroom replacement live/work rental dwelling unit at affordable rent and 6 bachelor, 6 one-bedroom and 1 two-bedroom replacement live/work rental dwelling units at mid-range rents, for a period of at least 10 years, beginning from the date that each replacement live/work rental dwelling unit is first occupied; the remaining 28 replacement live/work rental dwelling units shall have unrestricted rents; c) The owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement live/work rental dwelling unit at no additional cost to tenants, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; d) The owner shall provide tenants of the replacement live/work rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 10-storey building at no extra charge. Access and use of these amenities shall be provided without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as customary practices for private bookings, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e) The owner shall provide 12 vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement live/work rental dwelling units, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; f) The owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants of the existing live/work rental dwelling units, including the right to return to a replacement live/work rental dwelling unit, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and g) The owner shall enter into and register on title to the subject site one or more Agreement(s) to secure the conditions outlined in Recommendation 6. a., b., c., d., e., and f. 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 Division, to issue the Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the 42 existing live/work rental dwelling units located at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue and 51, 61 and 65 Jefferson Avenue after all the following have occurred: a) Satisfaction or securing of the conditions in Recommendation 6 above; b) The Zoning By-law Amendment referred to in Recommendation 2 above has 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 development on the site; and e) The execution and registration of one or more Section 37 Agreements pursuant to the Planning Act securing Recommendation 6. a., b., c., d., e., and f. above and any other requirements of the Zoning By-law Amendment. 8. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Municipal Code Chapter 667 after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 7. above. 9. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building to issue a 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 issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 7 above, which may be included in the Residential Demolition Permit under 363-11.1, of the Toronto Municipal Code, on condition that: a) The owner erects the proposed building on site no later than three (3) years from the day demolition of the buildings is commenced; and b) Should the owner fail to complete the new building within the time specified in Recommendation 9. a. 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. 10. 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, Section 37 Agreement, and Heritage Easement Agreement. 11. Before introducing the necessary bills contemplated in Recommendation 2 above to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner(s) to submit revised Functional Servicing, Geotechnical and Stormwater Management Reports, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, that address the comments in the memo from the Manager, Development Engineering, Toronto and East York District (August 13, 2019).
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council replace the Final Report and Recommendations dated April 16, 2018, from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, adopted at the May 22, 23, and 24 City Council meeting (Item TE32.3), with the current Revised Final Report and Recommendations dated August 26, 2019 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue and 51, 61, and 65 Jefferson Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No.5 to the report dated August 26, 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 Amendment, noted in Recommendation 2 above, as may be required. 4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner(s) to: a) Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51,61 and 65 Jefferson Avenue to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, City Planning Division and the City Solicitor, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Staff report (dated April 6, 2018) to the Toronto Preservation Board from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning with such agreement to be registered on title to the subject properties prior to the earlier of the coming into force of the Zoning By-law Amendment giving rise to the proposed alterations, or the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for such repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and b) Provide a Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for the properties at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51,61and 65 Jefferson Avenue, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, in accordance with the recommendations of the Staff report (dated April 6, 2018) to the Toronto Preservation Board from the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. 5. Before introducing the necessary Bills contemplated in Recommendation 2 to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner(s) to enter into an Agreement with the City, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division and the City Solicitor, together with satisfactory provisions in the Zoning By-law Amendment, to secure the following, at the owner's expense, in connection with 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue and 51, 61 and 65 Jefferson Avenue, with such agreement to be registered to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor prior to the earlier of the bills coming into force, or the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties, including a heritage permit or a building permit, including conditional permits and permits for excavation and shoring, but excluding permits for such repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage buildings as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning: a) The following matters are recommended to be secured in a Section 37 Agreement: i) A financial contribution by the owner of $1,250,000.00, payable prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, towards the provision of affordable rental housing within Ward 10 in the vicinity of the site, including provision for upward indexing 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; ii) The owner shall provide, secure and maintain 42 replacement live/work rental dwelling units within the proposed building, at rents as prescribed in recommendation 6, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the City Solicitor; ii) The owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants, including securing the right to return to a replacement live/work rental dwelling unit within the proposed building at restricted rents all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; iv) Prior to final Site Plan Approval for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for the property located 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51, 61, and 65 Jefferson Avenue, the owner shall: A) Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; B) Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the development lands, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; C) Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage property will be sensitively illuminated to enhance its heritage character, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; D) Provide an Interpretation Plan for the heritage property, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; E) Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; v) Prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51,61, and 65 Jefferson Avenue, including a heritage permit or a building permit, and including conditional permits, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: A) Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the alterations to the property 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51, 61, and 65 Jefferson Avenue, such amendment to have come into full force and effect in a form and with content acceptable to City Council, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. B) Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Conservation Plan, including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. C) Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan, Lighting Plan, and Interpretation Plan. vi) Prior to the release of the required Letter of Credit, the owner shall 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 approved Conservation Plan, approved Lighting Plan and approved Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been achieved, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and shall provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning. b) The following matters of convenience are recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement by and at the owner's expense and thereafter implemented to the City's satisfaction: i) Implementation of wind mitigation measures as determined through a wind tunnel analysis undertaken prior to the issuance of Site Plan Approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; ii) Design and construction of public realm improvements on Liberty Street, Jefferson Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and the General Manager, Transportation Services; iii) Design and construction of the required improvements to municipal infrastructure identified in the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report(s) prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for all or any part of the development lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements or upgrades are required to support the development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Reports; iv) Submission of a Construction Management Plan for the development lands, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, the General Manager, Transportation Services, and the Chief Building Official, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, prior to the issuance of any permit, including a heritage permit or a building permit, and including conditional permits, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and thereafter shall implement the plan during the course of construction; v) Matters related to heritage preservation of the existing heritage building at 58 Atlantic Avenue (25 Liberty Street), to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and vi) Construction and mainenance of 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 December 5, 6, and 7, 2017, through the adoption of items PG 23.9 of the Planning and Growth Committee, and as may be further amended by City Council from time to time. 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 42 existing live/work rental dwelling units located at 25 and 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue, and 51, 61 and 65 Jefferson Avenue subject to the following conditions: a) The owner shall provide, secure and maintain not less than 42 replacement live/work rental dwelling units, comprised of at least 22 bachelor, 19 one-bedroom and 1 two-bedroom units, within the proposed 10-storey building on the subject site, for a period of at least 20 years, beginning from the date that each replacement live/work rental dwelling unit is first occupied, and as generally illustrated in the plans provided to the City Planning Division dated August 1, 2019. 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, secure and maintain at least 1 one-bedroom replacement live/work rental dwelling unit at affordable rent and 6 bachelor, 6 one-bedroom and 1 two-bedroom replacement live/work rental dwelling units at mid-range rents, for a period of at least 10 years, beginning from the date that each replacement live/work rental dwelling unit is first occupied; the remaining 28 replacement live/work rental dwelling units shall have unrestricted rents; c) The owner shall provide ensuite laundry in each replacement live/work rental dwelling unit at no additional cost to tenants, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; d) The owner shall provide tenants of the replacement live/work rental dwelling units with access to all indoor and outdoor amenities in the proposed 10-storey building at no extra charge. Access and use of these amenities shall be provided without the need to pre-book or pay a fee, unless specifically required as customary practices for private bookings, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; e) The owner shall provide 12 vehicle parking spaces to tenants of the replacement live/work rental dwelling units, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; f) The owner shall provide tenant relocation and assistance to all eligible tenants of the existing live/work rental dwelling units, including the right to return to a replacement live/work rental dwelling unit, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and g) The owner shall enter into and register on title to the subject site one or more Agreement(s) to secure the conditions outlined in 6. a, b, c, d, e and f 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 the Preliminary Approval for the Rental Housing Demolition Permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the demolition of the 42 existing live/work rental dwelling units located at 25 & 35 Liberty Street, 58 Atlantic Avenue and 51, 61 & 65 Jefferson Avenue after all the following have occurred: a) Satisfaction or securing of the conditions in Recommendation 6 above; b) The Zoning By-law Amendment referred to in Recommendation 2 has come into full force and effect; c) 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; d) The issuance of excavation and shoring permits for the approved development on the site; and e) The execution and registration of one or more Section 37 Agreements pursuant to the Planning Act securing Recommendation 6. a, b, c, d, e, and f 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 Municipal Code Chapter 667 after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 7. 9. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue a 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 issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 7, which may be included in the Residential Demolition Permit under 363-11.1, of the Toronto Municipal Code, on condition that: a) The owner erects the proposed building on site no later than three (3) years from the day demolition of the buildings is commenced; and b) Should the owner fail to complete the new building within the time specified in condition 9. a 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. 10. Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement the foregoing, including execution of the Section 111 Agreement, Section 37 Agreement, and Heritage Easement Agreement. 11. Before introducing the necessary bills contemplated in Recommendation 2 to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner(s) to submit revised Functional Servicing, Geotechnical and Stormwater Management Reports, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer & Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services Division, that address the comments in the memo from the Manager, Development Engineering, Toronto & East York District (August 13, 2019).
TE8.11amended
At its July 16, 17 and 18, 2019 meeting, City Council referred Item TE7.16 back to Toronto and East York Community Council, for further consideration. This application proposes to permit a 65-storey Class A office building and a 3-storey glass pavilion at the south end of the Commerce Court complex that will add 169,993 square metres of non-residential gross floor area, resulting in a total gross floor area of 361,560 square metres to the complex. The application also includes the retention of the heritage listed 8-storey Hotel Mossop building at 56 Yonge Street. The heritage designated Commerce Court complex will be altered to accommodate the new buildings, which includes the demolition of the existing 6-storey Commerce Court South building and the 13-storey Commerce Court East building. The façades of the east building will be reconstructed and incorporated into the new office building. The Commerce Court West and Commerce Court North buildings are being retained. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-laws. This proposal was considered by the Toronto and East York Community Council on June 25, 2019, item TE7.16, that recommended City Council adopt the proposed Zoning By-law amendments to permit the proposal. On July 16, 2019, City Council referred the item back to the Toronto and East York Community Council for further consideration, as the section 37 benefits package for the proposed increased density on the site has not been finalized. A section 37 benefits package has now been finalized.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 56 Yonge Street, 21 Melinda Street, 18 to 30 Wellington Street West, 187 to 199 Bay Street and 25 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 8 to the report (August 28, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 56 Yonge Street, 21 Melinda Street, 18 to 30 Wellington Street West, 187 to 199 Bay Street and 25 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 9 to the report (August 28, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 4. Before introducing the Bills for the Zoning By-law Amendments to City Council for enactment, the owner shall: a. Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 199 Bay Street, 25 King Street West and 56 Yonge Street in accordance with the plans and drawings last revised on April 29, 2019, prepared by Adamson Associates Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated December 18, 2017 and revised March 13, 2019, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4.b. below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; b. Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 199 Bay Street, 25 King Street West and 56 Yonge Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated December 18, 2017 and revised March 13, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c. The owner shall deliver to the City Solicitor an irrevocable written Notice of Withdrawal, addressed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT"), of its appeal of Official Plan Amendment 352, City of Toronto By-law 1106-2016, and City of Toronto By-law 1107-2016 (Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Case PL161316, Appeal 59) which shall be held in escrow by the City Solicitor and shall only be released by the City Solicitor to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, with a copy to the owner, upon the earlier of: i. the City Solicitor receiving written confirmation from the City Clerk's Office that no appeals of by-laws passed by City Council permitting the site-specific zoning by-law amendments for the subject site were filed with the City Clerk's Office prior to the expiry of the statutory period for filing an appeal under the Planning Act and the site-specific zoning by-law amendments are final and binding; ii. the withdrawal of all appeals filed in respect of by-laws passed by City Council permitting the site-specific zoning by-law amendments for the subject site; or iii. the final disposition of all appeals filed in respect of by-laws passed by City Council permitting the site-specific zoning by-law amendments for the subject site; and 5. 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. Contributions to be allocated towards the following: i. A contribution of $3,271,000, either as a cash contribution, or secured by way of a letter of credit, or combination thereof, shall be directed towards public streetscape improvements adjacent to the subject site as shown on the Landscape Plans by Claude Cormier + Associes dated March 13, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, payable prior to the issuance of the first above grade permit; ii. A cash contribution of $1,829,000 to be allocated to public streetscape improvements within the Financial District, of which the boundaries are established on Map 41-2 of the Downtown Plan, payable prior to the issuance of the first above grade permit; iii. A cash contribution of $12,400,000 to be allocated to the discretion of the Ward Councillor towards: A. The provision of new affordable housing within Ward 13, to be directed to the Capital Revolving Fund for Affordable Housing, payable prior to the issuance of the first above grade permit; and B. The provision of local streetscape improvements within Ward 13, payable prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; and iv. A contribution of a minimum value of $1,000,000 for on-site public art, through the preparation of a public art plan, in accordance with City Planning's Percent for Public Art process, and with approval from City Council. Alternatively, if it is determined that the public art will not be on-site, the owner will contribute the $1,000,000 to the City's capital budget for Public Art off-site to be commissioned by the City. The owner agrees to advise the City, in writing of its chosen option prior to the issuance of the first building permit. b. The payment amounts referred to in Recommendation 5.a. herein to be increased upwards by indexing in accordance with the Non-residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto CMA, reported by Statistics Canada or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made to the City; c. In the event the cash contributions referred to in Recommendation 5.a. has not been used for the intended purposes within three (3) years of the By-laws coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in Ward 13; and d. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. That the design of the 3-storey pavilion and the 65-storey tower and structural elements as shown on architectural plans by Adamson Associates dated March 13, 2019 be secured as part of site plan approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; ii. That the owner is to provide a privately-owned publicly-accessible space (POPS) network as shown on the architectural plans by Adamson Associates dated March 13, 2019 and Landscape Plans by Claude Cormier + Associés dated March 13, 2019, and be secured as part of site plan approval and an easement agreement, including hours of operation and programming, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; iii. That the owner pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the accepted Functional Servicing Report, to be submitted for review and acceptance by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support the development; iv. That the owner implements the mitigation measures identified in the Pedestrian Wind Study dated April 30, 2019 by RWDI, secured as part of site plan approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; v. Comply with the City's Tree By-laws, including a tree planting plan, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry, Parks Forestry and Recreation; vi. That prior to final site plan approval the owner shall: A. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4.b. above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; B. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; C. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; D. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; E. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; F. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; G. The owner submits an acceptable functional plan illustrating the proposed widening of the northerly boulevard along Wellington Street West between Yonge Street to Bay Street and the associated modifications in the pavement marking and road signs, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; H. The owner enters into a Municipal Infrastructure Agreement in respect of the northerly boulevard widening along Wellington Street West, as generally shown on the architectural plans by Adamson Associates dated March 13, 2019, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; I. The owner to pay all costs associated with the proposed boulevard extension along the Wellington Street West frontage of the building between Yonge Street to Bay Street including pavement marking and signing plans required as a result of the boulevard extension identified in Recommendations 5.d.vi.G. and H. above; and vii. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 199 Bay Street, 25 King Street West and 56 Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: A. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; B. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures identified in the approved Conservation Plan as required in Recommendation 4.b. above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and C. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan Lighting and Interpretation Plan; and viii. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 5.d.vii.C. above, the owner shall: A. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and B. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 56 Yonge Street, 21 Melinda Street, 18 to 30 Wellington Street West, 187 to 199 Bay Street and 25 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 8 to the August 28, 2019 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 56 Yonge Street, 21 Melinda Street, 18 to 30 Wellington Street West, 187 to 199 Bay Street and 25 King Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 9 to the August 28, 2019 report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 4. Before introducing the Bills for the Zoning By-law Amendments to City Council for enactment, the owner shall: a) Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement with the City for the properties at 199 Bay Street, 25 King Street West and 56 Yonge Street in accordance with the plans and drawings last revised on April 29, 2019, prepared by Adamson Associates Architects, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the Heritage Impact Assessment prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated December 18, 2017 and revised March 13, 2019, and in accordance with the Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4.b) below, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning including registration of such agreement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor; b) Provide a detailed Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 199 Bay Street, 25 King Street West and 56 Yonge Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc. dated December 18, 2017 and revised March 13, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; c) The owner shall deliver to the City Solicitor an irrevocable written Notice of Withdrawal, addressed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT"), of its appeal of Official Plan Amendment 352, City of Toronto By-law 1106-2016, and City of Toronto By-law 1107-2016 (Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Case PL161316, Appeal 59) which shall be held in escrow by the City Solicitor and shall only be released by the City Solicitor to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, with a copy to the owner, upon the earlier of: i. the City Solicitor receiving written confirmation from the City Clerk's Office that no appeals of by-laws passed by City Council permitting the site-specific zoning by-law amendments for the subject site were filed with the City Clerk's Office prior to the expiry of the statutory period for filing an appeal under the Planning Act and the site-specific zoning by-law amendments are final and binding; ii. the withdrawal of all appeals filed in respect of by-laws passed by City Council permitting the site-specific zoning by-law amendments for the subject site; or iii. the final disposition of all appeals filed in respect of by-laws passed by City Council permitting the site-specific zoning by-law amendments for the subject site; and 5. 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) A cash contribution of $18,500,000 to be allocated towards the following benefits: i. A cash contribution of $1,000,000 for on-site public art, through the preparation of a public art plan, in accordance with City Planning's Percent for Public Art process, and with approval from City Council; ii. A cash contribution of $5,100,000 for site capital improvements, of which $3,271,165 shall be attributable to the identified streetscape improvements adjacent to the subject site as shown on the Landscape Plans by Claude Cormier + Associés dated March 13, 2019; iii. A cash contribution of 12,400,000 to be allocated to the discretion of the Ward Councillor towards: A. The provision of new affordable housing within Ward 13, to be directed to the Capital Revolving Fund for Affordable Housing, payable prior to the issuance of the first building permit; and B. The provision of local streetscape improvements within Ward 13, payable prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit; b) The payment amounts referred to in Recommendation 5.a) herein to be increased upwards by indexing in accordance with the Non-residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto CMA, reported by Statistics Canada or its successor, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date the payment is made to the City; c) In the event the cash contributions referred to in Recommendation 5.a) has not been used for the intended purposes within three (3) years of the By-laws coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided that the purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in Ward 13; and d) The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development: i. That the design of the 3-storey pavilion and the 65-storey tower and structural elements as shown on architectural plans by Adamson Associates dated March 13, 2019 be secured as part of site plan approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; ii. That the owner is to provide a privately-owned publicly-accessible space (POPS) network as shown on the architectural plans by Adamson Associates dated March 13, 2019 and Landscape Plans by Claude Cormier + Associés dated March 13, 2019, and be secured as part of site plan approval and an easement agreement, including hours of operation and programming, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; iii. That the owner pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the accepted Functional Servicing Report, to be submitted for review and acceptance by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support the development; iv. That the owner implements the mitigation measures identified in the Pedestrian Wind Study dated April 30, 2019 by RWDI, secured as part of site plan approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; v. Comply with the City's Tree By-laws, including a tree planting plan, to the satisfaction of the Supervisor, Tree Protection and Plan Review, Urban Forestry, Parks Forestry and Recreation Division; vi. That prior to final site plan approval the owner shall: A. Provide final site plan drawings substantially in accordance with the approved Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 4.b) above to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; B. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; C. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; D. Provide a Heritage Lighting Plan that describes how the exterior of the heritage properties will be sensitively illuminated to enhance their heritage character to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager Heritage Planning; E. Submit a Signage Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; F. Provide an Interpretation Plan for the subject properties, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, and thereafter shall implement such Plan to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; G. The owner submits an acceptable functional plan illustrating the proposed widening of the northerly boulevard along Wellington Street West between Yonge Street to Bay Street and the associated modifications in the pavement marking and road signs, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; H. The owner enters into a Municipal Infrastructure Agreement in respect of the northerly boulevard widening along Wellington Street West, as generally shown on the architectural plans by Adamson Associates dated March 13, 2019, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; I. The owner to pay all costs associated with the proposed boulevard extension along the Wellington Street West frontage of the building between Yonge Street to Bay Street including pavement marking and signing plans required as a result of the boulevard extension identified in Recommendations 5.d) vi. G. and H; and vii. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the properties at 199 Bay Street, 25 King Street West and 56 Yonge Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits for repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, the owner shall: A. Have obtained final approval for the necessary Zoning By-law Amendment required for the subject property, such Amendment to have come into full force and effect; B. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures identified in the approved Conservation Plan as required in Recommendation 4.b) above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and C. Provide a Letter of Credit, including provision for upwards indexing, in a form and amount and from a bank satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning to secure all work included in the approved Conservation Plan Lighting and Interpretation Plan; and viii. That prior to the release of the Letter of Credit required in Recommendation 5.d)vii.C. above, the owner shall: A. Provide a letter of substantial completion prepared and signed by a qualified heritage consultant confirming that the required conservation work and the required interpretive work has been completed in accordance with the Conservation Plan and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning; and B. Provide replacement Heritage Easement Agreement photographs to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Planning.
TE8.12amended
This report recommends a zoning by-law amendment to revise the list of permitted land uses in three Port Lands Districts - McCleary District, Turning Basin District and Media City. Interim Control By-law 979-2017 was adopted by City Council on October 2, 2017. It prohibited certain incompatible uses in a portion of the Port Lands for one year while City staff undertook planning studies to implement the Port Lands Planning Framework (PLPF), adopted on December 8, 2017. By-law 979-2017 was extended for one additional year, to the maximum permitted under Section 38 of the Planning Act. Although many of the planning studies have advanced, the Interim Control By-law will expire prior to the completion of studies for several districts that are covered by the By-law. As a result, existing zoning permissions will be in force and effect on October 2, 2019, permitting many uses that are incompatible with PLPF direction. The Port Lands land uses, as identified in the PLPF Appendix 2: Desirable Uses, Permissible Uses and Uses Open for Consideration, sets out the first principles for the Production, Creative and Interactive (PIC) Core Urban Design Guidelines Study and the McCleary District Precinct Plan. This work will continue to advance after the Interim Control By-law expires. As an interim measure to regulate land uses while planning studies for McCleary District, Turning Basin District and Media City to continue, a zoning by-law amendment of Zoning By-law 438-86 will ensure that land use permissions for these districts are consistent with the PLPF land use direction, permitting uses that the City is encouraging while prohibiting uses that are incompatible with the Port Lands vision. Existing land uses on specific properties within McCleary District,Turning Basin District and Media City that are not desirable within the PLPF are permitted on a site-specific basis in the proposed zoning bylaw amendment. This will permit these existing uses to continue as-of-right while various planning studies continue. The proposed zoning bylaw amendment will apply to McCleary District, Turning Basin District and Media City, as represented in Attachment 1. The By-law amendment is generally consistent with the employment-focused uses within PLPF Appendix 2, permitting a wide range of modern flexible employment, light industrial, and production-related uses like warehousing, manufacturing, emerging industries, printing, publishing and digital media firms, film and television studios and ancillary uses, artist studios, workshops, service commercial, and office. The By-law amendment only addresses land use permissions and does not include any new performance standards, which would be identified through further planning studies.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council revise Zoning By-law No. 438-86, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as McCleary District, Media City District and Turning Basin District, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, attached as Attachment 1 to the supplementary report (September 13, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law No. 438-86, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as McCleary District, Media City District and Turning Basin District, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, attached as Attachment 4 to the report dated August 19, 2019 from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District . 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
TE8.13adopted
Port Lands Zoning Review Study - Final Report
The purpose of the Port Lands Zoning Review Study is to align Zoning By-law 569-13 with the Port Lands Planning Framework (PLPF) and implementing Official Plan Modification (OPM) to facilitate appropriate development that is consistent with the Council-adopted vision for the Port Lands and modernizing zoning regulation for the employment-focused districts in the Port Lands - specifically East Port, Warehouse District and South Port. The Study has reviewed zoning regulations for Maritime Hub, a destination/catalytic district that is the gateway to Cherry Beach. Adopted by City Council on December 8, 2017, the PLPF is a strategic planning study that provides specific guidance to how Regeneration Areas in the Port Lands will develop over the next 50 years, with land use typologies that create a unique mix of employment-focused districts and mixed use precincts. The PLPF addresses land use, transportation, infrastructure, community facilities, parks, biodiversity, built form and sustainability. The PLPF envisions the employment-focused districts will support modern employment, industrial, port and City-servicing uses that provide diverse opportunities for the intensification of employment uses to accommodate approximately 30,000 employees. The PLPF and OPM anticipate that East Port, South Port and Warehouse District will continue to serve Toronto's port and industrial needs. The Zoning Review Study has been completed with the objective of modernizing zoning in the Port Lands. The current Zoning By-law 438-86 regulations do not permit many desirable land uses, whereas many unwanted land uses are currently permitted. These outdated regulations have resulted in legally non-conforming uses south of the Ship Channel and rezoning or minor variance applications for land uses in the employment-focused districts. The Zoning Review Study has been completed with the objective of modernizing zoning in the Port Lands through amendments to Zoning Bylaw 569-13. Zoning By-law 569-13 was adopted by City Council on May 9, 2013 to replace the 42 pre-amalgamation zoning by-laws, and is currently not in force for the Port Lands. This report recommends four (4) zoning by-law amendments to Zoning By-law 569-13: · Warehouse District Zoning Bylaw Amendment · East Port and South Port Zoning By-law Amendment · Maritime Hub Zoning By-law Amendment · Open Space Zoning By-law Amendment The Zoning Review Study recommends new performance standards, such as built form, setbacks from a lot line, landscaping, and building height that were informed by the PLPF recommendations and the Port Lands OPM policy framework. The proposed Zoning By-law Amendments were developed with consideration of comments from community consultations, including stakeholders, and land-owners and users, and the public, as well as input from other agencies and divisions. A policy-oriented industrial parking rates analysis was undertaken as part of the Study, including a review of existing zoning requirements, parking demand surveys, a first principles analysis, and a policy review, resulting in recommended minimum and maximum parking standards for industrial land-uses permitted in the Port Lands to support the shift towards active and sustainable transportation as the primary means of travel in the Port Lands. This report also recommends that Port and Industrial Urban Design Guidelines be developed to support the outcomes of the Zoning Review Study. Specifically, these Port and Industrial Urban Design Guidelines will provide further direction on public realm and street frontage interfaces; landscaping; site organization; screening of open storage; and interfaces between proposed parks and industrial/port uses.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-13, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as Warehouse District substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (August 19, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-13, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as East Port and South Port, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 8 to the report (August 19, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-13, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as Maritime Hub, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 9 to the report, (August 19, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 4. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-13, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as Leslie Green Portal and Turning Basin Park, and 55, 79 and 115 Unwin Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 10 to the report, (August 19, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake Port + Industrial Urban Design Guidelines for East Port, South Port and Warehouse District to accompany amendments to Zoning for these employment-focused districts. 7. City Council directs Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore operational and security requirements of port users adjacent to the Don Greenway South to identify potential performance standards during the development of Port + Industrial Urban Design Guidelines. 8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to take any other actions necessary to implement the directions outlined in the report (August 19, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-13, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as Warehouse District substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report, dated August 19, 2019, from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-13, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as East Port and South Port, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 8 to the report, dated August 19, 2019, from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 3. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-13, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as Maritime Hub, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 9 to the report, dated August 19, 2019, from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 4. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-13, as amended, for the lands identified in the Port Lands Planning Framework as Leslie Green Portal and Turning Basin Park, and 55, 79 and 115 Unwin Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 10 to the report, dated August 19, 2019, from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. 5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required. 6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to undertake Port + Industrial Urban Design Guidelines for East Port, South Port and Warehouse District to accompany amendments to Zoning for these employment-focused districts. 7. City Council directs Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to explore operational and security requirements of port users adjacent to the Don Greenway South to identify potential performance standards during the development of Port + Industrial Urban Design Guidelines. 8. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, to take any other actions necessary to implement the directions outlined in this report.
TE8.14adopted
215 Lake Shore Boulevard East - Draft Plan of Subdivision: Final Report
This application for Draft Subdivision Approval proposes two (2) development blocks, which would permit a maximum gross floor area of 134,750 square metres of mixed-use development (approximately 84,000 square metres in Phase 1, and 48,000 square metres for Phase 2). The subject site (FedEx North) is located at 215 Lake Shore Boulevard East, and is part of a larger block of land, which includes properties at 178-180 Queens Quay East (FedEx South), and 162 Queens Quay East. The FedEx North property is owned by Greenland Lakeside Development Company Ltd (Greenland). The Draft Plan of Subdivision application includes the Owner's contribution to lands necessary for the creation of a new public road and land dedications to be conveyed to the City for the reconfiguration of Lower Sherbourne Street. A related zoning by-law amendment application was filed by Greenland to remove the holding symbol (H) from Phase 1 of the development on the lands consisting of Block 3 on Part of Block 13, Registered Plan 694-E, located on the south of Lake Shore Boulevard East, west of Lower Sherbourne Street. A copy of the final report can be found here: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2019.TE6.11 This report advises that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. In accordance with the delegated approval under By-law 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision as generally illustrated on Attachment 3 to the report (August 28, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District subject to: a. The conditions as generally listed in Attachment 4 to the report (August 28, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, which, except as otherwise noted, must be fulfilled prior to final approval and the release of the Plan of Subdivision for registration; and b. Any such revisions to the proposed subdivision plan or any such additional modified conditions as the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the on-going technical review of the development at 215 Lake Shore Boulevard East.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. In accordance with the delegated approval under By-law 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision as generally illustrated on Attachment 3 subject to: a) The conditions as generally listed in Attachment 4 which, except as otherwise noted, must be fulfilled prior to final approval and the release of the Plan of Subdivision for registration; and b) Any such revisions to the proposed subdivision plan or any such additional modified conditions as the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the on-going technical review of this development.
TE8.15adopted
141 Bay Street - Application to Remove the Holding Symbol From the Zoning By-Law - Final Report
This application proposes to remove the Holding symbol (h) from Block 1a of the lands bounded by Bay Street, Yonge Street, 1 Front Street West and the Rail Corridor (municipally known in 2018 as 141 Bay Street and the portion of lands designated for Transportation uses between Bay and Yonge Streets) to permit the development of a 53-storey office tower with a 7-storey podium. The owner has submitted Servicing Plans for the lot to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Toronto Water and the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and have received confirmation from the General Manager, Toronto Water that there is sufficient servicing capacity to accommodate the development, both of which were conditions for the 'h' removal.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council further amend former City of Toronto Railway Lands East Zoning By-law 168-93, as amended by By-law 1104-2016, for the lands bounded by Bay Street, Yonge Street, 1 Front Street West and the Rail Corridor (municipally known in 2018 as 141 Bay Street and the portion of lands designated for Transportation uses between Bay and Yonge Streets) substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the report (August 20, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council further amend former City of Toronto Railway Lands East Zoning By-law 168-93, as amended by By-law 1104-2016, for the lands bounded by Bay Street, Yonge Street, 1 Front Street West and the Rail Corridor (municipally known in 2018 as 141 Bay Street and the portion of lands designated for Transportation uses between Bay and Yonge Streets) substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 1 to the report (August 20, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.
TE8.16adopted
149-157 Bathurst Street - Rental Housing Demolition Application - Final Report
This Rental Housing Demolition Application proposes to demolish a total of seven dwelling units, three of which are rental dwelling units, located within five houseform buildings at 149, 151, 153, 155 and 157 Bathurst Street. All existing dwelling units and dwelling rooms are currently vacant and boarded up. The related Zoning By-law Amendment Application (16 191733 STE 20 OZ) proposes to redevelop the site with a 16-storey mixed-use building containing retail uses at grade, 88 residential dwelling units above and 18 parking spaces accommodated in parking stackers. The building will have a height of 49.5 metres (52 metres including the mechanical penthouse). This application is the subject of a settlement at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) which City Council endorsed at its meeting on July 27, 2018. The final Board Order is pending until all outstanding matters, including the necessary agreements with the City, are secured. Shortly after the Tribunal issued its oral decision on the related Zoning By-law Amendment Application, the subject site was sold. The new owner is currently exploring other redevelopment opportunities for the subject site. Due to the current state of the existing houseform buildings at 149, 151, 153, 155 and 157 Bathurst Street, the new property owner has requested relief from the City's standard preliminary approval conditions for the Rental Housing Demolition Permit and Residential Demolition Permit. Staff are in support of this request on the condition that the new property owner work with city staff and the local Councillor's office to develop an appropriate interim use for the subject site. This report recommends approval of the Rental Housing Demolition Application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the Residential Demolition Application under Chapter 363 of the Toronto Municipal Code, subject to conditions.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of three existing rental dwelling units located at 149, 151, 153, 155 and 157 Bathurst Street. 2. 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 three existing rental dwelling units at 149, 151, 153, 155 and 157 Bathurst Street after all of the following have occurred: a. satisfaction of Recommendation 1 above; b. the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendments have been approved by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal; and c. the Owner has made every reasonable effort to work with city staff and the Ward Councillor's office to develop an appropriate interim use for the site after demolition of the existing buildings has occurred and entered into any necessary and appropriate commitments to secure such use, all to the satisfaction of the Ward Councillor and in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. 3. 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 Issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above.. 4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2 above, which may be included in the demolition permit for Chapter 667 under 363-11.1, of the Toronto Municipal Code, on condition that: a. that a construction fence be erected prior to the commencement of any demolition on the site in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Article III, and be maintained during construction of any interim use, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Ward Councillor; b. that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; and c. that any holes on the property be backfilled with clean fill.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council approve the Rental Housing Demolition Application in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow for the demolition of three existing rental dwelling units located at 149, 151, 153, 155 and 157 Bathurst Street. 2. 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 three existing rental dwelling units at 149, 151, 153, 155 and 157 Bathurst Street after all of the following have occurred: a. satisfaction of Recommendation 1 above; b. the site-specific Zoning By-law Amendments have been approved by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal; and c. the Owner has made every reasonable effort to work with city staff and the local Councillor's office to develop an appropriate interim use for the site after demolition of the existing buildings has occurred and entered into any necessary and appropriate commitments to secure such use, all to the satisfaction of the local Councillor and in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division. 3. 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 Issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2. 4. City Council authorize the Chief Building Official to issue a Residential Demolition Permit under Section 33 of the Planning Act after the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, has issued the Preliminary Approval referred to in Recommendation 2, which may be included in the demolition permit for Chapter 667 under 363-11.1, of the Toronto Municipal Code, on condition that: a. that a construction fence be erected prior to the commencement of any demolition on the site in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, Chapter 363, Article III, and be maintained during construction of any interim use, if deemed appropriate by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and the local Councillor; b. that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; and c. that any holes on the property be backfilled with clean fill.
TE8.17amended
The revised Zoning Amendment By-law application proposes to redevelop the site with four buildings containing a mix of commercial, employment and residential uses, an on-site public park, a multi-use path, additional pedestrian and cycling connections and two privately-owned, publicly-accessible open spaces at 2 Tecumseth Street and 125-133 Niagara Street. The proposed development is comprised of a 22 and a 30-storey mixed-use building, a 7-storey commercial building and a two-storey commercial building. As is detailed in the Proposal section of this report, the proposed revised Zoning By-law Amendment application is significantly different from the original Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications submitted by the applicant on November 17, 2017 which staff did not support. On March 29, 2018, the applicant appealed the November 17, 2017, Zoning By-law Amendment application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) and on May 28, 2018, appealed the Official Plan Amendment application, citing City Council's failure to make a decision within the time prescribed by the Planning Act. At its meeting on July 23, 2018, City Council adopted a Request for Direction report opposing the development, but also including a recommendation that City Planning continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues with the proposal. The subject site is located within the lands subject to Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 273. Official Plan Amendment 273 was adopted by City Council on August 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2014, and included a series of amendments to the Official Plan Land Use Maps and Garrison Common North Secondary Plan. OPA 273 was appealed by the previous owner of 2 Tecumseth Street and 125 - 133 Niagara Street. There were no other appellants to OPA 273. On January 9, 2019, the applicant withdrew their appeal of the site specific Official Plan Amendment and subsequently, at a pre-hearing at the LPAT on August 9, 2019, the site specific Zoning By-law amendment appeal was consolidated with the appeal of OPA 273. Approval of the revised site specific Zoning Amendment By-law application as proposed by the applicant would require associated amendments to OPA 273. The Settlement Offer reviewed and supported in this report, details changes to the proposed Zoning Amendment application and amendments to OPA 273. These changes are the result of extensive discussions between the Applicant and City staff, including input from area residents. As such, the revised proposal significantly alters the form, height, and location of the buildings on the site, as well as the mix of uses contained within each building, from that which was originally submitted by the applicant on November 17, 2017. The revised, settlement plans are attached as Attachments 5-10 to this report. The revised Zoning By-law Amendment and amendment to OPA 273 is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). This report reviews the revised proposal and recommends that City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of a settlement of the Official Plan Amendment 273 appeal and the site specific Zoning By-law amendment appeal, subject to conditions as outlined in the Recommendations section of this report. A pre-hearing at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been scheduled for January 16, 2020. Should City Council adopt the recommendations of this report, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal may convert the pre-hearing into a settlement hearing.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) respecting the Official Plan Amendment 273 appeal and the site specific Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal for 2 Tecumseth Street and 125-133 Niagara Street in support of the revised proposal, as described in the Issue Background section of the report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District (August 16, 2019) and also appended as Attachments 5-10. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District to prepare and present a settlement to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal that is substantially in accordance with the revised plans appended as Attachments 5-10 and include the following: a. A maximum building height of 83 meters (for Building 1), 98 metres (for Building 2) and 36 metres (for Building 3) and 10 metres (for Building 4); b. A maximum overall gross floor area of 88,600 square metres and density of 4.53 times the area of the lot; c. A minimum on-site parkland dedication of 1,493 square metres; d. A multi-use path situated along the southern boundary of the site, measuring a minimum width of four metres for it entire length. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal withhold its Order on Official Plan Amendment 273 and the Zoning By-law amendment until such time as the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the proposed Official Plan Amendment 273 and the Zoning By-law amendment are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; b. all engineering and site access matters have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services; c. the owner agrees to pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the site servicing report, as accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that upgrades to such infrastructure are required to support this development; d. the owner has submitted a Rail Safety Report which has been accepted by the City's peer reviewer, as paid for by the owner, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; e. a Section 37 agreement has been executed and registered to the subject property, to secure the following matters: i. The owner shall provide affordable rental housing units on the subject site, equal to a value of $6,000,000.00 and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, or provide a $6,000,000.00 financial contribution to the Affordable Housing Capital Revolving Fund in lieu of the affordable rental housing units being provided on the subject site. ii. If taken as a cash contribution, the $6,000,000.00 contribution referred to in Recommendation e.i. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada's Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, calculated from the date of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decision to the date of payment. All cash contributions will be payable prior to issuance of the first above-grade building permit. f. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support the proposed development: i. The owner agrees to implement above base park improvements to the proposed parkland on the west side of the site, to be funded by a combination of development charge credits and any financial considerations required in lieu of the parkland dedication shortfall, in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, as of the date of the report (August 16, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District. ii. The owner agrees to construct a multi-use path at a minimum width of four metres, located on private property along the rail corridor at the south side of the site, to be offset by development charge credits; iii. The owner agrees to maintain, at the owners cost, the multi-use path referred to in Section ii. above, clear of any debris, snow and ice and also to be responsible for all capital maintenance costs; iv. The owner agrees to design and construct public realm improvements above the base condition at the southern terminus of the Tecumseth Street right-of-way, to be offset by applicable Development Charge credits, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; v. The owner agrees that, of the residential market units provided on the site, a minimum of 20 percent and 10 percent will be provided as two-bedroom units and three-bedroom units respectively; vi. The owner agrees to submit, and thereafter implement, a construction management plan to address such matters as wind, noise, dust, street closures, parking and laneway uses and access. Such plan shall be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the local Councillor and shall be submitted prior to the commencement of any shoring and excavation work; vii. The owner agrees to use reasonable efforts to secure affordable rent for additional units within the proposed building, beyond those referred to in Section e.i. above, through Federal, Provincial and/or Municipal funding programs which may become available; viii. The owner agrees to provide a minimum of one times the area of the lot (approximately 19,480 square metres) as residentially compatible employment space; ix. The owner agrees to implement any mitigation measures as identified through the review of the Site Plan application to mitigate impacts from the adjacent City Works Yard; x. Prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for the Site Plan application, the owner shall incorporate all mitigation measures from the rail safety study accepted by the City's peer reviewer into the drawings submitted for Site Plan Approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and prior to Site Plan Approval, agree that all mitigation measures be constructed and maintained by the owner at its sole cost and expense; xi. Prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for the Site Plan application, the owner shall submit a Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and provide certification from the noise and vibration consultant that all recommended mitigation measures have been incorporated into the drawings submitted for Site Plan Approval; xii. The owner agrees to submit a wind tunnel analysis prior to the issuance of final Site Plan Approval and implement any mitigation measures identified in the analysis; and xiii. The owner agrees to grant any necessary public access easements in favour of the City for areas within the site such as the multi-use pathway and publicly-accessible open space areas. xiv. As part of the materials submitted with the forthcoming Site Plan application at 2 Tecumseth Street and 125-133 Niagara Street, the applicant shall submit a revised Transportation Impact Study (TIS) containing a review and analysis of the following: i. Existing and projected pedestrian and cycling demand and an assessment of the adequacy of the existing pedestrian and cycling infrastructure to safely and comfortably accommodate such demand; ii. Recommendations on possible road safety measures including, but not limited to, signage, speed-bumps, bump-outs and pavement treatments and markings to be implemented for the area in and around Wellington Street West between Bathurst Street and Strachan Avenue in order to improve existing and future pedestrian and cycling safety; iii. Evaluation of additional possible improvements to pedestrian and cycling crossings of the intersections at Wellington Street West and Tecumseth Street and Wellington Street West and Strachan Avenue; and iv. General description of the anticipated pedestrian and cycling desire lines to/from and through the site and the new public park to the west. The applicant, together with the Local Councillor, City Planning staff and any other City Divisions deemed relevant, will conduct a community engagement process in the development of the Transportation Impact Study. xv. The owner agrees to make provisions for a variety of uses and programming including non-retail uses in the non-residential areas of the development. 4. City Council amend Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area "4I" to exclude 2 Tescumseth Street and 125-133 Niagara Street.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Planning Division recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) respecting the Official Plan Amendment 273 appeal and the site specific Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal for 2 Tecumseth Street and 125-133 Niagara Street in support of the revised proposal, as described in the Issue Background section of this report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District (August 16, 2019) and also appended as Attachments 5-10. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District to prepare and present a settlement to the LPAT that is substantially in accordance with the revised plans appended as Attachments 5-10 and include the following: a. A maximum building height of 83 meters (for Building 1), 98 metres (for Building 2) and 36 metres (for Building 3) and 10 metres (for Building 4); b. A maximum overall gross floor area of 88,600 square metres and density of 4.53 times the area of the lot; c. A minimum on-site parkland dedication of 1,493 square metres; d. A multi-use path situated along the southern boundary of the site, measuring a minimum width of four metres for it entire length. 3. City Council instruct the City Solicitor to request that the LPAT withhold its Order on Official Plan Amendment 273 and the Zoning By-law amendment until such time as the LPAT has been advised by the City Solicitor that: a. the proposed Official Plan Amendment 273 and the Zoning By-law amendment are in a form satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the City Solicitor; b. all engineering and site access matters have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Transportation Services; c. the owner agrees to pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the site servicing report, as accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that upgrades to such infrastructure are required to support this development; d. the owner has submitted a Rail Safety Report which has been accepted by the City's peer reviewer, as paid for by the owner, and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; e. a Section 37 agreement has been executed and registered to the subject property, to secure the following matters: i. The owner shall provide affordable rental housing units on the subject site, equal to a value of $6,000,000.00 and to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, or provide a $6,000,000.00 financial contribution to the Affordable Housing Capital Revolving Fund in lieu of the affordable rental housing units being provided on the subject site. ii. If taken as a cash contribution, the $6,000,000.00 contribution referred to in Section (i) above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with Statistics Canada's Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, calculated from the date of the LPAT decision to the date of payment. All cash contributions will be payable prior to issuance of the first above-grade building permit. f. The following matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support the proposed development: i. The owner agrees to implement above base park improvements to the proposed parkland on the west side of the site, to be funded by a combination of development charge credits and any financial considerations required in lieu of the parkland dedication shortfall, in accordance with Section 42 of the Planning Act, as of the date of this report; ii. The owner agrees to construct a multi-use path at a minimum width of four metres, located on private property along the rail corridor at the south side of the site, to be offset by development charge credits; iii. The owner agrees to maintain, at the owners cost, the multi-use path referred to in Section ii. above, clear of any debris, snow and ice and also to be responsible for all capital maintenance costs; iv. The owner agrees to, at the owner's cost, design and implement improvements to the southern terminus of the Tecumseth Street right-of-way above the base condition, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services; v. The owner agrees that, of the residential market units provided on the site, a minimum of 20% and 10% will be provided as two-bedroom units and three-bedroom units respectively; vi. The owner agrees to submit, and thereafter implement, a construction management plan to address such matters as wind, noise, dust, street closures, parking and laneway uses and access. Such plan shall be to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the local Councillor and shall be submitted prior to the commencement of any shoring and excavation work; vii. The owner agrees to use reasonable efforts to secure affordable rent for additional units within the proposed building, beyond those referred to in Section e. i. above, through Federal, Provincial and/or Municipal funding programs which may become available; viii. The owner agrees to provide a minimum of one times the area of the lot (approximately 19,480 square metres) as residentially compatible employment space; ix. The owner agrees to implement any mitigation measures as identified through the review of the Site Plan application to mitigate impacts from the adjacent City Works Yard; x. Prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for the Site Plan application, the owner shall incorporate all mitigation measures from the rail safety study accepted by the City's peer reviewer into the drawings submitted for Site Plan Approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and prior to Site Plan Approval, agree that all mitigation measures be constructed and maintained by the owner at its sole cost and expense; xi. Prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for the Site Plan application, the owner shall submit a Noise and Vibration Feasibility Study to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and provide certification from the noise and vibration consultant that all recommended mitigation measures have been incorporated into the drawings submitted for Site Plan Approval; xii. The owner agrees to submit a wind tunnel analysis prior to the issuance of final Site Plan Approval and implement any mitigation measures identified in the analysis; and xiii. The owner agrees to grant any necessary public access easements in favour of the City for areas within the site such as the multi-use pathway and publicly-accessible open space areas. 4. City Council amend Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to incorporate a revised map of Permit Parking Area "4I" to exclude 2 Tescumseth Street and 125-133 Niagara Street.
TE8.18adopted
Alterations to a Property Designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act - 52 Boswell Avenue
This report recommends that City Council approve the proposed alterations at the existing three-storey detached house-form building at 52 Boswell Avenue. This property is designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act as part of the East Annex Heritage Conservation District Study (EAHCD Study). It is a category "X" property, meaning it is "too recent to be given an accurate heritage evaluation" and therefore "…is not of heritage significance at this time." The East Annex Heritage Conservation District Study discourages additions to the front of buildings and says that front yard parking should be avoided. Constructed circa 1962, this house is currently set approximately 6.6 metres back from the front property line along Boswell Avenue. The applicant is proposing additions to the front, rear and roof. The front addition would be 3.05 metres deep and would mean the house would now be set 3.6 metres back from the front property line. The adjacent houses at 54 Boswell Avenue and 50 Boswell Avenue are set back 1.57 metres and 4.42 metres respectively; as a consequence the proposed front addition would be closer to the average front yard setback and would therefore be more in keeping with the existing character and appearance of this part of Boswell Street. The design of the proposed front addition has also been revised to more closely reflect the design of the adjacent houses. The existing house currently has a sloped driveway to an integral garage. Such parking arrangements are discouraged in the East Annex Heritage Conservation District Study because of the impact they have on the front yard gardens and tree coverage. The proposal, which was subject to a minor variance application and approved by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, involves replacing the sloped driveway with a below-grade vehicle lift and to include some additional front yard planting. This is more in keeping with the design guidelines of the East Annex Heritage Conservation District Study. A roof terrace with frosted glass railings and an elevator machine room are proposed to be set more than 6.6 metres and 5.2 metres back, respectively, from the new front main wall of the house. Neither are anticipated to have a significant impact from the public realm. Overall, the proposed alterations would have a minimal impact on the heritage character of this stretch of the north side of Boswell Avenue.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage building at 52 Boswell Avenue, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans prepared by Farrow Partners Inc., dated March 5, 2019 (TLAB drawings regarding roof terrace); June 6, 2019 (Preliminary Project Review application drawings) and July 4, 2019 (Landscape plan), and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 52 Boswell Avenue, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the applicant provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; b. The landscape plan hereby approved shall be implemented within one year of the substantial completion of the development hereby approved or such longer period as is acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. Any trees removed, dying, being severely damaged or becoming diseased within two years of planting shall be replaced with trees of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted; c. The car lift shall remain in its below-grade location at all times apart from when in use for moving a vehicle to the below grade garage and when needed above ground for maintenance purposes.
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 building at 52 Boswell Avenue, in accordance with Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act, with such alterations substantially in accordance with the plans prepared by Farrow Partners Inc., dated March 5, 2019 (TLAB drawings regarding roof terrace); June 6, 2019 (Preliminary Project Review application drawings) and July 4, 2019 (Landscape plan), and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, and subject to the following conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any heritage permit for the property at 52 Boswell Avenue, but excluding permits for interior work, repairs and maintenance and usual and minor works for the existing heritage building as are acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, the applicant provide the following to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; b. The landscape plan hereby approved shall be implemented within one year of the substantial completion of the development hereby approved or such longer period as is acceptable to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. Any trees removed, dying, being severely damaged or becoming diseased within two years of planting shall be replaced with trees of similar size and species to those originally required to be planted; c. The car lift shall remain in its below-grade location at all times apart from when in use for moving a vehicle to the below grade garage and when needed above ground for maintenance purposes.
TE8.19adopted
This report recommends that Toronto City Council approve the alterations proposed for the heritage property located at 39 Commissioners Street, Fire Hall No. 30, to facilitate the Port Lands Flood Protection and Enabling Infrastructure Project, and that Council state its intention to designate the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that: 1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 39 Commissioners Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 39 Commissioners Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 4 to the report dated (August 7, 2019) from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 39 Commissioners Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the relocation of Fire Hall No. 30 within a new City park on the lands known municipally in the 2019 as 39 Commissioners Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated October 20, 2018 and revised July 26, 2019, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with Conservation Plans satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit to allow for the initial relocation of Fire Hall No. 30, including a heritage permit or a building permit, the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed Phase 1 Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 39 Commissioners Street prepared by ERA Architects, dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Phase 1 Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.1 above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed adaptive reuse of Fire Hall No. 30 the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. 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; 3. 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. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 39 Commissioners Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits to allow for the initial relocation of Fire Hall No. 30, Recommendation 5.a. above) and 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. Provide a detailed Phase 2 Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 39 Commissioners Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Phase 2 Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.c.1. above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. d. That prior to a permit for first occupancy the owner shall: 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 Plans and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.
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 39 Commissioners Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance: 39 Commissioners Street (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment No. 4 to the report dated August 7, 2019 from the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, Urban Design, City Planning. 2. If there are no objections to the designations in accordance with Section 29(6) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. 3. If there are objections in accordance with Section 29(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, City Council direct the City Clerk to refer the designation to the Conservation Review Board. 4. If the designation is referred to the Conservation Review Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate staff to attend any hearing held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council's decision on the designation of the property. 5. City Council approve the alterations to the heritage property at 39 Commissioners Street, in accordance with Section 33 of the Ontario Heritage Act, to allow for the relocation of Fire Hall No. 30 within a new City park on the lands known municipally in the 2019 as 39 Commissioners Street, with such alterations substantially in accordance with plans and drawings dated October 20, 2018 and revised July 26, 2019, prepared by ERA Architects Inc., and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; and the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA), prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, and on file with the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, all subject to and in accordance with Conservation Plans satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services and subject to the following additional conditions: a. That prior to the issuance of any permit to allow for the initial relocation of Fire Hall No. 30, including a heritage permit or a building permit, the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed Phase 1 Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 39 Commissioners Street prepared by ERA Architects, dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Phase 1 Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.a.1 above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. b. That prior to final Site Plan approval for the proposed adaptive reuse of Fire Hall No. 30 the owner shall: 1. Provide a detailed landscape plan for the subject property, satisfactory to the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. 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; 3. 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. c. That prior to the issuance of any permit for all or any part of the property at 39 Commissioners Street, including a heritage permit or a building permit, but excluding permits to allow for the initial relocation of Fire Hall No. 30 (5.a. above) and 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. Provide a detailed Phase 2 Conservation Plan, prepared by a qualified heritage consultant, that is consistent with the conservation strategy set out in the Heritage Impact Assessment for 39 Commissioners Street prepared by ERA Architects Inc., dated July 26, 2019 and revised August 1, 2019, to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services; 2. Provide building permit drawings, including notes and specifications for the conservation and protective measures keyed to the approved Phase 2 Conservation Plan required in Recommendation 5.c.1 above including a description of materials and finishes, to be prepared by the project architect and a qualified heritage consultant to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services. d. That prior to a permit for first occupancy the owner shall: 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 Plans and Interpretation Plan and that an appropriate standard of conservation has been maintained, all to the satisfaction of the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services.
TE8.20amended
Residential Demolition Application - 155 Stephenson Avenue
In accordance with the city-wide residential demolition control under Article II, Demolition Control, of Municipal Code Ch. 363, as amended by By-law No. 1009-2006, enacted by City Council on September 27, 2006 under the authority of Section 33 of the Planning Act, I refer the demolition application for 155 Stephenson Avenue, permit application No. 19 153396 DEM 00 DM to you, to decide whether to grant or refuse the application, including conditions, if any, to be attached to the permit. 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 application to demolish the subject detached single family dwelling at 155 Stephenson Avenue with the following conditions: a. that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; b. that holes on the properties are backfilled with clean fill; and c. that the recommendations of Toronto Public Health identified in their letter dated June 5, 2019 from Barbara Lachapelle, Environmental Health Specialist, be adhered to during the demolition process.
Staff recommendation as filed
Toronto Building recommends that the Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Refuse the application to demolish the subject detached single family dwelling at 155 Stephenson Avenue because there is no permit for replacement buildings on this site; Or, in the alternative; 2. Approve the application to demolish the subject detached single family dwelling at 155 Stephenson Avenue with the following conditions: a) that all debris and rubble be removed immediately after demolition; b) that holes on the properties are backfilled with clean fill; and c) that the recommendations of Toronto Public Health identified in their letter dated June 5, 2019 from Barbara Lachapelle, Environmental Health Specialist, be adhered to during the demolition process.
TE8.21adopted
Refusal of a Boulevard Café Permit Located at 1 Old Mill Drive
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 area located at 1 Old Mill Drive.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Denied the application for the proposed boulevard café permit located at 1 Old Mill Drive.
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 permit located at 1 Old Mill Drive be denied.
TE8.22amended
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 1006 Bloor Street West, Westmoreland Avenue flankage.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the application for the proposed boulevard café located at 1006 Bloor Street West, Westmoreland Avenue flankage.
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 1006 Bloor Street West, Westmoreland Avenue flankage be denied.
TE8.23amended
Refusal of a Boulevard Café Permit Application Located at 1640 Dupont Street, Edwin Street Flankage
This staff report is about a matter for which the Toronto and East York Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision. This is a report on the refusal to issue a permit by Municipal Licensing and Standards in the matter of an application for a boulevard café permit located at 1640 Dupont Street, Edwin Street flankage.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the application for the proposed boulevard café permit located at 1640 Dupont Street, Edwin Street flankage.
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 permit located at 1640 Dupont Street, Edwin Street flankage be denied.
TE8.24amended
Refusal of a Boulevard Café Permit Application Located at 247 Wallace 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 247 Wallace Avenue.
The Toronto and East York Community Council: 1. Approved the application for the proposed boulevard café located at 247 Wallace Avenue.
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 247 Wallace Avenue be denied.
TE8.25deferred indefinitely
Refusal of a Boulevard Café Permit Application Located at 552 College Street
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 552 College Street.
The Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the item indefinitely.
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 552 College Street be denied.