Item - 2010.PG37.9
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on April 21, 2010 and was adopted with amendments.
PG37.9 - 10, 11, 25 and 30 Ordnance Street, 45 Strachan Avenue - Official Plan Amendment - Refusal Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 19 - Trinity-Spadina
Committee Decision
The Planning and Growth Management Committee:
1. Deleted the recommendation in the report (April 7, 2010) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning.
2. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director to prepare an Official Plan Amendment for the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan for 30 Ordnance Street to:
a. Add residential permissions to 30 Ordnance Street.
b. Encourage a total non-residential gross floor area of 24,000 square feet to be developed on the site prior to or concurrent with any residential use.
c. Ensure that the non-residential gross floor area of 24,000 square feet supports the Employment Areas policies.
d. Encourage linkages to the proposed Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge from the Ordnance Street triangle.
3. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning and the City Clerk to give notice of a statutory public meeting on May 19, 2010, according to the regulations under the Planning Act.
4. Requested the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to review the City's ownership of 11 and 25 Ordnance Street and 45 Strachan Avenue, consult with Build Toronto on the potential for redevelopment of the City-owned lands for employment or other uses and report thereon to the appropriate Committee.
Origin
Summary
This Official Plan Amendment application proposes to amend the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan to permit the conversion of employment lands to a mix of uses, including residential uses, on lands known as 11, 25 and 30 Ordnance Street and 45 Strachan Avenue. The application also proposes that 10 Ordnance Street be encouraged to be developed as a public park. The Official Plan designates the properties as Employment Areas, and they are shown on the Urban Structure Map within an Employment District.
The proposal does not conform with the Province’s Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, nor the Toronto Official Plan, and is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement.
This report reviews and recommends refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-29046.pdf
Speakers
Cynthia MacDougall, McCarthy Tetrault
Motions
That the Planning and Growth Management Committee delete the staff recommendation in the report (April 7, 2010) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and replace it with the following:
1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director to prepare an Official Plan Amendment for the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan for 30 Ordnance Street to:
a. Add residential permissions to 30 Ordnance Street.
b. Encourage a total non-residential gross floor area of 24,000 square feet to be developed on the site prior to or concurrent with any residential use.
c. Ensure that the non-residential gross floor area of 24,000 square feet supports the Employment Areas policies.
d. Encourage linkages to the proposed Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge from the Ordnance Street triangle.
2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director to issue notice and hold a public meeting in accordance with the Planning Act by May 19, 2010.
Vote (Amend Item) Apr-21-2010
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Frank Di Giorgio, John Filion, Norman Kelly (Chair), Peter Milczyn, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
That the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer be requested to review the City's ownership of 11 and 25 Ordnance Street and 45 Strachan Avenue and consult with Build Toronto on the potential for redevelopment of the City-owned lands for employment or other uses.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Apr-21-2010
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Frank Di Giorgio, John Filion, Norman Kelly (Chair), Peter Milczyn, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 0 | Members that were absent are |
That Councillor Vaughan's motion be amended by deleting the words "City Council" from Recommendation 1 and Recommendation 2 and replacing it with the words "Planning and Growth Management Committee".
9a - 10, 11, 25 and 30 Ordnance Street, 45 Strachan Avenue - Official Plan Amendment - Supplementary Report
Origin
Summary
City Planning Division submitted a staff report, dated April 7, 2010, recommending refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan to permit the conversion of employment lands to a mix of uses, including residential uses, on lands known as 11, 25 and 30 Ordnance Street and 45 Strachan Avenue. At the time of writing the report Planning was not in receipt of comments prepared by the Economic Development and Culture Division. The following is a summary of the comments prepared by Economic Development, Business Services and is to be received as information supplementary to the April 7, 2010 report prepared by the City Planning Division.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-29558.pdf