Item - 2011.EY5.2

City Council on April 12 and 13, 2011, adopted the following:

1.         City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands in the vicinity of St. Clair Avenue West between Scarlett Road and Keele Street/Weston Road substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached to the report (March 4, 2011) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District as Attachment 1, with Paragraph 2g of Attachment 1 amended to correctly portray the current boundaries of the auto dealership at 2336 St. Clair Avenue West on the map for Policy 357, and by replacing the text with the following:

                             "357            Lands at 2336, 2255, 2237 and 2211 St. Clair Avenue West

                             (a)   Subject to paragraph (b) below, the development of any residential unit(s) is conditional upon any residential unit being a distance of at least 100 metres from a facility that involves the slaughtering of animals, the rendering of animals, or the processing of dead animal stock for the purposes of animal feed.  Prior to the development of residential units on the portion of the lands on the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, the lands at 2211, 2237 and 2255 St. Clair Avenue West may be used for manufacturing, warehousing and service uses permitted in an 'EC' zone in City of Toronto Zoning By-law 1156-2010 or the non-residential uses permitted in a 'CR' zone in City of Toronto Zoning By-law 1156-2010.

                             (b)   Residential uses within 100 metres of a facility that involves the slaughtering of animals, the rendering of animals, or the processing of dead animal stock for the purposes of animal feed may be permitted where it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of both peer reviewers and the Chief Planner that future residential uses will not experience material adverse noise, vibrations, traffic, odour or emissions from any such facility."

2.         City Council amend the new harmonized Toronto Zoning By-law 1156-2010 substantially in accordance with the draft zoning by-law amendment attached to the report (March 4, 2011) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District as Attachment 2, with Paragraph 10 of Attachment 2 amended by adding the following subparagraph C to the end of Exception EC(x4) in Article 900.23:

                             "C.  Section 60.50.20.100(17) does not apply to restrict outdoor sales and display on lands known municipally as 2121 St. Clair Avenue West.  The cumulative area used for outdoor display or sale of goods or commodities in association with a retail store on the lands known municipally as 2121 St. Clair Avenue West shall not exceed 3,250 square metres."

3.          City Council direct that zoning permission for mixed commercial residential on the lands at 2255, 2237 and 2211 St. Clair Avenue West be subject to a holding "H" symbol, with the conditions for lifting the "H" symbol to be set out in the Official Plan.

4.         City Council amend the former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 substantially in accordance with the draft zoning bylaw amendment attached to the report (March 4, 2011) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District as Attachment 3.

5.         City Council amend the former City of York Zoning By-law 1-83 substantially in accordance with the draft zoning by-law amendment attached to the report (March 4, 2011) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District as Attachment 4.

6.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

7.         City Council apply the Avenue and Mid-rise Buildings Guidelines to the portion of St. Clair Avenue West between Jane Street and Keele Street/Weston Road and adopt the area-specific Urban Design Guidelines attached to the report (March 4, 2011) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District as Attachment 5.

8.         City Council request the General Manager of the Economic Development and Culture to initiate discussions with local businesses to investigate the possible creation of a Business Improvement Association.

9.         City Council request the General Manager of Economic Development and Culture, the Chief Planner, the Director of Real Estate Services and the Chief Executive Officer of Build Toronto, to initiate a strategy to relocate existing vehicle service shops and vehicle repair shops,

subject to the following amendments:

1.         City Council further amend Attachment 1 to the Staff Report dated March 4, 2011, the draft amendment to the Official Plan, by deleting proposed Site and Area Specific Policy 357 and replacing it with the Site and Area Specific Policy 357 attached to the report (April 8, 2011) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning, as Attachment 1.

2.         City Council amend the draft amendment to Zoning By-law 1156-2010, found in Attachment 2 to the report (March 4, 2011) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, by:

a.         deleting a portion of Map 2 and replacing it with the portion of Map 2 attached to the report (April 8, 2011) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as Attachment 2; and

b.         adding the following exception to the draft amendment as Section 8A immediately following Section 8:

         '8A.  Exception CR(x____) is added to Article 900.11 so that it reads:

         'Exception CR(x_____)

         The lands subject to this exception must comply with the following:

A.        Prior to the removal of the 'H' symbol on these lands, the uses permitted and site standards applied on these lands are those provided for in an 'EC1.0(E1.0,C1.0) zone district.'

3.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to amend the draft amendment to the Official Plan for the final Bills to reiterate that the retail permissions for lands affected by Site and Area Specific Policies 358 and 359 may be related and that full range of solely retail uses are permitted on these lands until such time as the owners may apply for residential redevelopment.

4.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor, in the event that By-law 1156-2010 is repealed by Council, to provide in the final Bills such technical amendments to the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-laws as may be required to implement the intent of the documents adopted by City Council.

5.         Pursuant to Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, Council determine that no further public notice is to be given in respect of the changes set out in Paragraphs 1 to 4 directly above.