Item - 2014.PG35.6

City Council on August 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2014, adopted the following:

1.         City Council amend Attachment 2, Policy 4.2 of the report (July 8, 2014) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning by adding the words "and establishment of value-added creative uses" following "non-residential unit sizes" so that it reads: 

"4.2      A variety of employment types, including a range of non-residential unit sizes and establishment of value-added creative uses will be encouraged in every redevelopment."

2.         City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands located on the north side of Dupont Street as shown in Attachment 1 substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (July 8, 2014) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Part 1 above.

3.         City Council amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law 438-86 substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the report (July 8, 2014) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

5.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any required staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board to support the draft Site and Area Specific Official Plan Policy and the area specific Zoning By-law attached as Attachments 2 and 3 to the report (July 8, 2014) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

6.         City Council adopt the Urban Design Guidelines attached as Attachment 4 to the report (July 8, 2014) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

7.         City Council direct staff to update the City of Toronto Streetscape Manual as described in the report (July 8, 2014) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and as shown in Attachment 6 to the report (July 8, 2014) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

8.         City Council direct City Planning staff to report to the Toronto and East York Community Council on the heritage attributes, and options for inclusion on the City's heritage inventory, of the following properties:

a.         888 Dupont Street;

b.         420 Dupont Street; and

c.         275 Albany Avenue.

9.         City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee by the third quarter of 2015 on the following:

a.         The inclusion in Zoning By-law 569-2013 of a required 30 metre setback from any rail corridor for any sensitive or high density uses citywide;

b.         The appropriate separation and mitigation requirements for the rest of the CP North Toronto Subdivision rail corridor; and

c.         A framework for studying the appropriate separation and mitigation requirements for developments along the passenger rail corridors in the City.

10.       City Council direct City Planning staff to arrange for a peer review of all development applications and associated rail safety and mitigation studies for proposed development adjacent to a rail corridor in the City, at the sole cost of the applicant.

11.       City Council direct City Planning staff to establish a roster of consultants qualified to conduct the peer reviews required in Part 9 above.

12.       City Council direct the Acting General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to investigate the feasibility of transforming the remaining Hydro Corridor lands from Christie Street to Spadina Road into parkland and to identify recreational amenities that are compatible with the land conditions in consultation with the community. When opportunities are identified, and subject to funding as part of the Budget Process, City Council direct the Director, Real Estate Services to negotiate a licence lease agreement with Hydro One.

13.       City Council direct City staff, in consultation with the Ward Councillors, to allow the Section 42 cash in lieu funds in excess of 5 percent, generated from the 2014 Dupont Street study area (located in Wards 19 and 20), to be spent on either parkland improvement/acquisition projects in Wards 19 and 20 or parkland improvement/acquisition projects on the Greenline (located in Wards 17, 21 and 22).

14.       City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to consider installing cycling infrastructure on Howland Avenue, between Dupont Street and Bridgeman Avenue, in consultation with adjacent Ward Councillors.