Item - 2015.PG7.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 3 and 4, 2015 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Planning and Growth Management Committee on October 8, 2015 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 3 and 4, 2015.
- See also By-law 1158-2015
PG7.2 - Official Plan Five Year Review: Final Recommendation Report - Amendments to the Official Plan Environmental Policies and Designation of Environmentally Significant Areas
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on November 3 and 4, 2015, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the recommended Official Plan Amendment appended as Attachment 1a to the report (September 15, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment as may be required.
3. City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that the Official Plan Amendment set out in Attachment 1a to the report (September 15, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:
a. conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them;
b. has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and
c. is consistent with policy statements issued under subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act.
Public Notice Given
Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-84224.pdf
(August 28, 2015) Notice of Special Public Meeting to be Held by the Planning and Growth Management Committee (Under the Planning Act)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-84225.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(September 14, 2015) E-mail from Karen Buck (PG.Main.PG7.2.2)
(September 15, 2015) E-mail from John Meijer, President, Swansea Area Ratepayers Association/Swansea Area Ratepayers Group (PG.Main.PG7.2.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56009.pdf
(October 5, 2015) Letter from Johanna Shapira, Wood Bull LLP, representing Rosedale Golf Club (PG.New.PG7.2.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56516.pdf
(October 6, 2015) Letter from Kim Kovar, Aird & Berlis, representing IRE-YONGE Developers Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56606.pdf
(October 6, 2015) Letter from Kim Kovar, Aird & Berlis, representing 2432014 Ontario Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56698.pdf
(October 6, 2015) Letter from Aaron Platt, Davies Howe Partners LLP, representing 2267106 Ontario Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56709.pdf
(October 7, 2015) Letter from Eileen Denny, on behalf of the Confederation of Resident & Ratepayer Associations in Toronto, Executive Team (PG.New.PG7.2.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56612.pdf
(October 7, 2015) E-mail from Leslie Gooding (PG.New.PG7.2.9)
(October 7, 2015) Letter from Cynthia MacDougall, McCarthy Tetrault LLP, representing Lifetime Pearl Street Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56616.pdf
(October 7, 2015) Letter from Michael Boyes, Vice President Sustainability & Special Projects, H&R Reit (PG.New.PG7.2.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56724.pdf
(October 8, 2015) Letter from Eileen Denny, President, Teddington Park Residents Association Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.12)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56725.pdf
(October 8, 2015) Letter from Carlo Bonanni, Vice President, Land and Planning Development, BUILD Toronto (PG.New.PG7.2.13)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56730.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/cc/comm/communicationfile-56997.pdf
2a - Official Plan Five Year Review: Amendments to the Official Plan Environmental Policies and Proposed Designation of Environmentally Significant Areas - Final Recommendation Report
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-84146.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(September 15, 2015) E-mail from John Meijer, President, Swansea Area Ratepayers Association/Swansea Area Ratepayers Group (PG.Main.PG7.2a.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-55708.pdf
PG7.2 - Official Plan Five Year Review: Final Recommendation Report - Amendments to the Official Plan Environmental Policies and Designation of Environmentally Significant Areas
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Public Notice Given
Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990
Committee Recommendations
The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:
1. City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the recommended Official Plan Amendment appended as Attachment 1a to the report (September 15, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment as may be required.
3. City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that the Official Plan Amendment set out in Attachment 1a to the report (September 15, 2015) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:
a. conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them;
b. has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and
c. is consistent with policy statements issued under subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Planning and Growth Management Committee held a statutory public meeting on October 8, 2015, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
This report presents recommended environmental policies and the designation of 68 new and the expansion of 14 existing Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA). The proposed changes to the environmental policies are the result of extensive consultation with stakeholders including environmental groups, community associations, the general public, the development industry, City Divisions including Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Toronto Water, Public Health, Environment and Energy, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and with the Ministries of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH), and Environment and Climate Change (MOECC). The proposed ESA designations are the result of detailed review of previous studies and extensive field surveys carried out between 2009 and 2012.
The recommended Official Plan amendment appended to this report as Attachment 1a contains a series of specific, strategic policy revisions to strengthen, refine and clarify existing policies, address Council direction on Climate Change and bring the Official Plan into conformity with the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement. The recommended amendments to the existing text, policies and mapping will enhance the policies related to energy, biodiversity, natural environment, environmentally significant areas, water, natural hazards, lake filling and green infrastructure and assist the City to address climate change. Attachment 2 illustrates how the Official Plan will read if the amendments proposed in Attachment 1a are adopted.
Pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act and in accordance with Council's direction at its June 10, 2015 meeting, this report and the proposed Official Plan Amendment was tabled at the September 16, 2015 meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee and is the subject of a statutory Public Meeting at the Planning and Growth Management Committee's October 8, 2015 meeting. The Statutory Open House to consider the recommended policies was held on June 18, 2015.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-84224.pdf
(August 28, 2015) Notice of Special Public Meeting to be Held by the Planning and Growth Management Committee (Under the Planning Act)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-84225.pdf
Communications
(September 14, 2015) E-mail from Karen Buck (PG.Main.PG7.2.2)
(September 15, 2015) E-mail from John Meijer, President, Swansea Area Ratepayers Association/Swansea Area Ratepayers Group (PG.Main.PG7.2.3)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56009.pdf
(October 5, 2015) Letter from Johanna Shapira, Wood Bull LLP, representing Rosedale Golf Club (PG.New.PG7.2.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56516.pdf
(October 6, 2015) Letter from Kim Kovar, Aird & Berlis, representing IRE-YONGE Developers Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56606.pdf
(October 6, 2015) Letter from Kim Kovar, Aird & Berlis, representing 2432014 Ontario Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56698.pdf
(October 6, 2015) Letter from Aaron Platt, Davies Howe Partners LLP, representing 2267106 Ontario Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.7)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56709.pdf
(October 7, 2015) Letter from Eileen Denny, on behalf of the Confederation of Resident & Ratepayer Associations in Toronto, Executive Team (PG.New.PG7.2.8)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56612.pdf
(October 7, 2015) E-mail from Leslie Gooding (PG.New.PG7.2.9)
(October 7, 2015) Letter from Cynthia MacDougall, McCarthy Tetrault LLP, representing Lifetime Pearl Street Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.10)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56616.pdf
(October 7, 2015) Letter from Michael Boyes, Vice President Sustainability & Special Projects, H&R Reit (PG.New.PG7.2.11)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56724.pdf
(October 8, 2015) Letter from Eileen Denny, President, Teddington Park Residents Association Inc. (PG.New.PG7.2.12)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56725.pdf
(October 8, 2015) Letter from Carlo Bonanni, Vice President, Land and Planning Development, BUILD Toronto (PG.New.PG7.2.13)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-56730.pdf
Speakers
Leslie Gooding
Michael Rosenberg
William H. Roberts, Chair, Confederation of Resident and Ratepayer Associations in Toronto
Councillor Sarah Doucette
Motions
2a - Official Plan Five Year Review: Amendments to the Official Plan Environmental Policies and Proposed Designation of Environmentally Significant Areas - Final Recommendation Report
Origin
Summary
This report presents revised environmental policies and the proposed designation of 68 new and the expansion of 14 existing Environmentally Significant Areas (ESA). The proposed changes to the environmental policies are the result of extensive consultation with various stakeholders including environmental groups, community associations, the general public, the development industry, City Divisions including Parks, Forestry and Recreation, Toronto Water, Public Health, Environment and Energy, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and with the Ministries of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH), and Environment and Climate Change (MOECC). The proposed ESA designations are the result of detailed review of previous studies and extensive field surveys carried out between 2009 and 2012.
The proposed Official Plan amendment appended to this report as Attachment 1a is not an omnibus replacement of the Plan's policies related to the environment, but rather contains a series of specific, strategic policy revisions to strengthen, refine and clarify existing policies, address Council direction on Climate Change and bring the Official Plan into conformity with the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement. The proposed amendments to the text, policies and mapping will enhance the policies related to energy, biodiversity, natural environment, environmentally significant areas, water, natural hazards, lake filling and green infrastructure and assist the City to address climate change. Attachment 2 illustrates how the Official Plan would read if the amendments proposed in Attachment 1a were adopted.
Pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act, and in accordance with Council's direction at its June 10, 2015 meeting, this report and the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to be tabled at the September 16, 2015 meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee and considered at a statutory Public Meeting at the Planning and Growth Management Committee's October 8, 2015 meeting. The Statutory Open House to consider the proposed policies was held on June 18, 2015.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-84146.pdf
Communications
(September 15, 2015) E-mail from John Meijer, President, Swansea Area Ratepayers Association/Swansea Area Ratepayers Group (PG.Main.PG7.2a.2)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2015/pg/comm/communicationfile-55708.pdf