Item - 2016.TE18.10

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with appropriate staff, to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to oppose the applicant’s appeal respecting the Zoning By-law Amendment application for 89-101 Roehampton Avenue (16 112811 STE 22 OZ) for reasons including the following:

a.  The proposal does not have regard for section 2(h) (j) (p) and (q) of the Planning Act.

b.  The proposal is not consistent with applicable policies in the Provincial Policy Statement, does not conform with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and does not conform with the City of Toronto Official Plan.

c.  The proposal represents overdevelopment of the site.

This application proposes a 36-storey rental apartment building containing 236 units at 89-101 Roehampton Avenue.  The proposed tower would be attached to the existing 128-unit rental apartment building on the site and internally connected to it on the ground floor.  An application for Rental Demolition and Conversion is not required.

The Zoning Amendment Application has been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board ("OMB") by the applicant due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act.  This report recommends that Council direct the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City Staff to oppose the proposal at the OMB.  The application is not supported by Staff for the reasons outlined in this report. 

The application has not changed since Staff's May, 2016 Preliminary Report was submitted to Community Council and none of the significant issues raised in that report have been addressed.  The application does not comply with the in-force policies of the Official Plan, nor with Council and Minister adopted policies in Official Plan Amendment 320, under appeal, nor the built form principles of the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan Area.