Item - 2017.NY25.5

North York Community Council directed that:

1.  City Planning staff initiate the public engagement work plan outlined in the report (September 28, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, in consultation with the area Councillor and applicant which would include scheduled community consultation meetings for the lands at 3401 Dufferin Street and 1 Yorkdale Road, Yorkdale Shopping Centre.

2.  City Planning staff give notice for the community consultation meetings to landowners and residents within a 120 metre radius of the site and area bounded by the 401 to the north, Caledonia Road to the west, Orfus Road, Sparrow Avenue, Stockton Road and Ranee Road to the south and Neptune Drive and Ameer Avenue to the east.

3.  City Clerk's staff give notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act according to the regulations of the Planning Act.

On May 30th, 2017, Urban Strategies submitted an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for the entire Yorkdale Shopping Centre site in response to their appeals to the Dufferin Street Secondary Plan on behalf of OMERS Realty Holdings, ARI YKD Investments LP, Yorkdale Shopping Centre Holding Inc., and OMERS Realty Holding (Yorkdale) Incorporated

These applications propose to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to allow for a long term, mixed use plan for the entire Yorkdale Shopping Centre site at 3401 Dufferin Street and 1 Yorkdale Road. The applications include three conceptual block master plan options that comprise of a range of retail, office, hotel and residential uses with a maximum proposed total future gross floor area of 682,670 square metres and 2.29 Floor Space Index, and an internal private above and below grade street network. The proposed development is intended to occur in a phased manner over the next 20+ years.

This report provides preliminary information on the above noted applications as well as the City's proposed review and evaluation process with regards to the submitted applications and public engagement strategy.

Community consultation meetings will be scheduled in consultation with the Ward Councillor. A Final Report and Public Meeting under the Planning Act to consider this application will be scheduled provided the issues outlined in this report and all required information is submitted by the applicant in a timely manner.