Item - 2018.EY27.4

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council direct the City Solicitor and other appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing to settle the appeal of Zoning By-law Amendment Application Number 13 162096 WET 07 OZ at 111 Plunkett Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (December 11, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2.  In accordance with the delegated approval under By-law No. 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to authorize the City Solicitor to support the OMB appeal of Draft Plan of Subdivision Application Number 13 162112 WET 07 SB at 111 Plunkett Road as generally illustrated on Attachment 2 to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, subject to:

a.  The Conditions as generally listed in Attachment 7 to the report (October 25, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, which except as otherwise noted must be fulfilled prior to final approval and the release of the Plan of Subdivision for registration.

b.  Any such revisions to the proposed Plan of Subdivision or any such additional modified conditions as the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the on-going technical review of this development.

3.  In the event the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the OMB to withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment and the Draft Plan of Subdivision until:

a.  The owner submits, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, an updated Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report.

b.  The Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has confirmed that the hydrogeological assessment, included under Appendix F of the Functional Servicing Report dated June 2016 prepared by WSP Canada Inc. confirms whether there will be any short-term or long-term discharge of groundwater, directly or indirectly, to a City sewer.

c.  A draft zoning by-law be submitted to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

d.  Draft Plan of Subdivision Conditions be submitted to the OMB to address the technical requirements of the development including among other matters, the construction of streets and services, tree protection and planting and grading as determined by the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other City staff to take such actions as necessary to give effect to City Council's decision.

These applications propose to amend the former City of North York Zoning By-law No. 7625 and to seek Draft Plan of Subdivision approval to develop a new residential neighbourhood on the former St. Gasper Catholic School site at 111 Plunkett Road, formerly part of 135 Plunkett Road. This extension to the surrounding neighbourhood would be comprised of 21 residential semi-detached building lots (42 dwellings), a new public walkway and a new public road. The proposed buildings would be three storeys and range in height from 8.8 to 10 metres.

The Draft Plan of Subdivision application proposes to establish a new public road, public walkway and residential development blocks. The new public road would provide access to Plunkett Road with a right-of-way width of 18.5 metres and terminate in two cul-de-sacs at the east and north ends of the site.

The applicant has appealed its Zoning By-law Amendment and Subdivision applications to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).  This report recommends that the City Solicitor, together with appropriate City staff, attend the OMB hearing in support of the Zoning By-law Amendment application.  Also in accordance with Chapter 415-16, 18 and 18.1 of the Municipal Code, the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, advises City Council that he intends to authorize the City Solicitor to attend the OMB in support of the application for Draft Plan of Subdivision as generally illustrated in Attachment 2 and subject to the Conditions in Attachment 7 to this report.

A Request for Direction Report on the subject applications was considered by Etobicoke York Community Council on November 14, 2017. This report addresses Etobicoke York Community Council's request for the City Solicitor and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District to work with the applicant to explore ways and means of having the proposed public roads pre-serviced, including the resolution of conditions set out in Attachment 7 of the report (October 25, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

Etobicoke York Community Council also requested that the updated architectural plans for Block 10 be reviewed by staff. As a result of this assessment, this report recommends a revision to the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment contained in the report (October 25, 2017) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District to increase the maximum permitted building height on Block 10 from 8.8 metres to 9.4 metres.