Item - 2018.TE33.8

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 502 Adelaide Street West and 119-123 Portland Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 8 to the report (May 18, 2018) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.
 

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 502 Adelaide Street West and 119-123 Portland Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 9 to the report (May 18, 2018) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.
 

3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to:
           

a. Provide a revised hydrogeology assessment, geotechnical report and associated municipal servicing plans to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

b. Provide a revised functional servicing and stormwater management report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

c. Provide any additional information/documentation as may be required by Toronto Water, Environmental Monitoring and Protection staff upon completion of the review.

d. Make satisfactory arrangements with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services for the construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, in accordance with the functional servicing report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

e. Provide revised drawings showing:

i. That all access driveways to be used by the collection vehicle will be level (+/-8 percent), have a minimum vertical clearance of 4.4 m throughout, a minimum width of 4.5 m throughout, and be 6 m wide at point of ingress and egress, and a 5.5 m2 (minimum) collection/staging pad must be shown abutting the front of the Type G loading space, with an unencumbered vertical clearance of 6.1 m, and constructed with a level grade of no more than 2 percent to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

ii. The notations related to back-up manoeuvres of the City's solid waste refuse collection vehicle to:
 

A. Install and maintain of a warning system with signage and lights at the top of the underground ramp to warn motorists/vehicles of the presence of the trucks on site and to use caution;
 

B. Install and maintain a warning system installed on private property adjacent the public lane, including installation of convex mirrors if there is a possibility that pedestrians may not see reversing vehicles, to warn vehicles and pedestrians when the City's solid waste refuse collection truck is on site, to use caution; and

 
C. Designate, a fully trained employee, to be present at all times to assist the driver of the City's refuse collection vehicle with the back-up manoeuvres onto the public lane by controlling pedestrian and vehicular traffic at the exit from the loading space and at all times during garbage collection times.
 

D. A 5.5 m2 (minimum) collection/staging pad abutting the front of the Type G loading space, with an unencumbered vertical clearance of 6.1 m, and constructed of 200 mm reinforced concrete with a level grade of 2% ( ±);

 
E. The access ramp leading to the underground garage where the ramp beings at or near a property line, with a maximum slope of 5 percent over a minimum distance of 6 m, as measured from the new property line into the site;

 
F. The required 0.56 m wide strip of land to the full extent of the site abutting the west limit of the north-south public lane extending between Adelaide Street West and Richmond Street West to a depth of 1.2 m from the finished grade, to be conveyed to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances, save and except for utility poles; and

 
G. A minimum 2.1 m pedestrian clearway, excluding the tree pit cover to the full extent of the site abutting Adelaide Street West.

f.  Provide a preliminary Construction management Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

4.  City Council request the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East District to require a final Construction Management Plan as a 'pre-approval condition' when a site Plan Control application is submitted for this development site.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 6, 2018, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to develop a 14-storey mixed-use building, plus one mezzanine level, (45 metres including mechanical penthouse) with retail at grade and residential above at 502 Adelaide Street West and 119-123 Portland Street.  Two levels of underground parking are proposed.  The proposed development would include 105 residential units, 272 square metres of retail, and 32 vehicular parking spaces.

Staff have reviewed the proposed Zoning By-law amendments and have determined the proposal to be appropriate for the site.The applicant has made modifications to the proposal since the initial submission in response to comments from City Staff and residents' concerns.  The development is designed with a base building and a transition of massing along all sides of the building.  This report reviews and recommends approval of the Zoning By-law amendments.