Item - 2018.TE34.39

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct City Staff to continue to review the application and resolve any outstanding issues detailed in the report (June 21, 2018) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

 
2. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City Staff to attend and oppose the application in its current form, should the application be appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal on the basis of Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the statutory timeframe of the Planning Act.

 
3. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal to withhold the issuance of its final Order until:

a. the  Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that the final form and content of the draft Zoning By-laws are to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal has been advised by the City Solicitor that community benefits and other matters in support of the development are secured in a Section 37 Agreement executed by the owner and registered on title to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

c. the owner provides any necessary modifications to the Functional Servicing Report, Stormwater Management Report and Hydrogeological Report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

d. the owner makes satisfactory arrangements with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to pay for and construct 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, Stormwater Management and Hydrogeological Reports accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

This Report responds to an application where staff are currently not in a position to provide a Final Report to Council, but which could be appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ("LPAT") due to a lack of decision during the break in Council's meeting schedule (July to December 2018).

The report sets out outstanding issues related to the application and makes an initial determination as to whether or not the application is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017).

This application proposes the expansion of the existing Briton House Retirement Centre. The proposed expansion consists of a 25-storey building (88.6 metres including mechanical penthouse) including a seven-storey base building.  The proposal would add 123 independent and semi-independent retirement dwelling units and 133 assisted nursing rooms to the existing retirement centre.

Should the application be appealed to the LPAT, it is Staff's opinion that a decision to oppose the application in its current form is consistent with the PPS and would conform with the Growth Plan.

Issues to be resolved, as outlined in this report, include: height, setbacks, tower separation distances, transition, infrastructure capacity and Section 37 community benefits.