Item - 2019.EY7.2

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code for the lands at 170 The West Mall substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to the report (June 7, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2.  City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 for the lands at 170 The West Mall substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to the report (June 7, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

3.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

4.  Prior to Site Plan approval, City Council require the owner to enter into a financially secured agreement for the construction of any required improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support the development based on the revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 25, 2019, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code and City-wide Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 in order to construct a 1-storey (24 m in height, excluding mechanical) automated frozen goods warehouse distribution building, with a gross floor area of 19,463 m2 on the vacant northern portion of the lands municipally known as 170 The West Mall.  The new building would provide 123 vehicular parking spaces and 30 loading docks.  The existing dry and frozen goods warehouse distribution building on the southern portion of the site would remain.

This application has been deemed Gold Star (enhanced service to focus development review and expedite high impact investment/job creation projects within the City). An associated Site Plan Control application under the Planning Act (File Number 18 171371 WET 05 SA) was submitted on June 4, 2018 and is being reviewed concurrently with this Zoning By-law Amendment application.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019) and the City of Toronto Official Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. Staff are of the opinion that the proposed development is appropriate for the lands.

A Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report prepared by Stantec Consulting Ltd., dated March 29, 2019 was submitted in support of the application. By memo dated May 7, 2019, following a review of this report, Engineering and Construction Services staff requested the applicant make further revisions to determine whether the existing municipal sanitary sewer system has adequate capacity to accommodate the proposed development.

A report dated June 7, 2019 from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District to Etobicoke York Community Council, recommended the applicant submit a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, prior to the introduction of the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment.

Subsequent to the staff report, the applicant met with Engineering and Construction Services staff and provided additional information related to existing and proposed sanitary sewer capacity. Engineering and Construction Services staff are now satisfied with the sanitary sewer analysis.

However, there are still some outstanding matters in the Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report identified in the memo dated May 7, 2019 that must be addressed. As such, Engineering and Construction Services staff require a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report be submitted to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, to identify any upgrades to municipal infrastructure required to support the development.  Further, Engineering and Construction Services Staff require the applicant to financially secure any required upgrades prior to Site Plan approval, so that such upgrades can be constructed and made operational in coordination with the proposed redevelopment.