Item - 2019.NY11.4

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council approve a modified project for the lands at 2535-2537 Bayview Avenue, to permit seven townhouse dwellings along Bayview Avenue with no detached dwellings at the rear of the site.

2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to address the following matters through the Site Plan Application process, in consultation with the Ward Councillor and area residents:

a. enhancements to the landscape buffer on the south and east lot line of 2535-2537 Bayview Avenue;

b. drainage and stormwater management issues on site, including ensuring minimal hard paving and the implementation of softscaping;

c. privacy screening including, but not limited to, landscaping enhancements, fencing, and the planting of large shade growing trees, evergreen trees, and cedar hedges; and

d. appropriate construction mitigation measures to address safety considerations and reduce the impact of construction on existing homes within the interior of the neighbourhood.

North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on December 3, 2019 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

North York Community Council:

1. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit revised zoning by-laws to City Council, to allow a modified project to permit seven townhouse dwellings along Bayview Avenue with no detached dwellings at the rear of the site.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit seven townhouse units fronting Bayview Avenue and two detached houses to the rear of the site fronting onto a shared private north-south driveway. The townhouses are separated into two blocks of three units on the north side and four units on the south side of the site. The townhouses are proposed to be three storeys and the detached houses would be two storeys in height. Vehicular access to the townhouse rear integral garages and the front integral garages of the detached houses is proposed from a shared private east-west driveway off Bayview Avenue. The proposed floor space index is 0.80 times the area of the lot and the proposed lot coverage is 45%. The existing detached house at 2535 Bayview Avenue and the Armenian Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene at 2537 Bayview Avenue would be demolished.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). The proposal provides for two detached dwellings which are compatible with the surrounding neighbourhood and provides for appropriate townhouse infill development along a major street. The proposal conforms to the City of Toronto's Official Plan and meets the intent of the Bayview Townhouse Design Guidelines.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-laws.