Item - 2019.SC2.3

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.   City Council amend former City of Scarborough Zoning By-law 15907 (Rouge Community Zoning By-law) and former City of Scarborough Zoning By-law 24982 (Rouge Employment District), for the lands at 8861 Sheppard Avenue East substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (December 19, 2018), from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2.   City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 8861 Sheppard Avenue East substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (December 19, 2018), from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough 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 the issuance of Final Statement of Approval for the related Site Plan Control Application, City Council require the owner to address the following matters to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services:

a.   Enter into a financially secured Development Agreement with the City to provide the detailed design and construction of the sanitary sewer extension, site sanitary sewer and water main connections to the property line to service the subject site, according to the June 6, 2018 Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services and provide financial security, engineering and inspection fees in the amount to be determined based on the detailed engineering design, and provide insurance as required;

 
b.   A revised Functional Serving Report must be submitted to confirm whether or not the receiving sewer system has the capacity to accommodate groundwater and the flows anticipated to be generated by this site should any modification be made. The owner must pay for and construct the necessary improvements to the storm or sanitary sewer to support this development in conjunction with the other municipal improvements that are identified under Recommendation 4(a).

 
c.   Prepare and submit an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) Application for Municipal Water Systems and Sewer Works under Transfer of Review for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) for the extension of the sanitary sewer main to the property line, prior to obtaining the Release for Construction.

The Scarborough Community Council held a statutory public meeting on January 15, 2019, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act. 

This application proposes to amend the former City of Scarborough zoning by-laws to establish appropriate development standards for a permitted 343 m2 place of worship at 8861 Sheppard Avenue East and to incorporate the site into the City-wide Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 under the Institutional Place of Worship (IPW) Zone. 

To allow for the place of worship, the holding provisions ("H") tied to the subject site also needs to be lifted.  The holding "H" provisions in the Rouge Employment District require certain pieces of infrastructure to be in place to service the site.  These conditions have been satisified.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017).  The proposal meets the intent of the Mixed Use Areas policies of the Official Plan. The development proposal is appropriate for the site and the surrounding land uses.

This report recommends approval of the applications to amend the Zoning By-law and lift the holding ("H") provision.