Item - 2019.SC2.5

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1.   City Council direct City Staff to schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 300 Danforth Road  together with the Ward Councillor.

2.   City Council direct City Planning Staff that Notice for the community consultation meeting be expanded to the area generally bounded by Bell Estate Rd. and Pilkington Dr. to the north, Warden Ave. to the west, Mack Ave. to the south and Danforth Rd. to the east, as laid out in the map attached to motion 1, moved by Councillor Gary Crawford, and that the additional costs for Notice beyond the 120 metres from the subject site be borne by the Applicant.

3.   Notice for the statutory public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act.

4.   City Council direct City Staff to continue working with the applicant to resolve outstanding  issues identified in the report (December 20, 2018) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

5.  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 (LPAT) on the basis of Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the statutory timeframe of the Planning Act.

6. In the event that the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) allows an appeal, in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request the LPAT withhold its Order on the Zoning By-law Amendment until:

a.  A draft Zoning By-law Amendment is submitted to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division and the City Solicitor.

b.  The owner has entered into an Agreement under Section 37 of the Planning Act with the City for the purpose of securing community benefits and public art if the proposed development is approved by the LPAT in its current form, or a prorated quantum if the development is approved with a reduction in the number of proposed buildings, the building heights and density.

c.  The owner has submitted to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services an updated Traffic Study, a Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report and plans. In addition, the owner would be required to enter into an agreement(s) for the construction of any improvements to existing municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that upgrades are required to support this development.

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 (the "LPAT") due to Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the time prescribed by the Planning Act. It seeks Community Council's direction on the community consultation. The application has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment and a staff review of the application is underway.

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 to amend to the former City of Scarborough Warden Woods Community Zoning By-law No. 950-2005, as amended, and City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013, as amended, to permit 4 blocks of 4-storey stacked townhouses and one 12-storey mixed-use building on the subject property. The proposed development would have a total gross floor area of 21,809 m2, consisting of 162 m2 of retail/commercial space, 504 m2 of non-residential uses and 21,143 m2 of residential uses. A Floor Space Index of 3.07 is proposed. The application proposes a total of 241 residential units of which 161 units would be contained in the mixed-use building and 80 units in the stacked townhouses. One type "G" loading space, 302 vehicular and 277 bicycle parking spaces would be provided to service the proposed development.

The proposed development is not supportable in its current form and it has not demonstrated how it respects and reinforces the character of the Neighbourhoods as well as the planned context and vision for Mixed Use Areas in the Warden Woods Secondary Plan.  It is Staff's opinion that the proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014), does not conform with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2017) and is not in keeping with the intent of the City's Official Plan.