Item - 2019.TE10.42

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council exempt the applicant at 421 Roncesvalles Avenue from the City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 parking requirement of 17 commercial parking spaces, subject to the applicant securing the required 17 commercial parking spaces at an off-site location within 300 metres of the subject site.  The off-site parking spaces must be surplus to the requirements of the Zoning By-law for the donor site and be secured through a long-term lease, or provide a Payment-in-Lieu of Parking to the City which amounts to $34,587.50 per space, up to a maximum of $587,987.50, providing the applicant signs a Payment-In-Lieu of Parking Agreement with the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, for any parking spaces that cannot be secured off-site to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services.

This report seeks City Council's approval to exempt the applicant from the parking requirement specified in Chapter 200.5.10.1.(1), By-law 569-2013 to provide 17 commercial parking spaces. The applicant is unable to accommodate parking on site and has requested approval to provide the parking at an off-site location in the vicinity of the subject property at 55 Howard Park Avenue, or to provide a Payment-in-Lieu of Parking to the City which amounts to $34,587.50 per space, for any parking that cannot be secured off-site to the satisfaction of Transportation Services.

The parking exemption is considered appropriate since the parking space shortfall will not have a significant impact on parking conditions in the area.

Section 40 of the Planning Act grants City Council the authority to approve payment-in-lieu of parking.  This application has been made pursuant to the City's Payment-In-Lieu of Parking Policy, adopted in July 2004. City Council approval is required as this matter has not been delegated.