Item - 2019.TE11.3

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 1627 Danforth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (November 15, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 1627 Danforth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the report (November 15, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 1627 Danforth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the report (November 15, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

This report reviews and recommends approval of a City-initiated amendment to the Official Plan to designate the lands at 1627 Danforth Avenue to Mixed Use Areas and a City-initiated amendment to the Zoning By-law to zone the subject lands for various uses consistent with the Commercial-Residential (CR) zoning category. The purpose of these City-initiated amendments is to facilitate a planning policy framework required to implement the Danforth Garage Master Plan at the Danforth Garage site, which was the subject of a Master Plan endorsed by City Council on June 18, 2019.  

The proposed amendments are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conform with A Place to Growth Plan (2019).