Item - 2020.NY16.1

The North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council approve the application for a Rental Housing Conversion permit in accordance with Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code to allow the severance of a rental housing property with more than six residential rental units into two lots, each containing three residential rental units, subject to the following condition:

a. the owner applies for, and obtains, a Consent from the Committee of Adjustment or the Toronto Local Appeal Body, if applicable, to permit the severance of the lands into two lots and the separate conveyance of the lots at 75 and 77 Garthdale Court.

2. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to issue the approval of the Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion permit under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code after the following has occurred:

a. the owner applies for, and obtains, a Consent to sever from the Committee of Adjustment or the Toronto Local Appeal Body, if applicable, to permit the severance of the lands into two lots and the separate conveyance of the lots at 75 and 77 Garthdale Court.

North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on July 15, 2020 and notice was given in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 667, under the City of Toronto Act, 2006.

This application proposes to permit the conversion of an existing building containing a total of six residential dwelling units into two triplex buildings, all of which are currently tenanted. The property was constructed in the 1960's and is currently under a single legal ownership. The proposed conversion, subject to applications to the Committee of Adjustment for consent to sever the lot and minor variance, will result in two separate conveyable lots, with three rental units per lot, and would allow for each triplex building to potentially be sold separately.

The proposed conversion is consistent with Official Plan policies as all the rental dwelling units have high-end rents.

Separate applications have been submitted for severance and minor variance to the Committee of Adjustment.

This report recommends approval of the Rental Housing Conversion application under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code for the consent to sever, which will result in reducing the number of rental dwelling units on each lot to less than six.