Item - 2020.NY17.1

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council delete Parts 1 and 2 of Item NY7.1, titled "Final Report - Zoning Amendment Application - 665, 667, 669 and 671 Sheppard Avenue West" to remove the draft by-laws and replace them with the following:

a. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625, for the lands at 665, 667, 669 and 671 Sheppard Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, attached as Attachment 1 to the report (August 19, 2020) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District, with the following Sections contained in Attachment 1, amended to read as follows: 

AMENITY SPACE

An Apartment Building or Townhouse must provide amenity space at a minimum rate of 4.0 square metres for each dwelling unit, of which at least 2.0 square metres for each dwelling unit is indoor amenity space. Each block does not require its own amenity space.

BICYCLE PARKING

A minimum of 44 long term and 5 short term bicycle parking spaces shall be provided.

b. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 665, 667, 669 and 671 Sheppard Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, attached as Attachment 2 to the report (August 19, 2020) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District, with the second last paragraph contained in Clause 4 in Attachment 2, amended to read as follows:

An Apartment Building or Townhouse must provide amenity space at a minimum rate of 4.0 square metres for each dwelling unit, of which at least 2.0 square metres for each dwelling unit is indoor amenity space. Each block does not require its own amenity space.

2. City Council authorize staff to bring the draft Zoning By-law 569-2013 Amendment, attached as Attachment 2 to the report (August 19, 2020) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District, to bring it into the final correct form.

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.

North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on September 10, 2020 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

A Zoning By-law Amendment application was previously considered by City Council at its meeting on July 16, 2019 (Item NY 7.1). The application proposed 39 five-storey, stacked, back-to-back townhouses, 7 three-storey townhouses and 1 three-storey semi-detached dwelling for a total of 48 units with 50 underground parking spaces at 665, 667, 669 and 671 Sheppard Avenue West.

Some revisions to the proposal have been requested by the applicant including converting the stacked townhouse units to apartment units, adding indoor amenity space, an elevator and correcting some technical errors in the previous by-laws. The permitted height (in metres) and GFA are not proposed to change.

Given that the final Bills have not yet been passed by City Council, this report recommends approval of the revised draft Zoning By-law Amendments, as shown as Attachments 1 and 2 to this report from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning. Public notice has been provided in accordance with the Planning Act.