Item - 2020.NY19.1

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. In accordance with the delegated approval under By-law 229-2000, as amended, City Council advise the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision as generally illustrated on Attachment 7 to this report (September 18, 2020) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District, subject to:

a. the conditions as generally listed in Attachment 6 to this report (September 18, 2020) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District, which, except as otherwise noted, must be fulfilled prior to final approval and the release of the plan of subdivision for registration; and

b. any such revisions to the proposed subdivision plan or any such additional modified conditions as the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the on-going technical review of this development.

North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 4, 2020, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application is for a Plan of Subdivision to create five blocks that includes a new public park, and a new public street for an infill development that contains an existing apartment building at 25 St. Dennis Drive.  The total gross floor area of the existing building and new development would be 74,295.30 square metres. 

The subject site fronts two streets, St. Dennis Drive on the north and Grenoble Drive to the south.  New development blocks include: a 12-storey residential building and 14 freehold townhouses fronting Grenoble Drive on Block 2; a 37 storey residential building fronting St. Dennis Drive and a stacked townhouse building containing 18 units fronting the new public street on Block 3, and a new public park (Block 5).  The existing 17-storey apartment building will be retained on Block 1, as identified on the Draft Plan of Subdivision. 

The Draft Plan of Subdivision application includes appropriate land dedications to the City to support the new development.  This report advises that the Chief Planner and Executive Director intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision that supports the related Zoning By-law Amendment application that was approved in principle by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) on May 14, 2019.  The proposal to subdivide the land facilitates the settlement approval for the Zoning By-law Amendment application and conforms with the Official Plan.  The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), in conformity with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and has regard for the criteria set out in Section 51(24) of the Planning Act with regards to the subdivision of lands.