Item - 2020.TE14.9

The Toronto and East York Community Council adjourned the public meeting for 33 Isabella Street until such time as a revised public notice has been provided to the property owners at 30 Gloucester Street.

The Toronto and East York Community Council commenced a statutory public meeting on March 12, 2020 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend former City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 438-86 and City-wide Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 to permit the construction of a 4-storey mixed-use infill building at 33 Isabella Street. The site currently contains a 27-storey apartment building with 419 rental dwelling units, which will be retained. The proposed development will be located on the western portion of the 33 Isabella Street site and will include 388 square metres of office space and 15 new rental dwelling units. A total of 95 parking spaces (74 spaces for residents, 14 spaces for visitors, and 7 spaces for office use) along with 434 bicycle parking stalls will be provided, for both the new and current tenants, in the existing 2-level underground garage.

Rental tenure and improvements to the existing building have been agreed upon and will be secured as a legal convenience through an agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act.

The application represents an appropriate and desirable infill redevelopment of the site, has a built form and public realm that are compatible with the surrounding context and meets the intent of the Official Plan. The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019).

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-laws. 

The purpose of this supplementary report is to recommend that Toronto and East York Community Council defer the final report for the Rezoning application at 33 Isabella Street. The City Planning Division and the City Clerk's Office both recommend the deferral in order to provide revised public notice to the property owners at 30 Gloucester Street, whose lands could be affected by an amendment to the prevailing site-specific by-laws 188-68 and 310-69.

City Planning will target a future Toronto and East York Community Council meeting (within the next two cycles) for a decision on the final report and the associated draft zoning by-law amendments, once proper public notice has been provided.