Item - 2020.TE16.56

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to commence a City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment to extend the Temporary Use Zoning By-law for 125 The Esplanade for a period of three years.

As part of the redevelopment of the North Market located at the northwest corner of Jarvis Street and Front Street East (92 Front Street East), a Temporary Use Zoning By-law was passed by City Council on June 13, 2014, to permit a temporary structure at 125 The Esplanade to temporarily replace the North Market while it is being redeveloped. The Temporary Use Zoning By-law was previously extended for 3 years in 2017 and expires on October 2, 2020.

The North Market has been demolished and a Stage 4 Archaeological Assessment has been completed that has unearthed substantial remains from four previous iterations of the market dating from 1820, 1831, 1851 and 1904. Key archaeological elements from the site have been incorporated into the design of the new building. Construction of the new North Market began in June 2019 and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022.

As 125 The Esplanade is a City-owned property,  a City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment is a suitable method to extend the temporary use zoning by-law to 2023, at which time construction of the new North Market is expected to be complete and the temporary market operations can be relocated to the new North Market.