Item - 2021.EY22.8

The Etobicoke York Community Council:

1. Directed staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 41-75 Four Winds Drive together with the Ward Councillor once the application has been deemed complete.

2. Directed that notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

3. Direct the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, have regard for the Keele Finch Secondary Plan in the review of planning applications within the Secondary Plan limits.

This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application to amend the former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625 and City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the property located at 41-75 Four Winds Drive. The application proposes to permit three buildings of 9, 11 and 32-storeys consisting of 560 residential units and 1,422 square metres of commercial gross floor area, with a total gross floor area of 43,745 square metres and a Floor Space Index of 4.1 times the area of the lot. Vehicular parking is proposed at grade and within a 4-level underground parking garage. Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.

The application is located within the newly adopted Keele Finch Secondary Plan ("KFSP") area. At its meeting of December 16, 2020, City Council adopted  Official Plan Amendment 483 - the Keele Finch Secondary Plan and directed the introduction of the necessary Bill for enactment be withheld until such time as the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing makes a decision on the associated Official Plan Amendment 482 - Protected Major Transit Station Area, for the Finch West Transit Station Area and Sentinel Transit Station Area; and staff confirm no other changes are required to the KFSP as a result of the Minister's decision.

The KFSP represents City Council's most current vision and policy direction for the site and surrounding area. The application, in its current form, does not conform to the policies of the KFSP that permit a maximum building height of 40 metres whereas a building height of 105.5 metres is proposed. The application represents a major departure from the envisioned built form character identified in the KFSP.