Item - 2021.EY28.7

The Etobicoke York Community Council:

1. Directed staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 596 Renforth Drive together with the Ward Councillor.

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. Requested the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, to include Toronto Public Health in the circulation for comments with emphasis on aircraft, highway, and transportation related noise, and air quality.

This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application located at 596 Renforth Drive, which seeks to amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code and city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit a 140 unit, stacked, back-to-back, three-storey townhouse development, grouped in five blocks. The proposed development would have a total gross floor area of 12,409 square metres and a floor space index of 1.6 times the area of the lot. The application proposes 1 level of below grade parking, accessed from Centennial Park Gate, which would provide a total of 185 vehicular parking spaces (157 residential parking spaces, 28 visitor parking spaces) and 106 bicycle parking spaces (96 long term and 10 sort term).

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.