Item - 2021.NY25.1

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 625 to 627 Sheppard Avenue East and 6, 8, 10 and 12 Greenbriar Road, 1001 Sheppard Avenue East, 1200, 1210 and 1220 Sheppard Avenue East, 35 McMahon Drive, 40 Esther Shiner Boulevard substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the report dated May 28, 2021 from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District and Director, Design and Construction, Engineering and Construction Services. 

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625, as amended, for the lands at 625 to 627 Sheppard Avenue East and 6, 8, 10 and 12 Greenbriar Road, 1001 Sheppard Avenue East, 1200, 1210 and 1220 Sheppard Avenue East, 35 McMahon Drive, 40 Esther Shiner Boulevard substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the report dated May 28, 2021, from the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District and Director, Design and Construction, Engineering and Construction Services. 

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services to ensure that any site-specific Zoning By-law Amendment application within the sewershed impacted by the sanitary sewer upgrades that are recommended to City Council for approval or consideration contains provisions for a Holding (H) by-law pursuant to Section 36 of the Planning Act related to the sanitary sewer upgrades in the Sheppard Avenue East corridor area, until such a time as the Holding (H) By-law is removed on all lands subject of the above amendments.

This report proposes to impose a holding provision on the lands at 625 to 627 Sheppard Avenue East and 6 to 12 Greenbriar Road, 1001 Sheppard Avenue East, 1200 to 1220 Sheppard Avenue East, 35 McMahon Drive, and 40 Esther Shiner Boulevard.

Through the ongoing review of the Sheppard Avenue East Planning Review study area, approved developments and current applications that have been submitted, it has been determined that the existing municipal sanitary sewer system is currently at capacity. As such, the subject properties shall not be used for any purpose other than those uses and buildings that currently exist on the site. Any new uses or buildings, where the construction of which will increase sanitary or private water, or groundwater flows to municipal sanitary sewers, will not be permitted until such time that the holding provision has been removed.

The proposed amendment to place a holding provision on the lands subject of the bylaw is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and also conforms to the City's Official Plan, including the Sheppard East Subway Corridor Secondary Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the City-initiated application to amend the Zoning By-laws of the subject lands, to add a holding provision on the subject lands to limit any new development until such time as an acceptable sanitary system solution has been implemented to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.