Item - 2021.NY26.1

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to bring forward a report to the November 23, 2021 North York Community Council meeting which attaches the draft Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments to implement the proposed development.
 
2. City Council direct that notice for the statutory public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act.
 
3. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to work with the applicant, in consultation with the local councillor, to negotiate the provision of facilities, services and matters pursuant to section 37 of the Planning Act in the amount of $1.5 million to be allocated to improvements to Fairview Public Library and Oriole Community Centre.

This report reviews and recommends refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-laws for the lands at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road to permit three blocks of townhouse units, containing 48 dwelling units, at the western limit of the site, and an 11-storey residential building, proposed with 121 dwelling units, to the east of the existing 16-storey apartment building.  The existing 16-storey apartment building, containing 221 dwelling units, and 2-storey block of townhouse units, containing a total of 6 townhouse units, at 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road are proposed to be retained as part of the application. 

An application for Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion under Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act (Chapter 667 of the Municipal Code) has been filed to permit the demolition of one (1) existing 1-bedroom rental dwelling unit in the existing 16-storey apartment building. This application will be reviewed under delegated approval.

The proposed development is not consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and does not conform with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020).  The proposal sets out inappropriate development standards that do not allow for the orderly development of the lands.  The proposal fails to conform with the policies of the City of Toronto Official Plan, including the Sheppard East Subway Corridor Secondary Plan, and does not appropriately respond to the Tall Building Guidelines, including inadequate setbacks, separation distances and scale of development.

North York Community Council deferred consideration of the Refusal Report item to the May 21, 2021 meeting of North York Community Council (Item 22.5), and later to September 13, 2021 North York Community Council, and directed that the Acting Director, Community Planning, North York District, in consultation with the local Councillor, continue discussions with the owner of 12 to 24 Leith Hill Road towards achieving an amended development application.

This report is to be received for information and provides an update on the status and outcome of the discussions.