Item - 2021.TE22.5

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. In accordance with the delegated approval under By-law 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision as generally illustrated on Attachment 12 to the report (December 14, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, subject to:

a. The conditions, as generally listed in Attachment 11 to the report (December 14, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District which, except as otherwise noted, must be fulfilled prior to final approval and the release of the Plan of Subdivision for registration; and

 
b. Any such revisions to the proposed subdivision plan or any such additional or modified conditions as the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the on-going technical review of this development.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on January 12, 2020 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application for a Draft Plan of Subdivision proposes to create two development blocks and a new public street (referred to as the Harbour Street extension throughout this Report). The north block (Block 1) is 1.203 hectares and will be developed with three tall residential towers with commercial and community uses in the podium.  The south block (Block 2) is 1.084 hectares and is planned for commercial uses. The proposed new street would have a right of way width of 27 metres and will facilitate the reconfiguration and extension of Harbour Street as anticipated by the Lower Yonge Precinct Plan.

The Draft Plan of Subdivision application includes appropriate land dedications to the City to support the new development.  A new public road is proposed, and an agreement between the City, the applicant and the adjacent landowner securing parkland off-site within the Lower Yonge Precinct Plan has been executed and registered on title. Affordable Rental Housing Units (10% of the total residential gross floor area) will be provided on the north block in accordance with the registered Section 37 agreement for this site. Contributions to transportation infrastructure improvements identified as required to support development in the Lower Yonge Precinct Area were also secured in the Section 37 Agreement. The proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision is consistent with the Lower Yonge Precinct Plan, The Lower Yonge Precinct Environmental Assessment Study, the site's site and area specific official plan policies and the site-specific official plan and zoning settlement approved by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) in March 2017.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), in conformity with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and has regard for the criteria set out in Section 51(24) of the planning Act with regards to the subdivision of lands.  This report advises that the Chief Planner intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision.