Item - 2021.TE23.17

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 in Attachment 9 to the report (January 29, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, subject to:

a. the conditions as generally listed in Attachment 8 to the report (January 29, 2021) 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 modified conditions as the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, may deem to be appropriate to address matters arising from the ongoing technical review of this development.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on February 24, 2021 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This Draft Plan of Subdivision application proposes to create 2 new public streets, 4 new blocks for mixed-use development that will include privately-owned publicly accessible space (POPS), and 1 new block for part of a public park for the property at 1245 Dupont Street and 1260 Dufferin Street. This application is consistent with the redevelopment plan for Galleria Mall and the Wallace Emerson Community Centre, namely Reimagine Galleria, that was subject to an Official Plan Amendment and rezoning application approved by City Council in June 2018.

The application incorporates City-owned lands currently occupied by the Wallace Emerson Community Centre and part of Wallace Emerson Park that are proposed to be used for a public street and a mixed-use development block. The Wallace Emerson Community Centre will be replaced in a new location west of the subject site as part of the Reimagine Galleria development.   

The proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision  is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and has demonstrated regard for Section 51(24) of the Planning Act.

This report has been brought forward to Toronto and East York Community Council in accordance with the requirement to hold a statutory public meeting under Section 51(20) of the Planning Act.

This report advises that the Chief Planner intends to approve the proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision.