Item - 2021.TE27.5

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 2494 Danforth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 12 to the report (August 20, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2494 Danforth Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 13 to the report (August 20, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

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

4. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment,

require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows:

a. The community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows:

i. prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City a cash contribution of $387,500.00 to be allocated towards capital improvements that will benefit the community in the vicinity of the subject site, such as, but not limited to, non-profit licensed daycare facilities, community centres, recreation facilities, libraries, arts-related community space, local streetscape improvements, BIA capital projects, capital improvements to Toronto Community Housing in Ward 19, or public parks in the area, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

ii. the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 4.a.i. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area, reported quarterly by Statistics Canada in Building Construction Price Indexes Table 18-10-0135-01, or its successor, and calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; and

iii. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 4.a.i. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three years of the Zoning By-law Amendments coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be directed for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands.

b. the following matters of convenience are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement:

i. the owner to pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure in connection with the accepted Functional Servicing Report, to be submitted for review and acceptance by the Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development; and

ii. the owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1 of the Toronto Green Standard and the owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard, where appropriate.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on September 9, 2021 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a retirment home in a 10-storey (38 metres, excluding mechanical penthouse) building with a retail store (887 square metres) at grade. A total of 146 bed-sitting rooms and 53 vehicular parking spaces are proposed.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). The proposed development also conforms with relevant policies of the Official Plan and, specifically, Official Plan Amendment 420.