Item - 2022.EY29.6

The Etobicoke York Community Council:

1.  Directed staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 25 Photography Drive together with the Ward Councillor.

2.  Directed that notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

3. Directed that the Final Report for the applications located at 25 Photography Drive be brought forward following the completion of the Mount Dennis Planning Framework Study.

This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application to amend the Official Plan as well as city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 and the former City of York Zoning By-law 1-83 for the lands municipally known as 25 Photography Drive. The application is associated with Draft Plan of Subdivision application 21 186137 WET 05 SB.

The application proposes seven mixed-use buildings, with tower heights ranging from 20 to 49 storeys (74.8 metres to 165 metres high) connected by podiums with heights ranging from one to 10 storeys. The proposed development would have a total gross floor area of 191,348 square metres, comprised of 186,800 square metres of residential gross floor area and 4,548 square metres of at-grade retail space. The resulting floor space index would be equal to 6.38 times the area of the lot.

The application proposes a 4,034 square metre Privately-Owned Public Space (POPS) at the south end of the site, a public road connecting Photography Drive to Black Creek Drive and a private road connecting the proposed public road to Keelesdale Road at the north-west corner of the site.

The application proposes 1,837 parking spaces to be located within multiple below-grade parking structures, of which 1,791 spaces would be allocated to the residential use and 46 parking spaces would be allocated to the retail uses.

A total of 2,390 bicycle parking spaces and eight loading spaces are also proposed. Vehicle access to the parking structures is proposed via Keelesdale Road and Photography Drive, while access to the loading spaces is proposed via the new public road and Photography Drive.

Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.