Item - 2022.NY31.4

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625, as amended, for the lands at 1629 Sheppard Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 6 to the report (March 11, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 1629 Sheppard Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 7 to the report (March 11, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

3. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to:

a. address all outstanding issues related to the Zoning By-law Amendment application within the Engineering and Construction Services Memorandum dated February 15, 2022, or as may be updated, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

b. provide a revised Functional Servicing Report to determine the storm water runoff, sanitary flow and water supply demand resulting from this development and whether there is adequate capacity in the existing municipal infrastructure to accommodate the proposed development;

c. make satisfactory arrangements with Engineering and Construction Services and enter into appropriate agreements with the City for the design and construction of any improvements to the municipal infrastructure at no cost to the City, should it be determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Functional Servicing Report accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

d. provide space within the development for installation of maintenance access holes and sampling ports on the private side, as close to the property line as possible, for both the storm and sanitary service connections, in accordance with the Sewers By-law Chapter 681.10.

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

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on April 20, 2022 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the former City of North York By-law 7625 and City of Toronto By-law 569-2013 to permit the redevelopment of the subject lands with seven 3-storey (13 metre high) residential units contained in 3 sets of semi-detached houses and 1 detached house fronting Sheppard Avenue West. Vehicular access would be via a private common driveway from Sheppard Avenue West. A multi-use path is proposed along the entire frontage of the proposed development, and would connect with a future Downsview cycling path on the east of the site, along Sheppard Avenue West.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) and the City of Toronto Official Plan

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend Zoning By-laws 7625 and 569-2013.