Item - 2022.NY32.1

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 2116 Eglinton Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (March 23, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council require the owner to voluntarily enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows:

a. prior to the issuance of an above grade building permit, a voluntary Community Benefits monetary  contribution of $100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Dollars), towards additional Transportation Demand Management Measures and area parks improvements be provided, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

b. the cash contribution in Recommendation 2.a. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance Building Construction with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, 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, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment;

c. in the event the cash contribution referred to in Recommendation 2.a. above has not been used for the intended  purpose within three (3) years of this By-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose, at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive Director of City Planning, in consultation with the local Councillor, provided that the purpose(s) is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the lands;     

d. the following Transportation Demand Management matters are also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development:

1. the Owner shall provide and maintain a minimum of two (2) car-share spaces as defined in the Zoning By-law Amendments in locations within the Development to be determined at the Site Plan Approval stage all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

2. the owner shall provide proof of purchase and distribution of carshare memberships, each at the value of a 1-year membership, to all first-time residential unit renters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;

3.  prior to the issuance of the first Above-Grade Building Permit for the Development on any portion of the Lands, the Owner shall pay to the City, by certified cheque, the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in Canadian funds, indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Residential or Non-Residential, as the case may be, Building 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, calculated from the date of the Agreement to the date of payment; for the future implementation of bike-share  facilities in the vicinity of the development site, at a location that may be determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

4. the Owner shall provide and maintain a minimum of one (1) bicycle repair station in a location within the development determined at the Site Plan Approval stage all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

5. the Owner shall provide and maintain twenty five (25) additional bicycle parking spaces on site to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Transportation Services;

6. the Owner shall provide proof of purchase and distribution of PRESTO cards, each at the value of a monthly Toronto Transit Commission pass, to all first-time residential unit renters to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division; and

7. the Owner shall provide and maintain a real-time transportation screen in a location, through Site Plan Approval, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, in consultation with the General Manager.

e. the following matter is also recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development:

1. no later than the earlier of registration of the condominium corporation of the building on the Site, the first residential occupancy of the building on the Site, or three years after the issuance of an above-grade building permit for the building on the Site, the owner shall at its sole expense provide minimum 2.1 metre wide sidewalks along the Eglinton Avenue West frontage and Little Boulevard frontage, to the satisfaction of the Director of Community Planning, North District.

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

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 24 2022 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to permit an 8-storey building (25.5 metres with 5 metre tall mechanical penthouse) with 101 residential units and 400 square metres of retail on the ground floor at 2116 Eglinton Avenue West which will result in a total gross floor area (GFA) of  7,452 square metres and a density of 5.01 times the area of the lot.

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-law 569-2013.