Item - 2022.NY33.1

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the former City of North York Zoning By-law 7625, as amended, for the lands at 1184 Wilson Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 6 to the report (May 30, 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 1184 Wilson Avenue, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in revised Attachment 7 to the report (May 30, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

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

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit the necessary bill(s) to implement City Council's decision, provided the City Solicitor is satisfied that the appropriate legal mechanisms are in place to ensure that no building permit will be issued until such time as the Section 37 Agreement is executed and registered.

5. City Council 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:

1. an indexed cash contribution of $1,100,000.00 to be paid by the Owner prior to the issuance of the first above-grade building permit for the new residential building, to be allocated towards capital improvements to parkland, community facilities and/or public realm located within the vicinity of the site and/or Ward 6, provided that purpose is identified in the Toronto Official Plan and will benefit the community, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

2. the cash contribution set out in Recommendation 5.a.1. 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, calculated from the date City Council adopts the zoning by-law amendment(s) to the date of paymennt; and

3. in the event the cash contribution in Recommendation 5.a.1. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the by-law coming into full force and effect, the cash contribution may be redirected for another purpose(s), at the discretion of the Chief Planner and Executive that the purpose is identified in the Official Plan and will benefit the community in the vicinity of the site.

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

1. the Owner shall construct the development in accordance with the accepted Travel Demand Management Plan, including the provision of Pre-loaded Transit Passes, a Car-share Vehicle and Space, Bike Repair Station(s), and a Real-time Transportation Screen, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

2. the Owner will construct and maintain the development of the site in accordance with Tier 1, Toronto Green Standard, and the Owner will be encouraged to achieve Tier 2, Toronto Green Standard, or higher, where appropriate, consistent with the performance standards of Toronto Green Standards applicable at the time of the site plan application for each building on the site.

6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to engage the adjacent community at the Site Plan Control stage with the intent of making sure the applicant implements as many privacy measures as possible to respect the established residential neighbourhood to the north.

The North York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 28, 2022 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to construct a 12-storey (36.0 metre high) residential building at 1184 Wilson Avenue. The building would have 262 residential units and 263 parking spaces, including 39 visitor parking spaces, in a two and a half level parking structure. Overall the proposal has a Gross Floor Area of 22,541.1 square metres which would result in a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 5.37 times the lot area.

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).

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law. The proposed building represents an appropriate level of intensification on the site and along an Avenue overlay with direct access to good public transit, and the proposal transitions appropriately to the Neighbourhoods area to the north.