Item - 2022.PH35.1

That:

1. City Council delete Planning and Housing Committee Recommendations 1, 2, 3 and 4:

Recommendations to be deleted:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment 612 appended as Attachment 1 to the report (June 17, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Recommendation 2 below.

2. City Council amend the draft Official Plan Amendment 612, appended as Attachment 1 to the report (June 17, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning so that a Part 3.c) is added to Policy #3 and it now reads as follows:

3. Small-scale retail, service and office uses support daily life in Neighbourhoods and encourage complete, connected communities, contributing to amenity, sustainability, equity, diversity and vitality.

Small-scale retail, service and office uses are permitted on properties in Neighbourhoods that legally contained such uses prior to the approval date of this Official Plan.

New small-scale retail, service and office uses may be permitted in Neighbourhoods provided that they:

a. have minimal adverse impacts on adjacent or nearby residences, such as those from noise, parking, delivery and loading, and other impacts from activities associated with the small-scale retail, service and/or office use;

b. are of a physical scale and in a location that is compatible with and integrated into the Neighbourhood; and

c. serve the needs of residents in an effort to reduce local automobile trips.

3. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 2 to the report (June 17, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

That City Council delete the Planning and Housing Committee recommendations and adopt instead the following new Recommendation:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report back to the Planning and Housing Committee with updates to Toronto Official Plan Map 3 which include additional places beyond the Major Streets in the City's street hierarchy which could support neighbourhood-serving retail and services, with an emphasis on corner locations.