Item - 2022.SC30.1

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 3051 to 3079 Pharmacy Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 5 to the report (February 8, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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

3. City Council direct that before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the applicant be required submit a revised Functional Servicing Report to the Satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services demonstrating the quantity and quality of the groundwater discharge (both long-term and short-term) to the City's sewers meets the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 681, Sewers Table 1 or 2 - Limits of Sanitary or Storm Sewer Discharge.

Scarborough Community Council held a statutory public meeting on February 25, 2022 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 as amended, to permit the construction of residential and commercial uses at 3051 to 3079 Pharmacy Avenue.

A total of 81 units are proposed, of which 67 residential units will be back-to-back, stacked townhouse units and the remainder standard townhouse units. A total of 4 commercial units are also proposed at grade fronting Pharmacy Avenue. The development will be served by 85 parking spaces provided at grade with the majority incorporated within the lower level of the back-to-back stacked townhouse block.

A residential gross floor area of 9,855 square metres and a commercial gross floor area of 266 square metres are proposed, resulting in an overall floor space index (FSI) of 1.42 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). It is a modest intensification of the site with residential and non-residential uses which are retained to provide opportunities for day-to-day retail or commercial functions to serve the surrounding community. The proposal conforms to the applicable Official Plan policies and complies with the criteria in the City's Townhouse and Low-Rise Apartment Guidelines through a built form that is compatible with the existing adjacent uses.

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