Item - 2022.SC31.5

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 113 to 141 Montezuma Trail, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to report (April 4, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, and authorize the repeal of Zoning By-law 1777-2019.

2. City Council amend Agincourt North Scarborough Zoning By-law 12797, as amended,  for the lands at 113 to 141 Montezuma Trail, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (April 4, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District, and authorize the repeal of Zoning by-law 1776-2019.

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 enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, to ensure that the $125,000 secured in the existing Section 37 Agreement registered on title will continue to apply to the subject lands.

5. City Council direct that before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, the applicant be required to:

a. submit a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Stage 1 Report and Site Servicing Plan to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services; and

b. enter into a Section 37 Agreement with the City, and that the Agreement is registered on title to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

Scarborough Community Council held a statutory public meeting on April 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, and to amend Agincourt North Scarborough Zoning By-law No. 12797, as amended, to permit the construction of 81 residential dwelling units and 296 square metres of commercial uses at 113 to 141 Montezuma Trail.

A previous application to rezone the subject lands was approved by City Council in 2019 to permit the development of 37 dwelling units on the north part of the site (Block A)  while retaining a portion of the existing plaza on the southern portion of the  site (Block B).  Through the approval of the development, a Section 37 contribution of $125,000 was secured to be directed towards area park improvements in Ward 23. This approved development has yet to be constructed.

Through this proposal, the applicant is seeking to extend the permission for a similarly composed townhouse development onto the southern portion of the site (Block B) and amending the approval for Block A to allow commercial units fronting on Alexmuir Boulevard.  A total of 81 units are proposed over the entire site having a gross floor area of 9,486 square metres. The north portion of the site will include five commercial units at grade fronting onto Alexmuir Boulevard

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).  The subject application contemplates a modest intensification of the site with residential and non-residential uses.  The non-residential uses are intended to provide opportunities for day-to-day retail/commercial functions to serve the surrounding community. The proposal conforms to the applicable Official Plan policies and complies with the  City's Townhouse and Low-Rise Apartment Guidelines through a built form that is compatible with the surrounding context. 

This report recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-laws. It also recommends that the City Solicitor be authorized to enter into a new section Section 37 Agreement to ensure that the amount of money secured in the existing Section 37 Agreement registered on title will continue to apply to the subject lands.