Item - 2022.SC33.1

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 2151 Kingston Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 5 to the report (June 14, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit the necessary bill 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 on title.

3. City Council require the owner to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, with such Agreement to be registered on title to the lands at 2151 Kingston Road, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, in order to secure the following:

a. the community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows:

1. prior to issuance of the first above grade building permit, the owner shall pay to the City a cash payment of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) towards the development of the Southwest Scarborough Community Recreation Centre and/or other recreation priorities for the area as identified in Park Forestry and Recreation's Facilities Master Plan, to be determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Ward Councillor;

2. the financial contribution pursuant to Recommendation 3.a.1. above shall be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Building Construction Price Index for Toronto, 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 to the date of payment of the cash contribution by the owner to the City; and

3. in the event the cash contribution in Recommendation 3.a.1. above has not been used for the intended purpose within three (3) years of the zoning by-law amendment 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 Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, provided 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 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;

2. the Owner will submit a revised Site Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services which addresses matters as set out in the Engineering and Construction Services memorandum dated May 10, 2022; and

3. prior to the issuance of a building permit, the Owner shall enter into a financially secured development agreement for the construction of any improvements to municipal infrastructure, to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, if it is determined that upgrades are required to the infrastructure to support this development, according to the accepted Site Servicing and Stormwater Management Report referenced in Recommendation 3.b.2 above and/or according to the Site Servicing Review accepted by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

4. City Council direct the City Solicitor to revise the Zoning by-law amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 14,  2022) of the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District to implement Recommendation 3.a.2. above prior to the submission of the bills for adoption by City Council.

5. 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 Scarborough Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 30, 2022 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit the development of a 10-storey residential building at 2151 Kingston Road.

The proposed building would have a total gross floor area of 11,425 square metres and would contain 163 dwelling units, including six live-work units fronting Kingston Road, resulting in a Floor Space Index of 4.45. One type "G" loading space would be provided to service the proposed development. Parking would be provided at a rate of 0.39 residential spaces per unit and 0.1 visitor spaces per unit, resulting in a total of 82 parking spaces (inclusive of three barrier-free spaces) within two levels of underground parking. 12 short term and 111 long-term bicycle parking spaces would be provided. Vehicular access to the site would be provided from Kingston Road. Two short-term pick-up and drop-off spaces are also proposed for visitors and TTC (Wheel Trans).

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 proposal conforms with the Official Plan, as it intensifies a site designated Mixed Use Areas in a way that is compatible with the existing and planned context. The 10- storey building conforms to the appropriate mid-rise performance standards. It provides the necessary transition to adjacent low-scale land uses while introducing additional housing options within a contextually appropriate built form.

The proposal is consistent with the goals of the Kingston Road (Cliffside Village) Avenue Study which introduced a Commercial-Residential (CR) zone to the Cliffside Village Kingston Road corridor in 2009 to facilitate intensification. Through revisions to the proposal, the application has been reduced in height and density to conform to the applicable Official Plan policies, the City's Mid-rise Guidelines and the Cliffside Village Urban Design Guidelines. As prescribed by the in-force Zoning By-law for the Cliffside Village area, it is recommended that a contribution of $300,000 be secured towards the development of Southwest Scarborough Community Recreation Centre and/or other recreation facilities in the area as identified by the Parks Forestry and Recreation Facilities Master Plan.

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