Item - 2022.SC33.21

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, coordinate the review of the development at 1215 to 1255 McCowan Road in relation to the proposed City-initiated Official Plan Amendment and Rezoning of the Housing Now site located at 40 Bushby Drive with respect to site grading, completion of the McCowan Road streetscape, and implementation of planned infrastructure including new public streets as set out in the Scarborough Centre Secondary Plan.

Scarborough Community Council:

1. Requested staff to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application located at 1215 to 1255 McCowan Road together with the Ward Councillor.

2. Requested staff to provide notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the application site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

This report provides information and identifies a preliminary set of issues regarding the application for the site located at 1215 to 1255 McCowan Road. The applications propose to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit the development of three residential towers of 25, 45 and 55 storeys in height containing 1,412 dwelling units. The buildings would also contain retail uses at grade. The proposed gross floor area is approximately 117,913 square metres (including 4,810 square metres of retail space) resulting in a Floor Space Index of 6.42 times the area of the lot. A total of 1,446 vehicular parking spaces and 1,087 bicycle parking spaces are proposed.

Staff are currently reviewing the application. It has been circulated to all appropriate agencies and City divisions for comment. Staff will proceed to schedule a community consultation meeting for the application with the Ward Councillor.