Item - 2022.SC33.5

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 30 Gilder Drive, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendments in Attachment 5 to the report (June 14, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

2. City Council amend Eglinton Community Zoning By-law 10048, as amended, for the lands at 430 Gilder Drive, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 6 to the report (June 14, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Scarborough District.

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 submit the necessary Bill(s) 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 to secure:

a. the owner shall provide and continue to provide and maintain two hundred and five (205) market rental dwelling units in the proposed "new building" and the one hundred and ninety-two (192) rental dwelling units in the "existing building" on the lands at 30 Gilder Drive as rental housing, together with the new and retained associated facilities and amenities of the existing residential rental property, for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date that the Zoning By-laws come into force and effect, and with no applications for demolition or conversion from residential rental use during such 20 year period, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor;

b. the owner shall provide tenants of the rental dwelling units in the "existing building" with access to and, use of, all indoor and outdoor amenities on the lands, at no extra charge, and on the same terms and conditions as any other resident of the development, without the need to pre-book or pay a fee unless specifically required as a customary practice for private bookings;

c. the owner shall undertake improvements to the "existing building", taking into account tenant responses to the required Tenant Survey related to indoor and outdoor common area and amenity space as follows:

1. prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for site plan approval, the owner shall submit to the City a Construction Mitigation Strategy and Tenant Communication Plan to mitigate the impacts of construction of the development on tenants of the "existing building" at 30 Gilder Drive, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and

2. prior to the first above-grade building permit for any part of the "new building" development:

a. accessibility improvements within the "existing building", including a clothes folding table which are universally accessible within the laundry room, and push button automatic door openers for the front entrance and laundry room doors and other common doors where feasible;

b. upgrades to the laundry room in the "existing building"; and

c. improvements to the open area within the front lobby area of the "existing building" in the form of unmovable, durable furniture or artwork;

3. prior to first occupancy of any new residential units in the "new building":

a. accessibility improvements surrounding the "existing building", including improving existing pedestrian paths, repairing damaged curbs and creating new curb cuts, and the creation of new pedestrians paths;

b. 208 bicycle parking spaces, including 180 interior spaces within the "new building", to be shared between the residents of the "existing building" and "new building";

c. accessibility improvements within the "existing building", including push button automatic door opener to the new indoor refuse drop-off area and other waste facilities; 

d. improved waste management facilities, including either the consolidation of the storage of garbage within the "existing building", or an enclosed garbage collection area to west of the "existing building"; and

e. indoor hand-delivered refuse drop-off area for recycling and kitchen waste drop-off within the "existing building" will be added;

d. the costs associated with the provision and maintenance of the rental housing improvements and Construction Mitigation Strategy and Tenant Communication Plan required in Recommendation 4.c. above shall not be passed on to tenants of the "existing building" at 30 Gilder Drive in any form. For clarity, the Owner shall agree to not apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board, or any successor tribunal with jurisdiction to hear applications made under the legislation governing residential tenancies in Ontario, for an above-guideline increase in rent to recover expenses incurred in completing the rental housing improvements identified by the tenant survey as required in Recommendation 4.c. above;

e. The Owner shall provide a minimum of 10-percent of all new units in the "new building" as three-bedroom units; and

f. the Owner shall provide a minimum of 25-percent of all new units in the "new building" as two-bedroom units.

5. City Council direct that, as a legal convenience, the applicant be required under the Section 37 Agreement to submit a revised functional site servicing plans and information to address Development Engineering zoning-related comments dated May 24, 2022 to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

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 introduce a 25-storey, 263-unit residential rental apartment building (including 58 affordable rental units) having a gross floor area of approximately 18,783 square metres, in addition to the existing 14-storey residential building currently on the subject site at 30 Gilder Drive, resulting in a combined total Floor Space Index ("FSI") of 3.02 times the overall site area. The proposed development contemplates 97 new underground parking spaces and 5 new surface parking spaces as well as 198 new bicycle parking spaces.

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). Staff have considered the application within the context of applicable Official Plan policies and Tall Buildings Guidelines.

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