Item - 2022.TE34.39

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the City of Toronto Official Plan, for the lands at 287 Christie Street, substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 13, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, for the lands at 287-291 Christie Street, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (June 13, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, as may be required.

4. City Council direct that the owner submit the following materials to the City for review and acceptance to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services, at the owner's sole expense, either prior to Site Plan Approval or the first building permit for shoring and excavation:

a. Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report;

b. Hydrogeological Report;

c. Servicing Report Groundwater Summary Form; and

d. Hydrogeological Review Summary Form.

5. City Council direct that the owner pay for and construct any improvements to the municipal infrastructure, should it be determined that improvements to such infrastructure are required to support this development following the resubmission, review and acceptance of the Functional Servicing Report by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services. This matter will be determined and secured through the Site Plan Control application process to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services.

6. City Council direct that the owner provide design solutions to mitigate privacy and overlook issues on the eastern face of the proposed building to be secured as part of the Site Plan Control Application, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 30, 2022 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 6-storey residential building at 287-291 Christie Street. The building is proposed to contain 42 dwelling units totalling 3,335 square metres of gross floor area. At the rear of the site, 21 vehicular parking spaces accessed by the rear laneway are proposed to be located within a multi-level parking stacker.