Item - 2023.EY3.1

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 20 Brow Drive substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 6, 2023) from the Director, Transportation Planning and the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. 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 Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on February 27, 2023, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment proposes to allow a transit station use at 20 Brow Drive by applying a Commercial-Residential (CR) zoning category to the site. Long Branch GO Transit station currently occupies the site even though the existing zoning does not permit a transit station use. The proposed rezoning will support Metrolinx's proposed improvements to the site that consist of two new station entrance buildings to replace the existing entrance building, a reconfigured surface parking lot and pick-up / drop-off area, new bicycle parking facilities and new landscaping.

This report provides land use information and comments regarding the proposed rezoning and provides design details and comments for the redevelopment of Long Branch GO station, which is being reviewed through an associated Site Plan Control application and the City's transit design review process.

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).

This report reviews and recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the Zoning By-law. The rezoning will support Metrolinx's GO Expansion program that will provide all-day, two-way service with 15-minute headways, faster electric trains, fully accessible stations and improved customers facilities across the GO Transit network. The rezoning will modernize the zoning standards by applying the city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 since the site is currently only subject to the former City of Etobicoke (Long Branch) zoning by-law. The proposed Commercial-Residential zone will bring the zoning into conformity with the Official Plan Urban Structure, Land Use Plan, and Site and Area Specific Policy 646 that is a Council-approved policy awaiting approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, which indicates the site is within a Protected Major Transit Station Area for Long Branch GO station.