Item - 2023.EY5.1

The Etobicoke York Community council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 4500 Jane Street substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 13 to the report (April 26, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 7625, for the lands at 4500 Jane Street, substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 14 to the report (April 26, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

3. City Council require the owner to enter into an agreement or undertaking pursuant to Section 3.2.1.5 of the Official Plan to secure the following matters as a legal convenience to support development as follows:

a. the owner shall continue to provide and maintain the existing 164 units at 4500 Jane Street as rental housing for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date the Zoning By-law Amendments come into force and effect, with no application for demolition or conversion to condominium ownership or from residential rental use during the 20-year period, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor.

b. The owner shall undertake improvements, at its sole expense and at no cost to tenants to the existing rental building at 4500 Jane Street, as follows:

1. Access to new outdoor amenities and ground floor indoor amenities in the proposed new buildings for tenants of the existing rental apartment building;

2. Plumbing, boiler, and mechanical upgrades, including replacement of galvanized risers to copper risers; and

3. Parking garage and exterior asphalt upgrades, including pavement rehabilitation and garage roof repair.

4. Prior to Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval for the development, City Council require the owner to submit a Construction Mitigation and Tenant Communication Plan, including an interim parking plan, to mitigate the impacts of construction of the development on tenants of the existing rental building, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on May 15, 2023, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 and former City of North York By-law 7625 for the lands at 4500 Jane Street. The proposed zoning would permit two six-storey mid-rise buildings fronting onto Gosford Boulevard and retain the existing 14-storey rental apartment building.

The proposal is a positive example of compatible and sensitive infill development in Apartment Neighbourhoods. At the ground level the proposed building is well articulated and massed along Gosford Boulevard. Generous setbacks allow for a double row of trees on Gosford Boulevard and Milo Park Gate, offering a greener setting for existing and future residents. The recommended building heights of 20 metres respond to the right-of-way width of Gosford Boulevard and is reflective of a mid-rise built form typology that has appropriate regard for the Avenues and Mid-rise Buildings Study and Performance Standards ("Mid-rise Guidelines"). The infill development proposal also offers improvements to the existing apartment building and site conditions. These improvements will help to extend the life of the existing rental apartment building, promote environmental sustainability, and contribute to a high quality urban environment and residential amenities.