Item - 2023.EY6.2

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2801 Jane Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (June 1, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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

3.  City Council recommend that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning secure through the Site Plan Control process for the proposed development, pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, the owner's obligation to:

a. Continue to provide and maintain the existing 164 units at 2801 Jane Street as rental housing for a period of at least 20 years commencing from the date the Zoning By-law Amendment comes into force and effect, with no application for demolition or conversion from residential rental use during the 20-year period, all to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning; and,

b. The owner shall undertake improvements at its sole expense and at no cost to tenants, to the existing rental building at 2801 Jane Street, as follows:

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

2. Parking garage and concrete restoration.

4. Prior to Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval for the development, City Council require the owner to develop 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. Before introducing the necessary Bill to City Council for enactment, the applicant is required to submit:

a. An amended Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Constructions Services; and

b. A Transportation Impact Study with appropriate parking, loading and maneuvering diagrams, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services. 

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 19, 2023, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the property at 2801 Jane Street. The proposed zoning would permit an 11-storey apartment building (35.4 metres, plus 5.5-metre high mechanical penthouse and amenity floor) with a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 19,230 square metres, containing 224 dwelling units, and a one-level underground garage with 119 vehicular parking spaces. The existing 17-storey apartment building will be retained on the site.

The proposal is a compatible and sensitive infill development in the Apartment Neighbourhoods designation with appropriate height, articulation, frontage, and setbacks in relation to the existing apartment building and surrounding urban environment. Furthermore, this proposal will include improvements to the existing rental apartment building, as well as provide landscape improvements that will contribute high quality amenities for residents.