Item - 2023.EY9.2

The Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 105 Thirty First Street substantially-in-accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 25, 2023) from 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.

3. City Council require the owner to provide, prior to the issuance of Notice of Approval Conditions for Site Plan Control approval, an acceptable Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan for tenants of the existing two rental dwelling units proposed to be demolished at 105 Thirty First Street, which will address financial compensation and other assistance to lessen hardship, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

4. City Council direct that before introducing the necessary Bill to City Council for enactment, the owner shall:

a. Provide a legal undertaking to the City, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to secure the Tenant Relocation and Assistance Plan required in Recommendation 3 above;

b. Provide a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services;

c. Provide documentation to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the City Solicitor that shared vehicular and parking access has been secured with the adjacent property owner at 3471 Lake Shore Boulevard West; and

d. Address the recommendations contained in the Noise and Vibration Study by J.E. Coulter Associates Limited, dated March 23, 2022, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to take such actions as are necessary to implement City Council's decision.

The Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 13, 2023, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the property at 105 Thirty First Street to permit a four-storey block of eight stacked townhouses with a total Gross Floor Area of 876.5 square metres, and a floor space index of 1.4 times the lot area.

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

The proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020). It conforms with the Official Plan and is generally consistent with the City's design guidelines. The proposal represents an appropriate  level of intensification within the Neighbourhoods designation, while providing a built form that is compatible with its existing context.