Item - 2023.NY2.1

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 as amended by site specific By-law 468-2022, to remove the holding symbol (H) with respect to the lands municipally known in the year 2022 as 699 Sheppard Avenue East in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (December 29, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. City Council amend former North York Zoning By-law 7625, as amended by site specific By-law 469-2022, to remove the holding symbol (H) with respect to the lands municipally known in the year 2022 as 699 Sheppard Avenue East in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the report (December 29, 2022) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

This application proposes to lift the Holding symbol (H) for the site at 699 Sheppard Avenue East and subject to site specific Zoning By-laws 468-2022 and 469-2022. These by-laws permit a 12-storey mixed use building, containing 169 residential units at 699 Sheppard Avenue East subject to a Holding provision.

The Holding provisions of Zoning by-law 468-2022 and 469-2022 requires that prior to lifting the Holding symbol (H) upgrades to the sanitary sewer must be completed to the satisfaction of the Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services and the General Manager, Toronto Water.

The required upgrades are now complete and 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) and the City's Official Plan. This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend site specific Zoning By-law 468-2022 and 469-2022 to lift the Holding symbol (H).