Item - 2023.NY6.5

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 as amended by site specific By-law 1261-2022(OLT), to remove the Holding symbol (H) on Area B with respect to the lands municipally known in the year 2022 as 2901 Bayview Avenue and 630 Sheppard Avenue East in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 2 to the report (June 1, 2023) from the Director, Community Planning, North 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.

This application proposes to lift the Holding symbol (H) applying to a portion of the site (Area B) as set out in specific Zoning By-law No. 1261-2022 (OLT).  This by-law permits the redevelopment of the site at 2901 Bayview Avenue and 630 Sheppard Avenue East with two six storey buildings, a 20-storey tower, and a commercial addition to the existing mall at the northeast portion of the site. This by-law also permits the redevelopment of the southwest portion of the site consisting of two towers with heights of 29 and 30 storeys connected by a single podium building. A new parking structure and the creation of new parkland is also permitted by the site-specific Zoning By-law.

Zoning By-law No. 1261-2022 requires that prior to lifting the Holding (H) symbol on Area B, the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services must be satisfied that the upgrades to the municipal sanitary sewer undertaken by the City of Toronto are complete and operational. The Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services has confirmed that the upgrades to the sanitary sewer have been constructed and the Holding (H) symbol can be removed from Area B. 

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 No. 1261-2022 (OLT) to lift the Holding symbol (H) on Area B. By removing the Hold the Ontario Land Tribunal-approved development can proceed.