Item - 2023.NY7.11
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on October 11 and 12, 2023 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the North York Community Council on September 7, 2023 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023.
NY7.11 - 6212-6600 Yonge Street - Official Plan Amendment Application - Appeal Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Ward:
- 18 - Willowdale
City Council Decision
City Council on October 11 and 12, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Official Plan Amendment appeal for the lands at 6212 - 6600 Yonge Street and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.
2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:
a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
Background Information (Community Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-238694.pdf
NY7.11 - 6212-6600 Yonge Street - Official Plan Amendment Application - Appeal Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 18 - Willowdale
Community Council Recommendations
North York Community Council recommends that:
1. City Council direct the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal in opposition to the current Application regarding the Official Plan Amendment appeal for the lands at 6212 - 6600 Yonge Street and to continue discussions with the Applicant in an attempt to resolve outstanding issues.
2. In the event that the Ontario Land Tribunal allows the appeals in whole or in part, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the issuance of any final Orders be withheld until such time as the City Solicitor advises that:
a. the final form and content of the draft Official Plan is to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
3. City Council authorizes the City Solicitor and City staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision.
Origin
Summary
On December 9, 2021, an application to amend the Official Plan was submitted to facilitate the redevelopment of the site with buildings ranging in height from 4 - 50 storeys in height with a residential gross floor area of 635,766 square metres and 29,514 square metres of non-residential gross floor area on the Centerpoint Mall lands. The mall would be demolished incrementally over several years. A network of new public and private streets and development blocks containing a mix of residential, retail, office, a central public park, and privately-owned publicly accessible spaces are proposed.
On February 2, 2023, the Applicant appealed the Official Plan Amendment application to the Ontario Land Tribunal due to Council not making a decision within the 120-day time frame specified in the Planning Act. A Case Management Conference has yet to be scheduled.
This report recommends that City Council instruct the City Solicitor and the appropriate Staff to attend the Ontario Land Tribunal to oppose the application in its current form and to continue discussions with the applicant to resolve outstanding issues.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-238694.pdf