Item - 2023.SC3.2

Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, to remove the holding (H) symbol for the lands at 4097 Lawrence Avenue East and 197 to 201 Galloway Road substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment Number 4 to the report (February 7, 2023) from the Acting Director, Community Planning, Scarborough 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.

This application proposes to lift the holding Symbol (H) for the lands municipally known as 4097 Lawrence Avenue East and 197 to 201 Galloway Road. This amendment would allow for the development of the subject lands with a 12-storey (37.8 metre) residential building comprised of 228 dwelling units, of which 15 units are configured as townhouse units at the base of the building. The proposal includes 230 vehicular parking spaces within a 3 level underground garage and a total of 175 bicycle parking spaces on the ground level and in the parking garage.

A holding provision was added to the lands through the enactment of site specific Zoning By-law 251-2022 to ensure outstanding sanitary servicing issues were resolved prior to development of the site. The Chief Engineer and Executive Director, Engineering and Construction Services has now been satisfied that the appropriate flow monitoring and downstream sanitary analysis  was completed. This analysis demonstrated that the sufficient capacity exists in the City's municipal infrastructure to accommodate the sanitary flows generated by the proposed development.

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). This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to lift the holding ("H")  provision for the lands at 4097 Lawrence Avenue and 197 to 201 Galloway Road.